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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

the extraordinary demand in both cases should
have been suppied-and the gains OF
the manufacturer and the farmer
would have been gradually diminished
TO moderate profit. which, being
rendered certain by the exclusion OF for
egn goods from the market. would have been
satisfactory 10 both, Tho money which we
have paid 20 Great Britain would have re-
NAMED In the country; would have circulated
with rapidity between the consumer and ven-
dor. aud in the natural course Of trade. have
enriched both. instead OF being irretrievably
lost 10 the country.
Here we must stop to answer the objections
OF those, who. having imbibed the splendid
and specious theories of Adam Smith, have
read our simple reasoning. thus far. with
some degree OF impatience. Entrenched i'm
pregnably in these theories. they are perhaps
looking with astonishment on the downward
course of a community which is every day be-
coming poorer. when. according TO their opin-
ion, IL ought 10 become richer; and wondering
that IL is ruined In contradiction TO all the
rules OF their philosophy. these gentlemen
remind US OF the anecdote of the philosophical
farmer, who hitched his horse on the uphill
side OF the tree which he was To tell, without
observing that the tree inclined up the HILL
When he laid his axe at the root, the tree fell
on the horse aud killed him. contrary, as the
philosopher stoutly maintained TO the day OF
his death. to all the laws OF gravitation.
We have always entertained high respect
for DIR. Smith, and shall not lightly controvert
bis opinions. Yet, experience is the most un-
erring guide-and experience has taught US to
distrust the soundness of his conclusions. He
says that is our interest 70 buy at the cheap
est market" Great Britain can sell for less
than our own manufacturers; therefore buy of
her. This reasoning might, perhaps, be true
in a state OF the world which has not
existed and cannot exist-and therefore ought
not to be supposed. IL all markets were free,
purchasers would repair to the cheapest and
vendors TO the dearest; the distance, safety
and goodness of the roads being equal. And
though this is not the case, mankind are gov
erned by the selfsame principles-the desire
OF buying cheap and selling dear.
These are good words, but they do
not appear on the editorial page of The
Journal today, but are reproduced in
The Journal from the editorial page of
the first Journal, printed 75 years ago.
Those editorial fellows on the staff of
The Journal on Monday, Jan. 3, 1920,
evidently had hoss sense and knew what
they were talking about.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
Coin and Population.

The worlds stock OF gold and silver doing
duty a. money Is about ss.Wo.0n.vOo the ex-
cess OF silver over gold being about s9).UOo0O.
The population Of the world all told Is about
I.f00.O0luol. and each person. therefore. Is
-tailsil,ally entitled 20 b'twten s. and 80.
irrespective of age, race. sfxor = previous con.
lltion OF servitude.' But the money Is far
from being equally dividrds some have more
ard some less. the average OF the various
nations remaining steady and uni
orm. In thr tab.c, In winch these are given.
ptp,r money is.ncildrd. 40 u forms part OF
ne currency Of ell civiliz 81 countries. ~ these
--timates a 10 fe-0d that the krenchrnan has
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
THE COUNTRY AT LARGE.
An Erasmian Hint to John Burns.
Chicago Inter Ocean.


The protest entered by Mr. end OF this city
at meeting of coal men in Pittsourg against
John Burns and Mr.. Stead struck responsive
chord in good many Americans, who very
likely would have been silent had they been
in his place Why should an Englishman
think it ell right for i'm to set up.
before he fairly gets salt out of his hair
as Judge and censor Of American affairs
Mr. Burns Is a Londoner He would think it
intolerably impudent IL some American
should 20 TO London and pursue the course
that he did in Chicago. suppose for instance
that Mr.. l'owderly should spend two or three
days In riding around London. and then on
the strength of what he saw go to making
speeches to show how this and that feat
ure of London were far worse than the cor
responding phases OF city life in this country.
crank and nuisance. There is homely
adage which applies here to the effect that the
same sauce is good for goose and gander.
II Is now nearly four hundred years since
the great Erasmus wrote this bit Of advice to
his friend. Nicholas Conn, who was about to
visit England for the first time:
Smile on as many rs you please, but trust only
those you know, and be specially careful to find
no fault with English things or customs Ttey
are proud Of their country, as we'll they may be.
We Americans of today are as proud of our
country as our forefathers of that age were Of
theirs. and with quite good reason. IL the
English OF the early years of the sixteenth
century had right TO recent finding fault
with their things and customs, then surely
the Americans Of the latter part OF the nine
teenth century have the same privilege. No
doubt some OF the criticisms Burns made are
Just. but they are put forth in manner
which implies superiority by its placid self
coupiacency. John Burns would do well to
take as personal to himself the Erasmian HAT
to Me. Conn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
The Gambling Law.
woonsocxet Call.


