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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-28
MORE MEMBERS.
The Chamber Of Commerce Roll TO Receive
Substantial Additions at 0hce.

The following named gentlemen are
candidates for membership in the cham
Der OF commerce.
Their applications will be voted upon
at the meeting OF the executive council TO
be held next Tuesday:
Herbert w. Rice, Jere Campbell NJ. b.
Quincy. Mark l.. Dunning, William X.
Dodge. William r. Tillinghast Walter II.
Barney, Walter knight, John c. Pegram.
William L. Chatterton. r. X. Hall, Louis
p Newman, William II. Griswod. Louis
VI. Ingraham, j. r. Leeman, j. William
Rice George NJ Holbrook, Thomas II.
Holton, Henry NJ Benson, Herbert B.
Church William T.. Hartwell, Asa r.
Ball, William II. Luther, Philip S. Carey.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-28
FREIGHT
Rates were
DISCUSSED

Washington. Dec 2S- President Roose-
welt embraced the opportunity yesterday
10 take up with the members OF the cab
met. many questions OF detail i'm depart
mental administration, the semi weekly
meeting of the cabinet being longer than
usual
At the conclusion OF the meeting the
members of the cabinet said that little
business OF serious Importance was con-
sldered After other members OF the cab
met had left the executive offices Attor-
ney General Moody discussed with the
President some phases Of the railway
freight rate question
Both the President and the Attorney
General recently nave devoted mucn ume
to that problem.
The latter is giving particular atten-
ton TO the legal side OF the question 1t
the President and Attorney General
To prepare and press the consideration
I'm congress of an administration
measure dealing with the railroad freight
such a bill. il is thought TO quote a
member of the cabinet would be destin-
ed to defeat.
Roth the President and the Attorney
General IL is said. are proceeding on tho
assumption that the committees OF con
gress are amply able 10 prepare their
owl measures, although the president lil
conversation with senators ana repre-
sentatlves has presented clearly his own
IDEAS
The Attorney General, too. has dis
cuSsed the subject with members Of con
rresS offering 10 them such suggestions
as they desired to have from the chief
of the governments law department At
the conference yesterday no final con
clusions were reached.
Attorney General Moody discussed with
the President also some APPOINTMENTS IN
his department one ~ these is that of
a successor to Francis j. Wing, United
states district Judge fot the northern dis
trict OF ohio. whose resignation has been
received and accepted.
Postmaster General Wynue presented
10 the President n report, prepared by
the department. In response 10 the reso-
luton ~ Senator Dubois of Iowa. re-
earding postnasters or other postal en-
ploves who NAV believe I'm polygamy.
The report will pe transmitted TO the
committee when congress convenes next
week
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-28
GEORGE Y. DEAN DIED
YESTERDAY AT AGE Of IA

George ". Dean ~ this city died at
his home IS Prarie avenue. yesterday Mr..
Dean was. until two years ago. foreman
of the spoon rolling and stock department
at the Gorham works lie was born IN
North Providence. Jan. n. 1850.
Mr.. Dean had three sors. the oldest Of
whom died about a year and half ago.
he was paymasteT at the works Of the
American Screw company for ~ years.
Two sons survive him. James Edward
Dean being IN the meat business I'm Bos-
ton and the other in the dog officer OF
Providence. Herbert A. Dean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-28
TOOK VOWS.
Fine Young Women Participated In Cere-
meny Of Profession at ST. xavIers Yesterday

At st. Xavier's ronvent on Broad street
yesterday morning a ceremony OF pro-
fession was held, Rt. Rev. Bishop Harkins
officiating Rev. FIR. McCabe and Rev.
j. McQuirk OF the Pro-cathedral Of Fall
River assisted in the ceremony. Rev.
Edward Seagrave OF sS. Peter and Paurs
cathedral was the master OF ceremonies.
The participants I'm the ceremony were
Sister Mary Placidus. Sister Mary Rosita.
Sister Mary Henrica, Sister Mary Miriam,
Sister Mary Annita. All of the above
took their final vows OF religion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-28
DRIVER INJURED.
Fell and a Horse Walked Upon Him Was
Sent 10 Hospital.

