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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28

our friends, the woman suffragists,
are not dismayed by one of the strong
est weapon that their opponents use,
namely, the assertion that the great
majority OF women themselves are in
different or actually do not want the
ballot. Alice stone Blackwell. one OF
the champions of the cause. In "a reccm
communication does not hesitate to ac-
cept the issue thus made without any
thought OF lodging it. And IL must be
admitted as a simple historical fact
that about every Improvement of con-
sequence made I'm the condition of
either women or men has been secured
not by general demand but by the
arguments, entreaties and continual
coming" Of "a persistent few. In the
case of woman suffrage. then. It is not
unnatural that the advocates of prog
ress have had TO contend not merely
with the conservatism of men. bur with
the indifference of women. and often
with active opposition from some of
them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28
Metaphysics In the School Room.
@ Editor of the News:--

To the Editor OF the News:-
Sciences appeal to very few-that Is,
the many are not interested beyond the
generaffties obtained by the real stu
dents. Metaphysics, however,is spread
ing among the people. There are many
signs. one of which is that Emerson is
more thoroughly appreciated and the
time hastens when America will he
proud To be the native land of the
Newton of Metaphysics.
At this years session of the Rhode
Island Institute of instruction. (the
state organization of teachers) the
speakers at all the general meetings
expressed i'm some form, practical ap-
pllcation of metaphysical truths i'm
school work. This phase was also car
ried into all the department meetings
| attended.
The speakers dwelling longest upon
the subject were G. Stanley Hall
greatest length, were c.. Stanley Hall
Of Clarke University his subject being
Education of the Heart" and Emer-
son T.. White. of Columbus, Ohio, who
dwet upon Character"
What other subject of scientific ma
ture would have held hundreds Of
teachers? We know that specialists are
apt to be narrow and short sighted. bur
the teachers came TO these lectures.
not trying to escape because their spel
cialty was not under discussion.
a point made was that the divine life
OF the child should be carefully nur-
tured and given chance to grow, also,
that character is expressed by the body
aB the soul life developes on remains
dormant. This and much more was said
that is, practically new thought. This
idea was also made prOmnent--that
the school should not be made simply
a machine for cramming facts into
children's heads. but garden for their
natural growth into a divine life.
IL the teachers take with them into
the schoolroom the teachings of that
institute and carry them out. the spirit
of common school education will be
greatly improved. but probably like
many other things, people would not
have made practical the theories which
they pronounce good and peautiful,and
some generations may pass before
these prophets visions will become
facts. NIR.
Providence. II. l., Jan. %.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28
'TWlxT YOU AND NE.

We read good deal in these days
ot hustle about the need of taking more
rest and we read Of good many diff
fercnt ways OF resting.
Indeed, the rest cure seems To have
no end OF variety. If fellow is tired
he can get as many receipts for resting
from sympathetic friends as he can for
curing cold when he has the cold.
i suppose / haven't had more than
an ordinary amount OF experience at
resting, but from what | have had I
nave formed certain theories which
may on may not be valuable.
Briefly. according TO my view. the
idea OF rest is not necessarily lying
round on even sleeping so much as il
is II change.
This. / believe. is understood in q
general way. as when fellow decides
that n holiday will benefit him.
But perhaps, the holiday doesn't
always do him so much good as would
kind of occupation contrary to his
usual routine.
We have all heard of the tailor who
having sat cross legged at work for
twenty years or so shut UP his shop
one day and went off i'm the woods
where he stretched himself and his
legs. out In the shade and had "A siesta.
He came back with his legs so lame
that he couldn't sit cross legged for
some days without enduring exquisite
pain. The holiday tuckered him all
out.
Il don't really believe that story is
true. My theory Is that the tailor
ought to have been much refreshed.
If | was "a bookkeeper and wanted
a rest III go and NOW hay for Il spell
or join "a sewer gang.
--On the contrary. If | made a prac-
tice of haying and wedding potatoes.
I'll get job at running a typewriter
for "A vacation.
We often hear IL argued that our
friend the workingman who spends his
Sundays galivanting down the river.
drinking shore resort beer and iostling
himself up and down on the flying
horses only tires himself out instead Of
resting.
But my idea Is that perhaps the
new kind of tired he gets is the best
thing i'm the world FOR him because it's
SO different.
Perhaps some folks might get rest
ed 10y turn of intellectual and spirit
ual refreshment i'm church.
Or nap there.
That would depend on the man.
And the minister.
THE CRANK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28

