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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES.

Examinations for Third and Fourth
Grade Certificates only, AT the Normal
School Providence. Friday and Saturday
September rs and 10. 1903.
Friday, $3.50 n. m. Methods. Manage
rnent. School Law.
Saturday, a. m. All other required
subjects
Fourth Grade Certificates and Third
Grade Certificates for Evening Schools
only do not require subjects given on
Friday.
Notice of intention 10 take the exam
inations should he sent 20 the Commits
sloner Of Public Schools on or before
september 18th.
THOMAS n. sToCKwELL.
Commissioner Of Public Schools.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

lsid down-set In q chair day and night
and had to be drawn from one room to
another. BY my doctors orders I went
south and staid several months but re-
ceived no benefit. At last Braxilia0
Balm was recommended to me SO highly
] decided to try it. Inside of week I
could sleep in my bed: Now ! Am out
doors every day, tending to everything.
do not have any Asthma and will soon
resume my old occupation, foreman Of
the Eddy Electric Mfg. Co., of Windsog
Ct Most gratefully yours, ~ [
WM. H. WooD.
Thousands os doctors prescribe 0raxlIiaO
0aIR In Catarrh, Asthma, Pieurisy and Grippe.
Only thing known that removes all the aitef
effects Of Grippe in Lungs. Liver, Kidneys, Etc
90 cts and $i00 bottle at druggists. With the
500 bottle You get months treatment FREH
al ToxScoLA TABLETS. the best Tonic, Strength
builder In the world. r. r.. JACKSON & Co .
Manufacturing chemists' indianapolis. Ind
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
RAILROADS.
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD.

A Time Table giving full information
as 10 local and through train service may
be obtained at Providence station and
stations below:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

best OF satisfaction 10 our customers and
we genersg1y succeed. ISAAC L. GoFF
co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

AN UNIQUE OFFER TO HOME
seekers-A desirable house lot on the out
skirts given free TO prospective builders
ISAAC L. GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

ANY BOY CAN PAY 81 DOWN. Soc.
a week We will sell n house LOT in a
rapidly increasing section on those terms.
ISAAC L. GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

CAN YOU REALLY AFFORD TO LET
this opportunity slip by you? A mod
down; balance monthly. ISAAC L. GOFF
co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

ISAAC l.. GoFF CO.. REAL ESTATE
and General Insurance. III Westminster
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

STRIVE FOR HAPPINESS. OVER
come the foolish habit OF paying rent
and be independent. You can do ~
ISAAC L. GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
FOUR DOCTORS FAIL
!; 18 months in a chair.
a Specialist also fails to even reIIesi
q bad case of Asthma.
The BRAZILIAN BALM Instantly ~
6Cves and effects a Radical Cure.
Chaker Station, Ct, Feb. 8, 1899.

Brazilian Balm
has done w o n.
ders for me, aftss
suffering 2 yea
with Asthme 4
received 40 help
from four of ouS
local physicians,
and q specialist
In Hartford, who
is at the head of
the hospital and
receives all the
critical cases In
tn adjoin ing
counties. For Is
months 7 never
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

YOU SAY YOU WANT A Two-FAM
lily house near the city. We have n.
All improvements. Only 10 minutes
co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

OUR MOTTO IS. LOW PRICES AMI
easy terms on all properties offered by
us Try US and see. ISAAC L. GOFF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

IF YOU WANT WE WILL AUCTION
of your property at any time. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed. ISAAC l.. GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
3 s. " Ezzz M & & ] =] e: =] $$ $


WANTED-FOR u. 8. ARMY. ABLE.
bodied. unmarried men. between ages n
and IS: citizens OF United States. OF good
character and temperate habits. who can
speak. read and write English. For In.
North Main St.. Providence. r. /.
AGENTS LATEST INVENTION;
quick sales. large profits. Sell at sight.
Don't be idle; SO per day. easy. Sample
and circular. Is cents. A. Gilmore. 20
Randall street. Providence. r. /.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
PROVIDENCE DUST LAYER co

