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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
Pythian Sisters.

The supreme chief of the order. Hattie
A. Robins n, has Lonored Providence
and the members Of he order with her
presence, aud she is without doubt one
OF The most talented members that there
is in the order. Mrs. Robinson was
initiated into Royal temple No. 2. at
Dayton, Ohio. March g 1888. and was the
first most exc-llent chief OF the temple.
Aug. IS. 1883. the grand temple OF Ohio
was instituted aud she was chosen as the
grand chief Of the temple. aud making
her the second person in the world 10
hold that position. At Kansas City. Kan.
August 20. 1893, at the meeting Of tn su-
preme temple she was elected supreme
chief. and as in her election OF grand
chief Of Ohio, she was the second supreme
chief. Mrs. Weaver of Indiana being the
first in both cases. During the time that
she has occupied her high position
the order has grown at a rapid rate. until
oday he order has temples in thirty-six
tates. and grand temples In fifteen.
Since January l, 1893, lit temples have
bcel instituted, making In all 52S tenn
Piles with membership Of about 25. .0o0
Indiana has the largest number OF tenn
pes and membership. there be ng ninety.
eight temples and about 1000 members.
shire and Texas the formation OF
grand temples are under way
and will soon be instituted
Mrs. Robinson is the guest of Supreme
Representative Myra M. Carpenter OF
this city, and arrived here Thursday noon
and will leave for New York this even
ing. She was driven about the city yes
terday and ali of the principal objects OF
interests were shown her, and att o'clock
she and Mrs. Carpenter were given a sup
per at the resid ence OF Grand Manager
Mrs. Anna Bucklin, 6 Oak street,
and in the evening she he'd
reception at the residence Of Mrs.
Carpenter on Westminster street, where
hundreds OF her associates called upon her.
Both Mrs. Robinson and her husband.
who accompanies her, are delighted with
Rhode Island and its p ope, and she told
representive Of The News yesterday
that in all her travels she mad not been
more highly entertained than right here
In Rhode Island. She promises that she
will visit her many friends in Rhode
Is and next summer. She will leave New
York tomorrow morning for Dayton,
o.. where she re sides.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
Tho Curious Man.


The curious man is queer individual.
He it is who looks into guns that are not
loaded and not only finds load, but
has IL inserted In his head. He also
looks down elevator shafts, and the ele-
vator approaches him from above while
he is looking. He wants to know the
why and wherefore Of everything.
Such a man became involved in a
brisk poker game once in a western min
ing town. Curious men are not good
poker players, as they always want to
see another mans hand. This particular
curious man was an exception TO the
rule. He spent much money in the pur-
suit OF knowledge in the game in ques-
ton, and then he grew curious as to the
origin Of the phenomenal hands held by
swarthy party the fingers and thumb
of whose right hand had been removed,
leaving him only stump. But he had
very clever left, and with this he shuf-
fed and incidentally left aces and kings
all over his person At last the curious
man caught him AZ it and boldly accused
him OF cheating. With vicious oath
the fellow kicked back his chair and
reached toward his hip pocket with his
right hand stump.
"Hold on, there" cried the curious
man, always anxious for more knowl-
edge. How are YOU going to pull the
trigger"-Chicago Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
COLD WEATHER RULES.

Never lean with the back upon anything
that is cold.
Never begin journey until the break
fast has been eaten.
Never take warm drinks and then imme-
diately go out into the cold.
Keep the back, especially between the
shoulder blades, well covered; also the
chest we'll protected.
In sleeping in cold room, establish q
habit OF breathing through the nose and
never with the mouth open.
After exercise Of any kind never ride in
an open carriage or near the window of a
car for n moment; 1t is dangerous to health
or even life.
When hoarse, speak as little as possible
until the hoarseness Is recovered from, else
the voice may be permanently lost or diff
culties Of the throat be produced.
Merely warm the back by the fire and
never continue keeping the back exposed to
the heat after it has become comfortably
warm. To do otherwise is debilitatipg.
When going from warm atmosphere in
TO a cooler onS, keep the mouth closed so
that the air may be warmed in its passage
through the nose before it reaches the lungs
Never go TO bed with cold or damp feet
Never omit regular bathing, for unless the
skin is in active condition the cold will
close the pores and favor congestion and
other diseases.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
eNaLANo's LATEST "vIcToRy."'

