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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-12
STORIES OF
THE STAGE,

Ihe Following IL one os Lee rTarri.
sons latest stories:
rho other day" said Harrison. "lu
actor who had ventured forth with a
certain company OF tragic comedian.
| found himself walking the raiho,.a ties
en- route from Wiikesbaira, Pc. 10 New
York. Toward evening. footsore ana
weary he found by consulting the sign-
posts that he had only covered u miIea.
JUST az that moment az exprss@ Wits
Tied by, and the actor sat down on tho
ran or nearby fence and Watched it
unth 1t had disappeared from view.
lhen he mused thusly: There goes that
blooming train at the rate OF 30 rai,es
en- Eour' While K takes me one whole
DAY TO cover half that distance. Guess
IN just take chance and board the
next fier that comes along. Even IL
I'm put Off In half an hour. by sticking
10 the game and getting on every one
that passes III reach Broadway I'm three
Gays, whereas II walk all the way I'll
get there about Jan. l. III try it.'
Well' continued Lee. "he did, and
ne was more successful than he had
anticipated. He trudged along 10 the
T.
press came along he tagged IL and got
aboard. Taking n seat in the smoker.
he awaited Developments It was fully
an hour before the conductor came
along and asked for his ticket The ac-
tor gave him a hard luck story and
begged to be permitted to ride on to
Jersey City. He said that he had been
engaged for Yankee Doodle Dandy and
that IL he could only reach New York
In time he'd soon be all right. Now,
the conductor had once been 'trouper'
himself. and he felt sympathetic All
right. old man. he said. TIL see you
through. But come into the parlor car.
There's member of your company i'm
there now
Who lis IT.? TREMENDOUSLY asked the
actor. Louis Wesley, was the response.
Now, the poor devil didn't know wes-
ley and had nevsr seen him, but he de-
termined to take a chance so in he
went.
When they reached the door. the
conductor pointed out tall. thin man
seated about the middle OF the car as
Wesley. There he is. he said. Go talk
to him In fear and trembling the ac.
tor advanced. Stepping boldly up, he
slapped the stranger on the back and
said Hello. Wesley old man. How are
you?' To his intense surprise. the other
jumped up and wrung his hand in ths
most friendly manner. Then he invited
him to sit down. The two chatted away
on general topics until they reached
Jersey city. Then, after they hHf-qutt-
ted the train. the actor turned to tha
stranger and said
Wesley. that was d--d good of you
to stand by me. III
"'Oh. that's all right replied the 9TH
er. Don't mention it, I'm not Wesley
anyhow. I've got his name on my
pass"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-12

incidents follows, such as the denuncia-
tion by the earl Of Olive de Carteret and
her husband. "A fitting climax of the
whole is when Lady Love romps home
first in the Derby and wins for the earl
fame and fortune. A pretty love story
runs through the play, and there is no
lack OF humorous elements,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
The Kansas Murder Law.

Governor Leedy's position that he will
not sentence a murderer to death is
that assumed by his predecessors since
the present evasive and pusillanimous
statute concerning murder has been one
of the Kansas laws. Governor Leedy-
and every intelligent man I'm Kansas
understands that the object of the law
was to abolish capital punishment.Tha
was the intention OF the Legislature.
and the Governor believes In respecting
the purpose and desire OF the lawmak-
ing body. There may be some day a
Kansas Legislature with firmness and
consistency enough to substitute for
the present law an act defining the
punishment for murder I'm the hrst de-
gree. making IL either death or life i'm
prisonment Until that time comes the
Governors of Kansas will decline To per-
form the duty properly devolving on a
trial Judge. In other words. II the courts
i'm Kansas do not hang people. the Gov
ernors will not. Kansas at present has
no law fixing absolutely the punish
ment OF a cruel and wicked murderer
and this condition will continue un-
tll there shall arise a Legislature with
manliness and decency enough 10 frame
n reasonable statute.-kansas City Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
NicARAdUA's WONDER.
Her People Are Anxious to Know
What America is Going to Do.