80 BUTLER EXCHANGE.
Tel. SO. Providence. X. l. Floors treated
for the preservation Of stock and laying
Of lust
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR SALE-ON ATWELL'S AVE,
small two-family house; 10 rooms; rents
l. & Fl. J. GROSS. Managers Of Estates.
Union Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
p. D. Powell, sas we.,mIn.,.r street

Concentrated Extracts. Perfumes, bay
Rum. Toilst Waters etc. Agent will call
v9on receins of postal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

WANTED An OLD FASHIONED
tbiue in COLOR platter. Address X z. News
ONCE.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

TO LEFTOVER TENEMENT OF I
Rooms, on floor, modern conveniences
- Warren street near Flrrwood avenue
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR SALE-ON FRUIT HILL AVE.
No. Providence, two-family house; 13
rooms; barn, hennery and 10 lots OF land:
price. $500. @. L. q III. ]. GROSS Man
ayers Of Estates, Union Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

wANTED-LRDIES OR GENTLEMEN
who need temporary loan on personal
property to call on me. or write J. W..
Lander, 81 Westminster 81
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
SWAN POINT CEMETERY,

orrice. 90 Westminster Street.
Cars ieave Market Square at Is. Ss and
IS minutes past the hour; returning.
leave Rochambeau avenue. the presen,
terminus. at II. 81 and 81 minutes past
the hour
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
REAL ESTATE FOR GALE.

FOR SALE-CoTTAGE ON BELLE
vue ave. rooms; improvements; fur
mace, barn, fruit trees. c. l.. a. III. j.
Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR SALE - FINE TwO-FAMILY
house on Power St; 20 rooms; all i'm
provements; furnace; rents for $50 month;
make offer. G.. l.. a. III. j. GROSS. Man
ayers OF Estates, Union Trust Bldg
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

VlSc0I makes bell eel.t , grip ,hs pgisys s pro
ssr and prevents glazing. For sale by
BROWN BROS. CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

WANTED-SECOND HAND SMITE
premier typewriter In good condition.: viii
give SIS Address X T. News Ofrice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

ARE YOU INSURED? WE ARE
general agents for Fire, life, Accident
and Health Insurance. ISAAC L. GOFF
CO, III Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

1000 OLD FEATHER BEDS-wILI
pay highest cash price. Address "Feath-
ers." ii, News Box. Providence, r. l.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

IF YOU WANT A HOME WE WILL
give you absolutely free a good building
iot In the suburbs. It's your opportu-
nifty. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

wANTED--A PHONOGRAPH REPRO.
ducer. model b. Address News" Box Z.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR SALE-ON FIFIELD AVE.
two family house. rooms improve
ments: price, 1900. @. l. e. III. j. CROSS.
Managers OF Estates, Union Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT
buying a lot at Washington Park you
had better be quick about II. Only a
few more left ISAAC L. GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR sALE-INvEsTMENT PROF.
erty In 0lneyville, with about b,OO
square feet. renting for SeS2 year
fnce low. ISAAC l.. GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR SALE-FINE RESIDENCE ON
Elmgrove ave. near Angel ST.; IL rooms;
tsh,.9'roushly up-to-date; in fine con con-
OF Estates, Union Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
TO LET.

TO LET-wITH OR WITHOUT
power, a good shop 40xS3 feet at 70 Laura
street A good location for a jewelry
shop. there being already several in the
vicinity; rent low. Apply to r. A. Young.
IL Custom House street. ftta
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR sALE-THREE-FAM HOUSE
on Howell St, 13 rooms; rents for 80
month; price, $4,000. G.. l.. g. IL. j. CROSS
Managers of Estates. Union Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR SALE - Inv KNIGHTsVILLE,
two-story building; one acre; taxed Tor
$500; price 5000. G.. l.. e. III. j. GROSS,
Managers OF Estates Union Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR sALE-TWo-FAMIL HOUSE
on on Smith St. near Capital; stable; rental
q. l.. d II. ]. GROSS. Managers OF Es-
tates, Union Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
A WORD TO HoUsEKgEPERs.

