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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

t~ ENIUS. like murder, VIII out"
I quota the cynical philosopher
~ once upon a time. Accepting his
theory. Clara Morris latest incursion
into literature should not have come as
q surprise to her thousands OF admirers
ia this country. AT any rate, her rmemoirs.
which ara OF present running in popu-
lar magazine, have excited widespread
interest and have attracted renewed
attention to the woman who for more
than generation was recognized as
the greatest emotional actress on the
American stage. Miss Morris ability,
ss those familiar with her career are
fully aware, Is native, not acquired.
She had not the advantages of early
wealth. with its accompaniments OF ed
ucation, home training and the like,
and yet she has left lasting impress
sion in two fields of artistic effort
Clara Morris was born in Toronto.
Canada. on ST. Patrick's day, 1876. Her
mother was American and her father
French Canadian. Her real name was
Morrison. Her father seems TO have
been the bogy OF her childhood, for her
mother had separated from him before
her birth. and IL was the fear that he
might kidnap her child that sent the
two on lonely round of wanderings as
pathetic in its way as those OF little
Nell and her helpless old grandfather.
Whenever the mother and child were
comfortably settled in any place the fa-
ther was certain TO appear and make
life go unhearable that they would
stealthily escape IN some new refuge
The mother was compelled TO work TO
support her daughter, fgking in sewing
and accepting any honest work that
ould yiold few dollars. Al the end
Of the first six months' OF Miss Norris
!ife her mother left Canada. and until
the death Of her father which occurred
when tho future actress was about t.
years oil. they moved from place 90
place. Entii she was old enough to be
admitted to a public school Clara Nor
rison had no playInates save her cat.
Her mother taught her to read and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29
In THE HOME OF AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING

steamers Nevertheless. another start
has been made within the past i've
years, and quite boom has been work
ed up In the designing and building OF
big four, five and six masted schooners.
IL may seem absurd for our shipbuild-
crs TO return TO the building of wooden
ships I'm an age OF iron and steel. lIit
some of them have done so. IL was ow-
ing 10 her vast forests. affording tim
Der for hulls and especially tall masts
for the largest ships. together with her
numerous deep water harbors, that
Maine was the original home OF the
shipbuilding industry. That was the
golden age OF her history when the fra
grant forests were transformed into
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

Nme. Fanny Janauschek was born az
Prague. Bohemia. July 90 1882. She
attracted attention at an early age and
was Il brilliant pianist at 10. In 1913
she appeared on the stage at Prague
and was soon engaged for theater in
Cologne. She was advanced rapidly
and at iS was leading lady at the Stadt
theater, Frankfort where she spent II
years In 1867 Janauschek came to this
country and appeared first at the Acad-
efny OF Music. New York. She spoke no
English at that time. but the recogni-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

Janauschek's retirement from the
stage was announced in 1891, but denied
by her, and i'm 1892 she starred In play
called The Harvest Moon" OF which
she said there was not much OF har-
vest about IL SO far as the box Office
receipts were concerned
But If celebrity was long hers so was
the penalty OF lt, for popular interest
I'm her achievements waned II years
ago and finally ceased altogether. She
emerged from her retirement 20 play a
part in The Great Diamond Robbery"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29
THE START or A GREAT CAREER.

Lord Wolseley's retirement as COM
mander In chief OF the British army re-
calls a memorable little incident Of his
home life In the very earliest DAYS OF
the field marshals career. HIS father.
Major Wolseley. died when his sons
were still young. leaving his widow
none too well on. She. however. was
the type of woman whom adversely
cannot crush and. 90 the surprise OF
her friends. determined that her eldest
boy az least should follow his fathers
profession. one day a relative asked
her did she not feel anxious about her
sons future. seeing that II was hard for
her TO give him an income which would
enable him 20 keep pace with his broth
er officers But Mrs. Wolseiey prompt
~ replied that she had no fears what.
ever about her boy.
II feel convinced she added that
he will do well and make a name TOR
himself I'm the future.
Her friend. naturally enough thought
Mrs Wolseley spoke with a mothers
sanguineness about her child. but she
lived to see the prophecy fulfilled.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

