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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12
A Test Of Workmanship.

Congress passed its resolution Great
lng a corps Of these sharpshooters on
the 18th of June, 1916. Couriers on re-
lays OF swift horses carried the news to
the various county committees on the
frontier. who were empowered 90 COM
mission officers for the purpose. The
committees acted at ouve. The officers
despatched their scouts to summon the
men. On the iNtl! OF July The first COM
panN ~ riilemcn. NaRcla Berks County
"Dutchmen.' arrived atCumbridge. and
within less than sixty days from tho
date of the resolution OF Congress 1880
barkwoodsmcn instead of the $40 re-
uulrcd. had been raised. equipped bV
themselves. and had Joined the army
before BOSTON. after marching from
four to seven hundred miles over dini-
cult roads--all without fArthing be-
ing advanced by the Continental treas
urN.
Volunteers had poured into The htlc
recruiting stations in such numbers as
90 embarrasa the oficerl who fam
would have been spared the duty uf dis
eliminating ono OF these officers
beaet by a much greater number OF ap-
plicants than hts Instructions permit
ted him to enroll and being unwiliiug
10 Offend any. upon % clover exnedicnt
Taking n piece of chalk. ho drew upon
"A blackcncd board The figure ~ N mans
nose. and placing this at such dig.
tancc that none but experts could hone
to hit II with bullet. he declared that
he would enliEt only those whs shot
nearest 90 the mark. sixty odd hit the
nosc.-liarper'ssMagazinc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12
Listening to the Preacher.


If It be difficult for some people to
listen. IL is ten times harder for other
people 10 follow for il is. evident a per-
son may listen ANA not follow" writes
Ian Maclaren of The Arr of Listen
ing TO Sermon" in the May Ladies'
Home Journal, Very few are accus-
toned to think about anything, for 80
minutes after brief space their in
tercst flags aud they fall behind: they
have long ago los. the thread of the
preachers argumeu, and have almost
forgotten his subject. The sermon
which suits such a desuit1ry mini is
one of twenty paragraphs, each para
graph an ar scdote or an Illustration or
a startling idea. So that wherever the
h carer joins in he cnn be Instantly at
home Sensible people ought. however,
t. remember that a series OF amusing
lantern slides and work ~ severe art
are not tn same. and IL any one Is to
exp0uni the Gospel " christ worthily
he must reason as he goes and ask his
hearers to think. The chain may be
OF gold. hut there ought Co BE- links se-
curely fastened together. and a hcarer
should try them "a they pass through
his hands. II ono does not brace him
self for the fort of hearing q sermon
ne will almost certainly finish up by
complaining either that the preacher
was duh or that the discourse was dis
connected No sermon is worth hearing
in,o which the preacher hss not pat his
whole strength. ANA no sermon can De
heard Alright unless the hearcr gives his
whole strength also.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12
Chas. Sumner by Contemporary.

lie was always eagerly DESTROYS of
sympathy. although. as everybody
knows. he said and did what seemed to
him right, no matter who might differ
from him. II he had made a speech in the
Senate he liked to call my attention to
IL. IL he saw me he would say. Read
me i'm the Globe tomorrow morning"
or Have you seen our debate in the
Senate yesterday" He was especially
gratified that, in an humble way. l
stood by him in the matter OF San Do
mingo. | have SO frequently expressed
my love and reverence for Sumner I'm
writing and public speech that | ought
not TO dwell upon him here. But GER
tainly he will ever be one of the most
striking figures in the history OF Amer
lea and In the history OF liberty. He
was, as Bishop Huntington so beauti
fully said "A good image and a superb
life" Is there anything in the annals Of
eloquence more sublime than the sem
tences with which he begins his first
speech, when he resumed his seat in
the Senate after long illness. which
the crime Of ruffian had caused him
Sumner loved his friends and asso-
clates ardently. The loss of friend
ship TO him was deep wound. SO
much more Is IL TO his honor that he
never waverei. faltered. or finched.
He was always moralist. He valued
a work of art for the moral lesson IL
conveyed He had none OF that immor-
al and pernicious quality Of taste or
intellect which values a saying because
II Is well phrased. or an orator because
of his success as an artist, without re-
gard to the truth of the sentiment or
the justice of cause.
IL has been said that Mr.. Pierce edi-
ted Sumner as If he were constitu
ton. He was right. II the rules OF
civil conduct which Charles Sumner
wrote down and obeyed and exempli
fled were To be taken by his successors
who are called 10 share In the govern
ment as an inexorable and infexlble
code. with an authority no more To be
disputed than that of the Constitution
itself we should rise instantly into
An ampler ether. a diviner air.
Senator George +. Hoar. in Scribner's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

