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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
Turtle ACTS AS WATCH DOG.

Stray turtles, measuring from four TO
five feet in length. do not often wander
unmolested through the streets OF a
thickly populated city. But not long
since well-kn0wn family In Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands. received visitor OF
this kind. Nobody knows where the
great beast came from he simply APP
peared one day at the garden gaze and.
forcing an entrance. proceeded TO make
himself at home on the premises says
the st. Louis Globe Democrat. III was
promptly expelled by the astonished
family, TO wander once more on the c!ty
streets-fOr they did not know What
else 20 do with him. The turtle had q a.
forcnt ideas, however; he mad iounu
comfortable home and meant 90 stay
In it: he had very likely led lie OF
hardship, and intended To end n s DAYS
In peace ana security, 50 he retuIheu'
but was again turned out upon the cru
tl WCr'u. The turtle had VIII uI MS
CWn and was determined 20 live ia that
particular spot, so he CraWlcd in aSah
the next time the gate was open. Ahe
family gave mp in despair, ana allQWeu
the un invited guest 60 remain a rev
Gays before they turned him out again
But he returned once more. This per-
lNIlldiltt NdH ltDrdltu q l4ulibNt wa
times; IL they shut the gate on nm
hc would rear up on his hind legs, and
put his TWO fore feet on the t1p-hhe
a great dog.
IL wa necessary to accept the newt
able. The people to whom he wished 10
attach himself began TO feel a certain
superstition and allowed him 10 take
possess. on Of the garden which hc had
so long coveted as his abode. There he
f,, Il. saft4l gI
at night and is given his good three
meals a uay Of bran and w<ter, ana
scraps from the table. He is perfect
ly Harmless old fellow, and the children
have great sport with him, two or three
at "A time riding on his back. IL is only
dangerous 90 place a hand on rhe side
OF his neck. for AS he contracts ms
neck quickly within his shell, II is
likely TO be drawn i'm and injured. But
his funniest characteristic developed
after he had been fairly accepted nto
the family circle: in return for the
kindness lavished upon him he took
upon himself he functions Of n watch
dog The poor beast is not able 20 bark.
but whom a stranger enters the gate
ne eAJes forth such loud and forcible
Kisses as TO frighten the most coura-
geous until they discover that his hiss
Is worse than h's bite.
10 is estimated that this great turtle
is very old. While not OF a rare species.
he has grown TO an unusual size. His
neck is beginning 10 shrivel and take
upOn itself the drawn look Of extreme
age II Is thought bv some that he. is
the famous turtle that belonged 10 am-
ehameha l. He was the greatest con-
uueror ana king Of Hawaiian
Islands and lived over one hundred
years ago The animal remained for
general ons IN the custody of the royal
family. AMI last belonged - the Queen
Dowager. Kapinlani. who died on Tune
"a. Some time before the Queens death
the turtle disqppeare' But whether
this queer old beast with rs almost hu-
man intelligence. has such r1nantic
history or not IL is TODAY one of the
most interesting sights OF H,no'ulu.
though few visitors know of It's exist
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
VICTOR HUGO AND CHARLES DICKENS

Dealing wmsfhe Paris dwellings OF
these two writer's. an article In the oc-
tober number OF the Pail Mall Maga-
zine contains the following:
Leaving the neighborhOod or the Lat
i'm Quarter and returning 10 the riSht
bank of the Seine. Nhere are sun NUM-
ber OF houses which are 6enIii WIN
the names OF world-wid known names
in literature. Space will only permit Oh
my mentioning one or two.The house AT
ia Avenue Victor Hugo, where Victor
Hugo died on May %. 1888. ~ the age
of eighty-three years, will OF ne oNcI-
looked by those I'm search 2i Hls,oi.O
buildings. When the author OF Les @ @Mls
CRADLES lived there i'm that doupie, W.
stored building which. though unp5
tentious in appearance, Is suriOuiiu''u
by very pretty garden, u was - MANs- M
nue. Eylau; and il was there th1. on
or IN" CleNercst and yet one ol lhe mo-
eSotistical men os the century ~ ~h.''
those celebrated receptions 10 -. nu
which was the ambition, seNeH'S."
years ago. Of every young man ol Ve
ters. Then there is he house Whers
Charles Dickens resid "a at the close ~
the year 1s46. In letter 20 Forster, ms
biographer, the author OF D3Nlu ~. Dup.
perfield gave a description of lhls CoI Inci "
house at 80 formerly 4O Rue de N"uI
celles. If / remember rightly ms , uS
scrlption was a very odd one He ~ ~saiu
something about the house pe'nS .ne
most ridiculous and unparalleled IN the
world" il was "a cross between
haunted castle and a new KIND OF SiuVh'
cne room resembling a ten" ",,I anu NJ
other a grove"--such quaint uesCIlp-
ton as only Dickens could nave pe"'e"'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
ANCIENT TOWN IN ARIZONA.

