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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
Philippine Red Tape.

"I glowed with patriotic pride" says
Arthur j. Brown, i'm the Great Round
World for March, "as / walked into the
steamship office and asked for a ticket TO
Manila. Japanese, Korean, Chinese.
French. German and English agents had
welcomed us without demur; but before
j could secure passage for American soil,
j had 10 state not only my full name, but
my age, sex. whether married or single;
calling or occupation; whether able TO
read and write; nationality: last resi-
dence: seaport for landing In the Philip
pine Islands: final destination in the Phil
ippine Islands, whether having a ticket
through TO such final destination: wheth-
er / was paying my own passage or
whether II had been paid by other per-
sons, or by any corporation, society. mu-
nicipality or government; whether in pos
session of money, and II so, whether up
ward Of $50. and how much II $50 or less
whether going TO join relatives. and II so,
what relative, and his name and ad-
dress; whether ever before In the Philip
pine Islands. and, if so when and where
whether ever i'm prison, or almshouse, or
supported by charity: whether a poly
gamist: whether under a contract. ex-
pressed or implied, TO perform labor ir
the Philippine Islands; and finally my
condition OF health, mentally and physl-
cally, and whether deformed or crippled
and. IL -, from what cause.
after answering as many, of these
questions as could, I clutched my ticke
and tottered out OF the office, feebly graf
flied that. ! had not been requested {,
show my teeth or TO swear that ther,
was not a hole in my socks"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
After Hugo, Silence.

u was a quarter OF n century ago that
the writer OF this paragraph first saw
Victor Hugo. the centenary OF whose
birth was recently celebrated. IL was at Q
congress Of European authors. assem-
blod I'm Paris to discuss the question OF
international copyright. Nearly all the
distinguished authors then living were
present at this congress. Hugo presided.
ON his right was M. Leon. then minister
OF public instruction. and on his left
was TurgcniCif. the great Russian novel;
ist II was the opening day of the con-
gress. and Hugo delivered an address OF
welcome 10 the delegates.
At the conclusion of his address, dele
gate arose and began 90 discuss the ques-
tion before the congress. lie had not
spoken a dozen words when the presid-
ing officer raped him 90 order. silence
said the president. nobody speaks after
Hugo. The congress T. adjourned until
tomorrow There was no dissent from
this ruling OF President Hugo. and the
delegates dispersed.
N was an impressive demonstration Of
Hugo's tremendous appreciation Of him
self as well as of tho profound respect
I'm which he was held by his literary con-
temporariet. Boston Herala.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
The Writings of Carducci.

The most animated OF Carduccis pros.
writings are the Confessions, nlails
replies to the accusations urgeo ,asnrS
him, at different perioods OF ms "ySE.iISS
career of having, like Pope John AAIi,
drunk the devils health. and OF nav haNihS az,
contaminated Italian metricai pufity ~
Initiating the metres OF barbarous VII WIZ
ers such as Horace and Sappho, wttes
Richard Garnett in the lnterna M a.a ,,o,,,,. zoe
Monthly for March. A frivolous cnaIge
Is sometimes the occasion OF an immor,ia. ~
defense, but Carduccfs replies haruiy
display any higher literary quanty tnan tn
the strong good sense which never deserts
him c,soo,
has rendered much service 10 the hteIa
turc OF his country as the editor OF some
OF the principal Italian classics An euI-
tion OF Petrarch published In 1879 IL es-
pecially valuable. though II may De con-
jectured that the chief burden OF the l- coin-
mentary must have fallen upon Caruucci
coadiutor, SeVerino Ferrari.
OF late years Carducci has produceu.
or at least published. but little poetry.
his appearances as poet nave p'cn
chiefly confined TO odes on occasions OF
public solemnities. when he has always
one OF singular good fortune. both inter
nally and externally. High honor mas
fallen TO his lot: he is n senator or the
kingdom. yet he lives quietly and unosten-
tationsly at Bologna. the centre OF lite
rary society devoted to him. and the OBJ
iect OF universal respect throughout italy;
A Republican In theory, he has the gooo
sense TO perceive that monarchy Is essen
! tial 10 the veal of Italy. and the throne
| WI no more dc.c-ed subject. Opposed as
! ever to pricstcraft and prlestly dominlon
| he Is nevertheless Thetst. ana MS innu'
| ence. though never ostentetiously exer,
I Cised. makes wholly for the reverentia
| recognition OF "A supreme power.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29

