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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
MME. ADELAIDE HERMANN WILL
BEAT KElTH'S NEXT WEEK.

Probably there is no form Of enter
talnment that interests more people
Of all ages than thatwhich possesses an
atmosphere Of mystery and may be
classed in the category Of the wonder
ful and marvellous; and the remarka-
bic success OF Hermann, the famous
magician. and others of his profession
is testimony to this fact. 1t matters
not that those who enjoy such per-
folmance are aware that they are be-
ing fooled" the cleverness withwhich
II is done and th4 seemingly lnexplica-
bile character of the performance give
il a charm that is irresistole.
In the engagement of Nine. Adelaide
Hermann widow OF Hermann the
Great. as The leading feature of the en-
tertainment for next week at helth's
new theatre the management nave rec
oenized this fact, as II did in the en-
gagement OF ching Ling Foo, the great
Chinese coniurer. and il is expected
that this very pretty and talented wo-
man. who knows an her husband $
marvellous tricks and illusions from
4 10 H." and whose long experience
with him made hee xprofic'ent In their
performance. viii prove one OF the big
drawing cards OF the season.
Nine. Hermann has gone step In
advance OF others IN this line bv Civ
ing to her act a Spectacular and piet-
uresque coloring in the way OF elabor-
ate and special scenic settings, which
are said TO be of rare beauty showing
"A japanese scene brilliantly illumin-
ated with scores of electric lights and
set off with all the Jananese character
! istics which lend erchanfment 90 any
stage picture in which they are seen.
| She has made herseif very popular
( with the ladies and children BY intro
| ducing in her act the mysterious pro
( ductlon of flowers, candy and bon bont
! for distribution among the audience
J and het act as a whole is said 20 be ons
/ Of the most elective and plcturesqueE
! pleasing vet seen IN vaudeville.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
KENNEL CLUB MEETS AND
ApRANGES FOR BENCH SHOW,

A meeting Of the Rhode Island Ken
mel club vas held last evening at the
Revere hotel. in order 20 make arrange
ments for the bench show which is 70
be given In Music hall. January 10 and
II. The indications are that the show
win be the besp ever given by the club
and entries have been received from all
over tho country and the leading ken
nels have entered numerous prize win
ners and champions in the different
classes. The entry list closed last even
ing, but a large number Of mail entries
are expected and 81 is estimated that
az least 500 entries will be received ana
over 400 dogs shown.
The club will offer many valuable
prizes and among he extra prizes VIII
be a medal for the best kennel OF four
Colles ". r.. Hunt offered a silver cup
in the Boston terriers class. the donor
not 20 show. Or. J. +. Randall or S0urn
Colon. South America. offers "a silver
Tpouit vase Cor the best English bull
doc opan 20 members . the Rhode ISL
and Kennel club. IL also donated a
Clolsina rose Jar 20 the best French
bulldog or bitch open 20 members or
club Mr.. Cary of New York has given
n silver Gun for hest bull bitch in show.
Harry Mcdonald OF this city offers q
prize 10Y best bulldog IN show.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
MUST BELIEVE IT.
When Well-Known Providence
People Tell 1t So Plainly,

when the public endorsement IS
wade by representative citizen OF
Providence the proof Is positive. You
,,ust believe it. Read this testimony.
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will hnd profit in tho reading.
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street. employed at the Providence op-
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
"MEMBERS NIGHT" AT PROVIDENCE
ART CLUB WAS VERY ENJOYABLE

There was a members night az
the Art club last evening, and the at
tendance was very large. The enter
tainment furnished was Evening With
Eugene Field" and included readings
and recitations by Mabel Gertrude
Warnock of Boston and several songs
by Mr.. Thomas Livingstone OF this city.
Col. II. A. Dyer made a brief address
and introduced Miss Warnock and she
preceded her recitations with a briet
sketch OF Eugene Fields life.
Her work was delightful and she
brought out the pathos and humor oil
each familiar poem with equal sue
cess. The program was as follows: IN
troductory talk, Eugene Field" Lit
tle Boy Blue" THE Dolls Wooing'
picnic Time" music: 'Jes' Fore
Christmas" "Pit,ypst and Tippytoe'
"sein' Things music; THE Bow-Leg
Bov." Sometime" The Limitations
of Youth" music; reading, How the
La Rue Stakes Were Lost Hood. Ar
| tho close Of the entertainment the
| members adjourned ~ the rooms pei1" :
| where Refreshments were served anu ="
| social hour enjoyed.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
KILLS WITHOUT HITTING.