You can fool all the people some OF the
time aid some of the people all of tho time;
but you can't fool all the people all the time"
That is "a maxim handed down from Abraham
Lincoln. The msrtyred Presidents words
are particularly applicable to the law which
legalizes gambling in the State of Rhode
Island. BY fraud and tricKery an act
was passed by the General Assembly, osten-
siby to suppress gambling, but in fact To le-
galize IL. Fortunately this disgrace to the
State OF Rhode Island can not be charged TO
either political organization. as one branch of
the Assembly was dominated ty each of the
great parties. Likewise both political parties
aud all persons who have any respect for the
good name OF the State are in favor OF the re-
peal of the law.
In actual operation the law has attracted
to the State the horse gamblers and rff-raff
from the four quarters OF the earth. The pres
ence of this horde of social outlaws has re-
suited in many crimes, including two murders.
The continuance OF the law upon our statute
books would mean that our State and
country fairs would eventually be merge 4
into institutions for gambling rather than
a display of our skill In mechanics
and husbandry. Ii would mean the debauch-
Ing of our own people by contamination with
those elements Of society debarred from more
respectable communities. IL would mean
that the State of Rhode Island would be held
up as the only commonwealth north of Mason
and Dixon's line that gave horse gamblers an
asylum. IL would mean that the people of
this State were more lax In their morals than
those OF sister states.
But the good people of the State have not
been content 10 sit idly by and allow this
stigma to be fixed upon them. From the mo-
ment the act became a law there has been a
demand for its repeal. This demand has Gre
ated healthy and almost unanimous public
sentiment for repeal. The churches are about
TO take up the warfare by circulating petit
-tleHs- This Is n seed movement, and IL will
serve to emphasize the existing animosity to-
ward the law.
That the law will be speedily repealed there
is no reason To doubt. Members of the AS
sembly interviewed have expressed their
willingness TO vote for It's repeal, and 1t will
probably be the first busines IS disposed of. No
law can withstand the opposition of large
majority Of our people and the residents of
Rhode Island are not quite ready TO hand the
State over to gang OF vile gamblers and
their friends.
The law will be repealed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

Rev. @. w. BURNHAM of the Pawtuxet
Baptist Church was one of the ministers
who spoke last Sunday in behalf of the
repeal Of the obnoxious section Of the
90 called pool law that permits horse
gambling in Rhode Island. A summary
of his words will be found in another
column. Mr.. BURNHAM writes The
News as follows: II know that you
have the gratitude OF the Christian and
moral people Of our State for your advo-
cacy of decency and right, and that you
open your columns TO religious and
moral questions"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

more money per capita than anybody else.lead-
ing off with score of $3.50. The United States
shows record OF s25.O7. being surpassed by
three other countries besides France. namely.
Belgium, Portugal and the Netherlands. which
have respectively S25.9S. SIS. .36 and s2j.53. Eng
land has to work along as well as she can on a
general average Of $40 9s The lowest register
In the scale is that OF Bulgaria, where Sl.56 per
head of the population is the best that they
can do. China has S2.US, but even this
moderate sum converted into cash with holes
In the middle and strung on
long strings imparts an air Of opulence
to its possessor, and its purchasing power
in that cheap country is really considerable.
India has s33j, Japan s4.t9. Mex
clio SAN, Central American States s3ss. Tur-
key SEQ. Germany sis.7S, Switzerland slG.06
Greece s206s, Spain sl'.s9 and Australia
$3.50. The low percentages are fonnd In the
countries maintaining the silver standard, a
significant circumstance which Mr.. Bland
will perhaps take notice of In the great speech
on the currency which IL is understood he is
getting ready to fire of at an early day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
"FIN-DE-SIECLE."

