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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

street. the steam whistles employed by
peanut roasters are stopped by fpes.
Here in Providence we have the inces-
SAINT changing OF electric car bells, the
incessant ringing OF bicycle bells and
loud ringing OF Ice cream peddlers from
early morn to midnignt's dreamy hour.
Now why not stop some of these noises !?
IL is but a few years since the loud
and incessant whistling OF locomotives
running around the base OF the hill be-
tween Broadway and Olneyville actual
ly shook the nerves OF the strongest ma
lures. The late George West applied the
common law TO the case and the whist
ling came 10 an instantaneous end. III
you can't do any more. stop night
noises in the streets and enforce the
ordinance which Furnishes men for call
ing attention TO their private business
by the blare OF trumpets. or by drum
bands, or by ringing OF bells.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
OLDEST MONUMENT IN THE AtsEy.

The oldest monument in westmins-
ter Abbey is that erected to Edward
the Confessor. The first Abbey church
OF Westminster was built by King Ed
ward the Confessor. who died in the
opening days of 1865. when his church
had just been consecrated in the pres
ence of Edith, his Queen. says the
Congrcgationalist. He was buried be-
fore the high altar with his crown up
on his head. a golden chain and cru
cifix around his neck and his Pilgrim q
ring upon his finger.
When Henry III. rebuilt the abbey.
in 1878. he built the chapel of Edward
the Confessor, as a monument TO him,
at the rear OF the high altar. placing
his shrine I'm the center OF the chapel
and there they remain TO the present
day. The coffin containing the incor-
rupt body OF the Confessor was carried
on the shoulders OF the Royal Plantag-
enet princess (whose own sepulchers
were afterward 10 cluster around I'D,
and deposited in the shrine OF marble
and mosaic
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

AMEs-In PhenIx. r. L.. 5th inst, Sarah
j. Ames.
GARDNER--In Shawomet. II. L.. Sd inst.
Sarah, wife OF Hutchinson G. Gardaer.
In the 65th year of her age.
HANDY-fn this city, 9Th inst, Lavina
A. Handy, widow Of DIR. Westcott
Handy. aged ~ years. 4
HAMBIY-in this city, 9th inst Clara
d.. wife OF John III. Hambly, and daugh-
ter or the late Hale and Catherine q.
Remington OF Fall River.
HATARD--ln this city, 9Th inst. Hannah
=, widow OF Daniel 3. Hazard. aged
10 years.
kAY--In Manvillc. 9Th inst. Mary, widow
OF Matt Kay. aged 81 years.
KllL,RoE-In this city. Sth inst. Patrick
LEE-In this city. 4th inst. Catherine
j., wife OF James II. Lee. and daugh-
ter OF Hugh and Mary Dugan.
LINDGREN-In this city 4th inst,
Charles Lindgren. aged 80 years
McDCFF-In Pawtucket 9Th inst,
James "A. McDuff. aged 10 years.
McCONNELL--In this city, 9TH inst.
Catherine A., daughter 81 Frank and
Catherine Mcconnell, aged 4 years,
months and days.
NICHOLS--in ,Cranston. 81 Inst. Albert
Nichols. W the nth year of his age.
McPHERSON--In this city, 4th inst.
Katherine P., daughter OF Elizabeth c.
ana the late Allan MACPHERSON.
RIPLEY-In Greene. 4th inst, Joseph ].
Ripley. aged 40 years.
SWEET--In Foster. 81 inst. Abiiah II
Sweet, In his SD year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
UMBRELLA LORE.

Umbrellas are made in this country
In great numbers and in the highest
perfection, but comparatively few are
exported. American umbrellas are sold
In the West Indies. and scattering lots
go in other directions. but altogether
the exports are not large. Grade for
grade, American umbrellas are the best
in the world. the best designed and the
Iightest in appearance. and some Of
them are produced at Wholesale at
prices that seem marveously low. says
the Chicago Times Herald. But while
a larger portion than formerly OF the
cloths used In umbrella making are now
produced In this country, many umbrel-
la cloths are still Imported. and 40 are
many handles. Nearly all the rods and
ribs used in umbrellas manufactured
here are now made i'm this country and
some OF these have been exported. BY
far the greater proportion OF American
umbrellas are now made with steel
rods. while In Europe wooden sticks are
still largely used.
ON the rods and ribs American ma :
chinery IN brought 20 bear. and these
parts of the umbrella are now produced
at n wonderfully low cost. hut there is
still required on the umbrella some
hand labor which costs more here than
I'm foreign countries. and on the import :
ed materials the duty is added to their
cost. 80 that. take II altogether. the um
breila has not yet come 90 he added i'm
great numbers to the growing list ~
American exports.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
KO0DY'S REMINDERS.

