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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21
IN 0LNEYvILLE.
SIIght Fire on ktw!od Street.
Letter Box Was Demolished.
Two Knights Slck..An Early
Morning ProxIer- --Othar News
Olneyville branch OF the froVlueHSs ~
tSar,sora avenue. Telephone 4o-Wesf.

An alarm was sent IN from box Az at
2 o'clock last evening for fire IN the
home OF John Coucher, 46 Atwood street
A niece OF oilcloth and little paint oaoK
Of the kitchen stove was the loss IN the
house. but a letter box AT the corner OF
,p,.,,ea,a and Atwood streets was struck
ana demolished.
The contents OF the box, which was
filled with mail. was scattered about the
street. but was gathered UP and taken
,nto the office OF Undertaken j. VIII car
penter and afterwards called for by repre-
sentatives from the local postonice'
TWO ON THE SICK LIST.
AT the meeting OF Perseverance, lodge,
knights OF Pythias, held In Springer
nall last evening Brothers George VIII
l,ams of Manton and Samuel Riding or
T-hornton were reported sick Brother
Riding In at the Rhode Island hospital
and was called upon yesterday by Dr.
Ralph H. Shaw OF Thornton and past
chancellor OF the lodge who found him
In the best of spirits.
WAS HE A RoBBER7
A. M. Mowry, o miikman, as he was
about to leave s. ]. Briggs milk at
o'clock this morning was stertieu W e'e
a man run across the yard OF Mr. Briggs
who conducts a drug store next door. MT
Mowry notified Mr.. Briggs and made an
investigation. but found the store had not
been broken into.
GENERAL MENTION.
The Olneyville Business Mems associa'
tiou VIII hold its first session OF the raj
and winter for 1904 this evening and the
presence of every member is desired. The
wording OF the notice sent out would IN.
dioate that there was something doing
Frank Dowiing. six years old, was
found astray at Knightsville, yesterday
afternoon, by Chief OF Police Bisbee oi
C,ranston. Late last evening he was called
for hy his rather of Putnam street.
Rapeal Carlevelli of 3s4 Pocasset avenue
has requested the police to find his one
eyed brown horse that broke out or MS
barn yesterday.
Catherine Mclaughlin OF ls Mouitri'
court reported TO the police last evenins
that during yesterday some one entered
her room and stole small amount o.
money from her pocket book.
The fixtures OF six doors In the men
toilet room at Davis Park were stolen
yesterday.
John Thompson. local manager for tbs
r r. Donahue Co, was among those VINO
went 10 Boston today TO see the bal
game.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21
NOSE BROKEN.
MsrcIsr's Arm Was Also Cut Had Iouh|s
0vsr Bottle Of Liquor.

Thomas p. Bernard and Isadore Mer-
cier room at 90 Fenner street.
Last Saturday night Mercier went
across the hallway to Bernsrd's room to
borrow a corkscrew TO use on a bottle,
containing whiskey.
Bernard abstractsd the cork with a
knife. and then the two men imbibed OF
the whiskey.
After a while they had a scrtmmage.
In wh3rh Meroisrs noes was broken
and he received q slight stab wound on
his left arm.
Bernard was arrsigned IN the Sixth
district court today, for assauting
Mercier. Bernard pleaded not guilty.
ana was held IN 500 for trial next FRI
day
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21

woman" Kissed the villain between
cigarette puffs. "do your worst"
whereupon the beautiful hand painted
heroine meandered down TO the foot
lights and began TO warble tho latest
popular sons. Chicago News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21

He-And 40 they got msrrisd7
She-Yes, they got married. were sepa-
rated again In a weeks time and have
lived happiy evsr- since.--Phiiadepha
Bulletin
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21
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The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20

cred good play on the part of a base
runner to draw throw from the pitch
er, for usually the runner would dodge
the throw and gambol around the
bases, while the fieders were hurrying
after the ball. This rule was abol-
1shed as soon as the game became pop
ular, for baseman, instead of touch
ing runner with the ball, would
often soak" him at short range.
which generally brought forth imprint
able remarks from the soakee.
The artist In Illustrating this game
was not far behind the reporter. The
picture shows us several hundred spec
tators, and, with the exception OF a
few ladies' and gentlemen seated in
carriages, the only person sitting down
In the entire assemblage is the umpire:
and, as II TO show the perfect tran.
guilty of his mind and his contempt
for foul tips, he leans gracefully hack
In his chair with his legs crossed The
basemen, instead OF playing of" are
standing, each with one foot on his
base. and base runner is glued "a
third" although the pitcher is ahont
20 deliver the ball. In short. the 0ens
eral aspect Of the field is enough "a
give a modern baseball captain ner.
yous prostration.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
SOUTHERN MANUFACTURERS at
TTUDE TOWARD BORLEGISLATION
AS Seen by Daniel Davenport in His Trip Through
the Southern States.

