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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
THREE STURDY YOUNG PATRIOTS

Any country may well be considered safe
that has growing up within its borders such
sturdy, energetic and kindhearted young IA
triots as William and Rertram Phinney and
Frank Curry of Pawtucket These three
twelvc-year old boys, having heard of the
condition OF the starving Cubans, formed
themselves into relief society and solicited
articles of food and also money from neigh
bors and from the public schools. They sue
ceedcd in securing 37s cans Of condensed milk,
besides other canned food, and sl9i. % in cash.
All this Was sent TO Miss Clara Barton, the
heroic president of the red ross Society, now
Cubs. with very manly letter written by
the boys. The amount OF money and food
which these typical young Americans have
sent will save many lives in the famine
stricken isle, and in later years these boys
will realize more than thev do now the good
they have accomplished. Bristol Phenix.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
MOLLIE EANCHER.

ARRANGEMENTS ere teing ms6e SO that
hoilie Eancher. Brooklyp's celebrated
invalid. may hear bv telephone nearly
all OF the program of tho benefit that Is
tn be given for her In Plymouth church
on Wednesday ever ing. For the last
thirty-two years Mollie Fancher's case
has Interested medical men, and from
time to tine, when stories Of her gift of
second sight have tesn published. ths
general public has shown great Interest
In her. 1t was i'm 1864 that Miss Fan
cher. who was just completing her school
course In Brooklyn. was thrown from her
horse and injured seriously. she had
but partly recovered from the accident
when 10y the carelessnsss OF a street car
conductor she was thrown from tho step
OF car, and, her uress becoming en-
tangled, she was dragged considerable
distance in the street. This last accident
made her an invalid for life aud a great
sufferer. One by one her senses seemed
to leave her, and several time, she Was
supposed to re dead. The ablest physl-
clans In the country were puzzled by her
SYMPTOMS. About three months after
the scciuent she went into a trance, aud
Ter body. with the exception Of che left
arm and hand, became rigid. Her heed
rested on her right arm, and for nine
years she remained in this position. The
power OF speech returned 10 her, and
francs after trance followed. When Miss
FaDcher recovered from these frances she
would relate to hsr friends at her bedside
weird stories Of the visions that she had
seen, In 1875 the rigidity Of her body re-
laxed, bat her memory from the time Of
the accident to that tiue was blank.
Then it was that her friends detected In
her the power OF second sight and tne
stories that are told of experiments with
her arc marvellous. 1t was asssi ted that
she could dictate the conun If sealed
letters which had never been In her
nands, ana that she could tel accurately
Of the whereabouts Of absent friends ard
describe what they were doing Tie lat,
DIR. s. 4. Speir of Brooklyn attended
Miss Fancher. and des. ite his Ugh repu
tstion as ply sioian he was sssailed by
the medical fraternity for asserting his
belief I'm her peculiar powers Other
equally wsll-known men in Brooklyn
said that they had seen evidence of her
powers of second sight anc mind reading
and oilers have doubted thom. The ten
eft for her this week, however, has again
aroused intsrest In her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
THE GERM IN SOME M. DIS.
Specialists Whose Professional Tenden-
cies Were lad Gated at the Start.

Specialists Whose Professional Tenden-
cies Were lad Gated at the Start.
DIR. Herbert Terry, In an address as
presidentof the Providence Medic al Asso-
citation, on the occasion of its 50th ami
versary, sketching the history of that or
sanitation, gave some interesting illus
trations from the records going to show
how some of the local specialists exhibit
cd symptoms of the lines In which they
are distinguished early In their careers az
medioos.
These early man nifestations have q ouri-
ous interest today. or course, those doc
tors who adopted q speciality at the out
set of their professional life naturally
wrote and addressed the associs alton OH
matters In their line. But, aside from
such, the germ of what later became a
ruling spirit was often exhibited, as the
following iustancss illustrate:
DIR. George Capron, who was without
doubt the most eminent obstetrician
Rhode Island has fostered, read in is49 a
paper on etherization In child birth, and
ether had then been given to the world
but three years.
DIR. 4. nj. Snow 10 early noticed In the
records as having read paper on "Sta-
tistics and Cnusss of Cholera During the
Last summer, In 1885, In this he recon-
mended the appointment OF n suptrinten-
dent of health. Later that office was cre-
ated aud DR.. Snow filled 10 from 1856 to
1884.
DIR. Palmers, the city's veteran medi-
cal examiner and authority on autopsies,
first appearance before the association
has references to the medical testimony in
a murder trial In Albany.
DIR. Noyss, whose writings during the
recent revival of interest In appendicitis
received wide attention, read In 1878 a
paper entitled 1.-The Coccum and Appen-
dix Cocci.'
In discussing this paper, DIR. Mitchell
gave an extended account OF the views
put forth by DIR. Gourlsy in paper read
before the New York State Medical So
ciety several years ago. In which DIR.
Gourlay recommended In cases OF perity-
phlitis free incision through the trans
versalis fascia and the removal of the
entire appendix coccl when perfomtion
had taken place to prevent recurrence.
This be II remembered, was away back
in 1873.
Dr. Cnrver's first Paper was on the
Excessive Vomiting Of Pregnancy"
ent OF health and official authority on
contagious diseases, stirred mp the associ-
alton early in his career by asking how
long children should be kept from school
after contas ious disease, while DR.. Swarts
maiden paper was ''1he Physician as n
Plumbs - wherein he deserted pot traps
aud all other kinds Of traps. Dr. Swarts
ss is well known, IL now one Of the lead
ing germ hunters aud sanitary shsrps in
tOHu-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
THE WATER WILL Run.

