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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

important municipal topics by dlstin-
guished speakers.
Third.-The general discussion OF all
questions pertaining TO the administra-
ton OF all branches OF municipal work
by mayors and counclmen from all
parts of the country.
Fourth.-Thc interchange OF ideas and
knowledge on runicipal problems such
as will result from the experienced city
oiiicia's coming in contact with each.
other
The objects Of the convention were de-
signed with n view TO securing gener-
al discussion OF all questions pertaining
TO municipal administration by those
who have had the actual experience I'm
the work-the officials themselves The
convention will deal with such impor-
tant topics as the granting OF street
railway gas. electric and other fran
chises and the control OF and revenues
derived from corporations enjoying
such special franchises, the collection
and disposal OF garbage. the relativs
merits of the various street paving ma
terials. the cleaning of streets. the mu-
nicipal ownership OF lighting plants and
the cost OF street lighting under the
contract system. the municipal man
agement of public water supplies and
the necessity for water filtration. fire
ana police protection. parks and play
grounds. municipal finances. taxation
and special assessments. and the regu-
lation OF the social and saloon evils.
Mayor Black OF Columbus, the chair
man of the general committee, has al
ready received letters from several hum
dred mayors and councilmen who prom
Use TO he present at the convention and
II Is quite likely that the attendance
VIII be upward Of thousand. Among
the distinguished citizens who have
been invited 10 address the mayors and
aldermen at Columbus are DR. Albert
Shaw, editor OF The Review of Re-
views; Governor Hazen s. Pingree OF
Michigan, Colonel George T. Waring.
Jr:. Of New York, Edward NJ Grout oe
Brooklyn, and Allen Ripley Foote o.
Washington.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25
Palnistry
In England.

Nine. Thebes the well known French
palmist went to England recently with
the intention Of studying the hands OF
certain prominent English people her
ultimate object being to ascertain by
means of such study the causes OF Great
Britain's greatness. She has now re-
turned 10 Paris and has given a curious
account OF her experiences I'm England.
The average English hand" she
says, clearly denotes happiness. All
these hands are firm and slightly red.
and the fingers are square, which is the
token Of punctuality, good sense. en-
ergy and activity Honesty is also de-
noted, and this will not surprise those
who know how upright Englishmen
are. The English women have long
thumbs, which is a strong will unless
contrary lines in the hand modify this
tendency. Now. all these qualities
which l have mentioned are good, and
those who possess them are naturally
happy and fortunate.
Furthermore, | examined nearly n
thousand hands among all classes OF
society, courtiers as well as working
people, and in all | found one very
characteristic sign-namey. the senti-
intHl VI tnt unity Oh the AnR1O-SANOn
race This sign is not to be found i'm
French hands. According to a persons
rank and social position in France will
his or her hand be. BY means Of the
hand | can always in France distin-
guish the aristocrat from the plebeian.
'In English hands there are no traces
OF organic diseases. In the hundreds
which / examined found only one case
of typhoid fever. and In this instance
the disease was contracted abroad No
one who knows the progress of hygiene
in England can be surprised at this alb
sence Of disease. Neither did / find in
the hands OF members OF the English
court any presages OF accidents. such
as / have found in French hands, nor
of revolution. such as / have found at
the court of Italy.
In what respects the English hands
differ from the French and Italian
hands l cannot say, but intend TO re-
turn to England and Italy and study
the subject thoroughly. ! will also go
to Germany and TO Russia. and | ex-
pect to make some curious discoveries
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

opinion, imaginative or are they the
result of her research and knowledge"
Imaginative. though she has un-
doubtedy written many grave truths in
her stories"
What do you think Of the religious
turn OF some OF the later novels, such
as those Of Mrs. Ward and Hall Gaines
novel, The Christian?
II heartily believe in them, though
think The Christian is very poor
work. | very nearly got into scrap
with Mr. Caine just before | left Eng
land because | told him so. for he thinks
IL the greatest OF his books and one
that will elevate him 10 a high pinnacle
of fame. In my opinion a man who has
10 commit suicide to keep from commit
ting adultery is a poor specimen OF a
Christian"
Are you still believer in telep-
athy?"
why, Of course, more firmly than
ever. | don't believe in it-I know
that il is "A fact that | can communi-
cate with my friends when at dis
tance by merely concentrating my
thoughts on the man or woman /
desire TO communicate with. The
Psychological society OF England has
placed that and many other facts far
beyond the shadow Of doubt Person
ally | have experimented far beyond
that stage. and were | To tell you some
OF the things which ! know 10 be true
men would call me a madman and a
liar. and ! am neither a madman nor a
liar, but a reasoning and investigating
man"
II needs but a few minutes talk with
Mr. Stead to make any ordinary person
confident that he is no madman but a
highly educated gentleman and one to
whom a lie is impossible whatever one
may think Of telepathy, psychology and
such mysteries.
For instance" continued the great
Englishman, 1T has been proved be-
yond doubt that were | to sit here with
a pencil in my hand and you sitting
there close as you are 10 me or hun
dreds of miles away, and / were TO con-
centrate my mind in desiring you TO
tell me something. my hand would
write what | wanted TO know If you
were in sympathy with me i'm feeling.
| Perhaps the writing would be in your
/ handwriting, but the words would he
| the truth In any event and without
your knowing what had occurred. This
/ plan has often been tried, and the re-
/ suit confirmed by telegram or letter
/ sent afterward But this is only an
1 elementary idea OF the wonders of telep-
I athy"
"To return TO novels Mr.. Stead. why
/ do you think they will be the great ed
ucators Of the future?'
Because. to use a familiar illustra-
ton, in olden days physician Civ
ing patient medicine would pour
the whole nauseous mixture down his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

