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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-05
Regular S7.oo Corsets.

and will place them on sale Saturd
morning at half price.
02c
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-05

railroads.
NEW YORK. NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.
EASTERN DISTRICT.

A Time Table giving full Information
as 20 local and through train service
may be obtained at Providence station
and stations below.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-05
PARIS HOUSE
millinery Department.

HAlF-PlC'E SALE Millinery business
this iAFPRCE department. almost imperative
Therefore hai-prce sell the stock
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25

the skirt of this attractive walking
gown. The skirt is of conventional
length and has trimming of black fur
around the foot about two inches wide.
1t has no plaits or gathers at the back,
the fullness being underfolded, and is
held in place by means of three gold
safety pins which are attached to del
icate hair chain.
The jacket is a smart little affair of
black sable, untrimmed, and relieved
only by a soft tie of cream silk net at
the throat. The belt is of light kid with
a buckle of blue enamel. The muff is
suspended to a chain of imitation tur-
quoises and gold beads.
A broad-brimmed hat of black velvet
trimmed with an enamelled buckle and
plumes forms very charming addition
to this stylish toilette.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25

and gave it up to her. She was so
touched at my sagacity that that very
afternoon she concluded bargain
which parted me from my old sur
roundings and made me what l
now am, a gentleman whom all the
town turns to look at. This change in
my circumstances was only fulfilling
what L now know to have been my
destiny have always maintained that
that jobmaster frustrated the kindly
designs of nature by his well-inten-
toned but mistaken purchase of me as
puppy on that summer day at the
Auteuil fair. For he knew, when he
thereby consigned me to the stables,
that l had pedigree as long as his
arm and plenty of ancestors as black as
myself"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25

Arab blood makes them much hand
somer as race than the pure-bre Por.
tuguese. They have dark eyes and hair
and are rather under medium height,
but, as a rule, strongly built.
Their costume is very bright, as they
wear gayly colored chintz gowns, and
very often scarlet capes or pelerines,
with long ends thrown over their shoul.
ders. On their heads they wear white
muslin handkerchief, the ends of which
hang down over their shoulders, and
over that a curious funnel-shaped cap.
When the peasant women come into
town on feast day or market day, they
are careful not to waste the beauties of
their best clothes on the country roads,
and may, consequently, often be seen
putting the finishing touches to their
toilets under palm trees outside the
town, chatting and laughing together
as they do so. A curious trait about the
people is that when they go out beg
ging they always put on their best
clothes. There is a great deal of pow
erty in Madeira nowadays though the
influx of tourists is doing some ething for
the islands.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25

and seized it like a man, with the re-
suit that leaped with one bound from
servitude to independence, and this is
how it happened:
Among my masters customers was
an English family, which had come to
spend the winter in Paris. Each day
the three young ladies (whom l later
discovered to be sisters) were accus-
toned to ride our horses, and l fire.
quently accompanied them in their
canters in the Bois. On the eventful
day in question my particular lady Il
call her so, as she afterward became
my mistress) dropped her whip in the
road. 1t was a slight accident, but it
made my fortune. She reined in her
horse and was preparing to dismount,
when, seeing it, | rushed headlong to
the rescue. picked it up in my mouth
and, running alongside, planted my
forefeet firmly against the horses side
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
WOMEN WHO FUSS
Usually They Lack Repose, DirnAtS
and Above Everything Well
Bred CnImness.

An English writer has been giving
English women who fuss sight of
themselves as others see them, remarks
the Philadelphia Press. Woman ma
ture is woman nature the world over;
so, perhaps, women fussers ut the four
corners of the earth may find some
thing in their remarks that will strike
hcme She says: Can there be any
thing more uncomfortable and embar-
RAISING for a guest than to be enter
tanned by a restless, fussy hostess, or
for the latter to have to entertain the
same sort of guest2 A fussy woman
can never be called a well-manuered
one. She has no repose, no dignity,
none of that well-bred calmness which
is so admirable in a woman; none of
that gracious and friendly courtesy
that so speedily and completely sets
strangers at ease. Good-natured and
desirous to please and give pleasure,
anxious to do her duty as wife, mother
and hostess, she is yet rarely success
full, for fussy woman is seldom an OBJ
servant one, being always too busy to
notice whether those around her are
pleased or annoyed until they speak out
plainly and express their feelings in
words.
"The truth is that she cannot under
stand the charm tSld peace most peoplN
find in being occasionally left alone, al
lowed to go their own way, to follow
their own inclinations, without remark
or remonstrance. To the casual visitor
and mere acquaintance the fussy ma:
or woman is a bore, perhaps, but of
whom they are tolerant because of
their good nature, their obvious friend
liness and desire to be hospitable. Ibis
only the family and intimate friends
who feel the real discomfort and mis-
cry that can be caused by their excess
of zeal and continued interference in
every little matter that concerns the
daily life and doings of those around
| them"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25

