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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-01
WOMEN FOR
SELF, NOT
THE RACE.

New York. March Trace Suicide"
ls the subject OF the lecture given by
rdia Kingshill- Commander before the
.mbers OF the Brooklyn Philosophical
sociatlon. in the Long Island Business
|licge. There was a large attendance.
the course OF her remarks the lecturer
ID:
This question OF race suicide Is by far
e biggest question which the American
ton has ever been called upon To settle.
e may not realize II today. but within
next 26 years the best thinkers OF the
ton will be called upon to give II the
lest consideration. IL is undeniable
ut there has been a most marked de-
base in the birth rate OF the old Amert-
h stock
In BENJAMIN Franklin's time there
re eight children on an average TO each
3nily. Had that rate continued until
-, present there would have been
the 7oo6oooo people in the country only
10000 are Americans OF the old stock.
o present birth rate In American fam
81. reliable authorities say. is Is.
past year among the better classes
New York city shows that there Is
child to every nine families among
pse whose income allows them TO pay
~ year W thoit iof kftrh npdt lhcntS'
luiry among agents OF the better class
apartments convinced me that children
dogs are classed In the same cate
~, and that neither is wanted in any
lsiderable number. Were II not for our
ssent rate OF immigra tion the same con-
ions would confront us that exist In
hnce
1t is a great mistake TO think that
70 suicide IL the result OF a high degree
civilization. With the primitive man
representation means the securing OF
pa and other simple physical necessi-
But in the civilized nation the
4 means a great deal more than mere
ysical comfort. IL means high stand
II out of the time we spend on this
Eth we think that life is not worth liv-
But after all this problem OF race
eide goes back aiss becomes identified
h the woman question. SO long as
men held 10 the old idea that their sole
ere OF activity lay In keeping house
4 rearing a family OF children the ques-
did not trouble Americans. But
Ally women began TO ask, Shall we
riGce ourselves for the sake Of the
eT And as they began to take their
ce In the business and professional
rid they saw that 10 continue the new
that was opening 10 them there would
ie TO be fewer children.
And with this grew the desire to give
ir children the very best education and
yantages IN the world. In this way
women have taken the question I'm
ir own hands. and all the scoIding OF
sident Roosevelt will not compel them
look at the question I'm any but their
h way"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-01
PLEADS
FOR GIRLS
WHO WORK.

New York, March 1.-The Rev. Ropert
7. paddock. pastor OF the Church OF The
Holy Apostles. in an address said tha'
CHEAP boarding houses for working girls
In the city were TO a large extent respon-
sible for the downfall OF many girls ana
that the law ought 10 be invoked TO pro-
vide means OF stopping the present condi-
ton OF affairs.
The address was given at meeting un-
der the auspices OF the Young women
Christian association at the Brick Presoy-
terrain church, Thirty-seventh street ana
Fifth avenue.
The working girl slaves all day In the
stores. I'm the millinery places ana IN tne
factories" said Or. Paddock, ana
reaches her boarding house tired physical
ly and morally-morally because her sN
hausted condition units her TO COMBAT
with the enemy; and the inevitable re-
suit, an outcast and too often a wreck FOR
life.
what IS the average boarding house
in this city? More often they are nothing
but furnished houses. In this or her eager
ness. the proprietor is glad enough TO rent
kout the parior and the dining room, and
the young girl and the young man are
thus cut of from some large room for
legitimate social intercourse.
THE temptation OF the street corner
and the back room OF the saloon Is sadly
on the increase. There she meets new
faces and the dance hall follows.
And we have not attempted to mend
this condition OF affairs much. Why can
not something be done TO force these fur
nished room house keepers TO set aside a
perlor which will be the centre OF social
chats for her boarders?"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-01
BURGLARS ABOUT.
Two Men Attempted TO Enter James Tur-
ner's DumIclIe on Carr Street.