The eighteen Waterman fountains will
pour forth their cooling streams this sum-
msr, the common council having voted
the appropriation by . very large ma
,ority last evening.
To veteran Councilman Trask Of ward
6 IL due much of the credit OF sub
DUNG whatever opposition to the expen-
aiture may have existed because OF the
report of she finance committee that 1t
didn't know where the money to pay for
the ice was coming from. Mr.. Trask
spoke vigorously ard eloqusntly In behalf
Of this modest but immensely important
public enterprise. To the credit Of Coun-
Gilman Angel be it noted that he cor
daily approved Of the fountains and
based his opposition to the appropriation
solely On the ground that. as chairman
Of the finance committee, he couldn't see
where the money to pay for the ice was
coming from. 80 10 was a case Of the
head rather than the heart with his objec-
tion and in line with his duty as the pro-
vidsr and guardian of the funds to meet
the bills.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

When upon the announcement of the
purchase OF the Brazilian cruissr Amazon
as The News suggested that IL be re-
christensd Providence, according to the
uie that all our saips OF this class be
named after American cities, the sugges-
tion met with general approval and laday
or two after the Journal endorsed IL also.
1t appears. however, that upon the pres
entation OF the case by Rhode Islands
Congressional delegation q name has al
ready been promised, and the new cruiser
will probably bs called the New Orleans.
Secretary Long hints that the name Of
our State may be given to O battleship In
the near future, ana If he loogs over the
files of the navy department no will find
petition containing some four thousand
names OF our citizens, secured by The
News I'm Secretary Herbert's administra-
tion, a popular request to have "a battle
ship named Rhode Island.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
COO COOS.
We respond to the following inquiry

We respond to the following inquiry:
To the Editor Of The News:
whsre do you get the term "Goo Goof'
and are the Goo Coos the same 11.',I rs \ the
Piovidsnos. March ls, 1898.
We answer the last question first. The
Goo Goes bear about the same relation
to our local politics as the Auswumps
used TO to national politics. A recent
definition Of such compares them to q
ferry boat which goes from one side to
the other and back again and never gets
anywhere.
1000 Goo means rood government,
or rather It stands for the words good
government affected ~ title by certain
fellow citizens of mugwumpish proclivi-
ties In local affairs. The significant and
convenient abbreviation "Goo Goo' was
invented sby the Sun of New York at .
time when the so-calied good government
party was beginning its active career In
the metropolis. The general fam iliarity
which the term 1900 Goo enjoys here
sbouts however. 10 due to Ths News.
We copied 10 from the Sun at the time Of
the original Geo Goo outbreak in Rhode
Island. that Ia the municipal election OF
1895. rhus transplantsd by The News ON
Rhode Island soil, We thsived In the en-
joyment Of its exclusive use until our
esteemed contemporaries the Journal.
Bulletin and Telegram, discovered it's
utility and picked it up, uniting their
Nrculation with ours to spread it among
the people. The News has the original
patent and rights on the term for Rhode
Island. but like other good things which
our contemporaries have copied from our
columns. We make no objection to its
general use, ss scuh Is in the interest Of
the entertainment and education of tho
people.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
The FIGHTING RAJ E.

