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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-09
Mr.. Shorman's Paper.

City Sealer George II. Sherman Of
Providence then read paper on
Weights and Measures. which con-
tanned much interesting historical in
formation.
city Sealer j. II. Stacy OF Newport
moved that City Sealer orr Of New Ha-
ven be made an honorary member Of
the association. and he was SO elected.
Acting Mayor Kenyon of Pawtucket
was then introduced and spoke briefly.
and then several sealers spoke in re-
gard to the work done by them i'm their
several towns.
The meeting was then adjourned and
after partaking OF light refreshments,
the entire party proceeded to take the
1880 o'clock boat for Fields Point.
where a special shore dinner. prepared
by Col. Atwell. was enjoyed.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
CABLES FREE OF CHARGE.
An American Abroad Employs n
Clever Scheme,
(From the New York Sum-

(From the New York Sum-
The Paris edition OF a New York daily
paper has been found to possess other uses
than touting for gambling resorts in the
Riviera, and booming various Swiss spas
An American abroad took advantage OF
this Journals eccentricities and kept
his wife informed of his movements by
cable without expense TO himself. The pa
per advertises that it will telegraph 10
New York the name Of any American reg
istered at its Paris Office. He selected fifty
names at random and developed them into
a code, which may be understood from the
following examples of his system:
James Beverly. Boston:
Arrived safely yesterday, was not sea
sick. (Register from New York is II was
ILL.,
Conrad Brewster, Philadelphia:
Address me at Hotel Continental New
York, Grand Hotel; Boston, Hotel Binda;
Baltimore, care of Consul Genera).
Harry Marks Jamison Chicago:
Have executed all orders, and drawn on
you for commissions. Of Marks omitted
Have completed work, but have not
drawn for money!
Thomas Bartlett Powers, Mobile:
Sail on French Line from Havre tomor-
row; shall be delighted to get back to
wife and babies.
He was able to communicate with his
employers, and keep them informed con-
corning his business with equal economy
Il used this code daily he explained to
reporter. When dared not register my
self for fear of detection, I'd ask some
friend, as personal favor, to register the
name i gave him on a card No. 1 didn't
have to tell untruths. l just said: Will
you kindly go round to the Office and reg
lister John Wintersmith, Boston, for me p
They'd always do it,
The evening times., 1899-10-07
Mr. O'Beirne's Mission,

AS a matter of course the Government at
Washington will have nothing to say to
the commissioner" appointed by Presi-
dent Kruger to attempt the ENHANCEMENT
Of the United States in the South African
difficulty. Aside from that consideration,
the fact that the Transvaal authorities
should have selected for so delicate and in
delicate a mission, one who is not only per-
sonally but professionally an Irish-Ameri-
can appears passing strange TO many peo-
pie.
Probably the humor of the appointment
has not been recognized at Pretoria Ii may
be that Dom Paul supposes O'Beirne TO be
the American form of Dutch patronymic.
He has doubtless read how Miss Demp-
sey is recognized as Queen of the
Holland DANES: and We are quite sure that
he associates the Knickerbocker element In
New @4serk with the names Of such sturdy
burghers as Croker, Sheehan, Carroll, Cock
nan, Sullivan, o'Rourke. OShaughnessy,
Mahoney, Hoolihan and the like.
That is not the point, either, Is it not
a triile queer that SO many tears should
be shed over the woes OF the gentle Beers
by an element which is largely and legiti-
mately Catholic in religion. when the OBJ
iects Of all this general sympathy never
by any chance hold business or social re-
iations with Catholics if they can help it,
and hardly tolerate their presence in the
Transvaal2
The evening times., 1899-10-07
A GIFT FOR MR.. CARNEGIE.
Tes moniaI of Regard From a H0
hnEAn In~fifntA

