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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

Indeed. we have noted the past winter
IN apparent increase in horseback rid
ing. We hear from other parts OF the
country of the re-establishment of
abandoned riding schools. The horse Is
not so much worried about the rivalry
~ the bicycle as IL used to be. And IT
Is unlikely that if compressed air,
steam. electricity and other convenient
and cleanly motors take his place In the
carts and trucks Of a city's business,
the horse Will not have chance 10
replne. for it will find itself in growing
favor for some other of its many Nir-
tues than the hard work it can perform.
ON the whole, the opinion seems 10 be
growing that the bicycle, the trolley
car. the automobiles and whatever de-
vices of the machine shops may take
the place of the horse in fields where
he has been useful. really only serve
to expand mans idea Of the nobility of
what he has always regarded as the
noblest of beasts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

Nearly every day. now. some state
Legislature is heard from i'm the Senate
on the peace treaty matter, and. al
though as much as n dozen must have
already filed joint resolutions express
ing their views. OF course not one has
acted otherwise than TO urge upon the
Senate the prompt ratification of the
treaty. The same Maine legislature
that reelected Senator Hale adopted
resolutions in favor of all that Hale has
been opposed to- and another New Eng
land legislature New Hampshire, was
heard from in the Senate on Saturday.
1t appears. indeed. that now the great
majority of the State legislatures are
assembled, the month of January being
the quite customary date, the Senators
will hear i'm no uncertain way the voice
OF the authority that represents their
respective communities and that sent
them To Washington We noted the
other day that the California legisla :
ture directed Senator White To vote
for the treaty and for expansion, but
the Senator has not seen fit to obey
this gentle mandate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30
'TWIxT YOU AND NE.

According To the address Of a New
York lawyer before the state Bar As
sociation, folks swear too much and
tell the truth too little.
lis perjury on the increase?
According to n familiar story, tho
Prince cf Wales once "perjured him
self like a gentleman
In other words, IL is held on good
authority that there are circumstances
that Justify lie when TO tell the truth
would be objectionable.
II shouldn't wonder If the notary
publics signature and seal go on a lot
Of big fibs.
Making oath has become so fire.
quent a practice as to be almost too
easy.
If witnesses i'm court after kissing
the Bible. swearing or affirming. can
be held To the truth that would seem
to be all that is possible in this world
where Anamas might have gone his
way i'm peace, a simple guiltless old
man.
Il wouldn't bank heavily on n man
anyway, unless | felt able to accept his
slightest word as readily as / would his
most profound oath.
Would you? THE CRANK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30
WOMEN DIPLOnATISTS.

II imitation to the sincerest form OF
flattery. a decision of the Russian min
lister OF public instruction. which has
just been promulgated. should be re-
garded as peculiarly gratifying TO Eng
lishmcnt, although the object in view
is calculated TO furnish them with Sc
rious food for reflection.
The satisfactory results obtained in
India through the various womenS -
missions established there OF late years
have been studied with great interet.
by the Russian government for some
time past, writes correspondent from
st. Petersburg.
The excellent means that such sys-
TEN would present for the "Russifica-
ton" of Oriental races was fully rec
Ognized, and several years ago, as "a
tentative measure, special facilities Tor
the study OF several Oriental Jam
guages We're accorded TO a carefully Sc
lected group of lady students at st.
Petersburg.
The results appeared SO satisfactory
to the Russian government that ar
rangements have now been made by
the minister of public instruction for
the immediate opening OF special
classes, reserved exclusively for women
at st. Petersburg and at Moscow. in
".
one or more Oriental languages, the
students are required to follow care
fully prepared course OF study that will
enable them to profit by the peculiar
facilities they-as ladies-will enjoy of
personal intercourse with the families
OF Oriental personages.
\ skilful lady diplomat il is rec
ogniZed in Russia, is often far more
valuable than one of the sterner sex.
a lf,,lf afsxT
i'm the East, diplomatic agents are
brought into contact with men alone.
\ lady, on the contrary, could not only
exert her influence In the highest
quarters through the families into
which no man could penetrate. but often
employ it also with no less success di-
rectly upon Oriental statesmen them
selves.
This. indeed. is no new feature in
Russian diplomacy. The immense in
fuence upon European politics exer-
cised by at least three Russian ladies',
i'm whose salons in Paris some of the
most important political events of the
century were organized, is a matter OF
history.
Their influence was not lessened 10y
the fact that they were carefully rep
resented as being by no means favor
ably regarded at the Russian court.
This. however. Is the first time In
which "a regular attempt has been
made TO give ladies a special training
for the secret service of the corps of
diplomatique.
With certain exceptions. the students
must all have passed through regular
course of thorough instruction in medi-
cine; and il is significant that. except
Chinese. the Oriental languages taught
i'm these classes are not those spoken
N
sian empire. as at present constituted
but are almost exclusively those OF
races dwelling beyond the present
Russian frontiers, and especially In
Persia Afghanistan and India.-Lon-
don Mail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30
It'd BITS.
THE CRANK.

