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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

appreciated. published by Lee &
Shepard. Price $1oo)
ALMOST AS GOOD AS A Boy, by
Amanda NJ. Douglas
This new Juvenile by Miss Douglas is
one OF the most attractive and charming
books of the season, especially so az IL
fills a place where IL is hardest to get
good books, namely, for girls nfteen
years old and upward Miss Douglas tells
the responsibility falling upon a young
girl in whose case IL might AT nrst nave
seemed thaUshe would better have been
a boy in order to give the necessary as
sistance to her family how the girl leaves
home to go TO distant city and work
for an uncle-how she oYercomes his an
tipathy to girls, smoothes down his crab
bed nature, attends TO his business and
nurses him I'm his sickness. Is charming
ly told Her success is at least equal 10
what might be reasonably expected OF
boy under similar circumstances. Pub-
lished by Lee & Shepard. Price N.2o)
RANDY'S SUMMER, by Amy Brooks
Miss Amy Brooks has illustrated books
for others. and now gives ten specimens
OF her very best work to beautify her
own book, which is good enough 10 de-
serve IL. Randy" the heroine. is pref
ty country girl OF fourteen, and 'Prue,'
her notwithstanding sister. who occupies
almost as prominent place in the story
as Randy herself, Is much younger. The
story of their summer is one of plain.
wholesome life. with sufficient incident
TO sustain the interest, and drollery
enough to amuse. A young lady from the
city Is a prominent character and by her
skilful efforts. brings better enjoyments
to the community than they have ever
known. published by Lee & Shepard.
Price N.o0)
RIVAL BOY SPORTSMAN, by w. Cor
don Parker
Mr.. Parker's previous books, "Six
Young Hunters and Grant Burton" at
tracted attention from their spirited
treatment of outdoor life, wholesome
tone, and fine illustrations. In this story
Grant Burton, hero OF the previous vol
ume, returns to school vastly improved
by his experiences. Through his leader
ship another club of enthusiastic young
sportsmen Is formed, not hostile TO the
first, but I'm friendly rivalry, i'm pursuance
OF which they engage i'm "A series OF con-
tests. including a hunting match, a fish,
ing match. boat race, etc. An excellent
idea of amateur sports is given I'm a way
that could be done only by one thorough
ly conversant with them. There are sixty
two pen-and-ink drawings. published
by Lee e. Shepard. Price S.25)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

r-p TO date Aguinaldo has not forward
ed his condolences 10 Candidate Bryan.
but the boys In blue and khaki have sent
their congratulations to the patriotic
president who refused TO haul down the
flag IN the territory their valor has won.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

Let no mistake be made about thu 70.
suits OF Tuesdays election. IL was no,
The Democratic party that was given a
death blow, but the false leaders VINO
dehauched and deceived the honest Dem.
ocracy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

4 Is said, in Paris and London this win
ter, but one should say that 1t would
take woman who cared decidedly more
for fashion than her own good looks.
and possessed goodly quantity OF what
the small boy calls nerve" to walk
down Chestnut street in one OF these
new crownless hats.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

When the General Assembly resumes
its labors one of It's first acts should be
TO amend the caucus law. so that hereaf-
ter unscrupulous heelers cannot indulge in
such fragrant triokery as they did during
the campaign I'm this city that closed on
Tuesday.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

According TO Dick Croker II was N. ,s
to issue that killed Bryan port,csu,.
remark which indicates that the Tam
many boss f. a good deal wiser after
than before an election.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

Inasmuch as Barney Conaty was the
spokesman Of the Granger serenadcrs
wednesday morning. 81 Is presumed he
will have place In the Granger cabinet
after January :. 1901, AZ a reward Of his
political labors.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

The iaborer being worthy Of his hire, it
IS suggested that Msyor-eleot Granger
might httinsly' reauite the hon. tombiek-
nell for his arduous services in writing
malicious and mendscious campaign cir
culars by appointing him clerk.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

cations from tombIckneu. AS they are
constructed on the well known tombick-
nell lines the public will readily under.
stand why they do not appear in this Is.
sue and will not appear In any other.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

