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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
MORTGAGEE'S SALE.

VIII be sold at Public Auction on Tues
day March 18th. 1906. at ~ o'clock M
on the premises by virtue Of the powers
OF sale. contained I'm mortgage deed
made and executed by Antonio Caputa
and NinCcnza Caputa. both or the city
OF Providence. I'm the State OF Rhode
Island. dated February Sth a. ID. 1897,
and recorded in the records Of mort
cages OF Real Estate. I'm the city of
Providence. I'm mortgage book 18 at
page 81, the conditions OF said mortgage
having been broken:
Those two certain lots OF land with all
the buildings and improvements thereon,
situated In the city OF Providence, for
merly North Providence. and are laid
out and designated as lots numbered one
hundred and six dO6) and one hundred
and twelve Gi2). on a plat OF lots I'm Provl-
dence. formerly North Providence for
merly belonging 90 Ebenczer Wood re-
surveyed and plated for y. G. Northup
MAY i6th, 1854 by William Sa-IIaines
Said premises are described IN that Or.
tain deed from Martin a. Grove. Admins.
traitor 10 Thomas j. Hamilton recorded
in Deed Book Number 37q. al page 45l
IN the Record Office OF said city OF Provi.
denCe.
by order Of the mortgage. who hereby
gives notice OF his intention 20 bid AT said
sale or NJ any postponemeut or adjourn.
ment thereof
THOMAS J. HAMILTON.
Mortgagee
Providence. February isth, 1905.
fls22ml.s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
FORGED $4,000 WORTH Of
STEEL COMPANY PAY CHECKS

Chicago. March THE principal In the
recent SlS.OOo forgery OF Illinois steel com
pany pay checks In South Chicago has
been discovered. According 60 his own
confession. Louis 1,ongpre Is the man.
He was arrested yesterday I'm the office
Of tho Western Ranknote company. where
he has been employed as an engraver.
Longpre confessed that he made the plate
from which tho checks were printed and
that he assisted In cashfnE them among
the South Chicago merchants.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
KNOCKED HIM DOWN
AND MADE OFF WITH PURSE

Benjamin Anderson. GA Preston street.
was knocked down by two colored men In
John r.. Whites coal yard l65 south
Main street at o'clock this morning ana
robbed OF purse containing &.7o, accord
ing to the story he told Lieut.. O'Neil at
the Central station this morning.
He claims that his assailants were burly
negroes and gave the lieutenant descrip-
tions Of them. He says they accosted him
I'm front OF the public market, 3S South
Main street. and walked along with him
10 the coal yard where they jumped on
him and secured the purse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
55aO-lAOlES NINE GOREO FLARE SKIRT

Dark blue broadcloth is represented in
this stylish model Nine cores are en-
justment is given at the hips Below this
point, the skirt falls I'm rippjlng folds
to the foot. The pattern provides for a
for round. short round length or medium
sweep Bias folds OF the material form
the trimming. the lower one cut wider
than the upper Excellent results are OBJ
serge and linen. The medium size will
require 6ss yards OF A-inch material
Ladies' Nine-Gored Flare Skirt, in habit
style or with applied box-pleat I'm back
No. $500. for % a. 26, 2S, 30 and 80 inches
waist measure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
WOMEN FIGHT A
DUEL IN STREET
AND KILL A MAN

Chicago. March IA dispatch from
Middleboro, KY, says:
In a pistol duel yesterday between Mrs.
Alice Moore and Mrs Lucy Tucker, as
the result OF a longtime quarrel, Frank
Madden was killed by bullet from the
revolver OF Mrs. Tucker.
The women met In front OF n saloon
and. after exchanging a few words both
drew weapons. Mrs. Tucker was the first
TO open fire. At the third shot Mrs
Moore turned and ran down the street
unharmed, though her clothing was twice
pierced. II was this last shot which
struck Madden.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
The Growler.

THE telephone
is n deceptive in
strument.
Honest IL is.
| was told a story
the other day I'm
which the tele-
phone figured. II
appears a certain
business man down
I'm the Banigan
building wanted a
certain Mr. Smith.
connected with a
well known imam
cfaI Institution I'm
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
WISE ACTION.