through the cloth as drawing string,
gather the string until the cloth fits the
four sides of the stool, then tie in q
dainty but tight bow. Tack the cloth
securely into place. AS you will note,
when not in use the stool workbag cal
be closed as any ordinary camp stool,
without disturbing its contents. Some
slight change may have to be made in
the dimensions here given, because of
the difference in size of camp stools;
but the practical worker will have little
or no difficulty in fashioning a very
capacious and handy workbag ag.-Emma
Louise Hauck Rowe, in Ohio Farmer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25

one of her train OF army wagons to
wards another field subduiug by the
way band of mutinous teamsters into
her firm friends and allies; or at the
terrible battle of Antietam (where the
regular army supplies did not arrive
until three days afterward) furnishing
from her wagons cordials and bandages
for the wounded, making Cruel for the
fainting men from the meal In which
her medicines had been packed, ex'
tracting with her own hand bullet
from the cheek of wounded soldier,
tending the fallen all day, with her
throat parched and her face blackened
by sulphurous smoke, and at night
when the surgeons were dismayed at
finding themselves left with only one
half-burnt candle amid thousands of
bleeding, dying men, illuminating the
field with candles and lanterns her
forethought had supplied. No wonder
they called her the Angel of the Bat
tlefeld!'"
At fredericksburg she attended the
wounded, no matter whether dressed
in the blue or the gray. After the bat
tie she built great fires, around which
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
Monsieur RufiinO, n Dog of Ancient
Lineage, Tells the story of His
Life in His own Way.

Here is an amusing account of him
self, supposed to have been written by
the clever poodle in question. Says
Rufiino:
81 am five years old now and my
name is Rutfino, but l was not always
the lucky dog l am to-day. began Life
in humble way il the stables, as the
property of French jobmaster, and
with no more individuality about me
than was summed up in the simple
name of Black. 1t was quite unneces-
sary to mention it, for that was as
black as your hat, from my nose 10
my tail, was an obvious fact to the most
casual observer. Far better have told
the world that l was clever, but this
ii might have doubted, for was quite
two years old before my chance of dis
tinction came. l saw my opportunity
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
CANINE CASHIER.
Clever Western Dog Detects COunter
feits ns Soon AS His Teeth Touch
the Bogus Coins.

Mingo is only dog, and not par
ticularly handsome dog at that, hut as
detector of counterfeit money he de-
serves a place in the subtreasury Min
go, according to the Minneapolis Jour
nal, is the property of C. Harrison, a
San Leandro road house keeper. 1t is
the custom of Mingo as soon as a GUS
toner drives up to the door to run out
to the vehicle, and, putting his paws on
one of the wheels, survey the visitor
Those who know the dog throw the
coin in payment of the refreshment
sought 10 Mingo, who Immediately
catches it and runs with it to the man
in charge.
Mingo also goes to the parlor and
collects for whatever is served there,
and if there happens to be any change
coming to the purchaser he takes it
back.
One day a would-be wag threw a
counterfeit dollar to the dog, Who
made his usual rush for the coin, but,
to the amazement of the fellow, the dog
refused to take up the money and sat
eXpectantly waiting for another.
Amid the laughter of his companions,
he threw good coin to the dog, who
ran off with it, leaving the other on the
floor.
The owner was called in, who knew
nothing at the time of the smartness of
his dog, and the experiment was re-
peated again and again, but the coun-
terfeit would not go with Mingo.
Since then MiHgo has had many bad
coins tried on him, and with an in
stinct as true as that which takes the
magnetic needle to the north he
chooses between the good and the bad.
If there is any doubt as to coin offered
it Ia thrown to the dog and the master
stands by the dogs decision.
He will not take up a counterfeit, and
the bogus nickel or the leAden dollar,
half or quarter he knows in moment.
He has been tested hundreds of times,
and will pick good coin out from a
dozen bad ones lying on the ground
from a handful thrown him. He is a
natural born money-maker, grabs at a
coin as would a miser, and for a
stranger it would be as hard to get It
from him.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
A HANDY WORKBAG.
Any Bright Woman Can Fashion One
Like That Pictured mt n Tri-
fling Expense.

