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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31

the North Atlantic feet In time OF war
--lf they had mot been they would not
have reached and held their rank. We
need only TO be reminded that George
Dewey was also in the Commodores'
list last spring. and the inference that,
had he been at home instead of at Hong
Kong. when war broke out. he. too.
would have been subordinated by the
sel>ctioa OF Sampson to command
which gives new and especially sig
nificant emphasis to the view herein IN
dicated.
In a word. II was a blunder at the
start to advance Sampson over the
heads OF all these ranking officers upon
the emergency of war. That is, 1t was
a blunder In that 1t did injustice to the
Commodores, as it was the same as
saying that none of them was COM
petent to perform the duties of his rank
when the time came for the United
States navy to fight. In so far as re-
suits go, of course. no real blunder is
to be charged. since never did a naval
officer meet tremendous responsibilities
more satisfactorily or perform a great
and patriotic duty more efficiently than
Sampson. Sampson is a splendid sail
orman. The nation applauds him. But
the inference that must be charged to
the Navy Department that, to find
capable commander, it was necessary
to go so far down the list. was Of course
4 mistake. And that is responsible for'|
he regretable controversy.
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THE conIN0 BOOT.

This country is confidently looking
forward to heavy gold impofts the COM
ing fall, and all the signs point to that
desirable run of the be.
Wheat, cotton. iron. Yankee shoes
and much else that the United States
produce abundantly and that all civil
lied people must have are in strong de-
mand abroad, according to al accounts.
Meantime the demand in our country
for foreign goods has notably fallen of.
and the reduction of foreign travel. due
to the war. has evidently resulted in a
very serious reduction of the annual
contribution that we drop into the Eu-
ropean hat. The European capitalists
like our stocks and bonds. and are dis
inclined to send them over here in ex-
change for money or In lieu Of shipping
their own boards. And all that Europe
can do about 1t is to raise money rates,
thus Offering a temptation to the Amer
lean bankers TO allow their balances to
on loan abroad.
Is it unreasonable, then, to look for
ward to the biggest business boom the
country has ever known. to be started
right away?l
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rise In value OF the holding win wine
out the liability are also tempting to
the small capitalist. He is encouraged
to go into discretionary pools" and
speculation. He has but little and he is
too easily moved to gamble with what
he has for big stakes or nothing.
Why interest rates are low, why good
security is limited in amount. why a
few thousands OF dollars are today
worth less to their possessor than they
used 10 be. are questions easily an
swered by every one familiar with the
course of our country's and the worlds
development. The small capitalist is at
disadvantage without being able to
see his way out. though. take the coun-
try through. only the worst OF pes
simistic Populsts would care to argue
that all classes OF people are not ma
terially better or in this year OF grace
than ever before in the nations history.
AS a general principle II may be said
that our savings banks continue to offer
the best interest, coupled with the best
security, to the small capitalist. Here
In Providence, we believe. all our saw
ings institutions pay four per cent.
though they do not guarantee it. That
is big interest, as current rates go. The
small capitalist must be content with
four per cent, and, indeed. consider
himself fortunate to reap so much on
sound security. When he hears of more
he has good reason to doubt the Sc
curity. Our city bonds certain railroad
stocks and bonds. and sometimes mort
cages may be relied upon, and in them
the small capitalist may find a safe
channel for his savings. But never in
ali their history did the savings banks
stand In so grateful a relationship to |
the small capitalist. They distinctly |
and specifically offer an opening to him. |
And, once In the savings banks, the
small capitalist should think a long
while before withdrawing his deposit
TO go into something that, on paper,
pliers more-and, after he has done his
thinking. the best thing he can do.
hundred and ninety-nine
tines out OF a thousand. Will be to let
his deposit in the bank severely alone.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31

