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The suburban citizen., 1901-05-11
PlrH AMD POINT.


Has your engagement been All
1ouncedY "Only informally, to a
few enemies. PUCK.
Edith -"I should hate to be the
President" Jack-"And whyT Edith
--"Oh, one has to be over forty, you
know. Judge.
How nice if it would come about
In this old world so funny
That poverty and trouble we're
As hard to get as money.
Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Toilette CT think you will
like your little attic room" Mr..
Scribbles-"I dare say; short stories
are in vogue at pres2nt"-ohio State
Journal.
"And how did your husband become
so famous, Mrs. Wicllcham| "Oh,
whenever anybody did anything he
always got interviewed about it,
Chicago Record-Herald.
Willie-"Pa, what's an old fameT"
Fa-"My son, when a man speaks of
his old fame he refers to something
over which he used to burn his
money"-Philadelp Press.
"They used to burn widows in India
along with their dead husbands, What
happens now?" "In the absence of
fire they perhaps go looking for
matches. p iladelphia Times.
Madge-"She is singularly deficient
in the subject of history" Marjorie
"What else could you expect, when
she spends all her time reading the
popular historical novels"-Judge,
When a girl begins to have beaux,
She is apt to turn up her neauX,
As father and mother,
AT sister and brother,
And tell them to heau their own reauX,
Chicago Daily News.
Tompkins--"I am afraid we haven't
much for dinner to-day, but such as it
is" Cheerful Idiot-"Don't make
any excuse, old CHAP. Remember,
I've dined at your mouse before. -
Tlt-Bits.
Mrs. Pettit-"Wheneyer express a
desire for anything, my husband
never objects. Mrs. Ig. Nord-"Same
with me; can express the desire
often as l please; it never dlsturbs
him. ."-Philadelrhia Press.
"She is very nice and all that, but
she is altogether too critical" II as
sure you she never speaks of you but
in the kindllest way" "P'raps so,
but every time l see her she gives me
the impression that In" frock doesn't
ft."-Brooklyn Life.
"Do you not regret renounclng the
devotion Of those men who have so
often cheered you as their ieader?"
mo-" answered the Filipino who had
just taken the oath Of allegiance, Il
have thought the matter over care
fully. I'd rather have three meals a
day than three cheers,"-Washington
Star.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-11
our THERE.
aHHa

The crows are cawing there to-day.
And blue smoke from the burning heap
OF brush is curling up, away
Across the hills; the hungry sheep
Nip off the first green blades of grass,
And move along, with noses down
And dreamy eyes, and where they pass
The yielding sod is bare and brown;
The lark sits on the slanting stake
And sings for Joy, and in the air
A subtle something tends to make
Men still believe in God, Out There.
H.
7 hear the clang of gongs and feel
The jar of traffic in the street;
! see the ragged beggar steal
Along. with shuhling. weary feet;
/ hear men, prematurely bent,
Complaining Of the wrongs ,hey bear;
I hear men talk of cent per cent"
7 see men crowding everywhere,
And through it all, day after day,
hear the doubtcr voice his doubt
The city's hone is flung away.
The city's God is driven out.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-11
III


Out there the yellow willow CLEANS,
Brown burrows lie along the slope;
The sky is mirrored in the streams,
And every seed is full of hope;
he cackling Of the faithful hen
Proc,aims another duty done;
The lilac buds have burst again,
The calves lie doing in the suns
The earth seems palpitant below,
a sense of life is in the air.
And all things have combined to show
That God is still supreme Out There.
w.
Oh. scolier, cease a while to sneer.-
Above the shouting OF the throng,
The changing, and the roar, | hear
The happy lark's immortal song
The city's God is driven out,
The peoples hope is dead" you cry;
"Greed's Shiny trail is all about,
The strong survive, the weaker die.'-
But We that angriy complain
Against the city's hcartess way,
All, know We not that Gods domain
Still stretches wide Out There to-day?
Chicago Record Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1901-05-11
Mrs. Haven's Second Letter.

u
wish gratitude for what
suffered years with trouble
Every flowed badly got bad that could hardly do
obliged time docod
long began using your remeGs-Lyda
E. PnhQ's Vegetable Compound Blood Purifier Sanave Wash
and Liver Pnsaud feel like Mrs EMMA HAVEN
2jUS South Ave, Council Bluffs, Iowa (Feb l. 19O0)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28
Expert Pianist's Advice,

