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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR
JAPAN'S NAVAL HEROES

Toxic. oct. 81 p. m.-fmpressive re-
ligious memorial services for those killed
IN the naval battles during the war be-
tween Japan and Russia are being held
daily by surviving friends. OF the deceased.
Vice Admiral Togo win be personally
present at a grand shlnto service 20 be
held tomorrow at the Aoyama cemetery.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
TREASURER FRANK KING
POTTER IS SERIOUSLY I'LL

Frank King Potter. treasurer oc the firm
OF Potter and Company IL seriously III at
his residence. 100 Waterman street. Mr..
Potter has been IN for several months.
suffering from a complication OF dis
eases.
His condition remains unchanged. but
members Of his family and friends have
not given up hope.of his ultimate recov-
cry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
ACTS FIGURE
IN FAILURE Of BANK

Pittsburg. oct. ESPECIAL Bank Ex-
sminer +. ?. Mickey said last night that
his examination. as far as II had gone.
convinced him that criminal acts had
been committed I'm connection with the
Enterprise bank failure
whether Cashier Clark alone was con-
cerned he refused to say.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
ADVISES ANNUAL 0lSTRIBU TON
Of INSURANCE CO.'S SURPLUS

Chicago. Oct. ga dispatch from Madi-
son, Wis, says:
Insurance Commissioner Host, I'm his
annua report recommended the enactment
OF state laws TO compel life insurance
companies 90 make annual distribution OF
their surplus among policyholders. He
also recommends a law requiring COM
panles TO furnish with their annual state
ment a gain or loss exhibit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
U. S. BOBBIN & SHUTTLE co.

dividend OF S1.1 per share on the
Preferred and S1O0 per share on the
common Stock OF this Company is ce-
clared and payable November lst. 1906 to
stockholders Of record October Goth.
Transfer stock books closed Friday.
October 10Th at the close OF business. and
will be re-opened Thursday, November
md. 1896.
II. MARTIN BROWN. Treas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
To EXTEND THE RURAL
DELIVERY SERVICE

The rural free delivery service is 10 be
extended 80 as TO take In all that part Of
Manton which Is not already covered by
the service.
After Nov 1 two deliveries arc 10 be
VILE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
MADE A PARTY PLAINTIFF

In the case Of simon $. Lapham. Jr.,
VS. Frederick A. Macleod ct ais. Judge
Mumford today granted a request that
John T. Macleod be made a party plaintiff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
HOT SHOT IN WARWICK.

The Republicans. says Colonel T. II.
Quinn i'm his newest Warwick circular.
nave nominated for town council what is
perhaps the weakest ticket ever placed
before the voters OF Warwick by any
party.
A majority of their council nominees
have voted i'm the town OF Warwick less
than five years, and two 81 their nominees
have voted but once, according TO my ex-
animation NJ the voting lists. | do not
find the name of Charles T.. Moore. who
has been nominated as first councilman,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28

Despite the widespread interest which a joint political debate
would arouse, particularly between heads of the Republican and
Democratic tickets, it now seems as if the campaign would go by
without even one such joint meeting, for Gov. Utter has just declined
an invitation from former Gov. Garvin for a joint discussion of issues
of the present campaign.
1t will be also recalled that Gen. Brayton yesterday declined an
invitation from Col p. H. Quinn for himself and Gen. Siness to meet
in debate.
In declining Gov. Utter simply confined himself to the statement
of his belief that a joint discussion would not lead to the farest posi-
bic presentation of the issues of the campaign.
This mode of campaigning by joint discussion was once very
popular and also effective and notable examples of it are recorded in
Abraham Lncolns day. Politicians and candidates seem to fight shy
of such contests now and within the last few years many instances of
where Republican candidates have declined similar invitations II to
be found.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
DON'T FAIL TO rRY

Casweirs Immense" Chewing Candy.
It's the purest. best and cleanest. iol
Westminster street IL the only place TO
get Il.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28

