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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19

An attempt was made Tuesday night to
enter Simon Klein's junk shop, 1i0
Gladstone avenue. A small window was
raised and hole broken through brick
partition. Nothing was taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19

Boston. Aug. 19.-For New England:
Fair tonight; Thursday continued tar'
fresh south to west winds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19

Mary NJ Banks was committed TO the
state hospital for the insane by order OF
Judge Sweetland, today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19

Francis McKenna was fined 50 and costs
In the 9Th district court, today. for steal
ing milk. valued at cents from Tristan
Mowry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19
OUTFITS
Carpets
and
LinOIeUmS

Our showing of Velvet. Wilton. Axmin-
ster. Brussels and Ingram Carpets 10
complete. Any pattern desired In our
feet wide; OH Cloth. STRAW Nattinss. eto
Special this week. 150o yards 1rc
TaQeStry at ........................ ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19

Hose II responded TO a still alarm al
10:45 o'clock, yesterday morning for a
supposed fire at Sc Laura street. citi-
zen seeing smoke issuing from a window,
telephoned in an alarm A back draft kept
the smoke from going up the chimney.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19

About 10 days ago, Joseph Feeney. II
years old. without provocation struck
and knocked down Jacob Berger. while
the latter was on North Main street. This
morning Judge Sweetiand sentenced Fee.
ney 10 the county jail for IL days. An ap.
peal was taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-19
Complete
Housekeeping
Outfit

We have, at considerable expense
htted p IL rooms with everything fol
housekeeping. They look exactly as they
will In your own house, and are worth
going a long distance to see. On ~
Outnts up from, m,................... OS<O
rs cents I'D per week.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
Death From Modification Of the Foot

From the New York Herald.
The death Of Maj. Pond, announced as
the result of heart failure following am
putation of the leg, was evidently due indi-
rectly to an affection of the arteries Of the
limb causing gangrene. The malady in
question is not uncommon among aged pa
TENTS whose vessels become infiamed and
thickened, thus gradually obstructing the
blood supply of the extremities. When the
process reaches the degree of entire OBJ
struction of the blood supply modification
begins to show itself. Severe pain is fire.
quent symptom of the initiative changes.
and is due to the altered blood supply OF
the sensitive nerves. Then follows, in the
case of the leg, for instance, dusky hue
of the toes, which in due time extends up
ward and gradually deepens into purplish
black color characteristic of absolute death
of the involved tissues. After certain
time nature attempts to limit the mortifica-
ton by what is termed a line Of demar-
cation" In the meanwhile there has been
more or less absorption of dead material
into the circulation The accepted surgical
necessity is early amputation of the Offend
ing part, and high enough up the limb to
reach healthy arterial structures.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
The Great Wheat Harvest.
New York Nail and Express

From the New York Mail and EXPRESS
On the threshold of wheat harvest
larger than the entire wheat harvest OF
Great Britain and Ireland Kansas calls
for men to gather IN its grain. Sometimes
Russia mobilizes its soldiers and turns them
into the wheat fields of Its south and west
II will take more outside aid than an army
corps filled up to a war basis TO get II the
grain of the sunflower state. Were our
entire regular army ordered into the field,
Kansas could find employment for nearly
the whole of IT. 1t is estimated that per-
hans 40 600 more hands will be needed there
than are now in the market. For the next
three weeks we shall hear of uamps ab-
Quoted from car bunkers and pressed into
the service and colleges closing early In
order to add their young men. and even
their young women to the regiments OF
reapers
The yearly romance Of the west, "the epic
of the wheat as 1t has been called in q
good but now overworked phrase, is begin
ming. For the next four months the whir
of the reapers and binders and the drone
of the threshing machines will resound
over a region that almost makes good Its
claim to be "the granary of the world
The harvest will work slowly northward
In Oklahoma Kansas and Nebraska the
drama of strenuous toll will be set In the
winter wheat fields and enacted under the
blaze of the June and July suns. In the
Dakotas it will be set in the spring wheat
fields and before the last bushel has been
cared for. the SHOWS of the late autumn
will be flying; the harvest home OF the
reapers will be the Thanksgiving dinner.
When these five commonwealths, with Min
the bulk Of the wheat harvest of America
will be in the elevators and the soundest
basis for another twelyemonth of national
prosperity will have been laid.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
CEYLON TEA ICED"
LIGHTNING-pRooF CLOTHES.
Device to Enable the Wearer to Escape
Heavy Shocks.