DO not practice longer than two hours
succession; altogether not more than six
hours daily. writes josef Holman tr
the Ladies Home Journal for October in
telling about Playing the Piano correct.
~. Beware Of OVERSEES 4 ,-,-rr-rrfrrrx
and stop when you have been fairly sue
cessful few times with the passages
which YOU have been studying. II Is ad-
visable to keep the ears open. rather
than the eyes, and always 10 use the
best possible instrument for prscticing.
50 that YOU may know whether n is the
fault OF tho Instrument or that of The fin.
gers II you miss a tone. In this way the
car VIII be accustimed to ourhonN and
the sense Of beauty Of sound viii he
cultivated. Quick passages should re-
peatedly be played at slower tempo.
slow ones at a quicker tempo the latter
because tendency TO dragging Is cre-
ated by constantly slow playing or pas
sage DO not waste too much time on the
iiuger exercises. In the long run they
Will impair the musical nature of the stu
dent You can employ your time much
better by selecting technically dirieult
passages from good COMPOSITIONS ana
prscticlng them like etudes would also
advise the student TO attend orchestral
concerts as frequently as possible. for
these are OF greater beneft than any
thing else Follow no system IN practic-
ing. DO not play from . o'clock shsrr
until ~ o'clock every forenoon and so on
through several years. but play diNerent
pieces at different hours and on different
days. Never practice until fatigued.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28
Spider Fights Caterpillar.

An exciting battle between spider and
a caterpillar which lasted nearly an hour
vas Witnessed by a crowd OF men and
boys in West Mansyunk Pa the other
day. The spider won the contest after
losing two legs
The fight occurred on rail fence on
William Shindle's farm. Two boys were
attracted by the combat and gradually
the audience grew until there were about
nifty spectators Many wagers were made
ON the result the spider being tho favor
ite. ~ is believed that the fight was
caused by the caterpillar getting caught
in the spiders web
Being weighed in the meshcs Of it's an
tagonists parlor the caterpillar was AZ
great disadvantage and could only hght
from ono spot.while the spider could slide
M and down and attack the caterpillar
from All sides. The caterpillar fought
with its head and tail The spider pun
ished Il with its deadly suugs
As last resort, saws the Philadelphia
North American. the caterpillar attempt
ed 20 encircle It's opponent The spider
lodged right and left. Then both closed
in. when they separa ted two of the
spiders legs were missing Then they
clnched again. and by quick move the
spider got al the rear Of the caterpillar
and rolled 70 up like = piece Of carpet
Then the spider carried its opponent I'm
triumph TO secluded hole In the fence.
Later feast was served In the spiders
den
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28
EFFECTIVE STRENGTH
EL0QUENTLY SET FORTH.


Continued From Page EishD.
blessings OF Heaven as not 10 come in
contact at one time or another with
life that has been So pure and sweet that
II has called forth all the best there Is
within us and shamed the evil until we
have stood and blushed.
We know they have suffered. for the
JOY OF their life II such that the world
could NOT give. We know they have
struggled against hope and been victor
because their peace IS the peace Of God
that passeth All understanding We know
that they have slain the Hon and passing
nsck again have found sweet memories
for the love and gentleness of their souls
Is nor borne out OF weakness, but Gods
strength.
Grant the virtue OF all this vet we
cause wc do not possess g. How many
Young men would surrender their richest
trra,s irt~ for 1ust that power ;hat some
rossess over the lives of others.
10 IS not strange that we do not possess
~. but IL is strange that not possessing
Ne jump 10 the conclusion that IL canno;
be secured
strange because Il is not only the
promise ~ God that We shall have H.
but strange becau-e we know from eX-
percnCe that thar pTomise has been full
filed in thousands OF lives. In the world
that which We earnestly desire and do
not possess We strive for with all the
strength OF mind and soul The richest
blessings Of heaven when we discover We
10 not possess thcln lctt---4s To- fold our
hands and wait Micawher like. for some
thing TO turn In. The difference between
our way of looking az the worlds bless
ings and heavens blessings is less
matter Of faith, more \ matter W desire.
lt is not that We doubt 60 much that God
viii give us his blessing but we are not
quite sure that We want II or would be
very comfortable IL We had IL.
DOCTRINE or ELECTION.
When I say do not believe I'm the doc
trine of election | do not mean that /
merely reieci the tenet THAI e few are
selected for eternal life Ms rejection is
broader do NOT only believe. that it H.
God Viii that all msn shall be saved
Put ~ - Gods win that all men shall
nave All those blessings that make their /
own hNeS sNecter and better. as well a s
more effective IN lifting the lives Of 9TH
eis That quality Of sweetness. / know
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28

