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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

tons, 3. Two-base hits--Ryan. Lewis.
Three base hits-Ryan, Callahan. 3.
Sacrtdce hit--Lango. Balk-Wi1lie.
Stolen bases--Green. Mccormick. Langc.
Hamilton. Double play--Dahlen, Con-
nor and Everett. Struck out---By CAL
iahan. 4; by willis, 2: Passed ball
e s'fss Lewis. Base wa I'll Gsls9g w!''' n;
by bali Green. Tims--1:to. umpires
t-McponaId and Day. ''''s. l
& The Washinstons lost = dull. listIess
game In ST.. Louis. Weyhing was hit
hard. and he received miserable sup
port. Sudhoff was also hit hard.
Powell OF the Clevelnnds was In great
form Thursday. He held the New YorlSs
down 10 one hit and shut them out. The
game was characterized by sharp work
on both sidee.
Maui OF the Bsltimores was a puszle
for the Cincinnatis, while Breitenstein
and Damman were hit hard. Score:
IA to 1.
The LouIsvilles and the Phillies played
two games yesterday. The Quakers won
the first game by good batting. The
Louisville team made enough runs In the
first inning TO win the second game.
which was called on account of darkness
at the end Of the sixth inning.
The Springfields defeated the Ottawas
In a quick. snappy game in spite of the
fact that Doescher gave Ottawa run
In the seventh inning by an erroneous de-
cision. Score: 4 to3.
Dunn. OF the Brooklyns was knocked
out In the second inning, and the Pitts
bures made one run of his sussess-
or. winning, however. by s to
Aimajority Of the board OF directors
Of the National league have wired Presi-
dent Young authority to reconsider the
former action and to annul Holmes sus-
pension. This was done. and proper
notices were sent to the interested par
ties. The only action now to be taken
to close the case is for the Baltimore
manager TO request payment OF the fine
in lieu of the gate receipts from the for
feited game In. New York.
The rrovidence- Syracuse game was
characterized by q wrangle which re-
suited in the umpire awarding II to the
Rhode Island team. Captain Smith re-
fusing to go on. though urged by the
clubs owner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
$4,000 New Freight Cars.

Within the past 60 days the receivers
have ordered almost 5000 new freight
cars, Of which the Pullman Company is
building 1000 box and 1000 drop-end
gondolas: the Michigan PenInsular 5000
box cars. and the South Baltimore car
works 200 box cars 500 hopper coal cars
and 10 four-wheel cabooses. making a
total of 22.7S5 freight cars ordered i'm
less than two years. These cars are all
OF modern construction, are fully equip
ped with air brakes and automatic
couplers. and average 60,000 pounds ca
pacity. IL is estimated thnt fully So per
cent of the B. and q. freight cars have
air brakes and automatic coupIers. I'm
accordance with the Interstate Com
merce law.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
vEsTIBULE OF HOME RULE.

Dublin Aug. 26.-Timothy NJ Healy.
member OF parliament. addressing a
meeting last evening said he regarded
the local government act as the vestibule
OF home rule. There were two ways, ne
said. Of winning the latter-either by
turning the fleets and armies against the
British government. or by enlisting the
sympathies OF British statesmen. He
favored the latter policy: and therefore
considered the refusal Of the Dublin
corporation to join in a national me-
mortal to Mr.. Gladstone as one OF the
gravest blunders ever committed by any
public body.
In conclusion he said: 'If America
should insist that Ireland was equally
entitled to government with Cuba
and should refuse any friendship or al
lance with England until that was
granted. incalculable blessing would re-
suit
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
LABOR DAY PROCLAMATION.

Concord. Aug. 2S.-Governor Ramsdell
says In his Labor day proclamation:
The first Monday in September having
been made by the laws of this state a
legal holiday and dedicated to the in
terests OF honest labor, recommend
that the day be appropriately observed
throughout the state, and that all people
join in fitting tribute to labor's festi-
val. The wealth OF our country is the
product Of cooperative employment of
capital and labor. and the strength of
our government rests upon the loyalty
and patriotism of the people. No coun-
try has ever vouchsafed such liberal
privileges to labor, or received in return
such valiant service in war and good
citizenship in peace. In the sentiment
of the day let US realize that in the fruits
of honorable. and. with us, enlarged
domain, our country extends increasing
opportunity to labor, and proffers the
confident assurance of prosperity and the
rich rewards of peace and industry"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
COLLISION UNAvo1DABLE.
Captain Of an Ocean Liner Describes
a Disaster