From La Science Illustree.
The protective garment or envelope in
vented by Prof. Artemieff, director of the
Electrotechnical Institute at Kief, Rus
STA, is a dress of metallic gauze which
enables the wearer to stand without danger
in the path of very high-tenson electric
discharges. The theory of its action, its
construction and some OF Its uses are set
forth by M. Emile Dieudonne. Says the
writer:
At the outset Prof. Artemef was guild
ed by no commercial interest, but was
solely anxious to protect his students
against the danger Of discharges when con-
Quoting Investigations on high-tension cur
rents. The results obtained with his pro-
tecting tunic were happy that 1t has
been introduced into industrial use.
The idea of the device was inspired by
Prof. Melsens. the Belgian scientist.
1t is well known that the fundamental
Idea of the Melsens system of protection
against lightning is to inclose the object
to be protected against atmospheric dis
charges in a sort of metallic cage, COW
cred with aigrettes of iron with multiple
points. If any one wants to escape the
danger of lightning during storm he has
only to take refuge in an iron house,
or, since this would be rather costly, in
sort of iron cage. Such metallic struc-
ture can be subjected to violent discharges
without being penetrated by them. 1t is
well-known fact that the electric cur
rent always seeks to travel by the way
of least resistance; in other terms, by
the best conductor that 1t meets, and that
it avoids the poorer conductors. If, then,
we envelop the body of man who is work
ing amid high-tension currents with an
excellent conductor, the danger is leSSened,
because his body is poorer conductor
than the other. In place of insulating the
human body with rubber shoes and gloves,
which have often been employed in work
shops, Prof. Artemieff envelops 1t in
thin tissue of copper. which covers 1t from
head to foot, including face and hands.
The experiments tried by M. Artemief
on himself and his wife, clad in these
tunics. were sufficiently conclusive.
The professor then entered into relations
with the house of Siemens & Halske and
trials were made in their shops at Chariot
Clad in his protective armor, Prof. Arte-
h-poteneiu currents of 10000 volts,
from which sprung sparks a yard long.
He grasped in his hands the two oppo-
site poles of a circuit traversed by cur
rent that passed through him, or rather
through his garment which thus forced
a short circuit, to use the technical ex-
preston. When a very intense current
passed through the protecting garment the
metallic tissue Of which 1t was made \was
slightly warmed. The experiments prove
that the wearer can bear currents of very
considerable intensity, as high as 200 am
peres, during quite interval of time,
and even intenSities three times as great
for a few seconds. The experimenter felt
slight sensation of heat in his hands
and feet, but was not injured.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
London Water Companies.
IN the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The immense sums involved in the trac-
ton dispute in Chicago lose some of their
appearance of immensity when they are
compared with the sums involved in the
water dispute In London.
The London water companies are about
to be taken over by the city. There are
eight of them. Their demands for compen-
sation are to be satisfied by The granting to
them of a certain amount of water board
stock. Each company is setting forth It's
claims to an annual income of the proper
tions which it thinks its present earning
capacity justifies. The stockholders of the
present companies will draw their divi-
dends hereafter not from the companies as
companies but from the municipal water
board as sort of merger of the companies.
Capitalizng the demands of the COM
panies on 8 per cent per annum basis
which seems to the London Chronicle to be
a proper basis-one reaches the conclusion
that the companies regard their property
as worth about $40, ,OO0, 600 1t seems likely
that the arbitration board will admit that
this estimate is reasonable. Think Of a
public utility which, without overcapital-
tzation, can be quoted at almost a qudi ter
of a billion! London can still bewilder the
ina ginatiOn.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
REsUsCITATE THE DROWNED.
Asphyxia Produced by Entry Of the
Water Into the Lungs.

