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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

The family Is the real social unit, and
what society has to do is to promote the
good of the family And in the family
woman In as completely supreme as Is man
in the state And for all moral purposes
the family In more vital, more beautiful,
more universal than the state. To keep
the family true, refined, affectionate, faith.
ful is a grander task than TO govern the
state. II Is task which needs the whole
energies. the entire life of woman. To mix
up her sacred duty with the coarser occu-
pations of politics and trade is TO unfit her
for it rs completely as If priest were TO
embark I'm the business Of money lender
That such primary social truths were ever
forgotten at all Is one OF the portents OF
this age Of skepticism, mammon worship
and false glory.
While the embers OF the older chivalry
and religion retained their warmth, no
decent man, much less woman, could be
found TO throw ridicule on the chivalrous
and sanity ideal of woman as mans guar
dian angel and queen of the home. But
the ideals Of religion of old are grown faint
and out Of fashion, and the priest of today
= too often willing TO go with the times
Ia IL 10 be left 70 the religion of humanity
% defend the primeval institutions OF so
cietyi Let US then honor the Old World
image of woman as being relieved by mar
from the harder tasks of industry, from
the defense and management Of the state
in order that she may set herself to train
up each generation 90 be worthier than tht
last and may make each home in some
sense heaven Of peace on earth.-Fort
nightly Review.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

THE PROVIDENCE NEWS, a sprightly Repub-
lican newspaper which in few short months
has earned its way into the good graces Of the
people Of New England-and many others be-
sides-has instituted plan toincrease it's pop
ularity and AT the same time gain valuable in-
formation for its readers. Its plan Is this:
The NEWS proposes 10 send, at its own eS-
pense, a representative Rhode Island working
man 10 Great Britain TO report upon the oon-
dition OF workingmen there. IL Will pay ell
his expenses aud furnish him with guide books
and all necessary information and assistance
in laying out his route. The man 10 10 he So
lected by ballot by the readers of the NEws,
and of course he must be intelligent and able
in an occasional letter TO express In compre-
hensive manner the result Of his trip.
by this course the NEWS hopes to learn from
an intelligent work'ngmsn the condition OF
labor I'm Free Trade country az compared
with its condition in this land of Protection 10
American industries. The question Is already
an all-important one and its Importance will
increase as the great campaign Of W approach
es Information gained Sy the NKwc In the
way suggested will carry with Il greater
weight than anything that could be written
merely from political standpoint, asd the
worthy editor Of that paper Is TO be co imend'
ed for his wise forethought In the matter.
A paper, however, which like the NEWS was
Obliged 90 double its sire In less than month
after its first issue. may be evrreied al any
tire to advance good ideas asa SASay thsw
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
IL
What the Newspapers Say About 1t.
From the Brooklyn Times.

rHE PROVIDENCE News has struck a new
and valuable idea In the way Of newspaper
balloting. 1t offers TO the bona fde wage earn.
Ing workman who gets most votes free trit
TO Europe, paying all his expenses and giving
him every possible facility TO obtain informa-
ton and asking in return that he give through
its columns an honest and unprejudiced state.
ment of the conditions Of labor as he finds IT,.
The offer is open to Democrat or Republican.
free trader or protectionist, and the result Of
the fortunate explorers visit will doubtless be
a valuable contribution 10 the literature Of the
pending campaign.
We may add that the editor as a staunch
Republican, is not taking very serious risks
from party stand point. II was just -uch an
exploring expedition as he invites represen-
tative Providence workman to take, that made
him one of the most earnest, as he is one Of the
ablest, advocates of protection in the United
States.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

mingling of minds. She has the satisfac-
tion of feeling that she has been instru-
mental in enlarging the sum of social
happiness, and that her home is fulfilling
one of the many benefcent purposes for
which homes exist.
But where the company is large one
and the diversity Of mind is necessarily
great tax is laid on her entertaining
genius of more serious kind. 1t is adyis-
able TO have definite object in this case, a
carefully arranged programme This is
the secret of the usual success OF dancing
parties, and quite brilliant evenings may
be attained in the way Of private theatri-
calls, sableaux, charades, readings, etc.
Every circle will have its own favorite
amusement. A group OF people interested
in literature and art become utterly oblivi-
Gus of the flight of time when some hostess
has done them the lasting service Of bring
ing them together. And this is no less true
of those who derive their enjoyment from
music.
But pleasant as such specialistic even
ings are it is conceivably "A most necessary
thing that wider sympathies be engendered
by a mingling of tastes.-Chambers Jour
nal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

