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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
MANNERS IN THE SICK ROOM.
A Successful PHYSICIANS Advice 10 Beginners
In he Practice Of Msdolne.

4 physician who has reached a pro-
fessional renown in New York and
earned fortune which enables him
to undertake only the kind OF cases
that interest him, attributes much OF
his yuccess as practitioner TO one rule
he impresses on all young men i'm his
own profession in whose welfare ne Is
concerned. Physicians are likely TO
think that their colleagues who earn
large incomes from their practice owe
much OF it to- their manners. whether
they are assumed or natural with them.
II tell every young doctor I'm whom /
feel any interest" he said. that cheer
ing conversation. hearty manner
awakening patiewts thoughts toother
things than his malady and other
qualities supposed 90 make him popular
are all very we'll i'm their way. but USE
less unless one thing more Us added 60
them. No doctor should ever fan 10
return to the subject OF bis patients
illness before he leaves him. Ihal
should b. the last subject ne talks
about. Without that addition to the
other Establishments of sick-ro0m
manner he viii never get the fuil bene-
TT of them. The sick man. or more
likely the sick woman, likes 10 believe
that his or her Illness d. the most hD-
sorbing thing and to rcalz" thar the
doctor is thinking more of that than
OF anything else. N this d. neglected
the patients thoughts are very much
Inclined to dwell on what seems
slight neglect or in,liffercnCe. and to
sick man that may ASSUME Importance
Cheerful talking about other matters
aud any other agreeable tricks may DE
all very We'll IN their way. nut it is
necessary always ia GET back to the
source OF the patients chief interest ip
the end
ono other sucCessful physician has
aiways held that tho most important
phaFc ~ his conduci in sick room Mas
never TO appear IN a hurry whatever
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
FOR BENEFIT OF BETHANY MIS-
SION. "a SOUTH MAIN STREET,
PROVIDENCE r. l.

Mr. Joel Bassett superintendent OF
this mission. will deliver his lecture en-
titled: Life on Land and Sea- next
Wednesday evening, Aug. 3, at the
mission.
At the invitation of Capt Tligginson
OF the United States Navy. Mr.. Bassett
gave this lecture on board the training
ship New Hampshire I'm the year 1898,
before an audience OF six hundred
young sailor boys. Capt. Higginson
said after the lecture that it was the
most realistic picture of the sea he ever
heard related.
In the development OF the lecture
Mr.. Bassett takes his audience on
voyage of %, 900 miles (the same num-
Der covered by water in voyage
around the world). This trip includes
among other interesting countries and
places. the Western Islands. the Cape
Verde Islands, the Straits or Magellan,
around Cape Horn, stopping at Juan
Fernandez. the home OF Robinson Cru
soc. bearing away from there TO the
Marquesas Islands, and from thence To
the Sandwich Islands. then away for
the Arctic seas.
Mrs. Mary Grout. soprano Will sing
solos and vocal duets will be rendered
by male voices.
All seats are free. II unable TO at
tend. donations for the work may be
sent TO Mr.. Joel Bassett, superintend-
ent OF the mission
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
BAlD-HeADED HEROES.
The Hsal in Tho Philippines Is veu Hui on The
MAR

when the Tenth Regiment comes
home from the Philippines. the people
OF Western Pennsylvania must he pre-
pared TO welcome an aggregation Of
bald-headed heroes"
These were the words OF Corporal
John j. Mcknight, who arrived in Pitts
burg the other morning, after iifty-
four-day trip from Manila. where ne
secured a discharge from Colonel Haw-
kins' regiment while on the Hiring I'm
The soldier Is going TO his home IN
Greensburg. ana while taking OFT his
hat 60 some old friends who greeted
him at the Rush House. made the
above remark about the bald-headed
heroes. His own hair was disappear
ing. and he fastened 90 assure his Nis-
TORS that he was not alone in his ar
nictiOn.
Yes" h said. replacing his head
gear. "tEe heat in the country occu-
pied by our troops between Mantle
and MalOlos IL intense enough TO liter
ally singe your hair. OF course. we kept
our hats on. Death by sunstrokc was
the fate 81 those who went bare
beaded. and wc suffered continually
during the day. Much complaint Was
made against our heavy campaign
hats. but we received no reissue, and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
THE NEWS. PROVIDENCE. r. Il. FRIDAY AUGUST A. 1899
vS1vSIS11;S
19u@ Religious and i
09og g g Phnaz1fl1s'0I1ic Work
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C, a. edited BY a. WELLS

edited BY CORA 4. WELLS.

