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make good soldiers. Has any one else
an answefw
We'll" exclaimed Laura Rollno. not
"a for hitting the nail on tho head"
II think IA az soon have the heatt-
burn aa swallow tobacco iulceV a.
this there was hearty laugh and
even faint clapping OF hands. and
Willle'a amendment" was considered
hopelessly lost The other good ef-
fects OF the vile weed we're not heard
from.
Il am really proud OF your work this
morning. scholars" said Miss Reed. her
face glowing with smiles. Your an
swers 10 Wililes incident are almos,
word for word like those Of a very
noted physician. Some one asked him
about using tobacco for heartburn, and
he said the same thing. And now %
our time IL up we will hear the pro
and con Of the liquor question tomor'
row" And all went at their lessons
with a peculiar zest.
well. what did teacher say about
your story9" asked Mr. swensOn OF hli
boy. as they all sat around the supper
table that evening.
"Oh. she didn't say much, but Tvs
and Anna and Adolph and otto. theJ
did, and Laura Roline. she just knock
ed II hlghern n kite and they al
laughed. amt going to stand up fol
the dirty stun again" and Willie ther
told all that had been said, aud
lively talk followed.
Indeed. the story Of wlllie's amend
ment" was the all-absorblng topic u
every home IN the neighborhood tina
night, and more than one parent bo
gan TO seriously inquire coneerninl
this thing.
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QUEEN ROSE.
As a Rule Her Trusst Interpreters Ia
Art Are the Women paintrrs
ITO be contlnued)

As Rule Her rrusst Interpreters IA
Art Are the women Painters
About the last literary work COM
pleted by the late Cora Stuart Wheeler
WAS beautiful tribute 10 Some Court
Painters 10 Queen Rose, published Ia
the Woman's Home Companion. In
which she says: AS rule women
make the best flower painters. The
men who excel In this branch OF art
are comparatively few. even when we
consider the small number Of artists
Of both sexes who have acquired repu-
tation In the picturing Of flowers. The
reason Is not difficult 90 see. The av-
erage woman has a fondness for now
ers which brings her into the closest
sympathy with them. aud enables her
10 appreciate and understand them es
men seldom do. In the Interpretation
Of certain subtle phases OF floral life
her sensitive temperament and the pe-
culiarly sympathetic feeling that she ls
apt 10 bring 90 her labor Of love espe-
cially qualify her for engaging Ia this
department Of picture making. In
point Of technical ability some marvel
ously clever work has been done bg ar
lists of the gentler sex IN the reproduc-
t.on of flowers aud In the treatment OF
dlhcult subjects"
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.ySSS SSI1I N 81. S'1FE53S
HE QSORERS DAUGHTER.
BY CHARLOTTE N. BRAEFE.
INTERNATIONAL PRESS ASSOCIATION

fore. She turned 10 ny. not Tor any
thing that could be given would she
be caught there. She wanted to has
ten, but she could not. II was as
though great weights Of lead we're fas-
tened 20 her feet. Hor brain was dizzy;
the unusual excitement, the frenzy OF
love and Jealousy, had been too much
Tor her; her tall, graceful hgure swayed
Tor a minute like leaf In tho wind. a
low moan came from her lips. and
then, as In a dream. the white. angry
face OF her husband was looking into
hers aud he grasped her arm IN a
hard, cruel grasp.
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wins, "slus song of si,psnos" Mean.

what "slnR u song of sixpenoe" Means.
You all know this rhyme. but have
YOU ever heard what II really means?
The four-and-twenty blackbrds rep
resent the twenty-four hour-. Che bot
tom OF the pie Is the world. while the
top crust is the sky that oyerarches H..
The opening Of the pie Is the day dawn,
when the birds begin 10 sing. and
surely such a sight ls NJ for a king.
The king. who IL represented sitting
I'm his parlor counting out his money,
is the sun. while the gold pieces that
slip through his fingers. ms he counts
them. are the golden sunbeams.
The queen. who sits In the dark kit
chen. Is the moon. and the honey with
which she regales herself In the moon
light
Tho industrious maid. who Il In the
garden at work before her king tho
sun has risen. Is the day dawn. and
tho clothes she hangs out are the
clouds. The bird who 80 tragically
ends the song by "nlpplng on her nose
Is the sunset So We have the whole
day. n not in nutshell. In pie
Exchange.
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NAMING snip. Tor Oh. Ns,..

