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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11
A r1USICAL nECHANIC.
A Carpenter Who Did Not Compres
head HaIevy's Inducement.

"The Queens Musketeers," which is
again great Partisan success,was first
brought out at the Opera Comique.
when Halevy was distinctly down on
his luck. Indeed, he was counting upon
the success Of his new work as a means
of getting his affairs into order
again says II. II. OConnor, in the Iona
don Sun. He had taken the very great
est care with IL, ,eliminating every phase
and every bar that smaeked of the
commonplace Especially-and here lies
the whole point OF the story-he had
been at infinite pains to avoid repeat
ing himself. and to strike out every
motif that might lead his critics to ac-
cuse him Of plagiarism from his formeR
operas.
The rehearsals went capitally; the
artistes were delighted with their parts.
Everything foretold success. One day
as he left the theatre after rehearsal,
and took a stroll along the boulevard,
he heard somebody whistling tune
near him. He listened in amazement,
for IL was "A tune that he recognized
only too well. Heavens! IL was just the
air OF the song which he had written
for Capitaine Roland in his new piece.
JJnconsciously he had been compos-
ing from memory. He went up to the
whistler. a worthy workman, who was
still continuing his tune, ana askeu
him what on earth he was whistling.
my friend. you are surprised" said
the man. "and no wonder. DO you know
that there is not another man in the
streets of Paris who could whistle you
that tune?"
"Why?"
Because it is song that nobody
knows yet"
Indeed"
Certainly because IL is in the new
piece that they are rehearsing in the
Opera Comique."
"A-a-a-ah!" said Halevy, with deep
sigh of relief. Put how on earth is ID
that you know it?"
well because / was putting up y
partition yesterday in the Opera House
Il am a Joiner by trade. you know
while the song was being sung"
The deuce," said Halevy. az did not
think 81 could be learned SO easily,
Look here. my friend. there is louis
for you, and do not whistle IL any
more"
"Why7"
Because am the author OF It,"
"Oh," said the musical carpenteN,
And as he went away he muttered TO
himself:
"He is a queer fish. why didn't hd
give me the twenty francs TO keep on
whistling it?"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11

tunity with such splendid vigor. I'm
doubtedly Admiral Sampson would
have handled Cervera just as well as
Commodore Schley had he been at that
end OF the line. But he wasn't there
and a brilliant opportunity was lost to
him, while il is difficult to feel that 1t
was a bigger triumph of courage and
skill TO arrange the blockade off the
mouth of Santiago harbor than IL was
To thrash the Spanish ships when they
showed their noses. And yet il is only
on such comparison that Admiral
SIMPSONS claim TO seniority recogni-
tion over Schley is based.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11
Getting Even With Landlord.

Down at Atlanta city. so girl
fresh from there tells me. there Is n
Washington family. the~naternal head
of which is locally famed for her thrift.
Her young son one day at dinner de-
clined the walters offer of a second
dish Of ice cream.
Take it," said the mother.
~ don't want &C." said the boy.
Take it. I say persisted the mother.
II don't want It." yelled the hoy. In
tone that suggested the promptings
Of maternal pinch
You take that Ice cream" com
manded the mother. IN stage whis-
per. Your fathers paying sl5 "A week
for your board. and ! won't have you
taking only one dish of cream Take IL.
l say" Washington Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11
A BLIND MANS POWER.
A Man In Indiana Who Is Able to
Cultivate Ground.

