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The age-herald., 1901-03-08
Will Be Ready for Him.
From tho Atlanta Constitution.

From tho Atlanta Constitution.
 I'm glad to hear" wrote the old man to the youth at college, that you favor the sun bath as a means to health. When you come home vacation time I'll give you fifteen acres of it. behind a spry mule, with not tree to cast shadder or your
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
Senate Combinations.

Washington March 7.-The Senate, in executive session, today confirmed the following nominations:
 Robert s. Mccormick of Illinois to be minister to Austria Hungary.
 Frank w Jackson of Pennsylvania consul at Patras, Greece.
 Charles Wilson of Maine, secretary of legation to Greece, Roumania and Servia. Capt A. s. Crowinshield, |. s. N. to be chief of the Bureau of Navigation, with rank of rear admiral
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
UNCLE SAM
Objects To Transfer of Danish West
 Indies To Foreign Powers.

London, March S.-"The United States has addressed note to the Danish gov ernment, although threatening in tone" says the Copenhagen correspondent of the Daily Mall, ito the ssfect that 1t will not permit any transfer of the Danish West Indies to any foreign power and In the event of Denmark refusing to sell the United States will declare that maritime neutrality shall be properly guaranteed and the United States respected"
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
Dewey Gets Prize Money.

Washington, March 7.-The Treasury Department today issued a warrant in fa- vor of Admiral Dewey for s9750, on ac- count of prize money found to be due him from the court of claims for the destruction of the Spanish fleet In Manila Ray May 1898
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
The Silence of David

From the Davenport Republican
 David Nation, the husband of the Kansas smasher, talked gllbly of divorce while his wife was in Chicago, but 1t is observed that since her re- turn he has given out no interviews. Some men are brave when they are sure cyclone is doing business in an- other State.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
AT IT AGAIN.
Ex-President Cleveland Starts South
 On Duck Hunt.

Princeton, N. J.. March 7.-Ex- x-President Grover Cleveland and Paul Van Dyke have left Princeton for the south, where they will spend few days shooting ducks along the coast of North Carolina. Their first stop will be at Norfolk, from which place they will go by boat along the coast in search of birds.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
South American Politics.

Rio de Janeiro, March 7-There is great activity in political circles in anticipa- tion of the coming Presidential election The two foremost candidates are Senors Rodriguez and Quento Bocayauva. It is claimed that Senor Juto Castilhos, the former Governor of the State of Rio Grande, will withdraw in favor of Senor BicayauVa.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
Miners To Meet.

Knoxville, Tenn, March "A conven- ton of the Tennessee-K Kentucky division of the United Mine Workers of America will be held In this city March 13 to Is. It is expected that from 150 to 300 coal miners will attend The object of the meeting has not been made known.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
Burned To Death.

Rome, Ga-, March Mary and Annie, the two little daughters of James Bean, living eight miles from here, were burned to death today.
 Their dresses caught fire. and before as- sistance reached them they were so se- verely burned that they lived but a few hours afterward.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
SPECIAL RATES To New Orleans Via Alabama Great Southern Railroad.

Account General Missionary Conference M E. Church, South, the Alabama Great Southern Railroad will sell round trip tickets to New Orleans at rate of one fare Tickets on sale April P, g, 24, final limit May ?, 1901.
 Information and particulars cheerfully furnished on application.
 J. c. LUSK, T. P. A, 2H First Ave, Birmingham, Ala.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
A Mexican Feature.

Mexico City March 7.-The government will send a force of twenty rurales to the Pan-American exposition at Buffalo.
 Bull fighters have been engaged for the Buffalo exposition and will give an exhi- bition of all the features not required to torture or killing of bulls.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
A Common Cause,

From the New York Mail and Express.
 "Shrinkage of assets" is the cause assigned for the failure of an Ala bama bank. This disorder is to bank ing houses about what heart failure" is to human beings.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
His Acts Approved.

Caracas, Venezuela, March ' (Via Hay tien Cable)-All of the acts of General Castro, the President of Venezuela, have been unanimously approved by the Vene- zuelan constitutional assembly,
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
EnoIish Trade.

