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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09

IL has been the winning card with
those who style themselves educators
to hurl derisive epithets at any man
who questioned their methods. His
idea is TO keep knowledge away from
our children" or would you deprive
the poor, OF the use OF schools" He
Is one OF those whose ignorance illus
trates the need OF better methods" Pet
epithets are not necessarily fatal. and
torrents Of abuse are quickly absorbed
by an atmosphere OF reason. The read
ers OF the News are requested TO ex-
anime i'm today's issue table OF figures
concerning the city expenditures for 20
years, with special reference to the cost
OF child's education. compared With
what child's education cost in 1880.
1t is $1,000 against $4,000. The teach
ers are everlastingly complaining of
the excess OF work. and the shortness
OF salary. In 1850 the average salary OF
teachers was $676,OOO i'm 1898 the aver
age had risen TO s720.000; in 1879 the
average number OF pupils TO each
teacher was AZ; in 1898 VI had shrunk
TO 33. and so the tale Is told. The next
phase OF the question will be, what good
has resulted from this tremendous adj
vance in the cost OF educating a child;
does he knew any more than his father.
or his mother knew? While 1t cost $40
in the boys case. II cost less than $40
I'm his fathers or mothers case. Neither
ridicule nor derision, nor epithets OF
any kind. will be permitted to over
throw these arguments, nothing but alb
solute proof of incorrectness shall avail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09

Gov. Roosevelt has an article i'm the
June Century which is well deserving OF
being read and carefully considered. II
Is entitled Latitude and Longitude
Among Reformers." Here is "a para
graph: ''As soon as politician gets to
the point OF thinking that In order TO
be practical he has got to be base. he
has become a noxious member Of the
body polite. That species of practical
bility eats into the moral sense Of the
people like cancer. and he who prac-
tees II can no more be excused than an
eaitor who debauches public decency In
order 10 sch his paper. We
need cleap~healthy newspapers. with
clean. healthy criticism. which shall be
fearless and truthful. Above
all. the polifacai reforner must not per
mix himself 20 be driven from his du-
~ OF supporting what is right by any
Irritation az the men who. while nomI-
nally supporting the same objects. and
even ridiculing him as backslider. or
an opportunist. yet by their ievity or
fanaticirm. dc damage 10 the cause
which he really serves. Disregard them.
Tor they are, according 20 their ability.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09

In heavy black lines the Brooklyn
Times announces "Diphtheria RACES in
East New York. Schools may have to
be Closed" But on reading what fol-
the principal of the school, who ap-
peared to be in ignorance of any num-
ber of cases OF diphtheria in the neigh
borhood." Now such lying headlines
ought TO be punished by a statute.
They are used TO scare, or to fool people.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09
CITY TAX ASSESSORS NOTICE.

Whereas, The City Council Of the city
OF Providence, ty an ordinance approved
on the 18th day OF MAY. 1900, has ordered
tax on the inhabitants and ratable prop
erty I'm said city. of one dollar and sixty
cents on each one hundred dollars OF the
value thereof, TO be assessed and appor-
toned on the second day of July. a. ID.
1900.
Now. therefore, notice Is hereby given
that I'm accordance with said ordinance
and In conformity with the law I'm rela-
ton to the assessment OF taxes every per-
son and body corporate. liable to taxa
tion Is required To bring In to the Asses
sors n l. ne and exact account of All his
ratable estate, describing and specifying
the value OF every parcei OF ms reai ana
For the purpose OF receiving such ac-
counts the Board of Assessors will -
session In their office In the city Hall, In
day of June, 1900. inclusive. sundays ex-
cepted from . clock, A NJ. until.
o'clock r. NJ, except Saturdays. when
they will be in session from o'clock A.
General LAWS of Rhode Island. Chapter
rs, Section 4:
Every person bringing in any such ac-
count shall make oath before some one
exhibited contains, TO the best OF his
knowledge and belief. a true and full ac-
count and valuation OF all his ratable es-
tate; and whoever neglects or refuses to
have no remedy therefor
The Board OF Assessors will meet for
the purpose Of assessing said tax, on
MoNpaf ana All 'r rss % estate % wll Al be tased 70
the persons or bodies corporate I'm whose
name Il stands by record at that time.
ELISHA III RHODES.
HMHTHHR HMxnfnR u. u BtR!IHsE, stHM!lHGE1S'
Providence, May 7i. 1900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09
CRY OF PROVIDENCE.
SEWER ASSESSMENTS.

