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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

1t was "Old Tecumseh' Sherman who
presented lis country. the city of Sa-
yannah. as a Christmas present from
fratricidal war. Hardly less glorious
and much more satisfying is the Christ
mas present which the peace commits
sion AT Paris presents to the govern
ment and people OF the United states.
treaty of peace after the first foreign
war that the nation has engaged in for
half century. with the resourceful
territory of the Philippines, Porto Rico
and Guam and TO the neighboring peo-
pie of Cuba. their island home. the
Pearl of the Antilles. all for their own.
An epoch not alone i'm the history Of the
oldest OF modern nation ! and Of one OF
the youngest, but of the human race it,
self, began when the ten gentlemen of
the peace commission affixed their ten
signatures TO the treaty parchments
on Saturday evening. December 10, 1898.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

unprecedented achievement. Then he
won a bride. too. and they were mar
ried when his victory was assured i'm
the Garden OF his triumphs. To the de-
light OF the thousands there present.
The episode appears to be unique I'm
the worlds history of curious events.
The groom was attired in a clean rae
ing suit The bride was dressed ip a
dove colored suit, which, she attests,
was the gift of the management and
cost 5000" Half dozen hotels offered
the free use of their bridal chambers
to the happy pair So the fame OF
Charlie Miller is shed over the pretty
girl who became his wife under such
curiously picturesque circumstances.
And everybody rejoices, too, because
the brides ma is reconciled. IL ap-
pears that ma had scruples about Civ
ing her daughter to a six day bicycle
racer and she has opposed the match
all along. But she makes public an
nouncement that she Withdrew her OBJ
iections i'm season, and that the mar
riage had her full approval. and, al
though she persists that personally she
does not favor six day races, my
daughter has convinced me that they
are harmless when the riders are prop
erly conditioned" Good for ma.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

There may yet be war between
France and England. War has a fash
ion Of coming about when, If not least
expected, II is yet difficult for men to
get their minds made up 20 its coming.
We have had recent illustration Of
this. Probably the great majority of
the American people couldn't believe
we were really going to war with Spain
until war had actually begun. For
tunately our government had indulged
i'm no false optimism for some weeks
previous to the event. So France and
England may be at one another's
throa;s before the people of either
country or of the world are awake to
the near approach Of armed conflict.
But just now the talk in Paris Is not
necessarily alarming. IL is to be OBJ
served that the public men OF conse-
quence and the public press of conse-
quence are not giving anything like the
attention to the Monson speech that one
would be led 10 suppose they would
be. TO Judge by the noise of the cafes
the mob favorites and the yellowly
Journals OF Paris.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

Miller. who won the race, was also
the winner Of last years event More
over he had beaten his own record
wher he finished Saturday night. 20
that his own experience seems to argue
for the heolthfulness Of the sport. IL
persisted in long enough. rather than
the contrary. To win two six-day BIZ
cycle races Is remarkable aud indeed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

Meanwhile pending the formal ratlf-
cation OF the peace treaty by the legis-
lative branches or the respective gov
ernments the volunteer army and navy
that was enlisted "for the war" will
not be mustered out and on the whole
this IS a good thing when the situation
of the plans for increasing the regular
service. especially that OF the army. is
in mind. The early passage OF a bin TO
raise the regular army 10 the required
number. 10000. Is hardly possible with
opposing bills in the Senate and House
respectively. that are agreed I'm little
else beside the total strength OF the
military establishment they provide
and arc uncompromlsingly apart in re-
rpect 70 the provisions for reorganization.
Volunteer regiments are now doing SER
vice I'm the Philippines and In cuba and
although they are being replaced by
regulars as rapidly as possible ther,
win not be regulars enough to provid,
all the saFrisons required until IN,
army is recruited up to something lik,
the strength proposed BY the bills now
before Congress. The volunteers will
ha~e O right 20 demand and receive
their ss<chsfges promptly upon the
proclamation Of the treaty of peace. SO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

