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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
CURIOUS WILLS.

Tho archives of the Court Of England
are kept In Somerset House, q mighty
building that lies between the Strand
and the Thames embankment aud in
which great deal of Interesting history
has transpirrd. Some of tho old rooms
are fllcd with precious parors thnt are
shown % the public on certain DAYS, and
any particular documents Of public in
terest or importance can be examined
privately upon application 10 the Keeper
of the rolls Among the wills that are
piled away there 10y the hundreds az
thousands are some extraordinary eX-
nmples Of caprice, spite and oCcantriCity,
and they continue 90 accumulate day af-
tcrday. IL Is not week since | saw I'm
tho Times the VIII Of an eccentric mhidon
lady who left the sum Of So. 0JO to the
vcstrv of her parish in trust TO found "a
hospital for deceased dogs. A person who
hns money is entitled to determine how 10
shalt be disposed uf when ho needs 10 no
longer. and the courts uf England have
been very careful 60 carry out tho pro-
Wis ons of eccentric Wills, regardless Il
tuc protests of heirs and public opinion.
I have mentioned several curious oases in
these lhtteis before. tut the HES at Somer-
st House IL they could bo searched,
would show a multitude more. Chicago
Raeorl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
CURRENT COMMENTS.

Ogden Goslet left $50 coo 600, with the
accent pD the left. "-Cloycland Leader.
II has very ikoly hceB observed b fore
now shat tho new woman IA usually al
old girl. -Someryillc journal.
A distressing story comes from the
klundika that some unprinciplcd dealers
are selling wolf meat for the high-grade
dog mutton. -DeCver Pest.
a Cincinnati man, who successfully fol-
lowed tao trace q q lion tanner Tor fifteen
years had o. shoot his wiio teioro he
could conquer her --l}Itialo Express.
King George sternly resists the Athu-
nlan clamor for moro war with Turkey
George knows whom no has acquired n
suiicienoy of thing. New York Mail
and Express.
= Tho full purpose OF tho alliance bo-
twoon France and Russia is not known;
hut it means among other thirgs. that
Kaiser William Will soon Ee following
for moro warsbiPs. Kansas City Journal.
a littrrnteur estimates that there arc no
less ,han " Gisuocts i'm the United tatos.
Tho strit Ne coincidouco auout tri5 is
that just thai mHry cotton pickors are
nto led at Uruscut IN grand old Texas.
No puot who IA willing 81 work will
staryo in this state -Galyoston Nows.
That the Democratic party needs reor.
Cnnizing is uudoninhlC. But perhaps the
most economical way 90 accomplish this
Is t0 lot tho party as at present corsti-
tu;pd perish and trust "a iuck IN evolve "A
better one from its rem.ius Scranton
Tribune.
\ man who attends Democratic con-
ference advocates Democratic dCctrires.
and supports Domocrptic Candidates has
no right to call himself "a fr-e-silver Re
publican II he is as amcd ot thu name
Democrat no should keep out Ot the com
pauy. indianapolis Journal
WorkinRmcn who voted for BRYAN last
year may bc interested in tho news from
Mexico that nS "a result Of the recent 90
cline In silver the prices Of everything
have gone mp with one cNcoution-and
THAI exception Is wages. Providence
Journal.
Occasionally we get Whit Of reliable
news frOM Cuba. Consul benernl Fitr-
hugh Lee Is strained from his CfIlclai
capacity from telling IN dur1il whnt re-
klowS but be iutimat0s tIat tho Kind tf
war that is hoiug prosecuted In Cuta
both uuuu tho unrt CT tlo S0sBi1rds and
tho Insurgents b. incprClt sivr. in effect,
exccrt ttnt 10 Is making a Gesolation of
tie isard aud bringing The utmost mis-
cry % non CON hatants. Notwithstanding
tho costly effort mado Nv tho spanish
government 60 put an end 90 the rebellion
thcrc Is 40 apparent prospect Of success.
ana no disposition upon tho one part or
the other 90 accept any means OF COM
promise short of subtugation co the SPAR
ish a~hority or Cuban indeIc : dence. -
PhilaasIphia Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
SPURIOUS FRENCH COIN.

