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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27
DANGEROUS BOER SHARpSHcoTER.

II was very much interested i'm the
Archibald Forbes. the first OF living
war correspondents VINO was with Sir
Evelyn Woods column in South Az
rica in ls79-S0. They are marvellous
rife shots. They shoot their ante
lope and other game from the saddle.
not apparently caring 10 get nearer
TO their quarry than GOO on 700 yards.
Then they understand the currents OF
air, with their effect upon the drift
OF bullet, and can judge distance as
accurately as IL could b. measured by
skilled engineer. They can nit an
officer as far as they can discern his
insignia or rank. Sir George ~olley,the
commander I'm South Africa, was
killed at distance of li0U yards at
Majuba Hin. We lost terribly in otii-
GERS at the fight mentioned, and also
at Laing's Mex and Rorke's Drift,
from the deadly rifles OF the sharp
shooting Beers.
one hundred and fifty years ago the
Dutch farmer, with his fve-foot barrel
roer Ga smooth-bore gun carrying all
sizes Of shot well OF from one TO two
ounce bullets I'm calbre), was dead
shot within the limitations of his wed-
pom Every Boer IS a hunter. He has
90 he. His farm is large. anywhere
from H.. 900 TO $1,000 acres The country
is sparsely settled. The lion, and other
smaller cats, and the hyena, We're the
natural enemies OF his hOcks and herds.
They had 10 be kent down by the roer,
and later with the rife. Kruger had
himself killed $50 lions. not 10 speak OF
panthers. wolves and hyends. Then the
eVer-present danger OF native out
break caused the solitary farmer-or
Boer-to see 10 IL that he had the best
arms available for defence and
offence
The Boer weapon that has done such
execution is the sporting model Of the
Mannlicher "A German arm, perhaps
the most powerful weapon OF its cali
bre and weight i'm the world The
military MannliCher is used i'm The ar
mics of Austria. Holland. Greece,
Brazil, Chill, Peru and ROumania. The
ideal Mannlicher is the sporting rife.
known IS the Haenel model. Ii is a
beautifuly-tini arm. weighing 7,
about eight pounds and costing in I
south Africa 200 German marks. The |
rHe IS thirty inches i'm barrel. the !
carbine twentyf0ur. IL has a pistol /
grip and sling straps, and is hair-trig /
gefed. Its calibTe is 30 This rifle !
has an extreme range or 4Jyy yards.
ana killing range OF 1000 At that dis
tance the bullet will go through two
inches 30 solid ash. and nearly three
1t pine quite enough force to Kill if the
bullet struck vital part AT twenty
yards II viii shoot through fly inches
lf pine.--I .eSlie's IVp4klv
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27

IT appears, now that the affairs OF
6he Globe National bank of Boston are
aired. that officials OF that institution
have been violating the national bank
ing act and that IL the comptroller OF
the currency had done his duty with
out fooling the bank would have been
shut up 50 long. ago as September last.
The SquiT'es and Lowell concerns had
heavily overdrawn their accounts and
they and other borrowers had been IA
vored with discount far beyond the law
in regard TO the percentage of banking
capital that Is permitted 10 be loaned
10 any one borrower Guarantees were
made to the Federal officials i'm event
OF permitting the bank TO continue
business and this was done. But the
plain result OF msmanagement and IA
Vorbtism to certain parties having a
pull at the bank was only postponed
not avoided. Now, the stockholders of
the Globe will get nothing and deposit
ors only a part of their money. And
yet there are persons who Will doubt
less continue to insist that the govern
ment ought TO turn over It's money is
suing business 10 the banks so as TO |
provide an elastic currency" There is |
evidently too much elasticity about the |
management of some banks to make IL |
desirable or safe 10 provide for any
more
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27
A GRIZZLY AT BAY.