What is lyddite? The high explosive
Kentish town and gunnery centre.
where the experiments with il were
made Is nothing less tf1an picric acid
brought into n dense state by fusion.
Picric acid is a bright yellow sub
stance. freely used in peaceful indus
tries for dyeing purposes, says the
Montreal Herald: Ii is obtained by the
action OF nitric acid on ptenol or ear
bolic acid. II burns very violently and
owing To the tremendous blast pro-
duced by the explosion the destructive
effect OF a bursting shell filed with Il
Is sometimes oven greater than that
OF a shell hlled with powder.
Common shells OF forged steel. flled
with lyddite. are used with and ~
inch hreec D ~loading guns and with
howitzers. also with TO 6-inch quick
firing guns Now, we have 1One OF the
first mentioned for land service proper
guns OF precision up at tho front; nel-
ther have we yet dispatched any OF our
Held howitzer batteries. Therefore the
lyddite shells. Of which Joubert com
plains, must have been fired from the
TO 6-inch quick firing guns. which tns
naval brigade so opportunely brought
with them. In fact the hghunS
around Ladysmith on Monday, octo.
ber 80. must have witnessed The Boers
first introduction 10 lyddlte, Tor Ihe
common shell fred by held batteries
and. ND TN then. the enemy hsa hot
, had to face anv other kind OF gun urc
not charged with &c. but with powder.
An lydditc shells are equipped Win
prcussson nose fuses only. hence theii
explosion takes place on impact an the
following fashion: The percussion fuse
ignltes the bursting eNploder. Whlcn' IN
turn ignites the bursting charge OF lyo.
dite. the detonation OF the fuse ana OF
the two explosives inside the shell be-
inc instantaneous The picric powder
exploder. we should add. ls inserted 10
= recess left in the lyddite FOR that pur-
pose. Lyddite shell rs 90 some extent
less barbarous than shrapnel exploded
b. powder FOR. though widespread, Hs
death de aiing effects are due more 70
air concussion than 90 rhe wcuncrng
sffscts OF the flying fragments. In 9TH
or words. in the case of iSduite shell
bursting ~ @ group - mon the greater
number viii bp killed not by pieces ui
ih. she'll but by Tho blow of The sud-
dcniy compressed sir.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
THE WOMAN IN THE CASE.

In an countries ard ages woman's
influence on affairs has been profound.
Madame Main,enon induced Louis XIV
10 revoke the edict Of Nantes. thus de-
priving the Huguenots OF religious I'D
erty. This put them in rebellion. sent
hundreds OF thousands OF them To Eng
land and Holland strengthened
Frances enemies at her expense. ana
dealt a blow to French industry wh'cn
affected history Tor more than a CEN
tury. a sighting reference by F'redSr-
ick the Great to Madame PompadouI'
who was the ruling power in France Tor
n score OF years in .he days OF LOUIS
XIV was one OF the chief causes Of the
seven Years War called by WHY
Frenchman the war OF the three pe.si-
coats" from the fact that Madaihe
Pompadour of France. Maria Tneresa
of Austria, and Catherine Ill OF hussia
were on the same side in III.
Marie Antoinette prevented her nus
band ouis XVI from making the con-
cessions demanded in the French ReVo-
Iution. and thus was The means OF SUI
yertiug the throne and of Drlnsius
louis and herself 10 the Dloch' boha
marie - 0iNOlEt rom Jb'NlihhN
of the causes OF his ultimate Gown ,.'I. ar.
Rouaparte said France was hot iar
enough for himself and Maaane u.
Stael at the same time and exiiso ne,
Next "a Bonaparte She was throus'
her salons the most powertul pe. ne
apa I'm Ter country in her time.
were empress ot he world, eXclaiiiie, g,
the brilliant Madame de Tess; :.
would command Madame oe Srar' 1ss,i,ou -
talk 10 me forever Madame -,
wife OF a Revolutionary leader OF ,na
name. took "A prominent part IN !, plsaii ,.n
ming the movements when sehe IA ~ ~,
pierre 10 the guillotine and enoeo 'n'
reign Of terror. -.o,, ha
I'm our own country the ,alson De
tween Hamilton and Mrs. ReShoiu'
.qused that great statesman more eni
Ia ,arrassment than did all the assaults
..-.Al--e Il--lllir- own IA.
The relations between Parneh aru ~
Iadv whom ne afterward married spli
the Irish Nationalist party, cause'
G9adstone to repudiate All conneS',o, y,
With the Irish leader. was one OF tn
causes Of the early death OF the ia.'
cbleftafu and contributed ma stell,n.E ,
tha defeat OF the home rule moVethe'i' .'s
The record Of the conn ecuon 81 w
men with the fortunes OF pupnc Ine
would r-ske long ana plclurespu
story. u .esic Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28