An attempt was made to break into
James Turner's Ccolored). tenement, "
Carr street at II 55 o'clock. last night.
Alexander Taylor who rooms with the
Turner's heard the front storm door open
He went to the window and saw two
white men running down the street.
The Seventh district patrol wagon
brought a posse OF officers. The only
discovery fthey made was that the storm
door had been forced open.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-01
fornla and Oreoon.

paily and personally conducted excur-
hs via the Chicago. Union Pacific q
Ethwestern line In Pullman tourist
eping cars In charge OF experienced
ductors from Chicago TO Los Angeles.
Francisco and Portland. Choice OF
tes Only $500 for double berth. For
ticulars apply to your nearest ticket
mt or write 6. A. Hutchinson, man
4r, 2l2 Clark street. Chicago.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-01

The Clergy like it.-Here are a few
names OF clergymen Of different creeds
who are Arm believers in DR.. Agnew's
Catarrhal Powder 10 live up 10 the
preaching" In all II claims: Bishop
Sweatman. Rev. DR.. Langtry (Episco-
palian) Rev. DIR. withrow and Rev. DR..
Chambers (Methodist0 and DIR. herman.
all of Toronto. Canada. Copies OF THEN
personal letters for the asking
SOLD BY w. n. MEEK.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-01

Bobby-Papa, what's helpmeet?
Papa heipmeet is an idealized cook.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-16

.supposing the hands OF the Lord be par
alyzed, how can He do these things? We
are the voice Of Christ. Christ wants to
publish abroad to the end. of the earth the
message Of Gods love and the way of sal
walton, but if the voice be silent, how can
He do it?
We talk about the mercy of God having
no Limitation. We talk about the bound
less pity of God. and we do well. but the
pity of God and the mercy of God have
their limitations. Not according to the dis
torted Caivinism which our fathers believ-
ed, Gods mercy is infinite: Gods pity is
boundless: His love extends to all men
that we believe: in that declaration we
glory; we count it the very flower and cor
~onation of our religion. And vet Gods
mercy is limited. His compassion is bound
ed. His pity is shortened by us-by us. Ae-
the limitlessness Of the love of God.
Let us take a homely illustration. Here
IL a friend-a man whom you have always
known, a classmate it may be in school. an
associate in business-and he has, fallen
upon evil times and everything that he
spent his life in accumulating is gone. You
are rich, you are perfectly able to put that
man on his feet again: to give him a Sec
ond chance and another start; you are
Gods elected minister for that purpose.
But you don't do it.. God is kindly dis.
posed to that man: God would help that
man, aud He has put YOU in a position to
help him. You are His hands; you are
Gods ministering agency, but you limit
Gods goodness, don't you?
God is very pitiful, very pitifu!. Rich
men can feed poor men. but they don't do
it. No mamma falls from heaven to feed
those poor men. They starve. God is
wondrously pitiful, and there are strong
people who are perfectly able to help and
comfort weak and sickly people, but these
sickly people die for lack of help. No min
istering angel comes down to cool their f-
yer and heal them. Don't you see that we:
Gods hand, Gods voice, the branches and
twigs of the vine. limit the fruitfulness OF
the vine, limit the power of the Almighty?
therein is NV Father gloriied. that We
bear much fruit, SO shall We be My disci-
pies" Friends, the thought is appalling;
from one side J am terrified to think that
the thing that God wanted done yesterday
is not done through my neglect.
And yet there is encouragement here for
us all. Apart from the vine the branch
withers: it can do nothing. Abiding in the
vine, the branch bringeth forth much fruit,
and we NAV abide and we may elorify our
Father. Glorify Him. Make Him shine
with radiance and beauty in the eyes of
q IN Make God manifest. We can make
God real; we can make the gospel sublime
in the eyes of those who are living without
it. We can so tell the story; we can so
live our religion; we can SO manifest the
grace of God in our lives; we can SO let
our light shine that others-our neighbors
and friends, our children and relatives
shall glorify our Father in heaven.
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threequarter sleeves or high neck with
AnkhsA As illustrated it is made
d wool crepe &c