II Is now In order for Sir Charles TIM.
per snd ex-Candidaie Bryan to EXCHANGE
condolences over the graves OF their
wrecked political ambitions
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

In passing. u may be well 90 remind
eur fellow citizens that the voice and
vote Of the nation AZ large is in favor
or ieo-cent dollar, though a mistaken
electorate in this town has seen ft To-
choose a hfty-cent dollar executive.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

although we have no authentic repor,s
~ hand we presume that the Hon. G.o
fr'd williams T. still on the track 20
mead OF that coming empire.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08
New Books for Young People.
%s Gossio.

THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL, by Katha-
rine Pyle
A beautiful story Is mere, beautifully
printed illustrated and bound. telling of
the journey OF little girl TO the land
OF Kris Kringle. where all the toys are
alive and closing with the arrival of
real ''live toy" I'm the shape OF a Christ
mas angela little baby brother. IL Is
written for children from six 60 twelve
but will delight children OF larger
growth as well. The little girl has many
curious and remarkable adventures I'm
the Wonder Country" Her gingerbread
girl becomes alive, Moan Is a cheerful
companion, the toy roosters crow, and
the wooden dolls and jscks-in-the-b box
play their pranks. IL Is all dream OF
course. but the baby brother is real
enough and his arrivaf closes the story
happily and satisfactorily TO the nttle
girl Uittle, Brown & Co, publishers
Price si25.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

There was just 30 i-s per cent. Of ,ru,,
IN me prediction OF the snti.imperiaIists
that President Mckinley would rece,,,
only one hundred electoral votes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

one OF the benefcient results OF .Ae
election will be the stiling of the voice
Of that vociferous political mountebank.
Congressman Lentz OF Ohio.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

Massachusetts has the distinction OF
furnishing the only Democrats from New
England who VIII sit I'm the next con-
gress.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

AS spellbinder for the other fellow
the Hon Carl Schurz has proven him
self "megatherian success
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08
IN THE DAYS OF ALFRED THI
GREAT. by Eva March Tappan

IN THE DAYS OF ALFRED THE
GREAT, by Eva March Tappan.
Pm. d.
The name OF Alfred the Great, always
one To conjure with, will be more before
the public than ever on account of the
approaching one thousandth anniversary
and scholarly lady of marked literary
power has here presented the life OF AL
fred the Great so simply written as to
be readily understood 10y boys and girls
and yet SO historically accurate as TO
be very valuable on that account. The
old familiar stories of Alfred are all
here, together with very much new mate
rial. translated from original sources by
the author An Is written IN perfect
English, and effectively aided by the
spirited Illustrations of Mr.. Kennedy
This book IN "A classic ror the young and
will be- OF especial interest To us here
In Rhode Island. aS Miss Tappan was
educated in the public schools of Provi-
dence. being v graduate OF Point street
grammar school published by Lee AZ
Shepard Price A0o)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

next four years will devote himself 70
the task of telling how IL happened.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

Chairman Jones has gone out ~ the
raWbow chasing induGg, aad ior the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08
rwo LiTrLE STREET SINGERS. b,

Nora A. NJ. Roe
The little singers arc Rita" and
jimmy" Who pass for the children Of
Tonic" with whom tney travel ana for
whom they earn many pennies by sing
ing aud dancing with their tambourines
Ritas beauty ana Jimmy's manliness win
"A home for the little gri with a country
spinster sud her aged mother Hut trOu-
bles come thick aud fast 10 Rits's friends
in the country and brave Jimmy I'm the
city. All these tangled threads. together
with the mystery of the childrcns lives
are most happily Strengthened out. aud
the genuine pathos that has been aroused
makes Ihe Anal happiness all tbs mere
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08
SEWING MACHINE BARGAINS.

