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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
Mrs. Mac Mthur's Lecture.

The third lecture in the course on
| Character Building by Mrs. Adela r.
| Macarthur, was given in the rooms OF
the Metaphysical Association. -4oppin
Homestead building, last evening before
a large and appreciative audience.
The special subject concerned the third
Of the seven octaves OF Being and was
characterized as the Artistic Octave"
In the course of her intellectual and re-
fined discourse Mrs Macarthur explained
clearly and logically the following i'm
portant phases of her subject: Love,
the Artistic Impulse" Striving Towards
the Beautiful Listening 10 the Inner
Voice. Artistic Tones" Aesthetics Of
Sulture;" The Human Aeolian;" The
! Highest Art "The Artistic Positive"
These several divisions of her subject
Mrs. Macarthur characterized as "the
seyen~~scendipg notes in the new octave
OF being
In dwelling upon the first note In the
octave, Mrs. Macarthur continued as fol-
lows:
Love has been defined as a current Of
human force seeking electrical express
sion Love has both the positive and the
negative phases or being.
IT IL positive when IL has fullness of
potential with desire To give out. and
negative when there Is emptiness of the
essential principle with desire 10 draw I'm.
I'm the mineral realm this principle is
named attraction and repulsion. In the
animal Kingdom IL has relation To sex.
TN the realm of finance il Is called de-
mand and supply. In the artistic realm
IL Is impression and expression OF being.
thought the subtle manifestation of
color, form speech, sound and thought
transference.
sense Impressions create thought but
thought must again seek material out
let for the expression of these impress
sions
Here begins the specific choice OF ex-
ternals through which TO manifest the
outward striving impulse of the individ-
ual centre.
This emotional impulse now becames
the ruling passion of Being and the
mind, ever on the alert to deveiop the re-
sources OF It's evolving soul. seeks a me-
dunn through which this love impulse
may manifest its essentials"
Passing to another most interesting por-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
DIE D..

ACSTlN-in Pawtuxet 2Sth inst Frank-
lin Pierce Austin. son OF Amey C. aud
the late Horace IL. Austin, aged as
years, months and / day.
BARDEN-In Foster Centre. e6th in,,
William M. harden, in the 10th year
OF his age.
cAHooNE-rn this city. 27th inst. Nancy
Brown, widow OF Thomas H. Cahoone.
and daughter OF the late George ana
Sarah Kenyon, aged 81 years. 1 month
ana IA days.
CARPENTER-In Johnston. 97tb Inc,
Richard Carpenter.
CHAMPLIN-In this city. 2sth FMS,
Christopher X. champln, i'm tho 6ith
year of his age.
FENNER-In this city. 27th inst Sarah
Melissa, daughter OF the late John and
Amanda Power Fenner OF Smithfeld.
X. L.
HALLIGAN-In Brooklyn, ~. Y, 2Sth
inst, Thomas Halligan. brother OF the
late Rev. William Halligan OF ST. Marys
church, Pawtucket.
McGRATH-In Riverside. 2Sth inst. Jere-
miah McGrath
NORTHRUP-In Apponaug. eSth inst
Sally Northrup, in the 18th year of her
age.
RATHBUN--Tn Washington. r. l.. 9th
inst, Mrs. Lucetta w. Rathbun. wlfo OF
William Rathbun, In the 62d year of her
age.
SuNDERLAND-Tn Lafayette. r 18th
inst,Susan II. Sunderland, aged G. wears.
III months and days
WARD-In this city. 2Sth inst. Mrs Al
die NJ. Ward, wife OF the late Winis +.
Ward.
WlLSON--In East Greenwich. r. 9TH
inst, Emma NJ. wife OF Albert A. \yu-
son, In the 3Sth year OF her age.
WILLIAMS this city, 9Sth inst. Ma
rion, daughter OF John A. and Mary .
Williams. aged ] year and day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH HIM ?

