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Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18
BRITISH BRIEFS.

A student of medicine in London
needs at least $500 year for five or
six years.
Families occupying only one room
each in Glasgow furnish three times as
many deaths from tuberculosis as the
average of other families.
The public executioner in England as
a rule receives f10 every time he exer-
cises his duties, and in the case Of a
reprieye he is given f5 provided that he
has been retained.
The vicar Of Little Hutton, England,
does not like makers of tombstones to
cut their names on the stones, but al
lows them to do so on stones placed in
his graveyard if they pay $3.50 for the
advertisement.
A London newsboy, twelve years old,
attempted suicide by cutting his throat
with a pocketknife because he had
sold ely cents worth of papers and
did not dare to go home to his father
with less than 25 cents.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18

knitting, looked out at the yellow sun
shine slanting across the green grass.
'Women amt got no sense" she re-
peated refiectively, "and 1t seems to
me they amt never going to learn none
Rather than live by themselves-and
what's more Independent than living
by yourself. if it is kinder lonesome
sometimes? Yes, it is kinder lonesome
sometimes, but it's long sight better
than taking such awful chances as
some of 'em take. A woman won't ex-
actly put her head in the fire and burn
1t off, but she'll marry man she hasn't
known more'n three weeks or month.
She'll do that. And what can you know
Of man in that short time? How do
you know but what he's a burglar or
cutthroat or bigamist or thief? You
can't. Ny land, but women is foolsv'
The needles flashed again.
''Most men are full Of faults, GIRL"
she recommended by and by, "as dog
is of ieas, but want to tell you. Eliza
beth, that it amt always the glaring
faults that makes a woman most mis-
erable; it's the little meannesses. It's
Jane Lawson I've got in mind now.
I'd rather be dead and buried than
married to that husband of hers.
HE amt no burglar, he amt no COM
mon thief, and maybe he amt no big
amist, but they're generally pretty cute
about keeping that dark; but he's stin-
gy and mean. According to my way
of thinking, there amt nothing warps
a woman's life so much as meanness
in a man, because a woman's such a
queer sort of creature she gets to be a
living with him, has got so she's saved
and scrimped till she don't know moth
ing but saving and scrimping. For in
stance, one morning last week / went
to see her, and there she was at the
back door bargaining with the yegeta-
BILE man for corn nubbins instead of
full ears of corn. They comes cheaper
says she, turning to me, and she want
ashamed either. That husband of hers
had changed her nature so she couldn't
stoop to nothing too small to please
him.
II wish you could have seen her
when she was girl. You'd never be-
lieye she could have shriveled SO. I'd
hate to be in that woman's shoes. I'd
rather live by my lone self all the rest
of my natural life" And she knitted
''That man." she resumed after a
time, would hang on to the dollars till
the eagles few off. He'd give plug
ged nickel to blind beggar if he gave
any, which amt likely. Before I'd
marry a man like that I'd be an old
maid for the rest of my life, if it is
lonesome, and it is lonesome"
The needles clicked hard.
"If you could only catch the least bit
Of an idea of a mans nature from the
looks of him." she complained, lit
wouldn't be SO terribly risky. But you
can't. Deceiving! They are deceiving'
as-yearling colts. Why, a man will
tell you he loves you better than any,
body else in the world, then go and
tell the same thing to some other wo-
man in less than half an hour. He'll.
make love to some other woman, with
a wife at home and baby in the era
die. He'll come home staggering, hunt
ing for the keyhole with both hands,
and say he's just come from prayer
meeting. He'll go the Lord knows
where and stay till the Lord knows
when, then come back and tell you he's
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18

