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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02

Association has suffered IN common
with all enterprises, from the hard
times. There is deficiency of some-
thing more than one thousand dollars
ia the current expense account, with
s6si more due to necessary repairs. IL
is significant that the deficiency rs
equivalent to the item OF interest-in
other words. had there been no stand
ing debt, the books would have bal
anced. AS we understand the treas
urer's statement. that debt amounts to
something over $4,000. 1t is heavy to
carry. but with a proper appreciation
in the community of the relation be-
tween the need OF the Association and
the work 1t performs, 1t ought not TO
be so hard TO clear up. We venture to
trust that plan for liquidation pre-
sented in such fashion as to fairly
reach the Christian sentiment ana
public spirit of this community will re-
suit happily.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
INDIAN SARCASM.
These Red Braves Had Fine Sense
of Humor.


Three full-blooded Indians sat under
the awning covering the main deck for
ward of one of the steamboats, going
down the river last Sunday afternoon.
Two of them were bucks, apparently
about 30 years old-but ap Indians age
is hard even to approxinate-and the
other was an old man. All three OF
them were neatly and quietly dressed
in dark store clothes, and they all paid
strict attention TO their own business,
talking to each other.
Two funny young men, accompanied
by pair of giggly young women, took
camp chairs directly in the rear or the
Indians. They all thought the cultural
grunts of the three Indians very anus
ing indeed, and the two funny young
men got off a fair imitation of the In
dams talk.
"You wouldn't think, girls. would you,
that those fellows are so devilish?"
said one of the funny young men, in a
voice that could be heard all over the
deck, nodding in the direction OF the
Indians Bad bunch, though. As Lief
stick a knife into you as look at you.
They get a suit OF duds apd come on
here to see the Great Spirit with lot
o. kicks they have piled up, and then
they Ego back TO their tepees, put or
their old blankets and wait for white
folks to pass. by SOS they can throw
hatchets at 'em. BAD Dunch, I'm a
That's what" chimed in the other
funny young man. Wouldn't be a bit
surprised If they'd tear loose right
now
"Gracious mel" exclaimed the two
yorhg women.
ter and scalp every one in sight. just
hear 'em grunt. Making ii up, I'll bet
a dollar, to scuttle the boat and carry
all hands to the bottom. just like In
dams to do thing like that, anyhow"
'Noodness gracious" exclaimed the
| two young women.
whole caboodie of 'eu up and chloro-
| funny young man. Outrage to let 'enl
| run around loose. If had my way
| "Sh-sh-sh," warned the two young
women. They'll hear you.
young man. ."They don't know Eng
lust then the waiter passed along the
deck. One of the bucks beckoned to
the waiter with his finger. When the
waiter got close to HIM the buck asked
of his two companions: -
"What'll you take?
"I think I'll have a glass OF sarsapa-
| rilia," said the old Indian.
"I want seltzer lemonade said the
other buck.
waiter, just bring us a sarsapariiIa
and two seltzer lemonades,' said the
first buck.
The two funny young men and the
two giggly young wonfen took this IT
| with omen mouths. When the waLtel
had gone, said one Of the funny young
| mem
7say. the music's playing OF the bacf
part of the boat. Let's go back there
And they went, the three Indians
looking at each other and smiling com
placently. Washington Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
NEWS READINGS IN DAWSON.
An Enterprising Man Who Made
$500 by Reading to Miners.

Claude Smith tells a novel story
about the way the news of the blowing
UP of the Maine was received in Daw-
son City. An enterprising Yankee got
hold of the first copy of newspaper
containing the account. He made ar
rangements for getting the news abroad
in this business-like fashion:
Renting vacant saloon building, he
caused bulletins to be issued giving an
inkling of the character OF the neWs
that had been received, most 5udicious-
ly worded, and announcing that the full
account would be read in public in the
evening in the mammoth one-story
log edifice next the Blue Ruin diy4 on
Birthstone street: admission penny
weights OF gold, ranging In value from
81 so to S1.75.
At the appointed time the miners
Gathered TO hear the news, and 200 or
moro Of them tossed their goid DUST INTO
the doorkeeper's scales and crowded
inside. The reading was satisfactory.
II the news was not, and there was no
urumbling about the investment. NO
less than 5000. and probably much more,
was realized from that idea. The
reader was a liberal sort of chap, ana
he read the other news in the paper
merely as courtesy 10 the assempiy.
This practice grew as the nation
neared war. and after the war began.
and il Is a frequent occurrence for a
public reading OF important news to be
given i'm Dawson at so much per head
for admission. And the cooped-up men
nav for nothing more cheerfully than
for war news. Their liberality I'm this
matter Is sometimes taken advantage of
and stale stuff palmed off for news, and
even the Dawson City public Is dis
eliminating in this particular. and Is
strongly disposed to resent the swim
dle.-Morning Oregonian.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
"HAMLET" AS A BALLET.
The Story of Shakespeare's Tragedy
: Once So Used In Vienna.