"OND 70 F7OOStNEtFEHos
Have you tested that perfect cleanser
and purifier. sUIPHo NAPTHoL- Moth
ing can surpass II where unsanitary con-
ditions are apparent. for a. ensures safe
~ to the family. It's treasure. Try
~
BROWN BROS. CO., 60 Exchange place.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR sALE-oN BENEVOLENT ST.
z-room house; all improvements; price
Nasonable. c. l.. & II. j. GROSS, Man
as rs OF Estates. Union Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR SALE-COTTAGE ON ANGELL
ST, near Butler ave; 10 roomsi all Inn
provements; delightfully."- situated. @. Il.
a III. J. GROSS. Managers OF Estates,
| Union Trust Bldg
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR sALE-INvEsTMEN PROP
erty on Capital St. Pawtucket; four
mats; 2 stores and cottage OF rooms
taxed for 5000; make us a fair offer. O..
l.. & II. j. GROSS. Managers of Estates,
Union Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR SALE-FARM AT GREENE, 10
room house; 100 acres: large barn, plenty
ol osilsoi iruiti 2 wells; taxed for 5000; price
Sz6O0: O. l.. a. III. j. GROSS. Managers
or Estates. Union Trust Bldg.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR sALE-FOR 500 DOWN WE
will sell you a cosy home just outside
the city limits. The balance In terms
the same as rent. ISAAC L. GOTF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

cosy. up-to-date homes for $500 down;
balance same as rent. ISAAC L. GOFf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR SALE 90 DEMOCRAT WAGON
Surry and Goddard Buggy, and Horse
Apply Rear is Camp ST.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR sALE-oN CHALKsToEE AVE-
stalls. Price, S45Oo. ISAAC L. GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
FOR SALE.

FINE MEAT BLOCK FOR SALE.
Cost S. Will sell for $3.50. a. Crary 81.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR sALE-ON OLNEY STREET. A
2-family house of II rooms; 47g7 so IT,.
! for $1,000 ISAAC L. GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01
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ROOMS AND BOARD.

FOR RENT - SEVEN ROOM FLAT,
steam heat; modern; attic rooms, IL de-
sired. Apply at % Halsey street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

WE HAVE JUST A FEW MORT
you like to buy onef ISAAC L. GOFF co
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

FOR sALE-A NICE coTTAGE AND
parn In East Prov, with 1900 50. r.. for
tzl0o. See ISAAC L. GOFF CO., III
Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-01

THE ALLEN. IL GREENE STREET
Providence. r; /. much impsoved. thor
BILE boarders solicited. NJ. A. hall Prop.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-26
money coming to them and are QUITS
well-to,do in cattle"
THE TEXAN.

Attorney kingsbury Gives His I'M
precision Of Billings and Montana.
r. H. Kingsbury; who assisted the
defense in the Hayden trial; ID back
in Texas once ! Last week ne
was at Dallas and while there w.
interviewed by the Morning News Of
that place. This is what he had to
say concerning Billings and Montana
7 went to Billings. Mont, to assist
w. NJ. Johnston, attorney for the de-
Tense in a murder trial.
II had expected to md Billings !
mining camp, such as | had read about
in my younger days. There are no
mines there. It is strictly an#up-to-
date, modern little city OF 1000 inhab-
itants, supported by those engaged
in agricultural and pastoral pursuits
tits inhabitants are Intelligent,
active, live, and nearly, II not All,
prosperous and well-to-do.
Il was invited to Anaconda and,
visited the great Amalgamated smelt-
ing works. An attempt to describe
them would be a failure. They are
SO immense, so wonderful that I
was overwhelmed in the contempla-
ton Of them.
Here was my frst experience with
miners and mine workmen. I had
the idea, which generally prevails,
that miners were old, grizzled fellows
who wore SLOUGH hats, flannel shirts
and six-shooters and top boots. That
idea is now exploded.
1.-THE best dressed people | have
ever seen, taking all the population
into consideration, / saw at Anaconda,
Butte and Billings.
The miners are all young men,
and when they quit work after eight
hours they appear on the streets and
around the places OF resort and amuse-
ment dressed in $40 to $50 suits, the
finest shoes and the highest priced
hats.
"The ladies, wives and daughters
Of bankers, merchants, professional
men and sinners dress as they do In
Texas, and YOU and ! both know
that Texas women dress better than
any people on earth"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-26
ExrE!hsloNTo ARsARokEE.
Monteha& Wyoming Company Plans
~xtensive improvements. VI