L the WluuOW MISS
sat knitting. The young
girl stood before her.
81 know by the way you're
standing there, Elizabeth"
aaid she, "a-twisting your apron strings
and a-smiling, just what you've come
dhe tell me. You and Ned are engaged.
Eou're going to get married.
sT knew it the minute laid eyes on
Fou. Well, sit down in that rocking
chair over there. Draw it close and
make yourself comfortable, and excuse
zne If go right along with my work.
Il want to finish this heel. / can knit
sRmd talk at the same time.
'tNow, what want to know is this:
What makes you young girls come to
me with your love secrets-me, an old
maid, going on forty and alone in the
world? What are you trying to do
snake me wish was young and pretty
again, flirting and frisking and GALL
santing around with the boys, getting
engaged and buying wedding dnery to
xHw on and lay away in presses to
take peeps at when nobody's a-looking?
s1A that what you're trying to do? Be
cause if it is you amt succeeding, I
can tell you that. I'm glad that I'm
single. I'd rather be Sarah Simpkins,
Epinster nearing forty or thereabout
Independent and self supporting. look
ing to nobody for nothing, than mar
azed to the best man living. So there!
You needn't be snickering. It's the
truth"
The busy needles flashed.
"Just take look at all the women
my age that married when / was
young girl she went on presently.
whats happened to 'em? Everything
under the sun that could happen short
OF lightning striking 'em dead. There's
Liza Banks, for instance. See how her
husband up and died and left her with
a big family to support and nothing to
support 'em on. What with working
day in and day out she did manage to
raise them children, and raise 'em well.
Then some of 'em died and the others
married, and now there she is all by
herself in two rooms taking in sewing
for a living and lonesomer than am,
ff anything, after all her hard work
!. and trouble.
Another is Sue Chambers. There
never was prettier young girl raised
I'm these parts than Sue Chambers. She
married one of the handsomest men
here too. We all thought he was a
catch, and some of US envied Sue when
she carried him off. We didn't envy
her long. He turned out to be drunk
=ard, and now she's taking care of him
and the children, doing any sort of
work she can lay her hand to to keep
T'em from starvation.
who'd ever have thought Sues hus-
band would have turned out to be a
drunkard? Nobody. and that's what
I'm trying to drill into you. You can't
tell single, solitary thing about a
man from appearances.
Don't set there a-laughing. know
what you're thinking g-sour grapes-but
1t amt. Why, child, / could have had
my pick of the best, but l wouldn't
marry mothers son of 'em, because
could not make up my mind to take
NO risks.
risks! It's worse than shooting
craps or buying tickets in a lottery or
Efshing in fish pond at church So
%asiable-this thing of marrying a man.
You can't never tell what you're going
a1D get-never! You can take my word
1or it. l amt been married, but I've
sort Of set off and looked on at people
What has hepn and that's tho cafoct
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18
Using an Income.

No one can use an income with true
economy who does not exert his best
Judgment and put forth all the wis
dom he possesses to make it fulfill
the highest ends of which it is cana
BILE in his peculiar circumstances. II
1t does not make some lives better.
fuller and happier; if it does not de-
velop the body and educate the mind:
If it does not promote industry. hon.
esty and good will; if, in fact, it does
nothing to elevate and improve man
kind, then waste and not economy Ia
shown in its management
Must Go Abroad,
what makes you think they are rich
Americans?"
Because they know so much moro
about other countries than their own. ;,
Town Topics.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18