a handsome graystone mansion at Riv-
erdaie on the Hudson. 1t comprises a
portion OF the property formerly owned
by Edwin Forrest.
Another woman OF genius who. al
though much older than Clara Norris.
was theatrical idol OF America at the
same time. has lately been I'm the public
eye by reason of the rumor that after
long retirement she will once more
appeal TO the suffrages OF theater goers
She is Nine. Janauschek. one of the
most consummate heavy" stars the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

dustry in Maine is now at the top notch.
with al absolutely unsurpassed record
for the past year. Vessels aggrcgating
$4,000 tons were built in the Maine dis
tricts' during the year 1900, an increase
of 10000 tons over the previous year.
white the contracts for 1901 warrant an
estimate OF at least sc, 900 tons.
"rown east" shipbuilding Is mainly
carried on In districts. so called, those OF
Bat, Belfast. Waldoboro and Machias
having led In operations for the year
just closed. The district of Bath, from
which ana OF which I am now writing.
has always led In this industry from
the very beginning OF the colonial set
Elements along the coast of hundred
harbored Maine" It's great natural ad-
vantages, on a river about n mile wide,
which is very deep, were early appre-
ciated and have given II pre-eminence
which IL has easily sustained. IL may
seem surprising that the history OF
Bath shipbuiiding goes back IS years
before the landing of the pilgrim ia
theirs on Plymouth rock, but such is the
fact, for IL was I'm 1907 that "a faire
pinnace of ten tons was built here
which Is said TO have crossed the At
lantic.
Large vessels were the exception I'm
those early days, the historic Mayfower
having been OF only iS0 tons, and the
largest OF the feet with which Column
bus discovered America. 10 go back n
little further was only 100 feet in
length. In fact, until recent times the
output OF the Maine shipyards consist
ed chiefly OF small vessels, though now
and then some were turned out that
carried CONSERVATION as privateers into
the fleets OF Great Britain and France.
Many of the old square riggers" also
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

OF wooden ships, however. has nearly
passed away. and IL is only just within
the memory OF this generation that IL
was fiourishing. The Maine pine has
long been noted for It's fine qualities,
but most of II has been cut. and but lit
tie ship timber now remains In the for
ests; yet such has been the demand In
the past for timber I'm those shipyards
already established that cargoes of pine
from Georgia have been brought here,
and even from far distant Oregon
Latterly. however. the larger vessels
have been built OF metal, as steel Is
cheaper and also more durable. Steel
is even used for masts I'm place OF the
great sticks. some of them 90 or 80 feet
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

said TO have commenced, so far as this
section is concerned about 20 years
ago. We cannot forget. OF course, the
notable event of nearly 40 years ago
the Monitor episode-that revolution
ized naval shipbullding. but the mer-
chant marine was slow TO adopt n mode
OF construction that involved such
radical departure from traditional
methods. Wooden walls were good
enough for the carrying trade until the
forests showed signs OF depletion. when
OF necessity iron and steel took their
place. Bath is credited with the first
steel sailing ship the United States
produced in the big four master Dirigo,
launched about IL years ago: but the
first metal steam vessels ever built In
Maine were the gunboats Machlas and
Castine. So Uncle Sam had much to
do with the impulse toward steel ship
building after all.
with the change from wood to iron
and steel much of the poetry OF ship
building has passed away. Formerly
the building of ship was almost like
a natural growth, and it's launching
was an event. Today machinery takes
the place to a great extent OF manual
labor The keel and framework OF n
vessel are set up under what Is called
a travelling crane, usually operated by
electricity, which conveys all the ribs,
beams and other heavy material direct
ly TO the proper spot and lowers them
into position The holes for bolts and
rivets are bored by drills worked by
compressed air. and all that human
labor has to do is to hold the point of
the tool against the surface OF the
plates. which are picked up and swung
into position by the crane. although
some OF them may weigh five or ten
tons ench
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29
OLDEST TnEn IN rnE WORLD.

The town of Kos, the capital OF ths
small Turkish island OF that name ly-
ing of the coast OF Asia Minor. pos
sesses the oldest tree in the world. Tn
der lts shade Hippocrates inculcated
his disciples IN his methods and views
concerning healing nearly 1000 years
ago. Tradition carries the age OF the
tree back 10 the time OF lEsculapius
which wetfia- add some 400 year-t 60 its
age
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

touch than the left. is less sensitive
than the latter 10 the effect Of heat or
cold.
a petrihed forest covering an area OF
100 square miles has existed FOR centu-
rios in Arizona Thoufands and thou
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29
HARD woar>ED MoxancHs.