The law providing for a State CEN
sus may be all right, generally
speaking. but ~ necessary TO restrain
future census bureaus from an activity
an out OF proportion 10 the demands
upon census IL ought TO be amended
The census. originally designed TO be
an enumeration OF population, as de-
veloped into q magnificent statistical
absurdity. And Rhode Island is not the
only state to suLer from the mania OF
the census expert.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12
Kind of officer Men Will Follow,

With all volunteer troops, and | am
time OF trial. the best work can be got
ont of men only If the officers endure
the same hardships and face the same
risks. In my regiment as in the whole
cavalry division, the proportion OF loss
in killed and wounded was considerably
greater among the officers than among
the TROOPERS, and this was exactly as
ii should be. Moreover. when we got
down to hard pan. we all, officers and
men, Jared exactly alike as regards
both shelter and food. This prevented
any grumbling. When the troopers saw
that the officers had nothing but hard
tack. there was not man In the regi-
ment who would not have been
ashamed To grumble at faring no worse,
and when all alike slept out I'm the
open. i'm the rear OF the trenches. and
when the men always saw the field
officers up at night, during the digging
of trenches. and going the rounds OF
the outposts, they would not tolerate,
in any OF their number, either com,
plant or shrklng Of work. When
things got easier / put up my tent aud
lived a little apart. for u Is mistake
for an officer ever to grow too familiar
With his men, no matter how good they
7hre. and IL lis OF course the gre est
possible mistake 10 seek popularity
either by showing weakness or by mol
lycodiling the men. They Will never
respect a commander who does not en-
force discipline, who does not know his
duty. and who is not willing both him
self to encounter and To make them
encounter every species of danger and
hardship when necessary. The soldiers
who do not feel this way are not
worthy of the name and should be
handled with iron severity until they
become fighting men and not shams.-
Theodore Roosevelt, i'm ScribnerS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12
~ Ed.

BURKE--In this city. on 18th inst.
Nellie r.. wife OF Edward j. Burke,
of 4S6 Atwells avenue.
CLUFF--At the II. I. hospital. April 10.
OF appendicitis, George Cluff. aged
80 years.
HOWARTH-Tn this city. on the 10th
inst. James, son OF Joseph and Bet
~ Howarth. in his 2lst year.
NEWCOMB-In this city. May 10. 1899.
Laura Mason, widow of Commander
Henry :. Newcomb. II. :. y, and
daughter of the late Maj. Milo Ma
son. 4. :. A.. and Marie Louis Mo
son.
NoLAN-ln this city. on tho lltb inst.,
Joseph son of Peter ~. and Char
lotte Nolan. aged ~ months and 10
days.
O'CONNEIl.--ln this city 10th INST,
Thomas o'Conneu. In MS soth wear
THORNTON In This cisy- the iith
inst Josiah Thornton. agci 50
years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

Promenade toilette by Robert. Among
the new materials for carly summer
gowns, a silk stuff called rayon dor
has won popular favor 1t has shaded
satin stripe running horizontally. and
comes in all the new shades as mauYe.
ed model Is of yellow rayon dor and
has deep flounce of guipure over yell
low silk. The reveres, collar and vest,
are also of guipure. The toque OF
brown straw is trimmed with yellow
wings and, mousseline de sole. and the
crown consists of dellcately shaded vel
vet foliage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

The young king of Samoa. whom the
American and British consuls have set
on the throne. now threatens to go on
strike for an increase of salary. He
wants $3.50 a month. although his pre-
decessor was satisfied TO rule for one
third that sum. IL may be necessary
for the walking delegate of the United
Order OF Kings to hasten to Samoa to
get this demand complied with.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

