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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-15
death TO TRAITORS"
Press Rabid aud All
Madrid j. WarIike.

Madrid. April 13.-Via Bayonne.
France. April 1.-THE anti-government
press is rabid. and the whole town is
very warlike. The Pals. in big head
lines on its front page. announces; In
fanny disclosed at last. Shame on the
cuban volunteers" and says: As the
government imposed silence upon US,
we will speak in dumb language" Ac-
cord!ngly the first page of the Pals
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Easter Book llarks

She who from April dates her years
Diamonds should wear. lest. bitter tears
For vain repentance flow: this stone
Emblem of innocence is known.
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CuiIom Awaits the War.

Galesburg. ILL.,. April IA letter
from Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom has
been received here. Regarding the war
situation, the senator says: We are
on the verge OF war. sr@ win be in the
midst of II probably in another week.
II Is a serious thing to contemplate. as
IL will be a war on the sea instead OF
on the land largely. and we do not
know much about sea warfare of late
years. Whether our ships will prove
20 BE- as good as those OF other nations
is 10 be tested. and whether our navy
is as well posted in naval warfare as
those Of other countries also remains a
question
SO I shall feel exceedingly uneasy
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-30
A Legend OF Lacemaking.

There is charming legend with re-
gard to the origin of lacemaking in
Venice. A Venetian fisherman was some
centuries ago engaged to "A pretty and
industrious girl who gave him finely
woven fishing net made with her own
hands and the very first time he threw
the net into the sea he drew TO land "A
beautiful piece of petrified seaweed.
Soon afterward war broke out, and all
the young fishermen Neniee-Aa to
go with the fleet and fight in The east.
the girls lover among them. Every day
after her betrothed had gone the young
weaver sat at her work, the petrified
piece Of seaweed close beside her. and
as she plated the meshes OF the nets
she was constantly looking at this sous
venir OF her lover.
Unconsciously her fingers reproduced
the thin and delicate fibers of the sea-
weed In the fishing net, and this firse
lacemaking. primitive and coarse as ir
was. finally led to the invention Of pile
low lace i
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BATS AND OWLS.

The bat is about 2is inches long, and
the body is rather like that OF mouse.
Its wings are really continuation OF
the skin round the body, all except The
head. Its ears are like those OF "A mouse.
and the body is covered with short fur.
the same color, unged with red. With
the lesser toes OF its four feet 1t keeps
the wings expanded.
This little animal comes out about
dusk, and sometimes il iS seen To skim
over the surface of a small piece of
water. 1T feeds on gnats and nocturnal
insects. The bat sleeps all the winter
There is one thing that renders the
owls different from all other birds
namely, their eyes are constructed TO see
better i'm the dark than I'm the light
1t is not on the darkest nights that they
see best. but in the morning and even
ing dusk. The white, or barn. owl has
such piercing sight that in the night
when the barn door lis shut and all light
excluded II can see the smallest mouse
The owl seldom issues from it's retreat
i'm the daytime, nor does il make
any sound. but when IL comes out i'm
the dusk IL Is by no means silent. The
screech owl makes hideous noise. and
some people when they hear IL conclude
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-30
BABETTE
md
PIERROT.