Yar. one OF the Caroline Islands. has
become a place OF growing interest to
tthe American people because of its pos
siple use as naval station by the Uni
tea States as result OF the present
war with Spain. An interesting des-
cription of this island is contained In a
regent report to- the State Department
IN regard to the Caroline Islands.
zap says this report, lis surround
ed by coral reef thirty-hve miles
iong py nve broad. There are hardly
any rivulets but inland are extensive
swamps. carefully planted with the wa
ter-taro (coiocasia). The island is full
OF relics OF vanished civilixatfon--old
embankments and terraces sites OF
ancient cultivation, stone paved roads,
paes or ancient platforms of stone,
raced with huge circular quartz wheels.
set up at their sides; enormous council
lodges of quaint design. with bold
high and projecting gables. and lofty
carven pillars. Walls of ancient fish,
ponds and stone weirs fill the lagoon
between the reef and the shore. max
Ing navigation a difficult matter.
There are some 5000 natives on Yap-
KIND, industrious and, generally peace
able folk. very dark In color, and speak
Ing a quaint and barbarous dialect.
much akin TO that OF the Pelews, yet
with a certain family likeness to the
isles father eastward. where the Poly
nesian infiltration appears to have been
fairly strong. The fruits of the soil are
as follows: Swee. potatoes. yams (of
which there Is a great VARIETY taro
Oak), mammee apples or pawpaws,
pineapples, bananas (pao), sugar cane
tmaqniD, breadfruit (thau), and the
tropical almond (terminalia catappa),
Copra Is largely exported, mostly
through the German traders, who have
spent vast amount of money and la
Dor here for many years past. A var
nish nut tadhidh), grows here. which
should give good results. The principal
timber tree Is tho tamanu, fetau or ka-
mani OF South Sea Islands. the Gallo
phyllum Of botanists: the zap natives
call ii vol Tomil Harbor is the place
OF the European settlement. the seat OF
the Spanish Government OF the western
Carolines.
There is a garrison of some one hun
dred soldiers, with probably some hun
dred and fifty political prisoners cap
tured in the late Philippine uprising.
Tomil would be a good coaling station.
"Yap Is rich in beautiful scenery, the
groves Of bamkoo, croton, cocoanut and
areca palm being most impressive.
Huge iguanas are found in the busli,
and the nights are brilliant with fire.
files (kerrikir). Bird life, however, Is
scarce, and there are but |
few cattle and horses on the island |
Star.
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| present developed. II has q range OF
only about mile. but within that
radius exhaustive experiments are said
TO have thoroughly demonstrated its
efficiency. II occupies little space and
may be operated at small expense after
the first cost. 1t may be set up any
whore In the house that may be con-
venient. and is connected with electric
wiring to the threshold OF the back
door or any other outlet through which
the boy customarily slides when he is
wanted to wash the dishes. run errands
or walt around until his trousers can
be patched. When the boy passes
through the doortay to the bright
world beyond the threshold. electrical
connection is set up with the hoy
finder" and warning is given. by little
gong. the direction the boy has taken
being at the same time indicated on the
boy finders" dial. Prompt action
thereupon on the part OF the parent
will usually enable her or him to i'm
mediately recall the boy before he gets
out OF sight. But in case he has van
ished. as he often does do. quicker than
you could say Jack Robinson" or
quicker than even the best OF boy find
ers' could record his movements, a
pointer on the instrument is trained in
the direction indicated by the dial. and
by peculiar contrivance. that is nec-
essarily one of the closely guarded Sc
crets of the invention. the boy is traced
to the apple orchard, the fishing pond
or wherever he may be heading. provid-
ing, of course, he Is not already by this
time out of range of the finder"
The inventor claims that IL is impos-
sible for apy boy to tamper with the |
boy finder SO that it shall fail to work |
Or give false indications. But we should |
be inclined not to place too great reli-
ance on such claims, and parents who |
make use of this curious instrument !,
would do well to caution the boy, upon
whose actions II is designed to exercise
tself, against tampering with the
works.
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FEATHHRED BAROMETERs.
Sailors Warned by Them Of a Coming
Storm.

While a British brig was gliding
smoothly4along before a good breeze in
the South Pacific three months ago, a
flock of small birds about the size,
shape and color Of paroquets settled
down in the rigging and passed an
hour. or more resting. The second mate
was so anxious to find out the species
to which the visiting strangers be-
longed that he tried to entrap speci-
men, but the birds were too shy to be
thus caught and too spry to be seized
by the quick hands OF the sailors. At
the end Of about an hour the birds took
the briggs course and disappeared. but
toward nightfall they came back and
passed the night In the maintop.
The next morning the birds few OFF
again, and when they returned at noon
the sailors scattered some food about
the decks. BY this time the birds had
become 30 tame that they hoped about
the decks, picking up the crumbs. That
afternoon an astonishing thing hap
pened. The flock came flying swiftly
toward the brig. Every bird seemed to
be piping as IL pursued by some little
invisible enemy on wings, and they at
once huddled down behind the deck
house. The superstitious sailors at
once called the captain OF the brig, who
rubbed his eyes and looked at the
barometer. A glance showed that
something was wrong with the ele-
ments. and the brig was put In shape to
outride storm.
The storm came about 20 minutes
after the birds had reached the vessel.
For few minutes the sky was like the
waterless bottom of lake--a vast arch
of yellowish midland torrents of rain
fell. Why IL did not blow very hard no
one knows, but on reaching port two
days later the captain learned that a
great tornado had swept across that
part Of the sea. The birds left the ves-
sci on the morning after the storm and
were not seen again.--Mary1and Bull
letin.
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rISH DEBT KAISER.
Angler Catches a 36.Pound Salmon
and Pays OF Church Encumbrance.

