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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

South Carolina has more manufacturing
hands than would We expected, having not
less than 2i,GC2. who turn out annually
s3l, g26, osl /orth Of product. /,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

The Mexican war began April %, fs46.
and ended July T. lsis. The total number
Of regular troops who served In this war
was 80, 954, whilc the volunteers and mill
tia numbered 1910, grand total Of
ITO oRO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02
willing TO Change.

Mrs. de Fadd--The latest fashion Ia To
have the piano built into the wall.
Mr.. Ne Fadd twcarily)-Well, that's sem
sibls. Let's wall up ours.-New York
Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

IS DOZEN MIGHT DRESSES.
in several different styles, all
made Of good cotton. Empire
gowns, wide trimmed collars
sold at this sale at the lowest
price ever known.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

IS DOZEN NIGHT DRESSES,
tine cotton, in three styles.
auipure insertions ana edges.
round yokes, also cluster tuck.
ed yokes. nicely finish cd. 54in.
long. and pearl buttons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

In 1890 there were 22i, ,Os7 hands en-
ploycd In the wooden mills, an increase
from l60, 557 I'm 1880. The wages had
risen from s47,OOO, 900 in 1850 to s77, 00o,.
boo In 1890.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02
Avoiding an Evil.

An eccentric blacksmith at the bridge
Of Allan was observed 10 plant his cab
bages zigzag instead Of In rows. On bo-
ing asked the reason he replied, cts 20
Nj ihc snails an the track l"-Household
. orle
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02
PARIS HOUSE.
OUR ANNUAL COTTON UNDERWEAR SALE!

Many of these articles to
be sold at pricesthat hard
Iy cover the cost of the
material and making.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

100 DOZEN NIGHT DRESSES,
made Of good cotton. full size.
high sleeve. V-front. with four
rows of insertion also Empire
gown. Hamburg front; former
price s9c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

$50 DOZEN NIGHT DRESSES.
In several different styles. all
made Of good cotton. trimmed
with cambric rufiie. Ham burg
edges and insertion: also an
Empire style; never sold less
than 09c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

Hsg once meant any old person, whether
male or female.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

100 DOZEN CORSET COVERS.
made OF fine camhric, V-back
and front: also a V-back and
square front. trimmed with
neat edge Of Hamburg, felled
seams, long waist; good value
at l9c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

$50 DOZEN CORSET COVERS,
sxtra fine cotton. long waist,
N-neck, back and front: also a
square front and N-hank. trim.
med prettily with fine and
open worked,sm broidery good
value at 39c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

$50 DOZEN CORSET COVERS,
fine cotton. long waist. felied
seams, high nech. with tucked
front. Hamburg edge on necx
also neck back and front pret-
tily trimmed; cannot be dupli-
Gated elsewhere for 25c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02
Night Gowns.

200 DOZEN LADIES' NIGHT
Dresses, made OF good cotton.
double yokes, trimmed with
feather braid. full length.
never offered before less than
E1sc. Only two to customer.
100 DOZEN NIGHT DRESSES.
mhde Of good cotton. Mother
Hubbard style, tucked yokes.
cambric ruffie. round neck and
sleeves: also Hamburg trim
med; good value ut i9c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02
Corset Covers.

200 DOZEN LADIES CoRsETS
8 II Covers OF good cotton, long
M waist, all felled seams. regular
w. value 10. for this sale only at
this price.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

100 DOZEN CORSET COVERS
Of extra fine cotton. felled
seam, neatly finished ham
As burg around the neck; usually
sold for l0c.
Only two to each customer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02
Drawers.

so DOZEN LADIES DRAWERS
made OF very good cotton, "a
inches wide. plain hem ana
tucks. usually sold for 25c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-02

so DOZEN LADIES' DRAWERS
fine cotton. with insertion and
rufiies OF fine Hamburg, nicely
tucked and finished. deep yoke
bands. an extraordinary value.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-04

