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The Washington times., 1903-02-01

The men themselves are free
hearted. whole-souIed lot, with many
of the defects of the good fellow. They
are rugged and take some care Of
themselves. Intemperance does not
characterize them, but as matter Of
fact almost all Of them drink more or
less. The most of them have sense
enough not to attempt TO work while
drinking. and take plenty Of time TO
sober oft after a spret. The percent
age among them of haId drinking men
is small. considerably smaller than n
many kindred occupations. But there
is still prevalent among them enough
of the Ieaven of the old salts hospi-
taIity to make their lives anything but
momentous.
Make Better Pay.
They make good pay and live well.
When the old-time sailors first went
into the business the wages paid We're
is cents an hour. That was more than
the most prosperous Of the "barnacle
backs had ever made going to sea,
and they thought themselves lucky to
get it. But life on shore made greater
demands on living, and Jack soon be-
came infected with a little of the "di-
vine discomfort" Demand after de-
mand was made on the contractors.
Until the price per hour was raised to
10 cents, which is the present price for
the most important Of the work done.
The local union will probably make a
! demand in the Spring for 50 cents an
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Over the Hurdles.
Continued from Page Three, this section

the haunting dread of such accidents
is ever with him. They are the first
thing he thinks of in the morning and
the last thing at night.
They Warn Each Other.
1t is no uncommon thing to hear the
men warn each other of danger i'm
pending, but such warnings invariably
relate to each others carelessness and
not to any fear of the gear They
stand with impunity beneath beams of
steel weighing many tons. on some
buildings they ride up and down 20
their work perched on the steel or in
the loop of a chain. They climb the
steel columns with the agility Of mon
KEYS. placing their toes on the smooth
headed projecting bolts. Such feat
seems incapable of performance at
first blush. but it is counted easy"
It is seldom that an accident occurs
when the men are shining the col
umns.
No one cause could be laid down for
the occurrence of accidents. They al
most invariably come through little
things-some little thing a man is in
the habit of doing on the ground that
he cannot do high up in the immense
iron cage in which he is working
A large percentage of the men hurt
are injured through handling the
wooden timbers and planks tempOT-
arily.
The Washington times., 1903-02-01
/. RoFEssOR GOLDWIN SMITH

~ EOFESSDR GOODWIN SMITH
raises q protest against Ger
tain uses Of fiction which he
regards as questionable; and he in
cIudes among them the Introduction
Of living characters under a thin dis
guise. personal libel under the guise
OF fiction, and the use of fiction as an
instrument Of controversial war.
As To the first count i'm Professor
Smiths Indictment the practice COM
r,ained OF is not new, neither is il pc
ouliarly American.
4 Mistaken Presumption.
Indeed. Professor smith Instances
Marie CoreIi. in her Iatest-syhich he
probably mistakenly describes as her
''Iast'-novel. as "a case in point
The practice. so far from bringing
a writer OF fiction into dIsrepute, is
quite commonly one Of the thfngs en-
phssfzed III the advance notices which
the publishers press agents distribute
copI0usly among reviewers.
Who that is familiar with these
passionate and ecstatic paragraphs
does not recall numerous instances in
which forthcoming novel has been
urged on his attention on the sole
ground that ''the reader VIII easily
Identify" this or that social or poIiti-
cal leader in such ana suCh a char
actcr in the story
As TO the original Of Dickens S
''SqUeers" there is. as Professor Smith
says, room for doubt whether the poT-
The Washington times., 1903-02-01

