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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

time to the League and 20 supervise
this department OF the work under our
immediate direction who Is this at
torney? Washington r. Prescott. ~
course. and according 10 the circular
"he IS willing 10 enlist himself on the
side OF righteousness and Temperance
and ais heart Is i'm the work" Further
more. the circular goes on TO state that
''our arrangements are such that he ~
comes the attorney n the League. en-.
ablng us 20 freely place him AT the
service OF our League workers through
out the state in matters pertaining 10
the Anti-Saloon cause upon which they
may desire 10 secure his counsel and
co-ooeration. lie VIII be available FOR
public addresses as occasion shall de-
mand. He has established n wide rem
utation as a platform sneaker" Then
follows number of endorsements of
the head OF the Department OF Law
Enforcement and 60 complete the ideu-
tihcatian with the active Operations of
the League Q portrait of Mr.. Prescott
appears I'm upDer left hand corner and
il is the only portrait the circular uses
In word, the whole purpose ana effecf
OF this advance notice that the League
Is prepared for business Is To elevate
LAWYER Prescott as the star Of the. or
ganization second not even TO Roy.
Plass himself.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

CONFIDENT that Lawyer Prescott
can find no suggestion in the para
graph which offends him that i'm way
seeks to identify him with the criminal
charge brought against Rev Plass. it
is the irresistible conclusion that the
insult he discovers relates rather to the
general assertion of the paragraph
which was that Rev. Plass and Attor-
ney Prescott We're practically the
whole Anti-Saloon League and that
neither of them was working for his
health I'm their chosen field of restrain
ing the sale of iiouor i'm Rhode Island
on SUNDAY. Now. The News denies re-
sponsibility for this assumption be-
cause it is based upon information con-
tanned in an official circular issued by
the League i'm Nav last. about the time
that it's operations became active. Ana
II the News has ASSUMED things that
do not exist" or at least that did not
exist. Mr.. Prescott is TO blame for I'd az
much as anv one. for il is inconceivable
that that circular was issued without
his knowledge
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
DIPLOMATS IN CHINA.

The picked diplomats Of all Europe
are sent to Peking. lodged sumptuously
paid high salaries, and sustained by the
certainty OF promotions and rewards
after a useful term at Peking-all but
the American minister. who. according
To Miss Scidmore. in the October Cen
tury. is crowded in small. rented prem
ises. is paid about a fourth as much as
the other ENJOYS, and coming untrain-
ed TO has career has the cheerful GER
tainty of being put out of Office as soon
as he has learned his business and an
other president is elected, his stay i'm
Peking on "A meagre salary sufficient
incident in itself. lsadng TO nothing
officially. The diplomats in exile lead a
narrow. busy life among themselves. oc-
cupied with their social amusem snts
and feuds. often well satisfied with
Peking after their first months of dis
gust, resentment, and home sickness,
and even becoming sensitive TO any
criticism or encouragement OF the place
They have chtl club. the tennis-courts
Of which are hoOied and rooted over
as n skating-rink in winter, their spring
and autumn races at a track beyond the
walls. frequent garden-partiss and pie
mic teas I'm the open seasons. and a busy
round of state dinners and balls i'm win
ter
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

WE do not recollect that Mr.. Prescott
made any public protest at the flne
this circular appeared declaring il 10 be
an exaggeration that he was attorney
for the League for "A part os tho rim.
only that only incidentally ana in The
ordinary course OF businsss had ha
enlisted himself on the side OF right
eousness and temperance" or that his
heart was i'm the work" only upon nay.
ment or the customary retainer. II
appears from Attorney PRESCOTT let-
ter that this arrangement came to an
end on August 10. since which time he
has only acted at trials of cases that
have come up Unfortunately To- 4 bet
ter understanding OF the relationship.
public announcement of this. equivalent
70 the trumpet blast conveyed by the
circular Of May last was not made. As
to the question OF the honorabeness of
the connection. that doesntappear 10 US
to be an issue, although Mr.. Prescott
begs the other question by bringing it
in. Assuming. If we may venture to.
that Mr.. Prescott had a fairly good
thing In the way OF salary. fees and the
especially favorable opportunities for
advertising himself in his new field
through his arrangement with the
League. we should yet not think OF
the honorableness Of theen-
terprise not even # he came down from
Maine with the express purpose of tax
ing hold of the anti-saloon crusade.
which his letter states distinctly that |
he did not do. On the contrary. we /
should feel like congratulating him on /
ftfr opportunity m Held already so full !
OF lawyers that there are believed to \
be at least two of them for every cli- ,
ent ordinarily available.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
IEC.

