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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-08

on the night OF May I'd. the shoe store
OF the 4. l.. Ballou Co., i43-145 Weybosses
street. was seriously damaged by fire.
smoke and water. on the 7th inst, the
fire loss was adjusted for SIS, ,45925. thor
oughly TO the satisfaction OF MIR. Ballou.
This prompt and satisfactory adjustment
was effected by the courteous and consid-
crate cooperation OF the agent and ad-
justers OF the several companies. Mr.. Bal
lou will sell the damaged stock at fire
sale prices, reopening the store and re-
pair department Tuesday morning. Only
five days have elapsed since the date OF
the fire. taking the inventory. consuming
two days, and the adjustment. being an
uncommonly quick settlement OF the loss
Mr. Ballou deems such immediate action
worthy OF the widest publicity. coupled
with the personal commendation OF the
firm
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-08

cept them and ridiculed the idea Of cam
paign OF reputation.
1t was impossible with the present sys-
TEN OF government. II he wanted to con-
Wet the speaker OF the house OF murder
he would have no difficulty IN 80 doing
with the Irish government machinery In
his hands.
Continuing, Mr.. Healy said ne regarded
the bill as being a measure OF peace.
which he hoped would infuse new spirit
into the hearts OF ireland and England.
+. p. O'Connor while crlticsng its de-
tails, defended the bill. He said IL was
leap I'm the dark. Peasant proprietorgiio
In Ireland has been most successful ~ >
I evicted tenants must he restored TO Their
holdings. The house he added, must now
choose between a great measure of land
/ purchase and "chaos and anarchy"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-08

Antonio Liebold was held In 500 By
Judge Sweetland today. for trial next
Friday. upon the charge OF stealing a
shirt. a collar and four cuffs from Eliza
beth @. Martin. the property OF Josr
Randolph.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-08

CARPENTERS and MASONS are at W
convenient TO shop there just now, BU T
your trouble. REMNANTS, SMALLWAR ES
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-08

MEMS FINE ALL DON
COLA house slippers, with
smooth innersoles and leath-
er counters. in red only,
all sizes In stock. regular
price sl25. for this removal Coz
sale ....................... UJU
GREEN TRADING STAMPS.
MEMS GOODYEAR WELT
patent leather oxfords. wide
extension soles n very sty-
iiss ssis shoe: '.'5'o:. value $3.50: for this 2.24
The sun., 1903-12-13
WOMAN AND TIE COUPON HABIT
Her Pursuit OF Cigar Store Prizes More
Intense Than Mans.

1t is declared that the practice of giving
away coupons with purchases of cigars and
cigarettes has doubled the amount of smok-
ing done by women. At any rate. it has
doubled their purchases.
Women" said dealer in one of the large
Broadway tobacco shops, "are the chief ben
eficiaries of the coupon system-.wom and
bellboys. The boys can't wait to collect
enough coupons to get anything of value,
but bring them in to us in small lots and go
away delightng in a silver stckpin or
pocket knife.
But not so with the women. They start
out to collect from 800 to 600 coupons and
aspire to pearl mounted opera glasses and
gold watches.
AS compared with women, the men who
save up for prizes are far behind. knew
of a man who was saving up coupons for
he had saved over 500. In another week he
would have been able to secure the bag
"One day there came along pretty, we'll
dressed young woman, who asked for the
bag herself She had the coupons all right,
and went on to tell me that until the day be-
fore she had been the stenographer of this
man. but now she had gone on the stage.
"Her employer had discovered that she had
saved up about a hundred coupons herself,
now purchase articles for travel, out of the
goodness of his heart he gave her his cou-
pons and she got the bag 1t only goes to
show that man can't save coupons.
Women get coupons by strategy as
we'll as purchases. Their chief victim
is the susceptible cigar clerk behind the
counter.
MANY men who are occasional smokers
do not take the coupons due them on the
The sun., 1903-12-13
ANTIQUITY AT THE DESK.
Some OF the Things You Can Now Spend
Money On to be Really Old Fashioned.