"Read out the namesl" and Burke sat back,
And Kelly dropped his head,
While Shea-they call him Scholar Jack
Went down the list of the dead,
Officers, soamen, gunners, marines,
The crews of the gig and yawl,
The bearded man and the lad in his teens
Carpenters, coal psssers-all
Then, knocking the ashes from out his pipe,
Said Burke in an offhaud way;
'Were all In that dead mans list, by Cripcl
Kelly and Burke and Shea"
"Well, here's to the Maine and I'm sorry for
SPAIN"
SAID Reilly and Burke and Shea.
Wherever there's Kelys there's trouble"
said Burke.
wherever fghtinp's the game,
Or spice OF danger in grown mans work.
Said Kelly, you'll find my name"
"And do we fall short" said Burke, getting
mad,
"When it's touch and go for lifep'
Said Shea. ''It's thirty odd years, bodad,
Since 1 charged TO drum and fife
Up Marye's Heights and my old canteen
stopped rebel ball on its way.
There were blossoms of blood on our sprigs of
green
And the dead didn't brag" "Well, here's to
tho fagl"
Said Kelly and Burke and Shea.
~ wish twas in Ireland, for there's the
place.
Said Burke. "ihat we'd dio by right
In the cradle Of our soldier race,
After one good stand up fght,
Ny grandfather fell on Vinegar Hill,
And fighting was not his trade:
But his rusty pixies in the cabin still,
With Hessian blood on the blade.
Ave, aye" said Kelly, "the pixies were great
When the word was clear the wayl'
We were thick on the roll in ninety eight
Kelly and Burke and Shea"
"Weli here's To the pike and the sword and
the liker'
Said Kelly and Burke and Shea
And Shea, the scholar. with rising Joy,
Said, I'VE we're at Families,
We left our bones ~ Fontenoy
And up in the Pyrenees.
Before Dunkirk. on Landen's plain,
Cromona. Lille and Ghent,
Wore all over Austria, France and Spain,
Wherever they pitched tent
We've died for England from Waterloo
10 tsypt hhu Dbh"'
And still there's enough for n corps or crew:
Kelly and Burke and shoa."
"well. here is 10 good honest fighting bloodl''
said Kelly and Burke and Shea
"oh,t he nghtine races don't die out,
II they seldom die in bed
For love IL first in their hesrts, no doubt"
Said Burke: then KellS said:
''when Michael. tho Irish Arch aogel, Stands.
The angel with the sword.
And the battlc-doad from hundred lands
. Are ranged in one biz horde,
our line, that for 9abriel's trumpet waits,
Will stretch three deep that day,
Prom Jehoshaphat TO the Golden Oates
Kelly ard Burke aud Shea"
"well, here's thank God for the race and the
sod "
said Ktl'y snd Burke and Shea.
JOSEPH T. G. CLARKE. in the Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

The common council is to be congrstu-
lated for so cordially ACCEPTING the su0.
gestion Of The News that the Waterman
fountains be not abandoned and left with
out water this summer Ths mute appeal
Of the thirsty wsyfarer hopelessly turn
ing the faucet from which no pellucid
stream should flow TO swssh the dusty
basin and lave the psrchsd throat may
we'll have pictured itself 70 the hearts Of
the counoilmen for suocor ana the vote
demcps.ratsa s'rorg sense of spprecia.
tion Of the demand. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
Street Railway Co. Sued.

William JFollett has begun suit against the
woonsocket Street Railway Company to re
cover 5000 damages for personal injuries, He
claims his horse and wagon were struck by a
car controlled in an improper manner on
Social street last June and be was thrown
from the wagon and dragged quito q distance
and badly injured. Walter j. Ballou is attor.
ney for Mr.. Follstt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
Funeral OF w. z. Greene.

Tho neral OF William 4. Greene, who was
stricken down with spoplexy at Warren last
Friday, was held at his residence i59 Transit
street, yesterday. The simple Episcopal ser.
vico was read by Rev. A. E. Carpenter, reotur
4 So Marks Church. warrer. A large mum.
her Of the friends Of the deceased were pres.
ent, and there were many floral tributes. The
remains were taken TO fiskeyille for burial
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

An old color d citizen, hearing the rumors
Of war with Spain, applied for the position
OF cook in the army.
"What experience have you hadi' he was
asked.
~ wuz cook in de Confedrit Army, sub, f" he
replied -''dat is, had de position of cook,
but ter tell der truth, didn't wuk at IL.
"WhyP
"Dey wun't nuttin' ter cook. suh"-At-
lanta Constitution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

The Bulletin last evening filed some
more OF its space with trash from tie
New York World Of which the Bulletin
seems 10 be the local branch. lhe stuff
pretended to give an abstract OF the re-
port of the board of inquiry into the
Maine disaster, but a story Of trial by
jury on the planet of Jupiter would evil
IDENTITY have bean more credible.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

