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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21
ANTIQUE SILVER TO ORDER.

Collectors of antique silver will ex-
perience a severe shock when they
learn that the police have seized two
cabloads of forged ware from a well
known shop in Holborn. The story cf
the seizure is interesting.
For some time past much counterfeit
old silver has been on the market. and
naturally honest dealers suffered se-
verely. Recently a Holborn merchant
was requested by a customer TO for
ward some old silver he had bought to
Messrs. Comyns e Sons, silversmiths,
for the purpose of having it enclosed
with other purchases.
This merchant as requested duly sent
the goods along. and on arrival at the
premises of Messrs. Comyns, an ex-
pert belonging TO that firm, observed
something suspicious about them. The
result OF closer examination was that
one day recently Inspector Outram.
with two detectives and two officers
from the Goldsmlths' company. arrived
at the Holborn establishment with
search warrant
After inspection Of the premises two
cabs full OF faxed antique silver were
driven away from the shop on which,
according To- the rules OF the Cold
smiths. no less sum than 5000 IS
wanted. the fine for each forged article
being Clio. Up 60 the present the az
fair. though one OF great public inter-
est has been kept quiet
Some idea Of tho profits 70 be made
out of this Illicit business may be gath
cred from the fact that at recent sale
Of antique silver at Beccles n small
Queen Anne spoon fetched a price at
the rate Of e30 per ounce and the aver.
age price for the rest OF the silver was
f20 per ounce. IL will be seen. there
fore. that by the use of y forged hall
mark an Illicit dealer may be able to
GO per ounce for silver real
~ worth only about few shillings.--
London Mall
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21

If we are moved 10 refer fiippantly to
this subject IL is only because the pro-
ceedinss at Infantry Hall to which we
refer were quite unworthy of serious
consideration. number of reputable
and ordinarily astute gentlemen organ
lied what they were pleased to call a
mass meeting to deal With a very inn
portant public question. But whatever
were their intentions the proceedings
were distinguished by an amazing lack
of comprehension of the real situation
and an inability. or lack of sincere pur-
pose. in graphing with the hard facts
of the case. Mrs. Spencer Mr.. Vernon,
Mr.. Edwards, Mr.. Barney We're one i'm
the desire to have the school system
maintained in it's entirety. In that
position nothing new was offered. 1t is
the wish-nay, the demanded the
whole community. What was hoped |
for, but because Of the circumstances
associated with the enterprise of the |
mass meeting was not expected was q |
discussion of facts and "a proposition |
designed to solve the prob
lem with which the school committee is
confronted. No such proposition was
forthcoming, however. II was not the
part of the members OF the school com
mittee or the teachers, the employees.
present to put 1t, and the various
speakers who took the leadership in the
avoided all reference to
anything having practical bearing on
he subject. They even SHE'D at the
uggestions offered by Mr.. Edwards and
Mr.. Barney that 1t was not question
" sentiment, but OF hard cash, and
leld their peace. Even the Journal.
which doomed the symposium, marked ,
he contrast between the lire of prac-
ical thought suggested and the senti-
mental eloquence and noted that Mr..
"made speech i'm which he j
sed quiet reasoning more than elo-
uence." And IL was quiet reasoning
hat was needed, sober serious. rea-
oning TO work out a very practical S
,heme of ways and means for the sup =
ort of an institution the work of which
o good citizen would have embar- )
assed or reduced. After such a dis
lssion that i'm most respects was more
otable for eloquence than for reason
g, the people will await with interest
he steps that will be taken by the a.,
appointed "to take the nee
'sary steps toward securing. by the M
'tion of the city authorities, the con- III
nuance of the public schools on the ~
ans entered upon at the beginning of =,
lie school year" We trust that. al
Tough the principal speakers at the N
Getting failed to suggest it. that the -
will not be permanently
ind to the only step necessary" in
hich is to get money.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21

