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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
rHE DEsrRucrIoN OF THE MAINE

or course there was reason for the
| awful disaster that destroyed one of our
finest ships and sent many bravo sailor
men 60 their last account
1t is not strange. however that diff
Guilty Is found In estimating that reason,
and. as The News intimated yesterday,
il is easily possibls than an entirely con-
vincinR and conclusive explanation may
never be found.
In word. it is incredible that such u
disaster should have resulted from acci-
dent. The idea that the disaster began
with the explosion of a small boiler Is as
untsnable as the theory of com bustion In
the magazines What TO the landsman
might appear to be the parts Of most
danger in ship are really, for obvious
reasons. SO arranged and guarded as 10
be the places of greatest security. Thus,
ordinarily speaking, in time Of action,
the ad1iral's luxuriant cabin would be
the most dangerous place to sit around
in, while in the gun cotton room, for In
stance would BE- by contrast as secure
and cosy as my ltdy's toudoir.
And II is because from the Designing OF
a great battleship 10 its finishing equip
ment and the organization OF It's dsci-
pline the always uppermost purpose is to
safeguard the places wherein lie the ele-
ments of destruction to the great war en-
gine that naval officers cannot accept for
a minute the explanation Of accident as
pared to listen to almost any other theory
imaginable. however remote ID may seem
TO be- nothing being so fsi impossible as
the accident theory. The whole history
OF the experience of ships in battle goes
to show that an explosion Is almost the
last thing that happens when ship is de-
stroyed by an enemy and that such an &C.
cident should happen to n ship quietly at
anchor in time of peace in the quiet of the
early night hours Ia simp oily incredible. al
though few rare prscsdents do exist.
And yet, Of course, il is not impossi BILE.
simply because even miracles are not I'm
possible. Ard while il is easy to con.
struct more sensational theories It is to be
said that such story as that of a Span.
ish plot Is quite as incomprehensi Bile.
Battleships are not to he surreptitiously
invaded and touched Off with bombs ms II
they were tug boats.
And yet that is not entirely impossible
either. Though. of this theory, it il
to be said that It will probably DO far cas-
ier TO rnn down and fix 1t, or confound
IL. than it will to demonstrate what cir
cumstsnoes conld have combined to create
such a disaster by accident.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
DEATH NOTICES.

COTTER-In this city, 10Th inst, Annie !.
daughter of Catherine and William Cottor,
sgeu l6 years 10 months.
COSTELLO-In this city, 10th inst, Sarah "
I-stello, aged 10 years.
FRACKELTON-In Cranston, 18th inst Mn.
bcl Gcrtrlde dauehter Of Thomas H. and
Susan .Frackelton, aged years 9 months
10 Gays.
GEARY-In this city, 10th inst, James Geary.
SAwYER-In this city, 18th inst, sabrina 4.
widow OF Charles Il. Sawyer, aged Is
years.
TUNALTY-In this city. 10th inst, Margaret
daughter " Coleman and the late Gamer
inc Howe and wife Of Michael Tumalty.
WAITE-ln Arlington. Cranston, 10th inst.
Theodore A. Waite, son of the late Allen
and Frances A. Waite, formerly OF Provi-
dcnce aged ~ years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

All the Klondike excitement hereabouts
sssms to be confined to single news
paper. Is there anything Mt stake I'm the
Office of our esteemed Klondike booming
contemporary
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

A curious public would be interested to
know just how many drinks were re-
quirsd TO put the Journals Washington
correspondent in the mental state that
incited him to send the explosion
special" which moved the Bulletin to Is
sue an hysterical extra" last evening.
but ~ to whioh the Journal is slcnt this
morning.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

1t may be expected that tn, army Of
stranded Klondikers will now try to make
themselves good by joining the profession
of promoters and coming East loaded with
attractive stock certificates to exchange
for good Yankee wampum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

"Total. lost or missing. 25a" That Is
the most terrible feature of the awful
disaster in Havana harbor. Ths person
mel of the Maine was about 400 and the
disaster thus shows as great, IL not a
greater, loss of life than that of the Brit
ism flagship Victoria, when she was run
down by the Camperdown and turned
turtle"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

That Great Britain's warships are not
exempt from the misfortunes of peace that
seem TO follow the modern figntiug ma
chins 10 again illustrated by the cnse of
the Victorious which is so bard aground
at Port Said that she will have to dis
charge all her coal AID probably her ar
mamsnt before she can get of.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

