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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN CITIZEN,

We nave before us an everv.dav
spectacle OF eager aggregatsons .
capital putting aside scruples as Wis
iohary and impractical, ard hence ..un-
american In order to commas success
ana at the other side of tho ,.,,,,,,,.,.
The so-called representatives of tho
peoPie, solemn IN their verbiage but
susceptible 10 occult aud dIsgracef,,I "a
huences. The two parties IN tn a.
tercourse are discreet ana bnstr...
nke, ana there is little risk of tangghI,,
disclosure. Practically aloof from them
Except Ior few moments on election
uay' STANDS the mass Of American citI-
aens pusy WIN their own money!
getting or problem solving ana .,i,
too ready TO believe thar tbai, ra,,ri U,.l'
sentatives are admirable. Tbav na,,s,
To vote as they pause to snatch =
sandwich at railroad station "Fi,a
minutes Tor refreshments" Five min
utes Tor political obligations, Individ.
nally there are thousands of strictI,,
honest and noble-hearted men IA M
united states. Who Goubts ft9 Tho
originality and strength of fhe A,,ert-
can character Is being constantly mani
rested In every field OF life. But there
we speak or individuals: here We are
N'HNN ~ WIN ilhlUfltlpg and tho
question OF average morality and
choice. For though We have an aspIr-
ing and enlightened van of citizens to
point the way YOU must remember thar
emigration and natural growth has
given Us tens of thousands Of ignorant.
prcjudiced. and sometimes unscr,,n,,.
lous citizens each OF whose votes
counts one. Perhaps 10 il true-and
here Is my grain OF consolation and
hope-that the average voter is 80 easy-
going, 80 fong suffering go indisposcd
90 fnd Iauh so seliShy busy With has
own Affairs. 50 proud of our fnstitu-
tions and himself, 50 afraid OF hurting
other peoples feelings ana 20 general
~ indifferent as % public matters, pro-
Vtded MS own are serene that he
chooses co wink at bribery. " IL bo not
IN plain Wow. AMI likes 60 deceive him
self INTO believing that there ia moth
ing wrong. The long and short of Il
seems To be that the average American
citizen IS a good fellow. and I'm his ca
pacity of good fellow cannot afford to
be too critical and partscular.-Scrib-
ner's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15
NEW OPENING FOR WOMEN.

Among the new avenues or liveii-
hood which are opening up to women,
that which is pre-eminently flttcd for
the gentlewoman is the office Of private
secretary 90 some, woman active In n
career either literary, social or pnii-
anthropic, who finds her duties greater
than she can cope with singlehanded,
writes Virginia Tatnall Peacock In tha
September Woman's Home companion.
The requirements OF the position ara
frequently in the actual possession OF a
well-educated. intelligent woman. IN
Washington they are perhaps more eN-
acting than elsewhere, especially Mneh
a society woman In the employer WIN
the change OF every administrator
women go there strangers TO the pecu-
uar requirements of their posltloh'
which, being official. places ithem IN the
very front ranks of the social lie oI
the city. The secretary of one woman
cOnspiCuOusly identified with the pres
ent administration is herself a dausn-
ter of an ex-cablnet officer Foremost
among the attainments of a woman
who would mn such a place should be
good clear chirOgraphy. Furthermore
to be able 90 an thej office with that IN
telligence which demands proper
tfonutely high salary she should know
how 10 write any form OF note that the
requirements OF good society might
call for: should know how TO. accept
on decline every form OF invitation. and
should possess a knowledge OF an addi-
tional language preferably French.
if one lived up - the
letter of good form. should be answered
in the Language. I'm which il is delivered.
In Washington many members OF tho
diplomatic corps send out their invita-
ti1ns in the court language. French.
There is also an extensive system OF
bookkeeping pertaining 70 The duties
OF the private secretary. There is a Wis
itlug list 90 be kent. with the dates OF
calls made ana those returned; a rec
ord OF dinners, luncheons and evening
functions given. and a similar record
lf those 20 which invitations have been
received. with an additional note TO be
made OF acceptances and regrets"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15
THE MISSION OF THE ANGELUS.