capture p General Funston that known ap
pears even more cdSble
desperate chances their
considered worthy Of the highest some diversity ~ ,
as TO the lasting
not IN sympathy with the administration
% .. oD circles ana IN i'ct In all save
Funsons Performance sten nreuc. ~ =" ''''
AS Tor the be doncvi
oeeison nor wi" There has
rIes McNhey has assured 'h give +, ~,
f's he in'esf possible measure
81 Ntl'dos capture win, his osest
' ''is'i "h'i service madet
der 81 opposing the q, fr ,be
ieID" country become Isu uI,lze '
Nu"ira alJ ttl,
pTse " psoe no 90 museum OF guest nvn,
''ure ni" 20 render rnec''. luntrynen
What the Arercan whole desire Is the larl,,s, s
" "'t '" ross'Sors they Tho
1il "f 'irtctd may he
NsunAao vii hv% restoring ana
l' '' we" VIC people disposition the c,n,to
VIII pe sh az WI best among tos % -
out recently conc "'''r thc pr'ecIt the stripes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
Doings in the :.
=. Jociai l)orid.


The closing of the ''Baby Class formed
| by Mrs. Charles Morris Smith and Mrs j.
III. *. Nightingale at Mrs. Spinks on
Wednesday evening. was a very pretty
affair, and one that was full OF enjoy
ment for the little ones.
The tiny tots I'm their dainty costumes
made very pretty picture as they min
gled together I'm the dance which was
from 10 O'Clock, after which refresh
ments were served.
Among those who were present 70 en-
joy the pleasure OF tho children were:
Mrs, +. a. Sayles. Mrs. Stephen Harris,
Mrs. Duncan Hunter. Mrs. Charles War
rem Lippitt. Mrs. William u. GIadding,
Mrs. Henry A. Tillinghast, Mrs.
William r. Tillinghast also the AL
driches, Grosvenors. Gammells. Wheel
wrights. Nightingales. Dunnells and
Steadmans
From to IL o'clock this evening win
occur the closing of Mrs. Walter Peck's
private class. AT Mrs. Spink's This will
no doubt prove a most enjoyable and
brilliant finale to the season The Ger
man Will be the feature OF the evening
with favors galore.
Miss Rachel Howland. daughter OF Mr..
Richard Howland is the guest of the
Misses Henshaw on Bowen street.
Mr.. John Shepard. Jr., who has been So
tourning in the South has arrived I'm New
lork and is expected In this city next
week.
In New York on Thursday Mr.. Heathe
Gregory gave a charming tea musicale To
Signor Marcinell at "Berger's" at which
Miss Isabelle Rhodes assisted In serving
tea.
The Misses Aldrich are at the Fifth
Avenue hotel.
Mrs. Walter Hidden. who IS with Mrs
Heiser at the Park avenue hotel had "A
luncheon given her today by Miss Pier
son, 20 West SD street.
Mrs. Harry Waldron is at Lakewood
with Mrs. Ormsbee.
Mr. y. Walter Harris returned on We'd
nesday t~xm "A long southern trip
Mrs. T.. A. Rhodes and Miss Rhodes
had delightful tea given them I'm the
Waldorf Palm Room on Tuesday. They
are expected back I'm town this week
Miss sara Rhodes Dennis is visiting
Ai's. Roscoe s Washburn at I03 Prospect
street
Mrs. Robert Ives GammeTl gave a small
last night which was most en-
joyable.
Mrs. r. II. /. Goddard gives a dinner
tonight with bridge whist
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
THE TRANSFER QUESTION.

