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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-28

IF YOU WANT A HOME TO SUIT
tell us your idea and well work II up
In pencil sketch and submit II for ap
proval. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
WE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT AT
a price you want TO pay. We can show
you house any day that will suit you.
ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
AN EXTREMELY WE'LL BUILT AND
attractive home with sunshine in every
room TO be sold on terms the same as
rent. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
LET US CALL YOUR ATTENTION
to genuine snap and money maker. Lots
IN the heart OF the city: low prices easy
terms. ISAAC l.. GoFF co.
YOU WILL MAKE NO MISTAKE TO
look this up soon. A 3-family house. 5000
down. balance easy ISAAC L. GoFF co.
WE RECOMMEND THIS AS A BAR
gain: 2-famiy house on Broad street
all improvements $4,000. terms easy.
ISAAC L. GoFF co.
THIS MODERN HOME HAS JUST
been finished at Washington Park: has )
rooms. steam heat etc, 500 down secures
II. ISAAC l.. COFF CO.
A s-FAMILY HOUSE IN SOUTH
Providence for S;6o and on easy terms.
ISAAC L. GOFf CO.. III Westminster
street.
fHOULD SATISFY ANY CRITIC. A
nearly new home off Broad street with
improvements for $500. ISAAC L. GOFF
On EDDY STREET. A 2-FAMILY
mouse OF Is ETiCa l4lI0 ISAAC i.
1 GOFF co.
ONE OF THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL
ana artistic houses I'm Providence; II
rooms, steam and furnace heat; large sta
pie' etc. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
UNSURPASSED IN FINISH AND AR.
Iaalgement nau hnrnA Califnrnla
Douglas Island news., 1905-03-01
JTM CAPsCADDENs DREAM

Jim Carscadden, who keeps one optic on game and the other on his bulletin board in the Commerce, until he has become so cross-eyed that when he weeps the tears run down the back of his neck; had dream the other night.
 In his vision Jim died, and as a nat ural consequence went to h-l. He was met by Satan who greeted him as an old friend. While being shown around the internal regions, Jim notic- ed a number of stifs hung on the walls of very warm room. Asking what this meant; Satan, as he waved his pitchfork toward, them, remarked: "Oh those are people from Valdez who hadn't sense enough to locate in Sew ard, I'm drying them out, they are too green to burn."-Seward Gateway.
Douglas Island news., 1905-03-01

Those ore shippers familiar with the curt bills of lading issued by the rail road companies may be interested in reading bill of lading such as was is- rued two hundred years ago. The mix ing of religion and commerce and thu Ieisurely way of doing business in those times leave a quaint impression; Shipped by the grace of God in good order and we'll conditioned by George Fox and James Thomas, of Philadel- phia, in and upon the good ship Mer- maid whereof is Master under God for this present voyage Robert Grimes, and now riding at anchor in the River Delaware and by Gods grace bound for Barbados to say Four boxes of Soap consigned to Arthr Law, Marcht in Barbados, for acct. and Risques of said Fox and J. Thomas, being marked and numbered as in the Margent and are to be delivered in the like good order and we'll conditioned at the afore- said port of Barbados (the danger of the seas excepted), unto Arthr Law or his assigns, he or they paying Fraight for the said goods twenty-eight shillings with primage and average ac- customed. In witness whereof the mas ter or Purser of the said ship hath af- fixed to three Bills of Lading all of this
 tenor and date the one of which three bills being accomplished, the other two stand void. And so God send the good ship to her desired port in safety. Amen. Dated in Philadel- phia ye 9m 9d 1896. Insd. and contents unknown to Robt. Grimes"
Douglas Island news., 1905-03-01
JACKSON ON rHE FRYNGPAN

