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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21
he LIVES WITH HIS SNAKES.
A Catskill Mountaineer Who Prefers
Reptiles to Wife and Children.
jnakers.)

Up in the Catskills lives one of those
men who have an affinity for snakes.
He prefers the companionship of any
kind of reptile 20 that OF the most genial
man or fascinating woman. Wherever
he goes he carries with him several OF
these pets, and on several occasions has
sent women into mysteries and made
men nervous and angry by taking from
his pocket shining blacksnake or a
poisonous copperhead and fondling 1t
tendeily.
In u moment OF abstraction from his
devotion to snakes he asked a woman
TO marry him, and for some incompre-
hensible reason she consented. IL was
not iong, however, until she began to
make objection To the numerous rep-
tiles which the snake lover insisted on
bringing into the house.
Trouble began and continued. The
sympathy of the neighbors was with
the wife. They advised her To leave q
man who could be little better than "A
snake himself TO subject her to such
indignities.
She bore IL until there was a baby In
the family. Then the fond father took
10 wheeling the baby out I'm it's peram-
bulator and bringing IL back surround
cd by snakes. This was too much for
the mother. and she left the snake coll
lector for good and all.
No one wanted TO rent him n house,
so he bought little place of his own
and lives alone with his snakes. The
villagers give the house n wide berth,
and the summer visitors hasten tho
other way when they sec him coming
down the street with snake coiled
about his neck.
"Oh, yes. ---- Is q beautiful place"
said a girl who had just returned home
from a two weeks visit there. "but I
wouldn't go again as long as that snake
man lives there. lie says the horrid
things are harmless-as II that made
any difference. The only compensation
IL that nc has collected so many of the
miserable things that there arc fewer
about the country than there would be
otherwise. New York Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21

Mr.. McNicholl. the general traffic
manager OF the Canadian Pacific rail-
way. estimates that $4,000 people have
gone TO the Klondike this season. and
that 10000 Of them will return TO their
homes without reaching the gold fields.
Each man carried with him an outfit
costing several hundred dollars, and his
travelling expenses were not less than
$3.50 .er S3Oo making total average ex-
penditure Of not less than 5000. or a
total Investment of sSo. 600 900 i'm pursuit
OF the phantom. Thus far less than
one NTH az much has been brought
away. taking the miners own state
ments as correct: and the total output
OF the klondlke country this year is not
expected by the most sangune tn gx-
ceed si0.0oo.000 Tn other words. the
gold hunters will get back about one
third OF their investment Chicago
Record.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21
THE BROcKT0N LAsTERs.


The strike of the shoe lasters OF
Brockton presents a rather unusual sit
uation as between the leaders and the
rank and file.
Most strikes of any magnitude are
traceable to the leadership, the great
mass OF the workers in the organization
appearing to simply follow the word to
60 out and then doing their best to sup
port the leadership by staying out until
the trouble is settled or the movement
breaks down by reason of lack OF funds.
and one by one the workers slip back
into their places or begin to group near
the gates in greater and greater num-
bers. when suddenly the strike collapses
and the men rush in against the vain
rallies OF the leadership.
But down in Brockton. where some
600 workers are out on question of
wage scale. It appears that the secre-
tary OF the union wants them to go
back and keep their work and their
wages while the discussion is in prog
ress. Such a plan sounds sensible and
emincntly polite. to say nothing of its
oeing in accordance with the oft pro-
claimed principle OF trade unionism
that strike should be the last resort
in controversy instead of the first.
which more often 1t is.
The secretary Of the Brockton lasters
points out that the union has demon
strated it's strength and that it can be
handled as a compact body-''to use
this strength in an arbitrary manner is
not for the best interests OF ail''-and
holds that the questions at issue could
be far better deliberated upon and the
outlook for a settlement be more
promising II the men were not engaged
in disabling the factories by leaving
their work.
This seems reasonable. as it is un-
usual for a labor leader. But IL appears
that the rank and file doesn't take kind
:ly to such direction, and. according to
reports, is suspicious OF the attitude OF
the secretary as. perhaps. involving
some deal with the manufacturers. The
rather unusual situation is thus pre-
scented Of the men believing in strike
and the leader opposing II. and, too.
this difference arises after the strike is
begun and gives promise OF being pretty
successful.
The end sought by leader and men
II. Of course. the same, and il will be
interesting To learn what means are
finalIy decided upon to attain It and the
success of the course finally taken.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21
A DUTCH WEDDING AN ORDEAL.
Its Curious Features = Other Odd
Customs In Holland.