We often speak Of this or OF that
town as the oldest on the continent.
But here we are I'm the streets Of a
town which antedates all oiher cities
OF the United States-a pueblo which
occupied this very spot when in 15l0
Coronado halted i'm Ciboa and sent
Don Pedro de Tobar on 20 the west 20
explore the then unknown desert says
a writer in Popular Science Monthly.
Imagine several rather irregularly
parallel streets about two hundred
yards Tong. with here and there an
open SPOT or plaza lined on each side
with -pldstered. ruUgh-laid stone
houses. and YOU have Oraibi Tae
houses rise i'm the form OF terraces to
a height Of two or three stories.
As a rule there is no opening TO the
ground floor dwelli~- save through a
small square hatch i'm the roof. Lead
ing up tO this roof are rude ladders.
which I'm a few rare instances are sim
ply steps Gu In a solid log differing N
nowisc from those found leading into
the chambers of the old cliff ruins of
Southern Colorado. The roof ~ the
first row or terrace of houses forms
kind of balcony or porch FOR the second
.crracc. and sec the roof OF the secund-
story houses serves a Similar uscful
purpose for the third-storN houses.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
It'd BITS.

london poiicemonhave been forbidden
10 wear tan shoes, on the ground chat
they are too stylish"
There are four large rabbit farms in
Indiana. The largest one rs located at
Wabash and covers sixty acres.
The total quantity OF diamonds found
In 1898. in the Transvaal was 23,Si3 car
ats, valued at e4S,7So, $212,sl2O4
Never in the history of the Big Sandy
Valley in Kentucky have somany cattle
been shipped To market as this season
Coffee, as a beverage. had a slight
start Of tea i'm London. for the first cot
fee house was opsued about the year
1852.
The savings of the enlisted men IN the
British naVyamount tonearly 1000 600.
all Of which Is on deposit with the gov
ernmeht.
4 carload 81 dried canned potatoes
contains 1000 bushels, but would hold
only five hundred bushels I'm their nat
ural state.
Servant girls are so scarce in Chicago
that employment agencies are ransack-
ing neighborng towns for material TO
supply the demand.
w iltit ONtu dHu ilDNdIU NrofuOn, or
Hobart Ind. spent their summer vaca-
tion on their wheels, during which they
travelled 1891 miles.
The great Siberian railway Is To be
rebuilt. even before e IA completed The
reason is the enormous Increase in the
business of the road
Russian explorers are now busyn sew
eral sections of Siberia. Large stretches
Of that country are stlll practically un-
known TO Europeans.
Colored boOtblacks on the streets Of
have made a fiat rate of
five cents a shine. Transients are
charged ten cents il discovered.
A machine tool trust has been formed
n Germany. mainly II seems. To- con- |
iuct an organized campaign for the ex- |
lusion by tariff OF American tools.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
NEW YORK SKy-SCRHptRS."

Behind a foreground Of tall mass
with their square rigging and mystery
(symbols OF the worlds commerce. If
you wish). looms up wondr0us bit
of the towering white c!y Of 1900, a
cluster Of modern high buildings
which. Notwithstanding the perspec-
tive Of dozen blocks. are still high
enormously alarmingly high-sym-
bols of modern captal. perhaps, and
it's far-reaching possibilities. or they
may remind you. i'm their massive
grouping Of a cluster Of mountains,
with their bright peaks glisteping in
the sun far above the dark shadows
of the valleys in which the streams of
business flow down TO The wharvcs
and 50 out over the world.
Now, separately they may be impos-
sible these high buildings of ours
these Vulger imDertincnt "sky-scrap-
ers." but. as a group. and in. .perspec-
tive they are fine. with a strong. man
~ beauty all their own. Il is the same
as with the young nation. we have
grown up 50 fast and SO far that some
Of our traits. when considered alone,
may not be pleasing but they appear
in a different light when viewed as a
whole and from the right pOnt ofview.
The skyline and It's constant change
can be watched 60 the best advantage
from the point Of view II the Jersey
commuter on the ferry: he also has
some wonderful Coloring To look at and
some uncommon. weird effects. such as
that OF "A late autumn afternoon (When
he has missed the 5.16 and has To GO
out on the 626) and il is already quite
dark, but the citv is still at work and
The towering office buildings are light
ed-are brilliant fndeed with many per-
fectly even rows Of light dots. The
dark plays tricks with the distance and
the water is black and snaky, and
smells Jf the night All sorts OF
strange flares of light and puffs OF !
shadow come from somewhere and all |
together the commuter IL he were not |
50 accustomed to the scene. ought not |
to mind being late for dinner Howev- |
er the commuter Is used TO this, too
October Scribner's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
EIE o..