After its recent experience the com.
munity, these days views a snow furry
with all the solioitude Of school boy
who anticipates rattaping and Its
passing with a correspondent sense of
relief that follows upon few words OF
advice received by the school boy in lieu
of castigation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

This is the season for rubber suits in
the courts, too. Our esteemed fellow citi-
zsns Mr.. Joseph Banigan, is suing for bis
back pay as president Of the rubber trust
and there are othsrs. GROSS and cris-cross
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

Talk about holocausts, earthquakes
and such. it appears that in three days, in
New York, five persons have been killed
BY elevator accidents and two badly In
jured. The elevator promises TO outrank
tho New York cable car as fatal instru-
ment Of progressive civilization.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

Boards are taxed In Japanese province,
ten yen q year. We suppose the tax is
paid to the Barbsrs' Mutual Benefit AS
sociation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
A LITTLE HUMOR.

The Philosopher--Tell me what . person
reads and can tell you what hs is.
The Dyspoptic-Not always There's my
wife, for instance she Is always reading a
cook book. ~
The Philosopher (confidently)-welll
The Dyspeptic-well, she's no cookl--Puck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

1t bseins to look o. N the Zols trial
might end with the populace of Paris in
its more usual attitude OF being ag.n the
government instead OF with II. Nothing
has been more curious in:sll the develop
ments OF the Dreyfus c'ss than the specta-
Gle of the Paris mob aud the sdninistra-
tion Of the republic uniting against every
rsmonstrsnce on the side OF the diseraced
officer The situation again illustrates
how race feeling eud 90 bring together
elsss.s and factions in European coun.
tries.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

After ell the evidence i that piano
scheme T. calsulhted to be far more sue
oessful IS ieg puller than a klondise
excursion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
For weas Men with Nervous Debilu,

Weak men suffering from nervous ce.
buity, NeaKened powers and exhau ~ III
vigOt ean now take new more DR.
ureene, 20 Temple place. Boston. Mas
the most succs, sfui specialist in curing
this class ~ diseases. offers 60 give free
consultation w letter ~ all Weakened
yizor .css and nerve exhar s,ed men Mriie
him in.mediht Is. lie will explain ,uur
case 50 you can perfectly understand your
condition. he will cure ytu with hlS
wonderful sireugt hening ana invigofaiing ~
medicines.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

Myrtle-what do you thins, I've had three
proposals In as many days, and, oh, dear I'm
in such a quandarv. ] don't know which one
20 accept.
Addie-Oh. take them all, and make sure.
II nay be possible that ono of them really
means ii. Cleveland Lender.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
FoR REAL LsTATE.

pOR sAf.E-1sn.rOom aouse. ia burnett
s,reet Apply 20 u. hnssel' hrown. "
FOX SALa--Nine. room cottsge st OAK
land beach Appiy ~ J. IA kandsn, ~ Oak
land besch svenur nov2.r
FOR rAIt-TwO splendid cottage iuts on
.arwiok Mack Apply "a ID hnsseii Brown.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

Oh my but how M. Zolas next book
will sell
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes onciM
advertising Of the GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES, OF the
STATE or RHODE ISLAND. Sa~
several TOWNS,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

Judge-If l mistake not, have seen your
face before.
Prisoner--Very likely. Your Honor.
Judge-Andif IL my memory serves me right,
il was IN this court, too.
Prisoner-Quite Probable. sir; II is but six
years ago that was graduated from the very
bench that you now occupy. Richmond Dis
patch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

The back bone Of winter seems to 10
stiffening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

q. FOR RENT-Cottnge hose, Burnett street.
ten rooms: s25 per month. Apply 10 ID. Rus
sell Brown, e2 Exchange mace.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
FOR sALE-MTsCELLANEoUs

MOTOR FOR ALh-Manufactured 10y the
Waddell Entz Company uf Bridgeport, Conn.
II IL 2 horsepower, III volts, IL ampicrs and
is i'm first. class condition. Apply or address
The Evening News, G2 south Water street.
sAwDUsI FOR SALF-fiour barrel, Is
cents A IL Flint Aifg Co. end Of Troy
street. mrll n
SPECIAL SALE on CLOCKS = Alarm
clocks Warranted one year, 5Oc s-day oak
or walnut clocks, striks hours and half
hours, Sl.1 At Hosiuors corner Mestmin
ster and Franklin streets ir2 II
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

