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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
SIGHTS FOR cERvERA.


At the naval academy at Annapolis.
where Admiral Cervera and the Span
ish officers are quartered, there is
well equipped library which will give
the captives full opportunity TO while
away the idle hour. and the historic
greets them on every quarter.
The library building is the spot where
the last royal governor of America
(Gov Eden of Maryland), in June, 1776
left the American colonies; here the
Father of his Country was guest or
that same governor when he was still
Col George Washington of Virginia.
A stones throw from the Spanish
quarters is the place where the people
of Anne Arundel made Anthony Stew
art. on October ~, 1774, burn his ship
and tea on which he had paid the tax;
a half mile across the river Is the scene
of the battle between Puritan ana
Catholic in 1856. when the government
was wrested from Lord Baltimore by
his Puritan benehciaries, and II the
prisoners will only look out into the
ancient city" itself, they will see the
belfry OF st. Johns, the college where
the author of THE Star Spangled Ban
ner' was graduated, and the dome of
the state house of Maryland. where
Washington resigned his military COM
mission, and where Congress ratified
the treaty of peace that made us thir-
teen free and independent colonies
Boston Transcript.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
CAST OFF BABY CARRIAGES.
Some of the Odd Uses to Which They
Are Put In New York.

When the baby grows up or the per-
ambulator becomes too shabby for fur
ther exhibition in public, IL does not
follow, by any means. that the latter's
period of usefulness is ended, In fact,
it has just graduated from one season
of utility into another. as may be as
certained of the second hand furniture
dealers on the east side.
These merchants deal heavily In cast
off "baby byggies'' as they term them.
and from Offering conveyance TO IN
fants the vehicles pass on to employ
ments at once multifarious and curious
Iy inappropriate. The Italian itinerant
musicians purchase them to trundle
their small barrel organs about the
city; the Greek flower sellers stock
them with their fragrant wares and
push them in every directions; washer
women, too, are good customers and use
the versatile perambulator as q means
of conveying bundles OF linen TO ana
from their customers homes.
But the list would not be complete
unless the rowing candy merchants
were included. These venders are COW
ering long stretches of city territory
every day, wheeling before them second
hand perambulators on which rest tiny
showcases filled with confectionery. so.
too. the "nice-a- -banan" men are, In IN
stances. discarding the heavy push
carts for the light and easy moved BABY
carriage. which in time bids fair to sup
nlant all vehicles of the hand power
variety now in general service.-N. Y.
Herald
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
THE CHURCH AND STAGE.
An English Society to Establish
Closer Relations Between Them.

Better relations between the church
and the drama are the object proposed
in the establishment of q Theatrical
England. 1t is urged by Rev. d. Hole,
of Christ Church. Chaplain, and others
engaged in the promotion OF the move
ment that the existing estrangement
between the church and stage is due in
the main to the lack of sympathy on
especially the clergy, in days gone by,
when it was considered the very fact
of a man or woman getting on the
stage" altered his or her relationship
toward the church. The action of the
clergy having frequently given colon to
that notion, the church, ii is contended,
owes an act of reparation TO the theat-
ricel profession.
mo sentimental or Quixotic action is
wanted" writes Mr.. Hole, but only
that the church should treat those of
her children who have embraced the
theatrical profession in precisely the
same manner as she treats those of any
other calling. Hence the proposal TO
organize a Theatrical Guild on lines
similar to those which have done such
excellent work in other professions"
In anticipation of the criticism that
there is already in existence a church
and Stage Guild, 1T is pointed out that
although the latter may have done good
work. IL has been almost entirely con-
fined to the metropolis, and has been
chiefly social in character, whilst the
newly projected organization would
operate chiefly in the provinces and at
tempt to deal more directly with the
spiritual side of life.-London Tele-
graph.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
BAMBOO BRIDGE.
A Three Hundred Foot Span of
Woven Strands of Wood.

The construction of the bamboo sus-
pension bridge of Shi-Tsuen, which
spans a distance OF 800 feet. tends TO
show the Chinese as possessing a great
deal OF rough engineering skill, this
bridge having been erected without the
help OF any OF the foreign DEVILS"
Eight cables of bamboo strips woven
together, and the thickness OF mans
leg, are loosely thrown across the river.
The cables are doubled at both ends
and hitched through wooden posts of a
heavy weight, that are fixed in mason
ry. but I'm su.si a manner that they can
be turned around like a windless, en-
abIing the natives to tighten the ca
bles. Fixed under the cables. at inter-
walls OF four and half feet are cross
girders made OF thin strips of bamboo.
which are brought up on both sides
and made fast TO n great bamboo cable.
about five feet above the bridge, which
thus acts az n railing or banister.-
philadelphia Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
GOOD TEMPLARS.
Providence Lodge, No. ;, Observes lis
Fifteenth Anniversary.