The naming Of vessels Of the United
states navy Is regulated by law. Yes
sells Of the hrst-class are required 10
be named after states. those OF the
second after rivers. those OF the thlyd
after the principal cities and towns.
and those Of the fourth as the president
may direct.
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EAR TO the lake,
across which the
last red gllmmor Of
the sunset had fad
ed. hurband and
wife stood for one
m o m q nj benesth
the darkening sky,
looking at each
other. Lord Cara b
ven's face was
ghastly white an
The Eddy current., 1898-10-01

Russia has tried experiments with
aluminium shoes for cavalry horses. A
few horses IN the Finland dragons
we're shod with one aluminium shoe.
and three iron shoes each. the former
being on the fore foot In some cases.
and on the hind foot In others. The
experimoE: lasted six weeks. and show
cd that the alumihlum shoes lasted
longer and preserved the foot better
than the iron ones.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-01

A Californian. by special process
has succeeded Ia solidifying petroleum
into a black. solid mass. which burns
like coal. with less smoke. and throws
out thrice the heat. II can be cast IN
bricks. is clean and gives out little
petroleum odor.
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FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
SOME GOOD STORIES FOR our
JUNIOR READERS.

wmle's Amendment, q story for YouuE
Americans what q song of sitpcnce
sieans-A brave olri nrisade what
We owe to spanlards.
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mo werla 20 oem..

Il now looks as n the leading Chris
tian nations were 20 bo consigned the
guardianship n not the possession OF
the world that Is 10 be.-Rey. A. V. q.
Allen.
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True Christian pocullarity lies In dif-
fering from the world In character A.
Ia conduct, decent men everywhere are
the same outwardly. Rev. Dr. ~
Crane.
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A Puiplt Artist

A preacher should be an artist whose
business Is TO make men feel his mes
eage.-Rev. r. James.
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Don't meddle with people who don't
NEEDLE with you.
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Executive ability IL the faculty Of
getting some one 10 do your work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14

She gorgets That Her Costume Is Al
ways the Main Point of Observation.

Most women viii. OF course, fol-
low their own taste in dressing for out
door exercises and many of them pre-
sent a woefuiiy misapplied appear
ance," writes Mary Katharine Howard
describing Costumes for Outdoor
sports" i'm the Womans Home Com
panion. Especially is this true of the
wheelwoman. many of whom seem to go
on the plan that nothing shows ON a
galloping horse and feel that when the
wheel is In motion no one remarks
about her clothes But right here she
is mistaken. Whether riding or resting
her costume is always the point OF
observation and bystanders overlook
a multitude of sins I'm grace and
speed IL the costume be suitable. be-
coming and fetching. Many women
yes. the majority OF them-afect a
foolish modesty concerning the length
+ OF the bicycle skirt. and are not slow
TO vote the short skirted girl as bold
and rapid. Neither do we advocate an
ungainly abbreviated skirt, but we do
indorse the skirt that is short enough
not TO go Topping in the breeze as soon
as little speed is desired A skirt to
the shoetops does, to be sure conceal
the stocking, but that is the only point
I'm its favor. for IL is ugly and ungrace-
ful both on and off the wheel. Wear
the short skirt. and conceal the stock
ing by the use of the high bicycle-boot,
which is an addition to all wheeling
costumes. To be sure, they are warm
I'm summer, but your only alternative
is a low-cut boot or an oxford tie. The
latter should never be worn except by
boys, men and very small girls. while
the former displays the stocking when
riding
For both looks and comfort mod
erateIy heavy glove should be worn.
Never wear a trimmed hat; that is,
in the sense of flowers and lace or
fluffy effects. The more severe the hat
the more suitable, durable and tasteful
IL is. The much-abused Alpine shape
should only be worn above pretty and
youthful faces. Quite the prettiest
wheeling costume is the divided skirt.
which falls so close together that no
one knows whether II is an all-around
skirt or the bifurcated one. worn with
a pretty shirt waist. either OF silk or
some washable material, and an Elton
jacket to match the skirt. with boots
OF tan or black
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14
MEN MUST EAT.
Effect Of Good Breakfast ON
the Fortunes of War.