AS workbags are indispensable, new
ones are always being fashioned. While
this one may not be new to all, it is
very likely that it will be new to many,
In almost every house there is an old
camp stool lying idle, which is just
what we want. You will need piece of
cloth about yard square. Denim
cretonne, calico or any similar cloth
will do nicely. Turn down hem say
three inches on all four sides and stitch
it on the machine. Then an inch nearer
the edge of each side make another
row of machine stitching, thus leaving
space for drawing string.
Remove the canvas part of the camp
stool; tack a piece of strong, bright
colored tape across each unjoined side
Run strip of the same strong tape
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
Animal umbrelIa Hendn.

Animals are the smart fads in UNI
brella helds just now. We have had
horses heads and dogs heads and mon
keys heads, but now the famous ami
NAL of Manila is the favorite of the fair
sex. Next in favor comes the bunny
of Easter fame, and then cocks heads
and cockatoes, the latter in their
natural colorings. The lucky pig is
also out as a charm to bring wealth and
success He has been out in gold for
some time, but now he appears in be-
tween two pieces of gold-rimmed crys-
tai, with ring at one end, as rival
to the four-leafed clover.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25

where the first blood had been shed.
She saw where they took the wound
ed, and visited and helped them as she
could.
From that hour her life was conse-
Grated to the soldiers. In the midst of
her work she was called home by the
last illness of her father. She told
him how she felt and what she wanted
TO do; how she wished to go to the front
and relieve suffering. Her father had
been an old soldier under Gen. Wayne,
and he said: go, if you feel it your
duty TO go! know what soldiers are,
and know that every true soldier will
respect you and your errand." She
went, overcoming all difficulties, and
there were many.
She gathered her stores, and with
the help of Assistant Quartermaster
General Rucker, was free to go TO the
help of soldiers in battle whenever and
wherever she could. Means of trans
portation were furnished, and she was
soon where her hands and heart were
full.
Lucy Larcom says in describing Miss
Barton's work: "The record of good
she accomplished during the war can
never be fully written out. We may
catch glimpse of her at Chantilly-in
the darkness of rainy night bending
over dying boy-or falling into deep
sleep upon the wet ground almost un-
der the feet of the cavalry; or riding in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
HER AWFUL DREAM.

A little maid of tender years
Had such an awful dream
She came to me almost in tears
II just was going to scream
when both my eyes came open wide,
And, oh, l was so glad
To find it was a dream" she cried,
Because 1t was so bad!'
"What could 1t be, poor child?" said,
Were you pursued by bears?
Perhaps your dolly broke her head,
Or did you fall down stairs?"
"Oh, dear! It's most too bad to tell!
You know in school our class
Are having 'zamination. Well,
1 dreamed 1 didn't passl"
Young Churchman.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
Women with big Hands.

The bicycle craze has had the effect
of increasing the size of woman's hands.
Glove makers say that where they for
merly made six as the average size of a
woman's glove, they are now compelled
to make them half size larger. Wom-
en- who were proud of their little hands
are now slowing big hands with quite
as much pride. 1t must be borne in
mind that the big hand must be well
groomed, for small defects which
would pass unnoticed in the tiny hands
become very conspicuous in the big one
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
LIEUT.. COL. FORREST.
A Faithful Pen Picture of One of the
Most Striking Figures of
the Civil War.