II is the opinion Of specialist on the
diseases OF childhood that the majority Of
infants are improperly dressed. He oh
jects 10 tho flannel binder" rs neither
keeping the child warm nor preventing
rupture. aud says of IL; "ln crying or
straining. the walls distend evenly in all
directions. thus protecting the feebler por
tons where h. tnia ~ APT TO OccGr The
binder prever'S - TN. even distribution on
furcr; hsrcc n e whole energy of the strain
lnc com.y. IN certain parts Of the wall that
Are v sakvr, ard which unfortunately the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
The Duties OF One Who Assists"

The Duties OF One VINO Assists"
II one OF your women friends asks you to
receive" with her at her home or official
residence, II she Is the wife of public man,
she has definite reason for so doing. She
doesn't expect you to stand with her all
the afternoon and do nothing but greet and
dismiss guests-that is her special privi
lege as hostess. The unwritten law for
those who are asked to receive with the
hostess is otherwise. It Is their part to do
what the hostess, who Is busy with incom
ing guests, cannot do.
These assistants may at the first stand In
line with the hostess until the rooms begin
to be filled, then they should gradually
withdraw, leaving only one of the number
to act as special assistant to the hostess,
and it should be their special mission to
break up the stiff little pauses following
introductions, to see that isolated and
timid people are brought among those who
have the most savoir faire, to invite guests
out to the dining room, and see that they
are properly served, to make the stranger
feel specially welcome, to break up little
groups of intimates-in short, to diffuse a
sweet and gracious courtesy everywhere,
to make every guest feel that he or she is
an object Of special consideration, to do
what no hostess, no matter how fine her
tact. can accomplish, because she cannot
make dozen people Of herself at once
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
From the Newport Observer.

THE Providence News has made the prop
ostion to the workingnen among its readers
that they select one of their number To spend
q couple of months abroad during the coming
summer to travel, study the labor situation in
western Europe and tell them about his ex-
perences. This is the most sensible form that
the voting contest fad has yet taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
The Art Of Entertaining.

Nowhere does the capacity of hostess bet
ter appear than i'm the choice of her guests.
II involves nice judgment Of the charac.
ters, pursuits and aims Of her friends. and
decides the fate OF the evening. Granted
a well chosen company, her cares are then
of the lightest description. for 1t is one Of
ths puryst nj olessures this haymopiops
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

clothes are put in hot water and the blue
Is applied.
This process, it is obvious, saves much
labor, time and fuel, while it gives the
clothes q whiteness much superior to that
sbtained by any other process, and the
destructive use of the washboard is not
necessary to clean the clothes from impuri-
iesL-Detroit Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

From the woonsocket Reporter.

The proposition of THE Providence NEWS
10 give a Rhode Island workingman a .ree
trip to Europe, to examine into and report
upon the condition of the working classes
there, is about the only sensible thing yet done
in the way of newspaper coupon voting. The
NEWS is TO Le congratulated on its good taste
aud oenerosftv
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
&17Ns4,A.,
From Col. Harris of the Newport Observer.

From Col. Harris of the Newport Observer.
NEWPORT. r. l.. Jan. IA, 1892.
Editors Of the Providence ystps:
Any effort or any undertaking that has for
its object the broadening Of the mind and the
exciting of . thirst for knowledge, 10 to be
commended. Travel, more than any other
thing, will accomplish these objects. and the
proposition Of the News TO aid some one OF It's
readers in the requirement of useful informs-
tion abroad, TO be disseminated among the
people OF our State upon his return, appears
TO be particularly interesting and laudable.
II the fortunate individual is really fortu-
nate, /. g., IL he is the possessor Of an evenly
balanced mind and has sufYicient intelligence
to warrant the belief that he will present i'm
partial and readable pen pictures OF the result
of his enquiries and observations, then the en-
terprise of the NEWS will surely not be In vain |;
it must be productive Of much good. cer-
tainly trust that such will be the case.
Believe me. yours faithfully,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

Furnished Rooms supplied with Lodgers
by "A fo-cent advertisement in the "News."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
why Some Goods Are Sold Cheap.