The most learned monarch In Europe
the King OF sweden. once declared thar
In order TO play at being king sue
cessfvuy one had TO be IAN actor. a SOL
der sailor. an authority on sports. on
drcssmaking, on fathers duties and "A
mothers beauties. and" added his mai
esty smiling, with the profession OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

sands Of petrihsd loss strsw the ground
and represent beautiful shades OF pink.
purple, red. gray, blue and yellow. One
Of the stone trees spans a gulf 40 feet
wide
50 much wel material is now being
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

q n q re htsu de-
veloping as IL 10
now. a king
should also be u
very skillfuH
III y sicia n TO
boot"
The German
emperor. speak
ing at D private
society OF stu
dents in Berlin.
said: The hard
est worked SUBJ
jcct In my EN-.
pire does not, as
a rule. work
h ard er q turing
the day than >
do. ] often have
0 G c a ST 10 n to
change my dress
eight or nine
times during the
"a hours. Near
~ every day I
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29
An Important Industry, Interest In Which Has Been
Revived by Discussion OF the Ship
Subsidy Bill.

which sailed from Portland. Salem.
Boston and New York for the East In
dies and other remote parts OF tho
world We're sent out from yards I'm this
section. But for 40 or so years past.
until recently. the industry (except
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

n MONG the important industries to
~ which attention has been attract
4 \ cd by tho recent discussion anent
the ship subsidy bill there Is. OF course.
none more prominent than that OF ship
building. per sc. The shipbuilding in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

on frs by q shower The farmer placed
q quantity OF auicklime near shed ana
left u there all night Ia the course ~
the night rain fell on the lime. and the
heat thus developed hecame "a great
that IL set the shed on his.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

msnufsetursd Ct woolwieh. England.
that The srsenel is really not large
enough for the purpose and the desira-
biliiy of eniargins Il is under consider
alton.
The oldest drss,mskers tin vas
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

found In the ruins OF temple Of the
city Of Nipur Gnd cennot be less than
s. 700 years old. II contains the names
of " vestments given to tho temple by
the king of Bsbyionia
\ farm in Belgium vss recently ct
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Many OF the italian railroads are 10
be shortly transformed % the electric
system. one of tile most recent projects
- that OF the Napies-Castcllamarc line,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

world has ever produced II Is general
w conceded that in certain lines OF
work Jsnsuschek was the superior of
any actress In the world since the days
OF Charlotte Cushman. and that fact
alone should be sufficient 10 bespeak for
her the attention Of present day pa
irons of the drama in case she should
adhere TO her recently expressed deter
mination 10 return 20 the stage
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

operated BY the Mediterranean railroad
company
IL II a strange fact that the right
hand. which a. more sensitive 10 tho
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

tion OF her talent was so complete that
she determined 10 master it and began
her English performances IA IS73-i,
playing I'm "Medea." Macbeth" and
Marie Stuart" She was soon recog-
nized az the greatest tragic character
actress OF the day. Later she appeared
I'm "Chesney wold." Deborah" Marie
Antoinette." Meg Merrilies" and Leah
tho Forssken."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29

long. which were at one time the pride
of the woods of Maine.
In order to turn out the more modern
ships the principal companies have
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-29
CLARA
MORRIS

GirlhO0d of the Once Famous
Actress, Who Has Recently
Created a Sensation In Liter
airy Circles
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-01-10

terday. They were far beyond his expec.
tations. Indeed, he is firmly convinced
that while conducting his investigations
one day certain strange electrical disturb
ances affecting his instrument were moth.
ing less than signals from another planet.
Not only does Mr.. Tesla believe with
other scientific men that Mars is inhab.
tied, but he believes it reasonable to con.
slider the possibility of it or one of the
score or more of planets in the solar sys
TEN being even further advanced than us
in telegraphy or other means of commun
cation.
Mr.. Tesla spent about eight months in
Colorado from May, 1899. He wanted to
conduct experiments in relation to the
wireless transmission Of energy at an al
titude Of several thousand feet. He built
his laboratory about ten miles from Pixies
peak and set out to ascertain the best
conditions for transmitting power with.
out wires and how to best develop appa.
ratus for the transmission Of messages
across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, a
problem with which he has labored for
years.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-01-10
American Policy VIII TriumpL

