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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25
GAMBLER PRINCE OF MEXICO.
Pays $1,000 Day License and Has Made
$2O.000.00O Profits.

Mexico has a Monaco which outdoes
| the sensational marvels of Monte Carlo.
This gambling palace is situated i'm the
center of the City OF Mexico, at No. .
Gante street. It's proprietor and mana
ger, Don Felipe Martel, is not only a
self-made Prince. but phenomenal
character.
For Don Felipe is not only the king
of gamblers. but a devout churchman
and the chief hacker of the municipal
treasurer. Mexico City is almost de-
pendent upon this one citizen.
Martel was rich man before the
Mexican government decided to abolish
gambling houses. Many influential
Mexicans objected 81 seriously to the
absolute stopping OF their favorite
pastime that the authorities Thought
they would achieve a clever compro-
mise by demanding from every gam
bling resort a daily license tax of $1,000
No one supposed that the gambling
spirit would be strong enough TO rise
above this obstacle. This proved TO be
the case, and one by one the gambling
houses closed their doors.
When the field was clear Don Felipe
Martel approached the authorities
with $1,000 in cash and demanded "A
days license. In "a few hours his place
was thronged. At a single stroke he
had won the patronage of Mexico. and
his doors have never been closed since
The daily outlay of $1,000 is not missed
from the daily revenue OF thousands.
III is not remarkable that Don Fe-
lines personal fortune should have
reached 500. 100000 in spite OF his con-
stant lavish expenditure. His chief es
is as glitterlng appointed
as n palace. Liveried attendants minis
tor TO guests. and refreshments and ci-
cars are served at the hosts expense.
Mexicans find no amusement more al
Turing than visit 70 Gante street.
Don Felipe's strong religious tenden-
cies q re SO well known that nobody was
when he built recently in the
Village Of San Angel "a church that cost
morp than $4,000. The poor people of
the vicinity. and many of the rich as
weu have come TO regard him as n
fairy prince His own style 81 living en-
coufaRes this belief The Martel man
sion i'm Mexico city Is magnificent
afrair constantly filled with guests. A
rurio,is feature Is that IL contains forty
number Of cards in the
Mexican dick.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25
PLAGUE OF BEARS AND BIRDS.


when IL gets SO that folks have "a
| shoe pheasants and stone bear and deer
| out of their gardens and fields it is
| pretty near time that something was
| done about It," said n Stroudsburg,
| Pa. merchant, just back from a busi-
ness trip up the Delaware, "and that
is just the situation in Lehman town
| ship. Pike county. | had business with
| Eugene White who lives near Bushkill.
| and | found him all heated up and in
| anything but pleasant humor when /
| called.
Its all on account Of the pestifer-
| Gus pheasants,' he said. L might as
| we'll turn my chickens loose and give
| 'em the run OF my garden as TO have
| the pheasants pounce down on IL as
| they are doing and scratching every
thing up. Just look there, now.' said
, he.
II looked in the direction he was
pointing and saw group OF pheasants
strut out from the bushes into Mr..
Whites garden and begin scratching.
i counted ten OF them.
"Are they tame pheasants?' asked.
Tame" he replied. Yes. they are
tame enough now. because they know
the law protects them. but they will be
wild enough by and by when we have
the right to shoulder gun and go out
TO shoot 'eml These are wild pheasants
all right. Matched in the woods around
here. and now putting i'm their time eat
ing up everybody's garden within
reach
The bears and the deer. though
said Mr.. White after the interview was
over. haven't bothered me any. but they
are vexing other folks around here like
everything. Why. only yesterday over
on the Barren, III. Anderson was hoe
ing in his garden. and he heard n tre-
mendous snort and shuttle. He looked
around. and, not seeing anything. went
on with his hoeing The snort and
shuttle were repeated. lie looked around
again. and there he saw a big black
bear making all sorts OF ugly faces at
him over the stone wall and acting az
II he was getting ready to climb over
he wall. drive III away. and take pos
session OF that garden himself. Iii
picked up stone anod chucked Il at
he impudent bear. and Il hit Bruin
'quare on the nose. That seemed 10
hangc his mind. but he went away.
baking his head and growing back at
III and determined. TN bet anything.
. come back there. maybe. with help,
out III out and gather that garden.
Is sure as YOU live. I've heard OF two
r three more OF tho settlers back there
aving to stone and club bears OF their
'remlses the past two weeks. and up In
he neighborhcod of he ponds the deer |
ave played havoc with the farmers |
Ao There isn't any iaw AGAINST kill |
ng bear. OF course. hut NJ n person kills |
ear now he only wastes 'pm. FOR their |
ar isn't any good ] tell YOU ir THINGS |
-ep on this way. us bactw0Od dwell |
prs have got To have some protection |
" some Of us will feel like taking the |
iw in our own hands and making n
move on these. fcathered and furrcd |
narauders'
." declared the stroudsburg mer-
hant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25
It'd BITS.

