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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

SPECIAL SALE or CLOCKS Alarm
clocks, " Warranted one year, 5Oc. S-day oak
or walnut clocks, strike hours and half
hour. Sl.75 At HoSmers > corner Mostmln.
ster and Franklin streets jL2l II
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

MAN WANTED for Office work and collect
ing experience not necessary, but good, hon
est. industrious person froln the country pre-
fcrred, desirous Of an opportunity for promo
tion state age and reference; Sl2 per week;
$3.50 cash security required, Advertising Ex-
cnange, z0o Washington street, Jersey City,
N. j. o2O i2t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

Drop ~ line: we will call for aud deliver
~ I'm perfect order cheaper and better than
any one else. HOSMER. Westminster and
Franklin sts. and 2, ". Main q aull-tf
FORMER IANITRESS Of the County Court
House has resigned from further work at that
place. ol02t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29
II RSOvA r.

DIVORCES quietly and legally obtained tor
eight causes DolmHn & huettner, ATTORNEYS
Pt law. Established ID years highest refer
ences given. 1873 Arch So, Phil. a20 II
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29
PROF ssIONAL CARDS.
ONE OF 1mE EINEsr.

Prof j. ID. Emerson, the Optician, win ft
the most difficut eyes 10 your perfect satisfac
lion NJ one-half the price Others charge; ex
animation free. At HOSMERS aull'tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29
&I.5O FOR 75r.

Watch cleaned Zoe. main spring 75c. price
on other work in proportion; done Ivy the
most skilled workmen on earth. AtHOS-
MER'S, corner Westminster and FRANKLIN
and ~ North Msin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29
CRY ADVEKTIsEMENTs.

STATE or RHODE ISLAND AND PROYI.
DENCE PLANTATIONS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

To let small tenement rooms 90. hicn., on..
street, 1:5J rer month. Apply ROBBERS Musr,
IS Elm ST. ca3-Ot
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

TO LkT-furnished rooms, 81 and Sl.25 per
week. As Mathewson street os5-Gt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
OLD COLONY SYSTEM.

Time tables giving full informaticr
as to local and through train service
may be OBJ aimed at Providence sts-
tion ani stations below.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

FURNISHED LOWER TENEMENT-sepa.
rate trout entrance, with grounds: 10 adults
only rent Sl3 month. Address box e., News
office. o9}.Bt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

WANTED-Five Moulders. one Loom Fixer.
four ToOlmakers, one Cigar Salesman, 10
Meavers, lO frst-c,ass Clothing Statesmen, two
white female Cooks. one Table Girl. four gen
eral house work Girls, three Stone Settlers,
one Scalloper, one colored Cook. Tribune
Employment Bureau, 5!i Westminster street,
room 20. se3-tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

FOR RENTAL 1873 Stonewood ,trscf,
lower tenement; rooms and two Atiics; hot
water, bath room, e.c. .. NJ. Johnson. SO
> onewoot street. o2l.I2t
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29
RO0Ms 40 LET.

TO I4FT-Two pleasant sunny rooms, first
moor; one front room ana the other side
room: furnished or unfurnishcd, location
central. 35l Pine street. u21-it
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

TO LET-lD Hendrick street. lower tene-
inent o. rooms and two attics; sll per
month. Inquire at s99 Atwolls avenue, os I
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29

$500 GIVEN AWAY-To persons making
the greatest number OF words out OF tho
phrasc Patent Attorney wedderburn" For
full particulars write the National Recorder,
Washinstoa, d. c., for sample copy containing
same. au2-tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29
fGR sALE-REAL EsTArE.

FOR SALE-One house lot on Bergen stree
II rea sonable price. NJ. Perlman, 2Ol Nortl
Main street. o27-6t
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21
REV. DIR. WRIGHT on SUICIDES.

