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People's voice., 1899-05-04

How does this strike You A solid
rawhide buggy whip for ~ cents at
Nofsinger'> 1t.
People's voice., 1899-05-04
MERCHANT TAILORING.

This is one of the main features of
Mr.. Coverdale's business. A stock of
all the most fashionable cloth is kept.
and suits are made up from Sis and
pants from ST. 80. Five expert tailors
are employed, and garments are turn
ed out which for style, fit and finish
cannot be surpassed anywhere.
Mr.. COverdale is a native of Della
ware, but has been resident of Kan
sas since lsS2. He came to Wellington
In 1889 and has always been identified
with this line of business. Under
standing its every detail, he has keeu
appreciation of the demands of the
public, and is untiring ia his efforts TO
fill them. Honorable and enterprising
his friends are legion as he liked by
all who know him.
COverdalc's store is the popular
trading place for the fashionable
dressed men of Wellington. Its stock
Is far ahead of any similar establish
ment and Its prices very reasonable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

The authorities over in the Philip
pines are evidently ready TO make peace
but not to talk about It. IL the rebels
are I'm earnest about their desire TO
bring the fighting to a close all they
have 10 do is TO lay down their arms
No especial negotiations are necessary.
But Aguinaldo and his fellows have so
far preferred TO keep up the farce that
they represent a nation at war with the
United states and must go through all
the motions before hostilities can be
ended. SO Lawton and Macarthur are
on the move again and, for yall the diff
ficulties OF the situation. the advance
is continued as it has been ever since
the army left Manila TO find the rebel
capital and capture the rebel leader.
both OF which are also on the move
once more
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

n grit . stubbOrnncss. He was piqued
and excited. carried out OF himself. ON
the one hand, there was vacuity or
boredom: on the other hand something
that seemed worth living for. and risk.
He had caught vaguely the drift or the
woman's meaning. He barred his bosom
20 the knife. II am ready" he said.
Then. as is so often the case when we
look death fun in the face. things sud
denly took ON a strange and wonder
ful aspect. The earth exhaled faint
radiant glamour, and though the moon
had gone down, the sky was soft with
light-sOft with light and high with
stars. The underwoods deepenei as
with the suggestion OF bluebells' ana
exquisite scents, OF n freshness beyond
telling. We're waited by the breeze. The
very ground he stood on had buoyancy,
and penetrating sweetness began to
steal through his veins.
"Wait--wait," said Agy, there Is
some charm about this moment--l am
not so sure that l can let you Kill me
after all.
She stuck the knife in her girdle. II
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05
It'd BITS.

There are I'm the United States ovar
30 distinct secret orders. with more than
'o,OOO,0OO lodges and 100000 memb.
a pearl diver considers II n good days
work If he collects anything over 2C0
shells. A thousand shells is a record OF
one day.
oklahoma society Is much interested
in q divorce case which viii he heard
az this session OF the district court. The
suit has been brought by MIR. sam Big
snake, who wishes legal separation
from Cress Bigsnake LIttlecook his
Wife. The BigsnalSe- I.ittlecook pair are
fujl-blooded Ponca Indians.
one OF the most remarkable charac-
terlstics of double stars is the wonder
ful coloring Of some OF them. The star
IN Andromeda for instance. contains
an orange. a green and blue star. OF
"A beauty that deiles the art OF the
painter to reproduce.
The double stars thus far discovered.
says NJ Camille F'lammarion. number
about 10000. but the orbits OF only -
have been calculated. These orbits
vary greatly In length. the period OF
revolution ranging from a little more
than Eve Of our years TO nearly two
centuries
Moving pictures offer new posslbili-
ties I'm scientific instruction and enter
tainment The cinematograph was sue
Cessfully employed On following the re-
cent solar eclipse. and ~. Camille
l'lammarion has gone further by pho
tographing the heavens at different
times from sunset To sunrise. securing
Views by which the spectacle of the
nightly passage Of moon and stars may
be shown on a screen in a few min
utcs. tie proposes 10 photograph sun
spots. exhibiting by their movement the
rotation of the sun. The earth has rot
been forgotten, and remarkable pictures
of u bon motion have boen obtained bv
rotating before cincmatograph a.
large model. Illuminated by a lamp Civ
ing the effect OF the sun.
Abundant evidence exists OF tho pres.
ence az both deep-stream currents and
! littoral-drift currents. in the waters OF
/ the Gulf of Mexico. The former enter
| the gull through the Yucatan channel.
4 and. under certain baromctric and
/ planetary conditions. pass by the vest
| crn end 81 Cuba. and flow out through
the Straights 81 Florida. or else. under
! converse planetary and atmospheric
! conditions. they spread out over the
I gulf In al directions. moving on its cen-
| ter The shore currents owe their ori-
| gin 40 the prevailing southeast winds.
I and they How northward along The
western extremity of the guif. and west
along the northern boundary. meeting
F, near Galveston 90 form n stream-cur.
I rent which flows In a southeasterly a..
rcction toward the Straits OF Florida
| The future may teach us how much OF
the worlds prosperity and even peace
depends upon the variations OF these
heat-bearing rivers Of the sea.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