difficult to describe a race when you
we're a competitor instead of a spec
tator. Fifty yards from the finish Of
this race / was, 10 use an athletic
term AL in" II Wefers had not
weakened when he did know that
would have fallen on the track. When
] saw what Barnie was through" it
gave me new life. It was a fierce
struggle. those last few yards. and I
wouldn't 20 through it again for a
fortune. The first 800 yards Of our
/ race was run in 81 1-5 seconds on a
muddy track No sane man can ever
hope to come near the record If he
starts off at such mad clip,
couneTs mile in 4:15 30 was a re.
tnafkabIe performance under the con
ditions. The race was run at Trav-
/ ers Island on a raw day. It had been
raining earlier in the day and the air
was damp and cold. The starters in
the race were Council, fitzpatrick and
myself. The A. A. l. rules state that
a worlds record to be accepted must
/ be made in open competition A sane
tion was granted, and with proper
officials we three started in the race.
+ Fitzpatrick paced Council the first
half mile and I carried him through
to the finish. When the gun was
fred, I logged about the fve-Lap
track at a pace slower than a walk, in
fact, I scarcely moved. yet timed my
self to be over on the back stretch
when the little Irishman reached the
half mile post. Fitzpatrick brought his
/ charge to the post in . minutes and
/ I seconds, the first quarter be
/ ing run in 1 minute and > seconds
! At an even clip Council followed me
home in . minutes s 30 seconds. COW
ering the mile in minutes Is 3-5 sec
onds.
Over the Hurdles.
The race between KraenzIein and
Louis Bremen, in 1898. was an eye
/ opener for the Harvard men. for
KraenzIein was not supposed to be
in the same class with Bremen as
low hurdIer. Bremen held the record
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for low hurdling at the time Of the
race, having captured it from Garce-
Ion, his college mate. who held the
record for just twenty minutes.
Bremer's record was 242-5 seconds.
It was worth going over to New
York TO see Kraenzlein come down
the path over those low hurdles.
Bremen was lost, and when Kraenz-
lein hit the tape, the Harvard man
was eight yards behind, hopeIessly
beaten in % % seconds. just one sec
ond faster than the old record. VIII
lis, the captain Of the Harvard team
came within Is of a second of
KraenzIein's record, and GarceIon, the
Harvard coach, still has hopes Of
bringing the record back to Cam
bridge The work Of John Cregan,
the handsome Princeton captain. must
go down as one OF the wonders TO be
talked about saw Cregan run a
bruising mile in minutes Pals sec
onds, and collapse at the finish.
Within an hour he was on the track
again, and after a game uphill fight,
he won a half-mile race in 1 minute
IS seconds.
Pole Vault Champion.
The hurdle race at New York, be-
tween Converse, of Harvard and
GARNER. of Oxford, illustrated the
fact that an Englishman can do as
well, if not better, on this side Of
the water as he can at home. Gar
nier never beat sixteen seconds in
England, yet he ran within six inches
of fifteen and three-ffths seconds
when he met Converse. Jordan, the
English quarter miller; Shaw. the
hurdler. and Bradley and Levin, the
sprinters. all did as well in America
as in their native country. Clapp,
the old Yale gymnast, still holds the
record for height in the pole vault. I
remember well the day he cleared
eleven feet eleven inches. 1t was at
Chicago in June. 1898. The bar was
raised to twelve feet. and after three
attempts tc clear that height CIapp
was compelled TO quit, as his strength
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29
REPUBLICANS.

WILLIAM H. SWEETlAND-Ca
date for senator; ID elected shall en-
deavor 20 act I'm all matters for the best
interest OF the city of Providence and
state of Rhode island. as they shall APP
pear to me after deliberate considera-
ton
JESSE p. EDDY JR.-As 10 the dues.
uons you ask. cannot at this time say
what | would do. but. II elected I shall
certainly try To serve the city and state
10 tho best Of my ability and support
such measures pertaining TO the city and
lis people as its members az a body de-
eide arc for It's best interests
WILLIAM M. p. BOWEN I do not
care 20 reply to either of tho questions
You submit 10 mo
ARTHUR w. DENNIS haven { look q
Into tho matters involved in these aues-
tons much but, " I am elected. shall
use my best Judgment IN these matters
WALDO NJ. PLACE. should wish TO
consider these questions q good deal be-
fore giving an answer 10 them.
ALONzo r. WILLIAMS l am not pre-
pared 10 answer these questions at pres
ont. az am not sufficiently familiar
with the issues involved
ROBERT L. STANTON-I do not wish
10 express myself on these questions a
present If elected I shall use my best
Judgment IN the matter.
ALBERT ROBERTS, am willing 10
amend the police commission law so as
10 give more power 90 the people Of the
City. I also approve the second question
regarding the re-enactmcnt -of the lo-hour
law.
HER5ERT w. RlCE-I am not yet in
euch thorough possession of the facts I'm
tho case as to warrant my taking any
decided stand In the matter particularly
since the party that nominated me has
seen m to leave my hands unfettered
CHRISTOPHER NJ. lEE-I Do not care
20 he interviewed on these questions now.
7 expect 20 go on the stump shortly and
the people will then know where ! stand
CHRISTOPHER L. HOLOEN-If elect
ed I shall GO 10 the general assembly
without pledge or promise.
,HENRY c. GoRTON--n elected shall
use nv best Judgment i'm these questions.
snd vote as think right upon them. but
do not care 10 commit myself now.
wish go go into the assembly unhampercd
j. FRED cIBSoN--I DO not care 10
snswcr these questions now
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29
FINDS new
YORK CITY
OF WONDERS
Martin Gill, Who Ssrvsd Next
to Longest Term In Sing
Sing, Released.