The members and friends OF Provi-
dence Lodge, No. 3. Good Templars,
met in the rooms Of the Home Guard.
Butler Exchange, last evening, for the
purpose OF celebrating the 18th ami
yersary Of the organization. After a
brief business meeting the public exer-
cises were held and were most enthu-
siastic 49,
The program arranged was OF a 1T
erary and musical nature. and after a
piano solo by Miss Grace Read, the old
est member OF the lodge. who Is Past
Grand Chief Templar Henry "A. Wood.
smoke on "The Past OF Providence
lodge" and was followed by Past
Grand Chief Templar John IL. Hilton,
who spoke on THE Present OF Provi-
dence Lodge" Miss Read gave another
piano solo. after which Past Grand
chief Templar Edward +. Van Doom
gave "The Future OF Providence
Lodge" In rhyme.
Henry A. Wood sang "Is Father
Here" and then q. G.. t. Walter II.
Frost spoke about the grand lodge. and
Rev. John Mason concluded the exer-
cises with an original poem. The COM
mittee OF arrangements consisted OF
| Arthur f. Warner. Rev. John Mason
| and Miss Cora II. Greene.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
THE FAILURE OF THE BLUE
STORE"

The failure of the Flint furniture
company. one of the biggest business
houses in town with a history OF
generation OF activity, honorable deal
ing and substantially, must prompt
general sentiment OF sympathy and re-
gret throughout the community. or
the business establishments in town to-
dav the name OF none, we should say. Is
more widely familiar or has enjoyed a
longer acquaintance than that of Flint
The old Blue store" was a land
mark as well as mecca for the house,
keepers Of Providence and southern
New England in the days when the city
Hotel was our most pretentious hos
telry. when the site of the Boston Store
was occupied by the First Universalist
Church. when the variously afflicted
absorbed quaker Bitters" in prefer
ence to anything else on the then brief
list of patent medicines, and when the
people were beginning TO accustom
themselves to the idea Of rapid transit
as afforded by the horse car. And we
recall how, for some time after the
name of Weybosset street was extended
up to the New Market place, the
house OF Flint clung to the sign cor
ner Broad and Eddy street" In their
advertising as continuing TO mark the
location of the old house, the descrip-
ton possessing trade value as well as
a sentiment.
Few concerns can point to so long a
career uninterrupted by any break or
change whatsoever. Unlike so many of
it's contemporaries. Flint's seemed
never to get behind the times. and to
outward appearances at least has kept
pace with more youthful competitors,
| retaining its position with the leaders In
Fits line even through the growth of the
| city has demanded a distribution of the
| business. 1t would be interesting TO
know the causes OF the present embar-
rassment, which. however. is undoubt-
edly due In great part to the pressure
of the hard times period from which al
business has suffered. And there car
but be a strong popular desire to sec
the house on its feet again doing bust
ness at the old stand.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
THE GLADSTONE COLLAR.
Stories 40 10 Its Origin-Was Il .
rllstakc or q Caricature.