they had he'd all sorts of babies at
Tie hospital on Ellis island. The island
is near Nav York city. in the great bay
into which come sailing daily stately
ships from all over the would These
bring rich goods and many persons to
the shores OF America
AT Ellis island the new people who
come 10 make thei' homes here are
halted by vigilant immigration in
spectors in order that they may be sure
that thos, dangerous To the welfare Of
America are not allowed To pass through
the great marine gateway.
All sorts OF strange nationalities come
TO Ellis island and are unloaded from
the great ships in the bay and sent on
10 the city in "A boat after they havn
satisfied the government officers that
they will make good citizens for Uncle
Sam.
When these II .wcOmers are i'll. there
f. a great, roomy hospital. with snowy
cots. in which they are tucked away att
er having been given a wholesome batn
There they doze away, we'll fed and well
Jared FOR. until tae hospital doctors pro =
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nounce them either we'll enough to be
admitted 10 the beautiful, rich, free
country OF their dreams or order them
to be sent back tc the port from which
they sailed,
OF all the baby strangers that came
10 the island there was never a more
interesting one than little French Ba .
bette. Poor little Babette! She had no
relatives save the aunt and uncle who
had brough. her over the ocean and
who seemed. if anything. rather glad
90 he rid Of the little cripple. When
she was carried from the boat to the
dock OF the island big. handsome In
spector Stanford took her in his arms
and offered to carry her To the hospital
instead Of allowing he's to go in the am
bulance, OF which she seemed a trine
afraid Babette nestled close 10 the in ..
.spcutors big. generous heart and look
cd up into his face with brown eyes SO
fun OF friendly confidence that his con-
quest wa. complete. From that day In
specto. stanford was Babette's devoted
slave.
I'm afraid it's spine trouble and the
little thing IL about on the las stretch
OF the ROAD" said the doctor, who re-
ceivod Babette in the cool. quiet hos
pital ward.
One day when Inspector Stanford
came into the hospital he carried a
small parcel in his hands.
Good morning, little sweetheart.
said the inspector in French. Don't
you want TO see what l have brought
YOU"
Babette smiled in her quiet way. She
had very few words and those only for
rare occasions.
The big inspector did not wal. for an
answer. bur opened tho parcei ana dis
played the quaintest little French doll
II wasn't wax OF bisqus affair rieged
up in impossible garments too heavy e
handle. but little blue and white Pier.
rot. with high pointef cap and lit.
tie coat trimmed with cunning pale
blue ponpons.
La Belle Pierrot," cried Babctte
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ever shall / do? But you surely must
have thought of proposing some time"
"Er-yes."
We'll. then, tell me how you would
go about it. What would you say?
Since you say you have had no expert
ence, what you would say would likely
be origina, and all the better for my
story. Well, what would you say?"
Clarence's condition was really pitt
able, though his fair tormentor did not
appear to realize it. Never before did
he long so vehemently for glibness. and
never before did his tongue stick so
tightly to the roof of his mouth.
''Well!" she repeated somewhat i'm
patiently as she looked into his face in
quiringly. He seemed to gather cour-
age from her glance and managed to
murmur:
Edith, dearl"
But that is only a beginning. Be-
sides, this heroine's name is Constance,
not Edith"
In his agony Clarence moved his chair
uneasily and moved it closer to her.
"I-er-er-Edith, dear" and he look
ed at her appealingly.
"Oh, now, you wouldn't stammer like
that. You would have a nice little
SpttCn Ieduys lelllnB 0ef now MUCH you
loved her and all that"
II love you, Edith" He was begin
ming to find his tongue, and he caught
her hand as he spoke. 'Tvc often-er--
never mind the story Listen to me-"
"Oh, but ] must take notes. I'll have
the hero take hold OF her hand and say.
Constance. dear. ] love YOU That is
not so bad. Go on" and she began TO
write.
He Immediately reached out and
caught her other hand.
Cant you understand" he cried. 'I
love you and want you 10 be my wife
you. you. not Constancel"
She looked at his face wonderingly.
II have been wanting TO ask you so
long but couldn't. ] have loved you for
years and will always love you. Don't
refuse me. or you will break my heart"
His despair had blessed him with long
desired loquacity.
why are you proposing to mo In
earnest"
"Ycs. Please don't laugh at me-" and
he thought with horror of the fate OF
Teddy Trundrill
Oh she exclaimed, starting TO her
feet. this is such SURPRISE" Eve
probably made the same remark when
she met Adam in the garden. and her
daughters have been repeating 1t ever
since
Il know have no right to expect you
TO consent, but-er-er-but love you
so much and he looked at her hun
grily, despairingly. With n motion OF
her hands she brought him 20 his
but made no attempt To free
from his grasp.
REALLY. Clarence FER
she who was stammering nov
citement was thrilling her. The tou
OF his hands seemed 90 grow on her !
intoxication. and after "a little further
struggle shs put up her face &c. ba
kissed.
For the remainder OF the evening they
were both too happy to talk SO Of
course the writer has nothing further to
report, except that the story for The
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il like Julius Staeger or Henry Millei
and heroine like-well," and she took
a good look at herself in hand mirror
that lay on her desk.
Suddenly she laid down the mirror
with great decision and said: II must
begin az this story. Let me see. ]
guess il will be better 10 write il first
and think OF the title afterward Why,
of course, How stupid Of me not to re-
member that | read once that Dickens
often had his stories finished before hit
ting on titles for them Let me think
She proceeded to think i'm about this
fashion:
THE heroine must be q sweet and cul-
tivated girl. a graduate OF Vassar and
all that, who's father has failed i'm bust
ness. A man who is weolthy and whom
she hates makes love To her and his
suit Is favored by her father. But she
loves another. Let me see--who shall
thet other be? Iii make him her ia
thers secretary. Papa's typewriter and
secretary is horrld trump OF a girl,
but that doesn't matter. | wonder II
she gets her dresses made by a charity
sewing circle. But let me see-where
was I? oh. yes. He is her fathers sec
retary and has dropping black mus
tachc and looks lovely I'm evening dress.
or course he is a perfect gentleman.
Why, I can make him a nobleman OF
fallen fortunes who is living incognto
That's splendid, and I think it's quite
original too. | must try to keep every
thing In my story as original as possi-
BILE"
There now. I think I have a lovely
plot. I never thought &c was 80 easy TO
Get up plot before. All one has to do
is Just 90 sit down and think and IL AL
comes into ones head so nice. Now I
must get names for my people. what
shall call my hero? Reginald? Alger-
non? Jack? No: have IL. IN call him
Clarence. Clarence won't object. and
I've always liked his name. I wonder N
he'll ne sure TO come tonight At this
point she unconsciously locked at her
self in the mirror again. doa't be-
lievc this frock becomes me nearly SO
well AZ the pink one Dear me. IL Is al
most dinner time! I snail put ON the
pink one.
SO she proceeded 20 dress. The liter
sry instinct had not yet affected her
suficiently to make her forget her ap-
pcarsnc.. White dressing she bit on a
name for hes heroine. She would call
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-30