Harold sharpe employed as n driver at
Eugene Turner'S stables on Canal
street. fell as he was taking horse out
" stall. last evening
The animal stepped upon Sharpe. cut
ting his scalp and confusing one arm.
Sharpe was sent TO the Rhode Island
hospital.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-28

I
in Utah are being used by the Mormons
in conducting religious classes" the
teachers I'm most instances being public
school teachers.
That the laws OF the United States and
Of the state are hagrantly violated I'm
Utah and that violators cannot be pun
ished because OF the overwhelming in
fluence Of the Moromn priesthood Apostle
Smoot being a member OF one OF the
governing bodies OF the church
IT is understood that the examinatio
of witnesses In behalf OF Senator Smoot
will consume several weeks. The COM
mittee expects. however. to complete the
hearings and submit its report 10 the
senate before the adjournment OF con-
gress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-28
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING IN the
NEWS.

ic per word FIRST insertion: hc. repeat:
ivk &c per word. 2wks. &c per word
svks 80. per word; limo. Sc. per word.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-28

Don't YOU sometimes think we are liv-
ing too fast?'
mo I used to. hut 7 soon cured that
Impression ! moved out to a suburb
and rode I'm 90 work every day on an
accommodation train. n."-Washington Star.
Mazie-who was the gentleman : saw
with YOU today?
Fisie-fiwacious. that wasn't any gen
tleman He's only my father.-Philadel-
phia Public Ledger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-28
PREPARING
SHOOTS
DEFENCE

Washington, Dec. 2s.--A 9. Worthing
in Utah gathering testimony TO be pre-
sented 20 the senate committee on privi-
leges and elections Jan. 10. Many wit
nesses are 10 be subpoenaed by the COM
mittee and among them will be dozen
or more Gentiles OF high standing in
Utah. who will testify TO Shoots high
character and that he is a monogamist
in principle and practice.
The PRINCIPAL allegations brought out
In the smoot hearings by the protest
ants which unless controverted will stand
as proven. are these:
That an oath is taken by practically
all Momons in taking the endowments
pledging absolute obedience to the lead =
ers of the church.
That the living oracles, consisting OF
the church leaders. are held by church
doctrine 20 be inspired by God and that
the revelations uttered by them must
be accepted by the church as supreme
law and binding upon the conscience In
temporal as well as spiritual affairs.
That Apostle Smoot, since the hearings
last spring participated in the election
Of a polygamst. G. w. Penrose. as a
brother apostle, and has done nothing to
discourage the practice OF polygamy.
That the Mormon leaders. among whom
Is Smoot, interfere In political affairs
in Idaho and Wyoming. 10 the extent OF
debating the election of county and state
officers, securing the enactment Of legis-
lation favorable TO the church. and pre-.
venting or repeating adverse legislation.
That a system OF courts exists withir
the church. whereby persons are deprived
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-28
YOU'LL SAY ITS MAGIC.

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cures in a week, saving every life.
Cures Consumption three times out ..
four. Directions in circular.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-06-16
Sued by His Doctor,

"a doctor here has sued me for
$3.50, which | claimed was eXces'
siye for a case of cholera morbus, -
says r. White of Coachella, Cal. AT
the trial he praised his medical skill
and medicine. asked him If 1t was
not Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea remedy he used as | had
good reason to believe 1t was, and he
would not say under oath it was not
No doctor could use a better remedy
than this in case of cholera NOR
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Ramsey, Ardmore Drug Co., w b.
Frame
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FOUNDED TO DEATH BY SON.
Cape Breton Giants Engage in Fight
70 a Finish.