been downtown to see a man on par
ticular business-business that had to
be attended to, that couldn't wait
"There amt no trusting of 'em. The
truth amt in 'em, and that's the Cos
pei truth sure's I'm setting by this
window knitting"
She raised her head and looked I'D at
the girl
"But what's the use preaching to
you, Elizabeth?' she argued. "You are
like all the rest. You've got your head
set to marry, and marry you will.
You've got to go through the mill if
you're ground to powder. But I will
say, from all appearances, you've made
a good choice, and I'd calculate you
are likely to be happy if there was any
dependence to be put in appearances,
which there amt. If you will put that
little yellow head of yours into the
fire, all I've got to say is hope it
won't be singed. l hope you'll be hap
py, girl. I've watched you grow up
from little tot in aprons, and I'd hate
to see you unhappy. Maybe Ned'll be
good to you. Maybe he won't let you
work your little fingers off Shaving for
him. But, then, if he does you'll be
just AS happy that way or think you
are and that amounts to pretty much
the same thing. There are plenty Of
women like that. They keep their love
SO warm-and how they do it is more
than can see, with the cold blasts for
ever blowing-that they make believe
they are happy to the very last.
"There was Kate Saunders. Money
couldn't have made me marry the man
she married, he was that overbearing
and purse proud, but you should have
seen her on her deathbed.
"'Don't go away, she begged him. T
want to see you till can't see nothing
no more"
Crooking her forefnger, she meas
ured the heel of the stocking, which
was now almost finished
'Women is FOOLS" she reiterated SEN
tentiously.
Elizabeth arose.
II must CO." said she.
"Must you? Where is that little sun
bonnet Of yours, thenW She got up to
look for it. "Here, let me tie it on for
you. Are you sure you can't stay
awhile longer? Then come back real
soon, Elizabeth, and tell me about your
wedding finery. Are you going to stand
under wedding bell? I'd like to hear
about that even if there amt no earth
~ chance Of my ever standing under
one myself. But what am talking
about? 1 had my chances with the
rest, and I wouldn't take 'em. Look
at all these years I've had to live alone
because wouldn't take 'em." And she
sighed as she followed the girl to the
door.
''Here," she said, slet me brush that
speck of dust off your skirt before you
go into the street. That's a pretty
skirt Of yours, Elizabeth. like to see
young things like you wear bright col
ors. They are SO becoming. Now, for
me, starting down hill and beginning
to whiten for the grave, anything will
do-gray, drab, black, solemn, somber
shades that suit my somber life, for
ever setting here all by myself knit
ting. Is that your wedding ring? Fake
1t off and let me see it. It's beautiful
ring.
'"The Bible says, Tt is not meet for
man to live alone Then what about
woman? It's thousand times worse,
because woman, made out Of a rib, is
naturally sort of helpless and depend
ent, and, there's no use talking, they
Amt altogether happy, none of 'em, un-
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18
Accuracy of Marksmanshtp.

Ability to shoot straight Is to some
extent natural gift, and it is useless
trying to make a captain of a gun Of
a man who does not possess this fac
ulty. He may be good enough man
In other ways, but unless he has "a
straight eye'' he will never become
much of marksman. The admiralty
recognizes this and has ceased trying
to make crack shots of men whose tai
ents do not lie in that direction.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18
First USE OF GAS.
The Way the Idea of Using 1t For
Light Was RidfcuIed.

Light Was RidfcuIed.
Great was the amazement of all Eu-
rope when at about the close of the
century william Murdoch discovered
that gas could be used for illuminating
purposes. So little was the invention
understood by those who had not seen
It in use that even the great and wise
(0 men Of the British parliament
laughed at the idea. "How can there
be light without a wick?" said one
member Of that august body, with a
wink and knowing nod. Even the
great Sir Humphry Davy ridiculed the
idea Of lighting towns and cities with
gas. He one day asked Murdoch, "Do
you mean to use the dome Of St PauEs
for your gas meter?" Sir Walter Scott
also made merry of the gas idea and
Of the coming attempt to illuminate
London with smoke from a tar fac
tory"
When the house Of commons was
finally lighted with the new illuminant,
building, who imagined that the gas
ran as fire through the pipes, insisted
that they be removed several inches
from the wall to prevent the building
from taking fire! Several distinguished
members were also observed carefully
touching the pipes with their gloved
fingers and then smelling of them to
see if they could detect the odor Of
burned leather.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18
quaint custom In Land Tenure

At Chingford, in Essex, England, an
estate is held by very curious condi-
ton. Whenever it passes into new
hands the owner, with his wife, man.
servant and maidservant, comes on
horseback to the parsonage and pays
his homage by blowing three blasts
upon horn. He carries hawk upon
his wrist His servant has a grey.
hound in slip, both for the use of the
rector for that day. He receives a
chicken for the hawk, a peck Of oats
for his horse and loaf Of bread for
his greyhound. After dinner the owner
blows three more blasts and then.
with his party, withdraws from the
rectory.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18
CHURCH USHERS.
Those In Fashionable New York
Must Be TaII Men.

must be TAI wen.
sIn the selection of church ushers
luck all runs with the tall men," said
young man who was politely turned
down by the board of trustees of
fashionable church. New York Is a
city of tall men when it comes to show
off jobs. There are many distinct ad-
vantages to an ambitious man in serv-
ing as usher in a popular church. |
have been sub in my congregation for
two years In hope of getting perma-
nent appointment have remained in
town during the fine spring and au-
tumn Sundays while other fellows
went outing 1 have been content to
take a back seat on important church
occasions. Now am through.
"One of our ushers resigned last
month, and it seemed as though my
chance had come at last. My name
went in. A fellow who has been in the
church less than four months got the
Job. He does not dress any more care
fully than do, and have more
friends in the congregation than he
has. But it deyolves upon four ushers
to march down the aisle after the col
lection and place the plates at the foot
Of the pulpit. This is quite an impos-
ing part of the service. The ushers
step as steadily as West Point cadets.
Nowhere can well fitting coat be
shown off to better advantage. The
ushers in our church are six footers.
measure less than five feet. 1t was
suggested that would look incongru-
GUS jogging down the aisle with the
others. That's all."-New York Press.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18
A GnndCnok.

