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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-14
Many Interesting Bowling Games Played
Last Evening.
Amateur Skating Organizations Brought
Into a Central Body.

The hovlers had an easy night last eve
ming though most OF the alleys were
active claven's team secured two games
from Hadheia's rollers in the Central
tournament. Harold OF Hadfeld's nve
was high roller with a fine total OF 200
pins including two century runs Claven
also made a neat total OF 2S6 pirs
Three tournament events were bovled
at the Infsntry hall alleys The nnal
games In the Infantry hall series were
rolled on and wilkins team won two
strings from the Bachelors and the Bears
are now entitled 10 the FIRST prize. having
won more games than any of their
opponents.
In the L. o. o. r. tournament series
the Olive Branch lodge team won from
the Maynowsr lodge rollers.
The Santa Maria council was victorious
over Delaney council In the knights of
Columbus tournament taking two out OF
the three events rolled Miller made an
sxcellent three-string total In the In
fsntry hall tournament OF 2s6 pins. in
eluding one single of i15 pins.
A quintet OF candle pin rollers from
the Boston division OF the New York,
pany visited here last evening. accom-
panied by numerous friends and hackers,
10 contest with the representatives OF the
Providence division in n series OF match
games at Buliock's Temple OF Amuse-
nncnt.
The 6ret string was won by the Boston
rollers by q margin OF 2s pins. but the
Providence boys. although novices In this
kind OF rolling. kept hard at work and
succeeded In landing the next two games
by quite number OF pins. Lindopp Of
the Providence combination was high
roller with q total OF A pine. The
scores:
BUEE0GK,s- TEMPLE OF AMUSE-
MENT.
Providence Railway-sS $751; s7s, l0st
Boston Railwsy--s76. 3t7, a5o. f073
BROAD STREET CASINO.
Rafferty, Burlington. lsl5; Smith Greene
$685. Burlington Rush. 1s: Greene Ra frerty
hT. Burlington Greene. SIS; A. williams
Beaion $50: s. Williams Carpenter. 572; ;
S. Williams Burlington. 672
~. ". No. 2--ic6 ais, AS 1859 n. W.
M. 1856. 404. ass. 1855
IMPERIAL ALLEY
Pawtucket-t02. 40s. 400, 1910. Newman
2?j aSi. 1898, 1853
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-14
SKATING ASSOCIATION

Amateur skating organizations OF the
country have been brought into one body
AT the annual meeting at New York OF
the Nationals Amateur Skating associa-
tion OF America. This means member
ship OF nearly 1000 skaters and carries
Father Bill'' Curtis several years ago
The trebling OF the old membership
was accomplished by the afriliation of
the American Skating association and the
Slippner Athletic club, both OF Chicago.
the former governing body OF the West,
and the Canadian Skating association.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-14
FELL 25 FEET
and DIED
INSTANTLY

John Hill, aged So fell from the top OF
an ice run az John Finnigan's ice house
at Attleboro Falls last evening and died.
The drop was % feet and Mr. Hills neck
was broken when he struck.
He was engaged In directing cakes of
ice ss they were slid UP the run, 1t Will
never be kHe~H-hew he-lest- balance
and fell lie died instantly. A widow
and one child survive him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-14
4 CRITICAL ILLNESS.

Benno Wolf. well known In this city in
a business and social way. is critically
III al his home. 1851 Westminster street
His aIlment Is one incident 20 advancing
years. His confinement has continued al
ready for week and though his condi .
tion is not free from danger he rests
comfortably.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-14
MAGIC HAIR STAIN.

For brown or black, prepared by
GEORGE oRMSBY, Wig Maker and
Hairworker, l6s fremont street. Boston.
IL is simple. safe and easily applied; con-
tains no lead poisons; use 1t once and
you will never use any other. BLAND
ING q RLANDING, "a wsybosset street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-14
TO PREVENT PNEUMONIA

Laxative Bromo Quinine the world wide
Cold and Grip remedy. removes the cause.
Call for the full name and look for sig
nature OF T.. w. Grove 25c.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

At a recent meeting of woman's
club physician who gave a lecture on
tuberculosis told the following story:
zone day a woman who was suffer
ing from tuberculosis was brought to
my attention. and, as we could not get
her away from her work for rest in
the country, l did the next best thing
gave her directions about ventilation,
etc. and prescribed tonic to build her
up. I did not see her again for nearly
a month, and | was greatly surprised
to find her exactly as thin as ever. In
fact, she weighed several pounds less
than at the time l first saw her.
"'You haven't been taking the tonic
regularly | said.
"'Oh. yes, sir she replied. I've took
it three times a day, just as you said
"'But, my dear woman said l, you
wouldn't have those hollow cheeks if
you bad. This tonic always gives a
person a fine appetite Yes, sir; yes,
sir; l got an appetite all right came
the answer, but l didn't get nothin'
much to eat"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
Meaning. OF Some old words.