There was grim humor in Dewey
when he stopped sinking the Spanish
fleet in order that the boys might not
miss their breakfast, as well as a wis
dom that is too infrequently accepted
by military leaders. The admirals cool
ness recalls to the Detroit Free Press
an Incident that took place I'm Mobile
James E. Jouett, afterwards rear ad-
miral, was then lieutenant COM
mander and In charge of one of the
Union vessels. He had an early morn
ing unpleasantness with a Confederate
boat, commanded by Lieutenant MUIR
ply, who had been Jouetts classmate
at Annapolis, where they were warm
friends before the war On discover
ing who his enemy was, Jouett imme-
diately ordered fine breakfast pre-
pared and set doggedly about the task
of having his old chum present as
guest. After some hot fighting he sue
ceeded in capturing Murphy's boat.
That gentleman went upon the deck
where his captor stood ready to re-
ceive him, the defeated officer having
one arm i'm a sling and using his free
hand to make formal surrender of
his sword Appearing not to notice
this, Jouett laughingiy chided his
friend for keeping breakfast waiting
and escorted him to the table. Murphy
was hungry man and after he had
eaten like harvest hand, said:
"Jouett, If you had only sent me word
about this breakfast / would have sur
rendered an hour ago."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14

The Bankers Magazine for July
contains a notable contribution from
Mr.. James C. Hallock OF Westerly.
making an appeal for the organization
of a clearing house for country items.
A striking illustration of the ridiculous
unhandiness OF country collections is
offered by the travels OF a check for
less than $50 on Stonington, Conn.
bank. that started at Westerly, six
miles from Stonington, reaching it's
destination after many days and a
thousand miles of travel by the follow
ing route: Westerly to Providence;
Providence to Boston: Boston to New
York; New York to Boston again; Bos-
ton to New York again; New York to
New Haven; New Haven to Saybrook: |:
saybrook to New London, and New
London to stonington. 1t passed
through Boston twice. New York
twice and New Haven four times. And
Mr.. Hallock says that this is by no
means unusual.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14
THE sHARPSHOOTER.
He Was An Important Factor in
the War of the Rebellion.

'.In the preparations for the present
war" observed veteran to reporter,
81 have failed to see that any provision
has been made for sharpshooters,
though sharpshooters played a very inn
portant part in the last war. OF all
kinds OF army men. sharpshooters were
the most independent. They seldom
mustered and never had to drill but
wandered about to suit their own
tastes. connecting themselves with such
regiments as they desired or as asked
for them. i was with Sherman on his
march 10 the sea, and at lots OF places
during and before that march our com
mand had to use sharpshooters. The
Johnny Rebs had a way OF making
themselves very annoying to our men
while out on picket duty or when en-
gagged In going to the springs and wells
for water by popping away at them.
There ard not seem TO be any way 10
stop IL until our regiment got two or
three OF Berdan's sharpshooters de-
tailed with US. The sharpshooters
would generally climb up tree or gee
a high place somewhere. and with the
aid OF their field glasses would pick out
the places where the annoyance came
from. They took a special delight I'm
picking out and killing the fellows VINO
would shoot man while going down 10
a spring or well TO get drink OF water.
Nv own experience was that the sharp
shooters though there was not much
dress parade In their makeup or evolu-
tions. performed i'm their way more than
double the amount of service that the
ordinary soldier did or could do, They
were handy I'm mnny ways, thougn
maybe their warfare was not stric'y
legitimate" Washington Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14
ALMOST OBSOLETE.
The HOecakc Fast Disappearing
From Southern Tables.

Most middle aged persons remember
well when corn bread was served upon
nearly all tables in the south and west
at least twice day. Sometimes it ap-
peared in the form of "hoecake" or
batter bread" and again in ''poneg."
IL was par excellence the bread of the
negro, and every man who served in
the Confederate Army was also full
graduate I'm the use of IL. Now the
darkies eschew IL where wheat bread
liz to be obtained and upon the tables
of thousands of southern and western
whites 1t never appears at all. while
others continue to use it only for din
ner.
Now, why Is this? Surely cornmeal
Is as il ever was. Those who sincere
ly, but probably mistakenly, believe
that water ground meal is better
than the product of mills turned by
steam can always find supply OF that
i'm most cities, and IL Is common enough
i'm the country. There is no trouble
about the meal, but we doubt whether
the art of cooking IL has been pre-
served. The high-toned colored dam
sells who are turned out by our public
schools are not the adopts that our old
Aunt Dinahs and Aunt Pegs were. No
self-respecting pan of dough would be
conjured into shape by such unskilled
hands. And then we may seriously
doubt whether corn bread can De
cooked in a stove as well as in an open
fireplace.
The Indians laid their doughcakes
between layers of forest leaves or upon
the hard ground and cooked them In
the hot ashes Hence ASH cake a
very luscious product, indeed, when one
has whetted his appetite for II by a
long days hunting. The hoecake was
so called because 1t was originally
baked upon hoe-that ever ready and
useful instrument of agriculture which
Is to be found upon every plantation.
But later on cooking utensils were
manufactured which took the place of
the humble hoe. So, too, shingles were
used whereupon to place the dough
while IL went through the process OF
becoming well-done ash cake.-Rich-
mond Dispatch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14