The subject was not one that seems
adapted to such treatment, but 1t Is
fact that "Hamlet'was the subject OF
ballet. a serious ballet. at that, which
did not burlesque the play. but told the
story Of the tragedy by means of pant
omime and dancing. This happened
many years ago. Hamlet tragic
ballet in Ave acts, devised by Franz
Clerico, ballet master in actual service
at the court theatre" was performed at
Vienna on July 6. 1F0S. 1t was given as
an interlude and followed the first act
Of the opera called 1.-THE Apothecary
and the Doctor" The theatre program
contained a synopsis of the tragedy in
these words:
"Hamlet, King of Denmark, was poll
soned by his brother Claudius and his
wife, Gertrude, who was In love with
her brother-in-law and had made re-
solve to place him on the throne and
marry him. This treachery remained
undiscovered, and the death OF the
King was regarded by the court as the
result of illness. After the crime was
committed Gertrude. troubled by
guilty conscience, sought to make her
guilty lover retire, In order to place
Young Hamlet, the only con of her and
her husband, on the throne. The Queen
still trembling in uncertainty, selects
Amelia, the daughter ofClaudius, 70
give TO the rightful heir of the throne
ais his wife, and as a proof of the
fatherly affection OF Claudius, who the
more willingly gives up the promised
crown. While the guests were celebrat-
ing this festival of the marriage they
are interrupted by the appearance Of
the ghost of Hamlet. who urges his
son to avenge his murder and accuses
Claudius. Then Claudius organizes a
conspiracy to get the young king out of
the way. The intercession OF Amelia to
save her father Claudius, the efforts OF
the traitors, the death of Queen Ger
| 4rude and of Claudius-these are the
principal incidents OF the ballet which
| commences with the crowning of Ham
| let"
II will be seen that Hamlet" as IL
was danced turned out to be something
| ouite different from tn e tragedy, or
| even the weird opera that Ambrose
/ Thomas wrote q score for. The ballet
| was not popular. IL was given half a
dozen times and then disappeared COM
| pletely from the repertoire. A second
| effort to use Hamlet as material for a
ballet proved more successful In No
| vember 1922. at the same theatre in
| Vienna. this second ballet was produced
/ IL was also I'm five acts, and was de-
/ yised by a Frenchman who had been
1 AZ the head of the ballet at the opera In
Paris as well as I'm Naples. The music
for this effort, which attained as many
as seventeen performances, was by
Gallenberg
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
BULLETINS OF VICTORY.
None Yet Has improved on Caesars
Venil Vidil Vlci!

Not a few Of the great commanders
of different countries have, when an
nouncing a victory. endeavored to i'm
prove on Caesars famous "Veni, Vidi.
vick' the present war has. produced
nothing striking Of this sort. Some OF
the messages Of rhe past are wortuIe-
Calling. John Sobieski. when sending
the Mussulman standards captured be-
fore Vienna to the Pope sent also this
message: II came, I Saw, GOD con-
ouered." 1t is related of the Russian
Gen. Suwarrow, when yet major and
in command of an outpost, that he de-
sired to attack the enerpy,put that TINS
Mas forbidden under pain OF deah by the
conidfander-in- chief. Judging that the
attack should not be delayed, Suwarrow
dared to disobey orders, encountered
the enemy defeated them, and sent this
message to the commanders in chief:
LAS q soldier, / deserve death for dis
obeying my orders; as Russian,
have done my duty, the enemy Is no
more" This was forwarded by the
commander-in-ch -chief to the Empress
who in reply sent this dispatch to Su-
warrow: AS a soldier, leave you TO
the mercy Of the commafider-in-c chief;
al a Russian. congratulate you as my
lieutenant colonel" Later on In his ca
reer. when he had captured Prague, he
wrote thus to the Empress: Hurrah!
Prague! Suwarrow!" And Catherine.
equally terse, again promoted him thus:
bravo! Field marshal! Catherine!"
Turenne announced the victory of
Dunen. by which Dunkirk was retaken
from the Spaniards, i'm these words:
1.-THE enemy came, was beaten, am
tired. good night" Perhaps the short
est message ever sent by commander
was the one word Sir Charles Napier
chose wherewith to announce his VIC
tory at EIyderabad. In the province of
Scinde. IL was "Peccavf' U have
slnned) London Mail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02

