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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08
SEEKONK.

The citizens from all over the town
turned out in good shape to attend the
annual town meeting yesterday. Every.
thing went as smooth as the proverbial
grease, the only semblance OF a contes,
being for the position OF highway com.
mission. David s. Peck and Harvey e.
Palmer were arrayed against each other
for the office and when tho votes were
counted 1t was found that Mr.. Peck won
out hands down with vote of 81 10 AZ.
The officers elected for ensuing year
were as follows:
Town treasurer. Cyrus II. Charfee: se-
lectmen. District 1Henry w. Brown: DIS.
trict 2. George n. Carpenter. District 3.
Fred A. Howe: assessors District /.
Henry w Brown; Districts, George II.
Carpenter; District 3, Fred A. Howe: coll
lector OF taxes George A. Greene: road
commissioners for three years. David s.
Peck school committee for three years.
j. Francis Greene; library trustees for
three years. Edna A. Lake, auditor. Her.
bert l.. Cushing: tree warden. Albert c.
Greene. fence viewers. John L. Baker.
Harvey r. Palmer. John w. Peck con-
stables-l. Charles A. Smith; 2, David s.
Peck, B. John Parkinson; 4, Henry W.
Lane; 5, Hugo f. NJ Greve; 8. II. Miles
Carpenter; Z. Edward r. Case:'s. WILLARD
r. Bennett; .. Charles H. Dana 10.
George II. Horton.
After tho announcement of tho result
OF the ballot the following were appoint
ed 20 the several oftccs.- Surveyors OF
wood and lumber John L. Baker. 8 o.
Case. John Parkinson. n. It. Whitaker;
public welghers. NJ. r, Smith. r. IL. Reed.
Il Ir.H - q
pound keepers, Anthony Perry. stephen
Burdick. field drivers, @. H. Horton.
Olney Greene. II. Evans West: FIRE war
iens. 7. ". Carpenter. District s: John T..
Baker. District Z; O. l.. Walker. No. G:
stephen Bosworth. No 5: n, A. sheldon.
No 4. w. G. Bradley, No. 3: oiney
Greene. No. 2; John w. Peck. No. 4
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08

large audiences during the week.
Agnes Herndon appears in the dual
role of Ia Belle Marie and Jean. Charles
Middleton IS the villain. Freeman Barnes.
the manly half-hrother. and Charles V.
Lewis has a comedy role "a a drummer.
while J.. v Carpenter Is pleasing as n
suffering office hoy. The women OF the
company are equal 20 the men.
Next week Man To Man" Is announced
as the attraction.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08

clever as WAS Harry w. Collins as Col
onel Daubeney. Marcus Mcclellan had a
fine conception OF Buneigh Mavor. and
Harry Walthai. as Steve Daubeney. was
serious and pathetic. and presented the
character In It's different phases IN an
artistic, appealing and impressive man
ner. The rest OF the east was adequate.
Next week comes w r. Nankeville's
comedy drama. The VILLAGE Parson."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08

with pronounced approval and rounded
out capital program. Even the biograph
was better than usual. offering some
very interesting pictures. among which
was one called Captain Kettles Trip to
the Moon"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08

At the Providence Opera House for the
eek with matinees tomorrow and Satur-
bay David Belasco presents Mrs. Leslie
hrter IN his new play, "Du Barry"
Mr. Belasco turns out his stage product
E.om time to time on mammoth scale.
Vile launches dramatic battleships. which
owe from town to town I'm imposing
sajesty among the cruisers and the gun
bats.
Mrs. Leslie Carter has been Mr.. Be
isco's star for a dozen years. more or
Is, and although she has been steadily
|hployed. she has only been required
II play three parts-so enduring have
|sen the massive productions that the
card Belasco has provided for her.
II Du barry is the limit Of gorgeous
|tss. Both as a spectacle and as a meio-
aama, it stamps David Belasco as the
|inerican Sardou-with the fiery-headed
BE as his divinity. ono admires the
|lute cleverness OF scene. situation and
|ibleauX. while the marvel at the con-
|fuction. the handling and disposng Of
|e mass or people, Is OF the kind that
|e feels for huge and elaborate piece
n mechanism-the building OF a Brook
'n bridge or an Eiffel tower To re-
l one or two notable examples OF the
fne en- masse, neither irving Robes
frre nor Mansheld's Henry the
|fth,, afforded more splendid effects or
fhip than that produced by Befasco for
|Ru Barry" IL Is fairly stunning just 20
Ne the swirl and note the workings OF
III Titanic stage forces
III The splendor OF the court OF Louis the
n IL Beloved calls FOR no Imagination on
II part OF the painter To reproduce. In
Id, the danger Is that the faithful por-
|yal Will suffer from the suspicion OF
. .ggeration MIR. Belasco's stage "a al
Fys In exquisite taste, however. with all
lavishness. and he has varied the in
ktable succession OF splendors with
Xrtling novelties I'm stage architecture,
Uculated 20 relieve the monotony OF
n n the magnificent. So that Du Barry,
Ver walking, AZ she herself expresses it,
Nm one gilded room 90 another. Is posed
|Escenes of not only sharply contrasting
! bet, but OF n style. the like of which
n stage never knew before.
Uhe last scene. where Du Barry travels
N the tumbrel to the guillotne, Is "A mar
N I'm idea and construction. 1t shows n
Xwded section OF old Paris. the irregli-
houses rearing To the flies In substan-
u stage piles. from the windows OF
N ch. clear up. the people look at the
i esome procession that closes the
ma.
ew pieces Of playwriting. so spectacu-
d. invested. rise above the spectacle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-08
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE.