opera house and has long been re-
garded as one Of the notably talented
condolences Of the Legitimate" stage.
Her present appearance IN vaudeville
came about rather Unexpectedly. The
experience Of managers with "legiu-
mate" actors who graduate into Nau-
deville has not always bees such as 70
warrant heir acceptance ON a hazard
and when Miss Osterman asked the
privilege II producing a dramatic
sketch at Kciths Union Square theatre
iu New York asst week she was eSant-
cd X. but went on without any pre-
Vi0us announcement. TO make hlt un-
der such conditions was TO achieve a
notable success. and that is just What
she Hid So emphatic was the evidence
OF tho audiences enjoyment Of her
work that she was Immediately engag-
"a for the Keith circuit, and during the
present week i'm Boston is making an
artistic success 0f unusual proportions.
Her comedietta. which she viii pre-
sent i'm Providence next week. is SAID
10 be based upon a rather novel theme,
and to afford opportunity for mirth-
provoking situations rarely found in a
piece OF the kind; and she is said To
make the most of every opportunity Of
fercd by witty lines and amusing stu
atiOnS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
BEST Way TO BREATHE.

The supplying OF oxygen Is not the
oot,, cunction. although IL is the most
diract and vital one or proper breaun-
ino Thorough expansion OF the cnest
insures the proper hlling or the lungs
with alr.dilates all the minute air cehs'
osrsc,auy those at the summits OF the
s,,rrs where motion is least and where
the seeds of consumption are usually
drst PLANTED. and increases the circu-
iatiun Of the blood throughout all parts
os these organs.
brenthing is Identifying one. The
chest is broadentd, the shoulders are
thfown. back. the figure is erect ana the
carriage graceful.
perfrrt breathing is not natural to
those men and women OF seuentary
occunation and indoor life. Like all
good things Il must be worked for' ana
the work must De persevered In untii
ful and deep respiration has become
habit
The means Of attaining this object
arc various and cannot be recOunted
here. but they are AN based upon the
principle OF removing permanently cv-
cry obstacle TO the free entrance OF air
: into the lungs.
School children sitting at their desks
clerks bending over their ledgers. seam
Z stresses 40 work with the needle or the
/ sewing machine. typcwriters and al
/ who must stoOp as they earn their dai-
! lv breadshould learn 60 stop from time
/ 10 time. 10 SIT back In the chanr,or rise,
I throw back the shoulders and draw IN
/ lO or ~ deep. slow resDirauons. mold
! ing the breath for three or four seconds
! each time the lungs are filled.
These exercises. Ike breathing IN
! general ig done with the mouth closed
/ for ,he nose is the only proper channel
4 for The passage 90 and fro of the air
I \ school teacher who VIII interrupt the
I studies once every hour through the
+ session aud teach the class 20 DO this
BREATHING exercise viii be contributing
. more than she can ever realize TO the
future weu-bcing OF her youthful
J charges.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Much is expected Of Weber and
Fields extravaganza Hurry Burly."
which comes TO the Olympic next week.
because OF its long and SUCCESSFUL run
an last season at Weber and Fields
Music Hall ia New York In the COM
pany are thirty y-four artists, an o'
whom are skilled in extravaganza and
burlesduc work The .6nowing spc-
ctalties viii prtsede uhe eNtrayaganza:
cook and sonora, ia their comedy
tramp and sVubrcttc sketch, The
Brothers Flood. eccentric aeroD8ts; the
Casino comedy Four. a quartet of
sincers and comedians. Hart and Will
lnms. travesty performers, and sylvia
Thorne, a well known fayoritc here.
Next weeks attraction at the E'm-
plre Theatre win be one OF the
best staged and best acted of plays.
Toll Gate Inn" is The title and the
theme Is the struggle FOR Independence
and the liberty of the early swtlers of
vermont n is a colonial romance and
Tho niIitarian and cOmmotisn BE- only
the brrtgrourd against which tho SIM
pIe auiet village life and Puritan gen-
,lrrces ~ these Vermont folks is made
"a Stand ont fn b.ld relief = lov
storv In fact. heart 10 heart talk.
e,,u All humanity and the earpcstr .ee
80 lir, such ie the theme or 'ful
Cate Inn" and while 30 has only been
before the public about ten weeks. 10
is eaid 90 have become very ponu'ar
| and ie classrd as one ~ th' very big
I successes az Tho season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
CASUALTIES IN THE 2sTH.
TALK AsCUT BRlAR PIPES.

