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along his stomach far enough to rest stretched
out on the surface.
Our medical experiences were somewhat strange.
On occasion / called to a sick man in a
small cottage by the shore. / found him pacing
the floor in great pain from deep abscess in his
right hand. 1t needed only the nick of sharp Ian
Get, and in next to time he would have been we'll
again; but he had never heard of doctors and had
faith in the knife, and willing for to attempt
only the only familiar cure, which the coast
at that time was limited to charming. He
iously awaiting the arrival from the bay of an old
woman who was supposed to be fastening out
perform this ceremony for him. Argument
good. He would not believe that, if was a medical
man, l could not do charming: So at last gave
it up and went my way. He died without being
treated three days later.
Once when gigantic fisherman insisted
similar treatment for toothache, 1. yielded
to his folly, and having made occult passes in
the air, touched his tooth and told him that that
was all l knew of charming: The odd thing
that didn't see him AGAIN for: some months, when
he assured that he had had ne'er ache since.
He armore confirmed believer in psychological
treatment than ever.
Once fisherman off to me with an old
of the orbit which involved immediate
moval of his eye and sent him ashore with minute
instructions how to clear and clean his front
in order to convert 1t into an operating room.
With my engineer to assist in giving the anesthetc,
/ followed him to his house as | ready.
To my surprise, besides the patient sitting dsCon
solate in the swept and garnshed room, there
not person to be He had told them /
coming ashore to cut out his eye, and everybody
their eyes was safe under the circumstances.
On the approach of winter almost the
last boat to come from the north, and hasten
ing south, when brought up one night under
the shelter of off lying island. Some settlers,
seeing our little lights, rowed off about midnight
and told me of dying woman who wished to
me. We found her to be suffering from internal
abscess, in great danger and pain. We had
anesthetiCs left, few dressings, and little than
a knife; but we had to operate as last resort.
And when we sailed next morning we left minute
directions as to cleanliness, huge tube sewed into
the wound, and the bed divided into halves to pro-
vide for the maintenance of drainage 1t is easy
to imagine surprise when eight months later,
revisiting this little island, former patient
was the first to down to welcome us.
Starting Cooperative Stores
WHILE with knives and pills We had been
w endeavoring to fight the results of sickness and
accident, had been starting cooperative stores, to
fight the trust system of trade The first gather
ing was very amusing to outsider, for the people
afraid that their trader would hear about
it that we held our first meeting, like number of
conspirators in private house at night every
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X.
the first consignment of food was unpretentious
house, which | but connoisseur
would have recognized as a place of business. But
the first fishery good, and far enabled our
members to pay off their outstanding debts that |
ventured to chalk up the front of this unpre-
entous building in large white letters, the ominous
words, - Red Bay Cooperative Store
Success hung in the balance for a long while; for
could not easily find any method by which
iterate managers could keep track of their dealings
The ordinary check by which intended to pay
all our debts, and make bankers also our
account keepers, proved all too small for the stray
Cling autographs Of our three check signers while
l found they had been afraid of losing the capital
invested that instead of keeping it in the form of
a stock hand they had left it the first twelve
months in the bank, and had ordered against it
and again only such small things as they needed
that they paying interest their capital
in excess of what they receiving from the bank
We determined however, that we would add
productive labor of the people. and
took up a timber area and endeavored to put
mill on it. Not being in position to hire expert
to work it for us, we undertook to do it ourselves
The machinery did not all run as it was said to do
in the book of directions, and after prolonged
trial were informed one day that our log hauer
working upside down.
Thus, in order to help deal with the illicit liquor
traffic and other such troubles on the coast,
accepted the position of Justice of the Peace l
remember being called in to decide the ques-
ton to what to be done in the case of COW
that had been killed presumably by neighbours
dog Both men were exceedingly poor. The court
decided after much discussion, that the of
the dog should pay cash to the for half of his
COW, and in return he should be allowed such meat
he could save from it. This was agreed upon
fair; but the dog owner improved the shining hour
by selling his share of the meat for considerably
more than he paid the owner of the COW, and by
retaining good joint for his family into the bargain
A Heartless Mother
IN another occasion Twas called in to settle the fate
~ of child that had been deserted by lis mother
who had married who refused to accept the
little girl Having condemned her to Jail in default
of providing for the child, left; but my return
three months later | found the child in
more neglected condition. so, knowing that | had
no jail anyhow, l could only dismiss the parents
with warning, and steam away with the baby on
ship.
This was the beginning = a work among children
which has gradually been gr wing since, and has
added enormous interest to II work of resident
cr11ao he last b,,tip
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EY first experience among deep sea
N fishermen was when L had vol
unteered to see if a doctor could
live on the fishing grounds frequented
by this class of toilers. l began to
have doubts when | saw the craft l was
to sail in. She was about the size of a
canal barge, and was moored alongside
fishing quay. / had expected at least
two thousand-ton vessel. However, there
was no escape now and IN few hours
we We're battling with a nasty short sea
on the sands outside the harhor mouth.
The mission ships had been having great
trouble with the floating grog vessels,
which were working havoc among the
men, and, as the chief attraction appeared
to be the cheap tobacco, we were destined
to run to Ostend to Guido the customs,
by taking in tobacco there and selling it
at sea, so that the fishermen need not
go to get tobacco where grog was sold.
Our first port was Ostend, where our
stay was enlivened by fight between a
lot of our own fishermen and the Dutch
men. The contention on the part of the
latter was that the Englishmen had
no right to invade their markets, and
when our vessels came in with fish a large
mob assembled to prevent them landing,
and at first drove them all below deck
with stones and half bricks. Here,
however, our men buckled on their oil
skins and hard sou'wester jackets, armed
themselves with their fishing creels, and
their long slip belts with heavy buckles,
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A Brave Seaman

