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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-19
"HONEST ABE"
II Represented the Victory of the Peoples
Conscience.


Hon. John u. Long said that when Lncoln's
nexperience was brought up as matter Of
roproach against his having permitted the use
ot his nnme az presidential candidate. 1t
should 10 i, Nom bered that he was ana had
been for 10 years. the foremost m;n of public
spcnker considered his training Tor IN" hlPh
office as pnpRi ellced in Us severity and com.
preht nsivoness with that OF any pre1denual
candicate IN the history Of the country.
To have dubbed Lincoln an "unkncwn rail
splitter be said, was "A moro trick OF ratu'
san ora Cry, "a hc was even rs early as 1857 a
recognized force in pubic affairs.
Mr.. Long considered that The Black Hawk
war had given TO Lincoln, more titan any
thing else, the largest lessons IN Amt rican.
ism, ard that b.s defeat the first time 70 was
candidate 'or tho Lsgis ature served as n
most wholesome EN- rec into ioiiiics.
Liucon's anti-savery opinions were formed
tho sppal,cr. lie thout n that the f0mous
protects agudn't the prc-sinvery roso uiiuns IN
tht Illinois stare Legislntrre ~ 1871 were
not, most historians have held, the trst
expressions of Lire lln's sentiments agaius'
tn" ustitution. bnt that he had joined iorc, =
with the unpopular movement Is years before.
IincOln's uit, 10 was said, ropreesntcd the
victory 81 the peoplr'- conscience rather than
the victory a. any party. tie had not stood
So much for the cnrNe OF freedom for the
slave. as for the principle OF thn indis soluble
union Of the nation, believing tnat n slavery
were established in one state a. should be o..
fahlishud in all ~ abolished In one state.
hostile 20 slavery, he would have been Ms loyal
20 his country bad the universal sense OF the
peoplo demanded slavery. and had 10 been
made national institution.
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some months before, TO n man who had
shown early in the action that he
meant to keep his wife under his in
fuence had deprived Mrs. Wing of
present companionship; for, in that
respect, Mr.. Wing, who spent his days
as far as he could conveniently get
nway from Mrs. Wing, was not availa-
BILE. 1t was horribly dull at Newport,
and yet she could not think of open
ing her house in town till the time of
the horse show, still some weeks dis
tant. The aspect of the sea and Of ma
ture In general under the autumnal
skies did not exhilarate her. TO enjoy
the country at that season one must
have plenty of work or cheerful COM
pany, or light heart; and Mrs. Wing
had none of these. She was, in fact,
In that mental condition not classified
by science, but in our latter days COM
monty occurrent among women of her
class; Mrs. Wing was in want of an
"object."
We may now take the privilege of
reading, over her shoulder, the letter
from Lady Teviot, that, as the perusal
progressed, recalled animation long
absent from it's recipients face.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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CONTINUED TOMORROW. }
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
A Somewhat Singular Experience in
Suburban Town.