I'm the November Century Mr.. Err
nest Thompson began The Bi
ography of Grizzly" telling of tn
days of the monsters cubhood. In tn
December number he tells Of the day
OF his strength. The story opens witt
this anecdote-whlch is grizzly an NOR
senses than one:
I Wahb-s Tn1rd summer had brougb
him the stature Of a large-slzed bear
though not nearly the bulk and powe,
that in time were his. He was yer,
| lght-coIored now. and this was vbv
Spathwat, a Shoshone Indian who mors
than once hunted him, called him tbe
Whitebear or Wahb.
SpahWat was good hunter. and as
soon as he saw the rubbing-tree on the
upper Me'eetee he knew that he was
on the range of big grizzly. He busb~
Whacked the whole valley and snent
many days before he found a chance 10
shooti then Wahb got "A stineiDp Hasb-
wound i'm the shoulder. He groyIed
horriDly. but IL had seemed To take tbe
night out of him; he scrambled nm The
valley ana over the lower hills tju he
down. u"s
His knowledge of healing was wholly
instructive He licked the wound ana
an around II, and sought 10 be ouiet
me licking removed the dirt and bv
massage reduced the Inflammation ana
y piastered the hair down as a sort of
dressing over the wound To keen ou+
the air, dirt, and microbes. There couId
be no better treatment.
Dut lhe lhdlan was on his trail Re-
l'Ie iohs the smell warned Wahb that
III ~ l..
farther up the mountain IN ana,L,'i.
Iestlng-place. But again he sensed ~,
Ihulan approach and made Off Soy
etal tlmes this happened. and at Ienotb
tHtie was a second shot and another
- EaHlhg wound, Wahb was furious now
, mere was nothing really frightened
mn mn oul that horrible odor OF man. iron
S'' Az 6uhs' thdt ne remembered from the
uay when n lost his mother; but now
an the fear of these left him. fIe beav'
ed painfully up The mountain again
ana along under a siX-foot lede~e ~,
UP ana back 10 the top of ne bonl
Nhere ne lay fat. on came the India
armed with "a knife and gun. deftIv
WttS keeping on the trail. gloatinR
J'ytuliy over each bloody print tbaf
meant such anguish 10 the hunted bear
'-7tfr1Trrt up the SIDE or The broken rock
II, came where Wahb ferocious no,,,
WIN pam, was waiting on the ledga !
pn sneaked the logged hunter: his evc |
sun scanned the bloody slots or swcnt |
L ne woods ahead. but never was raised |
=" s'sh'e above the ledge. And Wabb |
as ne saw he shape Of Death relentleeS |
vi ms track. and smelled the fearful !
S,,..,.l' Si,,,l' poised his bulk at heavy cost |
uPvn ms quiVering mangled arm. thor |
' W. ''''' me proper instant came then |
- MS sound arms matchless native |
re aud u AN the weight Of desperata |
hltc as aoNn he struck one fearful /
'ruShhR blow The Indian sank with. !
"uL o'i SWund ana theu dropped out Of |
,,,tiI' t,'' w, Shn rose. and sought again a /
wounds Thus ne learn a that T,'v nn,' ,,,,s ,,,s
nRhnt Tor peace. t'r he never saw ina,
and recover. ''"" ''''c 10 itst
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27
SOURCES OF COSTLY fURS.

G. r. Isham, United States Commis
sioner OF Unga Island. Alaska. while a
Tacoma on his way 20 Washington re.
Gently. said:
"Unga Island is the great centre OF
the sea otter and fox skin industries
and virtually all the inhabitants are
| engaged I'm hunting one or both OF these
The catch is important, though the
number Of animals is not large. For In
stance, this year the eleven islands OF
the Shumagin group, including Unga'
produced from ghe surrounding waters
thirty-four sea offers. The value of
these skins in $7O0 each. Besides this,
the islands are producing black and
blue fox skins in large numbers. one
island alone had produced up to the
tlme J left ninety skins. worth SlO each'
or $500.
other islands are also producing
steaully. Ihe black foxes were planteu
originally i'm Unga. Sanak. Bel0fsky and
other islands by the Russian American
Fur company TO augment the scant
supply leit after the companys men
had Deen long trapping on the Islands.
Aitcf the United States had had the
country Tor some years our govern
ment leased the eleven islands TO diff
ieront traders and Aleut chiefs for the
purpose or raising blue foxes. The ISL
ands were Wei stocked with the blue
variety. and these have been crossed
with the black in many cases, and an
unusually fine fur resulted.
This year the natives of BeiOfsky ISL
ana caught seventeen sea offers enough
10 carry the whole village OF $50 people
through the winter i'm good shape. The
Indians so forth on the sea in their BIZ
darkas and shoot the otters with their
shotguns, as rule. In some cases they
use nets. but shooting them is the usu-
al way. These otter skins are the best
FOUND IN any market in the world.
Il am going to Washington now 10
try 10 get the government 20 erect
board houses on the islands for the use
0t Indians IN drying salmon. and I also
desire 20 get medical dispensary and
a doctor Tor the Indians. Diseases OF
different kinds have broken out among
them. substantially the Aleuts need.
besides this. only flour. tea and ammu-
milton, ana these supplies they can buy
lt the traders from their otter and fox
skin catches. There are ugentv Of cod
sh. eggs of wild fowl and some game.
m add ton TO the salmon. as general |
hing, but once i'm whlla there Is n !
hard year. and the Indians have 10 live |
IN roots and herbs"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27
NtOlcll DIPLOMA OR 1895.