Many words once written with dig
nilied motive now cause u5 t. re.G
passages of standard literature With Il
guifaw. The woii imp" Wa, oAce
term of high honor. tut how now
sounds the line from Sponsor. "Ye So
cred imps that o. as-.,ss1 GWelI:"
over many a grave ii tie o!I FreA J!
mobiles may be read tie l.-a. Here lies
that noble imp" y sjcre5 poem. writ.
ten by GaScoigne Three centuries aga.
begins Il stately aGdre u Tie poster
ity of Abraham wilh the words, 20
Abraham's bratS." BRAT beng tkcn
word of stately meaning. open ag an
old dictionary at random one day. my
eye happened to fan on the woga
tragedy" \ note explained chat ii
comes from a Greek word which means
"a goat song" because the Oldest tlag-
edies were exhibited when Il goat WAS
sacrificed or given rs a prize to the
best actor The word "infant" means
literally not speaking" Have you a
pug dog? Did you ever think his face
looks like that of monkey? The
monkey he most resembles is the pug
monkey, which gets its maine from
Pug or Puck as Shakespeare writes,
the sprite Of mischief.-Lonton Queen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

a famous French general when ask
ed how it was that ne had such an erect
carriage replied that it was because he
bent over ana touched the floor with
his fingers thirty times every day. If
he had acquired risidity of the spine
50 that he could not do that he would
have had with it weak abdominal mus
cles. which result in portal congestion
This portal congestion interferes with
stomach digestion and with the action
of the liver. The poison destroying
power of the liver is lessened, auto in
toXication results. and arteriosclerosis
and old age come on at a much earlier
day. But by keeping the spine flexible
and the abdominal muscles strong and
taut the portal circulation is kept free.
and old age is held off-Good Health
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

Among Il lot of letters received in
answer to an advertisements" said a
business man. there was one that in
clined me toward rs writer. except
that couldn't read the signature.
Every word IN the body OF the letter
was clear, but the signature was IL
legibe. | don't know how many peo-
pie there are who write plainly enough
until they come to write their own
name and then write that bliudly !
suppose it IS more from force of habit
than anything else, for they may be
otherwise the most careful people in
the world
Every man should write his sigma
tUre vita perfect distinctness, so that
it can ue read easily and without mis-
take by those unfamiliar with it. and
also as Il mark of his own care and
eXactneSs.
lone letter that | received, its body
written. had its signature put on with
a hand stamp. l didn't know just
what to think of this. but it had ut
least the merit of perfect plainness."-
Washington Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

Probabiy the Ocs, AL rJlnu fruit in
China Is tie pe-.N.o. ii T. .,.3all in
the south cenrI and southern prov
inces an. is said to lc The original
citrus fruit # resembles the grape
fruit of lie Unit, States in size. shape,
uo.or AL. Somewhat ia daroc. being
sweegm than gclpe fruit, with less of
the bi,t i quaity, Win tesh more per-
fectly separated in ,Ue sections ana
capable Of being pN.lpl apart and sep
araIed ftom ali surrounding s2cS or
membranes. The natives cut through
the peel about oue-th.sd Of the way
from the top. crimpiu- the edge OF the
section all the way round the fruit.
then remove the flesh, tear the section
apart, replace them in the peel ana
serve thus divided and prepared The
fruit is attractive, refreshing. whole
some and comparatively cheap Con
orally speaking, the p1melo seems 10 bc
a cross between Shaduock and a
good orange but it is more hardy thaH
either. It has better keeping quaitios
than the orange
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07