So the pursuer OF honor and the par
tizan Of right is placed between the
horns OF dilemma as presented on the
one hand by Mr.. Vernon. banker
moralist, and Mrs. Spencer an un-
hyphenated moralist. and, on the other
hand. by Mr.. Edwards and MIR. Barney.
associated lawyer-moralists. Between
them who may Judge? Would Il have
been right to carry out the contrac,
and knowingly create obligations
that could not be paid. and was u
wrong TO stop creating bills with the
limit OF resources 10 meet them and
violate the contract-admltting that
there was a contract. moral If not legal?
Which way lies the path Of honorable
doing, n il a bad thing to break your
word. to violate an implied promise. as
Mrs. Spencer and Mr. Vernon truly
tel US. ID II also a bad thing to delib-
erafeiy buy goods FOR which you know
YOU cannot pay. Which H. the greater
wi. from the moral point of We've
nfter they sc hard in hand, twin
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21
our Treatment ofspanlsn Cnp,ive,

Never before in history was there a
case where a defeated and captive en-
-"'uN received stich generous treatment
as We gave the Spanlards other ma b
tiune arr astonished Equally astonish-
ine are the cures brought about by
iostetters stomach Bltters Never be-
Tore in history has there been 50 sue
'essful "a medicine for the weak. debil-
itatcd and nervous for stomach and
liver disorders like dyspepsia. indiges-
ton. biliouSness and constipation. Al
praise a..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21

OF course at such time as this the
scnoof committee Is bound TO come I'm
for considerable shaking up. Griey-
ances OF long standing will be aired
taking advantage of the unequalIed on
portunity afforded by an unusual public
interest in the schools. the teachers and
the committee. "Citizen" and Tax
payer" and PRO Bono Publico" and
mon Partisan aad Mother" will
pour themselves out in the Letters TO
the Editor" department Of the esteemed
Sunday Journal-under ordinary cir
cumstances, even, the most interesting
department I'm that otherwise gloomy
publication. valued alike by its readers
because Of such interest and by the
Journal corporation because the con
tributors cheerfully contribute without
burdening the pay roll. The school
committee through the years that are
gone as an employer Of labor has been
unable To provide az many positions
as there are applicants. and whole rcgi-
ments from the grand army OF the
disappointed will rally on the firing
line. As a spender Of a big percentage
Of the public funds there il ample op-
portunity for charging extravagancp
against the school committee. As
manager and director OF an elaborate
system of public work. thorc are no end
OF chances 10 point out weak spots AMI
eau attention 90 "frills Ia Time of
peace the school committee offers a sur
Recently glorious mark Iu Tim. OF war
It is an easy subject for % grand pop-
llsr holocaust Being a human insu.
tuition. IL may be- counted upon TO be
.hoek-a-block with mistakes and reek.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21
THERE IS A CLASS Of P0epLs

Who are injured by the use Of coffee. Re.
Gently ihere has been placed in ~ the gro.
S.ll stores new preparation called
GRAIN.O. made of plire grains that tnkes tbc
place ~ coffee. Tic most delicate stomach
receives " Without distress. and but few can
Toll " rom coffee. 10 due not cost over 4
ne much. Children NAV drink N with grsat
ben.ht. ~ G and y cts. per package. Try
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-21
HIS CHANCES ARE SLIr1.

Lieutenant Commander Vail of the
! navy recruiting office i'm the Masonic
temple, Chicago, has received many odd
letters from chrysalstic heroes of the
sea. but the most unique thus far is
certainly this one, which came few
days ago:
Shelbyville, Ind oct 9-sS
Dear sir
l here by write to you peopel asking
what are the chances TO get in the S
Navy
will tell you the condition | am in
time.
am IS years OF age
| stand 51l inches in hite
/ way $50 lbs
] have never been the subject of any
coff
" have very good eye site
have very good herring
never been in the subject of any
kind of sickness
kind OF disease
have never had any bones broke in
my body
I have never had catarr
| have never been in the subject Of
lung truble
truble
kidney
truble
/.
stomach
' a full set of teeth upper & lower
| guess that is all Of my condition at
the present.
i am very well acquainted with Mr..
Geo Hodell a young Gentleman on Flag
Ship New York. He told me he thought
! would pass very easy as to the con-
dition | am i'm
l guess | viii close hopping to here
from you very soon Harry Sparks
presg
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Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
The Kaiser and His Mechanics.