Having conquered Lobengula, Great Bri-
tain will now proceed TO protect" his ter
ritory with her usual neatness and dis
patch.-Daltimor American.
The British lion will strut about with an
extra wave of his tail when it has killed,
subdued and robbed the half starved ma
tives of tho Matabele country.-Chicago
News.
The British soldicry have vanquished q
relative handful of rude South Africans
who were bold enough to nail mo trespass"
on their fences, and justice Is again salts
fed.-Doston Globe.
Now that the British troops have killed
some moro natives In South Africa, we
may look for a fresh food of learned criti-
cisms from the British commander telling
why Sherman and Grant were not great
soldiers. indianapolis News
It would have been more daring and
dangerous exploit to surround and capture
live gorilla. The sympathy OF the world
will be with the poor African savages who
have been killed while defending their
homes and lands-Philadelphia Record.
The experience OF the Matabeles, illus
trating war on n small scale. should teach
great nations 90 beware OF Il. With modern
arms every battle is simply n, slaughter.
Civilized people must and will find some
way Of arranging differences other than
numbering 10000 or 1900 men in as many
minutes. Kansas City Star.
The so called "Matabele war" begins to
look good deal like q wholesale machine
gun butchery Of natives by mercenary i'm
vaders under the guise Of self defense.
I.f.uu. a f,raeffca1 bv EurOpoan
naeaarohs in conquering weak tribes OF un-
lettered people, Is a unique abuse Of Ian
guage minneapolis Tribune.
Doubtless British civilization II better
for Africa than the prevalency of native
ravagery, but all the same II Is possession
,cquired by injustice. England has won
oil her Asiatic and African territory In that
way. She encroaches on the natives. They
resist, and then she massacres them and
seizes their lands.-Minneapolis Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17

vi.
Memb uraer should not forxoo
that the time Tor active work has arrived.
The evenings are both longer and cooler,
and interest Is reviving all along the line.
New councils arc being formed and old ones
built up and strengthened. The plan OF
open meetings and council visitation should
begin to receive due amount Of Thought
and consideration. In order to get new
members the old members must be inter
ested in the order, and especially In their
own councils, and in order to interest them
in the meetings of their councils the meet
ings must be made interesting. There
should be something provided every meet
ing under good of the order" that will
make them feel glad they came and not
that 1t is an evening lost. IA
Grand Commander Crook Of New York
has divided the state outside Of BrooklYp
and New York into three divisions and
has applied to the supreme council Tor Z
paid deputy for each division, also deputy
for the state of Connecticut, which ID Z
part of his grand Jurisdiction. He has ask
ed for 81 900 per month (Which is about the
proportionate amount Of the extra assesss
ment due the state) to meet these expenses
and push the order in the state.
The order at large was never In bette1
or more prosperous condition than at the
present time. All It wants il earnest work
and little more push from tho dormant
members.
Since the order was founded in 1873 with
10 persons IL has increased to about 65, 900
members. Over t1s, ,0O0, 900 has been dis
bursed In sick and death benefits.
Since July six new councils have been
instituted in New York state with an az
gregate membership Of 127.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
THE PROPER cAPeR.

Many of the new costumes show the
pointed apron overskirt.
Fancy woven moose cloth comes up
among the handsome novelties in winter
dress fabrics.
The modish coat must show o very full
basque, extra full accommodating sleeves
and the inevitable shoulder capes or 1aring
bretelle effects.
Heavy wooden dress materials having Z
chine or clouded ground, with bright dashes
of color here and there, are made up with
moire bodice trimmings the shade Of the
gay color.
Cloth and velvet are chiefly employed by
coatmakers. Some OF the new double
breasted coats are lined with plaid, but .
self color or shot material Is preferable.
This, however, is a matter OF taste.
Brown is apparently the favorite colof
for outdoor coverings. A large majority
OF the newest coats are In some shade Of
brown, ranging from the darkest seal dyes
to the lightest tan leather and chestnut
shades
The basque bodice has evidently come 70
stay all winter at least. 1t appears in Va
rious shapes, sometimes deep enough to
form Russian overskirt, in medium
widths and variously shaped. and again
only few inches in depth.-New York
POST
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
THE JEWEL CASKET,