The committee on railroads of the city vice
matter OF transfers nv Perry calm
that his OF
a ral transf stalon
objection this
scheme which he said his
accs
privileges NO
last evening
renee ''"''' Vor
On mat earlier occasion Mr. Adrch
wit" the station
the eomanys proposal Objectionable any scheme ~
sented behalf the
cidedy So
transfc
Tn
iay1 ou the committee on railroads should pr - A.
utora
tickets VIII be distributed by the desiring
plan works successfully In would
its
iseht or ue transfer station
collar ~ 'O w NOT
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

! ton OF her lecture. Mrs Macarthur said
| III the enu of life were the amassing oi
| wealth, OF the possession OF arth 3 raresl
| prizes the amount Of riches might make
| degrees OF difference I'm the status of men
| but as character H. the ultimate OF being
| whatever hinders progress IN this direc,
| tion should he lost sight OF as the SOU
progresses toward its sublime ideal
When one is about 90 enter the artis-
| tic realm he should seeks first TO discover
the true motive OF his impulse.
"If his desires are wholly based upon
business methods and accumulations OF
wealth along artistic lines. he Is an ar
tisan, rather than AN artist and has not
Yet taken his departure from the realm
OF commerce.
I'm the domain OF religious art. when
not p~ostituted by concessions To church
adornment or fanatical promoters. Is 10
be found the working out OF the spiritual
Ideal of human impulse.
When We have seen the Sistine Ma
donna fronied in dull shadows and lighted
overhead with a dadiance OF luminosity
We need look no further for the sublimity
Here Is seen loves transcendent ideal
Of womankind, breathed upon by the af-
flatus Of divine soul.
Tin the infant forms and faces which
crowd upon her entranced vision may be
seen the embryottc types OF the mother
ideal for her child now being woven out
of life.
III was transcendent passion that
could conceive tho harmonious spirit of a
NnIlsl Cnlit.
IL was a transcendent mother aspira-
tion that strove To formulate the perfect
ideal which should be infused into the
likeness OF the son of the highest. the
son OF God
when the impulse of love stirs In the
human breast. there comes not only the
desire for complimentary companion,
but more or less perfectly formulated
ideal as 10 the general appearance and
disposition OF that companion.
The physical positive seeks the high
est standard OF womanlv perfection,
through which 10 transmit and perpetuate
his own highly developed type of being
IF the love impulse awakens i'm the
breast OF the mental positive. he desires
10 mate himself not only with sympathy
OF form and feature. but with personal
force and intellectual capacity"
From this point Mrs. Macarthur dwelt
upon the other divisions OF her subject.
holding the close attention of her hear
ers not only by the beauty and charm
of her language, but by the force and
logic of her arguments.
The speaker closed with n quotation
from Whitman. who OF all poets" 81,
said has sung most grandly of him
self and of us all
The next lecture In the course will be
given on SUNDAY afternoon, at $3.50, at
Frances Willard hall.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
GREATEST NEWSPAPER CITY.

The greatest newspaper reading city I'm
the world is, according to the Phonetic
Journal, by a large percentage. New
York, where observations being made on
thirty-.even occasions. IL was shown that
only one man out OF fifty-four i'm public
convoyances was not reading or con.
spicuously armed for reading. The rec
ords show that 6S per cent or the news
papers published i'm the world are In the
English language. OF the moro than 30
900 newspapers published, the United
States and Canada issue 22.OO0, Great
Britain. 5000 Germany 6O00; France
Hungary. loo; Spain. etaoicourse, L. thee
4to: Japan, 1000: Italy, 1900: Austria
Hungary. 1905 Spain. 1000; Russia. 500;
Austria. 500: Greece. $50; Switzerland 450
Holland. 800: Belgium 30, and other
countries about 200O.-Exchange.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
Ohat Others
fire Saying.