BABCOCK-In East Providence, 18th
inst F,va 8. wife OF Harmon :. Bah
cock and daughter of Samuel and
Abbey J. Beiden, aged A. years,
months and l3 days.
BABCOCK-In New York, 10th inst,
Roscoe Babcock.
RIIss-In Rehoboth. 10th inst. Mary
Carpenter. daughter OF Francis a.
and Fannie NJ. Bliss.
cORy-In this city, 18th inst, Eliza
beth Brayman Cory aged 90 years.
rI.sRREE-In Valley Falls, 10th inst,
sarah Evelyn. wife of Thomas ID. ELS
bree. aged 80 years.
roycE-In smlthfield. 18th inst, Mary
Jovce. aged 20 years.
I..NGTRY-In this city. at st. Jo-
seph's Hospital. 18th INST, Mrs Ailce
Tanrtry. aged So years
uoCpocKEN-1n Denver. Colorado,
tsth inst. John McCrocken of Provi-
danre. II. L.. member Of providence
rounrl %. knights of Columbus.
AsON-In this city, 10th inst, Emma
wife Of Henry i. Mason.
ptrRCE-In this city, 18th inst, Will
liam ID. Pierce. aged ~ years.
pEID-In this city 18th inst. suddenly.
Janette Reid. aged 81 years.
yoprNsoN-In Wakefield, 10th inst.
uarv Nichols. wife of Frank W.
Bobinson. aged ~ years, months
and is days.
r,yIoR-In East Greenwich, r. T..
I'm inst. Charlotte NJ. Taylor aged
70 years.
this city. 11th irst
Erantz. son " Thomas y. and Helen
NJ Thollefson, aged years Z months
UFAvER--In this city. suddenly. 18th
inst. Edwin Weaver. aged 90 yeafs.
wHITEHEAD--Gn this city. 18th inst.
John Whitehead. aged a. years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
BLUES" The COMMON FATE.

"If We call the roll OF the great teach =
ers of this generation We discern that
not one but has had his hour OF de-
preston when his reform has seemed
failure. and. weary Of strife. he has
asked God to take away his life"
writes Rev. Newell Dwight Hills. DID,.
of An outlook Upon the Victory of
Optimism" IN the October Ladies'
Home Journal. Carlyle enters into
gloom. saying 4 shall die leaving no
man the better for the living. Spencer.
too, i'm the saddest pieces OF writing
our generation has seen. affirmed that
hc had failed TO Influence his genera
ton since a philosopher has done lit
tle for "A man VINO simply shows h I'M
what is right; wh''e Ruskih. Ike Eli
iah. oiti,' y and passlorlt..y prays for
The end of his care r. RGt m retro
spcct we low see that IN 1ls depressed
hour the prophet stood I'm a golden haze
Of glory that yelled future fame and
victory. So far from forgetting Turner.
England has cOnsecratcd the nobest
room I'm her gallery to that man who
was the greatest master OF orchestral
effects I'm color. III the sense of failure
on 20 CHOKE a Ruskin's heart. now We see
an economic teachers are writing their
philosophy under the influence OF ms
Christian spirit N Carylylennd spencer
once felt shat they looked out upon Wild
tracts ~ saVhKery ignorance ana vice,
10 is given 90 us 90 So afar OF. IKE
some nehula hist swinging into sight.
the vision " a new era for man. an era
Of wisdom an, justiee ana love"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

SYMPATHY is wasted on the boat
whose spars collapse during race and
the most inane speculation that can be
indulge6 in is that which tries to esti-
mate the result "if'' the accident had
not happened. There is no more ground
for special sympathy because Sham
rock carried away her big topmast
than there would be if she lost the race
without the contribution OF an acci-
dent. Losing her sticks was no more
a piece of hard luck than losing tha
race. The ability to carry spars and
sail is one OF the fundamental tests in
the competition. IL anything. the pub
lie, especially those folks who went out
TO see the race YESTERDAY have a right
TO complain because Shamrock was
unable to perform her part of the con-
tract To the fun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
REFORM IN SCHOOL GRADING.