are not Anglo-Saxon certainly have a
right 10 be heard. The Anglo-saxon,
himself L. usually Of fair and catholic
spirit. we should say. lie doesn't seek
TO hog everything. although he may be
put In that light. He is willing 20
share the' credit with the races that
have chipped in And yet title with
too many hyphens IN II would be un-
wicldy and every scneration on 50. In
our own country we would probably be
compelled to add still another hyphen
and another race name TO keep up with
the swelling tide. The Celtic race, with
its Irish and Welsh representation is
certainly entitled to be hitched on TO
the Anglo and the Saxon while the
Gaelic, largely represented in Scotland,
is surely entitled 10 near place. But,
even proceeding no further, this makes
an awkward string. although IL evil
IDENTIFY has the best OF historic justihca-
ton IL the sources OF the honor and
triumph which have come To the Eng
lish-speaking nations are 10 be afford
ed a fair representation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28
TAN OF FALLEN FORTUNES.

Il have been interested" said a man
of fallen fortunes. lin noting the effect
of myself, under my changed conditions
upon other people, and it has been es-
pecialy gratifying to me to observe
that, SO far as ordinary indications go.
| am still counted as OF my old stand
ing i'm life. In other words, apparently,
l do not reflect my changed conditions
in my bearing or manner, but l am still
accepted at the old valuation, at east
by the stranger.
Thus as walk along the street i am
as often as ever saluted with:
"'Cab. sir?
II am bound TO say, though. in the
interests Of exact truth, that hear this
now more often by night than i do by
day, when my garments, which are be-
ginning to show the signs of wear. are
more plainly visible. But | am as
often as ever approached by beggars,
and I'm all my various walks l find no
lack of courtesy. There is one point at
which my fallen fortunes are realized,
and that is at my tailor's, though even
this is made known to me in purely
negative manner by the simple omis-
sion TO send me the ccmi-annual an
nouncement of new goods which the
establishment sends out. In the old
days, when my account was certain to
be paid, and with reasonable prompt
ness after the presentation OF the bill,
! was invited To take any length of
time that / desired 10 pay.
il time were any object To
me. Now / ann simply nor invited To
buy at all. i am no longer "A man of
resources and my custom is no longer
desirable.
II don't know Of any more business
like OF polite way i'm which this intima-
tion could have been conveyed. and |
regard IL a. fully justified. even tnough
il does inevitably convey with IL, bow
ever deliCately. a judgment than j am
out of IL. And SO far as that Is con-
Cerned. il Is undeniable that the mathe-
matical chances are that 7 am. But I
kind o wish they'd kept ON sending me
the circular. I wouldn't have sought 70
buy anything and the circular would
have given me pleasure. It's absence is
the ONLY formal recognition ol-nay- fal--
len fortunes. The sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28
A Wide Awake NexspapeI.

The Providence News simply walked
away from it's two competitors yester-
day i'm its exclusive publication Of the
important fact of the states intention
go sell It's bank shares i'm order to pro-
tect the permanent school fund.
scoops" like this bear witness to a
wide awake policy. The News. tyr0-
graphically, intellectually, and moral
ly.is ono OF the leading papers iu Prov
idencc and stands next Co tho Evening
Bulletin i'm prestige as an advertising
medium. Its clean methods aud honest
policy have given it a strong clientage
in the households OF its territory and II
is rapidly forging TO the front. II does
not depend for its existence upon shod-
dy sensationalism and exaggerated and
Ciscredted statistics. but stands on its
Intrinsic merlts.-Pawtucket Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28
nEXICAN MURDERER's FATE.