Chicago is the home of war veteran
who rode with the six Hundred" In
their desperate charge down the valley
of Balaklava when he was only 10 years
old His name is jeremiah Ryan. In
company with several Irish volunteers
Of his own age young Ryan went TO
the Crimea as a recruit in the Fourth
light Dragons. There were l0S troop
ers OF Ryan's battalion In the charge.
II gives an air OF reality TO Tenny-
sons masterpiece to learn from the lips
OF one of the few who rode back" that
the poet made but single mistake in
his thrilling narrative. Ryan denies
that the soldiers knew some one had
blundered
The first discharge OF the Russian
cannon blazing To the right. TO the left
and in front OF the intrepid horsemen
cut down about one-third OF their num-
ber. Ryan says il was then too late TO
draw back. The horses were thorough
~ trained for marching in line and
crowded together filling up the gaps
in the column. Then they rushed mad
ly forward upon the enemy's cannon.
When the Britons closed in, the Rus
sian cavalry was standing TO arms
around and behind their guns. Thick
smoke covered the field IL was like
battling in the dark. Friend could not
be told from foe, and the maddened
horses still huddled together so com
pactly that their, riders could rarely get
free arm stroke with the sabers. The
riders i'm the front line and on the
nanks of the brigade cut down many
Russian gunncrs and crossed sabers
with their mounted foemen. Retreat
was finally ordered. and the horses
wheeled about like so many machines.
Some of them had got beyond control
and made a furious dash back toward
their own lines over 500 Of them fell
during the charge. Twice as many
horses as men were killed and wounded
that day.
When the remnant OF dragons, hus-
sars and lancers gathered around Lord
Cardigan their leader, he said 10 them
Men il was a mad braihed trick, but
it was no fault of mine"
Never mind. my lord. We are ready
To go i'm again some OF them an
swercd. They could see by his torn
and blood splashed uniform that he was
bleeding from a saber wound
GEORGE l.. KlLMER.
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when her eyes lighted upon the doll.
receive the treasure All the nurses I'm
the ward gathered about 10 admire tho
doll. and even the head doctor who was
rather a grave individual. smiled lit
tie as he saw how the child's eyes
frightened and the color sent a momen-
tary stain through the pale cheeks.
From that day Babette was never 80
happy as with the doll Grave fears
were entertained blythe nurses and tho
doctors that she would never he strong
enough 20 be turned over 10 her rela-
tlves. Only once did they visit the hos
pltaI. and that was to bemoan the trou-
ble poor little frail Babette had been
10 them.
Happy with her doll. Babette did not
seem to mind. Every one was good and
kind To her. Probably never before in
her miserable little life had she been
so comfortable and so happy.
one night when all the lights were
turned down and the pain racked pa
tlents i'm the little hospital were trying
TO forget their misery in sleep the ter
rible cry of fire rang out over The is
land. Instantly all the officials were
alert. The hrc had started from the
frame building in which the immigrants
were housed overnight waiting exam
ination in the morning. Care had been
taken To provide for just such an emer-
gency, and all the immigrants were soon
safely out of the building, boat near
the shore taking them on board and
away to find a refuge in the barge office
on the dock in New York city.
The well disciplined hospital corps
soon had all their patients on the shore.
Little Babette was the last to be dis
turbed The strong armed doctor gath
cred the trembling little morsel OF hu-
manity up In a blanket
Never mind. little Babette." he said.
Nothing shall hurt you" His tone was
reassuring, although the words were
not understood by the little girl. Her
eyes wandered about the hospital ward.
Pierrot lay on the table whore the
nurse had placed him when she tucked
little Babette into her cot. outside the
great red flames were licking up with
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-30
The Java Monkeys Dinner.

