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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
A LAY OF THE "BADGER" HEN.

We have read OF Maud on summer
day, who raked, barefooted, the new
nown hay; we have read of the maid in
the early morn. who milked the COW with
tie crumpled horn. and we've reac the
laws that tina poets sing, Of the rustlng
corn ana the fowers'of spring; but or all
the laws of tongue or pen, there's naught
like the lays of the Badger hen. LonI,
long before Maud rakes her hay. the Bau-
ger hen has begun to lay, and ere tho
milknaid stirs u reg, tho hen Is up and
has dropped her egg. The corn must
rustic and flowers must spring il they
hold their own with the barnyard rim.
If Maud is needing hat and gown she
doesn't hustle her hay 60 town she goes
toN the store and obtains her suit
with a hasketful of fresh hon fruit; IL the
milkmaid's beau makes u Sunday call
she doesn't feed him on milk at all, but
works up eggs i'm oustard pie and stuffs
him full OF chicken fry; and when the
old man wants horn does be take the
druggist load of oornS Not much He
simply rohs nest, and hies himi town.
ward-vou know the rest. His poor wife
STAYS at home and soowls. hut is saved
from want by those self same fowls: for
while the husband fingers there, she
watches the cackling hen with care, and
gathers eggs, and the eggs she'll hide till
shs gets enough 10 stem the tide. Then
hail all hail 10 the Badger hen, who laws
and cacklos and lays again Corn NAV
be king but it's plainly seen that the
Badger hen is rustic queen. Superior
wis Citizen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
SOAK THE sCORCHER!

The running down Of venerable
citizen by bicycle scorcher on Pine street
was not improperly punished by "A fine of
fifteen dollars and costs in the Sixth
District Court.
loo many wheelmen take ii for granted
that particularly smooth piece OF high.
way is exclusively for their use. The
Pine street incline is IA favorite of the
reckless scorcher but it is not mis- only
Held He is everywhere and he ought to
be sat down on without reservation at
every opportunity. The bicycle rider who
ran down the venerable citizen on sun
day was. it appears, young fellow not
out of his teens and it is but fair 90
him to believe that he was less malicious
than careless in his riding. But the
court aid well 20 make an example OF
hin that will have an effect on other
gheelmen who know better than the
youngsters may be supposed Co but are
Oent on making public nuisnnces of
themselves just the same.
The full sentence permitted Co the
iourt is s20 and costs and nobody viii
be disposed to tind fault with His
Honor if he soaks the soorchers right up
90 the limit
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
NOT UP TO THE BUSINESS.

Il quit the business. .hecanse l did not
know enough To stay in it," frankly
acknowledged the reformed crook. 81
made water hauls by blowing half q dozen
safes that didn't have enough in them
TO pay EXPENSES. | tried the green goods
game and my first victim got away with
the valise that had tho good money in
it instead of the one filled with old news
papers. II nipped watch il was either
an oldfashioned bull s-eye or modern
prt2 package ticker. ....
But what stopped me was that big
diamond robbery there was so much noise
about at the time. / got them all slick
enough; rings pins, necklaces bracelets.
tiara and pendant. Then l got GO
between to negotiate for the return of
the jewels eXacting big money and no
questions asked. The owner of the jewels
gave him the laugh THEY'RE nothing but
paste, he jeered. I'm only making "a
big bluff at being rich in order tn carry
OF n bold scheme with some men who
have wealth that / am after. You notice
that I've been making light Of the loss,
ard they're better satisfied than ever
that I'm financially solid | wouldn't
mind giving couple of hundred TO
have the counterfeits back, but it's
only on condition that we let il 40 into
circulation that | gave Sl2 900. 1t was
just my lrck and | consented" F"
We'll, it was easy money, after ell.
Yes. but il drove me out OF the bust
ness. Those diamonds were as good as
were ever set Every stone was selected
gem. could nave had the 81. 600 if
I'd had brains enough To stand pat for
twenty hours The whole snap got into
the newspapers, ths boys laughed me
out of the 'perfesh' and I-well
reformed. detroit Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
A Newspaper, Not a Party Organ
AN INTERESTING COMPETITION.