WFH
1.-THE project of the extension of the
line Of the Montana & Wyoming Tele-
phone company from Red Lodge to
Absarokee seems to be near to ac-
complishment. Manager E. NJ. Hun
gerford of Billings, on a visit to Red
Lodge, states that orders have been
placed for the balance of the poles
and other material and that work will
shortly be commenced, says the Pick
ct.
In fact the work will only be de-
layed until the return Of President u.
l.. Moffett, who was called to Ohio by
the serious illness OF his father. 1t
will take about forty or fifty days az
ter starting to complete the extension
as far as Absarokee. VI
This new line will be a model in
every way-in fact the best this com
pany has ever built. 1t will be a dOu-
BILE metallic circuit on cedar poles and
all the equipment will be of the latest
and best pattern. Ten cars Of poles,
or about 1,5OO in all, have been or
dered.
The company designs to stop at
intermediate places on the Absarokee
line and eventually to build from there
to Nye City. Mr.. Hungerford says his
company has in Billings the finest ex-
change in the west, with $50 phones
in operation and with demand for
more than can be supplied, and that
the intention is to make the Red
Lodge and other exchanges on a pay
with that one.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-26
Cures When Doctors Fail.

writes June s., 1901: Il had malaria
fever in very bad form was under
treatment by doctors, but IS soon as
I stopped taking their medicine the
fever would return. ! used a sample
bottle of Herbine, found 1t helped me.
Then bought two bottles, which COM
pletely cured me. l feel grateful to
you for furnishing such a splendid
medicine, and can honestly econ
mend it to those suffering from ma
laria, as it will surely cure them"
Herbine, soc bottle at Holmes & Rix-
on's.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-26
1908
1908
Montana Coal and Iron Company

Montana Coal and Iron Company
The annual meeting of stockhold-
ers of the Montana Coal and Iron
Co. will be held at the office OF O. F.
Goddard, Billings, Montana, o. Tues
day, June 9, 1908, at the hour of 10
O'Clock a. m. for the election of nihe
trustees to serve for the ensuing year,
and for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly come be-
fore the meeting.
P. v. SMITH, Secretary.
May 8, 1903. "A
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-26

l will be prepared to take care Of
any number of bucks from now ON
until November / at Lac rate OF n
a head for the season. Apply to the
undersigned at Billings.
1913 w. H. CLANTON.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-26

A nicely furnished room and a barn
for rent at 222 South Thirtieth st. 6-3
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-18
Hardened Copper.

Hardened copper, states a German au-
thority, has been sought not so much for
cutting edges as for coating them with
a case-hardsned surface to resist
changes from exposure. A lately pub
lished patent claims that copper may be
satisfactorily tempered by heating slow
" to a certain temperature, and sprink-
ling with powdered sulphur during the
heating. The objects, while still hot,
are plunged into q bath of blue vitriol.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-18

The same methods which have been
applied with such remarkable success
to the training of boy apprentices in
the industrial and commercial schools
of Germany are now to be adopted for
the education and training of girls who
may seek to better their condition in
life. They will swell the ranks of that
trained army of experts which has ac-
complished more than any other one
to make German commerce and
industries what they are to-day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-18
starch.

When the practice of starching linen
was introduced the Puritans referred to
it as: "a certaine kinde of liquide mat
ter which they call starch, wherein the
devil hath willed them to dive their
%rufles, which, when they be dry, will
then stand stiffe and infleXible about
their necks." One school of dietetics re-
due to the i~nstigation of the devil"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-18

Give your husband something use~ful-something
that will make him comfortable, If you conclude
to do this call and inspect our stock,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-18
GlycPTf7

Pure glycerin, diluted with SOL wa
ter, is excellent for c":ing chapped
especially " loose kid gloves are
drawn on Immediately after applying
it and worn during the night. When
glycerin is used without diluti0n it
burns and irritates the skin, but the
diluted lotion soothes, softens and cures.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-18
AfrniH He'll Inrest

