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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-29

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-29
THE RIGHT HON. A. J. BA

two extremes up to seven. the inter
| cepter.
y MATHEMATICAL PROPOSITION.
Seven wins on the initial throw. and
I mere are six chances 10 throw seven.
against two chances 90 throw craps. the.
losing combination.
Eleven also wins on the Initial throw.
ana there are Two chances of making
eieNen. This makes total of eight
POSITIVE chances 90 wn ON the first
twirl of the dice against two positive
chances 10 lose
But against these probable combinations
there are twenty-slx chances OF making
other points between seven and eleven
and between seven and two There ape
fourteen chances OF throwing combina-
ti"t'S- lower thah--sevefi. and -twrfvr
chances Of forming combinations OF "A
higher numerical order than the inter
CcptCr.
Suppose the point three * made.
There are Immediately thirty-four pos
sible combinations standing out against
the point. including the six chances To
throw seven. There are three chances 10
throw four, one and three doubled. and
TWO and two There are four chances to
make i've, three aud two doubled and
four and one doubled
Tho six chances TO make seven are six
and one, five ana two. four and three. an
doubled The five chances 10 throw eight
are six ana two, and five and three
doubled, and four and four There are
Tour chances TO make n.ae five and four
and six and three doubled
There are three chances to make ten.
six aud four doubled. and i've and i've.
There are two chances To throw eleven.
six and five doubled. There would be- tho
two chances In fbrpuy ,.raY Cgv.g.,
the only number that could destroy the
point
But Independent OF the probabilities of
throwing seven. there are twonty-eight
other possible combinations which con-
stantly interfere with the point three and
Increase the percentage OF the game
Keeper, who Is betting ON the intercept
ter. tut differently. bet on the point
three amounts simply 10 this:
There are two chances To make three
with six chances to MAKE seven against
the point, and with twenty-eight pos
sibie combinations acting as accessories
or the interceptcr. Practically there are
only two chances 20 win, and thirty
four chances IN lose.
PERCENTAGE IN GAMES FAVOR.
But tho percentage i'm favor Of the
gamekcepcr and against the thrpwor Is
i"iS'i vi 'hiS punt man On any Otnef,
and the percentage decreases in exact
proportion TO the increase OF probabilities
as the point seven is approached In the
combinations.
For instance. " four Is the pont there
are thirty-pnc higher combinations pos
1-Lhrac- combinations -helow the
point numerically, with three chances To
make the point
The Increase NV the probabilities OF
throwing a combination Is the only thing
that decreases the percentage I'm favor
of the gamekeeper.
Six and eight enjoy the distinction of
decreasing the gamekeepers percentage
more than any other combinations. as
these points have five chances each, al
most an even break with the intercep-
ter, but for the other intervening COM
binations which delay the game until
seven can show up.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-29

The Bride Qrum Chioas0l This o. my
fourth bridal nnf Tile bridegroom
"Wcli. ! hope d. viii bo The last one
The Bride dudign0utlNl 30, you horrld
thinc Fun
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Two Days More Labor Would
Have Made kurIz a Crossus
LtBORED FOR NINETEEN YEARS.
UnaIdsd He Dug a Tunnel 1900 Feet Long
Into The Mountain Side Syndicate
10 Rap the Benefit.