by Mrs. Palmer and Miss Marion
Palmer of Jefferson Street Church.;
address, by Mr.. Charles Dowler; sing
ing by little Josephine OF the State
Home and School: games consisting
OF running races, wheelbarrow races.
potato races. shoe racing, running
race by small girls and bean-bag
games. Among the prizes were large
pictures, framed. 10 be hung In the
winners rooms. bat and ball, beam
bag game. dolls and books. Fruits and
candies were supplied for the children
in abundance.
The topic for the prayer meeting this
week is: Drifting" Eph. f:l4:
Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me.
And may there be no moaning OF the
bar.
When L put out to sea-"
The thought of soul drifting out on
the great lonesome sea OF life without
an anchor OF faith is inexpressibly aw-
full, and even more So is the thought
of passing into the next world. as did
the late Robert Ingersoll.
The soul that would not be driven
and tossed with the wind" must be
held and controlled by a dominating
principle. To be governed by circum-
stances is to be weak and vacillating.
1he ne that trusts Itself To the i'm
pulses OF the tickle mind. and not To
the right shifting OF sails and an an
chor graphing the rock, will go
down sooner or later. The double
minded man is unstable in all his
ways; but whosoever hath n single eye
and heart resolutely fixed, Will out
ride the fiercest sea Of trial and oppo-
sition.
The secret OF success in any under
taking is the concentration OF Wrought
and effort on "A single thing. II today is
we'll lived there will not be SO much
anxiety about tomorrow. If the life at
world will not be so much a problem.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
VETERAN MAIL CARRIERS.
Kentucky Thinks She Has the Oldest One In he
Uned S ates.

Mr.. Samuel Gibbons, of Hodgenville,
KY, is probably the oldest mail carrier
i'm the United States He is now 10
years old. and has carried the govern
ment mails 60 odd years. His career
in the government employ as mail car
rier was begun i'm 1896. under the ad-
mdnistration of President Jackson.
when he was but II years of age. says
the Chicago Record.
In the 63 years that Mr.. Gibbons has
been i'm the government employ as mail
carrier. he has served i'm that capacity
in every district in Kentucky. and
there are but few towns in the state
where M has not delivered the mails.
In the whole of his extended career i'm
the service Mr.. Gibbons has the won
darful distinction of never having
failed TO safely deliver the mail to the
proper authorities. although on many
occasions his life was endangered i'm
the attempt.
In the early days OF Kentucky, when
Mr.. Gibbons was mere boy the post
offtc were few and far between, and
he had To travel many miles night
and day to accomplish his task His
journey took him through what was
then the wilderness OF Kentucky. In
the whole of the 63 years that MIR. Glib
bons has served as mail carrier he has
never lost day. nor has he ever beer
behind time. except on occasions when
his horse was taken from him by
guerril'as, and he was forced TO walk
Tor miles, carrying the mail to it's des-
tination.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
THEY GATHER CIGAR ENDS.


