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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
POLICE COrlrISSION BILL.

Mayor Fitzgerald of Pawucke vigorously opposing the bill
recently in the General Assembly providing for police
Moreover seeking
men Mayor Fzgeralds along
line be generally conceded that
management police departments y commission proven
satisfactory mayors
Gil committees Experience has that under commission
higher efficiency and discipline be obtained than
possible under any other system of management
knowledge that either mayor
and politics demoraizing effect 'pul
pay attention strengthening his position than the
performance his
natural his position gain promotion
rapidly possible and achieve these results he his pull
plays politics whenever the for doing itself
nothing specially eprehensbe in this but certainly
not tend efficiency the
Under competent commission both pull and politics would be
The policeman who faithful trustworthy will
that his good work will unrecognized will he feel
engage eectoneeng when city
are to be chosen hand policeman will
long his place in the department under commission His
shortcomings quickly pull politics
will save him dismissal.
Mayor Fitzgerald efuson the subject
than elevate efficiency
probable that the bulk of the residents of the
city bill for the creation
and that their endorsement vndced by benefits
that will the police force and the people in general
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08


The usefulness OF The stripes upon the
tiger IL easily expIaiped since ihcy en-
able him To hide among the coarse grass
of the Jungle. But how are W. 40 ac-
count for the markings OF the zebra. who
Is the pre-eminentx specialist ia stripes?
A full answer would retguire whole ar
ticle. for II involves one OF ths most COM
pick and Interesting paradoxes In natural
history. To put the matter as briefly rs
possible. one must make two statements.
which at frst sight appear 70 be natiy
contradictory
Firstly the zebra Is striped because Il
Is to his interest 20 be conspicuous. Sec
ondiy, he Is striped because II Is to his
interest 10 be invisible.
Strangely enough. not only arc 10th
these statements strictly true, but one
may further say that no other kind ~
coloration would protect The zebra 30
we'll During the daNtiine zehras usually
Craze ia small herds among ihe stunted
trees and bushes OF the African uplands.
They do not place schtincls 20 watch
against their foes, Ike the Wild sheep and
the chamo.s. because nsuilly there Is no
commanding spot available where / senti-
mel could overlook the surrounding coun-
try.
htis ni'AHhb CbUcialS IN tdNn mfnlhfr
OF the band korping an eye upon The
movements OF his fellows as well as
Keeping sharp lookorl for himself ~
proving leopard approaches the herd ore
or other OF the zebras Is pretty surc 10
perceive the danger. AND thr others take
warning by observing hiS START of alarm.
Hence IL Will be seen hat 'the more con-
spicuous each n.ember of ihe band is
the more readils do his warning move
ments catch che cres Of his feilogs--who
at once take The liiat aud save themselves
from being eaten hr a good use OF their
legs.
IL Is at night tl.at the zebra specially
desires to be Invisible Most Afrlcaa
beasts have 20 trayel far FOR water. and
are Obliged 10 slake thclr thirst during
the darkness ~ spots where lions and
other enemies are On the habit of lying I'm
ambush. Now i, has been found that In
the twilight. ihc dara and light bands
upon tho zebra become indsgingllisha bic.
being binrrcd into neutral tint which
blends wonderiupy with thai OF surround
ing objects
This is SO markedly the case that
hunter has stated thar he has been so
near a zebra IN The twilight az 10 actually
feel his breath. set WIS quite unable to
perceive his form. ~ lhe zebra were plc-
bald. like a circus horse Instead Of be-
ing covered with narrow stripes ne woGld
be sufficiently conspicuous 90 his friends
In the daytime, yet, Obviously. such
markings woald not protect him az night.
for The con,rasted cciors would stil be
plainly visible 20 his foes.
Hence We see that IL is literally true
that The zebra is striped not only be-
cause ne wants 10 be seen but also be-
cause he does not want TO be secn.--rhe
March Pearsons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
5hsGossio.
LOVE, THE FIRST LESSON

The homo above all things else should
be a training school In which the young
are taught. from the first lesson In the
nursery, the one lesson needful to be
even in the humblest cottage. by the
poorest hreside, great characters may be
formed ~ moulded by the influence OF a
truly devout and Christ-like example. Let
the mother begin with tho child az soon
as ~ understands anything at all. and
impress upon its young life the lesson OF
love let this be- the governing power, the
living principle, the very atmosphere in
which its infancy is spent. and the foun-
dations OF Christian character will have
been laid--The American Mother for
March.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
PER SONAL MENTION