The exaggerated collar which Mr..
Gladstone was always represented as
wearing has earned for itself undying
fame. and has also resulted in some
controversy with regard to who invent
ed 1t. caricaturist and collarmaker
both claim the honor. and. In order to
place on record the real facts OF the
case. writer for Tid-Bits recently
went I'm quest OF information. From a
member OF a firm of shirt and collar
makers i'm Air street. Piccadilly. Lon
don, which has been established at that
place for over 40 years, he elected the
following information:
One hot day In August, 1884, Mr..
Gladstone called and ordered guam
tity of shirts and collars. They were
made to measure. and at the time ne
expressed wish that the collars should
be cut with sharp projecting point;
they were to be 2H inches in depth
and attached to the shirts. The order
was duly executed. and the things We're
sent to his residence. when IL was seen
that owing to a mistake on the part or
the cutter who took the measurements
"a man who had been with the firm for
80 years. and who is there at the pres
ent time-the collars had been cut over
half an inch deeper than was ordered.
The next day Mr.. Gladstone sent a
polite and Characteristic letter.
Owing, no doubt, to the matter being
overlooked. Mr. Gladstone found him.
self compelled to wear one OF the col
lars.
And" said the haberdasher. when
he made his appearance in the house OF
commons, the difference in the size or
the collar was Immediately noticed, and
the fact seized upon at once and made
hi hxr "a ra nj
press"
Subsequently Mr.. Gladstone had oc-
| casion to call in, and passed the remark
| that."as the public had taken so kindly
| to these collars. he would not have
them altered. after all"
The remembrance of a mistake and
| the visit of Mr.. Gladstone are espe-
/ cially remembered by the cutter. as the
| incident was more vividly impressed or
| his memory by a narrow escape which
Mr.. Gladstone had. for on leaving the
shop, In endeavoring to cross over PIC
| cadilly he barely escaped being rur
over by a hanson cab.
"You see." said the haberdasher, "tht
Gladstone collar originated In a mis-
| take made by my cutter"
Harry Furnias mas also claimed II
have invented the Gladstone collar. ant
with a view to hearing what he had t.
say on the matter, Tit-Bits also inter
| viewed the famous caricaturist
YES" said Mr.. Furniss, Il invented
the Gladstone collar for grotesque ef
feet. and the first picture which eve
drew Of Mr.. Gladstone with large col
lar was for Punch. and appeared in tha
paper in 1881.
II do not remember" added Mr.. Fur
Miss. that Mr.. Gladstone's collars
any time struck me as being abnormal
ly large, but the idea of caricaturinl
that article Of his apparel was suggest
ed to me by the peculiar habit whicl
he had when resting on the from
bench. of allowing his head to SIM
| lower and lower into his collar"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16

with only a protectorate over the
struggling Republic Of Cuba and the
Philippine status undecided, the rank
OF the United States as colonial
powcr'' cannot be definitely fixed. The
settlement with Spain may result In
placing this country fifth or next after
the little kingdom of Holland and in
The place now held by Spain.
Great Britain is, of course. the might
lest of colonial powers. her colonial ter
ritory and population being greater
than that of all others combined. The
government OF these possessions varies
all the way from that of practical in
dependence, like Canada's protecto-
rates, and to territory ruled by crown
appointecs. The territory OF Great
Britain and ireland comprises only
about 12l 900 square miles, with popu-
lation Of less than 10000, 900. but the i'm
perial domain covers more than 1000
900 square miles, and the British flag
protects and inspires more than 100000.
100 people.
Beside Great Britain. France is
poor second as colonial power. her
colonial territory being less than 5000,
600 square miles. with population OF
about n. o.0o0.o 900. Germany. compared to
Great Britain, is an insignificant third
Little Holland rules profitably in Java
and in lesser way In other Asiatic ISL
ands and in the West Indies.
The idea expressed in some quarters
that the United States cannot manage
colonies seems absurd enough in view
Of Great Britain's example. not to men.
tion that Of Holland. which is colonia
power almost as great in proportion Il
the home area and population. tt
France. to Italy and to Spain the role
OF colonial power" has meant lott
Of trouble. But to those countries a
preceptors there is no need for th'
great American nation to look. nor t
feel worried because they have mad
a mess OF things from time to time II
attempting to rule in distant lands.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
!. c. B. U. CONVENTION
Will Open With a Reception and Banquet
This Evening.