The police of Paris recently discovered
regularly organized market place for
tie sale of spurious coins of France. 1t
was extensively patronized by walters,
VINO lay In a supply of the false coins to
work them off on tourists. The large
stock of false coins seized was found tobe Of
quality superior 10 that generally uttered
by cuunterieiters. The idea seemed To be
10 safely insure small profits. For in
stance, a lot of five-franc pieces were
found to have an almost bullion value of
three francs each. They were sold TO the
waiter customers for four fraDos each,
allowing the dishonest purchaser cloar
profit uf one franc. Few people look
closely at franc piece, and very bad
imitation can be successfully uttered In
four cases out OF five, Tho average price
paid at this exchange for franc pieces was
twenty-five confines, or two and half
cents. European continental walters are
past masters in the art OF passing coun-
terfet or demonetized coins, foreigners
being their victims. s.-Philadelphia
Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
A Newspaper, Not a Party Organ
"RrP VAN wINKLE" IN OP- RA.

London's musical season has opened
with new opcratic work Kip Van
Wrinkle" tho score being Ly nm Italian,
Signor Leoni The new work is described
as romantic rather than comic opera with
the music of lyric rather than boufo
type Such treatment of the
.heme Is the same given IL by DR.. Jordan
of this city as disclosed in the produc-
tion of his Grip Van Ninklo" last season
"a work that was marked by some OF the
prettiest. and most fetching bits of tune.
ful music we have ever listened TO. The
London production of Leonl's work in
troduces ballet in tho mountain scene
but from the scant reports that reach us
we should say the work in it's effects as in
its iibretto and score Is not unlike that
of Dr. Jordan, prepared at about the same
time.
No hint cf the prospective success Of
the new work is given. but the history OF
the operatic treatment OF this delightful
picture and romance OF Sleepy Hol.
low Is hardly encouraging. The reviewers
have recalled that an opera on the subject
by George Bristow, who was tho first
violin under Sir Julius BeDediot when
Jenny Lind came TO this country. was pro-
duoed in 1866. and is said TO have been
performed thirty times at Niblo's Gareen
with Clara Louise Kellogg in the cast
She is said TO have had the work trans
lated into Italian and was on the point of
irving the piece at the Academy OF
Music, when the scenery and costumes
prepared for the performance wefe
destroyed by the burning of the the tro.
New Yorkers remember the late Max
Maretzek's opera on the same subject,
which was sung at the Academy in tho
early eighties without much success
The London venture, suggests tnat
the theme nevertheless offers tompta-
tion to composers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

Whoever Is 10 blame or is not TO blamc,
tho shooting down OF fifty or sixty human
beings. the killing OF a suore OF them
outright is a horrible thing
When the siricking miners ran mp
against the sheriff of Luzerno county ard
his deputies Friday afternoon the tragedy
resulted. It is said on behalf OF the
strikers that they had given no sign OF
violence and on behalf OF the defenders
OF tho law that prompt shooting to Kill
was imperative, not only to sustain tile
law hut in self defence.
The details are not available vet out Of
the smoke but 10 is no news that for
some days before the conflict "a body of
miners. mostly Poles and Hungarians, in
scmi-military organizations have paraded
the Lehigh Valley, monaced property,
threatened life and ,thors have been in
stances of cruel and oowardly assaults.
This body seems 30 have been marching to
attack q mine whom 10 was confronted 10y
tho sheriff Friday afternoon and tho mon
refused TO disperso at the sheriff's order
though IL is claimed on their behalf
that they could not understand the riot
net which. Of course, was read in the Eng
lish language What followed twiXt
then and the awful shooting is not at all
clear
But terrible as the incident was tho
forces that represented law and order and
not the mob should have tho benefit of
the doubt until "a thorough Investigation
demonstrates that tho action was un-
warranted, hasty or oowardly. The trag
edy cannot blind our eyes to tho initial
fact that lawloss mob menacod the
peace Of the community and that ii was
the single duty OF tho sheriff 10 check it's
dopredations at any cost II 10 Is shown
t0at killing was Unnecessary then the
sheriff and his men should DO made to
suffer as wicked incompetents and erimi-
nails in public opinion and at tho bar of
justice. But not till thoI.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
COMFORTED THE ELEPHANT.