There is q story told in the English
Illustrated in connection with the
German emperor and his nicknames.
In the course of conversation at a reg
mental dinner at which the Duke of
Connaught was present the Kaiser
said: "They call me the Travelling
Kaiser, don't they? wonder if that's
the only nickname I've got?" Prince
Henry laughed, and Majo Won Pies
sen, unable to control himself, joined
him. "What is it?" asked the Empe-
ror. "Do you know of any other
nickname? II so, out with it," The
major mumbed something about his
respect, but the emperor said, "Well,
il you don't want TO do it to please
me, l command you to speak"
The major then confessed that the
emperor was known among the COM
mon soldiers rs "Alarm Fritz" on
account of his habit OF suddenly, in
the middle Of the night, rousing the
garrison OF the town in which he
might be staying. The emperor
laughed heartily at this, and Prince
Henry remarked to his brother, "Well,
You have similar name in the navyl
The boys call you 'Gondola Billy for
gondoling about, as they call it, on
your ships constantly in the summer,
and being everywhere and anywhere
on the boats" "Well," said the en-
peror, chose are three fine nick
names; but inasmuch as all of them
paint me as busy man, / rather like
them"
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
A Travelling school.

A travelling school belonging 10 the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway company
has been in Lexington, KY, for some
time. This is not a school whore chill
dren are taught the three "Rs, 'but is
q car in which men are taught how to
use airbrakes. The car cost 81 O., 900,
and is filed with levers, cylinders,
air chambers, whistles, gauges, valves
and pipes. everything, in fact, that
relates to the use of air pressure about
a train. The pupils have no books,
but gray headed aud bearded railroad
men are given lessons each day from
9 to IL o'clock in the morning and
from 7 to Q o'clock at night. The men
are given verbal instruction by pro-
fessor who is paid by the railroad
company. Chicago Record.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
:
A SMILE TO WIN AND HEART TO WOO.

The world Is broad and the world Is long.
There's agroan OF pain aud a snatch Of song.
There's sky that's dark, and sky that's
blue.
There's a breast that's false and breast
that's true;
But above oil else there's hand for you.
There's smile to win and heart to WOO.
The world IL round and the world IL deep.
There's a day Of toll and q night OF sleep.
There's an hour OF pain and n day OF fear.
There's week Of peace aud month Of
cheer;
But above all olse there's hand for you.
There's smile to win and heart 10 WOO.
The world IL sad and the world IL gay.
There's time 90 work and time TO play.
There's thorn Of woe and n word Of love.
There's n sigh that startles the cooling dove;
But above ali else there's a hand for you.
There's smile TO win and a heart to WOO.
The world Is bright and the world u sweet.
There's resting balm for the many feet.
There's bed OF down and a spot Of ease.
There's u look to cheer and n voice to
please;
But above all else there's n hand for you.
There's smile to win and n heart to WOO.
p. DoN RoBERTsos.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
Aunt Marthu's Iottie.