New York employs %, 900 BARRIERS.
Women do the mining in Colombia.
Automobile water carts are used in
Paris.
The men OF Chicago spend s3,5OO, 900 a
year for shaves.
An area of the worlds coal fields is
| 4lISOO square mics.
There are 10000 locomotives in use on
| American railroads
Every year Chicago uses ND about
| 100000 pounds of soap.
King lMenehk of Abyssinia has sent
| two zebras as present TO Queen VIC
| toria.
Russia consumes on an average no
less than 100000 tons OF liquid fuel a
year.
Old putty on window frames may he
removed by passing red hot poker
slowly over It,
The Brill Car Works of Philadelphia
Is exceedingly busy on foreign and do
nestle orders.
Prof. Poulton's gift of a statue of
Charles Darwin has been set up IN the
University OF oxford Museum, next 10
lHdt OF Slr isaac Newton.
Andrew Carnegie as n boy was very
fond OF hunting and scoureu the hills
all about East Liverpool for game to- |
gether with the weavers' boys among |
whom he was always a leaIcr
Tim Healey. the cattle king of New
Mexico has more money than ne knows |
what to do with. Tie has an income of
cost about $50.
Rear Admiral Schley Is spending his
midsummer vacation at the cottage of
ms son-ln-law. II. NJ $. Worthley ON
e She connecticut shore Of Long Island
Tor striped bass. ''''i'''s
Helen Keller. the deaf dumb ana
bnnd girl. is spenung tho sur,,,,.,. a,' NV
w. ,Wrenthan' Mas where she is keen.
,Hs mt,,Ig. HP hsr err study of Greek ana Arabic
machine espccisi,y % ON a typewriter
languages. iVI those
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

Since Maitre Labori returned 10 the
Dreyfus court the proceedings have
warmed up amazingly. The bullet that
is still in him appears not to embarrass
him. He has made the generals wnom
he has so far cross-examined look so
very small and feel so very miser1 Bile,
like the proverbial thirty cents indeed.
that he is the delight of the audience
and the despair OF the court which so
evidently sympa'thizes with its superior
officers rather than with the big law
vpr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

The change that has been broueh,
about In public sentiment toward
everything concerning the navy has
had perhaps no more impressive illus
trution than Is afforded by a comnari-
son Of the treatment accorded the An
napolis cadets In the columns ~ The
Sun. That great newspaper has FOL
lowed With friendly interest the course
OF the future naval officers on this s,r,,
mers cruise FOR the inspection ar,
study OF ship yards and naval stations
and sea practice. recognizing. OF course
the value OF such tour In their ed,.
Tation. But a score OF years ago. when
the navy was composed OF wooden
shiTss. when half the people OF the co,n-
try didn't know there was A I1nitod
States navy, but when the young ~.
ficers who served in the turrets az Tho
baftleships and In command of tornedo
boats In the Spanish war were them
selves cadets going che rounds OF toe
annual cruise preparing themse. YES for
thelr country's call. The sun Fhougb,
them mighty curious Cot and rcferre,
TO them derislvely as "the chatter,ng
children OF the Annapolis klndergar-
ten" Fortunately for the navy and tho
country times have changed and the
change began none too quickly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

The outcome of the attempt to bring
ali the Fall River cotton mills into a
trust is still in doubt and it is not inn
probable that on second thought the
present owners of the properties want
ed will decline to turn them over to :.
New York promoter to run. The scheme
would simply mean OF course. that the
Spindle City would be resolved into a
big workshop the Headquarters OF
which wou:i be in some metropolitan
brokers' office. II such plan pleases
the Fall River folk that is their bust
ness. but the people of most municlpali-
ties Of the size and importance OF FAN
River would 90 cautiously about ac-
cepting a plan which indicates a sort OF
Industrial servitude.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