The uwners ~ Estates assessed for-the
cons truction oi sewers in the streets here.
matter named are hereby notified that
the assessments FOR said construction
were. on the sth day of June. 1870. lodged
at the office Of the city Treasurer
Angel street. Parneil street. Manton
avenue, Mulberry street State street.
Holden street. Morris avenue. Oiney
street, ElmgrOvc avenue. Putnam street,
Zone street and Appleton street
Full particulars ~ 10 time and terms
letter or In person, ~ the City Treasurys
u. l.. ID. GRANGER, City Treasurer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09

n the people of Rhode Island are to
be given a state fair the coming au-
tumn. somebody must help with money.
Private interest has been invoked with
some success, but not enough Of "a sue
cess. Throw all your personal influence
into the General Assembly. which VIII
meet here in Providence. next Tuesday
morning June 18th. Ask for $4,000 for a
state fair here next september.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09
Magic Hair Stain

For brown or black: prepared by
GEORGE oRMsBy. Wig Maker and
Iiairworker. iss fremont street. Boston.
n IL simple. safe and easily applied; con-
tains no lead poisons: use it once and
you will never use any other. BLAND
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GEO l.. CLAFLIN. 70 SO. Main street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09

The Odd Fellows parade on Thursday
was one of the finest affairs of the
kind ever seen in Providence; but in one
aspect II was unique. We refer TO the
part played by the ladies in the splen-
did march. Providence never saw any
thing like II before.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09

The New York Ice Trust has reduced
the price of ice from so TO 40 cents. win
the people OF Providence stand the pres
ent extortion OF our local icemen? We
pay 60 cents.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09

"rhe flag symboiizes our purposes
and our aspirations; 1t represents what
we believe and what we mean to main
tain. and wherever 1t floats It is the
nag Of the free, the hope OF the oppress-
ed. and wherever II is assailed, at any
sacrifice 1t will be carried to a triumph
ant peace."-President Mckinley. Aug.
13. 1899.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09

A bit OF fire In broad daylight puri-
fed a portion of Olneyville. The Paw
tuckct Times described II thus stub
born Blaze Ragged in Olneyvile." 1t
was wem under control in about thirty
minutes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09

the foes OF decent politics.
The real and dangerous foe Is the cor
rupt politician whom We cannot AFFORD
TO disregard There Is so much solid
sense in this article that one knows not
where 10 stop; so and read 1t in the
Century.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09
THE NEWS
DAILY EUROPEAN MINT,

(Securcd for exclusive publication i'm
The News by arrangement with Felix
Rouf. Doucet. LaFerriere. Paauin and
other famous Partisan costume makers)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09
HOW THE COST OF
SCHOOLS HAS INCREASED.

The following table shows the tax rate
for the city of Providence for 20 years,
1s79-1s9S. II also shows how the tax
was divided. and also the appropria-
tions for the principal departments OF
the city expenditures:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-09
METHODIST.

Hope st. Rev Rennetts Miller. pastor
children: is:i5. =: Z, ] !. 6:i5. r. l.. T.
childrens day concert
Wanskuck Preaching ny pastor. q W
Butler. subject. What Andrew dill" a.:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24

That old sore or ulcer which has been source of
FIVE ten years maybe longer doesn't heal because
ment, but trying to with salves and washes
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24