The series of breezy sketches from
Harper's Magazine under the caption
Social Life in the British Army
written by a British army officer, and
illustrated by II. Cation Woodville, the
English prototype of our Frederic Rem
ington, are reprinted in book form COM
plete in a smart scarlet cover, These
articles form an intimate account of
the duties. military and social, of OFF,
GERS I'm the crack regiments of the Brit
ish service. The articles have the
great merit OF being written by one
who knows whereof he speaks. and are
calculated TO remove many misconcep-
tions of a British officers manner of
life. (Harper & Bros. Publishers
Price $1.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

New York volunteer regiment. while
Gilbert joined COL. Roosevelt's famous
Rough Riders. and both Were among
those selected for active service In
Cuba. While the story is full of lfe
ana incident. the historical portion las
not been neglected by the author The
book Is good healthy reading. flied
with patriotism and alive with stirring
incident price sI.25) r,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

An exquisite holiday book Is new
compilation by Rose Porter of verse for
each day of the year through. being
"Tennyson's Men and Women" (E. X.
Herrick & co.. The volume contains
systematic selections from the poets
works, all relating To the various char
acteristics and attributes OF the men
and women OF whom he wrote and ~ In
uniform style with Shalespeare's Men
and Women" arranged by the same
hand and published by the same house
last year. Tennyson's Men and Wom :
en-" is handsomely bound In red cloth
with stamping in blue and gold. tFor
sale by Preston q Rounds Price, plain
red, $l.25)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

A companionable little book is Lit
erary Haunts and Homes" of Ameri-
can authors by Theodore II. Wolfe,
NJ. ID. (Lippincctts) 1t is daintily
put together and enriched by photo
gtavure illustrations of the homes OF
Poe, Bryant and Kipling and the birth
place Of Walt Whitman. This new an
thology of literary "Reminiscences is uni
form with DIR. Wolfe's Literary
Shrines" and "A Literary Pilgrimage,
and, like it's predecessors il is a book
to treasure. The scores of American
writer's about whom DIR. Wolfe has
something to tell Of peculiarly SYM
pathetic and personal' kind include
contemporaries like Howells, Mark
Twain, f<ipling, Gable and Bellamy, as
well as our earlier classics, Poe. Cooper
Irving. Bryant. Halleck, Hawthorne
and the rest. price S1.25.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

The latest batch of metropolitan
genre sketches by jacob A. Riis is en-
titled "Out of Mulberry Street being
stories of tenement life in New York.
The significance OF the title lies in the
fact that Mulberry street has been for
many years the site of the Metropolitan
police headquarters, the tales here told
being drawn from the daily grist Of
the police hopper. lat which says Nh
Riis, Il have been grinding for twenty
years" No journalist has worked al
this mill with steadier hand, or more
observant and sympathetic eye; and
the reader of his famous first book
knows what To expect In this one, ana
will not be disappointed. 1t shows upon
what foundation of experience "How
the other Half was based. Stories
and sketches of tenement life form the
staple of the volume. under such char
acteristic captions as "Abe's Game of
Jacks" John Gavin, Misft, "A War
on the Goats THE Cat Took the
Kosher Meat "Nigger Martha s
Wake" "A Proposal on the Elevated
and "Spooning in Dynamite Alley
The Century company publishers. tFor
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SLED
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

Charles NJ. Skinner's delightfully."-
readable and informing presentation Of
myths and legends of North America Is
completed by Myths and Legends Be
yond our Borders" which means those
OF Canada and Mexico. i'm one hand
somely put UP duodecimo volume
bound In buckram, with photogravure
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Of Our own Land is I'm two volumes,
and the set complete makes a parti-
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and last volume, Canada and Mexico
furnish some remarkably quaint and
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demonstrates a vast amount of re-
search not only through libraries. but
on the soil itself. o. Il. Lippincott d
Co. For sale by Preston x Rounds.
Price Sl.50 the volume.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

L. r. Herrick & Co. have published
i'm a dashing cover some particularly
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Typewriter Girl" The volume con
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Clare Erwin, a clever Chicago writer,
and they first appeared in the Chicago
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great deal of human nature, not bor-
dering in the slightest degree upon the
risuue. but describe such incidents as
would naturally occur in the life OF any
girl bachelor of the present day who
happened to be the typewriter girl In
a large office. The poster cover is from
a design by Blanche McManus, and is
stamped both sides Of the book in black
and red on a peculiar shade or yellow
cloth. Preston & Rounds. Price
$1.25)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