| no better word, that gives wings 20 our
strength IS no exception To say that
We can never win is TO confess that we
arc not willing 20 bend our lives 10 God s
will IN all the daily affairs Of life.
know too well that this whole matter
may seem small and insignificant TO
some. II did not | should not waste
the time preaching about Il. But want
10 say that just that peculiar quality of
soul not only makes our strength effect
i've and powerful. but the way 10 win IL
touches at the funda damental principles OF
religion and leads MS into the most diff
cult path of Christian life.
Nature IL so constructed that IL grows
tareS with wheat. throns with roses. tears
with glaGness and sends us the sweetest,
gentlest trails of the soul through the
bitterest. cruelest experiences OF life
II is said that our large cities contain
the best as well a. the worst there is in
the land They have the best libraries
The best galleries OF art, the best operas
the best hospitals. the best schools. But
the also contain the cleNerest thieves.
the most accomplished murderers, the
smoothest policy men, the most adept
swindlers
There. is sufficient good to redeem the
womauhood and manhood Of the citV
There q sufficient evil 10 demoralize
and corrupt every citizen. Besides. he
good is not In one compartments arrtf-ti
evil I'm another. The two are blended and
10 come in contact with the best one
must al least feel at times the contagion
OF the worst.
spect. is true OF the whole of the national
life and world lie. of which the cities
are a large and Influential part There
IS an abundance OF good in the world
there is n vast Amouut OF evil. II mat
ters not how pure and noble the NE IL
cannot always avoid temptation and sin.
However sweet and full OF sunshine the
life Of the individual may he ~ must he
remembered that into each lie some
rain must falL some DAYS must be dark
and drearN." There H. sufficient pain.
sorrow defeat IN the pathway OF every
one 10 embitter life and make IL sour and
q greesble.
This would he the result We're ~ not
that each individual may become Supe-
rior 10 the ENVIRONMENT by which he is
surrou nded For IL Is the function of |
man TO reach on his environment and !
mould and shape it TO his will To wiring |
ont Of his experiences joy and gentleness |
a. we'll ss strength. TO he conscious that |
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28
Jokes Of SaVages,

Practical Jokes grow out OF the teasing
instinct; they are new inventions which
take the victim by surprise. IL they do
not distinctly mislesd saws Professor
James Sully. OF London. in tho rnterns
tional Monthly for September. The saw
age Intelligence seems 20 he quite bovish
in the fecundity Of it's invention in this
domain
The Younger folk are given to rude
Jokes very like tiose carried out hy our
own youngsters. Here is an instance A
Young African negro. seeing an OLD wom-
an carrying a pumpkin. approached her
and shouted that there was something
on her head. She forgot all about the
pumpkin shrieked at the thought or some
hideous object on her heard, and ran for
ward. allowing her tormentor laughingly
IN pick M the prize she had let fall As
Is natural. these practical jocosites are
sometimes directed with a certain eau
ttorr ~ COURSE TvHfrst-ti1r vfrr-r -rrrzrr-A
young savage Of Tasmania once Slvly re-
moved p bae Of shellfsh laid down by
sailor a the foot Of rock. and let him
search for IL i'm vain and when tired OF
his Joke replaced the bag. showing him
self highly diverted" at tho trick he
had playeu the European.
As with ourselves these practical Jokes
are won't 10 he paid back. and with in
terest A story is told Of some Hotten-
tots who played of ioke on their com
panions while these were asleep by shoot
ing q couple OF arrows close 10 them.
which made them start up and hurry for
their arms 10 their wagons. where they
were received with shout of laughter
The victims OF this false alarm afterward
paid out tho perpetrators They succeed
cd IN terrifying them by skllful imita-
ton OF the roar OF lion which drove
them into camp screaming with terror In
other cases the practical joke may De re-
taliatiNc or some serious annoyance and
may even he inflicted on some person IN
Miss kinsley relates how
some OF her West Africa ladies' had been
put out by the employe or trading com
pany. who tried 20 get them when plant
ing msnioc 10 keep further apart so as
not 90 talk With one another They took
their playful revenge ny making a hay
cock over their tyrsnt and shouting
Get along. white man 7 spectacle mar
ried woman. and so forth Sne gives an.
other instance Of this disposition 10 piav-
ful punishment In her ladies young
black official had been rude 10 some of
them. whereupon they resorted 10 The
broader ioke Of throwing I'M into the
batter that goes FOR water"
closely connected with these modes of
ieasinE We have the practice OF taking
,n bodily defects by mimicrv and ~ nick
pa mos These modes of playful attack ar
pear to direct themselves most commonly
n outsiders, bWt instances are Given OF
discreet miuicry ~ fellow fribesman
N his absence. 10 seems proba bl ,hough
HsVe NOT rouHd rns fHcr rrougnr 0TTr |
explicitly. thrt much of the entertain
nent which these simple iolk derive from |
heir nightly talks. which are made gav |
With laughter. consist IN teasins attacks |
w the bodily defects or pecuiiaritiss " /
ertain members though from the svi. |
lence Fort hron1inE choral iauekfs-
'ver tho stranger is the more usual feat
ire IN these social ertentainment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28

