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Palisadian., 1908-01-01

nenCe as an art centre.
The first American cotton ever manu-
featured was at Providence 1t is a
city of cotton mills, and there are now
over 100000 spindles in operation in
the State. The largest cotton mill in
the world is there, and there are many
other points of interest which give enl
phasis to its value as a contributlve fac
tor in American progress and commerce.
Rhode Island is only thirty-three miles
across and forty miles long from north
to south. But it is a little hummer of
State, turning out $25o,ooo,ooo in
manufactures yearly, tremendous prod
uct Being founded in 1896, it has had
time to become set in its ways, and has
made some noted points in the nations
history For State so small, Rhode
Island proves the efficacy of concentra-
ton, and its record is the most won
derful in many respects ever attained.
Pre- capita, Rhode Island is the next
richest State in the Union, Massachu-
setts alone leading by very small mar
gin
Is it to be wondered at that every
body should like the retirement of
country life, in the face of its many
attractions? You'll find most of your
city raised people drawing back little,
but these are in the minority. Around
in the various suburbs of New York
there are thousands of families the heads
of which do business in the city. Most
of these men were raised in the country,
or in small places where the JOY of
having a house with GROUNDS was every
Cot1
ment living by comparison with subur-
ban home That is, if he be half man.
There are many men on whom the
mantle of domestic life has not properly
fallen; these are Indifferent to home,
they care most for city gayeties. To
the man whose home life pals upon
him there is not much hope, anyway, SO
where he dwells is matter of no special
concern. To become enamored of the
glare. the shams, the hollowness and
the mockeries of the city, is no uncom-
mon thing to be sure But city life is
possessed of no alluring charms com
pared with those of village life. It is
shallow, soulless, and completely without
the essence of true happiness. The ideals
of nothing are created in the large city.
Proper ideals of all that we are or
trees are; where the birds sing and the
stars shine To be sure stars shine in
the cities, but who sees them? And as
for the ravishing sweetness of moon
light night, whoever sees one in the city,
except he be in the park? The street
lights shut out the soul of the heavens,
and bind the spirit of man to the soluble
mud of the cutters.
Another thing about your cities: They
furnish nothing in man for inspiration
above money, and money getting. Those
who imagine the city creative do not
understand the facts of human life.
What of real Importance to man finds its
origin in cities? The best there is there
in men, in brains, ideals, all come from
the outside. Much (perhaps the mosD
of what is used in public utilities does
not originate in the large cities. The
steam fire engine. the water tower, and
the general fire fighting apparatus were
originally conceived in smaller places.
The brains of men in the great centers
of population seem too busy to create.
TI1o ;ac0;-o+;o,, RI +L;,1lr ont and devise
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LIN SAty' liz lily NNOlNSo lllle of
own. 1t creates nothing within itsd
but it enlarges upon and enhances !
value of Wnat is conceived cIsew,~
and brought to it. In the countrp7
where real thought is DEVELOPED n
man reared in a great city become,
clrcumScrlbed and narrow, that he
once becomes abashed over ms own
norance upon going among the CONN.,
people of the country. | have seen \
ignorance often displayed, SO that if b.
be said that of all ''yaps," the +
bred man is the worst. Compared y
the country ''yap," the city variety nJ
be given the palm always. D
he question of motives in men is
of the difficult things in life 10 So
Men do not all act or think alike, hen
to judge them by surface indications,
never the true method. If it ".
vouchsafed to us that we could r.
the thoughts; if we could look do
into the hearts of our fellows and
the beats, we might claim the rgh
say that Smith intended doing tbs
that, when, iii truth he intended d
the other. But the fact remains
we are all hasty in forming opinr
and III coming to conclusions. W
two and two are put together and m,
four, its sure sign that no equasiol
sophistry can supplant such D
truth. But we all too frequently
sums together when criticising Il
one that won't add up right, and thl
where the harm comes in. In the
lage campaign for political supren
one finds open scope to the vision
placing motives. Brown has long
office; has been found true and ID
and his friends want to keep him Id
But Brown says, mo, gentlemen,
unselhsh in the matter. | have held
long enough. Give the other felIo,
chance" Then comes the expru
confidence in Brown from all over
he is put up again without his cons
Right there Brown gets credit for b
usurper, political hog, wan
everything. Now, in justice TO Br
be it known that he neyr, wameu
in the first place; did not even
the honor, etc.
