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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13
She Scorpion.

1t is claimed by some writer's that the
belief in the scorpions tendency to sting
Itself to death under certain circum-
stances is a fallacy based on imperfect
observation. aided perhaps by the fancy.
They support this claim by the statement
that as the sting is i'm the end of its tail
and as it's tail is recured 1t could not
possibly be brought in contract with the
under part OF It's body.
AS matter of fact, It has been ostab.
hshed that the creatures does sting itself
not In the under part OF the body. but in
the back or the head, which the recurya-
ture of its tail allows IL to do. That II
applies the sting for the purpose OF ending
It's own life no one can say positively. II
is more likely. perhaps. that IL is done
IN moment OF torture, when it Is thrown
into paroxysm OF blind rage. and with
the instinct Of self-protection For the
circumstances
An Engllshman relates an incident of
ms sojourn In India that clearly proves
tht selt-intiction OF the sting His house
was infested with scorpions and ne de-
Nlacd "a means OF capturing them or
course ne killed them afterwards but
having heard that the creature wolld
sung itself 20 death u surrounded nv Are
he determined 20 experent with one
;" ne imprisoned 81 I'm glass case I'm the
window where IL was exposed 10 the ravs
of the sun
lie had no intention of torturing II. hut
as IL had to be killed az any rate. he
tn"ugnt he might as well LEI II xiii itself
" u would, and thus prove the truth Of
the story Almost immediately after the
case was placed In the window tho scor.
pion seemed TO grow Wild with fright .tbe
confirmed effect Of the light and the heat
lhcn, io make the test thorough. he got
lens. and focused the suns ravs on A,
This completely maddcned n. and aft.r
running around the case franticauv for
tew minutes I'm It's efforts 90 escape N
seemed 90 become suddenly dosperate.
and raising It's tail. Il sunk tho sfine into
It's own back and icd In few scconds
idght alone VIII sometimes make 4.
scorpion sting itself without the add,d
torture of heat. Case~arc on record Am
which small specimens have been i'm
prisoned under an Inverted glass tumbior
and Then opposed 90 the light OF a candle
The light seemed 10 drive them frantic.
and after running around the turnbler i've
or three times they stung themselves ana
died ed.-Philadelphia Inquirer .
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13
A Royal Orator.

IT Is not often that a man who. can write
well is also "A good orator. Inc two tai
ents do not seem To go together. Khg
Oscar Is, however, a notable exception To
this rule. He Is one OF the finest speak
ers IN Europe. lie has made a special
study OF the art OF oratory. "A speech. %
he SAYS ought TO resemble a ship which
has been carefully freighted with good
OF great value IL can Withstand storms
and mighty waves. II goes steady ahead
and brings the precious cargo safe to
port"
The kings speeches arc for the most
part impromptu. year or two ago
hewas passing througi"Gothenburg on his
way to inaugurate n new railway At
the station he was accosted bv n Jewish
journalist who had been sent 10 the in
augdration as reporter by some big
Danish paper The Journalist wanted a
copy or tho speech to telegraph his manor
because he had no time TO wait FOR its de-
livery n the speech was To nppear An bis
paper the next morning. So nc asked the
King 20 give him a copy OF the speech
which he intended 10 deliver. THAT ,s
Impossible, said the king. have not
written Il out yet"
The journalist was not however N he
hanlcd. llc explained that N was OF vital
importance that n copy of tho sneecb
should appear w his paper that nc nor.
sonally. would be VA despair n he dld not
get ~ and 80 worked on the kings feel
lngs that he cried out; "Oh well. como
INTO my carriagc and will tell YOU what
am going 90 saw"
The newspaper man needed no seco,d
bidding. The king without the usc =,
any notes. dictated 10 him the whole -,
the long snccch which n was his in,cn.
ton 10 deliver the s'poet King. A.
rearscn's Magazine
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13
SLICK SAILOR.
he Makes OFF With Money and
Clothing From Barge Georgia,

