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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13
fIfTY-TW0 YEARS A DOCTOR.

DR.. Lewis Kern after ffty-two years
continuous practice in K0komo. Ind,
has sold his drug and neiical property
and retired from business. He began
practice here among the Indians in lSi7
before the city and county were organ
lied. During his practice he has pre-
sided at the birth OF $3.50 babies, a ma
jcrty OF whom are nov living i'm this
locality. In some cases he has
served three generations of the
same family I'm thai capacity, and had
the usual quota of twins and triplets.
In pioneer days he rode horseback
through the painless forests. carrying
at night a torch made of hickory bark
or clapboards to light his way. One
dark, rainy night he was chased four
miles by wolves. and had many other
narrow escapes. He saved himself once
by throwing a chunk of asafetida ~ the
wolves. The fee in cases In early days
vas $3.50. payable in cash beans or
whatever the patients had to give.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

THERE must be no temporizlng, no
wasted sympathy no foolish senji-
ment, about handling the situation in
the Philippines. says GO. Frederick
Funston. who has lust landed 10 tho
Golden Gate. after doing his share OF
the arduous campaigning in our far off
possessions. The moralizing and sem
timentatsm has Htreadv cost American
lives and money IN the Philippines for
all the government has not permitted
Aself TO be so seriously hampered by
the ant-imperalist holler as TO lose
good deal more talk where lighting was
evidently the thing than would have
been the case If there were no anti-im-
perialist crowd 10 sc0!d because the
government didn't try every other ex-
pedient before resorting TO the powder
end ball argument. The result has de-
mUHStTated what military men prOphe.
sled, that the insurgents would simply
regard the peace overtures as a sign
Of weakness and umdity and be en-
cauraged to fight The harder when II
came to fighting until today Agunaldo
thinks he sees for his cause hope in
the possibility OF success Of one of th,.
great political parties i'm the United
States. There has undoubtedly been a
good deal OF fooling around over in the
Philippines for all the spasms of brisk
lghting and brief aggressive campaign
ing But now that the government. a.
Washington and the military authori-
tives in the Philippines have given tha
theories OF the peace-at-any- price party
fair trial they will take up their bur
den IN business-like way anu crush
the rebellion
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13
COLLEGE MEN MARRY LATE.

That many college men marry late in
life the records Of college classes prove.
That many college men do not marry
at all the records of college classes also
prove. The class OF '76 at Harvard
College contained at the time OF grad
uation 146 members, says a writer IN
the Boston Transcript. or this number
lO5 had married rs years after their
graduation: 34married in the four years
OF the eighth decade of the century re-
naming after their graduation: fifty
four married i'm the ninth decade of
the century, and u married in
the first -four years Of the
present decade; 40 had not married at
all within the eighteen years The class
uf 81 az Yale contained at graduation 1Sj
members. OF this number. at their last
reunion only 81 had married. IL would
be easy TO extend these sta tist.cs 10
numberless classes, but | think the pro-
position is evident tnat many college
men do not marry at all. anu also that
many of them do not marry until late in
life
one cause which leads 10 the lateness
OF marriage is found i'm the late1ess of
graduation. The average age OF gradu-
alton from the American college is now
between 2212 and % years The age has
Increased by about year in the course
of the present half century. II has not
increased in the last few years. The in
crease also in the present half century
represents a similar increase over the
average age prevailing in the first half
Of the century.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

ANGEII-In this city. on the 18th inst.
waite L.. wife OF Lucien w. Angel.
aged IS wears.
CORCORAN-In this city. on 1lth inst,
Mary A.. wife Of the late Michael
Corcoran. formerly of B street.
CAMERON-In this city. on the 1lth
inst. James Strachan Cameron. in
his 35th wear.
CosGRovE-In Central Falls. Il. T..
10th inst.. Eliza. wife OF John +.
Cosgrovc.
JoHNSON-In Warren. llth inst. Ed
mond Y. Johnson. in the S0th yeaD
of his age.
IEAVENS-In this city. on the 1lth
inst. Mabel Iorena. daughter OF
stephen and Maggie Leavens. in
her 2lst wear
MATHEwsoN-At her residence. M.
SOS Park avenue Auburn. on thn
10Th inst Sarah D.. widow Of Hen
ry G. Mathewson. aged f2 years.
this CITY. on the 1ith
inst. Catherine. wife OF Edward
Ouinlan.
sPENCER-In this city, oct. -, 1899,
william j. Spencer. in his S6th year.
vuITE-In this CITY on 10th inst.
charles r.. son ~ Edward T. ana
Martha \. White. aged 46 years
months
this cit,S ON the nth
inst DOROTHY GLADYS daughter OF
George VI and Ruth \. Wightman
aged wear aud 4 months.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