BLOOD flows through the bones Of very
Young children almost as freely as
through the veins.
General Menocal. Havara's chief Of
police has issued all order for the ar
rest of any one seen cruelty treating
any animal, and the order will be strict
ly enforced, despite the protests likely
to come from coachmen and teamsters.
4 300 year-old law suit between the
village Of Burgsinn and the lords of
Thungen common wood. has come to
an untimely end by the Bamberg SUI
preme Court giving final judgment for
the village.
Ulm's cathedral spire is To be used for
"A meteorological station. IL is the high
est church sp!re I'm the world being 53i
feet above the ground. This makes the
signal station the highest post erected
by hamon hands, save the Paris Eiffel
Tower.
Ex-Mayor Z.G. Simmons. of Kenosha,
Wis. who recently offered To give the
city a soldiers monument. TO cost SO, %
600 has now given the city 100000 for
free library building, and promises
that when it is built he will furnish it
with $4,000 well selected volumes.
Twelve thousand acres of state school
land IN the eastern rain-belt counties
have been sold by the state of Colorado
10 the sugar Trust, or To MIR. SearlCs.
it's secretary. The land, which was
sold at $3.50 per acre. Is to be devoted
to the raising OF the sugar beet IL Will
cost a fortune for artificial irrigation.
Thirty bones and some ashes We're all
that were found of the supposed CO.
lumhus when the casket recently
shipped from Havana was opened at
Cgdiz. The story Is leaking out even in
Spain. however, that the pieces are not
those Of the great discoverer. and any
one OF them is likely to prove bis
enough for a bone OF contention.
In the last local elections i'm ireland
women were allowed TO vote FOR the
first time. If ireland cannot have the
measure of home rule. which in cuba
goes by the name of municipal auto
nomy' she VIII nevertheless approx
mate il more closely than ever before
by giving the daughters OF Erin "A show
at the local biN.-Philadelphia
DagnrI
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

Is this town overbanked? That Is the
all important question. AS a matter Of
record. there are no more banks today
in the city than there were dozen
years ago. although there has been n
shifting of the kind. Trust companies
are strong in the field and there has
been a reduction in the number OF ma
tional banks. while state banking has
but one representative left. But the
town is a good deal bigger than il was
a dozen years ago. and more people
use banks now than formerly, that is to
say. in proportion To population. more
people deposit i'm banks instead of i'm
tin boxes and stockings at home. even
persons with small sums on which they
expect TO draw rather more freely than
is possible from savings banks finding
a deposit I'm national bank or trust com
pany. and check book equally con-
venient and rather more secure than
the pocketbook. 1t would doubtless be
interesting and instructive 10 know the
number of our depositors i'm banks
whose balances are never more than
$500 or even more than 500. There must
be great many of them
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30
LEARNED WORKING BAKER.