An American traveller who spent some
time in the company OF Rudynfd hipllng
in London lGtoiy tells the following story
zone afternoon we went together TO the
zoo, and whils strolling about our ears
were assailed by the most melancholy
sounds have ever Leard, a complaining,
fretting. lamenting sound proceeding
from the elephGnt-house.
"What's tne matter in there g'asked Mr..
kiplipg Of the keeper
IA Sick elephant. sir; he cries all the
time; we don't know what TO do with
him. wns the answer.
Mr. kiplinR hurried away from me in
the drecti on ot the lament. which was
growing louder and more painful. 1
followed ami saw him go up CLOSE 10 the
Gage where stood an elephant with sadly
drooDUd ears and trunk. He was crying
actual tears at the same time that o
mourned mis- lot most audinly. In an
other moment Mr.. Kipling was right up
at the bars and l heard him speak to the
sick boast ib language that may have
been clrphantese, but certainly was not
English. Instantly the whining stopped,
the ears were lifted the monster turned
his sleepy little suffering ewes upon his
visitor aud put out his trunk. Mr.. Kip
ling began to oaress IL, still speaking in
tho same soothing tone, and in words un-
Ineligible TO me at least. Alter few
minutes the beast legan TO answer in a
much lowered tone or voice. and evident
ly r0counted his woes. Possibly elephants
when enjoying poor health, like To con.
llde their symptoms 10 sympathiZing
listeners as much as do some human in
valids. Certain IL wns that Mr.. kipling
and that elephant carried on "a clnver-
sation with the result that tho elephant
found his spirits much oheered and inn
proved. The whiue went out of his voice.
be forgot that lie was so much TO be
pitied, he began To exchange experiences
with his friend. and ba was quite uncon-
scious, as was Mr. kipling of tho amused
ana interested crowd collecting about the
cage. AT last, with n start Mr. Kipling
found himself and his elephant the OBJ
served OF all observers, and beat hasty
retreat, leaving behind him worry differ
ont creature from the ore he had found
" Dlcsu' Z that beat everything you ever
SAW CALCULATED "a cOmpatriOt Of mine as
the elephant trumpcted u loud and ohuer
ful Goodhy 70 the oack of his vanislinI
visitor. and i agreed with him that it
did.
:" What language were you talking 10
that elephantg / asked when | overlook
my friend
90 LanguageY What do you meanY he
answered with laugh.
q" Are you n Mowgli, persisted. and
can YOU talk To all those beasts i'm their
own tonguesY but he only smiled in
reply, ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
THE HARVEST MOON.

This big round aud very yellow NOON
that looks down on Us these nights is the
Harvest Moon.
II anything, il is not so glorious as tho
Hunters Moon which is duo later ia the
fall, but 1t is a splendid moon just the
same.
IL is called the Harvest Moon because
by its light the farmer in thoso high
latitudes may keep at work in tho fields.
phus adding several valuable hours 20 his
day.
The Harvest Moon for several evenings
rises at nearly ths same time and stays
in the sky unusually long.
The autumnal equinox in many respects
is tho most delightful season of the year.
Get out and enjoy 1t under It's Harvest
Moon
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

Observes the Bradford. England, Argus
of August {, rs last: lit is fact that
undor tho Mckinley tariff the wages of
operatives. rs well Gs tho profits of en-
ploycrs, wore cut down. 1t Is fact that
every increase OF foreign tariff has tho
same results. Ana yet the CoLdenites
would have us believe the stale old fallacy
that the burden OF tariffs must fall
upon tho consumer ond the consumer
alone. There is not weaver for tho
American market IN this district VINO
could not, from his or her own experience
disprove the theory and show that ho
contributed by the docking of weekly earn
ings to pay tho duties Americ imposed. ."
Evidently our British cousins know
rather more ahoGt thirgs than our own
Free Traders ever will get around to.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
AN INTERNATIONAL BAR.

An important conference OF prominent
lawyers OF England and Continental
Europe hos just been held at Brussels un-
der tho auspices OF the Federation of
Belgian Advocates with view Co the
formation of an International organiza.
tion in which TIE bar of every import
ant kurcTean country shall be repre-
sented. France, Germany, Great BritBin,
Spain, Austria Russia Holland. Sweden.
Norway aud switzerland sent delegates Ia
this congress. and tho sentiment was
unanimous in favor of a Permanent in
ternatiOual federation OF barrlsters The
officers of tho conference were appointed
u committee to determine upon the best
methods Of bringing about tho desired
results. Mons leieune. formerly Min
ister Of Justice in Belgium. presided over
the meetings and the visiting lawyers
were treated with great hospitality uy the
Belgian bar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
Bank or ENGLAND AND SILVER.

biNh VI LNGIAND AM SfLtEk.
That is certainly a stsrtlIng report that
the Bank of England is going TO put part
OF its reserye Into silver.
Our British cousins are naturally
astounded at the report and dlsinayed
at the prospect.
Just what lt means is not yet clear.
As matter II business however, IL
seems clear thst the bank OF England
might proitabiy buy lot Of silver at
present prices and hold it for So.
II tho Old Lady OF Trend n Needle street.
were an ordinary firm of brokers or nc
tive in the Stock Exchange that construc-
tion would promptly bo placed on its prop
osition.
Tho prosont sooms TO bo good time TO
buy silver as commodity. It's as good
speculation rs any OF the American
stocks have been this summer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

