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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21

is put into the mills before he has at
tained his growth She gave many in
stances also which had come under her
observation where there was often a Gu
rious breaking down OF the children into
a sort of dropsical condition after FIVE
years I'm the mills II once saw a little
child" she continued. "of FIVE years OF
age working all night In a mill in South
Carolina"
Miss Adams pictured as another great
evil In child labor it's lack OF any educa-
tional value. its utter lack OF any eie-
ments which would tend TO develop the
physical or mental power OF the child.
In ali trades where skilled labor Is need
cd, she said. mo child labor Is employed.
II is labor which Is unskilled which uses
the children.
In dwelling upon the influence of child
labor on the family life Miss Adams pic
tured the inevitable results OF the lower
ing OF the wages OF men and thus the
children often become prematurely the
main support OF the family. The speaker
gave many typical cases Of prematurely
cause OF being put to work when chill
dren. using up people before they are
ready or able 10 be used up.
In closing Miss Adams dwelt upon the
waste OF citizenship by the employment
OF child labor and brought out clearly
and conclusively the relation OF child
labor 10 pauperfsm. In the course Of
her remarks the speaker gave many IN
stances OF men. beaten and defeated.
worn out at %. the inevitable result OF
being early set TO work.
There is a very close connection" she
sad. between men who are worn out
early and the boy who went TO work
early. At Christmas time, In Chicago,
one finds the cars filled at night with
children who work In the department
stores.
1T IL all a fearful waste OF human life"
In closing the speaker made plea for
the enactment OF some national standard
against the employment OF child labor.
At the close OF her talk many fingered
to meet the woman OF whom II was said
recently In big Chicago daily paper,
Happy the man who dies on the day
Jane Adams dies for on that day, the
gates OF Heaven will swing open so wide
that anybody can get m"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21

Would to Heaven that the cry OF dan
ger. danger! could be sounded i'm the
ears OF all who unthlnkingy buy and use
deceptions and frauds.
Fortunately honest druggists despise
such worthless REMEDIES and refuse TO sell
them. They will tell you with candor
that Paine's Celery Compound Is the
spring medicine they can recommend
They know It's composition are acquain-
ted with the facts OF marvellous cures
effected by IT. and have seen its happy
results amongst their personal frienus
Can you, dear sufferer. hesitate TO try
this disease-curing medicine? 1t has res
tored TO health and the full enjoyment
OF life tens OF thousands whom doctors
vere unable 10 cure. Mrs. II. A. We'll
her. of Kingston, Tenn. says:
1T gives me great pleasure to tell the
gorld what Paine's Celery Compound
las done for me. For q years | have
suffered with chronic fux or ulcers of
the bowels. ! have had eight or nine
OF the best physicians OF the state at
different times 10 wait on me, but never
had any relief. was treated by sever
al OF Knoxville's best doctors. and after
seeing so many testimonials and so many
that | knew. I was induced by my son
10 try bottel, and before had used the
first bottle ! could feel quite difference
that 1 was getting stronger, and / en-
Joyed my food more and after taking
four bottles ] was entirely cured I on
ly wish that the medicine could be placed
In the reach of all suffering humanity"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21
MISS ADDAMS SPEAKS ON THE
SOCIAL WASTE OF CHILD LABOR" !"