Grand Encampment wyo., April %
Poor Jack Kurtz worked 10 years "a
find the rich mines Of copper and gold
that bear his name. but died in poverty
| when within only two feet OF the long.
sought wealth
Others are reaping the fruits ~ bis
long years OF ceaseless labor. Today.
at the mouth of the tunnel that ne him
self drove, wheels whirl and roar and
rich ore is being smelted.
Kurtz was blacksmith who made a
scantl wing At his forge ia Rawlins.
One day, while wandering about .se
found bits OF cooper ore thlckly strewn
over the mountain side Investigation
convinced him that.a great vein OF ore
lay beneath the surface.
The blacksmith closed his shop. and
with pick and dynamite began to tun-
mel at the base OF the mountain near
Copper Creek.
GAVE HIS LIFE TO HIS HOPES.
This was 10 years ago. Kurtz was I'm
the prime Of life. strong and enthusias-
tic. Doggedly he hewed his way through
rock and quartz. His supplies OF pow
der gave out many. many times but
each tne he walked back 10 Rawlins.
20 miles, and worked az his forge until
he could buy new supplles-then back
TO the hills to renew mis- grinding labor
In the tunnel
This is how Kurtz worked for 70 years
His friends laughed at him. The years
passed and with them came gray hair.
bent form and hard and wrnkled
skin. But hopes grew brighter. for ev-
cry day the tunnel was forced little
further into the mountain.
kurtz worked -heroically until the |
tunnel was 1900 feet long But the hard
work and the exposure at last brought
on violent attack of pneumonia. Jack
Kurtz died He left n tunnel barren OF
ore and died lamenting his phantom
chase for gold
l<urtz had scarcely passed away when
a party of Eastern capitalists sent
trained men To examine the mountains
near his tunnel wonderful discovery
was made. Less than two feet Of rock |
separated Kurtz's tunnel from "A mas
sive vein OF copper and gold orc.
ONLY TWO DAYS MORE.
Two days more work by the old miner
would have revealed TO him the prom
sed ind Further examination brought |
10 light the fact that Kurtz's tunnel
oaralleled the vein Of ore for POO feet.
The old miner had worked for two years
n line parallel with the rich ore Had
ne turned his pick 10 the left untold
wealth would have been his.
The tunnel became bytpurchase partly !
he property OF Fenimore Chatterton, |
hen a Rawlins lawyer and now secre-
AIRY of state I'm Wyoming. Later three
,hbcago mining men, George T. West,
George w. Best, and Charles r. Knapp.
oined Chatterton and began TO develop
he vein.
An immense concentrator has been
'rected and one hundred ton smelter.
These are the only monuments to poor
<urtz. while the long tunnel, dug and
blasted by his own hands. is A mute wit
less TO his years OF unremitting toll
Recently the promoters OF the Kurtz-
'hattorton mine pensioned the widow
# lIurtz. and. IL ia said. will bestow on
Ter gift OF $4,000 IN recognition of the
,ioneer struggles of her husband.
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e.

The engagement Of The Volunteer or
ganist" which opens at tho Providence
opera House is an event which promises
no small degree Of pleasure by patrons OF
the art.
In presenting this attraction Mr. Harry
Marteli has surpassed himself 20 an un-
usual degree. ~ IL s. production on the
most magnificent scale The song of the
same title from which the piece was
adapted Was a great success. having had
"a most phenomenal sale but "a rs hardly
q comparison Co the instant popularity
that has been attained by The play since
its first production.
ITS author. William h. Gray. has start
ed a scrap book, in which he has resery-
cd score after score of cUngratulatory
letters from pastors having charges in
almost every cify Ia the country, where
the piece has been presented. These let
ters coming from men sf the cloth are
naturally priced very highly 10y Mr. Gray.
aud It would take a very forcible argu-
ment To induce him 10 part with these
strong and voluntary Endorsements.
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A DELICATE CHILD

Let a delicate child take a
little SCOTS emulsion of cod.
liver oil after breakfast or
dinner-not too muchy-too
much will upset the stomach.
Better too little than too much.
The effect will be slow; it
ought TO be slow. In a week,
you will see it began the first
day. Don't be in a hurry.
Wen .,na YOU lh,le % uY u ycu Hk,
SCOTT a BOVINE. go rs.ri suest Ns~ ysrh
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-10-31
Longs Mckinley story.

In an article in the November Century
on ''Some personal characteristics x
Pres. Mckinley Sec. Long tells Of his
late chief unfaiiing kiuduess.
He was cOnsiderate toward everybody.
His first thought seemed TO be TO NIKE
all with whom he came in contact or lid
political or private relation happier and
more al ease. A. he drove through the
street or along the country road. he
never failed TO recognize salutation,
even if it were only the wistful face Of
some child or the kindly interest Of be
wayside aborer. There was 40 schrol.
boy or girl who had the happy fortune
to be admitted 10 the cabinet chamber
thar he did not receive from bis hand he
flower which be was wearing in the
lapel Of his coat.
How many times | have seen lin
break from important task to receive
a call from visiting delegation Of
teachers or excursoa.ts, and thu, tao.
without the slightest Impotence or x
preston OF irritation. which almost aly
other man would have uttered in confer
rig the same favor. It was "a tbs
spirit that he went among the people II
the south, aud did more than any otter
man has done since the civil war to -
store among them the fraternal spirit.
He acted in this 10 doubt from wise
policy tut he also acted in the genuine
spirit of his own generous nature.
Ia the long railroad journeys which !
made with him over the country his
latchstring WIS always out. II his fl
low-couutrymen could not come in. he
went out to them, fearless, frank. con.
fidiug. Nv no will attack me- he would
say. IL haven't an enemy in the world.'
He had tine sense Of humor. He re-
memberod incidents and narrated them
with effect. Twice week, OF cabinet
days, it was a delightful thing to GO into
the cabinet room at eleven o'clock in the
forenoon. The President would be sta1d-
ing near the window, looking fresh. with
a white waistcoat and rose In his bu'
tonhole. A few people left over from
the morning callers would be lingering
for word, each getting a pleasant or.
In due time the cabinet would be left
with the President. he would take his
seat AT the table. but before getting
down TO business was more likely 10 er-
tertain US for ten or fifteen minutes with
some story of the war, or some anecdo'e
about public men. or some experience #
hi, old campaigning days.
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A New Industry.

