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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

It appears that the Lieutenant Col
onel commanding the First Rhode ISL
and Regiment is in a temporary diff
Guilty with his commanding General be-
cause he permitted so many of his Off
GERS TO go 10 town for the purpose OF
bringing into camp the fine load or
turkey and fixns which the folks at
home have sent TO the boys. The send
ing of Thanksgiving dinners 90 our sol
diers In the field brings TO mind an at
tempt to give the soldiers OF the First
Regiment a Rhode Island clambake on
the fourth day OF Lection. 1861. 4
schooner was chartered and clans
enough to make "a bake" for the two
thousand or more soldiers OF the regl-
ment procured. The CLANS and "nxins"
with ice supposed to be in sufficient
quantity TO keep all in good order were
put on board, and. Accompanied by a
tuIltlfni HuUDfI u ilalihAhf dAAlNlH 10
insure success. the expedition started
all right The vessel got becalmed.
howeyat the Ice melted. the CLAIMS all
died and FASTENED to decay All this
time the wind still neglected to blow.
and the men on board the schooner
wished they were ON shore. where the
urfur uf clans unttr1rty rfrreastd was
not 40 prevalent At last the spoiled
cargo was rot overheard. ard SO the
bake was lost 20 the regiment The
survivors Of The voyage turn pale
TO this day when they recall is horrors.
while few evidences In All The STORY ct
sacrifice 10 their countgs interest on
Tho part Of The First Rhode Island IL
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

cave. or they will notch the edge of the
teeth like fine saw as an additional
means OF beautifying.
This mutilation OF the teeth is OBJ
served by many of the savage or un-
civilized races in various parts OF the
world. In the Malay Archipelago the
natives file their teeth into points like
those OF a saw. or pierce them with
holes into which they insert studs. The
Macassar people sometimes pull out
two front teeth in order to supply their
place with teeth of pure gold or silver.
Some African tribes knock out their
front teeth, on the ground that they do
not wish to look like beasts. On the
Upper Nile four front teeth are always
Knocked out, but further south only the
two upper fncisors are dispensed with.
In some parts Of the world the shape
Of the head is Of great Importance.
Many American Indians admire a head
so extremely flattened as to appear to
us idlotic The natives of the north
west coast compress the head into a
pointed cone, while the inhabitants of
Arakhan admire a broad, smooth fore
head. and in order TO produce IL they
fasten a plate Of lead on the heads OF
the new born children.
In some countries the feminine head
gear IL carried TO a singular extrava-
gance. The Chinese lady carries on her
nedu the neutt VI a. NiAiNh 10 N'ih-
posed Of copper or gold, according TO
the quality OF the owner. The Myantse
Women carry on their heads a thin
board about a foot long and six inches
broad With this they cover their hair
and seal it with wax.
With the Tahitans to be called long
nose" is considered an insult and they
compress the noses and foreheads OF
their children for the sake OF beauty
The same custom is prevalent among
the Malays and the natives of Brazil
In some parts OF the world the nose IL
pierced. rings. sticks. feathers and
other ornaments being inserted In the
holes.
The ancient Egyptians and Assy-
rians used paint To make their eyebrows
seem wider: the Arabians Of the present
day TO go a step further I'm the use OF
paint. The endeavor TO produce the inn
preston that their eyebrows grow
down to the middle of the nose and
meet there. Persian women paint a
black line around their eyes and orna-
ment their faces with "A variety OF fig
ures The Indians Of Paraguay eradi-
cate their eyebrows and eyelashes. saw
ing that they do not wish to look like
horses.
I'm china and neighboring countries
the finger. nails are allowed to grow TO
"a monstrous length as a symbol OF no
bility. ladies wearing silver cases TO
protect them. In some parts OF Africa
ycliow or purple nails are considered
fashionable while the Turkish women
tinge their nails with a blue color.-N.
Y Herald
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
WIRE NAILS FOR THE WORLD.