A sudden drop in the price OF English
paintings is noted In London. str r.
Burne Jones's four pictures OF the Pyg-
malion series. THE Heart Desires
"The Hand Refrains." The Godhead
Fires" THE Soul Attains," were sold
for si4.0ss; at the Craven sale, three
years ago. while Burne Jones was
alive. they brought sl7,ssS. Sir John
Millais' THE Ruling Passion" brought
%,s4l, half the sum at which II was
bought in a year ago; his "Fcrbidden
Pruit." si,ss5. and his Time with His
scythe." 81. 32e. a drop OF $500 since last
year. In spite Of this there will he a
saie soon OF what SIR Il. Burne Jones
left.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
ARny SHOES.


when was in the army, in the civil
war; said an old soldier, 1--WE used to
call our shoes gunboats. i never ex-
actly understood why shoes should be
described i'm that manner. but that's
what we used to call them generally,
describing them sometimes however, as
mudscows., Wait till get on my mud
scows,' was a not unusual remark, but
gunboat was the term more commonly
used.
And now l get a letter from a
young friend. who has enlisted In the
present war of the United States with
Spain. He writes me that he has
drawn a pair of shoes which he has
named one the Indiana and the other
the Oregon. You see the disposition To
call army shoes by naval designation
seems to be inherent and 10 crop out
on occasion. Whether IL Is because the
shoes are so great in size, or so big and
clumsy or big and heavy. don I
know, but certainly there seems to be
an inclination on the part OF the army
soldier To- call his shoes fondly by navy
titles. New York sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
Two Points of View.

"I've never seen times so hard as
they are now." complained the citizen
In the broadcloth suit and high silk
hat, grudgingly counting out $500 and
handing II over TO the tax collector.
ITS been all ] could do to raise this
money. The only thing for aman to do
who has any property I'm this town Is
TO sell out and move away before he is
taxed out Of existence. IL the fellows
that owe me money would only
Al this PORT the cointy ofhcer with
.he pen bshind his ear asked him " he
wouldn't please stand aside. He was In
the way OF n horny handed, cheerful
looking citizen in a blue check shirt and
brown overalls. who wanted To pay the
tax on six dogs.-chicago Daily Tri-
bune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
WO1EN AS COAL-PASSERS.