The right to question motives is ID
apparent. There are a million ID
which could govern the acts of
besides some attributed motive Nj
is purpose. 1t may be method b
ascribe method to men is as unfair
is, in most cases, unmannerly. Bl
wrote: "It sufices to the wise to
by the actions and leave the modu
shade"
Psychologically we go guessiH
methods and get as much in return
we went headlong. Conclusions
never fair without specific knoW4
Insinuations mean no more than tr
There are no fixed laws for prelu
any more than there are rules fu
ond sight Both are impossible.
ever seems even reasonable to b
about a man may be far from the
Analyze our powers, or rights, al
can, and two wrongs never mad
right. So it is about as logical to i
another's motives as it is fair
your hand in his purse and talk
money To judge motive is often {
tack character, and he who does
fulfilling that old proverb, "Foos j
enter where angels fear to tread
If it be true, as has been statea
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What she does is always OH large
scale, as was evidenced by the Buffalo
Exposition, the finest and most unique
of its kind in the country's history
Another modern city about which one
does not hear a great deal, IS Provl-
dence. Providence never impreSses the
stranger as amounting to much but this
is false estimate. 1t is looked upon
as a sort of way station out of Boston,
but is, nevertheless, city of more than
two and one-half times the size of Wor-
cester or Lowell. Providence is city
of many unique features and attractions.
There is great wealth there, and highly
refined society. The fame of Providence
before the outside world rests prlncl-
pally upon the fact that it is great
centre for the manufacture of all kinds
of fine machinery, and is the American
double of the English Birmingham in
this regard Wherever American machin-
cry is known, in all parts of the world,
Providence is known The most sclen-
tifc advances in fine machinery have
come out of the shops of Providence.
The most intricate cotton spinning
machinery, as we'll as the finest locomo-
tives, carving tools, carpet weaving
machines, and everything used by man
in the arts and sciences, including tele-
scopes, come from Providence. Besides
being the second American city in the
manufacture of jewelry.
Providence is the capital of Rhode
Island In old days there were two
capitals of this, the smallest of our
States. When | was small boy, the
answer to my geography query, was that
Providence and Newport were the capl-
tails of Rhode Island, which has only
about 1880 square miles of territory.
But it is closely populated, having nearly
400 inhabitants to the square mile, thus
pushing Belgium, which averages about
500 to the square mile 1t is strange
thing to have sent all the way to Georgia
for the marble of of which the present
new State capitol of Rhode Island is
built Yet it is without question the
handsomest building among all the com
monwealths of the land. This Georgia
marble is a wonderful material, the only
marble found in America made of crys-
tails. the effect of which is beautiful.
The Providence capitol sets upon
hill overlooking the city, and is admired
by thousands who travel daily from Bos-
ton. The dome of this capitol is made
of marble, also, and the effect is al
together admirable In this connection
it is unique because the marble dome is
an innovation on such structures. St.
Paul's and ST. Peters, the capitol at
Washington. and most of the State capl-
tolls of the United States are built with
the proverbial "gilded dome" his
! Providence capitol is a wonderfully
pleasing building architecturally, but
Governor R. Russell Brown had the
time of his life inducing the capitol com
mission to ADOPT his fad of the marble
dome. Now that they have it, and its
glories have made it so world famous,
everybody is happy.