About $40, suit OF under-clothes and
several other articles of clothing were
stolen yesterday from the barge Georgia.
which was at anchor In the stream nj
that time
Inc thief Is man whom apt Harri-
man OF the barge employed as sailor on
July ., and who gave the name of
Charles Il. Wordell.
Yesterday the captain and ..s engineer
Melvin West, were going ashore when
Wordell expressed a desire 10 accompanv
them. He was permitted to do so and on
landing Capt. Hartman and the engineer
went In one direction while the sailor
proceeded i'm another.
The man did not show up at the an
pointed time and consequently the can
tain and engineer returned 10 the barge
without him. on arrival they found
that the sailor had stolen several arti-
cles from the boat. The things taken
were suit of underclothes, 3 pairs OF
pantaloons, an extra coat and $40 I'm
money taken from Engineer Vests
bunk.
The police were notified and are look
ing for him. He is about 35 years old
feet and s inches high.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13
SMALLPOX.
Additional Cases Found In
BuUiIIViIIe and ManViIIe.

The 2ith case of smallpox In Burrill.
vile was discovered yesterday by DR.
Lace, and the victim is Peter Bondreau,
aged 20 spare weaver at the Mohegan
mills. The victim was taken 10 the small
pox hospital at Camp Breeze where there
are already Is patients. Some of them
VIII be discharged next week
Several complaints are made against
Postmaster Charles L. Howle of Mason
| Vile by patrons of the postoffice Mr..
| Houle's infant child was recently strick-
en- with the smallpox and taken to the
smallpox hospital with fits mother. Since
the dreaded disease attacked his family
| Mr. Houle has been away from home,
| continuing his store and postoffice busi-
ness. However. the people OF Nasonville
| object TO Mr.. Houle's handing out their
mail ana many have mailed their letters
| at Glendale since the smallpox was dis
covered i'm his family.
In defence Mr.. Houle claims that DR..
Swarts, secretary OF the state board OF
'.ealth, gave him permission to carry on
'--e business OF both the store and post
members OF the Houle family, said that
MIR. Houle had been vaccinated and was
carrying on the work at the postoffce
with the towns and states consent
The people expect a postoffice inspector
from Washington to investigate the case.
The eighth case of smallpox in Man
Vile, town of Lincoln, was located by
I)rS
the victim removed during the afternoon
to the hospital for contagious diseases.
OF the two dozen patients there, four will
be discharged this morning.
The last victim is named Joseph Cayer.
is years old 1t is believed that he caught
the disease of some of the patients who
are now al the hospital Several suspi-
cious cases were reported to DR. Dux-
bury last night They will be investigat-
ed today
The house 10 house inspection of Man
Vile is being continued and il is thought
that about week will be needed TO com
plete IT, A second inspection Will be inn
mediately commenced in order to be on
the lookout for any new cases that may
break out. Drs. Duxbury and Walker
are doing the work DR. Larvierre con-
tnued his work of vacclnating the Man !
Vile company's employees yesterday. The |
patients at the hospital are doing very |
wei. Complaints are made against their |
bathing i'm the canal near by that runs |
into SCOTS pond, as IL is thought this /
might spread the disease.
The two patients I'm the Cumberland |
hospital are doing very well and Will |
soon be discharged.
Keeper Burlingame gives his orders To
the nurse through a megap phone at a dis
tance. People think that the situation I'm !
Cumberland has been we'll handled and
they expect that they will soon be free
of the dreaded disease.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13
THE DROPPING or BRYAN.

political satisfied even before Novem
Der last hypnotic hold Jennings BRYAN had
the Democratic would be broken opening
another presidential campaign and certain to
follow the Nebaskan would be considered possibility
in connection with the nomination This reaction has
earlier than anticipated with and emphasis entirely
unexpected
The Ohio Democracy convention not only renudad
Bryan and Organism but did almost brutal s
drecness In that thousand there
but Ok poor reverence to the man who less than
year ago. was enthusiastically hailed the peerless leader and
machless principles which Brvan insisted
should be embodied the Kansas City platform re-
his party twelve months ago.
Probably Bryan himself for the extent and fore.
his discontinue has been months that existed
powerful sentiment the Democracy in favor Of
ton This sentiment Bryan recognize He went further
ana oy an extraordinary edct published in he Commoner
short time ago. practically challenged favored more liberal
IDEAS party management to strength In that
remarkable pronouncemen he said do man to be
placed upon committee precinct county state or nm
less he is believer in the Kansas City platform If man o,no.d
to the Kansas City platform to anv conv
he should be bound by should have
him sufficient majority who the platform If a man
objects to instructions at home"
Here was plain challenge aud the Democrat. accented i
with the result that the challenger doctrines were
with scan This notice on Brv,p that
as ONO democrats are concerned they of him
also indicates that the element in the party of
on asserting itself with reasonable chance bringing bact
saner and sOunder principles ever enunciat.d d
Bryans leadership.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13
5he Gossio.
DIED.