There was a striking resemblance
between the late Mr. Moody and Presi-
dent Garfield" says New Orleans
newspaper man. Garfield was the tall
er OF the two. but otherwise they We're
strangely alike. They had the same
massive frame. the same suave. srnil-
ing cast of features, the same enthu-
siastic temperament, the same facility
for anecdote and the same effect of
sincerity in everything they said or
did. Their style OF oratory was almost
identical, and both possessed the gift
of captivating people at first sight.
Il interviewed Mr.. Moody several
times continued the speaker ION the
last occasion about three years ago.
and / asked him, among other things
what preparati ton. II any. he made for
his longer public addresses. Why, L
jot down memorandum Of a string Of
stories he replied. with one OF his
characteristic boyish laughs. Then he
explained that he mapped out his gen.
eral line of argument. in advance
thinking up some striking anecdote
with which TO clnch each successive
point. That was all done mentally. and
the only notes he made were few
catch words on a card ito remind him
OF the stories in case any of them
should slip his mind. He showed me one
OF these memoranda, and / have often
regretted l did not ask him Tor IL az "a
souvenir. II was simply string of
words, unlntelligible To anybody ex-
cept himself--for example. ocean
greyhound battle of Waterloo cor
al reef insect first locomotive, break
ing in new boots'-those are few !
remember Each was "a cue TO one OF
his inimitable little tales. In my opin-
ion. much OF the power over general
audience was attributable TO this fac
ulty OF apt and familiar illustration. IL
was like driving home nail with one
blov of "A sledge- hammer"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

An order was made by Mr.. Justice
Gaynor of the New York Supreme
court for the examination OF Mayor
Van wyck and the dock commissioners
OF the city OF New York In connection
with the ice trust. Mayor Van Wyck
opposed the order on the ground OF the
unconstitutionalty of section 1884 OF
the charter. .ar. Justice Gaynor up
holds the charter and proceeds with the
examination of these city officials. In
the course of his opinion he uses this:
This statute was passed to help the
rent payers and tax payers of the city
to keep watch OF the conduct of their
officials, and in the hope of enabling
them by publicity to prevent official
betrayals OF trust. which had come 20
be so persistent and common, and
were so low. base. vulgar and heart
less as to make many believe that We
had reached an era when the perma-
nent decay OF our civilization had set
IN. This purpose and origin of the
statute needs 10 be recalled in order
20 show the light and favor in which
II should be interpreted. 1t should not
be narrowed in scope; nor should ii
be held void unless upon grounds leav-
ing no other course. = II be eaid that
II enables the citizen to be meddle-
some. the answer is that purity and in
tegrity government can be obtained
and preserved only by the wholesome
vigilance and meddlesomeness of lie
citizen.
That comes pretty near touching the
core of the sore. We did not find Judge
Gaynor's name among the names of the
ten Judges who held stock in the ics
trust
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
TIE uEeu Of suTCn.

A young man who went over TO New
York to live awhile back left his bat
cared. bow legged. bloodshot-eyed.
man-eating bulldog behind in Wash
ington with his chum until such time
as he could find a place I'm New York
to keep the dog. One day last week ne
telegraphed his chum u. ship the dog
over to New York on a certain morning
train on the following day. The chum
put himself at one end of the bull-dog 4
rome and led the brute down to the
station, says the Washington Post. He
was taking the dog through the gate
Wnen a colored man came along, lead
ing a pet raccoon that was also about
to be shipped TO the big town. The bull
dog and the raccoon spotted each other
at the same instant. Three minutes Ia
ter. after a scene unprecedented I'm the
annals OF that particular railroad sta
tion the bun dog was licking few pal
try scratches he had received, as he
contentedly sat I'm n corner OF the bag
gage-car. and the colored man who had
been leading the raccoon was taking
the remains of the same away TO some
vacant lot for burial. The chum sent
the following telegram TO the young
man In New York. who was waiting
for the arrival Of the dog:
Have shipped Butch. He killed
coon I'm the station this morning. Great
excitement. May have to engage law
yer"
The chum received frantic dispatches
all day from the young man IN New
York, asking for particulars, out ne
didn't reply TO one OF them.
4 had enough trou .ie with his darned
dog" ne growled. "and I'll Just let my
pal stew for awhile
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