Dutch wedding is portentious
business. Smart Holland does it's de-
votions in barnlike French Protestant
churches. The wedding service is
mournful to a degree, and lasts two
hours. The bridegroom. In full evening
dress, and the bride, in orthodox white
satin. sit upon chairs in front of the
black-robed minister He delivers an
extempore address fairly bristling with
personalities. Meanwhile relatives sob
in pews. until finally every one who can
prove the remotest connection with the
bride kisses her.
Next follows a tremendous breakfast
i'm French style. Ii Is ''de rigueur'' for
all the friends OF the bride To send her
in the morning a bouquet or basket OF
white flowers plentifully ribboned. With
numbers OF these very gay effect Is
produced, though the Dutch are la
mentally behind the times In table dec
Grafton and posey- making. With the
advent OF the "hors d'oeuvre" come
speeches. The brides brother or other
delegate first rings a small handbell.
Then, amid silence broken by the
cheerful clicking OF knives and forks. a
health Is proposed. Then comes a
quaint postscript tos.this very ordinary
ceremonial Ladies' and gentlemen
must alike rise from their, seats, and,
solemnly filing up to the person toast
ed. touch his glass with his own.
After a score OF. speeches the thing gets
monotonous but IL Is CARRIED out TO the
bitter end. Any person omitted would
feel aggrieved. In Holland Ii is the
family before everything. A leading
barrister was recently compelled TO
throw up an important case In order
to attend the birthday dinner party or
an aged father who lived three hours
distant by rail. 81.
The Dutch are excellent husbands.
but cutie preposterously jealous. An
Englishman who found himself i'm
party consisting almost entirely or as
sorted couples. ventured to pay Few
compliments and mild attentions to
charming young married woman. he
even had the assurance 20 include her
in a general Offering OF roses made to
the company. The husband was furi-
GUS He cancelled a previously given
dinner invitation. and there were awful
rumors that though duels are now very
rare he desired to challenge the often
der. who wisely placed the sea between
himself and his would-be opponent.
Babies have ~ comfortable time
enough in Holland where the cramping
swaddling- pillow Is replaced by English
layettes. IL Is, however, expensive To
know too many. for every woman VINO
visits or is visited by nurse and infant
for the first time must give the former
at least FIVE shillings.
Mourning is very long anu very
strict. Even the poorest leave off their
gold cap pins and headpieces for more
than year after the death of parent.
London Globe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21

republic as we do OF the Haytian re-
public which divides the island with It
but II seems to have a financial sys-
tenn worth looking into. From all ac-
counts the policy of the San Domingo
government of hiring expert New York
financiers to run it's money AFFAIRS
works well and might De initiated with
advantage by other nations. AS there
is probably something in 1t too for the
syndicate, especially as It's agent doubt
less has the first hand on the revenues.
no trouble would be found. we fancy,
IL any other nation chose to enter into
such an arrangement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21
AFRIcA'S NATIONAL GAME.
One That Is Played by Most Of the
Dark Races of the World.