Every visitor TO Paris has observed
the ragged individuals who perambu
late the boulevard and peer in among
the tables and chairs I'm front OF the
cafes In search OF cigar and cigarette
ends. which they deftly harpoon by
means OF bent pins on the end of a
stick. The megottiers as they are called
are now trying TO form a mutual pro-
lection syndicate. Their reason is that
the police interfere with them too much
considering they are peaceable folks.
ana that the craft, never a lucrative
one. is thus rendered almost impossl-
bic. Such, IL appears. is especially the
case I'm summer, when the streets are
clean ana the best customers OF the
megottiers pick up their own tobacco.
The fact that this is the bad season
probably accounts for the present little
agitation, says the Pail Mall Gazette.
This singular trade occupies three
classes OF persons--the picker. the
cleaner and the salesman Everybody
has seen the picker at work. and oh,
served how he combines begging there
with. In the evening the pickers meet
at low wine shops in the Faubourg du
Iemple, where they find the cleaners
awaiting them Newspapers are
spread on the tables. and the cleaners
SNt ~ Noih 10 uIuO the cigar and cigar
cites. Meanwhile the pickers eat their
bread and sausage. and by spending
ree-halfpence on "A glass OF wine OBJ
|. tain the right to sleep In the establish
inent as best they can until two o'clock
IN the morning. AT that hour the wine
shops are closed. But they open again
AZ three when both pickers and clean
ers enter. and by taking another glass
OF wine each may sleep till the morn
ing. During this interval Of closing and
opening the tobacco. put up I'm packets
has been handed over to the salesman,
who disposes OF IL In workmen's quar-
ters like the Place Maubert as the men
pass on their way TO work. The Dur-
chasers consist chiefly OF masons. who
all come from the country districts of
IimouSin and Creuse. and are delighted
10 get a large packet OF tobacco for
twopence. There exist. moreover real
tobacco shop keepers who purchase the
vile stuff and mix IL with good tobacco
the profits derived therefrom being nat
urally considerable This practice does
not however exist TO any great ex-
tent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
INCREASE or DEAF MU1Ee.
Due 10 the IntmsrIags Of Dat kules, Which
Authorities Believe Should Be Discouraged.

The census OF 1890 showed Al 2S3 deaf
mutes in the United States. But IL is
admitted that the list is defective. so
many parents and relatives wishing to
conceal defects that the census takers
could not get accurate data. In 1870 the
number was l6,205. Statistics show
that the number OF deaf mutes is in
creasng at a much faster ratio than
the total population. and that more and
more deaf mutes are marrying deaf
mutes and thus propagating a defective
variety OF the race
DIR. w. w. Turner. the late principal
OF the American Asylum in Hartford,
the largest institution i'm the country
where deaf mutes are received, says
the ST. Louis Post Dispatch, shows
that the number of congenital deaf
mutes is multiplying with increasing
rapidity. He cites one case where
woman lived TO see sixteen deaf and
dumb grandchildren.
He declares that every consideration
OF philanthropy, as well as the best in
terests of congenitally deaf persons
themselves, should induce their teach
ers and friends TO urge them the inn
propriety OF intermarriage. Years ago
there was one deaf mute TO every 1900
of the population.
Prof. Alexander Graham Bell the
celebrated inventor, mafileu utdl
mute, and has written "A Memoir
Upon the Formation of a Deaf Variety
OF the Human Race" After extensive
researches he made this declaration:
THE indications are that the congen-
ital deaf mutes OF this county are in
creasing at a greater rate than the
population at large.
And the deaf mute children of dear
mutes are increasing a a greater rate
than the congenital deaf mute popula-
tion.
IF the laws of heredity that are
known 10 hold in the case of animals
also apply 10 man, the intermarriag"
OF congenital deaf mutes through
number OF successive generations
should result in the formation OF a
deaf variety of the human race
Reports of the American Asylum at
Hartford show that 30 per cent. OF the
pupils admitted had deaf mute rela-
tives. Cases showing as many as nj
teen deaf mute relatives TO one indi-
vidual were found. There were more
than 10000 deaf mutes i'm the United
states who belonged 90 families con-
toining more than one deaf mute.
More threatening still is the state
ment OF DR. Henry l.. Peet the deaf
and dumb specialist. He declares as a
result OF his researches that the nor
NAL hearing brothers and sisters OF
deaf mute are about as liable TO have
deaf children as the deaf mute himself.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
A DOCTORS
Success With Grippe.
He Preserlbes BRAZILIAN BALM.
Which not only effects a cure in the most
critical cases. but is the only known remedy that
leaves no evil results behind.

Miss Emma Rockwell of Kewanee, Ills. wres under date
of January 25 My mother 70 years of mas been
very, very sick with Grippe. Her head ard lungs at
feced The fever UP te5 degrees. doctor gave
very little hope but ordered to give Brazilian Ealm
all the time This stood first among the medicines. Nothing
seemed TO loosen her Cough reduce the fever like the Balm
Although the Pneumonia and her cr
CAL it brought her through all right 1t is certainly
derfu remedy, chief reliance in the family ali think
could rot keep house without it,
We the claim that Brazilian Balm Grippe without leaving
perfect of wrecks today
Kidneys and all
fails having
81 Ioxicoa
builder world
F. co, y
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
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Hall Lyon Chambers Calder Co., Geo. L. Cadin Co, and
Banding & Banding
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
SEASIDE COTTAGE.