I'm interesting ume.worn sb.ons,,t,
one Of the FIRST diplomas issu.1 IA. ~"
University Of Pennsylvania. and s,1l
preserved. was presented IN III. -,
e.s ot the institution recently .. uo,-
Ihe PhiIadelphia Record. The old doc.
uin'nt was granted To- Dr WiiIi9,,
Martin, who was gradusted v.itb ~
n'gree Of Bachelor of Medicine fron,
thr University OF the state of panr'
sylVdnia ON the third OF July. 15ge
ana bears The names NJ number ~
On di'tinguished physicians whose 80.
now rank nigh In the medical profsss-
Ion ~ Philadelphia. Save FOR IN sart
mat the vellum Is written. it differs
but little from the diplomas of tho
present day VI was presented tn tho
university by j. Hill Martin. a erand-
son OF the old alumnus. and h v.os
placed with the other relies and so,,,-
enirs in the souvenir Room" of tho
MUSEUM OF Science and Ar opappd
on December 20
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27

THE deplorable Sampson Schley
controversy promises TO end amicably.
II is said the friends of Rear Admiral
Schley will agree 10 resolution ex-
pressing the thanks of Congress to
both the hero who planned and the
hero who actually fought the battle OF
Santiago and the office OF vice admiral
will he revived for both OF them to FIJI.
The country will be glad when this
squabble is over. 1t is eager TO do honor
10 both sailors but TO neither at the ex-
pense OF the other
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27
DIED.

AUTY--In this city, 26th inst, Eliza
beth Auty. aged 72 years.
ANDREw-In Washington, 18th inst.
Annie. wife of John Andrew. anC
daughter of Annie and the late Dun
can Campbell.
BARRY-In this city, 26th inst, Mar
garet, wife of Patrick Barry.
BRENNAN-In this city, 25th inst.
Catherine Brennan. aged u years.
COUGHLIN-In East Providence. 2stf
inst. Thomas Coughlin, aged 6;
years.
CHARNLEY--In this city. 2tth inst.
Mary. wife OF Charles +. Charnley
aged 40 years.
CONROY-In this city, 25th inst.,James
Francis Conroy, aged "a years.
COX-In this city, 26th inst, Joseph b..
son of Francis and Catherine j. Cox,
aged 26 years and 2 months.
DODDS-In this city, e4th inst, Sarah,
widow of John Dodds, aged 20 years
GORDON-In this city. 25th inst. Mar
tina. youngest daughter OF Alexander
and Jane A. Gordon, aged years
and % days.
HAYES-In this city. 26th inst. Mar
garet daughter OF the late Thomas
and Catherine Hayes.
this city. 26th inst.
Elizabeth Kennedy, wife of the late
James Kennedy, OF Central Falls.
this city. 25th inst. Mar.
garet. wife OF Bernard Killian.
this city. Goth inst. Cor.
nelius Taylor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27
FIG MOTHS.

one million OF dollars per annum can
be easily added to the income OF Cali
fornia. in the opinion of Prof. Walter
T Swingle, Of the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture, by cultivating
figs Prof Swingle has been touring
the state and keenly observing. His
conclusion is that the foothill region of
California is excellently adapted To the
growing OF fig orchards, and is like the
natural home OF the fig. Imported figs
arc now selling on the Atlantic coast
at the extraordinary rate of $1,000 per
ton. and there are few To be had at that
price. III California had a fine fig crop
now II would be as good as gold mine,
remarks the san Francisco Call
california ought to raise figs enough
for the whole United States" said Prof.
SwingIe. II am satisfied that the pos
sibilty Of so doing will be demonstrated
satisfactorily"
The exclamation OF this is that II the
fix moth. brought from Asia by Prof.
Swingle i'm Capri figs. shall survive the
frosts the problem OF fertilizng the
figs. which has puzzled generations of
CaIifornians will be settled. IL has
heretofore been supposed that the only
way 20 introduc the fig moth into Cali
fOrnia was TO import small capri ng
trees i'm pots and wait for them to grow.
Prof Swingle has adopted the more
direct method and brought them I'm figs.
the figs being. wrapped in tinfoil A
Journey across the Mediterranean Sea.
The Atlantic ocean and the North
American continent did not hurt the
moth I'm the least There are many sam
pies Of the moth In the state now. all
so imported and all are doing well.
II the moths survive TIC f-ost this
winter. the way viii he blaZcd out for
the future indus Try. whi n cannot but
prove an important akditlon TO the
state commercial resources.
Prot SMingle says he thinks that IL
Is also possible TO introduce the fruit
bearing cactus into California success
fully. This Is something like the prickly
pear, With the "prickers" left out. The
fruit IL Of dull red color, and tastes
something like a canteloupe. In Ara
hia this ffuit grows on the desert and
does not need any water To thrive.
There are large tracts I'm California.
now producing the revenue that folcht
o. made 90 pay well with crops OF this
Arabian fruit. Prof Swingle is lnvesti.
eating carefully concerning tie out.
loon TOT the date palm In California.
inc shortage In the Asiatic fig crop
1usht 20 supply market FOR anv Cali |
.yfhia hiack hgs III % send forward |
.,s, a.us season. Black dried figs have al |
s'u. p"en sold. BOO small pual i,i.s. IN /
wv ''''N "' very good uflccs.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27
'"suRE THINGS" AND THE PRESIDENCY