In his art of Ware" Sir James
Turner NGS3). abiding to the rapid
changes in weapons then going on, cites
Marshal 5lonluc. whom he looks upon
as IAN un4u. stiClable author, he men
tioning IN his commentaries that while
most OF the ;sht armed French foot were
crossbowmeA OF arbalists in Il company
at the beginning Of the reign Of Francis
I two-thirds Of them Were arqueDusiers
before its close The arquebus, in its
turn, gave way 10 the musket, IN i'm
provemont upon it. This latter weapon,
so called from the Italian moschetto,
q small falcon, required no rest, aud
the match used for it i'll very short
time was discarded Tor the lock. In
medloys," says Sir james, knives
whose blades are Il foot long and made
FOR both cutting and thlusting, having
the haft made so IS 20 be aulc 10 I'LL The
bore Of the musl,e;, will do mose eXecu-
ton than sword or butt CT lnusllet y
Here we haze tie bayonet, bat it was a
very awkward weapon till, instead Of
being screwed Into the barrel Of tie
musket ana THIS i.n.eding the firing of
the piece, it WIS faaad that it was pos
sible to aj..eh the bayonet outside the
barrel by means %. :. ring and spring,
leaving tn r!ecc re to be discharged
at aly .:ne.
We saa in tbs - ISL army rcgula-
lions for 1855 in the exercise for grcna
diers, "Draw your dagger, screw it III
to the muzzle Of your 1irelocll, recover
your arms, chargo!''
The English are said TO have thought
it not quite fair in the first action when
the improved bayonets were used
against tlaia. There seemed something
uncanny in hoiradyersaries, the French,
having fixed bayonets and without stop
ping to maclew these delivering their
fre.-Gcntleman' S Magazine.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-04
I.crring I:mn.ogaes sonest.

"Disi.us5 probably makes mora
Thieves DIAN were ever evolved by the
laws q Lercdity," said IL gentleman re-
Gently who has business i'll which he
employs largo number Of men, all
holding positions III which the element
Of trust is peculiarly great. In my
business L always make my men under
stand that l have the utmost confidence
in them. and the result of this has been
that I have never had an el1ployec cx-
hibit the least dishonest trait.
"Put man Oh his honor and mako
HIN know that he is not being watched,
but being trusted, and he will rarely,
unless disposed to it by hcrcdity, steal.
Of course some men arc born thieves
and should ncyor lie trds. cd. They steal
because The influence is too great for
them to resist. Often surrounding &
man with all sorts OF devices and sys-
TENS to prevent him from stealing has
the effect Of causing linn TO lock out for
a way of beating the bank. We are all
strangely susceptible to tiat much talk
cd Of force, su9gestion-more than NO
appreciate-and when the very environ
nent in which We work suggests dis
honesty every minute it is not much
wonder that it has IL very positive effect
upon the mind in causing it to think
dishonesty. "-Pittsburg Dispatch
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-04
Tho Daughter.

The superior wisdom Of the feminine
mind is shown in the fact that the
mother never rebels against her daugh-
ter's guidance She is the first to dis
cover the young woman's wisdom and
she enjoys the security and sense Of rest
which come from feeling that she has
some one to depend upon, some one to
think and plan for her. She regards it
rs providential that as tho husband of
her .-outh grows careless, as his judg-
ment becomes untrustworthy as to de-
tails, as he grows inclined to shirk tho
little questions which arise III the con-
duct Of tho household, the daughter
quito naturally takes up tho neglected
duties and assumes the management OF
tho affairs. OF course it is often diff
cult for the mother to live up to the
course tho daughter marks out. Sho
sometimes finds herself deficient i'll the
strength or wisdom tho daughter expects
from her. But this is not real trouble,
for under it all is tho comforting sense
of being guided by strong will, the
sense Of being free from responsibility
for the social and domestic welfare of
tho family is filling tho young woman S
soul with satisfaction, flattering her
with the consciousnoss of her great use
fulness, making her realize her impor-
lance in tho worl;i. City Star.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-04
ROME AND EARTHQUAKES.
On the Margin of Great Seat of Volcanic
Energy 1t Rests.

Energy 1t lsests.
The Eternal City ought to be exempt,
saws the London Standard, from all that
appears, however remotely, to menace
its stability and endurance. Yet no one
who looks from the Janiculum, or even
the Forum, to the noble outline Of the
Alban hills can we'll forget that Rome
is on the margin of great seat Of vol
canic energy. The lake of Nemi sleeps
so serenely in its crater basin that it re-
CURES an effort of imagination to think
of the time when the whole mountain
mass was raised. That, of course, be-
longs to Il prehistoric, Or rather pris-
tine geological age. But no prescription
avails against seismic influences.
The fires of Vesuvius had become only
q tradition-if, indeed, they had not
been quite forgotten-when the memo
rable outburst occurred which saved
Pompeii for the modern world by sud
denly converting its site into a vast ex-
panse Of ashes Nothing so tragic, 1t
may be hoped, is in store for the pleas
ant city by the Tiber. Movements Of the
earth have occurred many time and
oft, and have done nothing worse than
give frights to the nervous and feed the
superstition Of the vulgar.
The fall Of Caesar was heralded by
one of these convulsions. but, as far as
our information goes, the only analogy
to be cited from q recent experience was
the precipitate descent Of marble
shield bearing the arms of Spain. Had
it been the emblazonry of Portugal, a
mystic significance might, just now,
have been suspected. But enough ma
terial damage was occasioned to justify
the concern created. The earthquake
was no respecter of persons, forit awoke
the venerable pontitf from his light
slumbers in the Vatican, and reused the
inmates Of the prisons to frantic efforts
to break through their barbados. So
much more precious is life than liberty.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-04
LEE E.RsT -REHEARSAL.
I,ary Anderson IL Navarro Tells Of the
i.rclimir1rics uf Fer Stage Dabu..


