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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
Bird Wit.

Down on the beach among the sand
dunes at Cape Lookout there is a GER
tain small stretch of land where the sun
shines warm and the wind never strikes
except when IL whisks in little eddies
around the dunes and blows the dry sand
rattling among the broken seashels.
Here pair OF Wilson's plovers one sum-
mer, had their home. and, despite the
vigil OF many enemies successfully
guarded their nest I'm the sand until
two or three spotted eggs IL contained
Matched out little down covered balls OF
peeping bird life. These old baby birds
did not remain long in the nest. and
their slender legs were soon carrying
them rapidly about after their parents
one day some men came to the part
of the beach where the ployer family
lived. The little ones were much fright
ened. so they sat very close to the sand
and the men did not see them. Father
and Mother Plover were quite uneasy.
however. and they flew near the men and
cried and tried to get the intruders to
follow them away. The mother bird
even pretended to be lame. When the
men saw this, one OF them said: Look
at that bird: she has a nest OF young
ones near here. or she would not act So
l have seen partridges on the mainland
near their young"
Then they began to search among the
shells. This alarmed the parents so
much that they determined 20 try their
last and best trick. The little mother
ran up close TO the men, fell on her side
and fluttered and cried as If she was dy-
I'm. The father bird and two other plov-
ers. who had a nest farther up the shore
ran to her and rubbed her with their bills
as If they were very anxious and SO sorry
about her sickness.
Look there" said the man who had
spoken before. that bird really must be
hurt. | have seen many kinds of birds
pretend TO be injured. but have never
seen two play different parts in the sams
trick" So they started To catch her
But Mrs. Plover seemed TO get better
and ran for Is or 20 yards and then ap-
peared to fan again The other plovers
put their bills under her as il to raise and
help the sick one. The men went hurry
ing on; but the lady bird again recovered
enough To run for little distance. The
young plovers saw the group pass off
among the dunes, the four birds I'm front
and the men following after Twenty
minutes later the shrewd old birds were
back with their children. and the men
entirely outwitted, were far down tho
beach toward their boat
Pretence OF injury or lameness is
common habit OF many species of birds
to attract supposed enemy from the
vicinity of their nests. Exchange.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04

teresting features OF a race Next sea-
son all these difficulties will be obvlated
BY the opening of one OF the most per-
fectly appointed half-mile tracks I'm the
country. formal opening is contem-
plated for Memorial Day when the racing
program will be augmented by special
features In honor OF the occasion and
commensurate with the Importance OF
The latest addition 10 Narrsgansett Park.
,Fourthf of July will be fthc next race
meet. and this may last three days
Narragansett Park is assured OF
busy season next year. and efforts will
w made TO cater 10 the best sporting in
rerests OF this section OF New England.
Whether the proposed hslf-mile circuit
is formed or not. there will he frequent
race meets, professional and amateur
and the Grand Circuit races Will of
course be the star event OF the season.
Automobile races have been considered.
and there has also been talk OF running
race meet late I'm the season.
The sale Of the properly week ago
today. transferring the little 10 Fred h..
Perkins. disposes of all the agricultural
society entsnglements and affords an OPP
portunity for It's development that will
not be neglected.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
LEAGUES NEXT PRESIDENT.

When tho next meeting OF the National
League ~ Baseball clubs takes place IN
New York ~ would not be sur
priSing to see all Of them In line for
the election or Mr.. \. c. Spalding to the
presidency OF the National league. The
owner of the Pittsburg club has come out
strongly FOR Mr.. SDsldug. and that makes
five clubs that favor him. Barney Drey-
fuss. the Plttshurg president. says: II
know Of no man who could do more to
continue the prestige of the Nationil
League than A. c. Spaldinp Boston.
Brooklyn. Philadelphia. Chicago and
Pittsburg are now supporters OF the can-
dldacy of the former Chicago club s prcsl-
dent.
IL is learned from n reliable source
that the American league will be a party
20 convention for the ratification or a
truce between the warning factions. All
thar SIS needed is some arrangement WHERE
by neither league appears To- be the first
10 sue for peace. Perhaps good plan
would bp the offcr or "a reward by all 10
clubs interested 10 any person who can
evolve such measure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
PROVIDENCE TEAM WON.