The Bangor Commercial i authority
for Pheasant story about pearl gather.
ing NJ M0osehead Lake or In that vicinity.
A correspondent writes. Pearl hunt.
ing = decidedly new occupation for
thu vicinity, ~ bieb several Rutde.
have been INDUCING very quietly Tor
some months past. a. a result three
vrrv valuable paris. waited r. reat#t
300. have been found and about 100
more ranging from low value up a. high
a. so and SIS. These jeWels have a..
come from the -hells Of the cJmnal
fresh water clam or mussel Uhlch j.
quite abundant in northern Maiue
waters.
Crawford johnson, a Kineo guide.
made the first find early in the summer
He was walking along shore where
muskrats had been ripping the clam
shells open 10 get at the meat inside ard
out OF curiosity picked up an empty
shell. Inside he found a tiny pearl.
The first search WIS satisfactory ard
others followed rs quickly as be could
fad the time. III the course Of week
he had some dozen or more # he
trophies OF which two were beauties.
The lot was sent to Boston jewcler for
an estimate Of their value and an offer
close TO 500 was made for the best two.
This johnson refused. preferring 10 take
better offer made by A. H. Marks of
Akron. Ohio, then a guest at the Mount
kineo hotel.
Since that time johnson and his broth
er Henry have searched faithfully and At
every available opportunity, until fully
lOO pearls OF varying size had been secur-
ed. A short time ago Henry mad q
very rich strike, securing pear or oval
shaped pearl the size of pea, and Of
excellent lustre.
This find was thought of sufficient i'm
portance TO dispatch a messenger 10 Bos.
ton To determine its worth aud accord.
ingly +. II. Haring Dickinson, sunni. r
cottager on the lake, aud Harold f.
Metcalf, Greenville Junction ieweler
took the precious little BIT Of shell sec q
ton 10 Boston where it Was examined ~
well known expert.
The expert made hasty examination
OF the trophy and offered $3.50 cash for
1t, which was refused. He further said
that it would be worth six or eight times
that price If IL were perfect In form and
lustre. The weight WAS l2l2 grains. and
he figured the price at sl2 grain.
Next June my brother and l." said
johnson, "mean to devote our time al
most wholly to this work. and we feel
confident Of success None Of che res
dents here can recall anything Of the
Kind as ever having taken place in the
vicinity.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-10-31
The Lowell Bank Loot.

The comptroller OF the currency has
received from Examiner Ever n full re-
port OF the recent robbery Of the Mer-
chants National Bank of Lowell, Mass,
by the late teller smith and bookkeeper
Swift The comptroller said that the
report showed that the teller and book
keeper entered the bank during the night
and distracted 800 so in cash. sos 239
of securities ana $500, 900 Of collalerals.
II of the securities aud 81, 600 OF the
cash were recovered through the counsel
for Smith and Swift and the only loss the
bank appears to have sustained WAS
about $4,000. which has been made
good out of its surplus aud undivided
profits. The examiner stated that no
promises of immunity from punishment
as condition to the return OF the cash
and securities were made by the direc-
tors, and the facts have all been placed
before the United States district attor-
ney.
The Post claims the following as the
official figures of the defalcation Of Smith
and Swift in the Merchants National
Bank case at Lowell: Cash taken prior
to Oct. II, Sl15,0 900; cash taken Oci. II,
S95 $40; securities taken Oct. II. 81 POS
239; total defalcation, 81, 1900. Cash
returned Oct. 81. $92 600; securities re-
turned Oct. 81, 81 208, 239; total amount
returned, 81 300, 239. Banks loss, Sis.
$40; cash retained by defaulters, 50 SO.
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Holocaust in Philadelphia.