BURROUGHS I'm this city. 18th inst.
Mary ~, widow OF John II Burroughs,
aged So years.
CONWAY-In this city, 11th inst. rat
rick Conway. member Of Branch 30 SO.
G. * OF i. and Division T.. \. o. H.;
also member OF EIiDernlau Knights
CROSBY-In this city lgih ins... Sarah
H.. wife or Elijah Crosby. aged 7s years.
DENlIN--ln this city. llth inst John
Joseph son OF Peter aud Sarah lJcviin,
aged l6 years. 10 months.
l[EENAN--ln This city, 18th inst. Eliza
beth keenan, daughter of Margaret and
the hate Patrick Keenan,. aged % years.
MURPHY-In this city, 18th inst, Mary
Josephine, daughter of Margaret and
james r. Murphy aged year.
months and 20 days.
NTON--m this city 18th Inst. Mary
A.. daughter of Bridget aud the late
Richard Qulnton.
WARNER-In Anthony. II. L.. llth inst.
Honorable John Warner, AGED IS years.
WATERMAN this city. tsth inst.
William III. Waterman, aged 20 years.
WLLL1AMS-In Auburn, on tho 10Th
inst, Mary L., widow Of Joseph Il. VIII
liams In her Goth year
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

heard a real good dog story yester-
day. An East side family. so IL was
said, went away Tor the summer leav-
ing with the help who were to follow
them two dogs-a big st, Bernard and
a toy Terrier. The little dog eluded
the maid and ran out TO the street.
and, OF course, WAS picked up
When the coachman came home he
was told OF the loss OF madam's pct
and started out "a aud II. not waiting
10 unharness the horses.
Some distance from the stable the
coachman saw Nhe ST Bernard lying
IN front of a housS and tried 10 coax
II home. The big fellow wouldn't
move, so the coachfnan returned. nut
np his rig and once more started on
dog hunt
Again lac found the larger dog in
front of the same house and, surmising
that the Terrier might be i'm there. he
rang the door bell.
The person who answered this sum-
mons denied any knowledge OF the
pets whereabouts, but the instant
the dog heard the coachman's voice
II begun TO bark and a second demand
resulted I'm the production OF the ami
NAL.
When the toy Terrier was delivered
10 the coachman the big ST. Bernard
got up. wagged his tail as though TO
express his pleasure OF the outcome Of
his detective work, and calmly trotted
home with the coachman The st.
Bernard had seen the Terrier taken
into the house and didn't propose to
desert his little friend.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13
Chat 4bouf
People.

AS suggested day or two ago ,
throat trouble is epidemic in this city
Inc hrst symptom Is cIutchng sore
ness OF the larynx, which Is as sudder
as though one was being throttied
Dnficulty. not great. is expericnced
IN swallowing. The voice becomel
husky and after the first day a notice
able loss OF quantity OF tone botherl
one. The third day soreness is fell i,l
the gums, which become swollen
ana IL one has sensitive teeth they
SET up sympathetic ache. The
whole combination makes one quite
miserable, sN''s
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

There Is another epidemic and one
which Is causing particular annoyance
10 housekeepers. There is quite anl
exodus OF domestics who are returning
to Ireland for visits OF longer orI
shorted duration. They are going
OUT az steerage passengers, but return
ing IN the fall will take second-classl
passage TO avoid the immigrants.
East Side housekeepers are the morel
numerous among the losers OF good
neip ana some have bccn quilted With
hardly weeks notice. so Keen are
the girls to san on the same boats
WIN friends who had had passage
booked a month ago.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

Banks have been wrecked ere now.
but for deliberate and seemingly wanton
looting the case OF the Seventh National
Bank OF New York has never been
equalled in the history of American
banking institutions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13
Ohat Others
fire Saying.