This celebrated painting was given to
the world in 1859, but the painter did
not live 10 see IL reach the heights OF it's
fame. Millet died in 1875. In 1859 the
picture was bought at auction by the
American Art Association and brought
to the United States and exhibited in
the principal cities, but in 1890 was sold
TO the agents OF NJ. Chaucard for $780,
900, the purchaser signifying his inten-
ton or keeping IL as long as he should
live, and presenting No 10 the Louvre
at his death.
Etched. painted. woven into tapes
tries, reproduced by various processes.
the picture has become a familiar one
in all countries, and one which speaks
to the masses everywhere of the peo-
pies toll, their rest and their worship.
No matter how poor the copy, the spirit
of the original is there. The ear
catches the distant sound OF the bells
ringing their solemn call to worship:
the evening sky Ia bright with the sun
st glow; labor is relieved OF its curse,
and the slaves OF the soil become the
children OF God. Two peasants. n man
and "a woman, at the sound Of the An
gelus bell from a distant church. have
stopped their work and stand i'm the
field praying with bowed heads IL
would be hard To conceive more sim
pie and pathetic representation Of peas
| ant life in France. and II Is not strange
that 1t touched the hearts OF the com
mon people. Here the peasant is I'm his
grandeur. living by the soil and tho
fruit OF hard. incessant work. Tn the
picture and out OF il his type procIaims
that in spite Of mans oppression I'm
spite OF long hours of work. coarse fare
and the absence OF culture-the toiler
| can be kept from being brutaEized nv
that voice from the sky. heard in the
bells OF the Angelus. which speaks or
peace, OF Cod. and Of the final redemp
tion. lf THE Angelus" has a social
mission " is TO indicate the only wav
out or the thraldOm OF the Centuries
the way God has provided. And n
you think the world is terribly wicked
III you think hard toll fearfully en-
shaving and deadenlng II the senses
go TO beautiful Barblzon. hear the ring
ing OF the Angelus at morning. noon
ana evening. and even though hone has
died in your heart ii will revive ana
| ion. 'P'ii-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15
MARK TWAIN ON THE JEWS.

The Jew is not a. disturber OF the
peace of any country. Even his ene-
mics will concede that. He is not
loafer. he Is not a sot he is not NOISY.
he is not a brawler nor a rioter he IN
not auarrelsome. In the statistics or
crime his presence is conspicuously
rare-in ALI countries. With murder
and other crimes Of violence he has but
little TO do; he Is stranger 10 the
banpnan. In the police courts daily
long roll of assaults and drunk ana
disorderles' his name seldom appears.
That the Jewish home Is a nome In tne
truest sense is a fact which no one VIII
dispute. The family is knitted together
bv the strongest affections; Its MEM
hers show each other due respect; and
reverence for the elders Is an inviolate
lav of the house. The Jew il not
burden on the charities OF the state
nor OF the city. these could cease from
their functions without affecting him.
When ne is we'll enough, he works;
when he is incapecftated. his own peo-
ple take care OF him. And not in a
noor and stingy way, but with a fine
and large benevolence. His race is en-
titled to be called the most benevolent
of all the races Of men. Jewish beg
gar Ia not impossible. perhaps; such a
thing may exist. but there are few men
ifhat can say they have seen that spec
tacIe. The Jew has been staged I'm
many uncomplmentary forms but. SO
far as / know. no dramatist has done
him the injustice to stage him az q
beegar. Whenever "A Jew has any real
need TO beg. his people save him from
the necessity OF doing IL. The charit-
able institutions OF the Jews are sup
ported by Jewish money, and amply.
The Jews make no noise about IL: il is
done quietly; they d. not nag and pes
Tor and harass us for contributions;
they give us peace. and set us an ex-
ample-an example which We have not
found ourselves able TO follow w.-Har-
per's Magazine.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15
PURE WHISKEY ANO TEMPERANCE.