Disaster.
New York. Aug. 26.--Sixteen Of the
Ezew of French fishing vessel. the
Coquette. were drowned In a collision
with the Merge. an ocean liner last
Saturday. Captain &. B. Knudson OF
the Merge. when questioned yesterday.
said: While coming along the Grand
banks we met with dense fog. had
been continuously on the bridge for %
hours. Between 3 and $3.50 o'clock
Saturday Afternoon. when the steam
ship was going at half speed. and when
the fog was not so thick. suddenly
heard the siren OF the schooner dead
ahead. / saw at a glance that a col
Iision was unavoidable. The Merge
must run into the schooner. or suffer the
fate Of the La Bourgone by being run
into by the schooner. AS the Merge had
a large number of passengers on board
I preferred 10 take the chance. 1
ordered the Merge ahead at full speed.
We ran into the bow of the schooner
ard tore hole three feet wide. Three
men OF the schooner cIambered up on the
Merge by means OF the anchor chains.
Six men were picked up by our boats.
The other l6 men could be seen strug-
Cling in the choppy sea. but the suction
caused by the settling of the schooner
drew them under. They could not be
saved. The accident was unavoidable"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
Soldiers Relief Association.

The Rhode Island sanitary and Relief As.
socintion ask generous public for contripu.
tions OF money TO enable them TO carry on
their work of relieving sick and wounded
soldiers and sailors. by sending clothing.
medicines aud stores that the government
docs not supply.
All contributions sent 10 the paiiy news
VIII oe acknowledged In that paper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26
EASTERN. LEAGUE srANpfN1,
DEFEAT TWO.

Lake Ozone Has DebfIitating Eject
Upon the Champions.
Chicago. Aug. 26.--Callahan's clever
pitching and good support. and his and
Ryan's hard hitting gave the champions
hard drubbing yesterday. Both Col
hns and Mccormick did marvellous
work at third. Attendance. 5000.
Score:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-26

Earned rurs-Chicaeoes s. Bosfons
3 Left on bases-chicsgoes. 6; Bos-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
Beautiful Women of Peru.

The women of Lima are proverbial
for their beauty. Such large, liq1id,
soulful eyes; such rosebud lips and
pearly teeth; such dainty hands and
feet, rounded arms and graceful fig
ures it would be hard to find so COM
mon any other place in the world A
few of the most ultra fashionable wear
modern hats and bonnets for state
occasions, but the majority still cover
their glossy black tresses with the lace
mantilla or black mantua of silk or
wooden. The latter is the only correct
thing for church wear among young
and old, rich and poor, and bonnet
would no more be allowed during the
service than gentleman in the North
would be expected to go to the COM
munion altar with his hat on his head.
But the mantua is no longer worn as
formerly, so that only one eye of the
wearer is visible, but is fastened with
moro or less coquettish effect, and is
vastly more becoming to the Castiliau
type of beauty than the most elaborate
triumphs of French millinery. De
troit Free Press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
WORDS OF WISDOM.

One may smile and smile and be a
villain still.-Shakespeare.
Fear nothing as much as sin, an d
your moral heroism is complete. C.
Simmons.
The first indication of domestic hap
piness is the love Of ones home
Montlosier.
Good humor is one of the best arti-
clcs of dress one can wear in society.
-Thackeray.
Nothing is so naughty and assum-
ing as ignorance where self-conceit
sets up to be infallible-South.
Make yourself an honest man, and
then You may be sure there is one
rascal less in the world.-Carlyle.
The hours we pass with happy
prospects in view are more pleasing
than those crowded with fruition.-
Goldsmith.
A house is never perfectly furnished
for enjoyment unless there is child
ia It rising tbree years ola. and kit
ten of SIX weeks.-SoutAe7
( pensatiol - that nc man
cav sincerely ny to help another with
out helping himself. Herbert,
A man has no more right to say an
uncivil thing than to act one; no
more right to say rude thing to an
other than to knock him down.
Johnson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
WOMEN AS BOOK AGENTS.
a Boundless field of Opportunity fo1
the Sex in This Line,