PHYSICIAN HAD A HARD TIME.
Doctor Godfrey, Who Attended MIIIIonalrs
Tea Merchant and Asks S597 Says He
Would Not Do II Again at Price

briogeport, Conn, oct. 2s.-At the first
bearing OF the commissioners on the es
tate OF George Francis Gilman. the late
millionaire tea merchant. we're disclosed
several cases of informal and irregular
business methods In his household as well
as several of his personal eccentricities
one OF these latter Was an apparent so-
-Acltude Of -Alr. Gilman for the care OF the
teeth OF his guests. Among the claims
MAS one FOR s5l5 submitted nv DR. Fones.
dentist for operations on the teeth Of
guests at MIR. Gilmans house by his
order.
DIR. c. G. Godfrey. whose claim FOR s5q7
Tor services rendered just prior TO Mr.
Gilmsns death IL questioned by the trust
company which is administering the es-
tate, said.
"Mr Gilman as a patient. was one of
the most undesirable patients / have at
tended. lie had an aversion 10 death I'm
any form. and would allow nothing i'm his
presence which would In any way suggest
II. he would permit no allusion 10 IL 10 be
made In his hearing. lie would not have
doctor in his house, and strictly forbade
any one TO utter the word doctor where
he could hear a.
He had therefore TO be treated from
= distance, thing which entailed much
trouble and consumed much time. his
wealth entailed much responsibility
When ! was first called he was ont OF
his head and threatened To throw every
one out OF the house. He threw things
about the room and broke his furniture
! had an extremely bad time of II. and
do not want any more A. the same price
Even the attendant could not touch
him. J did not feel his pulse for two or
three days. or until he got too weak n
help himself. ile would not have a clock
In his house, for "a would remind him
Of the passing Of time. and he would not
have looking glass In his residence. for
fear he would see his face In n and see
he was going to die"
Dr. Fones testified that for several |
years he had done dental work for Mr. !
IHln1sn's guests and thar Mr. Gilman had |
always paid for a. The claim before the /
IL for work done betveen |
Ian. and March Z. iaoi
Several trsdesmen testified that they l
fllec unsirned orders from Mr Gilman. |
md that he always paid tho bis
Daniel Davenport counsel for Helen /
Pats, formerly Mrs. Hall. was asked hy /
he commissioners ~ he would NE her /
lain. lie said that he felt that the com
nssioners were without power 10 pass
mon her claim. az she had brought suit \
n the United States District court
~ the next sitting The commissioners
rin take evidence concerning The claim
" Miss Katherine Kupfer. tb. million.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28

pose is 10 carry 10 the hearts Of men not
what DR. Parkhurst calls the "maudliu
mush Of anaemic sentlmentality. but
the strong. gentle life of woman nhood and
manhood. as that life found expression in
the strong. gentle life Of Jesus Christ.
May our PRAYER be this morning that to
III men pricked with the cruel throns
OF the world there may come more and
more the sweet odors Of flowers.
That tor all who must meet the lion in
their path they shall he allowed to return
that way and find in the field OF their
hattie thc gentle sweetness of plea SAINT
memory.
May We all live with faith that in
the hour of death will not only unfold
the future. but make the rast seem one
glad. sweet song
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28
FOR OVER s, YEARS

MRS. wINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over nifty years by
millions Of mothers for their children
while teethinE, with perfect success II
soothes tho child. softens the gums. al
lays all pain. cures wind collie. and is the
best remedy for Darrohea. IL will reiieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately. sold
by druggists in every part of the world
Twenty-Five cents a bottle Re sure ana
ask for Mrs winslcw's Soothing Syrup"
ard take no other kind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28
Real Crawford as 1t Is Today.