The cures OF Jesus excited so much sur
prise among his contemporaries because
they were effected by his word and look
alone and needed no advcntitious aid OF
magical drugs; though even he would
send on his patients 90 the priests TO be
finally purified by magical ablutlons from
the unclean spirits visitation. writes Fred
G. Conybeare I'm the International Month
~ for March. In the age of the Gospels,
every one from the beggar IN the streets
20 the Emperor on the throne believed I'm
the existence of demons infesting men
and animals. haunting trees and rivers.
even inhabting statues as their tene-
ments. IL was only a question OF which
name was most potent In exorcism, and
I'm Acts xviii. Is. Gallo drove from the
judgment seats the Jews. who were riot
ing about mere words and names; that n
10 say, were assailing Paul for invoking
the name OF Jesus Christ as n defence
against the invisible powers OF evil rather
than the names of Abraham. Isaac and
Jacob. In that age. as In the ages that
followed. there was thus n background OF
demonological belief into which fitted the
stories which are n stumblng-block TO
modern divines like Farrar and Ian Mac
laren. In the age OF the reformation. this
BACKGROUND of belief In evil spirits caus-
ing madness and sickness and bad weath-
or was still intact. and entered as n fac
tor into mems lives and conduct TO n de-
gree which only those can realize who
will consult the literature Of that age.
Even Luther. who burst so many bonds
OF superstltion. never questioned the real
ity of the visits which the Devil paid
him
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
Force of Vibration.
A HOT COMEBACK.

What force least expected does the
greatest damages to buildings?" News
representative asked wel-known archi-
tect
1T is difficult to tell. but 1 will venture
20 say that you would never expect vio-
lin playing to injure the walls of build
ing. Yet that is certainly the case.There
have been instances when the walls OF
stone and brick structures have been
seriously injured by the vibrations from
a violin. OF course, these cases are un-
usual but the facts are established. The
vibrations of a violin are something ter
rible I'm their unseen, unbounded force,
and when they come in contact with reg
ularity they bear their influence upon
structures of stone, brick or iron. OF
course IL takes continuous playing Tor
many years to loosen masonry or 10 make
iron brittle. but that result Is obtained.
In the great Masonic Temple In Chicago
| have thought of what the result might
be If a man would stand on the first floor
at the bottom of the l9-story light well,
and play there continuously. The result
could be more easily seen there than al
most any place else, because the vibra-
ton gathers force as IL sweeps upward.
A man can feel the vibrations of violin
on an ironclad ocean vessel and at the
same time be unable TO hear the music.
IL is the regularity of the vibration which
means so much. Like the constant drop
ping OF water wearing away stone, the
incessant vibration of the violin makes
its way TO the walls and attacks their
solidity.
but why doesn't the vibration affect
the player?'
Because a man is a flexible object. He
can give way to motion and resume his
place again. A frame building would not
be damaged by vibration because the
timbers are flexible, but IL is different
with masonry.
you may have noticed that dog
crossing the room will shake the entire
building, no matter how small the Dog
A dog can shake a suspension bridge
There are some great and valuable
bridges which dogs are never allowed 10
cross, except when carried. You see, In
that case 1t is the regularity or the vlora-
ton that is so powerful. The dog
movement is a fixed and positive institu-
,ion The first step on the bridge is not
noticed so much, but every step comes
lust alike. at the same interval and with
the same firmness. The force gathers
momentum and each step makes the
bridge sway more. But there Is another
way that IT may perhaps be illustrated
better AS you sit there, raise one foot
partially on tiptoe. That's 1t. Now WORK
your knee up and down regularly and
rapidly. See how everything In the room
| rattles and the floor shakes. That Illus
trates the dog steps power better than
| anvthing else. You and 1 and all our
| friends could not jump up and down In
| this room and shake the floor as you have
| inst shaken IL while sitting down anu
| using only the force of one leg. IL is the
| regularity OF the vibration which Is
| Observation-Disclosures News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
Failures.