The common council made the right direction
instructed the committee ordinances report resolution
introduced by Councilman Ragan Ward
ago This resolution proposes such amendment city
ordinances as VIII prevent members OF the city from
ong financially interested work done by the
The common council has rule committees of that
body shall report all measures submitted
This rule has been honored the than the oberv
ance but after fourteen report on this important
matter OF city contracts will be interesting Not altogether lacking
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

would be the influences that have
long There should be doubt
about the of the report city which
claim made there force either
ordinances charter provisions prohibiting municipal officers from
entering into being interested other work required
by department Providence much other cities needs
all possible protection against graft
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

1t probobe that many New York legislators did not become
Judge" Iamon Some
OF Hamtons friends regard him Judging from state
in the New York That exactly the opinion OF
thousands of INSURANCE poicyhoders, however.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
AMERICAN SQUADRON NEAR BEIRUT

Constantinople. March 1.-The Amerl-
can squadron, commanded by Rear Ad-
miral Sigsbee. is expected TO arrive at
BEIRUT. Syria. and stay there three DAYS.
after which the warships will go To AL
exandria, Egypt.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

need be enviou because Boston has
mendous foreign Had she been less conservative and
progressive few decades ago much of that would
today be coming the city the head of Narraganse bay
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

man always ready give his colleagues the bene
of his abundant information whether the subject under consdera
railroad prejudice blended booze
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
WHAT OTHERS
ARE SAYING

Except for the terms OF the Paris
treaty, which gives Spain certain trade
privileges for several years yet, we could
we'll afford at this time to establish as
free trade relations with the Philippines
as we have established with Puerto
Rico Washington Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

Commissioner Garfield didn't make very satisfactory report
concerning big packing but he made sasac
tory witness in the court proceedings.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

you are particular, avoid the ordi-
nary dentist; he does inferior
work, and always overcharges.
work, and alwyas overcharges.
When you have anything done
at DR.. Kings you get the services
of an expert on that one particu-
lar thing. No guessing-No ex-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES work only.
When your work is done you can
rest assured that you have had
the best that dental science can
achieve. You suffer no pain
neither are YOU asked to pay more
than a moderate price.
Full set teeth as low as So. gold crown
S5. bridge work S.. gold filings 81 mp.
other filings 5Oc.; painless extraction free
when sets are ordered, All work guaran-
teed.
Hours S a. m. TO G p. m; Sundays 10 10 ?.
Open Saturday nights till 2. Telephone
2i52-2 Union. Lady attendants
Examinations. estimates and advice free.
Hours a m. 10 p. m; Sundays 10 to ?.
Examinations. estiamtes and advice free.
KING DENTAL PARLORS,
2so Westminster St, PROVIDENCE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

Justice Deuels return to the bench
emphasizes the necessity of immediate ac-
tion for his removal. He may feel 'splen-
did but New York cannot feel splendid
while he is on the bench. New York
World
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

King Edward will doubt favor the Labor part old
sion proposal Indeed he eligible for pension himself having
reached the age of o.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

The report that he going lend Gar Nicholas $oooooooo
leads the inference that John d. Rockefeller much alive
somewhere.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

good deal of trouble in China aceabe the veroy
Canton wg from the big stick ought efectuay settle him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

at is scarcely probable that the admin
istration will sit idly by and permit the
killing OF this important measure without
a protest The Philippines sorely need the
benefits which q reduction i'm our tariff
duties would afford them, and. as has
been shown repeatedly, the entire duty
could be abolished without damaging any
domestic interest Chicago News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

What's the difference between duel and "Deuel One
a "code of honor" and the doesn't See?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

I'm awful busy. for you see ! am presi-
dent OF the company"
"Br-rr- click went the phone and the
b, NJ didn't have the nerve to call up
again.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

At the municipal election held in Vermont yesterday the chief
license gains
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07
DR.. King--Expert
The Ordinary
Local Dentist

