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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
The Contest Began August s,
GOOD TENNIS GAMES.

West Superior, Wis, Aug. 12.-At the
invitation tennis tournament here Bond
OF Chicago defeated Lieutenant Bethel
of West Point, 6-3, 2-6, GA. Bond played
strong net game, Bethel being unable
TO pass him.
Charley Chase of Superior beat Il. T..
Nealy, 81, los. Chase is playing in his
old time championship form.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
RECORDS BROKEN.

Salina. Kan, Aug. 12.-In tho Kansas
circuit bicycle races yesterday, Il. p. Maui
OF st. Paul, won the mile open amateur
in 2 :06 fiat breaking both the state amateur
record of 2:12 and the professional record
of 2:06 %.
Maui also broke tho track record, doing
a third of mile unpaced in 80 l-5
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

II would appear from q somewhat ex-
hsustcd inquiry in the drug trade that
many Of our good friends the druggists
would have TO plead guilty 70 running an
unlicensed liquor business but they are
disposed to claim, ia extenuation, as the
Scotch maiden did on an unfortunate oc-
cssion' that after al IL Is "snch little
eDei"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

BY the way, what do you suppose the
old woman turned to him withY' 10 was
something "grim"-and it was ION her
face. " Not too easy but just easy enough
Don't miss the fun OF guess.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

Successful business depends iargcl6 &
mon Intelligent mIvlnr and selling. Ieh
News great self Educator Feature Will
furnish MANY usriul siiggC tiOn 90 tho
school 10y, business woman or business
man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
The Following
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MISSING WORD GUESSERS
Must be strictly followed and nofuy complied with no record will sks

Each and every guess must be accompanied
by a four-wceks' subscription TO THE PROV
IDENCE NEWS; the guess must be sent in
the envelope that brings the money that pays
for the subscription; forgetting il or leaving
IL out by accident, or otherwise, or not
knowing of the contest at the time you sub
scrihed, will not entitle one TO send guess
afterward. The guess must come with the
subscription.
If more than one person names the missing
word, 20 per cent. ef the money received will
be equally divided and all stand on tho same
footing. Persons may guess as many times
as they send subscriptions.
The Contest Began August ist,
From that date we shall keep accurate ac-
count of the subscriptions received with
guesses and on November we will publish
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
OPP FOR MADRID.

London, Aug L. --General Stewart l..
woodford. tho United States minister 60
spain, started for Paris todag with his
staff on his way 90 Madrid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
ARCHBISHOP DEAD.

Madrid, Aug l2-The Archbishop of
Toledo. Mgr Monseloo yNse, is dead.
HeSvas born In spain in 1911 and was
created carLiua, in 1884,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
her face and stretched her hand to bo taken in his own
SUPPLY THE MISSING WORD.

The book containing the above sentence has been sealed
the custody Mr. S. A. Hopkins Business Manager
NEWS who has safety vault and who will give
make decision
This is OF extraordinary interest and
with will follow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

citation and nothing that may be called
vulgar familiarity among US.
For example, the two typewriters, l. O.,
young ladies whose pleasant occupation 1t
Is TO teeter the typewriter at such times
as their respective employers may lind
compositions for them to perform. sit di-
rectly at opposite ends OF the bloomer
bench every morning, and although they
also pursue their professional labors in
a common building. and, indeed, i be-
Iieye, in offices on the same floor, they
recognize each other. on the car only by
the most formal nod. whereupon each be-
takes herself to a book.
The very pretty one. l have observed,
usually engages herself with a volume
upon the cover of which is visible the
name of tho Duchess, while the other,
who isn't so very pretty, by contrast
that is, though she ioes very we'll by her.
self, seems TO have "a liking for text
book on shorthand. Which distinction
of taste NAV or may not suggest that the
latter expects TO make her way in the
world, while tl o former hopes that some
body else will ultimately make it for her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

According TO the estimates Uncle Sam
expects to have 50. o00000 nepbews and
nieces when the next national census is
taken in 1900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
Official
Advertising.

This newspaper publishes Official
advertising Of the GOVERNMENT
OF THE UNITED STATES, of the
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, of
the CITY OF PROVIDENCE and
several TOWNS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

oar small but select circle. as ordinarily
composed. never tils the car. There is
always plenty Of room, aud the law
studOn. who invariably sits close To the
Grcssmakor mas not utilitarians season for
So doing but. on Tic contrary. as am in
clincd t1 think 50 disposes of himself DO
cause be wants to-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

In case OF war with England it might
be just as well to first seize Halifax and
get dry dock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

1t is very interesting company as
we'll as socially distinguished rs our
trolley car load, ms you can easily see
from this brief mention.
Perhaas some day may tell you moro
about them, or some Of them, and what
befell the typewriter girl that was not so
pretty. TIE IAlIbEh
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

There hasn't been an open letter on the
subject of the martyred college president
for two whole days
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

As the ingredients of Halls Hair Re-
newer are mixed with tho hest glycvrine.
mistaken. 10 makes che hnest dressing
for the hair aud keeps IL soft aud even
hue
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
How is it protected?