Providence has many other distinctive
points of interest The citv is possessed
of much culture and refinement SUD
porting one of the finest art galleries III
the country The best exhibition OF
Whistler's works after the artist died
was in Providence. The musical organi-
cations of Providence are famous over
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from fracture; as for her title,
modest Mrs. Gore was good enough
for her. Dearest Papa" she tele-
graphed from Dover, "Mr. Gore
and | are married, and we are about
to depart for the continent"
The Earl of Shrewsbury and
Talbot acted like an affectionate
parent. He took the next train for
Dover, and no sooner reached Dover
than he told Nellie and her ordinary
mortal of a husband, that, since
what was done couldn't be undone,
why, happy New Year to both
of them.
That was the way the daughter
OF the leading earl of England de-
cided her dilemma of love. Will
she be happy? All the titled girls
of Europe are hoping she will,
while all the prudent dowagers are
prophesying she won't.
The dowagers' skinny, warning
fingers have pointed, with one
accord, to the most motor
ious elopement of recent years
that of Louise Antoinette Marie,
daughter of the Archduke of Aus
trla, and who was crown princess
of Saxony.
She had a husband whose stu
pidity was equaled only by his un-
faithfulness, while she was a wom-
an whose cleverness was exceeded
only by her maternity.
On Dcember II, 1902, the Crown
Princess Louise-who would have
been a queen some day-eloped
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chasc's-PoIite vaudeville.

Chase's this week will submit an ex-
,raordinary programme OF polite vaude-
Vile attractions. including several that
cave won success this season. the whole
number comprising William Hawtrey and
company, Bert Leslie and company. Isa-
bel Butler and Edward Bassett. John w.
World and Mindell Kingston, Sadie Jan
sell, George Lyons and Ed Parkes. Bob
and Tip. and the latest sensation in vita
graph views, "The American Fleet Of
Warships," showing Fighting Bob" Ev-
ans peacemakers steaming up the west
coast Of the American continent on their
world-circling cruise.
William Hawtrey and company are from
London. where the noted actor has a
wide and influential following. He is ap-
pearing in vaudeville In this country dur
ing very limited engagement. and after
iS-stay at Chase's will return to the
English metropolis. His company is said
TO be an especially capable one. and in
cludes the popular English actress. Miss
Mvralog. The added novelty will be Bert
Leslie, "the king of slang" who an
nounces that this event marks his fare
well 10 vaudeville. He is assisted by a
clever collection of comedians and show
girls in offering a comic odditys Hogan
in Society" written by himself and Junie
McCree. the Dope Fiend" originator. But
perhaps the most interesting and admir-
able innovation witnessed in a long time
will be Isabel Butler and Edward Bas-
sett in 2 skatorial feature. In which they
give wonderful exhibitions OF skill on a
real ice miniature lake artifcially frozen
on Chase's stage. Miss Butler is the
champion woman ice skater, and also won
fame as the daring Dip OF Death" per-
former with the Barnum- Bailey circus.
Mr.. Bassett was the winner nf the inter-
national figure skating championship in
arch last year. In their act he does a
tgman top spin. revolving at the rate Of
revolutions a minute, faster than the
tre can follow. Mr.. World and Miss
ingston Will be an entertaining element.
ID Sadie Jansell. the star addition TO
fascinating Flora" will offer her bril-
4 int limitations. including her singing of
lex NoIworth's -Smarty'' song in the
amusing ways of Rose Stahl, Margaret
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with the tutor, Giron, deliberately
abandoning her prospect of a seat
on the throne Of Saxony.
1t was not long before Louise
was divorced by her husband, ard
not long, to, before Giron had mar
ried somebody else. Then Count
Giacciardini of Italy was sued BY
his wife for divorce because he
paid too much attention to the re-
pudiated crown princess, now sim
ply the Countess Montignoso. Then
the Countess Montignoso made
haste to marry an Italian pianist.
Enrico Toselh, with whom she has
been living, as obscurely as her no
toriety will permit, in Florence.
Score one for the dowagers. But
the spirit of romance that lives in
the hearts of the daughters of no
bility counters by citing the bliss of
their own English royal Princess
Louise, daughter Of Queen Vic
toria, who married Mr.. Alexander
George Duff. Great Britain fairly
shuddered when a royal princess
declared she was in love with a
mere gentleman, blue as was his
blood and rich as were his pros
poets.