That the name and fame otJane Adams
ence here az well as everywhere else was
proved last evening by the large audience
which came 10 greet her and filled al
most every seat In Sayles Memorial hall
II was a representative audience, too,
made up as IL was OF men and women
prominent In the college life OF our city
and in the various educational and phil
anthropic interests OF the state. Moreover
since Miss Addams spoke under the au-
spices of the Rhode Island Woman's club
a large representation OF that and OF 9TH
er clubs was present
Jane Adams. OF Hull House. Chicago,
is a name and a work. which Is unique
In its way and known all over this coun-
try
Hull House Is neither a university set
tlement nor a college settlement: IL calls
itself n social settlement and almost ev-
cry kind of social. educational. charitable
and civic work Is carried on there.
They have university extension courses.
political and debating clubs. children's
clubs. hndergartens, day nurseries, In
dustrial training. etc, and the distinctive
work of Hull House comprises the effort
10 secure for the working people OF It's
nelghborhood. who want no charity. rec
ognition OF their aspirations and the
availability of means for attaining them.
II is the founding of this great work.
In 1889 and It's subsequent development
that has made the name Jane Adams
almost a household word. IL was not,
however. OF Hull House that Miss Ad-
dams spoke last evening but OF 'rhe So
cial Waste Of Child Labor Miss Ad-
dams was gracefully introduced by Mrs.
George T. Baker. president OF the r. ].
Woman's club and in her earnest, practi-
cal way plunged at once into her sub
ject
Possessing a charming personality and
a face. somewhat sad. yet OF rare sweet
ness Of expression-Miss Adams won not
only the entire interest OF her great au-
dience but their hearts as well as earnest
ly, powerfully, she pictured the terrible
evils OF child labor
In beginning Miss Adams dwet upon
the peculiar Industrial conditions OF this
age which have brought about a demand
for child labor especially I'm the textile in
dustries. "In the old days" she said. 1T
required labor and skill 10 work I'm the
mills. but machinery has changed all this.
Today very little skill Is required and 80
Il has came about that there are peculiar
temptations In the Industrial world to en-
ploy the labor OF little children"
The speaker then forcefully presented
the arguments against child labor. Among
these she pictured the wrong which re-
suits to family and social life. the stunt
ing OF the development OF the child who
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21
PAINTINGS ON VIEW.
Those Of Miss Hortsnss Boynton Exhibited
10 Her Studio In The BanIgan Building.

one OF the interesting art studies In
this city, whore there Is now on view a
nne collection OF animal studies. is that
OF Miss Hortcnse Boynton on the third
floor In the Banigan building. To those
who have special psnchant for paint
ings OF horses. cattle dogs and other
animals Miss Boyntons york will es-
pecially appeal since she has achieved
distinct and recognized success In her
chosen field OF art. and judging from the
progress she has made In her few years
Of serious study a most promising future
lies stretched out before her.
Miss Boynton's greatest success seems
20 be in the portrayal OF dogs. OF which
she has several admirable examples nota-
bly, "A large painting into which she has
put three Scotch collies. The dogs are
splendid examples OF this particular type
and are represented I'm a most life-likc
manner grouped together as they are. on
the portico steps OF an old colonial home.
Miss Boyntons animal studies are all
from life and one OF her studies OF pup
pies recently attracted the attention Of
Mrs Shaw Safe and was purchased by
her Miss Boynton also has several stud
les OF horses, notably Star Pointer and
Joe Patchen The latter IL strong and
vigorous In feeling and excellent In draw
ing.
"Contentment" II fine example Of
Miss Boynton's studies In cattle show
ing group OF cattle resting contentedly
I'm the shade ot a late afternoon The
cattle are well drawn and extremely life
like. while the landscape into which the
artist has put them Is well represented.
Miss Boynton's studio will be open 10
visitors for the next few weeks. after
which she will open a studio In Newport
for the summer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21

mission is over a third OF n million dol
lars. This appropriation Of city tax mon
ey Is made by the state. which is not fair
and In many ways Injurious. This bill
would restrain the control OF the commits
sion To the mayor. who represents the
people of the city. lie would see that the
police as far rs his power extended did
their duty. The city council has appoint
ed other commissions which did their
duty. Althaugh preferring the other
measure, the governor said he would be
glad TO see the committee report favora-
bly, on this bill to restore home rule
Senator Easton suggested that this bill
repealed the original police commission
act, 10 which the governor replied that
It's erect would be 10 restore old condi-
tions
Mr.. Eaton followed and declared that
in almost every case where police COM
missions had been created I'm other cities
they had proven failures and cited the
short comings Of the Newport commits
sion He spoke in the same strain az
the governor and said the voters are de-
prived of an educative influence by the
present method OF appointment He
would not say anything against the pres
ent police commissioners. but considered
n return 10 the local right OF self-govern-
ment desirable. IF a police commission
bill Is good, so would be a park commits
sion, sewer commission or any other
kind OF a commission appointed by the
state, taking away the rights OF the
people. Then there might be appointed
a commission OF commissions, something
like what was recently done In Pennsyl-
vania, and place The political boss at the
head OF the whole machine"
In reply 10 question by Senator
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21
THE VOICE OF The PEOPLE.
Continued from page Four.