FOR RENT-Upper part houss 42p Pine
street: modern and in perfect order; rooms.
Apply to ID. Russell Brown. 6l Exchange place
au2l-tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
- RSONAL

DIVORCES quietly and legally obtained tor
eight causes Doimsn 20 busttDer, attorneys
st law. Established ID years. highest refer
ences given. 1873 Arch So. Phil. a2O t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

Clara-Well. aunt, have your photographs
come from Mr.. snappeschorte's?
Miss Maydeval tsngrily Yes, and they
opinion OF his impudence.
'Gracious. what was ID 2"
why, on the back of every picture were
these words; The original of this is carefully
preserycd. Tilt Bits.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

To LET Desirable lower tenement, i20
Hendrck street 5 rooms on floor and at
tics; nrst-clas- order; Sonvenlences, good
yard, with fruit trees; rent SO. Inquire on
promises, or at S92 Atwells avenue. dl7-u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
&I.BO FOR15e

Watch cleaned 75c. main spring ,5c.; price
other work in proportion done by the
most skilled wofkmen on earth. AT HOS
MER'S, iner Westminster and Franklin
and ~ North Main.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

An orphan asylum in Moscow, which is sup
ported by a tax on playing cards, was founded
by Catherine II. Is this the origin OF the poker
term, "the kitty '"-Somerville Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

"say, kid, said Swipsey, I'D ging Mike at
the newsboys' annual banquet, "why dent
ye eat some of emp
II don't like the nasty things" replied
Mike. "Wot are theyg''
"Olives," reioiDed Swipsey. II don't like
'em. either, but we've got to eat 'em, or
folks'll think we never was i'm sussiety afore. "
Chicago Tribune
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
PROFE SsIONAE CARDS.
ONE OF 1uE FINEST.

Prof. 7. u. Emerson. the Optician, will A.
the most difficult eyes to vour perfect satisfao
tion no one-half the price others charge; ex
animation free AT HOSMER'S auli-u
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
SIX OF THE FINEST


Have your watch and clock repairing done
1T HOSMER'S by skilled workmen nj one.
half the price others ask. Westminster and
franklin and az North Nam. ol5-tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

yOU1 CLOCK IL OUT OF ORDER.
Drop US line: we will call for md deliver
~ in perfect order che lper and bettor than
any one else. HOSAIER. Westminster and
franklin Sta and ~ n Main q null'tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17
HCCSFS 10 LET.

TO LFT-One tenement five rooms; Sll q
month in GOOD order. Call at 55 Elm ST.,
Robert Muir f9-6t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-17

sn,scy,ntion rate. Daily rews by man or carrier,
"a year si.bO for SIX months, IS cents for
shres month"; Weekly News. bo cents per annnm-
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
SELECT POETRY
The Two Mysteries.

In the middle of the room, in Its white
coffin lay the dead child nephew of the
poet
man, surrounded by little ones, and holding
beautiful little girl on his lap.
The child looked curiously at the spectacle
of death, and then nquiringly into the old
mans face.
"Gou do not know what it is, do you, my
dear?' said he; adding, I'VE don't either"
We know not what it is, dear, this sleep so
deep and still
The folded hands, the awful calm, the check
so pale and chill
The lids that will not lift again, though we
may call and cali
The strange white solitude of peace that
settles over all.
We know not what it means dear, this des-
olate heart-pain-
This dread to take our daily way, and walk
in it again;
We know not to what other sphere the loved
who leave us go,
Nor why we're left to wonder still nor why
we do not know.
But this we know-our loved and dead, if
they should come this day
Should come and ask us what is life?" not
one of us could say.
Life is mystery as deep as death can ever be !;
Yet oh how sweet it is to us, this life we live
and see.
Then might they say-these vanished ones
and blessed is the thought
so death is sweet to us, beloved though we
may tell you naught =
We may not tell it to the quck-this mystery
of death
4e cannot tell us if we would, the mystery
of breath"
The child who enters life comes not with
knowledge or intent;
So those who enter death must go as little
children sent
Nothing is known. But | believe that God
is overhead
And as life is to the living, so death is to the
dead. Mary -Hapes Dodyc.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
Artir;@:t Mr.. Banting's Joke.