But the princess had her royal,
afectionate way for all the shud-
ders, and now Mr.. Duff, having
tlrst been the Marquis of Lorne, has
come into his inheritance, and bears
the title of Duke of Fife, and is a
devoted husband and a kind father,
and the whole family-royal wife,
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noble husband, and titled children
are as happy as happy can be.
England is still studying, with
cynical concern, the married life of
that lovely and brilliant woman
who, as Lady Randolph Churchill,
married Lieut.. Cornwallis-West, a
lad no older than her own son.
If she should live it out happily,
she will have repeated only the
miracle accomplished by the Bar
oness Burdett-Coutts, who. after
half century and more of contin-
ual proposals from the most dis
tinguished men of England, mar
ried William Lehman Ashmead
Bartlett, an American, almost young
enough to have been her grandson,
and died quarter of a century
later, so satisfied with him that she
left to him all she could will away
of the vast fortune which had been
the wonder and the longing ad-
miration of Europe.
The Princess Louise, of Sake
Coburg. and Count Mettachich-
keglevich, the dowager duchess of
Montrose and Mr.. Marcus Miner
"a whole series Of romances, some
happy in their outcome, some as
wretched as wretched could be-
have had their thrilling and incon-
gruous aspects revived by the elope-
ment of pretty Lady Nellie, which
age finds so imprudent and youth
believes so wise.
Lady Nellie. it appears, settled
the question. She married the man.
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titled fathers home to leave it for
any husband.
And she enjoyed every bit of it
until the Christmas holidays, which
is the season when the wine of life
seems to flow freely in the English
soul.
Christmas time the beautiful and
patrician Lady Nellie quietly eloped
from the home Of the premier earl
OF England and hereditary great
seneschal of Ireland. She eloped
with a common, ordinary, every
day mortal named Reginald Gore.
Not Lord Gore or Viscount Gore
or Sir Reginald Gore, or even Hon.
Reginald Gore-just plain Reginald
Gore.
And yet, not so plain, either. Her
Reginald is as good looking as her
father or her brother, and his
breeding is quite as excellent as
theirs, and his position in English
society is as good as can be attain
ed by any ordinary human male
who isn't hereditary anything in
particular.
In England, that means he is
precisely the sort of fellow any titled
girl can fall in love with, and de-
cline to marry, and break her heart
tor a year or so later, when her
family have managed to bully her
into marrying some sort of a some
body.
Lady Nellie, however, made up
her independent mind that she
would keep her loving heart free
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~ OU are here, in this corner
of the drawing-room,
absentlv regarding the

OF the drawing-room,
absently regarding the
photograph of the rich young
American woman that shows her in
full dress, wearing the jeweled cor
onet she acquired by marriage.
She's wearing it because she can af-
ford it and because it seems to her
the highest distinction possible in
life.
But how if you were the one
who owned the coronet and the coat
Of arms, and he were plebeian born,
perhaps without a cent to bless him?
How if YOU were Lady Laura
CholmOndely, or the Countess Of
Suffolk, or the Princess Aline, or
Flavia of Ruritania, and a man
without title or rank came wooing?
Would.yo permit the heart to out
weigh the coronet?
The Earl of Shrewsbury, who
takes precedence over all the other
belted earls of England-the head
Of the Talbot family, which is so
ancient and honorable that it has
passed into a byword with the hui
morists who satirize lineage-has
an only daughter. Her name is Mel
lie, the Lady Nellie Viola Talbot.
Lady Nellie is one of the most
beautiful of a conspicuously hand
some family. Full red lips, features
that are regular yet delicate in their
modelling, cheeks that have Eng
lish roses blooming in them, and
wide eyes capable of the utmost in
tensity, as well as the softest Ian
guors Of expression, a figure as Sc
ductive in its grace as her face is
lovely in its outlines-Lady Nellie
could boast almost as many pro-
posals of marriage as fell to the
agreeable lot of the late Baroness
Burdett-Coutts.