II is strange and yet IL is fact. that
the English workman is Of no use In
the manufacture Of pipes. The most
sklllful artisans are either the Austri-
ans or the French. The pipe makers
are a very select, small body, and oo-
serve every precaution 10 prevent their
trade being learned by outsiders. The
workmen are clever. and they earn
high wages.
Speaking of the cost Of a pipe, sue
cessful manufacturer remarked 10
writer i'm the Windsor Magazine:
When the blocks arrive over mere
they are at once sorted. out OF one
gross of blocks | hardly ever get more
than three or four pieces of wood good
enough for the very finest class or
pipes. about a dozen good briars FOR
fine quality pipes. and perhaps as many
as four dozen pieces or wood Tor the
ordinary everyday pipe. The remain
ing seven dozen are thrown INTO the
furnace. and. / might mention. help
considerably TO generate the necessary
steam power for the machinery. Thus
fully co per cent of the material pur-
chase is OF no use what ever and IL rs
this extraordinary amount or waste
| that causes the briar pipe 10 be so ex-
pensive.
| The prevailing deieCt, may ineu-
l ton by the way. is generally in the
form OF a crack in the wood. used to
| sell these defective blocks OF briar at
| penny a piece. and have sent away as
| many as 10000 condemned briars at a
| time but now ] burn them all. The
/ briars were sent abroad and the cracks
and flaws stopped with putty or some
other composition, and then stepped In
"a strong solution Of permanganate Of
potash, which deeply colored the wood
and made the defect invisible, except
on close inspection. All those nriars
YOU see OF a very deep color have pissed
through the permanganate Of potash
bath, and you may rest assured that
! there is a defect some%here-they
would not be that color II IL were not
because natural bFiaF is of y 44ledi-
um light hue.
"As to the average life Of a briar
pipe. you may take =, for granted that
a pipe will last you as many years as
IL cost you shillings. That is 20 say
N you pay six shillings for q pipe. II
you are a moderate smoker. IL will las
| YOU six years. The style OF briar pip'
that is mostly in demand is that Will
a bowl cut the straight way OF th'
grain. This is not the most reliable
kind OF pipe, as the sudden expansion
by the heat and contraction Of tn
! wood when YOU stop smoking cause
| il to split in a short time. The bes
. pattern OF briar Is that with bowl tn
! grain of which is verv notified in ap
pearance, or, az the trade call il, tn
bird s-eye grain This will neve
| split"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
N DEFENCE OF STsPEOTRERS.

"Ncst OF MS have been brought up on
The va.d a'd orthodox fairy tales" is
position taken by NJ. r j. Kelley when
making "a Plea for the stepmother' in
the January Woman's Home Compan-
ion. eve have mhlbed With our earll-
est draughts Of literature the notion
that stepmothers are all wicked and
cruel hends. The novelist of later date,
taking their cue from the fairy stories,
have elaborated ou this assumption un-
til the very name of 'stepmother' car
Frfg yyfTr II II suggestion OF cruelty and
onpr.ssion We hnd II quite credible
that when lhe sweetest girl OF our ac-
ouajpt9prt becomes *tcpmotntr sne
,liu feed her own babies on angel cake
and make The dead wife's children get
on. with plain brown bread. We are
shurked. of courses but we expect al
manner of auoe.u things from sep
"Tbe stsnna.r.'s side 80 the case Is
never heard. It seems 90 be the iirst
wIfe's friends Enu ush into print al
v1ve Asl ru. '.I. thewBre the ones
who stir up tru#hc In the trst pace
between the children aud their step
mother. once '1 % while NJ douoI,
There ~ Il WIfI ... h'i r'. ift..''t'''' '
tho etory-bAN ANk yr., because there are
stiu some wicked. cruel women I'm th.
world. u spite ut 10 The evidences oil
womcp'e advancement When talking
about stcnmOtnpfs. however. We lii cIF
recall the zine typs4 .. ..Irothefs "h,
stand aut $50 bravo H the pegfs o'
more than ono biugHrHN. Ih'f. N9
that rpmorka@o family ' which Maria
EdR worth belonged. n'h l'E more
than twenty children .l two step
mothers. Thtir falhor ha' boon mar
,ic1 thran Times and rarh a umothe'
vae u0urne8 ae heartily by her -tep'
chifr.r ne by hcr own. And thet'
wac Mrs J nrern. Lircn'n's s'fnmctn
.r t.rn hs elNsve loved and pr'vidcf
f1r and -he mus certainly have irVN'
~, ir quito mothcrlv fashion. other
Mis-. gne could hardlv have paid hiu
/ ttat cnarmirg Tihutc. ITc v1e th
how She ever know or over OK
- Ted to know. ehc ever know hi1
ono, 90 refuse 60 DO anything She von'
os him to do or 90 em n1t t0 wan, @
d. b."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
IOCKETT ATTACKS AND
ROUTS THE FILIPINOS.
Strong Force of Rebels Defeated in
the Mountains and Scattered
in Every Direction.