Halifax. y. 5, June l+.-N ord was
received mere today of a bare fist
fight during the night at Glacc Bay,
c. b.. in which a father was liter
ally pounded to death by his sen. Tae
principals, Bully" McRae and hi,
son Jack, are men OF giant physique,
and are known throughout the cape
for their fighting ability. Both are
over six feet in height and weigh 225
pounds. They met in a barroom and
quarreled over money matters When
interference was attempted the
Scotchmen drove the other occupants
OF the saloon from the place, and
locking the doors, fought for an hour
and until the Older McRae was dead
The police finally effected an en-
trance to the barroom and placed
Jack McRae under arrest.
The dead mans face had been bat
tered to a Jelly, his ribs broken and
chest crushed in. The younger Nc
Rae was frightfully injured
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-06-16

Mr. George X. BabcocH was thrown
from his wagon and severely bruised.
He applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm
freely and says it is the best liniment
he ever used Mr.. Babcock is a well
known citizen of North Plain, Conn.
There is nothing equal to Pain Balm
for sprains and bruises. 1t will ef-
feet cure in one-thlrd the time re-
quired by any other treatment. For
sale by F. j. Ramsey, Ardmore Drug
Co, w b. Frame.
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Protect Yourself.

Intending visitors TO st, Louis dur
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selves satisfactory rooming accommo.
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Crepe Broche
We begin Thursday Days

@ % $ ] & many @
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Ten Years IN Bed.

r. A. Gray, j. P, Oakville, Ind,
writes, For ten years | was confined
to my bed with disease Of the kid
neys. II was so severe tnat | could
not move part of the time. | con-
suited the very best medical skill
available, but could get no relief un-
til Foley's Kidney Cure was recon-
mended to me. 1t has been a godsend
to me-" Bonner & Bonner.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-06-16

A woman is far more heroic than
a man-as any shoe dealer will tell
you.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-06-16
WARNING CIDER.

In the United States court in the
Indian Territory Southern district:
Beulah NJ. Fowler, plaintiff, VS.. j.
c. Fowler defendant No. 1924
The defendant, j. c. Fowler Is
warned to appear in this court In thlr
ty days and answer the complaint q!
the plaintiff, Beulah NJ Fowler.
Witness Hon. J. T. Dickerson,
Judge, this 9th day OF June, 1904.
I. NJ. CAMPBELL, Clerk
(SeaD
Brown G Marsh, attorneys.
S. Fl. Butler, attorney for non-res'
ident.
First published June Z, 1904.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-06-16

A woman's idea of economy is to
spend a dime in trying TO save Il
nickel
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Keep fresh the perlshable fruits,
butter and milk in refrigerator from
williams, Corhn & Co
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The man who owns a pnunograph
and a parrot can get along without a
wife
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27

y7,etic Of critics can think him very nearly the
greatest Of English writer's" There is curious
absence in these letters OF references to poets or
r7oet-y-but for passage or two about Ienny-
son his world might have seemed 10 be swept
bare OF that high element. He describes visit
paid TO him at his Bavarian home by the poet
who there bloomed into unusual amiability.
There was A shell 20 crack. but got at the
kernel chiefly At night. when every body WIS IN
bed His want Of reality his habit % walking
on the clouds, the airiness OF ms metaphy Sc,
the indehniteness Of his knowledge, MS heEiect
Of transitions the looseness Of his political
reasonings-an this made up an alarming cHetdt
&c frisc
N,ss-in taking a joke or story a comic i'm
Satience Of the external criticism of Taine ana
others found here. coupled with simple dig
nifty when reading iII-natured attacks, q grave
a-ropiny for religious certainty, and generosity
in the treatment of rivaIs-of browning ana
Swiuburne. though not Of Taylor-that helped
ne through
Il could not stay among the lofty entities
that surround Tennyson. even when he buffers
toast" Acton says in a later letter. An Ameri-
can poet Mr.. Lowell. appealed to him more
warmly. The easy brightness Of his mind
surpasses all I remember in America" he writes,
apropos Of the author OF Sir LaunfaL" i sat
next to him at a dinner in Boston twenty-seVen
years ago. and spoke Of the burying. by Con-
stantiue. OF the Palladium IN a vault at Con-
story. l quoted a passage Yes said Lowell
but the passage we want IS the passage into
the vault Somebody questioned whether the
statue of Cromwell would stand among the SOW
ereigns at Westminster. AT least said he,
among the half-crowns'" These do not seem
10 US dazzlingly witty utterances, but we may
set down Actions admiration as one Of the &C.
centricitIes OF taste in man whose judgments
were ordinarily severe 1t is TO be remembered
Of him. too, that he broke Lhisl heart over the
surrender Of Lee"
Grave and reflective trimming with political
opinion and historical suggestion. is the larger
proportion OF this volume. It's pages not
all Of equal value and interest-except perhaps
TO the flnatcal follower of Gladstone revIsitins
the glimpses OF his hero's mOOn-but their
record is worth preservation that Of man
whose whole life had been devoted to the cause
Of freedom and of truth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27
BYRONiS Works ABROID.
The Popularity Of the Poet IN Hungary
and Russia.
and Russia.