AS illustrated it is made
wool crepe &c
Chine with ecru lace, but there are
many materials equally appropriate.
Cashmere will be very appropriate the
winter through, and is charming for
all frocks Of the sort, albatross is also
available and the very thin simple
silks are quite correct.
The frock is made with the waist and
the skirt. The waist consists of the
fitted foundation, which can be faced
to form a yoke or cut out to give the
low round neck as desired. The waist
itself is made with fronts and backs
gathered at both upper and lower
edges, and can be finished with the
bertha or with q simple fat band, as
shown in the small view. The sleeves
consist Of full puffs with circular por-
tons, which fall over the gathered
frills. The skirt consists of an upper
portion cut in deep points, and a gath
cred lounce, which is straight at its
upper edge and joined to the upper
portion above the points, the latter fall
ing over it between the shirrings.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size (ten years. is
ten yards twenty-one inches wide, eight
and one-half yards twenty-seven inches
wide or FIVE yards forty-four inches
wide, with twenty yards of insertion
to make as illustrated, three-fourth
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"Leg O. hutton" Sleeves.

The LEG O. mutton" model makes
the latest fashionable sleeve, but is
shown in many variations, always re-
tanning it's essential shape, which is
large above the elbow, snug below.
The two shown are among the best and
are peculiarly we'll adapted to remod-
cling, as well as to the new gowns
and waists. The sleeve TO the left Is
shown in cashmere with the cuff Of
velvet, but will be found EXCEEDINGLY
effective, with the plain portion of lace
while the upper is Of the material,
whenever such combination is desira-
BILE. The sleeve 10 the right is made OF
crepe de Chine and is full for its en-
tire length, in mouSquetaire style, and
can be finished plain, rs illustrated,
or with a frill at the wrist, as may be
liked.
The sleeve consists Of the fitted foun-
dation, which is the same for both,
the mosquetaire sleeve and the sleeve
that is plain below the elbow with
the shaped cuff. The m%ousQuetaire
sleeve is gathered at the edges
and again at the top and arranged over
the foundation, the inner seams being
closed together. The sleeve that is
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Increasing Gods Opportunities.

Some one has said that each human life
is another opportunity for God to display
His grace ard power" So it is, and the
thought will grow upon you as you medi-
tate upon it. Just think, 81 am Gods OPP,
~portunity!" Isn't it wonderful: Isn't 1t
glorious? When we look at others whom
God has richly blessed and honored in SER
vice we can see how it is. but do we ever
think of ourselves as Gods opportunity?
Every one that responds to Gods cali.
"Come!!" gives God a larger place in the
world
Every one who obeys Gods command,
"Go!" assists God in gaining a larger place
in the hearts of men. Every regenerated
heart and life is a new garden IN which
God plants His seeds of love and grace; q
fountain out of which flow constant
streams of healing power. 9,
Take it home, dear young friend, and
say to yourself, Il am Gods opportunity"
Be that and your life will become unutter-
ably grand and your experience unspeak'
ably sweet.-A. w. Spooner, D. D.
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One Thing We Can Do.

Each one in any given place has a re
sponsible share in every others good WORK
in that place. In some things we do our
part with our hands; in other matters we
Apostle John said about evil deeds is as
true of good deeds: He that giveth him
greeting partaketh in his works"
By our we'll wishing we become %partakers
in what Others do. John said the same
thing in the next Epistle: eve ought
to welcome such, that we may be fellow,
workers" What we speed o. its way, and
what we welcome j? our hearts when we
hear of tin al this we have q share
How wide reaching, then, are the .opportr'
mites of even the most secluded! How
great is the work in which even the least
can be engaged! As We hail any good in
coming, or speed airy good outgoing, we
enter into the prophets work, and shall
receive q prophets reward. Let us take
Leart and do our share.
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God ONLY In Perfect,