we need to change from 2 method Of
distribution OF the work wherein a
teacher has charge OF all the pupils Of
one or more grades and at the same
ume teaches all the subjects studied IN
'hose grades, 10 a method wherein the
'eacher In charge of the pupils does no
ciass teaching and The class teacher
teaches the same subject or subjects for
all grades and has nothing To do with
sesslon-room work. This would require
SOME remodclhng OF school buildings
ana some revision OF the ideas Of dlsci-
pllne and OF the duties of teachers in
charge of session rooms
ihe hrst requirement Is a large ses-
sion room with suitable seats for say.
one hundred children. Ii should have
suiicient water-closets land wash
rooms connected with il. Also it should
% hdted with wall cases for books mu .
scum specimens. etc. The second re-
quirement is sufficient number OF
class rooms for twenty pupils. each
suitaDly connected with the session
room and fitted with the proper seats.
tables and other equipment necessary
for the kind of work to be done under
the direction OF the teacher of that
room.
The sesslon-room teacher should be
the broadest and ablest TO be found, for
she more than any other viii be an ex-
ample and moral aid 10 the pupils. The
Classroom teachers should report to
the session room teacher pupils re-
quiring special attention. and as we'll AS
may be what the special attention
should be. BY this method pupils will
be with the same teachers for several
years, and will thus be relieved from
much OF that sort of repetition OF work
that 50 frequently occurs i'm passing
up the grades i'm the ordinary way and
which does much To develop indiffer-
ence and laziness i'm many children.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
S MILES,.

Mrs. Bender-You ought 10 be
ashamed Of yourself staggering up the
lawn like that
Mr. Bender-Thash al right. Betty.
even t'the moon gish full once i'm "A
w-whilc.
Mrs Bender Yes. but the moon al
ways leaves a straight path.-Chicago
News.
What has he ever done o. make the
world remember him? Nothing -abso-
lutely nothing. He has never"
Hold on now. YOU'RE getting ahead
OF the subject. He's made money
enough 10 keep his heirs lighting and
his name IN the newspapers for years
aid.
The heautfU young e n h,sitated 20
marry the ugly old man.
fatcre1
Yes I'm liable 70 FAN dead ana min.
gtef he answered with apparent can
Now at last she gave her consent
Tor IN her Innocence she believed him
More MARRIAGES lfrf.suf '7. ba9rf
man We sometimes think PERHAPS
Detroit Journal
silence is golden" quoted Mrs Bick.
ers.
'You'n never harch." added her ami.
able husband. Detrot Free Press
Little Elmsr-Papa. what does Diet
ing mean2
prof pali, esd-- Batting Ices a, N.
table and more between meals.-Puck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
FRANKLIN NO ORATOR.

Writing OF Franklin as politician and
diplomatist in the October Century.
Mr. Paul l.. Ford points out his aver
sion to public speaking, and debate.
How Franklin avoided. so far as pos
sible anv share in the drafting Of the
public papers Of the congress has been
told already. Nor was he more for
ward in debate. II was Poor Richard
who remarked. Here comes the ora
tor. with his flood of words and his
drop of reason" and during his whole
life Franklin was no speech maker Il
served" jefferson said. with Gen.
Washington in the legislature Of Nir-
ginia before the Revolution. and during
it. with DR.. Franklin in congress. L
never heard either Of them speak ten
minutes at "A time, nor tosany but the
main point which was TO decide the
question. They laid their shoulders
to the great points. knowing that the
little ones would follow themselves.
John Adams. in one of his periodic out
bursts against the man whom the pup
lie deemed greater than himself. cVl-
trasted his own services In congress, IN
which he cl9imed to have been ac-
tive and alert in every branch OF busi-
ness. both in the house and on commit
tees. cons kc-atly proposing measures,
supporting those l approved when
moved by others, opposing such as
disapproved. discussing and arguing on
every nuef-on." with those OF Frank
lin who was seen. he saws. from day
TO day. sitting in silence, a great part
of his time fast asleep in his chalr.
Yet Franklin was appointed on every
imnortant committee. and Adams on
few. and the sage. could he have read
his brother congressman's comparison,
might fairly have retorted. with the
wisdom OF Poor Richard. He that
speaks much Is much mistaken" or.
"The worst wheel OF the cart makes the
most noise"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

EMPEROR William OF Germany is
probably felcitating himself just now
because ~ didn't take sides in that lit
tie controversy Of the cup race. 1t was
gen rally suspected that he was in
chned 20 put his money on Shamrock
but that he didn't want TO do anything
10 make the Yankees feel unpleasys t
touard him
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18
$500 REV a1p.

