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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-17
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CHr1OPoDY,

Corns. bunions. callouses and In
growing toenails painlessly removed.
Pedicuring. Manicuring. Mrs. II.
y. Hill, 400 Mohawk bldg. Phone
Main 2040, 1857
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-21
SPECIAL
GUARD
WITHDRAWN
Consolidated Railroad No Longer
Fears Attempt VIII Bs Made
"a Rob Express Train.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 2l.--Men VINO
have been serving as extra guards for
the Adams express train which goes
through this city bound for Boston at
o'clock each morning and as special
watchman at stations between Stamford,
Conn. and Providence r. l.. were re-
lieved today. II being understood that
the New York. New Haven A Hartford
railroad did not longer need their SER
vices.
Bloodheunds which have been In charge
Of "a keeper and kept near the Union
station here were sent hack 10 their KEN
nels at Franklin, Mass. The services
OF these special men and the hounds
came about through the receipt OF an
anonymous letter to the effect that this
express. which has been carrying very
heavy and valuable freight would be
destroyed II certain sum OF money
was not paid over 10 the writer.
The company's officers while believing
that the letter was written by a crank
made special arrangements 10 guard Its
property, especially that In transit.
The threat was 10 have been put into
effect by the 18th OF the month, accord
ing 10 the letter. but the railroad officers
say no interference has been offered
thus far to the express or other train.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-21
SYSTEM
TO SAVE
The CITY
Rev. {. 7. Root Preached an
interesting Sermon at First
Presbyterian Church Yesterday

Rev. r. I. Root. field secretary OF the
preached yesterday in the First Presby-
terian church HIS subject was System
Essential TO Save the city" In the
course OF his sermon Rev. Mr. Root said:
The city is the consummate oliver Of
civilization. Thither men gather by an
Irresistible gravitation. There human
life grows most intense. Humanity
with all its fears, with all It's hopes OF
recent years. is hanging breathiess on its
fate"
II is a fact which sobers the most op-
timistic lover OF HIS Kind that I'm the
modern city vice crime and corruption
seem concentrated and intensified. 1t is
In the city that American democracy has
met its one conspicuous failure. sttll
more alarming symptom Is than in the
last decade the increase Of the churches
has failed 10 keep pace with the in
crease OF urban population.
Can we discover the cause? Why is IL
that when a youth comes from a pure
home he so soon yields u the tempta-
tions Of the city? The cause, l think.
lies I'm the removal OF the restraints OF
neighboriness. In the country. every
body knows everybody else; In the city,
nobody seems TO know his nearest
neighbor The restraint arising from the
desire OF others good opinion is removed.
man feels less responsibility for him
self and for others and for the COM
hunity. Hence vices flourish and public
virtues decay.
There is no institution which does so
much TO check these evils by cultiyating
mutual acquaintance and neighborliness
as the church. Yet just here our Pro-
testant churches are weak because of our
divisions and lack of system. Many
churches work In the same territory. du-
piicating efforts, Yet leaving a large pro-
portion OF the population untouched. The
only remedy is some sort OF parish sys-
tenn. The only possible system Is a CO
operative one, each church taking a defi-
mite district TO canvass thoroughly and
constantly In the name and for the in
terests of all.
Of the class OF church that will gain
most from this system. Your member
ship Is drawn from all over the city, and
Is composed largely OF those removing
hither from the country. This system
will quickly put IN your hands the names
OF those who seek or prefer a Presbytc-
riap church. You will favor IL for a
tenn OF your great founder. Calvin. lie
divided Geneva into districts, and In each
a preacher and elder had superintend-
ence, 20 visit every family at least once
a year and give each such counsel. com
fort or admonition as its condition might
call for. This vigilant and universal pas
torai care embraced high and low. rich
and poor. Our system may be adapted
10 our independence and modern ideas,
but II may be no less thorough. BY Jan.
1 the districts accepted by nearly ~
churches will practically cover the city.
Can we not transform Providence as
Calvin transformed Geneva and make IL
like 1.-The holy city OF the Alps?"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-21
DISEASES OF The COLLEGE
Rev. Prof. McCIIntock In BaceaIaureate Ad-
dress 10 U. of C. Graduates.