Mother (reading)-A Pittsburg in
'ehtor has patented a machine hat
Will toss a man 500 feet in the air bv
simply touching a spring.
Fretty Daughter-My gracious. Let
lie destroy that paper before papa
ICES it,-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-18
MILLIONS FOR PENSIONS.
Bill Carrying $I3s, 15O,1OO Passed by
the House.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE House
passed to-day without division the
Pensions Appropriation bill, carrying
$685. 10000.
While the bill was under considera-
ton there was a general discussion on
Panama. rural free delivery. tariff and
pensions, speeches being made by
Messrs. Scott, Republican of Kansas;
Miers, Democrat of Indiana: Sims,
Democrat of Tennessee. and Burgess
Democrat of Texas.
The Panama question was discussed
by Mr.. Sims, Democrat Of Tennessee,
who took the ground that the consist
ent course to pursue was for the DEM
ocrats in the Senate to vote against
the treaty. This, he said, would de-
feat 1t, in which event he believed the
President would build the Nicaragua
canal. 1t was inconsistent for Demo-
Gratis to condemn the manner in which
and then favor the treaty.
Mr.. Burgess, Democrat of Texas,
taking the policy of stand pat for
his text. denied that any measure of
prosperity is due to the Republican
policy of protection. He referred to
the senator from Ohio as the greatest
player in the greatest of American
plays, but said he might now be term
ed the suppressed possible Presi-
dent"
The House adjourned until to-mor-
row.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-18
WOMAN IN THETOILS
SUSPECTED OF BEING Connected
WITH SAFE BLOWERS
WHO WORKED AT SENECA.
SHE is HELD AT GAINESVILLE
FOR A REQUIsITION.

Mrs. Nj. G. M,"WiIIiams the Name of
the StyIishIy Dressed Young WOm-
an I'm CustOdy-AduItery Charged
Against Her, But the suspicion Is
That She Was An Accomplish of
the Gang of Safe BIOwers-A Man
Arrested at Columbus.
Gainesville. Ga. Dec. 17.-Mrs. NJ.
G. McWilliams a stylishly dressed
young woman, was arrested at the Ar
lington this morning on a warrant
charging her with adultery, by B. r.
Moss sheriff of Seneca. S. C.
She is alleged to have been at a hotel
at Seneca for several days previous,
and up to the time of the blasting of
the Coutenay Manufacturing Com
pany's safe in company with a mysteri-
Gus stranger, who is believed to be one
of the crooks who burglarized the store
there, when a large sum of money was
secured. The real charge against her
is that she is an accomplice of the
gang, and the officers are under the i'm
preston that she either has the money
or has cognizance of it's whereabouts.
Mrs. McWtliams says she is a trav-
cling representative of a drug firm, and
denies any knowledge of the burglaries
or the gang she is charged with work
ing with. She arrived in Gainesville
the evening after the Seneca burglary
and registered at the Arlington under
the above name. She was in the act
of boarding train when apprehended
by Chief Parks. She has engaged To-
cal counsel.
Sheriff Moss left this morning to get
requisition papers upon Gov. Terrell
from the Governor of South Carolina
for Mrs. McWilllams. and man I'M
der arrest at Columbus. Ga, who is
believed to be one of the Seneca bur
glars.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-18
FRlAR LANDS WILL BE
SOLD TO THE TENANTS.
Longtime Payments VIII BE Per-
mitted to FilipinOs.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Gov. Taft has
informed the War Department that an
agreement has been reached for the
sale of the Friar lands, there remain
ing only some small matters of differ
ence to be adjusted.
Provision, it is understood, is made
for relation between the tenantry
and state government, which marks
an advance even upon the land tenure
system of Ireland. The lands are to
be sold as far as possible to the
tenants, who live upon them now, and,
realizing that few of the Fflipinos
have any considerable sums of money
laid by, the Philippine government pro-
posses to allow them to buy the lands
on longtime payments, at a very mod
crate rate of interest on the deferred
payments.
The question of the withdrawal of
the Friars, it is said at the War De-
partment, practically settled itself. OF
the great body of Friars in the Philip
pine Islands at the outbreak of the
war with Spain, only 200 odd are said
to have remained, and nearly all of
these are in Manila. Most of these
are expected to leave. Their lands will
be paid for out of the insular treasury,