A Republican Congressman from an
Iowa district who has a vacancy to ill
at the United States Naval Academy at
Annapolis VIII make the appointment
by competitive examination. which is
the method quite commonly adopted,
but will open the competition only to
the sons of Republican fathers. which
Is quite unusual His reason is that
Congressman from Democratic districts
out his way appoint sons of Democrats
without even an examination.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05
SHORT MEN FOR WAR.
They Withstand tho Rsrdshps Of a Campaign
Better Than Th6lr Taller Fellows.

"The medical and surgical history Of
the Spanish war, when it is fully writ
ten." observed an army surgeon TO a
Washington Star reporter, will again
demonstrate the experience of other
wars that the medium sized makes the
best soldier: that is, the soldier who is
best suited for the hardships of a cam
paign. The tall, long -jointed man
proved to be the worst soldier, for he
played out long before even the short
slim man. The mediums sized manly
this | mean in height and weight as
well--who was short coupled, wore bet
ter, taking all4Aings Int consideration
than all others. What are known as
big men, heavyweights, as well as ex-
tremely large in every other way, prov
ed to be, as i'm the Civil war, the poor
est soldiers. They were the men who
first needed the attention OF the sur
geons and began to fall with diseases,
almost before they got fairly into the
campaign.
Another thing was pretty we'll prov
On, I think. and that was that city-rais-
ed men make better soldiers than coun-
try-raised men, though the latter were
better workers, as far as hard work,
manual labor, was concerned. Contrary
10 my previously formed opinion on Hhis
SUBJECT. llknN-nOlltu utIl lIoNFu W Dt
less susceptible 10 camp diseases
Heavy meat caters did not stand IL as
well as those who ate Of meat SPAR
ingly leaving out of consideration all
questions as To whether the meat serv-
"a To- the soldiers was good or bad.
There is no doubt in my opinion that
pork meat is not proper food for sol
dlers in a campaign. IL matters not In
what form IL Is furnished or i'm what
manner it is cooked. The soldiers who
sickened themselves in the early part
OF the war. when the men were congre-
gated about In large camps. by indis-
crlminate eating OF pies, cakes. ice
cream and the like. were az a rule con-
try raised men, who seemed ready to
cat al all times. and who displayed no
sense or disc Ntion whatever as % what
or how often they ate.
"The city-raised men offered In this
respect much less than their country
raised associates. I'm previous cam
paigns ~ was proven that black-halred
mon were the stronger but In the Span
ish war the scales tipped I'm favor Of
blondes. red-haired mon standing the
warm climates exceedingly well"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05
WHICH FOOT WALKS FASTER.
Tendency Of All Ken 10 Walk in a CIrcls -expsrl
nnanis That fI0Ia Il.