Chicago, Dec. 2i.-The analysis OF coll
lege life shows two diseases of the col
lege. mind forced culture and habit of
indecision." This IN substances was a
statement OF the dangers OF college train
ing made by the Rev. Professor McClin-
took In his baccalaureate address 10 the
students OF the University of Chicago. OF
forced culture the professor said The
mind reaches forth beyond its natural
stage OF growth: the boy would be aNman
Conceit. lf-consciousness. imitation of
older mems vices, borrowing of older
mems disillusions take possession of
minds which should he merely learning
and playing" OF indeclsion he said The
colleges tend to cultivate the indecisiye
Judgment. the feeling that things will wait
and there Is no hurry
He urged THE attainment OF strong
personal conviction and determination
development Of faith in human progress:
simplicity OF mind and freedom from
Provincialism +"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-21
HOUOS IN BOSTON
fltty-Two Gathered In The Safe Blowers
Not Among Them.

Boston. Decs2i. In the 80 vagranrs, bes-
sars and "Yeagg men" were gathered in
by the police early yesterday from tho
lodging house districts in the south and
west ends
There, WAS no member 0f the ga'g re-
sponsible for tho safe blowing st the
Metropolitan Coal officc m last Boston
last THURSDAY. Watchman Donovan who
was assaulted by the robbers, inspected
every man who had been taken by the
police. He said that he could not identify
any Of them.
AAlthougf- the police ms sstors picked
out several prisoners whom they knew
TO he thieves. found no one up 10 10
o'clock whom they could charge with n
specific crime. Tho 80 captivcs will be ar
raignedIu the Municipal court on charges
OF vagrAncy and that II they were dis
charged they would he met outside OF
the court room by officers 10 be rail-
roaded' ont OF town.
chief Watts stated that nc would send
Inspector Burke and Watchman Donovan
To- Springfield today to examine the six
men held there on suspicion Of beipg part
or tho East Boston gang Of burglars.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-21
FOREFATHERS
DAY WAS
OBSERVED
Rev. Archibald McCord Delivers
Anniversary Sermon at Ply
mouth Congregational Church

AZ the Plymouth Congregational
church yesterday the anniversary Of the
landing OF the Pilgrims on Plymouth
rock was observed Rev Archibald mc-
Cord the pastor OF the church delivered
the anniversary sermon at the morning
service and took for his text Joshua
l. s." He said in part,
Dec. 81 is celebrated by us as Fore
fathers day because on that day. In
1890. the Pilgrims nung their declaration
OF Independence on 20 a continent and
landed on Plymouth rock to defend H..
ION Oct. Z, 1892, flock OF migratory
birds flying southwark led Columbus 10
turn his vessel and follow their course.
This seemingly trifing circumstance led
Latin civilization southAsrd and de-
termined- the arena OF English domins-
tIon In the West and It's course I'm the
world. There WAS an historic Provi-
dence. Mankind is a chain. every link
OF which depends for strength aud power
upon FRS neighbor. No man lives TO him
self alone and no man can die-lose his
power-to himself alone. We are inter
dependent This truth makes society IA
necessity and nations supplementary in
the relation OF their mission To one an
other.
Such were the Pilgrims. These men
and women while IN England felt called
20 resist religious oppression and TO
preserve and perpetuate religious liberty
freedom oe thought and independent con-
ecience The love OF truth Is dominant
Attef oh r.
acterized them. They lived I'm the noble
visions OF the moral and spiritual Idealist
the dominance OF the principles OF the
teachings OF Jesus in human institutions
and government ana stood for IL. To
realize this they left what men hold dear
'thei rancestral homes and associations.
"A sovereign quality and one OF the
most signal OF all their traits was cour-
age both active and passive, In daring or
in fortitude. Active hatred OF injustice
and OPPRESSION characterized them. To
them life was a great and noble calling
and for its right use they felt them
selves accountable TO God They deter
mined In Wilderness, goodness. truth,
strenuously 10 live They looked for the
life OF religion I'm the liberty OF the con-
science OF the individual. Their study CT
the Bible made thenS feel that God had
an ideal and plan for every man, and
that. therefore. everyman ought TO be
free 10 work out his salvation and TO wor-
ship God according 10 his own conscience.
They claimed this as their inalienable
right.
"Thc political and religious conditions
I'm England and In Europe were opposed
10 their attainment OF their ideal OF relig-
ious liberty and freedom OF conscience,
and OF simplicity OF spiritual worship,
and they sought II in foreign lands.
Puritan and Pilgrim were one In aim
and purpose-both apostles OF lberty--but
tho Pilgrims were it's courageous and ag-
gressive champions. They plowed across
the trackless sea, sailed into the un-
known without royal charter or recogni-
ton except what God gave them. After n
boisterous voyage OF s5 days they cast
anchor In what is now known as Prov
incctown harbor."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-21
THEIR SILVER Anniversary
Today a Memorable One for Seven Priests
Of the Archdiocese Of Boston.