The city Is under obligation 10 the
commttee OF investigation into the
public school system for their thorough
and painstaking work. Some OF their
suggestions viii doubtless be put - in
force. And on the whole every citizen
should feel glad that the committee
finds so little to criticise Indeed, most
OF the subjects of unfavorable comment
have long been recognized as deserving
OF such by persons whose acquaintance
with the school work has been close.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

There is an ancient and dreadful
sword I'm China, IL gives To the man
who happens 90 hold 10 the power to cut
off the head of any one he wishes with
out danger of punishment All people
Zee from this sword as fearfully as
stomach Ills flee before the approach Of
Hostetter's stomach Bltters. This Ia
nous remedy cures all forms OF stom-
ach troubles. beginning with constipa-
ton and ending with liver or kidney
disease It viii be found In all drug
stores and Ia always cures.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

Chief Wilkie OF the Secret Service is
reported 10 be- working on a clue OF the
kind that Pudd'nhead Wilson demon
strated. That is. the impression of a
thumb which has been found on some
counterfeit plates 10 the maker OF
which there is yet no other clue II is
said that the impressions OF the thumbs
of no two individuals can ever be ex-
actly alike.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

That walking IS one OF the most se-
we're OF athletic exercises is again Mus
tratci In the sevcn;y-two-hour match
now IN progress in New York. limited
revived OF the o.dsr six-day contests.
rnier recently enacted law contest
ants are required 70 llmi, themselves to
not more than twc,ve hours in each
tweaty-four Instead OF being permitted
to keep al q te the extreme limit OF
human endurance. But now The ap-
pvoaehirs cnd % the race finds the con-
<estants pretty well used up just az
they USED TO be IN the uni.mitod con-
tests. Several have Withdrawn anu one
has gone into hospital Apparently the
men aie about as badly on as they
would get In the lays when they kept
going ~ith only the fcwesi possible
hours away from tho track each day.
The idea suggests itself that to the
srained walker the "let down than
comes from an enforced division Of his
Cay. 50 that he is of the track half his
lime. T. Of Itself Serious handicap 10
speed and endurance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

la the last engagement reported from
the Philippines it appears that an in
surgent general filled his troops with
wine before the action began. with the
result that fhe Fnipinos kept up ter
rife shooting FOR three hours. They
had fine time and woundeA only one
American soldier
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

M the trawberry of 1899 doesn't inn
prove vastly pretty soon IL will be n
disgrace TO It's species. OF all the tart,
gritty Jumps that ever masqueraded in
the guise OF the strawberry this sea-
sons product so far beats the record. 1t
is positively an Infamous impostor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

Mr.. Walter Ballou Jacobs Of the High
School fires the first shot al the report
of the investigation committee ana the
committee had better begin To build
trenches to protect Itself when the FIR
ing begins all along the line as it is
bound TO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

The rumors OF an extra session Of
Congress snggest that. after "a fashion
he has practiced q number of times
since he took office. the President is
Throwing out "A feeler to discover how
the country takes to the idea. There is
already plenty of business for an extra
session 10 grapple. We guess the coun-
try can stand It.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

Ii is easier for camel To pass
through the eye of needle than for
anybody to get inside the houses where
cup yachts Shamrock and the Colum-
bia are being built ana find out what
their lines are like.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

Tie anti-expansionists have reason
10 feel alarmed lest the troubles in the
Philippines be all settled before they
have got through scolding.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

In the absence Of sufficient funds per-
haps it might be wise 90 turn the man
agement Of the public schools over TO
the Poor Department.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

Search for the South Pole is going on
and when IL Is discovered our German
cousins will probably come along and
claim splinter.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

national campaign on the part OF the
Democrats. The grass WIN probably
BE- preserved to sward down The come-
terry after me electioa.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

This is Arbor Day, by proclamation
OF the Governor and the benehcence Of
Mr. John shepard Jr, and the Hon.
William G. Baker
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

There was a heartless slaughter Of
Garvinism in the Assembly yesterday.
but the Doctor is reported 10 be stll
In the ring-or politically speaking.
still against the ring-or, to revise once
more. never stih under any considera-
.rjon
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