The late George Won Bunsep, the ac-
complished and delightful son of the
baroness whose Life and Letters" are
we'll known in America, once told me
all anecdote of the late Princess Ma =
of Teck and the celebrated Banting.
The princess became, in her middle life.
enormously stout, and finding hel
weight burden tried several method
OF reducing it. At last, having hear,
much Of Banting, she sent for him. She
was surprised to see that he was still
extremely bulky, and after a few civil
preparatory remarks she said, "But
your system has not made you very thin,
Mr.. Banting."
"Allow me, madam" said Banting
And proceeding to unbutton his coat
he disclosed a large wire structure over
which the garment fitted. Inside was
the real Eanting, incased in another
coat.
''This, madam" said he, pointing
with pardonable satisfaction to his
cage, 'was my size before commenced
dieting. He then nimbly disembarrass
ed himself Of his framework and stood
before the royal lady exhibiting his ele-
CANT figure.
Apparently the interview led to moth
ing but amusement, for the good Ouch
ess of Teck remained very stout to the
end OF her days.-Exchange.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
Early BabYlonian Surveyors.

In the Zeitschrift Fur Vermessungs-
wesen Professor Hammer directs atten-
tion to Babylonian plan depicted ON a
clay tablet found in the excavations at
Tello and now preserved in the Con-
stantinople museum. The plan was
made about 5000 years before the
Christian era and represents an estate
belonging to King Dungi. 1t is of i'm
portance not only as a contribution to
the early history of surveying, but also
as a confirmation of the views on Baby
lonian measures of length and of area
propounded by Reisner at meeting of
the Berlin Academy of Sciences on
April 9, 1896.
A copy of the plan has been examined
by Eisenlohr, the eminent authority on
Egyptian archaeology, and he claims to
be able to read from the cuneiform in
scription the names of the two survey
ors engaged. On one side of the tablet
there is dimensioned sketch of the
plan of the estate not drawn to scale.
The estate is divided by the survey
lines into rectangles, right angled tri-
angles and trapeziums. In each case
the area is stated, two results obtained
by different methods being given. Eisen-
lohr has plotted the survey, and his
calculations of the area agree with the
results given on the tablet. On the
other side of the tablet the areas of the
various portions are added together,
two sets of figures being used, and the
arithmetical mean taken as the correct
area.
The unit adopted, the gan" is
thought to be equal to A, 1919 square me-
ters. The absolute measures are, how
over, of slight Importance. More impor-
tant is the fact that land surveying was
Iarried Oh 4, 200 years B. c., apparent
ly in an accurate manner, and certainly
with check measurements Mature.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23

"'Ye've come down here ter make
more trouble where ye've made too
much are dy,' says l. 'Ye've come
down here ter see Lizzie, my wife, l
says, but If ye make any more trouble
fer her or keep hangin round tryin ter
see her, by God, I'll kill ye'
!" 1T takes better man than ye ter
do that, says he, smilin ugly. L was a
better man i'll love than ye, an l reckon
am i'll some other things. Ye fool, ,
he says, if | wanted Lizzie, do ye
think she'd stay with sech country
lout as ye? She'd leave ye termorrer if
l said the word.
Ye air liar, says, an he struck
at me with a cane he carried-one O.
them loaded ones. l ketched it on my
left arm, an then l gripped him. He
was strong as me pretty near, but he
wasn't fightin fer what was, an he
went down under me heavy. My left
arm were under when we went down,
an l felt it sort O. give way, but l got a
grip on his throat with my right hand,
an l choked the life most out'n him.
We rolled crost the road, an was look
i'll fer both of us ter go over the side.
We knowed hit were him or me, an he
were tightin hard fer his life, but were
tightin harder fer Lizzie, an l had the
best of it. He done his best ter fight my
hand off'n his throat, but hit weren t
no use. l had hit gripped. He hit me
in the face an tried ter get his hands on
my neck, but my arm was the longest.
| pushed his head back an back, with
him tightin little weaker all the time
an his face gettin dark. Then I felt us
both a-slippin, an l managed ter jerk
loose an fell back ON the road, an he
went over the edge. He made one grab,
but he on'y ketched the loose rocks.
Then there come splash an rattle O.
fallin stones, an knowed he were on
the rocks in the river a hundred foot
below.
81 laid there awhile, an then 1 strug-
gled up an went home. The doctor,
yander, kin tell ye the rest. He fixed
my arm up that night an tended Lizzie
next day when the leetle baby come, an
her an the baby both died"-
The prisoners hands worked on the
arms of the chair. There was hush in
the courtroom, and some one in the
crowd sighed heavily. The attorney for
the defense arose. MAY it please the
court" he said, 1.-The defense rests its
case. - Henry Holcomb Bennett in
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
His Alihi.