IL was a morning conversation. There
had been paper, discussion and an in
formal luncheon afterward. The subject
Of the paper indirectly referred to factory
girls. and from factories the talk drifted
to bargain sales and ready made under
clothing. The women were by this time
thoroughly wide awake and ready to enter
with zest into any new topic. IL all started
by one Of their number telling how the
night before she had met the daughter OF
woman who had occasionally helped
about the house when there was extra
work The girl was bright faced, neatly
but cheaply dressed, and greatly rejoiced
over the fact that she had just obtained a
place in handkerchief factory where she
could earn eighty-flve cents for hemstitch-
ing by machine hundred dozen handker
chiefs.
"As luck would have it," the speaker
continued, II had just been to an under
wear sale and / could not help wondering
what the women earned who make the
drawers which sell for 10 cents, or the
nightgowns. which sell for 81 cents, or the
corset covers, which sell for 10 cents. A
hundred dozen handkerchiefs for IS cents;
just think Of itp' ~ don't believe in bar
gain sales anyway" said the comfortable
looking woman referred to; ''all the shod-
dy store worn articles are put out with a
few better ones, and the women, led by
the crowd, fight for room. For my part, !
avoid the stores which make great spe.
cialty of these bargain counters. Brook
lyn EAGLE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

The train dispatchers Of two New Eng
land railroads are women. Both are said
to be efficient IN this most exacting work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

IL is claimed by southern women now
that there are more men In South Caro-
lima willing TO grant the suffrage to won.
men than there are women willing TO re
ceive il.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
IIMJ1&
From the Managing Editor, ,BrookIynTimes

DAILY TINES EDITORIAL Rooms,
BROOKLYN, Jan. 10, 1892.
Editors Netrs:
Your "trip to Europe" idea Is by long odds
the best that any American newspaper within
the range of my observation has yet devised.
u says in effect to the workingmen of Rhode
Island Choose your own delegate. Select
from your number the one man you believe
to be most unprejudiced, most capable of CIV
ing an honest and intelligent report on the
condition of labor in Europe, and send him
there 10 investigate. The NEWS will foot the
bills and publish the report whatever IL may
be-" It's n great idea. and for one I will
watch with more than common interest for
the report. Yours very truly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
Frenchwomcn.

Frenchwomen are very superior 70
Frenchmen, as we see them, rs rule.
They contain in themselves the advantages
of two distinct epochs, and while possess.
ing nearly as much personal charm as in
youth, they have all that one gains by ex.
perience and maturity. They keep things
together as the young could not do. They
set people at ease, and listen as well as
talk. They recall the dav Of the salon, be.
cause they are ready tosacriiice themselves
to the group which they gather around
them, and they have also an ambition To
be useful, which was unknown to the pre-
cieuses ridicules. Indeed, u French WON
an OF any age seems to'have a private elixir
OF her own, which stays by her through
good report and evil report. through good
fortune and evil fortune; she Is always
pleasing. cheerful and sympathetic. Mrs.
John Sherwood in Harper's Bazaar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

Housekeepers who are subject TO ex.
cessive strain on their energies require
midday rest. II they train themselves to
it they can form habit Of dropping to
sleep as soon as they lie down.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
A French Method Of washing Clothes.