The business meetings Of the Goth an
nual convention OF the Irish Catholic
Benevolent union of the United States
will be opened tomorrow morning at the
knights of Columbus hall on Cathedral
square, and many Of the delegates from
abroad have already reached this city
The convention in reality will COM
mence this evening with a reception
and banquet to be given in the X. of c.
hail. and 1t is believed that there will
be large attendance.
Following is the list of delegates ex-
pected and the societies they represent:
st. Mary's, John #. Fogarty. Rev. Il.
]. Sourin, A. A. Boyle; National Catho-
lie, Owen Kelly; st. Patrick's, Edward
Reinberg; Philadelphia National Catho-
lie. John Z. Davis; st. Mary's, Samuel
Quinn; st. Dominic's, William Il. Fitz-
gerald: st. Patrick's. Paul j. Powers
and John j. Ward; st. Michaefs, Daniel
Duffy and James ]. Burns, st. Joseph's,
John j. Ryan; Young Mems, Thomas ).
Foley: st. Jeromes, John p. Daily; Our
LADY of Lourdes, Miss Jennie Hensil;
a. nj. Kiely, John j. Wall; st. AIMS So
dalists Mrs, Kate Bonner; Sacred Heart,
John Timon: st. Gertrude's, Mrs. Kate
Messick: Young Irishmen. John j.
Behan: st. Leo, William Kane; I'M
maculate Conception. Miss Jennie Brad
lev: ST. Teresa, Thomas f. Clarke; ST.
THOMAS Aquinas. Charles keenan,; En-
erald James f. Gallagher; Immaculate
Conception. Peter Mcconnell tJames ".
McDonnell. alternately, Father Sheeran,
q. Preston. John +. Kerrigan. alter
nate. ct Andrews. Thos. j. Brennan;
st patrick's. Daniel j. Coughlin; Holy
TRINITY. Timothy Sullivan, Latrobe, Pa. !;
81. Mary's. Arthur a. Arnott; st. An
tbony's. Miss u. G. Marion; st. Paul :,
Miss Katie German: st. Mary's, Mrs.
Daniel Duffy; st. Agatha's, Bernard
Pradv ST. Agnes. Miss Dolorosa Carr;
81 Jcseph's Ladies. Mrs. J. Finn. st.
patrick's Ladies. Miss Margaret Corey:
cathedral. Michael I. Kelly: Bishop
o,FarrelI. ]. J. Toomey: st. Bridgets.
II +. McAteer: st. Wilhelmina, Mrs.
las. O'Eonnell: st. Ambrose. John j.
Tiornev and 4. McGnty; st. Johns,
WIN 4. Haley: Daniel O'Connell. M. j.
1.eat,ny. Leo columbus. Frank McCue:
&, PanI's Ladies'. Mrs. Kate Crowley
ana Miss Maggie Marks MRS. Mary
pei,Iv and Miss Elizabeth Crowley, al
ternates1. st. Monica's. Miss j. T.
povIe. philadelphia Archdiocesan. Geo
y. diamond: Rhode Island state union
stenhen A. Larney; Pittsburg Diocesan
l,unior. James NJ. Keefe; Trenton Dioce-
| san union. J. r. Sweeny.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16

Holland has had to pay hard cash 10
acquire again a number OF works OF art
lost through the vices of Queen Wilhel-
m,na's father. William III. more than
= quarter OF n century ago took young
woman OF Paris pamed Mile. Ampre
with him To Holland ana endeavoreu 20
An Imitation OF Louis XIV. and Charles
n. The Dutch court would not stand
this and the young woman was sent
hack to Paris. Before her departure.
however. she and her royal sdmirer
looted the royal palaces and museums
10 furnish her house in the Champs
Eiysees. She died recently fnd Az the
sole of her effects the Dutch govern
ment Was the principal purchaser.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
SOLVING A MILITARY PROBLEM.
How Nations Without Armies May
Be Powerful In War.

There is no ground for believing that
until the human race ends war VIII END,
or for supposing that the feelings which
really cause war will ever be extin-
guished by arbitration. or that small
armies. will ever again do the work -
large. The nations must. therefoge II
they are 10 be safe. be orgnnizedG Tor
war, and the object. In the interest OF
their permanent happiness, is ia reduce
the burden and the misery and the
waste involved In that great fact to the
lowest practicable point Nothing would
reduce II so much as certainty that ex-
ceedingly short training. training which
our grandfathers would have consider.
ed worthless. Is sufficient TO furnish an
army with good rank and file, SO that,
In fact. he barracks may not be re-
quired for the military preparation or
the masses Of people. Even German
army would think the conquest OF Swift
zerland a very serious undertaking, and
there are i'm Switzerland no private SOL
diers by profession, except artillery.
Even In the best disciplined regular ar
mics the duration OF actual service with
the colors has I'm our own time been
extraordinarily reduced, and we see lit
tie evidence in the Franco-German war
that comparatively raw recruits are so
much worse soldiers than the older men
in the regiments. The Americans are
now testing the theory for us again,
and IL they find. as II would seem they
may find, that with good officers and an
able staff three months instruction
turns out men competent to fight great
battles against regulars. the problem
will approach much nearer TO solution.
Every nation could defend itself II three
months drill would make soldiers. for
every nation IL 1t pleases can afford ar
! tillery. supply departments and suffi-
cient body OF educated officers. 1t would
! be possible, in fact, to maintain great
| armies for defence without developing
| militarism. which would lift one OF its
| greatest burdens from the whole of the
| white race. who. in fact, would give
| their lives to soldering only when re-
| quired.-From the London Spectator.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
DEATH NOTICES.