You may think this a very silly ques-
catch about it. 1t Is a simple, demon
strable fact which you can prove 10
your own satisfaction in very few
minutes, says the Philadelphia Inquir-
er If you take any pavement that is
clear of other pedestrians so that there
shall be no interference, and walk
briskly in the center, you will find that
before you have gone a hundred yards
you will have veered very much TO one
side. You must not make any con-
scious effort, OF course, TO keep In the
center. or you may do ". But IL you
will think of something and endeavor
To walk naturally IL is hundred to
one you can not keep a direct line.
The explanation OF this lies in the Pc
culiarity of one foot TO walk faster
than the other; or, to be more correct,
perhaps IL should be said that one leg
takes a longer stride than the other,
and this, combined with the quicker
movement. causes one TO walk more to
one side than the other.
III is well known, for instance. that If
one is lost in the woods, the tendency
is to walk in circle and eventually
to return TO about the starting point.
This demonstrates the fact also that
one foot walks faster than the other.
You can try an interesting expert
ment in this way IL you will place two
stakes in the lawn about eight feet
apart and then stand off about sixty
feet, allow yourself TO be blindfolded
and endeavor To- walk between them.
You will find ii an almost impossible
task. because one foot will go bit
faster than the other. either to the
right or left. Now, which one of your
feet walks faster than the other?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

New dnterest attaches 10 the case Of
DR.. Briggs from the announcements that
our own David II. Greer has offered mis-
church to the Bishop FOR the ceremony
of ordipation. OF course this does not
end the trouble. There ls a good deal
more 70 the dispute than tho matter OF
finding a church FOR the ordination. Tho
rector OF the church 80 which Bishop
Potter had assigned the service not on
~ begged that his place OF worship
be not usel but also protested ytgor-
ously against the admission into the
Episcopal priesthood OF a Presbyterian
heretic whose writings on the Bible are
more distinguished for vigor than spir-
ituaiity. The protest has recclved al
ready considerable support among the
Episcopal clergy and. onthe other hand.
several churches have. been offered for
the ceremony Of making Dr. Briggs a
priest. DR. Creer's 81. Batholomew's
being the latest. while famous Grace
church r. another conspicuous example.
Eviocn'iy the faction ~ >'c Episcopal
>1gch mat Is s'prsssnsed IN behalf Of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05
DIE D..

BAXTER-1n this city. on the 81 inst,
Alice. infant daughter or John W.,
and Jane Baxter, aged year and
months.
CUASE--ln this city the ith inst. Su-
san ~. widow OF Alfred II. Chase,
aged '3 years.
DEXTER-In this city suddenly, Ith
inst. Alfred A. Dexter, in his Goth
year.
GREENE-In this city. on the 9TH inst,
Rhoda Eliza Greene. daughter OF
the late Benjamin and Frances
Greene. of Warwick Neck.
LEwIS-In this city. on the 4th inst.
of heart disease. Kingsley T. Lewis
LOvETT-In this city. on the 3d inst.
William Loyett, residence POI oak
land avenue.
McDONOrGH-In this city. 4th inst.
charlotte daughter or John aud
Mary Ann McDonough. aged 4
years.
PnfLLIPS-At Usquespaug. r.. l., MAY
2. Emma Phillips, wife OF y. w
Phillips. in her 5oth year.
RfCHARDS--1n this city. May lth. al
his late 90 tsldcnc,. No. i,lnaroid
street. Hlrrt A. Richards. in the
Soth year cf his ase.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

Missouri has a law TO the effect that
debts owed 10 trusts are illegal and
cannot be collected. This is designed
10 be a blow 10 the trusts but ii seems
likely It viii only move 10 the trusts to
do business in Missouri on a strictly
cash basis. From this point OF view It
may be believed that almost any class
of business wouid- welcome similar
law
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