New York, Oct 2s--Msrtiu Gill, who
wss taken 10 Sing Sing prison on July
6. 1874, 10 serve a life term for murder
was released, his pardon having been
granted by Gov Odoll lie is s. years
old and Is IN good health. He was
brought 10 New York In the AFTERNOON
after his almost thirty-years absence by
Brother Jerome. of Manhattan college.
who was instrumental In securing his
release.
Its wonderful-more than wonderful
exclaimed the old man last night. "I
am dared with II all. II seems strange
70 me even that ! heard the sound 81
my own voice. and stranger to realize
that | can use my tongue AZ Viii. The
noise and the hustle OF the streets are
bewildering II was 40 quiet up there"
GIL shuddered at the recollection. then
frightened as he resumed But I've done
with II all and I can see the sunshine.
broad and open. instead OF occasionally
through narrow bars.
1.-THE high buildings seem TO be threat
ening To fall, and 7 sink away from
them as IL ] were afraid they'd bury me
The crowds-the men. the women, the
chtldren-sll seem TO he a great. new
world | have never known
a NEW WORLD
when Sing Sing shut me on from my
fellowmen there were no electric cars
there were no great bridges across the
water. like the ones now. and there was
no electric light no great. sky-piercing
build ngS. ! can't realize that this Is not
nee, life and a new world. | am a
child. newborn babe. and Il VIII be
weeks before ! can understand IL ell.
MY friends are gone. my people are
dead am alone. n new man in this
great. new world" said Gill half to him
self. Those WHO knew me IN that other
time before-well. they're all gone. and
] am TO take up new and happy life
God bless Brother Jerome and Gov
Odell"
..Gill had served next to William Kelly,
the longest term OF years Of any prisoner
In Sing Sing. During his term not a
complaint was lodged against him He
was a model prisoner, and there was a
hearty ring in the voice OF Head Keeper
Cannaughton when he bade the old man
Goodbye; God bless YOU Gill" IL was
the first time TN years Gill had had any
Identity but a number.
Brother Jerome In his practical inter-
est has found employment for GIL, sew
eral influential merchants having volun-
teered 10 give him n start I'm his new
life
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29
"HEALThY
women
EXTINCT"
Mrs. Chadwick, N. D., Tells
Mothers Congress That Amer.
lea Is Full Of InvaIids.

Syracuse, Oct 9-M.s David O. Mclrs
OF Albany, president of the New York
State Assembly of Mothers. opened the
seventh annual convention Of that organi-
zation in this city Tuesday morning
Delegates for every city and county were
present.
The afternoon session was held In the
midst of raging storm. but 500 moth
ers were In their places 10 hear Mrs
Mara l.. Pratt Chadwick. NJ. d, OF New
York author Of histories and stories foi
children, handsome and stately woman
with snow-white hair. tell them plain
truths concerning motherhood. Mrs.
Chadwick ngurstively placed child on
the dissecting table. There was the tooth
cutting period. the growing tall period. the
growing stout period. the memory period
and the periods OF imitation, imagination
and reason. Bringing him up through
childhood TO adolescence. Or Chadwick
said. was great task, but" she went
on. the adolescent period Is the time
upon which all tho future depends. Amer
lea is a country full of invalids. The real
splendid healthy woman II almost ex-
tinct'
TIME no BEGIN NOW.
I'm her annual address Mrs Mears said
that the chief extension OF the work had
been the Introduction or child-study 1e-
partment In tho four hundred oranges I'm
the state, thereby reaching tho mothers
OF the country districts The assembly
now aims. she said, TO get into closer re.
lations With the public schools. and II
working 10 that end
Mrs. Dore Lyon OF New York. author
president Of the Eclectic club. and man
ager OF hazssrs talked OF the proposed
trade schools for girls
This school she said has been
bugbear 10 clubwomau for six wears and
some Of Us are OF the opinion that II Is
time to start u going. We have sEin0 on
hand now. Sorosls has pledged 5000 more
and ak other clubs 500 yearly The new
Century club 81 Amsterdam has offered
us their Industrial school equipment
worth slo0c. besides It's two hundred pu.
pills to begin work on. and ! think We
ought 10 accept
she's all right" said woman close
90 the platfoZn as Mrs. Lyon stepped
down. she can have my vote and money
too. any time"
other speakers were Mrs. w. c. Beais
Dr. w. IT, Mills and Mrs Harry Hast
ings ~ New York. the latter urging the
medical Inspection Of schools.
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AUTUMNAL
EXHIBIT OF
PAINTINGS
Splendid Showing at Gallery
Of Rhode Island School
Of Design.