Does history record anywhere that Free
dom blazed her way by assassination!
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
MARRIED.

DELANO-STUBBS-I this city, July a, by
Rev l.. $. Woodworth, Charles G. Deano
of Berkeley, Mass, and Jennie Stubbs OF
Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

The distinction in the social status of
the travellers at different hours of the
trolley car service is readily recognized
upon an acquaintance of short period.
For instance, IL used TO be my daily habit
my employment, upon a car that picked
mo up at 1880 The car was always
crowded. More of us stood up than sat
down. We were mainly clerks and sales
men in tie big stores down street. 1t
was u jolly company and through daily
humping against one another we came to
be pretty well acquainted apart from the
fact that groups Of US tended 10 the same
destination when we left the car and
vacated it in large blocks at the same
points.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

Though by reason Of daily journoyings
iu company there rs senso of aquaint-
anCoship among the regular patrons 81
our trolley car, thOrs Is no intimate aeso-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

From instinct, in some case actual
knowledge, in some mere conjecture, l
have learned, or seemed to have learned,
that one of the regular morning patrons
of our trolley car Is q doctor with "a down
town office. One is lawyer. Ono rs "a
life insurance agent One is prominent
business man. Iwo arc just ordinary
business men. One is bookkeeper for u
soulless corporation that has no need OF
"a bookkeeper before a. m. One rs a
newspaper man. And ono IL mystery.
These in addition to others aforemen-
toned. -
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

The newspaper man was puzzle to me
for time.
He is a recent member of the circle, but
he was we'll received ON his first trip and
is tho only member of the daily party
that is on speaking terms with all tho
other members, including ono of the
typewriter glrls-the one that is not SO
pretty--and excepting only the other OF
the typewriter girls and tho dressmaker
The law student nonopolizes the dress
maker as i nave noted.
He too, calls the mayor Ned, 7" does
the newspapsr man, and has an agreeable
way Of referring with common familiar
ity TO Mckinley and Jim, the motorman,
thoCgh / have never yet heard him speak
of the city messenger ns "his whiskers. F"
After such clues his identity was
completed one morning when heard him
express himself To the doctor as having
attended two funerals. a missionary meet
ing and n boxing match and other funo-
tons of tho day ana evening before, and.
my curiosity was satisfied when the doctor
wanted TO know il there wasn't any other
reporters on his paper
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
TEA TABLE TALK

Perhaps the most select trolley car of
tho whole system between the hours of z
and n. m. and and z p. m, is the
one that passes the corner Of Lonesome
past eight o'clock of every morning on
tho way into town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST.

a subscription for THE NEWS for four
you, payable in advance, IS CENTS
Each Four Weeks subscription will entle the subscriber
guess in the Missing Word Contest.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

It is at the point named that it is my
habit 20 board tho car. TIE car is, OF
course not what you would call select on
that account. / am but hun BILE mom-
ber Of the inyariable company that
gives to the car it's tone and high social
quality, at the hours Of the forenoon and
afternoon ps above named
When l step into tho car i customarily
find two other passengers. One is an at
torney Of high degree and the other is an
enploye of the city government, or at
least am led to that conclusion from the
fact that his conversation is always
directed To matters that have a flavor of
City Hall about them. He calls the mayor
Ned and by party Co whom he refers
as "his whiskers' | have been led TO in
fer that he means the city messenger
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

Further subscriptions may be sent to A. W.
Fairchild, treasurer, 10 and ~ Arcade, and
will be acknowledged in the News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
The Best Daily Newspaper in Rhode Island

For many months pay cent pieces, and each
rs subscription entities you guess y
Twenty of the Subscriptions will
to words this Subscription
$4,000 for the three months the fund the successful guer
will be $4,000.
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wherein
the missing word only
will be equally divided
rceivi Ia pr
his Contest
10 o o
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12
Summer Fairgrounds.