IS. $40. tl5. balance OF week. Is more
shopworn White. Singer Domestic and
Household Machines. Don't miss this.
Dror postal N YOU can't call. WHEELER
a WILSON BRANCH. Us North Main
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

New York boasts OF being the En-
pire state OF the Union. yet only two
OF her citizens were ever elected TO
tho presidency. and they were Demo-
Gratis at that-Martin Van Buren, and
Grover Cleveland. But. great Scott.
what a state it r. for vice presl-
dents!"-Syraclise Post Standard.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-08

"As the thirty-one members are un-
derstood to have about thirty-one diff
ferent ideas about the right principles
OF government. the immediate organ
ization of the Cuban Republic is not
anticipated. d."-Philadelphia Times.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

sure that this week, this month, this
year, this life, will not be day dream;
things will occur and recur that are
not Just to our desire or liking. Few
of our dreams will ever be realized
Nothing will happen precisely as we
would have it, and have dreamed that
1t would; even what comes nearest to
our wish will have annoyances con-
nected with it which never entered our
vision OF it; the happiest experiences
will Just come short of satisfying our
expectations. Circumstances will not
be ideal, and we would better not
anticipate that they will be, and not
be disappointed that they are not.
Philosophy and common sense unite
in urging us to be prepared for what
is probable, and not to allow our tenn
pers to be upset by the inevitable vex-
atoms of routine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13
Labor Notes.

The eight-hour law in Kansas is be-
ing fought by manufacturers, who are
opposed to its introduction. 1t is now
before the supreme court.
Japan last year had fifty-eight rail-
way companies, with a combined capt.
tai of $11S,909,95O and mileage Of
1887 miles. They carried 99,061,SS9
passengers, and 9,916,126 tons of
freight. The aggregate profits were
Sc, 939, SIS.
The Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners now has 43S local unions, with
nearly $4,000 members. The eight
hour day Is firmly established in los
cities and towns. and nine hours pre-
vail in AT cities. The brotherhood
gained $4,000 members in 1899 and
1000 Jan. l.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13
Another Bellamy Colony.

socialist grocer at Nashua, N. H.,
Mr.. George II. Webster, Is at the head
of a proposition to establish a Bellamy
college in New Zealand, says a writer
in Pennsylvania Grit. Shares of stock
are to be not more than $500, possibly
only 5000, and each charter member
will own one share and no more. When
the colony is once on its feet there Will
be some plan to admit able-bodied
men who have no cash capital, but In
the start every one will have to pay
money in order to buy the land and
build the houses necessary for the
community. Later money will not en-
ter into the scheme of conducting the
community's business. Checks VIII De
paid for labor, aud the price OF COM
modities sold to members will be reck-
oned in hours. A score of men already
are pledged to become charter men,
bers, and Mr.. Webster believes that
they will be ready to begin practical
operations before the summer Is over.
| have never lived in Bellamy or any
other colony where cooperation and
philanthropy are supposed to go hand
finland. but l would advise no one to
take stock in such ventures. Nearly
all have come to financial grief, every
one to acute disappointment. The
theory of the colony, Bellamy or any
other, is that you can eliminate the
"cussed" part of mans nature. You
can't. A pat illustration: There's a
cooperative colony near Seattle,
Wash, that is at date prospecting. 1t
has some agents ION the road" tell
ing people of the advantages it Of
fers. One of these agents spent much
time last year in the town where
reside. He said he thought he'd stay
c,a the road for the colony as long as
he could, but wouldn't go back to live
there, because he didn't want to work
hard. He was willing to make ad-
dresses, talk colony" in stores, ETC.,
as long as he got salary or salts
factory commissions, but he wasn't 60
ing to work there if he knew it. Yet
he was a member, and had subscribed
to a declaration that he did want to
cast his lot for life with the colony.
Experience shows that men like this
are bound to get into any enterprise
that bases it's success on cooperation
and philanthropy, and they are bound,
in time, to smash it, whether they in
tend to or not.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