We are furnishing the whole world
with wire nails. we send them 10 every
grand division OF the globe and TO every
civilized and half civilized country
even to Germany. France, Belgium and
Great Britain, where the iron trade is
supposed by popular fallacy to be fur
ther advanced than in the United
States. We send them also TO Italy,
Turkey. Holland and all the other
states OF Europe, TO all Of the Central
and South American states, to Asiatic
Russia, British Australasia, French
Oceanica, British and Portuguese
Africa, to the Beers and the Soudanese,
to Korea and to China, and, strange to
say, our largest customer is Japan.
Nearly one half OF the entire export of
wire nails from the United States last
year went to the land OF the Mikado.
This is practically q new industry, al
though Alexander Hamilton In his re-
port to congress as secretary or the
treasury In 1871 with commendable
pride called attention to the fact that
"the United States are in great meas
ure able to supply themselves with nails
and spikes" which at that time were
all made by hand, and most OF them
in chimney corners. Machine made wire
nails appeared in the market for the
first time I'm 1882. In 1888 they gained
popularity and began to take the place
OF cut nails. In 1892 the manufacture
reached a total Of AL 952, 400 pounds. In
1897 1t Jumped to S99 724, 500 pounds, and
in 1898 the figure will show corre-
spending increase The export Of wire
nails may be said TO have commenced
in 1888 when we shipped 141. .09S
pounds, TO foreign countries. The pop
ularity OF this new product developed
so rapidly that during the fiscal year Of
1898, ten years later, the exports had
reached 22.s94. .0S9 pounds. The price
has been running down with equal
velocity. In 1883 wire nails sold for 10
cents pound: i'm 1898 they sell for 2
cents a pound. or about the same price
that the manufacturers OF Great Brit
aIn ask for steel rails. In Chicago in
1890 the average price was $2.5l a keg;
in 1898 IL is 81 l.36.-Chicago Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

ought TO worship him as a god. with
mind speech and person. The Wife
who gives an angry answer 70 her hus-
band will become a village parish dog
she Will also become a female Jackal
and live In an unlnhabited desert. The
woman who eats sweetmeats without
sharing them with her husband VIII be-
come a hen-owl. living In Al hollow, tree.
The woman who walks alone without
her husband will become a flth-eating
village SOW. The woman who speaks
disrespectfully to her husband Viii be
dumb In the next incarnation. The
tives will become from birth TO birth.
a inuskrat, living i'm filth. Church Ca
ZCttp
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
DIE D..

COT,WELI-In this city, 2ist inst,
Joshua Colwell. aged 66 years.
FLYNN-In Howard. II. l., 22d inst.
Michael Flynn. aged 6S years, for
merry OF Providence, II Il.
GRIFFIN-In Fall River, Mass. ed
inst. Della Griffin. aged "a years.
HALI-In Pawtucket. 22d inst, George
Hati. aged 81 yeHrs'
MORRIS-In this city. 22d inst. George
r. son OF John and Elizabeth Nor
ris,. aged 10 years. 9 months and 10
days.
MuDGE-ln Phoenix. Arizona. 2ist
inst. William Prescott Nudge. son
Of Henry Y. and the late Mary a. r.
Nudge Of this city. aged 81 years
WATSON Phenix. 2ist inst, Ida
N. wife OF William u. Watson. aged
30 years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

As a matter OF fact OF course, there
was only one reason for asking for a
recount. and that was the difference
between the wsrden's hgures and those
OF the Board But this was no reason
al ALL The wardens count has nc
standing at all. and never has claimed
20 have. It's only purpose il 20 secure
for the people early news Of the elec.
tion result and to safeguard IN a meas
ure the ballots themselves by making a
prompt record OF the returns. There is
hardly one voting district In the city
that furnishes anything approximatlng
a correct count Ny the wAidens when
there j. any considerable number
% candidates 10 b. voted FOR The
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