Perfection, in every absolute sense, can.
not be found among men-it abides only
with God. Man. at his best, is not free:
An heir of Immortality, he is imprisoned
into time. Candidate for sainthood. he
has a heritage of sin and corruption from
the generations of the past. Called to do
all things through God strengthening him,
he finds that the spirit is willing but the
flesh is weak. Countless perils menace the
voyage of the perfectionist. P~resumptuous
sins often have dominion over him, when
he thinks it is not robbery to be equal
with God and share with the absolute the
attributes of divinity. Spiritual pride
leads him to moral ruin when he is per-
suaded to forget the hour of prayer be-
cause of his conceit that with him every
breath is a prayer. The Man Of Nazareth
was so far from this vanity that he spent
whole nights in communion with Goo on
the mountains and in solitary places apart
from His companions. The perfeetionist,
again, is deceived when he materializes the
things of God. by asserting for the saints
below an earthly empire over disease and
death and by claiming a part in the politi-
cal rule of the quick-coming Christ IN q
m~iIlenial reign at Jerusalem.
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Her Mistake.

1t is told of the witty old French alb
be, Pere Monsabre, that on n occasion
a lady sent a message to him just as he
was entering the pulpit that she must
see him. After beating about the
bush, she came to the point. Vanity
was her besetting sin, and only that
morning she had yielded to the temp
tation Of gazing at herself in the mir,
ror and thinking she was very pretty.
Pere Monsabre looked at her steadily
for a minute, and then, in his soft,
musical voice, he inquired kindly: "Is
that all, my daughter?" Eyes, father.
that is ALL" Then, my daughter, 80 in
peace. For to make a mistake is no
sin."-Liverpool Post. ,
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Tabloid Phi1osophy.

Many a man is pound foolish who
isn't even penny wise.
The policeman who patrols a GENE
terry knows all about dead beats.
Every stage has its wings, but 1t
takes an angel to make them futter.
In the game of life lots Of girls
would rather win a diamond than a
heart.
The funniest thing about many a
comedian is the fact that he thinks
he's funny.
1t is natural that the musicians who
play wind instruments should come
to blows.
When q man is his own worst enc
my it is up to him to make friends
with himself.
No, Maude, dear; there is no simil'
arity between a dinner coat and an
Elton jacket.
The girl who fishes for a husband
should know the difference between
a nibble and a bite.-Philadelphia Re-
cord.
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Mutual Mistake.

Little Willie told his mother that 4
lion was on the front porch, butswhen
an investigation was made, 1t was
found to be the Newfoundland dog
which had been newly sheared.
Now, WILLIE" said his mother, you
have told a very naughty story, and
you must go up to your room and pray
for forgiveness and remain there IN
til the Lord does forgive you"
Willie promptly obeyed, but he was
gone only a few minutes before he
came tripping back.
did the Lord forgive your" asked
his mother.
EYES," was the reply, "and BE said
He didn't blame me much, either,
cause when He first saw it He sorter
thought it was a lion Himself."-Col
lier's.
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Russia,s Volunteers.

A story comes from Moscow which
shows pretty clearly the different
views that the Government and the
common people take of the war. Two
men we're out walking, when they saw
a crowd jostling and showing, while
from within the crowd came loud
sobs, cries of pain, oaths. and blows.
What on earth is the matter?' said
the first man. "Oh," said his COM
panion indiferently, ut Is only a
Government officer forcing a peasant
to turn volunteer.'-St. James Gazette.
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The Millcreek Philosopher.

The man who has little love for him
self usually doesn't have much to be-
stow on any one else.
The man with only a quarter in his
pocket knows how to make that SUM
last through the day better than any
economist who ever preached q theory.
Book agents selling works on Ell
quette should look to their manners,
Some men find it easier to beat the
grocer than the dining-room carpet
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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As Per Specifications.

Lewis Nixon tells a story OF a
wealthy man from the West, now hv-
ing near Greenwich, on Long Island
Sound, who was made the commodore
of a yacht club having headquarters
near that village.
One day the n~ewly-ledged yachts
man shouted to one of the petty officers
of q certain craft:
Have you weighed anchor YETI"
AYE, aye, sir" was the response.
"Then why thu deuce don't you an
nounce the weight" Numbered the
Observation-Disclosures Post.
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The Handmade Garment.

