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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18
AMONG WOMEN'S CLUBS.

Continued From Page six)
will be understood, the above program
was planned with the idea of the cele-
bration Of Washington Centennial.
In this the Daughters We're assisted
by the local chapter of the Children OF
the American Revolution, also by Mrs.
Grey, teacher of vocal music at East
Greenwich academy who rendered
number of charming vocal selections.
The regular meeting of the Mothers
club held on Monday. Dec II, was in
deed a typical mothers afternoon,
ful as it was of valuable suggestions
and pertinent advice bearing upon
motherhood. Much interest centered
in a paper prepared and read by Mrs.
Gertrude Rugg Field, entitled How 70
Feed the Baby. The article was pup
lshed not long since in the monthly
magazine, Baby" and was awarded
the prize offered by the publishers Tor
the best article upon the subject. Tbe
paper was in part az follows
"A century ago the eminent surgeon,
John Hunter. named as the three es-
sendals for a baby's well being, plenty
of sleep, plenty Of flannel. plenty OF
milk To provide and skilfully use an
adequate substitute for mothers milk,
where natures supply is denied, be-
comes a most important problem TO the
medical profession as well as TO moth-
ers and nurses. Without attempting To
discuss the relative merits of artificial
baby foods ! may simply give rev
general suggestions applicable to the
use Of any OF the prepared foods de-
signed as substitutes for mothers milk
An Intelligent manner OF preparing ana
using these foods is of as much. III not
more importance than the choice OF the
food itself. The food selected should
h. prenared according to directions and
a fair trial given before IL is changed
for another
"Tn irving to answer the question
how 10 feed a baby | am tempted 10
quote Punch's familiar advice to young
couples about to be married: Don l.
for IN 4. a much more common practice
tn overfeed an infant than the re-
verse This suggests what | would
name os the first requisite for the sue
cess in the case of "A nursing intant~
rppular hours for feeding. The inter-
vals between musings must pe auapted
80 Tho Individual needs OF the child, In
,,,,.s, cosss two hours during the first
80 months and three hours intervals
tato, -, vut he sufficient. An OCCASION
nj drink of pure water should be given
hahv and will often quiet his fretful
cry.
cossfui hand feeding OF an infant is alb
,oiuta cleanliness OF all utensils used
an tbe preparation and serving OF ba-
hv's food. In this connection | would
advise the use OF the Cpnical rubber
nipple attached directly to the nursing
hottie which should be OF such shape
"a 10 nreVent any method Of feeding
exceut literally bv the nurses hand.
"Thc third requirement Is eXactncss
i'm measuring tho quantity OF food used
at one feeding Attention to small de-
tails and constant watchfulness as 10
tho effect Of the food upon the digestive
organs have helped me to overcome
surceSsfuUv snme of the difficulties
which the mother ~ 'bottle-baby' has
To meet
when baby Is weaned care should be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

A month or so before the death of
Flower the average price Of these six
teen WAS about Sill a share. Prices
were sliding off when the death of the
most prominent bull operator In Wall
street sent them down with a rush be-
low $92 on the average They enjoyed a
steady recovery during the past sum
mer but only got back around $l04
when they slid down once more to $93,
the figure touched in the middle OF Oc-
tober last. Then came a somewhat vio-
lent rally 10 a trne above par and now
they have rushed down i'm the past
three weeks 10 the lowest figure fouch-
ed since the fall of 1898. Taking fifty
two railroad properties as a group it
appears that they are off, today, ten
and one-half per cent from their best
figures OF the current year. Thirty
leading industrials have lost twenty
seven and a half per cent. The copper
stocks, which gave Boston one of the
widest speculative booms that that
town has ever known. have suffered the
worst by losing an average OF thirty
three and one half per cent, accom-
pllshng the only outside disaster to be
credited to the general speculative liq-
uidation by bringing a Boston bank to
the breaking point.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