Continued from page Four
ington az a clerk, at a very ordinary
salary
But his invention has revolutionfzed the
world OF printing in both the newspaper
and literary fields OF other classes he
failed to secure recognition from the
corporation making the machine, and
sold his rights for a paltry thousand dol
lars 10 another concern. But the Merg-
enthaler Linotype company used the in
vention Just the same, without compen-
sation 10 the inventor. and justified their
action on the ground that the invention
was the work of MIR. Shuckers while In
their employ as a mechanic or artisan.
The corporation TO which the inventor
had assigned his patent rights sued for
damages and for an injunction 10 stop
The uses OF the invention wherever found
The damages were allowed, amounting
10 approximatelv one million OF dollars
but the Injunction asked for was denied
You see granting an injunction against
A labor organization when on strike and
granting the same thing against the great
newspaper publisher Of the world 10 sus-
tain the rights OF an inventor. are two
quite different propositions To settle
the damages the Mergenthaler corpora
ton is said 20 have swallowed M its
competitors in the typesetting machine
business. and 10 have paid them some
thing like one and a half millions OF dol
lars. But where did the inventor come
In? oh, he was not TO be considered for
a moment. and is still holding down n
desk in the Washington office at a small
salary.
Eds son. than whom no man ever achiev-
ed greater success as an inventor Is n
comparatively poor man. But his inven-
tions have electrified the world. theoreti-
cally and actually. and he will live in
history after the owners Of the product
OF his genius will have been forgotten
with their death.
And SO IL Is with the inventor OF the
cotton gin. the power loom. the rotary
pump. the compressed air drill and many
other Of the most useful products OF the
brain OF man.
The men whose genius has brought a.
vilization and order out OF harbarism and
chaos are not the men who have profit
ed BY the effort Today the inventor is
recognized as public benefactor 10 just
the extent that II is possible to skin him
for the benefit and profit OF some indi-
vidual, firm or corporation Under So
ciahsm the inventor would himself reap
the full reward OF his effort and be given
a place in The hall Of Fame just in prop
ortion as his invention was OF value TO
society Do YOU not think there would
be in such system sufficient incentive
to stimulate every man or woman TO
their best Efforts?
No. Socialism would not stife ambition
or inventive genius. on the contrary.
the condition made possible for every
man would furnish the greatest incentive
10 ambition and genius I'm the world. I'm
the fact that while me chinery as now
controlled is too often an injury TO the
worker II would then be most desirable
that machinery should be constantly i'm
proved for the purpose of increasing pro-
duction or lessening the labor necessary
TO produce the same amount OF any given
product.
JOHN II. MCPHERSON.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21
They Take Opposite Sides on the
Proposed Act to Repeal the Police
Commission Act.

The senate committee on the judiciary
held a hearing on the proposed act to re-
peal the act creating a police commission
on the using OF the senate yesterday. A
large number OF clergymen OF the city
were present including Rev f. b. Pullan
church, Rev. Walter A. Gardner, pastor
OF the Tabernacle Methodist church at
Olneyville Rev. Willard c. Selleck. pas
tor OF the Church OF the Mediator Oni-
yersalisO; Rev. A &. Hawkes.. pastor OF
the Edgewood congregational church:
Rev G.. w. Kent. pastor Of the Westmin-
ster Unitarian church. and Rev. Rennets
G. Miller. pastor OF the Hope Street
Methodist church.
Gov. Garvin and Amasa NJ Eaton were
also heard in favor OF the repeal OF the
act both taking the ground OF principle
and ideal, arguing that while the results
or the commission may be all right pne
appointment OF such body by the state
Is all wrong.
GOV. GARVIN SPEAKS
Gov. Garvin was the first speaker and
said I'm part the proposed act providing
for transference Of the appointive power
from the governor to the mayor. / consid-
er preferable 10 the present act IL re-
stores the principle OF home rule. and so
Is desirable. "One Of the evil effects
arising from the present law is that the
educational effect OF voters looking after
their own interests Is taken away from
them. Naturally the city affairs are clo-
ser to the voters than either state or ma
tional matters. The principle is wrong
The amount appropriated for the COM
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21