Rev Merle st. CroiX Wright, OF New
York, is coming In for no end of censure
because of the sermon preached by him
on Sunday last upholding suicide
In endcavoring to explain the cause of
the increase in the number OF self muir
ders the reverend gentleman said:
I'VE discover that suicide is on the
increase with civilization. Is civil
lization. then, curse. and Is 1t false
that knowledge Is power? No! 1t Is
simply this: That with the higher
power there is more danger of a mis-
use or Il. 1t Is the shame and re-
morse OF cultured mind that will
not tolerate what ignorance and de-
pravity would bear Suicide. along
with insanity, advances with the adj
vance of culture and education. 1t is
the price of civilization. 1t is the
cost of progress"
In other words suicide and insanity
are the price of civilization, and there
ere moro suicides and more crazy people
IN the higher civilized communities than
among the ignorant classes. There may
be some reason in this latter proposition
but when DR.. Wright undertakes to say
ana does say that las we have a right
to live. so have we a right to dle-that
no man can take from u.s." he is all
wrong And, further, when he asserts
that he believes that in certain cases
1t Is justifiable TO take ones own lfe''
he is doing society IL great harm, and
the Indignation which such teachings
have caused in the better circles of New
\ DIRK can easily be understood An emil
nent lawyer of that city, upon reading
the sermon, expressed the opinion that
II any one should follow the advice
which it gives to the extent of taking
his own life. DR.. Wright could be
charged with manslaughter and prob
ably convicted.
Nobody supposes for n moment that
DIR. Wright intended to advise anybody
TO commit suicide. but /. is clear that
such sermon is calculated to do harm.
and before long the gentleman will con-
clude that 1t would have been far better
not to have delivered 1t.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21
PERSONALS.


Count Tolstio is fond OF music. but
refuses to attend any entertainment FOR
which an admission fec is charged.
Lord Charles Bcresford will soon he
promoted To flag rank. il is said. He
will be the youngest rear admiral in the
English navy.
Sir Joseph Listers elevation to the
pceraGe is the first instance of that form
of recognition of merit being awarded
to the medical profession.
Representative Messenger. who repre-
sents New Hartford in the Connecticut
Legislature. is the largest man ever II
member of that body. lie weighs 30
pounds.
The new archbishop of Canterbury is
said 10 he descended in direct line
from Lady Godiva, so famous in conncc-
ton with her undrapcd ride through
the streets of Canterbury: and he bears
TO this day the same arms as her hus-
band. Leofric. Earl of Mcrcia
Burglars are the great terror OF Nine.
PATHS life at Craig-y-nos castle. She
has had all the window shutters fitted
with electric bells. which start ringing
at the slightest touch, while by the
same machinery a gun is fired and n
number of dogs are let loose i'm the
grounds Special watchmcn are told off
every night on round" duty
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21
SOUTIIERN AGRICULTURE.

Despite anything tina: may be said to
the contrary, the Chattanooga Trades
man holds that Southern agriculture Is
to-day richer and really more prosperous
than at any time in the past. OF course
there are those who will take Issue with
our contemporary in its declaration, but
Governor Johnson. of Alabama, says
that the best evidence that Southern
agriculture is in better condition TODAY
than ever before Is found i'm the fac,
that not one-tenth as much food is now
brought into the South as was the case
ten years ago. He also points to the
fact that Southern farmers have at last
learned how TO economize. He says that
the cotton and other crops of 1895 and
1896 have been produced and harvested
at cost lower than was ever before be-
l.eved to be possible. The grand thing in
our reformed agriculture is that 1; is
now raising far the larger part of all
the food OF all kinds the South eats. this
while the South ships millions of dollars
worth of melons. berries, fruit and vege-
tables to the Northern cities yearly
These last mentioned interests have been
much enlarged and systematized in the
handling Of recent seasons. and are
therefore much more profitable to the
Southern growers than In the past In
Guiding Missouri in the section and the
South made full third of the immense
corn crop of 100000. 900 bushels in 1896.
The section has sold more corn than l.
bought. 1t makes more than half the
wheat its people consume.
Certainly there is less bought by the
farmers from the outside world In the
way of articles for home consumption.
than in former years. which indicates
that they are making more of what they
need at home than was formerly the
case, and TO that extent, IL in no other.
they have bettered their condition II is
also fact that during the past year.
when almost every industry suffered
greatly from the extreme hard times. the
farming interest withstOod the strain
better than any Of them. and while mon
ey was tight with them like other peo-
pie, yet the stringency did not effect
them 10 the same extent. When the
farmer concludes TO raise, and does ac-
tuaNy raise. all he may need for home
consumption, such articles as are need
ed for home use, there will no longer be
any doubt of his superior condition and
independence as compared with the rest
of mankind, who have to work that they
may live
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21
WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE OFFICE
AS ACHARITY.