Miss Isabel Brown arrived IN provi-
dcnce Wednesday night after an absence
~ two months visiting school friends In
Cincinnati and 81. Louis.
Nj. nnd Mrs Ahred i.owry tnee Wchbl
of Philadelphia. viii sail this week from
New York 10 spend the fashionable sea
son M the south az France. then later O.
Athens. the Black sea. and across The
Mcditerraucan 20 Cairo. and up the Nile.
col M Amy Aldrich. formerly presi-
tcut 90 TIE Northwestern Ncws Associa.
uDn. has again been Installed as editor
OF 'ha Grand Rapids Morning Democrat.
at graud Rapids. Mich. MIR Aldrich. it
viii be remembered. did his nrst news
paper work in this city some thirty ysars
ago
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
Uhat Others
fire Saying.

students OF the situation declare
that the British workman must In
crease his efficiency IL the British
markets and manufacturing suprem-
acy are 20 be maintained. They say
that his wages are too high for the
quantity and quality of the work he
does. Chicago Record.
"Still, with tho utmost courtesy TO
both inmates of the White House
there are too many loyal subjects OF
this Republic who believe that the
First Lady In the Land using the term
In It's unofficial sense. does not live I'm
the White House at all."-Philadeiphia
Inquirer.
elevation and responsibilities do,
however. have "A decided tendency To
sober men. Some OF Mr. Roosevelts
ideas are so high and his devotion TO
them has been SO courageous that we
hope he will now consistently live up
to them He is entitled to be judged
for the future by what he shall be and
do I'm his new office. He is, with all
his faults. worth dozen of the shifty
tricksters and thrifty fawners of his
psrty."--New York World.
"If experience Is valuaS Die in proper
ton to it's cost the Paris Commission
venture ought TO pan out rich for the
state of California Even the inyesti-
cation OF IL enriched the fund OF ex-
psrience. III cost about $4,000 20 eS-
plolt the states products IN gay Paris,
and more thsn $4,000 more TO inquire
why per cent. OF the appropriation
was left unexpended. Los Angeles
Herald.
at Is growing palmer every day that
the settlement of differences between
China and the Powers Is only one tant
perhaps the least important of the
problems raised by the Boxer move
ment and the joint Intervention. The
differences which have arisen between
the Powers themselves promise 10
evolve into serious and world en-
bracing crisis. s.'Philadelphia Record.
Now comes Col. Peter g. Hams,
Corps OF Engineers OF the United
States Army, member of the Isthmian
Canal Commission. who says. In eff
feet. that the canal will be useless TO
us from a military point OF view un-
less our navy controls the sea, In
which case. we shall control the canal
and IL viii be unnecessary 10 fortify
."--Baltimore Sun.
Cheer up and look pleasant That's
the Mckinley inaugural address con-
densed. Boston Herald.
Minister Conger, OF course, has been
in n position To know a good deal
about affairs In China; but the United
States can get along without him at
that post IL the people OF Iowa want
him for governor. or.'-cincinnau En-
quirer
''There Is here and there a criticism
OF ]. Pierpont Morgan for organizing
mammoth trusts which are calculated
10 be OF injury to the public, but when
Il Is understood that he got 81 ,50o.0o0
for organizing the late steel trust few
people who believe in n man making
q living viii blame him. "-Galveetcn
News
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
"SHE R0DDIT TO Me-"

CThe following verses attracted I
queen attention In an Aberdeen pap'
Her majesty was so pleased with tbs
that she demanded the name OF the a
thor, who soon after received n mark
her maJesty's esteem):
I'm but an auld body
Living up In Deeside,
In a twa-roomed bit hoosie.
WI a tocft beside;
WI my COO an my grumpy
I'm as happy's a bee,
But I'm far prouder moo
Since she noddit TO mel
rm nae sse far past wit
A. gle trig an hale
Can plant twa-three tawties
An look after my ksle.
An when oor Queen passes
rim oot 10 see,
Gin by luck she micht notice
And nod oOt 90 mel
nut I've aye been uniucky
And the blinds were ave doom.
Till last week the time
o. her vcesit cam room,
I waved my BIT apron
AS brisk's | could dee,
An the Queen LAUGHED 10 kindly
An neddit 10 me-
NJ son sleeps I'm Egypt
fts nae etse 20 freit--
An Vest when i think ct
I'm sair like % greet
She may feel for my sorrow-
she's q nither. .ye see
An tnavhe she kent OF
When she nOddit to mo-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
81 z D.

