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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02
TARPON FISHING.

Provided the tarpon slayer 10 pre-
pared TO expend anywhere from twenty
to fifty dollars or more he may supply
himself with an excellent outfit through
any respectable dealer. 1t goes with
out saying that no really conscientious
disciple of Isaak Walton will be con-
tent To order his outfit offhand, leav-
ing everything to the dealer. thereby
sacrificing the exquisite satisfaction of
making his own selections Yet such is
the spirit OF the age that not a few of
our gilded youth are prone TO order
their fishing tackle as they do their
trousers-by the dozen--and leave all
details To the tailor Let such go their
way; they viii probably catch no tar
pom.
The approved rod for this sport is
seven To nine feet long, fitted with a
large multiplying click-reel that will
hold some two hundred yards of IL To
2l thread linen line. Tastes differ re-
garding the hooks, but the best au-
thoritics favor something not far from
100 i'm sise forged and ringed.. The
Dublin bend Limerick is a favorite
with some successful fishers.
The smell, the connecting link be-
tween the hook and the line. offered
the most difficult problem. / should
say rather that the tarpon Jaws were
so constructed that the smell must be
built to order to CirCumvent them.
These jaws, be NJ known, have over
tapping side plates which are i'm effect
quite efficient. shears. They will cut
anything not made of metal that has
body enough 60 offer resistance. Nat
urally a chain was the first resort. but
the minute Sir Tarpon closed upon "A
chain he knew IL. and elected II forth
with. bait and all: for his mouth r.
conveniently paved throughout wit.-
bone plates upon which no hook has the
least hold.
AZ last the ingenious device was hit
upun of using a smell made of several
strands OF rather soft-laid cotton line.
dytd some dark color so az to be in
conspicuous when wet. When the
jaw-shears close upon this IL spreads
apart into separate strands and be-
comes too thin to cut. Sir Tarpon per-
selves nothing wrong. 50 the portion OF
mullet covering the hook continues its
downward course. taking up the slack
of the long smell as it goes (the smell
should b. "a To- ~ inches longD. and
pursues his way rejoicing until a sud
den wrench at an inward locality not
provided with ariuor plates tells him
that n Is hooked, ana then the fun
begins
liis FIRST act is 20 throw himself
bodily out Of water. with his bure Jaws
wide open. and Jerk his head violently
from side to eide. VI the bait " not
completely gurgod n VIII often force
Il cut Tut if the hook secures hold
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02
'TWlxT YOU AND ME.

| Every now and then IL seems as If
a lot of good men YOU have always
| known die all at once.
| There's Ellery Davis. What fellow
that has grown up in the town in re-
cent years didn't know hlm-didn't feel
| that he had a personal acquaintance
with him, and the right Of an intimate
| friend To drop into his odd little shop
and poke over his curious lot OF dainty
| things?
Why! He has written the school
diplomas for thousands of us. These
| souvenirs of his handiwork adorn half
the homes i'm Providence, do believe.
i remember one year when the
school committee refused TO furnish his
elegantly engrossed diplomas.
So all the school fellows and girls
just contracted with him to produce
them as susal and paid the bill them
selves
And what a good fellow Davis was.
Then there is Andrew Comstock. IL
there was better business man. a bet
ter citizen, n more courteous and COM
plete gentleman i'm town. 1 never had
the fortune to know him.
1t wasn't my fortune to know Mr..
Comstock at all well. He was n gem
Grafton or so ahead Of me. But | knew
him well enough TO appreciate him, and
today everybody is talking about what
a fine sort he was.
And Principal Goff. too. There
were never many private schools about
the country that could match the stand
ard set by the best of our public schools
but the old Mowry and Goff institution
always did, and the newer Goff. Rice
and Smith school still more recently
Goff and Rice, maintains the record.
The Goff boys are today counted
with the sturdy young blood of this
town, the fellows that are in the rush
line OF business and professions. who
are developing the city that their ia
theirs and grandfathers started, and
few schoolmasters have had so much
of the regard and affection of their old |,
time pupils.
Davis, Comstock. Goff-these men
moved i'm different circles and innu- |
enced different spheres. Each was |
in his field, and with |
their passing it would seem that con-
siderable that is good and Of value TO |
the community at large has gone out.
The places of greater men have
been filled I'm the worlds turn-overs.
The places of all men, however great (
Or good or wise i'm their respective
spheres. can always be- filed Indeed
he faith that their lives and examples
'reate successors and that In the gen
eral economy they will not be missed
'or long. is one Of the most encouraging
'aiths that humanity has to hold to-
md about the highest tribute we can
Iay such men.
THE CRA NIX /
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