JACKSON ON THE FBYUNGPAN i
 The Alaskan Cross Bearer, published at Ketchikan in behalf of the Episco- pal church in Alaska, of which Rev. Thomas Jenkins, priest at St. Johns church, Ketchikan, is editor, scores Sheldon Jackson and his conduct the schools in Alaska.
 The current issue of that magazine says:
 .It is not the office ofthe Cross-Bear- CT to discuss politics in or out of Alas ka. It cannot refrain, however, from recording incidents and events that bear upon the activities of religion either to commend it to the people, or to give it an odium that makes it rep uIsive both to the whites and the ma tives. Fora number of years the gov ernment educational work in Alaska has been in the hands of the Presby- terians. What they have done and are doing is common knowledge to all in terested Alaskans. That government appointments at the hands of these sectarian officials have been uniformly made to promote and further and help support Presbyterian missions is,a fact none of their ministers or laymen will ventnre to deny. That the Rev Dr. Sheldon Jackson, as commissioner of education, appoints the government teachers through either the Presbyter- ian board of home missions or the local Presbyterian ministers; that these ap- pointees are and have been for years past Presbyterians appointed for the purpose of helping or doing independ- ently, mission work; that some of their missionaries are paid partly out of gov ernment educational funds; that the teachers are under the direct supervis' ion of Presbyterian ministers; that they do not draw their salaries unless these ministers first sign their vouchers; that these same ministers prescribe what religious teachings shall be taught in the schools; that teachers are ap- pointed regardless of their qualifica- tions (no examinations being required) that school houses and teachers houses are used for Presbyterian churches and manses to the exclusion of all other Christians; that requests for native schools have been denied where the school children ranged from 30 to 50 and granted where there were as few as five: that Presbyterian ministers have been silenced by Presbyterian authori- ties when they complained about such unscrupulous practices; that MT. Jack son has not for two years, at least, put his feet on Alaskan soil to superintend the work he is paid to do-are charges that those interested in the welfare of Alaska and Alaskans, make, and can from abundant evidence substantiate. The sad thing about it all is that the cause of religion, education and govern ment, is held in some places in the ut most contempt through the contentious created by the votaries of these narrow visioned religious politicians. The writer has heard these complaints and confessions from both Presbyterian ministers and their wives, and from Iaymen and outsiders. He has more over seen them himself"
Douglas Island news., 1905-03-01
CHAMBERLAIN's LIC,CHOLERA
 AND DIARROEA REMEDY

The great success of this preparation in the relief and cure of bowel com plaints has brought it into almost uni versaI use. It never fails, and when reduced with water and sweetened is pleasant to take. It is equally valuable for children and adults. For sale by J. Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1905-03-01
A SAFE COUGH MEDICINE FOR
 CHILDREN

In buying a cough medicine for children never be afraid to buy Cham berlain's Cough Remedy. There is no from it and relief is always sure to follow. It is especially valuable for colds. croup and whooping cough. For sale by J. Heubner.
Douglas Island news., 1905-03-01
DUDLEY

It is hereby ordered that the above and foregoing notice be published for the statu- tory period in the Douglas Island News, a weekly newspaper, published at Douglas City, Alaska, that being the newspaper pulp lished nearest said claim.
 JOHN W. DUDLEY,
 Register. First publication, February 1, 1905. Last publication, April 12, 1905.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

pills in 1903, and an average attend
ance ofN963 In the 257 schools in the
aggregate the enrolment in 1908 was
24,357 pupils and the average attend.
ance was 20,S7G. To teach and care
for these pupils 2,2S2 persons were
employed, 1t being superintendent,
Forty-four boarding schools and four
day schools for Indians were conduct
ed during the year by religious bodies,
a large majority by Catholics. These
with the 101 pupils in the Hampton In
stitute, and 164 in white public schools
under contract with the Indian bureau,
represented, in combination with the
governments 257 schools, an enroll
ment of 2S,411 Indian pupils for 1908,
and an average attendance of 24,3S2,
q gain of 262 in attendance over 1902
The Indian schools in New York are
controlled by the State, and are not
included in those figures,
Half of the time in the schools is
devoted to the ordinary common school
studies and the other half TO use
full industries carpentry, shoemaking,
farming, wagonmakfng. blacksmithing,
tailoring. dairying, gardening, mason
~, plastering and demonstrating for
the boys, and sewing, baking, house
hold work, laundering, dairying, cook
ing and other activities for the girls.
At several of the larger schools spec
ialized training is given to the boys in
farming and stock raising.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