year The scotch Thistle, however
aroused our alarm once more. She was
credited wi.h being equipped with all
SORTS Of freak ideas calculated TO send
her through the water like a torpedo
boat. But she lowered her colors with
only a formal struggle TO the peerless
Volunteer Then IielTeshon came into
the field and took the place OF Burgess
10 make short work of the first Valkytic
thar visited these waters and nobody
around Rhode Island at least had any
doubt of the result OF that contsst. And
so the record of victories has been made
for all the spasms Of alarm and cidti-
elsm against our own craft When Coz
lumbia is defeated chat will be accepted
gracefully but IL VIII not BE- even con-
sidered until the races are finished
Then we will cheer victor and van
ouished both.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

IT viii doubtless be shock % the
supporters Of the anti-saloon movement
initiated by Rev Norman Plass and
lawyer from Maine II It is demon
strated that the Congregational minis
ter gave up his pulpit and the Name
lawyer "a large and lucrative prac-
tice' down East for any but the singu-
larly disinterested purpose of relieving
the state of Rhode Island from the sale
or liquor In occasional places on Sun
day. The suspicion that they went into
fhe enterprise as other men go into the
dry goods business, ,orreal estate trans
actions, or the liquor trade itself COR
the simple and perfectly ineligible
reason of making a good living is not
altogether unworthy of human int liz
gence. while the police authorities aye
convinced that the ministerial partner
TO the legal and religious firm was not
indisposed to turn a dollar on side m 4
way not sanctioned by our laws. a parr
of which he sought to enforce. 1t ap-
pears that most of the members OF the
league are unfamiliar with It's process
es. They leaye all the details To the
Rev. Plass and the lawyer from Name
lending their own good names to the
project that except superficiany. they
seem to know very little about
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

The value of petroleum imnorts into.
Hamburg, Germany Iast vsa. ,,sas a.
'VV'V0V Of this amount S6 900 600 wont
TO the United States. ana The balance
20 Russia. '''''''0
Ihe scale upon which the Paris Expo-
a,',r' Is '' De constructed is Indicated
t1o ,ao do, .dNt ihdt the catalogue viii cost
SGo'oVu to print and viii contain about
100000 names. ''''''
\ New Foundlaud dog guarding q
Warehouse in Boston had % ba clubh.1
INTO suhm ssiun by The dremcn berre
10y c2uld enter the building to ex-
unguish a FIRE
baldnes, is far less common ar,,,,,
r'H -headed people than ap.no tL.f,,
h-halftd neighbprs. Tho ,rlin,..,.
tl"l, on the head OF red-haircl n rs,,,
Is about 2920O hairs va p-IS'h
ID dark corner near tbe ,,.,s, 80,
trance oi Winchestcr C9tb,.t,..I ~
,lVoi composed q four ~. ...p.ff i,.,,, ,.,.i,,
Mork; which have The disunrtinn M h'' ~
S ,nc o'Gest specimens OF their Kind
WIN N population W exactly 2os sor
a. village in Indiana. on ibo ii,c 80
,nt 'nl'dgo 4nd Ere Rafluy,v b,s
we've men VINO weigh more f,s, 5oo
pounds each. and some of thom tir ~,
beam az very nearly 300. '' ''' 'ie
In spite of British rule fndi, a, .,u
virtually % su1plrss county. Tbr,t@b
out tnc VILLAGES off Iundustan 800, is
in'ecd regarded as natural ruri.,sit'.
ana it is rarely if ever. krrs u 4,.
oy thr native shoykecDr
The birds s1 ruhlcgsiy s.ugtt....,
for their plume are the white .b.r.,l
and egrcts. of which several
have lately been DESTROYED T.., .
lauvcs of tropical couufrips l.r.t
mcr.ca and India furnishlug th, mos,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