The Savannah News learns that a re-
port is circulated in Washington to the
effect that the friends of Consul General
Fitzhugh Lee are endenvoring to induce
Major Mckinley. upon his accession to
the Presidency to reappoint the general
to the consulship at Havana upon the
ground that he is Il poor man with a
large family and needs the salary.
This is no doubt well intended by the
friends of General Lee. but those who
know him will readily understand that
he would not accept The position upon
any such grounds. and it Is almost cruel
for the aforesaid friends to so suggest
II. General Lee is u poor man us the
term goes. but 1t has not gone so far
as To make him an object of charity
No doubt he would like TO retain the
position of American representative at
Havana, but f rendered him ii must be
done in the proper way-or he'll have
none of 1t. AS the Savannah News re-
marks, Fitz Lee has Il small farm In
Nirginia. and he would return to II and
40 to blowing If it were not perfectly
clear to him that he held the office upon
his merits
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21
NOTES AND OPINIONS.

The German policeman is ubiquitous
and autocratic and Ill advised persons
who fail to carry out his instructions TO
the letter are sure to suffer.
y great deal is expected of the Paris
an police besides keeping order. They
are obliged To keep records of residents
and oversee street cleaning and public
vehicles.
The intelligent compositor said that
the old miser had gone to that burn
from which no traveller returns" and
the proof-reader actually wept as he
marked the proof.
The Paris policeman's chief work is
controlling crowds and incipicnt riots,
of such frequent occurrence in the
French capital His weapon is Il short
sword bayonet. which hangs at the side
of his belt
Policemen In the fathcrland are pro-
tected almost beyond the possibility of
conviction by what is called the Dicnst-
ED or service oath, which practically
means that To disprove policcman's
story you must find six independent
witnesses TO corroboratc your own.
Representative Tucker has not waited
to learn what the academic board AT
West Point will do III the case of George
Mason Lee, n cadet dropped for def
cheney in studies, but has already cXcr-
cised his privilege of reappoiuting him
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21
THE WAY rnErnusrs WORK.


Mr.. Samuel Smith. member of the
English Parliament, paid this country
a visit last fall just prior to the Presi-
dental election for the purpose of study
ing our institutions. and upon his re-
turn home recently. MIR. Smith had this
to say regarding the manner in which
many large fortunes are accumulated
In America:
"One of the most common abuses
is To construct immense trusts or
combinations to control entire
trades, such as the Standard Oil
Trust. the Sugar Trust, etc. These
syndicates deliberately destroy all
competitors by opening stores along
side of them and undertaking them
until they are ruined. Through
dread of this treatment most small
dealers are compelled to sell their
business to the trust and become
their salaried managers. Then,
when private competition is de
stroyed, the price IL raised to Il
point that yields gigantic profit.
This process is greatly facilitated by
the high protective tariff. which
practically shuts out foreign COM
petition. II would be very difficult
TO carry out such Il system in Eng
land, as supplies would pour in at
once from abroad If prices were
raised at home: but in the United
States there is practically little for
eign competition"
Mr.. Smith says that In the United
States there is practically little foreign
competition and he attributes the fact to
the grip which the trusts and monopolies
have upon the business throat OF the
country
He is of the opinion that the time is
near at hand when strong action must
be taken TO limit their powers. Ways
must be found, he thinks. 10 curb the
illegitimatc uses of capital, or II wild
burst Of socialism may wreck the Re-
public at no distant date. Continuing
on this line, he cites that the great
farming class is the backbone of tho
country; that 1t is deeply in debt tc
money LENDERS, and that it pays n usu
rious rate OF interest, often per cent.
Il heavier charge than the English
farmer pays for rent This is all very
true, and what is more, the writer de
clares that the same state of things n!
are here described could not exist II
England. and yet we are told that our!
Is the best Government under the sun
and in many respects it Is. but all tn,
same the trusts and monopolies mus
go. They are 4 mcnance to the pros
perity OF the country; they stitle trade
hamper industry, and IL permitted to eS
list much longer will work our ruin
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21
Selling Everything for a Cent.