BAILEY-rn this city, 9Th inst, Eliza A,
wife OF Robert Bailey, In the 31st yeas
OF her age.
BoGLE-In this city 7th inst. suddenly.
John NJ. Boglc, In the 5sth year az his
age.
BRIGGs-In Norwood, n. 18th inst. Miss
Jane II. Briggs. aged 81 years.
BRECKENRIDGE-In this city, 9Th instS
Carleton Webster, youngest child Of
Henry w. and Minnie NJ. Breckenridge
aged J3 months.
HITZ--In this city, 7th inst, Bertha Ma
ric. daughter OF Charles and Annie M.
tGauch) Hitz, aged year. months. 10
days.
PETERs-E Entered into rest In San Fran
cisco. Cal, January 81. 1901. Della M.
Peters tnee Calvin. widow OF Charles
w. Peters. and dearly beloved mother
OF Teresa NJ. May and the late Franz
ces ID. Peters.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
PRODUCT S16l.OOO,O

Not every one has the facilities for
measuring and weighing cubic foot
or even "a cubic inch of diamonds The
figures given below, which were furnish-
ed us by an official OF the De Beers Com
solidateS company VIII have much curl
Gus interest. The first measurement taken
Was OF diamonds sufficient 10 lili "A space
or seventy-flye cubic inches, the time be-
ing July last year The diamonds were
wnat a coal operator would call run of
mine;' that Is they were of all sizes.
mixed together just as received from the
blue ground matrix, but had been yea red
by boiling In acid. Three meaSurvrnnnts
We're mace, the first giving H,6is caVats.
the second 1856, and the third H.SO1: the
average being H,ii3 carats.
According To these measurements I ,000-
oo1 carats OF diamonds OF average SIZE
upfliH fuak..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

III the United states and England should
form an alliance. the combined strength
would be so great that there would be
little chance for enemies TO overcome us
In a Ike manner, when men and women
keep up their bodily strength with Hes
letters stomach Bitters. there is little
chance OF attacks frcm disease Ths old
time remedy enrichss the blood. stesdiss
tho nerves and Increases The appetitc
Try 10 for dyspepsia and udiges
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
HALF CAT, half RABBIT.

Richard Miller. OF Uauto Pa has a
curiosity In the shape cf an animal that
is half cat and half rabbit The front
portion OF the creature with the tNcep-
tion of its red eyes. Is that OF n cat. while
the rear half Is that OF q ahhit. One half
OF the animals body is covered with the
white hair of n cat, while the remainder
of its hody s. covered With the reddish
brown fur % rabbit. ending ~ short
btfshN tail IL moves sbout with a half
run ana half hop and * vc-y tame. "a
lives on Vegetables and milk and has no
use for meat ~ IL about one-haif the
size "a a fun grown cat Warren County
journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
Averages

Conversely. taking the average cubic
foot o. diamonds would weigh $50. 200 car
ats, and a cubic meter IL ,s16 carats. AS
suming them TO run about the De Beers
average a cubic foot would be worth
about s22l5,500 and a cubic meter VS.
So, 600
During the eleven years. ending June
30 1899 the mines OF the De Beers COM
pany produced. I'm round numbers, 2o,093,-
000 loads OF blue ground'--the diamond
yielding ground--averaRing sixteen cubic
feet each. This ~ equivalent To lS,S 900
metric tons. The diamonds saved from the
blue ground were 24i7s,00O csrats. In
cluding all sizes, and the amount realized
for the stones was si6l .i52303. This is an
average return of t6.5s per carat. The
average recovery was 1.3 carats per met
ric ton, aud tho average yield in money
was 81 50 per ton of blue ground
The blue ground extracted during ths
eleven years would make a cube with
sides 740 feet or a26 metres long: while the
diamonds recovered would be represented
by cube with sides nifty inches or LIT
metres long. The ratio In size OF the da-
mond cube 10 the blue ground from which
IL was taken would be about Lib In the
length of the side OF the cubes or 1900
in total bulk.-Engineering and Mining
Jourual.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
A DAINTY PLANT IS THE IVY GREEN.