NEW YORK, Oct. THE alumni as
sociation of the Stevens Institute of Tech
nology at Hoboken has decided to present
TO Mr.. Andrew Carnegie an interesting TO-
ken Of its appreciation of his donation Of
$780, 900 for the building of an additional
laboratory to the institute. ITO endeayor
to present to Mr. Carnegie anything of in
trinsic value would be foolishness,' said
President Henry Morton of the institute
yesterday. What We propose is to pre-
sent him with a piece Of the first IT. rail
ever used in the construction of railroads
in his country"
The Ct rail was invented by Robert L.
Stevens in 1880. Up to that time the fiat
rail was in use. There being no rolling
mills in this country in those days, Mr..
Stevens went to England where his inyen-
tion was manufactured Mr.. Stevens
shipped many tons of the new rail to
this country The first shipment was
used on the old Camden and Amboy Rail-
road then owned by the Stevens family
Pieces of the old rail are still in possession
of the Stevens family, and it is one of
these which the alumni association will
present to Mr.. Carnigie. The piece select
ed is about six feet in length. 1t will be
encased in handsomely engraved casket
and an appropriate inscription, together
with certificates Identifying the relic will
accompany the gift.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
to a sudden and vigorous life. language

to a sudden and vigorous life. language
was made.
This paper is particularly interesting
at the present time. in so far as it sheds
light upon the possible future of our own
speech. There have been people who as
serted that we have no distinct language
or style of expression; that We talk modi-
fed and often degenerate English. and
slang. On the other hand, IL We look at
the matter in the light suggested by the
writer above quoted, We may consider the
American language in a formative state.
where il must remain until the influx of
immigrants along the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts has ceased, and the many dialects
now spoken in our land-Swedish, Nor
wegian, French, German, Polish, Russian.
Italian, Spanish. provincial English. and
plantation dialect-have been allowed to
crystalline into some form which suits the
needs OF our composite Republic.
IL cut OF her several dialects Germany
made common language. then IL is pos
sible that something of the sort may hap
pen in this country. No other nation has
ever had SO many different language ele-
ments and race elements TO assimilate. We
have already taken into our everyday
speech many European and Asiatic words
and idioms. and the acquisition OF Hawaii,
the Philippines, and Porto Rico. and the
growing interest which we must have in
the commerce OF the world. is likely TO
increase the mixture and delay the uIti-
mate welding process.
To form language, a people must be
TO some extent homogeneous, and We have
this one element OF unity-patriotism. The
Italian immigrant may not know very much
else about American Institutions, but he
knows that georgia Washa" is a person
to be admired as standing in some dim
way for liberty, fraternity, and equality.
The children of that immigrant are fire.
Quently much fiercer in their patriotism
than their comrades born of American pa
rents. This one feeling which all Amer
leans have in common will do something
toward the formation of a national Ian
guage, which will grow from the very life
of the people, and be strong and fine, be-
cause natural and serviceabie. The immi-
grant is eager 10 learn English. or, as he
might. say. talk United States" but he
clings TO some of his pet Idioms and words
where they seem to him 10 express his
meaning with particular force. He does
this because he cannot help it. And il
may be that the American will come to
be the real world speech" and much bet
ter and more scientific than any made-up
Volapuk.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
Notes From the Band Wagon.

