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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
COOPERATIVE RUM SELLING.

An interesting licensing experiment. is
about TO be tried at Kelly, a mining
village in North Scotland. A scheme
has been formulated for starting a pub
lie house there to be conducted and
managed somewhat, although not en-
tlrely. on the lines of the Gothenburg
system The conspicuous feature of
the proposal is that the profits derived
from the public house shall be devoted
to purposes of philanthropy and public
utility, after making a small return on
the capital invested. a limited liability
company is to be formed, with capital
OF 0,000. In shares of s. each, and 1t is
proposed that in allocating the shares
preference be given to householders in
and about the village.
The business will be managed by
eight directors, six of whom will be
chosen annually by the shareholders,
while the remaining two will be mem
bers OF the parish council, If that body
can be induced to exercise the privilege
of nomination. The secretary and the
manager may not accept discounts,
commissions. perquisites or gifts, and
their appointments will be on such con-
ditions that they will have no tempta-
tion to push the sale of liquor. The
profits will be applied i'm the first place
toward the payment OF a maximum di-
vidend of 3 per cent. to the sharehold-
ers, as interest on the money invested.
while it is proposed to devote the sur
plus TO the support of a village library
and reading room, a bowling green and
"A qualified nurse for the village.
A public house which was started
some time ago on somewhat the same
lines at Hill of Beath. a neighboring
mining village. has proved a marked
success. 1T is well managed. and from
it's profits the electric light is being In
troduced into the village, and bowling
green is being opened. In the proposed
scheme for Kelly, advantage will be
taken of the experience gained at Hill
OF Beath TO Introduce some improve
ments The scheme will be watched
with much interest, especially by those
favorable to what has come to be
known as the bishop OF Chester's
scheme. At the present time there is
no public house i'm Kelty.-Chicago
Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09

they had sold their revolvers. and in
order TO conceal the absence OF thu
weapons during inspection they had
made dummies out Of wood and car
ried them i'm their holsters. The handles
were blackened with ink, and the bar
rels were covered with tinfoil. Soma
traitor betrayed the poor devils, and
a wholesale exposure was the result.
The affair reminds one strongly of tho
captain in Shaw's comedy OF Arms
and the Man who. as you VIII recall.
filled his holster with chocolate creams"
filed his holster with chocolate creams"
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
JAMES GARFIELD'S SONS.

'"The Garfield boys. Harry and Jim.
sons Of the ox-Presdent. are two of the
best liked and most respected of Cleve-
lands citizens" said Mr.. NJ. ID. Bowles.
of Ohio. at the Riggs. Both are i'm real
ity rising young men, men OF sterling
character. ability above the ordinary.
and. withal. the qualities essential to
successful careers.
Harry. the elder brother. doesn't
care much for active politics He in
clincs more TO BUSINESS pursuits. and is
looked ON az "A first-rate lawyer. He IL
vice-president of a big trust company
and was urged by his friends for the
presidency of the Cleveland Chamber
of Commerce.
Ills brother. who is also his law part
ncr. has decided penChant FOR the po-
litical arena. lie acquitted himself with
credit i'm the state Senate. and. though
the influence OF Major Mckissons fol-
towers kept him fronf-ls--iiffs nominated
for Congress. he win almost certainly
come 90 Washington as a legislator at
no distant day. lie believes la honest
and straightforward dealings ia poll
tics and would never descend TO shady
methods even TO attain a personal am
bitiou. 1 predict that the country will
know "a good deal mof' about young
jim Garfield I'm the next few years
than II does now. II can also be said
To the credit of the boys that neither
has the slightest symptoms Of swell
head. ."--Washington Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
IN JAIL FOR DEBT.