Mr.. II. S. Schoppe. OF Auburn. Me-,
who has just returned from Central
America, where he has been for two
years inspecting the mahogany forests
OF the country, has some interesting
"reminiscences OF Nicaragua. He says
THE people OF Nicaragua are gener-
ally inferior. Although speaking the
Spanish language they take but little
interest In the present war; but what
they do take is mostly on our side. The
greatest Fourth OF July celebration
ever attended In my life was this year
I'm Blewfields. 1t was the night before l
started for home. Gen. Rayens, the
commandant, gave a big champagne
supper to all the Americans present.
The event took place in the new college
buildings. and must have cost him a
nice little sum. He made a speech in
very good English,in which he said that
while his sympathies we're at first with
Spain they were now with us. He want
ed to see us own and operate a canal
across his country. but he warned us
that they would not wait forever. 9th
er nations stood ready to undertake the
work, and II America didn't want to
accept their generous offer they should
dispose OF the matter elsewhere. We
have given you the opportunity said
the General. now. what will you do
with 1t? Don't act the part of the dog
In the manger?'
'The people OF Blewfelds are very
much interested I'm the canal project,
and all are willing to make any reason
able concession to America. But they
want the work undertaken at once. or
course. IL will bring them great hnan-
cial prosperity. and there will be lots OF
jobbery connected with II. This Is the
fate of all great enterprises but IL will
would not surprise me to see that coun-
try soon pass under our protection. II
is very weak and corrupt government
at the present time."-Lewiston (Me)
Journal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
TAKING The FLAG BACK.
Capture Of . Confederate Banner and
How II Was Exchanged.

| l"Youseem to be careful Of that pack
age" said passengers on2a southboufd
train to fellow passenger. young
man of about twenty-eight. with whom
he had begun conversation to while
| away the dreary hours OF long Jour-
Eey.
Yes. answered the other'I .wouldn't (
lose that bundle for it's weight In gold
no; nor for its weight in diamonds, for
that matter. And yet" he went on. its
nothing but memento, OF no value
an old and ragged Confederate fiag. And
/ may as well add that 1 am making
this journey OF more than a thousand
miles for the sole purpose of taking it
back where Ii came FROM"
"You excite my curiosity"
There is something OF a story about
that flag" resumed the young man. af-
ter a pause. 1T was captured in battle
by my father, who was soldier I'm the
war for the Union, in 1864. After the
war he took il home to my grandfath-
ers-who wasn't a grandfather then.
by the way--as a relic, and il has been
III the Idfnlly ever since.
1T isn't a regular regimental flag,
you understand, but dainty silk affair,
and probably was presented to some
company as IL started for the war. by a
committee OF young women. In fact, /
know now that IL was. At any rate, my
father found II in his baggage when he
came home. after the war--I forgot to
say that he was an ofiicer-and kept 1t
as a relic.
Well" continued the young man, "I
was born long after the war closed. and
this Nag is among my earliest recollec-
tions. On one corner there is a name.
sewed I'm red silk letters. Willie Har-
rington. Blanktown, Georgia. ! often
used to wonder who Willie Harrington
was, and how his name came to be on
the banner.
And now comes the strange part OF
the story. was visiting in Georgia last
winter, and found myself one day in
Blanktown. 1t occurred to me TO hunt
up Willie Harrington. 7 spent nearly a
whole day making inquiries, without
success, but finally ran across an old
veteran who remembered the Harring-
tons and knew Willie very we'll.
Willie was girl. Isn't IL curious
what names Southern girls sometimes
have?S was married to man named
Thorn, and had a large family. hunt
ed up the Thorns at once. They lived in
beautiful home. The mother was
overjoyed when told her about the flag
and how carefully ii had been preserv-
ed, for she had made 1t with her own
hands.I couldn't have been more warm
ly welcomed or more royalty entertain
ed IL had been a prince
She wanted the flag back. didn't
she?"
II didn't give her a chance to ask me
for 1t. i told her II would be one Of the
greatest pleasures Of my life to return
II to her. And IL will"
And you are making this long trip
back?"
Yves" rejoined the young man:
but am not. doing IL for nothing
When return home take Willie Har-
rington Thorn. the youngest daughter
~ the fa r'i'v. In exchange for it,
Youths Companion. 49,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
The Porto Ricans appear to be about
the most cheerful lot Of people that
were ever conquered.
THE sIcKLY GREEN.