"in a dining room OF house in a
suburban town not very far out of New
York, said the retired burglar, ~ found
near the sideboard brass pole, apolis he'd
brass pole l should think, two or three
inches in diameter, reaching from the
floor to the ceiling. IL was sort of a
mystery TO me, that pole, for the house
was practically new and everything about
it looked plumb, and It didn't seem as
though il could be needed to hold up
anything and couldn't understand what
1t was for.
~ set my lamp down on the sideboard
and picked up teapot and broke off the
spout, standing as did so leaning against
the pole because il was ose by and
handy to lean against and just as ] was
lifting the pot up 10 sec whether Is was
plated or not something dropped on me,
heavy, and the teapot went one way and
went another. and the man that had
dropped oo me went another. Then Of
course / knew that the brass pole YVES
sliding pole, and wondered how / could
have been SO everlasting stupid ps not
to think of il before. This was no dou b.
the home of retired fireman, who had
put in the pole either for the qualification
of seeing 1t there, or perhaps 10 please
the children, so they could slide down TO
breakfast IL they wanted to, but anyhow
the old man hadn't forgotten how - slide
himself, though il waI lucky for me that
when he came down he knocKed me over
toward the window while he was thrown
himself over toward the wall.
"lie didn't stay there; he was on his
feet in minute and coming my way; I;
hut 1 didn't stay TO meet him. The
sun.
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wrecked his future and brought you to
poverty, and made himself the talk OF
the kingdom by his monstrous follies.
That much is indisputable. The ques.
ten now -is-what remains 10 be dene
with him, and with Belmore?"
HE might sell one or two Of the
pictures out of the gallery at Belmore
and dare say the gold service would
fetch pretty penny" murmured Lady
Teviot.
"Poohl A mere drop in the bucket
beside his debts, and what the place
costs to keep up" replied the colonel.
'Then, IL will be no doubt best 10 let
Belmore TO some of those rich Ameri-
cans"
II wish we could be so fortunate"
said the colonel, dryly.
"And this house is sure TO be taken
for the season ut good price; but he
must do over the drawing-rooms. As
for me, can get on at Cosycote, for
the house is comfortable, il small. Or
we might go TO Alassio, where one
lives for q mere trihe. If / could only
induce Tev to go with me 10 Alassio,
would tell Jennings TO begin packing
at once, so that we might start this
week. There is the little villa Lady
Dorking had last year; if we could en-
gage IL, by wire, Jennings wouldn't
mind hurrying, for once. In that de-
llcious air of the Riviera, Tev's health
might improve"
1T is not Tev's health that concerns
me-" remarked the heartless colonel
''Tlc Is strong enough 10 do more mis-
chief in his day; and my advice 10 you
Is 90 keep him away from Alassio. IL
81 quite too convenient 90 Monte Carlo.
DO, my dear Agnes. Cliff and are fully
ogrecd on one point. There will be no
money 20 carry on Bclmore week
longer at the present rate. You must
dismiss the establishment, and remove
10 Cosycote, where with the trihe Of
income you will have, you can live at
least respectfully"
.As 20 giving up Belmore. IL Is oniv
wnat 4 snOuld have dOhe, nau lev hat
ried Gertrude: so ] am prepared fof
that. But ~ awfulIy AFRAID, Adei-
bert that my --or boz UM hardly ~
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This Is Certainly "A Chance Which
Sbould Not lie Lost

We are aware that our people who suffer
from nervous, chronic or lcnG.standng COM
plaints do not have tho snmo ortunity 90
he cured as do tho residents th great cities
Whore the most eminent physic ans and speci.
alists remde In other words cur ponpl. are
debarred from rocking n cure by the great
and skilled physicians owing 81 the cost OF
travel to the large city, and the high fees
charged by such physicians.
Here, thtr, fore, IL a chance for the sick Of
our community which should rot bo lost. Dr.
Greone OF "a Tcmple Place Boston. Mas,,
who has the largest practice IN tie world, and
who Il without doubt the most successful
specialist In curns al forms - nervous and
chronic diseases, offers 60 pivo free consulta.
tion by mail 10 ali sufferers hom their IotaI
thyslclan has isi!od 20 cure. You have tho
piiviIapo of consulting DR.. Greene by Iotter,
doscrii ing your complaints. and he will, after
carefully considering your condition, send
you n letior fully oxi iaining ull your symp.
toms. tel ing you every h ng about your com.
plant 80 pifinly YOU will IN isrsiand exnctly
whn. Aiis you. He viii also give you his
advice, based upon bis vast experience and
wonderful success in Treating such cases, ns TO
Just wtat to &c 20 set cured. All this will
cost you nothing, and vow can THUS have con.
sultation with the besi-known physician and
acknowledged most successful specialist In the
world. without leaving home ana at no ex.
rense whatever. Tho Doctor Is the discoverer
Of that greatest Of nii srown medicines. Dr.
Greene's Ncrvura blood ana ncrso romody.
and nc bss discovcrcd many other most ,a'u.
abe remedi.s :. write to him now, Tor ttis u
a chance 20 get cured. which you may never
have again.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-19
A THEATER PARTY.
Few Things That Might Be Remembered
With Profit.