A second volume of DR.. Peloubets s
"Suggestive Illustrations is ready, the
new work being on the Acts of the
Apostles The book is remarkable for
the same breadth of treatment, boun-
teousness and amazing felicity OF Sc
lection that distinguished the first VOL
ume which dealt with the Gospel ac-
cordiug to Matthew. a third volume
on the Gospel according to John Is
promised by the publishers. f.. II. Her
rick a. Co., in season for use I'm con-
nection with the International Sunday
school lessons on John, which begin I'm
January. This series of suggestive
Illustrations" as prepared by DR.. Pc
loubet are. as the name implies, de-
signed TO be suggestive rather than
assertive. They give not anecdotes, but
illustrations which illumine subject
as by light within. The Illustrations
are drawn from a wide range OF lit =
erature. from science. observation and
experience gathered during many
wears. IL Is this facility i'm illustration
which. added 10 other qualities. has
given such wide popularity and long
continued usefulness to the author :
select Notes" on the international
Sunday school lessons. Library Ref-
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value of the work. The references TO
other illustrations on the same subjects
i'm various parts of the volumes greatly
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artists standpoint. and bring light and
interest To the Bible study. tFor sale
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$l.25)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

Following tho career Of Larry Rus
sell ln Under Dewey at Manila in
the Old Glory series lice a. Shepard),
Edward Stratemtyer writes OF \
Young Volunteer in cuba. or Fighting
fof "A Single star" which tells of the
war fortunes Of Larrys bigger brother.
Ben. and his friend. Gilbert Penning-
ton. a appears that Ben enlisted in q
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-12

Inaugurating a series OF English
Classics" edited for use I'm secondary
schools. the Macmillan company has is
sued daintiiy Macaulay's Essay on
Addison an effort that Is famous as n
,ynical essay on the work Of n great
essayist. a tribute by master OF Eng
I,sh to another master. alike notable
i'm supicct and treatment. The little
book ~ prepared for student and stu
d,uus reader Nv Charles Wallace
French. principal OF one of Chicago's .
btzh schools The annotat.ons are lib
e,ei discriminating. we'll arranged and
removed from the business that oftener
CContlnucd ON Page Six)
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-29
State w. G. Il. Convention.

The oath annual convention of the W.
c. T. u was held in the Central Con-
gregational church in Bangor, Sept. 20
%. Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens presided
with her usual ability. A very cordial
welcome greeted the convention voiced
by DR.. d. A, Robinson for the city, Rev.
E. F. Pember for the churches, Sec.
Jordan for the Y. NJ. c. A. and Mrs.
Whitman and Mrs. Wheelden for the
local unions which were happily re-
sponded to by Gertrude Stevens Leavitt,
Mrs Rice, Miss Yates and Mrs. Beedy
The key note of the convention was
"Let your light shine, and the excel.
lent reports from nearly thirty superin-
tendents of the various departments of
temperance work proved loyalty to the
motto. 237 voting delegates we're pres
ent, with large number of visitors,
among them many clergymen and Mr..
and Mrs. T. P. smith of England, men,
bers of the United Kingdom Alliance,
who gave cheering words of approval
and fellowship.
Miss Anna Gordon, the secretary and
beloved friend of Frances Willard at
tended the convention and spoke of the
departed leader most lovingly, urging
her followers to press on in the way of
the translated one. The memorial ser.
vice was touching tribute to 81 depart
ed members the past year. The memo
rial hymn, ION Heights of Power"
written by Miss Willard and set to music
by Lady Somerset, was sung
Mrs Stevens was unanimously re-
elected president Miss Cornelia NJ. Dow,
corresponding secretary; Miss c. M.
Farwell, recording secretary; Miss
Estella Brainerd, assistant recording
secretary, and Mrs. A. ). tombstone,
treasurer.
Among the pleasing episodes of the
session was the presentation by Miss
French, press sup't, of paper articles
published at the time of the Neal Dow
birthday celebration March 20, 1898,
affixed to pages of water color paper
with beautifully designed borders and
views.
Mrs. Clara Hoffman gave an eloquent
address, Wednesday evening, and the
convention closed, Thursday evening,
with an address of wonderful power by
Mrs. Lenora Lake, vice president of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Society of
America
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-29
Death of Thomas +. Bayard.