Up in Binghampton. N. ". too, the
folks are tired Of the absurd trading
stamp business. A number Of the mer-
chants have quit the stamp business
after brief experience, and the stamp
concern is making extra efforts to push
its interests.
That these efforts are not particu-
larly successful In a community that
has had its eye teeth cut is indicated
by the action of the Binghampton retail
grocers association. which has re-
solved that I'VE denounce In the strong
est possible terms the use of trading
stamps of every kind and nature. First,
because 1t is contrary to good, sound
business principles 10 educate GUS
toners to expect gift with every
thing they buy. Second. 1t is an un-
necessary tax and expense upon the
merchant. Third, any merchant ham
ding these stamps must In some way
get the cost OF the stamps from his
customers or he cannot afford to give
them out.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
FAMOUS WAR INDEnNITIEs.
Costs Assessed in Four Greatest Wars
Of the Last Thirty five Years.

The practice Of exacting money from
a conquered foe is. in its present form,
somewhat modern. In ancient times
the victor despoiled the enemy he had
overcome, sacked cities and took what
ever of value he. could carry away.
Now he respects private property but
he makes the conquered nation pay the
whole cost of the war. In either case
the practice is analogous to that of
civil courts which assess costs upon
the defeated party.
The four greatest wars of the last
80 years have all been followed by cx-
actions of this kind. After Prussia de-
feated Austria In the seven weeks
war OF 1866. she demanded OF her ad-
versary 20.000.000 thalers. or about
G. 900 600 sterling, a modest sum as in
IDENTITIES 60 She made similar exac-
tions also from the states which allied
themselves with Austria. This was in
addition to territorial concessions.
Five years later France was defeated
by Prussia, and besides being compelled
to give the provinces of Alsace and Lor-
raine, was forced to pay her victorious
enemy the enormous sum of c2O0 00O.-
O0N sterling. Payment was TO be extend
ed over four years.and German garri-
sons were to be retained i'm France
until the whole was paid. but the splen-
enabled the government 10 anticipate
the payments and the last German
soldiers left France in July. 1873.
Again, Russia. after defeating Tur-
KEY I'm 1879. claimed, in addition TO ter
ritorial concessions, a money indem-
nifty OF 800 100000 rubles. A consider
able part Of this amount Turkey still
owes to Russia. In like manner Japan.
following the example of European
nations. exacted from China I'm 1895
war indemnity of more than 800. .000,-
900. and millions more for surrenderins
her claim on the Liaotung Peninsula.
This was I'm addition TO the cession OF
the Island OF Formosa. Such exactions
from a defeated nation. whose resources
are already nearly exhausted by the
strain Of war. seem severe. but IL II In
desirable that litigation be made not
too easy and Inexpensive TO those who
have n disposition TO indulge I'm II. N II
vastly more important that nations he
deferred from entering upon war on
slight provocation.-Tit-Bi
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12

Much space In the leading magazines,
both English and American. has been
filled with discussion oftoplcs suggested
by our war with Spain. Examination
of 100 leading magazines for the three
months ending July shows the follow
ing results: on ammunition, pa
pers, on armed vessels and the navics
OF the world. Sc; on big guns. Is; on
small arms, 22: on torpedoes. 8: on
enlistments. y: on the commissariat, g.
ON chaplains, a: on military telegraph
ing .: on military and naval hospitals.
Z: on prlvateering. 4: on the Red Cross.
s. ON cuba there have been % articles
and on the Philippine Islands. 2s.---
Boston Transcript.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
THE P0LY0LoT PROPAGANDA.
Thirty Tongues Heard at the Con.
4. ference In Rome.

Thirty languages were heard at the
polyglot conference given last January
by all the pupils of the Propaganda at
Rome in honor Of the sixtieth anniver-
sary of the Pope's first mass. The pro-
ceedinRs were opened by an English
priest, who read an address in Italian
explaining that polyglot conference
formerly took place every year at the
Propaganda during the octave OF
Epiphany. and that II had been thought
advisable to revive the ceremony dur
ing the present year.
Recitations were then given I'm He
brew. Chaldaic. Syriac. Arabic. Coptic.
Armenian. Chinese, Malabaree, Hin
dustani, Persian. Turkish, Zulu and
Kaffir, being followed by others i'm
French, English. German. Polish. Por-
tuguese. ancient and modern Greek,
Latin and italian. Gaelic, Slav, Alba
nese, Dutch, Roumanian. Norwegian
and Hungarian.-From Tid- Bits.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
LITTLE 10 THE NEWSBOY.
Ills Visit to the Doctor and How lie
Paid for IL.

