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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27
RUBBISH FOR SOUTH AFRICA.

When the long g-looked for end Of the
war arrives, says the London Express, 1t
is to be feared that the simple minded
peasants OF South Africa win suffer a
good deal from the .unscrupulous mer-
chant and commercial traveller. AL
ready shiploads upon shiploads
Of the vericst rubbish imaginable are
waiting to be poured into the country.
not only from all parts Of the Continent
and America, but from Great Britain as
we'll
Articles or such vital Importance az
grain for sowing, and vegetables and
other seeds have been manipulated by the
German adulterator I'm shameful man.
ner. Husks, dirt-sweepings. weed seeds
and every conceivable kind Of refuse
have been done up into packets with
sprinkllng OF the genuine seed, packed
In covers printed In the English language,
and labeled In a cruelty sarcastic man.
ner, specially selected for South Afri-
can cultivation"
Another German contribution is a lot Of
imperfect brass-bound family Bibles. with
coiored plates of the worst possible work
manship and design. II is supposed that
a ready market for these will be found
among the Beers.
With view tn promoting perfect har-
mony, several consignments of new and
second hand pianos are undergoing spe-
Clui pFeparHtiOU. lndt tneee Will survive
the sea voyage In quite possible. or even
probable, but the condition and tone In
which they will arrive at destination a
few hundred miles inland Is difficult to
imagine.
A concoction which Brother Boer 10 ex-
pccted 10 purchase In large quantities Is n
vile-smelling compound prepared by a
French chemist, and said 10 possess the
wonderful properties OF curing bad-tem-
pered horses, tanning wild beasts and
snaring birds. All these subtle powers are
derived from its potent odor, which is
disagreeable enough TO kill wild beast
10 say nothing of tanning IT,
Fertilizers, composed principally OF coal
dust. ready-made clothes rotten with dye,
hunting knives made OF scrap iron. gilt
clocks warranted for twenty-four hours
German concertinas with paper bellows,
and machinery made up OF old pieces and
parts, are only few OF the articles that
will flood our newly-acquired territory as
soon az an opportunity offers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

Racial lines are strongly drawn in the
matter OF cruelty to animals. Observers
know that the most brutal races are the
Latins. Next, and not far down the scale
OF inhumanity. come the Eastern peoples.
including the Arabs who are settled In
Northern Africa. says the New York
Press. The heartstrings of an English
ing scenes OF terrible cruelty to cattle at
Tunis. where they are shipped for the
use of the English garrison in Malta.
This army oincer wrote the details to his
mother. who IL the widow OF a canon of
the English church. The officers letter
says that "the Arab drovers have most
inhuman method of inducing the oxen
TO mount steep Gangway. Crashing
blows on the nose. horns or face OF any
animal whose head il turned away from
the direction In which IL In desired 70
move were dealt with sticks. more accu-
rately described as clubs. and so great
was the force OF the blows that the officer
states IL was a cause for wonder that no
animal was felled. Those animals behind
whose turn To mount the gangway had
not arrived I'm no way escaped. as tho
mere turning OF the head toward the rear
was sufficient excuse for the receipt o. .
blow on the face.
THE sight OF the unfortunate oxen
wincing with half-shut eyes, evidently at
a loss 20 know what was required OF
them, and seeking hopelessly for some
avenue of escape. was one OF the most
sickening spectacles. my correspondent
states. he has ever Witnessed. Two oxen
broke back and one fell. TO raise II
blowN kick, doubling up and squeezing
the joints of Its tail and jabbing II with
the stick were tried, while one Arab took
Its tail I'm his mouth and bit it."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27
THE QUESTION OF TRANSFERS.

81
What people Of Providence desire is Of street rail
way without transfer The directors of the Union
say they willing gran. insist
shalt be established That the present
of the case practically years ago
City refused accept the proposition of the railway
company There Mr. Perry pointed in the interview
printed The yesterday certain advantages attach
ing to system they largely
pany very slightly helpful its patrons Indeed the plan
proposed by the company be intended popular
agitation by giving people privileges
. which they entitled.
In other cities transfers granted freely There Is in them
railway companies desire them
Judging from the satisfactory operation of the ticket system The
Company other purposes insisting
station feature prerequisite to the granting of transfers but
only purpose apparent average mind aiming
safeguard itself against dishonest employees. The question
pense play important part conpanys calculations
since the building and maintaining Of transfer station the pay
salaries necessary outlay
large probably much larger would printing and
distribution Of transfer tickets.
Large corporations justified taking every means
prevent through the dishonesty its servants
railway company is in saying patrons as
the Union Company does by inference deny
transfers until they willing accept that will
make them the of the honesty the Company
ployes.
The people Of Providence The occasions
make unreasonable they only what
cheuy accorded patrons other cities They desire
for single fare that they be permitted desired
point within the city limits To this legitimate
demand the Union Company would distribute
four points ony-Dorance Westminster streets
street, Turks Head and Market Square.
Moreover the Union Railroad Company poor grace
insist transfer station in Providence such estab
ishnent it is already granting people East Prov
idnce OF course neghbors gained this
right because their Town Council had the courage upon it.
Let hope that when the City Providence next
with the transfer question will courageous were the Eas,
Providence fathers and equally securing priv
leges to which their constituents justly entitled.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27
SMILES.