The small den--
tist does or at
tempts to do
everything-ex ex-
tracts fill
crown - bridge
and make plates
he is seldom
proficient in one
b a II c h, and
never in all. If
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

dent OF the company"
"Br-rr- rr-click went the phone and the
b. NJ. didn't have the nerve to call up
again.
And now the news Games from Lon
don that a certain man by the name of
Maginn has found out that common deal
wood makes a valuable food--if cut up
into small pieces and eaten.
What next?
The discovery by Maginn is followed by
statement from DR.. Forbes Wnslow.
who say he can understand the ration
ality OF Maginns idea and sees no reason
why wood should not be a food
Animals eat food and man is an ami
mal-at least some women say so.
But honest. Just Imagine going into a
restaurant and ordered up n wood sand
wich or wood omelet or possibly a ma
hogany stew, or fried splintersl | believe
that ! can gulp down with some degree
Of relish the average boarding house pie
or even cake from a girls cooking
school, but when they get me to eating
wood-well, me for the tall timbers with
sN-shooter ana II they force me-bang!
90
The subject somehow had turned to
llnen-collars, in fact, and one OF the
party, said that he experienced n lot of
trouble with his. 1t seemed that the
iaundry sometimes put so much starch
I'm them that IT was almost impossible 10
torce a collar button through the but
ton hole and In great many Instances
NtAN, II was LuiOuBn the cage or the
bottom hole was ruined. and sooner that
was necessary the collar was useless
We'll. said another of the PARTY 10
the complainant you generally have n
llttie spitte in your mouth. don't you?"
, why. certainly do-what Of it?" was
the response
TN tell you" continued the other fell
low. when you come to put on vour
collar just moister the edges of the but
ton holes and your collar buttons will slim
IN Just as easily as you can imagine, and
you will find that the button holes will
iast about three times as long, too! Try
An idea that, eh >"
The Growler tried Il and Il worked fine
Men, get next to this little trick,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

Now that congressman cannot get free
passes from the railroads, most of them
find IL cheaper 20 stay over Sunday in
Washington than to go home from Fri
day TO Monday. as they used to do So far
no important Increase has been noted i'm
the church attendance at the capital. ~
Boston Globe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

1T was evidently n case OF rreferrng
the tobacco and sugar interests 10 the in
terests OF the people. And who cares for
the F'ilipnos and our moral obligation to-
ward them? There Is no occasion for sur
prise and none for muck indignation."-
Indianapolis News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

This paper has not been among those
condemning the United States senate in
the abstract II has no sympathy with re-
cent sensational attacks on that body and
on its individual members. This sort of
action by committee. however tends TO
confirm the worst that Is said about sem
ate practices. s."-Pittsburg Gazette
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

"The late Gen. Schoheld was at one
time prominently mentioned for a Demo
cratic presidential nomination. but he was
sensible enough TO spurn It, He thus es-
capped the sorrow and disappointment that
overlook several other distinguished sol
diers who were more ambitious 10 shine
I'm civil life. Boston Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-03-07

I'VE like the remark OF Sir Frederic
Borden, Canadian minister OF militia. that
the United states would prove the fu-
ture bulwark of the Dominion against at
tack by any foreign power That's sensi-
BILE and friendly. Boston Journal
The Washington times., 1906-05-20

put Sweetening-sugar OF mola sses-into
corn bread! an unheard enormity in the
real home of the maize. where no meal
pone. batter bread. johnny cake. hoe
cake. or batter cakes. When I say over
the list l am homesick for the loved
food my infancy knew"
Her sigh and dolefuI countenance
were irresistibly comic.
Mrs. Sterling laughed.
why not buy Southern cornmeaI, and
renew departed joys. instead of repin-
ing? For. of course, you must know
what many Middle States and Northern
people do not-that the meal sold by cur
grocers is not the same as one buvs
south of Mason and Dixon's traditional
line. Ours is ground by steam-driven
mills; yours is water ground after the
old style. The very shape of the par
ticles is different in the two kinds II
you were TO try 10 make any of the de-
licious breads you have named with
Northern meal. your failure would be
as lamentable as my attempt to COM
pound your Incompatible batter bread
(oh. yesl 1 know il well. having eaten
II In VirginiaD. Using our very best
brand of yellow-or of white-Indian
meal Before you tell US just how to
make and 10 eat IL. I meant you to jot
down my recipe for what my John and
boys have named
'NONESUCH CORN BREAD
Two heaping cups of, Northern In
dian meal: one cup Of hour: three sgSss
The Washington times., 1906-05-20