The various performers in the Presiden-
tial band wagon evidently have recovered
their wind, and every breeze that comes 40
US from the West now is laden with the iui-
Get notes Of the soloists. Mr.. Mckinley Is
speaking early and often. and with his us
ual grace and strict adherence TO glitter
ing generalities- He has much 10 say Of
our duties 10 the flag and civilization, and
the populace is always with him, as he
knew il would be on that subject, before
be started
But the President would acquire more
complete knowledge Of the public pulse
il he would condescend to a little fuller
detail. The people he is meeting do not
need TO be told that the victory of Admiral
Dewey. which was without flaw, shall be
maintained without faltering- That is a
promise quite unnecessary to reiterate
often. What they would like to know, is
how the maintenance is to be prosecuted.
and whether, while the Administration
proceeds without faltering it is in a posi-
ton and mind to do that same without
paltering.
After his conference with Admiral Dewey.
MIR. Mckinley had an excellent chance TO
arouse popular enthusiasm by adopting not
only his illustrious monitors naval but also
his military programme. II the removal of
Otis had been ordered when the ten addr-
tional war vessels were, a great deal more
public satisfaction would have resulted
Than is now the case. If change of COM
manders in Manila was contemplated at all.
it would have been much better TO let il
be known at once. Because, in the absence
Of such an assurance the suspicion increases
that the Administration is still determined
TO protect Otis, and the smugglers and ven
dors of arms and ammunition TO the rebels
who thrive under his colonial government.
Admiral Dewey's views and wishes in
this connection are now well known He
could not think otherwise than that the
presence of Otis in the Philippines is
greatly detrimental TO our interests, and
tends TO keep the insurrection alive. 1t is
asserted and believed that the victor of
Manila has urged the President to send
out the Major General Commanding the
Army in chief command, with Major Gen
eral Merritt as second. The popularity of
such movement is beyond doubt But
it would excite bitter antagonism from the
Adjutant Generals Office, and from the in
fiuences back of Otis, and behind DENLY
and the politico-speculative combination
now enjoying the smiles of fortune at the
scene of war and plunder.
1t is characteristic Of Mr.. Mckinley not
10 do anything that might lead to discon-
tent among the beneiciaries of the Otis and
DENLY system, unless driven to action by
political danger involved in an angrily ag-
gressiEe public sentiment. He will find
that sentiment very much alive and kick
ing il, before many days, he does not accept
and act upon all of Admiral Dewey's rec
concentrations The country is not in
clined to be tolerant of a policy which sac
rifices our credit, honor, and reputation
for decency, in Manila, in order that the
friends of offenders against all of these
things may be encouraged to vote and nav
for Republican success in Ohio
The evening times., 1899-10-07
Struggling Against the Inevitable.

II will not be forgotten that, before the
outbreak of hostilities with Spain. the
peace-at-any- price party in this country
ragged and roared up TO the very hour of
the declaration Of war by Congress. Much
such condition obtains today in England
and South Africa. But politicians, high
civil service officials, and diplomatists in
London, many Of them earnestly opposed
to war, are generally united in the con-
yiction that ii cannot now be ayerted with
out complete submission on the part of the
bility.
Even if her cause were unjust, which it
certainly is not, England could not now
recede from her position without incurring
the certain consequence Of a black rebel
lion throughout all South Africa. If Mr.
Chamberlain had been in a situation to
back Sir Alfred Miners demands at the
Bloemfontein conference, with adequate
military force, the Pretoria Government
either would have accepted them or have
known that the Transgaal would be occu-
pied instantly, and before its militia cou d
be mobilized for defence. But President
Kruger knew thoroughly well that the
British troops in all Cape Colony, Natal,
and Rhodesia would not number enough
men TO bother his people for two or three
months to follow; and he also knew that
the delay which must ensue before re-
endorsements, sufficient for aggressive
movements, could be put in the field
\
tempt many things in the Boer interest,
and perhaps with success.
Arguing from the manifestations of Eu-
ropean sentiment in favor of the Trans
yaal al the period of the Jameson raid, and
remembering the moral assistance then ez-
pending upon the assumed hostility of
Russia to England under all circumstances
Kruger had strong hopes that he might
be able to secure Continental interference
in the quarrel between the South African
Republic and its suEerain. Failing this
there is no doubt he counted upon the
menace of a general rising of the savage
tribes to frighten the British Government
from proceeding to extFemities.
he mas 1alied IN winning tne active inter-
est of any military power in supporting his
resistance to the imperial demands He has
probably succeeded in so representing the
British delay in enforcing its views, to the
Kafirs and the other native tribes, that
the latter regard Great Britain as too weak
to overcome the Beers, and may engage in
insurrection as a result Of that conviction
But this danger win not have the effect to
stay the British hand. On the contrary, it
creates vital necessity to show the blacks.
once and for all, that the imperial power is
irresistible. and that TO defy it will mean
their destruction Otherwise the situation
in South Africa would become speedily in
tolerable. and subversive Of all effort in
the direction of civilized development.
Beyond this consideration, the situation
The evening times., 1899-10-07
Snakes vs.. Fish.
(From the Minneapolis Tribune }