London, sIarch 7-The statement of the Board of Trade for the month of Febru- ary shows an increase of f2,069, 500 in inl- ports and a decrease of f2,1S2,4OO in ex- ports.
The age-herald., 1901-03-08
Prevention

Prevention
 better than cure. Tutt's Liver Pills will not only cure, but if taken in time will prevent
 Sick Headache, dyspepsia, biliousness, malaria, constipation, jaundice, torpid liver and kindred diseases. TUFTS Liver PILLS
 ABSOLUTELY CURE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
A Colony Of Inebriates.

Lady Henry Somerset contributes 10
the current number OF the Temple Mag
azine a most interesting and picturesque
account OF her Farm Colony for In
ebriate Women at Duxhurst. "Our wo-
men," says Lady Henry, keep all these
flower borders I'm order all those lawns.
and those long forcing houses where to-
matoes are grown and smilax and chrys-
anthemums; they are all cared for en-
tireiy by women People often wonder
that such work can be done, but IL Is
accomplished because we have a splen-
did head for that part OF our undertake
ms IN Miss Jessie Smith. who was trained
at Swanley college, and who Is n most
proficient gardener. and a most patient
nd kind employer. We cannot make our
r,arkst gardening really pay because.
OF course. our women are all unskilled.
and they have 60 be taught everything:
hut 70 pays us nevertheless. for no en-
rloyment could be found that is half so
healthy. so invigorating. and 80 restor-
ing as the outdoor work for those whose
health has been undermined and whose
rors has been destroyed by the poison
OF alcohol"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
Jaoksonville's Big Blaze.

There is a good deal of food for reflec-
ton I'm the explanation made by Supt.
B. N. Ellis, of the Jacksonville (Fla.)
water works, In the service rendered on
the day OF the great confiagration May 3.
!, He says;
The alarm was given at 1888 y. m,
the pressure was raised within two min
utes from the normal Of sixty pounds
to ninety pounds. and az soon az we real
lied that there was fire OF some mag
nitude the two engines were put in oper-
alton AT 1:10 and the third at l:l5. The
engines were all in first-class condition,
and pressure was maintained about
eighty pounds until 1880. when IL be-
gan TO fall as by this time the iiremen
had been driven from several hydrants
without being able To shut them off
Everyone also who had garden hose
had brought them into service I'm trying
TO wet down the roofs and woodwork of
their houses, and as these were left run
ming when abandoned. and pipes in burn
ing houses were broken OFT, much water
was running TO waste; and as more hy-
drants were abandoned and left open the
pressure dropped until by f:SO IL was
down 10 twenty pounds. We neither ex-
hausted our water nor was there any ac-
cident 10 the pumps. When the fire be-
gan we had. In addition 10 the flow OF
the wells lover 5000, 600 gallons In twenty
four hours) 5000, 900 gallons In storage; at
o'clock, when the fire had practically
burned all that was reached we still
had hve feet Of water In the reservoir.
LAS far as ! could Judge the cause or
the rapid spread OF the fire was First
the alarm was not sent in promptly
everything was dry as timber; the day
was very hot. and the wind was blowing
from fourteen TO seventeen miles an hour
from VI. N. ". Nearly all the buildings
In the vicinity OF the fire and for some
half mile east and southeast had shingle
roofs. many of them old and punky.
When the burning fibre or shingles struck
them they burst into flames The fremen
were so exhausted by the intense heat
and their arduous exertions 10 keep up
with the spread of the fire that, with the
headway II had gained before the alarm
was run in / do not think that, Win
twice the number of fremen and double
the amount OF hose. we could have pre-
vented IT'S spread.
"In our case the weak points OF depend
ing entirely on direct pumping in large
confiagration were distinctly shown I'm
the weakening of the pressure by the
open fire hydrants. the indiscriminate use
OF garden hose and openings left running
as houses burned down. II shows con-
clusively that however efficient the di-
rect pressure is for small fires, there
comes time when IL is necessary 10
have n good reserve of steam fire engines
to fall back upon.'-Firemen's Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
Ominous Portents.