Have you good cook?' asked Mrs
Bond Hill.
Yes, she's good enough" replied
Mrs. Chester Park. "She attends
church three times a week and all
that but her cooking is something
fierce. ."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18
A Fortune Hunter.

Miranda-Yes, mamma, Mr.. FargolnI
knows that my face is all the fortune
possess. BERTHE (the terrible)-Yesl
mamma, and when sneaked into the
room he was trying his level best to-
get at her fortune. = Pittsburg Dis-
patch.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18
Not In His Line.

Employer-You don't seem to be able
to do anything. New Clerk-Well. al.
ways had political job until / struck
this one.-Judge.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18

70 1s11 OOIISU TO oEI ldAthIEO
ssmay IT I know anything about it, And
q aiisI Saeen looking on all these years
for nothing. I've learned thing or
tive, and one of 'em is that when it
comes 10 this here question of men
3 most women gets rattle Drained and
= daffy. II you could see the way Sue
Chambers chirps around, happy as
Lark the minute that good for nothing
husband of hers sobers up bit, a-hon-
seRing of him and treating him just
nike he was a baby, trying to get him
GSp aign the pledge and quit for good,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-05-18
Micc
Simpkins,
Spinster
By ZOE
ANDERSON NORRIS
Copyright, 1901, by
Zoe Anderson Norris

Y the window Miss Simpkins
sat knitting. The young
girl stood before her.
81 know by the way you're
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13
a widow and two children.

After an illness OF but a weeks dura-
ton DR. George Frederick keene. super
ntendent OF the state hospital for the
insane. died at the administration build
Ing of that institution at 800 o'clock this
morning.
Last Monday his friends were greatly
surprised when they learned that he was
IN with pneumonia. and on tho following
day they were deeply concerned when
Informed that Brights disease had de-
veIoped and that his condition was very
serious.
Yesterday he was 80 low that the use Of
oxygen was resorted TO with the hope
that -rpnaId rally, but that treatment
proved futile. Tor he sank steadily
through the night and passed away at
the hour mentioned.
Or. Keene was born at Whitman. Mass,
oct. %. 1858 He was son OF Africa and
Bctsey (TurneD Keene.
His maternal grandfather, Daniel
Kecne. was n prominent member OF the
Society OF Friends OF Pembroke Mass.
His maternal grandmother was the
daughter of Col Amos Turner of the
Continental army Col. Turner's father
was Ezekiel Turner a colonel in the
grandfather Niesbach Keene, Of Penn
bl oke, was a private I'm the Revolutionary
var and his paternal grandmother. Anna
CHersey) Keene. was a daughter OF James
Hersey OF Abingdon, Mass, who also
served as a private
DR. Keenc was educated at the Whit
man High school. was graduated from
Brown university i'm 1875, received the de-
gree OF A. NJ. I'm 1875. was graduated from
Harvard Medical department i'm 1879 and
was one OF eight successful competitors
out of a class Of 20 who came up for
examination at the Boston City hospital,
being assigned % tho surgical side, re-
ceivng his hospital dfpfOma m fSSo.
He then began 10 practice i'm this city,
being appointed 10 the dispensary dis
trict OF the first and tenth wards. an
out pat tient surgeon TO the Rhode Island
hospital, and lecturer 10 the hospital
training school for nurses on physiology
and materis medica.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13
WILL NOT GET THE
$4,000 ASKED FOR

There growing popular sentiment the city and that
instituted here should be
upon the Of the
consuptves the which induced them
completion which they
nay put complete for S7ooo with for
outbudngs parking From what learned from the
the general assembly who touch with the leaders Of
party there indications that the commission will
get money complete the under way but
100000 asked for. by several thousand dollars.
than likely that the of $4,000 will be
completion Of the work that will the
original estimate and give color the
that has been making
dinary profit" or that someone's" have.
Continued Page Two)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