Three Boston men-Herbert Duma-
resq. Charles Hovet and l.. r. Howe
were returning from very enjoyable
salmon fishing trip to the celebrated
Dawson pool, on the Restigouche river,
in New Brunswick. They each took
about. seven salmon OF good weight,
though the weather was hot good part
or the time and the season late.
Mr.. Dumaresq was leader of the party
as TO size of fish taken, he landing a
salmon of SO pounds weight This fish
says correspondent OF the Boston
Herald. was noble fellow, and it ap-
pears was a FISH OF good qualities-pos-
sibly OF religious turn of mind. 1t
happened this wise:
The weather was hot and the fishing
rather poor. On that part of the Res
tigouche river is a little church. i'm
which old gentleman Dawson (from
whom the pool takes it's name) and his
wife are much interested On the day
In question Mr.. Dumaresq registered a
vow that IL he took a salmon OF 20
pounds weight he would lift debt of
500 that had been hanging for some
time like an incubus over the little
meeting house.
Mr.. DumaresQ went fishing in the
morning. not thinking IL possible that
he would have much luck; but soon he
had great strike and. after a most
exciting fight. the fish was brought to
the net and was found to weigh Sc
pounds
There Is not the slightest doubt In
the minds OF all the anglers conversant
with the facts that the salmon had
Mother Dawsons church In mind when
he seized Mr.. Dumaresq's fly That
gentleman promptly raised the church
debt and received the gratitude of
Mother Dawson, who Is firm in the be-
lief that the Lord sent the fish.
But now the real reckoning among
sportsmen is that Mr.. Dumaresq owes
that church just seven more contribu-
tions. for did not the salmon weigh 80
pounds. and the vow was registered at
20 pounds?
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DEATH NOTICES.

ALLEN--In Norwood, Aug. 29 Mabel
c., infant daughter OF William III. and
Addie b. Allen, aged year, s days.
BRADLEY-In this city, on the 2sth
inst, Catharine Bradley, aged 81
years.
BAxTER-In North Providence. 2Sth
inst. william j.. son of Patrick and
Marguerite Baxter, in the 23d year OF
his age.
CAPWELL~-In Summit. r. l.. Aug. %,
Mary A, wife OF David o. Capwell.
FREER-Ip Warwick. on the soth inst.
Florence M, daughter OF James and
Mary Freer, aged year. months. 10
days.
MURRAY-In this city. the 3oth inst,
Rose. wife of Patrick Murray, in the
51st year OF her age.
PERKINS--In Riverpoint. goth inst.
Maggie Perkins. wife OF William Per-
kins.
Ross-In this city. on the soth inst,
Jane Ross. In her 51st year.
sTREET-In this city. on the soth inst,
Annie, daughter OF william and Helen
Street. aged years, 2 months. 8 days.
sTEERE--In Glocester, Aug. 2s. Han
nah l.. Steere, daughter OF the late
Seth II. and Lucy l.. Steere, aged As
years and 26 days.
TwITCHELIs-1n this city. on the 30th
inst. Lydia Langdon, wife of the late
John Twitchell. of Plymouth, Me-, I'm
her nth year.
WTLKINSON-In this city. Aug. %.
Lillian Francis. daughter Of Robert
and Elizabeth Wilkinson. aged year.
wALCOTT--fn this city. 3oth inst.
Jabez V. walcott, in the seth year Of
his age.
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nARsHALL's STORY.
The Wounded Correspondent Tells
How Men Act When Shot.