RI.ACK-In this city. 18th inst. Jane,
wife OF the late John Black.
RoyI,E-In clyde. i5th instrA Ann Boyle.
wife Of owen Boyle.
,tft.Ey-In this city, 18th inst. Jam $
Albert. son of John A. and Mary \.
Niley. aged IL years. 10 months ana
- days.
PERKINS--In Brookhne. Mass. satur-
dav. 1ith inst. suddenly. John An
thony. only son on fpenerick Heber
months.
this city. 18th inst. Will
liam Sasarns. aged 6S years.
cNITH-In this city. iith inst. Martha
richards. wife Of the late John W.
smith. aged ~ years.
utr.KINS-ln this city. 18th inst.
Frank. only son Of Edwin and Susan
wilkins.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

IN Ncircularreferred tocopies OF whicn
were distributed all over the state. At
torney Prescott is featured" as the
theatrical folk would say. quite as
strongly as Rev. Plass. But in his let
ter TO The News Mr. Prescott takes us
TO task FOR assuming that ne had some
intimate relation with the superintend-
ent OF the League i'm its management
and denies that his connection with the
League was ANYTHING more than that
of counsel. that only part of his time
has been given 10 the work. the balance
being reserved 10 his private practice.
In other words MIR. Prescott's commu-
nication gives the impression that all
he had to do with the League was 10
act as it's attorney before the courf
in the ordinary course OF the practice
OF his profession.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
CHRYSkKTHtMUMS.

Fa'rest ana purcst flowers Of the An.
tumu. 80"
.r'.'ll,.l,. r's'llst.nlns and white as the snow
''ousn 'Ste 10 the year your blossan,a
iou re queen Of October. you know.
ol beauty. snowy and cold
az, ei6. gE' your sisters in pink and in
The cold. frosty nirb.. -,
lier stl. you l'Fe-
Any you sway in tho r, .,,,ti..,.
the HILL under
IS. b. KTNGgptrp,-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
SENT TO THE HOSPITAL.
Hollis Injuries Proved Nor Serious Than w, :,
fIfsl Supposed.

Wilbur NJ. Holt who VAS hur.t in The
cutting affray on Eddy street Satur.
day evening. has been sent tothe Rhode
Island hospital. as it was found thu,
his injuries are more serious than was
orig nally supposed. The mans lin va.
found To be badly cu. the knir, . .,.,,g
penetrated TO the bone. and 4 reouired
six stitches TO close the ,y,u,d tt,s
body too. was covered with h,.,,s's
his assailants having kicked him after
knocking him down. his copdittrn A.
.tid ta be quite serious
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

NOW. the News would not bother a.
self with the matter at this time b,,.
for the fact that Mr. Prescott has cbaI
lenged US with statements that convey
an entirely different impression from
those published i'm the ofiical circulor
OF the Anti Saloon League i'm Nav last
III the circular OF the League OF lao.
Nav on which we based the assumntio,,
that Mr.. Prescott had about an eoual
interest i'm the legitimate professional
profits OF the saloon crusade as did tho
superntendent misrepresented tho case
that Is evidently somebody else's FAINT
and not ours. The letterhead on which
this circular Is printed bears the names
OF the SUPERINTENDENT. the board og
trustees and other officials. Among
them is that Of Washington r.. Pres
eott. His name II an the biggest type Of
all. with the exception of Rev. Plass'
own And instead Of being put down
as merely an attorney 10 the League
ne is commissioned as being the DE
partment Of Law Enforcement" In tho
League organization. Now after a few
Introductory words 10 friends ana sub.
scribers the circular goes on 10 state
that the League Il al last ready 10 be-
gin active operations against the enc
my. And wha; Il the inspiration there
Df? LET us quote the words ~ The cir
-ulsr Along The lire ~ law enforce
nent we are now 10 push gorously
We have iust retained an attorney who
q 10 devote the greater part OF his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

we will pay the above reward forany cu."
of Liver compliant dyspepsia, sick Tie ii
ache, Indigestion. constipation ur CostiN e..
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

l.e' .llt.y travelled up lud down az.
.uaAi al Il4l4--lli.--t all caiD. .atiou. -,
acted in an entirely dn.I.rt ,,,.. '.''.
: lroih ihf oth'f storm Son iIrn.s J'.
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feci cure speedily ami rs,.. g..
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

TT is miracle that under the cir
cumstances more people were not lost
by the burning OF the Sound steamer
Nutmeg State. OF course in the first
instance there was no reason why a
single life should have been lost. ex-
cept perhaps OF the men imprisoned be-
low deckswho were trapped by the fire.
A burning ship heading FOR near shore
is not the worst place i'm the world to
be, and II attempts had been made to
leave Il there would have been no loss
Of life, except above decks as the
steamer was handily beached. and res
cung steamers and craft OF every sort
We're early on the scene. But unreadi-
ness for disaster was demonstrated by
the generalization of the crew. the difi-
culties of launching the boats, and
their swamping just 50 soon as they
were in the water; and. in view Of the
crush that more people were not sac
rificed is. indeed, remarkable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