The letter from DR.. Garvin follows:
Lonsdale, oct. %. 1905.
Hon. George n. Utter:
Dear Sir-Believing that the people are
entitled TO the fairost possible presenta-
ton OF the issues of the campaign. | in
wife you 10 meet me I'm joint discussion
of those issues in such sections Of the
state as may be agreed upon between US,
the expenses OF the meetings TO be borne
equally by the two parties.
Yours truly.
LUCIUS F. G. GARVIN.
This reply was sent out:
October 27th. 1895.
Hon. Lucius II. c. Garvin. Lonsdale, r. l.:
My Dear Governor-Your letter or re-
cent date has been received. IN IL you say
Believing that the people are entitled TO
the fairest possible presentation of the is-
sues or tho campaign / invite you To meet
mo I'm joint discussion OF those issues at
times and places which could be mutually
agreed upon.
While / too believe that the people are
entitled to the fairest possible presenta-
ton Of the issues Of the campaign" !
am not Of the opinion that a joint discus
sion would lead 20 sue a result. There
fore | must respectfully decline your in
vitation. Yours truly.
GRO II TrT~vED
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28

Don't waste your money on worth
les advertising schemes. or before
you realize IL You'll find a tidy little
hole I'm your appropriation. Stick 10
the newspapers. Newspaper adver-
tising pays when II Is rightly done,
but al you'll get GU OF a good deal
OF the other kind Is the privilege OF
paying for it.-GrisinGer. IN X. i.
Advertiser.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-28
ALMOST
KILLED BY
{. COAL GAS

~
8 Two sisters. Amanda and Emma {.
? Duhaime had a narrow escape from o
{. being ~asphyxiated. this morning. .
o The Misses Duhaime reside at rs I.
/. Lester street and are daughters OF .
+. Joseph l.. Duhaime.
o Amanda is 20 and Emma is "a .
Q years Of age, .
. Before the household retired, {.
. last night. the parlor stove fire was :.
&. replenished and the hampers set :.
. right, as It was supposed. o
. After the household was asleep Z.
Z. the tenement began to hIl with gas .
o which was thrown off by the coal .
/. and sent into the room. o
The generation OF the gas must have
been slow, otherwise the young women
would have been fatally poisoned in an
hour or two.
Emma was awakened at 5:15 o'clock by
a sense OF suffocation and an intense pain
across her temples.
She became alarmed and struggling TO
her feet called out TO her mother.
Then she became unconscious and fell
upon the bedroom floor.
Mrs. Duhaime had heard the faint all
OF her daughter and sensing that some
thing OF a serious character had happen
ed. FASTENED 10 render what aid was nee
essary.
The mother first found Emma on the
floor and failing 10 arouse her. stepped 10
the bedside and discovered tina Amanda
was III.
The windows were quickly opened. for
the nature OF the peril had been detected,
and n messenger was sent for a physician.
Or. Cunningham was told OF the emer-
gency OF the call and hurried to the Du-
haime house.
He worked expeditiously upon the
young women and soon had them out Of
danger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
Villa PaImlerl to Be Sold.

hear that the Villa Palmieri, be-
longing to the Dowager Lady Craw.
ford, and situated close to Florence,
is to be sold. 1t is an old Mcclellan
villa Of considerable architectural
magnificence, beautifully situated on
the hill crowned by Fiesole, and with
a charming old garden. 1t was bought
by the late Lord Crawford in 1874,
who spent great deal of money in
bringing it up to modern comfort, and
Queen Victoria resided it in during
two of her visits to Florence. 1t is
called by the people the Villa Boccac-
clio because it is supposed to have
been the scene Of tales of Boccoccio.
There is rather run on the villas in
the neighborhood of Florence, and
those inclined to purchase one could
not have more beautiful or more
comfortable one.-Truth Of London.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
Brnina Not Essentinl.

my profession is supreme in the sick
ROOM" said a practicing physician OF
this city, "but often it has 10 put up
with a great deal of badgering in the
courtroom.
Zone day a friend of mine was called
as a witness in a case in which one
man had hit another over the head
with an iron bar, with disastrous re-
suits. Counsel for the defense nagged
and harried the doctor. finally saying:
Doctor, did l understand you to say
that when you reached the plaintiff
his brains were escaping through the
fracture in the skullT
ayes, sir
"'And do you mean to tell me, doc
tor, that man can continue TO live af-
ter he has lost part of his brains?
"'0h, yes, certainly said the doctor;
I've known men to live and practice
law without any brains at ALL New
York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
Peaches In Cold Storage.