Louis XIV. King OF France. ............
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
Frscracker ALcvns.

good way 70 prevent yourself from
being burned TO death II your own
house is 70 have OF hand large sup
ply OF dynamite hrecrackers- That Is
the theory OF Chief Horton Of the Bal
timore Fire Department, who directed
the efforts of the Baltimore hremsn
during the February conhagration u
III he was struck By q couple O live
wires and rendered unconscious Com
menting upon this theory. Chief Hor-
ton says:
About the best fire detectives are
large dynamite crackers 7 have these
crackers distributed al over ny house.
and have advised any number q per
sons 10 use them
The idea is decidedly practicable.
One ot the crackers Is attached 70 a
length OF wire, and II IS then suspended
from some place where il Is likely 70 BE-
useful
7 have these crackers hanging from
the roof Of the cellar, from the ceilings
of the stzfrways. from under the pad
ded seats OF the chairs and sofas
every place where they can conven-
iently be put and are likely 70 be q
use.
The idea IS simply this: II q FIRE
breaks out It cant make much head
way before Il reaches one q the crack
ers. and the explosion gives the alarm
The idea came TO ne some years ago.
and was suggested BY fire in a groc-
cry store
The fire had got considerable head
way. and IL was discovered By the ex-
pIosiOn OF some canned goods. which
attracted the attention OF the people
il the house I decided that II canned
vegetables made a good FIRE detective.
crackers would be Just as good
There is absolutely 10 danger. as
some would imagine. from the dyuan-
tie cracker. unless the FIRE is there: and
when q dynamite cracker-the kind 7
use is about two inches long-expIo6es
II throws itself right out with the force
OF the explosion II is a good plan TO
keep a couple OF them IN a wardrobe
where there are q numbee OF garments.
The probabilities are that Il fire
should take place the force of the de-
tective cracker in going on would ex-
tinguish the blaze.
i have fixed up hundreds OF these
crackers for various persons, and Ger
tainly do advise their use. especially IN
houses in the suburbs. where there are
not likely 10 be people passing and
where a fire is. therefore, likely TO get
considerable headway before it IS dis
covered. New York sun
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
Beginnings of Science.

Primitive man must, from a very
early period. have observed that the
sun gives, light and heat Il required
but z slight extension OF this observa-
ton 20 note that the changing phases
of the seasons are associated with the
seeming approach and recession Of the
SUI This observation, however, could
not have been made until man had mi
grated from the tropical regions and
had reached stage of mechanical de-
velOpment enabling him to live in sub
tropical or temperate zones. Even then
II Is conceivable that a long period
must have elapsed before a direct cas-
usI relation vas felt 10 exist between
the shifting OF the sun and the shifting
Of the seasons: because, as every one
knows, the period of greatest heat in
sumner and greatest cold in winter
Usually comes some weeks after the
tine Of the soIstice- Yet the fact that
these extremes OF temperatures are as
socisted In some way with the change
Ia the suns place IN the heavens must
IN time have impressed itself upon even
a rudimentary intelligence.
That the sun, moon and stars move
across the heavens must obviously
have been among the earliest scientific
observations II required a relatively
high development OF the observing
faculties yet development which man
must have attained ages before the
historical period, TO note that the moon
has a secondary motion which leads II
TO shift its relative position as regards
the stars; that the stars themselves.
on the other hand, keep a fixed reIa-
ton as regards one another, with the
notable exception Of two or three Of
the most brilliant members OF the gal
axy, the latter being the bodies which
came 70 be known finally as planets.
OF wandering stsrs--Uenry Smith VIII
dams, IL d, in Harper's Magazine
for July.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
RASsiG ~ Palestine.