The current increase of emigration
over the same time last year Is noted
and particularly the coming of the
Films 1t appears that contrary TO time
honored custom the Gar of Russia now
proposes 20 take away all local author
ity from Finland and practically dena-
.tionaldze 1t. The Finnish people are
said to be considering wholesale de-
parture in consequence, that II carried
out would be calculated TO bring dis
aster TO one of the most orderly and
industrious sections of the Cars
realms. Such immigration from op-
preston is always welcomed by the free
republic of the United States and a
good deal OF sentiment is just now be-
ing worked up over the case OF the
Firms. A report that is calculated to
shatter our cordial feeling of welcome
towark the weak and oppressed Firms
is to the effect that by a recent impe-
rial edict the leprosy laws are being
enforced with unheard of severity in
Finland and that the exodus Of the af-
iiicted is correspondingy large.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

One OF the interesting bits from the
statistics of the Spanish war as they
are being sassembled is the statement
that more than 125,OOOOo0 grains of
quinine were consumed by our army. Ii
is said that in the camps of the South
as well as in Cuba and Porto Rico the
consumption of quinine was constant
and that hardly man in the army
missed dose OF greater or less amount
at some period Of his service. Unlike
the army beef no complaint seems to
nave been made of the quinine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

Conventional floral designs have en-
tered into the decorations of handsome
Spring gowns. our ifrustrated model
shows a gown, the grey cloth Of which
is decorated with novel applique Of
pale sage green silk to represent leaves
and rose-colored velvet embroidered
with shaded silks TO initiate flower. The
fiaring founce on the skirt as well as
the vest and the revere of the bodice
are of cream-colored guipure under
laid with pale rose-colored mousseline
over lining Of pale grey silk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

At-7Ati,-fy the lsre-444Altefs are
,grangling over the abolition Of the
death penalty. The man who succeeds
ln passing such q hill win prove as
great banefactor 60 the breaker OF
mans laws as iiostctter's stomach
Bitters has 10 the breaker Of natures
laws. II you've neglected your stom-
nch untll Indigestion. constipation. bill.
iousncss. liver and kidney troubles are
ulson YOU there's but one cure Hos
tettcr's stomach Bitters Don't fail 10
try 81. All druggsts sell a..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05
SMILES.

Wont is be expensive TO serve an
entire dinner in the playY'
mo; I've fixed IL so that the host will
have apoplexy during the second
course. Chicago Record.
Pop, what's an 'after-dinner speak
er?"
Hes a man, my son. that's too un.
steady to stand up, an too full TO know
when 10 sit down!'-Atlanta Constitu-
tion.
"Can I help you to anything" asked
Boarder No. g.
YES" replied the new conner at the
foot of the table. You might give me "A
clew to this hash. ."-Philadelphia North
American.
let me sell you an encyclopedia"
said the book agent to Throckmorton.
"It is the best in the market; con-
tains-"
IT don't need an encyclopedia" re-
piled Throckmorton. II am married 10
q Boston woman.--Judge.
Major Goodfellow-So he called yo' n
liar, a drunkard. a card sharp, and a
chicken thief. did he?
Major Hottbun-He did, sub; but
when he went further and said I was
not gentleman. I drew on him to
wunst, suh,-Puck.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

So Dick Davis Is married. There will
be many a sigh from the circle of the
impresslonablc marshmallow novel
readers who have followed Dick, under
various aliases OF his own creating,
phrough 80 many heroics also Of his
own creating
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

The cable reports the awful death OF
a bather near Monte carlo. He was
devcured BY shark. But this lone in
stance doesn't necessarily signify that
there is TO be any serious competition
with the game on shore
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05
have killed what / meant to kill" she

SUIU.
Then she turned from him and stoop-
ed, gathering herbs. and, SO STOPPING.
crossed the open space and went up d
glade, and he watched her till she thin
ned and faded like a cloud.
The morning winds began TO stir in
the trees. Algy threw himself on the
ground and buried his face in bed
of buebells. At their soft touch, at
their fragrance, tears sprang TO his
eyes; for the charm had worked, and
he had found the gates of youth.-The
Spectator.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

The progress being made by the
school teachers in their petition to have
the school term kept up to the usual
date is probably being watched by the
school children with mixed emotions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