\ working baker has just convinced
the savants of Paris that there is no
royal road TO learning. lie has been
awarded the diploma of the Ecole du
Louvre for q successful thesis on the
Book of Daniel. It fell TO NJ. Ledrain
professor of the Ecole du Louvre. and
NJ. Oppert. member OF the institute IL
examine the thesis. and they and others
had To confess that the bakers knowl-
edge OF Hebrew was profound and ac-
curate. So brilliant. indeed. Is the
thesis that an effort will be made "a
interest the state i'm it's publication.
NJ. Gale. the name Of this scholar in
humble life. has ceased 90 make rolls
he has become corrector for the I'm
primerie Rationale; and 70 is expected
that he will save even the most learned
from making blunders i'm their books.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30
WON'T TRAVEL BY TRAIN.

Elijah y. lfofses of Wernersyille, Pa,
aged 20, is a cattle dealer who has trrly-
eled ever n large part of the Western
states and has never ridden on rail-
road train. He thinks nothing OF get
ting as far West as the cattle ranges
of kanses with his horse and buggy,
buying up stock on the way ont and
back.
Il don't know that L have anything
against railroads." said he. that
wonld induce me not TO travel by
tlnin. ship all my stock by train. l
guess the reason | do not ride on cars
myself is that l started out by buggy,
and, rs | am used 10 IL. just keep at
II. have my usual route 10 cover,
sometimes extending 2000 miles. |
travel "a certain distance every day.
There are certain number OF farmers
or stockholders To see between towns. In
fact man can have a time table by
buggy the same as railroad trains have.
4 may not be SO regular, though. n
thousand-mile trip can be made with
our varying three days Tor the whole
route. IL all depends on how business
gees.
when man travels over the road
by buggy for forty years he gets TO be
pretty well known. and il he has we'll
cared for his credit. his honesty and
his good character he has no trouble
buying stock cheap and right, and IL
he pays spot cash there is a small profit
for him after he has paid his freight
and other expenses East and sells out
for safe cash. When ! get tired of
buggy riding | get out and walk. That
has kept me in the good health now
enjoy. There's no exercise better than
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

The General Assembly of Rhode ISL
and meets tomorrow, and is likely TO
early address itself to the matter. IL
is by no means too late To bring every
force TO bear upon the Senate i'm order
that there may be no uncertainty
about the result of the vote on the
sixth OF February. Especially here in
New England. where such men as Sen
ator Hoar of Massachusetts and Sem
ator Hale OF Maine, statesmen whom
we have so long trusted and followed,
have got the elephant by the tail aud
are trying TO drag IL backwards. no
means should be neglected TO demon
strate that they do not represent even
q tolerable amount OF public sentiment
New England, 20 be sure. Is the birth
place OF that curious organization
known as the Anti-Imperialist League
but even I'm it's own neighborhood the
League is hardly able to muster a cor.
porars guard TO support its ideas
There are. after all. few faint hearts
or fogies in this part OF the country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

walking. When | drove cattle East,
instead of shipping by carload lots,
walked much more than in the past
few years. The oldtime droving is not
profitable now. Competition is too
sharp Dressed beef is shipped East
too cheap. The only way to get any
profit I'm live cattel is To buy spot cash
by visiting farmers and stock dealers
in person. and you cannot get to their
farms nearly 80 cheaply as by travel
ing by buggy. You can buy railroad
tickets with stop-off privileges but then
YOU have your expense in hiring teams
To get into the country where the farm
ers live. Travelling by buggy is also
cheapest / carry very little cash
money. .as | always pay by check There
is no danger on the highways but il is
always best 10 travel by day and rest
at night. In the hot weather / make
starts at q. m. and get over a good
deal of ground by y o'clock. A few
hours in the evening finish up the days
work i'm cattle buying.
II had one horse I used every week
day for ten years. | never travel or do
business on the Sabbath day. Horse
and man must rest on the seventh day,
or The first day of the week. whichever
way YOU want To take IL. Thirty miles
driving every day stopping. buying
feeding, and shipping is smart work
enough. OF course 1 enpoy the life.
ANY man would II he once gets into IT,.
It's the best school i'm the world,I think.
and about the only way TO see the
country. Some of my friends call me
foolish for not riding on railroad trains.
but that's all right. | never was mar
ried, and having no family was always
free To GO and come"
MIR. Hofses Is now on another long
trip West in his buggy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