Democrats, heretofore. had always sup
ported the bill by their votes, however
strongly they might privately con-
denim it. But the Georgia manufac-
turers flooded him with protests, and
sent delegations to Washington, with
the result they convinced him that the
commercial interests of his state and
of the South generally were strongly
against the bill They will naturally
see that he does not suffer politically
from this vote.
Labor Conditions i'm the south.
81 found labor conditions in the South
very satisfactory. The Alabama Legis-
lture has recently passed an anti-boy-
colt law, and l believe the Georgia
Legislature will do likewise at its COM
ing session, as the Georgia Industrial
Association endorsed the same at it's
meeting a few days ago. This assocla-
ton is probably the most influential OF
its kind in the state of Georgia and is
maintaining a vigorous opposition to
the efforts of organized labor to unionize
the Georgia mills and to secure legisla-
ton which would tend to stunt the
growth of the Southern industries. A
great deal of Northern capital has been
invested in Southern mills within the
past few years, and much of this capt.
tai has come from New England mill
owners. 1t is said that those who own
mills in the North and in the South
find that their Southern mills pay good
dividends, while the Northern mills
barely escape without a deficiency.
They ascribe this fact to the difference
in the labor conditions between New
England and the South. Such a situa-
ton can lead to but one thing. which
is the investment of more of such
Northern capital in Southern mills and
the development of the South at the ex-
pense of New England. That is to say,
If the present labor conditions in the
South are maintained.
Southern MIL Owners Alert.
"Of course, il the Massachusetts
manufacturer is confronted in North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and else
where with the same conditions in re-
gard to hours of labor, union domina-
ton, boycotting, picketing, etc, as in
the North, he will see little or no adj
vantage in establishing factories in
the South. i found the Southern mill
owners keenly alive TO the necessity of
resisting the entertainments OF orga-
nized labor and determinated to main
tain the principle of the open shop
and to resist extreme labor legislation
and political interference with the
rights OF employers and employees,
and with their relations with each
other TO the utmost"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
The Care of Little Chicks.

At this time the poultry keepers at
tention must be mainly centered on
the little chicks and their proper care
Many thousands of the little things
are lost every year simply because
they are not properly looked
after. says the Farmers Review.
One of the great enemies of the
chick is dampness. The rains kill
good many chicks, but hardly more
than heavy dews do when chickens
are allowed to run out, with or with
out their mother, in the wet grass
early in the morning. 1t is always best
to keep them confined during the night
on a dry floor and not let them out un-
til the dew is off. A good many chicks,
and often half grown ones, lose their
lives by drowning in open water YES
sells, tubs, swill pals and swill bar
rels. Rats are another source of dam
ger and fatalities A good cat or two
on the premises, and the chicks at
some distance from barns or other
buildings where rats can find shelter,
will set things to rights in this direc-
ton. The practice of feeding improper
foods, especially an excess of corn
cake. corn meal, or corn in other
forms, also demands great many
victims. Then there are lice and dis
eases, in short all things that must
engage our attention at this time A
Kentucky poultry keeper says Gam.
Agrilculturis) First of all, provide
for the little chicks protection against
cold, rain and dew. 1t is all right for
them to run at large during the day
in fair weather. but a warm coop or
house is indispensable for damp or chill
ly days. and for nights, and they
should be kept in until the dew has
disappeared mornings. A chicks first
meal should be of gravel. which is the
chickens digestive agent. So the thing
to do is to scatter sand over the feed
ing ground Then over this spread some
chaff and throw the food on the litter
The object is to force the chicks to
scratch for their food. They need and
must have the exercise. AS to the kind
of food. nothing is better than bread
moistened with milk, and rolled oats
also moistened. The moistening may
be done with water il milk is not at
hand. Corn meal dough is excellent
There should be some fine grain, such
as cracked corn, wheat or millet.
thrown occasionally into the chaff. A
little meat cut very fine and mixed
with the other foods is excellent The
chickens running a large will gather
worms and insect food, and there is
nothing better for them. They must
have free and unlimited access 10 good
water also" To all OF which we would
add. that sharp sand and IL obtain
able. Florida rock (ground rock phos-
phate) may with profit be added to
the food. and that milk. sweet or sour,
Is a good thing TO keep before the
chicks TO the full extent that they will
eat IL
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20