The game of mancala may be said to
be the national game OF Africa. 1t is
most closely associated with that conti-
nent. IL lis found among all the tribes.
and is an evidence OF the essential unity
that underlies all the African races.
Among the Abyssinians 1t is played by
all classes from the king to the peasant.
IL is the favorite amusement of the
negroes at Benin, on the west coast. 1t
Is well known among the natives OF
Bombay. I'm Java, In Ceylon. in the
Maldye islands, and I'm the Malay pen
insula. In Syria and Palestine cup
marked stones used i'm this game are
not infrcquentiy found in the old ruins.
IL IL played by the Druses with holes
made I'm "a plank OF wood. aud this Is
the common form of the instrument I'm
Jerusalem and throughout Syria, where
IL may be seen continually played I'm
tho cafes by the visitors. The children
I'm Egypt. Nubia and Syria play II i'm
holes cxcavated I'm the ground, and
when two travellers meet on the way
they frequently rest and extemporize a
board of holes dug In the hard path.
and proceed to play with the pebbles
they gather on the spot.
In Palestine and Egypt shells are
used I'm the games that are brought
from the shores of the Red sea. while
I'm Damascus pebbles are employed
which pilgrims collect in n certain val
ley on the way home from Mecca.
Games OF hazard are prohibited by the
Mohammedan religion. But mancala Is
considered n game OF fate or skill. and
IL therefore tolerated: and In all likeli-
hood N Is dlffused throughout the Mo-
hammedan world To the utmost limits
of Arab culture. II has even reached
the new world. The negroes carried IL
TO America from their old African
abodes. and at this day II W common
amusement among The negroes OF San
Domingo THERE'S a little Syrian col
ony in Washington street. New York.
among whom this game may be fire.
Iuently seen played on n board with
two rows of holes. with n handful OF
shells or pebbles as n link with their
distant homcs.-Good Words.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21
CHILDREN WHO HAVE RULED.
The Pathetic Side Of the Conflict
With Spain.

To the sombre philosopher the Cuban
war stands for a struggle between
young and an old civilization; IT. is the
old fight of the Saxon against the Celt.
Reduce this to the personal equation
and IL appears as the attempt of de-
mocracy to snatch his coming power
from a king In an Eaton jacket; far
behind that imposing old constitution
stands n little boy in knickerbockers-
Alfonso XIII. (unluckiest of numbers).
If his majesty were q instead of l2. the
war would lose much of it's essential
pathos. which appeals to the chivalrous
instincts of most people. AS a war"
proper IL would scarcely interest the
tacticians. Spain Is always the land
OF the infante. Today II is the king
dom of an infant, just as Il was 65
years ago. when the kings grand
mother. Isabella H.. ascended the
throne at the age OF ., assuming the
actual government when she was IL.
Curiously enough, at that time both
parts of the Iberian peninsula were
ruled by little girls. and both We're in
touch with the American continent, In
asmuch as Brazil was in keeping OF a
little boy. poor Pedro H., then aged 8.
The road these three children had TO
"
Isabella's path was specially thorny.
Her mother. Maria Christina, shocked
the grandees OF Spain by contracting
Gin 1880 "A moi-ganatic marriage few
months after the death OF her husband.
She plotted and planned TO marry 1sa-
bella, who ultimately welded her
cousin. Francisco de Assist. Maria ul-
timately had to go to France Tin 1s54).
and Isabella was expelled TO the same
country I'm 1868. abdicating two years
later I'm favor of her son. Alfonso XII.
the father OF the present boy-king
Maria OF Portugal also found life "A
worry. Her father. Dom Pedro w. alb
dicated In her favor I'm 1926. when she
was Z. keeping Brazil for himself and
his son. Pedro. Maria, who was born
In 1919. should have married her faith
er's brother Dom Miguel. But she did
not She espoused first the Prince or
Lcuchtcnburg and then Prince Ferdi-
nand of sake Coburg. cousin Of our own
Prince Consort. and the grandfather OF
the present king OF Portugal. AS q
matter OF fact. Miguel managed 10 hold
the throne for six years uS2S-3i). but
Maria was ultimately restored In the
latter year Gin which. by tho way. her
father died). and rcigned until her
death. I'm 1853 Her brother. Pedro.
whom she replaced I'm Portugal and I'm
whose favor her father resigned the
crown of Brazil. was n charming man.
but he was an nnachronism. for the
Brazilians drove him out I'm 1882 and
ne died OF broken heart two years
later.-Engllsh Illustrated Magazine
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21
MARRYING SCHOOL TEACHERS.

