The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-16

Monday remarkrd that the wonau's pag-
OF the average newsp per 10 an a. sull tu
the intelligence. OF her sex she Was
prompt, answered by Mrs. Eliza Arch
ard Conner of the Associ ted Pr 50. Mrs.
Connor . i'd that ne spapers wsr n
missionary enterprises but businc .
lures, that they catered to their patrons,
gave precisely that viii h their consti u
ency demar, ed. II the ass OF won,e
readers did not want las n err ieles.
personal items, cooking rcce pit, social
scandal and uusavory gossip such
things would never be printed.
Mr.. Connor then a vigorous on
al ,uQ . upon the abominable love novels
which dow Ike water from he cheap
pub ishing houses. Il Is lie fas iou,"
she 9 I'D, ito c nd mn iniiscrimi nately
deceive and ! dian tales for b,ys. bu
eve the worst OF thee ARE wholeso Q
In con rast to thrse Ne lsuous, unrea
soul-dts roying love stories. 1t manes
me fairly sick In horse cars aud on he
elevated roA ls TO see ill-nspt, slip-shod
girls absoried ia sucn litsrstur i. Asuccrs-
Zion of these books with their per lcious
love theories aud falao views OF life wi
undermine an Young r. ader's charAc r.
Ins cad Of attic ding o her pupabie
du les she watts drsamily for AL imp ssh
bio hero 10 r scue her rom q life of toll
and becomes tho tempter's easy prey.
such res ing 10 not con6ned TO shop girls
alone. These 10 ks ARE enjoyed by the
da ighters Of many comfortable homes.
hose ers feel they re p rfectly
safe because they are engaged "a
the Innocent a imp owing
never to have lear e the alp abe,
than to fri'ter away ones life In such a
msnnrr." Mrs. Conner is right. II here
was nobody to read silly, scus 81 10 al
b oks AMI trashy newspaper article,
there would soon lie uehtA,r IN exist ence.
Tie reader il the person who needs edu-
eating.
The Welsh Lsdiss. rrlze winners Mt the
Worlds fur v cal contest-, did lft m
witt u a ,tteri z ovation last Satur ay
evening. Perhaps the on-aL rnda, CO
WAS due to the fac that it was
Saturday nigh; perhaps it was
owing TO he fact that the COZ cert was not
suf Efficiently advertised. perhaps the name
OF Blackstone hali W s not potent emo gh
TO c~opjure 10y. Be the rras ms what they
NAV there was OF n s rect Car load of
people In the hall at $50 o'clock aud the
Welsh Ladies. after singing two
songs, gave up in despair md tn liz mar
ager announced that the money would
be returned and the concert come to AL
Q d. II was n pity, for the Welch Ladies'
are most excellent artists aud d eserved a
crowded hou ca ~Intantr, hall.
Miss Annie Walch OF his city has been
visiting Annie and Mary Kenny o. Arctic.
Miss Ann e Stone OF this city is visiting
friends in Arctic.
Prof. J. W. v. Rich OF this city preached
yes srday at the Congre 4atio al church
At Bl.cks one. Mass. both morning and
evening.
Charles Clarke and family who have
been whiting friends In this city Rave re.
turned tot Q r home In Matunuci.
Mr.. Bert MeInnis Of this city is at
home with his parents, Mr.. and Mr..
Hugh McInnis Of Carolina.
Mr.. Thomas A. Carpenter Of this city
visiIei Westerly Saturday.
Mrs. Arnold A Name ester OF this city
II visit & her unc e, Mr.. Free orn Albro
Of Por smou h.
MISS Nellie Bailey Of this city is visit
ing friends in p Ienix.
Mrs. Addie Arnold an Il childr n OF this
Stfy '.@& taV Nv . VI uIN AZ
no DIS father. Mr.. Carpenter Of Centrevill
Miss Grace Chase Of this city has r.
turne home after . snort visit with
friends in Crompton.
Mss Josep lac Briggs. who has been
visiting friends in Harris Tor the past
week. returned to her home in this city
SATURDAY.
Mrs. Nelson Plat OF this city spent
Saturday with friends in l. ppitt.
Mrs. Ma han Bates aud daughter OF
this city are vsitinx frlenas ti1Arctic.
Here ID an item that will be read with
~ crest by al + e. Masons, Master
M sons IN San Francisco have been bad y
fooled by al poster cnl ed G. G. Burt, |
assisted by y DIR. wi s n OF Boston. Be |
side vic | ling them n a finauci,l wsy. |
Burt coaxed them into believing in a
81 furious ceremonial which he termed { e
''royal Masonic rite" claiming for it 90
de res. 1t was really a revival of the |
Me pts rite, suppressed IN France | ng
ago an revived since in 4 gla at and the
United States, only TO meet the same fate.
A circul r OF warning is-uel by che
Masons says that one Harry S ymour of
New York, now deceased, sur %ptitiously
obtained copies Of the work and with
forced ant I,ority brought it to the United |
States, and even went 90 far as to invade |
Eugl nd with it, In which he IA as
sisted by a post grant master
OF the grand lodge OF Il.
aud A. M. Of California. now deceased. |
Both were or ven from England by the |
grand lodge Of that country, or they
would have SUD red trial and imprison- |
IN mt as r. u 8. A lending Mason said
OF the fraud "We do no co plaiu 50
much OF the financial injury lone by the |
fellow NJ OF b s success ia getting us O
,uu fl after false gods and d. homage
to downright humbuggery aud TOM
foolery."
The percentsg. of brown-haired women
10 very lar. IN America aud I ose OF them
who recognize the value Of the artistic be
hest, that women should wear for the day, |
oolors hic match he hair will fni all
of brown. from tina warm rcd nf