The following interesting data on the
subject OF failures throughout the coun-
try was furnished a representative of the
Chattanooga Times by Manager Close, of
Bradstreets agency yesterday afternoon:
The saying that man is the archi-
tect OF his own fortune, and that, gener-
ally speaking, the individual trader pos
sesses within himself the elements Oh
success or failure in the business world.
has been very effectively demonstrated
I'm preceding discussions of this subject,
wherein the leading causes OF business
embarra ssment have been analyzed. For
the benefit OF those who have not followed
this matter closely. however, II might be
stated that experience over period OF
wears has shown that the causes OF COM
mercial embarrassment may be quite gen.
orally classed under the following eleven
heads, close study of which is invited In
order that the reader may become IA
miliar with their application TO the matter
i'm hand:
"A. Due to the faults of those falling:
Il. Incompetency irrespective of other
causes)
"2. Inexperience without other incom-
petency).
"3. Lack of capital.
"a. Unwise granting of credits.
'5. Speculation (outside regular busi-
ness)
&c. Neglect OF business (due TO doubt
full habits).
~. Personal extravaganza.
IS. Fraudulent disposition OF property.
"B. Not due to faults of those failing:
80. Specific conditions disaster, etc.).
10. Failure of others (of apparently
solvent debtors).
III. Special or undue competition.
Eight OF these II causes. IL will be OBJ
served. may properly be classed as pro-
ceeding from or attributable 10 the trader
himself, while the remaining three may
just as clearly be said to be beyond his
control. OF the failures reported I'm the
United States during the past year. IA
per cent were reported due to one or
more of the first eight mentioned causes
lin other words. more than seven-tenths
were due TO faults of those failing, while
2s.6 per cent were due to faults OF others.
This. IL is to be noted. Is rather a diff
ferent showing from that made I'm 1900,
when fully IA per cent were due 10
faults of the traders themselves. and 22.6
per cent were due to faults of others.
The closest approach 10 this showing
made OF recent years Is found TO be that
OF 1898, when 20 per cent were due to
faults OF weaknesses Of the traders them
selves and 1913 per cent TO others. Chat
tanooga Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29


merely the of Mr. Eaon that the Journal has
made pabe display of its lack consistency charges the Re-
publican with failure fulfill promise that there would be
of the general assembly the constitutional amend
aboishng the May session Newport adopted Gen.
has been accused of things but this the first time
charge usupng the the legislature and making
has been brought against him. This alleged promise
the truth known would probably be found hgmen of the
Journal writer's excited imagination.
Waving that however and admitting such promise made
it? DO conditions change and do those changed
conditions require change of action Silly
indeed will be the who "no."
And the Journal did tell the people of Prov
they accept the Perry transfer station plan go without
did insist that the
system would be established by the Union Railroad
company
What has been doing the transfer battle practically
won Has been informing the people that the station plan had
abandoned and that ticket transfers would be established?
The Journal changed its mind under compuson popular op
Does deny the right of others change theirs without
compelling orce9
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
DIED.

A'HERN-In this city, at his residence,
Coudling street. on 18th inst, Timothy
AHern, aged 81 years.
BATTEY-In this city. on the 18th inst,
Thomas s. Battey, I'm the 18th year of
his age.
BLODGETT-In Pawtucket, at her home,
II Park place on the 18th inst, Mrs.
salome X, wife OF Judge w. w. Blod-
gett, in her I'D year
CHAsE-In this city on the 2sth inst- at
her parents residence 26O Midway
street. Mary s., daughter of Melville
and Susan Chase, aged 70 years,
months, ii days.
CoRLIsS-At Saratoga Springs, n Y,
on the 9th inst, George Laing Corliss,
son of the late Charles and Anna Laing
Corliss, in the fist year OF his age
DICKENs--In this city. on the 2Sth inst,
Mathew Dickens, in his Ath year
cRIGGs-In Dedham, Mass, 2Sth inst.
Albert Griggs formerly of Providence,
r. l., aged So years.
GAI,yIN-In this city. on the 18th inst,
James Edward, son Of John and the late
Annie Calvin.
HAMMOND-In this city, on the zstn
inst. Tabitha H., widow OF George N
Hammond, aged 67 years.
IAYEs-In this city, on the 18th inst.
Samuel Hayes.
UEALEY-In this city. the 2sth inst.
Jesse Angel Healey, in the s7th year OF
his age.
HUDSoN-In Harris, r. L., 18th inst,
lanes M. Hudson, in the sSth year OF MS
age.
KENDALL-In this city, 2Sth INST,
Martha c., widow of oliver Kendall IN
the 92d year of her age.
MAyRERRY-In this city. 9th inst.
james Mayberry, in the 10th year of his
age.
RoDMAN-In Moorsfeld. r. l., March "a
1902. Henry Harrison Rodman'
r1oMAs-March 27, 1902. Lucy Virginia,
youngest daughter OF Lucy H. oa a,o 'iae oo
| years, 4 months.
! wttr-rMAN-In Centrevlle. II. J., March
2s. Albert whitman, in his 9th year
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
PATRICK
WILL WE'D
A WIDOW.
Lawyer Convicted Of tho Mur-
dor Of millionaire Rice An
nounCes His Engagement.