A system of washing clothes has been
introduced into some French towns which
Is worthy OF special mention. Its economy
is so great as to greatly reduce the cost OF
fuel, time and labor The process Is as
follows:
Two pounds Of soap are reduced with a
little water TO a pulp, which, having been
slightly heated, is cooled In ten gallons OF
water, to which is added one half spoon.
ful Of turpentine oil and two OF ammonia;
the mixture is then agitated. Tho water
ls kept ut "A temperature which may be
borne by the hand.
In this solution the white clothes are
placed and allowed TO remain there for
two hours before washing them with soap,
taking care in the meantime TO cover the
tub. The solution may be warmed again
and used once more. but IL will be neces-
sary TO add another half spoonful Of am
moniA Once wsshcd with soap. the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03

plnder does not protect, and hernia Is the
result" The pinning blanket Is objected
to because it often is bound about the body
SO snugly that it prevents the expansion OF
the chest walls and interferes with the
movements Of the limbs. The skirt is con.
demned for the same reason, and also be
cause il increases the comparative weight
OF clothing around the lower part OF thu
body.
IN the place Of these garments one gar
ment something like the union garment
now worn by older children, and consist
ing OF loose. wrapperlike waist reaching
from the neck to the hips, is recommended.
The drawers of the garment should cover
the rest of the body, even the feet, and be
fastened to the waist by four buttons, so
that they could be removed without taking
off the whole garment. Over this should
be worn skirt supported from the shoul-
ders, and slip or outside dress, made OF
muslin or flannel, according to the
weather. York Post.
Women Are Sometimes Too Prodigal.
Why will not women learn not to be
prodigal of their infiuencei Power Is dear
to the feminine heart and should be treas
ured for occasions, not wasted at trivial
and inconsequential times. A woman en-
joys nothing so much as making a man do
something at her request. She begs him
TO give up smoking. not because she dis
likes the habit, not because she feels that
it is causing him harm, but because when
man gives up a pleasure so great it ar
CUES devotion TO the person TO whose in
fluence he has yielded.
Some women get so in the habit OF OBJ
jecting that they veto "A bill before 1t is
fairly before the house. 1t is, Don't do
this, Tom, "s'Please give up that, Dick, F"
and II don't want you TO do the other,
Harry" until Tom, Dick and Harry grow
weary of the continual filing Of objections,
and wise in their generation go ahead and
do the things and say nothing about them
10 the wife or mother or sister. So secret
iveness steps in and confidence is weak
ened. In clever book is chapter of
"Don'ts," a prominent item in which is
Don't nag"
This sort Of thing savors much Of nag
ging, and against nagging the mind OF
man has been dead sot" since the days of
Adam. There comes times in the lives of
all men when influence Of the right sort is
needed. Save your influence, my pretty
friend, for such times. Don't weaken it by
too constant use. Don't bo2her and fret
and worry at the trifles. but wait and make
your effort for the real things Of life.-New
York Recorder.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-03
From the Managing Editor. Boston New.

From the Managing Editor, Boston News
EDITORIAL Rooms, THE BOSTON NEws,)
295 WAsHINGroH STREET,
Boston, Jan. II, 1892.
Editors Providence NeUs:
The Boston Neps congratulates its Provi-
dence namesake on the enterprise displayed
in its free trip TO Europe" plan. II is Ger.
tainly n sommendable idea for n Republican
newspaper TO investigate in this manner the
condition of the British ,horkman. The
method you adopt will oertylnly disabuss the
public mind from any impression that the re.
port will be biased by political prejudice
success to you. Yours very truly,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-24
Three ces.Iy Hsshoases-

Tits IL sts se2s0zl O. sas gsaz When s.2e
great array q gz:3sEaers employed 5y
New TC.k's za5lll014.sas who hare . fad
for flowers are putting ss2@.g fgsl20s1sa@ Il
eazy1s fo. ne winter. Irle, jay GOszl9'
chief gardener yesterday and hs tod Lne
shat everything Wa II exoellsus s1-&Ye
a. the railroad kings 500 90 h0s1Og1se
U The Hu8a0z- A lOt % choice plants
and ex0ries have sass arrived from India
and osaaY eastern countries.
John Hoes1s difficulties have nos de-
TERED hiEa from looking after he pei
flowers In ms grand E2OIt0s2s@s a. Holly
wood, X. J. am tod HE chief gardener
h&s had several conferences with HE.
H0ey during che past TWO weeks about
HE s4y0ylte flowers and tEeir care. Mr..
Hoey IL Tszss5ozaat@Iy fond q a0ws2s, and
selects the seeds and bulbs himself, and
Al times super5ntends tts w0yis ot his
gardeners.
Another man who h&s half : million
dollar dollhouse Is the Standard oil king,
JOHN D. gccke!eller, who has 4 palace Oh
the Hudson. II has not been completed
long and his gardeners are constantly re~
ceiving new additions. 4lg. Rockefeller
says be viii have the finest flower show
in the world In L year or two.-Gew YORK
TSlegrang
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-24
Crime Decreasing.