rwo and a half cups OF milk: one tea
spoonful Of lard: two teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder.
Beat the eggs very thoroughlv-
whites and yolks separately-melt the
lard. sift the baking powder into The
meal and flour while yet dry, and stir
this I'm at the last. Then. TO borrow the
direction scribbled by the rattle-tonpued
girl upon the recipe when she sent n to
me-'beat like mad" Bake quickly and
steadily in buttered mold. Half an
hour will suffice. In cutting corn bread
hold the knife perpendicular and cut
toward you"
May benighted Yankee saw a word
as 10 underground meaI?'' asked Mrs
Gray. inclining her head gracefully 70
the Southern matron, when the sound of
scribbling pencils ceased. 1T may he
bought in Some Northern cities. being
imported directly from Virginia. Some
people say there is secret in com
pounding II known TO the negro cook
alone. An old nanny whom I saw in
Florida, told me, mysteriously. that she
always said charm over it She
would not tell me what it was But I
watched her one day while she made
the most enchanting johnny cake that
ever crisped between a mortaPs teetb
l can tell you exactly how she did it
barring the unuttered charm I do NOT
promise that yours Will equal hers bv
many degrees. This is the formula as
wrote il down at the time:
'One teaeupful of sweet milk; one
teaspoonful Of buttermilk; one TEASPOON
ful Of salt; one teaspoonful Of soda: one
tablespoonful of melted butter.
Trough meal to enable you to roll
1t into a sheet half an inch thick.
Spread upon a buttered tin. or in a
shallow pan, and bake forty minutes.
AS soon as II begins TO brown. haste
it with a rag tied to a stick ana
dipped into melted butter Repeat this
five or six times until IL is brown and
crisp Break-not cut II up-and eat for
luncheon 0r tea, accompanied by sweet
or butter milk
Now for your famous batter bread
petitione' Mrs Greene, turning 70 the
Virginia. woman
1t was given without hesitation and
run off glibly:
Beat two eggs light; stir a cupfuI of
cold boiled rice into a liberal mint of
milk and add to the eggs, rice and milk
a tablespoonful of melted butter. SIR
a teaspoonful of salt into two c,,ns
OF Indian meal; stir all together and
bake in a pudding dish Eat hot should
the meal thicken too much. add more
milk 1 sift a teaspoonful of baLing
powder with the meal, but that is an
innovation.
Brands of meal differ in the matter
of thickening when wet. as much as dif-
ferent barrels of flour The mJxt,,rs
should be of the consistency of Mound
cake batter, and beaten hard at the last
Some cooks scald the meal and let If
cook before mixing. They say IL takes
off the raw taste Then less milk IS
required IL
The Washington times., 1906-05-20

Detestable stuff" interjected Mrs.
Black. bluntly. Il was always remind
ed when 1 saw the little wreSches
munching them of the text, IF they ask
bread. will he give them a stoneT The
phalt than food for human beings
Mrs. Sterling came between the dis
putants with a tactful diversion:
1T would be well for US IL we gave
corn breads a more honorable place up
on family bills of fare. When we con-
slider that it is a native product we
might draw the conclusion that il is
especially adapted TO the pnysIcal needs
Of people who live in America. It is
nourishing. building up bone and tis-
sues, and, being slightly Laxative is
less heating than wheat. barley or ont
meal. At least she added in mode st
depreciation of the possible criticism of
Prof Sidestep's disciple. that is wha.
l have been told
The Difference in Corn Meals.
Mrs. Martin spoke by the card:
Northern people know next to moth
ing about corn breads, 1 notice Mrs
Sterling uses the plural and she is
right There are half dozen different
varieties and all good-in competent
hands, Here" dfsdainfuIly-'they give
the preference to yellow cornmeal. We
raise yellow corn at home for horses
dogs and chickens. never thinking of
putting it upon the table for human
Christians to eat Then, your cooks
The Washington times., 1906-05-20
Counsel 10 Girls.