WASHINGTON. Jan. 9.-Hon. John
Goodnow, United States consul general
at Shanghai, who is home on leave OF
absence, is in the city. 'In discussing
the Chinese uprising" said he last night,
1T should always be borne in mind that
the rebellion was confined to three of the
I'D provinces, while the other 16 were
quiet, and in them foreigners were af-
forded protection. / am located LOCO
miles from Peking. where negotiations
are being conducted, but | am near
enough to know that throughout the east
it is coming more and more to be realized
that by following the course laid down by
the United States and in no other way
can the vexatious problems presented be
solved with justice to all. The Chinese
trust the United States thoroughly.
knowing as they do that this country has
no land grabbing designs, and while they
do not hope to escape the payment of
just retribution they know that back OF
all our demands there is a spirit of JUS
tice and fairness. The American policy
will triumph in the end.'
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-01-10
QUEER USES OF CORN.
Things You'd Never Dream Could Re
Made of n Mt the Paris
Exposition.

At the Paris exposition there is q
little showcase wherein are displayed
the more important Indian corn prod.
ucts of this country, says the New
York World.
They make an amazing display, in.
cluding the following articles:
Cornmeal, hominy. hulled corn
cream of maize. granulated cornmeal
canned green corn, canned hulled corn,
maizena,, samp, degerminated samp
creammeal, self-rising pancake -four,
quick malt, brewers grits,. husks for
mattresses, cellulose for packing the
cofferdams of battleships, paper stock
prepared from cornstalk, degermi.
mated brewers meal, Bourbon whisky,
alcohol, bolted cornmeal, hulled corn
meal, feed of ground blades, stalks and
cobs, varnish, cob pipes, corn lager
beer, table sirup, popcorn, table grits,
British gum, salves, laundry starch,
table starch, fermentum, faxed hom-
my, gum paste. corn oil, vulcanized
corn oil, oilcake, grape sugar, gluten
feed, glucose, confectioners' crystal
glucose and confectoners' paste. Corn
oil, vulcanized, forms the basis of sub
stitute for rubber.
This substitute, compounded with
go per cent. commercial rubber, is used
in rubber boots, linoleum. wheel tires.
blankets and other articles. Crude
corn oil has been used in the manufac-
ture Of toilet soap. Rectifed, it is as
clear as alcohol, and is the base of a
substitute for olive oil. Cornstalk pith
is OF value in making paper, varnish.
films, imitation silks and gun cotton
and other explosives.
1t is a long list.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-01-10
FOR RALARCER HOUSE
Burle' il Reapportionment Bill
Passed.
PRESENT MEMBERSHIP INCREASED 29

No state Loses Representative
where the Gains FnIi-scnntors
Discuss Army Cnnteen and vir-
tun1ly Approve It's Retention.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 0-By a vote o
16o to 102 the house yesterday accepte,
the reapportionment plan proposed b,
the Burlegh bill, which increases tn,
membership of the house during the mex
decade from 357, the present member
ship and the membership proposed by
the committee or Hopkins bill, to $3.50
The result was largely brought about b,
the influence of certain senators from
several of the larger northern states who
threw the weight of their influence into
the scale in favor of the larger member
ship.
When il became apparent that these
factors were at work against his bill, Mr.
Hopkins attempted to compromise by
giving an additional representative each
to North Dakota, Colorado and Florida
but his udversarics refused to compro.
mise after complete victory was assured.
The Crumpackcr proposition to recon-.
nit the bill for the purpose of ascertain.
ing what states abridged the right to vote
to an extent which would entail reduced
representation was defeated-130 to 1l0.
There was no roll call OH this vote, but a
number of Republicans voted with the
Democrats.
Under the bill as passed no state loses
y representative, and the following make
gains: Illinois. New York and Texas,
three each; Minnesota, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, two each; Arkansas, Cali
fornia. Colorado, Connecticut, Florida
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi
Missouri, North Carolina. North Dakota,
Washington. West Virginia and Wis.
consin. one each.
The bill provides that whenever new
state is admitted the representatives as
signed to it shall be in addition to the
number provided in the bill. 1t also adds
provision never hitherto incorporated
in q reapportionment bill to the effect
that congressional districts, in addition to
being Contiguous" shall also be "com.
pact" States which are allowed addi-
tional representatives by the bill shall by
its terms elect them at large until the
legislature shall redistrict the state.
During the legislative session of the
senate the much mooted canteen question
was under consideration In connection
with the army reorganization bill. The
senate committee in effect restored the
provision for a post exchange or canteen
which had been stricken out Of the bill by
the house. For nearly five hours the sen
nte discussed the committee amendment
but vote upon the proposition is not yet
in sight. Senators Gallinger Of New
Hampshire and Hansbrough of North
Dakota vigorously opposed the amend
ment, and in turn it was quite as strcnu.
ousfy supported by Senators Sewell OF
New Jersey. Hawley of Connecticut,
Money Of Mississippi and Carter Of Mon.
tana. 1t is possible n vote will he reach.
ed this afternoon.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-01-10
New York Markets.