Peaches from various points in the
State are being shipped to Stockton
and placed in cold storage. The Ma
tional Ice Company has found by eX-
perlmenting that it can freeze peaches
and keep them three months easily.
Last year the experiment was made
successfully, and this year the com
pany has engaged in storing fruit as a
business.
Already there are 5000 boxes Of
peaches on ice at the local plant. The
greater part of them came from the
warm regions Of Fresno. These
peaches were picked moderately green.
BY freezing them they are kept from
rlpening. Three months from now
they will be placed upon the market,
either in California or in the East.
Soon after the fruit is taken off the
ice it ripens nicely. BY selecting a
late variety of peaches 1t may be pos
sible to preserve them till Christmas
San Francisco Call.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
FREE COUPON
To Keep In Trim.

To cure dyspepsia by means Of ex-
ercise try punching a bag. Suspend
It at a convenient height from the
floor to permit of pounding 1t vigor'
ously, after the manner of a prize
lighter. You must wear gloves to pro-
Rect your knuckles. Twisting the
body around in both directions from
the waist is good exercise for you.
Leaning forward and then backward
as far as possible. also to the right and
left, is good practice. Interlock the
thumbs, and with the knees straight
bend forward until the tips of the fin
gers touch the floor. Rise to an up
right position, with the arms above
the head.
Besides curing your dyspepsia these
athletics should expand your chest,
put roses in your cheeks and grace
and vigor in every motion. Don't say
that you are too weak and breathless
to take exercise. This is a delusion.
The weakness and the quick and
short respiration arise from want Of
exercise. The less exercise one takes,
the less one is fitted for and the more
one needs it. Nerves will become dis
ordered, the blood thick and sluggish,
and the muscles will grow fiaccid with
out exercise.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
The Placid Oyster.

An oyster will hang on to any old
thing, just to get a footing. And
there are plenty of oysters hanging on
this season, with prospects of a big
crop. Captain James Turner, of the
oyster patrol boat Governor McLane,
was discussing the bivalvular mollusk
with a few friends at the Lexington,
where he lives.
ITS nothing unusual" he said, ito
find an oyster growing to an old shoe
on the bottom of the bay or rivers.
The young oysters-the baby fellows
are perfectly helpless in anything like
a current or heavy tide, and as they
are washed along they instlnctively
hang to the first thing they encounter,
whether it is an old shoe, smooth
glass bottle, rock or log, or the bot
tom of n ship. Now the old oyster is
different. He has sufficient weight to
resist the current, and just sinks to the
bed and stays there. And, by the way,
there is a popular fallacy that an
oyster requires several seasons to at
tain his full growth. The truth is that
an oyster grows to maturity in one sea-
son. with favorable conditions. l re-
member seeing boat go into harbor
at the close of season throwing an
anchor overheard. At the opening Of
the season a full-grOwn oyster was
found clinging to the anchor, as prac-
teal proof that he had grown up in
one season. This fact about the rapid
growth of oysters suggests to me that
dredging ought to be entirely suspend
ed for one Season TO give the succulent
fellows a chance to accumulate. OF
course the oystermen would kick, but
the result would be lasting enrich
ment of the oyster beds" Baltimore
News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
Wireless Telegraphv
Made Plain.
SSS tsS

public stores had been secured by the
brokers, but, when the truckman called
for the package, the purser was abb
sent.
The brokerage firm did not learn
until hnlf an hour after the Finland
sailed that the diamonds were OH their
way back to Antwerp Red Star Of
fclals were called mp on the telephone
and told of the situation.
That's all right; We'll get them for
YOU" was the answer.
A few minutes later a tug swung
out into the river and puffed full speed
down the Narrows. Meantime n mes
sage was sent to the Marconi station
and flashed to the Finland, which was
held up OF Sandy Hook.
Then the tug caught up with the liner
and the diamonds were transferred.
They were delivered to the brokers at
o'clock.-Frank II. Sweet, in s. S,
Visitor.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
Three Heroic Fathers.