THE Columbia may be defeat a and
badly. It has got 90 come some time
either TO Columbia or 10 her successorin
the future. And the American people
would he less unhappy about It VI IL
came now than they would have been A
any other time i'm the history OF the cup
contests But the dismal forebodings
and the unjust criticism Of today
doesn't signify IL is an old story. In
1895 the biggest part OF thu American
press was convinced that Defender was
the most unreliable tub that ever as
sumcd the responsibility OF defending
the precious trophy The Providence
Journal was representative OF the class
And yet Valkyre III was the worst
beaten challenger that ever came affer
The cup. When Sir Richard Sutton's
huge cutter GerIesta came FOR the fro-
ply In 1885 the whole crowd Of us were
worried 90 death because no such bosl
had eyer zen turned out by an Amer.
lean designer. But Edward Burg ss. a |
young fellow just ont Of college. buln !
PURITAN AMI two- straight races out of
hrce decided the contest Gaiatea was
'ssy gams foI Msynowcr the following
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

THERE is a new woman's golf cham
pion and Miss BcatriX Hoyt. the first
10 win the champiOnshiD and who has
successfully defended IL for TWO years.
making three in all, Is dcposed. IL was
bound to come--defeat. In golf. as IN
all other sports. there is after all moth
ing left TO a champion but TO prepare
for the inevitable defea, that comes to
them all however fine their record or
great their prOwess.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13
JUVENILES.

Mr.. Rudyard Kiping's faculty of
writing for an ages and all conditions
Is agan illustrated i'm a fine book for
boys entitled "Stalky & CO." published
by the Doubleday and Mcclure co.
lfrlcc $l50) Healthy lads OF anywhere
itom fifteen to fifty-hvc will find "A
world of enjoyment i'm fsis sturdy iu
hlie classic SO KY q Co. are three
boys, Of which Il ncle StalSy" is of
course the principalin manly deeds. re-
sources and sChDOlhoy mischief The
sJorN traces their career from junior
school NE TO active young manhood
with the seen changed 20 a glimpse OF
hlpllhR INDIA where the prophecy of
their manly and vigorous school days
ls boine OUT in the stern duties OF fight
ing Tor England with the courage
and steadtas,ness that have made tn liz
country mighty and commanding. This
IS only sketch final 10 the crisp story.
however They al, typical British bows
and men and a healthy trio are Stoliv
a Co, and Mr. EipHug evidently took
great zeal ot enjoyment i'm develoDlng
them, which enjoyment ia bound TO he
shared by his readers The older ones
VIII hnd much i'm che sdIring narrative
70 iecaIl 'hrIr own bOyhuod days and
the young crowd am Incentive Ia a
wholesome and ambitious life. There
isn't namby pimby lime i'm the book.
nothing but kpHug robustness The
illustrations are equally spirited with
the capital story
The Boys or Marmiton Prairie" by
Gertrude Smith OLitue. Brown & COZ
Is a story of three manly lads each of
whom has a due and proper number Of
adventure Co Mercer wont or on n
olstaht excursion fpr pecan nuts. was
nearly swept away by a frcsh.t and
then came upon q ghtuI stranger. n
NounG 'uIIrEa man. who took him to the
talnp 'i won .oful Indian Luke"
White. the second huy and I.as1 anna !
ple oi 'n '. showed bravery before a
s,-rl 'u9 mus gained confidence IN !
nln,s'', iait} Laud,rs. however. be !
lfaliN ln' nero OF The story. His love for /
a pe'uiIuI bite horsaoallad Napoleon. /
nls "aN'hlures aud eruggles to keep /
I'M" ilI'hd n'ar him m spitc Of sick /
"'s. hoIs" thieves and doubt about 4
"N iIp. and tht Quet.r bif not less
..Il' iu'.d.uts uf his home Hfa
I'"N' ur dh Iu.DrsJu. book. The stuiN
,s t'd "ue tn pui into the hands uf
'' '".' .I. author " yer fOrE
.' "' iHllHnss of her youns he
The Rows ana Girls ~ Rrantham
h' H'''n RAYMOND. IS s.raightfor-
ward "cII-rouuisd Story giving an no.
count Jf The Happenings An A military
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