This phrase is on the tongues Of all
those who aspire TO march ahead OF the
procession band, and it flows from the
pens OF writers of all degrees and of all
descriptions.
Some day Qet us nope soon) it will
dawn upon the fin-de-siecle people that
the phrase is as devoid of meaning as a
detached cover OF last years almanac.
Seeing that we are at the very end OF
the century, and that we ourselves and
all our products belong to the end of the
century, it seems to be peculiarly mean
ingless to dub novel, for example, a
fn-de-siecle novel. II recently written
book it could be nothing else.
A writer in Harper's Weekly speaks
of "the analytical and fin-de-siecle novels
which are now in fashion," and the
by good writ ers as well as by poor ones.
What do they mean? There isn't
anything about the expression to war
rant its use except in the literal sense of
its only meaning. Its English
equivalent is "the end of the
century" Very well. We all
know the times we live in are at the end
of the century. We likewise know that
every novel written nowadays is, per-
force, n fn-de-siecle novel, and every
girl alive must be fiu-de-siecle girl.
IN
mean up-to-daie: sometimes its use con-
veys the idea that the girl or the book
it is applied to are just shade irregular;
sometimes 1t means that a book Is full OF
the recent intense vacuity; then
again it seems to be lame substitute
for what our wild and woody Western
friend, Mr. HAMLIN GARLAND, calls
verify"
There is no settled, or assumed, or
suspected meaning that can be adopted
with reasonable confidence by readers,
except hat which literal translation
into English gives the French expression.
And that Interpretation causes us to see
holes in SO many really excellent speci-
mems of literary handicraft that we are
moved to cry aloud.
The constant employment Of fin-de-
steele suggests a fin-de-siecle fad that is
based neither upon wit, sense, the often
discovered deficiencies of the Eng
lish language nor that pecu-
liar sense of Utilization of the
consciousness that some phrases evoke,
which frees them from all obligations of
sense or necessity. Why we use IL need
not be examined into too closely nor too
-persistently. 1t would be too much like
requiring a silly schoolgirl to explain
why she giggled. 1t would only lead to
such self humiliation as we all at times
suspect awaits the too free use of the
literary probe, and stays our surgeon
instinct.
A fool loves to be left welded to his
folly. and We'll probably go right on
idiotically sounding the brass trumpet
fin-de-siecle note until it suddenly pals
upon all ears, and some other lingual
absurdity comes jngling along to at
tract us to its pied piper train.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
ASSEMBLY and GAMBLING LAW Z!
Many Members are Glad to Put Themseve on Record
Before the Public.
WbevAis&Nems!


days nstsad 'ns con
the ~nn
Carnival Of Gambling has shut up oahs,s
IN and MUFDERl
Gambling psos nnou
OF 'ns n
would
of New York JUST oe'
prohibiting racing win gam
out
Yo
section which permits Rhode sha "
harbor other state
to hav uexpressyo ourop repeal
wills attention.
andt disposed opinion
eStateof matter
THE NEWS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
Full Associated Press Dispatche'
THURSDAY. JANUARY 8. 1895.
The calendar collecting fiend is abroad
In the land.

THE Journal announces that it is
seventy-fve years old today, and 1T is
pardonably proud at the lighiness with
which age rests upon its stalwart
shoulders. A glance at the reproduction
Of page from the first original Journal
suggests new twist to the familiar and
pathetic sigh of the old timer-that
s'The Journal amt what 1t used to be!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

The Japs seem to travel over the
snow very handily. The snow is prob
ably little worse than the terrifically
bad roadways uncovered by snow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
B. Il. Gladding
81 co.
ANNUAL SALE OF
Ladies'
M usIin
Underwear.