We have tried about everything else.
Why not try this? We have conceded to
our legislators the right and the jurs-
diction. Since we can adopt Mr.. Reeds
proposition TO feed everybody. why not
enter the wedge right here and do the
next best or next best thing-see that
the people not only eat proper meats
and fruits, burt that they drink, IL
drink they VIII, pure liquors?
The question as to whether II would
conserve the public peace as well as the
public safety by decreasing drunken
ness can only be favorably conjectured.
Experience OF such a law only can show.
To begin with, il would increase the
cost of dram. A glass OF pure whis-
key. for example. might be twenty
cents instead OF ten. and (the law for
bidding adulteration) this would prob
ably In itself lessen dram drinking In
England. many years ago. " similar
law was found TO eventuate In COM
pelling that only the highest grades
OF ale should be sold at certain price.
This led TO the Offering OF a second,
and then OF a third grade. and finally
Of what was claimed 10 be a blending
OF all three grades or an entire"
(Which was the origin OF the term
entire that later began % be the name
OF an alehouse-a legend still seen on
English alehouse signs) hut the law
Ne now suggest. by preventing the
blending OF three grades of splrits.
might. while lessening the sales. I'M
erease the excise revenues and per-
hans accomplish whatever may be left
To be accomplished in conserving at
once the health. the peace. and the in
come OF the state.-Appleton's Popu-
lar Science Monthly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

THE first fatal accident from the
possession Of the streets by the auto
mobile is recorded In New York where
one OF the machines ran down and kill
| ed a man who had just alighted from
trolley ear. The accident does not seem
TO be attributed TO the engineer OF the
| horseless carriage AMI it is likely that
unless the heavily rubbered vehicle had
run aci oss the victims head no great
injury would have resulted. But II calls
attention TO a new form OF danger 10
the humble pedestrian who having ac-
quired the art OF lodging the horse, the
bicycle and the trolley car. must now
learn the gait Of the new machine and
the way of the drivers thereof. 1t is
possible that new ordinances Will be in
order 20 control the driving OF the auto
mobile in accordance with the new
problems which IL presents for the con-
sideration OF public safety. on the
whole IT probably requires less skill to
manage an automobile than it does a
good many horses but. for a while at
least there VIII be less skill exhibited
i'm managing them and less skill ina
lodging Ihem than is the case with the
horsa.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15
A SAVING THAT is LOSS.

Isn't IL possible to have too much
economy II we scrimp and pinch every
bit of sweetness out OF our life what a
heavy price we pay FOR economy,
often We may lose a friend or catch
a disastrous cold. or miss train for
some little miserable po,nt OF economy.
People often laborfously save an actual
loss. A woman will press her way 90 a
bargain counter at danger 10 life and
limb and pickpockets. and go away ra-
dinnt with y pair of hfty-nlne-cent
gloves which viii last about three wear
ings. The same woman viii go To an in
dres nlaker anu have her
neW gown ruined in he name ~ con.
oh,y. Economy is wealth." saveth the
Wise saw, but the poor make believe
economy which ovtrreaches Itself de-
feats It's own purpose and leaJs 20
nothing but the direst poverty OF splrit
snd purse. Before rashly decidine on
"A point Of economy 70 n fully worth
while TO sit down and figure out ,,hich
is the more profitable. to leave tho aas
burning or waste matches. Woman's
Home Companion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

HITEY-In this city. on the 9Th inst.
EVELYN Louise. daughter ~ Ernest
anh Florence Huhy, aged months
I'D days.
LEM 1DN--In this cltv. 18th inst. Mary
wife OF James Lennon. aged 40
years.
LOvERING--In this city. on The 18th
inst. Elizabeth wife of the late
James Lowering
MATHEwSON--In this city. the 1ath
inst. Saphonia Mathewsm. aged "a
years.
M'KNIGHT-Tn This citv. IN the 18th
Inst. Mary. wife nf James Nc
knight
MATTHEW'S S-In Lewiston. Me. ian
inst. John 4. Matthews. formerly
cf Providence
NJ McLARENCE-In this city. on IN.
isthsrs Frank. son ~ Wnltam
and Elizabeth NcCiarence la tho
2ad wear of his age
MCCARTHY suddenly in fhls city. ou
the i3th inst.. Daniel McCarfhv
MEES-In this city. oi. hr li1 f~sf
Irhanns wife 81 JOscph ,lsrs. escI
~ years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15
It'd BITS.