The Providence Association Polo club
play their league game with the Paw
tucket RoYers on the formers grounds
Saturday afternoon. lt was decided 10
play two halves and IN tho first half the
Providence players kept the bah IN the
Roycrs territory almost All The time but
seemed unable to place the hall through
the Iswtuckct goal the wiud causing
must of the shots at goal 10 go wide.
After the game had been IN process ~
minutes the inside right wing man of The
home team succeeded in beating The Row
ers goal tender with shot from short
range. This was all the scoring done I'm
the first half
In the second half the Providence for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
MISS HOLT
SUES FOR
$4,000.
c. franklin hugsnt and Henry
B. WInshIp Are the Defend
ants In the Action.

Clara +. Holt OF woonsooket has en-
tered suit i'm the common pleas division
10 recover $1,000 from G. Franklin Nu-
gent and Henry Il. winship. The action
Is one of trespass ip the case.
Miss Holt claims that on April l. 1901,
the defendants falsely represented 10 her
that they had 100 share OF preferred
stock OF the United States Steel company.
ON April ?. 1901. Miss Holt paid 60 the de-
PENDANTS, she claims, S96J0
She alleges that defendants never hail
any shares OF the big steel company stock
and that they frauduently induced her
TO part with the large amount of money
named by their representations that they
held certificates of the stock named. A
further averment in her declaration ia
the trover and conversion OF stock certif-
Gates.
Fred l.. Hinckley is attorney for Miss
Holt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Early I'm the oamnaign the Republicans
of this town supposed that everything
was going along az smooth as in days
gone by. but as the DAYS went by they
found that they must take Off at least
their overcoats and go TO work, II they
care to win for the Goo Coos came into
tho field with ticket headed by the
strongest man they could find
since then the Aght has been on and the
kepubicans arc now where they think
they are on Easy street" The Hon.
benjamin Wilson. who heads the Goo Goo
ticket. has told az least three OF his fellow
sort that he. IL any will be the only one
elected ON rhs ticket and Mr.. Wilson is
Just trine shaky abolt his success on
what some term a lost ticket Had Mr..
Wilson been on the regular Republican
ticket none would question the result but
even some of his most ardent friends dp
not take kindly To- his deserti0n from the
party that has cared for him FOR nearly
a quarter OF a century. IL is also re-
ported that a Republican office holder.
who supposed that the Goo Coos were go-
ing to Win ont hands down. and no lat
or than Saturday told onp OF the leaders
heart and hand. and had ~ votes In his
control thgt be WAS going 20 have cast for
them has Softened Just liiue, and IS
now hedging This evenings mail will
probably bring to the rank and file of
the voters ono OF the most sCurrious and
malicious circulars ever issued hy any
party m The state and should IL come Il Is
so vile that the men who are responsible
for it have not the manhood TO sign their
names 90 it Well-knowu and popular
Republicans arc TO be attacked. unless
the men who met Saturday evening and
drew up the circular and voted 10 dis
tribute lj01 change their minds.
Edward Mooney of li3 Purchase street.
created quite an excitement at the corner
Of Point and South Water streets this
morning. he was crazy drunk and
drove a number of persons from IN,
street who supposed that he was mad.
station.
Father MaiouN. Of St Marys parish.
Fall River. has been assigned TO the
Church of the Sacred Heart. Father Hig-
ncy having been made first assistant OF
81 Patricks ehurch in the city.
The Watchemokct Fire company will
meet this evening. and "a is believed that
the bill of Merrill Hicks for putting one
OF the engines in form viii come up FOR
consideration
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04

they are. 20 one way this time, and the
other way the next; each is dissat tisfed In
turn, and insists that nothing short of
another encounter will render the earth
hahitable to him.
McAuliffe signs himself the champion
lightweight of America and Australia, and
when someone at Singapore dared 10 say
ne was not the American Jack he replied
by publishing in paper a card offering
10 give $1,000 10 any local charity IL any
one proved he was not .real Jack. lie
Is lucky that he Is no nearer New York,
for the ex-lightweight champion would
soon convince him that his claim was
bogus one.
The pair are making money hand over
fist and living like the proverbial night
ing cock at hotels, where @ day Is
the lowest figure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
n CARD

w. me undersigbcd. do hereby agree
90 refund the money on J1-ccut bottle
'of Greene's Warranted Syrup Of Tar 81
a. falls TO cure yOur cough or cold. We
also guarantee a 25-ccnt bottle to prove
~ tisfactorv or money refunded.
Blsnding & Biandng. \ w Fcnuer,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
SPORTING SPRAY.