John Walther, who lives within two
miles of Clinton, Ind, has been blind
from birth, Until he reached manhood,
John lived on the fran With his father.
and it was not uncommon TO see him
driving TO the city with a load OF corn.
wheat or other farm product. A piece
of ground was given to him, and each
year he would plant and cultivate
big garden, which he would market in
Clinton, and place the proceeds TO his
credit in the bank. He would buy
horses, cattle and hogs. Even when
boy he was regarded as a good trader.
II is now a common occurrence Tor
John to stop in the middle OF the road
and trade horses with some Jockey, and
IL is said that he is never worsted. He
will go to any part OF his fathers large
farm, unattended, in search of "a truant
horse or COW, and his searches are usu-
ally successful. How he manages tn
distinguish the stock for which he is
searching Is a question which puzzles
everybody, and a mystery which the
blind man himself cannot or does not
explain.
When he decides to come to town he
goes TO the woods and, with apparently
as little difficulty as "a man blessed with
two good eyes, selects his favorite horse
from perhaps a dozen grazing in the
pasture. He has each season for years
made a hand in the harvest field, and
the farmers regard him as one OF the
fastest and most reliable wheat shock
ers" in the neighborhood. 1t was three
years ago during harvest that the blind
mans brother became entangled in the
machinery of harvester and suffered
q broken arm. AS soon as the accident
occurred John started on run from the
field to the barn and began hitching q
team To a spring wagon.
He worked rapidly, and when the
men bore the injured man TO the house,
the blind boy had the team hitched up.
driven out in the road and ready tn
start with his brother to a doctor III
this city He drove almost at break
neck speed, made the turn of the streets
after reaching the city, and brought
his horse to standstill in ffront OF a
doctors office. After assisting the
wounded brother up the stairway into
the office he drew out his watch, slid
his index finger quickly around the
dial, and, with sigh, remarked: JUST
half-past ten-I was only twelve min-
utes driving to town."
There is no work on the farm that thq
blind man cannot do, and during idle
times he builds and repairs fences. He
can lay the worm" for rail fence as
well as any man. and prides himself
on the rapid manner i'm which he gets
along with the work. He built
plank fence along the gravel road in
front of the Walther house. The line
is perfectly straight. while the work.
manship on the fence and gates Is not
excelled by many men who can see, ana
who profess to be carpenters.-Indian-
apolis News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11
A FELLOW FEELING.
Makes Providence People as "wondrous
Kind" as Elsewhere.

A fellow-feeling prompts IL.
We all have troubles OF our own.
We appreciate assistance.
Relief from trouble promotes graft
tude.
Gratitude promotes publicity.
Publicity promotes public good.
man with n bad back,
The kind that aches all day, and
doesn't cease at night.
Is a grateful man when his back is
cured.
He wants TO tell his friends about IL
Let them know relief can be had.
Lots of fellow-feeling i'm Providence.
poan's Kidney Pills have cured so
many backs.
Read what this Providence citizen
says:
Mr. Ellison Plummer, 81 Fillmore
street. saws: "Since the year 1891 / was
troubled with "A kidney disorder. AS
ts usual I'm such cases. | would be better
and worse by spells. At times the pain
i'm my back felt like dagger going
through me. When l commenced using
poan's Kidney Pills. which my son got
for me AZ Lothrop's drug store. 50
Westminster street. 1 was unable To be
around. | had severe pains I'm my low
or abdomen during the evacuation OF
the bladder. and the kidney secretions
we're fun OF brickdust-like deposit.
Doan's Kidney pills changed all that.
I began to improve after taking. them
for IA few DAYS. and my back felt 80
much better that ] was able To De
around Doan's Kidney pills did me a
world of good. aud ~ they acted 80
quickly and beneficially in my case
and n was bad one-What VIII they
do iu mild cases.
For sale by all dealers. Price 70
cents. Mailed by Foster-Milburn CO.
Buffalo. ". v. sole agents FOR the Uni
ted states. Remember the name, Doan's,
and take no other.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11

How the transaction came out does
not yet appear. But Hopkins is sui
eide, Quay prisoner at the bar and
the phrase 81 will shake the plum tree
is born. 1t is a capital phrase. "Shak-
ing the plum tree is bound to be pop
ular and of wide and varied applica-
tion. Like most such catch talk il is
sprung from most serious conditions,
but that will not prevent it's free, easy
and frivolous application. particularly
in matters political. 81 will shake the
plum tree" is likely to be made good
use of in the Pennsylvania campaign
and will scarcely -fail-to- spread and
prove popular all over the country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11

equalzed system, the practical appli-
cation of the theory is disastrous. The
possession of a good deal of assessable
property with fair assessment is evil
IDENTIFY much more satisfactory To
community than a theoretically beau
tiful tax system without the property
TO levy on. And the balance of the COM
munity, like that of New York, that
cannot move elsewhere so readily as
the very rich is likely To fret good
deal when it's own taxes are raised to
make up the deficit occasioned by the
departure OF the choicest subjects of
the tax theory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11

