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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
SAVED HIS WIFE.
Remarkable Result of an kds
vertisement.
Death Was Near When Mr.. Peck
Read II.
He Was With. the Bridgeport
Brass Co.

Nj. M. Peck is q Bridgeport man, living
for many years on East Main street, and
who for eight years was in the onploy OK
the Bridgeport Brass company. ia
writes:
About five years ago we lost child
while my wife was approaching cons
finement and in her delicate state this
shock brought on nervous prostration.
My wife has never been the same since.
The nerves of the stomach being affect-
ed caused what doctors called nervous
dyspepsia. Her suffering was awful.
Why even the whites of couple of egga
distressed her so that she was forced
to give up all work.
Gases in the stomach at the same
time affected her heart until IL seemed
that death would result at any moment.
Last April / saw Purltana adver-
tised in paper and was attracted by
the name Of DIR. Crosby. which is well
known in our family. At the suggestion
of my wife we tried Puritana.
'As for the result it has been truly
astounding. Before one bottle was used
change for the better was noticeable
or 1 should not have bought another.
Now. after several bottles, she cats
three good meals a day and food does
not distress her in the least.
Before trying Puritana, we had at
different times tried four doctors in
Bridgeport TO no effect.
'I have convinced several friends by
my firm belief in Puritana and gladly
give my testimony to the public in ths
hope that others may receive the sans
benefits that Puritana has brought tl
my wife,
(Signed) NJ. NJ PECK.
Box 4S9. Stratford.
While Mr.. Peck was one, probably tha
first person in Bridgeport TO try Puri-
tana, his example has since been fol~
lowed hy nuoherless citizens
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26

go to the church. but the brides people
remain at home and mourn.
In the villages marriage feasts last
sometimes for several days. Tho outfit
Of bride includes an apron which sho
must make herself. This is of thickish
material, filled in with silk Gnd wool
threads of bright colors. The yazinah,
which is the national headdress for the
women. may be Of any color which is
preferred and is word in various ways.
A bride usually has several sf these.
The veil is "A small square OF gauze of
some bright color, edged with white
lace and embroidered in one corner with
spangles, tho design always being the
star and crescent.
Village girls are marriageable when
IL or Ia years old, but in the city they
do not wed before they are IS or 20.
Another pecrliarity Of the women of
Armenia is that they never go unat-
tended. IL no male relative or servant
Is at hand, any child from 60 10 years
old will answer. This Is the custom
both with the upper and lower classes.
Custom also prevents them from carry
ing bundles, however small. Even when
going TO church servant or small
brother or sister takes the prayer book.
Though packages are taboced, the
tezbeh-a string OF beads resembling
rosary-forms part Of the possessions
Of nearly every Armenian and usually
is carried about, especially by the older
people, and is fingered and mumbled
over even whilo conversation is carried
OH as well as at other times.
This race is most hospitable one, and
q call is never made, even upon tho
poorest family, without cup Of Turk
ish coffee being offered to the guest.
While il Is considered disgrace for
all Armenian woman to work for other
than her own family, she does large
share Of the home work both in the
house and fields and usually is a good
bousekeoper. These women, in general,
are apt with the needle and are good
musicians. With the poorer class broad.
making is common occupation.
In some places in Armenia bread is
mada only once in three months, and
then in large quantities. IL is baked in
the ground III a cemeIted hole, the
chimney being overhead. This is such
an undertaking that il is necessary for
two women to work together y A fire is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26

absolutely bald wears hat. The ladies
go bareheaded or wear the tiniest and
flattest Of bonnets. This has called forth
from its forgotten place the lovely "fas-
cinator" and the enchanted opera hood.
These two last named articles ought to
be blessed of wonren. for no inan can re-
sist either.
A new bodice for the theater was too
dainty TO pass without mention. 1t was
of pink silk, covered with cream lace
and had wide bandsof black velvet rib.
bon sewed all around therwaist. The els
bow sleeves were of pink taffeta, with
slashed cuffs to match the slaahes at the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
a.illlan Russell I'm borrowed pru,nos.