That is why sundry stone toads that
were presented to the Metropolitan
Museum i'm New York and the Mus
Gums of Art in Boston have disap-
peared. They turned to flesh and
hoped away.
just after Seyenoaks discovered hts
power Mr.. Edward Everett Jones of
Boston bought a hundred acres of land
in Upham and put up a veritab,e
palace on it, with stables and lawns
and gardens and ponds and shrubs
and trees and summer houses until
YOU couldn't count them without get
ting headache. This Mr.. Jones was
fond of encouraging young men, and
he also employed all the people in
the neighborhood to work for hirA
so that his. money would do good to
those who lived near him.
One day Sevenoaks was helping his
father. who was setting out some
trees in front of Mr.. Jones house.
Mr.. Jones came out and said:
Good morning. These are fine
healthy looking trees. | think that
when the place is finished | ought to
be proud of it. don't you?"
.'Yes. sir" said Mr.. Shocks, shut it's
a pity You couldn't get some of those
iron statues to put up. They're very
pretty when they are white washed.
Makes 'em look like marble
II dare say" said Mr.. Jones. smil-
ing as if there was a joke somewhere
in sight. "but | think that paint is
better than whitewash, and, really.
wien YOU come down to ii, marble is
better than iron"
s.N INIT ,narbla'c pynpnciyn 'ro1IpI
here since the quarries were worked
out"
And sculptors are scarce too" said
Nj. Jones. laughing, and then be
went into the house.
But this conversation had put mis-
chievious idea into Sevenoaks' head
That afternoon he found Mr.. Jones
feeding his goldfish in the artificial
pond, and he said to him:
''Mr. Jones. I'm pretty handy with
my chisel. and here's a frog that
carved out of a chunk of marble"
AS he spoke he handed a white mar
BILE frog to Mr.. Jones. 1t was as beau
tiful as such a hideous thing could be,
and Mr.. Jones, thinking of the work
mansiiip, was lost in admiration.
"My boy, where did YOU study ?
Dear, dear, ! wish my friend, Mac
Monnies could see that
ooh. that isn't anything" said Sew.
enoaks. II could show you marble
cat that was much harder to do
Bring it to me and I'll pay you a
good price for it,
Now, of course, Sevenoaks was tell
ing lies, but as vet he had no wish to
make money fraudulently, so he said:
Il don't want to sell it. but I'll be
glad TO give it TO you. You've given
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24

Thanks. awfuly, sir. Would you
like to see horse that I'm ut work
at?"
II would, indeed. l mean 10 follow
you up"
81 hope not too quickly said Sew
enoaks to himself, ''or | wont nave
time to change it,
But, out loud. he said: Come to
my shop this afternoon. if You will.
sir. and I'll be glad to show It to YOU
Sevenoaks ran off home. ana Mr..
Jones carried his marble eat into the
house. put it down on his center table
and sat and admired it for two hours.
AS for Sevenoaks he scampered off
home hastily and got some pieces Of
marble out of an abandoned quarry
that lay back of his fathers house.
These he scattered around his father S
work shop. Mr.. Shocks had been a
stone-cutter when the quarry was in
operation.
The boy had merely meanr 10 have
little fun with Mr.. Jones, and until
the latter had paid him the money
| he had not expected to carr, the joke
very far. But now, in addition to ~
! ing. for which he was sorry, he had
added the rather serious otfensa OF
getting money under false prctenses
and for this he was not sorry IT all.
About supper time he saw Mr.. Jones
coming in his red wagon 70 see the
piece of sculpture, and there was nc
horse TO show him. The boy was pun
zled for a moment, but he happened
to see Neighbor Freeland's white
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
Rocky River Springs.
.Stauly County, NC.
PoStofice: SILVER, N. c..

This delightful summer resort will
open for guests June LIST, 1900.
These springs are in a beautiful noun
famous country, twenty-five miles from
Wadesboro, N. c., (Seaboard Air Iine)
and eight miles from Albemarle and Nor
wood, N. c., on Yadkip branch of South
ern Railway, forty-one miles from Sails
bury, N. C. Summer excursion rates
over Southern Railway and its branches
throughout the Carolinas and Virginia,
and from Washington, ID. c., and over the
Atlantic Coast Line.
Comfortable carriages, over good roads,
from Wadesboro, IN c., Albemarle and
Norwood daily.
In healing virtues the waters of these
springs equal the best in America; are
unexcelled in curing diseases of the liver,
dyspepsia rheumatism, kidney and
urinary Diseases malarial diseases, gen.
eral debility and nervous prostration.
Rates: Per day, $3.50; per week, $500
to $500; per month (2S days) $500 to
$500. Children under ten years and
servants special rates.
For other information, address
r. B. BECKWITH, M. D.,
Silver. N. G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24