A fire, in which the police say "A per-
sous lost their lives, many more were
seriously and perhaps fatally injured,
occurred, Friday. in the heart of the
business section of Philadelphia. The
nine.story building at 1919 and 1921 Mar
ket street, occupied by Hunt, Wilkinson
& Co., upholsterers and furniture deal
ers, and two unoccupied buildings ut r.
% and 1926 Market street, were destroy
ed. Many other buildings were damaged
and the loss is estimated to be upwards
Of $780, 900.
The fire started at 1890 o'clock. 1t Is
supposed to have been caused by an ex
plosOn of benzine or naphtha, which
with other materials used in the man
uiacture of furniture, was stored in the
cellar. The flames shot up the elevator
shaft and In less than five minutes every
one of the nine floors of the structure
was ablaZe.
There were 800 employees, men and
women, at work in the different depart
ments at the time. Those on the second
floor were the first to see the flames.
Instantly there was wild rush for the
fire escapes, but owing to the highly
iuflammable nature of the material used
by the firm the blaze spread with re-
markable rapidity, dealing death to the
unforIunates as they made frantic but
unsuccessful efforts 10 escape.
From the rear of the building all the
women and men employed in The curtain
aud drapery finishing department in the
seventh floor leaprd o the ground. All
were more or less injured, some fatally.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-10-31

| There has been much speculation in
regard to the effect the legislation of last
winter would have upon the revenues of
the State, how much more money the
State treasurer would receive because of
the tax acts passed by the legislature in
1901.
The committee of the State grange
labored all winter on these matters, and
with valuable help from various quarters
succeeded in passing the bills. A care
full estimate from the taxes assessed and
mostly paid makes an aggregate increase
by new taxes and higher rates of $780,
1870, or in round numbers, 5000, 900.
This comes from various sources.
The franchise tax on corporations when
1t is all in will amount to about $47 900,
which is some $50, 600 less than the esti-
mate when the bill WAS passed. The
railroads furnish the bulk of the incret &c.
They pay 1901 093.9l. which is $l26,-
1872 25 more than III 1900. The entire
tax of the palace car companies is hut
$5S7. The express companies pay S.
074.S0, a gain for the State of So, SAG 80.
The telephone tax is $14, 210.02, an in.
crease of SO, Sc. The tax on the
trust companies the first half of the year
was $l2, 25S SO. In making the estimate
this is doubled, as the tax is a semi
annual one. The bill taxing the tele-
graph companies, unheknown to the
legislature, saved these corporations a
neat little sum. Last year they paid the
State Sc, $3.50; this, but $2,S54 SO, u
saving to them of $3,532.97. This cuts
down the increase Oh the other corpora
tions just as much.
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Mrs. s. Il. Starhird.

In an interview with Mrs. S. b. Star
bird of Denver, Colo, one Of the army
nurses who enlisted and went out with
Dorothea Dix in the early COS, serving all
through those terrible days when the
hand of brother WAS turned against
brother, many interesting things were
learned Of the herosm and self-sacrifice
of their beloved leader. Miss Dix had
the happy faculty of binding to herself
with hooks of steel those with whom she
WAS associated.
Mrs. Starbird was Miss Hannah Jud-
kins of Cornville, Me-, a popular young
school teacher, but she put aside every
thing and devoted herself to fighting the
grim monster death, from whom many a
brave boy in blue was saved by the
"loyal legion" of the army nurses.
Mrs. Starboard represents the far west
on the executive board of the National
association of Army Nurses and WAS in
attendance on their reunion held in cor
nection with the recent Grand Army
reunion at Cleveland. The extension OF
the ticket was taken advantage of to
visit her former home, for which she
cherishes the deepest affection.
AS we sailed down past the charming
shores of the Diamonds, bright with the
autumn coloring, her eyes drank In with
delight the loveliness of the scene and she
spoke lovingly to a former playmate,
who was a member of the party, of
haunts Of their childhood, naming locks,
aud trees and sylvan dels which she
purposed to revisit.-Portland Express.
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Newspaper Advertising.
Hartford Courant. |