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-hying;
And this same flower that smiles today
Tomorrow will be dying.
The glorious lamp of Heaven, the sun
The higher he's a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run,
And nearer he's TO setting.
That age is best which is the first.
When youth and blood are warmer
Put being spent, the worse and worst
Times still succeed the former.
Then be not coy, but use your time
And while ye may. go marry:
For having lost but once your primo.
You may forever tarry.
Robert Herrick.
The Washington times., 1906-05-20

solved This is best done out or doors,
as the dust which flies when you empty
the lye is very penetrating The I've
causes the water to become hot, aud
the mixture must stand until just about
blood-warTn. Have ready wooden soap
box. lined first with several thicKnesses
of newspapers. and then with muslin
Use rwO rounded tablespoonfuls OF
sifted bOraX (powdered).
When the I've IS just blood warm and
The grease pleasantly warm 10 the fin
ge-s. slowly pour the I've into the grease,
stirring constantly, and slowly Sift in
the powdered bOraX. stirring slowly and
evenly until the mixture begins 10
thicken. This is the only ''ticklish"
point in the whole operation. The mix
ture must not be stirred too long. or IL
VIII separate or "curdle-' II should
be about like rich cream, or, rather,
like pancake batter in looks and con-
siStency. Pour off into the lined mold,
cover and set away for day or two
in warm place
Then turn out Of the mold and cut It
up into bars, piling them up in a warm
place. criss-crosS fashion. so that the
soap can dry out and ripen. The longer
II is kept, the better It will dry out
hard and creamy white. not unlike white
castle soap.
EXPERIENCE Qllinois). +.
The Washington times., 1906-05-20
HOUSEMOTHERS' EXCHANGE

for cooking purposes. These are kept
in separate crooks. All fat for which 7
have no other use goes into the soap
grease Into an old cOfree pot Clxept
for this purpose) go ali the fat scraps
left from the table. trimmings from
chops, cakes of fat lifted from broths
and soups, ham rinds. skimmings from
boiled ham. salad oil gone rancid: in
fact, any tat which would be other
wise thrown out The coffee pot" is
placed in the oven over night. or at any
time when the oven is warm or moder-
ate, and the fat allowed 10 melt out
very slowly. The melted fat is poured
OFF into quart tomato cans kept for this
purpose When one can is full IL is set
aside, and begin on another. When
I have four cans Of grease I proceed as
follows:
-Four quarts of soap grease are placed
over the fire and melted. then strained
through cheesecloth into an old water
pail and allowed 10 cool until just warm
TO the hand. Into a stone crock or
pitche: p2t five pints of cold water; add
Two boxes Of patent lyei stir until dis
The Washington times., 1906-05-20
MRS. STERLING'S WAYS MAKING Nc c9RN H2N BREAD

F RS. BROWN has been attend
M ing lectures upon dietetics for
IVA some weeks past. She is one
of the scores of millions who
take education in the form of triturates.
She handed out a tabloid to us by the
time she received her first cup of tea
When the lecturer reaches "Tannic
Acid" she will abjure the Chinese
herb entirely. knowledge. when tritur-
ated. is absorbed in broken doses and
periodically.
IT is q pity" she moralized. stirring
In the sugar before accepting cream,
that Americans persis; in adding to
adipose tissues and softening muscles
and bone by eating white bread. from
which the best elements have been re-
moved by boilingi"
There are graham bread sandwiches
upon the other plate II you prefer
them! said Mrs. Sterling. obligingiy.
supposing. naturally enough. that the
remark was suggested by the oblong Of
folded whise bread inclosing a wafery
slice Of chicken breast and a lettuce
leaf the visitor had selected.
Thank you, This is very nice, I am
sure II is strange. as 1 was saying.
that so few appreciate the food products
Of whole wheat and brown bread. Prof
Sidestep declares that ii is a crime TO
feed children upon fine wheat bread
He says the sour black Ioaves that are
the daily fare. of European peasants
woul9 De infinitely more wholesome for
The Washington times., 1906-05-20

for the heavy heads of flowers, which,
unless dried all the way through, are
apt TO spoil the smooth. pretty effect
OF the piece by making the linen around
them pucker as though rough-drie6.
Then lay IL ,,way, in box or drs.w sr,
somewhere where nothing can muss CT
crumple il. Often bit eXquisitely EN-
broidered and eXQuisitely done up BE-
comes limp and mussed before ii is used.
PerhapS better way to keep IL in order
is to roll ii around a long mailing tube.
tWlstlng II lightly in tissue paper alter
ward.
Lace work, as a rule. has been so un-
satisfactory in the matter Of launder-
ing, coming out Of the process looking
like anything but its former beautitL