In lSA-S, during the illness Of Pro-
fessor Chaplin. he lectured At Brown uni
versity on physiology
He was elected physician TO tho state
institution at Cranston i'm March, 1883.
and in 1856 was chosen by the board OF
state charities and correction as resi-
dent physician and deputy superintendent
OF the state insane asylum. well known
as tho state hospital for the insane.
Soon after he was made the super
intendent and conducted the affair OF
that institution with signal ability.
He was a 32d degree mason past mas
ter o. Mount Vernon Lodge No. OF this
city, Cnight Templar, member OF the
AmciiCa Medical association, the Amer
Jean Academy OF Medicine. the American
Acknowledgement association. the
New York Medico-LegaI society. The
Harvard Graduate club, the Harvard
club or Rhode Island, the Boston city hos
rital association, the Rhode Island Med
teal society the Providence Medical asso-
cation. the Providence Clinical club and
the Pomham and West Side clubs.
He wrote several monogram phs on differ
sut subjects pertaining TO insanity and in
1882 invented splint for COLES fracture.
which is now I'm general use.
He made many experimental researches
with regard 10 bovine and human tuber-
culosis and was regarded as an authority
on that subject.
He married on January I. 1884, Miss
Ftancis b.. youngest daughter OF Hon.
FtGstus Redman Of Ellsworth, Me. The
widow and two children survive him. Geo.
FreCerick, Jr and BESSIE Turner Keene.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13
COURT DENIES PETITION OF
AMELIA PAl0zZ0 FOR new TRIAL

Plaintiffs petition FOR now tris! I'm
the case OF Amelia Palozzo pro ami
against Rhode Island Suburban Railway
company has been denied by tho appellate
division OF tho supreme court In a
reycript handed down today tho court
says. "Tho evidence shows that tho proxl-
mate cause OF tho injury was the ncgll-
gencc of tho plaintiff. The plaintiff
stepped from the sidewalk directly I'm
front OF the car without looking or listen
ing And we find no support IN the cvi-
dcnce of her counsels theory that after
sho Indicated an Intention TO cross the
track thero was an opportunity 10 stop
thc car before 90 struck tcr The .dlroc-
ton %. tho verdict FOR the defendant was
rrnt boo accordance with the opinion in
Poland vs. Union Ra lrosd compan . "
Judgment Is ordered entered in tho com
n,oR pleas division on the .tdict
Tho Palozzo child was but sovcn years
old and coming down the steps from tho
Natick postonico vent upon the car
tracks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

has been extending the empire and that
II is now time to stop and regenerate
the people. The Gazette, n popular pa
per goes further, affirming tho justice
OF Japan's position and saying that op-
portunity on the mainland IS vital TO her
while Russia's Manchurla venture is a
colonial dream in which the people have
no part.
Nobody but the government" the pa
per continued, knew why the war was
begun and the government is now
beaten. Are there still idiots who be-
lieve IL should be prolonged"
Such an extract as the above suffi-
ciently shows the feeling here.
JAPS STILL IN PURSUIT.
Toxic. March Ill A. M-Army head
quarters makes the following announce
ment:
"All our forces have advanced north.
pursuing the enemy i'm all directions and
in1ctspg heavy damage and they have
defeated the enemy, who attempted re-
sistance at various places.
Our forces have completely cleared
the enemy out OF district . miles north
of Mukden and on Sunday were stiu pur-
suing them.
"T'he Russians abandoned countless
carts OF supplies and ammuniation I'm the
district FOR l5 miles from the vicinity
OF Kaolitun, south or ChiulIkotzu. west
Of the railway and ~ miles north or
Mukdcn.
mo time has yet been had to count
them
'One or the colors captured belonged
10 the One Hundred and Sixty-second
Regiment from tho villa division which
had been engaged In three previous wars
"Our Sinmintin garrison has arrested
= paroled Russian officer from Port Ar
thur who broke his parole at Shanghai
and proceeded TO snmintin
Additional stores intended for tho Rus
SLAMS have been seized ~ snmintin."
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