Reports have been received from several
localities in the State that big water snakes
are working havoc among the pickerel and
bass. These snakes are harmless, but if
forced to fight with man or fish they can
put up good scrap. Their bite, while not
poisonous, is extremely painful, and every
one gives them a wide berth.
In hot days they crawl to the branches OF
the low bushes ION the shore of the bogs
and sun themselves in contentment. MANY
of the reptiles will measure over ten feet.
and few Of them have ever been captured
If person approaches them while they
apparently are sleeping on the bushes and
attempts to hit them with sticks or stones
they fall quickly into the water and es-
cape harm.
John Ney, fisherman, recently reported
to the commission that he had, while max
ing a trip around one of the lakes in ths
upper part Of the State, found a big water
snake with fair sized pickerel in its grasp.
The fish must have weighed in the vicinity
of three pounds, and fight was on.
The snake slowly iuncofled his body, when
the pickerel dartedIout and quickly turned,
making a swiff luHge for the snake The
latter, however grabbed the fish by the
head and held him fast.
In the COURSE Of three or four minutes
the snake again upcoiled his body and the
pickerel, withfa few faint motions. came
to the top of the water for air The snake
lay still, but as the fish showed signs OF
returning life he again grabbed him by the
head. 's Ei
Then the body of the fish began to disap-
pear slowly, amid at last there was no more
piekerel in sight. =
The evening times., 1899-10-07
TRAMPLED BY CATTLE.
4 WOman's Red Waist Anglers a
Herd of Cows


NEW YORK, Oct. Mrs George Han
nah, the wife of a prominent farmer OF
N!ddlesex county, y. J., was horribly in
jured by herd of cattle on the Raymon 1
Meihaney farm, at Deans, six miles from
New Brunswick. yesterday afternoon Her
little son, but year old was also tram
pied by the cows. Both lie at the point
of death.
Mrs. Hannah is pretty young woman
twenty lone years old. Yesterday afternoon
she took her little son and started out into
one of the open fields to drive In the cows
She had done this at milking time quite
frequently. and never thought there was
the least bit of danger as she called the
cattle and drove them toward the barn.
This time she wore a bright red waist
She thought nothing of it until the cattle
suddenly turned about and stamped to-
ward her. They had become enraged by
the waists glaring color
She grasped her child to her side, and
screaming for help, tried to get out of the
way of the beasts But in a moment they
were upon her, and trampled mother and
child under foot. Bleeding, and in an un-
conscious condition, the two were found by
the womans husband, who, with his farm
hands, fought OFF the cattle.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
NeighborIy Amenities.

tFrom the Detroit Free PresS)
These are two as gentle old ladies as one
could find in the State, except when they
lake occasion to discuss each other.
'Yes," said one of them recently
Elizabeth and | have lived right there
in the old place for thirty years. III ad-
init that We have talked of separating sew
eral times. but We could never agree on a
division of the furniture and then neither
could bear to live in any other part of De-
troit.
But she is very trying at times. The
other day had a severe attack of neural
gia and asked her to get me a physician
She brought me one of those faith cure
practitioners, though she knows 1 haven't
the slightest faith in them. l showed her
doctor the door and cured my own neu-
ralgia.
81 like Ruth very much" said Elizabeth,
who was seen little later, "but there
are times when she puts me out terribly.
You know Ruth is theosophist and have
no patience with her. She'll talk and talk
and talk, and refer to some ancient event
as though she were thousand or two
years old; and tell about studying the
Aryan, as though 1t were a spelling book,
and act as though she pities me, and then
get angry because tell her it is all rub
bish often think that age is telling on
her mental powers, but she's dear, kind
soul"
Some reckless person told these two
what each had said about the other. 1t
Is not known exactly what followed, but
the light burned late that night, both the
old ladies were hoarse in the morning from
much talking, and next day each told how
they had agreed not to discuss differences,
one then sailing into the faith cure and
the other into theosophy.
The evening times., 1899-10-07
Our Language i'm the Future,