Cultivated BIackberries.

There is no question of the great
value of the blackberry. At its best it
is superior to the poorer varieties OF
Strawberries and raspberries. 1t is a
more easily grown fruit than either OF
these. Though the blackberry has al
ready been improved to some extent by
cultivation and the same is true of the
dewberry, there are still to be found
growing wild in the old fields of the
South berries that hardly need any i'm
provement to Justify general esteem ms
an almost perfect fruit STILL no doubt
some Improvement would be effected as
the result of careful cultivation and Sc
lection and cultivation of these selected
or improved berries would no doub'
find profitable sale both for fruit and
plants.
The blackberry is a surer crop than
any other small fruit anywhere in the
South, and the most luscious berries are
easily grown on the worn sandy pine
lands that bear little else profitably.
These berries readily bring 10 cents a
quart in any of our markets. OF course
our local markets are readily over
stocked with this fruit. So it is with
Strawberries and raspberries, and there
would be no incentive to grow them
largely unless with the view of shipping
TO Northern markets.
Every home garden should have its
row of blackberries and dewberries.
And one need only go out into the fields
10 procure all the plants needed of kinds
every way worthy of cultivation as a
table fruit. One has only to look for
them at the proper season.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
BY r. NJ. Larner.

Washington, June 19.-The effort
which will be made at the st. Louis
convention to secure the Incorporation
of a labor plank in the National DEM
ocratic platform favoring the national
eight hour bill, the anti-injuncton Dill
and other labor bills pending before
Congress, will be strongly opposed by
the Southern delegates, and warm
fight may be expected. This is the opin-
ion of Daniel Davenport OF Bridge
BORT. Conn, who has just returned
from Southern trip in the interest
of the powerful American Anti-Boy-
colt Association, of which he is execu'
tive agent. On this trip Mr.. Daven-
port visited a large number OF mills
and factories in the South, and inter
viewed the manufacturers as to their
attitude toward labor legislation, state
and national, of restrictive charac-
ter.
when the National Democratic
Convention assemblies in st. Louis next
month the advocates of radical labor
legislation will meet with determined
ODDOSlIlOD, ut SeAAd $50 -
fort will doubtless be made by the fol-
lowers of a certain candidate who
claims to be the great friend of the
laboring people to secure the adoption
of plank favoring the national eight
hour bill and other proposed legisla-
ton designed to commit the govern
ment to the policy of regulating the
hours Of work throughout the country
by law. This movement will be OPP
nosed by the conservative delegates
from the South who are not only an
tagonistic to the candidacy of Mr..
Hearst, but who are firmly set against
Interference by the government in the
business and with the rights of pri-
vate individuals.
Against Anti-Injunction Bill.
The Southern delegates to st. Louis
can scarcely do anything else but OPP
pose any resolution favoring an eight
hour or anti-injunction BILL" he con-
tinued. las otherwise they would be in
the position of deserving Representative
Maddox of Georgia, whose vote I'm the
House Committee on Labor practically
killed the eight hour bill by referring
II TO the Department of Commerce and
Labor. His vote was great surprise
to his Democratic colleagues, as the
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
FARM,
Yellow. of Peaches.