Dolly and Mark were on the way TO
Aunt Martha's new home. Aunt
Martha had always lived with them
until very lately, but, much to the
children's grief, she married and left
them. This was their first visit, and
they had been so anxious to see her
that they persuaded their mother TO
let them start two days before the APP
pointed time. and their mother had
written to Aunt Martha to let her
know that they were coming.
When Dolly and Mark left the
steamcars they found boy waiting
for them at the station, who lifted
them into a wagon and drove off with
out o word.
Presently the hack ratified up to a
neat little garden gate.
"This is the house," said the driver,
and he helped them ont.
Dolly tried to lift the latch of the
gate, but it would not stir. Then
Mark tried, with the same result.
NOW, am sure that she has for
gotten us, whimpered Dolly, and she
began to cry.
Don't" sail Mark, pulling the
gate again and calling "Aunt Martha,
Aunt Martha! Here we are"
A large dog bounded ont of his
kennel near the house, and poking his
nose through the bars, barked and
growled.
Then the house door was flung open
and colored woman ran down the
path.
. "Where is Aunt Martha?" asked
Mark, as the woman opened the gate.
''She has been detaipe in the city,"
replied the woman. ''5he told me to
take care Of you until she came back"
Then she added, III arm your Aunt
Martha Lottie; come right in; Jumbo
won't hurt You"
81 want to go home, sobbed Dolly.
But Mark pulled her gently along,
and Jumbo. who had already made
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20


TIVE Is u little maiden
Who has an awful time;
Shi has to hurry awiully
10 get 70 school at niue.
She has an awful teacher;
Her tasks are awful hard;
Her playmates are all awfl rough
When playing In the yart.
She has an awful kitty,
Who often shows her claws;
A dog who jumps upon her dress
With awful muddy paws.
She has baby sister
With an awful little nose,
With awful cunning dimples,
"a And such awful little toes.
She has two little brothers,
And they are awful BOYS.
With their awful drums and trumpets,
And make an awful noise.
Do come, l pray thee. common sense,
Come and this maid defend,
Or else. fear.h her awful life
VIII have an awful end.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
A Paradise for the Poor.

London will soon become the ideal
home of the poor man. Lord Bowton,
the well-known private secretary Of the
late Lord Beaconsheld, is extending in
every direction in the vast British
metropolis his eminently successful
scheme OF cheap hotels, built and run
on the same lines rs the Mills hotels
in this city, and now Sir Thomas Lip
ton has made arrangements to follow
suit by establishing oil over London
restaurants OF an analogous character,
where substantial and good meals can
he obtaiped for cost price. 1t is not
proposed to run these restaurants at q
loss, but neither is it intended to run
them at q profit. New York Tribune.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
speCtaeles for Horses

Spectacles for horses lave been
patented by an Inventor and are being
used with considerable success.
Their object 10 not so much to magnify
objects as to make the ground in front
of the horse appear nearer to his head
than it really is. The result is con-
tinuai high stepping. which, after q
while, becomes natural and gives to o
horse an aristocratic gait, which he
will retain for many years.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
A TYPICAL EGYPTIAN VILLAGE.
Huts OF sun Dried Mud, without ventiIs4
ton and Full of vermin.

ton and Full OF vermin.
r. Talbot Kelly, the English art.
ist. has written for the Century an
article entitled IAN Artist Among the
Fellaheen. Mr.. Kelly says OF q
typical Egyptian village:
Built entirely Of sun-dried mud, the
small, low huts, from considerations
OF economy and space, join one an
other whenever possible. Narrow and
tortuous lanes, left at haphazard,
form the only thoroughfares, in which
at first appears TO be huge mound Of
mud, surmounted by heais Of cotton
and durra stalks, which serve the dual
purpose of thatcH and fuel. Many of
these lanes are merely culs-de-sac,
ending abruptly in neighbours court
yard, and forcing one TO retrace his
steps and try again. Experience has
taught me that the streets lead il the
direction at FIRST suggested; it is often
safer to start the other way, and trust
to the winding of the path to bring
one out somewhere near the desired
spot.
As rule, tho villages have the APP
pearance OF Notifications, the outside
walls being frequently without doors
or windows, and the lanes Of the viii
lage terminating in massive wooden
doors, which are usually closed at
ni9htfall, and guarded on the inside
by the village guffrah, or night watch
men.
Each "house" has usually one door,
opening into the lane, small and low;
and the few windows, il provided at
oil, are merely Sits in the mud wall,
innocent Of glass or shutter, but or
namented with lattice of split bam-
boo, placed crosswise during building.
Ventilation there is virtually none,
the smoke of the fire Of dung or corn
cobs finding its egress by the door,
and well nigh choking the inhabitants,
which include not only the family, but
chickens. turkeys, pigeons goats and
whatever live stock the inhabitants
possess.
Every effort to exclude air seems to
be made, the houses being too low to
feel the breeZes, and the streets too
narrow to allow of any air circulation.
The roofs, covered with piles of rub
bish for fuel, afford accommodation
for a second installment of goats,
pigeons, cats and especially dogs. One
wonders how life can he supported in
such conditions; yet the people are
well conditioned and healthy, living
their lives in the fields and returning
to their houses only to eat and sleep.
Insect life naturally abounds, the
Egyptian flea particularly being
prodigy Of manly vigor and activity;
but the Fellah has q hide like ga
moose the Egyptian buffalo), and
even travellers like myself eventually
become impervious to its onslaught.
Outside the village and almost at their
very doors, the.filth ard offal of the
place are deposited, resulting in the
development of that plague peculiar to
Egyptian life" fies"-disgusting, but
very necessary as scavengers, without
which and the equally valuable rat
these villages would quickly become
uninhabitabe.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20
Rare Eggs and How To- Prepare Them