Admiral Dewey is expected to arrive
and clam dinner at its juclest period.
Squantum and Pomham Viii please
faIxa noficp
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

VIII the finance committee Of the
council guarantee to run the public
schools II the tax rate is Increased? Or
will the money be used for something
else.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

Wonder what the folks in Drumtoch-
~ viii say when they hear that over
the water somebody has made u play
out Of kirk minister watson's stories
Or rather, what won't they say,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

Maine has established In the rotunda
of the capitol at Augusta - cabinet Of
relics of the spanish war brought home
10y Maine soldiers and sailors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

Rarely indeed Is a wealthy Turk seen
at his wfe's dinner tabl, lie usually
dimes in part of the house remove
partner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

\ mousc-neat was discovered the
other day In the springfield Railroad
station. made up of over $1,000 worth of
railroad tickets and "A 81 bfi.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

There will doubtless be very wet
time IN New York when Lcwey lands.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

A book publishel I'm Japan thousand
years ago notes that az that time good
silk was already produced I'm . provin-
ces Of that country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

A Democratic contemporary an
bounce ina, 20 grass Is 81 be allowed
30 grow cD ihe afrangsnenu fsr The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-12

The English residents Of Rome hav,
n free hospital.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-12
The National Association of Afro
American Women.
Meeting at Quinn Chapel, Twenty-fourth St..
and Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Aug. ID
to 17-List of Officers and Outline
of the Work to be Ac-
C0mp1ished. ~. ...~

The National Association of Afro
American Women, which is to convene
in Chicago August 18th to 18th inclu-
sive, promises to be a notable event
and one which will undoubtedly at
tract national interest. .f@
This association is made up of over
200 clubs representing nearly every
state in the Union and a variety of
interests that aim to helpfully reach
every phase OF Afro-American life in
this country. This association is not
only strong in the number of clubs
represented, but in the individual
membership of some of the ablest and
most cultured women which this race
has produced. Its list of officers is as
follows:
President-Mrs. Mary Church Ter
rell, Washington, D. c.
Vice-President-Mrs. B. K. Bruce,
Indianapolis, Ind.
Second Vice-President-M Lucy
Thurman, Jackson, Mich.
Rec. Secy.-Mrs. c. S. Smith, Nash
vile, Tenn. ....
Cor. Secy.-Miss Victoria Thomp-
kins, Washington, D. G.
Treasurer Mrs. Josephine S.. Yates,
Kansas City, Md.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-12
Free Education.

At meeting of the board of Trus-
tees of the George Washington Educa
tional Fund, provision was made for
a competitive examination to be held
in the city of Jerseyville, ILL.,, COM
mencing at 10 o'clock a. M, on We'd
nesday, August Is, 1899, said exami-
nation to be open to all Afro-Ameri-
cans of Illinois, from whom will be
selected at least. five benefciaries,
whose board, room rent, tuition and
all necessary incidental expenses lex
cept railroad fare and clothing), while
attending Fisk University, Nashville,
Tenn, will be paid out of the Fund.
The examination will include the
following branches: ~ -.
ENGLISH COURSE. 49,.
Reading, Orthography, Mental and
Written Arithmetic, Political, Mathe-
NAUTICAL and Physical Geography, Eng
lish Grammar, United States History,
Elements of Physiology, Penmanship,
Elementary Algebra to quadratics,
and elments of National Philosophy.
Applicants for admission to advanced
classes in college will be examined on
such additional branches as may be
required for such classes.
CLASSICAL COURSE.
Those wishing to enter the fresh
man class, classical course, will, in adj
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-12
National AfrO-AmeriCan Council
Meeting.
At Bethel Church, Thirtieth and Dearborn Sts.,
Chicago, Aug. IL to 19-Resume of Work
Done at Washington Meeting and
Programme of Meeting
Next Week.