The Century Magazine enters the list
of prize oiferers by announcing oompeti-
ion OF rare interest and significance open
TO college graduates. O., to persons who
receive the degree of Bachelor of Arts in
any college or university in the United
States during the commencement seasons
of 1897. 1895, 1890 and 1900
There will be three prizes of $3.50 each
for each of the successive years to be
awarded for % the best metrioal writing
of not fewer than 30 lines; CD the best
essay in the field of biography, history or
literary criticism. and I'd the best story
of not fewer than four thousand or moro
than eight thousand words.
Such contest promises TO awaken n
vast deal of literary activity among the
college men ana in this connection the
Century notes the surprising fact that few
of our literary lights, since tho earlier
days, have been college graduates. And
though the proportion has been gradually
increasing in recent times If n list were
made of dozen or fifteen of the men and
women now most prominent in literature,
the public would be surprised to find that
,here are SO many moro A. M s, l.. ii.
ID. 5 and LII. ID. = among them than Is.
As
1t will be nightly interesting to learn
the result Of this appeal to the literary
talent of the Bachelors of Arts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
KANSAS PHILOSOPHY.

Every man il secretly proud If his beard is
stin and hard TO cut he believes n stiff beard
means more of a man.
The real treasure of home is tho woman
with an aptitude for finding articles that are
lost
We have seen good many wet hens in our
time but have never yet seen one that was
mad
What has become Of the old fashioned
woman who wore night cap?
man who builds a new house is criticised
as much as "a woman who gives n party
II man Is doing fairly well, he is fool to
make business change after he is 40 years
old.
A musical laugh is one brought forth by
one of your own jokes; oil other laughs are
more or less grating.
4 woman who can pick out n good canta.
loupc i mighty proud OF her knowledge and
she ought to be-. a woman who knows "a good
cantaloupe Is smarter than one who knows all
about the Holy Grail.
a woman feels that sho has treated all her
neighhors Justly II she never triod 10 got their
hired girls away from them.
There are some men who don't know
what greatness * until they have some one
working under them.
Every woman according 10 the story she tells
90 her second husband, was forced into her
first marriage by the wishes of her parents.
We have never vet seen n man 90 whom
short pants and golf stockings were becoming,
THIS world will not be entirely satisfactory
Co the women until some man has given birth
60 "a baUy.-Atchison Globe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

We had call from young man the
ether day who desired 10 bs a newspaper
reporter And he surprised us by tolling
us that his friends had advised him
against entering upon tho work as they
did not feel that IL would be .advnn-
tageous TO him in oithor moral, mental
or financial way
We say We were surprised. IL is un-
usual In these days for anybody to pass
reflections on the honorable profession Of
the newspaper man, in which profession.
be IL said, the reporter Is tho most widely
respected, rs he is the most useful mem
ber the very bone and sinew of news
paper life.
Much like any other profession. tho
newspaper fioid is sprlnkled with its in
ierior as we'll as its superior workers.
There are good, bad and indifferent news
paper mon as there arc different grades
of lawyers, doctors and workers in every
line of the professions, the arts and trade.
On the whole, tho newspaper profession
is the peer % the most esteemed in tho
matter of rospeCtablity and its command
OF public confidence and the mental
ability il commands not less than tho
morale thar prevails ana tho remuneration
possible Is on a par with that of other
professions as the newspaper business of
today is conducted.
Just as 10 used to bo an axiom that n
fellow good for nothing else makes first
rate soldier there was once popular i'm
ign hot lao
enlisted from a class OF mon fit for no
other occLuation. But even so that
is not necessarily IA reflection since
evidently nll men arc not fitted for
the same sphere and failure in one line
is often "A marked success in another
But tho idea is certainly erroneous, 80
far as 10 conveys the meaning that "a
worker in the newspaper profession is
not better newspaper man if his edu-
cation is broad and thorough. his per-
sonal character high, and his business
sense acute TO secure the sufficient re-
ward for his services Referring 10 tho
kind Of men that succeed in newspaper
work Col. Singoriy. proprietor of tho
Philadelphia Record. one OF tho most
successful newspaper proprietors in
America recently declared: IAN things
considered, it is the young man OF right
parentage, right breeding and right
education that wins nine times out
of ten. Indeed, nothing is too good for
the newspaper profession.
And TO such the newspaper field in
vitingly offers an opening. 1t wants no
ritf raft and il is conspicuous as any of
the honored and honorable professions
that are readily called TO mind for
absence of success ON any other grounds
than large measure of capacity. intel
ligenco, enterprise, and respectability.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