The subscriptions for this object now stand
a. follows:
Previously acknowledged. ....... .Sl061 %
Cash. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-12

how much Is to the credit of tho subscribers
guessing with the name Of the successful
guesser or gue5Sors.
November ist. And on the day follow
ing We will pay out 70 the successful party or
parties the amount that has thus accrued in
the contest.
In Making Your Answer You need not
write the sentence in full State simply the
missing word.
Address all letters 20
CONTEST EDITOR,
The News,
Providence, r. !.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-30
The Little S tore.
k,,;, r

The service of the little store
should be as perfect as that of the
big store; it is just as vital to su-
pervise details in the one as the
other; the principles OF qualifca-
tions that invite success are the
same IN the little as the big store.
1t requires the same sort of perse-
verance, industry, economy, origi-
nality and force to do a little
trade as mammoth business. 1t
takes takes just as much knowl-
edge, shrewdness and pluck to buy
one case of goods as thous-
and.
If the little shopkeeper is we'll
equipped, his business can no
more stop growing under condi-
tions favorable for development.
Every little storekeeper should
exhibit courage show ambi ton
and look forward to a career of ex-
pansion. The power to accumu-
late is as great in rolling up money
as is the power of a SNOWFALL to
grow when rolled over fields of
snow.
The spirit of enterprise will ex-
hibit itself in the little quite as
much as in the big store. It will
always be indicative of something
more promising ahead. It's NOR
ale, or tone, it's style equipment
and force will be suggestive of
growth, of increasing power, and
give promise to the community of
increasing resource and greater
ability to serve.
Let the little storekeepe take
courage, push forward with vigor
and not be thrown in the shadow
because there are competitors do
ing greater business. The future
is a bow of promise to the man
who has confidence.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-30
Tie Youngest Pratrieids N the World.


A pathetic story comes from
Belmont, a peaceful little COM
munity nine miles north of Rock
Hill. near Thorne's ferry. Last
Tuesday afternoon Jim McCaw,
the three-year-old son of Joe Nc
Cav, q tenant on NJ. B. Massey
place, shot and killed his infant
brother, Bin, not quite two years
old. Last Sunday Lum Massey
a wage hand on Mr.. NJ. b. Mass
,ey's place, left his pistol under
shs pillow on the bed in Joe Nc
Caw's house. Tuesday Mt dinner
time another negro removed it and
put it on joistto get it out of reach
Of the children. Unfortunately lit
tie Jim saw him, and, after the
negro man had left, climbed up tc
the Jolst ana got the pistol, a "
calibre. Nothing better present,
ing itself, he tried the efficiency
of the weapon on his little bro.
ther, placing the muzzle against
his head. 1t required the strength
Of both his little hands to dis.
charge the weapon, as he after.
wards showed several parties
The weapon was discharged with
fatal effect, the baby victim liv.
ing in an unconscious state fol
five hours.
The youthful fratricide is not
aware of the awfulness of his
deed. He is not quite three years
old and can scarcely talk.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-30
Start nj the Bottom.

Two boys left home with just
enough money to take them
through college, after which they
must depend entirely upon their
efforts. They attacked the collie
giate problems successfully, passed
to graduation, received their di-
plomas from the faculty, also
commendatory letters to large
ship building firm with which they
desired employment. Ushered
into the waiting room of the head
of the firm, the first was given an
audiance. He presented his let
ters.
"What can you do?" said the
man of millions.
81 would like some position,
sir, that would comport with my
dignity and requirements" was
the reply.
"Well, sir, I will take your
name and address and should we
have anything of the kind open,
will correspond with you. Good
morning, sir"
AS he passed out he remarked to
his waiting companion. "You
can 60 in and leave your adj
Dress p"
The other presented himself and
papers.
"What can you do?" was asked,
81 can do anything that a greer
hand can do, sir" was the reply.
The magnate touched bell,
which called superintendent.
''Have you anything to put 8
man to work att
"We want man to sort scraI
iron, replied the superintendent
And the college graduate went t.
sorting scrap iron
One week passed, and the psesi
dent, meeting the superintendent
asked:
How is the new man gettins
on?"
"Oh," said the boss, che did hi
work so we'll, and never watche,
the clock, that I put him owe,
the gang"
In oneyear this man had reached
the head of a department, and al
advisory position with the man
agement at salary represented b,
four figures, while his whilon
companionwasmaintaining his dig
nifty as "clerk" in livery stable
washing harness and carriages.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-30
Barbara's Earache.
Sophie May in Babyland.