It is odd. the lengths TO which par
tisanship will sometime blind ordinarily
keen eyes and warp ordinarily sober
judgments Democratic anti.tarin news
papers of this country are just az much
Interested rs Republican prot0ctionist
newspapers are in the prosperity uf the
90 uuunities I'm which they are published.
Trey are especially interested in the prog
perity of the homo merchants. And yet,
almost without exception. tho protection
hnlting newspapers a Boston, ana we
suppose her cities Of the United states.
Rave violently opposed that section Of the
Dinglev tariff which limits To slO0 tho
amount of foreign articles witch Ameri-
can tourists can bring homo free of duty
from abroad Boston Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
DEATH NOTICES.

ALLENSON-In Central Falls llth inst,
Hannah, wife of James Allenson, aged 81
FHHuerai from her late residence 10 Mary
street, Tuesday, at ? oclcck. Relatives and
friends are invited 10 attend.
HORTON--In this city, l2th inst, Herman
D., infant son Of George b. and Amelia
A. Horton, aged year and months
MELLoR-In Pnwtuclset,. 18TH inst, Hannah,
widow of Ernest l.. Mellor nged 6i years.
Funeral from the residence of her souin-
law, James Smith. "a Freeman street, Tues
day. mt l.! o'clock Relatives and friends are
invited to attend without further notice.
NICKERSoN-In PawtucSet 18TH inst, Ruth
Esther, only child OF Mark e. and tred,,
riSa Nickerson, aged year, months and
Funeral from her parents' residence, 40
Elm street, Tuesday, at /! y. IN. Relatives
and friends are invited TO attend.
PARKER-In North Kngstown, llth inst,
Jane widow OF William Parker, formerly
Of Lons1ale, aged 10 years.
Funeral from the residence or hcr Son-ln-
dale, Tuesday afternoon, l4th inst, at 2:3o
o'clock Relatives and friends are invited to
attend.
PEIRCF-In Old Warwick, on the llth inst,
James Madison, son of Hannah and the
late Dexter Pierce, aged 81 years.
Funeral services AT his late residence, Tues.
day morning, Mt IL o'clock. Relatives ana
friends are invited 10 attend. Carriages VIII
fe at tho SnnWOmct NIallOn tO ihttN 'ho iv~v
train from Providence
PERKINS-In this city, llth ainst.. Octavius
B Perkins, aged % years.
REYNoLDs-In Greenville, II. J., llth inst,
Eliza H., wife of Georges 4. Reynolds,
aged G3 years
Funeral TUESDAY, lith inst, at II a. m,
from her husbands residence, IN Grcenville.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Burial at Swan Point.
sWEET-In North Kingstown, the llth inst,
Washington Sweet, aged 62 yenrs.
Funeral from stony Lane Baptist church,
Tuesday, llth inst, at 30 o'clock. Relatives
and friends arc invited TO attend.
THRESHIER-In this CITY, llth inst, William
N. Threshiar, aged - years,
Funeral from tho Homo Of Aged Men, Tues.
dav, llth inst. at 2 O'Clock y. w. Relatives
and friends are invited 20 attend.
VII. U.SON-ln this city, 18th inst. William,
SON of William and Elizabeth Wilson, aged
Is years.
Funeral services Tuesday, the lith inst. NJ
y. m, from his parents residence, 230
Plain street. Relatives and friends are in.
vited 20 attend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
MILLIONS SPENT FOR BUTTONS.

The small boy who delights 20 collect
buttons may please himself with the
thought that "a King once shared his
weakness. IhRt was LoDis XIV. In 1885.
wien his craze was at its highest be
81 ent no less than l2O, 0Q0 pounds i'm this
strange form ol indulgence Among the
items of which this expenditure was rnade
up are tho following: Aug. !. 1884, two
diamond buttons, value "a. S66 francs;
seVonty-iiye diamond buttons. value
5sC, sos francs. On the buttons for "A
single vest no spent i0, GOO rounds or
tho 35l boutunri ieros used 1862 contained
two diamonds each, ana the remaining
lg9 were single diamonds. It Is estimated
that during his lifetime this foolish mon
arch spcnt no less than OU0 600 pounds
sterling on buttons alone. Milwaukee
Sentinel.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
do We Necd EIc MmsclesY