That part of the Congressional Rec
ord Index which gives the history of
all the bills and Joint resolutions pre-
sented becomes, upon the adjournment
of congress, interesting as a basis OF
review. The references given in this
history show the successive stages OF
legislation. For example, here is the
history of Senate bill No. 26S: To
amend the Revised Statutes OF the
United States relating to the northern
district of New York. Introduced by
Mr.. Platt of New York and referred to
Committee on Judiciary. Reported
back with amendments. Amended and
passed senate. Referred to House com
mittee on Judiciary. Reported back
with amendments. Consideration OBJ
jected to in House. Debated and
passed House. Senate disagrees to
House amendments. House insists on
its amendments. Conference appoint
ed. Conference report made and agreed
to. Examined and signed. Approved
by president.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13
The StOue-MasOn.


The masons hand is rough and
SCARED,
The mason's back is stopped ano
bowed
His brow. close bent above the stone
With lines Of strenuous toll is ploWed.
Small ease his honest years have
known,
For Labor claims his as her own.
With skillful hands he carves and
chips;
His chisel on the hard stone rings.
The gray dust flies about his head,
And ever at his work he sings
A simple Groom of boyhood's day,
Timing his chisel to the lay.
And in reverence l pause
Where he sits careless on the stone;
/ hail him one of Labor's kings,
The humble seat his rightful throne;
For yesterday beneath his blow,
Wondering, saw an angel grow.
Youths Companion.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

There is a strong sentiment in Chi
cago to use the ballot to compel the
nomination for a states Tor district)
attorney who will give assurances that
when elected he will act swiftly in
bringing lawbreaking employers to
trial, as we'll as working people &C.
cused of crimes committed while
strikes, ETC., were in progress. That
some employers and dealers have a
guilty conscience is inferred from the
circumstance that the sellers of plumb
ers' supplies-whose actions called out
adverse criticism from the last grand
Jury, coupled with the statement that
only lack of time to secure formal
evidence prevented this criticism from
taking the form of bills Of indictment
are now very anxious to bring about
a settlement of the labor disputes be-
fore the grand jury for June takes up
the matter, as preceding jury recon-
mended it should.
If the masses of Chicago can force
the election of a states attorney who
will make no distinction. between poor
and rich charged with crime, they will
do thing out of the ordinary. But
it's worth trying. At any rate 1T seems
that some people there have taken
alarm at the very suggestion OF the
matter, and want to be good" And
finally, late. reports indicate that thxe
are bright prospects of speedy set
tlement of the strikes, as both sides
have become convinced that they had
undertaken things quite impossible of
accomplishment.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

In New South Wales new use for
the monograph has been found. A can
didate who found it impossible to visit
all parts of the sparsely settled region
he wished to represent in the legisla-
ture dictated his speech into an instru-
ment and sent number of copies
about for his constituents to hear, a
large picture of himself helping the
voters to know whom they were voting
for.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

The reunion Of the North and South
will be commemorated in a novel way
by the state of New Hampshire,
through the presentation of appropri-
ately inscribed bronze tablets to the
two most recent additions to the navy
the battleships Alabama and Kear-
sarge. A commission appointed to
recommend suitable gift from New
Hampshire to the Kearsarge reported
in favor of tablet and added the sug-
gestion that, as the old Kearsarge once
fought and sunk the old Alabama. it
would be a pleasing pledge to the
reunion if a replica of the tablet for
the new Kearsarge were placed on the
new Alabama.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

Citizens of Escanaba, Mich, are now
all agog over the doings Of a Chicago
man who fought huge bear the other
day, repulsed the onslaughts of the an
imal, outwrestled the creature in the
clinches and drove it off defeated.
This feat may have seemed remark
able for Escanaba, but no Chicagoan
who has battled for a place upon the
cable cars of that city for the last few
years would think it even more than
ordinary.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