All classes OF our manufactures and
products appear to be gaining a foot
hold for themselves in this new African
market. I'm the nine months ending
September 30, 1898. 1,434OO7 bushels of
American corn were sent TO Africa.
against 650,323 i'm the corresponding
months Of the preceding year. and
3,6oS,5s7 bushels OF wheat, against
1866. IA I'm the nine months of 1897. OF
canned beef, the exports TO Africa in
the nine months OF the present year
were 3,9526Si pounds. against s.S69. .279
in the corresponding months of 1897.
and of lard the exports TO Africa i'm
tho nine months of 1928 were .752. 5,0
pounds, against 1884. 75s i'm nine months
OF 1897 and ,0O. SIS In nine months of
1896. Even American butter found a
market I'm that part OF the world. the
exports of butter I'm the nine months of
1895 being l6,6li pounds. against 1880
in the months OF last year and sii6 IN
the corresponding months of 1896.
American tobacco finds "A market i'm
Africa. the exports OF the nine months
Of 1895 being i.57s.53S pounds OF leaf
tobacco. and s222.glj worth OF manu-
factured tobacco American manufa,.
lures also seem to be greatly in de-
mand In Africa, the exports of furni.
ture. boots and shoes. leather. builders
hardware cotton tiutfS. agricultural
implements ana steel rails showing "a
vcty large increase as well az clocks
watches. sewing machines. bicycles
scientific Instruments. typeurners. ana
the like. that may bc called Industrial
dellcacles.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02
Dill e D.

ARNOLD-Gn this city. 29th ult.. Susan
Elizabeth Arnold. aged 50 years.
BROOME-In this city. 29th ult, Ann.
wife of the late Henry Broome.
aged 80 years.
CoRY-In this city. 1st inst, Melicent
II. Cory, aged Gs years.
FISHER-In this city, LIST inst, John C.
Fisher. aged so years.
GRIFFsS-In this city, 29th ult.. at
the residence OF her daughter. Mrs.
Isaac +. Liscomb. Abby G.. Griffin.
wife of the late Dr. j. ". Griffin OF
Westerly, n. l., aged so years.
COFFIN this city. 1st inst, Charles u.
Goff aged 81 years, months and
% days.
HAZARD--In this city. LIST inst. John
l.. Hazard. aged 7S years
KEHOE-In this city, ist inst, joseph
r.. son Of Mary r. and late William
l<ehoe.
NORMAL 1 ..en.x. 1st inst, Sarah.
wife Of John n. NORM.
MASoN-In North Kingstown.1st INST.
Helen, daughter of Rollin and Mary
Mason. aged 2 years and months.
MORGRlDGE--In Eliot. Me. 2Sth uft..
Edwin l.. Morgridge, aged 80 years.
RoBINSoN--In Brooklyn. Conn. lst
inst, Harvey q. Robinson. aged ~
years.
RILEY-In this city. lst inst. Katha.
rine Eugene. daughter OF Philip
and the late Katharine Riley.
SMTTH-In this city. Both ult.. John
Thomas Smith. aged - years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