exercised i'm choosing for him such kind
or food as seem best suited TO his di-
gestive powers and close attention
should be paid TO his manner of eating.
The cereals cooked as porridges. stale
bread and butter. oatmeal and graham
crackers. beef and mutton broths, an
egg dropped ON toast, will furnish an
inviting and sufficient variety for ba-
by's diet until his first teeth are cut.
When changes In the needed amount
of food require to De made the family
physician should be consulted and his
instructions faithfully. carried out.
Eternal vigilance is the price OF a
healthy. happy baby. and in no par
ticular is this constant care more need
ed than i'm the selection. preparation
and serving of his food"
Upon the conclusion Of her excellent
paper Mrs. Field recited Eugene Field .
well known poem OF the Bottle Tree"
Miss Marlatt teacher OF chemistry In
the Manual Training school, followed in
an instructive description OF the vari-
Gus patent foods designed for children
and invalids and gave valuable facts
concerning the relative value of such
foods. basing her opinions upon the
personal analysis of each preparation
discussed The members of the club
afterwards participated in questions
and answers relating TO the subject of
the afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

THE decline in stocks has thus been
very pronounced AL round least i'm the
standard railroads and greatest in the
coppers But with rare exceptions ev-
cry kind and sort OF even the most
speculative securities is still quoted at
a considerable advance over the quota
tions of the summer of 1898. Meanwhile,
of course. the actual Improvement in
the business OF railroad and other cor
poratlons is far and beyond that doing
year or so ago. Many dividends have
been increased I'm the past twelve
mo as, railroads that have offered
nothing TO the investor for years are
now paying modest dividends, the new
industrial corporations are doing big
business and many have already reach
ed the dividend stage and the country
is i'm such good shape that, on second
thought, Wall street may conclude that
il has overdone the raiding as il over
did the booming and brace itself up
again accordingly at no distant date.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18
SEVERELY INJURED.
Brakeman RcGegoT Missed His Footing While
Coupling Cars In Freight Yard.

William McGregor. a brakeman. en-
ployed by the Consolidated road at the
Providence terminal. while engaged i'm
coupling freight cars I'm the west ward,
YESTERDAY morning. lost his footing
and was quite badly hurt by being
rolled out from between the cars lie
was taken 20 the Emergency Hospital.
where II was found that he had suf-
fcrcd dislocation ~ the left claS iclc
or collar bpnc. and that the first rio
was fractured IN such "a way that the
apex of the left lung was puncturcd.
In spite Of injuries McGrcgor passed
a comfortable night and the doctors
believe that hc he's an even charca of
recovery. The injured man who has a
wife and two small children. lives az
No 90 Bacon street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

TWO OF the most distinguished gen.
erals OF England, if not, indeed, the
two most distinguished generals Of
England. are ordered to South Africa
Roberts OF KanIahar and Kitchener Of
Khartoum--a hero OF past wars and a
strictlyup- -to-date hero of these times
the old man for counsel, likely. the
young man for action-Roberts for
colaanander- in-chief of all the Queens
forces in -the- held,-apd- Kitchener for
chief OF STAFF. Ii seems rather hard
that the gallant generals who have
been the victims Of a clumsily planned
and misdrected campaign should. one
and all, be superseded. but that is one
of the misfortunes of war; Butler
~Gatacre, White. Methuen and the rest
must take their medicine. a dose not
mal!ciously prescribed, TO be sure, but
bitter enough. IN the coming campaign
which England is preparing on bigger
scale. and with a more comprehensive
idea Of the situation, the officers, whose
prestige has been sacrificed In the
course OF instruction which govern
inent and people nave been put through
in the last month, will have opportu-
nifty TO win back distinction. Mean
time ii is hard luck that nore Of them
has bsen able TO grasp any Of the
Chances now gone by OF demonstrate
the uncommon military genius. which
alone could have triuEaphed over ex-
a isting complications and which would
X have made the fortunate officer the
most popular man in England today,
his name conspicuous on the rolls Of
the world great soldiers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18
It'd BITS.