We tax pleasure in announcing this
opening sale IN our Ladies' UNDER
WEAR DEPARTMENT as being ,me-
thing unique - mprising every hing
pertaining to Underwear Outfits for
ladies, misses and children.
We would call special attention 10 the
fine quality of material used in all our
Underwear, and To the superior manner
in which the garments are made.
MUSLIN. CAMBRIC and MAIN
SOCK GOWNS, with the daint.est
trimmings in Hamburgs fand Lces. in
patterns md effects never offered before.
CHEMISES and DRAWERS-In-
proved designs in Nainsook aud Cam
brio.
WHITE SKIRTS with new style in
sertions aud d,ulcing aud very CHARM
ing lace trimmings.
CORSET COVERS in all the new
designs.
2vi " ls, .I..-.AslDa SlAGl..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
DRAWERS.

DRAWERS.
Best quality muslin, cluster tucks 25c.
Hamburg ruffle, extra muslin 60c.
Cambria, me Hamburg ruffle 75c.
Lace drawers, new designs. soc.
Also complete assortment OF finest goods
in lawn, nainsook and cambrics,
from s1.00 to $500
SKIRTS.
Walking length, good quality muslin,
tuchs wv
Hemstitched and plain sixrinch ruffie
for SOC. and Toe.
Cambria and muslin, with deep Hamburg
ruffie, fine patterns S9c., sl.O0. s1.25
Our skirts trimmed with the new English
eyelet embroider les are among the pretty
novelties this season. They range in
price from 500 to s15.O0
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

MAYOR STRONG wants the school
board reformed to secure at least one
third Of its membership Of 21 to women.
The women, even at that proportion,
would probably be the better half.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

WHAT'S the matter with you, Tom
REED? Those fellows out in Lincoln
had everything set up for you tonight
the flags flying, the ice cream freezing
and the salad dressing all made. Ex-
plain yourself II you hope to have Rhode
Island with you in the next nationa J
convention.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

MAoNATE FLAGLER, whom the Gov
ernor Of Florida proposes to turn over
to Governor HoGG of Texas on "A farce
comedy requisition, has probably done
more for the development of the State Of
F orids than the Governor and all the
demagogic politicians down there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

The whiskey trust is breaking down
from the plain business condition that
there can be no natural monopoly in it,
no control Of any of the materials used
its manufacture. Water and corn are
about the freest things on earth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
wHsn WOMEN REGISTER

Whom the women como 10 voting
And o. giving names and ages,
Thcre'll ba lots Of funny capers
On those registration pages.
whether she's Miss or Mrs.
Will annoy the registrars.
Asking won't hc safc-thcy'd rather
Road the answer in the stars.
As for agcs-if the question
Must be hgkcG--the man without
Faish IN truthfulacss Of answrfS
Had best not display his doubt.
Uoll put down tho sweet voiced answers,
Ask not II thoy re what they seem,
Anl, for public satisfaction,
Use perhaps this little scheme;
Mark the ago. when "claimed. +" In this
W. GO
Each "rcfu1ed - answer" 80 ftt)
And all ugos that are Sworn %"
With three darsers IN . row tttf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
NEW ENGLAND.
No Use for Him.
New Bedford STANDARD.

Secretary Carlisle is credited with the ambi-
lion to succeed President Cleveland. But IL
can't be, Mr.. Carlisle. The country has had
quite enough OF you as Secretary Of the Treas
ury. Your own State is all you can look to
for political advancement. and II you can get
back into the Senate you had better be satis-
fed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
II. W.LADDCO.
Annual Opening And
JANUARY SALE!
Muslin Underwear /!
An exposition of lovely white goods surprising
ANYTHING we have EVER BEFORE SHOWN.

extraordinary wealth OF particularly choice
things expressly The display dis
effort being directed
ordinary familiar lines of the
a
atonshingy
will appreciated after examining
selection OF
that ample time should be had Tor
thRt finish
largely / the char and beauty OF fin
m accordingly notable than usual and the
duplicates OF the things
inan their reshne andn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