II reports are true, tho United States
OF Central America have already gone
10 pieces. as was feared they would do.
our kot-blooded republican cousins in
the land where man who goes to bed
peasant may wake up "A major gem
eral in the morning. have failed once
more to get together. United one month
ago. the states of Honduras, Nicarag qua
and Salvador are already apart 81 gain.
with every president a little potentate
united country is indefinitely postponed
1t is a sad story. for sure. but not sur
prising. Little Salvador. that controls
the seacoast that Honduras would like
to have open. is the cause -ef-tAe- dis
rupting trouble. For her size, the re-
public of Salvador lis probably RESPONSE
BILE for more neighborhood rows among
nations than any one section of the
earth, not excepting africa and Tacua,
in South America. Alsace and Lorraine
or poor Poland. Salvador has usually
been in dispute as between her neigh
bors, and when not she has disputed
with all of them. The fighting majority
in Salsador objected.to the uniting OF
the states. and they either awed their
favoring government TO submit TO their
view or drove II ovt OF power and re-
versed it's decision. At any rate. the
Honduras government failed to respond
to the demand of the united nation TO
suppress the rebellion in Salvador and
compel the Salvadorians to come 10
terms and instead furthered arrange
ments for a peaceful dissolution of the
compact, Nicaragua having no liking 10
tackle the job of subduing the rebels.
The rebellion threatened a general Cen
trail American war. as neither Costa
Rica. on the south OF the temporarily |
united nation. nor Guatemala, on the |
north, are friendly TO the project and |
would probably have taken a hand in |
the row had Honduras and Nicaragua
seen fit to push little Salvador too hard. |
Perhaps 1t lis just as well. At any rate, |
the union is dissolved peacefully, and |
that is a good deal for Central America 1
The republicans enjoyed an elaborate |
celebration OF the union month ago. |
and they cant he deprived OF that.
And, on the whole, they appear to have
had good deal of fun out OF the
proposition, and To have brought IL to
a bloodless If not wholly satisfactory
conclusion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

would now seem To be of little concern
TO any nation outside the three directly
interested. although. OF course. both
Russia and France would fancy they
had a right TO rejoice. the single OBJ
vious purpose OF the Alliance, when il
was made. fifteen years ago having
been TO put check 10 the two big ma
tions on the ends OF the line. 1t was
a creation of Bismarck. and seems
chiefly to have been a temporarily sue
cessful bluff.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

the effort is vain ard the struggle OF
skill against energy goes on.
Again and again, sometimes score OF
times, the fish leaps from the water To
shake himself free. Miles upon miles
he swims, doubling upon his course.
circlirg, sulking. until he often tires
out his would-be captor, who liz glad
TO hand the rod over to the boatman
for rest. Such a confession OF weak
ness is, however. so humiliating TO a
true fisherman that III he has any
sand" in his composition he will fight
ii out TO a victorious finish or an hon
orab1e defeat.
such an experience is not easily for
gotten, and the fastidious coquettish-
ness of the tarpon in the matter of
taking bait renders il nearly certain
that 10 the average fisherman killing q
tarpon Will not become tedious through
frequent repetitions. Far more likely
is IL that his patience will give out
after a few days under tropical sun
upon breathless sea, and he will
never experience the thrill OF the Silver
Kings break for liberty.
The tarpon season in Florida waters
begins in March and improves through
out the summer the best OF II coming
long after most visitors have fled
northward to escape the heat with it's
attendant pests.
AS table fish the tarpon is not
great success. though with such sauces
as a French chef knows how to pre-
pare ii is not altogether TO be despised
when nothing better can be had AZ
a stable article of food, however. il
has its uses along the Florida beaches:
for there the native fishermen spear
the magnificent fellows. scrape off
their silver scales with hoe, cut their
persons up in long strips and dry them
in the sun for provision when other
hog and hominy" fail-Charles
Ledyard Norton in Golfers Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02
FAREWELL TO VALLEY FORGE.

Nearly "A score Of years passed away
at Valley Forge. when one summer day
"a tall gentleman of advancing years,
dressed i'm black and riding on horse
was seen by the farmers while they
were working i'm the fields, writes
William Perrine of "WaShingtons
Christmas at Valley Forge" in the De
cember Ladies' Home Journal. "Ac-
companied by his negro servant. he
alghted from his horse by the roadside
and began kindly to put questions To
one of the farmers. He told that he
had been in the camp OF the Continen-
tails. that he expected soon 10 leave
Philadelphia forever. and that he want
ed to once more look upon the scene Of
the sufferings of his comrades in arms
He was pleased To see happiness and
prosperity now around him. lie would
stay over night but his duties required
him 10 be az the Capitol. When the
farmer heard his name he was aston
ished and protested that I've should
have been more respectful The stran-
ger replied that the sight of his com
panions Of the war now engaged In the
happv pursuits of peace gave him more
satisfaction than any homage that
could be paid to his person or his sta,
tIon As president OF the United States
N was George Washington. soon about
10 bid farewell in his great Office 10 his
country ymen. and a. lie rode away for
ever what thoughts must have corna
over him az he looked back I'm those
piping times OF peace ~ the anguish
and tolls and despair of that dark
Christmas ~ Valley Forge"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