Lillian Russell had treat recently while
singing IAN American Beauty" in Cir-
oinnatl. A friend of George Ledoror, who
Is a diamond merchant, came TO the the
ater with necklace valued at $50, ,0O0, and
said that IL Miss Russell liked che could
wear IL in the Shird act for that OCCASION
only. OF course she liked. She was ro-
joiced with rejoicing that men will rot
understand, but that TO women will bo
quite comprehensive. Miss Russell clasp
ed the necklace around her neck aad scin.
tiliatingly sailed forth on the stage. Tho
company was dazzled The prima donna
on her part had 20 say TO the tenor, And
yet you wouldn't marry Inc for gold and
precious stones The tenor gazed proudly
at the necklace and remarked in whisper
for Miss Russell's benefit, "Id marry you
for that necklace" The diamond mcr-
chant stood in the wings all tho time.
'Ile took no chances, " says Mr.. Loderer
"He was there with an AK and some chic
roform, and IL there had been n Gre he
would have fallen in q fit. lie didn't look
any too merry while Miss Russell was go-
ing about with $50, 900 Of his around hcr
pock -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
BREADM AkING.

made or pine and hard wood and watcn-
ed until there are live Goals and no
smoke. Then one of the women, who
has her right arm bandaged to prevent
its being burned, occasionally dipping
it in water, puts the bread in the oven
while the other woman rolls the dough.
The preparation for els baking takes
some time, but the actual time of cook
ing is bur few minutes. At a large
baking somo 800 or 400 slabs, as they
are called, arc prepared. These are very
thin. and when they arc baked are put
away OH high shelves until wanted and
then are slightly moistened before being
eaten.
The surnan,es of Armenians have lit
tie variety, as these are determined by
the trade or occupation of the family,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
UP TO DATE FASHIONS.
New Evening Gowns Copied After
Old Paintings.
One Might Think Mime. Recamier Had
Come to Life Again.


The usual display of handsome even
ing dresses takes place at the same tipe
the furs for the winter are presented TO
the public. The evening gowns, with
their low necks and short sleeves, look
80 cold when seen in the glare of day
light that it needs the presence of the
furs 70 overcome the chill that falls on
the behoider These new evening gowns
are in several ways remarkable. Almost
every one is copied after some old paint
ing, and the result is uncanny and
ghostlike.
There was one gown where the skirt
was of pure white tulle gathered straight
around and with deep hem at the bot
tom. With every stitch that was set i'm
the hem wax pearl bead was sewed.
There was rather scant slip of white
taffeta under the tulle. The waist was
made in corselet form, but was not very
deep. It was covered with gold and sill
YER braid with pearls set here and there.
Around the lower edge of the corselet
was double ruching of the narrow lace
80 much liked a season ago. This ruch-
ing Is seen on many garments this sea-
son too. Above the corselet there is a
puffed drapery of tulle, forming bow
in front and festoons over the chest.
At the arm there are set four large pearl
beads and these hold the puff of tulle in
place which crosses the shoulder and
forms the only sleeves there are. The
outline Of the shoulder is clearly visible
through the tulle, and if il were not for
the corselet one would say that Nine.
Recamier had come to life again wearing
the same old gown. Last winter there
were numbers of gowns where the
sleeves droopcd from the shoulders near
ly to the elbow, and in place Of the
sleeves where they belonged tiSre were
straps Of ribbon with bows on tho top.
This left the rounded part of the shoul-
der peeping out between the bow and
the sleeve. There was another tulle
dancing frock Of white with Longitude
nal rows of butter colored valenciennes
half an inch wide sewed all around the
skirt at intervals Of / "a inches. The
skirt was straight and gathered full at
the waist. The corsage was of golden
brown satin, slightly pointed and edged
with the narrow lace. Five other rows
encircled it, There was a stomacher of
white satin stiffly worked in silver
threads and amber beads. Around the
neck, which was followed out moderate
ly, there was festooned berthaNaught
in front by diamond and topaz pin.
The sleeves We're pulled and of the tulle,
sewed with the lace. There were close
rosettes Of mordore velvet ON the shoul-
ders.
The whole look Of this dress was
quaint and deliciously reminiscent of
old times. But it was not quite as
pronounced as another one. This had a
skirt Of apple blossom pink taffeta.
with rose plated ruffie of pink silk
null, with the edges pinked out. The
waist was Of turquoise blue silk. all
save the stomacher, which was Of pink
silk null frilled on horizontally. There
was o big chou, or cabbage" at the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
ISABELLA PRocroR.