SiNty-siX mining companies OF johann
nesburg, South Africa, have suspended
operations on account of the war. and
as a result many families are destitute.
The report or the New York Charity
Organization Society for the year end
ing June 30, jus, Issued shows large
decrease IA people reported out of work.
Railway men a. Birmingham. Eng
land have b. sun p struggle FOR the
shortening Of the present tNeIve-hour
day and seven days week term of
service.
a planter IN St Thomas Parish, near
Charleston. :. c.. has achieved a very
notable success In silk culture. his an
nual income from this source amount
ing TO from $1,000 to $4,000.
over five tons Of documents produced
by England I'm the Venezuelan arbitra-
don case have been removed from
Paris. They required two large rail-
way vans 10 take them away
English educators are I'M favor of a
movement 20 decrease the necessary cx
penses " students at Cambridge and
oxford. England. so as to make them
within the reach of humble English
sons.
Coruudum. Of which sandpapcr and
like polishing materials are made. 4,
being largely worked az Wayncsboro
y. g.. and they have orders there foi
AL they can produce IL Is one OF tn,
growing interests ~ the state
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18
+" Prince Ramon

All now is ready to raise the curtain
at the Providence opera house this even
ing on the spectacular opera. Prince
Ramon" which is given under the di-
rection of Capt. G. w. Eddy OF New
York for the benefit OF the q. a. IL.
posts of Providence. East Providence
and Pawtucket, under the auspices OF
the monument COMMITTEES. Everything
is complete for an entertainments the
like Of which has never been Witnessed
in this city and il is certain that when
the curtain shall have gone down to-
night on the final tableau, all Proyl-
dence will be talking enthusiastically
Of its brilliant success Such has been
the experience wherever this splendld
opera has been produced and Provi-
dence cannot fail to record a similar
one.
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81 z o..

C'urNNINGHAM-Int this city,ieth inst,
Ann Cunningham.
C,RAMER-In Fall River. Mass. lctn
inst. Mary. wife of the late james
Cramer. formerly of Putnam street
DOYLE-In this city, 18th inst, John
r. Doyle. aged 80 years.
DENNIN-In this city, 10th inst .Cath-
crime DENIM, wife of the late Bartiey
DENIM. aged 80 years, months and
16 days.
FERGUSON-In this city, 10th inst,
elizabeth, wife of James A. Fersu-
son.
FUSZARD-In this city. 18th inst,
Mary Eva. daughter OF Frederic and
Ellen Fuszard, aged year, o months
FIELD-In this city, 18th inst, Her,
bert c., only son of Cyril w. ano
Mary f. Field, aged 20 years.
KINGSTON-In Edgewood. cranston
10th inst. Harold, eldest child OF VIII
liam n. and Minnie r.. Kingston,aged
. years. months and days.
LEvER-At Arctic. r. l., 18th INST,
John Lever.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

COL. Baden Powell, the picturesque
commander OF a force of British irreg-
ulars affords the only relief to the pres
ent situation so painful to the British
IN South Africa. Reports are to the eff
feet that he is all right, he is keeping
the Beers off the edges of Mafeking.
where he is supposed to be besleged,
and he has had the nerve TO advise the
enemy 20 go home and lay down their
arms. promising that England will pro-
tect them when she has taken the
Transvaal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

IN The summer OF fS9S. when the
ceuntry was engaged in war stocks
were cheap, and general business was
stagnant except in such lines as the
war activities Influenced. Folks who
bought stocks that summer made lots
of money by springtime Last summer
IN business, trade and commerce Of the
country were on their feet and boom
Ing, and the evidence IS that folks who
neglected 10 buy stocks in the summer
" 1898 bought than freely last spring
and summer But now % Is the folks
who sold stocks IN tho summer who are
money makers. for within the past
three weeks considerably more than
hslf 81 the appreciation In stock values
which was building an from the sum
mer and fan Of 1925 to the spring aud
summer of 1899 has been wipei out.
Three weeks liquidation has upset the
greater part or n years rise In prices
on the stock exchange
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

STOCKS.
TIE recent decline in the value Of
such American securities as are rep
resented In the Wall street list does not
by any means indicate a set back to
the Industrial. commercial and bust
ness boom which the country is just
nov enjoying IN unprecedented degree.
but simniv that the stock market hav-
ing, perform Z itscustomary function or
anticipating prosperity. has settled
back agdin 10 look the field over and
eonsieer what next. Wall street is
WITH raTV rTCT Ut1lnS tne advance guard
OF every movement OF general business
either for bctte- or for worse. some
times The Street seems 10 get fooled a
little, but not often. More frequently.
u cverdoes the thing, either discounts
more prosperity or mare hard times
Than really follows Rarely. rot enough
Bot as a general thing the Street
doesn't fool itsclf very badly although
II may fool tho Public a good deal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