After an illness Of OYER six weeks.
Hon. Thomas F. BaYafd, died at go
O'Clock, Wednesday afternoon, At Karl
stein, the summer residence Of his daogh-
ter. Mrs. Samuel ID. Warren.
Thomas Franci. Bayafd was distin.
guished member Of an eminent family.
since long before the revolutionary war
times the Bayards have been conspicuous
in the country's history as patriots and
statesmen, aud many acquired national
fame as jurists.
Four members OF the Bayard family
have bad senatorial honors bestowed
upon them by the little State Of Dela.
ware Thomas Francis Bayard, his IA
Their, james Ashton Bayard, his grand.
fathers father, Governor Bassett OF
Delaware was also the recipient Of sena.
torial hunors.
Thomas Francis Bayard was horn in
Wilmington, Delaware, Oct. 20. 1925
Tie was admitted to the practice of law
IN 1851. He entered the Senate to sue
coed his father in 1865. He was repeat.
eddy supported in Democratic convention
for presidential honors but failed nt
nomination. He was secretary of state
in President Clevcland's first administers.
ton and ambassador To the court of St
james in his second.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-29
Stephen ID. Walton.

Stephen Decatur Walton departed this
life, Sept. 18th, at the hospital in Au-
gusta, where he was taken June %. for
treatment. He was born ia 1871 in Mer-
Ger, where he has always resided when
at home; but a large part Of the last
thirty years he spent in Medfeld, Mass,
where he has been employed.
For The past year as health would not
permit his returning to Massachusetts,,
he has rem aimed With his nephew, L. j.
Walton. " h. he has been cared for by
him and his mother until it vas thought
best Tor him 10 % - Augusta Tor treat
ment. His case Mas however pronounce
ed hopeless from the first. The i'm
mediate Cause Of his death was cholera.
His nephe ", Hon. L. L. Walton OF
Sko~ htg7u. accompanied his remains
home Hon. ). !. and Isaiah Walton,
his brothers are the only immediate
relatives.
The funeral vas from The house, Sun
day al O'clock. Rev. II. :. Ryder off,
eating His REMAINS were buried in the
family lot al East Mercer.
H. MAS highly educated and an honest,
upright man in all his dealings; cordial
and friendly 10 all.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-29
Sons of Veterans.

Col. George +. Leighton, division
commander of Maine Sons Of Veterans,
has issued General Orders No. 6 in which
the resignation of certlil officers are
announced and elections had been order
ed to fill the vacancies caused thereby.
Among these was the resignation Of
Hiram w. Carr, captain of w. ). Howe
Camp, Pittsfield. This vacancy WIS
filled by the election OF First Lieutenant
M. B. White, and 5. 5. Carr was elected
first lieutenant.
Commander Leighton forwards to the
several camps of sons of Veterans forms
of petitions, addressed to the "Honor-
able Senate and House of Representa-
tives of Maine" asking them to enact
laws for the better observance of
Mem orial day. The Captains of Camps
are asked to secure names of all men,
bers as early as practical.
This is a movement al the request of,
and in conjunction with the Division
President of the Ladies Aid Society and
is commanded AS worthy of attention
and interest of every son of Veteran.
The date of the annual inspection of
the 63 camps is given in this order and
Division Inspector Fred E. Hooper is
charged with this week. The date of
inspection of Wildes' camp at Skowhe-
gan is Monday, Oct. "a and that of
Howe camp, Pittsfield, Tuesday, Oct. 25.
The order closes as follows: 1t is the
painful duty of the Commander to give
notice of the death of he following
named Brothers who were members of
CO. H, 1st Me. Volunteers: George w.
Young, Captain of AndersOn Camp, No.
Z, Rockla land; lvra Heal, A. f. Clark
Camp, No 43, Belfast.
Upon their couDtry's altar these heroic
lives were lain and may This devotion
and loyalty even unto death, be the
priceless legacy which they b,queath to
us as an order.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-29
Skowhegan Teachers.