Our Dewey's consent to advance his
return home by day makes possible
the carrying out of the two days pro-
gram for his welcome without making
use of the Sabbath for any part thereof
or holding 1t over to Monday. The blue
Jackets OF the olympia will be lan,lr 4
on French soil for practice drills in an
ticipation OF the parade and prepara-
tions are now going forward rapidly in
the metropolis. Now IL the weather
bureau will only do it's duty all will be
well.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

The Secret Service has Just unearth.
"a another band OF counterfeirers and
1, bi,b are 80 cleNerlN executed .hnt the
49, rape person Would urVor suspect
Them OF being spurious Things of great
Valle are always selected for Imitation
nntably Hostc,ter's stomach Bitters
which has many imitators but no
equals for disorders like Indigestion.
dyspepsia. constipation. nervousness
and general debility. Always 20 to
reliable druggists who have the rcputa-
ton Of giving what you ask.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25
plEo.

AHERN-In this city. 2ith inst. Jane
NJ, wife of Patrick Ahern, aged IS
years.
DROwN-In Drownville. 24th inst,
Samuel NJ. Drown. aged 81 years
GARvEY--In this city. 23d inst. James
:. Garvey. youngest and beloved son
OF Mary and the late Michael Garvey.
HOPKINS-In Anthony. R. l., 23d inst.
Adella NJ. wife OF Jawton Hopkins.
aged 35 years.
IDE-In Attleboro. Mass. near Hebron
Vile. 23d inst. Mary y. Ide. aged 15
years.
IOGAN-In Cranston. 1ith inst. joseph
son Of Patrick and the late Catherine
Logan. aged % years. 2 months and
% days.
PITCHER-In this city. .22d inst. George
waicott pitcher. aged 13 years
sMITH-In North S,ituate. 23d inst,
Miss Sarah 6. Smith.
WOODS In this city 2lth inst. ovella
l.. daughter OF william and Celia
Woods. aged ~ months and II days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

According to credible report Nara
gansett Pier Will not be known as the
Monte Carlo OF New England after the
3Oth of the month. The hospitable
South County officials evidently do not
believe in RESTRICTING their summer
guests In their reasonable enjoyments,
but the festive faro layout will be re-
tired just as soon as the season closes
in the interests ca local morals.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

Owing 10 tho heavy travoi o,... -,
ilant Line ths through doubie VT me
70 1hailottetown l.. l.. l.. vii c,.,,t,,'~
Iater man originally intended steaw,
snip IA Grande Duchess. wii, ii,ea,li, I'M,
rom i'1s tDn every Saturdov sail n
,ahroush 10 'harlottetown. nm ~ "nh
lnciuains S.pt 2Sd. ana che 'Jiai,e,w,'
100 du'snay up 90 ana inclngin,
Spai ',i.,,,,, as,h. ,,,"mnencing Sept. soth IN
and run through 90 Chst,ot,,s saliiIl 8
ul close uf navigation. about ~.
after Whsch sime she win ru, -,
between Boston and Halifax frntii 80,
18th the steamers will return ae a. ,,,l,.
ent from Charlottetown every Tne.aa,,
and Friday. and from HALIFAX svcr,,
and Saturday, =
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

Recent unsuccessful attempts to pro-
mote consolidation in important indus
tries Indicate some mon. who have made
failures of everything else. fancy that
they are just naturally equipped to or
ganize many million dollar trusts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

Referring TO the cordial welcome ex-
tended our Dewey regardless of nation
ality on his homeward bound voyage,
the Journal remarks that perhaps
even at German port he would have
been toasted with some spirit" Per-
haps' but we think more likely he
would have been toasted with some
beer
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

There viii be a quite general SYM
pathy with Billy Bryan in his eager
ness To have the Democratic national
convention held at least month earlier
than has been customary in the past.
He naturally wants To have IL settled.
without any more delay than is abso-
lutely necessary, whether or not he is
talking these days for something else
than his health.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

A previous fall model, by Marguerite
Seligman. The round form of dark
green straw is faced with green velvet.
and is trimmed with tufts of red cur
rants and foliage and rosette of green
crepe, held by a large gilt buckle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

the old general has time to get his coat
of and his sword on he will proceed TO
provide few of our friends. the insur-
gents. for his fair daughter to devote
her particular attention and care TO-.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