-SpermoloEus'' in The Saturday Review.
copy OF The Saturday Review for Feb
ruary l3 has just come into my hands. and I
am interested to observe in the article on
CraDbc's poetry that the waning popularity Of
Byron's poetry is attributed TO the fact that it
can only u appreciated in the mass II is a
little curious that throughout Eastern Europe
Ryron is almost the best known Of our English
poets. In country houses both in Hungary and
Russia / have found complete editions well
thumhcd and with marginal notes showing n
careful study which made me ashamed. At
KicG. IN Russia, / was informed by one book
seller that he always kept complete editions in
stock and found they had ready sale. At the
little town OF NeSZprtm. in Hungary. Eyron's
works formed the only volumes Of the TauCh-
nitz edition Cor. indeed. OF any other library of
English books available. Eyron's works have
been quoted to me in conversation at sugar
factories in South Russia where the speakers
knowledge of English was too limited for easy
conversation, and / have found TRANSACTIONS OF
some parts IN out-of-thc-way villages IN the
Carpathiaus. The available statistics do not
unfortunately, give any idea OF the average
yearly sale on the Continent, but may perhaps
add that in two wealthy houses I'm Russia
have inquired for copy Of TenuysOn's poems
and found that the late Laureate was person
o. whom my hosts had never even heard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27

as are dealt with in The Vineyard certain
amount OF tattle is inevitable But writer Of
Mrs. Craigie's briIancy could gain her effects
without bringing in as much Of it she has
used on this occasion.
The two stories in Mr.. Stevenson's book,
cadets Of Gascony." are conveniently romantic
MY sword was out Of its sheath in a breath"
declares the supposititious narrator Of one Of
them. OF course it was; in this kind Of story
the hero's sword is always leapinS from the
scabbard in this fashion. Always there are
fearful perils to be negotiated, with ravishingIy
beautiful heroines causing no end Of trouble
but ready at the right moment with the reward
that belongs to the gallant youth around whom
the fabric Of fustian is built up Mr.. Stevenson
knows all the tricks of the trade how to involve
his hero in a tangle Of difficulties, how to keep
the reader in suspense, and how TO give his
work a certain spirit. The tales in this book
are not in the least thrilling. but they amuse
well enough
Mr. Townsend has returned TO his old friend,
Chimmie Fadden, and has made little book
out Of fourteen more sketches, set forth in the
terms Of slang which his readers know so wei
Chimme was very engag ing when he made his
first appearance, and his talk is not unread
able now but somehow it has lost something Of
its glamour. 1t is not that Mr.. Townsend can
not keep up to his original standard 1t Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27