You may, if you will pay two or three
hundred dollars to have your writing desk
as old fashioned and inconvenient as your
great grandfather's 8, and you will be lucky
if some friend with money to burn does
not fit you out with Christmas present
including all the old gentleman's impede
menta of correspondence, You may also
have quill pens, the true gooseQuill, at
somewhere between 81. .25 and s. a box of
two dozen.
Small stationers try to get along without
keeping quill pens and some seem to be
ignorant of the fact that any save metallic
pens were ever used, but nearly all the
large stationers, and all the fashionable
ones keep quills, and find them pretty
steadily in demand by resident English
men and the old fashioned Americans. If
you have fancy for swan quilts, you will
find them harder to get, and a good deal
more expensive.
A few stationers have reversed the order
of nature and inventive progress by making
penstafrs of the quilts and fitting them
with silver or gold holders for steel or gold
pens. If you like this form of the mock
antique, you may have the article, includ-
ing the gold pen. at almost any absurd
Sealing wax, With all its concomitants,
has so thoroughly reestablished itself that
sealing outfit forms part Of almost every
we'll appointed home desk. The price may
be anything from a dollar to 500, and
then as much more as ingenious extrava-
gance can make it.
But the very Oldest fashioned accessory
of the desk is writing sand. Most stationers
in New York neglect to provide this fore
runner OF the modern blotting paper, and,
of course, they equally neglect to keep the
pepper pots from which the sand is sifted
upon the freshly written page. Clerks
utterly refuse to understand the customer
who asks for writing sand. and the very
tradition of the thing seems to be lost.
1t NAV be had, however, and so may
the pepper pots, in solid silver If you like,
with appropriate decorations, all at about
the price of fairly good overcoat. Per-
haps a large silver box as reservoir for
your general supply of sand will be found
use full, If not convenient at any rate, it
will add few dollars to the cost.
When your glttering array is complete,
with scissors, paper cutter, paper weight,
desk watcn and few other trihes, you will
have brilliant show of plate such as will
attract the favorable attention Of the first
burglar who enters the house As to your
correspondence, il will not be expedited
by all your paraphernalia. You will ink
your fingers and perhaps cut them mending
your pens; you will risk danger OF fire in
sealing your letters and you will litter your
desk with dust and CRIME when you blot
your sheet, but you will be truly antique
and ancestral.
The sun., 1903-12-13
THUS SHE GOES TO MARKET.
Housekeeping on the Delicatessen Plan
as Practised In New York.

In the most up to date delicatessen
stores retail selling is done by sample.
This is result Of the growing demands of
the ever increasing army Of light house,
keepers.
All the delicacies of the season, hot and
cold, canned meats ready to serve, boned
turkey, fowls and roasts just from the
spit, soups. condiments, pickles and dozen
kinds of sweets and preserved fruits, are
10 cents up are ready to be laden with
the good things that are to furnish
the next meal of the light housekeepers.
But nothing put up in this fashion is de-
who order these hampers, big and little, carry
them home themselves or send servants
or messenger boys to fetch them.
From o'clock onward to the closing of
the store women crowd 1t to order or to
obtain their meals. 1t is the oldest mar
keting in New York and it is growing in
fashion to astonish people with fully
appointed homes and elaborate kitchens.
When business is not too active, and es-
pecially in the morning, the method of max.
a woman comes along and inquiries the price
of pickles, at once the eager saleswoman
begs her to try one If the trial results in
a purchase the saleswoman calls other small
articles to the attention of the customer
The latter tries the pickles, preserves,
perhaps sliced canned pound cake or plum
pudding, buying as she eats, and the sales
woman, more and more interested as the
appetite for both the present and the fu-
ttlre seems to increase, continues to press
all sorts Of delicacies upon her.
Perhaps the customers eyes catch
sight of can of tomato bouillon She in
quires the price, and in kalf a minute she
is seated at a table or the counter with the
soothing suggestion from the saleswoman
that hot cup of bouillon will refresh her.
Tiny crackers are at hand, and at length
the customer leaves after having eaten a
bought little of everything that she has
tasted There are women who already
begin 10 work these stores as free lunch,
but the interest Of the saeswoman flags
when orders do not follow the sampling
process
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the eSU N: SUNDAY, aDEc EcEdbfAa Is 4 fsosa'f /
matinees in flannel, challis, nuns yelling.