i.relimirarios uf Fer Sage Dobut.
f. writ, :; cf lcg frs appearance ~
to STAGE La. anderson Go .o.;al
tells in Tho Ladies' Home Journal that
tho opportunity to play was presented
her b. Manager NIcCaulay ut his Louis
vile theater. Tho star whowas playing
at the theater had failed to attract pay
ing houses, ard d.. Griffin, who was
Mrs. do Nav&lTo's stepfather and her
business manager, suggested TO Mr.. Nc
Cauley that she DO given a chance to
play. Tie ol1or was gladly accepted, and
Hrs. do Navarro writes that there was
only one rehearsal, and it was called fer
the next morning. ION ny way to tho
cathedral, " she adds, az WAS enchanted
to see posters on the fences making the
announcement The main part Of the
poster was devoted toadvertising Mines
Levick in The SPY, and at the bot
tom III smaller type the show bill read :;
Saturday Evening, Nov.97. lS75.--Niss Mary
Anderson, . young lady of this city, will mako
Ter first appearance, on any stage rs Juliet, n
Shallospcaros Romeo and Juliet; Mines
LeJ-ic,, Us Morcutio, and q powerful cast Of
characters.
Gas I was in the quiet church tho
hour for rehemsal struck, and 1 started
Tor tho thea:er in 4 radiant franc of
mind. Passin.:: With MY people through
the dar5enel house and private boxes
covered with their linen busters, l found
myself for tho first tine upon the stage.
How strange and dreamlike it seemed,
that empty thcater, lighted only here
ana there b. tho faint glimmer of the
gray day without, be-eft of all the eager
faces it had algays been peopled with
And tic sta q! Eo,c dismal twas with
the noisy ..te' Of tie rain on its tin
roof, sn i -: 1T larr;ngin the cen
ter t.4.oV ,isy i lit on the men
and women Cthor I'D lot relish tho OK
ira rche;Gs.,lj. el9amily Standing IN the
wings. Or seo;Er 10. I'll looked sur
prisel. S4Mel@:i2rlIi: i,.5 i.lN'Ai;Pers,
which Ifc.5to IL la.l,il.t: ;o;!iols laughed
auditly. sca.ce,y l6, ~ l., : il It loua
braid, ~ tx roach'", tC ~ bCoJ
tons, l. SD 49,. rai.l, r.sy
have a.r, go. 60 E.. l.e.l': ct.
but i. v II, -. h!, as -: -
bred, T. l..i'.. 80 81. 20. % conceal lie :
mirth ., I ler e Eowever, 'ae:T
rudcncss w.: .ataly il It's effect, put
ting ne ca D.. met'ie lofore tie Eo.il
began -
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Edmund EalleY.

Probably the greatest service which
HALEY ever rendered to human knowl-
edge was the share which he took il
bringing Newto4's Principal" before
the world. In fact, as DR.. Glaisher, writ
ing in 1888, has truly remarked, "but
for HALEY the Principal would not
have existed
HALEY had the genius to perceive the
tremendous importance Of Newton's re-
searches, and he ceased not to urge upon
the somewhat recluse man OF science the
necessity for giving his discoveries pub
location. Having been authorized by the
Royal society to undertake the printing
of the book at his own expense, HALEY
spared no pains in pushing forward the
publication of his illustrious friends
great work, so much so that III the same
year he was in a position to present q
complete copy to King James II, with q
proper discourse of his own. HALEY also
wrote a set of Latin hexameters, in
praise Of Newton's genius, which he
printed at the beginning of the work.
The last line of this specimen of Hal
ley's poetic muse may be thus rendered,
"Nor mortals nearer may approach the
gods. Sir Robert Ball in Good Words.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-04
An Intimate Friend of Hornets.