Let me urge those who want a vine for
the bay window or parlor. or TO train
over "a screen. Go procure an English ivy
this spring. / would rather have fine
specimen ~ II than n score OF the plants
usually found an kindergarten ccllec-
tions. n Is shame that such = rfaut
should have becn crowded ont by new
comcrs having but few OF TT merits
Eben r. Rcxford. in the March Ladies'
Home Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
Chat Fbom
People.
TO vENE.

received n letter from a friend in
Florida today. and he tells me that
the mercury stands at a degrees. lie
also says: I'VE have plenty of FISH
and oysters, but they do not taste like
the same things in Providence, and an
fact seem 20 be lacking In flavor.
am inclined 10 think that what my
friend misses is the delicate flavor OF
sewage which he gets in The, Provi-
dence river. but which is lacking in
the waters OF Florida.
90:
The question has frequently been
asked why the toilet rooms OF the
senate and House hare two faucets to
each of the marble set-boWis. when
no man has yet been able TO find "a
trace OF hot water. IL IL argued mat
both faucets cannot be for cold water,
and yet IL looks that way so far Prob
ably after the session has adjourned
the hot water will bee turned on.
go
We were talking about elevators last
evening, when a We'll known engineer
said: Il wonder II i'm the rigid eleva-
tor inspection which IN supposed to be
made OF the lifts of the city. any at
tentlon Is paid TO the young men VINO
officiate al the rope2 4 know OF q boy
I'm certain building who stops the
car in such "A sudden manner that the
passengers teeth come together. III
such proceedings are So trying in the
human frame. j wonder what effect
IL has on the machinery"
GEO
see that Mr. Andrew Carnegie
says: 81 will not give. n cent OF my
money 20 any church who cannot meet
its business obligations. conduct
my charitable affairs In business
way. A church which obllgates itself
10 carry out enterprises and then falls
can get no assistance from me. or
sympathy either" Perhaps, Mr.. Car
negie has heard OF some Providence
churches that undertake. to build
steeples that they cannot pay for.
x1S
In spite OF the fact that 6I6 new
novels were published i'm the United
States last year. | am told that Prov
ideace Is to have an authors club
each OF the members being obligated
10 turn out a novel during the first
year of membership. The next thing
will be TO find publishers,
vVv
Old Nathan woodield OF Exeter. was
In town this morning, and he tells me
that he seen "bue-birds and wood
peckers" in his orchard. This may be
2. fact, but all the same told friend
Woodheld that L was not yet disposed
To accept his statement that spring
had come.
was talking with gentleman
who Is Interested in astrological re-
search, and TO amuse himself he had
been forocasting the life of the ma
tion, and found that the next 5th of
July would be a marked one I'm the
history of the country. OF course he
could not tell how, but something un-
pleasant is in store. He prophesied
accurately the Spanish war and 80
IL will be interesting to see what hap
pens July 5, 1901.
S%H
The Cheerful Idiot had been reading
that Mr.. Lawson could not enter his
boat for the cup races, at least under
his own name, and this prompted him
10 say: This will make the owner of
the Independence hot under the collar
aud naturally his complexion will be
another case OF Lawson pink" The
fact is that the Cheerful idiot is be-
coming incorrigible.
IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

MRS wlNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP
has hcen need FOR over NIFTY years b.
millious cf mothers fut their children
while tsething with perfect success. ~
sooshes The child. foftens the gums al
laws ali pain, cures wind collie. and is the
hest remedy for DisrrOhes. It will re-
levs the por little sunerer immsdlstsly
sold ~ druggists IN every part o. the
Wnfit twenty 1--WE cents hottie BE
.urs and ssk FOR Mr. Wiuslows Soofh.
iug syrup" aud take n0 other Kind.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

The unanimous reelection " Senator
Frye So president pro tenn of the Senate
Is a deserved compliment TO one who I'm
times ~ high party feeling won the praise
OF all BY the fairness % his rulings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

The sultan of Turkey wishes n distinct-
~ understood that De viii pay the indem-
nity demanded FOR the Armenian outragcs
just "a soon a. he can nni some one 10
lend him The monn..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

" Is worth while remembering that
many of ,those. who are most vociferous
IN their demand Tor We absolute indspen-
dencc 81 Cuba are holders of Cuban
bonds with they bought al mark down
sale while the revolution was-in r-osress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