The Kings Bench was the largest OF
all the debtors prisons. IL formerly
stood on the east side OF the High street
on the site of what is now the second
street north OF st. Georges church.
This prison was taken down In 1I5s. and
the debtors were removed to larger
and much more commodious place on
the other side OF the street south of
Liant street.-the site is now marked by
a number of new and very ugly houses
and mean streets. In the year 1s16 the
prisoners had to lie two I'm bed. and
even for those who could pavx there
were not beds enough. and many slept
on the floor of the chapel There were
3e5 prisoners: i'm addition To the prison
ers many of them had wives and chill
dren--a total OF 1899 sleeping every
night I'm the prison. There was a good
water supply. but there was no In
Urinary. no resident surgeon, and no
bath. Imagine "A place containing 1899
persons. and no bath and no infirmaryl
Among these prisoners. about a hun
dred years ago. was a certain Col. Geo.
Hanger. who has left his Memoirs"
behind him for the edihcation of pos
trrity. According 10 him the prison
"rivaIed the purlietis OF Mapping, st.
Giles and St. James In vice. debauchery
and drunkenness. The general im-
morality Was SO great mat II was only
possible. he says. 10 escape contasion
BY living separate. or by conscrting
only with the few gentlemen OF honor
who might be found there. "Otherwise
a man will quickly sink into dissipation
he will lose every sense of honor and
dignity. every moral principle and wiz
tuous disposition. Pail Mall Maga-
zine
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
IT'D BITS.

Princess Henry of Prussia smokes
cigars
London's Lord Mayor-elect, Sir John
Noce Moore. is 72 years old one OF the
oldest men ever elected to the position.
Nearly all the noted American novel
lists are confirmed smokers. Howells is
particularly fond of the strongest ci-
gars and Aldrich is a confirmed devo-
tee of the cigarette.
Col. Roosevelts first literary work
to find it's way into print was a story
which came out In the Harvard Advo-
cate, a paper of which. I'm his junior
year he became one of the editors.
The next foreign celebrity who will
visit our shores is Jehan Rictus, of
Paris. known among his friends and
admirers as the Poet Of the Submerged
Tenth He wears very long hair and
is said to dislike notoriety.
Frank 4. Vanderslip. assistant secre-
tary of the treasury. began life as an
apprentice in a machine shop. giving
his few spare moments To the study Of
stenography. having mastered which
he became a reporter, and later finan-
Cial editor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
THE RELIC FlEND.
years OF age.

Among the war curios which Wera
brought here by Capt. Atkinson of tho
wrecked news yacht kanapaha, and
which afterward formed the bone OF
contention i'm very lively row with
the custom house officials, was the com
plete uniform OF n Spanish colonel and
several beautiful Spanish Canteens
which had never seen service. In that
connection one OF the petty officers of
the yacht spun an interesting yarn;
1T was astonishing he said. how
readily the Spaniards parted with their
military equipment for good American
dollars. and this spirit was by no means
confined to the rank and file. had a
lieutenant offer me his revolver and
sword belt for $3.50 i'm gold, and an.
other wanted TO trade a pair of very
gorgeous epaulettes for few tins OF
delicaCies. Five dollars was the stan
dard price for Mausers. and I honestly
believe that a good. shrewd. fellow with
n valise full of five-dollar bills would
have effected the dissrming OF Torars
whole crowd i'm much quicker time than
ID was done by the army
4 gentleman who Is now n natural
lied citizen, but who was formerly res
ident OF Austria and a soldier In the
army OF that country. happened to-
hear the story, and remarked that great
trouble was experienced by European
commanders I'm preventing their men
from disposing OF aocoutrements.
The privates are always IN need of
money" he said. AMI will sell small
articles. such as buttons and corps
badges, whenever they get a chance. g.
souvenir hunters During the Tnrko.
Russian war I VAS abroad and | re-
member distinctly that number OF
subordinate Russian officers Tefe
court -martlaled and shot for "A very pc
Culiar onensc. Ii was discovered that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
SWELL CLOAKS FOR GIRLS.