To give theater party is a very charming
way of entertaining ones friends, and
theatrical managers, of course, hail the
theater party giver with delight. The
practice, however, may grow into an
abuse of the rights and privileges Of
other theatergoers, without whose pat
ronage the manager would he lett high
and dry
The writer has in mind recent inva-
sion of a Broadway thester, New York,
boxes and the first four rows of the stalls.
Any theater In the world would have
been delighted to seat and acommodate
such a company. They were all beauti-
fully dressed, they wore the stamp of the
hig nest society, and they came with the
intention of paying honor to the artists
on the stage, MIR. John Drew and Miss
Maud Adams.
But they came in such numbers, with
such a rustic and a hustle and with such
a complete idea of owning the entire
theater that the other people in the house
felt almost as II they ought to get up and
apologize for icing present
The distr ibution of wraps and TOP
coats took fully ten minutes out of the
best part of the play. Then, finally
seate1, the theater party bad, of course a
great deal 10 say about the jolly occasion
and the good supper they were to have.
4 hen one girl wanted TO remind another
OF an engagement, and man signalled to
another to change seats with him, and
there was a general hum and litter of con-
versation and i'll suppressed laughter, un-
til il seemed as IL the noise and confusion
would never cease.
l believe there are theater clubs which
attend performances for the purposes of
really studying and enjoying dramatic
art. These people invariably arrive early,
and are the closest and most appreciat i've
critics, while big theater par y like the
one described atove l. a very ifferent
affair, and so TO have reasona ele stand
ing should engage the whole house for
itself.
1t is serious question whether our
managers should encourage society to
invade their plsyhouses In such over
whelming and valuable numb bers. The
I nptation Is almost irresistible, but
G effect on otker seetholders Will in the
ag run destr oy the usefulness of the big
eater party and make managers careful
O j9ut booking a conversazione.
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TCopyright, 1896. by Bachelor. Johnson ano
Bacheller.l
PART i.

~
In the morning-room of house in
Hill street, London, S. W., council OF
three had been for some time sitting
over the affairs of young Humphrey
Augustus William Frederic Dale.
eighth earl of Teviot, known 10 his in
inmates as "Tev."
The dominant figure of the council
was lady, of aspect large, fair and
troubled. She wore her bonnet, and
that fact, added TO the general appear
ance of the house in a winter livery OF
brown hollands, suggested that the
dowager countess of Teviot had come
up to town for the day only.
Standing with his back to the fire
was a gentleman advanced in years,
spare, hook-nosed, courteous, we'll
slressed--evidently in ordinary times
a delightful and lovable old boy-but
at present abnormally out of humor.
He was Col. Kilgore, cousin on the Ia
Tiers side and late guardian of the
young earl.
The third member of the inquisition
revealed himself in look and manner
so Enthusiastically the family solicitor
that enlargement upon his appearance
were needless. Mr.. Cliff was n type of
e class as unchanging and as solid in
exterior as the Bank of England. But.
in spite of his composed countenance,
In all the years he had been bestowing
advice upon the noble house of Teviot,
he had never at heart felt more de
pressed than now.
II really think, Adelbert,' said Lady
1'eviot, addressing herself to the
colonel, after nn interval of uncom
Portable silence between the three; "I
really think you might give me your
definite opinion about my poor, dear
boy"
God bless my soul, madam" an
swered the old gentleman, explosively,
''do you want me to say that think
he is q very bad egg?"
The dowager shuddered, extending
her right hand to ward off the unpleas-
ant image.
"No, Adelbert," she answered angel,
.cally; II do not ask you TO be vulgar,
and to wound my feelings, already
iacerated by misfortune. If my son
aas been imprudent-"
"Imprudent! Imprudent!" inter-
rupted the colonel. shifting his posi-
tion TO walk up and down the hearth
rug like a lion in a cage. HE has
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worlds society. While he stood in n
bored sort of way, watching the greedy
gulls swarm in the wake of the ship.
and the gymnastics of the young ladies
of Cork who had come out in their row.
boats 10 dispose of merchandise aboard,
he was touched on the arm and ac-
costed by a stranger in fur-lined coat.
Teviot's attention was just then riveted
by the spectacle of wild Irish girl"
slipping reclSlessly down a line from
the upper deck into her boat below,
wherein man lay mapping in the morn
ing sup. He WIS not disposed to give
ear ID the new conner. But the stranger,
waiting patiently, ended by offering
his card, with the assurance that he
and his family, who were aboard, would
be most happy to do all in their power
10 secure the social enjoyment of Lord
Teviot during his visit TO the States.
My Lord Teviot, however, was not
thus TO be thrown away upon chance
acquaintance of shipboard. The steam
er sailing from Southampton two days
before his own had carried in its mail
bags letter addressed by the countess
dowager to an acquaintance she had
made in the Riviera the year before
a Mrs. Harvey Wing, a lady OF high
fashion at Newport and in New York.
Mrs. Wing was, when the letter came
to her, still Mt her house at Newport,
although the season there had long
since died IA natural death. She was
feeling very tired of everything, and
uncertain what she should next take
up" The marriage of her daughter.
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An Interesting Exhibition.