None OF the weird superstitions among
the Pacific Islanders exercises so terri
fying and influence as that which attaches
TO "A mysterious cloud which once in n
great while hangs over the lofty, un-
scaled mountain on the Island OF Tahiti.
This is watched for with great anxiety
every time the sky becomes haZy. II
forms I'm n shape quite as indefinite as
that Of the cloud which Polonius thought
was VERY like a whale" but the people
stand gazing at until IL either scatters
or dips and touches the mountain If 1t
touches the mountain. CONSERVATION at
once spreads everywhere, FOR IT Is re-
garded as an unfailing sign or death,
first among the royal family and then
among the common people. Whoever
happens to be sick is given UP for dead,
and no one Is so utterly sure OF death as
the sick person himself.
The appearance OF red fishes In the
water--a phenomenon that comes only
often enough 10 keep UP its deadly repu-
tation-is regarded as an unfailing omen
OF death among the royalty.
other things connected with the heav-
ems that have direful significance to the
natives are: The sudden appearance I'm
the sky of "A tautaupon, or dog. with
flaming eyes: a horse without any legs;
n man riding horseback without any
horse; q gendarme chasing thieves who
have fiery eyes.
The latter bogey becomes so vivid 10
the insular Imagination at times that the
gendarme seems to be :ocidng the thieves
up In a prison which has neither inlet
nor outlet. IL Is viewed as a sort of omen
OF the "unpardonahle sin."-ENchango.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
"PUSHEs" IN NEW SOUTH WALES

IT surprising century
should organizations the
made for the protection
associations New
one time British colony
has given interesting
one prefers
OF Pushes
OF In
Bwery anything
that those to whom
world Though the
they have their kings
article explains that while convs
have been changed
wicked
injusices have made the land
The
sanrauon would showing how the
writer became acquainted going along street
when he passing from behind by
protested he told arrested The
after hearing times fabre demanded
Much the young man turned out TO be
one OF the kings of Push The
returned give points to IN. officers
New South Wales As he became organ
ison he discovered they acted together
he also learned that the members own
punishment kept away from Illegal do,nps
inscribed IN tho n
book branch
The writer that a Of these books the
Pushes" might be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
A SADLY STRICKEN nONARCH.

While the healthy minded American much
the dongs foreign uonarch when they tend 10
affect his he nevertheless his sympathy
when suffering misfortune overtakes of these hereditary
day ago the cable brought from Vienna
pathetic well be doubted the millions in this
who the report failed feeling sadness
The the unveng the in the
Empress Austria the aged Emperor Francis
Joseph ceremony, able little than
speak trembling words weep. Verify his has been life
blghted hopes crushing msfortunes He has wit
steady empire represen
the ancient and luous royal house in Europe
unable to stay AID yet oyx when he welded the
ming princess whose up
day. his future seemed plendent in its promise power
happiness.
appeared Hungary paced and reconcisd
and he King with all the pomp
WELD the
sceptre united powerful empire
further and heir Francis Jophs
suddenly dreu change. ombardy
tia lost the Austrian empire while German empire
stronger aggressive plans
disappont his hopes
In his family sinister fate persued him. His heir
gave promise worthy became dssoute and
dsspaed rake ended his life that ho6ed
civilized Joseph not yet experienced all the
bitterness allotted him. The beautiful empress who had
joys herself to the people
Austria by cowardy assassin and Francis
Joseph. shaken years almost overwhelming was
left practically alone n the world
No wonder his words feeble many
Al the dedication of the Elizabeth monument
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
NOTES FROM THE HARBoR

The following vessels have arrived and
sailed during the past "a hours: Arrived.
steamers Plymouth, Griffin, Rhode ISL
and, Bibber N. Y: Chatham, Easter. Bal
timore; Queen City, Grey, Tiverton and
Seaconnet and return; City OF Newport,
Rich, Newport and return. Tugs Banter.
JOS. Stckney. NJ. f.. Luckenbach, Nathan
Hale Schooners Byrd Barnes, Holmes.
Julia Berkale, n y; a. NJ Jaeger, ~.
y. l.. n. Dcering. Dunton. Baltimore.
Bargcs Geo. Hughes. Hurricane. City of
Atlanta, Geo Moon, Volunteer 10 Paw
tucket Sailed. steamers Plymouth. Rhode
Island. Baltimore. Rambler, Warwick.
Richard Borden. Sduantum. Sycamore.
What Cheer. to shore resorts and return.
Tugs Battler. Argo, NJ. T. Luckenbach.
Schooncrs Chidyan. Lucinda sutton. Liz
zio Godfrey. Fred A. Emerson J. G. Hall.
Barges Moonbeam. Chester. Griswold. An
mex. 3.
The accident 20 the steamer fremont
recalls the day when the steamers Mt.
Hope and tho old Bay Queen came near
coming together near Couimicut many
wears ago. when there was the same sort
Of n fog similar 10 that IN which tho
fremont met her fate. There appeared
20 be n floating cloud of fog which. seen
10 rest some feet above the water. and
iust deep enough 20 hide objects from
view. for all OF the captains of the many
ships that took part In the unfortunate
affair. say that az times the fog was
thick
The steamer Chatham of the Merchants
a. Miners line came into port this morn
ing with a monster cargo Of freight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
3hs GOSSIP
Mason and Dixon Markers.