A Belgian naturalist tells an eXtraor.
dinary story of the monkeys of Java.
The crabs i'm that island. he says, live
in holes on the edge of the sea, and the
monkeys. when driven by stress of hun
ger. kill and eat them i'm the following
manner. Creeping close TO one OF these
holes. the monkey lets its tail fall into
il. The crab naturally at once seizes
hold of the tail in its claws. and the
monkey, sometimes screaming with
pain, pulls its caudal appendage quick
ly away and with il the crab. holding
tightly TO its end. Then. twisting IL
round and round in its paws. 1t dashes
the crab violently against the rocks un-
til its shell is broken. and II obtains the
reward of a considerable amount of suf-
fering by eating the flesh. The writer
points out that the monkeys only eat
the crabs when they are unable TO get
other food.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-30
The Human Brain.

Sir William Turner shows that among
over women in internal capacity OF the
cranium and in weight of the brain II.
self While the average brain weight
Of the European male is from 10 ounces
to 80 ounces, i'm the female II is only
from ~ ounces To 10 ounces The differ.
ence in size and weight begins at birth,
Nor is the inequality confined 10 Euro.
pean races. II Is observable among saw.
ages, though In lesser degree. Man
is not only the larger and stronger ami.
NAL, but is fitted with a larger and more
powerful supply OF brains.
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PROVIDENCE NEWS.