matinees in flannel, challis, nuns yelling.
cashmere, &c.
These heavier jackets have trimming OF
heavy lace or ribbon or both, and OCCASION
ally are made more elaborate with hand en-
broidery. The kimono jacket in silk or
wool, bound in plain color silk or satin, is
easily made and serviceable and, il attrac-
tive materials are chosen, may be very
piquant and becoming
An unpretentious jacket that has charm
is made Of light blue and white striped
French flannel, with deep borders Of plain
white, and laces up the front with white cord.
Against the pretty accordion plated
natinees the same objection must be urged
that is made against the accordion plated
robe They are very lovely, but will not
stand hard wear and are most unattractiVe
when mussed.
Kerchief jackets. really intended for
combing jackets. but handy for invalids'
use, are made OF big bordered silk kerchiefs,
with long points front and back and over
the shoulders, and the same effect is at
tained with piece goods and applied bor-
ders.
Very smart, indeed, are the little jackets
Of cloth, not intended for fastening in front,
but merely slipped on as protection for
shoulders and arms. They are severely
plain, save for bold applique designs in
sharply contrasting cloth
The sun., 1903-12-13

some brocade trimmed in Oriental en-
broidery bands or dull gold braid and tas-
sells and girdle of either the embroidered
band or the gold braid, is good tea jacket
model; and jacket of heavy lace made
up over chiffon and silk and trimmed
with touches of soft velvet is always
charming
One maker shows jacket ofwhite cloth,
with open work design, over amber chiffon,
with a girdle and cuff and collar pieces
of amber panne embroidered in gold.
Among the matnees there is an en-
barrassment of choice. A majority of
them hang quite loose from yoke or
shoulder, have surplice throat effects or
deep collars and fl wing sleeves, and are
much trimmed with lace. Nine out Of
ten are of China or India silk. lined with
nuns yelling to give them warmth; but
there are warmer and more serviceable
The sun., 1903-12-13

is of figured crepe in a design of shaded
purple wistaria on white ground. The
sleeves are flowing, over big undersleeves
of imitation Alencon lace, and all the
edges of the jacket are bordered by deep
plain band of satin in the deepest shade
of the wstaria.
A full underblouse of heavy chiffon or
crepe with a loose bolero of velvet or hand
The sun., 1903-12-13

But he refused emphatically and, crimson
with bushes at her embarrassing predica-
ment, the girl put the cup back on the table.
Then she retired into corner where some
of her companions sympathized with her
and some of the others were inclined to be
less merciful and laughed.
He could at least have taken the cup,
even If he had not drunk the tea said one
of her companions. 1t would not have hurt
him to have given you dollar and then put
the cup down on the table"
Indeed, he would not have felt the loss of
a good deal more than dollar had he done
the graceful thing. But the truth was, he
did not know how.
The sun., 1903-12-13
purchase. Such coupons we consider our

purchase. Such coupons we consider our
own.
"Now the up to date woman collector
watches her time, and when the proprietor
Is out at lunch or dinner she swoops down
upon the susceptible clerk and greets him
with the sweetest of smiles. There are
few youths of 20 who can resist the smiles
OF clever, well gowned woman, and when
after making a purchase Of cigarettes, she
asks him II he has got any coupons that
customers have refused to take, she gen.
orally leaves with a bunch Of certificates
IN her pocket as the reward for the in
terest she has taken in the impressionable
clerk.
This trick was played upon me for. some
time before discovered it, and then
found that beautiful young married
woman was coming In here several times
a week and made It point TO arrive just
after had left for dinner. She had smiled
away about IS worth Of coupons a week,
and her little game only. ended when the
clerk one night invited her to go out to
dinner. She left the place in great indig-
nation and has never shown up since"
The sun., 1903-12-13
TRULY FEMININE JACKETS.
GARMENTS IN WHICH WOMAN is
(IiiRNING AND AT HER EASE.
Most \rlstocratic Of the Family Is the Tea
Jacket - Nesilsees Picturesque and
sometimes a Trine Barbarlc-AmOnE
the NIatinees - Gold Trimmings,

The matinee, the tea jacket the comb
ing Jacket are all members of one coquet-
tish family, all short negliges; and the
woman who hasn't at least two or three
OF these little garments in her wardrobe
doesn't appreciate her opportunities
Charming jackets may be manufactured
at slight expense, and they are 30 becom-
ing. 50 useful, so essentially feminine that
they should certainly appeal to every
daughter of Eve.
The tea jacket is, of course, the most
artistic member of the family 1t is to
be slipped on for afternoon tea, or for the
receiving of an informal afternoon call.
1t is less informal than tho long neglige,
vet loose, comfortable, delightful sub
stitnre for the close fitting heavy str eet
bodice or for the dressy dinner bodice to
ho donned later. The boarding school
girl or college girl will find the tea jacket
The sun., 1903-12-13