OF course. the,whole years increase
In The value Of American securities has
not been wiped out nor Il. " likely to-
D. for some time 10 rome And prices
ar rrill somewhat above what they
uefe Ia the fall OF 1895 when they had
already bal q goodly summer rise. But
they are rather lower now than they
have touched on any 81 the several SIT
bsciss that have punctuatcd The general
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

a Statistician has proved that the in-
vention of the typewriter has given crn-
ployment to 100000 people. but he IN
go state e-hOlI many cases of syeak atom-
achs and dyspepsia o. has in iucen An
people % se1entatg occupation need
Hustetters Stomach Bltt-ts. 10 helns
nature 90 bear the strain which ensues
from cOnhngmcntc1nd it Ia wonderful
medicine. No one realizes this more
kccfly than ths man or wunan who
has been cured oi stomach tfoublc by
HF use.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

EXPERIENCE with the lyddite
shells, on which the British artillery
relied so much and about which the
Beers were reported TO have been so
greatly concerned that they protested
against their use, have so far not been
anything like as terrible as had been
supposed. only one in four exploded
according TO the estimate and it ap-
pears that they only explode when they
strike stony ground.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

rise since year ago. Taking the aver
age price OF sixteen leading wall street
stocks as a gauge il appears that toaay
NJ Is only slightly above Ssl a share ana
Is fractionally below the price which
was touched in the sudden liquidation
that ensued on the death OF former
Gov. ,f'lower who was conspicuous
lead In boosting the market during
the latter part of 1898 and the spring Of
the present year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

"The nag symbolizes our purposes
and cur aspir tons; 1t represents what
we believe and what we mean to main
tain, and wherever 1t floats IL is the
flag OF the free. the hope OF The oppress-
eI. and herever Il is assailed. at any
sacrifice ii will be carried to triumph
ant peace."-President Mckinley. Aug.
l3 1899.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

y good deal OF fun is poked at the
wife who gives her husband for
Christmas present something she would
herself like in thc house. and vice ver-
"a, bu; after ali the uuest test OF a
heartfelt gift Is present that you
would like 70 have yourself.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

ANS

MRS. WINSLOW SOOTHING
SYRUP has heen used for over ffty
years by millions of mothers FOR their
children while tecihmR with perfect
success IT soothos The child ~0rione m,
gums. al1ys an pain. cures wind collie.
aud ls tne best remedy for Dlarrhoea.
w. wiz relieve the uOpr little sufferer
Immediately Sold hv Druggist. In ev-
cry part 90 the world Twenty y-fve cents
n bottle. lle sure ard ask FOR Mrs
Winslow's Soothing syrup" and take
no other kind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

Notwithstanding the great loss which
the j. r. Lippincott Company OF Phila-
delphia sustained in The destruction s'y
fire OF their entire plant except, per-
haps, the plates, the energy which they
have shown is remarkable. They at
once secured the building, 624 Chestnut
street, Philadelphia, where they have
furnished handsome offices. their en'ire
clerical force being actively at work
Arrangements are also being made Tor
a new manufacturing builiiug. 10 be
occupied dming the reconst' acton on
thoroughly modern scale, OF the prem
ises they formerly occupied. New sup
plies OF the latest types are being pur-
chased, and the standard OF taste ana
excellence for which the Llpp!ncJtI
books have been famous VIII be main
tanned and developed. Early in the COM
ing year tfty hope TO have ready a tull
stock Of their important books ana
they are always open for the consld-
Grafton of manuscript.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

THE Yankee circus-man who is Civ
ing a representation of a battle be-
tween British and Beers In circus i'm
Berlin has been badly handicapped in
his efforts after realism by a police or
der compelling the two contending
forces TO dress N the same uniform
and prohibiting British defeat at the
nightly exhibition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

We aiways carry isrpc line. the host that
are Published
VIZ RmopE ISLAND NEws cnNpANN.

la sWHzerldnd' siN uuiverfit.s there
are y3s women students uf whom .s5
are matriculat.l regularly The great
est numb, a53. comes from Russia cI
are Swiss. - G,rmans % Buigiriaus
aud from The Init,d States.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