II appears that Mr. oliver Hazard
Perry Belmont is ineligible to run for
Congress on the Croker ticket in New
York because being an office holder in
Rhode Island, 4. e.. "A park commissions
er Of the city OF Newport, he is esteem
ed 20 be resident OF our State in
political sense. We do not understand
that Mr.. Belmont proposes to become a
full citizen of Rhode Island as have
Mr.. Gerry and Mr.. Goelet, but he seems
to be tending that way. Indeed New
Workers seem to be waking up to the
knowledge that for all the joys of life
i'm the metropolis, there are others-and
Newport is largely possessed OF the
others 10 the view OF discriminating
New Workers. 1t is not clear that Mr..
holder i'm Newport by reason OF the tax
system Of the Empire State, which was
the cause of the emigration of Mr.. Gerry
and Mr.. Goelet therefrom. but perhaps
now that his political associates con-
slider him as lost to them this with
other considerations may combine TO
give Mr.. Belmont to US in full. New
York's tax system, It may be recalled,
is based on the opinion that wealth
ought to he taxed because Il is wealth.
That is IL should not alone bear it's pro-
portionate share OF the tax levy but
should be assessed an extra percentage
because only a comparatively few peo-
pie have IL. The greater the wealth
the heavier the tax rate, that is the
New York idea. II is called grad
uated tax" The idea is very cute to in
crease the tax rate of the citizen as his
wealth increases and is especially to
be approved i'm a locality where a con
siderable number Of the very rich are
already corralled. 1t would hardly be
an inviting plan for local government
to set up that IL was looking for new
residents. But as a matter Of recent
experience. the subject OF the gradual
ed tax system cannot always be held.
The tax laws cannot restrain him from
moving 20 some other place and so
spelling the revenue plans. Indeed 1t
is rather easier for the very rich TO
move out OF town than It Is for folks
OF ordinary possessions. And con-
siderable amount of taxable property
that promised big returns under the
graduated system has already been re-
moved from New York. The amount
OF taxes that New York wants To raise
Of course remains the same. In the
same way. the future is likely TO see
the removal Of large estates from New
York that would remain to pay thel4
share Of the taxation but that will be
taken elsewhere To- escape the special
inheritance tax. The theory of al these
tax schemes ls very beautiful. but when
the result H. the loss to the tax gather
er Of sizable properties that would
make profitable returns N taxed as
more ordinary property Is taxed by an
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11
\ kindergarten Conundrum.

I'm Utica kindergarten school few
days ago the subject before the class
was the hen Among osher questions
asked by the teacher was What does
thc hen have that We have" the teach
80 az the same time placing both her
hands ou her head to indicate the por-
tion ~ the body referred 90. The teach
cr was much surprised as we'll a. anus.
cd when little girl quickly answered
"A comh'' The teacher had placed
Observer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11

The rabbit story seems TO have a
direct application to the naval battle Of
Santiago. Admiral Sampson was un-
fortunate IN being absent at the critical
moment. He Is entitled 10 sympathy
FOR missing good thing. but Il l. plain
that he dld miss a. ana no sympathy
for his misfortune justiies the taking
Of the honos from the fellows who
were on hand and seized their oppor-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11

Just in time for use in a political
campaign that promises to be very ex-
citing comes a catch phrase OF rare USE
fulness. Among the papers found in
the private desk of the late cashier of
the Peoples Bank of Philadelphia, on
which rests the case against Senator
Quay, accused ot using the state de-
posits in the bank for his personal in
yestments, borrowings and speculation
is telegram that reads as followsi
"John S. Hopkins:
.If you buy and carry n thousand
Met for me, will shake the plum tree.
IN. S. QUAY"
Hopkins was the cashier. He COM
mitted suicide later. "a thousand Met"
is evidently so many shares of the
Metropolitan street railway, q highly
speculative stock. The idea of the per-
sons who are pushing the case against
Senator Quay is that Cashier Hopkins
was urged in the above message to buy
a thousand shares of the stock on mar
gin. holding it in event of tenn.
porary fall with the money of the state
of Pennsylvania and standing by TO
sell out at the order of the Senator
when a goodly profit should accrue by
the expected rise.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11
WHAT DOTHE chill LDREN DRINK ?

Don't give them ten ol coffee. Have won
tried the new food drink called GEAiNpY
N IL dclcious and nonri~hinR anil takes tho
place of coffee. The more Grain ~ rou give
the children the moro health Nuu distribute
through their systems. trninaO h. made of
pure grains. and when properly prepared
tastes like the choice grieirs of coffee. but
Gusts about q as much. AL grOcors stll IL.
lJc. and &c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11
Soldiers Relief Association.