The charmed traveller in japan goes
to Nigasaki to find disenchantment.
There he sees the fair Japanese maiden
labor as coal passer and at 'longshore
work. 1t makes one of the strangest
sights OF the queer Orient, with its
teeming millions of peculiar people, to
see fifty or 100 women at work with an
equal number OF men coaling ship In
the pretty harbor Of that city. 1t is said
that at one time the work was done al
most exclusively by women, but that
latterly the girls and women have been
gradually giving way to their coolie
brothers or sons. Many continue at the
work, however. and it will probably be
years before the custom disappears.
The coaling at Nigasaki is done from
lighters, and a series of elevated and
inclined platforms that resemble step
ladder are affixed TO the side of ves-
sell They reach from the deck OF the
or ship. The coal is handled in small
baskets that will hold from thirty to
forty pounds. The coolies form In line
OH tic lduutT-llke sCdhOlQs dhd thC p0o-
kets are quickly passed from one to an
other The best home illustration of the
process Is to be found in the old Amer
ican bucket brigade working on roof
fire. The coal-passers work very quick
Iy, and one gang OF mixed coolies. work.
ing from several lighters, has been
known TO give a ship 437 tons In an
hour.
In the distribution Of the work among
| gang OF coolies the woman is shown
| no favors. At the bottom of the line
| the first lift becomes larger as the coal
| recedes in the lighter, and at the tor
| of the line the lift over the rail Is hard
| and the woman could be favored by
| placing her in the centre. On the con-
| trary, however, she is seen more often
| at the ends. The work is very hard
| and there is the added discontinue OF
| the flying ccal dust, but both men and
women seem very happy. They laugh
| and jibe as they hurriedly pass the
| seemingly endless line of laden baskets
| The women do not bear the marks
| that the American or European
| "sweat-shop' leaves upon its victims
| They all seem to have health and its
| accompanying color. Some Of the wo-
| men, and particularly the older ones
| show biceps and shoulders that would
| make some of our men shamefaced
| Among the younger girls are many thai
would be called pretty Dy the admlrel
of Japanese beauty. They all wear th'
native costume. and nearly all protec
| their hands with rough gloves or bind
ings OF cloth. The evidence of desir'
to preserve the color OF their hands II
the only indication of sex IN the busy
| crowd.
The women are not paid as well al
the men, although they do as much
work. Why the discrimination is mad
Is not apparent from the amount D
| work done or the treatment of the la
borer. Latterly IL has been the practice
tolundertake the work by piece or con
tract and to make division of tn
gross earnings among the coolies en-
gagged. on a basis previously arranged
by themselves. Wages vary, but 25 cent
per day would be deemed very goo
compensation, and the majority proba
bly, work for much less They are al
lowed extra compensation when the.
work at night.-From the st. Loui
Globe Democrat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
BOTH IGNORANT.
They Liked Music, But Didn't Know
Much About Il.

They were sitting I'm the park-he and
his wife. suddenly the band struck up
one of the recent popular marches.
They both listened rapturously for
few moments.
What tune is that. dear?" he said.
The stars and Stripes. answered
she.
.IIa. ha. ha," snorted the man. grasp
ing the end OF the iron seat 10 keep
from rolling on the ground in his mer..
riment Say. that's the best joke OF
the seasoni II that's the Stars and
stripes see II you can tell who wrote
it,
"sousa. sousa.' he repeated in n
dazed way. "Yes--ah-to be sure. Yes,
she's right"
well dear. where's the joker" asked
his wife.
"Oh. there is no Joke. my dear.
merely thought you were talking about
the star spangled Banner when you
said stars and stripes ThefeS no
Joke about it."-Clevelshd Plain
Dealer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02

Promoter Hooiey secured dukes and
earls as sponsors for his schemes to at
tract the gulltble. The Marine Salts
falsirs accomplished the same end much
more economically by enlisting the SER
vices of parsons and dcscons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
THE PHILIPPINES.