The matter OF interest on deposits
naturally comes up for discussion. and
perhaps there Is some reason for be-
leving that the depositors get rather
more out OF the banks In some instances
than the stockholders. But. although
there viii doubtless always bc cNcep-
tional instances OF policy against
paying interest on deposits by even tho
strongest institutions. like the "Old"
Providence ana the city National
while weaker banks may seek tu mam-
tain business by Offering the interest
induccmcnt while their stockholders go
without dividends. 90 is likely that the
policy of paying interest ON deposits
Will continue 90 be the general rule
u was inaugurated mathis town by the
Rhode islpnd Hospital Trust Company
under the energetic management Of
william Kinney. We shouldn't wonder
II that institution was the first. or one
Of the earliest. in the whole country 20
offer this mducement to- attract GUS
toners. N any rate. when the Indus
trial ana Union came along they found
The policy n operation among the ma
uonsi banks. although not so widely
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30
CAPTAIN BARTLETT'S STORY.

Capt. John II. Bartlett Of the navy
told a story the other night at the ban
uu,t of the Society of thc Colonial
Wars that aroused much laughter at
the expense of the many army officers
present. capt. Bartlett told how much
ID worried him. when he was put IN
charge of the office OF Naval Iutelli-
gence during the war to hear woman
no knew explain that tho Naval Incl
ligoncc Office was "a place where sailors
applied for places in the navy. just as
cooks. mattresses, and the like applied
To civilian intelligence Offices
"Not long after I went TO Washing
ton" cant. Bartlett said, "a messenger
came into my office and said
'' The compliments Of the Commic-
sary General OF Subsistence of the
army To capt. Bartlett and can he tell
him of some place where he can hire "A
swedish nurse girl.
This is the answer that was sent
back.
capt. Bartlett's compliments 60 the
Commissary General of subsistence OF
the army. and hc knows npthinF about
swedish nurse girls. although he can
ten him "a lot about army transports. "
When the laughter subsidized Capt.
bartlett explained that the navy once
had on transports Of which Admiral
Erbcn wac the head. which had collect b
cd great amount OF Information re.
garding vessels available for tram
sports. and the best ways " nttlng out
such vessels. rhe army never called
Tor This Information. however and Cart.
rartirtt fears his message was mfauu-
dcrstCud. The sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

Perhaps not since the days of the
civil War have the States of the Union
through the respective legislatures
brought their influence TO bear upon
the national government in official form
as they are now doing upon the Senate
in the matter of the Treaty Of Paris
and the policy OF the nation i'm the mat
ter of the Philippines. IL is not at all
usual for State legislatures To take
cognizance OF national legislation or
concern except the case be extreme or
some particular State has a special in
terest in, or is especially affected by, n
piece of legislation desires the aid of
the Federal treasury for some local
purpose.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

The proposition TO sell the State Of
Rhode Islands holdings Of bank stock
has not only created a warm discus
sion over the question Of expediency,
but has walked up the whole subject
of banks and banking in this town.
When the Journal copied without credit
Mr.. Sidney Riders revelations i'm Book
Notes as TO our local bank stocks, the
sensation that it had anticipated by the
proceeding fell fiat, as the proverbial
pancake, because, after ALL there was
nothing new i'm the story to persons
familiar with our banking affairs. the
only thing sensational about the mat
latter that Mr.. Rider was, so to put it..
ION to their pitching" one may well
regard with sympathy any and all par
ties whom Mr.. Rider gets after, but the
banking community having recovered
from the shock of the Book Notes ar
ticle. the Journals scream was not in
the least disconcerting. But the an
nouncement by The News that the
State was going to market it's depre-
ciated bank stock holdings has been "a
cue to the revival of the whole subject
OF local banking.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

popular as now. Paying interest on de-
posits Is after an only one OF many
legitimate schemes to attract business.
Like other forms of advertising, 1t may
tive expedient TO every bank alike. But
II seems 10 be generally recognized as
having come To stay even though some
OF the institutions that practice II may
chafe as do some business concerns
fret al the amount Of money they find
IL necessary 10 spend for advertising 90
>
keep up with the push. It Is one OF the
innumerable problems of the banking
business for individual solution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