Harvey Parker, the wrestler, has new
trainer I'm the person OF Jimmy Frank OF
New York who trained Joe Bernstein
and Matty Matthews. Parker looks after
his condition very thoroughly ana really
needs little advice from a trainer.
Patsey Sweeney now claims to hail
from Ireland. II will lac news TO the
Manchester (N. HD sports that Manches-
ter has been annexed TO the Emerald
Isle Sweeney win meet Jim Burke OF
New York i'm the preliminary TO the Me-
Govern Young Corbett fight al Hartford,
Thanksgiving Day The object of hold
Ing the fight on that day Is SO that the
lighters may have something 10 be thank
ful for.
Hank Grffn's easy defeat by Denver
ED Martin moves Peter Maher TO say
that he would like to arrange a fight with
Griffin. Mahcr seems 10 have reacheds
the point where he realizes he must go.
after easy lighters Maher has sent let-A
ters To match-makers all over the coun-
try, asking them 10 offer him and Griffin
a match. but he neglected 10 inclose
stamps to pay for the replies, so he has
not yet received any. Peter always was
careless about financial affairs.
'leeuun anu NelnlG nave Dten matched
again. this time at Baltimore. Nov Is
- rounds at catchweights IL Will be
their third meeting. Creedon has one
decision over Welnig on points. Awhie
Neinis won on a foul from him a. few
weeks ago.
The Police News of Boston has made
canvass OF sporting men, sporting
writer's and pugilists on the outcome of
the Jeffries-Ruhlin contest. and nine out
OF every ten picked Jeffries.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
GRlDIRON GOSSIP.

The choice reserved seats that Yale
will receive for tho Harvard game will
be distributed as follows: Eight hundred
for players. friends, coaches and other
privileged persons. 900 for the cheering
section. and three tickets TO each member
OF the senior class
The football season in the west will not
be over till New Years day.
During a game ip Delaware the other
day one OF the prayers was arrested by
the police for slusging.
Manager L.avelle OF the Boston College
team wishes to announce that the ifoiy
Cross-B Boston College game Will take place
at the American League grounds. Hunt
ington avenue, Boston, on Thanksgiving
Day afternoon. Many conflicting rumors
have been circulated about the game, but
the grounds have been secured and the
game will surely take place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
NO POWER.
Because II Was Not Furnished
Wixon and Roberts Sue.

Wixon and Roberts have brought suit
against John Davidson to recover $1,000.
The plaintiffs are jewellers and claim
they were greatly damaged owing to the
failure of the defendants To furnish pow
er in a certain shop.
This shop was hired OF the defendant
by plaintiffs who allege that shortly at
ter they moved into the shop failed to
provide power necessary TO manufacture
large stock of jewery
Page * Page are counsel for plaintiffs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04

wardsplayed a magnificent passing game,
repeatedly walking right through the
Royers' defence. In this half the home
team scored four goals.
Final result: Providence, goals; Paw
tucket Rovers, / goal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
Honesty, Experie1ce, Fidelity

For Mayor. Vote for Walter h. Vincent
The people are satisfied with Walter Y.
Clarke as City Treasurer. Re-elect him
tomorrow.
Five years of service has shown James
II. T. Bucklin an efficient Harbor Master.
We want him again. Vote for him.
The right man for the place Is Walter
r. Frost for Overseer OF the Poor. Vote
for him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
ARE MAKING MONEY.

Jack Slavin ana Jack McAulinc Aus
traliau boxers. arc playing quite game
on tiic people of India. They have fought
~ That country. one day they arc heard
az ~ ono center. then NJ another. later at
q third and SO on. The h0nors, such ss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
STEPHEN cALINARL by Julian stur-