One of the debutantes Of the season, a
verv pretty blond girl with peachy pink
and white skin, went up to the millionaire,
holding out a cup of tea.
wont you have cup Of tea?' she asked,
hoping for liberal reward for the charity.
And she smiled at the visitor in a way
that was worth goodly contribution in
itself.
4Oh, thank YOU" he said 'but I never
drink tea
But this is for charity" the young girl
went on. already confused at his refusal
to take the cup out OF her hand. "Im GER
tain that you would like this"
The sun., 1903-12-13

Parisian women have a mania for old-time
jewery, and the beautiful paste ornaments
Of the Louis period are much coveted.
Curio shops are searched in the Jewel
quest, and even an odd earring In greeted
with enthusiasm. The old Russian earrings
with oblong stones sometimes an inch and
a half long, set around with diamonds, are
admired and worn as pendants.
The sun., 1903-12-13

jewelled or embroidered laces, bands OF
embroidered velvet and other handsome
trimmings are used upon elaborate tea
jackets as upon tea gowns, but the or
dinary tea jacket is a more simple affair,
with touches of embroidery, lace or ribbon
velvet for ornamentaton.
One model pictured here is in pale blue
cloth of finest quality, lined with whit 9
China silk 1t has high skirt and is girdled
loosely with black velvet at the waist.
Laid fiat upon the button of the jacket
Is n deep band of heavy lace reaching almost
to the girdle and with it's scalloped edge|
uppermost. There is deep cape COLA
of the same lace, and the huge cloth sleeve 81
are slashed up the outside and taste with
square black velvet bows over lace UNDER
sleeves.
Another jacket, less dressy and formal.
yet still well outside of the matinee class,
The sun., 1903-12-13

Shoe buckles have cone into their own
again and are shown at prices ranging from
S2 to $500, but the old paste buckles in fine
quality and design are even more desired
than the very costly modern jewelled
buckles. pair of dainty buckles, not
necessarily expensive, in an attractive
case, is a most agreeable Christmas gilt
for any girl.
The sun., 1903-12-13

Bands OF velvet ribbon, OF fowered rib
bon, of lace, of flowered silk bordered by
velvet, or plain silk piping. quillings of rib
bon or lace, rows of fine braid upon a con-
trasting color and Oriental embroidery
bands are called upon for the trimming Of
of the nlatinees, but, as has been said before,
lace and ribbon have first place.
The sun., 1903-12-13
HE DID NOT DRINK TEA.
An Embarrassing Moment for q Pretty
Girl at the Portrait Show.

A recent incident at the Portrait Show
amused and surprised the persons who
witnessed it.
In the tea-room a cup of the kind that is
supposet'to cheer and have no worse effects
sells for rs cents One day last week one Of
the very wealthy men Of this country
one whose fortune was earned entirely by
himself and is reckoned high In the millions
came int the tea-room and stopped to talk
with one of the patronesses.
The sun., 1903-12-13

a comfort when her chums drift into her
room at the tea hour; the woman of fashion
besses the garment because she can don
1t readily without the change of under
garments which accompanies the donning
of the elaborate neglige and without the
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lessly overmatched they were, showed
that the spirit of the Cid and the defenders
OF Saragossa Is not dead In modern SPAIN
ter's reflection on the quality of the Spanish
soldiery, General Wheeler paid a generous
tribute to the gallantry and chivalry of both
officers and men, adding as to Gen. Vale
Del Rey:
THAT officer. with his little force, fought
from daylight until after o'clock July 3.
One-half OF his force was killed He was
shot in both legs early In the day, but stood
oy his post until he dropped dead Spain
ought to erect a monument that would meet
the clouds in honor OF that brave man."
General Wheeler's position was sounder
Moreover, IL the Spaniards at Santiago were
of the credit Of beating them? There should
and spiritless foe. IL General Skaters i'm
pliedly contemptuous estimate of the Span
iards was correct. why. our veterans of
Santiago had soft snap in the fighting
way. But If General Wheeler's account of
the matter was correct-and Fighting joe
was on the firing line and ought to know
the defeat OF Toral was something for our
Society of Santiago Veterans to be proud OF
and there was good warrant for the celebra-
ton at Detroit Englishmen were once
sharply criticised by one of their historians
for the Inconsistency OF eternaliy Dragging
or the victories OF Crecy, Agincourt and
Waterloo. while at the same time ridiculing
the French as a nation OF puny starvelings
and frog eaters, and repeating the stock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-26
VISIT TO JAP MILLER.
The Sage of Brooklyn Always n
source of Great Interest.

