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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
vOCEBUlARlES

The vocabulary OF men engaged In pro-
fessional or mercantile work does not in
clude more than two or three thousand
words. But there are stenogrsphers who
can readily use five or six thousand word
signs DR. Eugene Murray Aaron. In his
erfly-Hunters, mentioning the ex-
tensive vocabulary of several men OF
aHueo. tho French naturalist. and
Louis Agassiz the Swiss zOologist. could
promptly give the names, according 10
careful estimates, OF over i've thousand
animals. in addition to the ordinary
words they knew perfectly. lt has been
said of DIR. Asa Gray, the great botanist,
OF Harvard. that ne knew quite eight
thousand plants by name and at sight
but by far the most remarkable train
ed memory with which ! have had ac-
quaintance Was that or Or. Joseph Leidy.
FOR many years and until his dea h presi-
dent OF the Academy OF Natural sciences
OF Philadelphia.
"Dr. Leidy was not only foremost geo.
logist and mammaloglst, having hundreds
upon hundreds OF the terms Of these
sciences upon his tongues end. but he
was very good student Of birds. rep
tiles. fishes. insects and lesser things,
and remarkably ready In remembering
where their different species belonged in
the great order Of nature.
BESIDES this he was an authority on
microscopic life. especially minute para
sites. was n fair botanis'. one OF the
leading physicians and anatomists OF his
time. and 2 perfect encyclopedia Of geog-
raphy and exploration.
add 20 this good memory for names
and faces and a familiarity with several
foreign languages and you get some Idea
OF this mans powers in that respect Az
ter long conversation with him one
day on this subject | estimated that his
nlcrnory enabled him to use 1900 words
atewilfffC
DR.. Murray-Asron gives the details of
this estimate. which allows for English,
geological and general science. 1000
geographical 1000 each, and technical
and medical. 5000 each. This estimate
does et-seefff te- be- xtra~ararft-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
HORTICULTURAL MYSTERY

In the botanical garden OF Berlin Is to
be seen a cactus which has grown for
seven years In a glass flask sealed by fu-
sion: IL was presented by a German phar-
macist. Ludwig Rust, says the Scientific
American. lie explains the growth OF the
plant by the fact that the soil In which
IL grows contains a certain quantity OF
spores of fungi. which terminate from
time To time and cover the sides of the
flask with a grecnish layer These In dy-
ing, furnish the carbonic acid necessary
for the life of the cactus. This explana-
tion appeared satisfactory at first. but IL
was then asked from whence came the
carbonic acid for the fungf again, the
phenomena OF nutrition which takes place
in the green parts OF the plant require an
excess OF carbonic acid. This seems, In
fact 10 be furnished by tho process OF pu-
trefactIon. which takes place In the soil.
Another question. which is more difficult
10 answer. IS the origin OF the water
which Is necessary 10 maintain the lifc OK
the plant. This may be derived from tn,
decomposition OF the csiiulose However.
these questions may be. answered the fact
remains that the plant lives and develops
in n Theoretically closed medium. The
experiment Il not 4..ficult TO carry out.
and its study may lead TO interesting re-
suits.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20