1nteresting news - that which is contained
in another column in regard 20 the famous
on exhibition at the Fame wareroous on
Canal street, Boston. Imagine a superb mp
holstered soia, eisht feet IN lsneth, On which
Two persons nav reClire tat opposite cndsl
witrOut interluiing with each other. How
many io~tonians rebl zc tire advantages
which this city enjoys IN hGviLg the lBrgcat
retail furniture store in tho world Where 4.
there such another risce ~ furuiture rs this
IN the ready -mTdc stock of anv store In aay
other American cityi Yet this IL only one OF
the scores Of famous and interesting creations
which thsse warsrooms contain.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-19
Want Go to Court

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 49, - Charles S
Nnzworthy, assignee of the Amcrican
Lounge company. was removed from his
trust yesterday by Judge Brown. He WINS
cited to appear and produce his reports be.
fore noon. He disregardcd the citation.
and later in the day Nazworth was found
in his room suffering from fatal wound,
sclf-nflictcd with a pistol. His accounts
are short
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VIII Probably Go to Morgan.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-Sccretary Car
Isle has not directed to whom shall bc
awarded the bonds upon which default OF
payment OF the first installment was
made, nor will he do so until the exact
amount OF the defaults has been ascer
tained. There seems to be no reasonable
doubt, however, that they will bo awarded
20 j. p Morgan and his associates under
their blanket bid OF SllO0S77.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-19
u,ab,e 70 U.celv, Visitors.

BosToY, Feb. Blowing to the severe
indisposition of Governor Grccnhalgc, the
usual Washington Birthday reception NJ
the state house has been abandoned The
governor Is still confined 60 his home In
Lowell, and has not improved as rapidly
IA was ewupetal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-19
blackburn and Hunter Tied.

FRANKFORT. Ky, Feb l0In the legis.
lature yesterday the rollcall showed 13l
members prcscnt; necessary TO choice,
90. The ballot resulted: Blackburn. 60;
Hunter, 90; McCreary, 3; Holt, 3, Car
Isle, .; Cochran. l; Bate, /. Only one
ballot was takcn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-19
Tor killing Her SON.

BANGOR, Me, Feb lo.-ln the supreme
judicial court Mrs. Mary Cowan Of Dix.
mont was sentenced for life I'm the stata
prison az Thomastou for tho murder oi
her stcpson. Willis Cowan, in September.
1894 Mrs. Cowan declared her innocenca
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-19

AMEsnURY, Mass, F,b. lg.-JOhn Glfiin.
aged IA. was kicked to death by horse la
Burbank Brcs' stable Yesterday where he
fed the ssiuA every dsy.
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Power
Producer

of the human system, the Stomach.
1t makes the healtL right, because
it makes the Stomach right.
1t brings New Blood, New Nerve
Force, New Strength, New Life.
If you are q sufferer, get OF your druggist this
great diseaSeconquerig discovery (the price Is sl
for the complete ieatnen, consisting of one bottle
Of Puriiana, one bottle OF PGritana Pills, and one
bottle OF Puritana Tablets, all inclosed In ono
package), or write 10 the undersigned, and you
will bless the day when you heard OF Puritana.
The Paritana Compound Co., Concord, N. II.
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Providence Gas Company.