The whimsical folly exhibited by men
in attempting to make wills was never
better illustrated than now in the will
of Jonas b. Clark. the founder OF the
Clark University at Worcester. 1t is
very doubtful. whether the university
ever gets any more of Clark's money.
But Clark's erratic mind is very clear
ly shown.
Another foolish will has just come to
light at Worcester. A Mrs. Amerman
has left $4,000. the income of which.
under a clergyman, is to be used in
caring for dog and two horses. The
legal power to do such thing ought
to be destroyed. in order that foolish
rich people could not do such things.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
A sNow-wHIrE DEER

The cool winds from the ocean yes
terday caused a marked falling Off In
the attendance of pleasure seekers at
Golden Gate Park and the beach.
Park commissioners Lloyd was out
saddle riding over the hills and slopes
looking for a site where a grove Of
poplars may be planted with cathe-
dral effects. The strong winds that at
times sweep through the pleasure re-
sort are such as TO cause the poplars
TO bend before them. and remain bent,
thereby preventing the desired effect.
For this reason protected site is de-
sired.
The geological features OF the park
are attracting the special attention OF
the mssioners at this time. says the
San Francisco Chronicle. The buffalo
have thrived so that from beginning
OF three bison there are now fourteen
I'm the two paddocks Buffalo are quot
ed at $1,000 apiece i'm New York. and
II has been suggested that six Of these
in the park might be sold and the mon
ey devoted TO securing other natural
history exhibits. The original occupants
of the buffalo paddocks cost the city
$3.50 each. Three black swans are set
ting. and a snow-white deer, recently
purchased in Sacramento, will soon be
an additional attraction Of the deer
glen.
Residents in the vicinity OF the park
at Scott and Steiner streets, which the
city recently turned over 10 the park
commissioners, have sent communi-
cation to the latter body offering to
raise and contribute $1,000 toward re-
claiming and beautifying the square. II
the commissioners will do the rest. STU
perintendent McLaren will investigate
and report as TO the cost Of the desir-
cd improvements at the next meeting
of the commissioners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

man. he handed over the letter. It
read as follows: t~
My Dear Mr.. Bernstcin--How can
ever thank you sufficiently for your
truly magnificent princely gift! l had
no idea until i came to unwire your
charming bouquet what treasures II
contained, and, as have already said
! do not know how 10 thank YOU i
should feel scruples In accepting such
a splendid offering did l not feel that
perhaps the inclosed Is sufficient
quid pro quo. With renewed. but
fear. Inadequate, thanks, believe me,
always sincerely yours,
"'P. S.--It was funny that / should
happen TO meet your wife by the purest
chance the other day. How pleased
she will be TO have you back, T. d.
This was the first l had ever heard
or Bernstein's wife. In kimberley he
passed as a bachelor. and / began to
understand. The inclosure was Bern
stems written promise 10 marry Miss
Delacour within six months of date.
How Bernstein intended to. evade this
document do not pretend 10 know
~ deserved his fate. He was quite
broken up fora time, but went back
To South Africa.
SO there" concluded Winstanley,
you have the veracious history of the
Delacours diamonds. and. II you like
TO come round TO tea with me tomor-
row. III introduce you to her with
pleasure
] assented with fervor.
BY the way. my wife's diamonds are
still greatly admired. and are still as
numerous. l am happy TO say. as when
she was Miss Delacour.-Mainly About
Peoples
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
CARDS SCARCE ON TRAINS.

Cards are not played as much on the
cars as they used 10 be- said the COM
mercial traveller 10 a Rochester Post
Express reporter. "A few years ago 10
was common sight To see three or four
games of whist. euchre, poker or seven
up going on in a car. and wherever four
or Ave drummers were gathered to-
gether. there was sure TO be lively
game OF draw In progress. Suburban
trains were turned into whist clubs,
and morning and night the commuters
were engaged IN a rubber. But all this
has been changed.
Nowadays. II IL the hardest thing in
the world to get up game OF any kind
I'm train. Ask a stranger N he would
like 10 take n hand at whist or euchre
and he will freeze you with suspicious
look. And what IN worse. he II entire
~ justified In his suspicious. In the
last ten years the railroads OF this
country have been the harvest field for
gamblers. bunco men and short card
experts. They have worked the field
10 the limit. from New York To Califor-
MIA. and from Vermont 20 Florida.
They have worked all kinds OF fiimfiam
games. until now IL IN almost impos-
sible for n man To fash deck Of cards
In the smoking compartment OF Pull
man without the atmosphere growing a
dozen degrees colder. man who has
been bitten once doesn't care TO have
the experience repeated"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