y Carlisle. Pa, correspondent writes to
thu Baltimore sun: The monuments OF
the Mason and Dixon boundary line be-
tween Pennsylvania and Maryland have
suffered severely from the attacks of van-
dals and they Will soon be replaced with
cast-iron markers. Rapid progress is now
being made on the relocation OF the line.
The eastern portion was originally mark
ed by stone monuments at equal distances
OF one mile Many of these stones have
been removed or destroyed. The western
portion owing 10 the great difficulty az
that time I'm the region traverscd by the
line was marked by wooden posts cut on
the spot and secured in place by mounds
OF earth or stone piled around them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

APPI EToN-In this city, 18th inst.
aged "a years, Martha Wylv tHyde)
Appleton, widow OF Elisha Williams Ap-
pleton.
DAYLoR--In this city. nth inst VII
liam. ron of John snd Marv paNlor.
aged months.
DOUGHTY--In Pawmcket. 18th inst,
I.ottie f., daughter OF Frank T. and
Hattie r. Doughty aged 20 years.
FIsKE--In this city. 10th inst, Asahel
Fiske. aged IS years.
FIsHER--In this city, 10th inst, Addison
Quincy Fisher.
GARD1NER--In this city, 18th inst. at
. No 1856 Cypress street. Abbie S. Gardi-
ner, wife of Edwin r.. Gardiner, aged
81 years.
GARD1NER-In this city. 18th inst.
James Joseph Gardiner, son OF the late
James and Bridget Gardiner, aged So
years Member Of Court Sheridan, +. OF
A.
GARvIN-In this city. 10th inst. Bridget
Garvin.
GOnMI.EY-In this city, 18th inst. Henry
Gormley OF No iS3 Washington street.
Notice OF fu1eral later.
GtjlLD-In Adamsdale. Mass, 10Th inst.
suddenly. Henry a. Guild.
HAPBURN-In this city, 18th inst. Mar
garet daughter OF Thomas and Eliza-
beth Hapburn. aged years, months
and 4 days
M'ELROY--1n this city. 18th inst. Norah,
wife OF Peter j. McElroy and daughter
of owen and the late Bridget Mcneil.
MURPiIYln this city, 18th inst, Nellie
L., daughter OF John and the late Jilia
g. Murphy, aged - years, 5 months AMI
days.
WI. sT--ln Edgewood, 10th inst, Mrs.
sarah a. West. wife OF the late John
III. West. aged sc years.
wHITFORD-ln North <ingstown. 18th
inst, Amos Whitford, aged IS years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
THE WORKING BOYS HOME
AND WHAT 1T IS DOING.

have banking accounts from s. 20 sl0
All our boys attend the Candace street
evening school and the interest shown by
our boys in their studies Is remarkable.
1t has been favoraby commented upon
by the supervisor and the visiting mem
bers OF the school committee.
Some are already looking forward 10
thelr entrance next year 10 the evening
nigh school; others TO the Rhode Island
School OF Design"
These words quoted from the report are
sufficient To show the real aim of the
home, and when the fact Is realized that
IL is non-sectarian the real purpose OF the
work becomes apparent 10 ALL
The board of directors is composed of
the following: President. Rt. Rev. Mat
thew Harkins: vice-president. John j.
Hoey; secretary, JoSrrff r 4 \
urer. Rev. James T. Ward. James j. No
Ian, stephen j. Casey. Peter ]. Quinn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
How,s This I?

we offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY e CO, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known +. ].
Cheney for the last rs years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm
Toledo. ..
wAILING KINNAN a MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. O.
Halls Catarrh cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system Price 75c. Der
bottle sold by, all druggists Testimon-
tails sent free
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
If Morgan Keeps On.