There is a tendency In some quar-
ters to disparage scholarship. There
never was an able man who was not
better for scholarship even II IT did not
pay dividens In cash VIC could az
ford 20 do without many OF our great
mechanical geniuses rather than the
lnnG-I4Sl- of schelaFls=8 8sa4af4-~lfe have
done so rauch 20 make this nation re-
spected where respect Is OF the highest
value. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

Those In position to know believe the
differences between the street operators
and employees Will be settled in manner
satisfactory 10 all concerned That such
an outcome is 10 be desired no one can
doubt for a settlement means much for
the continuance OF prosperity in this
country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

IL Is a bit singular that when the voters
Of Philadelphia wished 10 start an eject.
uai movement against the iniquitous
gane ~ control of Affairs resort was had
Go The town meeting idea. Town meet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

uaily. The Union company may dodge
and squirm, but ultimately II will be
compelled TO recognize the too frequent
ly forgotten fact that the people and
not the corporations rule.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

AS a measure of prosperity immi-
grafton is pretty accurate scale. But
1t is more important 10 the country
that the immigration should be OF
high class than that they should be
numerous. Congress should amend the
Immigration laws at it's next session,
making stricter examinations OF all
arrivals obligatory. New York Even
ing Post
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

we are no defender OF President
Mckinley, but when the 'Aunties' say
that today the president exercises a
power as despotic as the cars over
the whole Filipino nation. they are
simply making emselves ridiculous"
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13
TO GENEvIEvE.

TO GENEvIEvE.
Green were the leaves upon the tree
That saw me bend to her my knee
Last spring
Green are my eyes now that see
Her with some fellow constantly;
hear she says when asked of me:
Poor thing"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

'nss were distincuvcly New rr,i,.,
anair and were about ~ ideal s.r, !,
democracy az The history or the VII
can show. p"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

"The United States Supreme court
is two years behind with it's work.
but that is not exactly an argument
against the practice OF hiring jurists
by the lifetime instead of by the job"
Minneapolis Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

Transfers by ticket ana not nv "a. -.
,. 'en'lon mouse system is what the people
insist upon and what they will get event.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

I'm the Fifty-seventh Congress.
which meets next December, the Re-
publicans Will have a majority of rs
In the Senate and about 40 In the
House of Representatives. They can
enact any legislation they may see
M In regard TO Chinese immigration.
Ihey may modify. or even repeal.
the Geary Exclusion act. Is this 10
be one OF the fruits of expansion"
Baltimore Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

Everybody who has the slightest
personal knowledge OF the conditions
In Bellevue will heartily indorse the
recommendation by the State board OF
charities that the authorities OF New
YORK city erect a new and modern
hospital I'm it's place az soon as pos
sible. The necessity OF this reform is
urgent. The hospital was built as an
almshouse, nearly century ago, and
mas never been suitable for the pur-
poses TO which IL has been put. II has
now become discredit to the city.
which ought TO havtS the best hos
pital In the world. New York Even
ing Post
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

Yesterday met man who recently
arrived from Texas where he had been
employed by the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. He says while there he
assisted In putting up two poles which
are said TO he the highest I'm the world.
They extend over $50 feet from the
ground. This is done so that the
company can string wires across a
river at height sufficient 10 permit
the passage OF vessels. There are
two reasons he says why the COM
pany does this instead OF laying a
cable. One is that II is too expensive
and the other that the government Is
contemplating the deepening OF the
channel.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

,"Money rnakes the mare 60" likewise
the automobile.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

1T is said that the American apple
crop Is worth more than it's wheat,
and the same claim is made for eggs.
If this Is true or anywhere near
the truth IL goes 10 indicate again
what great country IL is. and OF
what tremedous value and magnitude
are its various industries. ."-Philadel-
phia Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

A young lady. quite prominent in
one OF the churches at Olneyville,
called on friend last evening and
during the visit was invited to drink
a little porter While the hostess and
her guest were enjoying their refresh
ment there was rap on the door.
The porter bottle was hidden In the
most convenient place IL was the
minister of the church who raped
and he was, OF course, ushered into
the room. He saw no signs of the
porter. but a little miss of two and
one-half years walked up to the young
lady who had first called and in am
earnest manner inquired: Mabel,
where is your beer?'
Explanations were then i'm order and
the minister was treated to a bottle OF
root beer, and he evidently retired
satisfied that root beer was what the
young lady and the lady OF the house
had been drinking, but it was porter
just the same.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