Boston, Doc e1.--The 2lst of December
is q notable date this year I'm the lives
OF seven priests of the archdiocese Of
Boston, for IL is tho silver anniversary Of
their ordination 10 the priesthood
Four OF the clergymen,. the Rev. Fran
CTS i. Curran. rector OF the Star Of the
Ses church, Beverly. Rev. Francis y.
Glynn. rector OF st. Mary's church. Mel
rose: Rev. John J. Milan. rector OF ST.
.Ioseph's church. Amesbury and Rev.
Francis s. Wilson OF Roxbury were or
dained Dec. 81. 1873. at St Joseph's Pro
vincial seminary. Troy. n. Y. by RI.
Rev. Francis McNeirney. bishop Of AL
lany.
The other threc priests, for whom today
is tho 25th anniversary OF the beginning
OF their clerical labors are Rev. James =.
q Brien. rector Of 81. aCtherine's church.
Somerville: Rev. Timothy J. Whelan. rec
tor of ~. Josephs church. Holbrook. and
Rev. John II. Colbert. rector OF st. Jo-
seph's church. Wakefield
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-21
AGAIN POSTPORED
Government Not Ready TO Proceed With The
Prosecution Of Alleged CuurtefeIters.

Boston. Dec. 2l.-The government was
not ready TO proceed when the cases OF
the alleged countcrfciters who were ar
rested at Revere about two weeks ago
were calld today bfore the United States
commissioner
n had been accepted that 10y today
Benjamin Farber and Harry Stein. who
were arrested I'm New York city I'm con-
nection with tho same complaint OF coun-
terfeiting. would have arrived I'm Boston.
They did not appear, however. and the
entire matter was again deferred. this
time until Dec ~. The Boston defend
ants are John Davis Joseph Boumenblltt
and Mosas Novak. These men are now IN
the Charles street Jail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-21
BRITISH SCHOONER ASHORE.

Halifax y. S.. Dec. 2i.-The British
schooner Nonpareil u reported ashore ~
North Arm. Ray OF Islands. Newfound.
Ia nd. I'm a bad position.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
REST CURE FOR CLOTHES.
Too Constant Wearing Makes Won.
sag ems Garments Look Old Before
Half Worn Out.

Not Satisfied with her own rest-cures,
the up-to-date woman has taken to
resting her clothes. 1t works like
charm: Nothing induces shabbiness in
coats and gowns more than the lines
and wrinkles which show that they
have been worn and reworn. Sitting
creases and the walking creases make
a garment old before it has done half
its duty, says the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Men know this better than women.
A woman il well dressed with small
wardrobe, because every week or so
he makes change of clothes, sends
the suit he has been wearing to the
tailor, and never by any chance al
lows a wrinkle to become fixed in his
garments
Not all of women's frocks can go to
the tailor, though with the inexpensive
tailor service now to be had, she will
do we'll TO send her street frocks fire.
quently to be brushed and pressed.
But she can manage to change her
clothes often enough to give them all
an entire rest. Many sermons have
been preached on this point concern
| ing shoes. Everyone knows how nee
essary it is to change them frequently
| and put those not in use away on
| shoe trees to prevent the formation of
wrinkles that become permanent more
| quickly in leather than in dress goods.
But it is quite as important to treat
| coats and frocks in the same way.
The best rest is given by putting
| bOth skirt and bodice in long boxes
/ or bureau drawers. where they can
lie in light folds. If sleeves and trim
| mings are filled out with tissue paper
so much the better. Coat and skirt
4 hangers can be had at reasonable
prices: They economic room in a
clothes press and skirts and coats
placed on them lose in few days the
the figure. These lines not only spoil
the fresh appearance of a frock, but
the material wears around them and
loses color in streaks.
Wash frocks should always be put
away in trunks, drawers or boxes
whether they have been worn or not
for in hanging they grow stringy, are
more easily affected by dampness and
lose their freshness before they are
worn.
A pretty girl with more taste thar
money always puts away her ribbon:
to freshen them, though they are i'm
proved by it, as to have something
which is new to her and her friend
when she rewears them after thei
'rest-cure"
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
CAUSE OF FIRES EXPLAINED.
How Spontaneous Combination May
Easily he the Result of
little CareIessness.