Small cloaks for small girls are very
superior i'm style and finish this season
and as varied in color and mode OF
trimming as any exacting little maiden
could wish. Smooth finished cloths,
Venetian cloths, camers hair. ribbed
and plain velvets, bengalines and cord
ed silks are the materials most employ
ed. while green, red, blue, brown, ecru.
and white are the popular colors. The
coats are made half fitting, both
double and single breasted. and the
really new feature'in cut is the circular
fiounce, fully nine inches deep, which
forms part of the skirt. Some of the
coats are made with waist, the lower
part being sewn on to this with fulness
like a skirt, but they all have deep coll
lars, which are the foundation for all Of
the trimming. These are covered with
velvet, either matching the color OF the
cloth or black trimmed around the
edge with applique lace and band OF
fur. Narrow white and black braid,
sewn i'm rows on the collars cut with
battlement shaped edges or waved lines
is avery effective and inexpensive trim
ming White braid on the soft gray
green so much used is specially pretty,
and a narrow white belt adds much TO
the effect. Shirred silk Is sometimes
used to cover the reVers and smaller
turnover collar, and pipings Of white or
bright red edge the triple capes very
prettily. One pretty coat of dull blue
ribbed velvet has wide rever collar
of white silk edged with a wide ruffle
of the silk, which also has an edging
of narrow satin ribbon. This collar
turns back from a V-shaped vest OF the
silk. and both are decorated with
medallons of applique lace. For very
small girls the prettiest cloaks are
made of white corded silk, trimmed
with applique lace and beaver fur. APP
plique designs of white silk trim one
red velvet collar edged with swans
down ard the cloak is of soft, duh red
cicth. A green cloth cloak shown in
the illustration has a green velvet yoke
trimmed with lace, bands OF satin rib
bon with rosettes at the waist i'm the
back. and bows and ends i'm front. A
black velvet yoke with fur trimming is
the special feature of a red cloth coat,
and the pretty baby coat with plaits i'm
the back is of white corded silk.
trimmed with lace. Some OF these lit
tie garments have the circular fiounce
at the bottom, narrow circular frills
over the shoulders. and a trimming of
Thibet fur with lace applique above.
The palmer coats, with triple shoulder
capes edged with piping, are quite as
good style as the more dressy ones,
which, however, seem TO be especially
intended for the very small girls. An
other variety i'm the white silk coats has
quite deep cape shocked in points
around the neck and edged with white
fox fur. with applique lace above.-The
Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
'TWlxT YOU AND M e.

We'll, my man is elected, both OF
him.
We fellows voted solidly for Baker
for mayor and all the Republican can
didates for councilmen. because there
weren't any Democratic candidates to
vote for.
BY the way, / thing ! have found
out what a loco foco means.
My esteemed friend, former POST
master George. tells me that the ex-
preston dates back to famous speech
of the late "War Horse" Pirce of John
ston, one of the stalwarts of the good
old days, who asked no higher favor of
the gods than a plentiful assortment of
Republican candidates calling for his
vote.
Major Pirce said on this memora-
BILE occasion: Il like an old-fashioned
loco foco."
What he meant was that he admir-
ed man whose politics could always
be depended upon, who focused his
political convictions on one spot G
guess the Latin will justify this liberal
interpretation.
Later on the term came to apply
TO Democrats.
Republicans are not loco focos.
Recent political phenomena i'm this
town have demonstrated that.
But a Democrat is always a Demo
crat.
That is he is loco foco.
Which is what / am.
Also THE CRANK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
SMALL SHOT.

Mr.. Richard Croker finds that ante
election confidence doesn't warm over
nicely for breakfast this morning.
The Annexed district is a banner Goo
Goo locality, too.
Providence is a Democratic city. for
municipal purposes, that's fiat.
after San Juan, Albany was easy
Roosevelt.
We may be happy yet, you bet!
Here's hoping that Bilee Bakers
head doesn't push through the city
Hall ceiling.
And p. j. Mccarthy also ran.
Only forty years old and Governor of
New York With such a start, who says
Teddy Roosevelt won't be President
some day?
Central Falls went Republican any
way. Hooroo!
The quartet of Democratic mayors
look very spruce. With all the cities
surrendered to Democracy IL will not
be many years before Democratic
governor. Democratic congressman and
a Democratic assembly and Senators
will come along i'm natural order.
Baker is going to sweep the city"
cried a Journal bulletin board last
evening. And somebody i'm the crowd
said; "Hulo, the Mayors got a new
job
Now that the elections are over public
interest in the problems of our national
destiny and football may be renewed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
D..

BLESSING-In this city, sth inst, Ellen,
wife of James Blessing
BROWN--fn Pawtucket, suddenly, eth
inst. John Augustus, son of the late
John r.. and Eliza Rhodes Arnold
Brown, i'm the both year OF his age.
GILLIESE-In this city, Sth inst, Mary
Gilliese. wife OF Edward Gilliese. of /
Ocean street.
MANCHESTER-In this city. 9Th inst,
Sarah II. w, wife OF George u. 8.
Manchester, in her 10th year.
R1EBE~-In this city, 7th inst. Tneo-
dore J. II. Riebe. aged - yeaEs. 3
months. days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09