At Dover, ~. H., last night, a boxing
exhibition under the auspices of the Do
yer Athletic Association, between Billy
Chisholm of Lowell and Albert Sherry of
Dover, was stopped in the sixth round by
the police. Chisholm had a little the bet
ter OF the battle.
AT Lowell last night George Munroe OF
New York. who was matched TO fight
Austin Rice OF New London, for Is
rounds at 100 POUNDS. quit al the last mo-
ment and wanted Rice TO throw the fight.
Rice. who is one OF the squarest fight
ers that ever donned the mits. refused to
be a party TO the dirty work, and as a
result, there was no fight.
Philadelphia sports are talking of
matching Sharkey against an unknown
in that city soon. He is so near the point
OF death for want OF fight that IL Is said
that the willy Quakers are planning TO
serve Joe Walcott up as the unknown in
this case. Thomas would probably not
appreciate the Joke.
In the fight between Andy Watson and
Charley O'Rourke which takes place in
this city Thanksgiving night. ORourke is
certainly going against the toughest prop
osition that he has ever struck, but he is
ambitious to rise in the pugilistic world,
and has taken the right course.
Watson has had considerable more ex-
perlence than O'Rourke and the showing
he made against Patsy Sweeney and
"Scaldy" Bill Quinn stamps him as
formidable opponent The winner will be
matched against the winner of the
Swceney-Sullivan bout, at PawtUcAet
the night before Thanksgiving.
The fightz between McGovern and Cans
at Chicago, Dec. IL. Is causing the sports
a deal of worry. Cans has been coming
down the pike OF ring history at a rapid
gait, and is perhaps the best man that
could be put against McGovern for six
rounds, as he can 30 that distance at a
rate that would make windmills look like
hearses. Terry, too, realizes that he must
slug hard 10 win, and says he expects to
dispose of the colored man as soon as he
did OF Frank Erne His policy will prob
ably be repetition OF his meeting with
Erne, so far as strategy is concerned, but
he takes great chances.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20

The Newton On. CO. field trials began
yesterday, Three purses are offered. OF
$500, 500 and 500, respectively. After the
running OF two heats in the Derby the
race was stopped by rain.
The owners OF the Oakley race course,
known as the Cincinnati Jockey club. have
decided To give trotting and pacing races
next season. They expect 10 be admitted
TO the grand circuit for fall meeting.
The Faculty OF the Mass. Institute of
Technology has abolished the traditional
cane rush
They were forced to do this on account
OF the death OF Hugh Moore. the young
freshmen. who was killed last week
while taking an active part in this al
legged sport.
Nearly 100000 was distributed among
16i professional riders during the past
year, of which Johnnie Nelson got the
largest individual share, $ll, ,7f7. In points.
Frank Kraemer leads the professional
sprinters. Nearly two-thirds oil the prize
money was won by the middle distance
men.
The foreign racing men who arrived In
this country recently to compete in the
annual six-day team race. are earning
the wholesome respect Of the American
riders who have tried training spins with
them on the Coney Island path and Man
haitian Beach track. Harry Elkes, who
has decided to enter the race, says that
the foreigners ride long-distance races as
IL every lap were a sprint. and are just
as lively at the end as at the beginning.
How any OF them can gain any distance
on Floyd Mcfarland or Major Taylor, the
two best sprinters in the country is a
mystery that the race itself will settle.
Accidents will cut more OF a figure i'm the
coming race than in its predecessors. as
the sprinters must be reckoned with in
the lap-gaining game.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
BILLY SMITH WINS IN ENGLAND.

At the National Sporting club last
evening what was to have been a To-
round contest took place between billy"
Smith of New York and "Bill' Fielder
of London, the affair coming TO an
abrupt termination in the second round
with an easy one for the American.
Smith scaled several pounds over
weight. but Fielder consented to 60 on
for a monetary consideration.
In the course OF the evening Kid Nc
Coy was introduced He was we'll re-
ceived and announced thst he intended 20
spend the winter in England.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
BOUTS Ar LOWELL,

Al the opening Of the Lowell School
OF Physical Culture last night the prin-
cipal bout. between George Munroe OF
New York and Austin Rice OF New Lon
don, Conn. for l5 rounds at 10 pounds
did not take place. The referee announc-
ed that Munroe wanted Rice TO throw
the night. but tho latter refused. Rice
and Joe Flaherty filled I'm with a six
round exhibition. In the prelminaries
John Dion rot the decision over William
Reagan I'm the seventh round. They are
local men anu fought az $50 pounds. John
Lynch and Frank rNurphy went four
rounds at catch weights. no decision"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
WEIGHS GaEaI SHOOTING

The match for 100 birds. SEQ and the
Dupont trophy. oscurred yesterday az In
terstate Park, between Robert A. Welch
of New York aud r. ". Morfed of
queens The result was victory for
Wclch. Welch missed but one bird out
OF a possible 100.
The two misses against Morley were
the fastest sf-ds from the traps. The
9TH both barrels. but died
The second vss away
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
DICK G'BRIsR WINS EASILY.