Once upon time the late Sir Frank
Lockwood, while attending a police
court, noticed that the magistrates We're
performing their duties in very expe-
ditious manner, and he commented on
the fact to superintendent of police.
eyes" answered the superintendent,
who was pompous and none too we'll
educated, "their worships always dis
penses with justice very fast" Some
years ago he got a prisoner off by prov
ing an alibi. Some time afterward the
judge met him and said, "Well, Lock
wood, that was a very good alibi :"
"Yes, my lord," was the answer. II
had three offered me, and 1 think Sc
lected the best
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
REGRET.

Time was when twilight wrapped the earth
Within its dim enchanted haZcs.
She s8ways met me at the gate
Amid the sleepy snow white daisies.
The vespcr robins sang of love;
The moon smiled softly from above.
Her little hand reposed in mine;
Her head against my shoulder nestled;
Her voice was gentle as the dews
That on the vine leaves sweetly r1lstled.
She said whatever might betide
Her only joy was by my side.
The stars looked curious when we kissed
Full fercely piped the jealous crickets
The tirefies round her golden head
Flew from the misty meadow thcllets.
She seemed an angel all in white,
With airy little frills bedight.
But now, alas, those happy days
Have vanished like dream of heaven.
She rides wheel and never more
find her waiting me at even.
In fact, we scarcely ever meet.
We only race from street to street.
In vain plead, "Pray stay awhile
And to my tender accents liaBn"
"But you must catch me tirstn' she cries,
With checks aglow and eyes a-glisten,
And off she flies DER hill and plain,
While pursue with might and main.
The moon has no more charms for me.
hail no more the restful shadows.
There is no balm in the sweet air
That blows up from the twilight mead
OWS.
l scarce can tell her from score
OF cyclcrs when she rides before.
youth, too trusting and too fond
Who wears Il heart with romance laden,
Beware, pray you, ere too late,
The glances of a cycling maiden,
For love himself away will steal,
Changing his light wings for a wheel!
Susan Hartley in Boston Courier.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
EXartS and Mark Twain.

At a New England society dinner
some years ago Mark Twain had just
finished a piquant address when Mr.
Evarts arose, showed both of his hands
down into his trousers pockets, as was
his habit, and laughingly remarked,
Doesn't it strike this company as
little unusual that professional hu-
morist should be funny?" Mark Twain
waited until the laughter excited by
this sally had subsidized, and then
drawled out, Doesn't it strike this
company as little unusual that a law
yer should have his hands in his own
pockets" ?"-Exchange.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-04-23
A BUSINESS PARABLE.
You Cannot Fail to Appreciate the Point
In This Story.

You Cannot Fail to Appreciate the Point
In This Story.
Once a farmer had 1,SOO bushels of
wheat, which he sold not to single
grain merchant, but to 1,S00 different
dealers, bushel each. A few of them
paid him i'll cash, but far the greater
number said 1T was not convenient then;
they would pay later A few months
passed, and the mans bank account ran
low. "HOw is this?" he said. "My
1,SOO bushels of grain should have kept
me in at1iuence until another crop is
raised, but l have parted with the grain
and have instead only vast number of
accounts, so small and scattered that
cannot get around and collect fast
enough to pay expenses"
So he posted up public notice and
asked all those who owed him to pay
quickly. But few came The rest said,
Mine is only a small matter, and l
will go and pay one of these days, - for
getting that though each account was
very small when all We're put together
they meant "a large sum to the man.
Things went on thus. The man got to
feeling so badly that he fell out of bed
and awoke, and running to his granary
found his 1,S00 bushels of wheat still
safe there. He had only been dreaming.
Moral.-The next day the man went
to the publisher of his paper and said !:
Here, sir, is the pay for your paper,
and when next years subscription is
due you can depend on me to pay it
promptly. l stood III the position of an
editor last night, and l know how it
feels to have ones honestly earned
money scattered all over the country in
small amounts. Union Signal.