Have you laid in stock OF private
postal cards with your correspondence
material7 They are said to be quite the
fhings You are at liberty to write on
them a. Sell as print, a one cent
stamp covering the cost OF transmits
sion whether the card Is written or
printed. The regulations governing the
nee OF these cards are as follows: Only
the subscription, which may include the
occupation or business OF the person
addressed. will be allowable on the face
Of the cards. The cards must not ex-
ceed 3hx51z inches in dimensions and
I'm quality must be substantially the
same an the government postal cards.
Upon the addressed side the words
Private mailing card--authorized by
act OF Congress OF May 10. Ises." must
be printed; In the upper right-hand
corner there should be an obIong dla-
gram with the words 'PIace a one-cent
stamp here" and In the lower lsft-hand
corner the words This side Is exclu-
sively for the address" in color the
cards may be white. cream, light gray
or light bur.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14

The London spectator which Is TAX
ing a.great ana Friendly interest IN the
war ana contemporaneous American
affairs generally. suggests sthsS our for
eisn possessions OFFER an opportunity
Ifora relieving something OF the strain Of
the. negro problem by making more
negro soldiers and sendFnss them TO
garrison the new territory, thrs afford
ing them duty that they ore well ca
pablo OF performing in a climate to
which they are we'll suited and ASSOC
csated with native population that
will not feel sensitive to their color and
race.
II is a matter OF record and history.
as the Spectator recognizes, that the
United states can produce and train
any amount of officers. and they have
the means of enlisting large and
effective native army. They have
already four or five thousand negro
troops who have distinguished them
selves in the Indian wars. and who are
now in Cuba because they are 'im-
mune" from yellow fever. Nothing
stops us from raising the negro force
to twenty thousand men-there are now
nine millions OF colored people under
the Stars and Stripes--and with them
holding the Philippines, Hawaii and
Porto Rico. paying them out OF local
revenues. With such a garrison those
islands would be as safe as drawing
rooms and as full of business as Broad
way. The bravery OF the trained ne
gro is never questioned. he is accuse
toned not only to obey but TO respect
white officers, and the tropical regions
in which he would be stationed exactly
suit not only his constitution, but his
notion Of that which constitutes hap
piness in life. Instead Of remaining a
source OF weakness to the Union, he
can be turned by wise and lenient man.
agement into an instrument Of empire
The Americans are waking up to a per.
ception OF the value of this instrument
OF force. says the Spectator, and wher
once they have fully realized 1t we shall
hear little OF their difficulty in garri.
soning distant possessions inhabited by
dark tribes. The Tagals will not feel
insulted because the garrison which
keeps their villages safe is only white
at the top.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14
LOSSES in WAR.

The losses on the American side In
Rhe fight,nE at Santiago OF July 1. 2 and
3, as reported by General shafter. were
1895 killed and wounded. OF which 23l
were kiHed. Considering the force an
gagged. about 10000 men. this was a
large percentage. though likely many
Of the reported wounded were not seri-
ously disabled.
Gettysburg in our civil war. Crave
Iotte in the Franco-Prussian war, and
Chorillos in the Chilean Peruvian war
were the most sanguinary battles OF re-
cent history, and beside them the losses
suffered at Santiago do not seem so
appalling. The Confederates at bloody
Gettysburg lost thirty-six per cent.
while the Federal army lost twenty
seven per cent. terrible. indeed, when 1t
Is recalled that the forces engaged num-
bered 5000 and $4,000 men respec-
lively. The loss at Bull Run. however.
was not SO great in proportion as that
ct Santiago. OF $4,000 Federals en-
gagged the killed. wounded and missing
numbered 1850. while the Confederate
force suffered considerably less. With
about the same number of men as
Ghafter had at Santiago and about the
same conditions OF battle, Grant lost
some 1900 men In the capture Of Fort
Donelson, q larger proportion than the
rasualties at Santiago.
Next to Gettysburg, the bloodiest
battle Of the civil war was that Of
Chickamauga- The largest number Of
kroops Rosecrans had of all arms on
khe field during the two days. fighting
was 5000 effective men. His losses
aggregated i6.33s: or killed 1887.
wounded 1894. missing 6255. Bragg,
nuring the battle. when his entire FIVE
corps were engaged had about 10000
effectiys troops in line. a full report
pf his losses was never made. but they
have been estimated at e673 killed,
1924 wounded and 2oos missing. a
total Of 2o,s5o.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14
cANoER OF THE EYE.
AStrange Disease that is slowly
Killing Antvn NNenzing.