According to a report of Maj.-Gen.
Otis to the war department from Feb.
10 to April 20 of this year, there were
received at the port of Manila 100000
bales Of Manila hemp. Additional
quantities of that fiber were coming in
at the latter date as rapidly as coast
ing vessels could be secured to trans
port the same. The receipts this year
promise to be as large as those of any
preceding year. The report character
ICES the statement that the insurgent
authorities threaten to kill any of the
natives found cleaning hemp as being
circulated for the purpose of keeping
I'D the prevailing high prices.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

Vienna's Academy of Sciences has
decided to collect Photographic rec
ords and store them in one of the Vi
emma libraries. The collection Will
include. first, specimens of every Euro
mean language and dialect, to which
will be added later on non-European
languages; second, the finest contem-
porary musical performances, WIN
the national airs and tunes OF all races.
and third. speeches or phrases uttered
hv celebrated men. The academy Is
irving to find some more durable ma
tsrial than is now employed to take
the impression of the sounds.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13
Meeting the Inevitable.

II there is one thing more than an
other that will help to make the in
dividual life happier and more success
full, it is to settle down to the deter
mination to take what comes cheer
fully, as matter of course; to re-
solve to bear the necessary ills and
vicissitudes of life patiently, philoso-
phically. We may as well make up
our minds to expect certain things;
and If we do so at once we will save
ourselves much trouble. We may be
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

Russia is considering new mode
for leasing the oil lands owned by the
crown in the district of Baku, in order
to reduce the price Of coal oil, which
within the last few years has been
raised exorbitantly. 1t is proposed that
after 1900 the lessees shall pay to the
government 40 per cent of the oil pro-
duced Gin natura," so that the govern
ment can become competitor in the
sale of the article. Heretofore the
lessees paid a certain tax in cash.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

The largest sturgeon was caught re-
Gently in the North Sea. 1t weighed
525 pounds, but the delight of the fish
ermen was tempered by the fact that
it did $3.50 worth of damage to the nets
before it was killed.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13
FROM Mr.. C0NGER.

An Important Report From Our Minis
ter In China.
The last China mail to reach the
state department brought the report of
Minister Conger, perhaps the last that
will ever come to hand. 1t bears date
of Pekin, May 2l. Mr.. Conger makes
it very clear that at least one, and
probably all, of the European nations
having interests in Northern China
were acquainted with the dangers Of
the situation at least two or three
weeks before the actual outbreak at
Pekin,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

Recent floods in upper, central, and
southern Italy, which threatened the
lines of railway, have brought to the
attention Of the government the neces-
sity Of replanting forests on the hill
sides.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

From the way some people act, one
would think 1t wouldn't be safe for
them to go to sleep for fear they
would attempt to turn over and would
roll OF the earth
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13
Illinois Tornado Damage.

The tornado at Effingham, ILL.,, did
much damage to the Illinois College
of Photography property, worth
SIS, 900.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

The Methodists have 142 mission
aries in China, the Presbyterians 200,
and the American Board Of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions ITO.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13
Fifteen Million May Die.

DR.. Klopsch says that 10000 peo-
pie in India will die of starvation be-
cause of the famine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

Good intentions may receive some
notice, but only accomplishment gains
applause.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13

In China. twelve miles from Lion
Chek, there is mountain of alum
which yields 100 tons yearly.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13
Kansas, Big Wheat Crop.

1t is estimated that it will require
100, 900 cars to move Kansas big wheat
crop.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1900-07-13
NOBLE |. PRENTlSS DEAD.
The Widely Known Newspaper Man

Passes Away in Illinois.
Noble L. Prentiss of Kansas City,
for nine years an editorial writer on
the Kansas City Star, and widely
known as one of the ablest newspaper
writer's in the West, died of paralysis
at the home of his daughter in La
Harpe, Illinois, July 5.