The return to handmade garments
indicates a desire for something little
more individual and more enduring
than the things we have been wearing.
Real lace is cheaper in the end, and
much more beautiful than machine
made lace, and, although no one cares
to wear her gowns as the black silks
of a generation ago were worn-two
years for the best and two years more
for second best-she does value them
the more for their lasting qualities.
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Chriaf,a Protection.

Relieving the. soul of all fear of the past
or a new lease of life. this is what is
known as the forgiveness of sin; cutting
the life off from all dcbasing and wasting
influences Ct sin which wastes a life as a
worm does a flower is salvation, and the
pouring in CT His own rich life is regener.
alton and nurture. These processes are
the protecting of life which is prior to all
form, external possessions or thought it.
self. He came to protect from thieves and
robbers who only destroy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-11-16
The Wash Pettlcoat.

An immense amoun of individual
attention is being bestowed on wash
pe%tticoats. and it has consequently be-
come almost an objectionable sin to
fail feebly back upon the commonplace
embroidery quality. Delicate self col
ored cambrics generously f1ounced and
finely tucked carry the insignia of the
seasons best approval, and these have
the further attraction of q reasonable
price, as also the spotted variety on q
white ground, the tounces of the lat
ter ~bnttonholed round their edge with
6ne fax thread.
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Fruit Garnlture.

Women may yet own hats trimmed
with new potatoes and fresh lettuce,
and be proud to veal them, if the fad
for fruit garniture continues. Already
one may expect to encounter hats bear
ing branches of g~ooseberries, or hard,
gnarled, green apples. \ smart model
IN a Fifth avenue shop window had a
delicate, semi-transparent crown of
white currants, with the palest Of green
foliage, while another, which lanked
it, was trimmed with Oregon apples
and Catawba grapes in regular harvest
hepe style.
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plain below the elbow is gathered at
its upper edges and at the seam edges
above the elbows only.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is, for m~osquetaire
sleeve two and one-half yards twenty
Il inches wide, two and one-half
yards twenty-seven inches wide or
one and one-fourth yards forty-four
inches wide; for plain sleeve. two and
one-fourth yards tw%enty-oDe inches
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tacks Of kidney disor-
ders which kept me in
the house for days at a
time, unable to DO any
thing. What I suffered
can hardly be told.
Complications set in,
the particulars OF
which I will be pleased
to give in a personal
interview to any one
who requires informa'
ton. This I can con-
scientlously say, Doan's
Kidney Pills caused q
general improvement
in my health. They
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The man of substance was proud to
be mentioned in connection with 80
high an Office, but he would not be a
candidate.
This rock" he exclaimed, pointing
to a great granite bowlder, shall fly
from its firm base as soon as mine"
Here the committee Of notification
withdrew, perceiving that their mis-
sion was hopeless.-Puck.
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All Over Laces,

All over laces are again exceedingly
fashionable, especially the finer quail
ties. Allover Valenciennes. .Mechlin
and Alencon are in great demand for
waists, and even entire gowns. These
allorers are accompanied by fiouncing
in the same mesh and pattern, to finish
skirt. bertha and sleeves with. Among
the novelties Of two-toLed laces are
seen willow green and ecru. chain
paSne and Delft lue, cream, ivory
and butter color.
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AIterIn- the Lie.

Ono Ting jesus did was to change mems
thoughts about life. God and man. But
this Was done to alter the life. Thought
becomes the medium for expressing the
eyper;ence of the soul. For feeling is as
much deeper than thought as thought is
than words. We iacarnate ideas into
buildings, bridges, ships and tools. Like
wise are we 10 incarnate the lofty ideas
AID sublime conceptions of Jesus into life,
that is, experience We must know what
it means to trust God as well as to cay it;
to be clcansed from sin as well as to think
it: to have eoClia.ss as well as to eXtol it.
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Beware OF Ointrnents For Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering 1t through the mucous
surfaces. Such article6 should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply
%sicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains
no mercury, and Is taken internally, acting
ofthe system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally, and made In Toledo, Ohio, by f.
j, Cheney Il Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; price, Use. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.