STEPHEN CALINARL by Julian stnr-
gis:
stephen Is a first rate romance. even
though the bearer Of the title role ~
himself an uncomfortable sort of a chap.
10 be sure. he Is clever and interesting,
although he only aims To- be the former.
Life is not of q promising or sunshiny
sort To- stephen Calinari. But We take IL
that ne enioNed II In his own way lie
seems to have had a tendency 10 grow
old before his time and to have become
conscious Of the possession OF liver
early in life. You get pictures Of me
society iu London. stephen had alt eye
for a political life later on but he was
disrotiragcd by the contrast afforded be-
tween the flowing generaities OF the ~
litical stump and the actual conditions
of the ppoplc praying for relief lie
Zen iu love OF was impressed seVcru
times as every weil-rcglila ted man ought
to bc but stephen lacked regulation and
this seems to have been demonstrated
in the developing of his love affairs ~
in about everything else he undertook.
We don't knoM what the lesson ~ his
GA roar may be- as intended 10y his author.
Al any lesson was intended Hut Ne 10
Lnov Thai SfopHCn IL diNeFtin4 aud the
STORY OF his career. frightened az ~ IL
bv excellent sideli ghts into much that Is
tvplcai ~ modern. every day, busy
body world is highly readable. stephen
himself will always remain a mystery
with AS Perhaps that IL what mas tend
- tn make him attractive. Published
by Charles Scrbners Sons. Price. N.vl.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04

Ragglcs-Neary's gettin loony rcadin'
them scientific patent med'c books.
Trotter-Wi. watts De row
RaRgles-Aw. he's tryin 10 work cr
racket ON Dc gang erbout indiiool tomat-
ter cans. cause he's afraid 81 dose back
teery. Detroit Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
BROWN WENT DOWN.

Brown went down before Harvard Sat
urdsy afternoon. and i'm convincing form.
Comment on the contest, which resulted
in favor of Harvard. 4s to ., is unneces-
sarv The lineup follows
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04
THE MAKING OF JANE, by Sarah
Da,puyoI E,lIiott.


Barnwell Elliott:
The first thing that strikes you about
this newest piece OF a deservedly popular
author is that il is seriously good as "A
bit of workmanship. In many pages 1t
is exquisite Nowhere is il anything but
artistic That doesn't mean, however,
that the workmanship is more impressive
than the story. only good workmanship
is not common failing in fiction writing
nowadays and there is to be noted more
haste to get good stories into print than
serious effort To make OF the good stories
lane was the oldest Of considerable
houseful OF children on starved out
Southern plantation, When her cousin :
wife I'm New York relieved her parents of
the expenses OF her keeping ana bringing
up the transfer threatened disaster Tor
Jane In her cousins house she could
have everything that she could ask Tor
except the things she particularly want
ed-like the rag doll her mother had
made. for instance, and which the Deauu-
fu French outfit provided Tor her ny no
means replaced i'm her affections. so Jane
grew up was educated, had her DEBUT
into society. had sotourns in Europe. had
lovers-but more than all else, she had
trouble IL is a wonder she WASH TO-
tally destroyed with all the bitterness.
but she grew more lovable WIN her
nartvrdom. grew self-reliant as wei,
grew indenendent in an enVironment OF
worldly dependence on her guardians
that was immeasurahle so far az money
went So she started out 10 shltt Tor
herself - She ran away from IL ALL or
tunateIy, her perculiar hardships proved
to have been only severe training Tor
what she was about to undertake. After
"A while even the spirit of defiance and re-
bellion which had grown 10 be the CHIEF
pr,mntings of her departure from all the
glittoring scenes OF her unhappiness. was
brought under restraint. and she became
as calm and impassive as she always was
likely and llahle. But out or her love
affairs and the troubles they had helped
to brew for her one fine fellow developed
and hung to what he had originally set
oIt 10 get-which was Jane. lie turned
lp lust as she was settling down without
hin, and indeed was about 10 settle
down without anything that she had had
Since she left her poor little home on the
plantation. lie simply snatched her out
,r herself and her final plans. The
readsr has no doubt they were happy
rver afterwards II Is a delightful ro-
nance. even though there are tears m IL
@pWblishcd by Charles Scribner's Sons.
price 81 SOD.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04

Score-Harvsrd S Brown 0. Referee
Locke. Empire-Dadman. Linesmen-
Burgess and Cooper Timer-Blanding.
The remnants OF Browns football squad
were shipped to the West on the O'Clock
through express yesterday, where they
are To meet the Homestead eleven on the
latter's grounds tomorrow. The players
felt rather depressed I'm mind and slightly
bruised in body as the outcome of the
Harvard contest, but the experience Of
the trip and the game with old player
was an attractive card. The trip Is four
DAYS long. so that they land in Providence
again. only two days before the game
with Lafayette. which comes Saturday.
The entire team were perfectly satisfied
with their trea tment at Harvard, and
said they were fairly outplayed in clean,
straight football.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-04

YES" said younr Mrs Tortins. Char
ley used tu come aud serenade me for
hours every night - tt last I married.
him Dear me- ieloirtd Miss Cav
cnnc. Ibid be sing so hsdis as ~ that
Washington star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-12-28
HARTLAND FOUR CORNERS.