/ saw many men shot. Every one
went down in lump without cries,
without jumping up in the air, without
throwing up hands. They just went
down like clods in the grass. 1t seemed
te me that the terrible thud with which
they struck the earth was more pene-
trating than the sound of guns. Some
were only wounded; some were dead.
There, is much that is awe-inspiring
about the death of soldiers on the bat
tlefield.< Almost all OF us have seen mon
or women die, but they have died in
their carefully arranged beds with doc
tors daintily boarding the fickering
spark: with loved ones clustered about.
But death from disease Is less awful
than death from bullets. On the battle
field there are no delicate scientific
problems of strange microbes to be
solved. There Is no petting. no coddling
nothing, nothing. nothing but death.
The man lives, he 10 strong. he is vital,
every muscle In him In at it's fullest ten
sion when. suddenly. ''chug' he IL dead.
That ''chug" of the bullets striking
flesh is nearly always plainly audible
But bullets which are billeted. so far az
know do not sing on their way. They
go silently. grimly TO their mark.
and the man In lacerated and torn or
dead. / did not hear the bullet Shrek
that killed Hamilton Fish; I did not
hear the bullets shriek which struck
the many others who were wounded
while was near them: did not hear
the bullet shrek which struck me-
Edward Marshall, In Scribner's.
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KNIGHTS of the Garter.

The knights of the Garter are forty
eight In number. of whom some ten are
crowned heads. There are twenty
Knights OF the Thistle, and twenty
seven Knights of st. Patrick. Each or
of the Garter ribbon is or the shade
known as garter blue. green is the color
of the ribbon of the order of the Thistle
while the color OF the ribbon OF the or
der Of st. Patrick Is sky blue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31
Soldiers Relief Association.

The Rhode leland Sanitary and Relief A.
sociaticn ask a generous public for contribu-
tions of money to enable them 10 cnrry on
their work of relieving sick and wounded
soldiers and sailors. by sending clothing.
medicines and stores that the government
does not supply.
All contributions cent 40 the Daily News
Will oe acknowledged In that paper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31
DAHLIAS.

A bunch of dahlias with dark-red vel
vet leaves.
Came to me on this August eve.
The tall pine trees and grass were
green,
The fair, full moon shone on the scene.
The lovely evening passed away.
And baimy sleep till break OF day;
A new creation greets our eyes.
And sparkling dew like diamonds vie.
g. Il. Kingsbury.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-31

A German has just completed BIZ
cycle that has one wheel nine feet I'm di-
ameter. Two people ride it-one on
each side of the monster wheel. IL runs
as easily as n smaller bicycle because
OF it's scientific construction. The scien-
tific formula OF Hostetter's Stomach
1,itters IL the reason OF Its great vir-
tues I'm making the weak strong. and in
curing most of the everyday ailments
Of men and women. IL your health IL
poor,try a bottle.
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SAMPSON AND scHLEY.


II is not yet at all certain that the
unfortunate controversy over the re-
spective claims to seniority OF Admiral
Sampson and Admiral Schley. will not
be ventilated in the United States Sen
ate when approval is asked for the
Presidents nominations.
Although the feeling aroused by the
discussion among the people has some
what subsidized in the days that have in
terveped since the victory of Santiago.
we continue to find good deal of firing
kept up in the press. partisan to one or
the other of the two gallant officers, the
Maryland papers showing a particular
5 loyalty to schley. who is Maryland's
!, own, while the New York papers by no
means give "a similarly unanimous sup
port to Sampson.
Stripped OF all the frippery insepara-
Bile from personal discussion. the fact
Of record remains that just before the
war schIey was Commodore at the
bottom OF the list. and Sampson was a
Captain next to the top OF the Captains
list. Today Sampson is No. on the
Rear Admirals list and schley. though
Rear Admiral. too. is next below him.
in view of the fact that both officers
occupy position in the highest grade.
the question OF seniority is not ma
terial. Nevertheless. the promoting OF
Sampson by even so much as one num-
Der over his heretofore superior officer
would ordinarily be taken as refiec-
lion on. Schley. and II is naturally diff
cult for the friends of the latter to re-
gard 1t in any other light.
With promotions in the naval service
well grounded on the principle of sem
iority exclusively. all extra promo
tions must Inevitably carry with them
their complete justification IL jealousy
- to be avoided and injustice guarded
against. AS a general thing, most of |
the extra promotions that the war has
created have undoubtedly been ap- |
proved by the whole navy and have
created no, bitterness among the great
majority OF gallant officers who have |
not had opportunity for the unusual
distinction. And it would evidently
have seemed much like an injustice to
Captain rSampson, after his exceptional
service as Acting Rear Admiral I'm
charge OF the extensive operations In
the West Indies from the very Begin
ming. II, at the end of the war he had
been displaced in the promotions. And
though II might have been wiser IL the
President In making both Sampson and
Schley Rear Admirals had restored the
order Of seniority, which marked their
positions before the war, this would
naturally have uispleased Simpsons
friends.
This brings US to the original cause
of the unfortunate controversy and the
origin Of the difficulty which met the
President when ne came to make the
promotions The mistake. at bottom,
ras the making Of Captain Sampson
an Acting Rear Admiral over the heads
of dozen or more officers who were
nis seniors in rank. including schIey.
4 was species Of favoritism that,
'owever well justified to the view OF
he Navy Department was bound TO
reate misunderstanding and embar-
assment. Such men as McNair. How
u, Remey. Fsrquhar. Watson and
ehIey were SIMPSONS seniors. and no
ne viii pretend to say that they were
d perfectly well qualified to command '
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THE SMALL CAPITALIST.