f. H. T. Midville-The disease of
"yellows" that infest peach as well
as some other trees is regarded as in
durable Much more so than the
blight" of pears. The cause of the
disease really is not known. Some be-
lieve that it is caused by fungus
attacking the roots. Others, that it is
the result Of the sap being frozen,
Still OF hers are of the opinion that it
is owing to the absence of some neces-
sary element in the soil. In time past
all sorts Of things have been recon-
mended as remedies, only to be proven
worthless. Among these the chief ones
have been sulphur, common salt, iron
filings applied about the trees, or nails
driven into the trees freely. OF course
Bordeaux mixture" has also been sug-
gested of late years as a possible rem
edy. II is thought, however, that gen.
uine peach yellow" is an incurable
disease and that il is a waste OF time
and money to attempt to cure it. It
is regarded as good advice usually to
cut the affected tree down and burn
It and repeat this as fast as any tree
in the orchard becomes affected with
the disease If the trees are old and
show any further progress Of the dis
ease the second year, no doubt the
advice should be followed But where
young growing trees are attacked with
disease, though supposedly yellow, 1t
does seem that some treatment could
be iustifiable for a year or two at
least. il one is able 10 undergo the
EXPENSE. 1t is true that IL will cost
to treat the tree several times more
than the original cost of the tree-that
"a. to treat il fully with all due pre-
tentative measures-and unless one Is
prepared TO spend money for the ac-
curing of valuable knowledge it might
be found in the end an Improbable
undert king the attempt TO cure pos
sibly incurable disease. Unless con-
:roHed by considerations suggested
possibly the cheapest way out OF the
difficulty would be to cut even the
young trees down at once and burn
them and devote the land to some
thing else If the trouble is in the
soil it is probable no other fruit would
thrive upon it, but this could be de-
termined only by trial. 1t is posi-
Bile that neither pears nor plums would
fatally blight upon the same soil that
produced yellows in peaches and
grapes might thrive upon it. Only
practical test could prove this to ones
satisfaction.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
THE FIRST BASEBALL GAME
Was Played in HObolxen, N. j., Way
Back in 1859.
Lcr0,,o O,,fiYo

The first newspaper report of base
bal game that l remember reading was
an account of game played at Ho-
boken, N. j., in 1859. 1t appeared in
an illustrated weekly. and was such a
novel and interesting event that the
weekly gave a double-page illustration
There were no baseball schedules in
those days, and nobody lay awake
nights patching UP reasons why Harv-
ard should not play Princeton and WHY
Yale should play Pennsylvania. All
that was needed was an occasion, such
as a Fourth of July celebration,
country fair a house raising, or some
other event of that nature. The oc-
casion for this particular game was the
entertainment given TO a team of Eng
lish cricketers then touring this coun-
try, and defeating United States
twenty-twos' with commendable regu-
larity. We had evolved a game from
the old English FOUNDERS" which we
called baseball, and we wanted to show
our cousins what a high old game it
was.
1t may have been the "humors of the
day editor who wrote the report, which
was as follows:
Baseball differs from cricket, espe-
cially I'm there being no wickets. The
bat is held high in the air. When the
ball has been struck, the outs try to
catch IL, in which case the striker is
out, or, II they do this, 10 strike the
striker with IL when ne is running.
which likewise puts him out
Instead OF wickets, there are, at this
game. four or five marks called baseH,
one of which. being the one at when
the striker stands. is called home.
'As at cricket, the point of the game
is 10 make the most runs between
bases; the party which counts the most
runs wins the day"
The fact thai the reporter thought
u necessary 70 explain how the game
was played indicates the extent OF the
public's KNOWLEDGE OF baseball az that
time, ana even ho wasn't quite sure
whether there were four bases or 1--WE.
When he eays base runnere may be
put out BY hitting him with the ball
he makes no mistake, for that was
an actual fsCt, and u was cOnsid-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
MouItrie Items.

Moultrie, Ga. June 19.-Mr. Jake
Giles, a farmer living near Moultrie,
was thrown from a wagon yesterday
in a runaway and received injuries
that may prove fatal. He was driving
mule to a small wagon and had a
friend riding with him. The mule be-
came frightened and dashed off through
some rough woods, throwing both men
from the wagon. Mr.. Giles was caught
in the wheel and his body was badly
mangled.
William Sherrod. prominent farmer
and mill man of Pavo, lost his home
and barn yesterday by fire. The fire
occurred in midday and swept with
such fury that much of the contents
of the home and nearly everything
in the barn was destroyed. Includ-
ed in the loss was about 500 bushels
of corn and a very fine horse.
Moultrie will send large delegation
to Washington, Ca, next week to the
convention of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union and an effort will be put
forth to get the4convention to meet in
MOultrie next wear.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
EFFINGHAM TROOPERS
AT MEINHARD,
Prize Winners in the TiIt-The
Troop to Celebrate July 3.

