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Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

The memory Of man runneth moi
back Of the time when seaport towns
and cities did not exist, thrive and
flourish. There is new and promis-
ing one growing up down south which
bids fair to soon enjoy great commerce
1t is La Porte, at the head of Gal
weston Bay on the gulf coast Of Texas
A magnificent natural land-locked
harbor already exists and extensive
docks, wharfs and terminals are being
constructed. The government is to
deepen Galveston Bay, affording a 26-
foot channel into the splendid fresh
water harbor bay of San Jacinto. AS
Newport News is to the Atlantic coast
and Duluth and Superior are to the
inland seas. SO La Porte is to be to
the south.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

ID the charming title of charming
book from the facile pen Of Mr.. Sam
T. Clover, the well known author and
newspaper editor. The "Glimpses" are
particularly pertinent just now when
SO many people are considering about
going to the Paris Exposition, and
many people will be glad to know that
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st, Paul
Railway has purchased an edition OF
Mr.. Clovers work for distribution. In
sending your address for copy please
enclose six cents to pay postage. Geo.
II. Heafford, General Passenger Agent,
Old Colony Building, Chicago, Ill.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

Thackery wrote: ALFRED Tennyson,
II he can't make you like him, will
make you admire him-he seems to me
to have the cachet of great man; his
conversation is often delightful l
think, full of breadth, manllness and
humor. He reads all sorts OF things,
swallows them, and digests them like
a great poetical boa constructor, as he
is. Now, l hope, Mrs. Proctor, you will
recollect that if your humble servant
sneers at small geniuses he has, on
the contrary, huge respect for big
ones. Perhaps 1t is Alfred Tennyson's 3
great big yo low face and growing
voice that have mad" an impression on
me; manliness and simplicity of man
ner go great way with me, fancy"
Mrs. Richie in the "Thackeray
Sketch Books"
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22
CHAPTER IX.-(Continued.) }


The unloading began at once, and
Captain Elvin took from the hand of
Torrevo the tally Rob had made in
Brazil.
He looked at it with keen scrutiny,
then his sharp eyes searched Torrevo's
face. But he said nothing then.
Rob was compelled by Torrev0 to do
his part in the unloading the same as
before, but this time Torrevo did not
beat him. Somewhere, deep down in
that outlaws heart, there was tender
spot, and Rob had found it.
When the cargo was all safely slowed
away in the cave, the very dampness
of which made Rob shudder at the
memory of his former experience, Cap
tain Elvin called Torrevo one side.
Who wrote this?" he asked, thrust
ing the paper under Torrevo's nose.
"Why?" asked Torrevo, to gain time.
He did not know what was coming.
Because want to know" answered
Elvin. This is not your writing.
There is not one of your gang that can
write like this. Who did it,"
my nephew" said Torrevo, holding
himself up proudly, as if to let Elvin
see that there were educated people in
his family, and he was proud of the
fact When we loaded at Rio was
i'll. l could not take the tally, and l
set my nephew at it. He did it very
well, as you see."
"Very well, indeed. And what is
the name of this nephew of yours?"
Ricardo Torrevo-the same as my
own"
IN. M. He does not look like
you. Where did he get his light COM
plexion?"
From his mother, Senior Captain
| She was an American lady"
IN. M. And how does he stand?
Is he with us? Can he be trusted?"
with our lives. That boy is true
as steel. Oh. you need not fear him
captain. l would not take him on the
Black Cat if did not trust him."
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22
Owned 1t ALL

John I. Blair in his earlier days owned
western railroad along the route OF
which he established a series of lunch
rooms, at which employees of the road
were charged so cents and all pas
sengers rs cents. Mr.. Blair once dined
at one of these places, and, concluding
his meal, laid down a half-dollar.
Hold on!" cried the cashier you,
don't belong to this road" ~ know
that" replied Mr.. Blair, "but the road
belongs to me."-The Columbian.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