Speaking OF primitive law among the
Mexican Indians brings To mind Gu
rious case that was told me some
years ago i'm the state Of Oaxaca by an
old Zapoteca chief who had become "a
convert 20 Christianity He said that a
long while ago an American botanist
was travelling through the mountains
of Oaxaca studying the rare and beau
tiful iiora OF that region. He had with
him n mozo from another part OF the
country.
He carried several gold pieces sewed
in the lining Of his jacket. The mozo
became aware OF that fact. and one
day when the botanist got down on his
knees 10 drink at a little spring the
mozo cut his head off with machete.
took the gold pieces and fed TO the
higher sierras.
Not long after, the body was found
by some ZaDoteca Indians. who had
seen the botanist In former days study
ing the flowers and plants near their
village. They knew that he was harm
less and good man. because he loved
the flowers. All Mexican Indians love
flowers. So they took the body to the
chief and told him what they had seen
and found. The old chief was very in
dlgnant. What" he said. "Shall the
kind stranger with the white face. who
loved flowers and sought not our goods
nor insulted our women, come TO such
a dogs death among us and not be
avenged?'
He then dispatched four swift In
dian runners i'm different directions.
with orders not To return without the
murderer. After weeks time they re-
turned bearing the malefactor bound.
\ council of Did men was called; the
case was examined. The guilt OF the
mozo was proved. as he still had with
him the strange pieces OF gold.
Then the old chief gave the SEN
tence. IL was speedily performed. They
led the trembling murderer 10 the CEN
tire of the little plaza. There four green
stakes were driven I'm the ground. The
murderer was stripped naked and
stretched by the wrists and feet in the
air among the four stakes, TO which he
was lashed. Then the Indians made Il
great heap OF unslaked lime under the
wretched mans body, and when the
heap touched his breast and sides they
poured water over ii until the scaldng
steam of the burning lime had cooked
all the flesh from the bones. Then they
took the bones and threw them into
hole on the mountain side.
And so was the stain of the murdered
mans blood covered and vengeance
was wrought by the Indians i'm behalf
of the white stranger who was good
and loved flowers. Two Republics
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28

In Eastern countries, where women
are shut up in zananas and forbidden
To walk the streets unveiled. the women
themselves are among the strongest up
holders of these traditional restrictions.
which they have been taught TO think
add 90 their dignity. The Chinese lady
is as proud of her small feet as any
American remonstrant IL of her politi-
cal disabilities. Pundita Ramabia tells
us that the idea of education for girls
IL so unpopular with the majority OF
Hindoo women that when n progressive
Hindoo proposes 10 educate his little
daughter IL is not uncommon for the
women of his family TO threaten TO
drown themselves. An this merely
shows that human nature is conserva-
tive. and that IL Is fully as conservative
I'm women as i'm men. Thomas Hughes
says. in School Days at Rugby: go II
~, ana must DC always. my dear boys
II the Angel Gabriel were 90 come down
from Heaven and head successful rise
against the most abominablc ana un-
righteous vested interest which this
poor world groans under. ne would
most certainly lose his character for
many years probably for centuries not
only with the upholders OF the said
vested interest but with the respecta
bic mass Of the people whom he had
delivered"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28


That is a gruesome story that comes
from Vienna, where many gruesome
stories do come from. by the way, re-
lating how the medical scientists sys-
tematically experiment upon patients i'm
the big free hospital--selecting espe-
cinlly new born children and persons
who are dying, trying poisonous germs
upon them and such business. 1t is
diillcult To believe it, although II is not
much more horrible than a good many
stories we get OF experiments upon
dumb animals by the vivisectionists.
Indeed. it is easy to imagine that a
thoroughly convinced vivisectionist
might have small reluctance about ex-
perimenting upon "a helpless human be-
ing in the interests of science"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28

It is related that when a man in
Saco. Me, first employed saleswoman
the men boycotted his store, and the
women demonstrated with him on the
sin OF which he was guilty i'm placing
young woman in position of such
publicity. When Lucy Stone tried to
secure for married women the right 10
their own property. women asked with
scorn. do you think ! would give my
self where | would not give my prop
erty?" When Elizabeth Blackwell be-
gan to study medicine. the women at
her boarding house refused to speak TO
her, and women passing her on the
streets would hold their skirts aside so
as not 10 touch her. 1t Is n matter OF
history with what ridicule and opposi-
tion Mary Lyons first efforts for the
education of women were received, not
only by the mass of men, but by the
mass or women as wcll. In England
when the oxford examinations were
thrown open TO women, the Dean Of
Chichester preached sermon against
it, in which he said: by the sex at
large. certainly, the new curriculum is
not asked for. 1 have ascertained. by
extended inquiry among gentlewomen.
that, with true feminine Instinct, they
either entirely distrust or else look with
downright disfavor on so wild an in
novation and interference with the best
traditions of their sex"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28