A xetho ist minister In New York.
RJv. i J. y. Wilson, has raised 800.
900 Wit in ten weeks Ia clear up the debt
On his c. rch building. feat which Is
surely ss a. irstle % 10 Is femarksbis.
u occurs 10 without knowing any
hing further aostl this enterprisine pas
Cor, tnat he Is I'm NET. y qusllfed TO MI
The of''c' q president . al up to-aste
sAi,srsiy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

Trailing srbutus is reported from East
rovidence. A gentleman ia business In the
ify and living ia Fast Providence says that
hTs some az home ~ full bloom. II was
pi - few days agO In he bud and has
biosso ned out since p, brought 81 home aud
put u u water. Nos thai spfi"g hes cihc,lly
begu nrbntus N abundance may seOn b.
loexs To-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
DEATH NOTICES.
ANTHONY-In this city. 2ist inse. Debora
Fry Anthony, aged y6 years


ANTHONy-In this city. 2ist inss. Deborah
Fry Anthony, aged 10 years.
BURNS-In East Greenwich, Goth inst,
Thomas II. Burns aged 40 years.
BoYCE-In this citv, ,2lst inst. Bell We Eta.
wife OF Harry L. Hoyce, ana dar gh O. OF Waldo
r.. and tho late Emma A. Barnes, aged 40
years.
COUGHLlN-Iu this city, 2lst inst, James
p, son OF Bridget and the late Thomas
Coughliu.
HAYDEN-In Central Falls. 2lst inst,
Robert L. Hayden, aged so years.
JEFFERDS-In this city, suddenly, 2lst
inst, Alice Holmes, wife of Charles H.
Jefferds, and daughter of the late Christopher
Greene Handy. aged 52 years.
KKLLY--In this city. Goth inst, John E.,
, son OF the late James and Margaret Kelly.
NOONAN-ln this city, 2lst inst, Ellen
Couch Noonan, widow OF Timothy Noonan.
READ-In seekonk, 2lst inst, Milton s.
Read, aged 65 years.
RFXFORD-ln this city. 2l.t inst. Caroline
Elmwood, widow Of Charles W. Rexford, aged
rs years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

On the whole, General Hahn appears
to be about the most cheerful sacrifice
that these Plantations have offered since
Colonel Fuller of the Fighting Sixth last
ran for alderman.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

Senator Proctor has. demonstrated that
he is an observing and accurate reporter,
but he couldn't earn his salt on the staff
of yellow journal unless he inended his
ways.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
A LITTLE HUMOR.

Miss williston-How is IT.. Colonel, that You
have no medalsi All the other officers I'm
your regiment have lots Of them.
Col. Copeton-Well you see. don't belong
20 any bicycle clubs, and never made a cei-
tury run in my kfe.-Chicago News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

Said member Of household economic
association TO n lady of society: 1.-THE city
water is so full of animalcules wonder you
dare TO drink it 40 it is. We always boil
ours"
"Dear mel" returned Mrs. Mundane; "what
a distressing thought. I'd rather DO an aqua
rum than graveyard, so drink mine raw. 3"
Judge.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

In the event of war, what Is the matter
with onsul-Gensrsl Lite as commander
in-chief OF the army in Cubn2
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

The Democratic party in this State has
. high duty to perform. That duty is to
keep as quiet as possible and forget that
il exists.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

"What do you consider the greatest mistake
Of your life p asked tho chairman of the com
mittee of women that was looking into the
conditions existing in the penitentisry.
"Giving up good cash to a poor lawyer"
bitterly replied the convict who had just been
"sent down. ."-Chicago Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

Yes, said the man with the heavy gold
watch c'hain, she didn't get along in life"
"To what do you attribute the difference in
your careersf" ~
"He wasted his time building castles in the
air. while went ahead and planned maps of
boom towns. Washington Star
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
Official
Advertising.