a patient WAS discharged from the
City Hospital yesterday for whom
science holds out no hope. and to whom
life is but ureary waste OF days and
nights OF, agony anu despair. says the
Cincinnati blsnquirer Then. too. this
Iunfprtunate' individual has the sad dis
tipction of being afflicted as few men
have been. The Inflated man Is suf-
fering from cancer of the eye. and al
reacy the left optic is entirely de-
str3yed, and the fell disease is pro-
guessing ON its journey.
Nearly year ago Anton Wenzing,
now so years old, who lives at 1l01 Elm
street, began 10 experience shooting
like myriads of electric sparks would
dart across his vision, and so scar his
brain with their prickling sensation as
gressfng on its fatal journey.
Doctors prescribed lotions. baths and
ointments, and the poor mans savings
went for remedies which soothed for a
time, but those maddening pains would
return again and again with intensified
force. Then came infiamed eyelids
from which the lashes fell, then "A
bloodshot, protruding eyeball, terrible
10 look at, and causing indescrlbable
agony in its painful throbhing for the
unfortunate man. One day when the
pain was unusually severe. wenzing
felt "A strain, and the next thing he
knew the eyeball had burst, discharg
ing the vitreous humor. and his sight
in that eye was gone forever. Then
skilled physicians examined him. and
found that his affliction was due to
lupus OF the optic nerve and under
took heroic treatment. With the
removal of the eyebali "a close ex-
animation of the orbit was permitted
and the awful ravages OF the dreadful
disease were laid bare. 1t was seen
| that the entire orbital tissue was gone.
Through the orbit broken into by the
disease the frontal sinus of the head
can be plainly seen, and looking down
ward the throat is I'm clear view, and
looking sideways and upward the eth
mold and sphenold cells on the top OF
| the nose are distinctly visible. How
Wenzing has survived the disease so
long is the marvel of the physicians
who have examined and treated the
| case. He was discharged from the in
| stitution because nothing more can be
done for him there Somehow he man
ages TO dress the terrible wound him
self. and with the aid of a small looking
| glass he carries deftly inserts absorb
ent cotton saturated with solution of
cocaine into the orifice to obtain tenn
porary relief.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-14

jeremiah Curtin, who has trans
lated the novels of Sienkiewicz into
English, tells, in the July Century, of
his acquaintance with "The Author of
Quo Vadis.'" Mr.. Curtin says:
Sienkiewicz's method OF making a
book IL as follows. He works out a
detailed plan and writes II down care
fully. He fixes this in his head. and
let's IL "seethe and ferment there. as
he says. When ready to begin work.
he divides his time, not into days. but
weeks. During the first week he pro-
duces n certain amount. the second
week a similar amount, and so on, week
after week. He writes without correc-
ton, and never copies, producing just
one manuscript-the one which he
sends 10 the printer. Each weeks work
continues that of the preceding week.
Though the plan of the book is elabo-
rated carefully in advance. this plan Is
not followed strictly; from the ''seeth-
ing and fermcnting" I'm his head
changes are suggested To the author.
and he makes them. He has no secrc-
tary. amanuensis. copyist. or assistant.
To write such books as he does with
out copying or correcting. 10 create
works like the trilogy aud Quo Nadis'
by series OF efforts. each one Of which
gives n finished part. and each part
being n seamless and nawlcss consinu-
alton of the proceedings, till the last.
together with all the others forms n
complete. unbrokcn whole. IL perhaps
the most amazing tour de force In ~
crary experience. Sienkiewicz EN-
ploys no man or woman 90 help him
lie makes all literary researches him
self: visits and studies the places which
he needs to see. and when writing -
Switzerland. italy. France or other
countries takes with him an the books
he requires. and shuts himself i'm with
them durine wording hours, which foI
him are from 'iEht or nine till lunch
at one o'clock. aud then n couple oi
hours later on iie never writes after
dinner in the evening. and has SO ~.
dcrcd his works and days" that hs
needs no assistance.