get tired waiting Don't bother about
Uncle Bert. Aunt Viva will take care
of him.
Herbert Barrows sat suddenly erect.
"Vivia." he repeated. Are you ex-
pecting Viva? You did not say any
thing about it,
Husband and wife exchanged
guilty glance.
well, we knew that you and Viva
were not the best friends in the world"
Mrs. Barrows began falteringly.
'Pll go up to town on the $50 train,"
decided Herbert. His clean cut, clean
shaved young face looked tremendous
ly determined. He had gone oddly pale
under his coppery tan. "She doesn't
get here until Z, suppose?'
''She didn't say what train she'd take
down." answered Henry Barrows, but
you're an awful idiot if you let a slip of
a girl like Viva frighten you away. If
I'd been so easily intimidated," glanc-
ing tondly at his wife, I'D never have
won this little woman here
Herbert sprang up, tall nervous, ath-
letic, his hands thrust in his pockets.
Its altogether different. Minna new
err threw you over. Viva has broken
off our engagement 1t would be en-
barrassing for her to find me here"
Minna twirled her parasol, little
flicker of amusement coming into her
eyes.
Don't you worry about VIVA" she
advised.
II wish she'd worry a bit about me"
remarked Herbert gloomily. But, she
won't. She doesn't care a snap for me
or she'd have given me chance to eX-
plain
Jimmie gave a summoning howl from
the hall.
Say, Mrs. Brently II drive off an
leave you folks if you don't get move
ON you"
The laggards, with a fusillade of
good advice directed toward Herbert.
took their hurried departure, but that
young gentleman had already pulled a
time table from his pocket and was
studying 1t in much dependency OF
spirit. A whoop from his effervescent
nephew startled him.
Look Uncle Bert what | found!'
A battered horseshoe was held trium-
phantly aloft in grimy little hand.
That's for good luck every time. Nail
it up over the door, will you? NAM
ma II be awful glad to have it there.
She had one nailed up in our house-in
town Here's the hammer"
Herbert Barrows, the friend of chill
dren in general and of this small neph-
ew in particular, rose obediently.
Look out for those pictures" eau
toned Jimmy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

The average humidity in artifcially
heated houses is about 30 degrees; the
average temperature. 20 to "A degrees
1t has been found by conclusive tests
that room with humidity of 60
degrees and a temperature of 20 de
grees seems warmer and more com
Portable than a room of - degrees of
heat and humidity of 50 degrees, DR.
Henry NJ. Smith says that if a room at
6S degrees is not warm enough for any
healthy person it is because the humid
ity is too low, and water should be
evaporated TO bring the moisture up to
the right degree. In other words, wa
ter instead of coal should be used to
make rooms comfortable when the
temperature has reached GS degrees.
As water is cheaper than coal, the rule
should become popular one.-Chicago
Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
GOOD
LUCK
By KATE Nj. CLEARY
By KATE Nj. CLEARY

Jimmy popped his head in at the
door.
Say" he shouted, Mrs Brently
wants you and papa to go over to
Beechwood with her! Shes got the
> surrey out on the road"
In all the confusion of newly lc-
cupied cottage, Mrs. Barrows, lifting
an etching to her husband, who stood
halfway up stepladder, could only
shake her head in declination.
Tell her I'm ever 50 much obliged,
Jimmie, but it's impossible"
Hold on, Jimr' called his father.
I'm not so sure of that, Aiinna You're
tired out, Your old nervous headache
will come back if you keep ON fussing
around the house. The rest of these
pictures can wait. Or Bert will help
me-
He looked inteTogatively at the
young man stretched out in low rat
tan steamer chair, magazine in one
hand and cigarette in the other.
ITO be sure | willr' he answered
heartily. Go on, Minna! The drive
will do you good"
Little Mrs. Burrows, plump, dimpled
and black eyed, held up positive fore
finger
Il don't go without Henry" she de-
clared. IF any one needs an outing
it's. this poor fellow who is tied to a
stool behind brass railing six days
out of seven"
Like bird in a gilded cage!" sang
Herbert Burrows gayly.
Minna Barrows looked affectionately
at her husband. Precisely. Come on,
Henry. I'll be ready in fash if you'll
come too
The stepladder groaned as~the big
man stepped down.
You're an awful tyrant, Minna"
He gave her caressing pat on the
shoulder as he passed. Put we will
knock eff work if you say So"
The two. freshly groomed and crisp
ly clad. looked in on Herbert to say
Il word of adieu before joining their
friend.
Don't let any one steal you" advis-
ed Henry Barrows.
i won't" be laughed back. Hand
some mon are scarce"
Connected monster." cried his sister
in-law and made feint of throwing
her parasol ut him.
You better hurry" counseled jim
my, aged six. Mrs. Brently's horses II
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