What is the Anglo-Saxon race? The
proud boast OF Anglo-Saxon supremacy
over the Latin and any and all other
races in a test of arms or commerce
raises the question and offers an invit-
ing topic for controversy. being espe-
cially disputed where thore is hostility
10 the fun credit being given for any
thing to the great British empire Such
of us az like To feel that we are OF
Anglo-Saxon blood like also 20 believe
that therein is TO be found the ex-
planation OF historic triumph and fu-
ture victory. We would not limit the
sentiment geographically. and, yet, as
has been recently pointed out by stu
dents of the subject, the geographical
limits appear to- be rather more well
defined than the race limit For Eng
land is. il anything. less Anglo-Saxon
than America is American Indeed. we
of the United States OF America may
perhaps claim better right to the
racial title American" than our Eng
lish cousins or ourselves can to the
title "Anglo-Saxon"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28

If IL is true that that part of our
population which is foreign born or
native born of foreign parentage is i'm
creasing more rapidly on our soil than
those Of us who can show two centuries
Of ancestry from American soil. what
the American OF the future may be like
can only be surmised. But even at
present It appears that our title to the
race name "Anglo-Saxon' is obscure
and, what's more. that of the United
Kingdom is also. For not only is there
Norman and Danish blood in the early
British ancestry. but England's forty
millions contain as an active ingre-
dent of the race four million Scotch
men, five million Irishmen and some
thing over a million Welshmen that are
practically without "a trace OF either
English or Saxon blood in their veins.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28
MINIATURE BUTTONS.

Miniature buttons are the latest evo-
luton of the game. Who's got the
button2' These miniature buttons are
like the political buttons which have
been made familiar with the heads of
political. naval and military celebrities.
sold on the streets for n song. and the
delight Of the small boy with innumer-
able collections. The swell girl has
found i'm them possibilities for per-
petuating hcr sweet face. and now IL Is
quite the fad To have these buttons
with the pictures of your friends on
them
Small aS they are groups can he pho
tographcd, ana trio or nuffy heads
makes unique button. Tho buttons
are fastened as brooch. or IN two or
three are used coqucttishly fastened
I'm the frills of lace \ unique picture is
made by pinning the button to an oval
mat OF water color paper and framing
with the oval golden frames so much I'm
vogue. OR. " one Is Indifferent To- the
price OF n fad. "a narrow frame Of gold
and gems makes the button valuable.
The effect Of the button is rather
pretty and certainly unique which is
more necessary. n one wishes % be
Initiated. the most pleasant form of
rattery. There have been worse cvi-
dences uf bad taste than this button
but perhaps none more fieeting.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28
If1FANT SCALES.

Babies have been weighed from time
immemoral. but II Is only within a few
years that scales nsVc been made cs-
pecially for that purpose. The old
fashioned. mc-hOnOred way of weigh
ing the baby was TO lie IL up in a towel
and then hook the hook OF "a spring
balance into the knot; and this way Is
still common. Whatever other house
hold scales might be i'm use in a house
haye also been used for this purpose.
as they are. but there are now made
special infant scales and used for that
purpose alone.
Infant scales are maze i'm several
styles. They all have one feature I'm
common. however, basket in which
To put the baby i'm place q. a pan. An
infant scale of a design new this year
IL finished in white enamel. The weight
plate, upon which the weights are
placed in the weighing. is of iron pol
ishcd until IT looks like n steel mirror.
At the other end of the balance. where
the pan would ordinarily be. is the
basket. oblong I'm shape. ana fashioned
with view to the convenient and COM
Portable holding of the child. The
basket also is enamelled. The base H.
Of the scale projects In front To afford
n place FOR the weights. which are of
polished iron. The larger weights are
provided with handles. There are no
very small weights. the fractional
weights are taken by means OF slid
ing weight on a beam attached to the
front Of the scale Such scale as this
sells AT S25.Infant scales may be bought
however. at S. and SS.
The scales are used not only To find
out the weight ~ the infant when " IL
born. but 20 weigh IL from time 60 time
maybe once week. 20 note it's growth
Infant scales are made TO weigh up to
- or ~ pounds.
American scales are sold the world
over in every civilized land. there is
perhaps no larger foreign consumer
than Russia. which buys American
acales OF every kind. from the iargest
81 railroad scales % tho smallest Of iit-
tle scales. W is interesting TO note that
Russia buys considerable numbers or
infant sCoies.-Thc Sun
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28