Last evening i'm the galleries OF the
Rhode Island School of Design on Wat
erman street. the opening OF the autumn
exhibition of paintings was largely at
tended by a representative gathering
Forty paintings are hung, many Of
them never before seen in this country.
and it would be difficult to find more
charming and varied collection than is
shown a: this exhibition.
A portrait OF Mr.. Edward Robinson. di-
rector OF the Boston Museum of fine arts
by John s. Sargent attracted considerable
favorable comment and Is typical speci-
men OF the gifted artists style OF por-
traiture
There are three paintings by Joseph
Linden smith native OF Pavtuckct,
aud pupil of tho Bostop Museum ot
Fine arts. that were the centre OF inter-
est and which were greatly admired by
several recognized connossours who were
present
Two OF these show the state apartments
Of the Temple OF Nishi a Kyato, Japan,
and the other Is rema rkable picture OF
"Arnda. the Dai-ButSu OF kamakura'
an immense japanese idol OF tho Bhudda
variety.
Other noted artists who are represented
~ the exhibition are: John Noble Bar
low Frank w. Benson. Mary Cassatt.
William NJ Chase. Arthur r. Davies.
Charles VI Davis. Charles NJ. Dewey
Frank v Dumond. r. Swain Clifford
Alexander Harrison. Chide Hassdm
John La Fargo Wiliam L. T.athrop
Robert G.. Minor. stephen Parrish. Henry
". Ranger. VIII s Robinson John
Sargent Mrs, 4 Brewster Sewell Joyeph
Weir.
Mrs Gustav Rsdske Of the museum
committee and Mr.. sydney r Rurleigh.
~ the hanging committee received
Tho. exhibition Will remain open 10 the
public. daily from 20 p. m until
Nov rs.
The not contest ends Friday. oct eoth
Get your count in before N f. too late.
rhr Ia ~ may NJ
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29
MARINE REGISTER.

Tomorrow the sun rises az 6:ii a. m
and sets at iH y. m. High tides at 3.2S
n. m and 3.39 y. IN.
Tho following vessels have arrived IN
This port IN the past - hours.
steamer Nashus. Geer. New York
steamer fremont. Holmes New York.
Steamer Rosalo. Olweilcr. New York.
Stesmer City VI Newport. Newport
Sieacmr Ray Queen Lake. Fall River.
Steamer New Shorchsm. Dodge. Block
island
Tur " Little. Miner. New York
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29
N E WSLETS

when was young, recoilect.
My mother had a way
uf droppin' all my hickman when
chanced TO disobey.
or when ] tried 70 shirk my work.
BY arguments or games
member how she'd change my mind
BY simply saying James"
member how I ust 10 kick
When mother wanted wood
How IL she called me Jim twas safe
To whine understood,
But how I shot out TO that shed
For fuel for the flames
When mother paused and turned around
And quietly said James,
It's thirty years or thereabouts
Since she called "James' 10 me
But thirty years amt long enough
To kulthat memory,
Today that word from mothers lips
I'd be the king uf names
I'd give the world 10 hear onct more
old mother cali me James,
kansas City star.
The Dot contest ends Friday, Oct s0th
Get your count in before Il is too late.
The last may be FIRST
Rafaele Sabate, % years old. has been
missing from his boarding house So Penn
street since last Monday.
The Loyal Workers will meet At the
Mission Of tho Coming King SCI Broad
street, Friday evening, at 5:i5 All are
invited
Patrick Fisherty was treated at the
Rhode. Island hospital yesterday after
noon. his hand having been mangled I'm
machine at the Manchester street power
house
Mariah Williams who is employed at
Coughs hotel, Warren. reports that
clothing valued az s3l was stolen from
her room In house on Wickenden street
Tuesday.
William Harding was bound over TO the
grand jury In $500 by Judge Sweetland to-
day Tor breaking and entering and steal
Ing articles OF clothing valued at $3.50,
Mary Murphy was fined IS and costs by
Judge Sweetland today for an asssu II
upon Margaret Craven. The owner had
but did not hit. Margarei.
The regular meeting OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance union will be held
residence OF Mrs. William l.. Barnes. 22o
Olney street. report OF the recent
state convention will be given.
Walter MacIsaac Of 30 summer street.
reports that at II O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. Hebrew junk gatherer called at
his house and said that he had been sent
there to obtain three second hand sew
servant girl delivered the machines.
which were valued at SIS, and paid the
girl 90 cents for them.
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A WELL KNOWN COUPLE.