We are all waiting for the reply OF
the Spanish commissioners TO the ulti-
mate offer OF the representatives of the
United states in Paris, but not row
with any anxiety. The decision OF the
Spaniard is not material except to
himself. For what has been fairly won
in war and is now property of the Uni
ted States, our government Offers a
financial remuneration that is most
generous. II Spain doesn't want the
money she needn't take II. But she
can't have the Philippines. 1t may be
that our government Is getting a bar
gain, that the Philippines are cheap at
500. 900, 900. That remains to be seen.
On the part OF our commissioners there
is to be no qulbbling. All claims for
Spain must do the same. There is to
be no crop Of petty and irritating ques-
tions growing out OF the peace treaty.
Once signed everything must be settled
between the two nations without any
loose ends. AS normal business
transaction Uncle Sam seeks 10 drive
no hard bargain. AS a contract be-
tween victor and vanquished the terms
offered are probably more liberal than
the history OF the world can show.
Spain is TO be dealt with as Mexico
was dealt with, literally II firmly. 1t
is TO be expected that Spain will ao-
cept the money. She will fret about
her honor, but she will extend her hand
for the 500 600, 600. She can be pretty
foolish, but at this day she will probab-
ly not be 80 foolish as to reject well
meant offer. The cost Of the war does
not rest upon Spain alone. 1t has been
heavy upon the States as well. and per-
haps we are not yet in a position to
estimate the bills that are due and will
accrue. They are certainly not all in
"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
WOMEN IN INDIA.

The present position OF women cannot
be better shown than by the following
extract from a government prize book
Tor The girls schools IN the Bombay
presidency. "If the husband OF a yir-
tuous woman be ugly. OF good or bad
disposition diseased. fiendlsh. irascible.
a drunkard. old. stupid. dumb. blind.
deaf hot tempered poor. extremely
ccNetpus. slanderer. cOwardly. per
hdi 1us and immoral. nevertheless she
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

The decision of the Board OF Can
vassers not TO make a recount OF the
vote for alderman i'm Ward 10 is in ac-
cordance with common sense and good
law AS a matter OF fact, OF course, no
one outside the candidates and their
friends has taken any interest in the
question, but II is just as well that in
clinching a precedent already estab-
lished the Board should present the
substantial argument that Il has made
reference whenever the question may
come up again. The Journal has made
a'great to-do about the matter. as usual
representing that IL had no interest in
the matter, but that a principle was
at stake" and the people demanded
the recount. OF course. the people did
nothing of the sort. SO far as the peo-
pie concerned themselves about it they
were following their normal vocations
and avocations as usual and leaving
the business OF the Board OF Canvas
sers for the Board OF Canvassers to do
No warmed over Tenth ward politics
could possibly have an interest for them
with the corbett- -Shsrkey fight coming
on, and the necessity OF getting to the
grocery and market early to avoid the
rush for the Thanksgiving prepara-
lions. The Journal is always exceed
ingiy ingenious IN little matters like
this. The Journal never wants any
thing for itself 1t is always the "peo-
ple' with the Journal, the dear, solicit
tous thing. And the Journal was es-
pecialIy persistent in quoting "the peo-
ple'' in its attacks upon the Board of
Canvassers over this count. since the
most superficial observer Of the Jour
nars methods OF political bosship could
not have failed t6'discover that, while
the late George J. apd Ambrose West
were civic idols TO the Journals eye,
the political existence Of the living flesh
and blood Tom West gives great offence
10 the organ of purity-how great is
readily understood when IL is noted
that even the Hon. William H. Covell,
formerly the wiskedest man in town, to
the Journal view, is. II anything, pre-
ferred TO the bearer OF the name OF
West. SO the Journal. delighted when
the. warden's count gave the Tenth
ward 20 Mr.. Covell by a plurality OF
three. goes into Mt OF rage when the
Board OF Csnvassers declines 90 recount
the vote which actually shows that Mr..
West wins. And Il should be a mat
ter for general rejoicing that the Board
OF canvassers refuses. politely but
firmly, to be browbeaten by the news
paper which has been so successful in
getting a grip on the politics OF the
town. and to whose dictates most OF the
politicians humbly bow. IL is refresh
ing exception to recent political phe-
nomena.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23
S SMILES.

What poem do YOU like the best?"
asked her. and she answered true
tShe'd been engaged a dozen times).
Ring out the old, ring I'm the new"
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

1ndulging Her Weakness -" Aunt
Madeline Was very angry on her birth
daY."
What was the trouble 2"
Every body IN the house gave her a
bottle OF patent medicine. Chicago
Record.
Il don't Know whether you can 10
anything fOr my little gitl or not. said
the caller. she has bad case of
strabiSInus"
I LDtice shes r0ss.e1-d too" oh
served the travelling eye dOctor..-Chl-
CaEo Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

more impressive than this OF the clam
dlnser which they didn't get TO eat.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-23

Col Hard OF the Presidents own"
regiment Is the recipient of "A round
robin from his officers asking him TO re-
sign. Which seems hard.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
The Hearts LIfeworIx.