"How much does he know-about

"How much does he know-about
our plans, | mean"
"All that know. am not in the
secret correspondence, captain"
"No-you drink too much. But, II
this nephew can be trusted, can make
good use of him."
Torrevo stared.
Good use, captain?"
Eyes; bring him here"
Rob still wore the Spanish outfit, as
Torrevo had ordered him to do. In
fact, his own clothes had been thrown
away at sea. That much danger OF
recognition had been done away with.
Ricardo" said Torrevo, when Rob
had answered his call, Capt. Elvin
speaks we'll of your work"
Where did you learn to writer
asked Elvin.
AT school in New York." replied
Rob, unthinilingly.
"'Tis so,' said Torreyo, quickly.
His mother spent most of her time
there. and Ricardo went to the Ameri-
3an schools"
Elvin nodded.
You come with me, Ricardo" he
said. II need penman like you"
Rob's heart beat faster, and Torrevo
stood aghast. If Elvin took Rob away
from him, what might not happen? BY
word the young American might let
0ut the secret, and then it would be all
up with him and Torrevo.
Get whatever you have on board, y
said Elvin, land come along"
Torrevo and Rob went back to the
schooner.
Il don't know what this MEANS" said
Torrevo, anxiously. But warn you
You are my nephew. If you let out
the secret of your escape from drown,
| ing your life won't be worth a peso;
and | will lose mine as we'll. Now, re-
member what say. You are Ricardo
Torrevo. Remember your name, ant
DO not allow Elvin to suspect. Keer
out of the young ones sight. If Lem
uel sees you he may know you. If he
does, you are a dead man. Do you
hear?"
YES" said Rob. Il will be care.
full"
And II anything does occur-any.
thing that you cannot help-and yor
think you are in danger, come here al
once. l shall remain here with the
schooner for some time, till l know
that all is safe. OF course, won't tel
Elvin that. But you will find me here
II you need to escape in hurry"
Rob thanked the peculiar captain Of
the BLACK Cat" and with the few
things he had on board, most of which
rorrevo had given him. he rejolned El
vim.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

"And these places where you vote,
said the gentleman from Europe, "you
call them the polls"
"Yes," answered the North Carolina
citizen, 1--WE call 'em that. But the
warmth around here makes 'em a good
deal more like equators. "-Washington
Gtor
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22
Druggists as well MS Physicians highly

Druggists as well rs Physicians highly
recommend Garfield Tea" A purely
herb medicine that cleanses the system ;
purifics the blood.
Garfield Tea Syrup best herb medicine
for babies.
Garfield Headache Powder relieves
headache in Is minutes. Positively not
injurious.
Send for free samples. Garfield Tea
Company, Bruoklyn,N Y.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

The highest mountain railway In Eu-
rope, leading up to the top of the Cor
Ger Graf, in Switzerland, situated be-
tween the Matterhorn and Mont Rosa,
Is about completed. j was begun in
1896. A train can take ITO passengers
two miles above sea level. The power
is furnished by the water which flows
from a glacier and is therefore most
abundant in summer, when most
pondnd
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22
There Isa Class of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new preparation
called GRAIN-O, made Of pure grains,
that takes the place of coffee. The most
delicate stomach receives it without
distress, and but few can tell It from
coffee 1t does not cost over one-fourtn
as much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. Is cents and 25 cents
per package. Try it. Ask for GRAlN-O.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22
AVOID DANGER.
Tho Danger of Catarrh OIntments That
Contain Mercury.

Tho Danger of Catarrh OIntments That
Contain Mercury.
This journal, although more partlcu-
larly devoted to all that interests
finance, commerce and manufactur-
Ing, Is nevertheless always awake to
the need and wants of its readers, let
the subject be what 1t may. We were
asked to investigate and report upon
the merits Of the various catarrh reme-
dies on the market. The production
of preparations Of injurious compost
tion cannot, unfortunately, be stopped
or restricted at present, or until our
state legislatures can be induced to
pass such suitable and stringent laws
as will effectually prevent their ap-
pearance on the market In the mean
time, the people must look out for
themselves. In this matter, we have
made most careful and painstaking
investigation, realizing the confidence
that would he placed in our reply. Our
medical staff employed to make such
Investigations were most favorably
impressed with the preparation known
do Ildll Cdldllu cure, HduuldCtulOu GU
by F. ]. Cheney & Co. Of Toledo Ohio,
and agreed that this peerless remedy
deserves our highest Endorsement
Many of the catarrh remedies on the
market contain mercury, which de-
stroys the sense of smell and deranges
the whole system when entering
through the mucous surfaces. From
analysis we found that Halls catarrh
cure contains no mercury. 1t is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
TEN. We have no interest whatever
in this matter beyond faithfully serv-
ing our readers, and as our indorse-
ment is extended without reward Of
any kind, and is wholly unsolicited by
this company, and will be received
with the full credence that all our
statements have met with for the past
eighteen years.-Southern Review Of
Commerce.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