7 REMEMBER a vessel that was cruising with
number of otherson lee shore the Holland side,
where fleet fishing at the time; that is, the
wind blowing hard the land. The fishing
admiral sgnaled Get up the nets in all haste,
and at once make for the openi" to get room;
for in couple of hours such a nasty would rise
that shallow ground that small vessel could
hope claw off lee shore. Ny friend was the last
to get off, and his little vessel painfully gaining
inch by inch, when he dismasted friend going
to destruction before the breeze. Without any
hesitation he down his help. Against the
protest of his own crew. he insisted on getting out
the boat, and went in it alone the off chance of
getting the water logged hull of his friend.
Marvellous to relate, the washed him so near
that, though he could not keep in the water,
the fishermen of the sinking smack jumped into the
beat. and all of them safely picked up. The
rescuing party eventually succeeded in keeping off
the breakers till the storm abated.
These things We're not done for medals only
for mems praise, and spoke about them over
our pipes in the cabins at night.
On four occasions | have had to make of
method that l have learned for getting out of the
water an ice edge. 1t consists in simply spreading
out and swimming with ones legs like frog, in
way endeavoring to grasp the ice with the hands
in any way raise himself upon it, till he has edged
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Heroism and Simplicity of North Atlantic To

AEY first experience among deep sea
N fishermen was when l had vol
unteered to see if a doctor could
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and, sallying forth on. to the quay, hewed
a path right up to the fish market, where, with
the aid of the local police and a regiment of
dninutive military, they proceeded to ply their
legitimate calling After taking in four tons of to-
bacco, and getting a friendly steamer to smash up
the ice into which then hard frozen,
once again made a start for the banks of the Ger
l experienced at that time the toughest two
months have ever spent; for decks were never
dry and the ice on board made it dangerous at any
time to try walk without holding on. The perils
and monotony of the life struck very pathetic,
and drew out ones sympathy for men who had be-
almost reckless from the low estimate they
placed on the value of their existence.
| remember man, whose vessel had been
summoned to the aid of another dismantled craft,
which was fast sinking in the heavy sea that was
running. The master of the boat, himself with
family at home calmly ordered the jolly boat to be
thrown over the side In the process she swung back
and in her bilge against the fishing smack's
rail The skipper took only time to cover the hole
with tin and tarred felt before he made a second
attempt; this time successfully, bringing all six
men from the sinking vessel.
Many such acts occurred in my experience, and
learned to love the men, even if their habits
were not those of the dignifed church going lands
man. They seemed to to be the true representa-
tives of the going genius of the Ango-SaXon
Their prototypes the of Raleighs and
brakes vessels, which swept the Spanish Main and
kept the sixteenth century world in awe
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21
MERGER WOULD
WORK Loss Of
STATE REVENUE.