6l00 plurality for Granger. Democrat
&c candidate for City Treasurer.
5000 plurality for Cummings, Demo-
cratic candidate for overseer Of the
Poor.
$500 plurality for Baker. Democratic
candidate for Mayor.
500 plurality for Bucklin, Republican
candidate for Harbor Master.
From the foregoing figures it appears
that the mighty independent vote of
Providence is delivered by Republicans
to Democrats without anything ap-
preaching due reciprocity on the part
of the Democrats
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09

That the electorate OF the City OF
Providence is ruled by non-partisan
spirit is manifest. That perhaps as high
as 30 per cent. of our fellow citizens,
who ordinarily call themselves Republi-
cans reserve TO themselves the right to
be independent of the primary meeting
and the city convention of their party
is demonstrated conclusively by yester-
days election. The Republican wards
elected Mayor Baker Did there not ex-
list a single Democratic voting district
in the city, Mayor Baker would still
have been elected by substantial plu-
rality But one district out of the whole
% gave the Republican ticket plural
ity. And while Republican counclmen
in the Republican wards were mostly
successful IL is manifest that the tre-
mendous Democratic pluralities were
not rolled up by the registry vote. 1t is
plain that the tax paying vote. the vote
that elected the Republican councimen
contributed its full share to the cleo
tion of the Democratic mayor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09

likely enough. in practice IL has often
been carried TO an equally evil extreme
so that changes from time to time in
the classification. one way or the other,
are indicated as a matter of detail in
securing the highest efficiency in the
government service.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09

There is probably no need of even the
most serious minded advocate of civil
service reform TO worry about the pro-
posed executive order removing a large
number Of federal offices from the
classified list Indeed, the report that
President Mckinley has such an order
all ready drawn UP seems 10 have ex-
cited little comment, curiosity or criti-
cism. Half dozen years ago such a
step would have raised a mighty howl
among the more active reformers. On
the other hand there was good deal
OF protest when President Cleveland,
upon the approach of the day of his
final passing from Office, issued an or
der, which brought into the civil classi-
fed service a large number OF Offices
which had up to that time been open
TO political preferences. The fact was
that Cleveland having ousted the Re-
publicans and put Democrats in their
places proceeded 10 fix things so that
his successor wouldn't find making
changes so easy Thus the great expo
nent of civil service reform demonstra-
ted his zeal in the faith after "a few
preliminary arrangements that reform
such as he professed would hardly have
sanctioned. And by this time. too the
country had come to an understanding
that there was a limit to the virtues OF
classified service. \ good many Off
ces were of a character that demanded
that appointments be made on some
other grounds. and by different stand
ards. from those afforded by the stereo-
typed civil service examination. In
many positions OF financial trust, for
instance. a high percentage al civil
service exam offered no guarantee
Of honesty or the secular skill that the
particular service might require. While
officials. who were compelled to have
their confidential clerks and employees
whose duties brought them In close
personal association with their chiefs
chosen from the broadcast list OF the
civil service examination fretted and
demanded the privilege OF making their
own choice. So also where senior
was compelled by law 60 be personally
responsible for the fidelity and honesty
OF an appointee. there was protest
against having a clerk selected by some
board that had no Interest and no re-
sponsibiiity other than 10. classify can.
didates for federal Offices. The Presi-
dents order it II reported VIII AFFECT
more than six thousands Offices mostly
OF tho nature suggested but no sensa
ton results. The fact Is. OF course. that
the great body Of people feel that civil
service reform has accomplished us
chief purpose in dealing death blow
TO the old-tlme political maxim ito the
victors belong the spoils' and that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
S MILES,.

What is a phenomenon. pa?" "a
phenomenon? Well. woman who buys
n hat in the first millner shop she
comes to."-Detroit Free Press.
II YOU want 10 know the age OF horse
You can tell ID by his teeth, OF course
But the age OF n turkey best Is known
Not by his teeth, but by your own.
Judge.
NO I never carry my business into
my home
What is your business
Il am the proprietor OF an intelli-
gcnCc office. Chicago Nows.
My wife and ] take turns paying the
gas bills
How does that work."
"Doean't work at all IL is always my
turn. Chicago Record
There was ono moment" wrote the
dramatic critic of the cyclone County
Sandbag. when Mr. Hamfat. who
played Othcllo was simple natural and
unafected-th was when the cCC
struck hin."-Puck
\ Bad Precedent Mrs Motherhood
why IL " have such a time finding a
nurse girl for my children
Employment Agent--Wen YOU see.
mum. some time ago lady had "A baby
die and she thought 80 much of that
baby that after 10 was dead she kept
the babys nurse right along az the old
wages with nothing to do but walk in
the park. pretending shes got the baby
with her. Since then | can't get a nurse
90 go into family where the baby
looks healthy. New York Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09