Dehorned Cattle Common in Maine
The practice of dehorning cattle is
largely increasing in Maine and 1t will
probably not be many years before a
cow with horns will be curiosity.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

Discovery of Lost Standards OF Measure
ments.
A curious experiment was recently
made to determine whether a lost
standard could be recovered by purely
personal efforts The assumption was
made that the standard Of length vas
lost. One nundred operatives and III
ers accustomed to dealing with meas
urements were asked to give by estl-
mate their ideas Of what the given
standard was-in other words, to guess
at the length of th3 metre. 1t was
found that the guesses were most ac-
curate for lengths Of about six inches
that small lengths were underestimate
ed and larger ones were overestimated
Taking the average of the one hun
dred subjects, the result varied but a
few one-thousandths from the truth.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

80 your neck pains your" said the
physician. "Yea, terribly" walled tho
patient. Sorry, sir. but can't help
you. I'm not a specialist IN rubber"
Detroit Free Press.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

A blush is no language; only dubi-
ous fag-signal which may mean either
of two contradictolies. George Eliot.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

We will forfeit si 900 II any Of our pub.
lishsd testimonials are proven TO be not
genuine. THH Piso Co, Warren, Pa.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

Tho farmers were equal strangers TO
opulence and poverty.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

The bed has become u place of lux
ury to mel | would not exchange it
for all the thrones in the world.-Na-
poleon |.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

A compliment is usually accompanied
with bow, us II to beg pardon for
saying IL.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

II IL said that worry Kills more peo.
pic than work probably because more
people worry than work.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

The silence that accepts merit as the
most natural thing In the world is the
highest applause. .-- Emerson.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

and Fever is bottle OF GROVES TAsTELEss
CHIL,L Tonic. II IN simply lion ind qunine In
o tasteless form. No cufO--no pay Price, b0c,
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

The world 10 an incompatible theate
for inartiflcial tragedy and comedy.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

Goes Cough Baieam
f the oldest and best. twlhreak up cold quickel
lhan Any lhLag olso. u 4 always ielIahlo. Tfy ~
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

md cheaply Sure Crop Superior Quail
y. Write V. A Davis Mt sinai' H. 4"
N. Y, and save sSSSS$
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

The dullest fellows may learn to b
cemical for a night or two.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

THE GRIP CURE THAT DOES CURE.
Laxative Bromo Quiuine Tablets removes
the cause that produces La Grippe. L. w.
Groves signature is on each box. 25c.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

What are the best days in memory?
Those in which we met a companion
who was truly such. Emerson.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

Tricks of imagination-most Of the
Civilizations and despairs of existence,
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

If you covet influence, use people ac
cording to their natures, not according
to your own.
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22
Sea Ports.

Beat a man at his own game. You
have one more admirer and one less
rival,
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

Examine carefully every bottle of CAsToRIA
a safe and euro remedy for infants and children
and see that it
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22
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In uso For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

We feed returning prodignls on huslSs
not from economy, but malice,
Marble Hill press., 1900-02-22

Mrs. WInslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teothiag, softens the gums reduces In
1anmaLlOn allaya pain, cures wind collie. 30 bottle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-04
CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
PROPOSALS FOR SEWER BRICKS
Department OF Public Works.
Commissioners office, City Hall.


Providence. R. J.. March 30. 1900.
SEALED PROPOSALS will bc received
at this office until IL O'Clock a. m. FRI
DAY, April g. 1900, for furnishing 1,500,-
900 hard body sewer brick.
The bricks are Go be hard pressed,
whole and sound and OF true form. Four
samples OF the bricks offered are to be
furnished with the bid: two 20 be
sample of the average quality of the
bricks TO be delivered and two TO be
sample of the poorest bricks that will be
accepted.
All OF the bricks are 10 be subject TO
inspection and approval.
DELIVERY
All of the bricks are 10 be delivered on
the city wharf, south OF Henderson
street, or on cars Ia this city. The deliv-
cry to beEin on or before April 16, 1900.
and TO be continued as rapidly rs re-
auired by the city until the contract Is
completed
A bond satisfactory 10 the undersigned
for a sum equal 60 about one-tcnth OF
tho estimated amount or the contract. as
liduidnted damages for failure TO cxe-
cute the contract within ten days II
awarded must accompany each pro-
posal. and satisfactory bond for n sum
euuai 10 about ono-thrd cf the estimated
amount OF tho contract. conditioned upon
the faithful performance OF the con-
tract will be required OF the succcssful
The rish, TO reject any or all proposals
RoBERT E. SMITH. Commissioner .
m 30 Ct
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-04
WIEN He PAYS EJS TAXES.