"rhe,Manhattan cocktail is n delight
iul appetizer when properly prepared, .
SAID local connoisseur i'm the art OF
living. but ID ~ easily ruined by un-
skillful hands. 1t ~ the invention by
the way. OF a native of New Orleans,
and the story of It's origin ~ rather Gu
iious. Years ago Col. Joe Walker was
ln New York and went on a little
Yachting trip with party Of friends.
10y some oversight the liquid refresh
ments i'm the icebox were confined 10
Italian vermouth and plain whiskey,
ana N occurred to- the Colonel that a
palatable drink might be made by mix
ing the two. The result VAS so good
that he experimental a little on his re-
turn To New Orleans, and soon per-
fected the Manhattan cocktail as IL is
Known today. II was chlistened In
honor or his friends on Manhattan ISL
and, and the fame or the decoction soon
spread all over the country. The true
Manhattan cocktail is always made
with Italian vermouth. but at half the
places where they undertake to serve
II French Vermouth is substituted, and
the fine flavor is altogether destroyed
French Vermouth is a sort of wine.
while Italian vermouth is a cordial pure
and simple. They are as different as
from the French brand is no more ~
Manhattan than il is a Spanish ONE
letto. New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28
WHAT OOTNE CHILDREN DRINK

Don't give them tea or coffee. Have yon
tried the new food drink called GRAISO?
II IL delicious and nouriShing and takes the
place of coffee. The more GRANT YOU give
the children the more health you distribute
through their systems. Grain-o IL made OF
pure grains, and when properly prepared
tastes Ike the choice grades Of coffee. but
costs about = as much All grccers sell 1t
lJc. and 23c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28

In the light OF history it would he
vain TO deny that the strong races still
unmixed with the Britisher or the
American have contributed in n very
marked degree 10 the strength of both.
Individual instances by the hundreds
may be cited by authorities 20 demon
strate me point. Accordingly the pro-
test against a seeming discrimination
against these contributory clements OF
strength by attributing all the glory TO
the Anglo-saxon race seems 10 be well
made. At the same tinse, names do not
always express all they should fairly
comprehend. To the Irishman. the
Weishman, the scotchman, the Norman
Of England and 10 them as well as 10
the Dutch descendants oc our own
country, the free use Of the term Anglo
Saxon may well seem an unwarranted
distinction. And. likely. AT later
time, our Italian Russian Hungarian
Chinese and, perhaps, Filipino Ameri-
cans may be moved 70 formal objec-
tlon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28

Yet a name. however inaccurate or IN.
complete. Is a hard thing 20 down once
Il gets a firm foothold. Especially 81
there seems 10 be no available sub
stitute. In titles as in politics the
minority often fails to secure a repre-
sentafion proportionate 70 It's influence
and respectabIlity The title Anglo
saxon Is surely not term 10 quarrel
with except for the reason that IL
doesn't cover ground enough Other
races that have contributed to It's re-
nopn are left out Of the reckoning In
the title and may wei fear Tor their
fair share Of the records Of its history.
The situation f. perplexing. indeed.
Perhaps some day something may d.
done 20 set n right The fellows VIII
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-28

When Reuben John smith 6f Ames-
bury. Mass. made "a dying request that
his body be not placed in cofin. but
set in a chair In an imposing sarco-
phagus that he had already had built.
folks thought he was n notional chap.
Now they think he was more so. For
after all thar was mortal ot Mr. Smith
was established comfortably in the
burial chair ond borne Ia q covered