The Board OF Education of Brooklyn
following the curious example or the
school committee of$Providence has
adopted resolution providing that
when ever a school teacher gets mar
ried II will be considered equivalent to
her resignation.
The familiar couplet--
always to court and never to wed
Is the happiest life that ever was led"
would appear to havsa q peculiar signif-
icance for school teachers in Provi-
dence and Brooklyn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21

I'VE" remarks n Missouri editor. ARE
getting-a little tired Of this life insur-
ance business when a man dies now
adays the first thing they ask is Was
he insured. and for how muchr The
pepers also generally wind mp the obit =
uary notice with the amount OF insur-
ance. soon the obituary notices will
read something like this. Peter Jones
died and left q wife and two children.
Loss fully covered by insurance Or. N
the deceased II not Insured. u viii read
about as follows: John Smith is dead.
He leaves wife Total loss. no insur-
ance. kansas City star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21

Ii Hung Chang. had contributed to the
Emperor's newly demonstrated state
OF enlightenment. Progress and enter
prise are not likely TO travel fleet-foot-
ed among chlna's 4oO,00O,cO0 people
but the Emperor has made start
which may give him rather more con-
spicuous place In the worlds history
than is common.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21

The Rhode island sanitary nnd Relief A..
socistion ask generous public for contribu
tions OF money 70 enabic them 10 carry on
their work OF relieving sick and wounlcd
soldiers and sailors. by sending cloth,.v.
medicines ana stores ma, the govstnmert
docs not snpply.
All contrlbutions cent 90 The Dni,y SeNs
Will Uc Acknowledged In that paper.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21

Inventors are plenty who can make n
machine that will rise and float I'm air.
hut the ono Improvement which none
has succeeded IN making " an appa =
ratus that viii guide the machin.
through the many treacherous currents
az ait. In this respect humanity IL for
isitters. which acts as q safe guide by
curing treacherOus stomach. liver and
blood diseases. giving a good appetite
y strong constitution and nerves like
steel.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21
THE INSURGENTS.

bitG uNoONOEINl los
II now appears that the concern Gre
ated by the department OF such of our
new Philippine citizens as
are still under arms apparently ready
to fight anybody, although originally
drilled TO fight Spain. was not entirely
warranted.
At least this appears on the surface.
Aguinaldo. the Philippine leader, whose
portrait is familiar TO US clothed i'm
what we would have supposed to be a
most un-Philipplne costume, TO wit, an
evening dress suit and the countenance
OF an undergraduate. has Withdrawn
his soldiers from the place where they
seemed to threaten Gen. Otis. and. be-
sides, has written to us that he has only
the highest admiration for the Ameri-
can people. relies with confidence upon
their fairness and wants no quarrel
with our soldiers. Which, considering
how short a time we have been ac-
quainted. appears TO be very nice and
sensible of him. indeed.
Like great many other folks. as
would appear, Aguinaldo has been
afraid that, having taken the Philip
pines from Spain, our government pro-
posed to give them back to Spain. and
he prepared himself accordingly by
keeping his military establishment i'm
sound condition. No one can blame the
insurgent general for harboring this
fear, considering that 1t has been felt
I'm quarters much nearer Washington
than he is. And so far at least there
has been no reason Cor causing any,
body to doubt the good faith OF the in
surgent leader when he makes such a
declaration to explain his persistent.
not to say threatening. display OF his
military prowess.
Meantime II is evidently quite as well
that Gen. Otis is to be supplied with
ample reinforcements for any emer-
gency that may arise through misun-
derstandings or undue eagerness on the
part of any considerable force of our
new citizens to test their new guns
wherever IL may be most convenient in
the absence of their traditional foe from
the scene. We should say that con-
slant military performances on the part
Of a Philippine islander might tend to
develop an ambition to put his drill to
practice. Nobody seems to know very
much that is reliable about the tenn
permanent of the Philippine islanders.
but we do know that in the case of
ordinary civilized white men that is the
tendency. The more we parade with a
gun the more we come to an itching TO
use 1t with ball cartridges. And. ac-
cordingly. however inoffensive may
have been the original purpose OF Gen.
Aguinaldo's army. so far as our soldiers
are concerned, the very existence OF
such a force seems to be menace.
For the present. however, Gen. Agui-
naldo's kindly letter Is received with
much pleasure, and he is entitled to a
continuance of the distinguished con-
sideration OF the great American people
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21
DEATH NOTICES.

GARDINER--In Lafayette, n. l., 18th
inst. George w. Gardiner. aged 90
years.
PAIMER--ln Sharon, Mass. Is inst.
Bertha Palmer of East Greenwich,
daughter of the late Benjamin q. and
Elizabeth j. Palmer, aged 20 years.
URQUHAET--At Pontiac. Il. l., 10Th
inst. Miss Margaret urquhart.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21

According TO all accounts. Mount
vesuvius is in need OF a good. reliable
cough drop.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-21
THE NEWS
Daily European Hint.