Voyagers to far-away islands often
discover rare birds whose species they
desire to propagate in their own
country, but which they are unable to
transport without nearing the danger
of losing the captive by death on the
voyage. In order to introduce the
birds into other lands the eggs are
taken home and Matched there. But
this method is also fraught with more
or less risk, as the eggs are quite apt
to spoil during the voyage. To pre-
vent this the following course is often
pursued. Obtain an animal intestine
large enough to receive the egg to be
carried. Remove all fat from the in
testine, then cleanse thoroughly with
powdered chalk. Pass the egg into
the intestine, which must then be tied
close to the shell at each end, and
placed in a dry, cool place. When
perfectly dry the encased eggs are
placed in a box of grain or seeds.
Care must be taken that the box must
be turned bottom upward OCCASION
ally.
Gulf Coast breeze. [volume] (Crawfordville, Fla.) 1897-19??, 1898-05-20

Ice artihcially manufactured by the
use OF chemical mixtures is not a late
idea by any means, the invention dat
ing hack to 1888.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-02-03
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

In She vicinity of Odessa, Russia. q
hurricane worked immense destruc.
ton Whole villages were devastated
ana the damage TO shipping was enor-
NOUS.
The report that the Spaniards had
captured the iusurgent capital in Cuba
was untrue.
In Madrid the public prosecutor dc.
mands n sentence upon Lieut.. Gen.
Weyler of two months Imprisonment.
Dispatches from Madrid say il has
been decided that the whole Spanish
fleet shall concentrate at Havana.
In Berlin the thirty-ninth birthday
of Emperor William of Germany was
celebrated.
At Tehuantepcc. Mexico. dozen
shocks Of earthquake, some quite sharp,
were experienced.
Near the mouth of the Skeena river
the steamer Corona, bound for Skaguay
with 24j passengers aboard, struck a
rock and sank. The passengers and
crew we're saved.
Fire destroyed the church of St. John
Batiste 10 Montreal, the loss being $780,
600.
\ loan has been offered China by Rus
STA on the same terms as those of Great
Britain.
In Shanghai four German sailors
were murdered by the Chinese.
A cessation of hostlities in Cuba in
February is predicted by Capt. Gen.
Blanco.
Frontier tribesmen ambushed part Of
an English brigade in a gorge near
Shinkamar, Inda. and five o.fieers and
eight men were killed,
The armorcd cruiser Niscaya left
Spain for America
In Australia bush fires destroyed a.
lomesteads at Langley and KEELING and
six persons were burned 10 death
The great strike of engineers in Lon
don, which continued for seven months.
involved 100000 men and cost the Brit
ish nation millions of pounds. resulted
in a victory for the employers.
Consul General Lee gave banquet al
Mariana Beach, Cuba, TO the officers OF
the United States warship Maine.