To the Editor OF The News:
Mr.. John McCausland, the political re-
former and head of the "McCausland
Democrat-Good Government ticket" I'm
East Providence, recently became a tax
dodger under the special exemption act.
He has some 10000 invested in a new fac
tory near the centre Of the town. IL
pays no taxes. He wants to be elected TO
the council TO look after the peoples In
terest! II he has a genuine desire for
first class reform government, why
doesn't he pay his taxes on the factory
like a man and thus begin In n small
way by looking after the peoples well
fare?
Mr. MaCausland is simply leading a
Republican renegade movement for there
is only one Democrat on his ticket and
that man is George j. Norton who OPP
poses Mr.. Logan, Democrat, I'm the
present town council.
When Mr.. McCausland pays taxes on
his private property he may then be
considered more properly entitled TO ask
for the votes OF the taxpayers who have
to. settle each year on their small es-
tates and good many OF them are DEM
ocrats. These small taxpayers are an
nually paying for the privilege of letting
Mr. McCausland get off tax free
EAST PROVIDENCE TAXPAYER.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-04
BEST LIE For rEAlTH.

The London Lancet" makes some in
teresting comments on the effect ofcon-
ditions in crowded England upon the
public health, with the Beers as an ex-
ample Of the benefits accruing from
plenty Of room, simple habits and out
door life
THE ambition of the Boer." says the
Lancet" 'is to be surrounded by so
vast a tract of land that he cannot see
the dwelling of his nearest neighbor.
Then his occupations are all outdoor oc-
cupations. He must ride enormous dis
tances to 60 to church, TO do his shop
ping, to fetch medical man. or to pay
visit. For his food supply he depends
TO some extent upon hunting. and here
again we have health-giving occupa-
ton, to say nothing of the incidental
fact that this enables him to become
an excellent marksman. There IL the
all-important fact that he Is exempt
from the health-wearing trials of
wealth and OF poverty, neither surfeit-
ed by luxurious living nor starved for
want of the necessaries of existence.
But what i'm the long run often
proves more fatal still Is that terri
the want of leisure the want of free
dom from anxiety caused by our over
wrought civilization. and the acuteness
of the struggle forf existence. The Bo-
er mind Is not torn and .harassed by
the ambitious hope Of wealth of the
constant dread OF bankruptcy. of pow
erty. debt. and starvation. He feels
quite safe as to the morrow's existence.
His land Is not populated. but un-
der-populated.
He knows nothing either of our sor-
did poverty. Of our overcrowding, and
all the insalubrious and degrading con-
ditons bred OF misery that accompany
and put TO shame our wealth. 1t would
not be possible TO find submerged
tenth among the Beers. Therefore the
Beers are free from those nerve disor-
ders that so largely contribute to de-
stroy the health OF the populations In
the great commercial centres.
Even the Beers are taller. stronger.
OF more powerful physique than the
English. 1t is quite a common occur
renee to meet Boer six feet six inches
i'm height. The Boer WHO has taken To
town life and acquired town vices may
. degenerate like other people, but this
is not OF frequent occurrence. Even
those who do live I'm towns often pre-
serve their primitive and simple meth
ods OF existence"
From these considerations the Ian
Get" draws the conclusion that the eff
forts Of legislation and of philanthropy
should be directed fret TO the endeayor
to get as large a section of the popula-
tion as possible back on TO the land. We
should strive TO make town life as sim
liar to couifsfy life as possible. There
fore streets should be as broad and
houses surrounded with as much open
SPACE as circumstances will admit. All
accumulations Of Nth which corrupt
the atmosphere Of towns should be re-
moved with the utmost celerity. and
means OF communication should be so
multiplied and reduced In cost as to
enable townsfolk TO enjoy the maxi
mum of exercise In the open country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-04