The disaster that has overcome the
triple compact in Central America
seems also TO be threatened i'm the case
of the better known and longer cndur-
ing Triple Alliance i'm Europe, the
agreement between Germany. Austria
and Italy. originally designed to accom-
plish something or other which has never
been exactly clear TO the outsiders. II is
reported that Austria is aggrieved be-
cause the Prussian government doesn't
take kindly 10 immigration Of Austrian
Slavs. but expels them as fast as they
come over the border. But before Aus
tria takes any serious step i'm the mat
ter. looking either TO reprisals or 10 a
withdrawal from the Alliance on any
such issue, she has foes and factions
To piacate at homo. for there are a good
many Germans in Austria and they
seem 20 side very strongly with the
anti-slay sentiment across the border.
t. judge by the attitude OF their news
paper organ In Vienna. Any restric-
tion placed on German subjects in Aus
trIa Is pretty sure 90 arouse retallstory
action TO the disadvantage OF Austrian
citizens in Germany AZ 10 the possl-
bic dissolution or the Dreibund. that
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02
It'd BITS.

Governor Wells. OF Utah, Is particu-
larly fond of oysters. one OF the few
things hard TO get I'm that state. CON
seduently. there is barrel shipped
him every week from Baltimore.
William Pitt Washburne. youngest
son or the late Elihu H. Washburne.
the American minister at Paris during
the Franco Prussian War. died I'm Tex
as a few days ago. He was a Yale
graduate and OF a literary bent.
\ singular coincidence I'm the vote
against Congressman kirkpatrick. i'm
Pike county. Pennsylvania. is noted by
local newspaper Tho majority against
him was always the same, 32l. in each
years election OF 1894. 1896 and 1898.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02
WORK AND LIFE.


everybody i'm the world belongs to
one of two'classes-t those who have
joys i'm hand and troubles To seek, or u
those who have troubles i'm hand and
joys 10 seek. We see IL everywhere
folks who have the luxuries of life in
x quest for it's difficulties, and folks
una difficulties i'm great store ready
made To their hand I'm search of it's lux
urles, aye, IN passionate quest even of
It's necessaries. Ii is all so plain To the
obserNant eye that the philosopher is
certainly justified I'm assuring himself
as he lays down his pen or his pick or
ms awl or his pill-case or his lawbook
that IT II is the common lot. and the un-
aNoidable condition OF contentment to
strain after something. it is more inter-
esting and getter sport 10 strain after
something that Is vitality important
than after a thing which Is OF no par
ticular consequence when you have got
IL. The struggle for bread finds an inn
mense reward i'm the bread. II you man
age To get IT, for bread is truly import
ant, albeit not the only good that life
demands. The struggle for the ordinary
luXuries OF life, for education, solvency,
"A choice of work, reputation, and sat
isfactory maintenance. abounds in ex-
cellent hazards and chances which keep
the mind alert and give a motive for
maintaining all the faculties at the
point of greatest efficiency. Just as
soon as the satisfaction of all reasona-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02
at home.