New York, March 29.-Albert T. Patrick.
the Texas lawyer, who has been convicted
of the murder OF William NJ. Rice, an
nounced yesterday through the barred door
of his cell in the Tombs that he is engaged
to marry Mrs. Addie NJ. Francis, his
former landlady.
Mrs. Francis said that il was true. She
will move TO Sing Sing as soon as he Is
sent up there to prison
Mrs. Francis was one OF the women who
tainted in court on Wednesday when
the jury brought In the verdict of guilty.
Patrick had boarded with her for eight
years, up to the time of his arerst.
Mrs. Francis is a widow. SS years old
without children. Patrick is a widower.
ters. One Of them is I'm Texas and the
other is at Mrs. Francis boarding house
I'm this city. Neither of them knows that
her father Is a prisoner.
When asked when he and Mrs. Fran
els were to be married Patrick said
THAT has not been settled yet. / am
too chilvalrous TO ask woman To link
her lot with mine just at present In the
eyes of the public am a convicted felon,
j suppose. We will not be married any
way until after learning the result OF the
appeal from the verdict OF guilty.
II have no doubt but what that decision
will be in our favor. But Mrs. Francis
and j are TO be married anyway He
made this announcement of his engage
ment after attending the Good Friday re-
ligious services i'm the Tombs. Mrs. Fran
els couldn't see him yesterday. because It
was a holiday, and no visitors were al
lowed In the Tombs. When first asked
at her home about the engagement she
Indignantly denied Il. a reporter told her
that the fact had been announced by Pa
trick himself. Then she said: Well L
stand by everything Mr.. Patrick says,
for he never told falsehood. IL j could
have gone on the witness stand my testi-
mony would have saved him"
When asked why she didn't go on the
stand Mf~ Francis said Because the
assistant district attorney had secured a
lot OF my former servant girls, who would
have gone on the stand and perJured
themselves In trying 10 swear away my
character"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29

Senator Banigan OF Pawtucket will be
thankful next fan that his speeches
against the ticket transfer bill will not
be available as campaign literature. Had
verbatim transcripts Of them been pre-.
served they could bs used with telling ef-
feet by an opposing candidate 10 prove
that Mr. Banlgan fought against meas
ure the, will be of greater benefit to the
people than any passed by the General
Assembly in nearly decade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
"TuE BOOK OF THE PRESIDENTS -
BY GENERAL CHARLES H. GRos-

NENOR.
% years Member OF Congress. Pro-
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United states Contains % large full
page Photogravure Portraits, reproduced
from the best paintings I'm the Capitol
nuiidiug, the Congressional Library, the
corcoran Art Gallery Of Washington and
tho White House. Both President Nc
I<iulcy and President Roosevelt posed
specially in the White House for their
portraits TO be used only and especially I'm
This work. This is the greatest honor
ever conferred on any publication issued
I'm this country. IL Is a work that will
reflect credit upon the Nation. Every pa
triotlc American citizen will buy it. High
class men and women employed on COM
mission or part salary and part commits
sion. $500 guarantee for years work.
Also Manager wanted TO open up small
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charge of agents and correspondence. look
after the advertising and other work. For
tunes can be made on this publication
within tho next three years. Write tor
terms and circulars. Address the CONT
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29

According TO reports from Berlin Prince
Henry has been giving his Impressions OF
America. lie thinks our cavalry 'proba-
bly, the finest in the world" judging by
struck, as other foreign visitors have
been. with the orderlIness and good ma
their own contrcllers;" our navy is par
TALLY antiquated." but "the new ships
are models Of perfection" and the sail
ors. though not stif. are thorough" 1"
Come again Henry and we will show you
some other things American that will ex-
cite your wonder and compel your praise
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
LUCKY KRUGER.
Pardened by Gov. KImbaII- HE
Is Heir 10 Fortune.