or sc. cheaper has built this great bus,,
ness Many mickle makes a muckIe,s
runs the old Scotch saying. A saving of a
cent mere ana there Is long step to-
Mard prosperity. Then where cents are
saved dollars are likely to be-
1850 pieces of Feather Stitch Braid.
Imported direct all the newest and
daintiest things in white and oolors. I5c.
and down to &c.
More than thousand pieces Of Cam,
brio, NainSook and Swiss Edges and In
sertions. These embro ideries imported
direct, and marvelously cheap. Begins
ming at four cents for good, they rise a
cent at a jump until Sc. is reached AT
this price really fine ones on fine cloth
tnese cannot conceive of their worth,
ana md all overs are 37kc, 5Oc.. s1.Oo and
S1.25. Equally enticingly priced.
Pearl Buttons-SpcSial selling of
these. Pure White Buttons, fine. 16 to
"a ligne, are but 10c. for n card of two
dozen Nothing SO great have we done
Centimeri Kid Gloves for ladies. tan
Our regular sl.35 Gloves are marked
down before inventory to $780,
MenS WOOL Sweaters, all wool, sailor
collar, blue and maroon S1;5O Swea ters
are going at $1.OO.
Two specials in Mems Iaundered
Negligee Shirts. Good Prints are 2sc,
ana beautiful Percale ones, with four
ply coiiars and cuffs attached and Pearl
Buttons, are hurrying out, for these are
only soc.
Soap-Wineburg's Babeskin. 25c
worth for 10c Pears Unscented, 12hc.:
Scented. 15c. Packers Tar 15c.: Fa
nous, All, 15c.; Dairy, Buttermi!E and
Green CASTLE Soap is but &C. for tire,
CAKES and there are others here.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

Kaiser Wilhelm's Jubilee Cup. to be
raced for by British yachts next sum-
mer on the occasion of his grandmoth-
9ere reign of sixty years. is three feet
high. The course of the race will be
from Dover to Dover to Heligoland
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

The Augusta Chronicle says that n
iady when showing a gentleman over
the grounds the other day. was asked
10y him: docs not this plant belong
TO the begonia family?" "The begonia
family" answered his hostess. bridling
up Certainly not, sir; 1t is ours and
always has been"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

0Co Childrens Suits of Slightly
JCC. Brownish Winter Fabric. i'm
sizes all the way from age 4
TO s. both inclusive, made in
natty double-breasted Refer
Jackets Collars nicely embroidered.
Pants made with Patent Bands and
buckle at knee. The larger sizes, from 9
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

Connecticut has $4,000 bicyclists Only
$4,000 of them are voters, but they all
ride astride.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

The total value of breadstuff exports
for the year was s176.o ,595, as compar-
ed to s121, 571, 552 Tor 1885,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21
EIGHT FACES.

And now 1t is France that wants an
arbitration treaty with this country
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

Weyler informed the public last week
that he had settled Plnar Del Rio. but
somehow it refuses to stay settled.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

'"fhe object of the treaty" explains
the New York Times. SIS to maintain
peace, while securing justice, and to pre-
vent the incalculable waste and cruel
injury Of war and of the readiness for
war"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

The Chicago Inter-Ocean furnishes
the information that the States are not
ssclannish. Illinois has never yet had a
sDative Governor. Texas has had but
one. and so with many other States.
We are one people. That is the right
spirit The loyal American doesn't ask
the State from which a man halls.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

"a few days oga Jeffersonville, Ind.
convict who for five years had feigned
TO be deaf mute confessed his i'm
posture.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

The Atlanta Constitution observes that
the arbitration treaty is really entirely
unnecessary. with John Sherman's por-
trait hanging In the Bank of England.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

Somebody told New York woman
ehat gasoline would burn better IL it
were boiled. And she did not live long
enough to find out how the experiment
terminated.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