Little Jo put his head cautiously
through the half opened door at the
city dispensary the other day and
looked about in a scared sort of way.
2ittle 10 Is the Four Courts newsboy.
He pushed the door open wider and
hobbled In as well as his one leg and
crutch would allow. Then he held the
door 10 allow a shaggy little dog, all
the more disreputable looking because
he was wet with the mornings rain, to
limp in after him. The dog was on
three legs. and was about as scared
looking as Little 10. DIR. Newcomb was
on duty at the time. To him little 10
went.
Please. doctor, fix up my dog. He's
hurt his foot"
rs he your dog?" asked DIR. New
comb
dog, but he's hurted just the same. An
ef you'll fix him up I'll take him home
till he gets WELL"
DR.. Newcomb doesn't operate on
CANNES as a rule. In fact this was his
first case. but Little JOS tear-filled eyes
made him consent. The dog was lifted
on to the Doctors lap and an examina-
broken. DIR. Newcomb set IL. bound Ii
In splints and then wrapped the mem
ber in flannel All this time the dog
never made sound, except to whine
when the broken bone was pulled into
place. He seemed 10 know that what
was going on, even Ii he didn't unde.-
stand II. was for his own benefit. DR..
Newcomb put him down on the floor,
and he gave thanks the only way he
knew how, by wagging his tail. But
tLittle Jo had more substantial re-
ward to offer the doctor than that. He
pulled out a dirty little book and a
stub pencil. Then he laboriously spelled
out the doctors name and wrote il
down in irregular characters.
II haint got no money, doctor" he
said. but I'll bring you a paper every
day. Much obliged, doctor" and with
that the two cripples, the boy with his
crutch and the dog with his foot I'm
splint, limped out into the rain.-St
Louis Globe Democrat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
WORK OF RED CROSS.


SibonaV WAS parching under the pays
OF the hate June sun. In the impro-
vised hospital seventy sick soldiers
were lying. They lay on the floor. be-
cause there were no beds; In the clothes
which they wore when they fell from
exhaustion and weakness. because there
we're no night-ciothes; and they ste
army rations or none at all, because
there were no hospital supplies. The
building OF i've bare rooms where they
were quartered was ramshackle, leaky,
filthy, and infected with the multiform
insect life OF that climate. Any day the
fshtins might begin at the front. where
the American army lay on its arms,
ten miles away. That meant that there
would be many wounded TO add to the
sick. What was to be done with them
nobody knew.
out in the bay the State OF Texas.
laden with the Red Cross supplies. rode
at anchor. A force OF her nurses had
come to the hospital, offering their SER
vices. only to have them promptly de-
clined The fiction had been promul-
gated at Washington that the surgical
department OF the army was thorough
ly equipped: that II wanted nothing:
that any oIkdntLdtlon tenQtIlnk ltS Scl-
vices would simply put itself i'm the
position of Q meddler. The Red Cross
people had been made TO understand
this. so the nurses went on 20 the
Cuban hospital, where the sick had no
official Action to live up to and knew
when they were badly off.
Such was the condition of affairs when
the American hospital was visited by a
woman who had come to Cuba to help
American soldiers. and who proposed to
do IL despite obstacles. Dr. Harvard,
the surgeon in charge, saw her stand
ing in the doorway. a slender woman
OF early middle age. with an eager
kindly, resolute face. 1t was Miss jean
cite jennings now known as the he
roine Of the Senecas terrible trip from
Cuba with 100 wounded soldiers and no
hospital appliances or supplies. She
asked DIR. Harvard why the offers OF
the Red Cross nurses had been refused.
When she speaks now OF what follows
Miss jennings smiles
Il asked him IL the condition OF affairs
in the hospital was such as he would
wish to be reported at home. I talked
a great deal Most women do when they
are stirred up, and / was stirred up.
After a long time-I think IL was the
first chance he had-he said IL was his
assistant who had done the declining,
and that he was ready to accept the
proffered services"
Shortly after. Surgeon Maj jor Legardo
had come i'm from the front, and having
observed the condition of Affairs,
promptly sent formal request 10 Mise
Clara Barton. in charge of the State OF
Texas, for the services OF all her nurses.
Within an hour the force was at work
upon a building near the hospital se-
lected for the purpose. cleaned II out
thoroughly. put up cots fitted out with
clean bedding. flew the Red Cross
flag over it, and transferred the sick to
the new quarters. The old hospital
was not used thereafter, and eventually
was included in the purifying flames
that were set to sweep the town after
yellow fever had broken out.--Har-
per's Bazar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
CATCHING THH ANGLING FEVER.
Stories of a Man Who Had II and One
Who Contracted Il.