"The nag symbolizes our purposes
and eur aspirations; IT represents what
we believe and what we mean to main
tain. and wherever it floats it is the
flag OF the free. the hope OF the oppress.
&c; and wherever II is assailed. at any
sacrifice IT will be carried n triumph
ant peace. president Mckinley, Aug.
13. 1899.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
YOU Slll Bt SURPRISED

,nI interested wi;h the News csiculat-
lng pencil. one Of The wonders Of the
ago. II can be seen ana bought only at
the News Office. Z wcybosset street
Call today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

INSTEAD OF betting on the result "
lne yacht race, wagers are laid from
day TO dav that there will. or won't
be race. And interest even in thi,
gamble is wearing of.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

ADMIRAL Dewey didna make much
OF speech from the car platform over
in the depot last evening. but il was.
after all. almost as much of one
as he made TO the Mavor Of New York
when he presented the gold loving cup
or 10 the Mayor of Boston when given
the thousand-dollar gold watch. or the
President of the United states i'm ac-
knowledging the recent of the ten
thousand-dollar sword, tho gift OF tho
nation. So the Providence reception
committee that informally gathered ir
the depot last evening has no reason 10
complain. total Inability TO make
an extended speech seems to be yet
another of our Deweys strong points.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

MY, what magnificent buildingl"
exclaimed Admiral Dewey as he caught
sight Of our new state capitol from the
car platform last evening. 1t was the
spontaneous tribute of quick observer
to piece OF architecture that is fast
making fame for Rhode Island around
The world
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16
THE NEWS
DAILY EUROPEAN gINv

tsecnred for exclusive publication ir
The News by arrangement. with Felix.
Rouff, Doucet. La Ferrere. Paquin and
other famous Partisan costume maxi
ers.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

THE Beers appear to be parading
around looking for fight, but the Brit
fsh seem content to wait and let them
look FOR Ii a while longer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

Any person desiring The News left af
dis residence in any part of the city
can send his order TO this office
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

privileged 10 membership In ans cup
the season promises indeed, "A FEAST OF
reason and How of soul. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-16

county Attorney Of Knox County.
Ni'N Sohcitor of the city of Rockland
Maine
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27
A Surprised RarheP.

Wearing wigs has not gone out of
style by any means, said New Or
leans barber who has an eye for the od-
dities of the trade 1.-The only reason
why we don't notice So many Of them
is that they are made a great deal bet
ter than they used to be. Why, even
the BARRIERS get fooled now and then.
THE other day gentleman came
into the shop to get shaved. The harher
finished the job without noticing any
thing unusual, and as he laid aside the
razor he sprung the usual chestnut Il
notice good deal of dandruff is ac
cumulating on your scalp, he said,
and If you don't look out. you II begin
to get bald That seemed to tickle the
customer, and he grinned from ear to
ear. oh, guess I've got hair enough
to last for awhilel says he, still grin
ming. You have plenty now, says the
barber, but with all that dandruff it
will soon commence to thin out. Better
let me give you a nice shampoo.
Gas he spoke he ran his hands through
the gentleman hair and gave it two or
three hard rubs, and, upon my word,
the whole thing came of. just as if he
had been scalted. The poor man yelled
murder, and the barber stood there para
lyzed, holding the wig in his hands and
his eyes sticking out like haO pegs He
told Inc afterward he was never so
scared in his life. Since then he hasn't
said word about dandruff. New
Orleans Times Democrat
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27
Ke.pinx I'm Appearances.

A licensed pawnbroker who does
great deal of work in the west end of
London lately gave to the writer par
ticulars of strange sort of pledglns
that has become common of late and
that often defeats men of his kind.
Backing up his statement with actual
names and dates, he said:
"A bailiff and enter snowy fiat,
say. and my accustomed eye at once
talls on handsome or at least pre-
tentious piano. l say to myself that
this piano will sell for what ] require.
l go to it, but find that it is locked. l
ask for the key, and when this is reluc-
tantly produced find that there is in
reality nothing but case. All the in
side of the instrument is gone. The fact
is that people in difficulties who still
want to keep up appearances can bor-
row money, while still apparently re-
tanning their piano, by allowing the
lenders to take away the main part, or
inside, of the instrument. One man in
the west end in particular does con-
siderable business by lending money on
pianos in this way.
81 suppose that when visitors want
to play on an instrument of this kind
the host pleads that tire key is lost.
Anyhow 1 have in my own business had
quite 90 examples of gutted pianos dur
ing the last two years, and l never
mark a piano down in an inventory
now till 1 have closely examined it. -
London Answers.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27
The Tables Turn ed.