Boston, June H.-"In the event OF a
complete merger Of the Boston and Maine
with the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad. 30 as TO form Que cor
poration, IL Is quite probable that tine loss
or revenue to the commonwealth would
pe considerable"
Such n statement Is made in an Official
communication sent TO the house OF rep
resentatives today by Tax Commissioners
Trefry In answer to questions asked of
him by the legislature I'm relation 10 the
excise tax received by the commonwealth
from the New Haven road.
The report continues:
I'm case the New Haven should take
over the Boston and Maine In exchange
for It's own stock, the tax on the fran
chise of the Boston and Maine would not
be affected. The proposition of the tax
represented In shares OF the Boston and
Maine so held by the New Haven would
he retained by the state instead OF being
distfit uted 20 the cities and the towns
where stockholders reside. In this case
the commonwealth would gain in revenue
and the cities and towns would lose''
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21
LITTLE BOY
FALLS FROM
P0MHAM BRIDGE

Fred Salstein. the young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Salstein of Bullock's Point
avenue. Riverside, while playing about
the Pomham bridge yesterday afternoon.
fell from the west abutment of the bridge
and was painfully injured
The boy, ip company with companions.
was walking toward the Vanity Fair
grounds. After climbing a hill they de-
cided to make a short stay on the bridge.
which crosses the Consolidated tracks.
The bridge is about Is feet above the rail-
road bed.
The boy climbed over the iron guard
rail and stepped out upon the iron sup
ports OF the bridge. In attempting TO step
from one beam to another he lost his bal
ance and was pitched headlong toward the
tracks below. He struck on his head on
the slipping sandy bank and rolled several
feet TO the Consolidated roadbed. He was
rendered unconscious
DR.. Arthur G. Platt was called, and he
took the boy TO his office on Bullock 8
Point avenue, where he attended to the
injuries. Besides a bad cut on the head.
the boy received numerous bruises about
the body, but his condition was not con-
sidered serious.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21
JEWELLERS HAVE
ANNUAL OUTING
At VANITY FAIR

The New England jewelers. and Silver
smiths association. numbering fully 500.
enjoyed their annual outing and field day
today at Vanity Fair. Gov Higgins and
Mayor Mccarthy were invited guests OF
the party.
At IL o'clock a short street parade,
headed by Fay's American band. was
held.
A luncheon was served at o'clock and
ball game at Vanity Fair was played
by teams representing Providence and At
tleboro. AT the conclusion OF the game
the party adjourned to the main dining
room. where Rhode Island clam dinner
was served. The jewellers will visit the
various amusements on the grounds and
continue the merriment until late in the
evening.
The committee of arrangements consists
OF the following: William A. Copeland.
president: Albert A. Bushee. Theodore
Foster and George III. Webster, vice pres
idents; George Holmes. treasurer Harry
Mays, secretary; executive committee,
Frank Reynolds. William b. Chaplin. Har-
ry Cutler.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21
MAKES PROTEST
AGAINST THE
'ST0NE" CAMP