The single tax, the Initiative and
referendum, and other new fads in re-
gard TO governmental functions are now
being carefully studied by the Demo
cratic leaders, who SEQ that their old issues
have lost force with the people.
1t is perfectly apparent that the Demo-
cratic leaders have got To find a new issue
for next campaign, or else go out of busi
ness and try 20 earn living py legiti-
mate means.
Low tariff and FREQ silver have both lost
their charm with the people of the United
States, MD the Democratic leaders recog-
nlze the fact that they are not abo to
either hold their own party together or
gain recruits by either of these issues.
As consequence they are studying all
the new schemes with which il may be
possible to catch the class of votes to
which they have appealed with the free
silver and free trade theories in the past
three years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
FACT AND FANCY.

Italy has produced the smallest book in the
world, n volume of 20s pages, measuring 10
millimetres by 9, or four. tcnths by q quarter
Of an inch. Each page contains nine lines
and from % TO 100 letters The text is an un
published letter written by Calico in 1918 TO
Nine. Cristine Of Lorraine. Tho printers are
thc,brothCrs Of Salni in Of Pndua, who inyls70
produced the microscopic edition of Dante's
"Divina Comme iia," 80 Ivy 22 millimotcrs in
size, with 81 lines TO the page.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

Chairman Spahr of the Social Reform
Club of New York CITY, declares that the
corporation of Brown University is mar
row-minded for having thrown over their
president.
Now we know that there il such an
organization as the Social Reform Club
and that there is breathing entity
named Spahr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
Pearl Gray Canvas Gown.

Pa" Sampson and dead Price McGrath. so
it is with all the others. The old sport, the
game sport the man who played blue
chips and ate his breakfast without an
evidence of either winnings or losings, are
all gone Where. it would be hard to
tell, but YOU may go through town, and
not one of the ola faces will you see.
You may find lot of young fellows play
ing white chips, but the old fellow OF
thousands and nerve TO fit has passed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

Judge (to prisoner) You have been behav-
ing very badly. 1ou not only got drunk, but
assaulted the officers who tried 10 restrain
yCu.
PrisoDer-I say, Judge, did you ever get
drunk and just about the time you felt tired
and wanted to sleep, have a - policeman come
paving you around like you were n green
watermelon7
Judge-No. never was drunk.
prisonor-Thon, don't talk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
Confinement and Hard NorI,

Indoors, particularly m the sitting posture.
pre- iar more prciudicial TO health than cxces-
-iye muscular oScrtion in the open air Hard
srdontary workers are far too weary after
office hours Co take much necdful cxcr & 90 in
thr tf..u Hfr They ftru ncrt tonic. Mharo
,un fUaE Eek invigUrntiuu more certainly ana
ngrf.IIl. thfn from Ho~itftpr's stomach Iit.
frr- rpnof1at particularly hsapted to r,.
nruir the py tna~icd force 81 uaturef Use oil SO
for d,s. op,i( kidney, liver and rheumatic
ailments.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
The Following
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MISSING WORD GUESSERS
Must be strictly followed and ofuy compiled with no record will hkep

Each and every guess must be accompanied
bv four-weeks' subscription to THE PROV
lDENCE NEWS; the guess must be sent in
the envelope that brings the money thai pays
for the subscription; forgetting II or leaving
il out by accident, or otherwise. or not
knowing of the contest at the time you sub
scrired, will not entitle one to send a 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
he equally divided and all stand oil the same
footing. Persons may guess as many times
they send subscriptions.
Tho Contest Began August st,
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, 1897-09-01

Grocery stores are good indications Of
trade among the working people. Tho
Wholesale Grocer" published in Chi
cago, has made IA canvass Of grocery job.
bers in q states, and 20 per cent Of the
total number report marked and definite
Improvement ia their line OF business.
In the East 90 per cent report good
times" in the Southern states 6l per
cent. in the Western states 20 per cent
and In the Central states % per cent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
EDITORIAL COMMENTS.