The human heart is so quickly re-
sponsive to every touch Of feeling in
the mind that the people of ancient
times thought that it was the abiding
place of the soul, and all literature
both ancient and modern, contains
many poetic references to this inter-
esting fact.
The amount of work performed dur
ing the lifetime Of person living to
the limit of human life prescribed by
King David-three score and ten years
by this small but powerful engine is
almost incredible. It is six inches in
length and four in diameter, and beats
on the average 70 times minute, 4,20O
times an hour, 100000 a day and S6,792.-
900 in the course Of year, so that
the heart OF a man 20 years old has
beaten over $500, 100000 times.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
What "sing Song of sIxpence" Means

What "sing a Song of Sixpence" Means.
You all know this rhyme, but have
you ever heard what it really means
The four-and-twenty blackbirds rep
resent the twenty-four hours. The bot
tom of the pie is the world, while the
top crust is the sky that overarches it.
The opening of the pie is the day dawn,
when the birds begin to sing, and
surely such sight is fit for king.
The king, who is represented sitting
in his parlor counting out his money,
is the sun, while the gold pieces that
slip through his fingers, as he counts
them, are the golden sunbeams.
The queen, who sits in the dark kit
chen, is the moon, and the honey with
which she regales herself is the moon
light.
The industrious maid, who is in the
garden at work before her king-the
sun-has risen, is the day dawn, and
the clothes she hangs out are the
clouds. The bird who so tragically
ends the song by "nipping off her nose"
is the sunset. So we have the whole
day, If not in a nutshell, in pie
Exchange.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23

make good soldiers. Has any one else,
an answer"
"Well," exclaimed Laura Roline, not
ed for hitting the nail on the head"
II think I'd as soon have the heart
burn as swallow tobacco juice!' At
this there was a hearty laugh and
even a faint clapping Of hands, and
Willie's amendment" was considered
hopelessly lost The other good ef-
fects of the vile weed were not heard
from.
IT am really proud Of your work this
morning, scholars" said Miss Reed, her
face glowing with smiles. Your an
swers to Willies incident are almost
word for word like those of a very
noted physician. Some one asked him
about using tobacco for heartburn, and
he said the same thing And now az
our time is UP we will hear the pro
and con of the liquor question tomor-
row." And all went at their lessons
with a peculiar zest.
"Well, what did teacher say about
your story?" asked Mr.. Swenson OF his
boy, as they all sat around the supper
| table that evening.
ooh, she didn't say much, bull Iva
and Anna and Adolph and Otto, they
did, and Laura Roline, she just knock-
ed it highern kite and they all
laughed. 1 amt going to stand up FOR
the dirty stuff again." and Willie then
told all that had been said, and a
| lively talk followed.
Indeed, the story of Willie's amend
ment' was the all-absorbing topic IN
every home in the neighborhood that
night, and more than one parent pc
gan to seriously inquire concerning
this thing.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
The War Is Over.

And now our thoughts are all OF peace
and home. There are, too often. peo-
pie to be found who have no home,
and it is to them these few words are
addressed. If you really want a home
you can easily get one, but you should
act at once before the relapse from
the war puts prices on the advance
In Marinette County, Wisconsin, the
very finest farming land Is to be mad
now at a most modest figure. Excel
lent home markets are at hand to take
whatever the farmer raises, and COCA
prices are given. These lands are on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. PAM
Railway, and full information concern
ing them will cheerfully be furnished
by G. E. Rollins, immigration Agent,
161 La Sale Street, Chicago.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
A Little Adventure.

A Little Adventure.
A redbreast sat in a cherry tree
Singing her sweetest song,
While an owl perched high, on a Dough
near by,
Was doing the whole day long
"Ah, me! All, mel" the robin, said she.
You lazy old fellow, go along!
You do nothing but sleep, and sleep and
sleep,
And tell you it's wrong, wrong,
wrong!"
The old owl Tinked at his carping friend
But he never uttered word;
For you know right well, so needn't tell,
That the owl is a very wise bird.
Soon dusk stole stealthily over the scene,
And the robin flew into her nest;
But the owl was as bright as the fairies
of night,
AS the sun lay hid in the West.
Now, two bad boys, two very bad boys,
Determined to do their best
TO chase robin away and then easily they
Might steal all the eggs in her nest.
But the owl on guard in the top of the
tree
Was match for the urchins, and more;
In very sad plight they returned that
night,
Much wiser young men than before.
You wonder, no doubt, how I found this
out,
Where 1t happened and how, and when;
guess l will tell was one of those
well,
I'll never rob birds nests again.
James L. Pequlgnot.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
A Brave Girl Brigade.