The American school at. Athens has
scored a splendid success which dis
patch TO the London Daily Mail ex-
plains thus:
The excavators OF the American
schools have discovered the only found
alton mentioned by Pausanius in the
Agora.' 1t is absolutely intact. The
bronze lions heads through which
flowed the water are still in their
places in the WALL
There have before been found things
described by Pausanius. two thousand
years ago, but lost for many centuries.
Now comes another. Every "find" has
shown clearer and clearer the splendid
accuracy of this Greek writer, traveller
and observer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
KlPLING AND THE GuNMERS.

Il have letter from a Canadian ar
tilleryman who saw the author OF SOL
diers Three when he came up to camp
from Capetown," says a writer in the
Boston Globe.
. 1T did not take an instant to spot
out Mr.. kipling.' writes my friend. His
eyes have a jolly twinkle and he Is so
smiling and interested i'm all that is
going on around him-in fact, the sort
of man that, If YOU had never seen him
before and happened to sit next him
in street car you would be sure TO
open a conversation with him. He was
dressed in loose fitting brown suit.
" 'Kipling stood there for some time
sand the gunners continued to gloat;
then he turned TO come away and pass
ed quite close TO them. with friendly
glance at the three gentlemen I'm kha-
XII ordered south. The temptation was
too much. The gunner with the most
nerve stepped forward and spoke to
him. Ii was. no doubt. an impolite
thing TO do. but the subsequent unani-
nous verdict was that IL the. chance
had been missed they would have kick
ed themselves all the way back TO Can
ada. When they explained that they
had heard he had visited the camp on
the previous day and were sorry they
had not known he was there, so they
could have showed him about. Mr.. Kip
ling laughed. That's all right he said.
II heard you cursing considerable Che
did not know one OF the trio was the
chaplain, because the latter was wear
ing lieutenant's uniformly, "and
could tell you were uD 10 your eyes
I'm work. licking things into shape to
get 10 the front and not wanting TO be
bothered with visitors. so did not wish
to interrupt
(" And so we had the most delight
ful five minutes conversation we ever
had in our lives before
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
CITY TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE.

whereas. The City Council of the city
OF Providence, fy an ordnance approved
on the 18th dag of May, 1900 has ordered
a tax on the Inhabitants and ratable prop
erty In said city. of one dollar and sixty
cents on each one hundred dollars OF the
va lue thereof, to be assessed and appor-
toned on the second day OF July. A. ID.
Now. therefore. notice Is hereby given
that i'm accordance with said ordinance
and In conformity with tho law In rela-
lion TO the assessment OF taxes every per-
son and body corporate liable To taxa
tion IL required to bring I'm to the Asses
sors a tue and exact account or all his
ratablc estate. describing and specifying
the value OF every parcel OF his rear and
personal estate.
For the purpose of receiving such ac-
counts the Board OF Assessors will he
session In their office in the City Hall, IN
day of June. 1900. inclusiye. Sundays ex-
cepted. from . o'clock. A. NJ. until 8
o'clock y. NJ, except saturdays. when
they will be in session from o'clock A.
General Laws Of Rhode Island. Chapter
as Section Z:
Every person bringing IN any such ac-
count shall make oath before some one
of the assessors, that the account by him
exhibited contains, 10 the best of his
knowledge and belief. n true and full ac-
count and valuation Of all his ratable es-
tate: aud whoever ncglects or refuses TO
bring in such account. " .overtaxed shall
have no remedy therefor"
The Board of Assessors will meet for
the purpose. OF assessing said tax. on
NJ. and all real estate will he taxed 10
the per sons or bodies corporate In whose
name II stnrds by reeord ssnru e snat time
MxnrER HnT!I,H y. Y srR!siisMD, sSrHRM!Iiii9FDN'
Assessors OF Taxes.
Providence. May "a 1904
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