a RoundIasa ,f
the Sex in This Line
"There is one pursuit contured NV
women. +" said n WASHINGTON lowver ~
the Star man thegotbar dav sstbot bos
hardly attracted anv attantion Tbot
is the selling of law hooks There il
n boundless field of onnortnnitv for
the sex in this line of work Tbo
multinlicitv of con,ts Tho ro,,;d in
CREASE Of hneinesa oDd of 1on,sr,;+a
and the ever.swaIl;no host of ~
LAWYERS tooetber affoyd an eTcnse for
vost omonnt of nr;nting Thore arI- w.
a den or ,,oro Ioroa r,,1lisL;,
honges running AZ sill for6e an~naw
law hooks which ,onst bo sol4 cor,,
of them are indisnonsable md rrerv
good Iawver n,,1st boye +ben r;nt /,
lerpa nronortion are reno,ts of Inc
decisions of out-of-the-way coul Is,
collections of cases in special lines OF
practice. or dicests of all manner of
obiter law in every petty court in the
land. OF course the only way to sell
this stuff is to put travelling statesmen
out on the road to get right at the
profession and cram the books down
the lawyers throat. Nearly all the
publishing houses employ handsome,
bright, quick-witted women to do
this part of the work. Some of them
are attractive and do not allow their
charms to drive away business. Most
of them, however, are middle-aged
women who have had good deal of
experience in business and know hu-
man nature to dot. They invade
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
Making Poi in Hawaii.

Yankee invention has taught the
Kanakas of Hawaii how to make poi
wholesale, so that the oldfashioned,
crude poi-making ways are passing
away. The poor baekwoods natives
still make their own poi. When the
mass is thoroughly beaten and
smoothed it is mixed with water to the
proper consistency about like good
thick paste-strained through coarse
cloth and set away for two or three
days until it begins to ferment, when
ii is ready to be eaten. 1t then tastes
a little like buttermilk and is very nu-
tritious and wholesome. The natives
eat it by the gallon. Give the average
native big pot of poi, half dozen
raw fish and bottle of gin, and you
may have the kingdom and the rest of
the earth as we'll. He will squat upon
the ground, break the head off one of
the fish, take bite from its raw side,
pack it in mouthful of poi and wash
the whole down with drink and re-
peat the process until all have disap-
peared. New York Sun.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

During the last German imperial
manoeuyres a series Of experiments
on the value OF sugar as food was car
ricd out by Chief Staff Doctor Leiten-
storfer Twenty men were selected
from the same company of each of the
three battalions, ten of whom were
subjected to the sugar diet, while the
other ten received exactly the same
rations as the rest of the company. In
choosing the men for the special diet
preference was given to those who
were without proper means and were
weak corporeally.
The results of the experiment have
now been made known in the German
Military Medical Weekly. According
to this official report the weight of the
sugar" men increased during the
manoeuvres more than that of the
control" men. 1t was proved that
during long marches the feeling of
hunger could be kept down for
longer time by the use of sugar, that
the sugar people suffered less from
thirst than the others, and that few
pieces of sugar sufficed to still thirst
for considerable time. 1t was also
observed that symptoms of exhaustion
or of sunstroke were quickly overcome
by small ration of sugar.
None of the men experimental upon
showed the slightest disinelination to
the new food during the whole course
of the trial.
AS a practical result of these ex-
periments DR.. Leitenstorfer now
recommends that sugar be considered
a regular article of soldiers food, that
1t be stored with the other provisions
for fortresses, hospitals and ships, and
that, above all, soldiers on the march
should have supply of it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

Don Stark, Ann Arbor's hero in the
battle at Santiago, arrived home on a
20-day furlough, although he will,
without doubt, be discharged from
service on account of his disabil-
ity. The news of his arrival spread
aud friends and neighbors invaded his
home, anxious to hear frst-handed
an account of the memorable fight
with the Spanish.
Stark brought back with him the
Springfield rifle he carried and which
saved his life. A Spanish shell struck
the gun about IS inches from the muz-
zle and bent it nearly at right angles.
Glancing from this the shell struck
his wrist and severed his hand from
his arm as if by knife. Had it not
been for his gun, the shell undoubt-
edly would have killed him. At the
time Stark was wounded he was on a
railroad track and the Spaniards from
a fort a mile and half away rained
shot and shell among the soldiers.
He crawled to the shelter OF the
woods, and in five minutes was being
attended to by the surgeons. Detroit
Mich Tribune.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