A little performance, not on the usual
programme, was enacted for Sunday
promenaders in Riverside Park. While
it lasted all else of a spectacular ma
ture was entirely out of the limelight
"Will you look at that?' said the
first woman who saw them, as three
men came across the driveway at One
Hundred and Ninth street, each push
ing baby carrlage-two babies to the
load.
When this unusual procession reached
the path for pedestrians and turned,
three abreast, toward Grants Tomb,
the comments that were made were as
amusing as they were varied.
Don't they look cute?" They're
from Brooklyn" would that Roose-
Welt could see them" were some of the
remarks which were overheard.
At One Hundred and Twentieth
street the curtain dropped on the I'M
usual performance, for there the three
fond fathers of twins recrossed the
driveway and disappeared in the direc-
ton of Broadway.-New York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
An Eskimo Girls Bali Bress.

When an Eskimo young lady goes to
ball she is gorgeous sight to gaze
upon. A traveller reports just how
belle was dressed ON such an occasion.
Her dress was made of the intestines
of seal, split and sewed together.
This makes a transparent garment and
the girl trimmed it with elaborate en-
broidery of colored worsteds and
fringed it with strings Of beads. Her
trousers were white and made of ST.
berian reindeer skin embroidered with
strips of wolf skin. Her hair was
braided on each side with strips Of
wolf skin and strips of beads. Heavy
necklaces and pendants of beads and
teeth of animals hung around her neck
and over her shoulders.
Snow-white gloves made of fawn
skin were on her hands. These fitted
perfectly and were ornamented with
strips of skin from some animal-per-
haps the seal. To complete this elab-
crate outfit this Eskimo belle carried
long eagle feathers, one in each hand,
which she waved as she danced
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
Too Much of a Good Thinr.

They were college graduates, with
gray hair, most of them, the rest with
no hair worth mentioning, and they
were discussing the advantages which
almost unlimited wealth bestows.
did you fellows ever think of the
disadvantages Of money! inquired
one.
For instance" he continued, chow
many men did you ever know init
mately, Peters, who inherited more
than they needed? So much that they
had no ambition to add to their for
tunesF'
Peters thumbed over the pages of his
memory. Perhaps half Dozen" he
replied, after the pause.
"Where are they?"
81 hope three are in Heaven, or
thereabouts," said Peters, though to
tell the truth, they didn't train for
Heaven. They're not on this earth,
anyway. Two are with specialists in
Europe, trying to call back their
health, and ones in a sanatarium up
Yonkers way, I believe"
Pretty good record" muttered the
first speaker.
They're getting a lot out of life, ac-
cordlng to your score book. Let me
tell you another thing: If man with
money and nothing to do doesn't die
young or wreck his nerves he's got
job with kinks in it to find playmates.
Ask one Of them and listen to him. ]
mean a good fellow who wants good
fellows around him and is only too
willing to pay the bills-a man with
yacht or a shooting box. He can't
snare companions of his kind with
traps. They're all busy. Now and
then he can catch two or three of them
for Saturday and Sunday. and that
ends IT. He's lonesome mortal.
There's such a thing as having more
money than you can enjoy. "-PrOvl-
dence Journal.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
odd rhInas About cold.

Few people know the real color of
gold, because it Is seldom seen ex-
cept when heavily alleged, which
makes it much redder than whom it is
pure.
The purest coins ever made were the
$500 pieces which once were in COM
mon use in California. Their coinage
was abandoned because the loss by
abrasion was so great and because
their interior could be bored out and
filled with lead. Theywere octagon-
al in shape and we're the most valu-
able coins ever minted and circulated.
All gold is not alike when refined.
Australian gold isdistinctly redder
than that taken in California. Hore-
over, placer gold is more yellow than
that which is taken from quartz. This
is one of the mysteries of metallurgy,
because the gold in placers comes
from that which is inquartz. The
gold in the Ural Mountains is the red
desr in the world.-Phfiladelphia In
quirer.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
LITERARY SCRAPS AND PATCHES