Human life IL held too cheaply when
tho individual who needs a tonic for his
system seeks to cover bis wants by pur-
chasing every now mixture that is recon-
mended to him. Remember that Ayers
Sarsaparilia hes well earned reputstion
OF bIty years staudipg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
GERTRUDE EASTMAN PERKINS

Dewitts witch IIaz,l Salve IL sn an
t'sen ir, soothing and nesling application
for burns. scalds. crts, bruises, ETC., ana
co q niles like magic. IL instantly stops
pain.
Joseph s. Johnston's Pharmacy. SOB
Westminster street: Metygers Pharmacy.
go North Main street; Alfreds Phsf-
macy, sll Eddy street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26

and as in most families the occupation
never varies the one name is borne
throughout tho entire generation For
example, the men Of one family may be
farmers; OF another, cobblers, and Of
another, shopkccpcrs, and tho business
descends from father 20 son and grand
son. The FIRST part of the surname is
the word which in the Armenian Ian
guage means the ocoupation-farmer,
cobbler or shopkeoper-and the last
three letters, Ian" arc the same in
every Armenian Surname.
GERTRUDE EASTMAN PERKINS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26

Balls Hair Renewer is pronounced the
best preparation made for thickening the
growth Of the hair and restoring tast
which 10 gray to Its original color.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26

The third annual convention of mothers,
held under the auspices of the Chicago
kindergarten college, has been postponed
~ NOV. al, ~ ana IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26

The time women spend in visiting,
entertaining and in the useless and not
seldom monstrous ornamentation OF
their clothes would make them, II used
right, most accomplished and useful
members of society.
ELIZA ARcuARD CONNER.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26

II were girl in the country think
should take course at one Of the ex-
cellent state dairy schools and loarn TO
be first class butter and cheese maker.
One woman, graduate Of the Pennsyl-
vania dairy school, is now head butter
maker in large creamery in Vermont.
She receives a handsome salary. The
butter she makes has SO fine reputation
that she could get an excellent place any
day she should be out of employment
She and an assistant make sometimes
1900 pounds of butter i'm day
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-07
THREE WISHES.
BY Edward A. Oldham.

The legends tell us that, long ago,
In the "Once upon a time, y
If one should live for a hundred years,
And commit no bloody crime,
The queen Of fairies, on Xmas eve,
TO that one would offer, free,
To grant three wishes, no more, no less,
Whatever they might be-
And so. in the healthful old North
State,
Remote from its noise and fears,
A queer old woman existed once,
Who had lived a hundred years
She loved her pipe, twas her lifelong
friend
And her wants were few beside,
And with it. sat by the glowing fire,
At the dusk of Xmastide.
When in the queen of the fairies came,
You may wish three things said
"And when you wish shall be granted
what shall those three wishes be2"
"rd WISH she said, for the whole
world full
OF tobacco, good and sweet;
And, next, a pipe for to smoke it with
Then my life would be complete.
"There's one more WISH" said the
fairy queen,
''You can have all three, or more"
That's all / know" said the true old
soul.
IF / try till rise of sun"
There must be three, try again, dear
soul"
Said the kindly fairy, TRY"
She shook her head. They were all
her needs,
And she sighed a worried sigh.
Then looking up, with a quick relief,
She declared, Its shrinkin' stuff.
A little more tobacco, then,
For / might not have enough.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-07
THE NEWS OBSERVER, MORNING APRIL T. 1896