Sir William Fraser records a clever
retort made by Lord Adolphus Fitz
Clarence when in France in attendance
on the English queen. He met the
Prince de Joinville, who, as French
admiral, professed to be periodically
bellicose toward England in particular.
He said to Lord Adolphus in a friendly
manner: You, my lord, and | are
seamen. | have had but one dream in
life-to command a smart French frig-
ate and to lay my own alongside of an
English ship of the same strength for
twenty minutes" Lord Adolphus re-
piled in a perfect spirit of courtesy
Il think, sir, that ten would be enough"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

We may hear il said vi enc who +
in low spirits. he is in the dumps" or
he is in the ,lo,drums." but nanny wa5
use the latter Of these phrases have
caught it up without any knowledge Of
its real Significance The region OF
Gains is a belt which stretches across
the Atlantic and Pacific almost VI a
line with the equator. Here meet the
north and south trade winds, aad
squalls and heavy rains are frequent
but the characteristic Of this region.
which is known also as tie dollrUms.
is an oppressive calm The name now
adays loses much of the Significance
attached to it by sailors in the past.
who, if their ships ran into that region.
might whistle in vain for wind, ass
their sails hung heavily. and all
seemed to be
As idle as d painted ship
JFpOu a painted ocean.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
The Lite Giant.

Colonel Clark E. Carr met Senator
Douglas during the time of the IA
nous Lincoln and Douglas debates
and thus describes him in his book
1.-THE Illini:" Il had never heard so
impressive voice. so deep and Rmpa-
thetic He had sort of confiding way
as much as to say, 1 am going to tell
you'll feel that | can trust myself to
say to YOU as though you We're the
one person in whom he could confide
He was only five feet four and was
well called the little giant l was as
tonished to find he had so good fig
Ure."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
w akeful?
Sleeplessness Is a
Sign of Nerve Trou-
bic and Should
Be Looked To.


There are three different manifesto
tons of sleeplessness.
FIRST, hardly to sleep a wink all night,
second to lie awake a long time before
failing asleep; third. TO fail asleep soon.
waking up after several hours and then
find it hard to sleep again.
They mean that somewhere in the
nerve fbres. somewhere In the brain
cells. somewhere in the blood vessels
that carry blood to the brain, something
is radically wrong, and must be righted.
or the end may be worse than death.
To right it. take DR.. Miles Ncrvlne.
Some other symptoms Of nerve trou-
bic are: Dizziness, Headache, Back
ache, Worry, Fretfulness. Irritabilty,
Melancholy. Lack Of Ambition.
They indicate diseases which may lead
to Epilepsy, Fits. St. Eitus Dance,
Nervous Prostitution. Paralysis. Insanity
Nothing Will give such quick and last
ing relief as Or. Miles. Nervine.
my husband had been sick for weeks,
could not SD u TO l"ve his bed made.
With al t!a lueC+eal help we could get
he contiuu 4 to grow varsa, L. could
neither sleep or eft @ Z ta'y -f was
sent away, grid ell col. rs Bern So he-
cause he could not staa! a bit of tsil-
ing. l read Of q cas' 81 rac7a's ur S.
tration cured by III. y. 1es Res lc..,e
NelNine. we began E.E.ag IL 90 him,
ana in q few da~ he WIS Die % ae
dressed. From that time he 81 IDLY
improved Nerviae saved lis lls"-
MRS. \. C. -la&LlIN, FtcevL2, >. Y.
TR TE N5tta to Us for fsne Trial
! 1CG7A Iacnage OF Or. NJ 4s' Eaui-
Pain Pills, TIE New Seen, X rem iv
for Pain. Also symptom Bank. Our
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

Look at me-" exclaimed the leading
lawyer warmly. Il never took drop
of medicine in my life, and I'm as
strong as any two of your patients put
together"
well, that's nothing" retorted the
physician. Il never went to law in
my life, and I'm as rich as any two
dozen of your clients put together"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
Venus.