The situation regarding the Philip
pines appears TO be this:
Uncle Sam didn't want the Philip
pines. Ordinarily he might have gone
to war with Spain without any reckon
ing with them. When war broke out
the great run of folk didn't think OF
the Philippines. They weren't In the
bill of the play. Most OF US knew as
little about them as we did about Dewey
and cared as little.
But Dewey was over in Asia. He had
a likely fleet over there assembled be-
cause of the Japan-China war. When
war was declared Dewey had to go
somewhere. He couldn't stay in a
neutral port. Getting home was not
easy. But there was a Spanish port
hard by. He was privileged to put up
at the enemy's port provided he could
take il. 1t was convenient to take II
and besides 1t was good stroke in war.
So Dewey went to Manila and his fell
low citizens awoke TO the existence Of
Dewey and the Philippine Islands.
Today the Philippine Islands belong
to the United States by all the logic OF
war and the fact of actual possession.
rhey were Spains and they are now
Uncle Sans. To be sure they have a
native people that claim that they are
theirs. Officially, as Admiral Sir Joseph
Porter might put it. these people have
no standing In law. Whatever they
may believe themselves to be, in law
they are subjects OF Spain until they
become subjects of the United States
Still the fact that they show dispo-
sition not to be longer subjects of any
foreigner contributes to the embarrass-
ment OF the mouthful that the gallant
Dewey bit off for his country TO chew.
In a word 1t is become a grave ques-
ton whether we have the Philippines
or the Philippines have us. II Dewey
and his fleet hadn't been over there
when the war broke out we probably
would never have given thought tc
the Philippines. Hostilities would have
proceeded on this side of the water and
when IL came to peace our statesman.
ship would have had no Philippine
problem to tackle.
But there was destiny, and there was
Dewey. You can't split hairs with des
tiny. Destiny creates logic OF its own
IT is productive of conditions, serenel,
unconcious OF theories. What to az
with the Philippines is indeed a pro
blem, but whether to take them o.
leave them IL Is not In order TO debate
We've got them and we can't very wei
let go even if we would like TO. Their
| are differences Oh Opiiiiou NHStheis nov
ing our own way about the matter, W
would take the Philippines, but ther
| is only an academic difference of opin
| ion as to the necessity of keeping ther
now they are ours, II destiny ha
favored us by their possession, so muc
the better. III not. why then we mus
grin and bear it. As Prexy Andrew
observed in his speech at Monona lake
"there is no choice before the America
nation" Destiny settled the choic
without permitting discussion, Mer
ritt's army will never evacuate Ma
Mia to the farewell music of SPANS
bands. From the harbor which h
fought his way into, Dewey VIII neve
clear with a parting salute to the Span
ish nag from the guns that brougf
the Spanish flag down on that Ma
morning.
That's what.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02
Soldiers Relief Association.

The Rhode Island Sanitary and Relief As
sociation ask generous public for contribu-
tons of money to enable them 20 carry on
their work of relieving sick and wounded
soldiers and sailors. by sending clothing.
medicines and stores that the government
does not supply.
All contributions sent 70 the Daily News
viii be acknowledged in that paper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02

What It means. the remarkable fig-
ures OF our export and import trade
demonstrating double the export busI-
ness over imports leaving a balance of
trade IN our favor OF ssi6.75s.oaA may
be realized when II Is recalled that a
favorable balance OF trade of so much
a. $500. 100000 is rare experience for
this country and high water mark be-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02

The Royal Ulster Yacht Club Is re-
ported TO be about to challenge for the
Americas cup. Wants to get its jacket
warmed likely.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02

4 IT is usually regarded as a sign OF
hope that every cloud has it's silver
lining. But the silver lining TO Spain's
financial cloud Is AN embarrassment
rather than otherwise.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02

fore the fiscal year of 1897 90 was less
than $500. 900. Whether such
showing is a heaIthful sign is. how
ever. pretty wide question that de-
pends on many considerations.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02

The esteemed Journal reports that
there were mo serious fatalities" from
the thunder storm of Sunday which in
formation, doubtless. proved highly re-
assuring to its readers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02

The name OF Bismarck passes from
the stage of big events with the man
that made Il famous. One of the sons
Of the Iron Chancellor is content TO fill
the berth OF country squire. while
Count Herbert has given Up public life
as a failure.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-02

II is possible that Uncle Sam will have
trouble il he keeps the Philippines. But
he is pretty sure to have trouble IL he
undertakes to let go Of them.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-07-07

In Anstris, even for murder. . woman
10 never pat into % ordiLsry prison,
% much less brought to the gsllovs. What
ever the crimes OF which they are convict
ed, women are sent TO the converts set .
part for this purpose ssd are kept there ~
long ~ the judge sees it,
The ladies superior have practically .
free hsnd over their charges and receive
from the government seveopenoe . day
Tor each criminal under their charge. Al
Neudorf convent, which receives Ill the
female ofisnders from Vienna. there is
nothing 10 the appearance Of the place 10
suggest . prison.
The courtyard stands open oil dsy long.
With only nun ss . doorkssper ooee
inside, all the convicts are on the same
footing. They are employed 10 the do
mestic work OF the coovent. and 10 msk
ing matches, buttons, needle~ofk. EN-
broidtry, lace woodwork. ETC.. superintend
I'd only By the sisters.
For uork beyond their siIo,sd tssk
they are paid BY scsie-hsif the money
beins given them ct the end OF the week
and bali being placed to their credit un
I'll their term expires. when II 10 paid 10
Them on iesving,