Large horn shaped vases of silver have
basket shaped handles.
A new tea strainer is spoon shaped with
double perforated bowls. The spoon with
the tea inclosed is placed in the cup and
the hot water poured on.
There is an undoubted fancy for pictur.
esque enamelS Enamel pictures and re-
productions are found in all sorts Of bijou.
serie boxes, caskets and bonbon boxes
There arc many odd designs in watches.
such as cogd OF gold inlaid with olivnes
and a fringcd ball OF olivines at the end. ia
which is the watch. There are also floral
watches.
A mounted lemon squeezer is the latest
imported novelty. IL is mounted on a sill
yer plated standard, works with a lever
and Is high enough 10 allow pitcher OF
good size TO be placed beneath.
Silver gilt Is having the largest share of
popularity. Queer shaped receptacles on
standards, with handles on one side, are
used for all sorts Of purposes. The orna-
ment Is in low relief and has curiously
interesting ripple effect
Silver catchalls have been introduced
that in size are small enough for studs and
buttons and large enough for gloves and
handkerchicfs. They are all alike i'm de-
sign, with perforated sides and ornamental
thumb pieces projecting at the quarter SEQ
tions.-Jewelers' Circular.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17

There was = delegation OF the msmhuru
OF Gen. G.. b. McI1sllen camp at the met
ing OF Thomas Moiss camp last NondA7
evening. An organization known a. eae
Rhode Island Sons OF Veterans Guard nas
been formed, and the following named
members have been elected as its ofIlcsrss
w. M. p. Bower, colonel; w. j. Warren
jr., lieutensnti Reuben II. Dex,.r, m jor,
the star officers have not heen appoin cd
Owing TO the fair Of Arnold post being
held Fred r. Davis camp has not held Any
meetings Tor the past three weeks. Tue
camp will resume business at ths old stand
next Tuesday evening, when Laptain M.
L. O'Elaherty would like TO sse large az
tendancs, there are several applications for
membership under considers ion.
Col. Barton camp will meet next We'd
nesday evening, when the com aitteo on
the resolution on the death Of Comrado
freeman nith will render its report.
James e. Garfield camp held . meeting
las "Wednesday eveuing. bat owing to the
caucus being held the attendance was very
small.
On the first meeting In December each
camp will nominate and elect lis officers
for 1894. In the past It has been its Gus
tom 10 nominate on the first meeting
night in December, and to elect on the
last. This has been changed aud the mat
ter Is settled at one meeting.
Fred 4 Dlvs camp will have the crack
drum corp Oefore spring IL they improve
Ia the future as they have in the past.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17

The address of the newly elected ma
tional secretary. Sarah e. Phillips, IL No.
IL Althea Flats, Syracuse. ~. Y.
Slocum corps will hold = social In Slo.
cum post hall next Monday evening.
Bucklin corps will hold . memorial
service next Monday evening.
The third annual reunion Of the corps
Of this state will DO held in Arnold
post hall, Wednesday, November 22.
The meeting will be called to order
a. o'clock in the morning when the
reports from the different corps will BE-
read and the secret work will be exsm.
plified by the degree team of Babbitt
corps. There will bs an ENTERTAINMENT
given In the afternoon.
Department Inspector Isabella Morrison
visited c. E. Lawton corps of Newport
last Monday evening and Tower corps Of
Pawtucket last Tuesday evening. and
found them in an excellent condition in
every respect. This afternoon Mrs. Nor
rison visited c. c. Baker corps aud will
visit Ives corps next Friday evening.
The chairman of the executive commit
tee. Sophia Swan, Is seriously i'll ut hex
home. SO Orns street.
Arnold curps will meet Friday evening,
Dec l, when one candidate will be Initials
ed aud the officers for 1894 will be elected.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17

There are 5000 members Of the order.
At the recent session Of the supreme
council resolution TO reduce the salaries
of the supreme councillor, recorder and
treasurer was voted down, and they will
remain as heretofore-s3,0o0. $500 and
5000 respectively.
The supreme council enacted law set
ting inside e3 per cent of each assessment
for relief fund and per cent for general
fund. This does away with the indemnity
fund, the extension OF the order fund, the
per capita tax, and places the cost OF con-
Quoting the order equally upon all classes
Of membership. The official organ of the
order was done sway with, and all ASSESS
ments, other notices and official documents
will hereafter be sent direct from the su.
preme recorders Office by mail
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17

The materials required are ball Of
knitting silk, three-quarters of yard of
white elastic and one yard of ribbon.
Make a chain of Is stitches Double
crochet backward and forward for three
rows, always taking up the back part of
the stitch on your needle and making
one extra chain when the work is turned.
For the fourth row crochet five doubles,
eight chains, skip eight stitches and dou-
BILE crochet in the last five of the row.
The next four rows are done in plain
doubles. Repeat these last five rows un-
til the piece is one inch longer than the
desired size. The border is in two rows.
The first, two chains and one double;
the second, a simple shell, two chains.
four doubles, one single, all the way
around. Run the elastic through the
loops, join the ends and add a bow of rib
hon
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
Mystic Chain.