HOW thoroughly scientific is the up
to-date Dickpockol was well illustrated
by the experience of the citizen who
was relieved of package Of bills In
the Board Of Trade yesterday by four
clever chnps who made SO little fuss
about IL that the victim would not have
known he was touched but for the
speaking evidence of his empty pocket.
Crime like that is clearly to be identi-
fed as one OF The fine arts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

many illustrations. including vignettes
and decorative titles. by Edmund H..
Garrett. Among the poems included in
the book are La Belle Dame sans
Merci. Isabella" The Eve of ST.
Agnes. LAMA" The Cloud" ITO
Skylark. ode TO the West Wind"
The Sensitive Plant and "The Witch
of Atlas" 1t Is very beautiful pro-
duction and especially suggestive of
gift-makina. CPrice S1.50)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

COLUMBIA is not the first American
Yacht of that name 10 defend the Am
erloa's cup. In 1871 a schooner yacht Co
lumbla was selected for the task
against I1vonia. The American boat
won two races handsomely. lost the
third by being disabled and her place
was taken by the Sappho which com
oleted the victory Columbia had begun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13
$500 REWAp o.

We will pay the above reward for any cas-
of Liver complaint. dyspepsia. Sick Head
ache, Indigestion. Constfpstinn or Costive.
ness We cannot cure with Llverita the [ d.
10 Date Little Liver r.u when tile dlreI
lions are strictly complied with. They are
purely Vegetable. and never fail TO give sat
i.faetion. 2lc. boxes contain 100 rills IOc
Ioxes contain a. Tin4. S.. boxes contain IA
pills. Rcvare of substituiions and iunita
lions sent hy mail ~tamns taken MIR
VITA MfDlJAL Co, Cor clinton aud Isck
LYON CO, DruEgists, Providence, r. I,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

TT is natural enough now the Jewell
ry workers are b7ing organized all over
the country that a branch should be es-
iablshed in Providence. A union i'm the
jewelry trade with Providence left out
would be like the play of Hamlet with
out him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

We hear great deal about "tha ma
chine these days, and large class OF
persons look with some contempt on
strict party men and also on all po-
htical trickery These critics seldom
refer To the fact that Abraham Lincoln
was probably the ablest political man
ipulator OF his time. His ability to use
party tools for big ends. and also the
amount he did for harmony" are very
fully explained in The new life OF him.
published by The Macmillan Company.
in which the author, Norman Hapgood.
although an intense admrer of the
president, seems TO rejoice i'm sides OF
him that other biographer's disguise
Mr. Hapgood thinks he is all the great
tr man FOR being able t. do what Bul-
wer's Richelieu said he did; when the
lions skin provcl too short he eked ii
out with the foXs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

"The nag symbolzes our purposes
and cur aspirations; II represents what
we believe and whal we mean to main
tain. and wherever it floats It is the
flag of the Free the hope Of the oppress-
&c; and herever Il is assailed. at any
sacrifice IT will be carried triumph
ant peace. President Mckinley. Aug.
13 1899.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

EVEN IL Columbia loses the first heat
I'm the cup race, even, indeed. IL the cup
is lifted by Sir Thomas Upton. that
will be no reason for finding fault with
the Herreshofs. their beautiful boat
the men that own her. manage aer or
sail her. American pluck. money ana
seasnanship that won the trophy have
successfully defended IL nine times
without break. 1t Is a record unrar.
alleled. But II is a long road thai never
turns. Some day the cup will be can
tured by an English. an Irish a ,icr-
man or some other nations boat. That
is inevitable by all the laws OF sp,rt
Perhaps Sir Thomas Upton will be ,ba
lucky fellow 70 break the chain NJ yam.
kee victories, and the present the time
But no American has any cali I, ha.
lieve that until the decisive race has
been sailed. 1t is our duty and ,ur
pleasure 10 back up our own crowd r,
the limit wn or lose. II we want to NOT
our money on the other side ra,t 10
perhaps pardonable Money is dross +,
the game. But our enthusiasm ana our
sentiment should be for our own b,a.
Managing owner lselin. Skipper Barr
and fair Columbia herself are all com
ing in for lot of abuse In cart,i,
newspapers just now, but IL is uncailed
for, and the American people arc nor an
sympathy wita II. We hope sbanr,c,,
will be left huh down In every race. I'm,
II She wins. We viii hail the v.e,or and
have no word except Of equal prels, f,r
the vanquished. II is no disgrace In no
licked IN a fair fight. But Il Is sra,,..
full for either party 20 the contest to g,
far show side with the other fellow as
10 condemn his own AT any stage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