RepOse, dignity, Reflection and Self-Es
TEEN n Need of Modern Writers.
The ideals of modern American pub
llshlng-books, magazines and news
papers-are so widely different from
the ideals Of a century or so ago that
they are worthy some consideration MS
PSYCHOLOGICAL data. The first notes
sounded are those of terseness insta-
bility, evnnescence. The horizon of
ideas and of news is wldened.
The mind must pass quickly from
one subject to another Newspapers no
longer cling to the long, well-thought-
out editorial melting out Judgment.
The editorial is now few pithy com
ments upon events. and the shorter
and smarter the better. Magazine artl-
cles follow the lead, and. except in n
few magazines so we'll established that
they can publish whatever they please,
the articles become shorter and slight
err, more smartly dressed up, but COW
erlng less vigorous body OF thought
beneath. The modern novel has fol-
lowed the lead, and is Of lighter struc-
ture than the novel Of century ago.
All this condition in literature seems
to have been brought about by our ma
tional doctrine of hustling. TO do and
to do quickly is our distinguishing
characteristic, but the higher and finer
productions are of slow growth.
We shall only produce wOrthily In
this country when the present quick
and easy production theory is queled,
when the commercial aspect of all
that is infinitely superior to commerce
Is ignored, and when writer's acquiesce
in a dlgnlfed withdrawal from the race
for popularity. Repose, dignity, redec-
ton, individuality and self-esteem are
the crying needs of modern writers.
And as the ideals offered the nation be-
come higher, the character of the ma
ton will be raised with the ideal
Harper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
A Pin Tip to Women.

1t took a dozen pins to fasten the
rufle to the bottom of the skirt.
1T looks all right now" said the
owner of the torn gown, ruefully,
"but the pins will all fall out before
/ have walked block"
"They wouldn't If you had put them
in right" said the woman who knows
things. I'm pinning on flounce or
mending round.and.round rent of
any kind, never put thn pins in length
wise. They will be sure to work out
II you do Just stick them in head
up, and they will stay in place through
miles of pedestrianism. New York
Post
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21
Vanished Lakes.

In 1859, some distance southwest Of
Lake Nyassa, in Central Africa, Liv-
ingstone discovered Lake Shirwa, a
body Of water about 80 miles long and
10 miles wide, which has now entirely
disappeared with the exception of a
few ponds in its bed. Lake Nyami,
discovered by Livingstone at the
same time, has also disappeared. The
cause of the change appears to be a
gradual drying up of bodies Of water
in Central Africa Presbyterian.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1905-10-21

rapid, He seems excited, too, which
may mean the beginning Of a conyul-
sion. Wed better get some help here,
and, by the way" he called, as Stltt
dArted out. "send some one for an in
terpreter."
For the next fifteen minutes Michael
Kasparovltch, held down by a half
dozen men, lay mutely raging, while
his interior received a washing more
thorough than the outside was ever ac-
corded. But Macrum's burly figure
began to droop dejectedly, and Stltt's
pale face grew even more CHASTITY, for
no pills had appeared,
~ think we'd better stop" said the
doctor at last "They must be alb
sorbed in his system by this time, and
fifteen grains Of bichlorid of mercury
Is enough not only to kill man, but
TO embalm him, too. He might like to
see q priest"
Mikes dull eyes frightened n little
as the interpreter came in, and he
talked weakly for a few minutes, Then
the interpreter turned to the doctor.
"AIlke, he say, give him somethin'
for Is 'and. He say he not sick in
side, he sick here" holding up an ex-
presslve finger
Eyes, l know all that" The doctor
turned down his shlrt-sleeves and
shook hands with the parish priest.
who had just come in, "But that
young fellow over there gave him some
pills to swallow, and they were poison.
You know what poison means? Bad
medicine, kill-make die"
The interpreter understood. He
turned to Michael, once more plaintlve-
ly calling on his saints. Stltt was fur
lively wiping his eyes. The half-dozen
men from the offices. who had como to
help, were solemnly watching the
| scene.
The Interpreter spoke to Mike,
nodded, and walked to corner, where,
STOPPING, he pointed a black-nailed
finger to the wooden floor.
mike, he say he not like them pills.
He spit 'em outp'-Youth's Companion.