1t is Mrs. Brightwen's privilege to be
unusually we'll placed for the minute
study Of living creatures, and her pets
have included lelhurs, an ichneumop.
squirrels, doves, owls, tortoises and so
on. Squirrels and birds she has lured
from the woods and won their affection
by kindness, and III addition to giving
many particulars about these she has
something to say about studying nature,
teaching children to be humane and the
pleasures of insect observation, etc.
That insects can discriminate between
friends and enemies is, she holds, true,
and she remembers once in 4 country
village seeing man hard at work
thrashing corn in barn, and quite near
to him there was an immense hornets
nest hanging from beam. When asked
if he was not afraid Of them, lie smiled
and said: .Oh, they know me we'll
enough. One Of 'em fell inside my shirt
the other day, but he was very ceevil
and never stuns me, for never inter-
feres wi them. AID they never inter-
feres wi ne. "-Westminster Budget.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-04
ENGLANp,s cATHEORALs.
Beautiful Architectural Specimens to BE
Seen In Small Towns.

Tt was my privilege to see ten of the
cathedrals Of England, and situated, as
some of them are, in small towns, one
comes on visiting them to know moro
of the life of the people than the tourist
can attain who flies from one great city to
another, says writer i'll the Springfield
Republican. Each traveller will have
his favoritc among them, and all have
their excellcnces and defects.
Some of them are partially spoiled
by the smoke of the town, and any res
toration ought to be welcome that will
clean it of. Such is the case with
y ork and Lincoln and to a greater ex-
tent with Peterborough, whose magnii-
cent facade, or rather, architects con-
ception of it, is best appreciated by the
study Of 4 photograph. As tho English
AFRO not inclined to tho apotheosis Of
dirt, they have i'll many cases removed
tho disgrace i'll recent years, and Peter
borough itself is now made glorious
within in al tho marvellous beauty of
its cream white stone. When these
buildings are not i'll smoky towns, the
atmosphere after tho lapse of ages, has
sometimes heightened tho architectural
effect, so that Ely grows old gracefully
and Salisbury even beautifully. Sails
bury and Canterbury seem well nigh
perfect. In Durham the marble columns
are marred by pucrile huting. Tho
towers OF York are not al finished. The
wonderful central tower of Lincoln has
lost It's pinnacles. Tho great facade Of
Peterborough is out of proportion to the
building. The external effect Of Ely is
too much like fortress. The spires OF
Litchfeld arc not mates in color and are
somewhat ornate, but upon Canterbury
and Salisbury tho eye rests content. And
vet ho is little to be cnyied who would
not find Intoxicating joy i'll every one OF
thc-c % great arc they, and in their
v.;lA power 50 lifting the beholder
above and beyond al incidental defects,
and ii is on t9lhc credit f the young
woman from Springfield who is said to
h2.a burst into isars AZ tho sight Of
Westminster abhev.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-04

A coin of grca ;ty, which is worth
several thousand ..u:cs its face value, is
in the posseasicli Il Harry O'Grady,
conductor i'll TIC 10y g: the Reading
railroad Il :;a ca GER my of 1888,
which bears . .'l:. 3 diverse side bust
of Washing II and the inscription,
Washington and Independence. Tho
coin was given to Mr.. O'Grady by his
father, who priced it very highly, hay
ing on one occasion refused $3.50 for it.
Several years ago a similar coin was
given by George Simpson of New York
to President Harrison upon tho occasion
of the latter's visit to New York city
during the celebration of tho centennial
of Washington's Inauguration. Mr..
Simpson presented anotherof the coins,
for which he had paid $3.50, to the Bar
tholdi statue fund, "to be placed under
the statue OF Liberty in New York har-
boz. "-Philadelphia Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-04
VARIABLE STARS.
wow Ones Discovered by the aid of Pho
Biography.