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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-11-26
HARRiSON'S RECORD.

| Fitty-thrcc men ana three women
have been killed IN ''all-night" Chicag,
saloons since this Harrison became
Mayor.
hut what of II! Isn't he against the
Allen bill and any more trolley cars?
There are more huns on the pay roll
under this Harrison than under any
other Mayor that Chicago ever had
| Many of them never see the City Hall
except Oh pay day.
But what of ity Isn't the Mayor
| against the Allen bill and isn't he for
| Civil Service:
The streets and alleys were never in
| such a filthy condition. Nor was there
| ever so much money taken from the
peoples taxes. with So little to show
| for 1t.
But what of ity Isn't the Mayor a
Civil Service rcformcr and against the
Allen law
The streets in the residence districts
are being covered with telegraph wires
and telegraph poles Ia violation of the
city ordinance. but with no opposition
from the Mayor.
What of IT. Isn't the Mayor against
trolley cars! Isn't lie against the
Allen bill!
This Mayor permits friends In the
sign board business TO disngure the
bOulevaiqls and the residence streets
and to shut the light out from other
houses with huge. disfguriny advcr-
Using sign boards.
Well. what of It? Isn't he u Civil
Service rcformcr? Isn't he against the
Allen law!
This Mayor made Chicago the mecca
OF all the low-down fake prize fighters
of the country and licensed their game.
| What of IT! Isn't he against the
Alien law
Under this Mayors administration
saloons frequcntcd by women have
been allowed tn spring up and thrive all
over the residence portions of Chicago.
What of II! Isn't the Mayor for
civil Service and against the Allen
| law?
When you get your tax bills this win
ter YOU will find them ~ per cent.
higher than last year. because of llarri-
sons bad administration.
What of II! Isn't he u civil Service
rcfOrmcr!
This Is tho only Mayor who refused
to mail water tax bills to CONSUMERS.
thus dcprivlng thousands of their re-
bates.
Well. what of 1t. Isn't hc uyaius, tho
Allen law AMI for Civil Service.
The Mayor boldly announces that he
Is for free silver ut ~ 10 I and that he
favors upsctting financial conditions In
this country.
Well. what Of II? Isn't he for Civil
Service AMI against the Allen law.
What more 10 you want!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-11-26
TIED CHICAGO HAaLH

modern metallic circuits replacing tbp
old system entirely. From the main
office the trunk line connections with
the long distance systems will he con.
tinucd. One advantage that individual
| Subscribers will have. as soon as the
| present improvements are completed.
| vii! he direct connection with the long
distance systems. Instead of having to
go To long.distance office the lndivid-
| ual subscriber will be able to talk from
office or home to his correspondent in
New York or other distant point on the
system. The Increase In modern facili.
ties Is also marked by the large num-
Der of desk extension telephones that
nave been recently placed in Chicago
offices. Thereure now about 200 of these
desk phones i'm Use here.
The changes now going on will neccs-
state the revision of telephone names
and numbers to some extent. but the
company hopes to complete the revision
| with the minimum amount of annoy
ancc to subscribers. 10 Keep pace with
the increased business the Chicago
Telephone Company Is making consiJ.
cradle addition to Its forces. and now
| employs about 1900 people. of whom
500 are women.
The company sent ont the following
notice to West subscribers:
"Thc Chicago Telephone Company is
now removing u part of its downtown
lines to new office being established,
In the Chicago Title nnd Trust Build.
Ing. During the time that this removal,
Is In progress the service will ncccs.
snrlly he more or less Interrupted. This
interruption will he fclt-tllouglI In n
less dcgrcc--at all the branch offices.
Tor the trunk line ser, leo il involved
with II. II Is unfortunate that this
should occur just at the time when the
use of telephones In the exchange Is
increasing beyond all precedent. with.
Ing this month between 10000 and 49,.
'NW calls per day have been handled in
excess of any previous record. The
company hopes to have nll It's lines
transferred In good working shape by
the end of the present week. and until
that time II asks its Subscribers to br
as Icnicnt rs they can with the nm.
nvOllnblc Interruptions