The proposition TO erect "A statute of
Lincoln in every town in the country doubt
less represents stho sincere hopo Of "A body Of
enthusiastic admirers of our great president.
But, Of course, tho idea viii never bo carried
out Even 81. Gaudens found il a wearing
task 90 make a work Of art ont of Lincoins
homely figure. WHAT village stouecuttor
could do In the same line we have only our
Cass citlgy TO let as know Boston journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

ITS ies' my luck, aid Farmer Corntossel
gloomily. I'm the wust guesscr a.goin'.
The only sure way fur man 90 git along H.
ter make up his mind what he's a.gointer do,
an keep doin ios' that"
Have you had bad luckr
"Nothin' else. Last year liraised wheat when
I ortor have tuck IN summer boarders. This
year tuck I'm summer boarders when ortcr
hcv raised wheat. ."-Wa.hngion star
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

Life was not long enough for the late
Mrs Paran Stevens 10 secure yiEdication
q her several law suits against the trus-
tees Of her estate but at last the courts
have given q verdict In her favor now
that She is decd and gone. The famous
litigation Of Jarndyce q Jarndycc is often
duplicated outside the chanccry courts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
THE WEATHER.
Fair, Followed by Cloudiness, AMI
Probably Showers TOmOr ow.
1896 A. M. TOMORROW.

Washington, Sept New England
Fair, followed by increasing cloudiness
ana probably showers Thursday south
westerly to westerly winds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

Won't slmohody kindly get out a search
warrant and fnd that boom for the Chinese
mission which some enthusiast started In
Colonel Fred Grants interest some time
sinco' II ia really too bad 20 let 50 promising
bud swing around IA tho air without guy
ropes -Haycrhill Gazette.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

The membership of the Grand Army has
fallen off about $4,000 in the last decade,
though there are still third Of a million
members left. Thousands OF veterans too,
do not belong 10 the order. II will be years
yet we devoutly hone before tho face Of the
last soldier of Che civil war disappears from
mortal view. Portland Advertiser.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

The revolt In India is believed 10 be a Ill.
rect result of Turkeys victory over Greece.
Tho iauaneal Afridi- fancy than tho time hus
come for Islam to ,mIte the "intdels" every.
whore and sweep them of the earth. Thi.
out rcalg SONS Co ho che beginning OF a bloody
and terrible war.-Cucinulu Timcs.Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

III noticed that you frowned at the clergy.
man just as he was making announcements"
yes. he IL so forgetful. was afraid be
was going To- announce n service for this even.
ing. He and the vestrymen Join W In n moon.
light spin 20 Handy town and back "-Clevv
land Plain Dealer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

Professional baseball, as practiced on
tho National Ieagne diamond, appears TO
be cross between college football ana
pugilism. for toughness
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
her face and stretched out her hand to be taken in his own
SUPPLY THE MISSING WORD,

book containing the above sentence has been sealed
custody A. Hopkins, Business Manager
NEWS who in safety vault and who will give
the be make the decision
m 1907 This is of extraordinary if
will will follow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

In the carly DAYS Of the eighteenth con
tury the consumption Of boer i'm England
amounted Co 80 gallons per inhabitant.
In 1855 the proportion stood at 20 gallons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

Ex-Governor Altgeid saws that the
iarmor would be getting SLJ) for his
wheat today instead Of - with free silver
coinage. But as to that be can got it
now n be chooses to sell his wheat in
AlelJco.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