Venus is both a morning and evening
star because she always accompanies
the sun, never receding from him be-
yond certain limits, while the rest of
the planets. with the exception of Mer-
curry, are seen at all possible angular
distances from the sun. When Venus
is to the west of the sun she rises be-
fore him and is a morning star. but
when she is to the east of the sun she
rises after him and is an evening star
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
DONE CoddIe Rnbber pIonts.

OF all the freak remedies that are
sometimes proposed for sick house
plants those which are recommended
for rubber plants are the worst They
run all the way from applying beef
steak and castor oil to the roots to coat
ing the leaves with milk Give your
plants a properly prepared soil and
sufficient light and keep the leaves free
from dust and scale, and you will find
no necessity for such nostrums as
these. Make it practice TO go over the
plants daily with soft cloth and re-
move any Indication of dust scale or
insects.-Country Life In America.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

The bill OF the mosquito is Il com
pick institution. 1t has blunt fork
ut Che head and is apparently groovel.
Working through tie groove and pro-
jecting from the angle of the fork is a
lance OF perfect form sharpened with
a fine beyel. Beside it the most per-
feet lance looks like Il hand saw. On
either side OF the lance two saws are
arranged, with the points fine and
sharp and the teeth well defined and
keen. The backs of these saws play
against the lance. When the mosquito
alightS, with its peculiar hum. it thrusts
its keen lance and then enlarges the
aperture with the two saws, which
play beside the lance until the forked
bill with its capillary arrangement for
pumping the blood can be inserted.
The saving process is what CRATES
upon the nerves OF the victim and
causes him to strike wildly at the
SAWYER
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
English with French Polish.

There are disadvantages attached to
wealth when one was not born to it or
Is slow in getting used to it. one that
Mr. Quidsby found, says London An
swers was that the chef always sent
up the menu written in his own Ian
guage, French. to which the master Of
the household was Il stranger.
II should like to know what I'm eat
ing for once, NJ. Alphonse," said Mr..
Quidsby to his chef on one occasion.
LET us have the menu in English to-
day"
"Oui, monsieur" was the reply. ut
ees YER ditficile. but | veel do it so if
you veel gif me re dictionnaire."
A small but select party came to din
ner that evening and We're met with
the following bill Of fare:
Soup at the tail of the calf
Salmon in curl papers.
Chest of mutton to the little peas
Potatoes jumped.
Ducks savage at sharp sauce.
Charlotte at Tire apples.
Turkey ut the devil.
Fruits yaricgGted.
Quidsby and Mrs. Quidsby agreed
afterward that they had never presid.
ed over more hilarious dinner party.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

The law imposing a tax on bachelors
had gone into effect
One morning little baldheaded man
appeared before the tax commissioners.
1--WE just married my fons.h wife"
he said. I'm entitled to GoGnty.
amt I?"-Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
Comforting Comparison.

Don't you feel foolish peddling
these nonsensical toys?' asked the
man of severe ideals.
"Yes," answered the street fakir, Il
feel rather foolish. But what do you
think of the people who buy emp
Washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

MA" said Mrs. Malaprop's little
boy, "what is 'antimony?"
Ssh, that's not nice to talk aboutw
replied Mrs. Malaprop. IT'S what
lady gets when she's divorced from her
husband. "-Exchange.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

In Germany and Austria tie custom
still prevails among the upper classes
of society Of the men kissing the
hands of the ladies, although the prac-
tice has been abandoned in England,
Scandinavia, Spain. ETC., as well as in
France, except among certain Of the
members of the ancient regime in the
Faubourg st. German at Paris. In
Austria the women are accustomed to
make distinction between the right
and the left hand. Thus the right
hand is extended to be kissed by in
feriors, while the left, as nearest the
heart, is reserved for the kiss of peo-
pie OF equal social rank.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07

Mr.. Slack johnny. don't ever let me
hear you talk that way again! / won't
have slang used in this house! Johnny
But, pa, T. Mr.. Slack-Cut it out
or I'll hand you one' See?-Browning'
Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
A Long nistnnce rrnin.

A railroad employee in Dublin was
strutting consequentially before train
that was to run direct to Cork. while
he repeatedly shouted, This train
doesn't stop anywherer'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
The status.

Alice-It would be strange If Cholly
should marry girl as silly as him.
self. Clara-Yes; it would be two
souls without a single thought.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07
A sure RuIe.

De Canthr-Is there any sure way to
tell the age of horse? De Trotter-
Yes. Ask the dealer and multiply by
one-half.