Mseistrnte--"If you were there for no
dishonest purpose. why were you IN your
stOckirgcd fectT Blrgiar--'f heard there
WAS sickness In the family. your wor-
ship. ."--Gaiety.
old Gcntlrman Uo ten year old boy 90
the priZe dietribution1-'I hope YOU Will
Improve in wisdom, knowledge and yir-
tue liot tpolltelyl THE same To YOU,
STR. s-Tit-Bus
Ger the bookcase TO work az all. and I've
oiicd them twicr" Wife with conscious
superiorityl-"Whyd didn't you use castor
oil2 '--'rit-Rits.
Miss Bufd Go famous pianist That
music was tfuiy divine. Monsieur Mon
sieur-"Ah. msm seile. zat g. indeed
uralsc Tor Who hut an angel would know
divine music -Gaiety
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27
4 GRAVE or THE WHIe PARTY.

One day Tom Corwin, a prominent fig
ure In legal and political circles years ago
met q political opponent with whom he
promptly fell into discussion. In the
course of which he constantly referred to
the whig party as II II were still In exist
ence. Don't you know the old whig
party Is dead?" at last exclaimed his ac-
quaintance. with evident irritation; "Hor-
ace Greeley killed II. and It's dead and
buried" Certainly said Mr.. Corwin
with much solemnity. 'and am one or
its graves, sir, and not to be trampled
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

Col. Gardiner. who has been removed
from the Office OF district attorney or
New York. cannot play the par, OF martyr
snccessfully. Ills downfall is due largely
to his exaggerated notion of his own inn
portance and his refusal 20 observe the
ordinary rules OF Official conduct.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

There is n great difference between
adding si.oooo05 to the taxable property
of the city and asking the city 20 sauan-
der 500 900 or $500. 900 for the Improvement
OF a swamp hole. but II Is a difference
that the gentlemen OF the Goo-Goo per-
suasion do not appreciate.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

II Is the New York world thst ven.
lures The suggestion that reward OF
N."".o7 iof Va idenuncailon and arrest
or the 'uiahy kidnappsrs might be
prohtably paid by pro rata contributions
ifVm the treasures Of the fotty.fve
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

There are no grains % comfort for Ed
word Atkinson and his fellow anu-im-
psfialsts in the statement CT an Impair
tlnl observer 90 the effect that the Ameri-
can district in Pekln T. the most pros
Usor< nc beat psIic~s efi most ads-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

quatoly administered, IN the Chinese Carl
tai And yet Nr Atkinson vii, probably
continue to strcnuousiy insist that Amer.
cans are not qualified TO deal with Asiatic
peoples
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

Is Il safe to assume that Grover cleve-
land. when he said he didn't vote forsMr.
Mckinley. meant TO be understood as In
dicsting that he didn't vote at all?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

Christmas passed of with unusual quiet
IN Kentucky. Only eleven men werr
killed and half a score wounded In those
encounters commonly called family feuds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

William Jennings Bryan. after a rest of
nearly two months, put his wind appara-
tus In operation again last night and with
the usual results. lie talked much. but
said nothing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27
Chat 4bouf
People.

4 an, told that Al seyeral of the
fashiursblc gatherings on the East
eide on christmas night no alcoholic
beverages Whatever were served. the
guests quenching their thirst with
pleasant. but entirely harmless decoc-
tions. This seems to be something OF
an innovation, but nobody seems TO
object to ~. IL certainly has two very
material advantages 10 recommend IT, j
IL Is much better for the general wei
fare of the guests and is a good thing
for the pocketbook of the host.
go
The general saintation on Tuesday
next Will be; Il wish you happy new
century"
e.~e ~
When q young Bostonian is moan
he can be just az mean - ppssible.
hear OF a young man who resides In
the Hub who gave his best girl
Christmas AN order for dozen roses.
TO be delivered next July. There is
only one thing that can make the
swains conduct semi-eycusable. and
this IL the exorhltaut price OF flowers
on Christmas day. In Providence
roses were selling for So a dozen, and
violets for 50 a hundred.
~@~
There are all sorts or queer people
In this world, and Providence produces .
fair proportion Of them. 1 have been
told OF a man who has just sailed for
Europe. In order to see the dawn OF
the new century Ave or six hours be-
fore those he left behind him will see
IT, fie is a first night crank. with all
the first nighters idiosyncrasies, but
he has money to burn" and that. as
Is well known, covers a multitude Of
sins"
coo
The Consolidated railroad is using
electric power upon that portion of In
dia street which IL it's private freight
yard, and from Ives street TO the Fox
Point station steam power is still I'm
use. As matters are now arranged, the
Consolidated road IN making splendid
time between Fox Point and Warren,
Bristol and Fall River.
Perhaps many persons may have
noticed the tall and portly gentleman
that walked through Exchange street.
from Exchange place TO Westminster
street. few minutes past 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. but IL IL doubtful
if many knew that the placid looking
gentleman was Hon. Thomas B. Reed,
who so long and so ably presided over
the lower branch of Congress.
eos
The man who still believes that the
new century began last January APP
parently doesn't dare 10 say 80. And
for this the public should be duly
grateful.
Storekeepers are being kept quite
busy these days. / am told. In chang
ing articles that were purchased for
Christmas presents. The glove stores
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