The annuni meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Providence Gus Company will he held nt
the Office OF the company, In rear Of frovi.
dence Washington Insurance building, No. 20
Market square. on Monday. March. "a
proximo, at II o'clock noon, for tho election
% nine directors. and for the trnngaction Of
sny other business of the company.
A. ~. SLATER, Secretary.
fobI7.Ip 2l.242Gzs
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VIII eclipse All previous sales In our his
tory. Never before have we had COM
plete n line of sEAsONABLE GOODS tn
offer mt these prices.
The articles marked down for this saio
comprise goods I'm almost every depart
mept, so that IL IL possible for one to fur
nish an entire house from our bargains.
Notwithstanding we are selling many of
these goods at or below cost, our REGU-
LAR TERMS OF CREDIT will be ex-
tended to all who wish. We do not believe
these goods will last long at our prices.
AnearIy call will save disappointment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-19
80 Patterns of PARLOR TABLES.
HALF PRICE
Tabourettes and Jnrdiniere stands
From $500 30 $500
From &0.OO to $500

FRENCH BEyEL PLATE CHEvAL
GI ASSET, "a cut of TWENTY-FIVE PER
CENT.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-19
Dog Fats Cold Jewels.

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reported son VI "eorsc iinip'',
was 'ehsing ms uoS' "nen 'ne nuih'ni
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uHun' hle"ns nc'i,s "',s"cccSS'ui III III
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lie was h'l''u' ~ h.s s'o''ihcn Wcrp
,ounu Sevvrul o',,, r."ss' SUN Gun
pu,'ons u"u nl' ouu rc'lo"s en,pich''
s''"nse ''S''"co o' re''cu SUI,
was '"'u ny o"c .! lne instructors W
,ne rurl''ors ius,,u,c i"st WccN ID
Nurrucc", hc Su'u '''ut nc o"neo
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-19

new style lee boy, turn the crank for
fifteen minutes, giving yourself just
enough exercise 10 make the blood cir.
culatc and 10 sharpen nm appetite foi
breakfast. The fan acts Oh the chem.
Gals, me chemicals act on the water.
Al the end of the prescribed time take
put your cylinder, and. presto! there
you have round block of gllstening
zee.
The cost of lee produced by this
process II Is claimed, viii be S1.f0 n
year. This Is the amount the company
10 be formed for the sale of the boxes
will charge for chemicals sufficient to
last year. There Is to bc no other ex-
pensc. The freezer will contain com.
partmcnts for the storage of household
supplies that nrc usually kept In the Ice
box. The frcczers are to he made TO
sell, NJ the household size, for Sl5 each,
and will Inst for ten years, by renew
Ing the chemicals once year. These
chemicals will be furnished by the
freezer company only. The company
Will keep the frcezcrs In order and the
chemicals In good condition.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-19
A Romnn Custom.

The practice of the wife assuming the
husbands name at marriage. accord.
ing to DR.. Brewer. originated from
Roman custom. and became the com.
mon custom after the Roman occupa-
tion. Thus, Julia and Octayla, married
to pompey and Cicero. were called by
the Romans Julia of Pompey. Octnvia
of Cicero, and In later times married
women In most European countries
signed their names In the same man.
ner, but omitted the "of." Against this
view II may be mentioned that during
the sixteenth. and even at the begin.
ming of the seventeenth century, the
usage seems doubtful, since we find
Cathnrine Parr so signing herself after
she had been twice married. ana we
always hear of Lady Jane Grey mot
Dudley. Arabelln Stuart (noi seymour,
etc. Some persons think that the Gus
tom originated from the Scriptural
teaching that the husband and wife are
one. This was the rule SO far back as
Braston died 1868 and II was decided
reign of Elizabeth, that a woman 10y
marriage loses her former name, and
legally receives the name OF her hus'
band. Altogether the custom Is involy'
ed In much obscurity. In Iceland the
opposite Is the rule There, after mar
riage, the husband assumes the wife's
name.-Cincinnat Enquirer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-08-19
American Girl who Surprised Paris

The fete recently given by the Coun-
tess Castellanc, formerly Miss Anna
Gould, was one of the most elaborate
ever seen in Paris. Three thousand in
vitations were issued, and the cost of
the fete was not far from 100000.
The event was planned to reproduce
the fifth day of the fetes celebrated at
Versailles on the occasion of the mar
riage OF Louis XIV. with Marie Theresa
Of Austria. An army of workmen We're
employed for week preparing fire
works and transforming the grounds Of
the residence in the Cercle des Acacias,
on the avenue du Bois de Boulogne.
The fete opened with dinner, accom-
panying which was series of sur
prises. On raised platform COO cory.
phees, chorus men and women and the
musicians OF the opera, reproduced the
choruses and dances of the 18th cen.
fury. After the fireworks there was
dancing, and the entertainment closed
with grand supper.