Damp lampblack will ignite from
the suns rays, according to a writer
in Casters Magazine. The same can
be said of cotton waste moist with
lard or other animal oil. Lampblack
and a little oil or water will under GER
tain conditions ignite spontaneously.
Nitric acid and charcoal create spon-
taneous combustion. New printers
ink on paper when in contact with hot
steampipe will ignite quickly. Boiled
linseed oil and turpentine in equal
parts ON cotton waste will ignite in
few hours under mild heat and will
in time create enough heat to ignite
spontaneously.
Bituminous coal should not be stored
where it will come in contact with
wooden partitions or columns or
against warm boiler settings or steam
pipes. This coal should not be very
deep if it is to be kept in storage for
long period. If piled in the base
ment of building it should be shallow
and free from moisture and under
good ventilation. That liable to abb
sorb moisture should be burned first.
II on fire small quantity of water
showered on this kind of coal cokes
it upon the top and retards any great
supply of water reaching the fire, thus
necessitating the overhauling of the
pile.
Iron chips, filings Or turnings should
not be stored in shop in wooden boxes.
The oily waste which is not infrequent-
~ thrown among them adds to the
danger otfire from this source. The
sweepings from the machine shop, if
kept on hand, should never be placed
over iron shavings. The mass of disin-
tegrated iron Is enough to incite heat
and combustion. Iron and steel fl
| ings and turnings when mixed with oil
will ignite spontaneously after becom-
ing damp. A steampipe against wood
will cause the latter to ignite spon-
taneously after being carbonized. par
ticularly if superheated steam enters
the pipe, thus Increasing the heat tenn
perature. SO
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Complexion Powder.

Two ounces of zinc oxide, seven
ounces of rice powder, two ounces of
,precipitated chalk one ounce of tai
cum powder, one ounce of powdered
soris root. Grind each ingredient TO
fine powder, mix we'll, add three or
four drops of oil of rose and fluff
through boiling cloth. A tint can be
had by adding a suggestion of pow
dered scarmine. This is harmless.
Won't hurt baby's velvet skin.-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
The Sails OF Business.
Talk fills the sails of business. But
they aren't male to stand hard blow
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
VIII Aid Renearch.

Two professors of Jena university
II. Siedentopf and r. Zsigmondy-
have discovered new method of mi
croscopic preservation. whereby nj
tramiscroscopie particles are not
only made visible, but can also be
studied with a full view of determin-
ing their size. A full description was
recently published by the inventors
in the German scientific journal An
nalen der Physik tvoi.ime 10. 1903).
The method consists mainly in a
powerful artificial illumination of the
particles to be observed.-Consular
Report
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
A Clever Woman.

Patty Lyle Collins. a southern WON
an, is said to be the best autographed
expert in the world. She is employed
by the post Office department at Wash
ington. where she deciphers some of
the addresses Of letters that would 9TH
erwise not reach their destination.
Out of every 100000 letters received
dead" every year the system of de-
livery by her has been so perfect that
the majority of them reach their des-
tination in an astonishingly short
time, and this she does without break
ing the seals. In her record year she
supplied them on 81 per cent of the
cases. fact which in itself Abespeaks
the enormous work this clever woman
does day by day.-Chicago Record
Herald
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Erothed ChocoIate.