Just 10 miles from Manchester is Knu,s-
ford one Of the ausintest towns in ell
is the originsh sc'rsnforde ~ Mrs Gas
kehs great story cf-thst name The La
dies Home Josrna4 Cor Netoher contains
some fascinatings Photographs of tho
houses and sceaes Snost mentioned in ths
book. "a they look taday. The George"
IL shown. as We'll -asa Mrs Forester's
Home" and Miss Nsttle'e -etors.' be-
sides many other pisces equally familiar
They would form an attrsctive addition
TO any copy Of Crawford
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28
The Cars Taste in Literature.

Nicholas II Is = voracious reader. lie
and the Czariua get a great deaf OF
pleasure from discussing new works to-
gethcr Tnliks Alexander a. the present
czar In most catholic IN his tastes, and
II scauainted With the literary stars OF
an chimes. JlIles Verne Scott kipling
and Stevenson are tho favoritcs among
foreign writer's -Philadciphis inquirer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28

aires artist protegee, who asks for sis mn
for services, title 10 a studio and a brood
OF fancy fowls.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28

He-"what Kind of woman 10 that eeaus
tiful Mrs. Swift" she-"wen. with one
exception. she makes every man che
meets sorry thst he isn't her husband"
He--"And the on. exc-puon." shev-"oA.
he's sorry that he is"--Chicseo News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-28

he u truly victor over the world
There IS but one wav hv which man
can do this IL H. the cardinal truth Of
the Christian religion. When accepted
y becomes tho fundamental principle of
ltfe. It's value for success even I'm world
~ dnairs is recognized by the keenest
IA in0s n 10,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-08-24

s ST. JAMES A. NJ. E.. CHURCH. cor.
Fuller and Jay streets Sunday services:
HOO a. M; 7:30 p. m. Wednesday prayer
meeting, 500 p. m. Pastor visits on Mon
day and Tuesday; at home Wednesday and
Thursday. Weddings, funerals and the
sick attended on notice Rev. ]. c.. Ander-
son, Pastor. $50 Louis st. =
PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH, Cor.
18th and Cedar. Sunday services: Preach
ing at II a. m. and 7:45 o. m. Sunday
ing general prayer meeting. Friday even
ing study Sunday school lesson. Funerals
and weddings promptly attended Rev. w.
D. Carter, Pastor, $50 Elicit ST.
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KNIGHTS or PYfI11As

KNIGHTS OF PYFIIIAs
uAr. TURNER Lopez. go. .. l.. Of ?. nes.e -,
PDcond and fourth Thursdays in tie month. lss
hers In good otanding welcome. Al LABOR 7 H.
~ Fourth and y xhth Ave. So.
j. W. Jackson, G. O.
JOEL A. CAGE, G. r. and 8.
PNDH OF MINNESOTA I.oDss Ne. ,,N eff r..
fAs first and third Thursday in eAsa sssata. ~.
eeethss In good etanding wscono At Mt. g.
y Hall Second street Sstwsez Ee1-isy.a and /
kist Avs.
FRHD'3 Cfss5Ga q s. ->
A.D WARE, z. r. end &
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man is prominent IN church circles.
The woman is anoth mans wife.

Inc woman IS another man wife.
The Tattler heard prominent citi-
zen say the other day: have two
lovely girls but don't allow them to
attend dances, where music is furnished
by a string band. have a distinct and
settled theory concerning music. be-
:ieve that those dreamy Waltzes are
more conductive to Immortality than
any other agency that can be named.
My girls are good lockers, and believe
pure minded and honest. But we must
not believe our clay is marble and the
wise father is the one who quietly re-
moves temptations from the paths Of
his offspring sa far as lies in his power.
i am convinced from a close study Of
the question and from inquiry, that a
gentle waltz played on string instru-
ments has a strange and dangerous eff
feet upon young women. 1t steals
through the feminine system like a
drug and robs a girl of her self con-
troll. In conjunction with moonlight,
I think well played waltz can make
a fool out of about nine girls out of
ten. When my. girls wish to dance to
the music of a piano don't object.
I'm not afraid of the piano. Its the
violin and cello that do the mischief.
Their notes sink deep into the heart,
and a-girl hearing them feels at once
like loving all mankind
''Well, how about the effects Of waltz
music on menu asked The Tattler.
1T makes beasts of prey of them,s'
was the reply. What have said CON
corning music is not based entirely
upon surmise or research. I have had
considerable personal experience and
say keep the girls away from the men
when the violin and cello are sobbing
out their songs of passion. :
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-08-24

q Colnptia tion of a Number of Happenings,
Social and Otherwise, Among the Afro
Americans of tho Second City Of This
Glorious Union.