IL is expected that an automobile fete
will be held at Pau. France. next Feb
ruary.
The government OF Norway ia about
% proclaim n law prescribing a strictly
Norwegian flag for consulates.
There Is urgent need in the city Of
Mexico for more foundries and ma
chine shops capable OF doing first-cla
work I'm reasonably prompt time.
The French electric wagon Jeantaud
recently made "A trip OF eghty-hve
miles I'm seven and one-quarter hours.
without recharging the battery.
A summer street car has been de-
signed which has windows on the sides
for use in stormy weather, the window
frame being pivoted on the roof sup-
ports.
The famous clock I'm the Palais de
Justice in Paris dates from 1870 and il
the work OF the celebrated De Wick,
whose turret clocks are the earliest ON
reliable record.
II Is proposed 90 import several thou
sand Chinese direct from China to work
on the coffee plantations of Southern
Mexico. The crops are sun ring. owing
TO a lack Of native labor
service Of motor ~ hicles has been
started between ROsas and Figueras.
.n spain, distance of twelve miles.
rne Vehicles are of eight horse power.
ana have seating accommodation nnr
nine passengers
hunens received Tor his paintinr or
sne sfsn1 cling az the bannnetino
mousse. whitehall the sum az 500 600
ne space covered by hfs pairtin- Id
ABOUT 900 yards 50 that he vss I'D
nearly $50 a yard. ""' PAM
fltiy thousand emptv b,t,ies 49,,
i1aked up at old Trafrorl p,rt -, ~.
morning following the frst dav 80 ,he
\ great match hctwecn Inc N,,s,,.,,ta, ~
ani Engl sh crick teame An t,,,
5oOo had held ginger beer. '''
cuba ard Porto Rico used 4, hny ~,
rualiy - 600 600 worth az shoe ~ So,
ish manufacture. and a cinmsy ar5i.is
they were. much better pt,ss y.
American shoes Is selling In ths isl,,,i
now for 80 per cent less
During the international Exposit,,,
soon to be held at Buffalo the Nise,r,
Fails viii be Illuminated By huge eioc-
trio searCshliehts, equipped with rnulti-
colored glasses and arc lights will be
operated IN the Cave OF the Winds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

THE LAWYERS for the defense in
the MoNneux case have just peittonee
the court again for something or other.
Either counsel for the defense or the
district attorney may be counted upon
TO file some paper or petition the court,
or take one step or another every once
In a while just TO keep us reminded
sshat there is Molineux case. No pict-
sented the good dame as wing footed
and tho bandage around her eyes sug-
gests the difficulty she frequently finds
in cropping her way.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

WHAT'S THE matter with our
head the Dewey procession with his fa-
nous band with the Olymp.a's crew
just behind him? Sousa ought to be
in closer accord with his public than Ia
rig a game like that. Sousa's band Ia
one of the best in the country. 1t ia
Immensely popular. But there are 9TH
ers and TO be selected for the head OF
the Dewey parade with the tars OF the
Olympia right behind is an honor chat
should at least be sufficiently appreci-
ated by bandmaster that he would
think twice before trying To take ad-
vantage of the patriotic enthusiasm 10
soak the hosts OF the occasion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

HERE is Prexy Andrews making
himself unpopular again. He has got
on the wrong side of the Dreyfus ques-
tion. OF course. A dispatch from Chica-
go tells how he was interviewed by
paper out there, and of course took n
position against Dreyfus, and ON the
side of French military Justice. This
was TO be expected, being az il was
Prexy, and furthermore it was not TO be
thought for a minute that having views
on the subject contrary TO those held
by everybody else, h should be silent
about them. And yet some people out
in Chicago are indignant about the
matter. Which goes to show that they
haven't really got acquainted with Or.
Andrews yet or are trained to recog-
nize the fine distinction he makes when
he states that he spoke only as an or
binary citizen, and not as Chicago
official. Chicago seems TO be almost az
serious-minded a town as Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