By mo- means Persons of horculean build
frequently y sSi'ss "A minimum of genuine
vigur, and exhibit les. endurance than very
small people kpai Vivor means the ability
O. digest AMI sleep well. aud tn pcrforn a
reasonable amount ~ dnily physical ami men
enables the cnfcehlcd dvspoptic 10 resume the
allotted activity 81 uvery day life, as well a~
90 pariicipni" i'hfut discomfort In iis cn.
iovmonts, tat 70 H. such n pre- emisvntly use
ful medicine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

To q man inspired with ideas Of the
future greatness of America too much
cannot be- said in tehAlf of the Nicaragua
canal, which will unite the waters Of the
Atlantic and Pacific. lt seems the ono
thing necessary TO MAKO complete the
freedom of our ocean trade and restore Co
the waters of the world American ships.
But little was 20 bo hoped for anything
of tho kind while wo had an administra-
tion at Washington that took its inspiTa-
tion for uolicy and legislation from
Europe and knew nothing Of the PULSE
beats of its own PEOPLE lt Is different
now, with n prtsiGont and his advisers
American 20 the core and u Congress TINT
tninks nnd acts in unison thUrewith -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

Beer first and then bread was the order
OF the Labor uay parade, " is tho comment
of our esteemed contemporary, the Point
er From which We suppose it is 10 DO
inferred that Editor Larry believes in
taking his bread first
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

The State Fair closed with credit 60 it,
of and TO tho community, so many az
whose interests it represents. IL was tig
show, clean throughout. entertaining be
yond measure and profitable. The man
agement is tn be congratulated on pre-
senting so magnificent an exhibition in
so excellent a manner
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

The young Republic Of Cuba seems 20
have the same tendency to dark horses
in public life that marks politics In tic
United States. The president reported to
be elected is q man who hiss not been
mentioned in the preliminary news Of tho
canvass
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

That was taste Of a cyclone on Satur.
day. but the rumor that the Banigan
building was moved two inches oil its
foundations is wholly groundless. 1t
oouldn's with the Corliss safe i'm the
American Bank quarters holding Il
down
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

Gu
of
end of tho ribbon crosses the
White gloves
anda blaoko trich eath
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

Having a subway Boston now yearns
for an elevated railroad. Ihsy evidently
have no use for the earth down in Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

I'he cold wave suggests that the straw
hat Is in danger Of being caught by the
frost most any time now.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

Tnerc were i06J2 murders in tho
United states last year but the number
Of hangings was nowhere GEAR so large.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

Conspicuous among such schools IL the
Gunton Institute. located in New York city
AMI furnishing lecture courses and instruction
locally, as well as conducting a correspond
once school.
The full course is Of two years, although a
single years course may DO undertaken with
advantage. independent q the other year
The Gunton Institute devotes itself entirely
10 education in social economies and political
science, repro entins another step in PROBES
sor Gunton's propaganda Of reason harmony
and optimism in its practical application OF
economic principles 10 patriotic public pol
icy" To any OF my readers familiar with
Professor Gunton's work and Gunton's Maga-
zine-wh!ch is something of an attachment to
the institute, just as the Cosmopolitan Maga-
zine will DO 20 the Walker Andrews univer
sity-I nood not say that the teachings of Pro
fes5or Gunton and his institute DOint strongly
20 protection for American industries and
Sound money" with good gold as basis.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes official
advertising Of the GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES, oi the
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, Of
tho CITY OF PROVIDENCE and
several TOWNS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
TEA TABLE TALK

Tho idea on which the new COSMOPOLITAN
University" about which we have herd 50
much, hiagos, is of course, not new one.
IL has had nightly succ .ssfui test la the
ChaRtauqua courses, and furnishes business
Troas 20 the managers Of what are ca,lea
schools os.correspt ionce," while IL Is found
specialized in great numter of directions.
For instance, there Is nowadays advertised
"school" that offers 90 coach uspirnnts for po
sitions in the United States civil service, by
correspondence" and "st idy at home"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13
THE WEATHER.
Showers Preiiclei For Today Fair
Tomorrow.
Record.
9:47 A. M. TOMORROW.

Washington, Sept i3-AsssaeAHsetts'
Rhode island and C,nnecticut: Threat
cning weather, with local showers on tie
coast this afternoon; fair Tuesday, cooler
in interior Tuesday night, southwesteriy
winds, becoming northwostorly
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

n you are troubled with failing hair. dan.
druff, eczema of ih' scalp, ~ inclined to
grayncss use ths nost preparation made u
correct ana cue Halls Hair ReLowsr.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-13

Hsv, you got the dus, out of your eyes,
yeti