Equally significant of the power OF
the independent sentiment are the re-
suits in some OF the wards. illustrating
by detail the thorough permeation OF
the electorate by this particularly ac-
Independent vote esteemed Alderman
Vincent who had two party machines
behind him. rather more highly than it
did Col Pegram, who was machineless
and just as independent as could possi-
bly, be- on the other nand the voters i'm
that ward chose Mr.. Brown, council
candidate OF no more non-partisan rec
titude than Col. Pegram. over Mr.. Hur-
ley. who. like Mr.. Vincent, had both
party organizations at his back. In
Ward all the candidates but MIR.
dence of Republicans, Democrats and
Goo-Goos and as might be expected
this was a winning combination against
Mr. Southwick. who was simply Re-
publican. while the vote for the sue
cessful four varying as il did from
nearly 200 for Mr.. Cooke to less than
so for Mr. whelden shows mdepend-
ent wheels working within independent
wheels aud contributes TO the complete
demonstration OF actual independence
In ward Is this demonstration also
apparent. Alderman winship. who for
merly succeeded because he was non
partisan now wins because he is a du-
plex partisan, while Mr. Blakeiy. who
used to be a partisan. goes down upon
becoming a non-partisan. In other
words nom partisan titles no more than
partisan titles assure indepehdenv sup
port In the same ward. Mr.. Claain.
Dir. Presbrey and AR. Randall. all Coo
Coos for this occasion. fen quite as
hard as Mr. Gardiner. who ran as a
Democrat. while Mr. Kendrick. always
a stout partisan formerly the choicest
object Of independent attack. wins OUT
rather more notably than Mr. Rawson
~ the same ticket. but who was for
nerly n partisan hster
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09

teresting because IL is an unique in
stance is the election OF William IL.
Coyell candidate for alderman i'm Ward
10. Mr. Coven, staunch Republican,
has been sent 10 the council before now
by his Democratic neighbors in the
Tenth. but always on compromise
ticket that called out only inconsider-
able Democratic opposition. To be elect
ed as straight Republican running
against straight Democrat i'm Ward
10 Is triumph of independence abso-
lutely novel and very refreshing by
contrast TO the stingy exchange the
Democrats gave of their votes to Har-
Dor Master Buclslin i'm return for the
votes of Republican independents given
10 their candidates on the general tick
ct. In Ward independence is displayed
within the Democratic party in behalf
of the Democratic caucus boltcr rather
more than for the independent of the
other party, but Councilman Sheahan
from the standpoint OF the independent
is TO be congratulated upon the demon
stration that within it's own party, at
least. caucus rule is not inviolabe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
THERE IS A CLASS OF pOEpLs

Who are injured bv the Use Of coffee. re.
ccutly there has been placed in ail tie gro
cerN stores new preparation called
GRAIN.O. made pf pure grains thst tai es thr
place uf coffee. Tile most delicate stomach
fereiNcs ii without di-tffss. aLu Luf lew can
tell IL from coffee. 10 does not cost over 4
n much. Children NAV drink II with grcrt
benefit. ~ 81 nnd - Cts. per package. Try
~. Ask Tor GrAiNU.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09

Every six months your interest is added principal
deposited here and will surprise notice how rapidly money
grows when treated in this You with
only five and add to it you wish.
If desire to withdraw deposit you
(thout previous notce), together with accrued interest
There money waiting here for every under 5
years of age
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-09
JOHN SHEPARD, 'JR., BANKER.
Located in "The Shepard Building"
MONEY GROWS.

Robert Bonner, the New York mil
lionaire says, one of the most pleasur
able sensations of his life was, when
he took his savings bank book to the
bank where lac deposited, and the
bookkeeper made little entry there
in i'll red ink This" said Mr..
Bonner, was Interest, and TO my
mind It represented something that
had not worked for, and was so
much clear gain"