Tho Rhode Island sanitary and Relief As.
sociation ask generous public for contribus
,ious of money 10 enable them To carry on
their work OF rclievins\ sick and wounded
soldiers and sailors. by sending -loth.ag.
medicines ana stores that the government
does not supply.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11

Whom first we love we seldom we'd"
So Meredith essays TO prove.
But I'm Chicago. IL is said,
Whom first we wed we seldom love-
New York Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11
SMILES.

Possibly the seal is almost extinct,
and the sealskin sacque may go with
it; but there will always be something
about our girls just as dear-Philadel-
phia Times. :
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11

Pedder-Here Is little device which
will keep you from losing your lead
pencils.
Watts-Ive found a better scheme
than that. / have quit lending them.--
indianapolis Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11

Ethel-Only think, They say Lord
Littledough actually borrowed the
money of his flancee to buy the engage
ment ring with
Penelope-Yes; and then went out and
got trusted for it.-Judge.
Into the maddlng crowds nocturnal
strife
He never has a chance TO make his
way. y.---
Because, poor chap, he has jealous
wife
Who keeps a string upon him night
cleveland Leader
"Well. are you going to get it?" was
asked OF the rural statesman just back
from Washington. where he had been
with a view to securing an appointive
position.
Don't think am. That there con.
gressman of our'n was too burned per-
lite to me. Detroit Free Press.
A Perryhawkin man tried the expert
ment OF mixing sawdust with his
chicken feed. He was SO well pleased
with his experiment that he determined
To give up feeding corn meal and feed
them sawdust instead. shortly after
he set hen with 10 eggs. Last week
she came off with l3 chickens: 10 of
them had wooden legs and the other
was woodpecker.-Some Md
Journal.
"Be Il so," haughtily spoke Harold
Higgamore "Lucretia McGinnis, you
have rejected me with contempt and
scorn. | meet your rejection with equal
contempt and scorn, and am ashamed
of myself FOR having stopped TO beg for
your hand. There Is not only as good
fish i'm the sea as ever have been caught
but there are better! Miss McGinnis, I
have the honor to wish you good after.
noon"
That's all right. Harold" said the
young woman, yawning slightly. But
please don't turn on your heel as you
stride Indignantly away. It's hard on
the carpet Chicago Tribune
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-11
THE NEWS
Daily European Hint.

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(Secured for exclusive publication in
The News by arrangement with Felix.
Rouff, Doucet, La Ferriere. Paquin and
other famous Partisan costume
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
THE MONTERREY OFF FOR MANILA.

San Diego. Cal. June 1.-THE United States
monitor Monterey sailed at 1245 p. m to-day
for Honolulu. Captain Leutze said that the
deckoad Of eightythree tons Of coal was lost
about thirty miles outside OF the Faralones
the netting having given way from repeated
gatherings Of the waves In heavy weather He
then decided 10 come south. and after reloadng
at San Diego TO start again for Honolulu
The captain stated that the trip from here
would be much smoother and quicker. he
would have the trade winds with him all the
way to Honolulu and avoid the boisterous gales
on the northern route The reloadng was fin
ished at 10 a. m. and the Monterey got under
way at 12;45 She Joined outside the bay
by the collier Brutus, which IL to accompany
her. and the two vessels steamed rapidly 10 the
westward on their way 20 the Philippines L, is
expected that they will touch at Honolulu in
al out ten DAYS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
THIRD MANILA EXPEDITION.

San Francisco. June 1l.-As far es is now
known the third Manila fleet will consist Of the
Para. the Ohio. the rrdiana the Victoria the
Olympia. the Arizona and possibly the City OF
Puebla. The steamship Feru is the next Pacific
mail vessel due from China She Is an American
ship and may he taken for a transport. The
City Of Rio de Janei:o and the Almoia are alsc
likely to be chartered CT impressed into service
when they arrive from across the Pacific.
The third sailing expedition vii, probably bc
composed Of the Regular troops here now. whose
organizations are being ody filled -, .hc
war strength. The four batteries u the 81
Artillery. commanded ly Major Hess. the 4th
Cavalry, under comm and OF Colonel Kellogg and
Major Rucker. and the companies of the 18th
and I'D Infantry not included in tbs next OK
pedition. will be selected first In accordance.
with General Merritt's plan OF taking the best
trained Of the troops as the advance of his atmy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
CAMP MERRITT MAY NOT BE MOVED