The tweBy-hrst season Of the Sea-
side cottage occurs this year The cot
tage is located at Conanicut Park.
Newport. II. L.. and is for the benefit
OF girls from five weeks old To women
OF old age. The motto for the work is :
The greatest good TO the greatest
number"
1T is one Of the special duties inn
posed upon us by the Master, 10 give
help in time OF need to the sick and
suffering, and TO those under trials and
temptations. We are glad when we are
enabled to assiss those brave hearts
who come 10 us from the struggle of
life needing encouragement and cheer
to help them onward"
This cottage is und-r the manage
ment OF the Providence Young Wo-
mems Christian Association, and the
price for board is very how.
The boarding homes on Mathewson
and on Fountain streets. are full
at the present time, some applicants
having been turned away for lack OF
room. But a few months ago IL was
thought IL would be necessary TO close
one of the houses temporarily owing
TO lack OF patronage. The present
condition OF things is very encourage
ing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Mexican railway bond issues have IN
several instances risen so per cent. or
more since the opening I'm 1899 one
has advanced 20 points and another
31i8.
Boston Is going TO give its citizens
chance TO patronize home pedlers by
the way Il numbers licenses Issued
Those for Boston pediers will be- even
numbers. and those for non-residents
odd.
Just before w. V. Smith of Florence
Kan, goes TO bed he carefully places
his bsard in q muslin bag. After he
has entered the bed he puts the bag
under bis I'llow. His beard is nearly
eight .eet long.
The little daughter OF william Curtis
at Medicine Lodge, Kan. was bitten bV
% rattlesnake last week. and died i'm n
few hours. The child found the snake
in ihc grass ln the yard. and was play-
Ing with 10 when 10 bit her.
a Berlin physician has written an
article pn the dangers resulting iron,
what are considered insignIdcnpt
wounds. For instance. ln thirteen in
iuries to the thumb. permanent disa-
biilty folowedtin Go pef cent
Ia Lower Merton township Mont
gomcry county. Pa. lives "a man who
Keeps as "a uemcnto OF his deceased
VIE one " the slippers she wore at har
Wedding. tug her with Tho flowers thai
rratcd ltrr hair. These tl him aie
pricDl .se treasures. and arc k pi under
o glata cover in the parlor of his house.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04

the proyocation might be. This was
difficult enough at times, but he man
aged To stick TO the rule as much as he
could when there was necessity for it,,
which was most frequent i'm the case
or those persons not SO sick as they
thought they were
With them" he said. "a doctor has
always TO be most careful about the
niceties Of sick-room behavior, for the
really i'll are rarely able 10 interest
themselves In these details. But " is
the patients who think themselves
sicker than they are that are a Doctors
most profitable clients. and he has TO
be more careful Of his conduct with
them than In case OF life and death.
As doctor makes more money always
out Of persons only half sick than from
those who are dangerously ill ne can
not afford TO neglect the ltttle Things
that make him popular with them"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
BETHANY FREE BAPTIST MIS-
SION, PAWTUCKET, X. I.