1T is known that Sarah Bernhard
naS hafd time with her pet dogs
~ most OF the hotels I'm this conn
ly nave regulations against admitting
IN mem, pnt now Sarah has new one
on the motel keepers She has ac-
pulttd AZ New Orleans n live alIiga-
t9r SIX feet long and is taking him
"ions as "a travelling COMPANION and
-MantmElnk m0tel clerks 10 shoM any
cisco Call.
Whatever the final outcome NAV be
as 70 Odell, the passing OF Platt as
the Republican leader m New York is
Significant political event which can
hardly fail 10 be a distinct gain 10
me cause Of popular government. -
Philadelphia Times.
-sos.
Japan speaks out plainly. like I.
nhlon that has found itself and has
me courage OF It's convictions Ii
cares not, says it's foreign minister
what strained ana imaginative con-
structions other powers may put upon
treaties Japan will interpret them
according TO the dictates OF common
senst, and Will thus govern action
upon them. That 1. tone worthy OF
great power that, as bismarck said
OF Germany, fears nothing but God -
New York Tribune
l mon with the Greek church.
which is practically the same as the
hope OF many members of the English
church, both here and In Great Brit
ain. The TWO do not differ very wide
~ from each other In doctrine.
Union between IL and the Anglican
church might have AN important bear
ing on International politics. Denver
Republican.
Marseilles and st. Petersburg are
the storm centres OF Europe az pres
ent buffalo Courier
-s-o-s
But, desirable as II may lie. we
should not accept too completely the
view that Platt Is I'm the past tense,
and that Depew's 1ests are siclied Ger
with the pale cast OF adyersity. There
are primaries and elections to come,
and Piatt may yet prove that nc is
TO be reckoned with. '--Pittsburg Dis
patch.
The present ease OF the money mar
kets Is not likely 10 continue undis-
Iurbed The business situation I'm the
United states remains satisfactory.
but the reaction which has manifest
ed itself In England. Germany and
France must have an ultimate bearing
upon our own industrial prospects. -
Philadelphia Record.
's-o.s
While England is embarrassed i'm
her position with Russia because Of
her war with the Beers, the fact
should not be overlooked that the
Russians are embarrassed with the
rising spirit I'm Russia against one
man power OF the czar. Galveston
News.
Now is the time for every one 20
do some hard thinking TO see N he
can't call To mind some relative. no
matter how distant, or friend OF
some sort who resides In Buffalo. Hoo
tel rates are sure 10 be pretty high"
Boston Herald
THE persons who declare with Bit
ter emphasis that the Philippine war
would never end are solacing them
selves with the belief that the United
states will get the worst of the great
game I'm China. kansas City Star.
S,sS9
The Pullman Car company Is con-
trolled by trust. but the cars are
controlled by the Colored porters Even
the trust has it's limitations. Los
Angeles Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
AN AFTERNOON WeDDINo.~

Al the residence of Mr.. A. y. Tourtel-
iotte' az Power street quiet wedding
ceremony was Witnessed "Wednesday r f.
ternoon at 4 o'clock
The contracting parties were Mics
Maude Elizabeth Winsor ana MIR. Henry
Ashworth. Rev James X. Ever az the
Union Bapust church performed the rere-
mony In the presence OF the Immediate
family. The young couple Will reside IN
Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
BAD STOWAWAYS
Richard H, Black, a Steamboat
Man, Sent to Hospital.

Richard H.tBlack. of No. Burnett
street brooklyn. employed az head mess
man on the steamer q. w. Chan
IN. discovered some stowawavs iust
before the ship left Pier y. FOR Provi.
dCnCc last night
ia elcctlng thcm Black was pitched M
on and ~ 1tcn. When the boat arrived a.
th' durk he was suffering so badly from
81 injured cNc that hH had 20 d, s,,nt Ia
ths Rhode Island hospital
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