San Francisco, June 1.-THE runnor that Camp
Merritt Is TO be removed 10 the Preside seems to
have foundation I'm fact. General Merritts
eids say they know nothing Of the change. and
II Is not at all In the line Of possibili les This
water supply a. the Preside is Inadequate for
such large number o. troops and II Is said
should II be decided TO again transfer the camp.
that Benica near the Mare Island Navy Yard.
and not the Presi Ito. would be the spot selected
Recruits 70 the number Of eight hundred and
fifty arrived from Fort Mcpherson. Georgia. to-
day TO go into camp AZ Camp Merritt. The Rcd
Cross gave the men breakfast n the so
ciety's headquarters near the ferry slip. and
distributed bouquets of flowers 10 them Just
before the march to Camp Merritt began. The
rev arrivals are well equipped, lacking arms
only and these will b~ furnished Immediately
from the stores now in this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
RUMORED PEACE PROPOSALS

SPAIN DOES NOT LIKE THE SUGGESTIONS
MADE BY FOREIGNERS
Madrid June 1.-THE campaign inaugurated
by some OF the foreign newspapers in favor or
peace between Spain anP the United States is
not approved here. According to the opinions
Of several generals. Spain is capable OF con-
t.nulng the war in Cuba for two years. even
under the most unfavorable circumstances
Therefore, they add IT is useless to talk Of peace
unless It implies return TO the status quo ante
bellum.
The Government. II Is added has not received
any suggestions Of peace from the Powers, and
I'm political circles 1t Is declared that If such a
suggestion received the Government would
piltoitey decline TO entertain II. on the ground
that Spain had decided to pursue the war to the
bltted end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
WAR NEWS OF TODAY.

Eight hundred American marines landed on the
shores Of Guantanamo Bay and. after driv-
ing the Spaniards from the earthwOrks,
burned a village. hOisted the United States
flag. and took a position which they Will
hold for the arrival Of the army of inva-
slOn
The Navy Department was In cable communca-
ton with Admiral Sampson, off Santiago
de Cuba He confirmed the report that ma
rlnes had landed and raised the American
flag at Guantanamo Bay.
A Havana dispatch by way Of Madrid says that
eleven American merchantmen have ar
rived OFF Santiago de Cuba. and II Is be-
lieved they are transports conveying troops
to he landed near Santiago.
The Berlin "Kreuz Zetung" declares that 1t
can confirm the reports that confidential
interchange OF opinion is taking place be-
tween several Of the Powers In regard TO
mediation between the United States and
Spain.
Madrid advices say that Spain Is determined
to pursue the war to the bitter end.
General Merritt Is in communication with the
War Department. seeking to get the full
force Of 10000 men to go to Manila. for
which place he will start In two weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-12
MERRITT WANTS MORE MEN
HIS DEMAND FOR THE FULL FORCE OF
TWENTY THOUSAND

San Francisco. June 11.-Nator Mer-
r'tt wants more troops. He Is now in communi-
cation with Washington the subject. and
hopes to receive word within few hours that
additional forces have been granted to him.
General Merritt contemplates leaving San
Francisco for Manila two weeks from to-day. and
is desirous that his expeditionary forces shall
preceds him to the Philippines with the troops
that arrived yesterday and day ne has n force
or about sixteen thousand. 1t is said that In
the last forty-eight hours the Governor General
has been In constant communication with the
War Department and has finally demanded that
the full quota Of 10000. specified by him, he
nlled
The Senator and the Morgan City being
fitted up for the troops, and both these vessels
will be ready by the end Of next week They
were built for the Klondlke trade and have
large carrying capacity. and a few days work
Will put them In shape transports.
The third fleet probably Will comprise the
Senator. the Morgan City. the Ohio and the
Centennial IL the latter is accepted after rein
specton. The Ohio arrived to-day from Seattle
and was turned over to the Government
The work OF organizing the engineer and Sig
nal corps for Manila is proceeding slowly, as not
enough men can be found So far only twenty
seven have been enlisted Fifty men wanted
In each corps and California cannot supply
them Major Thompson has telegraphed East
asking for volunteers
Major j. +. Bell. engineer officer Major
OF Information Of the Philippine expedition. has
received orders to start for Manila Tuesday.
Re will depart on the first transport. and will
= accompanied by large corps Of assistants.