| Mayor Mccarthy received the follow
| ing letter today and referred II 10 the al
dermanic committee on health:
Providence, r. l., June 10. 1907.
Hon. p. j. Mccarthy, Mayor OF Provi-
Dear Strive understand that a peti-
tion against the continuance OF a "tuber-
culosis class" so called, addressed TO the
honorable board OF aldermen. was re-
ferred without reading TO the superintend-
ent OF health. In connection with his re-
port. we beg your consideration OF the
following points;
First regarding entire and unquestion-
able freedom from danger. we have re-
oeiVed the written opinions OF % physi-
clans i'm tho city. OF these IL think that
IL Is safe TO establish such "A camp In
residential neighborhood; five are doubt
ful In the matter; nine are positive In
their opinion that there is danger In such
a proceeding. You will not fail 10 observe
that professional views are too nearly
equally divided 10 assume. as we have
been told, that there can be no menace TO
health
cation, ~ physicians out OF 3 consider
that IL is not "A good one for the above
purpose.
Third. 1s out OF 25 think II unwise
To have tuberculous persons travelling
back and forth daily upon street
Fourth. real estate agents who have
answered our Inquiries agree In the
opinion that such plant Will In
evitably tend to lower values. These
amount TO an assessed valuation OF
s9l 900 on seven improved properties
bordering on the estate referred TO,
with other matters In our petition.
In view OF these considerations IL
has seemed only fair TO us, neighbors
and property owners. that we also
should be considered as well as the
promoters OF an enterprise. for the
benefit OF remote children, adults and
few students OF a disease. which
does not promote the comfort OF peo-
pie In the vicinity and which might
better be cared for elsewhere. We ac-
cordingly beg that you Will give our
request your personal interest and at
tention 10 obtain for us hearing
before the honorable board OF which
you are n member. or, II the above
statements and those in our petition
shall be sufficient. we trust that you
will act upon them with such con-
sideration as they may deserve.
Respectfully yours,
LORENZO SEARS,
J. r.. MacCOLL
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21
EVERETT HELD
WITHOUT BAIL ON
MURDER CHARGE

Norway, Me-, June 2f-wallace
Everett was held without bail TO await
the action OF the grand jury at the
October term OF the supreme court to-
day, after hearing before Judge Will
liam F. Jones, in the municipal court.
on the charge OF numbering Edgar L.
Radcliffe.
The state claims Radcliffe, who was
~ years old. was locked in the dyna-
mite magazine at the Brown mine on
Paris hill week ago last night NOR
tally wounded by a dynamite explosion
which wrecked the building, and then
stabbed In the neck with knife.
There were five witnesses introduced
by the state to show probable cause
for holding the respondent DIR. r f.
bradbury, who performed the post
mortem examination. was asked III the
wound In Radcliffe's neck was probably
SELF INFLICTED, and he replied that in
his judgment II was not. No wit
nesses were called for the defense.
John r. Swasey, OF counsel for the
DEFENSE, moved that the respondent be
discharged. as the state had failed TO
make out case but the court decided
TO hold him without bail He was
Paris. - oe'h
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES

Examinations for State Certificates will
be held Tuesday and Wednesday, July
and 10. 1907, at the following places:
Providence. Rhode Island Normal
School
Newport. Rogers High School.
Woonsocket. High School.
East Greenwich, Academy.
Westerly High School
The examinations will begin each day
promptly at o'clock a. m. -.N'
Examinations will be given on Tuesday
in Arithmetic, Geography. Spelling. Ian
guage. History and Physiology, for both
Third and Fourth Grades.
On wednesday. all examinations In
Professional Subjects for all grades Will
occur.
All examinations for First and Second
Grade Certificates will be held in Provi-
dence ONLY.
All persons intending 10 take the exami-
nations must notify the undersigned on or
before July 5 of the grade for which they
wish to be examined and the place.
N tI. WALTER f. RANGER,
Secretary State Board OF Education.
Box 1892. Providence. fmw-ot
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21
l0K| TO lEMA|N
AMBASSADOR At
WASHINGTON