"How are you going TO get at the
public? Mail them circulars, and the
baskets in 10000 homes give each n
yawn, and the circular disappears un-
read. Call upon people and explain the
merits of your wares? The sign Our
busy day hangs in business offices; in
private houses you must ring the bell.
Oftenest you are turned away. II you
get in by any shrewd excuse you cannot
go beyond the hall or reception room.
You are quietly watched here in the
interest of overcoats and umbrellas But
put a cleverly worded advertisement of
your wares into newspaper that has an
established circulation in the city's
homes and business houses and see what
happens. You couldn't get in there
yourself, but your advertisement is there
on the breakfast table, in the library, in
the parlor, in the sewing room, and when
everybody Ia enqulring for the paper,
which can't be found, it Ia very likely
doing duty on the quiet in the kitchen
II is all over the house and wanted there
You were not. Similarly at the office II
is read and reread, and part of the use of
the This is our busy day sign is to get
the chance to read the papers. And it is
interesting to note that the advertise
ment has another than commercial use
1t Is printed for business purposes pure
simple !; but after It has served its day,
it takes its place in the picture Of the
life, the times. Back a hundred years
or more in our flies the advertisements
are really more interesting than the
news, so called
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-10-31
Rowe CRYSTAL Wedding.

On Saturday afternoon and evening,
Oct &c, friends and relatives of Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest E. Rowe, to the number of
ninety met at their home at Madison to
celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of
their marriage.
The afternoon was passed very pleas
antly with music and conversation, after
which supper was served. In the even
ing the following short program was
pleasingly rendered: Presentation of the
gifts and congratulatory remarks by Mrs.
Lizzie Lombard, followed by poem
written for the occasion by Mrs. Albert
Dennis, and read by Miss Annie Mad
docks; singing by Miss Maddocks and
Mrs. Chas. Hayden; recitation, Mrs. Liz
zie Lombard solos by Miss Jessie Mad
docks and Mrs. Albert Dennis; music by
Mrs. Chas. Hayden. After the program
refreshments were served to the company,
the remainder Of the evening being pass
ed with games and music, after which
all returned to their homes, wishing
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowe many more years of
welded happiness. An especially pleas,
ant feature of the evening was the pre-
sentation TO Mr.. and Mrs. Rowe of two
beautiful chairs by their daughter Miss
Iva M. Rowe.
Following are the names of those who
contributed other nice presents To the
hosts of the occasion: MIR. and Mrs. {.
f. Durrell, Mr.. and Mrs, Horace Withec,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Burns, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Burns, Mr. and Mrs. \. A.
Withpp Mr. and Mrs Warren RnsspIl
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Higgins.

A select party of friends and relatives
gathered at the home Of Edgar II. Alb
earn of Arson, Thursday evening, to
witness the celebration OF the nuptials of
Mr.. Athearu and Miss E'hel NJ Higgins
of Mt. Vernon. The marriage was
solemnized by the Rev. 5. f, Leach II
the Madison NJ. +. church. Mr.. J. f.
Athearn was best man and Miss NJ. f.
Higgins acted as bridesmaid. The bride
wore becoming gown. The ceremony
occurred at eight O'Clock, after which Il
lunch WAS served in the dining ROOM
Mr.. Athearn is well known there, having
resided in Arson for eighteen wears
His occupation as carpenter has thrown
him into contact with many residents
The couple will occupy the Athearn
homestead on Main ST. which has lacked
a mistress since the death of Mr.. Ath-
earns mother, a year ago.
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Maine Apples.

Mr.. Colingwood, Editor of the Rural
New Yorker pays the State of Maine
and officers of the Pathological Society a
compliment when he Gays: 1.-THE exhibit
of apples made at the Pan American Ex-
position by the Maine Pathological So
ciety made very effective display
The Society tried to show the CONNER
clal apples of Maine, and made no effort
to collect abnormal specimens. This
s-like-exhibit showed all the color
and beauty of the fruit from the Far
West, with far superior flavor and keep
ing quality. Specimens of the crop of
1900 were in excellent condition, one
barrel of last years Buldwins opened
September 18th showing 81 per cent,
perfect fruit! We have never been able
to understand why the people of Maine
are so modest about showing their
magnificent apples. The display at
Buffalo attracted much attention, but
the Pathological Society ought to have had
so times as much money As they did have
for showing their fruit. As ii was there
was nothing finer in Horticultural Hail.