| That was fine piece of irony when
! certain famous architect had got out
the designs Tor magnificent church. to
/, building fund wanted him to reduce the
! price 10 ElO000. Say thirty shillings
more. gentlemen. he wrote, and have
nice spire3
Who was that girl sommerbee mar
Il don't know her name. but know
she was Irish.
"Oh that accounts for it,
Accounts for WHAT
THE sudden cessation of his talk about
the Anglo-Saxon being destined to rule
the world indianapolis Journal.
Canvasser--T have here a work
Master OF the house, can't read.
Canvasser-But your children
Master OF the house, have no chill
dren--t --ttriumphantly)--not but "a cat
canvasser-WclL you want something
TO throw at the eat.
lie took the book. -Tit-Bits.
Mr. Goodfellow (showing his wife
| around his counting-house)-And these
Yes? Now show me the night books. MIR
Goodfellow imystifiedD-The night books ?
Mrs. Goodfellow-Yes: those that you
have to work over a. night and that keep
morning. Puck.
That married men tho unmarried outltvc-
Could there be conclusion wronger?
But ] can admit. and reason give.
That To them life seems much longer.
Mrs. winn--wouldnt you like to see my
new hat. John?
Mr.. Winn tsurprised)--t'm-w why-y-yes
Mrs. W.-So would |, dear. Give me sit
and Ill show you one.-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
(which do you prefer" said the caller.
golf OF whist?'' Nv
Golf" answered Mrs. Biykins prompt
| ~. ut fstigues my husband SO much
when he plays II that he doesn't talk
/ about IL In his sleep '--Washington Star.
Poor lawson: he's been lifted"
"Jilted2 Dawson"
Yes, Tilted He went fishing with Miss
| Higgins. his nancee and when he baited
| her hook. she called him n brute for
| ha yine no sympathy for the poor worm.
| and. when. the next DAY. he refused tn
halt hc- hoot. ~N~ ~sid he didn't love
her. "--Hsrpers Baxan
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

The New Haven Evening Leader in
forms US that there has been no Official
auditing OF the tax collectors account
in tnat city for twenty-six years, not
since 1874. Such is municipal govern
ment all over this country. The Leader
says:
1T appears that the accounts are in
such condition that long. painstaklng
investigation is necessary TO ascertain
results. Mr.. Rowe is quoted as saying
Even II there had been a regular
monthly audit the slip system I'm use
In the controllers office would have
made Il extremely difncult for the de-
partment To determine whether the re-
ceipts Of the once had been accurately
accounted for
"Ali that the controller would find
would be such cash and such account
ing for u as furnished by the collec-
tors department. Discrepancies could
not be detected except in some such
way a. IL said TO have really occurred
the presentation by taxpayers Of re-
ceipts for money which they had once
paid and which they had been called
upon to pay second time"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

The accuracy OF newspaper talk is
neatly illustrated by the Fall River
Evening News. concerning the Clark
University. On its second editorial col
umn in heavy lines are these words,
Generous Bequests. Jonas c. Clark
leaves the bulk of his fortune to Clark
University" Now go read the will. and
you will discover that not word of
truth "lies" in that paragraph.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

"Our ilustrlous" apologies for maxi
ing known the fact that we are paying
for ice here in Providence exactly the
same price as men are forced to pay in
New York city. and which there Gre
ated storm of indignation and
smlrched even the benches Of the
courts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

This new compound. which Is made
from cheap chemicals. II put up In cap
sule form aud when added 20 certain
quantity of water will furnish electricity
enough To lieht "a house. drive an au-
turnobIie or even "a railroad train. But
this II nothing compared tn the strength
ening rover contained In bottle OF
lgosteiter'a stomach Bi,ters. II cures In
digestion. dyspepsia. biliousncss. liver aud
k,drr~y troubles and fila the system with
the yisor OF health
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

Judge Gregory has held Edward II.
Denniston. a clerk of the New York
general assembly for the grand jury on
the charge of forgery. in the matter OF
the Rochester school law. II is hinted
III the school book trust was in the
fraud
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06
THE NEWS
DAILY EUROPEAN HINT.

Secured for exclusive publication in
The News by arrangement with Felix,
Rour, Doucet. LaFerriere. Paquin and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

Anti-noise crusade is now in progress
at Chicago and being pushed with
vigor. Continuous bell ringing on the
esevsted tracks Of the Lake shore and
NIehiran Southern roads and on the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-06

"The nag symboiizes our purposes
and our aspirations; IL represents what
we believe and what we mean to main
tain. and wherever it floats It is the
nag Of the free. the hope-of the oppress-
ed. and wherever II is assailed. at any
sacrifice II will be carried TO triumph
ant peace."-President Mckinley. Aug.
IL, 1899.