view Of the matter sho~ld not be loes sight of
for a moment.
We must be broad ara liberal in our policy
and Interpretation ~ she intentions Of all
members Of the racr &sso have capacity and
probity, and who arr s..prking for the general
good. The vast extesss rur country and the
multiplicity Of Interest," -ud the local preju-
dices of any sort, outaroEing from phenom-
email ethnic differentiatAgp@, which must have
proper time for inevit&>""~ assimilation, makes
imperative a broad tG&ssetion among us of
wide difference of opihs~D as to the best ways
and means to secure ia rest results in given
localities, which mua1 determine the final
result for veal or Wn<-
/. So much of genera CHARACTER may be &C
cepted without sacrihsAp-' one principle Of
manhood or citizen ril@xf. Tor that would be
repugnant to our senlta ~ absolute justice,
to which we adhere r:"aout deviation or
bubble.
AS fair statement >*f ,ur convictions we
affirm it that there Ia 30 manhood or citizen
right guaranteed to Z. the federal consti-
t.tion which we do not claim and denial Of
which by state constitutions against which we
do not protest.
Passing from abstract statement Of senti-
ment to concrete statement of fact, we have
to congratulate. ourselves that the race has
everywhere grown stronger and stronger in
all the elements of Christian morality, Of
thrift and of intelligence. There is no con-
tention here. Friends and foes alike admit
it. Those who predicted that we should starve
in condition of freedom have lived to see
us produce. more and consume more than
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-12

dition to the English branches emu
merated, be examined in four books of
Caesar, six books of Virgil's Aenid,
the four orations of Cicero against
Catiline, the first four books of Keno
phon's Anabasis, the first two books
of Homer's Had, Greek prose compo-
sition, Greek History, Physics, Plane
Geometry, and the Science of U. S.
Government.
A thorough knowledge of these
branches will be prerequisite to APP
pOintment as benefciaries of this
fund
The youngest applicants, other Quail
ifications being equal, will be prefer
red. :"a5
Only persons of sound and healthy
physique are advised to apply.
Careful inquiry will be made re-
speeding the habits and moral charac-
ter of applicants, and certificates from
teachers or reputable citizens will be
required of all before being admitted
to the examination. Any that may
have doubts of the results of the most
careful scrutiny in this respect, or of
their ability to pass this examination,
should save themselves the expense
and trouble of attending.
Applicants are requested to notify
J. W. Roberts, Co. Superintendent,
Jerseyville, ILL.,, examiner, as soon as
possible, of their intention to attend
the examination, giving their resi-:
dences, ages and schools last attended,
with names of teachers.
The Board will desire to know from
those who may be found worthy OF
appointments: 1. Their aims in life.
2. Their financial condition and that
of their parents. 3. The course in col.
lege desired. T. Their opportunities
for further advancement in their stud
Hes at home.
While the Board will not exact q
pledge, it will be pleased to know OF
applicants, in case they in after life
become able, whether they will return
to the Fund the amount Ito be used IN
educating others) that the Board will
have expended in their behalf All
beneficiaries must pledge themselves
to abstain. from the use Of tobacco and
intoxicating liquors throughout their
college course.
Hoping that this opportunity, may
come to the knowledge Of such as are
worthy of the assistance offered, and
that the Fund may continue to prove
to be of that substantial benefit to the
Afro-Americans which it's generous
(C0ntinuel on Second P040.1
=
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1899-08-12
extend a gracious welcome to the AS
ISOLATION

His Honor, Mayor Harrison, or his
representative, will extend a welcome
to the association on behalf of the city
and words of greeting from some of
the prominent club women of the city
are planned for as a fitting recognition
OF the Importance and worth of this
distinguished body of women.
Many of the most beautiful Afro
American homes of Chicago have
opened their doors to the distinguish
ed guests during their stay in our city
Bankuets, drives, excursions, lunch
cons and an endless variety of social
functions, not included in the more
serious programs of the day are being
arranged for, both by the Federation
and public spirited citizens who are
ambitious to be a part of this really
notable event.
The seven local clubs composing the
Federation of Afro-American Womens
Clubs deserve great credit for the ef-
ticient manner with which they have
so SUCCESSFULLY carried out the details
necessary to the proper entertainment
of the association and it is believed,
without any spirit of boasting, that
the National Association will find Chi
cago an almost perfect state of readi-
ness in all things needed for it's re-
ception and encouragement. It is also
believed that the Association will have
the best opportunity since it's organi-
zation to effect public opinion favor
ably in behalf of the women of the
race.