Richard Kruger was pardoned by Gov
ernor Kimball. by consent of the senate.
today. He was sentenced Jan. 4. 1895. 20
serve 20 years for burglary committed
in Woonsocket.
Kruger came from Germany, and re-
Gently a relative died in that country.
leaving him the equivalent of $4,000. His
conduct has been perfect while In prison.
and no objection was offered TO the par
don. Kruger was released yesterday af-
ternoon and started at once for Germany
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
AND SCIENCE,
A GIANT BAOBAB.

There Is baobab tree near Dakar In
Lower Senegal, whose trunk measures
seventy-five feet In circumference. This
species OF tree grows abundantly there,
and its fruit is used for many purposes.
The natives curdle milk with 1t, and use
II as a specific for certain Diseases. De-
coctons of the dried leaves are also used
as medicine. Strong cords are made of
the bark, and the gum that exudes from
the tree is used as "A salve. The ma
tives sometimes eat the root OF the young
tree All of which furnishes another H.
lustration of the provision that nature
has made for man, and of the certainty
with which man discovers II sooner or
later
A NEW BOAT SCHEME.
A Hamburg engineer Is exhibiting the
model of "A new kind of steamer In Paris.
The most noticeable feature of Herr Bro
hans vessel is the disposal of the pro-
pellers, of which there are four-one for
ward. another Just before the rudder and
two at the stern. The vessel is flat-bot-
toned, but there is short keel I'm the
centre and two false keels forward
which would keep the hull off the bot
tom in case OF grounding. and between
which the aforementioned screw revolves.
The inventor believes that with a
steamer 800 feet long, built according 10
his design, he could make the passage
from Havre to New York I'm four days.
A MONKEY FRUIT GATHERER.
We have all heard that the natives OF
tropical countries take advantage OF the
imitation traits of the monkeys by throw
ing sticks or stones at them when they
| are up I'm the cocoanut palms. and thus
| making the monkeys retallate by throw
| ing down nuts. Perhaps this may be
somewhat exaggerated, but II seems that
| monkeys are regularly trained by some
| Of the natives TO do the work OF gather
| ing one OF the English astronomers
| who went 10 Sumatra last May TO observ,
| the solar eclipse, met an old Malay whC
| kept a large monkey almost CONSTANT,
| at work nut-gathering IL would clint
| the tallest tree, TO hight OF seventy o
one hundred feet. and then, while IL huns
| by it's legs, would twist the nuts off will
| it's hands" and throw them TO tn
! ground philadelphia Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29
A GREAT SURPRISE

T. in store for all who use Kemp's Bal
sam for the Throat and Lungs. the great
guaranteed remedy. Would YOU believe
that II is sold on its merits and any drug
gist II authorized by the proprietor of this
wonderful remedy 10 give YOU sample
bottle frecg II never fails 60 cure acute
or chronic coughs. All druggists sell
kemp's paissrn. Price 2sc. and soc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29

Pm unanimous conclusion reached by
the experts on insanity in the Jane Top
pan case recalls the similar unanimity In
the Palmer case tried here some time ago.
Tn both cases the experts took the place
of juries and prosecutions came TO an
end.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29

The Freeman divorce bin was passed IN
concurrence yesterday by the house OF
representatives The amendments adopt
ed are OF comparatively unimportant
nature no there f. no question as 20 their
prompt approval by the senate. The en-
~ctncnt OF this measure into law will
nv Satisfaction TO every citizen who be-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29

At the present moment Representative
Easton appears TO entertain the self-sat-
isfying but delusive notion that he is bet
ter than his party. One OF these days he
is likely to make the desmaying discovery
that the party is too good for him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29

When Perry Heath recommended Nicely
as "a grand confidential man" he may
have intended to write confidence" in
stead of confidential"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29

lieves in protecting home ties and safe
guarding the marriage relation. The ex-
tension OF the period Of required resi-
dence from one or two years will have
most salutary effect. and will remove
from Rhode Island tho odIum of being
the Mecca OF the Misnated'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29

There is said TO be a general desire on
the part of the members OF congress TO
complete their work before July. This de-
sire is regularly reported every year, but
the desire generally fails of accomplish
ment
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-29

Providence has her postoffice site ready.
Now let the Rhode Island representatives
In congress see to IL that an adequate
appropriation is made without delay for
the construction OF the building.