when the wlstaria the chrysanthemum.
the lotus and other plants are in bloom,
When the moon is full and the atmos-
pheric conditions are favorable, Il is
the correct thing, for those who can af-
ford 20 do So TO hire a boat and en-
Joy "tsuk mi" Cooking at the moonlit
landscape. with the moon reflected in
the water).
The disproportion between the appar-
entity simple effect produced by the Jap
anese artist and the time and labor ex-
pended upon IL is often so great as to
strike the average foreigner dumb with
au,azement.
4 traveller far back in the province OF
Shinshin. completely Oft the route Of
ordinary travellers. stopped for lunch at
a little country inn. The humble char
1ctor OF the house may be Judged from
the fact that the meal for three. the
traveller, servant and cody carrying
baggage, cost just l3i5 cents I'm all. The
four walls Of the room 10 which the
party was conducted were beautifully
decorated 20 show spring. summer, au-
tumn and winter. with the flowers and
fruits and the foliage belonging to them.
and over each was spread the tint pc
culiar 10 the season depicted. Japan
is rich in evergreen trees. and their pc
cular shade OF green was here given
with wonderful skill. The whole how
ever. looked something li''c aa old We
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25
The Kaiser and the Telegraph.

Emperor william. when he is on his
numerous journeys, keeps up "A lively
telegraphic communication with Berlin.
Before ne starts arrangements are made
with the telegraph authorities of the
country he proposes 10 visit to insure
uninterrupted connection between him
and Berlin wherever he may be. IL any
place that he may find himself in is not
on telegraph line, a temporary wire
Is strung fo- his benefit. Moreover, care
is taken that his messages shall be de-
layed as seldom as possible. and preced-
ence is always given to the emperor3
dispatches. The imperial yacht Hohen-
zollern Is generally connected directly
with the telegraph line. so that when
the emperor was at the little town ~
Odde. i'm Norway. recently he could
send messages directly TO Christiania.
whence they were forwarded TO Ber-
lin. Telegraph operators are always
kept aboard the yacht. and connection
with the shore is speedily established
whenever the vessel makes a hGrbor,
the necessary directions having been
sent in advance and all arrangements
made
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25
An Interview With
Editor William T. Stead.
The Famous Englishman Says He
Is Disguised With the
Modern Novel.

the same form also will future his
tories be written. For instance for the
past four years | have got out as a
Christmas supplement 10 The Review Of
Reviews "A novel in which / have en-
deavored TO present and have succeed
cd i'm presenting the history OF the pre-
yious year under the thin disguise Of
romance. Now, had l been a novelist
instead OF merely a journalist how vast
ly finer and greater that work would
have been. In some such form, modi-
fed of course, TO suit time and condi-
tions, must the future newspaper be-"
You take a very broad view OF the
word novel, Mr.. Stead
Il do. / am a journalist and | am
anXiousy looking for the coming of the
great novelist Of the age one who must
be a novelist i'm Imagination and a jour
nalist in training, who shall give 20 the
world a novel which will depict the
daily occurrences Of life and be able TO
describe places and events as never yet
has been done"
Are you looking for this great work
from the pen of a living writer or TO
one yet unknown TO fame-in fact, is
there any living novelist or writer who
fulflls your ideal?'
There is only one man who comes
anywhere near the mark. He is Zola.
Fl3 Rome, while il has defects. is a
marvellous piece Of description. I can
fully appreciate the difficulties OF his
task i'm that work FOR several years ago
| went 60 Rome for the very same pur-
pose. came TO the same conclusions as
Zoa. but, not being a novelist, could
h.. har g.l
in doing. The future great novelist must
be a younger Zola, one without his un-
cleanness. If | may so put IL, though he
has avoided that fault in Rome"
do you think the fact that SO many
novclsts of today deal with the un-
knoUn and with psychology a good
point?"
''Yes. most decidedly, that is one OF
the hopeful signs Of the age. The future
novel will be more and more psycholog-
ical and psychlcal. Man is always in
terested i'm what he doesn't know, and
today there is not much left TO discover
on earth. Asia and Africa are well
known, the north pole is practically in
our reach. the bottom OF the sea is an
open book. Therefore we turn to space
beyond the confines of the earth"
"Do you think we shall learn much
about the regions OF the stars|'
Beyond a doubt. We know today
much more than we did 10 years ago
and In 10 years time we shall have
learned still rore. The most daring OF
the writer's on such matters Is Mr. II
G. Wells In his book. The War OF the
Worlds, and II Is perhaps the ablest
of them all. Mr. Hichens, In his book
Flames also delves into the region OF
the unknown"
Are Marie Corell's books In your
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