Barbara told me little story
last night; part of it was a true
story and part of it a wrong story
but she thought it was all true.
''Did you her about my earache,
auntie? 1t was last winter. The
lightning came down and the
thunder thundered-O no. that
was another time! I mean the
snow showed and it was cold as
ice, and Helen and l digged path
for papa, but we couldn't dig
more'n an inch the wind blew
SO.
swell then my ears began to
ache, and mama was gone, and O.
how I criedl
Papa went over to Mrs. Gays
and asked what to do for me, and
Mrs. Gay said put salt in stock
ing. The salt was cold but Jenny
heated it in the oven. And when
it was on my ear I cried and
walked papa and walked Helen
up.
"And papa came into my room
and called me Poor Barbadiv
But [ never went to sleep nev-
en-"
"Perhaps you slept a tiny wink
darling?"
"No, auntie, not the leastiest
tiniest wink! I couldn't. Papa
felt SO sorry. My eyes stay open
all night. Then in themorning
Jenny got up-I guess it was four
O'Clock. No, maybe seven o'clock
l-she got up and made a fire in
the furnace and heated that big
stone for me. What's it's name?'
"a soapstone?" asked.
"Yes, auntie, a soapstone. She
hotted it and put some cloths
round it and brought it up stairs
where I was in bed. And when
she got there she let it fall. 1t
| fell right out of the cloths on the
| floor ard walked me up.
| GLOW could 1T wake you dear?'
[ laughed.
80, cause it made such noise
1t walked me up and walked every
body up. It walked me just az
wide and my eyes came right oper
But [ laughed. For I never ha6
any earache then, not a drop
And papa was glad-he don't lik'
to have me have the earache so
cant sleep!'
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-30
Ills Suicide Bluff Called.
Kansas City Times.

II thought ! was going to sell a
casket to one of my neighbors
few daya ago" said the underta-
ker. "A certain young man who
has been dissipating considerably
of late, and has gotten himself
into debt, became desperate and
threatened on several occasions to
commit suicide if his widowed
mother did not give him some of
the money she had borrowed ON
their little home in Westport. Not
long ago he went home with a des-
perate look on his face, and call
ing his mother into the parfor.
said as he pulled revolver from
his hip pocket:
~ will have the money or
right here | will end my misera-
BILE existence
Wait! Waltz screamed his
mother, as she rushed from the
room. A look of satisfaction
overspread the young mans face
as he mumbled to himself about
knowing he would get it, but he
was destined to disappointment.
I'm q moment his mother re-
turned, carrying q large rug.
Quietly she spread it down on the
carpet, and then Strengthening up
said:
NOW, George, go ahead. 1
was afraid you would spoil nv
carpet with bloodstains.'
"The boy almost sank to the
floor in his establishment and dis
appointment. He was sure if he
made bluff at shooting himself
his mother would accede to his un-
just demands and give the little
money she was saving to buy the
necessaries of life with, but on the
day before she had come over to
my house and told my wife about
his threats. My wife put the
idea into her head to bluff her son
the next time he threatened to
commit suicide. She was afraid
to try, but summoning up all her
nerve, she carried out instruc-
tons and succeeded.
| The boy hasn't said q word
tabout dying since,''
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-30
Attempts At Defining News.

News is anything that the gene
raj puplic ought to know.
News consists of events that are
either very usual or very unns-
ual.
News is the panorama of the
world every twenty-four hours in
embryo.
News is whatever the public will
read and pay for.
News is anything from J ones ar
rival III town to the fall of an en-
pire.
News is historical fact. It. Is
what occurs, not what is imagin-
ed.
News is the truth CONCERNING
men, nations and things. That
Is, truth concerning them which
Is helpful, or pleasant, or useful
OF necessary for o reader to know
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-06-30
Where Woman Is Exalted.
Lippincott's Magazine.


ALI plantation life is to consid-
cradle extent patriarchal, except
that, instead of the women being
subordinated to masculine pleas
ures and ACKNOWLEDGMENT, as with
the patriarchs of old, they are set
on a pedestal and practically wor-
shipped. It makes little difference
to this modern patriarch of the
cotton belt if his cuffs are frayed
and his coat rusty, SO long as his
wife and daughters wear suits to
church that are as stylish as his
crops can pay for and their village
dressmaker can devise. It is a
feature of the day in the South as
we'll as elsewhere that women are
being better educated than men
In the Northern States of the I'm
ion this higher culture is tending
manifestly to celibacy, but in ru-
raj localities through the South
the girls come back from academies
and colleges and accept the young
men who stayed at home to work
the plantation, the same ones they
would have married had they not
gone away for the education the
parents sacrificed 50 much to be-
stow. They know what material
these men are made of, and in the
attraction between the ethereal
womanly and the eternal manly
the question of learning counts for
little.
10, lead patriarchal life with
out a patriarch would be dull in
deed, and it must be said that it
requires courage of a superior Or
der to remain single in situation
which would offer little aim and
stimulus outside of wifehood and
maternity after youth has waned.
For this reason youth is consider
ed the high prize, the valuable
capital and stock in trade.
The women fade no earlier than
their Northern sisters, but owing
to an inherited habit of thought,
the label of decay is respectfully
fastened upon them by the popu-
lar mind while they are still in
their prime, and in the Northern
and Eastern States would be ac-
counted capable of all things, even
of marrying we'll.