Persons who wish 10 keep step with the
march OF events aud TO anticipate the
doings OF J. Picrpont Morgan should get
out their old school books and see how
20 read the figures 1000. 900, ,Oo0.1t r. doubt
ful " the average man ever had that
many dollars or marbles, so the question
has never been up 10 him in n practical
form. When he was az schovi ne learned
how % read that number. but the aver
age man has forgotten and he should
brush up.-Chicago News
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

Citizens Of the east side ard other Sec
tions OF the city, who are compelled to
pay double fares when they desire 10
take their families TO Roger Williams
Park during these sweltering days. will
zee 20 ~ next November that city coun-
ell is elected that will refuse 70 grant
further privileges. be they great or
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
More Work.

''Those Chinese still insist on calling
us foreign devils" said one European
soldier. I'm sorry for that answered
the other. I'm afraid we'il have 10 burn
another town and destroy some more IL
braries before we get them 60 realize how
civilized we are e"--Washington Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

The rose lovers, who were IN Buffalo
the cary part of this month had a chance
to see 60,Ooo roses in bloom in one bed
They were all crimson ramblers A love-
Her sight than they presented TO the de-
lighted eye can hardly be imagined
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18
Chat 4bouf
People.

swill Alley. otherwise known as
hutchinson street. holds the cham
pionship stink belt. III the little lane
is private property that does not ex-
cuse the health officers from .exercis-
ing dominion and insisting that IL
should not be made a dumping place
Tor garbage and other foul substances.
was talking yesterday with Fred s.
Arnold. the well-konwn Insurance.
agent. He spoke OF the shirt waist
men and OF Others who, To keep as cool
as possible. were carrying their coats
over their arms. and said that II re-
minded him OF the days when as a
school boy. he. with his playmates,
raced for a swim az the 'old spout"
IL was the habit OF the boys. he said.
10 disrobe on Eddy street. SO that by
the time they reached the lane at the
screw factory, near Henderson street.
and were on the last leg of the race, a
shirt only was worn. and this was
whipped of at what Is now Aliens
avenue. This recalled my own boy
by quite "A number OF years, the boy
OF my generation did just what his
did. His and my playmates were OF
the Elm street grammar school con-
tingency. and well j remember the
race for the ''old spout"
South OF the screw factory there was
a cove filed with tide water This was
damned and a sort OF fiume. made OF
wood, carried away the water which
had been made use of by a bleachery,
which long ago disappeared.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

II the people who give advice so freely
also gave with It the money necessary TO
carry their advice into practical opera
tion. what a Utopia this world would be.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

IL college for washerwomen is 10 be
established let us hope matheynatcs win
be Included IN the list OF required studies.
Then Il may be possible for long suffer
ing masculine humanity TO discover what
beeonhts OF those missing collars and
handkerchiefs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

Massachusetts folk are becoming very
touchy IN regard TO newspapers A few
weeks ago an entire edition was sup
pressed on forced construction OF the
law, and now the voters OF Milford in
town meeting assembled have censured
two local publications.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

Times are never dull IN Kentucky
When Editor watterson = not hitting
some one hard there is political feud
on or something equally strenuous The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

latest course OF trouble is the proposed
building of church by negroes adjoining
the house In which Gov Beckham has
installed his young bride.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

Strike while the weathers hot" seems
to be the principle that guides good
many thousand American workmen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

small 20 the Union railroad company
until Il establishes a reasonable system Of
ticket transfers
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-18

THE opportunities OF the young man
in educational. artistic, literary or
political fields are progressive. IL is
only I'm the business world, now dom
mated by sordid spirit surprising In
its intensity that OF any other time
In the country's history, that pro-
nounced circumscription may now be
witnessed. Yet this spirit working
To its fulfilment, Will in time affect
the young man in all his ambitions,
for from ~ will grow caste, the an
tithesis OF democracy. y."-Kansas City
Star,