rather that little of Chimmie goes a long way.
and that we seem to have had enough of him
without waiting for the present volume. We
relinquish Mr.. AIDES collection Of fables
in slang. Breaking Into Society" with much
the same feeling. There is humor in these
pages and occasionally n drou phrase in them
strikes the reader as being particularly well
turned. But cannot help asking IL humor
OF this sort, like the humor in Mr. Townsend's
volume. has not sufficiently served its purpose
when It has appeared in the column set apart
for Jokes IN a newspaper or magazine. \ lot
Of IT, put between covers. becomes wearisome-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27

the Russian realist. and hts friend Leonide
Andreyen. who writes similar stories over the
pen name OF Skitaletz. the tramp" Both
writers wear in this picture the red shirt Of the
Russian peasant 1t is Skitaletz who is playing
the either.
Mr.. Hilaire Belloc has a book in the hands Of
his publisher on the poetry Of the French Pc
naissance. In il he discusses Charles Of Orleans.
NIilOn. Marot. ROnsard. Du Bellay and Mails
herbe- An essayist could not ask for more en-
ticinS themes. but We await Mr.. BeIIoc's book
with some dubiety. lie has a way Of being
very entertaining or very dull
In a letter written by the late Rev. W Edwin.
which has recently been published. there Is an
interesting remark on George Borrow, made
with reference to the Unfavorable view taken Of
him by some observers Nobody would deny
his peculiaritfes." says Edwin. but the darker
traits am sure are fabulous His friend also
throws light on Borrow's character by remark
ing that he was not the same with all
persons or IN all companies or in all periods Of
his life"
Mr.. Robert Bars next novel. which viii be
published very soon. is to he called The Lady
Electra" New novels by Nj Robert Hichens.
Mr.. William lie QUeuN and "tuida" are also i'm
pending. The book which the last named author
has in press is called "Heli1uthUs" q title which
leaves Us sufficiently il the dark is to what the
story may be about
Mr.. George Bernard shaw has made n valu-
able contribution 20 the ShIkespe Bacon con
trOveTSy. If" he said. in a lecture n Bir-
minrham on Shakespeare the other rirEL 'ff
you take the titles CT Shakcs2c1re's pl1ys-jUst
. sufficient number for tie pCrpose-ant take
the fourth letter from the cid OF The title. you
Will find that they spell BERNARD Shaw" We
give this CIew to the devOtCes Of the Bacor!an
hypothesis. who viii, Of course. want to work
the thing out-the first OF the plays 10 be taken
in hand ia Macbeth" the last IS "Alls Wen
that Ends Well" We are sure that when the
BacouituS have Put the intervening titles in
their proper places they Will lie happier. IL not
wisc- than they are now, for il is perfectly OBJ
vious that if they prove that Shaw can be
spelled in this way they can prove anything
including the fact that Bacon wrote the plays
TIE late Herbert Spencer. an Acquaintance
tells US, had an idea that conversation. after a
certain definite period seriously affected HIS
health. Il remember well M first visit says
this writer. Il had scarcely got warmed h.tO
conversation when spencer. who was looking the
picture Of health. rcsn abruptly from his chair
and remarked that - felt the interview was
proving too great a strain upon him and that
&c hal reluctantly to bring it 90 a close Some
years after. when engaged upon my book on
Spencer. / spcut several hours with him, but
the hours split Up into fragments, 50 as to
allow hi:l short intervals ~ rest thought at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-27

Mr.. Joseph Conrad. whose new novel NOS
trOmO' is to be published in book form before
long, is reported to have undertaken the COM
position Of n series of essays dealing in aneC-
dOtal fashion with the sea and the authors ex-
pcrianCe with ships and sailors. Nothing could
be more welcome We want all of the ina gina
tive work that Mr.. Conrad can give us. but we
have often wished that he would write Just
such a book as he now proposes to write, book
in which he would put all idea of romance aside
and simply give US first hand impressions Of
seafaTiug life. not romance, but bald truth We
know that he could give us that truth, for all
his work as a literary artist goes TO show that
his imagination is faithful to fact
The double portrait which we reproduce from
THE Sphere is photograph of Maxim Cork,