The rapid expansion of our export
| trade is illustrated by some figures lust
prepared by the Treasury Bureau OF
Statistics showing the gains i'm our ex-
ports to Africa. The fact that the
manufactures and products Of the
United States are finding an increased
market in that part OF the world is Just
now the subject OF a good deal of at
tention In European countries which
have hitherto supplied most OF the ar
ticles imported into Africa. A recent
issue OF a prominent European trade
publication calls attention to the fact
that British exports to South Africa in
the nine months ending with September
80. 1858. show decrease OF 725. .2O9
pounds sterling. or 12la per cent as
compared with the corresponding nine
months of the preceding year The fig
ures of the Treasury Bureau of sta
tistics show that meantime our exporte
to Africa have increased 1875 per cent.
The recent development of our trade in
this direction has been very rapid. In
the fiscal year 1894 the total exports TO
Africa were less than 5000. 600, while i'm
1898 they were over 81 100000
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

Lieutenant Sutherland's report OF the
operations of the naval militia shows
that Rhode Island furnished body OF
citizen sailors numerically very great
for the size Of the state. New York
heads the list for men furnished. with
Illinois, Maryland. Massachusetts. New
Jersey and Michigan next i'm order.
But Little Rhody with s officers and 147
men was ahead of California. Florida,
Pennsylvania and Virginia OF the states
that supplied a naval militia force.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02
s MALL SHOT.

The story Of wrecks Is indeed sufii-
oient TO make the marfrs insurance
companies vince. and IL is no wonder
that increased rates are talked for the
balance Of the winter But perhaps
the general public need not expend too
much sympathy on the companies for
all their serious losses. The war risk"
period proved a bonanza for them, with
practically nothing i'm the .~ay of loss
during the progress of the war.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02
S Ill ES.

Mr.. J.-What would you suggest. doc
tor for insomnia?
Dr. Pillsbury-l would suggest that
YOU attempt To sit up witfr'a sick man.
and give him his medicine every hour
for few nights.-Harper's Weekly.
Editor-What IL your reason for
thinking he n not a pugilist?
Reporter Sr-trt-tffr my card. with n
request for an interview"
Editor Well2
heporter--Iie sent word back that IA.
had nothing TO SAP Chicago News
Trade, said the auCtioneer. ns n,
huns MS crimson banner ON the outer
wall. always follows the Har "- Gin
Cinnau Enquirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

AS material contribution 10 the
support OF the city's able bodied but
needy residents a good big snow storm
beats a potato patch all holler.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

Discussion over responsibility for the
sacrifice OF the steamer Portland and
her people is fruitless. The plain
fact is that no sort of craft that was
lucky enough To be i'm port Saturday
afternoon last had any business to
leave dock or anchorage.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

After The record OF disaster il has oc-
casioned, it would seem desirable to
chop Off Cape Cod and carry it away
somewhere until next summer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

The charitable fuel society has n
thousand dollars in bank for distribu-
ton during the present month, which
demonstrates how well conducted a
charity il is
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02

Theatre toilette by Felix Princesse
robe of grey satin brocaded with pale
green, rose and mauve flowers. Under
skirt of rose-colored mousseline de sole
Collar and ruffle on skirt OF white Ma
lines lace, embroidered with pearls and
sequins. Violet velvet ribbon bows held
by buckle OF amethysts and brilliants.
butterfly coiffure of lace with buckle
of amethysts and brilliants and
aigrette.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-12-02
THE NEWS
DAILY EUROPEAN HINT.

(Secured for exclusive publication in
The News by arrangement with Felix.
Rouff, Doucet. La Ferriere. Paquin and
other famous Partisan costume max
ers.)
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-26

lists only gave their pledge while standing
with the hand pressed upon the heart.
Senior Romero Robledo. leader of the
Weylerite faction, asked tae GOVERNED at
whether If there was a cabinet crisis i, was
intended TO suspend constitutional rights
in the peninsula and whether the govern
ment would close the cortes after the
budget hah been voted,
Senior Sagasta, the premier, answering
these questions IN the negative in highly
patriotic speech that was applauded loud
ly by all parties in the chamber, declared
that the government responding to public
patriotism approved the conduct of the war
tout outrance tas reply to insults aud
resolutions from AmerieansN
the Carlists pledged their support to the
government, lin all measures required to
defend the honor and rights OF Spain"
Several deputies protested in the name
Of the navy against the Yankee who invent
ed the calumnies respecting the explosion
of the Maine
The chamber then voted, amid loud cheer
ing, a resolution OF appreciation of the
defenders OF Cuba and the Philippines"