toCraphy.
Of all the impressive mysteries which
astronomy presents to the student per-
haps mono is moro fascinating than that
of the variable star. Why should one Of
these distant orbs within 4 few short
weeks, perhaps within few days, per
ceptibly wano and WAX i'll brilliancy
when compared with neighbor Of SIM
liar but permanent brightness?
In one particular class of stars-those
of the type to which Algol bclongs-it
is now believed that the fuctua5ion re-
suits from Il partial eclipse, an adjacent
sphere, perhaps entirely dark, rotating
with the brighter one around common
center But this explanation does not
appear to tit many cases, and so fur us
the majority Of these curious objects is
concerned tho problem is still unsolved
The variability of considerable
number of stars was first detected by
means of photography, and some rather
surprising DISCOVERIES Of this kind have
very recently been reported ny Professor
S. L. Bailey, il charge OF the Harvard
station ut Arequipa, Peru. Here and
there, scattered through the heavens,
there are certain misty patches Wi3icii
are resolved by good telescope into
clusters of distinct stars. Sometimes
these groups are globular i'll general
form and contain hundreds, even thou
sands, of separate bodies. Very few vlrl-
aDles have ever been detected III these
asgrogations hitherto, bnt now Professor
Bailey finds in comparing photographs
OF tho same region taken III succession
that Il certain cluster i'll tho constclla-
ton of Serpens an! designated rs No.
5 in Messior's list contains no less than
4G variablcs, and that another i'll Canes
Venatici (Niessier 81 contains 81. Tie
first of these two groups contains about
$50 stars altogether, and Tho latter one
about GOO.
Professor Z. c. Pickering, director Of
Harvard's astronomical work, and Mrs.
Fleming, ono of his experts i'll Cam
bridge, have both examined the plates
from which Professor Bailey derived
his conclusions and have verified the
observations. IS yet no attempt has
been made TO determine accurately nc
period in which each Of these stdS
passes from one maximum to another
Special observation is necessary for thu,
purpose. But the degree of varia;ion,
so far us noted amounts TO half 4 mag
nitude in sono instances and to about
two magnitudes i'll others.-Now York
u'rihrin
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-04
ARE WE CIVILIZED?
One Who Analyses Fashions Says We Are
Still Half Savage.

One Who Analyses Fashions Says We Are
Still Half Savage.
The prevailing motive not to appear
singular accounts for the continuance
of certain fashions, many being the re-
suits of superstition, religious obServ-
ances and the desire TO be up to date y
We are acquainted with what facility
hair may bo fashioned into various fan
tastic shapes for personal adornment, and
when part through the middle is de-
creed it is worn without regard to con-
tour, and whether it may add to or de-
tract from ones intellectual appearance
no thought is given.
If fashion says crimp, we crimp; if
curl and wave, we obey. And tic Gus
tom Of keeping tho head closely shaved
prevails, rs among the Fijian women,
while tie men cultivate long hair, thus
reversing the conditions met with
among highly civilized nations.
The lips. ears and nose offer 4 variety
of possible alterations and are means
Of ornamental display, and, says Cap
tain Cook, over hundred years ago, in
describing the naked savages on the east
coast of Australia, their principal form
of ornamentation was bone, which
they thrust through the cartilage which
divides the nostrils from each other.
The lip ornamentations by the Bolocudo
indians and the Tlinlet Bella are dis
gushing III the extreme, and in the heart
Of Africa among the Bongo women 4
clamp or clasp is Worn at the corners OF
the mouth, as il they wanted TO contract
the oriice and literally put a curb on
its possibilities.
The teeth cannot escape, and the Ma
lays view i'll disgust the natural tint
and stain theirs JET black.
One views in horror the Chinese meth
cd of foot binding. but which is much
mitigated when considering by degrees
the fashionable toe used in the last CEN
Jpry.
Thus we can see that fashions letters
torture and harass equally civilized men
and savage vanity. Are we not the same
in kind, but differing only in degree
from the savage:-New York Adver-
User.
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THE MOUNTAIN.

Large chestcd giant, shadowinG the land,
With lazy limbs stretched out ut length,
Covered with shas and enarled with
strength,
Iwatch thee day by day.
a hemloclz hoar the staff of thy huge hand,
Driving along tho accustomed upward trail
THY floclks Of mist that MORN and even stray
Across the vale!
Pressing with sun Drowned body earth's green
couch
The golden days of summer through,
With half yelled eyes OF melting blue
Ger which tho shadows fit
What dreams are thine, that with q magic
touch
Thy spirit to contcntment they beguile
And Ger thy brow, where rugged frowns
might 81,
Persuade slailc?
When tho c,nhurrlc;l curtain of the gloom
Drops slowly from its loosened cord,
Across her ros, ..tshed terrace toward
The puri.c,ls Of thy rest,
7 watch the figure OF the evening come,
One starry brooch upon her shoulder shining,
And lean upon thy broad and loving breast,
With arms cntwining.
Warden art thou Of all the trooping stars
Through the flushed hours OF night they
wait
Upon the threshold Of thy gate
OF pine trees that uprears
Itself against the sky. Oft, too, those bars
Behind, fresh from some fountain bath. is seen
The moon, when with her Quivor she appears,
y huatrcsS queen.
e. \. l. Valentino IL Youth S Companion.