Birds, we know, are sometimes train
ed to fire off pistols, as well as 10 per-
form other unusual feats, but it is not
often that wild bird in the woods
shoots a man with his own gun. as re-
lated in "South American Sketches
by Robert Crawford
a pavo del monte, bird of Uruguay
not unlike the turkey, had been winged
by hunter 1t fell to the ground, but
was at once on its feet and ran away.
Throwing his gun hastily aside, the
hunter started in pursuit, and game
of hide and seek ensued.
III one of its doublings and turnings
the bird passed over the gun, which
was lying on the ground, and its foot
chanced to strike against the trigger Of
the undischarged barrel. the hammer
of which, in the hurry of the moment,
had been left at full cock.
There was loud report, followed by
an exclamation of pain from the man.
The bird escaped. and the luckless
hunter had an ugly wound in the f1eshy
part of his leg to remind him for weeks
afterward of the adventure.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27
The RushIight.

Home manufactured rushlights and
candles Were in constant use by the
Scotch peasantry Boiled animal fat
gave the required tallow, and the same
green rushes as were used for cruisie
wick supplied it also in this case.
In making rushlights all the green
coating of these rushes was stripped
off. but for candle wick a thin strip
was left on either side of the pith to
strengthen and support it. Otherwise
the manufacture of these two lights
was very similar. This substance from
the rushes when dried was tied to a
rod, then dipped into the boiling fat
and allowed to cool, and this process
was repeated until the rusblight, or
candle, had become the desired thick
ness. In later years candles were made
in molds. The tape was passed through
a hole in the center of the mold and
knotted TO prevent it slipping. The fat
was then poured in and allowed to
cool
These molds, during the.days of the
candle tax, were jealousy guarded by
the owners and hidden in the most
secret corners from the prying eyes of
the eXciseman. The candles We're usual
ly made at night in some clubhouse, and
watchers were posted at convenient
corners to give timely warning of any
approach of the ubiquitous officer.
Good Words.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27
THE MAGIC LAMP.

Meath moonlit sky in the days gone by,
As the ballads of old relate.
When lad was bold and his lady shy
He would wait at the postern gate.
For she feared as he strummcd her drowsy
lay
He would waken the sire that slept;
So she fastened her easement hid i'll spray,
And out to the postern crept.
Now, l know not that postern gate of yore,
see not the easements light,
But I've watched with the crowd at the dingy
door
That leads to stage bedight.
The hoofs of the manager : horses stamp,
For they long for the great mans ''Home!'
fThile the others must wait by the suttering
lamp
Like the poor at the gates of Rome.
The fairy who danced in the spangled dress
Must change, for the night winds Geld,
Though fear NE she loses her comeliness
In her overcoat warmly rolled.
It's sometimes a mother that waits this same
Great goddess who charmed the shrine,
And you hear with a shudder her Christian
Pronounced as ''Matildar Jine.'
And it S sometimes youth with a big cigar
And hat at an evil rake.
1t youth who is feared by Matilda mar; -
Hence she comes for Matida's sake.
He is dressed in a vast Newmarket "sack,
Where the scanning is overlaid,
And the goddess familiarly calls him "Jack;; p
For she isn't a bit afraid
And it's sometimes a dear little gallery boy,
Who dreams in his dizzy heights
1t would be the hope of his highest joy
To speak to the girl in tights.
But the painted curtain falls, alas,
And the dancers fade from view.
So he waits in the glare of the stage door gas
To watch till his girl comes through.
u. NJ. B. in Sketch.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27

on the banks of the Thames Wedge
wood says a cockney, or cockerney, is
one pampered by city indulgence, in
contradistinction to rustics hardened by
outdoor work. There is, however, a
legend, almost too good to be true
namely, that Londoner who had never
before slept out of sound of Bow Bells
had occasion b go into the country and
was detained all night.
He was much disturbed by the low
ing of the cattle, the grunting of the
pigs and other sounds of Country life,
which he could not understand, and in
particular he was frightened by the
growing of the cock In the morning,
in response to the farmers INQUIRIES,
he said the sound of the wild beasts had
kept him awake. Just at that moment
the cock crowed again, and the Lon
doner said: ''That's the one He's been
neighing like that for hoursl' Since
then Londoners have been called cock
neighs. or cockneys.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-27
Learning the Truth.

A school inspector was examining a
class in grammar and trying to explain
tine relations of adjectives and nouns by
telling example.
"Now, for instance. said be. "what
am I?''
That was an easy question, and all
the children shouted, "A man. and
then looked around triumphantly. as
much as to say, ASK another -
''Yes, But what else?" said the in
spector.
This was not so easy, but after a
pause boy ventured to suggest, "a
little man.
"Yes, but there is something more
than that. -
This was a poser for the youngsters,
but after moments puzzled silence
an infant phenomenon almost leaped
from his seat in his eagerpess and cried
to the inspector:
''Please sir. l know-an ugly little
mani