ASpHyX1a 1Touuceo Oy Entry Oh tne
Water Into the Lungs.
From the London Standard
At a meeting of the Royal Medical and
Chirurgical Society. held at 20 Hanover
Square, London. recently. Prof Schafer
read the report of the committee (of which
he was chairman) appointed to consider
the physiological phenomena attending
asphyxfa produced by the entry of water
into the lungs. and those which accompany
recovery in apparent death by drowning.
The report described at some length the
principles of the methods which might be
used in artificial respiration in man. These
are of three kinds: % Traction-enlarging
the chest by raising the ribs, that Is Sill
vester's traction method of dragging the
arms forward and upward; (2) compression,
by pressure on the walls of the thoraX.
thus squeezing air out of it and allowing
fresh air to pass in, and (3) the mechanical
driving of air through the air passages
into the lungs. This third method was
generally applicable in most instances of
apparent death from drowning. Expert
ments had been carried out on five med
ical men and Psychologists to determine the
quantity of air passed into and out of the
lungs. The results had been carefully tab
ulated no less than ten methods of in
ducing artificial respiration being used all
notifications combinations of the trac-
ton and compression processes It was ap
parent that all the methods employed were
competent to effect the oxygenation of the
blood by an exchange of air. The COM
mittee drew attention to the amount of air
movement obtained when the subject was
placed face downward or on his side. and
both traction and pressure employed, and
advised that the rolling method, and the
still simpler plan of placing the subject
face downward and using regular inter-
mittent pressure upon the back, should oc-
cupy a prominent place In all recommends
tior.i made with the view of the resusci-
tation Of the apparently drowned. From
experiments on dogs 1t was clear that the
presence of water in the lung after death
was not to be expected. the fluid exuding
from a cut lung being blood serum An
other striking fact was the length of time
immersion might last-in one case eight
minutes-and yet be followed by complete
recovery There was little difference in
the results obtained from the experiments
carried on in fresh and salt water. AS
one of the most marked physiological symp-
toms of death from any form of asphyxia
was the extreme lowering of blood pres
sure owing to paralysis of the vasomotor
system, it had been hoped that infections
of adrenalin would be of service The ex-
periments established the fact that such
Injections could only be beneficial In cases
where the blood was efficiently aerated,
otherwise the effect was only temporary,
deferring the inevitable result for a brief
period.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
DEGENERATE BEARS.
In Adirondacks They Have Become a
Race of Mere Camp Followers.
From the New York sun.