FLOUR-State and western continued
irregular, with prices nominally unchang-
ed and demand light; Minnesota patents,
A.10n4.40: winter straights. 81. 50lp3. IS; win.
ter extras. $2.55Q2.SO winter patents. $50
WHEAT-Quiet, but generally firm on
better cables than expected, light cover
ing and rumored export business, March,
s2$%gs2aG;;; ;, May, s2%ggssMSS; gssTMsSc No.,
York, car lots; No. western. Sc. +. o. b.,
CORN-Steady on poor condition west.
liberal cearances again and firm cables
oATs@slow, but steady; track, white,
state, S1Q35c. track. white. western, 3l@
PoRK-strong; mess. sls9l4; family,
LARD-Firm; prime western steam,
BUTTER-Unsettlea; state dairy, l5g
&c; creamery, l6g2ic.
CHEESE-Firm; fancy large. fall made
1lA@1lhc.; fancy. small, fall made, ll%@
EGGS-Weak and lower; state and
Pennsylvania, 2SG2Sc; western, loss Oft.
sUGAR-Raw quiet; fair refining. sMc.
eentrifsgsl se test, iNe refined steady
TURF TURP'ENTiNi at sSi4onc.
MOLASSES-Firm, but quiet New Or
leans, 32@40c.
RiCE-steady; domestic, sN@sNc.; ia.
Pa p4FnAAttESSeW'&o,steady; tSSe'o,s city. &C.; country. ~
HxY-Firm; shipping. 77MQsoc.; good to
shotcs, s5QsSc.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-01-10
NEW JERSEY OUT OF DEBT.
Governor Voorhees, So Declares In
His Annual Message.

TRENTON, Jan. 0.--The one hundre,
and twenty session of the New Jer
sey legislature opened at 3 o'clock yester
day. The lobby and galleries of the tw,
houses were crowded with spectators, ant
the mcmbers' desks were loaded dowr
with flowers.
The senate was called to order by Sen
,tor Charles A. Reed, and Senator Cor
nish. the only 'hold over" Democrat. wa.
made temporary president. Organization
was effected by selecting Senator Ptney
Republican, OF Morris county as pcrma
nent chairman and Walter Edge of At
1antic county as secretary.
Senator Pitney made an address OF
thanks, in which he declared himself in
favor Of constitutional amendment fol-
separate court OF appeals.
The house was organized by the cleo
tion of William j. Bradley, Republican,
of Camden as speaker.
In his message to the legislature Gov.
crnor Voorhees, declared Now Jersey in u
flourisliing condition and practically on,
Of debt. Its Indebtedness is S119,000,
and to meet this the state has funds the
market value of which is $505.7l6 and
further assets valued at S20I, ,526.
He could suggest no legislation beyond
an amendment to the building and loan
association laws. Some of the loan or.
ganizations. he declared, were run fol
the benefit OF the ofliceholdcrs
The Girls Reform school. over which
there was a scandal not long ago. he as
serted, was in good standing. He had
something more TO say of almost every
branch of the state service.