The Angels are immortal. But the
APOSTLE, as shown by the context, was
speaking Of Gods Eternity, the only
King and Potentate. And the argu-
ment he makes is to show earthly
kings and potentatcs how little they
are.
Col. Waddell says that of the SIS
places in the Bible where soul is men
toned, not one has attached to it a
statement that it is immortal Well,
will, | confess that that kind Of argu-
ment is enough to stagger anything.
1T the Cololel were drawing up "A legal
paper conveying horse to pur-
chaser. 3uld he think it necessary
every tine he wrote the word "horse"
to state that it was an animal having
four feet? If not, why? Simply be-
cause if it needed any such description,
once was enough.
col. Waddell speaks much Of the doc
trine Of immortality slipping into the
church, but he does not tell us where
and when it Slipped" Also, that
many passages from Genesis to Reye-
Iation teach humiliation, but he does
not favor us with a quotation Of only
one or two, and those / claim as prov
The truth is that there are only a
few passages Of Scripture that can be
even twisted into a support of annihi-
lation. On the other side the passages
are so numerous as to make it difficult
to know where to begin to quote.
The wicked beyond the grave "shall
receive according to the deeds done in
the body" Col. Waddell knows how
equitable this graded punishment nee
essarily is. and that it does not har-
monte with humiliation. Again,
Say We to the wicked it shall be III
with him for he shall eat of the fruit of
his doings" is the fruit Of his doings
humiliation?
must remind Col. WaddelI that
eternal life" or everlasting life" is
not something to be put on at the
iudgment-day. IT is incipient and pro-
gressive in the soul now and here.
"The kingdom of heaven is within
you" Christ in you the hope of
glory" "Made partakers of the Di-
vine nature" All this shows that it is
not by God to be handed over TO the
soul in the day of judgment; while an
Inhalation is to be handed over to the
wicked They both "shall eat Of the
fruit of their doings" Annihilation
would defeat this equitable arrange
ment.
/ agree with Col. Wadden that there
is a great revival going on on this sub
ieet. 1t is not new. Men have always
made some effort to explain away the
plain statement Of Christ, ''These shall
90 away into everlasting punishment"
And they are at it yet, and suppose
win be to the end of time. Nevertheless
His word standeth sure.
/ know of only two ways to free the
mind Of this anxiety. One is to repent
and come to Christ that life may begin
in the soul to go on forever. The other
IS to adopt Mr.. Won Herrmann's Uni
yersalism,
If the reader takes sufficient interest
ia this subject to cause him to read
this article, will he please get my first
article and read in connection with
this. substituting the word ethics
for sletters" at the bottom Of one Of
the paragraphs.
r. A. YATES.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-07

Blood purified, disease cured, sick
ness and suffering prevented-this is
the record made each year by Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-07
ECONOMY!
Honest Values, Honest Workmanship end Honest ouat,

ont egrandhg tina leads go " 0 u
everyta nsai1nRa bargain therefore a. moneys
Iowpr wthbi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-23
FOR GOOD LUCK IN WAR
Voodoo lamentations Invoked By
Cuban Insurgents.
WEST INDIAN SERPENT WORSHIP.
Superstition Said to Stimulate Tagging
Courage-The Remote Origin of voodoo-
Of It Remains In Louisiana.

A recent Communication to n New York
paper from its correspondent in Cuba con-
veyed the curious intelligence that some
OF the insurgent bands. composed mostly
OF liberated slaves, are accompanied by
voodoo women, ancient hays, of withered
features and bent frames, but who. in spite
or their years. follow as best they can the
fortunes of the insurgents and are main
tanned by them to insure good luck In war
OF course these old women are unable TO
keep up with the rebel bands in their more
rapid movements so during hasty raid
or quick advance they are left behind
to rejoin the party at an understood rem
devious Whenever an important enter
prise is under consideration the voodoo
and her snake are consulted, and while
her advice may not always be followed 1t
cuts considerable figure in determining
the movements Of the band. 1t is also
limited that the commanders of the raiders
encourage the superstition, as from time
to time they Use the voodco oracleS as a
means Of stimulating their men when
courage fails or enterprise flags, and thus
accomplish better results than would
otherwise be attained.
The report Is rot surprising, as the world
has long known that voodoo incarnation
prevails in several of the West India
islands to IN alarming extent among the
blacks, and that 1t has more than once
been used by ambitious or designing per.
sons to promote their own purposes. In
Haiti and Santo Domingo it is said to be
exceedingly common. and more than one
aspirant to the r;Ilership of ono or the
other of those so called republics has taken
his first step in the direction of supreme
power by enliSting on his side a number
of leading yoo6oos, who thorcupon pro
nounced him invincible and warned all
their hearers of the peril of opposing him
From Haiti, its original home in the
western world, it long ago spread to Porto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-23
SPRING MEDICINE