From the New York SUM-
"The tameness and impudence of the
bears In Yellowstone Park have been COM
mented on a great deal of late by the news
papers," said a native Adirondack dweller.
but l doubt If those bears can beat our
Adirondack bears much in that respect
There was time when the Adirondack
bear was wild and shy and fierce as his
Pennsylvania or Sullivan county brethren
are reported to be. but, as a rule, he has
got over it and degenerated into a thieving
camp follower and hanger-on around club
house and hotel and camp grounds. a PEN
sioner on the garbage pail and the refuse
supplies.
AT camps or clubhouses where they have
not been disturbed bears have In many in
stances forgotten their shyness and fear of
danger to such a degree that they come
staggering to the very kitchen doors. and.
If not chased from there. do not hesitate to
enter the camp itself and nose around for
choicer morsels than the garbage pail con-
tains. Bears became such a nuisance In this
way at Garry Benson's place In the Pcseco
Lake region last season that he pitched
into one impudent old chap one day with a
horsewhip The bear went back to the
woods, stopping every few steps TO run
himself looking back at Garry each time In
evident surprise at the reception he had re-
ceived.
Nobody at Benson's Camp would think
of killing one of these shaggy fntruders
any more thdn ne WOulu lnlth Ol hiiihB a.
woodchuck. Garry Benson says that flick
ing them off the premises and stoninS them
is only a temporary relief, but the horse
whip once laid well over n bear. he finds.
causes that bear to give that place wide
berth thereafter. At the district school at
Sanders Mill. on the Mad river. a big bear
came slouching out of the woods one day.
a week or so ago and advanced directly on
the schoolhouse. Some of the children had
eaten their luncheon on the grass in FROM
of the building.
1.-The bear stopped and licked up the
crumbs and remnants of the repast, ano
then stuck his head in mt the school house
door The screams of the pupils and tie
schoolma' am frightened bruin. and he hur-
ried back into the woods. The next day tha
bear came to the school house at about tns
same hour and ate the crumbs and crusts
he found on the grass. He didn't venture
to the school house door again. though, ana
after he had cleaned up the remnants OF
the school lunch he went slowly back 10
the woods His visits became of daily regu-
larity, and 1t being evident that he came
with no evil intent, the teacher, ana now
and then pupil, took to tossing him an
ample or other bit of luncheon. and nnaLy
to feeding him out of hand until now. 50 IL
is reported, that bear has almost quartered
himself In that school district and lunches
regularly with the Sanders Mil school
children and teacher.
Evening star., 1903-06-25
Moth-Killers a Lottery.
From the Philadelphia Ledger.

From the PnllaQel lpnla LeQSef
Long experience has taught me never to
recommend a preventive for moths" said
druggist who had a windowful of all sorts
of them. IT have grown gray from women
coming around to me in the fall and be-
rating me because moths had eaten their
furs in spite of a moth killer that 1 had
assured them was all right. I once took
home to my wife a moth bag which had
reason to believe was proof against the
pests. She put some treasured apparel
away in it, and when she took the thing
out it had more holes than a sieve. 1 had
no domestic peace for a month. Now
keep all sorts Of moth killers for sale but
I never recommend one. woman may
buy camphor, moth balls, sulphur, moth
paper, or anything else she pleases. for all
I care AS Captain Cutie says, it depends
on the application of it. But let me tell
you my boy, when you want a dead sure
thing for moths Just think Of grandmothers
old cedar chest. Where to get them now?
Aye, there's the rub!'
Evening star., 1903-06-25

properly go under the head Of death by
constant of opium II true causes of
death were given in every case 1t might
possibly get people to thinking how rap
idly the evil is spreading, and by and by
result in some legislation which would at
least curtail 1t. 1t will require the most
stringent laws in the world, but believe
something can be done.
''The cocaine habit which so strongly
took hold Of every class of people in the
south is drifting this way, and sales are
increasing. I am told by reputable drug
gist of Atlanta, Georgia, that its use in
that city is something alarming. and that
the next session of the state legislature
would take action to suppress the sale of
cocaine. Negroes in that city prefer it to
whisky and number of the cheaper bar
rooms have gone out of business in the
black belt portion of the city. l under
stand that similar conditions exist in al
most every southern city.
"The proposition is a serious one, and
getting worse every day."
Evening star., 1903-06-25
How to Improve Your Diction.
rom the PhiIadelphia Inquirer.

For clearness read Macaulay.
For logic read Burke and Bacon.
For action read Homer and Scott.
For conciseness read Bacon and Pope.
For sublimity of conception read Milton.
For vivacity read Stevenson and Kipling.
For Imagination read Shakespeare and
Job.
For elegance read Virgil, Goldsmith, MIL
ton and Arnold.
Evening star., 1903-06-25

Kitty-"They tell me Fred has proposed
to you?"
Bertha-"Well. no; not exactly; but IL
amounts to that He asked me night be-
fore last If my father was worth as much
as they say he is.'-Boston Transcript.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12
MILLIONAIRE MORGAN ANGERED
Reporter Asked About Deals Anen'
FIagIer Railroads. In Florida and
Is Badly Treated.