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lions are sttictiv complied with they are
nursl, Vegetable. aud never fail 90 give 4af
t.faction. 1lc. hONcS contain l0i lHll-. Toe
piii.. Beware "a substitution- AMI imfia
lions sent hy natl. stamp taken. NER
VITA MEDICAL CO, Cor Clinton ard Jack
son streets. 1hicsgo, III. sold by HALL A.
LYON Co, Druggists. Prov idcnec. X 4.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

COLUMBIA came very near TO
breaking the record over the thirty
mile course Yesterday. and IL Is fair 70
suppose that had Shamrock stayed in
the race to push her she would have
broken IL, The fastest time ever made
is TO the credit OF vigflant I'm the third
and deciding race with Valkyrie III
over the windward and leeward course,
3 hours. "a minutes. 30 seconds. CO.
lumbias time yesterday was 3 hours.
81 minutes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

Recently travelled up ana down thr
coast at VIII upset all ,sloe eaiiuns. aud
acted in an entirely dinerfnt manner
from any other Storm SOM ilmts lNs-
ptpain acts in Che sam. way. W refuses
to y..ld Co Treatment which has cured
similar eases. Then Hostettet'R Ston
ath Bitters should be- taken u VIII az.
fect cure speedily and naturally n
has cured stomach troubles for half a
century. Try IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

"The nag symbolizes our purposes
and cur Aspirations; it represents what
we believe and what we mean 10 main
tsin, and wherever it floats II is the
flag of the free. the hope of the oppress.
&c; and wherever II is assailed. at any
sacrifice IL will be carried triumph
ant peace. President Mckinley. Aug.
l3. 1892
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

THE attempts or the Beers 10 make
war before the British are ready have
- far proved very unsatisfactory to
the Beers. Unfortunately FOR them th.
British are always ready 20 nght Will.
waiting % be PREPARED for war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

AFTER his experience with celebrat-
ing the jameson raid the poet laureate
OF England is likely 20 be cautious
about writing a verse on the subject Of
the South African war until he Sc g
how NJ comes out
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

THE Beers are said TO be particularly
anxious to capture and scalp the Hon
Cecil Rhodes and probably in this en-
terprise they have the cordial sympathy
of the otherwise patriotic lambs OF the
London stock exchange.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

THE reduction in ths price OF the
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph from
three cents 20 one cent goes TO show
that Philadelphia is catching up with
the procession.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

THE one hundrsi and twenty-ffth
anniversary OF the Kent.sh Guards was
duly celebrated at East Greenwich and
the fiery warriors composing the organ
ization stood the toni OF march
through the village streets hike the sea
soned veterans that they are. 1t will
b. sorry day for a foreign FOE that sets
foot on East Greenwich's shue If the
Kcntish Guards find n out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

SOME folks are never satisfied. While
admitting that Mondays race was sail
ed, Sir Thomas stin complained that
there really wasn't wind enough,
y'know,to give Shamrock her best show.
And after yesterday the complaint is
that there was too much wind for the
topmast
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

CAPN Hank Haff. the New York
Journals prophet Of woe. explained
how IL all happened contrary to his ex-
pectations in the columns OF that news
paper. but unfortunately for the old
man his splendid record as yacht
master is badly smirched by his exhi-
bition as a man with a grievance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

PATTI gave private production O,
"Traviata" at her castle the other
evening for the exclusive benefit Of her
latest husband and a few guests. Mr.
Patti Is understood to have applauded
frequently and with marked enthusI.
.asm.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

THE latest is that when Sir Thomas
Upton returns to England he will SIP
his tea out Of The saucer. The cup win
be over here. This is from Kelth's
continuous. and. like a good many other
good things uD there. is not copyright
ed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

IT'S hard luck, Sir Thomas, but three
straight is the regular thing, you know,
and the rule can't be broken even fol
good fcnowship's sake.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

1T was a foregone conclusion after
Mondays test that. barring accident 10
the defender. Shamrock would be beat
en- yesterday But il is rather hard on
the spectators of the event that the
challenger couldn't hold together long
enough 10 go through the motions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

THERE may continue to be some diff
fcuhy about acquiring wind ITO finish
the cup races but there is no air of un-
certainty about the result.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

FROM forty to fifty thousand Repub-
lican plurality is the cheerful estimate
for Ohso's gubernatorial election. Here's
hoping that the ballots live up to the
estimate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-18

THE mishap to the cup challenger
suggests that a yacht. like man.
ought to be cautious about trying TO
carry too much OF a load