There is no question that this country
is peculiarly ripe for wildcat schemes
of the sort represented by the late Jer-
negan gold water enterprise.
Small properties that, even so short
a time as a decade ago. offered living
interest to their possessors. now make
only an inconsiderable return. The
small capitalist finds 1t difficult to in
vest his means with security SO that
they shall give him what. few years
ago, would have been considered only
fair interest. but which is now almost
out of reach. The government war
bond issue only offered three per cent.
and 1t was greedily taken up. shortly
going to premium that made its earn-
ing power considerably less than three
per cent. for the investor. The savings
banks show tendency to reduce in
terest. Capital In large quantities is
ready for any good thing at starvation
rates to the small capitalist who looks
to his investment for some part of his
living income. Three and four per cent.
investments command premiums that
few years ago would only be looked for
in Ave and six per cent. investments.
In this situation, the small capitalist
is peculiarly susceptible to temptation
from doubtful schemes Offering large
returns. Just what line such PROPOSE
tions are likely to take II would be
hard to say. but that there will shortly |
be something up is almost inevitable.
The Western and Southern town site
booms Of decade or more ago will |
scarcely be repeated but new devices
are bound to be forthcoming. The fake
enterprises and the Jernegan
scheme are notable illustrations of the
facility with which fantastic PROPOSE !
ions for reaping rich returns may be
ioated among the small capitalists
seeking. with their little means, to
match up with the men OF millions
truggling for opportunities to invest at
my sort OF rate.
First class securities at the price you
must pay for them are now pretty well
ettled into the three and four per cent
list of investments. Nothing short of a
ucky strike can offer hope of better
han that. Bell telephones and Limo
ypes are not TO be looked for every !
'eek or every year. although the small
lvestor is constantly on the alert for
ONE such surprise. Eight. ten and
wenty per cent. schemes or PROPOSE
ons Offering large blocks of stock at a
Moderate total sum. at a dollar or fifty
ents share, should be regarded as
lore than doubtful. Good things like
hat may go a-begging. They have In
he past But we are prone to remem-
er such instances and to forget the {
ubbles that have burst and which !
ave carried with them into the ether 7
he small accumulations Of women. ,
alaried clerks small merchants. pro-
essional men OF limited income and
theirs who are able to save little
very year and are always eager. too
ager, for chance TO turn their little
apitai TO good account.
Visionary gold mines and patents are 2
lways attractive. and are usually sue =
essful In appealing to the small cap {
alist. Opportunities for instaliment :
'vestments with a mortgage accom- g
odation offered with the hope that the =
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Pharmaceutical Note.
There Is a druggist in First avenue
who displays this sign. says the Sun:
ALL KINDS !:
OF ACIDS {:
FOR SALE HERE. (:
CARBOLIC {:
ACID !:
DEAD CHEAP. A:
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Time tables giving full information as
to local and through train service NAV
oe obtained at Providence station and
sta-v+ns below. |.
train Service From Providence.
PROVIDENCE DINrsiOS.
M Corrected to Aug. srd, 1855.
QnSTnNP Square station. $40.
SSSsVN5.50. Zo2. s.c2. y.es 1000