ddy. paid daily when they quit
work number Of ltuefant peddlcrs
arc Waifing for them iu The street to
get a part Of their earnings. Ana what
have they for sale2 Fruit of DJu.g..
and suretmeats. but "a fulI third 20
them offer flowers. bits ~ painted pot
terry often badly cracked and broken.
Illustrated books. rictureg. and aEetches.
on any day ono can see % group rf tuD
or three ~ these coal begrImcI -.a'les
discussing the merits OF "a sketch sos'-
ing or a cents 0r " a painted broken
pot costing hair 1s much
Fancy such "a subject rrFr0ssng tho
attention ~ fhe coal ha1ycfs ana dock
men of lny uf pur American cites'
When the cherry troes ere ln bloom.
the time is celebrated sf Festival bob
Jeddo. ana az classes ~ the population
20 the number OF hundreds 0f tn,u-
sands take "a day or and go Dut to ly0f
. The cherry bi0rs0ra boo me outskirts
of the city where tho trees stand pr
both sides ~ the Highways. Tho Same
thing happens when IN plum trees
ar blossominr. ard 10 iarfog extent
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25
Secret Societies
Of Colored Men.
The Order Of True Reformers
and Other Mysterious
Organizations.

II lat in union there is
strength, tie colored people as a race
or class ought to he the strongest in
the United States, for they support
greater number OF secret societies and
benevolent enterprises than any other
race The limitations into these secret
orders seem 20 have a special fascina-
tion for them. The strange and pecul-
lar situations which characterize these
limitations, the gaudy regalia tho byh-
liant and indoscribable combination OF
cOlors the aprons, collars. cuffs, caps
and badges, all seem TO appeal to the
Colored man as 90 no other
The societies which ho8s. Of the
largest following exclusively among
the colored people are the Grand Unit
ed Order OF odd Fellows. with head
quarters at Philadelphia which claims
membership of nearly 100000 its
members being largely I'm the United
States. the West Indies and Canada;
The Free and Accepted Masons. with
membership OF 10000, covering about
the same territory as the odd Fellows;
the Knights OF Pythias. with member
ship OF $4,000; the Tents, with 10000;
the Sons and Daughters OF Tabor. with
As. GOO. the Galiloau Fishermen. with
30 600. the Grand United order of Naz-
aritcs. with headquarters a. Baltimore.
with 3j 600. and The Grand United order
OF True Rcformers, with headquarters
al Richmond. with nearly 10000.
There are over 500 societies The names
81 which arc not mentioned above. With
variously estimated at from
100 to % O00
OF all the secret societic. among the
colorcd people the Grand United order
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25
Fog and Gas.

Professor Lewes Of London states
that London fog deprives coal gas o.
III per cent OF its illuminating power
and an incandescens burner loses 700
per cent Of its efficacy. The reason Civ
On is hat the spectrum of these lights
approaches very nearly that of the solar
spectrum. being rich I'm violet and ultra
violet rays These are the rays which
cannot penetrate London fog. This Us
thought 20 be the reason why the sun
looks red on a foggy day. The solid
particles floating In the aqueous Vapor
Of the atmosphere absorb violet rays.
and only the red rays ot the spectrum
pass through. II Is further stated that
the old arfand burner more successful
~ resists London fog than any OF It's
later rivals.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

throat raw. Nowadays to accomplish
his purpose the doctor must cover his
bolus with sugar and give his patient
his dose I'm the form Of a pill. So nova
days II man wish To teach his fellows
some good lesson or have an idea he
wishes 10 let them know ne must yeil
his purpose i'm the guise Of romance
or they will have none of IL, ] am just
going to pay short visit TO my friend
Mr.. Bellamy, at his home AT Chicopee,
near springfield, Mass. Mr.. Bellamy's
latest book. Equality is the poorest
and thinnest production l have ever
read that coul6 possibly be called "A
novel, yet II expresses the ideas he
wishes 10 make known and in that way
fulflls its purpose"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