avoid being captured and killed by In
dams. In carrying this message Mr.
Stevens dared what he believed was
his duty as a man loyal to his country,
although two other men had been
scalped and murdered brutally while
on the same mission. He licked the
railroad presidents son because he
thought he ought to and the father of
the castigated boy looked at it that
way.
He has seen more hardships than
most men of his profession. In the
wilds of Canada he has ridden the
pack mule with treacherous Indians as
his guides while engaged in surveying
extensions for the Great Northern
Railroad to the coast. The red men.
weary of the privations endured. dis
appeared one night and left him to
fight his battles alone. Then the. pack
mule died. Struggling on through the
desolate country, with aching limbs
and sore feet, depending largely on
wild game for sustenance, he blazed
his way and finally completed his task.
The route he laid out for the extension
was followed without variance and
the present line of the road through
ASSinibOia marks the trail of one of
the most remarkable achievements in
American railroading. James ]. Hill
points to this feat of Mr.. Stevens as
the acme of engineering pluck and
ability, and is authority for the state
ment that not dollar of the 100000
involved in the work was misspent.
Mr.. Stevens is now 30 years of age.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

vide that each shall be represented in
the Senate of Canada by four mem.
bers and in the House of Commons by
five members, the number in the lower
house being readjusted from time to
time according to population. Each
shall have a Lieutenant Governor and
a Legislative Assembly, to be com.
posed at the outset of twenty five
members.
The government of Canada is to pay
to each province the sum of $4,000 a
year for the support of its government
and legislature. The Dominion lands
will continue to be vested in the
crown, but the Canadian government
will compensate the provinces for
them by a series of annual payments.
The present estimated value Of the
public lands is $3.50 an acre.
The map shows that the two prov.
inces take in all the territory of thu
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

JAMES q. BLAINE. The first question
to be determined in the measures of
the reconstruction was that of the
basis of representation upon which the
States who had Joined the Confeder-
acy should be readmitted to the Union.
Thaddeus Stevens had proposed that
representation should be apportioned
according to the number of legal vot-
ers. James G. Blaine, who had al
ready been noted for his fairness in
seeing both sides of the Southern ques-
ton, strenuously objected to this prop
osition and urged that population, in
stead Of voters, should determine the
apportionment SO insistent was he
upon hi plan that although Stevens
was + y the leader of the House,
Blain succeeded in securing the adop-
teenth amendment
Again. in 1867. when Stevens report
ed the reconstruction bill that divided
the Southern States into five military
districts and that practically estab-
liShed military government in them,
Blaine opposed the measure, declaring
that he was unwilling to support
measure that would place the South
under military government, if it did
not at the same time prescribe the
conditions under which the people of
these States might, by their own ac-
ton. re-establish civil government.
Time has shown the wisdom of the
course Of Blaine as right showed the
Justice of it at the time that he pro-
posed it to Congress.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

dren common tasks sorrows the custom of living
together the gradual waning of the animal the dawning
development of the spiritual will render and
toerabe what at first ntoersble the
of seshness home that shall be the abode of
genuine affection. The gain society
alike when time nature and grace combine work such
marriage out to successful issue great that law
justified in making divorce the early stages Of
marriage extremely difficult.
Nevtheheess, when such marriage goes from bad to
after year. the wife,
children and of society demands that
gerry Of the family which, while it the
Of selfshness may more cruel and loath
symptoms. Desertion habtua drunkenness
IRENE cruelty well nfdey in such justify d.
cancers justify the surgeons knife
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22
A VACATION FOR MAN AID WIFE.
Won Burners Idea for a Sensible HoH-
day, ard What Came of it.