BETHANY FREE BAPTIST MIS-
SION, PAWTUCKET, X. I.
This is one of the most growing mis-
sions in point OF helpfulness I'm this end
of the state.
The initial steps that led to the for
nation OF the mission were taken Oct.
23. 1892. when Sunday school was
organized in a vacant store. IL was
soon found that larger quarters must
be secured. A chapel was advocated
and steps at once taken.
suitable lot was purchased on
Sayles avenue, corner OF Walker street
An attractive and homelike chapel was
erected having seating capacity OF
about 300 including the gallery. II
was first occupied in Oct. 1895. At first
Sunday school was the only service
held but after time an evening
preaching service was added Mr.. II. j.
Damon of Providence, an evangelist of
many years experience, assumed charge
OF the preaching services and for a
year past has also been present and
led the prayer and testimony meetings
held Wednesday evening. within a few
weeks past Mr.. Damon has found IL
necessary TO give up his work i'm the
mission much To the regret OF his
many friends here
Ine present superintendent OF tne
Sunday school Is MIR. Lewis j. Matte
son. Mr.. Matteson has for years been
one of the most active workers I'm the
mission. He is assisted in the Sunday
school by Mr. Sam'l Holt.
The average attendance at the ses-
sions OF the school for the past year
has been 6l At the Junior Endoavor
Society 80 and at the preaching SER
vice at y. m. 40. The average at mid
week service at present Is %.
There is a debt upon the property at
present OF 1896. In Sept. 1898. the mis-
sion requested the home church To
make over the property To the Rhode
Island Free Baptist Association which
was done shortly after.
II is expected that in the fall pas
tor will be settled over. the Central
avenue and Bethany missions
The public especially the Christian
workers of Providence and Pawtucket
are urged TO attend the "Wednesday
evening service at : o'clock and the
Sunday evening service at O'Clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
cuRIsTIAN ENpEAvoR.

A new line Of work was entered upon
July End by the outside work commit
tee" connected with the Hope Valley
Endeavor Society. that will be contin-
ued throughout the summer. This
work consists OF holding open-air gos-
pei services on Sunday afternoons at
$3.50 O'Clock i'm "A conspicuous place,
About 100 persons assembled the first
Sabbath. and a much larger one the
next.
The committee intend holding similar
meetings at Orvendale, down by the
machine shop.
Such open-air meetings might be
profitably conducted all over our state
by local Endeayor societies. as IL is
an admirable method for reaching re-
mote regions that de not regularly
come under religious influence. What
society will be the next u report such
efforts?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04

you say you want the government
To own everythir-g?" asked the man
who was mopping his neck with a
handkerchief
That's what I sant." shouted the
excited citizen. That's exactly what /
want"
And YOU claim that the trusts have
taken the place Of the governments"
II assert II. s'r. and I'm ready TO
bring arguments TO show I'm right"
And the trusts own cverything?"
"They do"
"Well, IL they're the government and
own everything. what I'm the world are
YOU kicking about this warm weather."
Washington Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04
THE CHILDREN OF THE STATE
HOME AND SCHOOL

Enjoyed an outing last week In a very
delightful manner. one hundred and
forty-eight children are in the home
and We're all In evidence on this occa-
sion. The arrangements for the day
were made by the following represen-
tatives of Endeavor societies: G.. j..
Nye. Jefferson Street Baptist Church;
Lucius D. Aldrich. North Congrega-
tlonal Church: George Moore. Mount
Pleasant Baptist Church: Miss Clara
Clayton, Jefferson Street Baptist
church Other representatives from
these Endeavor societies were present.
The following program was carried
out: Prayer, by Mr.. Charles Dowler
OF Mount Pleasant Church: singing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-04

made the best OF IL. / am not exagger-
ating the conditions when / say that
more than fifty per cent. of the Amer
lean soldiers i'm the Philippines are
destined TO become bald. When tho
boys come back you will think that
they bad been recruited from the front
rows OF the theatre
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-02-02

the gamins OF New York, and they
take pride in displaying a knowledge
OF English while at work.
Boarding house keepers are sitting
up nights learning English in order to
cater to the American trade that in
already coming to them. They are
also having cards printed in Spanish
ana English, some of which are very
amusing TO the English reader, the
translation having been made evident
ly by the frequent use of a dictionary
without regarding the grammatical
construction of the language.
In many OF the stores of Havana
signs are displayed announcing that
English is spoken within, in this way.
'lnglis spoken. Our very good
friends will come in and received
many excellent treatment"
Another example of Hayanas new
English is shown on a card which
Cuban shirt-maker has been sending
out, and which reads as follows: The
Cucan railors made shirts are made to
order, Our friends who find tonse
houses the most reduced prices that
can be obtained at the present. Great
stoke of pecket handkaphlefs under
shirts Of all kinds goods which belong
to our stock.
saddler with large stock Of
Spanish saddles on hand, has hung
out this sign: Good friends, Ameri-
cans this is the saddle much used by
the patriot Cubans and especially the
great general Maxine Gomez. OF the
true Cuban saddle, in black leather, it
is more seryiceable and handsome as
any saddle in Cuba. Times of Cuba