Once upon time had friend whose
strange performances excited my SCOTS
and jeers. In the midst of winter. whom
every creek and river north of the
Tropic of Cancer was locked in crystal
ice. he would bring forth from some
hidden recess of his room a collection of
rods of lancewood, ash and split bam-
boo. These would he caress and Join
together and swish from wall to wall
to the imminent danger of his bric-a-
brac. all the while a smile as of tri-
umph lighting up his bronzed and
healthy ceuntenance.
Also, though there were naught of
liquid anywhere around save a pitcher
of foaming beer. would he produce long
lines. such as men are wont wherewith
to angle and would discourse with much
apparent knowledge of the virtues of
braided silk and waterproof enamel.
Finally. when his enthusiasm had
reached the highest pitch. he would
display curious store of gaudy flies,
with cruel hook concealed by feath-
ers of many hues, and then the divine
frenzy seemed to possess him. His LAM
guage became unintelligible. He talked
to me as in an unknown tongue, and /,
DelnS lSnOTdnt anu uIlflltlateu. WOulu
mock him and laugh him to scorn.
i cannot remember, so long ago was
IL, how many months or years he stood
my unfeeling jests. At last, however,
he lured me to a pleasant place by the
river, where the mountains touched the
sky and where the rippling waters
made music to my ears. Then he placed
In my hands a long and slender rod.
which seemed no heavier than wisp
OF straw. and having fastened a min
now to a line. bade me cast the bait
into the clear running water. Still
scoffing. / obeyed. I had not long to
wait.
Presently the reel merrily clicked. in
the distance the water began to churn.
the supple rod bended like Diana's bow.
thrill ran through me. Instinctively
felt that the future of all things
earthly and eternal depended upon my
safely landing the struggling fish.
Minutes, which seemed to be hours.
flew by more swiftly than the dead
leaves upon the current, and when
there finally dropped into my friends
landing net a splendid bass. felt my
self a greater conqueror than Alexan-
der. River and mountain and sky were
wreathed in new glories. The blood
rushed through my veins as though
had imblbed the ichor Of the gods.
From that day TO this I have been a
fisherman.-Washingt Post. 1884.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12

Xm1rtca and the islands OF oceanica.
| our telegraph instruments click in Ja-
pan. China, Australia. Russia and in
all parts OF Europe. Our wire nails so
| 10 all European countries, to Canada.
British Honduras. all the Central
American states. Mexico. British West
Indies, Cuba, Puerto Rico. the South
American states. China. British East
Indies, Hong Kong. Japan, French
oceanica. British Australasia, British
Africa and Liberia; our steel rails and
locomotives go to Australia, China. ia
pan. Hawaii, Central and South Amer
lea, Africa and Russia. Our electrical
machinery IL attracting the attention
of the world and during the past year
Austria Hungary, France. Germany,
Italy. the United Kingdom, Argentina,
Brazil, Mexico. Japan. British Austria
lasia. British Africa and French Africa
have been among the purchasers. In
every country in the world and in
practically every inhabited island
where articles of civilized or semi-civ-
ilized use are required American manu-
factures of iron and steel find purchas-
ers and the demand for them is rapidly
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-12
Plenty of wild Deer.

From time to time wild deer are now
seen along the northern borders of Mas
sachusctts. Owing to the protection
they receive from the laws of Massa-
chusetts. in connection with those of
New Hampshire and Vermont deer
have increased in numbers TO a mark
ed degree. Nearly every week they are
seen I'm Groton or some of the neigh
boring towns,at times grazing with cat
tie in pastures. and at other times COM
ing into the gardens near houses and
feeding on the vegetables there found
Generally the animal is solitary and
alone: but II II is n doe. she Is OCCASION
ally accompanied by fawn. They keep
In the outskirts of the towns and away
from the villages, and seem 10 know
that they are safe from the shotguns
OF sportsmen.
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Naturally the Hawaiian Commission

Naturally the Hawaiian Commission
ers felt aggrieved to be sent on their
impressive mission on freight
steamer. particularly when the cargo
was chiefly made up of potent onions.
But these are times Of war. All the
good ships at the nations command
are employed. And with Generals and
Admirals going about In their shirt
sleeves and living on canned grub at
the front. Hawaiian Commissioners
should not complain IL they have to
rough II a little.