Mr.. and Mrs. Won Blumer were sit.
ting together. One was smoking and
the other was reading.
For some time Won Burners face
mad been heasy with thought Evil
deatly there was something on his
mind
DO you suppose he said at last,
with an apparent assumption of indif-
ference, that there is anything in the
idea that two people who are living
together all their lives ought to sep
arate occasionally"
You mean married people?"
Eyes"
Mrs Won Blumer smiled.
why, yes" she replied. Il sup.
pose there is a certain amount OF
truth in it. I think it is a good idea
Why not? You wear on me at times.
l presume that l wear on YOU"
Won Blumer had been married long
enough not to fall into any verbal
trap.
Certainly not, my DEAR" he replied.
"Of course, you never wear upon me
that is, in the sense l mean Only
well, 1 suppose we might as well
ADMIT that there's something in it.
IT'S natural after all that two people
should get-well, too used to each
other. Once year perhaps they"
Come, come, DEAR" she said, look
ing at him sharply, 'out with it.
What's up your sleeve? You may as
we'll tell the exact truth. What were
your plans?"
Won Blu!Ier wasted no more time.
He had conveyed by his manner that
he was trying to conceal something,
counting upon Mrs Won Burners
practiced eye to find it out, and all
simply that he could get her atten-
ton to what his purpose was.
Simply this" he replied. "You
and l both need a rest and change.
You like one sort of a place, like
another. Let's part for a couple of
weeks. You go your way. go mine
It will do US both good. Wen be
IIChlCu ~ dCSltAA W oNN SehNA1 OeA'S4'
What do you say?"
For a moment Mrs. Won Blumer did
not reply. Then she smiled enthus-
iastioally.
Il really believe" she said, that
you for once have a good idea. I'll
do it. Well start of next week"
"Done!" said Won Blumer
The following Monday they kissed
each other good-by
The next afternoon, as Won Blumer
assembled his own steps once more
and opened the door, who should he
see but Mrs. Won Blumer.
What in the world are you doing
here?" he exclaimed.
Mrs. Blumer sighed.
why, l thought you were going
away" she said, 80 1 made UP my
mind that / would come back home
and, all by myself, take a much-need-
ed rest"
'Umph!" said Won Blumer. so
did I"-PUck.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

confederation of the provinces then eX-
listing That was the birth of Canada
as a nation. Two years later the Brit
ish Parliament passed the Ruperts
land act, which provided for the ac-
QUESTION by the Dominion of the vast
prairies of the West which were call
ed the Northwest Territories. 1t had
already been discovered that wheat
was a wonderful crop in the southeast
part Of this region, and so many set
tiers f1ocked into the little corner call
ed Manitoba that in 1870 this territory
was admitted into the confederation
as a province. AS a State of the Do
minion, Manitoba is just one year older
than British Columbia.
But none of the other four big ter
ritories has ever had a government of
its own, Assiniboia, Alberta, Saskatche-
an, and Athabasca were simply lump
wan. and Athabasca were simply
Jumped together as the Northwest Ter
ritories. They had a common capital
at Regina, Assiniboia, and have al
WAYS been ruled, under the Dominion
Parliament, by a Lieutenant Governor
and an Executive Council. Out of
these four territories the two new
States have been formed and the
Northwest Territories will now disap-
pear from Ihe maps.
The fact is that territorial govern
ment for them is no longer suitable,
because their interests are becoming
large and complex. In 1901 their pop
ulation was 15S,94O. No census has
been taken since, but the Canadian gov
eminent estimates their population to-
day at about 100000.
Over three fifths of the large immi
grafton that began to pour into Can
ada in 1901 has settled in three of
these territories. The tide of pioneers
is pouring over these wheat and cat
tie lands Of Canada.
1t has not yet reached Athabasca,
but farmhouses and hamlets have been
spreading over the three southern ter
ritories, and the country will keep fill
ing with people for years to come, for
the lands still unoccupied are almost
boundless. AS yet, the newcomers
have hardly more than touched the
outskirts of the wheat lands.
Manitoba is only one-fourth as large
as the old territories of Assiniboia,
Saskatchewan and Alberta, but she
had over 100000 acres in wheat last
wear. while the territories gathered
wheat crop from only 575,697 acres
This acreage in the territories was 4
mere bagatelle compared with their
enormous area OF fine farm lands.
The government, after careful inves-
LEGATIONS, has reached the conclusion
that the amount of desirable farm
lands still unappropriated in Assiniboia
Is 100000 acres; in Saskatchewan,
100000 and in Alberta, 100000
acres.
1t will take hundreds of thousands
Of farmers to cut up all this land into
homesteads, but the process is going
on, and when these lands are all par
celed out settlers viii begin to move
into Athabasca, whose agricultural ca
liabilities have just been investigated
in a comparatively thorough manner,
and. it is said, with astonishingly ia
yorable results.
The bills creating the provinces pro-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22
Little Lords Plain Dress.