crowdlng and everything was very
quiet, ladies predominating. Just why
the deputy chief OF police, number OF
sergeants and 26 policemen, togetner
with number OF deputy sheriffs,
were on duty do not understand, for
they certainly were not needed.
The heavy snow storms reported
from France aud sunny Italy serve
but to confirm the growing belief that
the excellence of the New England
weather can be the result of nothing
short of n special dspensaton of
Providence.
learn, II the story told by his law
Yer is true. that Dr. lyman. the head
OF the defunct zinc company OF New
York, did not flee from the city To
escape the wrath OF stockholders. hut
because he was suffering from nerv-
GUS prostration due to the persistence
of newspaper reporters I'm asking him
pointed questions This IL sad for the
doctor, but n is only what ne de-
served The average reporter wants
to know and generally succeeds in
knowing.
The typographical blunders which
creep-run riot would better express
it-into the theatrical programs OF
this city are many and they are fre-
quently ludicrous. For instance. I'm
one OF them this week IL the an
nouncement OF the engagement OF a
company, the members OF which arc
To appear in the rolls" created by
them.
us IL possible" asked the Cheerful
Idiot. that Newport had n hand i'm
securing the amendment OF tho az
vorce law? Newport lost "A great graft
when the MAY session was abolished.
No longer could legislators. lobbyists
and others be robbed az the rate Of
81 per day for l5-ccnt board and Iodg-
ings. Now the New Workers who do-
sire 90 get rid of husbands or wives
win nave to tarry in Newport FOR two
years and 40 VIII DE "a regular cincb
FOR the shop-kecpcrs. butchers and the
other pirates"
5hs GOssio.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

Billy Bryan has large sized job on
hand He has undertaken 10 defeat the
Democratic nominee for mayor OF St
Louis because a year ago he denied that
hfty cents worth OF silver was equal to a
dollars worth OF gold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

Aitgeld OF Illinois has written book
on orttory in which be makes the state.
nent that man is never at his best ex-
eept when his soul Is on fire. When Ait
geld himself reaches this point those who
listen to him are tempted call out the
tire department.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

Testf De does not mean the CAR A., ,,,vo
=" 'h' ''npothy arising 'rom throne
H "".is g. sort of serio.comic impres.
sior mnst have been the result Of ,be
German war lords latest oratorical or.
fort
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

tr"in South Africa ana q is barely pos
sV''e more may be needed Ia CHINA. Eng
hsnmcn are not. however thmbling over
themselves al present 10 take the kings
shilling
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

Should Gen. Funston ever visit Rn.toa
he will nnd himself persona non glat.
Co that coterie ~ Amscicsns who have
been won't 90 regard AeIinaido a. tho
George Washington of the Philippines
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
5hsGossio.


"Missisauui" How IS ~ pt,,onounc.as .
Your doctor pronounccs ~ tho best miner
al water IN existence A. Voilr drlr,.ia ~
on p hrosdvay, y. \.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

Emperor william OF Germany g. after
everything h's follow sovereigns havo a
LAirg fer Iiis speech ,rs'enday sur
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29
Chat Abons
People.

Truly these are days I'm which the
old-time leaders In the General AS
sembly have much TO contend with.
Either the so-called machine" is los-
ing it's grip. or the men themselves are
losing their personal influence But,
whatever the cause, IL all makes a
very interesting study for the quiet
observer.
1t is n satisfaction now and then
TO see a teamster who acts toward
his horses with some degree OF COM
mon sense. even when he gets
heavy load OF rough stone into the
mud, hub deep, as happened yesterday
nc the north end. The driver didn't
waste time or his horses strength i'm
pulling "at the ground" He got the
horses out OF the bad place" and
hitched them to the end of the pole
where they could pull from solid
ground. that failed too. until he
threw on half his load. Then IL came
with a pun which sent the horses
trotting down the rest OF the way as
~ IN appreciation OF rational treat
ment.
prominent member OF the General
Assembly told me last evening about
the queer conditions that exist az
Palm Beach. Fla. during the busy
season. Adjoining one of the leading
hotels is church In witch regular
services arc held. The hotel was very
crowded and arrangements were made
with the cnurch people Co allow the
hotel man TO put IN a number OF cots
and beds I'm the sacred c..hCe 20 ac-
Commodate the overflow. This worked
-~--r-s~rfi, otfs ssiests of the hotel were
startled To hear such orders ~ three
cocktails for the church" and "onc
bottle of Mumm's extra dry for the
church"
Tho spectacular" session OF the
House Of Representatives held last
evening was a big success IN every
particular. The attendance or visitors
vas very large. but there va no
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