All the criminal returns published Of
late have happily tended 10 show that
crime Is decreasing. The Judicial sta
tietics for the past year bear the same
testimony. Whether under the head Of
criminal classes al large" or 'fn local
and convict prisons and refCrInatories, "
the figures show steady decline. Tbs
same f. true IF the houses Of bad char
acter, By which IL meant such as are
the resort Of thieves, depredatOrs and
suspected persons. In England and
Wales there are 1853 houses Of this de-
Scripti0n.
IL Seems rather odd 10 be told that Of
these as5 are public houses and 265 beer
shops. because if they are known resorts
Of such characters, why are their licenses
not withdrawn l. it for the reason
once given by French administrator
that they serve the ends Of the law BY
providing piaces where those who are
wanted by the police can easily be
foundf The known houses 81 recsTers
Of stolen goods had declined from 775
two years ago 10 ia last year.-London
Telegrapn
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-24
SNAP SHOTS.

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IND hide Us E.C-;a -s5s cp-atggl~esiz 8Ts,l1
without
Home again. and pazoe had co-1s %
IL. s.zs lad 1asTsy k-yTE. s1zl5e s-2e had
ao-as OFT u June ~ the blE4sss tyo41 ia
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VITO had been IL La 6ask ~. ao--s cz.-F
~ The weary sTL5ls s2s s&s away E-eE
Lsy.
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Like : ,zs@t1 @zZ3e-s-s Go91sore and
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Ts-zsssz3g.y, eozs43iZ.g..g. gezt.1llg's s1ae
lad her soss pT!s1ts 9z3es IL 10 frame q
golden E-A.s. gPoz lis bosom
az .&e. sl3e rsCYZ9Ure11s az L&sG
have found sDEls OLE 10 De q poEyEfs'
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And G6s dear Cd Father, Il iE2s t-z1-ls2-
s1ous joy II having h. daring ca'Id
again, d531a'S ea.ca oa--Desfo.E FIRES
Pies
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-24
Rewards 70 the Good and Bad.

Every schoolgirl and boy in Bellmore,
L. l., knows Lawyer George A. Mott.
A few days ago he visited the village
school in that place with the pockets Of
his overcoat bulging out with prizes for
the pupils. Ths prizes were for good
conduct and excellence in different
studies. More than a dozen boys and
giAs were made happy. Two prizes
still remained, and then Mr.. Mott re-
queated the teacher, Miss Fish, 10 call
up the worst boy in the school. A bright
eyed urchin named Clinton Moore was
produced by Miss Fish in response 70 Mr..
Motifs request. He was presented with
one of the remaining prizes and promised
10 try 70 do better. When Mr.. Mott
asked for the worst girl in the school
gaucy Jennie Hicks raised ner hand. She
received the other prize.-Eew York
Sun
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-24
What Is "TFotty7"

! ask for information. 1 have been
reading lately very clever novel about
English artist life and English smart
society. Twice over in the story smart
young woman is made 10 describe GER
tain articles Of costume in q brides
trousseau as quite too awfully trotty
for words" have never TO my knowl-
edge heard the phrase ''trotty" used in
that eense. Is it an epithet Of London
smart societyI If SO, what is its sup
posed derivationz Is it imported from
America, as most Of our slang phrases
lately are! ANY information on this
point kindly supplied will Be rewarded
with the best thanks Of this writer, eEho
feels a considerable interest in slang,
but likes it genuine when he can get it.
Justin Mccarthy in New York Herald.