Among all the beverages served at
five o'clock tea, or to the invalid,
frothed chocolate undoubtedly stands
first in popularity. Would you make
it just right? Try this way of doing:
Cook in clean granite basin until
smooth and shiny two squares of choc-
olate, two tablespoonfuls of sugar,
one level saltspoonful of salt and two
tablespoonfuls of hot water or milk
Then add gradually, stirring all the
time, a scant quart and a half Of
warmed milk. When smooth and
bubbly, whip lightly with a Dover egg
beaten. Flavor with cinnamon extract
or a half teaspoonful of vanilla. Have
ready half pint of cream whipped to
j froth, put tablespoonful in the bot
tom of each cup and pour the hot
chocolate over it. Do not be afraid OF
cooking too long before adding the
milk. as long cooking will prevent its
settling in the cups or becoming
greasy. Some good cooks prefer to
use a chocolate "muddler" in place OF
the egg beaten. thinking the orange
.imparts a pleasant flavor. Cinnamon
is the old Mexican flavor used with
chocolate.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29
Summer Gowns and Fabrics

That conspicuously useful. as well
as conspicuously dainty aud attrac.
tive, white lowered batiste. with its
every seam open hemmed a:.d lace in
serted, and it's beautiful stylishly In.
dian-patterned embroidery in waved
insertions, it's fluffy valenciennes
frills, and charmingly shaped and en-
HANGED cape collar and sleeves, ia
quite moderate as well as quite love.
ly. furthermore, it detaches easily
from its pale blue washing silk slip,
and both it and the gown will arise
from the prosaic laundry as fresh:
and delightful as you see them now.
Foufard, the dear, ol2-fashioned,
practical foulard which we all love,
has given place to voiles and a still
softer make of fabrics. Then for dull
days cloths, trimmed with taffeta, as
well as firmer make of canvas, and
spotted wolfe, are greatly to the
fore.
Altogether, fashion is at its bright
est and best just now. The only
trouble is to get sufficiently large
dress allowance. The temptations to
buy are manifold. and we all feel
inclined to overstep any moderate
banking account.
In conclusion. let me tell you lit
tie more about inexpensive muslins
The chief point for the amateur to
remember when buying these muslins
is to choose clear, bright shades, not
pale. ''wishy-washy' tones which will
stand neither the sun nor visit to
the wash-tub.
Very pretty are the new scroll pat
| terms in black and white and red and
white. These make up charmingly
with the plain spotted muslin or lace
fichu. The skirts of such frocks look
well cut with five frills round the
hem. and only just long enough to
touch the ground. The sleeves must
! be very bouffant. and if you get a
| good pattern these are not difficult
to make.
/ / always think a big fichu or collar
covers a great many amateur omis
sions in the matter of dressmaking
The next least expensive fabric which
really looks well when nicely made
up. after muslin and cotton is de
laine, which is brought out in al
sorts of quaint and charming de
signs.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-07-29

Figure III. you see a pretty little
cravat and bow of white or cream net
inserted and trimmed with fine black
lace. This would be becoming fin
ish to any simple blouse or can be
worn inside a coat. 1t would take
about ~ yards of net, five yards OF
narrow lace, and 1l1s yards of lace in
sertion.
In Figure ". we have quaint
design for a blouse with the new
pelerine or shawl-like ends. For
this l would suggest a ring-spotted
net, in white or ecru, at IS lid
per yard. In piece lace this
blouse would look equally well. 1t
would require 3% yards of net
orlace, As inches wide, and you may
put as many lace insertions as you
like. or even dispense with them al
together. Three-quarters of yard
of very thin panne or soft oriental
tin would make the wide belt
Figure V. shows what is termed E
tea or coffee coat in inexpensive net
trimmed with frills of soft lace. Two
and a half yards of net and IA yards
of lace would suffice to make that
very attractive little coatee.
Figure VI. gives a simpler blouse in
net. inserted with motifs of embroi
I2dery or lace. Thequantities required
would be ga yards of net, 2A yards
of insertion, and about nine motifs.
| In Figure VII. I am giving you q
rather more elaborate coatee or tea
| Jacket. This again could be in string
colored or white net trimmed witt
white satin ribbon and lace inser
tions and edging. and any satin cho,
you like. This satin ruched ribbon
you can buy by the dozen yards ant
draw up according to the length re
quired. Three yards of double Width
net would suffice, and about a dozeI
yards OF lace. ELLEN oSMoNDE.