Everyone Win hope that the new span-
ish cabinet which starts out with the Ca
vor or the people viii long continue 90
snjov their support The proud old ra-
lion has had trouble enough recentiy 10
entlt.e her tofp~sce for a time.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

No doubt Mrs. cronje will appreciate
that s5 oco franc lockct which the women
of France propose 20 give ~ her. hut Il
A. safe % assume She would rrcativ pre-
FER 70 be restored 10 the old home from
which she Was driven by the cruel South
African war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

Alig.id's threat 90 support The next Re
publican nominee FOR insyor ~ Chicago
" cslcuiatee 40 eifs the Republican man.
ayers q severe attack a. cold shivcrs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

With ihirty-ihree per cent of wage
workers out or employment Germanys
boasted industrial prosperity appears 90
be somcthing ~ m0ckery
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08
THE NEWS PUBLISHING CO.
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AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

PROVIDENCE OPERA oUsAda ehan in Sweet Nell of Old Drur
KEITHs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Continuous Performance
THEATRE-'Across Pachc"
THEATRE-Dalnty Duchess Bulesqucrs
WESTMINSTER TTEATRE-Tsose sydens London Bellies
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

ment that the Boer commander was COM
pletoly surrounded With no chance to ss-
cape capture.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-08

The report that DO Wet is In sore
s,r.ffp IN soath Africa T. probably as
rtti az lfais ~ 10, rtccnt atnodnce-
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03
At ashingtOn.

Information received from Manila
confirms the report of disaster TO com-
pany of the 9th infantry. In addition t.
The 40 enlisted men, the three commits
stoned officers were killed in the action
in Samar, Saturday. The officers are
Capt. Thomas w. Council, First Lieu.
tenant, Edward A. Bumpus aud Major
Surgeon K. S. Griswold.
Private Peter Devin, troop Ii, eleventh
cavalry, was tried by general court
martial at Fort Ethan Allen, Vt, on
the charge of "using disrespeetful words
against the President of the United
States in violation of the nineteenth
article of war Devine expressed pleas
ure at the shooting of the President and
applied an uneomplimentary epithet 70
him. His companions used him roughly
before he could be arrested. He WAS
found guilty aud sentenced to be dis
honorahly discharged from the services
of the United States FORGETTING all pay
aud allowances due him and to be con
fined at hard labor for one year. In re-
viewing ii Gen Brooks stated that the
punishment wasn't severe enough.
The following pension changes in
Maine resulting from the issue of Sept.
), are announced: Original, Albert 5.
SpauIding, Portland, Sc Simon Denbow,
Rockland, Sc. Increase, restoration, re-
issue, ETC., Nelson II. burlington, New
Vineyard, Sl4; George Emery, Gardiner,
IS; John Z. Sauer, fogus, $40; Thomas
Byrnes, Togus, Sl2.
Reports to the marine hospital from
all parts of the world show continued
spread of the plague in most sections.
In British East India during the week
ended August last, there were 1922
new plague eases and l,930 deaths TT
corded in the Bombay presidency, an it,
crease of more thar 200 deaths over the
previous week There were 1876 plague
deaths in the city Of Bombay that week,
and many others suspected.
Wednesday, Secretary Long WIS called
to his home in bingham. Mass, by the
serious illness OF daughter
Acting Secretary Spaulding of the
treasury has approved n plan for vel
low fever institute within the marine
hospital service. whose object will be 70
collect facts and make investigations OF
the sui ieet of yellow fever.
The Somerset reporter., 1901-10-03

A fair sized female lobster carries
10000 eggs at time. The eggs, when
extruded. are covered with a viscid
matter which, drawn out into threads,
attaches them to the long hairs that
fringe the fanlike tail of the mother.
These threads quickly become hard
and strong, the eggs waving about in
the water and being thus aerated.
When they are ready to be Matched, the
mother lobster oscillates her tail so as
to assist the offspring to escape.
The young at first resemble shrimps,
being about one-third of an inch In
length. They have bright blue eyes.
Af.er few days they desert the moth
er and swim out into deep water,
where they rise to the surface and lead
a vagabond sort of existence for thirty
or forty days.
During this time the young ones
change their shells four times. On the
fourth occasion they shed their SWIM
ming organs and fall to the bottom,
where they remain for the rest of their
lives. During their existence as SWIM
mers most of them are gobbled up by
fishes, for which they afford a favorite
food