Is SIMMONS LIVER REGULAToR-don't
forget to take II. The Liver gets sluggish
during the Winter, just like all nature,
and The system becomes choked up by
the accumulated waste, which brings on
Malaria, Fever and Ague and Rheuma.
tism. You want 10 wake up your Liver
now, but be sure you take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR 10 do it. 1t also
regulates the Liver-keeps IL properly at
work, when your system will be free from
poison and the whole body invigorated.
You ret THE BEST BLOOD when
your system Is in Al condition, and that
will only be when the Liver Is kept active,
Try a Liver Remedy once and note the
difference. But take only SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR IS SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR which makes the
difference. Take il in powder or in LIQUID
already prepared, or make a tea of the
powder; but take SIMMONS LIVER REGU.
lATOR. You'll find the RED Z on every
package. Look for it.
J. II. Zeilin - Co, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-23

The secret Of success in society is a
certain heartiness and sympathy. A man
who is not happy in company cannot
find any word in his memory that viii!
fit the occasion; all his information is
little impairment. A man who is
happy there finds in every turn Of the
conversation occasions for the introduce
ton Of what he has to say. The favor
ties of society are able men, and Of
more spirit than wit, who have no un-
comfortable egotism, but who exactly
fill the hour and company, contented
and observation-disclosures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-23

Simple words, short maxins, homely
truths, old sayings, are the masters of
the world. Great reformations, great
revolutions in society, great eras in hu-
man progress and Improvement, start
from good words, right words. sound
words, spoken in the fitting time, and
finding their way TO human hearts as
easily as the birds find their homes. -
D. March.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-23
Observation-Disclosures

viii do II used q wash sccording to aircctiops:
prevent trsnsmi-sion OF blood ci,eas.s. ekin dis
ss.es, acute aud ehroEic uieers. SIR cturs fs.ure
OF the hsn = and feet. hczsms, Tetter salt Rheu-
mstsm. inn Iration OF the Bladder. Diseases OF
the bones. joints and musclee. sypoiiet.c insanity.
scurvy. serfula in many forms. The above and
directly or indirectly 20 syphi tic. Bl,cd Poison
for which the Dr. Jsck'oo's Epgii.h Safety Tab
lets 10 . sure preventative, and IL q cafe Germ
re value. II neglected such trouhies result fatal
~. Melted anywhere, sssied u; etx eoxes for ..
4. J. neiso, xoeSsh ave ano Dea s., Eook 1alnA6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-23

social leader of Paris. Gossip had ceased
20 discuss her errors, the envy of rivals had
long been silenced. and fashion, philoso-
ply, art and war united in admiration.
When she WINS so she was previled ON
to establish an Academy of Manners" in
Paris, and TO this flocked not only the
young of the throne and nobility but the
social leaders of the kingdom. Foreign
ambassadors fel. II quite as incumbent ON
them 10 visit the salons of Nine. de LEN
clos rs they did to attend the formal recep
tons at Versailles.
Ninon dc L Enclos might have lived to
100 instead Of 90 had not an accident has.
tened her end. Before her death. which
occurred Oct. II, 170G, Queen Christina
came from Sweden to see her. "In her
coffin, =" writes Volta:re, ''she looked like
BEAUTIFUL woman Of 25 asleep"
ALFRED r. CALHOUN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-23
Strong IN Her Specially.

"liy wife is great linSuist.
Glow many languages does she
speak,"
''Just one Town Topics.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-01-04
Just n Lot OF Rat Holes.

The fatally weak spot Of this country
is its multiplicity of kinds Of currency
and its continual round OF redeeming
one kind with another and as rapidly
out, the kind that has just been re-
deemed to be redeemed again. II Is q
rat hole that can never be filed 20 long
as there are rats. The whole currency
condition has been brought about by
makeshift politicians, who are mis-
called statesmen, for wholly partisan
purposes, and as rapidly as one dam
gerous reef has ben passed another one
has been reared. Congressman and
political managers have been TO cow
ardly to meet and remove the dangers
until imminent peril stared the country
full in the face. New Ulm News.