Dick O'Brien of Lewiston knocked out
Mike Shallow OF South Boston in the
fifth round Mt City Hall. Lewiston, Me,
last night After the first rounu o Brien
had everything his own way.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20

London and all England are shocked by
the immortality of the new play Mr.. and
Mrs. Davenant" ostensibly written by
Frank Harris, but believed to be the work
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
MUSIC HALL DUCK PIN LEAGUE.

Capt. Hoban and his rear guard. TN
defatigable Cahill," were again very
much In evidence last night and IL was
due entirely 20 their great rolling that
the Hobanites were able to capture the
odd game. =. ally Ainscough did the bulk
OF the work for Jones team. his total
of 2S0 being second only to Hobans re-
markabe string of 3o6. The summary:
HOBAN'S TEAM
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20

Mr.. q. ormandizer (strufgling 10 carve
the first turkey his wife hal ever cooked,
thicker than shad's-just hear the knife
grit"
nnxiety)-"You must be against the
YOU remember that you asked me 10 etu8
the turkey with oystersl Brooklyn Life
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
FAMOUS EDITOR A MARTYR.

Half Germany IL wild with indignation
over the brutal incarceration OF Herr
Macmillan Harden. the world-known
editor of the Zugunst. of Berlin. now i'm
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
TRINITY SQUARE DUCK PIN TOURNEY.

In the Trinity square duck pin tour
ney last evening. the Early Birds cap
tured the first Same by - pins, but lost
caste in the next two strings and the
Run Reds had no difficulty I'm winning
out.
jefferson was top-liner with a total of
216. The summary:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
RUFF REDS.
ELMWOOD CLUB BIG PIN TOURNEY.

In the Elmwood club big pin tourney
last evening, the No. ] team did some
remarkable bowling, and in rolling up
the total of 1922 made the highest score
that was ever bowled by graded team
i'm an Elmwood tourney Every man
with ono exception passed the 500 mark.
Cady being high with SIS The summary:
TEAM NO. l.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Harry Elkes will return to Brockton to-
day to begin training for his races at
Madison Square Garden. Tom Eek will
probably manage him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20

CRESCENT ALLEY TOURNEY.

Senft s,argregation won all three games
from Arnold's coterie last evening IN the
Crescent alley tourney, i'm a featureless
contest. The summary:
SENFT'S TEAM
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
when ,he trap was sprung. straight
drivar
pkWTUCKET WINS.

Pawtucket defeated Plymouth at Paw
tucket last evening In one OF the hottest
battles OF the season by a score OF 6 20 T.
Whatmough, Cunningham and "Pugna-
cious" Conway were the stars for the
Tigers, while Lincoln was always I'm evil
dence for the Hibernians.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20

whats the matter over there7 What's
the crowd doing In front 81 that house2"
"The man who lives there has just In
hcrted sieeo. Those are friends OF his
who have come 20 tell him how 90 invest
the money."-Chicsgo Times Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
eLMWOOD CLUB DUCK PIN TOURNEY.

Team No. won all three strings from
the No. combination last evening, I'm the
ElmwoOd duck pin tourney, and though
low scores prevailed II was an interest
ing contest II. c.. Rowley, with total
OF 277, captured the blue ribbon. The
summary:
TEAM NO. 9
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
ARNOLD'S TEAM
IN pUGILISTS' REALM.

Pittsburg is 10 be allowed TO have
glove contests soon. and the curtain
raiser will be twenty-round exhibition
of ground and LOFTY milling by Spike Sui
livan and Eddie Kennedy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
OTHER POLO GAMES.
New Haven 3, Hartford 3. TrE
Waterbury 7, Springfield 5.

Lawrence II. East Weymouth Z. ~
Salem 5, Clinton 0.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20

George Stillman. the Yale right tackle,
and Alfred Stillman. the Harvard substi-
tute fullbsck. are brothers. George Still
man formerly played on the Brookline
high school team while Alfred learned
the game at "Hoppy."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20
SHOCKS ALL ENGLAND.