1T is said that the Beers can muster
an army Of only about tweus sy-hvc
thousand men, at the biggest estimate.
hut II " comes 10 fight il looks as
though the last man OF that twenty
hve thousand viii have to be killed be.
fore the war viii be ended.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

book Of special use TO public speak,
ers and of general interest TO all who
love a good mirth-provoking story. has
just been published bv q. w. Dilling-
ham COMPANY. ITS title. THE Funny
Side of Politics." does not fully Indicate
it's scope While its main purpose is
TO bring together amusing anecdotes
concerning Dubiic men OF national re-
lsite, and the brightest sparkles of hu-
NOR from their speeches. it's pages also
contain excellent explanatory state
ments Of all sides Of the Tariff. Silver
and Silver Service Reform questions,
written apparently from an impartial
standpoint. In its breezy way, indeed.
II Is a liberal education in politics
Many good old story long since stow
ed away upon the shelves OF memory
but which in its day did heroic ser
vice IN hot political lights will again
be brought to mind by a perusal Of this
book. 1t is a book that gives evidence
Of careful preparation. Indeed the
publishers state that g. is the result
Of the examination Of innumerable vol
umes, Including the Congress ssional
Globe and Congressional Record.
pamphlets and thousands of newspaper
clippings, running back over 40 years.
r -t=-eirorga \ Hilton, and
the price of the volume. cloth bound. Is
Sl.25.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

Bf the way Democratic orators are
pI'ching INTO everything It is extremely
probable that the Democratic banner
In 1900 viii raise the ante.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13
POETRY.

"Thc night has a thousand ewes.
And the dav but one.
Yet the light Of the bright world dies
WIN the diving sun.
"The mind has thousand eyes
And the heart but one.
Yet the Hght of a whole life dies
When love lis done"
This lyric Is become almost as IA
miliar as bits Of Home Sweet Home"
ur "Gray's Elegv" thruughout the Eng
hsh speaking world. +. w. Bourdillon.
a scholar. found himself famous as
poet bv this hit OF verse. THE Night
Has a Thousand Eyes" gives the title
and introduces other poems by the
same writer in a dainty volume pub
shed H. Little Brown a. -. price
$1,000 All tho noems are short. MOSTLY
ar tWo verses like this one. All -
thom are very charming with a beauti-
nl lhuught shrined IN the simplest ~
uuetic LANGUAGE. Edmund ~ Garrett
has provided number of exceedingly
dainty pictures to Illustrate some of the
verse.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

academy. to which it has been proposed
TO admit girls. How over half of the
BOYS protested and got themselves eX-
PEELED. their repentance and heroic
struggle to regain their standing how
the girls gradually OYercame boyish
pre1udices ana I'm a time of sickness
proved themselves good housekcepers.
how the loss of "A one hundred dollar
bill threw unjust suspicion on the mean
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noblest girls. how jealousy arose be-
tween the classes as to which should
have the girls to their class dinner.
and how. finally. Ottiie Field turned
boyish energies TO a grand act Of char
ity--these and other incidents are told
with considerable humor. The expert
ment of admitting girls 90 the institu-
tion--though II lis a military schools
proven a success for the bows were not
less manly for being gentle and con-
siderate nor the girls less Womanly fnY
having wider opportunities. UEtle
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

An entertaining and instructive book
about now-a-days London is written
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Looker-on in London" Dodd. Mead &.
Go. Price $l50D The period is that OF
the three eVentfCi yef., from 1895 to
1897 which saw the restoration no pow
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the Queens Jubilee celebration. Miss
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me author or Hawaii i'm Time OF Revo-
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ilnds IL today and has given a highly
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Dig events OF which she was an eye
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ls story and anecdote OF English men
ana manners which are highly enter
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-13

In cream white cover decorated
with gold Little. Brown & CO. publishes
I'm exclusive volume cf selections from
the poems OF Keats and Shelley, with