Prize winners in the Tilt-The
Troop to Celebrate July 3.
Guyton, Ga, June 1s.-The bingham
Hussars held their monthly meeting
yesterday in the grove adjoining Troop
err r. C. Helmly's home. near Meinhard,
They were entertained by the Scufie-
town Squad. In the morning the troop
gave a parade and held a tilt in the
afternoon. In the tilt Trooper F. c.
Helmly won the first prize; w. r.
Rain, second prize: D. G. HEIDI, Jr.,
third prize, and Lieut.. E. w. Griffin,
fourth prize. Dancing was INDUCED in
during the day. band from Savan-
nah furnishing the music. Dinner was
served on the grounds.
1t was decided by the Hussars to go
to Manas sas. 1t was also decided to
celebrate July 5, instead of the 4th as
the Attn falls on Monday.
Capt Berry was instructed to extend
an invitation to Col. J. H. Estill of
Savannah to make the address on that
date at Springfield.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
SAYS THERE'S BEEN
NO BOOKKEEPING
S. C. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
FINISHES INVESTIGATION OF SEC
RETARY OF STATES OFFICE.

Complete Record of Everything That
Has Passed Through the Office Has
Been Compiled from Vouchers.
Committee VIII Make It's Report
to Next Legislature-OppOsi to
Secretary CAN'T Expected in Com
ing Campaign.
Columbia, s. c., June 19.-For the
last two weeks the legislative COM
mittee appointed by a special resolu-
ton, with Senator T. B. Butler of
Union as chairman, has been conduct
ing rigid investigation into the af-
fairs of Secretary of State J. T. Gantt's
Office. This office receives each year
about $4,000 in charter fees and fees
of commissioned officers.
The committee concluded the inves-
tigation yesterday and gave out a
guarded statement, chiefly to the eff
feet that nothing would be divulged
until the Legislature meets next year.
However, the committee says, 80 far
as the general results is concerned, we
find that there has been no bookkeep-
ing 0n the otfice), and our expert has
gone over the vouchers in the office
and carefully collected all of them, so
that we now have d complete record of
everything that has passed through the
hands of the Secretary of State"
The committee makes no charges
whatever against the administration of
the office. The fat assertion "Tthat
there has been no bookkeeping" is al
most sure to arouse sharp comment
and inquiries throughout the state.
Monday night at II o'clock the time
for candidates for state offices to file
their campaign entries will expire. 1t
had been thought until now that all
of the state officials would be given a
second term without a contest. but
since the publication referred to above
there is probability that Mr.. Can't
will have opposition. If he has none
the state campaign will be confined
to the contest for one railroad COM
rnissionership. for which there is full
field of candidates.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
1900
AT WILLIAM AND MARY.
The 2I1th Session of the Institution
Drawing TO "A Close.

Williamsburg, Va. June 19.-The
closing exercises OF the 211th session of
William and Mary College began to-
day with the baccalaureate sermon
preached by the Rev. Oliver Johnson of
South Carolina. from the words. "Ac-
cording to your faith be it unto you"
The sermon set forth faith as a divine
power in human life-faith in yourself
faith in your fellow man, faith in Jesus
Christ being the three manifestations
of it which. taken together and work.
ing together, determine our lives.
The two literary societies, the Phoe-
nix and the Phiomathean, will hold
their annual celebrations on Monday
and Tuesday respectively. The anniver-
sary address before the students of the
college, as also the alumni celebration
and banquet. will be on Wednesday;
the award of diplomas medals and
scholarships on Thursday.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
Killed His Mnn.

Valdosta, Ga, June 19.-The remains
of Tom Marshall, better known as
'Suedner" Marshall, were brought here
from Howell last night and We're buried
here to-day. Marshall was we'll
known but notorious negro, who came
to his death from a blow on the head
with a billet of wood in the hands of
Darby Jones. Jones went on the war
path Friday night. He met Marshall
with whom he had had some trouble,
and knocked him down. He then went
after medical assistance and nursed
the wounded negro until just before his
death. When he found out that Mar
shall could not recover, he took to the
woods" and has not been seen since.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-20
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