Arrangements have been made FOR an
Australian edition OF David Harum'
which will De issued shortly. 1t is said
that the 350th thousand mark has been
pasged with this phenomenal book,
and the sale I'm the smaller cities and
towns throughout the country rs report
ed every where to be on the increase
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

Mrs. Mabel Osgood Wright is engaged
upon book for children which she WIN
call The Dream Fox Story Book. ana
which the Macmillan Company VIII
publish early in the spring 1t viii fol-
low in the successful series which al
ready includes Tommy Anne ana the
Three Hearts; and Wabeno, the MaSl-
clan.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

"Via Crucis" reached Its thirty-hfth
thousand when IL had been published
just thirty-four days This promises to
break The record OF f. Marion Craw-
f0rds many successes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18
B. H. Gladding & Go.
OUR CHRISTMAS GL Owes
HAVE ARRIVED JUST THE RIGHT STYLES
FOR
Holiday Gifts.

Nothing can be in better acceptable as
token of friendship than handsome glove.
We have the prevailing shades for men in FOWNES
DENTS and c. & p, and other popular brands
MEMS WOOL LINED CASTOR GLOVES in
very choice finish They give great satisfaction the
buyer
LADIES AND GENTLEMENS FINE ALASKA
SEAL GLOVES manufactured expressly for GLAD
DING & CO.
ELECTRIC SEAL GLOVES, special purchase
pressly for Holiday Presents They look we'll the high
Alaska.
LADIES TREFOUSSE KIDS very elegant colors
and best fitting glove the market for this holiday
son. We make the price only $3.50 Ladies familiar with
the finer grade of kids will notice the BIG DISCOUNT
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18
The NEWS
DAILY EUROPEAN HINT.

WV
tSecured for exclusive PUBLICATION In
The News by arrangement with Felix,
Rouf, Doucet. La Ferriere. Paquin ana
other famous Parisian costume maxi
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

The November reports Of the whole
sale bookselling trade in England snow
that Anthony Hopes Kings Mirror
Miss T.. II. Fowler's Corner OF the
West" and "A Double Thread by
Miss f. r. Fowler hold the first, sec
ond and third place In public favor
among the novels of the season. This
report also adds that "the popular Am
erican book David Harum' has gained
public attention i'm England and Is now
much i'm request" 1t is interesting 20
know that all these successes are pub
lished by ID. Appleton and Company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

Any person desiring The News left at
his residence in any part OF the CITY
can send his order TO this office.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

Appletons' Holiday Bulletin, which is
most elaborately illustrated, appears
this year in a new cover printed i'm
coIors. II contains forty-eight pages,
and is I'm itself practically a holiday
book number. containing large num-
ber OF attractive pictorial features and
vast amount Of lyliterary inform
alton. 1t is distributed gratuitously By
ID. Appleton and Company.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

There Is a strong probability that we
shall shortly see a uniform edition Of
Mr.. James Lane Aliens works. We are
informed that The Macmillan Company
have secured the publishing rights Of
those OF Mr.. Aliens books which have
hitherto been published by Messrs.
Harper and Brothers. This gives them
the control of the whole OF Mr.. Aliens
works issued up 70 the present and
makes possible a uniform edition for
which the desire has SO often been eX-
pressed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

For fifteen years the Pope Manufac-
turing Company. of Hartford, Conn.
makers of the Columbia bicycles. have
issued the Columbia Desk Calendar
which presents a separate page. with
ample memorandum space. for each
day Of the year The edition for 1900
which is now being distributed. is artis-
IDEALLY printed and mounted. As i'm pre-
Nious wears, the ton OF each inner page
Us devoted 10 some bright and original
paragraph i'm verse or prose furnished
by contributor. The date lines az the
foot are printed i'm large, clear type.
The compilation is both useful and en-
Pertaining. The company will send a
calendar 10 any address upon receipt OF
FIVE two-cent stamps.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad has is
sued magnificent calendar for 1900.
embodying steel engraving OF the "a .
nous Black Diamond Express train,
running between New York and Buffa-
To-. Nlaw OF the beautiful Susquehan-
ma river. part of the route OF this line,
and comprehensive map of the coun-
try traversed by the Lehigh Valley
road, all done in the highest style OF
the tngraVer's ant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-18

Mention this Journsl. So Adv. IL inserted a.
cuI Conitituuon.