Both of the best-known American
duchesses are becoming increasingly
economical in the selection of their
children's frocKs, says the New York
Press. Time was when their graces Of
Manchester and Marlborough thought
the sheerest of fabrics not good
enough for their youngsters; when
neither thought of paying less than
500 apiece for their infants robes and
when the rest of the baby attire car
ried the total of every days apparel
to al absurd figure. But the Princess
of Wales, noticing a tendency on the
part of wealthy women in England to
overdress their young hopefuls, began
putting the simplest of clothes on her
own children and the Duchesses of
Marlborough and Manchester were not
slow to copy her sensible example.
Any one seeing the Manchester and
Marlborough juniors in their wa;xs
abroad would not dream they were
the children OF parents with duchies
and ducats. Duchess Helena even goes
to the extreme of putting her pets in
ginghams O. mornings, and Duchess
Consuelo has been seen looking at or
binary prints In London bazaars.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22
HAS A TAME SEA GULL.
It Flew Irto a New Jersey Mans
House and Remains There.

Probably the most peculiar pet
owned by any man in the United
States is in the possession of Mr.. Jo-
seph H. Smith, of Phoenix avenue,
Morristown, n J. 1t is a tame sea
gull
It is several months since Mr..
Smith came into possession of the
bird, but so little has he said about
it that even his neighbors are not
aware ii the curiosity. The bird
ca1s-Sto Mr.. Smith during one of the
hard storms in the latter part of
January Mr.. Smith was just about
to enter his house one night when
something swooped down over his
head and fell on the walk at his feet.
Without stopping to see what it was
Mr.. Smith opened the door of his
house, and before he could shut it the
gull had entered From that day to
this the gull has not been outside the
door. and shows no disposition to
leave the place. He seems perfect
II happy and contented, eats his food
raw meat and fish--with relish,
and does not mind when his master
picks him up He takes his daily
swim in a tub, and does not seem to
mind the loss of the ocean.
Mr. Smith was in the navy for
eight years and has seen thousands
of gulls, but he AYERS this is the first
time he ever saw one nearer than
the cathead "Dickey" has learned
a lot of tricks and does them at the
bidding Of Mr. Smith. When the
bird feels the need of exercise he
spreads his wings and sails about
the house-upstairs, downstairs, in
the cellar and in the attic, and never
breaks anything. 1t seems strange td
Mr.. Smith that the bird can fly with
so little wing motion, for "Dickey'
never flaps his wings, he just moves
them gently once in a while and sails
about the rooms as If he was with
out weight. His spread of wing is
about five feet from tip to tip, but
he is only about fourteen inches long
and does not weigh more than cou
pie of ds.-Newark Journal.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22
TWO NEW CANADIAN PROVINCES
With Saskatchewan and Alberta the

With Saskatchewan and Alberta the
Dominion Will Have Nine Estates"
The word province in Canada has
the same significance as the word
State in our country. When we say,
therefore, that the Dominion has or
gained and is about to take in two
new provinces it means that the seven
States are about to be increased TO
nine. The seven provinces are Que
bes, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Prince Ed
ward Island, New Brunswick, Manito-
ba and British Columbia The two
new provinces are Alberta and Sas-
katchewan. The interior department
at Ottawa has issued a map showing
the boundaries of these two enormous
new provinces, and the map printed
here has been made from it.
1t is thirty eight years since the Do
minion of Canada was formed by the
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22
He Fixed Him.

In the course of an open-air revival
meeting in a Georgia town a man in
the audience interrupted the leader
with the question: Where would re-
ligion be if you took the devil out of
it?"
The leader looked the man over and
replied:
ASK the devil yourself l judge.
from your looks. you're on speakin'
terms with him. "A tlanta Constitu-
ffcn
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1905-08-22

four territories excepting a little of the
eastern parts of Athabasca and gSas-
katchewan
The time VIII probably come when il
will be deemed best to divide these
provinces again into smaller ones.
Each of them is about four times as
large as New York State, and their
total territory is about as large as
Central Europe
This is a great region, which, with
Manitoba, is estimated by the Deputy
Minister of Agriculture to be destined
within ten years to produce annually
350000,000 bushels of wheat. 100000
600 bushels of oats, and 100000
bushels of barley, and this without
cropping more than about one-third of
the tillable area.
The two provinces divide the vast
area nearly equally. Regina will be
the capital Of Saskatchewan; the CAPT
tai of Alberta will be temporarily At
Edmonton until the Legislature of that
province decides upon its permanent
Misunderstanding Post.