Ala, whose president is Rev w. n.
Pettiford. a distinguished citizen of that
state; the Capitol Savings bank OF
Washington, with Hon. John X. Lynch
of Mississippi as president. and the
True Reformers' bank, located at Rich
mond, with Rev. w. w. Browne as
president These banks have built up
In the past six years successful bust
ness and are among the best in the
United States.
The society has just purchased $40
acres of land within easy reach Of the
old Confederate capital, where the old
men and women OF the race who have
outlived their usefulness may be re-
ceived and cared for for the rest OF
their lives. This beautiful tract of land
will in future be known as the Old
Folks home.
Among the members Of the True Re-
formers will be found some Of the most
learned and the most distinguished men
OF the negro race Or. Samuel II. Dis
mond Of Richmond is the medical di-
rector Of the society. His efficiency has
been tested for the past ten years, and
he has always given perfect satisfaction.
He has been remarkably successful in
today one Of the wealthiest men i'm the
state of Virginia. He is one of the trus-
tees of the Union university, supported
by the American Baptist Home Mission
society OF New York DR. Dismond is
also the medical director OF the Knights
Of pythias. Or. j. Meade Benson and
Or George Alvin Thompson. two Of the
most successful druggists in the state,
~ 81, .,
formers. Each Of these young men typi-
hes the rossibnitics Of the negro start
ing out i'm the world with nothing but a
healthy moral quality and a determina-
tiou TO succeed. Dr. Benson Is a gradu-
ate of the Western University of Chi
cago. and before the state board Of ex-
amncrs. after "A very rigid eXamina-
tion. he stood second I'm a class OF "a
white men. Or Thompson was for ten
years the pharmacist I'm The Govern
ment hospital at Washington.
While Il Is a fact that tho negro en-
joys TO be ushered into the realms OF
the mysterious without any apparent
purpose, except perhaps 90 learn the
schemes OF some new organizer. there
is the possibility of great good being ac-
complshed. II the colored man Is ever
to gain political recognition In this
country, he will doubtless gain u
through the secret unions. where he IS
given ample opportunity 10 thoroughly
study himself and 90 study the pecul-
iarities and idiosyncrasies OF his race
and 90 sroht by the examples OF those
honest and noble hearted devotees Of
the race who give strength and perma-
ncnt form TO these societies. The con-
ccntration OF these forces seems practi-
cally Impossible except In these So
cictics.
No purely political organization can
live among negroes. owing Co the fact
that too many aspire FOR leadership. but
In these secret societies q man becomes
"a leader on ACCOUNT OF peculiar fitness
FOR the position
The True Reformers ave destined 20
lead the negro into commercial and
financial pursuits heretofore unknown
10 him and ultimately will lift him 90
the level u other prosperous race repre-
sentativcs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

rrery me who is az all familiar with
t4e az. Get ccnccdcs that II there !s
enc ling more than another tina; lie
rgnder.ul art products ot the Jlplncsc
people illustrate IL is the pains.aE.us
care manifested by the artists in their
work In this respect they set an exam
pie hat cur native artists might do VOL
e. Low. Talking - this particular
Characteristic recently, japanese
3 Gicmon well .aformCd IN an matters
pertaining 90 the art OF his country
tcla gefal Interesting s.orics Illus.
tr0t.vc thetecf.
scia arc Srcfho. dukc OF Bzcn, cent
I1Hahusa T, ho the celebrated artist
- Jddo. a request Tor p''tH.r Tho
euhicct 20 be a Night 90 J. .c-lsu
v'rging their way across On. FAC. ~
the fuu moor. The request was 3c-
c-rs7anicd by a purse ~ SEQ gold ri"
tdci'rrS) Such cCmmy.'cn 10 that
tire cccld be considered ful'y equal 90
Vanderbilt or an As.cr in tlr general
ten sending request for a picture 20
Neissonier or Munkaczy accom-.
panied by preliminary check for S2j.-
oeo. The duke waited a full year for
his picture, and when M picture and no
~ , h.tiiFf - "a hsilAlt illl INdi ne WAS
siill waiting, he sent The artist another
purse % 600 gold rio. This time the an
sTtr was not delayed II came at once.
ana with 10 Was returned the dukes
Loco gold no. The artist replied that
ever since receiving his highnoss' COM
mands he had watched at the period of
every fun moon for good opportunity
% make the requisite study from ma
ture. but had not yet succeeded I'm being
fortunate enough % do 80 n was inn.
possible 20 say when he would be able
20 do H. H. might take him 5. 10 or rs
years. II might be that he would never
see Hight of such birds in such a way
as 20 be able 10 reproduce them correct
~. and he therefore returned the dukes
magnificent present He would make n
his business diligently a. watch Tor such
an opportunity and n n came would
make the drawing al once and send n
% the duke. who could then remunerate
him as he chose
In The outskirts of Yokohama. In tho
Japanese portion of the town. there Is n
hall where the official residences are 10.