I'd Late TO say that Sevenoaks
Shocks of Upham was downright
wicked boy. don't suppose that he
thought he was wicked-many OF US
are wicked without realizing IT, but
he was old enough and shrewd enough
to have known that the things that
he did in the matter of Alonzo Free
lands horse were not the things that
really good boy would do
1t came about through the power
of turning things 10 stone that he
possessed, like many fairies of the
present day and many witches OF the
past. We've all heard of Pygmalion,
who turned a stature into a living
being. but so far as | know no Yam
kee bow but Sevenoaks ever possessed
the opposite gift, and in place ike
New England. where there IS stone
enough in all conscience such gift
was distinctly out of place.
When Sevenoaks discovered that he
had this power he said nothing about
it to any one, but after that every now
and then farmers in the vicinity found
petrifed frogs and toads and snakes
when they were blowing, and although
the local wise men accounted for them
very satisfactorily as remains of the
stone age no one ever happened to hit
upon the real reason for their petrl-
fication. 1t is a wonder that he never
used his power on people. If he had
one of the wonders of the world might
have been a farming community done
in stone, with perhaps a score OF sleep
ing beauties among them-for Yam
lee maids are very pretty. But IT was wa
only when he desired to that he co'i'd
transform objects. and then they ana
not remain stone for very long time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
gEWEMOAlKS SHOCKS
He Was the Greatest Sculptor the World and Very Clever
Yankee Boy Who Came to Grief Through For
getting to be Honest
By Charles BatteI| LOOMS.
Copyright, 1900. by Charles Battell Loomis

us work, and we have no use for mar
bic cats, for they can't catch rats
Not even marble ones. l suppose,
said Mr.. Jones, laughing. Well, II
be clad to look at the cat.
keep the frog for paper weight,
sir" said Sevenoaks, and ran oil home
to get the cat.
The cat was still alive. She belong
ed to no one in particular, hut lived
a rowing life, dining for the most part
on birds and field mice. SeVenoaNs
found her curled up asleep under Il
maple tree He stroked her fur gently
and thought Of her as a marble cat,
and in a moment she was marble cat.
But such piece of marble as no sclilp-
tor. from Thorwaldsen down, ever
thought of carving. Every hair was
as fine as it had been in life; her Wits
kers stood out straight AMI the small
hairs in her ears were all there, but in
marble.
about it. my boy. you are without
doubt the leading SCULPTOR III the
world" For a mome:-6 Sevenoaks
wished that he was. He had a love
for the beautiful and he wished that
he could have carved this cat with NAL
let and chisel instead of doing it by
mysterious power.
ssBov, I'll give YOU hundred dollars
for this" said Mr.. Jones.
This was n temptation, and Seven
oaks fell because one hundred dol
lars to him was as much as ten thous-
and would lie to you, my son, and as
the cat had been a vagabond, he hand
ed her over to Mr.. Jones. who gave
him in return a crisp hundred dollar
1,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
Cobb g. Thomas Go.
SANFORD, N. C.

Hard and Soft Wood Mantels, Mould
ingn, Porch Columns and Turnings, Stair
ways, Interior finish for buildings, church
York. EatiNatea furnished
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24
A Rare
Opportunity
For
Ambitious
Men.

Under its new system
of compensation, the
Equitable Life as
SureS to every man
representing it an OPP
portunity not only to
earna satisfactory in
come at once, but
to build up a
competency for
the future. The
undersigned are pre-
pared to enter into
contracts on the most
favorable terms with
men possessing abili-
ty, energy, and good
character to repre-
sent the Equite Die,
the stron 6 st
life company in
the world. All
such men seeking to
utilize their talents
and ability to better
advantage are invited
to address
V Dame
General Agent N. c. and Richmt
No. 900, East Main Street.
Richmond Wa
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24

Wait for others to advance your in
terests and you will wait until they
are not worth advancing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-24

o. =. bEOh With, AIlUTHty,
Raleigh, N. G..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

get home they can do nothing. They say
they are SO tired and VIII be. OF course,
til the next dance. IT'S Just lazineSsi y
they can dance so much and can not help
their mother cook and do the work.
Who is II that thinks a boy ought 20
cook and girls paint and FIX? II must BE-
come iIttie boy thst thlnk girls are NICE
looking. That's IT,. Of course. II girls
wouldn't use the curling iron or paint ant
not study so much about their good LOOKS
they would do better 10 help their nlotner
cook and see after flowers and N tnat Way
they wnald take The much needed exerelse.
Well / must close Came asaln Philip
WEBSTER Chirles Fuller. Sidney rqttar
and Misses Dolhe Jones and Matte Mc-
cumsoy i am your friend
Arthur Dawson.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
|,sr song OF THE WORLD.