The lie Is being passed in the court
martial at Rennes often enough 10 ST
<he court. an the parties 20 thp cas-
and the whole population 70 shooting
from saDrise 60 sundown if Rennes
were located. say. IN Louisiana or Ala
bams.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

A negro community in Alabama con-
tanning 400 negroes ana but two white
persons. - about % be Incorporated
The negroes propose to have a strict
negro town AMI ncgro government. All
the officials viii he negroes. IL vut
doubtless be the only municipality ~
its kind in me lniied states.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

Gen. Joe Wheeler and his daueb,er
who Is 10 be nurse Ia the hospitals.
have arrived al Manila. and az soon as
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

Columbia has her new steel mast in
position. Let us hope that this one will
stay there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-08-25

Which not only effects a cure in the most
critical cases, butt the only known remedy that
leaves no evil results behind.

Miss Emma Rockwell of Kewauee, Ills. write, under date
of January 25 "My mother 20 years of age been
very, very sick with Grippe Her head aId lungs af
ected The fever up to 1o5 egees The doctor gave
very little hope but ordered to give Brazilian Ealnl
all the time This stood first among the medicines Nothing
seemed loosen her Cough and reduce the fever like the Balm
Although the Pneumonia and her crit
ca it brought her through all right II is certainly
derfu remedy chief reliance in tie family; all think
could not keep house without it,
Brazilian Balm
the further claim
full such wrecks today
bad Kidneys ard all
Grippe This prescriptions
Brazilian Balm never fails Insist having and your
druygst II,
Toxcoa
aud builder world.
Y. Cbems In ianapols. Ind
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS,
-WHOLESALE-
Hall Lyon, Chambers Calder Co., Gee. L. ClaAn Co., and
Banding Rlandng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
An Oddly in RailrOading.

"The craze for fast time on railways is
taking new feature observed a promi
nent railroad official to a Star writer re-
Gently. TT is the shortening of lines and
reconstruction of surveys in order to make
a given line as straight as possible between
two points 1t is, in fact, scheme to make
time by saving distance. A railway with
out curve or a cutting Is, of course, a
splendid thing from an engineering stand
point, but it is a very tedious affair to the
passenger. To thoroughly realize how ex-
tremely monotonous long journey on
railway without a curve or a cutting is one
must travel on the road from Buenos Ayres
to the Andes. That railway beats all known
records for having over two hundred
miles Of tracks almost on a line, such as
mathematician describe as the shortest
distance between any two points. No one
who has not seen this remarkable stretch
Of road. straight in front and behind as far
as the eye can reach, even when aided by
field glass, can grasp what it means or
what an amount of wearisome monotony it
involves and entails
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12

A PhiiaBthropist.

Yes, SIR exclaimed the man with a
linen buster and hiGh-crowned straw hat,
I'm going to do it,
What are you going to do?" asked the
policeman to whom the stranger had ad-
dressed himself.
You know" he went on without heed
ing the question, that the summer months
are invariably marked by increased out
breaks Of all kinds. Mems angry passions
seem to rise with the thermometer"
What were you threatening just now?'
asked the policeman sternly.
''Threatening?"
Yes. You said you were going to do
something. What are you going to do?''
I'm going to get rich. Pm going to get
some steady employment and save up my
money and invest it judiciouSly and get
rich. There's no end of good you can do
with riches. Rich men are doing a great
deal of good now. They establish schools
and colleges and libraries and let the people
get acquainted with the soothing thoughts
Of philosophy and the sublimities of science.
But in the months of July and August you.
as practical criminoiogist, have doubtless
observed philosophy and science don't work.
By the time | have got rich there will be
all the colleges and libraries that there will
be need Of and l will cap the summit of
our civilization with a beQuest for a mann
moth marble refrigerator in each town, so
that when anybody feels his indignation
rising he can go there and wander up and
down the stately corridors and cool Off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
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She Meant Well.