Since the war spirit swept over our
land even the girls are so stirred by
the prevailing passion for all things
military that many of them have or
ganized soldierly companies in differ
ent parts of the country.
McMinnville, Ore, rejoices in mill
tary company of young women from Ii
to 81 years of age, about 40 in number,
The young ladies are relatives and
friends of the Oregon volunteers who
have gone to Manila. Only girls OF
prepossessing appearance and line
physique were permitted to join. They
are handsomely uniformed, the uni
forms following the government regu-
lations as closely as girls dress will
permit. A snug fitting blouse OF blue
cloth ornamented with brass buttons
and blue skirt reaching above to the
shoe tops, with two white stripes
down each side, are the principal fea-
lures of the dress. A blue cap with a
tiny broom made Of manila grass wrap
ped in red, white and blue cord stand
ing out in front, and tan leggings CON-
plete the costume. On the left breast
is wore five-pointed star, wrapped in
the same kind of cord and also made of
manila grass.
The Manila Guards, as the troop is
called, are equipped with swords, belts
and haversacks. 1t is drilled by an
old army veteran in marching and sa-
Der drill according to the old Steven
son tactics. The girls have attained
great skill in the drills, in fact they
may be said ITO move as one man." as
the old phrase goes. Military disci-
pline is carefully maintained. DELHI
quents, if officers, are reduced to the
ranks and confirmed insubordinates
are dismissed from membership. The
guards know how to storm trenches
and how to drive a mob from the
streets. When they are engaged in
sham battles their cries recall to the
older peoples minds the yankee shouts
and rebel yells of years ago.-Chicagc
News.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
Aluminium Shoes For Horses.

Russia has tried experiments with
aluminium shoes for cavalry horses. A
few horses in the Finland dragons
were shod with one aluminium shoe,
and three iron shoes each, the former
being on the fore foot in some cases,
and on the hind foot in others. The
experiment lasted six weeks, and show
ed that the aluminium shoes lasted
longer and preserved the foot better
than the iron ones
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23

for number of years and the pain at times
was very intense. i tried all the proprie-
tary medicines / could think or hear OF,
but received no relief.
II finally placed my case with several
physicians and doctored with them for
some time, but they failed to do me any
good. Finally, with my hopes of relief
nearly exhausted, read an article regard
ing DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo-
pie, which induced me to try them. was
anxious to get rid Of the terrible disease,
and bought two boxes of the pills. !began
using them about March, 1897. After
had taken two boxes l was completely
cured, and the pain has never returned.
think it is the best medicine l have ever
taken, and am willing at any time to sign
my name to any testimony setting forth its
good merits"
(Signed) ADAM VANGUFDY.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
Goth day of September 1897.
FRANKLIN G. FUNK, Notary Public.
Mr.. Vnngundy's statement ought to be
regarded as a criterion Of the good merits
of these pills, and what better proof could
a person want than the above facts.
These pills stand unrivalled as tonic for
the blood.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23
THE RUSH FOR GOLD.
Frona the Times, Bluffs, III.

brings thrilling memories to the "forty-
ninersn still alive, of the time when they
eirdled the continent or faced the terrors
Of the great American desert on the journey
to the land of gold. These pioneers tell
some experiences which should be needed
by gold seekers today. Constant exposure
and faulty diet killed large numbers, while
nearly all the survivors were afflicted with
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1898-09-23

disease, many
of them with
rh g UNI q tisna.
Such a sufferer
wasAdamVan-
6 u n dy, who
now resides at
Bl u ifs, ILL.,,
where he has
been justice of
the peace and
was the first
i'd en- t of
the board of
trustees. In a
'racaDt inter-
view he said:
~ had been
q sufferer of
r rheumatism