"The king Is dead-long live the
king" We hear a great deal these
days about the passing OF the horse.
The horse has been threatened with dis
use good many times but has sur
vived 10 win new favors. The expert
ence Is likely 10 be- repeated now that
trucks and express wagons ana the like
are to be run by machinery. The avail
ability OF compressed air apparently
overcoming many Of the difficulties Of
transportation by steam, electricity or
gasoline so that II is confidently pro-
claimed that in a short time the horse
win be yelieved from heavy hauling
and hard labor generally. as he has
already lost his occupation Of towing
street cars.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30
MANY PEOPLE CANNOT DRINK

Coffee at night. II spoils their sleep You
can drink Grain. O when YOU please and sleep
like a top. For GrainO docs not stimulate;
u itDourishcs, cheers and leeds Yet II looks
and tastes like rho best coffee. For nervous
persons: young people and children Grain. o
is the perfect drink. Made from pure grains
Get package from your grocer today. Try
IL in place OF coffee. ljc. and CSC.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30
Reward Of $4,000 Offered.

a wealthy lady recently lost n satch-
a continuing Jewels worth $50 900. and
the finder. The loss OF health il far
more serious than the loss OF Jewels.
and yet 70 can De recovered without
paying big rewards. 4 little money in
vested in IIOstetter's stomach Bitters
viii restore strength ID ths weak. purify
The blood. establish regularity az the
bowels and help tho stomach to prop
crly digest the food taken into ii.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

Whether the movement for consol-
dation evident i'm many lines of trade
and industry and i'm banking affairs in
other communities will strike proyi-
dence. and IL desirable that it should.
are topics for discussion. Banks are
run primarily for the interests OF their
stockholders, as are other businesses.
They arc not philanthropic institutions.
II they seek the public convenience and
the public welfare the chief object is
not disinterested, but TO make money
for the stock just as the mercantile es-
tablishment aims TO put on its counters
and the mills TO produce the kind OF
goods the public wants I'm order TO make
money for themselves. If a bank finds
no hope of making money for it's stock
holders it ought To go out OF business
as plainly as should the business house,
or consolidate with some other bank as
the opportunity may suggest. To run
bank for the fun of paying interest
to depositors is not good banking or
good business.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-30

hut n the horse Is 20 be driven out n
work. that by no means indicates that
The age-herald., 1899-03-23
DIR. GUERRANT COMES TODAY
To Conduct the Revival Services at the
 First Presbyterian Church.

The protracted meeting at the First Pres byterian church continues with increasing interest Quite a large congregation was out last night to enjoy the sweet singing by Mr. H. A. Wofsohn. He is singer of national reputation and his solo singing is a rare treat. The new Sacred Songs are taking well, and the fine congregational singing is thoroughly enjoyable.
 The pastor, Dr. A. B. Curry, delivered most impressive sermon, one that is calcu- lated to stir the interest and activities of all Christians, and fit presentation for the services to be conducted by Dr. E. o. Guerrant of Kentucky, who will arrive this morning and conduct the services for the remainder of the meeting. The public is cordially invited and large crowd is ex pected to night to welcome Dr. Guerrant.
 MT. Wonshon will lead the singing at all the meetings.
The age-herald., 1899-03-23
1.-THE PLAYS

Phil Peters and his splendid repertoire company continue to furnish lots of amuse- ment at O'Brien's opera house, and were yesterday and last night again greeted by large and appreciative audiences.
 At matinee American Born" was the bill, with Peters and his petite little wife in the leading fun-making roles. Last night An Easy Place" was presented, and as usual Peters predominated. By special invitation, Birmingham Lodge No. 79, Be- nevolent and Protective Order of Elks, att tended the performance in a body and greatly enjoyed the splendid show which the company put up. During the evening Peters made his appearance before the cur tain and threw boquets at everything in sight, and incidentally referred to his op position attraction tonight in the person of William J. Bryan at the auditorium, who he stated was "bucking' him with free show.
 At matinee this afternoon An Easy Place" will be repeated, and at night "A Marriage Broker will be presented with new specialtieS.