The young man who aspires to the in
tense was walking with the young woman
who doesn't quite understand all he says,
but nevertheless thinks it is simply grand.
Look on the glories of the western sky"
he exclaimed.
She seemed puzzled for a minute and ex-
claimed:
Let me see, you face the north-that' $ the
way our house fronts-and then on your
right hand is east and on your left hand is
west. Why, it's the direction were walk
ing in. isn't it?''
He looked trifie gloomy, but resumed:
How the great masses Of color are piled
one upon another in natures lavish and
transcendent art!'
Yes" she sighed. cit makes me think
of Neapolitan ice cream"
'tAnd there, close and closer to the hori-
zon, sinks. a great crimson ball, the set
ting SUM-
Right over there?'
Yes
Straight ahead of us?''
''To be sure
''WeIl, I've been wondering about that
for the last five minutes. You know my lit
tie brother is SO mischieyous He broke my
sighted that L couldn't be sure whether
that was the crimson setting sun or some
body playing golf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
A GOOD TEST OF NERVE

You wouldn't think, would you, that the
mere wearing of plug hat on single oc-
casion would constitute the most remark
able test of nerve that the famous Luke
Short ever underwent-especially after re-
f1ecting that Short, as marshal of some of
the worst towns in the southwest. had
been compelled to kill as many as twenty
two menu" said a gentleman connected
with the Indian service. well, 1t was,
and Short several times told me go him
self. 1t happened in Dodge City, when
Dodge City was about the worst town on
the map Of the world. let alone in this
country. Short had been spending some
time in La Junta, Col, and one day he
met there a freighter who had just got in
from Dodge City. Short got into talk with
the freighter, and asked him about the
town he had Just left behind him.
I hear it's right smart bad down that
way, said he. How about it? Was think
ing some Of going there
Stay away, podner, replied the freight
err They'll git you sure. They git two or
three every night in Dodge. Put it to
eastern Teller tn other day FIR nothin' but
wearin' a plug hat
That SOP said Short, who was I'M
known to the freghter. 7 guess I'll go
there tomorrow and l guess I'll wear a
plug hat when | get there
THE freighter sized the small, sandy
bearded Luke up out of the tail of his eye,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-12
ABOUT BANANAS.
Enormous Quantities of the Fruit
Consumed i'm This Country

Enormous Quantities of the Fruff
Consumed i'm This Country.
There is no fruit either of domestic or
foreign growth, for which there is such a
steady demand, at all seasons throughout
the United States. as the banana" said a
leading wholesale dealer in fruit in New
York to the writer the other day. Indeed
the banana, like the peanut-eating habit.
seems to increase in this country annually.
Ten years ago 9,ooo. 600 punches Of bananas
would satisfy the American demand for the
fruit but last year the twenty or more i'm
porters of bananas sold as many as IGulo-
900 punches. OF that quantity about 1000
NO punches, chiefly of the yellow-skinnad
variety, were alone consumed in New York
city.
while the yellow-skInned fruit is now
more abundant, cheaper and more extern
SlNely eaten than ever before the red
skinned banana grown in Cuba is both
scarce and high priced. Such bananas are
at present only shipped in compa ratively
small quantities and are selling readily at
from D to cents each retail The Cuban
product is limited owing to the fact that
many of the larger banana plantations We're
SO badly ruined or neglected during the re-
cent war that they do not yield the great
amount of fruit that they formerly did. In
the matter of taste however, the Cuban
variety Is in no way superior to the com
mon yellow sort, but the red-tinted banana
is by some considered more ornamental to
place on the table, and for that reason II Is
a favorite
bananas come from Limon, in Costa
Rica; Santa Marta, in the United States Of
Colombia, and also from the Island OF Ia
malca, where is perhaps grown the finest
quality and largest quantity of the yellow
skinned fruit. The banana tree Yields fruit
every month in the year. Each tree bears
from one to three punches Of the fruit con-
tanning from one to two hundred bananas
The fruit Is not allowed to ripen on the
tree 1t is gathered while still green and
given so many days to ripen on the steamer
on which it is shipped to market in this
country.
When buying bananas never purchase
the long thin ones unless you want fruit
which VIII quicker your mouth. No matter
how well ripened these thin bananas may
appear to be. they will always be found
both sour and acrid. This is because the
bunch which contained them was picked
too soon. The banana grows fastest at
first in length. When 1t has reached its
full development in that direction it sud-
denly begins to swell, and in a few days
will double its girth Ii is at the end of
this time that it begins to ripen naturally
and the effort of the banana importer is to
have the fruit gathered at the last possible
moment and yet before the rlpeuing has
progressed even enough to tinge the bright
green of the fruit with yellow. a difference
OF twenty-four hours on the trees at this
time will make difference in the weight
OF the fruit Of perhaps % per cent and all
the difference in its final flavor between a
puckery sour and the sweetness and
smoothness which are characteristic of the
ripe banana"