Soldier by nature, from earliest boy
hood at home on horseback, with firm,
erect and easy seat, he rode at the head
of the column an ideal of the beau sa-
breur. From beneath the wide and
slightly upturned brim of the soft felt
hat, which bore no tawdry plumes, the
large, deepset blue eyes were peering
with more than usual alertness. The
look of kindliness which came in mo-
ments of response or gentler mood was
gone, and something hard and almost
savage had replaced it. The broad
high forehead, the shaggy brows, prom
inent cheek-bones and bold assertive
nose told not only the story of his
Gaelic origin, but the bulldog tenacity
of the man. About the ears and neck
heavy half-curling tufts of deep black
hair hung so stiffiy and stubbornly that
they were scarcely swayed by the
strong cold wind which swept the snow
fakes in miniature clouds from the
treetops and sent them scurrying to the
ground. The dark mustache and heavy
short chin beard were gray with frozen
moisture of the expired air. The mas
sive, frm-set jaw told of the strength
of will which mastered all; the COM
pressed lip and deep flush of the
face bespoke the bloody business of
the hour. Six feet and two inches in
stature, broad-shouldered, and of ath-
letic frame, well might one say there
was in him
A combination and form indeed.
Where every god did seem to set his seal,
To give the world assurance of man.
A plain capped overcoat of coarse
heavy homemade gray, close buttoned
to the throat, reached amply beyond
the knees. About the waist, and buckled
on the outside for quick and ready
use, there was a broad belt in which
two navy skies" showed, and from
which hung that famous saber, heavy
and long, and, against all military rules,
ground to a razor edge, and swinging
from the right side df the cavalier. No
regulation saber, nor school-drilled
swordsman, this lett-handed scion of
| the American phone eer, but in all our
war there was none other that did such
bloody work. In his crude and earnest
mind "war means fighting, end fight
ing means killing" He could cHt or
thrust deeper with sharp than with
dull sword, and If in the melee be
should happen to hit one of his own,
1T was all intended for the good of the
cause.-John A. Wyeth, NJ. D., in Har-
! per's Magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
CLARA HARLowE BARTON.
Early Life of the Noble Woman Who
WINS the "Angel of the BnttIe-
field" In the Civil War.

Many years ago l sojourned for few
weeks in the old town of North Oxford,
Mass. 1 remember very little of the
place or its people, except that the
former was the birthplace of Clara
Barton, and that the latter were never
tired of sounding the praises of their
celebrated townswoman.
The nursing and "mothering" in
stnct showed itself very early in
Claras career. She was hardy, bright
little girl, cheerful in temperament.
Never having been deprived of the
freedom of outdoor life when young,
she was fearless and almost wild in her
sports. Winters snowdrifts had no ter
rors for her in her two-mile walk to
school.
When Clara was II Yeas old, she be-
gan her career as nurse in her broth
er's sickroom, where he was confined
for two years, the result of a fall; and
here, by her deft ways and ready SYM
pathy, the little girl showed natural
fitress for the work 10 which she, was
called in after life.
When Miss Barton was 16 years of
age she began teaching school In her
native town. In 1853 she went to Bor-
dentown, N. j., and established free
school, much against the prejudices of
the town authorities. 1t proved sue
cess, and in one year had grown from
II school with only six scholars, in a
poor little building, to fine edifice
accommodating 500 pupils. After
working very hard for a number of
years, Miss Barton visited Washing
ton, d. c., for rest. There was trouble
in the patent office at the time, in
ventors having been put to great annoy
ance through the treachery of clerks.
Miss Barton was recommended to the
commissioner as a person whose trust
worthiness and business qualifications
would be of great assistance to him.
Her services were secured. In this po-
sition she suffered little less than mar
tyrdom from the insults and slanders
of the male clerks, but she stood her
ground, and finally they, the offending
ones, were discharged, while she kept
her position for three years.
Miss Barton was in Washington when
the Sixth regiment of Massachusetts
volunteers arrived from Baltimore,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
COM MRADES.