ett's plan OF throwing his lines around
the enemy and thus cutting OH retreat,
The nature OF the mountainous country
made IL impra cticable to execute 'hiS
movement successfully.
After the insurgents began 70 IuH
there was vain attempt 10 use ar
tillery. 90
Col. James I1ockett was appolne.u :.
the Military academy mt west .'. .
from Georgia I'm July. 1915. lie W., W.
graduated in June. 1879, and appons.u
a second lieutenant In the Fourth & 80
airy. He was promoted TO heu,eh-
ancv on March l. 1856, and made eap-
tain OF the Fourth cavalry on April -.
ISaa ON the outbreak Of the war VIII
snain ne was made a colonel OF volun-
teer~ and rs such outranks Col Scnuy- :
lsr OF the Forty-sixth, who Is Also q
"a utein I'm the regular service. ,o'.
schuyler commands a bJgade in the
philippines.
CASUALTIES IN THE 2sTH.
Washington. Dec. 2S--Gen. otis at Ma
Mia mas sent to the war department 4
l,st of casualties not previously re-
norted. I'm which occur, among the
wounded. two men Of the Twenty-slxtn
regiment: Company +. Thomas Rus-
sell. foot. slight: Company II, John Ma
deau, thigh. severe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28

Manila. Dec. 2S.--coI. Lockett. with
force of 25OO men. including artillery.
attacked yesterday strong force OF in
currents intrenched in the mountains
near Montalban. about five miles north
easr of san Mateo. The enemy were
completely routed. the Americans pur-
suing them through the hills. amid
which they ned in every direction. =
-Four Americans We're wounded and
one was killed. The Filipino loss was
large resulting from a heavy infantry
and artillery fire for three hours into
the trenches
IL is supposed hat the insurgents
were those who We're driven out of san
Mateo on the day Gen. Lawton was
killed. They numbered probably a thou
sand.
MANY TRENCHES.
A dozen lines OF insuEsert trenches
covered the steep trai, through the
hills and likewise the valley below.
along which the Americans passed. The
main attacking party consisted OF the
Torty-sixth Volunteer in sntry, troop
of cavalry and artillery. Col. Locketl
commanding IN person. The rest Of the
command operated from remote points
An an cndedvor to carry out Col. LOCK
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
MISS OSTERMAN AND COMPANY
TO APPEAR IN " THE EDITOR" T"

The leading dramatic feature of the
Keith entertainment FOR next week -
announced today In the engagement OF
Miss Kathryn Osterman and company
who Will present new comedy in one
act. entitled The Editor Miss Os-
terman is well known to- many Local
theatre-goers from her clever work in
several important dramatic productions
that have been seen at the Providence
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-28
DIFFERENT OPINIONS
AS TO FENIAN RAID.
Some Declare it is Not an Empty
Menace, and Others That it
Would Not Be Successful.

from the Transvaal and associates
with him is young German. Henry
among the :fihoozZozTtptostzztd
Scharff, who has lived many years
York a week ago from Pretora. simon
owned I'm Johannesburg several hotels
and saloons. These were closed When
the war began. and being incapable OF
active service in the field, he came here
I'm the interest OF his country. Schar1'
his companion I'm his work was among
the first TO come out from the Nuk~
country with the news OF the klondike
gold fields. and ne has mining interests
4here and Ina the TransNaal. since MS
return 10 the Transvaal from Alaska ne
has ahc confidence OF the Boer leaders
and he has been sent here on thas spe-
Cial mission.
AID FOR BRITONs.
Ever since the outbreak OF the Trans
vaal war with the British, the Brltsh
Consulate in this city has had NUMBER
less letters from persons eager 10 en-
lsG ia the British army. some OF THESE
are merely friendly notes 10 the Cohsul
General telling him that one OF ms
countrymen intends TO offer MS services
to the home government; but most are
requests for tangible assistance OF solle
sort Many are formal applications lot
enlistment evidently written under the
impression that the British Consulate
serves also as a recruiting office.
II don't think il is any eNaggerallon
TO say than we have received 1000 let
ters from persons who want 20 enlist.
said he British vice consul yesterday
and besides these q great many apply
TO us In pp son for help or advice ~
the matter. We are prevented by United
states statutes from enliaung them
and MA bav. to send them away. The
only way they can get into the army ls
TO 60 20 England and enlist on their
own responsibility How many of them
do this. we have no way of knowing
think, however. that great many OF
them do enlist"