Ioro 'urzon saws more troops are
needed IN India The same story comcs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

Tho spectacular" session OF the
House OF Representatives held last
evening was big success Ia every
particular. The attendance OF visitors
vss very large. but there vas no
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

mon with the Greek church.
which is practically the same as the
Russian--has been the dream and
nope OF many members OF the English
church, both here and In Great Brit
ain. The two do not differ very wide
~ from each other i'm doctrine.
Union between IL and the Anglican
church might have an important bear
Ing on International politics. Denver
Republican
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

"Marseilles and St Petersburg are
the storm centres OF Europe at pres
ent. Buffalo Courier.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-29

But desirable as II may be. we
should not accept too completely the
view that Platt Is I'm the past tense
and that Depew's 1ests are siclied Ger
with the pale cast of adversity. There
are primaries and elections 10 come,
and Pfatt may yet prove that ne is
TO be reckoned with. '-Pittsburg Dis
patch.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-12
HOW THE DELEGATES Will TRAVEL.

The delegates TO the International Conference Of
American States TO be held in the City Of Mexico
viii leave Washington this afternoon for the scene
OF their labors. The United States Government
through the Department of State has @ommis-
stoned the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to pro-
vide the transportation facilities and completely
appointed special train has been placed at the dis
posal OF the delegates. The train is composed
clusively Of the best types of modern Pullman
ears including dining car and is equipped ac-
cordIng to the standard Of the Pennsylvania
Limited. The delegates viii find in it not only
most comfortable but a luxurious home during
their long trip OF nearly four thousand miles. The
train has been equipped and the schedule arranged
by TIE Pennsylvania Railroads Personally Con-
Quoted Tourist Department, and an experienced
representative OF that branch of the passenger ser
vice VIII accompany the party and direct the
movement. Every detail of the trip has been pre-
arranged, and the time table made IN advance over
i've railroads exclusive Of the Pennsylvania Sys-
TEN. Although the arrangements have been per
fected very short notice. they are compete in
every detail, and the tourists will have excellent
opportunity OF testing the perfection of travel that
has been attained under this .comprehens system
OF personal escort No attempt Wilt be made 10
break any time records, but the special viii be
the schedule Of OF the fast expresses TO
and arrive ST Louis Gao D. m. on Sunday
The passing OF Sunday night and Monday. in the
next Worlds Fair city will be the only break IN
the journey Leaving St Louis Monday at II 20
.. m. the train VIII arrive IN the City Of Mexico
at 1920 a. M. October Is.
New-York tribune., 1901-10-12
OBITUARY NOTES.

Woodbury.. Conn. oct. 11--Edward Cowles. one
of the wealthest manufacturers in LitchfeId Couu-
". died to-day at his home here. He was seventy
two years old. He the principal stockhoIder
and president Of the American Shear and Knife
Company. which he organized in 1882
Montgomery, Ala. Oct. 11.-CoIonel r. F. Iigon.
at time Lieutenant-Cove Of Alabama. died
in this city to-day. He was elected to the Office Of
Lieutenant Governor on the Democratic ticket with
Governor Houston I'm 1874 Immediately after the
period of reconstruction. At the expiration of his
ished
Rochester. n. V, oct IA. Tiffany Norton.
fftyseven years old. city editor OF The Democrat
and Chronicle" died at his home No. "a Man
hattan-st. shortly after o'clock this afternoon
from typhoid Mr. Norton was a native OF Nonrt
Morris Livingston County. and prior TO 1885 lived
IN Lima. where ne published The Lima Record -
He the author of histories of Iivfnsston
County and General Joseph Surivan's campaign
through the Genesee Valley. He became city ed
itor of The Democrat and Chronicle In 1897 He
is survived 10y widow. and two daughters