terrible fear that her beloved Pierrof
would fall a prey To the flames, which
every moment crept closer. she Ieaped
from the doctors arms and tottered
across TO the table on which the doll
lay. Scizing it In an ecstasy OF delight,
sobDing and kissing it's funny red face.
she sank TO the ground.
Not minute too soon the startled
young doctor a second time rescued his
little charge and. rushing down 10 the
shore through the darkening smoke and
the sparks. boarded the boat just as it
was about 10 push off.
The exertion and the excitement had
been too much for Babettc. All the
way across the bay and up the East
river 10 the great City hospital. to
which all the sick from the island were
carried. Babette lay white and uncon-
scious. The celebrated physician who
examined her there seemed TO take
great interest in the story the young
doctor told him OF Babettes devotion
70 Pierrot
Poor little girl, poor litue girl" he
said pityingly. and then he thought OF
his own little girls, strong and healthy
and snug in their white cribs at home
The next day the celebrated doctor
made a special examination OF Babette
and announced that after an operation
which would be both dangerous and
painful Babette might be cured. The
shock OF the night OF the fire had sug-
gested to him that her case was not so
hopeless as had been thought. 1t actu-
ally seemed 10 have worked an inn
provement in her health
Inspector Stanford, who was as in
terested i'm the recovery of the little
girl as he could possibly be- promised
a home for her with a kind friend who
had no children, but plenty OF money,
in case her aunt did not want Babette.
The operation was a success. True,
Babette will never walk or skip or run
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to her l don't believe I should say
such a thing. and am not going TO let
my heroine say ii either.
But now that l think OF IL | guess /
said IL myself when / was proposed to-"
Clareuce jumped as II he had heard
an umpire make false ruling.
"Eh?" was all he could say how
ever.
oh 1t was so funny, You know that
little goose Teddy Trundrill?"
Clarence glared assent.
We'll, one evening when nc was here
he got down on his knees and began
proposing 10 Inc l really was awfully
surprised, but 1 just boxed his ears and
sent him away home.
People say that one can write only
from experience on such matters as
that, but simply am not going TO have
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that some great calamity is soon to de-
scend upon them.
Sometimes an owl will stay out until
the morning light not having had sue
cess in finding its prey. The light is
too strong to enable it to return to its
retreat, and II takes refuge on a tree
Soon its enemies come and tease it in
every possible way, and, pot knowing
where TO make an attack. IL remains
still. making ridiculous gestures with
it's head. The great horned owl is Otter
taken for an eagle. 1t is brown. the
horns being nothing but few feathers
sticking up behind the ears 1t has
transparent eyes, encircled by a yellow
iris.
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her Constance. It had a fine sound.
| besides conveying some idea of the char
acter.
At dinner she was very much absorb
cd, and when her father and mother
| tried 90 draw her into conversation she
| maintained chilling superiority She
would show them that she was not a
mere butterfly and convince them that
| her education had not been wasted.
| When she got her story finished, she
| might even join the Professional Wo-
mans league, but that would need fur
| ther consideration. She didn't like the
| sound OF professional" Besides. liter
ature is a calling, not a profession, and
something of a fad with the best peo-
| pie.
She found she really could not work
until Clarence had arrived and she had
told him all about IL. 1t was in vain she
tried to make start on her story. She
would write a few words, then in spite
of herself get up and walk about the
room. But he came at last.
After they had shaken hands, cere-
mony he performed with much vigor
and enthusiasm, she exclaimed.
"You can't guess what I'm going to
dol"
Clarence looked at her animated face
for a moment Then an awful sus-
picion seized him
Something you'd never expect"
His face becams ashen. and when he
tried To say, You are going to get mar
ried." his voice merely made gurgle
in his throet She didn't notice this,
bu. ratified on.
II knew YOU couldn't guess. Well,
I'm going to write story for The Gen.
tury"
Clarence heaved sigh OF relief and
nervously mopped his brow. Then she
proceeded 10 tell him the plot of it.
Don't you think IL is quite original?"
she asked and then read the answer in
his eyes. II thought you would, for 1t
s. YOU know. ! thought IL all out by
myself. Now | think it would he a
good idea for US 10 talk the whole story
over before / begin, and If there are any
weak points in il we can pick them out
and fix them up.
"By che way. do you know what In
meant by the technique OF tho short
story?' I remember that the man who
writes the criticisms for the back Of
Harpers Magazine once praised the
technique Of some short stories. and I
asked papa what technique meant. lie
said IL meant having pull with an
editor so that YOU could sell your sto-
ries but I think he was just poking
fun. II can't mean plot. for ! remem-
bar now the stories were bv Mr.. Mat
thews. and they lad no plots. Well
never mih1.
"Oh. saw the sditor OF The Century
once. and. do you know. he is quite y
sad looking man. I'll have to put as
| much pathos into -1his-s -stol.y- A. pn-.si-
| BILE. bat the plot provides Tor thut. 7
hlpk " can make IL sad enough he'll
give me'a bic check for e..
And. Oh. there is one thing J want
go DO very carefully That II the love
scene between Clarence and Constance
when he proposes 40 her. don't be
/ licve bic what The writer's la the COM
ir papots say-thst rirl always says
she is sIrpiiscd when a man proposes