But she had refused all of them.
Some OF her disappointed lovers
thought it might be on account of
her personal observation of the in
felicity of her father and mother.
who have been separated for years.
There were other rejected lovers
OF the Lady Nellie who fancied she
found too much happiness in her
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PLAYS AND PLAYFOLK.

Daniel Frohman and his wife. ,Marga-
ret Ellington, have gone to Arizona and
Colorado for a months vacation. Miss
Ellington will join The Thief" company
in San Francisco on June p. Bruce Nc
Rae will play Kyrle Bellows part.
Miss winette Kershaw. a beautiful
Southern girl, has been engaged by VIII
lam A. Page as leading woman of the
STOCK company he will present this sum-
mer at Ford's Theater in Baltimore, be-
ginning June l. Miss Kershaw may ap-
pear at the Beasco during the next
month.
Miss Jane Cowl. who is said TO be one OF
the most beautiful young women on the
American stage. and who has been seen
in BelascO productions the past two sea-
sons. will shortly make her first appear
ance In this city as a member OF the COM
pany which is now appearing with Guy
Standing at the Belasco Theater.
Miss Chrystal Herne. who is pleasantly
remembered by local theater-goers for her
work as leading woman at the Belasco
Tneater last summer has been in Wash
ington the past week rehearslng with the
company which she Will head at the Nix
on Theater in Pittsburg next month. un-
der the management Of w. A. Page.
One Of the newcomers 70 the BeIasco
Stock Company, who will make her debut
within the next few weeks, is Miss Hazel
Lowry, who was seen here during the
past winter as the ingenue in Fifty
Miles from Boston" She scored such a
hit In this part that Cohan & Harris
engaged her 10 succeed Edna Wallace
Hopper in the leading role Of the same
play next season.
Miss Cecilia LOTUS return to the legit-
mate stage will take place in this city
next month. when she will play the stel-
lar role in William Gillette's latest play.
That Little Affair az Boyds." which
VIII be given its first public presentation
by a specially organized stock company
under the direction OF william A. Page.
who. with Winchell Smith. the dramatizer
Of ''Brewster's Millions" has acquired
the rights to the piece.
Where Charles Frohmans American
stars will spend the summer-Maude Ad-
ans. the Catskill Mountains: Ethel Bar
rymore. London; John Drew. Easthamp-
ton, L. l.; Marie Doro. London; Hattie
Williams. Paris; Otis Skinner. Fontain-
bleau. France; Billie Burke. Santa Bar
bara, Cal. William Collier Los Angeles.
Cal, Francis Wilson. Australia: William
II. Crane. Nice, France. and William Gil
lette Paris.
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Gayety-BurIesuue.

The Gayety Theater offers the Troca-
dero Burlesquers this week. This COM
pany will appear in two burlesques, Col
lege Boys" and Down on the Panama. "
The company includes Frank Finney.
May Belmont. Harry Bulkley. George
Brennan. VIII Conlin. Mart Ward, Marion
Blake. and Carrie Barrie. The vaudeville
portion OF the show is said to be up 10
the standard, and another popular chorus
girl contest will be held on Friday night.
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Rose Melville. the star. and the capacity
audience in the front of the house. The
beautiful new playhouse, in its dress OF
crimson and ivory. presented a gorgeous
picture. Every light that could be found
was shining to its utmost brilliancy. and
every usher looked his best. The ticket
sellers entered into the spirit OF the oc-
caslon, and full evening dress. not usual
at the melodrama house. was dOnned for
the occasion of the closing.
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Lyceum-BurIenque.

The Innocent Maids" will be the at
traction at the Lyceum Theater this
week. The company carried is said TO be
an exceptionally large one. including sew
eral good comedians as well as vaude-
vile acts of high class The chief enter
tainers are Smith and Champion. comedy
sketch artists; Miss Sadie Huested, come
dienne; the Seyons, eccentric takers;
Hughes and Hazelton. travesty artists;
Hill and Hill, cyclists and Smith and
Convey