The current issue Of the Atlantic
Monthly contains an article by Prof.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, entitled Language
as an Interpreter of Life" Prof Wheeler
points out that the language of any homo
geneous people is a permanent expression
of national thought; that il reflects better
than any sensitive plate the life and GUS
toms Of its makers, and that a careful
study Of its structure and details will re-
veal the opinions, the standards, and the
position in the world held by its creators.
He says:
When, with the cmergence of narional spirit
in the form Of the Protestant Revolution. German
speech in the sixteenth century pushed its way
through the crust OF Latin that had hitherto
oreTspread the entire literary expression of the
land there was only a tangle of dialects none
OF which had been deemed worthy of conveying
a message 10 Germany at large, few Of
sage of the lips and that in the com
mon homely matters of every day village
life In the fire and zeal of great na
tlonal uprising, OF struggle that was battle
OF language standards as well as of c-reeaS
the German language sprang into existence II
came in the response to a need, but if was men
and message OF men TO men struggling for ex-
preston, that made il. The idion which carried
the great controversy melted with the heat of
conviction, and nodded itself into the form Of
a language that could voice the thought of q
whole people.
In other words, so long as the people
only felt, without thinking, or confined
their thoughts to common. concrete things
without touching on large abstract sub
9ects dialects suficed; but when the great
Reformation walked the deepest emotions
and the highest reason of the entire nation
The evening times., 1899-10-07
PEARY IN WINTER QUARTERS.
Surgeon Dedriek Reports Concern
ing the Explorers Condition.


NEW HAVEN. Conn, Oct. IA. N
Dedrick. druggist of this city. has just
received letter from his brother, DIR.
Thomas Scott DERRICK, surgeon on the ex-
pedition that is with Lieutenant Peary, on
the way to the North Pole In this letter
DR.. Dedrick says:
Il know that this letter will relieve the
anxiety of the folks at home. l believe
that We will be kept here at Elate for the
winter. We have been at the Greely
house, and the natives are within cali.
Strange to say, l have been in good health
and have increased in weight from 13s to
l60 pounds
DIR. Dedrick writes that the members of
his party are in winter quarters, and that
they were badly handicapped because Pea
ry had his feet frozen. In regard to the
amputations which Peary suffered, DR..
Dedrick says that the explorer is getting
along as well as could be expected. with
one exception, and that is that on one side
OF one OF the stumps OF the toe there is a
moist spot that is disposed to resist treat
ment, and that this symptom is not 10 his
liking. He hopes that il will eventually
heal up all right. The loss of these toes
was a serious matter to the patient and he
will always. AT the very best, be more or
less lame in consequence
The evening times., 1899-10-07
The Expert Butcher.
From the New York Sum-


1t is in his business, of course, and he becomes
expert at it, as man might in any work. but
the customer who pays any attention to it at all is
sure TO be interested nevertheless in the accuracy
with which the butcher cuts off just the required
amount of meat. Whether it is two pounds Of
steak, or four pounds of chops, six pounds OF
corned beef it's all the same to him. He cuts
without long dwelling upon where to set the
knife. He slices away sort of casual like and
plies the saw, and lays the meat the scales and
it does not vary more than quarter OF a half
pound from the. weight required, On even the
heaviest pieces, and the lighter pieces he comes
within an ounce or two, or hits it right on the
nail. ~
man, for instance, goes into butcher shop
and asks for three and half or four pounds of.
say, corned beef The butcher gets a big piece
out of the pickle, lays in on block, and picks
up knife, and without the slightest hesitation.
with one strong, smooth sweep, cuts off a piece,
which he lays the scales. 1t weighs three
pounds and three quarters; it is weight exactly
midway between the limits set
The expert butcher gets his ability to do this
naturally enough, from good judgment to start
with, backed up by long experience; but when he
cuts things close as this, even the customer ia.
miliar with his skin looks upon him as wizard
The evening times., 1899-10-07
The Biggest Pie Ever Baked.

From the Kansas City Journal)
1t was recounted in the dispatches a short tirns
since that the people of Muivane had welcomed
of their soldier boys home with big recep
tion. This soldier boy was Artie Phillips, and IN
one Of his letters from Manila he had said that he
would give four years of his life for one of those
apple pies such as his mother used to make. Al
the reception he presented with huge pie
has been hitherto related, but il was not until
the ''Mulvane Record" arrived this week that we
gained an idea of the pies huge dimensions. II
was in square form, measuring two feet one way
by FIVE feet the other. In 1t two and one
half bushels of apples, ten pounds of -four, ten
pounds of sugar, six pounds of lard, two pounds
of butter, and commensurate amount of the
other truck which goes in this kind of pastry
The Record says it was probably the biggest
pie ever baked, but that "it didn't last longer
than keg of beer in prohibition town.