The same men who have been telling
us how greatly improved the fire de-
partment has become under a three
headed commission find IL pretty diff
flcult to explain why they oppose a
similarly constituted commission for
the police
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

Edward Atkinson will, for the imme-
diate future. be compelled to restrain
the work of his treason kindergarten
to his own borough.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

affordlng a place for DIR. Briggs TO be-
come a priest does not join the protest
against his ordination. although So far
ia the discussion OF the broader issue
the psotostan,s only have been heard
from.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

To Judge by the evidence afforded by
the finding Of the lit,le boat in which
he undertook to voyage TO Cuba, up
side down poor Capt Crapo attempted
foolish rhlng once too often.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

The way the case against Molineux ia
proceeding IL would appear that the
more testimony the prosecuting OFF,
GERS gather against the supposed pois-
oner the more difficult II is to make
out a case.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

Baltimore has gone Democratic ap-
parently for the reason that a brief
trial OF "A Republican administration
was too good for the town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

The only stream that Is apparently
left for Col. Funston TO swim in the
Philippines is Aguinaldo's last ditch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05
MANY PEOPLE CANNOT DRINK

Coffee at night. 1t spoIls their sleep.
You can drink Grain-O when you please
and sleep like a top. For Grain o does
not stimulate: IL nourishes. cheers and
feeds. Yet it looks and tastes like the
best coffee. For nervous persons. young
people and children Grain-O Is the
perfect drink. Made from pure grains.
Get a package from your grocer today.
Try IL in place OF coffee. 15c. and 25c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

Providence is too big town to be
turned into a one man power.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

IT don't need an encyclopedia" re-
piled Throckmorton. II am married &c
q Boston woman.--Judge.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-05

LET me sell you an encyclopedia
said the book agent to Throckmorton
ut is the best in the market; con-
The San Francisco call., 1899-12-20
THE CHORUS GIRL MARKET.

c ONE information OF nature sufficiently novel
to be interesting and probably valuable has
- been made public by suit recently brought
before the United States Circuit Court sitting in
Boston for the purpose OF recovering $37Io for an
alleged breach OF contract relative the employment
by one OF the theaers in that city OF eight girls
technically described as "mascots"
The plaintiffs in the case are members of firm in
London whose business is that OF supplying chorus
girls to any theater that wishes them In an account
given OF the case by special correspondent OF the
New York Times it is stated the company collects
girls and trains them for the stage They are taught
dancing and singing, and as soon as they are con-
sdered competent to perform the duties required of
them the company secures engagements for them in
divduay or in groups in theaters all over the world
Hundreds OF theaters said to be thus supplied
The girls in state OF virtual servitude subject TO
the will OF their masters, and compelled to go wher-
ever they send them. When employment is obtained
Tor them large percentage OF their salaries goes to
the masters, and is paid directly them by the per-
son who contracts for the girls services The ar
rangement is one sanctioned and protected by law,
and care is taken to accept only such pupils are
either by themselves their guardians competent 10
make contracts for the sale OF their services
Now that is as nice trade as ever was and II is
to understand why there has not been trust
or at least stock company organized to handle it.
II would be pleasing variation in the stock exchange
list to have quotations OF chorus girls from fair TO
middlng in assorted lots. Such stocks would be al
ways lively and moving, with upward tendency
generally but OF great slump when the frost
is on the stage and the angels cease to sing
To the uninitiaed the trade will appear very much
ike traffic in coolies OF at least as an importation Of
contract labor, but then the unintated must not
trust 10 appearances where chorus oirls ar. ron,
cerned. They to us by contract it is true. but
they come as artists to elevate and refine u.s. and not
as laborers to work All the same the suit Of
the London firm dismissed from the United
States court on the ground of lack OF Jurisdiction
and there seems TO be appeal to Police Court so
the chances OF the plaintiffs getting their money pro-
vided any be due them. is slight All of which goes
to show it is not always safe TO trust even to ascos
when dealing with Boston people