According % a recent Russian consu-
la- report, SIX years ago 500 children
attended the Russian schools II syria
The number IS now 2oo00.
Last spring a Russian squadron m
der Rear Admiral Eregsr paid a vfsit
70 Jaea- from which point his uan VS.
tied by ral Jerusalem They found
there that among Al the foreign Chris
tian communities Russia had taken ths
lead Throughout the Holy Land. ard
especially n jerusalem IN bIvf-z Tz-d
and n building and ESTABLISHING Ms
s1o1s, schools. hospitals and n-ouzs-
tsr1es- The Russian New jerusalem" /"
with It's hns mOdern buildings. forms A
little town o. itSels-a fortress shat
commands JerusaIara Russia IA.
bought Oos-third q the Mount q
Olives and inclOsed Il ard The Gechss-
name church by a wsu. while tron BE-
yond the Jordan there can be sesa N.
lofty Russian tower bufIr On rha su-,-
nit OF The mount. and close % m
Church OF the Ascension The Russian
Palestine Society has existed nearly a
quarter OF century. and Il plays a
very important part As the tool of Pan
S-aFlsn IN Syria and Palestine It's
president Is the Grand Duke Serye. and
among rs Members are the powerful
leaders o. the Pan-Slav movement
Russia IS sparirg no expense IN -
task OF educating the native chfla-s,-
thus. the leading scholars ATTENDING N.
schools for natives are sent % Russia.
where they remain for two or rhrss
years IN a seminary; then as a rule A
Russian wife IS found for them. anA
they return TO Palestine as teachers.
This fact explains the strong Russian
leanings possessed BY the Arabian.
teachers. and thereby Russia's inau-
ence in syria and Palestine Increases
daily.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24

people in San Francisco have this forest park
If it were located anywhere in Europe thousands Of
touring Americans would visit it and tell Of wonders
home But is u.s. convenient Of access and
practically unknown and unvsited.
The State Board Of Trade has put San Francisco and
California under many Obligations for great service
well rendered. But It has done nothing n which this
city IS interested than this publicity excursion
We let the State first the United States next
and then al the world know that this city has such
park within easy reach Out Of this publicity will come
Improvement facilities for getting there and then the
park will be the OF thousands who seek rest
pleasure and health II will also attract botanists and
dendrologsts and scientific oresters who study
nature
The park should be mapped; its trees and plants
catalogued and described climate streams fauna and
al that relates put in volume that viii make
OF the attractive advertisements OF San Francisco
and the State thar has ever been issued All OF this VIII
grow OF the wisely planned publicity excursion
which viii be conducted by the State Board OF Trade
When the park becomes known impetus will be given
park extension and forest preservation that they
get IN no other way.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
The Noon ExeIoded


The death IN View York by heart
disease of John 7. Sullivan. the vel
known actor. within about week AZ
ter Rose CopghIan obtained a divorce
from him. said a san Francisco Or
chestral musician. and the pathetic
message he sent to her that he loved
her still even as the curtain was being
rung down reminds me Of an Incl
dent that was about the Funniest
have seen n ny theatrical experience
and also OF a pathetic coincldsnce
which Is more than strange
Eight years ago I was playing IN
the orchestra OF the Alcazzr Thester-
John 7. Sullivan was leading man
The play eliminated IN a night scene
in q darkened grove with the moon
gradually rising and shining down
upon q river. The leading man meets
his wife and little girl. from whom he
has been separated. and pleads Win
his wife 70 return 70 hira- she IS oo-
durate. but finally the nttle child
takes their hands IN hers and draws
them together. Then reconciliation
and curtain
The play ran smoothly FOR several
nights. when suddenly one night dur
ing SuIlivan's most earnest pleading
the moon exploded Il was made o.
Z bunch Of white incandescent globes.
which went Of Ike lot OF hrecrack-
ers and left the players IN darkness
The house caught the humor % the
situation and became almost hyster1-
cal, but Sullivan. struggling dsspeE-
arar-- 18th his Ifuzz finally obtained
the attention Of the audience and coz
tIrued moonless 20 the finish
'T was thinking Of the real drama
he has Just acted and how II there
had been a little child 70 draw their
hands together n the darkness one OF
them would have been found wiling
and that possibly the ending might
have been different"
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
CUT RATE IMMIGRATION.