Washington. June n-The formal an
nouncement by vscount Hayashi, the
Japanese minister for foreign affairs. In
Toxic dispatch published today. that Am
bassador Aolu is TO be retained at Wash
ington, Ia regarded here as clearly estab-
hshins the fact that the present Japanese
ministry, headed by Saolnr. has assured
ttseaf Of the support OF both the Unionist
and Conservative parties In its present at
tztude toward America
For a ttzrSe there was some doubt here.
even In the minds of tho officials OF the
Japanese embassy as TO the power behind
the Demand Of Count Oixuma for the sub
Otitution for Ao4u at Washington OF a
sStrong" man, by which term II was un-
derstood he meant Japanese committed
tn advance to the policy OF demanding
from America fun rights OF citizenship, OF
residenos and OF immigration for Japan
o0hA
Secretary Root left Washington today
Cor his summer home near Utica NJ Y,
and Ambassador Aold intends TO retire to
Bssena Vista. Md, during the heated
eer1n. so that II Is not to be expected that
there win be any important diplomatic
exchanges between the governments at
Toxic and Washington in the near fuure.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21
IMM|GRANTs
FORCED TO PAY
F|RsT-CLASs RATE

New York, June 2i.-Evidence TO sus-
tain a complaint that seven railroads
having terminals in this city practiced
discrimination In fares against the immi-
grants bound TO the West as compared to
hrst-class passengers was given before n
special examiner for the interstate COM
merce commission yesterday. The charges
were preferred by Immigration Commits
sioner Robert Watchorn. The railroads
accused are the Pennsylvania, Baltimore
and Ohio, Central Railroad of New Jer-
sey, Lehigh Valley, Erie, Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western and Philadelphia
and Reading.
The hearing was before Martin s. Deck
er. special examiner. Assistant United
States Attorney Henry A. Wise prose-
cuted the complaint on behalf OF the i'm
migration commissioner.
Outlining his case Mr.. Wise said that
the various railroads had charged unjust
rates II the character or service was con-
sidered. The passenger rates for immi-
grants, he declared. are equal to those OF
hrst-class passengers, yet the immigrant
Is allowed less accommodation and lis en-
abled TO travel less rapidly
j. r. Wood passenger traffic manager
OF the Pennsylvania railroad, was the
first witness
After ascertaining that the immigrant
fare from New York TO Philadelphia, At
lantic City and Washington was practi-
cally identical with the first-class fare
Mr.. Wise secured statements from the
witness that immigrants can ride only on
an immigrant train or smoking car, that
there were no porters to assist the women
or to brush the mems clothes.
Mr.. Wood said the railroad provided
for the immigrant an interpreter who
could speak half a dozen languages.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21

front today. Outside OF the daily arrivals
and departures there was nothing doing.
Even the small boy, who for the past rev
days has been swimming off the wharves.
declared Il too hot this morning TO en-
10y his daily dip.
Stanley I.awton who for many years
toured this country and Europe WIN
Sousa's band, is now playing on the stean-
err providence i'm the well-balanced orches-
fra OF six pieces. which delights the pas
sengers by this fine steamer
There Is quite a fleet of power boats
anchored off the dry dock on the south
side of the harbor and every afternoon
there are quite number of close brushes
between some OF them.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-06-21
RIVERSIDE
Advertisements and items for the News
Democrat may be left at the Riverside
Dry Goods Store. md Lincoln avenue.

man named Lungstrom came near los
Ing his life In attempting to board NOV
ing train this morning. The train was
well under way and Mr.. Lungstrom in
stead Of running alongside OF II jumped
towards the steps OF a car and missed his
footing He fell to the platform OF the
depot and came within a few inches of
rolling under the train.
Gardner Reynolds, a middle-aged man,
living at az North Main street. Provi-
dence, jumped from one OF the flying
horses at Crescent Park yesterday while
they were in motion and the result was
that DIR. Seymour was called upon to sew
up a good-siZed gap In his head.
Two boys left the East street school
this morning and were seen by their
teacher smoking cigarettes under a tree.
A messenger was sent 10 Sergt. Bick-
ford. who put an end 10 the smoke and
ordered the boys to school. which closes
today.
The class that graduated from the Tur-
ner avenue grammar school yesterday
were the guests OF the management OF
the Vanity Fair company last evening.
boy named Arthur Sullivan living on
Narragansett avenue was bitten on his
face by dog yesterday afternoon.