inst, John II. Barden, in the SD year OF
his age.
dcnce, Ponagansett, on Thursday, Sept. 2d, at
p. IN. Relatives and friends are invited 10
attend.
CONROY-In this city, 3lst, ult.. John j..
son of James II. and Bridget Conroy, agea
years and 20 days.
Funeral fron his parents residence, rs
Perry street, Thursday, Sept. 9 at y. IN.
Relatives aud friends Invited to attend.
FINN-In Central Falls cn the 5lst ult,
Catherine, wife of Thomas +. Finn, aged 80
years.
Funeral ron Der busbands residence, 0s
HaWes stree, Central Falls, Thursday,. sept
,, az 80 II. m. Relatives and friends are
invited to attend
GEARY.-In this city, 3lst ult, Catherine
Geary. tEe .s
from the residence of her son in-law, Cornelius
Hart. 10 Tallu an street. Relatives and friends
are invited to attend.
PENNO-Suddenlv,i in Riverside, on the 3lst
ult, Bertha, wife Of Charles Arthur a. Penno
and daughter OF Philip and Julia Manchester,
in her goth year.
Funeral private.
Bristol papers please copy.
SULLIVAN. this citv, on the 3lst ult.,
Mary, widow Of John sullivan.
Funera! THURSDAY, at $40 = AM, from her her
Gano street. Relatives ana friends are invited
10 attend.
SHIELDS. In this city, 3lst, ult, Sarah
Jane Shields, daughter of Patrick and Gather
inc Shields, aged years, N, nths.
Funercl FROM ner parents residence, lSi
Wood street, Thursday, Sept. ? at 2 y. m.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 attend.
WITZHE In this city. 3lst ult., Lillian
A., wife of Alfred Witzhe, In the Sth year
OF her age.
Funeral from her late residence, POI
PottcrS avenue. Thursday. Sent p at 2 y. m
Dolatiyas aud fripud- N vital a nttaul
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
MARIE

THoRP-wATsoN. -Ins thiss city, Aug. &c,
1897, hy Rev Matthew =. McCord, ID. D., Mr..
George Edwin Thorp and Miss Ellen Baxter
Watson, both of Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
FOR SEASIDE AND COUNTRY
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, 1897-09-01

getting as we'll accustomed TO bombs as
10 breakfast
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

We
which
will be equally divided
reeivi ling ts
Whether
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

From those and other circumstances, |
had come To believe that she had n con-
stant young man.
And that he was rapidly becoming
more and more constant.
Indeed recently the typewriter girl, who
is not so pretty, has worn look of
mingled abstraction and suppressed JOY
rs she stepped aboard the car and though
she has pretended to study her text book on
shorthand as we slid along l have noticed
that her attention To the book has been
diverted by frequent brown studies.
And one morning when she took off
her gloves just before reaching the pla co
where it is her custom 10 leave the car |
saw IA pretty ring on her finger. the mod
est stone in which glistened in the morn
ing sunlight.
Tnen | was sure that | would sooner or
later he able 10 tell what DefelI her.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

The Seraglo at Constantinoplo is
group OF palaces belonging 20 the sultan.
10 is triangle three miles round and con
tnius more than loo buiiG.1gG some Of
great splendur
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
FOR THE CURIOUS.

Twenty years ago England had II, SIC
male and II. 00l female school teachers.
Last year there were 66 AlO female, and
only %, 270 male teachers.
Erenchmen in Mexico have started a
movement to raise funds for the erection
OF "a monument In mark the spot where
Emperor Maximilian was shot
Washington, ID. c., has long been n
mecca for Southern negroes. According
90 the latest census of the city, there
were SS 0C0 neg 'oes in a total population
o. - 600
The mess ger hov Of The Western
Union olIioe in Brsntford, Conn, is 81
years oiu, ana rec, ntly W lked 20 miles 10
deliver "a message Tor which he received
the sum of al.
It is shown by the annual report ot
one of tine largest mining companies In
Colorado that since the organization OF
the company the average cost OF produc-
ing 81 in gold has been 81 cents.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

Mr. Hardup-I always feel miserable when
| come out here on the beach.
Miss Easie-I don't see why you should.
Mr. Hardup-But / do. II makes me feel
sad when think of my financial condition,
nd then see the oceans roll. -Up-to- Date.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
CONDITIONS OF THE CONTEST.

Send us subscription THE weeks will
YOU, payable i'll advance, Is CENTS.
Four Weeks subscription will ene the subscriber
guess i'll the Missing Word Contest
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01

how much Is 10 the credit OF the subscribers
guessing with the name of the successful
guesser or guesSers
November st. And on the day follow
ing We will pay out to the successful party or
PHnr'es par the s'nouns thaSh~s thus accrued in
In Making Your Answer You need not
write the sentence nSrell State simply the
missing word. 'n'
Address all letters 10
CONTEST EDITOR. -
The News,
Providence. x. !.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-01
DEATH NOTICES.

BARDFN-In Ponagansett, Scituate, Both
inst, John H. Barden, in the SD year OF
his age
Funeral will bo held from his late resi-
dence Ponagansett on Thursday, Sept. 2d, at
y. IN. Relatives and friends are invited TO