THE BATTLE OF the bantams again
demonstrated the poppycock In the
claim OF the advocates Of pugilism that
NJ illustrates and fosters the manly art
of self-def 'ie. encourages scientific
boxing and all that sort of thing. one
OF the most experienced. most scientific
and experienced boxers i'm the world
went up against tough. hard headed
little scrapper and the boxer went down
before brute force In less than three
minutes. Science stood no more show
than as though II had run up against
fenderless. trolley car. There IL "a good
deal OF scientific boxing exhibited in
the professional lighting ring, but the
emphatic victories are almost exclu-
siyeIy won by sheer brute force. John
l.. Sullivan, probably tha greatest
fighter that ever stepped into the squar-
ed ring. never was credited with sci.
ence and the manly art as ne exnt,ited
II was simply an exhibition OF the su.
periority of the strongest man vt,b
which the whole world had been nj.
ways familiar. a minimum OF sclcnce
and maximum OF strength will. bar.
ring a chance blow, always win aga,ne,
a reverse combination OF athletic can,
.bilities. Kid Mccoy, pretty boxer
went down and out before a rough ana
tumble wrestler few weeks ago ana
there was no delay To the game once
the latter demonstrated that HE
strength was sufficient for the beating
down OF his opponents scientifically
constructed defenscs. Jofrles' cham
pionship was won, after only year or
two In the ring and two or three prac.
tlce fights, simply because ne had the
heaviest guns. The skill and science
OF a superb boxer were not In the scales
against superior force And the com-
ing meeting between Ieffries-and shar-
key viii only be a battle OF tw-physl.
cal nonstrosities with no possible claim
to admiration or emulation. Boxing II
. fine healthy exercise and ts to be en-
couraged whether one has big muscles
or not. But professional pugilism IL the
last thing IN the world 10 give encour-
aec,nent IN the manly and healthy
sport and Il Ia ridiculous and disgrace
xhat x should be tolerated and given a
legal standing in a state Ike New York
under such gulsr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

THE Consolidated railroad is evident
ly right in endeavoring 10 find out IL
something more in the way OF value
than two streaks OF rust and a right
fare I'm the produce district. 1t Is rea-
sonable TO suppose that as some little
difficulty attaches to the securing of
the privilege to lay rails in the high
ways there would be a corresponding
difficulty about ordering their removal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

SS,encc has discovered plant - rull
of lie that NJ one 90 ia leave. be-
broken OF AMI merely pinned TO a
warm wall another pisnf VIII grow
from ". IL W these snme vitarzing
principles which enable Hostetters
stomach Biuers 20 arouse 10 llfe and
duty the overworked stomach. tho
weak blood and sluggish liver. The sur
icrer from dyspepsia or any stomach
trouble needs Ho3tettcr'e stomach Bit
ters. See that a private revenue stamo
covers the neck OF the bottle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

The flag symbolzes our purposes
and our aspirations; II represents what
We believe and what we mean To main
tain. and wherever il floats 1t is the
flag OF the free, the hope OF the opprcss.
&c; and wherever II is assailed, at any
sacrifice it will be carried triumph
ant peace. President Mckinley, Aug.
l3. 1899.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

THERIs- are surface Indications that
Mr.. Robson of the Gadny has a rival
for the position OF star In his alert and
enteiprisng press agent Net even the
News fair contributor, Mildred Irving,
can spin a prettier yarn Of stage trai
and trIbulatlon. The Gsdny seems 10 be
fairly launched on a successful career
if Mr.. Robson and the press agent con-
tlnue to play their respective parts as
acceptably as they have done this
week.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

A NEW invention is barrel that can
be collapsed and folded up in a small
space when not i'm use. 1t is believed
TO be particularly adaptable 20 the uses
OF politicians when prospects are too
easy to please the natural expectancy
OF the ward bosses.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

SECRETARY Baer of the Massachu-
setts Christian Endeavor society re-
fuses 10 bear the white mans burden
Of the nomination for governor on the
prohibition ticket.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

THE only hot weather we have had
this summer was i'm June before people
got out of town for the season And II
is barely possible that another hot
spell is being deferred until they all
get back. Dame Nature is a contrary
girl
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

1T APPEARS that there is q danger
OF racing yachts like human athletes
being trained too fine. And both SHAM
rock and Columbia have shown that
they are pretty near the danger point.
Fancy the sticks Of good speedy
cruising yacht going overheard as did
Shamrocks gaif and two or three Of
the spars Of the cup defender.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15
Present Low Prices.

The textile workers all over the coun-
try are demanding higher wages and
prices must advance.
Our Carpets are made and laid in the
most satisfactory manner by skilled
workmen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-15

TT grows more and more doubtful
that the bird OF peace Will be able 10
weather the Cape OF Good Hope.