]. P. Morgan, accompanied by 4
party of relatives and friends, after
spending some time in Havana, arriv-
ed at Port Tampa, Fla, Sunday after
noon on board the steamer OliVett.
Immediately after disembarking the
party was escorted to special train
which had been held in waiting Tor
some time. The special, which was
given the right of way over all trains
on the Atlantic Goats Line, pulled out
Immediately for Jacksonville, making
no stops. The special went from that
city to New York. An Associated
Press representative handed Mr.. Nor
gan a dispatch containing the rumor
that the Flagler system OF hotels in
Florida and the Florida East Coast
railroad had been turned over to him,
presumably for the Southern railway.
The dispatch also contained the rumor
that the Atlantic Coast Line and
Southern were to own the property
Jointly and that Mr. morgan pldnS
were to build up large tourist busi'
ness In Florida and establish a mod
ern line of steamers between Florida
and Cuba.
81 know nothing whatever Of such a
DEAL" said the financier when he read
the dispatch, making this statement
with considerable emphasis.
Further questions were asked re-
garding the trip and his plans, also re-
garding Mr.. Morgan's reported losses
while playing the celebrated Spanish
game, "Jai klai," in Havana.
He replied by leading the reporter
to the car platform and saying:
Young man, will you please get Oh
my car and leave me alone?"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12
ConstabIes Use Guns

The raiding of blind tigers In
Charleston has reached that point
where pistol-play seems to be legiti-
mate part of the proceeding. New
constables have been sent to the city,
and they evidently have gun records,
judging from the manner in which
they have pumped hot lead at fleeing
whisky wagons
While Levin's wagon was hauling a
case of goods few days ago, two of
the constables Joined in wild chase.
People on the street were terrified
when an officer fired, causing the
horse to run away. In the excitement
the liquor was saved.
Governor Hayward has reprimanded
other constables for reckless shooting
in the street He does not believe
that the necessity of seizing blind IT,
ger liquor is serious enough to justify
the risk of human life, and it is likely
that an investigation of the latest
trouble VIII be ordered. The liquor
constables are claiming that the police
will not assist in the proper enforce
ment of the dispensary law. This
charge is Indignantly denied by the
department. 1t is believed by many
persons that a serious outbreak will
eventually occur between the consta
bles and the blind-tiger element.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12
THE CHATTANOOGA AFLOAT.
New Cruiser Launched With Ceremon'
les at EIizabethport, N. J.

New Cruiser Launched With Cercmon'
les at EIizabethport, N. J.
An extraordinary large gathering, in
cluding officials Of the stale of Ten
nessee, the city of Chattanooga, the
city of New York and many naval Of
fcers of the United States, witnessed
the launching Of the cruiser Chatta-
nooga Saturday at the snip yards of
the United States Shipbuildlng COM
pany at Elizabethport, N. ]. With
flying colors the warship slid grace
fully down the ways and into lne wa
ter. amid multitudes of cheers and
deafening shrills of whistles. The
Chattanooga was christened by the
young daughter of the mayor of Chat
tanooga, Lillian Chambliss, who broke
bottel of champagne against the
prov with the words: II christen
thee, good ship, in honor of Chatta-
nooga."
The maids of honor were Miss Fran
ces Bond and Miss Rieta Faxon.
President Lewis Nixon of lne United
States Shipbuliding company and
Mrs. Nixon acted as the hosts Of the
day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-12
Good for the Cotton Mills.

The recent unprecedented jump in
the price of raw cotton has been of
great value to many Of the mills OF
this section, which have been so for
tunate as to have made contracts for
raw cotton for several months to come
at prices on the tasis OF raw cotton
before the recent rise.
A few Of the mills only, it appears,
have been caught by lne advance and
even these, it is said, will be able to
make money on their yarns, although
they are paying 9 IA to 9 IL cents for
their product, which is about IL to
3-4 above prices prevailing a few
weeks ago.
The general condition Of the yarn
men is perhaps better today than it
has been in several months, or even
years, for that matter.