The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-07-12

| reading character. She received the un-
familiar person with "A look OF suspended
judgment In her face. Her eyes and
| mouth took on their investigating as
! pect. If the analysis was easy and the
/ result OF IL satisfactory the features
would relax; certain curious look OF
amenity would pass across her face. But
! IL the presented type was complex or
| difficult those who knew the Queen ex-
| tremely well would perceive that her
| mind was not made up after all But
| sooner or later she would succeed IN her
| analysis and an almost unbroken line OF
| examples served 10 give her a JUSTIFIED
faith I'm her ac4men. She was scarcely
ever wrong, and she was slow TO admit
a mistake.
For some years after their marriage-in
fact. till the tragic death OF King Hum
berthe Prince and Princess OF Naples
lived very retired life. and little was
known even In Roman society, OF the fu-
ture soveign and his consort. Now,
however. the King and Queen are both
loved all the more so because they do
all in their power TO help the very poor
grooming under the weight OF excessive
taxation. King Victor Emmanuel mas
cut down all the unnecessary expense
connected with the court. and he and the
Queen inhabit, when I'm the capital,
pretty villa I'm the palace grounds instead
OF a splended suite OF royal apartments
I'm the Quirnal. now used only on certain
state occasions. Ihe great event In ltaly
will probably be the coronation, whtcn
will take place after the year OF court
mourning Is conc .uued. and which VIII pe
attended by all the heirs-apparent or Eu-
rope including the Duke Of Cornwall ana
York should he at the time be back from
his royal colonial tour
Prospered' Espnay. the Persian sculp-
tor, who for some years past has done
most OF his work at Rome, as Just COM
pleted a plaster model OF John Paul Jones,
who IS re7resented as standing beside an
anchor. with drawn sword. as II about 10
leap upon the deck of an enemy's ship
at-tAe- head OF a boarding party,
The question. "Who was Bismark?
which was recently put by German ofi-
Ger to his men, called forth some curious
answers Nine said that he founded the
German empire. several thought that ne
was an emperor. a great number pictured
his as a general, one said that he was
poet and another that he translated the
Bible. The nearest answer was that he
was 'the kaisers greatest enemy.
over a century ago Benjamin Franklin
discussed the property qualification for
voting I'm Pennsylvania A man owned a
donkey of sufficient value to enable him
to vote: but the next election the don
kew died, and the mans vote was re-
fused. "Now' asked Franklin, who
voted at the previous election-the man or
the donkey?'
on being asked whether he would 60 to
the funeral Of man whom he very much
disliked William NJ. Evarts once re-
piled: mo shall not attend; but quite
approve OF ~"
An old Georgia negro arose in PRAYER
meeting the other night and said: Bred
derin an sisterin.' 7 been mighty
mean Niger I'm my time ] had a heap
a n
] jined de church. | cussed. ] stoled
chickens and watermelins. ] slsshed I'D
der coons wit my razor an ] done sight
er udder things but think de good Lawd
bredderin an sisterin,' never yet lost
my religion"
Governor Hogg, OF Texas, had
reputation for great muscular strength in
his youth He is said to have lifted hogs
heads, thrown pig-iron bars great dis
tance, and tossed an angry bull over
nne-rai fence.
Canadian traded his wife for q dog,
traded the dog for a shotgun. traded the
shotgun for a keg of apple brandy, drank
the apple brandy and died OF delirium
tremens.
Senator Hanna has donated $1,000 TO the
fund for Salvation Army farm near
Cleveland 5000 more was subscribed by
Ther Cleveland men. TWENTY-FIVE thou
sand dollars is required TO put the army
In possession OF the tract or 5S2 acres on
which It's colony is located. IL adjoins
Mentor. the Garfield home.
Peter Postell, who died at Hopkinsville,
KY. the other day, was said 10 be the
richest negro n the South. He was so
years old. had been a slave In his youth
and has left an estate valued at 100000.
An extraordinary case has just been
brought into litigation at Bath. England.
where an entire church congregation has
been thrown into a safe OF disturbance
by the conduct OF the individual, who
appears TO have been endowed by nature
with more than the ordinary share OF
voice. So loudly does he sing that the
congregation have threatened TO give up
their seats unless he gan he persuaded to
lower his voice. On being written 10 on
the matter this gifted gentleman took
umbrage at the interference with his lib
erty, and replied. II shall sing az soft as
like, i shall sing as loud as I like. and
when ! like" At last, after trying ex-
postulation In various forms. the vicar
and the church wardens have decided
that they can no longer submit TO the
annoyance. Legal proceedings have been
begun. and the case should he an inter-
esting one. especially. II the defendant Is
requested TO sing In court