In the third OF century between
Jackson and Lincoln no president got
a second term. although OF course.
all OF them who lived 10 the end OF
their four years were convinced that
they deserved another election. Since
Grants days no president has been
! elected twice except Cleveland. and
one defeat interviewed between his two
elections. The number or presidents
who vereceived but one term is large.
1t comprises the two Adamses, Van
Buren,, Polk. Pierce. buchanan, Hayes.
Harrison and others-some men OF
considerable influence and popularity
i'm their dav.
The story OF the political tribuIations
OF sClay.Webster. Douglas, Cass. Blaine.
sherman and other eminent men
would fill a big volume. ~ am the
most unfortunate man in the history
OF american politics." exclaimed Clay
10 his friend Henry A. Wise lust after
the election OF William Henry Horri-
son. "1rget the nomination when no
WING can be elected, but when any
WING can win the candidacy goes 10
somebody else Blaine could truth
fully have made the same lamentation
IL Biaine had been the candidate i'm
1915 or 1850, and II he had accepted the
Sahuldacy In 1883. when his friends.
despite his repeated refusals. at
tempted TO thrust il on him, ne would
nave won. The year in which ne did
get the nomination-1sS4-wa a year
IN which, with the split in the party
caused by the Conkling Garfield fight.
no republican could have carried the
country. In fact. Blaine's case was
rehdered peculiarly pathetic by the
circumstance that, notwithstanding
the adverse conditions. the transfer of
less than 600 votes in the state Of Nexy
York from the Democratic To tba ne.
publican side would have elected him
nhen, too, there are the chances OF
faliure I'm the nominating conventions
EVeryoody In the country in 1889 sup
p0seu pose, Gay would be nominated by the
higs, FOR the canvass OF 1870. as ev-
eTyDouy thought. mp to the second day
OF the Democratic convention of 1874
tnat Martin Van Buren, would get tho
candidacy in that body. But. as in
the case Of Webster, Seward. RIaine
sherman and many other
men. the expected did not happen. No
body thought OF Polk Pierce. or Gar
ileid In connection with the presiden-
cy at the time the convention met
Whlch put them in nomination.
circumstances are continually ba1k-
ing the plans OF the politicians and
'alsifylng the prediction of the proph- |
cts. There are no "sure things i'm
politics..-Leslie's Weekly. |
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27
The SIGN PAINTERS TRIUMPH.

What is the hardest Job / ever tack
led, did you ask" said the sign painter
to a New Orleans Times Democrat re-
porter. 1T was an 'ad' for smoking to-
bacco 1 painted on the side of the
Grand Canyon on the line OF the Dem
Yer and Rio Grande railroad. was
working for Buffalo concern that had
a contract to put up 5000 Landscape
signs for tobacco company, and a
gang of us Travelled over the country
looking for good effeoti ys locations. This
place in the canyon was as tough a pro-
position as any sign writer went
against. The side there went straight
up about zoo feet, and at the top was a
big. overhanging ledge. IT was easy
enough to let down ladder from above
but on account of the ledge IL hung at
least forty feet out from the face OF
the rock.
After studying il over tfor awhile
spliced couple Of fishing poles togeth-
er and fastened a soft sponge at the
end. That was my brush, and by lying
nat on the ladder i managed 10 do a
very decent piece OF work: at least. you
could read IL like a book from below,
and that was the thing We wanted.
When the railroad found out what
had done they were as mad as blazes.
especially the chief engineer. who was
an esthetic sort OF gent from Boston
ard he tried for nearly a month TO get
IL Off, letting down Cinnamon with
scrubbing brushes on poles. but they
only made II all the brighter. At last
he got some brown paint about the col
or OF the rocks and SINE tred IL ont. but
it took at least a dozen coats and cost
a heap o. money. 1 they had only let
the sign stand IL would have been a
grea. addition to tive canvoa.'
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27

THE history Of warfare has been
history OF a continual competition be-
tween the attack and the defence. No
sooner was armor built To withstand
the shock OF the contemporaneous wea-
pons than new weapons were invented
10 smash the HrmoF. When the knights
or Old developed coat of mail that
only battle axe would cleave, the in
Vention OF gun powder shortly rendered
the thing useless. Following the build
Ing Of iron sides 70 our shlps oame the
great guns powerful To pierce heavier
armor than any ship could carry and
Heat. on the whole. both on land and
sea, armament Las maintained its SUI
premacy over armor And where for
time armor has prevailed its reign has
been short lived
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27
ATTACK and Defence.