Providence Castle held "A grand C ncert
at Hedley's hall on Charles street last
Monday evening.
Alfred Anthony castle met last We'd
nesday evening in Mystic Chain hall. Sir
knight Commander Ralph Shaw. M. d.,
presiding. Three applications for mem
ership were received, aud the third de-
gree was conferred upon four candidates.
Ivanhoe castle held well attended
meeting last eve ing, Charles Battles
presiding. The second degree was exem-
plifed and two applications were re-
ceived and refe e'red to the proper coa-
n1ittec.
The Select castle will meet in Mystic
Chain hall this evening for the purpose
OF admitipg members and TO prepare
code OF bylaws for government of S ubor-
d nate castles. A large attendance Is de-
sired
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17

One Of the cases in which the work OF
man ia superior TO that of nature is in
the material now being employed by the
builders of the walls Of the elaborate
batteries at Portland headlight. This
is q combination of stone, broken fine by
the steam crusher, and cement. The
compound is blocked out in molds, and
the slabs thus formed, feet in length
by in width, are laid in the walls like
bricks. This is expected to Withstand
any shot, and by actual tests is immeas-
urably superior for this purpose to the
natural stone.
Every stone (nature's) fort throughout
the country has been condemned. IL Is
proposed TO erect besides a battery Of
heavy guns at White Head, Cushing's is
land, mortar battery of 10 pieces at the
southerly point Of the island. IL will
have the new breech loading mortars,
which have great accuracy as well as re-
markable range. 1t is evident that the
government regards this harbor zone Of
the most important-a great strategic
point-and as such to be strongly forti.
fed.-Bangor Commercial.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
SIMPLE SALvE.

The white Of an egg will remove nsh
bone from the throat il beaten and given q
once
Green boughs of the eucalyptus tree are
said TO be among the best disinfectantG
known for room where scarlet fever ex.
lists.
The skin OF boiled egg Is the best REM
edy for boil. Carefully peel IL, wet and
apply TO the boil. II draws out the matter
and relieves soreness.
To cure white canker sores In the mouth.
get at n druggists 5 cents worth OF gold
thread and steep i'm warm water, aud
sweeten with honey or loaf sugar. wet the
canker spots with n swab dipped "a the ten
every half hour and give a little OF the tsa,
Ore OF the quickest known ways Of dln-
pelling headache Is to give some of W
museles-those OF the legs, for instAnco--0
little hard. sharp work 70 do. The No.
II obvious. Muscular exercise nusheD ~
parts engaged In Il, and 80 dcpletoo ~
brain. When yoar head aches take ~
W04k- -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
Red Men.

The session OF Tahoma tribe was we'll
ATTENDED last Friday evening when the
adoption degree was conferred on one
candidate. The work was done In the
amplified form. and was exemplihed
In a very ,reditable manner. This
tribe has enjoyed short but
somewhat profitable boom for the past
four or five weeks and eleven candidates
are on the list to receive the adoption de-
gree.
Great Chief OF Records William L.
Chatterton has issued the proceedings OF
the last NEE ing OF the great council in
neat pamphlet.
Pettaconsett tribe will hold its second
poverty masquerade ball in Freedom hall
"Wednesday evening. Nov. 20. The COM
mittee has decided to present to some
pers n present large fat turkey. This
will be given as door prize. Tickets are
being rap dly disposed Of.
Among the members OF the order who
have deserted from the bachelors rank
the past week is Brother John w.
Bristow OF Poccasset tribe, who was
united to Miss N, Aaaie Messter by Rev.
Henry Mott. Mr.. and Mrs. Bristow are
members OF several secret orders, Mr..
Bristow being prominently connected
with Calantha assembly OF the Pythian
Sisterhood and Minnehaha Council
Daughters Of Pocohontas.
One week from TO night Great Sachem
Henry M. Francis and board of great
chiefs. accompanied by Deputy Great
Sachen c. w. Mercier, will make an Off
cial visit to Squantum tribs at Riverside.
IL Is probable that the adoption degree
team of Tahoma and the hunters degree
team Of Wansutta tribes will also join
the delegation and exemplify the degrees
on that evening.
wanita council. Daughters OF Poca-
hontas, met last Wednesday evening. and
one candidate was initiated. The council
will meet again next Wednesday even
ing, when the degree OF the order will be
conferred upon number Of candidates.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
Household Hints.