A GAIN the transatlantic steamship lines en-
"A gagged in a bitter and as a consequence
L the scum Of Europe IS flowing into New York IN
ever-increasing volume Ten dollars viii carry the
English pauper from Southampton Liverpool TO the
Ellis Island immigrant bureau II New York harbor.
Active agents securing the pOorhouses and the pur
eus of Whtechapel and Shoreditch with ready bland
ishnens for the OF the submerged tenth Of the
great English metropolis. On day three thousand
immigrants OF the pzuper class dumped upon the
officials the New York immigration Office Ike so
much coal for the screening
OF three thousand immigrants who TO America
these is safe say that three hun
dred qualified become good Of the land
Of their adoption II rarely the honest laborer who
takes advantage OF the low passage to fulfill the cher
ished ambition OF removal TO the land OF opporuni-
ties; commonly the hopelessly poor, the hope
lessly degraded who IN the opportunity offered
chance for change that certainly viii leave him
worse state than was his first. Scrzping together
barely enough money the palm Of the steam
ship agent this immigrant lands IN New York sans
scrip and ambition He swelIs the souring lump
Of unwashed humanity in New Yorks that
persstently resists leavening.
With the pressure OF this immoblc mass OF paupers
constantly increasing in the OF population along
the Atlantic it IS be expected that there must be
giving way some place This yielding comes from
the poorer artisans and operatives, American born who
compete with the starvation labor Of the foreign
element They consequently move West and the
Eastern States lose valuable prop the economic and
social foundation Of their being the West lands
being taken up quickly that for some there re-
main only the opportunities offered by the virgin
tory OF the western provinces OF Canada.
Even with the constantly increasing srngency OF our
immigration restrictions and the rgor with which they
enforced the swelling tide Of pauper immigration
TO be only skinned, not checked. While we are
taking into borders all and conditions OF new
citizens neghbor IN the north IS gaining her fresh
blood by conservatism OF selection which IN
sures good citizens. No enters a Canadian port
who does not carry recommendation from trusted
land agent the Old World or sufficiently convincing
title OF financial and moral integrity
Congress has done much TO stem the food OF inul-
grafton Because by its laws Anarchist Turner was de-
ported there came howl against "the subverson OF
constitutional liberties" but until have restrictions
approxmang, at least those OF Canada in the hnenes
Of their mesh the migration Of the unfit from Europe
will continue TO food with horde OF people whom
it will be hard for US TO assimilate
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
I'm Ens,ny to the WeevlI.

Should the Guatemslan ant ever be
introduced into the cotton belt OF this
country the situation would be sufi-
GENTLY remarkable One can imagine.
says the Washington Post. the worthy
farmer contracting for an annual sup
ply Of ants, just as he makes DUR
chases Of his other supplies. and cart
ing out a couple OF bushels OF willing
workers TO his cotton fields to act as
policemen and executioners.
Perhaps he would raise ants-just
as he, does cattle and chickens. main
tanning an "antery'' of the most ap-
proved modern description. Here he
would raise his own supplies for his
fields. guarding them tenderly during
the winter and turning them out TO
graze-on boil weevils-when the
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24

sprL1g has come again 7 - even POS
sibIe that some Ta1kes genius VIII
invent an Incubator for ant egg
which VIII dispense with the necss-
sity O bringing The queen ant from
Guatemala 20 this country. the eggs
might Be imported and the Incubator
would do the rest
The wisdom of the ant has pz8ed
OF those who have watched ths ac-
tfTities ot this useful insect have us
tiAsd Il a wise creature especially =
the special variety o. ant Mr. Cook
has discovered It's foraging opera
riOns are carried OF with deliberate
nsss and sasacfty. and with a fum a.
lOwance q opportunity 20 svs-y iz6i-
vidUaI 70 get his In
When the ants make their Sorts
from The ant hill. n the cool dawn
OF the morning. they sczctsr eagerly
over the surrounding feds. Few ants
70 each stalk Of cotton They SEEN
20 realize quite vel that Il thsy cor
csntrzte II any one place there VIII
not oe food enough 20 90 around. and
for this reason they cover a vide area
Lying perdu OF the leaves o. ths
plant they await The advent o. ths
boil Eeevlls and when that u1fOrru-
nate animal makes his a1Dezrzrcs
pounce upon hin There = a sEift
leap through the air. a vicious thrust.
q shake-and then the weevfI =
picked Up bodily and carried away %
the ant hiL The Wiling worker d.
posts his burden il the family lzrder
and returns 70 the cotton fed % rs-
peat the operation
One OF The amiabIs qualities OF The
snI OF Guatsmala-az6 Il = rsuured
70 possess mauy-is thar Il does not
injure the cotton plant IN any way.
Neither is Il especially hostile 20 nan.
haviug none Of the wasplsh Qualities
Of 50 many of is relatives That II
has an effective weapon IN is sti-z
II IS able 20 demonstrate on ths bofI
TesTil. whenever necessary. bur rhs
ant does not use the sting 70 iuafcr
suffering upon is acguaintazces or ths
human race.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
TO THE BIG BASIN.
Of fiction