Yes, II kind o. makes me laugh
This new war time" photograph,
Perched up here 'longside the one
OF me- when the war begun.
Mine was TUX in-here's the date
Eighteen sixty. Ninety-elght
His wus TUX in. That's him! Seer
An, by hookeyl this is me!
Don't look much like I'm his dad.
Wasn't then. But l am glad
That he cum an growed to fight
For his country an the right.
Never thought my son 'ud sit
Buslness-bent in soldierin' kit
On the mantelplece where I've
Sot alone since Sixty-five.
Same big "U. s." Reckon his
Rifle is a Springfield. IT'S
Different-lookln' from the gun
Civ to us in Sixty-one-
A Krag-what you say? OF coursef
Kicks, bet you, like horsel
You say not? Well. guess I'll take
An old Springfield for my make.
Won't we swap the yarns, by guml
When his furlough brings him humi
Sure. his life's bin largely camp,
An he hasn't had to tramp
Through the wilderness. like me,
Or another Vicksburg see.
But, dog-gone! he listed too,
And we're comrades in the blue!
Edwin l.. Sabin, in Puck
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
Dainty Flannel snchet.

To scent bureau drawer nicely take
piece of flannel cut to fit the bottom
of the drawer and sprinkle it with good
perfume. Now wrap a quantity of
sachet powder in it and put away in an
air tight box. At the end of a month
you will find that you have a piece of
perfectly scented flannel which will
hold its odor for years. Shake out the
flannel and lay it in the bottom of the
bureau drawer. 1t makes the most per
vading perfume that is known.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25

tiger stand upright and the sahib hang
ing in his mouth like bundle of ofciothes.
With nothing but a short, thick spear
in his hand, the brave fellow rushed
on the enemy and belabored it so fierce
ly that, amazing to relate, it dropped
the bundle and disappeared into the
jungle without doing further mischief.
The mauled officer lowered between
life and death for three months, and the
doctor who attended him with great
skill told me the dressing of his wounds
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
DANGEROUS HUNTING.
ing in Tigers Mouth Like
n Bundle OF Clothes.

Col. G. II. Trevor, of the BritAs Ash army.
relates an interesting story of a tiger
hunt in India, when he was agent to the
governor general from Rajputana. A
man saw tiger basking in the sun,
shot at it, and, as it did not move, con-
cluded he had killed it instantly. His
native shikarie begged him not to adj
vance too closely to the tiger, but the
warning was unheeded.
The next thing the faithful attendant
remembered clearly was seeing the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25

she lay the poor frozen, wounded and
heated bricks from an old chimney
which she caused to be pulled down,
putting them around the men to fur
ther mitigate their awful sufferings,
her only shelter from the piercing
winds being tattered old tent.
On Morris Island, after our attack
and repulse at Fort Wagner, again like
an angel of mercy she appeared, giving
succor to the wretched men, who
dragged themselves over the burning
sands that the sea winds blew like
needle-points into their wounds" Her
reply, when asked how she dared risk
in midsummer this dreadful place of
swamps and shadeless sand, was key
to her nature: "Why, somebody had
to go and take care of the soldiers, and
so 1 went" All through the war it was
the same story, courageous, aelpful and
enduring. She was in many battles and
often under fire, but never was wound
ed. The God of the Right could not
spare her.
To her work at the close of the war
in establishing bureau of records of
missing men, we can only make brief
reference. At Andersonville she sue
ceeded in identifying and marking the
graves of all but 400 of $4,000 graves
of buried soldiers. Miss Barton never
was paid for her services, never asked
for pay, using her own income freely,
saying: "What is money to me, if
have no country y?"-Margaret Sargent
i lsl,n,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
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OUT FOR A STROLL.
A Delightful Costume of Ladies' Cloth
and black Fur for
Walking.

OF all the fEIls and fancies of the So
ciety girl none seems to be so substan-
tally rooted in her favor as the daily
walk. She clings to this because it
beauties her complexion, some one sug-
gests. Probably so. But the socie "
girl, as she walks, is so pretty that you
cannot pass her by without an admir-
ing glance.
Electric blue ladies cloth is the ma.
terial employed for the development Of
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-02-25
The Largest Turquoise.

The duchess of Westminster still
wears the largest fawless turquoise
owned by any private individual, and
the duchess of Sutherland possesses
the only complete necklace of black
naarlS