THE END.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-20

football captains. Whenever there was an
opportunity during the delays OF the
Princeton game he took some player
aside and with forcible gestures delivered
a curtain lecture.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-14
Sleeping ParlOrs Wanted.

1T has often seemed to me-" said
man who sometimes stays up late at
night. that certain opportunity to
make money was being completely ig-
nored in New York. A sleeping parlor
In the down town business part of the
city, if it We're properly conducted.
ought to make its proprietor a rich
man. l very often think that half ali
hours sleep in the middle of the day
or after luncheon would entirely re-
store me to mental activity, whereas
without relief l am compelled to drag
through the afternoon drowsy and able
to do very little work. There is scarce
ly man of my acquaintance who has
not made the same remark. and L am
sure that such a place would not want
for patronage. The down town Turk
ish baths are too noisy to accomplish
the same purpose. y large room with
comfortable lounges. kept absolutely
quiet and SO arranged that persons
could be walked at the time they
named. would certainly be Il successful
enterprise, and l expect to see the time
when such an establishment will be in
existence in New York.'-New York
Sun
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-14
A Feathered Dog.

Bruce Benner of Coffeyville. Kan,
has made small fortune during the
last few months by exhibiting a so call
ed ''feathered dog in various parts of
the Sunfiower State. So far as the
feathers were concerned the animal
was of course fraud, as has just been
discovered through the enterprise of
country newspaper. The dog had been
completely overed from nose to tail
with a tight fitting coat of canton
flannel on which pigeon feathers had
been so skillfully sewed as to seem
like a natural growth. A reporter who
had been detailed to visit Benner'
show plucked Il handful Of feathers
from the animals back unobserved.
and the dog never WINGED. The fraud
was thus exposed. and Benner fed
from the Kansas Jurisdiction.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-14
T INK AND PIN.

is taking a short lay-off in order to rest
| up.
4 daughter of Brakeman Joe Graham,
| of the r. +. & N E., is suffering with
tonsilitis.
]. w. Carroll. A T. & p. conductor.
| is off duty on account of the sickness
| of his wife.
A. B. Perkins. passenger engineer
on the T. & p. is laying off on account
of being sick.
A. Peake, foreman of the car depart
meut of the Z. p. e. N. E., is on the
sick list and unable to work.
Extra Fireman Kellenberger, of the
T. & p. went out yesterday in the place
of Howard Yost who is taking short
vacation
Oliver Carr. extra conductor, F. w.
Laird and II. c. Shook, brakemen, OF
the White Oaks route, deadheaded to
Alamogordo today.
F. d. Hadlock, the C. H. engineer
w-o mas been laying OF several days
on account of the sickness of his child.
reported for duty this morning.
Robert Q. Lincoln. the well known
Washington excursion agent, passed
through today. He brought in twenty
five and took twenty-five on west.
The Santa Fe passenger train due
here at 1870 was about five hours late
today. The cause was too far east to
be known at this end of the line.
Engine 21OO. new monster noun
tain climber, of the S. P, made its
first trip into Ell Paso about midnight
last night and returned west this
morning just before noon.
The T. e p. took east yesterday
ninety-eight cars of California orang-
es and celery and viii ltake about 125
cars today A double header of pas
senger engines took out about thirty
five cars this morning.
Excursion Agent Young, of st. Louis.
came in on the delayed G. H. and
went west with twenty three passen-
gers this afternoon. They are from st.
Louis. with the exception of six that
got a broad at San Antonio and are
all going to California. Somebody
threw a rock through a window of this
car few miles east of Alpine. No
one was hurt by the rock. but the man
in the nearest berth to the window said
lie nearly froZe stiff. The rock came
through the window a short time be-
fore the engineer fell from the engine
and the two accidents happening so
near together caused considerable I'M
easiness among the passengers.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-14
MEXI A. DINNER
Given BY the Methodist Home MS
zion Society.