Mr.. s. l.. Duran and Miss Emma shaw
both well known young people of this
city. were united in marriage last evening
at O'Clock
The ceremony was performed at the
Cathedral rectory by the Rev. Pr. sea-
grave. Miss Lizzie Noonan acted as
bridesmaid and 4 John Thornton as best
man. rhe happy couple were tho rccip-
tents OF many handsome and useful gifts
and have tho best wishes of t'eir many
friends. They Will i've az ISL, Colfax
street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29
THE WEATHER

Boston. Oct. es.--For New England: Fair
tonight and Friday; warmer tonight in
northwest portion; warmer Friday: list
west TO southwest winds.
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ASSEMBLY CANDIDATES
EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS.
Continued from page one.

continued from page one.
the city having the appointing power OF
the police or any other commission gov
erning the acts or control of It's citizens
! am in favor OF amending the police
commission law as II now stands so that
the appointing power be restored TO the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29

The Dot contest ends Friday. oct 0th
Get .our count In before II is too late.
The last MAY be hrst.
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SWAN POINT CEMETERY,

office, q Westminster Street
Cars leave Market Square -. rs. 3s and rs
minutes past the hour: returning. leavs
the Cemetery at s. Is and Is minutes pas,
the hour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29

The Dot contest end Friday. oct. sOth
Get your count In before II Is too late
The last may be first.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29

The Dot contest ends FRIDAY. oct nth
Ge, your count IN before II g. too late
The last may be first.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29

btOUul tects them from steam ara wa.
ssr an prevents glazing. For sale by
bhOAYk BhOS GO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29
Tug Joseph Stickney. New York.
Tug Prudence. Philadelphia.

Tug Joseph Stickncy. New York.
Tug Prudence. Philadelphia.
Tug NiKiiant. New York
Schooner Sycamore. Canheld. Baltimore,
2279 tons OF coal for New York. New
Haven & Hartford railroad.
Barge T. w. Mackey. New York. go
tons bone black 10 order.
Barge Terrible. Port Johnson. HISS tons
Of coal for Providence Coal company.
Barge Whirlwind South Amboy. $50
tons of Goa for New York. New Haven
& Hartford railroad.
Barge Emma. Dzport SIS tons az coal
for East ern Coal COMPANY.
Barge Fall River. Philadelphia. i4S5 tons
OF coal for Providence Gas company
Barge W W. McClane. New Haven. ~
tons wire Providence Screw company.
Barge Charles milford. Perth Amhoy
5SS tons coal for Pawtucket
Barge Tobasco, Port Liberty. $50 ;ons
coal for Phillipsdale.
Barge William j. Bruice South Ambuy.
so tons coal for Pawtucket
Barge Richard jackson. South AmbOy,
SO tons coal for Pawtucket
Barge Baker. Philadelphia l46' tons NJ
coal. Eastern Coal company
Barge Walton. Cornwall 20 tons Of coal
for New York. New Haven a Hartford
railroad.
q
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Tug Gaspee
Barge brilliant.
Barge Billow.
Barge Susquehanna.
Tug Nigilant
Tug Prudence FOR New Bedford
Tug v " Little.
Barge IRA Allen.
Rarge james y Amcs.
Tug Joseph Stickney.
Barge Ab5tross.
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The not contest ends Friday. oct s0th.
Get your count Ga before II f. too late.
rho last may bo nrst.
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The Loyal Workers will meet At IN.
Mission OF tho Coming King, SCI Broac
street. Friday evening, at 7:i5. All arr
invited.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29

Patrick Flsherty was treated at IN
Rhode Island hospital yesterday after
noon. his hand having been mangled I'm
house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29

The regular meeting OF the Woman's
Christian Temperance union will be held
on Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at tho
residence OF Mrs. William l.. Barnes. 220
Olney street. report OF the recent
state convention will be given.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29

Mariah Williams. who is employed at
Coughs hotel, Warren. reports that
clothing valued az s3i was stolen from
her room in "a house on Wickenden street
Tuesday
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29

500 dozen mems extra heavy mixec
cotton half hose. I'm all sizes, worth
fully 1211c., for this special sale. not
more than a dozen pairs to r<
any one buyer. pair D
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The Dot contest ends Friday, Oct s0th
Get your count in before II is too late
The last may be FIRST
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LADIES' UNDERWEAR

Ladies' white Jersey ribbed vests
and pants a very superior garment
a. 10 quality and finish. pearl buttons
and silk tapped. 75c. value, for 1nr
this sale. each. h.............,".... OSS
Ladies and Childrens Underwear
Sale--Third Floor. Take Elevator.
Double Stamps Thursday and Friday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-29

William Harding was bound over TO the
grand jury in $500 by Judge Sweetland to-
day for breaking and entering and steal
ing articles OF clothing valued at $3.50,
the property of Elmer j. Sweet