The statement is made from Canton
that IL Mark Hanna is not elected United
States Senator he will be taken into Mr..
SMcKinley's official family.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

oco KNEE PANTS FOR BOYS OF
CCU. Hack TWILLED CHE
NloT IN SIZES FROM Q TO
10 oNLY-NOTHING SMALL
Err = NOTHING LARGER. THOSE
THAT DON'T PUT OFF BUYING TOO
LONG GET THEM AT THIRTY-THREE
CENTS. DON'T LOOSE SIGHT OF TIE
FACT THAT THERE WILL, BE No
MORE OF THIS LOT. AT THIS PRICE
AFTER THE QUANTITY IS SOLD.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

Can successful business man be a
sChristian?" asks st. Louis newspaper
Well our contemporary ought to know
he lives In ST. Louis.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

y 1t is said by an historical authority
that the average life of an iron rail is
sixteen years; that of steel one forty
years.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

Gfo Boys Knee Pants for the in
u, significant price of only
Twenty-Five Cents. These
Shor; Pants will fit boys
anywhere up to age &c. The
patterns are clean-thc material is strong.
ana the workmanship extraordinary for
such small cost
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

e ii III TIE BIG UNLOADING
Of. f4 SALE QUOTES MEMS
GOOD WEARING HEAVY
WINTER SUITS. WE'LL
MADE AND TRIMMED.
PHENOMENAL VALUE: AN FXTRA-
ORDINARY GOOD FIT FOR THE MAN
Or TOLL, SEEING Is BELIEVING.
phENrY OF MEN SAY THEY CAN'T
SEE HOW THE MATERIAL COULD BE
PRODUCED FOR SUCH y LOW PRICE.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

There are a few men in New York
VINO are directors of so many corpora
tons that their fees for attending board
meetings alone constitute n good living
income, says the Chattanooga Times.
Samuel D. Babcock has the reputation of
being in more directorates than any
other man. Russell Sage is very
close second, and at one time Samuel
Sloan was a good third.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21
I he Reason is Plain.

i ne irresistible power of money saving prices make
dull trade a matter of utter impossibility.
- knowing people, that up to snuff are not SO easily
gulied IN these days of Shewd competition and strane
money matters '~
The days of im-aamming are matter of the past.
Honest values and honest methods claim the right-of
way in this age of reason ~ 'e"' -
Every department in the Big Store shows extraordinary
values and reductions that actually reduce prices on Of
standard manufacture - Npp"'~' -
Quality always stands for worth Trashy or inferior
made apparel is high at any cost
wefEaSe t s!s SP ?Pas %.ae the and Po *
P'' "; and ss";s. :, thor +
the good points OF merit in the course Of that pe
iloa OF y years successful experience could reasonably
eaVy stuff must be Sod-heres no buncombe about this
Great Unloading Sale. N'0N' '''''
S4.44 R5S 4H?NLoMR aNe
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

1Oo Iiuys Heavy Derby Ribbed
ZNIi Mems Undershirts and Draw
crs 10 match. The Unloading
Sale saves nckels. dimes and
quarters on all sorts of Heavy
Weight Apparel.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

07o MEMS FLEECE LINED UN-
DER SHIRTS AND DRAW
ERS TO MATCH. SLIGHTLY,
SOFT. WARM, COMFORT
ABLE WINTER UNDER
WEAR THAT IS FULLY THIRTY
THREE AND ONE-THIRD PER CENT
CHEAPER THAN TIE AVERAGE
STORE CHARGES FOR GOODS THAT
ARE NOT ONE 1OTA BETTER IN
QUALITY.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

Me Philadelphia Times very properly
observes that no country in the world
6 has greater natural wealth than ours;
! 80 other country has developed in
~ eaith and population at such q mar
yalons rate as ours. and the enterprise
sghich has produced this marvellous
growth should not be confined within
splIr own borders. We buy the raw pro-
DUETS of every country in the wcrld.
should trade with our neighbors Of
whom we buy In the finished products Of
our looms and workshops.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21

70 IT, are made Plain Double Brea sted
Jackets and Knee Pants to match Com
ineht Tor value totally unnecessary. If in
terested in Children's Attire, Cheap, Bar
gain time is nowl