CAN Il be really true that the time Is
come when In military. and fighting
sense the defence will win over offen-
sive tactics, when the assault Is 10 be
no longer considered a tactical advan-
tlge over the standing by TO receive it?
II there is anything in the lesson to be
learned from the British reverses in
South Africa. that seems TO be it. But
the principles 81 lighting since David
let go ''slung shot" At the mighty Co
liath are reversed thereby. For i'm all
military principles and practice the ad-
vantage has been with the attack, bar
ring occasional periods Of exception
and occasional incidents like the battle
Of New Orleans TO the Contrary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27

INCIDENTALLY, II will be interest
Ing and instructive 90 watch how the
attack will recover It's standing and
overcome the defence as practiced In
these times. For modern Invention win
not rest until the defence is again sub
dued and made 10 pay homage. Per
haps ihe experiments with afr ships de-
signed 70 sail over and drop explosives
behind the defensive works viii result
IN the solution of the problem. Mean
time the British in South Africa have i
Tremendous problem before them as the
attacking party under conditions that
nave already been shown t1 disprose
many theories they held and 90 which
they have given up their lives and mill
tary regulations within the past few
weeks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27


WHATEVER differences of opinion
may have existed on the general qsss-
ton of raising salaries in city Hall at
this time. or OF making any specihc m
creases for the new year all hands,
councilmen. city employees, politicians
and taxpayers. are agreeable 10 one OF
the bills introduced and passed last ev-
ening and that was the one that in
creased the salary of Council Clerk
Hayden. The office Of council clerk In
probably worth more than the salary
that has gone with h any way and.
so long as Mr. Hayden fills IL, II is GER
tainly worth all that the city will now
pay Rarely has a salary increase in
City Hall represented so nearly simple
business fairness,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27

BEFORE the rapid fire guns Of the
present day. however. "A column OF
troops cannot stand Because the Brit
ish soldier has been In the habit of
sweeping all 0efore him I'm Egypt and
India he thought he could do the same
thing in South Africa But the rapld
fire guns taught him new lesson. for
which he has paid dearly. on the sea
the gun is still II anything. superior to
the armor But on land the attack can
no longer be relied upon to sweep away
the defence, AS is now illustrated i'm
South Africa, a new tactic must be
harmed that recognizes the possibility
~ imprcgnable position of the defence
g frontal attack, The charge. howey-
en- brave and we'll sustained can no
longer be counted upon To sweep every
thing before 1t, because il Is an attack
Of human beings against machines and
the machines can stand Il very we'll
The lesson thar the British officers i'm
South Africa must learn is new one
The books Of n ilitary tactics have not
caught up with the actual facts OF
modern warfare. At least. not those
that the British have been studying.
with their only practice against forces
lacking modern equipment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27

THE News Is In receipt OF a wire over
the Western Union lines from Adm
Gen. Henry q Corbin 90 the effect thar
the committee having On charge tho
raising OF funds Tor the hnnna4 -..f .he
widow and four young children ~ ~.
late Maj. Gen Henry ". fawion. who
Vas Killed in action at San
Mateo. Luzon Philippine lslands
December ~ 1888 proposes to Keen
the subscription lists open untn tn
ssening u the 5th of January Gen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27
For Over eifty vesrs

MRS. wINSLOwS SOOTHING
SYRUP has been used for over nf,v
years by millions Of mothers for Their
children while teething, with perfect
success. IL soothes the child. softens ths
gums. aliays all pain, cures wind collie.
and is the best remedy for Dfarrhoea.
Immediately. Sold by Druggists In ev-
cry part Of the world. Twenty-Five cent,
n bottle. BE sure and ask for MRS.
winslow's Soothing syrup" and take
no other kind.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-27

Lawton's services and sacrifices for his
country's flag and his expressed con
CT rn for the care Of his family are the
most fetching appeal that can be made.
The fund already amounts 70 more
than $4,000. In accordance with Cen
corbin's suggestion the News will re-
ceive and forward any contributions its
readers may make.