The ladies of the Home Mission So
ciety of Trinity Methodist church, serv-
ed Mexican DINNER yesterday even
ing in the store house on San Fran
cisco street. recently vacated by the
McIver-Patterson Vehicle company
Mexican cooks were engaged for the
occasion. and every dish was prepared
in strict accordance with their peculiar
methods and with a distinct Mexican
flavor The doors were open from 3
to o'clock. A Mexican band played
sweet music while the Methodist young
ladies in dainty white caps and aprons,
brought in good things to eat.
Felix Martinez kindly allowed the
use of the building. Notwithstanding
this and other favors that were shown
the ladies. their expenses were con-
siderable and the receipts We're some
what disappointing. About twenty
dollars were taken in at the door
The proceeds will be used in making a
payment ON a new carpet which the
members of the Home Missionary So
ciety recently placed in their house of
worship at Stanton and Texas streets.
Some of the ladies are of the opinion
that the dinenr would have been large
1y patronized if they had given earlier
notice and advertised in the city pa
pers Those who had the good fortune
to learn of the affair and patroniZe it,
are to be congratulated, and they will
no doubt be waiting with the money
when the ladies are ready to repeat
the experiment.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-14
That Peacock Throne.

Among the varied treasures of the
shah perhaps the peacock throne ought
to be accorded premier place. The
frame is entirely of silver, and above it
the CLEANS of silver melt into molten
gold 1t is incrusted from end to end
and from top to bottom with diamonds.
The rug on which the shah reposes is
edged with amethysts, and the pillow
on which he reclines his imperial head
is fringed with pearls. Some travellers,
Burton among them, have estimated
the value of the peacock throne at $25,-
600 600
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-14
THE HIGH SCHOOL SITE
And the fou nth Ward School Matters
Exciting Considerable Interest.
"A Proposal to Exchange lots.

n pEhpOSd al ~ CXCHduQS LOIS.
There is considerable comment to be
heard in regard to the school board
controversy, Matched up by unknown
persons.
block located in the heart of the
city would have cast half the sum of
money to be derived from the sale of
the bonds and an insufficient amount
would have been left for improve
ments. 1t is believed that it is now
too late for the board to reconsider
the block of ground in the northern
part of the city. 1t is understood that
considerable money has already been
paid to. the owners to cnnch the bar
gain.
With one exception, the block the
board chose was the best available.
and the price the most reasonable.
The exception is a block two blocks
this side of the Mesa school, which
was rejected by the board on the
ground of its nearness to that build
ing.
AS to the proposal to build a fourth
ward school house with part of the
money derived from the sale of bonds,
that plan meets with the entire appro-
val of most taxpayers, who realize the
AS to the alleged excessive size of/the
proposed high school, there is not the
slightest question that the school will
be increased in size to a great extent,
probably doubled, by the addition of
pupils who will come here for that
whom will pay for their tuition. The
school will take the place to a large
extent of a private academy, and will
be more generally useful.
Il propose" said A. G. Foster a for
mer member of the school board, this
purchase the block in the Alexander
addition and then swap it to the city
for Buckler square or the block west
of the square. The block in AleXan-
der's would make an admirable loca-
ton for a park, while Buckler square
is the exact spot for the high school.
1t is situated in the heart of the city
and in good neighborhood."
The above proposition is a new one,
and well worth considering. The pe0-
pie never would consent to a reduc-
ton in the area of the park reserva-
tions, but there are many things to be
said in favor of the exchange proposed,
especially if the block to be used for
the school should be the one west of
the present park.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-14
Telephone Service In Paris.

OF course they are a benighted set
in Paris, but when it comes to tele-
phone conveniences they are a trifle in
advance of us. For instance, every one
who is a subscriber there is furnished
with ticket which entities him to use
any public telephone at any hour of the
day or night and for as long n time as
II suits his purpose. Every instrument
is attached to n desk, has a metal cir
cult and is provided with a most con-
venient receiver and transmitter COM
bined, which enables the user to sit
in whatever position he prefers and to
be free to write when necessary.-In-
ternational Magazine.