Brooklyn a few miles beyond Mooresvile,
on the Martinsville road, is the home of
Jap Miller, of whom James Whitcomb
Riley wrote:
Jap Miller. down at Martinsyiile's. the bIamedest
feller yitl
When he starts in a-talkin' other folks is apt to
Pears like that mouth o his wuznt made fer
But jes 70 arsify EN- down and gether in their
He'll talk you down ON tariff. er HEN talk you
down tax.
And prove the pore man mar, pays EN- ali-and
Religen. law er politics. prlze-fghtin' er base
Jest fetch Jap Up a little and he'll post You
bout em all
Mr.. Miller keeps a general utility store at
Brooklyn where one can buy fresh eggs,
Goldfish. overalls, clotheslne, toilet soap,
calico, nails. bed-ticking and many other
things. He is known az mayor of the town.
gentleman who visited there one day last
week found him sitting on a split bottom
chair under a locust tree in front of the
store. 1t was the middle of the afternoon
and business was dull. Jap gave an in
terestins account of a recent visit to Chi
cago, where he found the streets full of peo-
pie, thick as rats" He said he got lost
several times but he had no trouble finding
himself. When he took an elevated car he
knew it wouldn't fetch up in a cornfield and
would land him somewhere. He asked his
visitor If he trading man. 1--WE got
kind OF a thing to protect fruit trees, scare
away birds and potato bugs" he said. 1t
finally came out that it was his photograph
which he said he would trade for that of
the visitor. I'm startin kind of rogue's
gallery and I'd like to put your picture in
it if you don't mind" he said. 1--WE got
Riley's and a few more. Take mine along
and try it on the bugs" Jap has deceiv-
ing face to age-it doesn't tell anything.
When asked if he was in the civil war, he
said: my goodness, no. 1 wasn't near old
enough. I'm the luckiest man alive; L was
too young for the civil war and too old for
the Spanish war. Talk about luck, I'm right
in it. If I'd been old enough to be in the
civil war the rebellion wouldn't have lasted
as long as it did. I'd have put it down."
With Jap's dry humor there is a vein of
honesty and sincerity that is very convinc-
ing. AS Riley wrote
There's where the fellers siren th lays-he's SO
common like and plain
They haint no dude about old Jap, you bet you
nary grain.
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THE OBELISK AT PELEE.

PHILADELPHIA Press.

Philadelphia Press.
Fresh from what he terms the most won
derful spectacle nature has ever presented,
Prof. Angelo Heilprin is back in Phila-
delphia after a two months visit to Mont
Pelee. on the Island of Martinique
This time Professor Heilprin's expert
ences were not of so dramatic nature as
when he visited the volcano on two occa-
sions in 1902. But though in no sense terri
flying he has returned TO Philadelphia with
a new respect for Mont Pelee, and open ad-
miration for 1t as the greatest volcanic
show on earth. and, to use his own epigram-
matte and picturesque phrase, in its new
cone it has raised natures monument to
the dead
1t will be remembered that on the ami
versary OF the great eruption of May s, 1902,
Professor Heilprin prepared an article on
how Mont Pelee~ had built up an enormous
to surpass any of the known volcanic cones
for height. mass of material and the ex-
traordinary way in which it was built I'D.
Mont Pelee. Professor Heilprin then
pointed out differs from most volcanoes in
having no central chimney. the discharges
taking place from assures in the cone itself.
which cone is continually being pushed up
In the air, though at intervals IL is blown
asunder. In spite OF this disruption OF the
cone, however, IL steadily grew I'm height
until early winter. when ii had reached a
height of 100 feet.
Since May Professor Heilprin has spent
nearly two months in the Island of Martin
ique studying the phenomena in connection
with the volcano. and on being seen by re-
porter OF the Press yesterday he said:
The distinguishing feature OF Mont Pelee
and that which makes this volcano UNIQUE
among the volcanoes of the world, is the
giant tower or obelisk OF rock which il be-
Ing extrudec from the summit OF the newly
made cone, and which obeIisk now rises up
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boast that lone Englishman is a match for
four Frenchman." Belittling beaten foe
Is beIlttling the victory.