Easton Mr.. Eaton said that the ruling
or the supreme court on Mr.. Luther's s
mandamus petition did not touch the con-
sttutional issue. lie said: This COM
mission bill Is In violation OF our inherent
right 10 local self-government There Is
no state In the Union where the right is
so inherent as In Rhode Island This
question has never been passed upon by
our court" and in reply 10 n question by
senator Champlin said the court had
passed on the right OF the commissioner
TO their Offices. but not upon the consti-
tutional right OF the assembly 10 pass
such bill. He thought the state should
properly pay the salaries of state-ap-
pointed officers. III eadvocated the ap-
pointment OF the commission by the
mayor OF the city
FAVORED PRESENT SYSTEM.
Mr.. Royal IL Gladding smoke on the
measure, opposing the proposed change
and advocating the retention OF the pres
ent system. He said In part:
Continued on Page Eight
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21
IN GOOD LUCK.
John F. SmltSers Is to Be Congressman
Elect Granger's Secretary.

Congressman-elect ID. l.. ID. Granger
has appointed John +. smithers as his
private secretary at Washington.
The young man was born in 1856. was
educated I'm the public schools OF this
'ity. was awarded the Anthony prize for
reading at the Academy avenue grammar
school, was graduated from the English
high school In 1901 and from the Rhode
Island Commercial college In 1902.
He has been stenographer IN the may
or's office since last spring.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21
SUMMER RESORTS.

II you want hotel circulars from nearly
all OF the summer resorts OF New Eng
land. call at THE NEWS Summer Re
sort Bureau. corner Washington and
-Mathewsnn- streets. front Office. Free IA
all. Personal information win be fur
nished by Mr.. Hall the manager OF the
bureau. who has had twenty years ex-
perience among the best OF the resorts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21
The Life-Saving Compound is
The Trusted Spring Medicine in
Millions of Homes Through
out the World.

From time 10 time adventurers and
peculators without conscience or soul,
,ctuated only with a desire TO make
money easily and fast. resort 10 the com
pounding OF worthless and dangerous
preparations. AMI advertise them as
cures for the common diseases that aft
lict men and women In sprngt.me.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-21
a CARD.

We. the undersigned. DO hsrsbv asrss
20 refund the money on q 80 -oent bottle Of
Greene's Warranted syrup Of Tar Il u
fails 10 cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee n fb-oent bottle TO prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
Hiandtng a Biapding
w Q. Rlandins 4. w; gsnnsr
~, II. Luther. Geo. II. Clafiin d &C.
II. " O'Donnen Kenyon. Smith q Co.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1903-11-21
GRANTS PEACE LETTER FOUND
Lost Epistle Accepting Presidential
Nomination Restored.

The historic letter of Gen, Grant &C.
cepting the nomination to the presi-
dency and ending with 'let US have
peace" has been found among some
waste paper at Hartford. Conn. The
letter, dated May 90. 1868. was ad-
dressed to Gen. Joseph r Hawley.
president of the National Union Re
publican convection. After Gen. Haw-
ley went to Washington as senator
the letter disappeared and was be-
lieved to hare been lost
Workmen taking waste paper from
the cellar of the Courant building to
send to the ragman tossed out bulky
envelope. which was picked up by the
man in charge and taken 10 the office.
II proved to be the long-lost epistle,
the last paragraph of which reads:
Peace and universal prosperity, its
consequences. with economy Of adj
ministration, will tighten the burden
of taxation, while it constantly re-
duces the national debt. Let US have
peace"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1903-11-21
r,c "Y.lleI,i,b RecIment.r

James Howard Jenkins, one OF the
four men who first gave prominence to
the immortal war song of John
Browns Body" Is now president of
the German National bank In Oshkosh,
Wis. He and the other three were
sergeants in the Boston Light Infan-
try in 1861. and, being good singers,
they formed themselves in a quartet.
From some unknown quarter came the
first verse. which they adapted to an
old camp-mecting melody. Later the
Boston infantry became part of the
Twelfth Massachusetts and the new
song became so popular with that body
that it came to be called "the halle
lujah regiment"
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1903-11-21