For the convenience of parents anC
pupils we publish below the names and
residences of the teachers of the severa
schools in our town:
High sehool-Principal, F, G. Earring
ton, 20 North st. sub-master, Chas. W
Marston, Hotel Heselton; assistants
Frances F. Curtis, Is Pleasant St., and
Cornelia B. Snow, Main st.
Baptist Hill-Grade Y, Abbie M
Robinson, 20 Main st. Grade IX, Edith
V. Corliss, 81 Main st.
Leavitt St.-Grade V, Florence S
WHEY, 230 Water ST.. Grade Viii
Elgiva b. Luce, 230 Water St.; Grade
VII, Adelne S. Coffin, Water st. Grade
", Susan F. Wiley, 230 Water St.
Lincoln-Grade V Addie M. Swain
I Maple ST.. Grade Ill, Gertrude Town.
send, 20 Winter st. A; Grade II, Hattie NJ
Woodbury., Cor. Summer and Pleasant
SITS. Grade [, Hepsebah C. Parsons, 23(
Water st.
Park-Grade |, Lizzie w. Healy, West
Front St; Grade VI, Helen Clark, IS
Madison Ave. Grade V. Annie l.. Beard
20 North ST.; Grade ", Harriet NJ.
Avore, Hathaway St. Grade Ill, Martha
+. Wentworth. "a East Front ST. Grade
II, Elizabeth w. Crowell, "a East Front
st.
Mechanic St.-Suh. primary, Ethel l.,
Hrald, Cor. Summer and Pleasant SITS.
West Front Sf.-GrAde VII. Annie f.
.Judkins, Bridge st.
.Jewett Sr.-Grade and IL, Addie b
Cleveland, Winter St.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-29
One Cruiser Saved.

The wreeking company engaged under
Lieut.. Hobson in the work of saving the
wrecked Spanish warships, have sue
ceeded in floating the cruiser Infanta
Maria Teresa. The cruiser, after being
got afloat, was taken iH tow by the
Potomac, and, conveyed by the cruiser
Newark, the Sc 'rpion and the Alvarado,
proceeded for Guantanamo bay, where
she arrived last night.
The successful Issue of the attempt to
float her WAS greeted with the blowing
of Whistles, the firing of national salutes
and by cheers, in which the Cubans
joined. Off SibOney the barometer and
the wind indicated the approach of a
hurricane and the towing power was in
creased
The Newark, under Capt, Goodrich.
rendered valuable assistance in the work
of saving this valuable naval acquisition.
The cruiser is being put in condition for
her trip north by the repair ship Vulcan.
This is another victory tor Lieut.. Hob
son.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-09-29
Thorough Investigation.

The enemies of the administration are
i.clined TO alpge that the investigation
of the war department is for white
washing purposes, but President Nc
Kinley evidently has not this object in
view, If his remarks to the commission
ers upon their coming together counts
for anything.
President Mckinley in part said:
There has been in many quarters Sc
we're criticism of conduct Of the war with
Spain. Charges of criminal neglect of
the soldiers in camp and field and hospi-
tai and In transports have been so persis-
tent that, whether true or false, they
have made deep impression upon the
country 1t is my earnest desire that
you shall thoroughly investigate these
charges and make the fullest examina-
ton of the war department in all of its
branches, with the view Of establishing
the truth or falsity of these accusations.
| put upon you no limit to the scope of
your investigation. | invite close scru-
tiny and examination and shall afford
every facility for the most searching
inquiry.
cannot impress upon you too strongly
my wish that your investigation shall be
so thorough and complete that your re-
port, when made, will fix the response
bility for any failure or fault by reason
of neglect, incompetency OF maladminis-
tration upon the officers and bureaus
responsible therefor-if it be found that
the evils complained of existed.
The people of the country are emit led
to know whether or not the citizens who
so promptly responded 20 the call of
duty have been neglected or misused or
maItreated by the government to which
they so willingly gave Their services.
If there have been wrongs committed
the wrong doors must not escape con
vicion and punishment.