Il Isabel Bowman Finley.
song that the hammer is sing
h and wholesome song.
\. jays bread won,
1. AVS work done,
mold we'll cast
!, fiery blast
nj one blow gone wrong.
song that the engines are sing
hg.
lnd schoing song
h Ehirring wheel
m Furnished steel,
\ he lghtest spring
4, mlghtiest swing
,rpr 4 stroke gone wrong.
song that the sails are singing,
zrIhg and catching song,
III PROV that braves
nVsning waves,
Irrns outsalled
Il ports safe hailed
.str the helm gone wrong.
tsi song that the world is singing,
Eiant. splendid song,
5 work, work, work,
never shirk,
7. battles won.
Il hbors done
bright that masters Wrong!
From the st. Nicholas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
Club Talk.

rsao'r that the subject of the contest
va was the greatest hero of the
A.lmerlcan war;" 1t will close
first Sunday in July.
n very much pleased with a letter
aI'u will find on the page today from
nd Willie Denman of Farrsville.
Ne brave enough to keep on trying
ney write letter that is worth
ping. and they do not conr,laln.
but keep on until they succeed.
DF ] expect the reason that they
succeed before was that there was
rgh about themselves. This time they
snslhlng. There is a dog who can
Eulrels. Well. that is not much.
Is something about an animals
and Intelligence. So many of the
imply tell what school they go to
'aal lessons they study. | wish they
htinat alone and describe a beau
nSer, or tell of river. or noun
" anything besides themselves.
-1T 'ney even tell the color OF
Esses OF hair, when they must know
w. no Interest whatever TO stran-
/ ION may be sure Of two things.
y your letter has any really good
VIII send it in to be published
a. possibly get it in, and there is
|ay room for all good letters. Sec
as money you send is counted and
Ane published with the amount
40 matter how crowded the page
Tnoney Is always published.
nave been several fine letters re-
'as week, but as they were about
~euerate generals l had to throw
NY .F' because il had put them in
I, ~ might be confused about the
y was very unfortunate that
y. s4 s,erate general contest was ever
u wy we must do what we can TO
csssa matters out now.
pe'ha Westheimer writes that
n Sag 70 Germany with her family
a " 4 sflte to the Haps about her trip.
IN ,as VIII, for it would be very in
81 70 have letters from the old
!. . aua ! hope that if any members
., n.o are going to France to the
Sus'tion in Paris that they will
= Us about it.
1, AZ Is not altogether correct in
\, slavery was the cause of the
! 4 was the question as TO our
n, ssn slaves. Whether the State
A.ar ~. 10 stay in the Union or not
1 p,,ss 49,, the great question. The
IN Hued That the Union was only
~ Inc consent of the States
!, ~. ana the North that the Union
n paet that could not be broken.
e,s,,sieIai OF the Northern States
ss,sS,,sned TO leave the Union before
Il, I, Oh the Southern States. But
N " over. The God of Nations de-
! ,sr ssesuons for us and we must
"a huber a.er that we are all Ameri-
,ss we stand side by side now.
a ''uln. with one country and
b " see the nickels coming in.
i h, hammers ringing-we have
rIn,,.ne mem to do. There are many
! I'VE 70 help after Arthur Wealth
,ss ssna along your nickels. If
ssn nouid send just one Arthur
y hsrr, riding around the streets of
4Appy as lark.
Margaret Hadley Foster.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13

GRAN-soLyENr Is the wonder OF the CEN
hry. Discovered by the Chemist Fabrion. it
quickly Interested tho great Scientist and
Physician, Erdmau, who developed 1t and pro.
claimed that marvellous action in Urethral
Ailments which electrified tho world.
A enormous erpsa@ DR q J. CARTER
omst,7ppsd al competitors. amt secured erciu-
sire control on M Western Continent ror THg
81 JAMES ASSOCIATION
Gran-solyont is not liquid. It is prepared
In the form OF crayons or Pencils, smooth and
lexible, and so narrow as to pass tho closest
Structure
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
THE CLUB.

,.nmsrs are the young people
Ib5I Tho read the Youths Depart
sdtanl, ,, wuy Post. There are no fees
tlis ho "nv klnd connected with the
III q III sirls who read The Post may
|sN 'Du active members by sending
\, I'd address. acknowledgements n
svpiness when and wherever pos pos
Hnvs violet, the club tree the live
NJ elub pct is the mocking bird, all
" INV Nv the members themselves.
INV \. sos Of the Happyhamners is the
sgs Of shepherd "a a.., r,oa.
a.I.isuded to be worn with or without
I ,a,tor Of pin. They are made into a
!, INNING or sewing together two
/ I.rrow ribbon, one of rose pink
4 .her Of light gray