Mrs. c. r. Bagley is visiting her
son at Montpelier.
Chas. McGregor and wife are Wis
iting friends in Massachusetts, and
Connecticut.
+. u. Couden of Amherst, Rev.
w. c. Couden of Somerville and
Rev. Stanley G. Spear of Maiden,
Mass, We're at Geo. w. Spears for
Christmas.
The outlook for Hartland is grow
ing brighter-two weddings Christ
mas dav. Nathaniel Jenne and
Ord G Watson have concluded it is
not good tor man to be alone. We
wish others in this vicinity would
come to the same wise conclusion.
w. A. Woodward and wife and
Geo. Woodward OF St. Johnsburv
spent Christmas with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. II. Woodward.
The union Christmas exercises at
the Methodist church passed off
very creditably. The house was
prettily trimmed, the singing was
nice, the parts were well rendered
and the prayer and remarks by the
clergymen present We're in keeping
with the occasion.
His many friends will! be pleased
to know that Rev. w. {. Couden
will conduct the services at the Uni
versalist church Sunday, Dec. a9,
at 1915 a. m.
]. II. Leonard went to Clarcmont,
n. H., Thursday to visit his son,
Andrew NJ. Leonard.
A beautiful Christmas tree at A.
w. Varney's Tuesday evening. adj
ded to the pleasures of the little
folks, and the presence OF Santa
Claus in person was hailed with
proper enthusiasm.
+. M. Leonald is with the Clare
mont orchestra this week.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-12-28
4 JUDGES OPINION OF WOMEN

Which is the truthful sex, or, to
modify, which is the less truthful
sex: Magistrate Mott says:
"'lhcrr's this difference between
man and woman: When a wom-
an thinks Il thing is so, she is ready
10 swear TO IT, But it's different
with mun. lie doesn't swear to
anything unless he knows it,
Wait till you hear the howl that
goes up from the all potential She
when the full force Of the magis-
tratc's remarks strikes in. She will,
Ing III swear ia think! She not
sure of her facts! She an untrust-
worthy witness. Wow!
Magistrate Mott has in the past
said and done things which have
caused the man among us to name
hiu analvUo. buy until This utter
ancc Er halN'l succeeded in draw
inc down upon his aged head the
wrath of the feminine. But a storm
approuchcth. One needs not to look
at the barometer or 10 read the
Weather ropoHa furnished ly Broth.
err Moore 20 'c appraised Of disturb
ance en- route.
1t comes right down TO this: Is
woman Intentionally Or unintention-
ally a liar?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1901-12-28
JAriES b. JONES.

James b, ones. ton over half ceu'
tuly one OF WoodStock'S leading
business men. died at his home ON
Elm street SATURDAY. morning, Dec,
-, in his 10Th year:
Nj. ZONES WAS born in " md>"r
March 81. 1870. the SON OF lamrN
Iunes, and lived there until his
fathers death. He came to Wood
,tocl. in 1877. his earlier years being
passed in l',ov, \. y, anl became
clerk IN George X Chapman 5
store, buving the stocl and business
of MIR. Chapman u year later. From
1855 to 1860 he was associated in
business with the late franklin y.
Billings, the partnership being dis
solved after the fire of that year.
In 1868 George X. Chapman be-
cane partncr Of MIR. Jones, the
partnership continuing untll 1874.
The old stone block in which Mr..
Jones was located, and the Andcr-
son block adjoining We're burned in
1881, and he has since done bust
ness in the present building. which
covers the sites OF both the burned
structures.
Mr.. Jones has always held Il large
place in the commercial life of the
town, in whose affairs he always
took st;ong interest. lie had been
president Of the Ouaquechee Say
ings bank since 1875, leading
member of St. James church, and
was also prominent in Odd Fellow.
ship tor many years.
STR. tones married Miss Lucy
Fitch Whitney +, years ago.
Their five children Wee: Fred
erick W. (who died in early youthD,
William f., Mary, Ellen and Alice.
Besides the four children and Mrs.
Jones, MIR. Jones is survived by his
sister, Mrs. George II. Chapman.
The funeral services were held
at the house Sunday afternoon; Rev.
Mr.. Wells of Bethel officiating. III
torment was in the River street CEN
ctcry.