Fall River, Sunday,
14th inst, entered into rest, Lillian,
wife of Elliott Il. Campbell, aged "A
years and months. Us
CoOPER-In this city. i4th inst. Ale
bert NJ. Cooper aged ~ years.
I,ATHROP-In Pawtucket. 18th inst.
Hattie A.. only daughter OF John w.
and the late Martha A. Lathrop, In
her 24th year
I,ITTLEFIELD-In Newport. '14th inst,
bancroft. son OF George A. and
Emma w. Littiefeld, aged year,
days.
MooRE-In this city. 18th inst. Mrs.
Mary Il. Moore, wife OF the late
John q. Moore. -
PENDLETON-In Ledyard, Conn. 18th
inst. Mary Ann Pcndleton, aged S6
years.
sEAMANS--1n Cranston. 18th inst, AL
bert seamans, aged 46 years.
sULLIvAN--In. this city, 18th inst,
John G. Sullivan, aged as years.
wILBUR--In Union Village, North
smithfeld. 18th inst. Hannah L..
wife OF the late Albert q. Wilbur, in
her s6th year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
Story of a Fortunate Young Fellow
Who Had q Woman for Chum.

This young Washington man, upon
his return from the seashore the other
day, looked worried when he sought
the advice OF his quite elderly married
woman friend and confidante.
You'd think" said he. ito read the
letter that got here on the train after j
did that we were actually engaged, you
know"
well. aren't your" she inquired.
mot that know Of" he replied.
what die you say to her?"
Didn't say anything much. Ordi-
nary line o. talk How she makes 1t
out that we're engaged is more"
"You told her. 1 presume. when you
were out at the end Of the pier bathing
in the radiance OF the yellow moon, that
she was your Sappho of the violet eyes,
and that you had a mental picture OF
her resting her arms upon her lutte, ana
gazing dreamily at the wine-dark lon
ian sea-"
"oh. spose, some old thing like
You told her. in all likelihood. that
you believed her to have been some
superb princess in a previous reincar-
nation. and that her gait answered to
your conception of some naughty Faus-
tina swinging into the purple
amphitheatre?"
"oh. I dunno. Usual things a fellow
says to a girl, said. Anyhow, what's
the
You told her that her voice was as
the low laughing Of many waters. and
that it's meaningful cadences conJured
up innumerable vistas OF beauty Tor
your"
Maybe I did. but what's that got to
You mentioned to her that her Ions
| lashes--of course. her lashes were Ions
| threw clear shadows upon her deer
| eyes, like still palms verging the shores
| of tropic lakes?'
But, look here. even If did, does
| that make us"
| raven tresses were like the FURNISHED
| under side Of falcons wing
"She's a blonde"
.WeIl. then. that they made you think
| of a field of waving. ripened grain
| shone upon by the rays or wan au'
| tumn suns?"
"oh, I say. don't remember whether
/ did or not, but
| You told her that her perfect Coro'
| ears were like dainty pinken shells. cas-
up by vagrom waves on southern
1 shores?"
81 say, how did you find out
Just the sort have given you speci
mems of, and nothing more? Nothing
about marriage?"
"Why, no, certainly not. You've go
| II about right. That's as far as 1t went
Had to say something. didn't II"
"You foolish lad, go home and rest u
| peace OF course, you're not engaged
How absurd to even dream such I
thing! Why. i heard all OF those thing
dozens of times over, good 30 year.
ago. There can be no such thing a
original moonshine. Decidedly. you ar
not engaged. You are quite free TO sa.
the same general things all over agail
to any number OF girls for a long tim
vet. and to even take yourself quite sc
riously while you are saying them
That is. you may believe in yourself 70
as long as 10 minutes at stretch
Moreover, you need not worry whit
The girls don't believe particle OF II
How absurd. TO fancy you are engaged
simply because you said--thinking yo
were saying them for the first tim
some. pretty things to a pretty gir
at the seashore! Go home. this instant
You weary me-"
IT don't know how I'd possibly max
out without a woman chum OF her ag
and experience" mused the young ma
on his way home.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16

Prof. Baron Of Berne has left all his
property TO the city OF Berlin for the
establishment OF vegetarian children's
asylum. and the city authorities have
accepted the legacy. Prof. l,arons
vegetarianism was limited TO the en-
cluslon OF all food derived from dead
animals. so that the products OF liv-
ing beasts. such as eggs. milk. cheese.
butter and honey. may be used. The
will provides that no physician shall
ever be a trustee of the asylum.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-16
Made Tbsen Angry.

British tourists have compelled Hen
rik Ibsen to- give up his twenty-year-
old habit OF going to the Grand Cafe at
chrlstiana at a regular time by a regu-
lar road and spending his evening there
with his friends. They wayiay him
stare at him. and follow him along the
streets Recently six gathered around
him while n seventh took snapshot of
the group. Ibsen lost his temper. ex-
claimed; 'Ignobie English" turned
around. and went home. missing his
evening at the cafe for the first time In
twenty years.