idly as he could travel until the sas-
ern was reached.
rs that the place, Cummins?" he
asked.
YES"
Come in herein this cavern!"
What for?"
Shut your Internal mouth ana come
on; you task too muchi"
Il won't go!" he cried, for his sus-
picions began to be aroused, and he
made an effort to pull away.
The faithful old man seemed to
realize that in some way this attack
had reference to his mistress, and
he fought with the desperation OF a
mailman; but he was choked into
inseDsibility. and Lakeland said:
Take him up! Drag him in there,
and tie him hard and fasti"
Cummins obeyed instructions, and
a few moments later emerged from
the cave, saying:
We'll, boss, that's DONE"
"Yes, but there is not a second 10
lose, for the old man at the camp will
not be dealt with SO easily. You
must get two or three of the others,
If they have not gone. and bring them
here at once. Don't waste a moment.
for everything depends on getting re-
Inducements before daylight"
The nights In Alaska were long at
this season, and 1t was possible for
achievements to arrive before dawn.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1903-11-21
CATS CAUSE DIRE DISASTER.
Electric Sparks From Their Fur Blow
UO Gas Tank


Can electric sparks from cats fur
blow up a gas tank?" is a question
presented by an explosion In the cat
and dog dispatch" in the shelter of
the Society for the Prevention or
Cruelty to Animals at New York.
The dispatch" which Is a steel
cage charged with gas from the street
main, contained ten or twelve cats
that had been thrown in to be asphyx-
lated, when it blew up as employees
were dumping another Lasketful sof
cats into it.
Three men were hurt. one. Theo-
dore Goodenoush, perhaps fatally, and
all the cats were killed more or less
summarily.
GooGenough dumped three basket
fuls of cats into the dispatch" while
companions held one of the covers up
by means of a tackle attached to the
glass lid. The cats, in these baskets
were we'll behaved. abut basket NO :
contained black cat. AS soon as
this animal was dropped there Was n
flash and bang, and q shower Of
cats and men.
Goodenough and his companions
were found stretched out on the floor
in litter of fragmentary cats.
The ceiling of the room In which
the dispatch" was. was torn open for
several feet and frescoed with cats.
The horses ran away with the cat
wagon, the cats in the baskets re-
naming in the wagon yowled and
fought. and thirty dogs in the "shel-
ter" raised howl that could be heard
for a block
The only explanation offered Is the
suggestion that the cats, In rubbing
each ether when they were being,
dumped into the dispatch" emitted
electric sparks of sufficient intensity
to ignite the gas.
The universal scientists who haunt
Park row said that, If it was true, as
reported. that woman recently, by
an electric spark developed by walk
ing over brussels carpet, set IRE to
her hair while drying it after giving IL
an alcoholic bath, it was just as posi-
BILE that on fine, dry day cat sparks
should explode gas.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1903-11-21
FOR NEW YORK sEAux.
Sample of Luxury Demanded In the
Modern Babylon.

Sample of Luxury Demanded In the
Modern Babylon.
Another detail OF luxury has been
added to New York life. The barber
shop, with its boot-cleaning stands, its
chiropodist's stall and manicure coy
corner. has been found insufficient to
meet the demands of the beaux of this
modern Babylon. Four gentlemen's
gentlemen, or Wallets, as they were
known in the good old days, saved
their money in private service and
have opened a shop uptown in the
middle of the theater district. A man,
who is not looking at his best can go
into their place and for % or so
cents come out looking as prim as
new pin. If he is caught in rain
storm downtown during the day the
gentlemen's gentlemen's shop will
take cSre of him If he steps in on his
way to the club or to dinner, black
his boots, press his clothes, brush his
hat and shave him If he needs it.
Meanwhile he dons a bathrobe- and
lounges in smoking parlor. In the
shop there are lockers where men
can leave their dress clothes in the
morning, go back and dress for the
theater after working hours and get
into their day clothes again any time
before ! O'Clock the following morn
ing.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1903-11-21
Senator Vests aenlnIacenees.

ing series of reminiscent articles to
his stenographer. The veteran states
man is much enfeebled physically. but
his memory has lost none of its won
derful effectiveness. His eyesight~is
so bad that he cannot look up refer
ences. but it is found that the dates
and minutcst circumstances he gives
from memory are absolutely correct
He recently drew on his memory for
verbatim reproduction of letter which
he received from jefferson Davis nine
teen years ago. though he had not
seen the documents for many months