less than 200 miles. II it be supposed
that the journey taken by the aver
age enlisted man was 200 miles, it
will appear that the total number of
miles traversed was 55, 400, 900. This
total represents more than half the
distance from the earth to the sun,
and paid ticket on that basis would
entitle an individual soldier to 115
round trips to the moon.
The war department says that it
costs eighteen cents day to maintain
soldier. This, of course, means the
regular rations. Transportation of
provisions means an extra expense.
and SO it is reckoned that fighting
man requires % cents a day for his
maintenance. Now, at this rate, the
government is obliged to pay $50, $40
a day for food for the 277, 900 men en-
listed. Each man is entitled to an
allowance of twenty ounces of fresh
meat a day, which means total of
1862 pounds for the entire army.
OF flour the allowance is eighteen
ounces, amounting to 1889 barrels
day for the whole army. Reckoning
things on the same basis, the army as
at present constituted requires 1871
barrels OF potatoes daily, and for the
same period 27, 700 pounds of coffee.
Al, $50 pounds of sugar, II ,279 pounds
OF SALT 5639 pounds of soap, 4424
pounds of candles, 692 pounds of
pepper and A hogsheads Of vinegar.
During the war the loss to the
Spaniards by ships destroyed has
been $24,500, 900. The cost of the
war to the United States may reach a
billion dollars. New York Sun.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

De excused for CHASING them as myths
were 1t not for that story of Joachim
de Luyando and his golden plates.
Under the medieval rule of the Span
lard in the last 800 years there has
been little inducement or chance for
seekers after lost mines. Now-who
knows the American conqueror fol-
lowing quest much different from
that OF his predecessors of the same
race, the Earl of Cumberland and the
great Captain Drake, may stumble on
the secrets for the possession of which
SO many Englishmen have died.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
JOUR- BUDGET OF HUMOR.
LAUcHTER-PRoVoKlNc STORIES FOR
LOVERS OF FUN.

Oh, Why Did They ?-Intuitive Percep-
hon-A One-Sided Taste-A COnun-
drum-This Is Luck-A Large Output
"A Striking Distinction, ETC., Etc.
Oh what did the "linseed oil?"
And where did the 'sugar camp2"
What did the sheet "tin foil?"
And why did the postage stamp?"
From whence did the "mineral snrInr?m
And why did the ''lemon drop?''
How long did the "weddlng rinc?"
And whom did the organ stop?"
What made the old "fenco rail?"
And why did the "thunder clap?"
What turned the "dinner pall?"
And who heard tho "ginger snap7"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
sAaDINE FISHING AND CANNING.
No One Ever Saw Live sardine Out of
the Water.

NO One Ever Saw Live Sardine Out of
the Water.
The peddlers in the streets of Paris
are now crying out, "Sardines de
Manifest? and the grocers display the
little vanished boxes labelled "Sar-
dimes n rhuile, fabrication 1898. !"
But where do the sardines come
from9 Certainly not from Nantes.
They come from Quiberon, Douar-
nenez, Concarneau, Croisic, and
especially from Belle Isle.
The sardine fishing season com
mences at the beginning of June. As
soon as the fishermen of the coast of
Brittany notice shoals of porpoises or
fiocks of seagulls off shore in great
numbers they Immediately make sail,
for the sardine is there. The birds
and porpoises locate him. The build
ing and repairing of the sardine fish
ing boats during what is called the
dead season give employment to
great many workmen. AS rule, they
are ten-tonners, with crew of from
SIX to ten men. The captain and the
mate are the only professional fisher
men on board; the others are men of
all trades. The outfit consists ex
clusively of nets with very sl>all
meshes, and their length is from
100 to 800 metres. The upper
parts OF the nets are kept upon the
surface of the water by corks and the
entire machine is held rigid by pieces
of lead at the bottom. The nets are
oil stained sort of sen green color,
to render them less visible.
When the first school OF sardines is
noticed the boats all run to the fishing
grounds. The exact presence of the
fish is determined by an oily substance
on the surface OF the water and also
by n considerable quantity of little
scales, which give the water metallic
appearance. In calm weather, as
soon as the captain has his boat i'm
mediately over the shoal he lowers his
nets, and two men of the crew, with
great oars. work steadily to keep the
boat stationary, while the others
lower the nets. Standing Mt the stern
OF the boat the captain throws the
chum overheard This ohum is bait
made of the eggs of the goldfish, and it
keeps the fish in the desired place.
A spot that is we'll baited in this way
is called larden In French, aud the
casting of the chum is called bailler
In few moments, if the fish are
plentiful, new quantities of scales
float upon the surface and the net it.
self is agitated by the struggles of the
immense number of fish. Then it is
lifted, and while the sails are again
hoisted and the boat pointed for shore
the men Of the crew shake the nets
and toss the fish upon the deck.
A curious thing about this kind of
fishing is that one rarely sees q living
sardine out of the water. The fish
make little squeak when taken from
the water and dio instantly. OF the
$50 or 800 fishing boats fitted out at
Belle Isle 200 belong to Palais and the
others to Sauzon 1t is In these two
ports that the fishermen sell their
fish. An ordinary catch Of sardines
gives to each boat from 5000 to TO-,
900 fish, and the price is regulated by
quantity brought in by the first
corners.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