PHILADELPHIA is still growing
about the water supply which is even
worse In quality than that OF Provi-
xlence.
Like Providence, Philadelphia owns
Cts waterworks.
II private corporation supplied the
city with water under a. franchise
there would be hue and cry that
would be effective if pure water were
mot supplied.
Here in Providence the citizens have
endured the dirty Pawtuxet supplied
by municipal ownership with only an
occasional whimper.
But we would tip out city councils
and overthrow mayors in behalf OF de-
cent water II only the waterworks
were run by a private corporation
The blessings of municipal ownership
are not apparent in this case as they
usually are not in any case.
And never will be until the American
citizen gets in the habit of going TO the
polls regularly instead of spasmodical-
~ to participate in the business of the
municipal corporation of which he is a
shareholder.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-04
EXISTED A HUNDRED YEARS.

on the 18th OF February was celebra-
the rounding OF the Bank OF France.
It's shodest beginning was not calculas
ted TO suggest that In time II would
grow 10 be perhaps the most powerful
institution OF the kind in the world.
When the first meeting of Its share
holders was held only few thousand
OF the shares had been taken up. The
Danh had been created with capital
OF. b,OvU,OOO francs, divided into oV,VoV
shares at 1000 francs each, but even
at the expiration Of six months no more
than $3.50 shares had been subscribed
Tor, and OF that number 1000 belonged
10 the Caisse dAmortissement. When
the First Consul Napoleon was aiming
at supreme power there existed a few
issue banks in Paris, but their indepen-
dence did not please the autocratic SEN
timents OF the future master OF France.
lie wished TO have a bank he could
call his own and consequently ordered
his state Couselor cretet To create the
Bank of France. Though not a great
hnancier. Cretet was clever enough To
graft the new bank on the Caisse des
Complies COurants and IL is curious
fact that the first banknotes issued by
the Bank of France were those OF the
tdlSSe ueS Complies tOufantS. In loVV
there were 2l.00000O francs of these
notes either In circulation or in the
Golfers of the bank.
At that time the Bank OF France was
simply another issue bank, which had
TO compete with those already existing
and even two years later all the shares
OF the bank had not been subscribed
for. Advantage was, however, taken
OF monetary crisis TO grant the Bank
of France the exclusive right TO issue
bank notes i'm Paris. but the right
the provincial issue banks were not
for the time being interferred with.
This was the first privilege granted the
Bank Of France. II was to have lasted
fifteen years, but before the expration
OF that period IL obtained the charter
which, in it's fundamental principles.
still exists today. That charter was
granted by decree on January 10. 1908,
but on April 20 1906, the privilege TO
issue bank notes in Paris had been pro-
longed for twenty-five years and the
emperor had decided 70 give the bank
a governor and two deputy governors,
chosen by himself. In this manner the
Bank OF France was definitely founded.
Its charter. which expired N 1S43. was
renewed in 1st0 for twenty-four years.
In 1S43 the Bank OF France obtained
the monopoly for the issue of bank
notes throughout the whole of France.
and later on it's charter was prolonged
till 1897, when il was again extended
- 1920.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-04
It'd BITS.

An unusual damage suit has been filed
at Centralia. Mo-, where Howard Larkin
seeks TO recover $500 from the Western
Union Telegraph company because the
singing Of its wires frightened his team
and caused IL TO run away.
The management of the largest and
newest hotel I'm Boston has just decided
To exclude ''drummers'' or travelling
statesmen from the house, on the ground
that II does not wish to have the lobby
turned into business office.
Guinness a. Co, the Dublin brewers
have practically adopted the eight-hour
day. Their hands go To work at in
the morning, and leave of at $50, with
an hour of for dinner On Saturdays
work. stops at noon. making week OF
46lR hours.
Pekin has tower i'm which Is hung n
large bell which was cast I'm the 18th
century. and another tower containing "a
huge drum, which Is intended TO be
beaten in case great danger should
threaten the city. No one Is allowed to
enter these towers.
In both China and Siam the owners of
long finger nails wear metal cases over
them 10 preserve them. made of gold or
silver and jeweled. While long nails are
are rarely met with EXCEPT on fanatics
and pedantic scholars.
An enormous pipe has Just been made
for President Kruger by Dublin firm.
II is of the finest briar root the Stem
leather, lined with chamos. On the
front OF the head Of the pipe, and carved
into the wood, Is the Transvaal coat-of
arms.