In Southern California jack rabbits
are becoming such pest that rewards
are offered for their killing. Here's
fine chance for the President to chase the
duck-no, the rabbit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

becau.e iis friends were absent on the test
vote. or from some other cause which did not
go TO the merits fthe issue. II Is to be feared
that many ears will elapse before a COM
Irehensive bankruptcy bill can be secured.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

IT is gratifying 10 note that Congress
man w. q. p. BREcKINRIDoE is miser-
Able failure rs drawing card on a
lecture tour.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

THE man who was the recipient of a
box OF cigars from his wife on Christmas
finds 1t an easy task to keep his New
Years swear-off.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

Now they've named cigar after poet
JAMES WHITcoMB RILEY and permanent
fHmenow waits only for the recognition
of soap factory.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

RHODE ISLAND.
The News and Pool Law.

The kind of work that tells is that which
the Providence NEWS is doing for the repeal
of the gambling laws Of the State. Its neigh
Dor across the street must have feeling akin
TO that produ ,ed by the sticking of pin into
ones flesh.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

GOWNS.
Our SOC. gown is the best we have ever
shown for that price.
Fine quality muslin, with insertion OF
Hamburg 75c. and SIC.
A good bargain In trimmed gowns, made
OF best muslin insertion Of lace or
Hamburg or cluster tucks
92c. and Csc.
Our line from 800 up to s1700 comprises
the finest materials and trimmings and
are specially designed for trousseaus
and matched sets.
CORSET COVERS from 25c. mp.
With Hamburg trimmings and finest
nainsook and new laces $3.50
The line is complete. Chemises In the
Marguerite and French gathered styles,
in price from 25c. to s6.Ol
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

UNCONDITIONAL surrender is, in brief,
Jxpan's terms of peace.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03
RESPONSE No. 9--THE GENTLEMAN FROM LINCOLN STANDS
FOR REPEAL!



DEAR sIam Of the eapea Of Section of CHAPTER 1880 Public
j
] shall
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

EVEN the New Year brings no hope to
the Democratic party.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-03

{, EwiNoMACHINEs BEPAIRED NEW AND
- sceond hand machines. attac ments needles
oil, belts. etc. Ches. A. Bowen, isi wetminstee
styeeh ever khodss N .insry store
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-10-24
WANTS HIS FREEDOM.
New Phase in the Recent Dry Goods
Failure at Black River
Falls.

Black River Falls, Wis, Oct. 49,
Especial. 1.-The failure of Rosenberg
Bros, which occurred in this city near
ly one year ago, and for which Ben
Rosenberg, the senior member of the
firm, has been confined in the county
Jail by order of Judge Bailey for the
past eight months for contempt of court
in his refusal to answer certain direct
questions when ON the witness stand con-
corning the disposal of $4,000 worth of
goods purchased by the firm some six
months previous to the failure, is again
receiving an airing. The invoice taken
by the sheriff shortly after the store was
closed on executions showed but Il little
more than $4,000. At the same time
his creditors, some SiXty-tWO in number,
had claims against the firm aggregating
over 900, and the entire amount had
been purchased within twelve months
and the greater portion within six
months just previous to the failure. Up
on application of the creditors a re-
ceiver was appointed and Mr.. Rosenberg
was cited to appear before Judge Bailey
at Eau Claire to give information as to
what disposition was made of the goods.
The defendant claimed he was unedu-
Gated and knew nothing about book
keeping and the goods were simply gone
The judge held Rosenberg in contempt
for refusing to reveal the goods or show
what became of a reasonable amount
of them. Defendants counsel went be-
fore the Supreme court and asked for a
writ of habeas corpus, which was denied,
Judge Bailey being sustained in all his
rulings. Mr.. Rosenberg has now secured
Attorney Sanborn of the firm of Spooner.
Sanborn & Kerr of Madison. who has
spent some time in this city the present
week going over the entire case, and it
is claimed by one who is in position to
know that enough of the property will
be accounted for to secure Mr.. Rosen-
berg's release. The defendant will be
taken before Judge Bailey at Neillsville
on the Dist inst. for further examina-
ton, when new phase in the case will
be introduced in which A. III. Lipman,
a brother-in-law of the defendant and
clerk in the store at the time of the fail
ure, will be examined.