This Newspaper publishes otnoiM
sdvsr srtisiug Of the GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED bTATEs. OF the
STATE or RHODE leLAND. AM
several TOWNS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

Woman" remarked the extra hairpin.
"cannot keep secret anything she Is told"
Begging your pardon" retorted the mir
ror. but she does not confide elsewhere that
which tell her. IN Minneapolis Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

As nearly ~ we can understand, the
Hon. Iom West Is getting himself on .
war footing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22
CURE cotp ~ ONE DAY

Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablet. A
druggists refund the mo reg N 10 fails TO cure
&c. The genuine hes l. y. =. on each tab
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

"what made you go on so about the moon
last nighti 10 is the same old moon"
II know: but was with a new girl."-
Chicago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

FOR sALk-Two snlendld cottage lots
,arwick Mack Apply TO u. Russell Brown
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-22

it exists.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-18
orr STARRY BANNER.
Patriotic Flag Rnisings stu
Urnve1y On In Houston.

| Patriotic Flag Rnisings SIN 1f
Brmvely on In Houston.
Several additional flag rasngs toop
place here yesterday and further empha'
sized the loyalty and patriotism OF the peo-
| pie In the present conflict between tnii
country and Spain
! Mr.. Ed KAN welcomed In the early
business hours by unfurlng to the breeze
a magnificent United States flag above hi'
biz dry goods store on Main street, ant
the event was greeted by loud appiauS'
| from large gathering.
| The High School Tag was hoiSted amt
| the cheers Of the pupils.
| The Lawlor Hotel turned loose Ol'
| Glory from the tower Of the building opou
| 10 o'clock ana Messrs. PM Holmes an'
| A. b. Moore. clerks Of the hotel, at th'
| same time turned loose keg OF peer an'
| a liberal supply OF cigars by way OF colc'
| brating the patriotic OCCASION
| The flag decorations OF Levy Bros, tht
| Main street dry goods men, are recognized
| as being splendidly up to-da'e. =,
| Mr.. Homer Mitchell OF X. G. Dun :"
| Co. is circulating among the merchants and
raising funds for the purchase OF me
| flag to be presented to the Houston Light
| Guard when that gallant company passes
| ,brouph Houston on ia way TO the war.
| In Yesterdays issue Of The Post credit
yas y,vsn ~ .morican E,,nrcss company
tor tbe roapniac,nt starry banner that Hoats
hove its b,,iiding As a matter of fact.
howsver Tho honor should have been nc-
corded "a Tho natr,o,ic employes of the
| Tayas gar servico association for IL waB
,bo,r none, MAJ purchased the lag. and IN
IL hoca,,sa ., their fostering sollcltude and
oore ,bot "oid Glory 0oots so proudly
aboya their o,ecsa in the building men
,,onsd
IT, -, ,,,,as az, uni, 40 IN tho nrpsent
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-18
no MEET THE SOLDIERS,
The Ladies' of Houston Arranging to
Prepare IL Luncheon.

Tho announcement that the First regi-
ment of Texas infantry. which includes
two houston companies, the Light Guard
and Emmett Rifles, are liable to pas.
through Houston on short notice en- route
to New Orleans has inspired the ladies OF
Houston with desire to in some way con-
tribute TO their pleasure and the following
ladies' request all Houston ladies' who are
interested In the matter to meet with
them at the parlors OF the Capitol hotel
at $3.50 o'clock this morning to assist In
fixing up lunch for the Light Guard
and Emmets;
Mrs T. W, House, Mrs o. I. Holt
Mrs II. p. Rice, Mrs. W. II. Palmer. Mrs
J, r. Wsties, Mrs. 5. C. Roberts. Mrs
W. J, Hancock. Mrs, H. II. Dickson. Mrs
Charles Dillingham;, Mrs. George Kidd
Mrs, q. w. Gaines. Mrs. r. Ryan, Mrs
X NJ. Johnston, Mrs. j, W Jones, Mira DR.
Gray, Mrs. II. Brashear. Mrs. George |.
Porter, Mrs. Hutchinson, Mrs. A. p. Root
Mrs. h. +. Weems. Mrs. w. V. II. Watson
Mrs. Q. c, Drew. Mrs. T. r. Franklin
Mrs. s X, McIlhenny. Mrs r. S.
stevens, Mrs. r. V. Fleig, Mrs. Bette
BRYAN '>
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-18

At tho Cotton Exchange was seen yes
'ercay twig about three inches lonr
bearing seven well developed olives-some.
thing new in Texas The tree from which
me twig was taken was planted near Har-
risburg two years ago by Mr.. ]. s. Glover
who put out twelve plants, all of which
are living and thriving and which are tn,
hrst olives attempted to be grown here
The olive tree in this climate is expected
to reach height of about eight 10 ter
feet, and it is anticipated that the fruit
wili develop and prove TO be good MGR
charitable product. Mr.. Glover has A nns
assortment OF fruit trees. and the proiuc,
inns year promises TO be something extra.
ordinary, This Is but another evidence al
the fruitfulness of South Texas soil and
what may be done by well directed effort
In raising all kinds of fruits and vege.sbles
N paying quantities and OF superior quail