A new method Of preserving wood
from decay, known as the Haskin
process, is being tried on large scale
in England. Instead Of Withdrawing
the sap and injecting creosote or some
other antiseptic substance as is US
ually done, Mr.. Haskin submits the
wood to superheated air, under a
pressure of II atmospheres. Under
this process, it is arerred, the sap is
chemically changed into a powerful
antiseptio mixture, which, by consoli-
dating with the fibre, strengthens as
we'll as preserves the wood.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

The following blank form for bank
check is designed for the use Of femi-
nine depositors:
dear - - Bank:
"What - weather. Isn't it lust
too - for anything? How are you.
anyway? Oh, yes, before 1 forget il,
will you pay to -- -, let me see,
oh, yes, - dollars? Oh, [ know
you will! Thank you ever SO muchr'
And printed criss-cross:
''P. s. Observation-Disclosures.
.....,....... I"
Detroit Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
The Dearest Spot.

"After all, " remarked the sentimen-
tai wife, "home is the dearest spot on
earth"
That's what, replied the practical
head of the family, as he finished audit
ing last months grocery bill. Chi
cago News.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
AS He Thought He Was.

"Why are some statues made life
size and some heroic size?"
"a life-size statue represents a man
as big as he was, and heroic-size
statue represents him as big as he
thought he was. Chicago Record.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

She-'I think you had better send
up another rat-trap, John"
He-"But L bought one only the
other day"
She-''I know; but there is rat in
that one."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

Mr.. Gaswel lin an art re)-"Seems
to me that's an awful price to pay fol-
an old picture like that"
Mrs. Gaswel-"The picture is rather
old, to be sure, but the frame is new" :"
New York Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

The Mani wonder if your father
would have me for a son-in -law?"
The Maid-"Yery likely. Papa
and [ always disagree. Boston
Traveller.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

Weary Wraggs-"So de woman
started fer yer wild an AK, and yer
skipped? Do yer t'ink she meant
murder?'
Trotter Long-"Well, I'm willing
ter give her de benefit nv de doubt;
but 1 thought she meant work!'-
Puck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
The Way of Husbands,

Mrs. Stykes-"One characteristic
about my husband [ like; he always
calls spade spade.
Mrs. Laugh-'I suppose he's like
oil husbands, however; he calls club
o lodge. Boston Traveller.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

"What is luck, Uncle Jim?"
"Luck? Well, it is when boy
turns out to be as smart as his grand
mother said he was. Detroit Free
Press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
Gaining Inform alton,

Patient look here, doctor, do you
think you will ever be able to tell ex-
actly what is the matter with me?"
Doctor-"Oh, yes. will find that
out at the autopsy"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

"What do you think Miss Podus
said about my photograph?
Goodness knows. I"
s'iShe said she loved to look at it,
because it reminded her of another
man. Chicago Record.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01
Old No Longer.

Stranger-"Where do the High
minds reside? They are one of the
old families of this city, believe"
Mrs. Forundred- -"They used to be,
but Mr.. Highmind failed last year. =
New York Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

Mr.. Staylate-" Talking of queer
accidents, Miss Clara Upperten dislo-
Gated her jaw the other day while
yawning"
Miss De Pink (wearily)-"Did you
go for a doctor ?'-New York Weekly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1898-12-01

'Did you get anything out O. that
mine of yours?" asked the interested
friend.
Eyes, answered the fortune hunter;
"dirt an water till you couldn't rest!"
Washington Star.