IT HE State Board of Trade has arranged publicity
excursion to the new State park in the Big Basin.
That is the finest forest park in the world No
where else is there such expanse of virgin forest
composed Of interesting and beautiful reserved
for park and pleasure purposes 1t is convenient Of
from San Francisco be actually part Of the
park system of this city. It's redwoods, the Seauoa
sempervirens Of such grth height as to rival
their giant cousins the Big Trees The other varieties
Of trees are features in the forest and merely fos
for the redwoods The beauty and the majesty of the
park not to have justice done them by any descrp
ton. Yet safe in saying that not two hundred
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24

Many Of the uilkmeu OF San Francisco have written
their Indictment and have supplied the testimony TO
justify the serious charges made against them by the
Board of Health These darymen file vigorous protest
against the regulations designed improve the sanita
ton Of their dares and enhance the value Of their
product, and they threaten double the price Of milk
Either the milk being sold IS worth the price
charged and the Health Board is right its criticism
the price threatened an exzction IS imposition
on he oubic
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24

Some surprise expressed the other day that 4
thief who had deity distracted a wallet from the
pocket of hotel guest should return everything
the money which his peculating cleverness had won
The victim IS unwise 20 doubt thiefs wisdom In
interesting days of the possession of money
is full title of ownership, big and little transactions
Of all sorts amply demonstrate.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
Expert Craze Diggers.

There is an establishment in Brus-
sells for teaching the lugubrious art Of
grave digging. II was founded BIZ a
cemetery company and was so success
ful that it received official approba-
ton All candidates for the post Of
sexton in Belgium must have been
graduated at this unique academy.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
Rose Love.
Now since II knows
Ny heart SO well

Now since II knows
Ny heart 50 well,
Would that this rose
Might speak and tell
You could not scorn
It's Winsome grace,
The blush OF morn
Upon its face.
Unto your own
You needs must press
The sweet mouth prone
To tenderness
Then. lip TO lip.
With rapture stirred.
You might let slip
The secret word.
With fragrant kiss
Interpreting
The dream OF bliss
The rose would bring.
Then TO your breast
Take IL to be
Your own hearts best
LOye-augury-
A welcome guest
To gladden. me
The Century.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24

At last the sma' voice of the newspaper CORE
spondents has been heard in piping unison the Far
East and the jeering scofer that news of the
Oriental is silenced to listen. We know that the
of the gull still in the land Of the living for
they have fled protest futile, of course against the
rigorous censorship of the Japanese When the bows
come home may expect renaissance of romance and
OF fiction
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24

The unucky citizen who had his dress suit saturated
with coal oil from tumbling lamp and now wants
damages for humiliation lacerated feelings an outfit
made worthless has congratulate himself that
neither spontaneous combustion nor recklesslv thrown
light made his complaint affair Of duty and of honor
for his heirs
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24

High license for saloons and an absolute prohib;tio,
upon gambling represent two great strides receutv
taken in and dececy by the people of Ventura
1t is good for the citizens of San Francisco to know
these things If they carry more meaning than
the threatening finger of comparison We are too big
enjoy of the privileges amenities of
civic life.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24

The Filipino guests OF the American Government
among the great cities of the Union, are
imbibng impressions of that will be OF more value
them and to than century of war Whether the
little of the south be our wards or are
take their place according to their lights in the
family Of nations what they learning now of our
civilization will be of ncalculabIe advantage to them
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
44,hsvrsrs to OusTes.

. BURNS HANDICAP-S.. City. n
horse that irst won the Burns Hand
cap was Hawthorne. IN Az The win
ner in 1894 was Modicun. in s.0S s-4.