Mustard plasters mixed with sweet oil
will not blister
Peppermints eaten after dinner pro-
mote digestion. So does popcorn.
In hand sewing, if the work is stiff and
hard, rubbing soap on ones needle and
fingers will be found very helpful.
An easy way for an overworked house
wife to keep a stove well blacked is to
black it thoroughly once week. Then
rub it each morning with cloth, first
placing over the hand one of the small
paper sacks that grocers use.
A twine bag is another very necessary
article. One can easily be crocheted out
Of silk.
An oilcloth cover or spread for the
kitchen table is very neat and easily
kent clean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
Liclslng Enyeiones.

How many Of you Office boys dread ''lick-
lng' pile of envelopes a foot high and
clubbing the backs till they are black try
ing to seal themi did until the happy
thought struck me 20 lay the open envel-
opes on the desk, face down, in a row, so
that just the mucilage part showed. Then,
wetting with the copying brush, picked
them up one by one, and quickly folding the
flap down with one finger piled them mp
and put the whole lot into the copying press
and gave them one good squeeze. House
kepupr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
Foresters.

Star circle will meet next Monday even
ing and a number OF candidates will be
initiated.
Court Herman held a very successful
ball last Monday evening.
Providence sanctuary of the Good
Shepards will hold social session next
Monday evening
Next Monday evening Court Burnside
will hold an open meeting when very
pleasing entertainment will be given.
On Tuesday evening. Nov. 2s, Grand
Chief Ringer John f Lancaster anu
board will make an official visit to Court
Carmel.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17

Gordon c,mmandery met last evening
IN Kin Phillip hail; there was n large
attendance, aud on recruit was mustered
into tho body. Tbs ,mmandery is to
hold series OF sociais aud entertainments
during the winter, and Chaplain Henry
Martin. Second Sergeant Thomas Oxl y
aud Sir knight ClareLce Jerome were
appointed q committee TO make the nee
esssry srran gements. and to make re-
port at the next meeting.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17
independent order of Foresters.

By order of the supreme court the SUI
preme chief ranger was invested with The
power of auditing accounts and investing
the surplus.
The grand cross of merit was conferred
npon Hon. A. p Caldwell of Syracuse
and r. G. Monroe. the high chief ranger OF
Nova Scotia.
Authority was given the executive coun-
Gil to issue policies as high as 5000 each.
The constitution was amended prohibit
ing the admission to the order Of persons
engaged in manufacturing or the sale of in
toxicating liquors..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-17

The last meeting of this club was n very
enjoyable one. Mrs. Broman enter
taipei the members in n very pleasant
manner. The next meeting will bs hell
with Mrs. Thornton at 13 Claverick
street rext Thursday. a full attendance
e desired
The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-06
BRAIN SURGERY.

In Harpea's Monthly for June, is an
article by w. w. Keen, M D., LII. D.,
of the most absorbing interest on xvi
visection and Brain Surgery" He clear
ly demonstrates: that, by means of vi
visection and experiments on the brains
of monkeys, those portions Of the hui
man brain controlling the powers of
motion have been mapped and located
almost to hairs breadth, even those
portions that control such definite small
parts as the thumb: that, by means of
this exact location, diseased parts of
the motor portion of the brain can be
promptly and accurately approached
relieved or removed. A large percent
age of patients operated on obtained
great temporary, and, in many cases.
complete permanent relief. Yet this
branch of surgery is in it's merest in
fancy. What wonderful results will
not be achieved when, by continued
vivisestion and careful experiments
along the same lines, complete knowl-
edge of the functions of all parts of the
brain shall have been arrived at. Some
of us may yet live long enough to have
the wheels in our heads diagnosed
located and removed.