"Oom Paul ought to amend his res
oluuon to stay away from the United
states. He couldn't help the case OF
the Transvaal by coming. but he could
go TO the Pan-Am. and forget for n
while that there is any such place as
South Africa on the map."-Syracuse
Post-Standard.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-13

They tell me that one OF the city
fathers. who resides I'm the 10th ward.
became papa few days ago and
the new arrival Is exceedingly fond of
music. A night or two ago the
youngster became troublesome and
the mother did her best TO quiet IL. but
was unsuccessful and called upon the
father TO take a hand. lie took the
babe into the parlor and arranged the
graphophone 20 play "Go 10 Sleep NY
Baby,P and the instrument did the
trick. Now the graphophone has
been removed from the paror TO the
sleeping room.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-07
Americans In London.

London. June. 3.--Isnrely II ever has
London been so full Of prominent
Americans rs Mt present. Many of
them have been attracted here by the
Chamber of Commerce love feast. but
there are numbers who have come TO
England for other reasons.
Such well known figures in public
life ms Levi +. Morton. ex-senator Ed.
ward q. wolcott. Senator william A.
Clark. Cornelius y. Bliss. ]. +. Morgan
and n host OF others are frequently
seen In the streets and hotels or
leading American business men whose
names are not so well known to the
public. there is perfect legion. intent
on securing British contracts. or STU
pcrvising interests already established
on this side of the water.
Mr.. wolcott. who intends to stay in
London about month. finds 1t so en-
joyablc that he is not going TO the con-
tinent, as he first intended.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-06-07
!. WESTERN FEDERATION
DENOUNCES A STANDING ARMY

established instead. and we further
demand that all moneys, gold. silver
and paper, he issued by the govern.
men OF the United States directly To
the people.
form OF government n failure and re.
gard direct legislation and the impcr.
awe mandate as the first step neccs.
sary 10 enforce legislative reform, and
therefore demand the Initiative and
referendum In the making Of all laws.
national. stat. and municipal. and de,
innnd the abolition OF the caucus and
convention system aud urge the nomI-
nation OF nll county and stale officers
by u direct vote OF the people.
"Scvcnih-Wc believe the members OF
our organization should h. as "a uni, on
all matters that affect their interest.
Therefore We would suggest that ali
political and economic questions b.
discussed freely nt all meetings Of 10,
cal unions. and that mn aggressive pol.
Icy Of organization along ihcs. lines H.,
pursued. ~nllxlns from pas; cXISri.
cnc- that II II not So much the pTln.
clples you advocate as III. men you
elect 10 enact Into laws. -S.cut. and
Interpret the same. Knowing this. W.
would Insist on the i0ral unions select.
Ing men from their own ranks when.
ever possible TO MI these Positions.
"Elshih-w- also believe that the
public lands should L. opcn only 10
actual settlers tn the total exclusion Of
aii corporations and land sI-cuiaiors.
who have. by their greed aud aVaFicc.
tended To- destroy the opportunities Of
the great masses to obtain homes.
''Sin'h-wr view with alarm the
possibilities OF cheap labor that con.
fronts us hy reason Of the expiration
of the Chinese exclusion act. and de
mahi the FS-cnac,m-ni OF n suitable
law on the statutes Of the United
S,n,-s that will forever remove ali
AsiAiic ra-rs from competition with
American woEkm-n aud wuin.n. AMI
urs- uIon the m-mb-ss Of organized
labor io sIaF- no effort 60 have such q
law enacted.
''icnih- believing that a vigorous
policy of organization i the firsi step
necessary to rralisation AZ the fund
nm~niai principles Of organized labor.
We earnestly recommend that rrn~vri
energy l., Infused into all Our future
efforts In carrying out a policy that
will r-snl, In the attainment of = com
pl.i- nnI thorough organization Of the
wage carriers .V-rywhrrr. to- the rti'l
that So.uirraiiVr effort In the .liuTs'
will H. suis.tifui-,i for that policy
which has proven ss detrimental In
the last 81 arrayins the wnTkm-n
asains, zach other instead 81 cutnh'u'
in. against their common los.
sTb., convention rXu-.ssa To complete
Il. work AMI adjourn to-day.