New York claims - has no smallpox
epidemic. bpi II makes no suoh dIsclalmsr
IN the matter of the Htok-specula tinR
Epidemic which rases there with unusual
Nlrillencc
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

II reports from New York are true.
Chief OF Police Devery will resign when
he gets ready II he's not kicked out IN
the meantime.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27
Ohof Others
fire Saying.

lucrative business has sprung
up In Indiana. IL consists of catch
ing the people who sold their votes In
the last election. A reward ~ estab-
lished by law for the arrest and con-
viction of men who sell their votes.
and spectators have long lists out of
which they expect TO make a great
deal OF money As usual, no attention
is paid to the people who did the pur-
chasing, ,"--Galveston News.
-
1.-THE philosophical observer Of man
ners and customs Is perplexed by tho
singular practice of passengers on
elevated trains who persist I'm standing
up and clinging TO straps during jour
neys of considerable length when
there are rows Of unoccupied seats
both in the front and the rear cars.
This habit may possibly be explained
on the theory that these travellers are
too Needless to note the superfiuous
space I'm parts Of the trains, while
they jostls together In the central
divisions II Is a common sight. that
of men and women tossed about on
their feet in intersections while there
are empty seats In front or back
New York Tribune.
~
1T is said that there Is no law in
Nebraska to punish the Omaha kid
nappers IL they are caught. Which is
another left-handed Endorsement of
the policy of letting Populists make
the laws."--Syracuse Post Standard.
christmas II the frolic OF gen.
erosity, the mask OF altruism. For a
time the tollers and the graspers, the
selfish and the open handed. meet level
with but a single purpose I'm llfe Ey-
cry one Is thinking of some one else
or should be--and the gleeful laughter
and warm thanks OF the child or the
adult leave a softer, warmer place in
the heart. rt."-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Instead Of trying to put obstacles In
the way OF an agreement on the
amended treaty, now that the work
Is done. there should be harmonious
support Whatever error, IL any, the
Senate made, is In behalf OF what IL
believed to be the interests OF the
United States. s."--Philadelphia Press.
~
I'VE are disposed to laugh at tho
Chinese because they worship their
ancestors, but we are not free entirely
from n practice that Is similar. Dur
ing the late campaign the burden of
what our orators had to say In their
public addresses was what some man
long dead had said during his lifetime.
and we were called on to worship
the memory OF these men," Memphis
Commercial Appeal
with a big steel pool being per-
fected. and the Coal Trust strength
ening Its grasp on the Pennsylvania
anthracite region, it's easy 10 see that
the monopolies are looking for four
years of prosperous trustism. st.
Louis Republic.
There are many fine officers OF the
United States army who were not
educated at West Point and who were
presumably never hszed. Perhaps they
should have been assigned TO the Booz
investigation. ."--Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

states rather than let them go unpun-
fshed NA
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27
FUNERAL SUPPLIES.

Full line st reduced prices. can
furnish . nice csskct for SO and
upwards; nrst-clsss carriages with
careful and experienced drivers at
the lowest prioss-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

Doctor oo NATURALIZATION many
dead this morning." Attenda nt-"Nine.
sir" Doctor-"But how is that? I wrote
out ten prescriptions yesterday" At
would not take the medicine. Pick Me
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

storekeepers are being kept quite
busy these days. / am told. In chang
ing articles that were purchased for
Christmas presents. The glove stores
especially have a great deal Of this
sort OF business to transact.
Jhs Gossio.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

Future Duke--''what are you going TO
do this mornin' eh7" Future Eari-"Oh,
dunno ROY about. s'pose. as usual"
Future Duke--"Oh. but I say. that's 40
rotten" Future Earl-"Weh. what else
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

rHos. McSuRRoreH.
Il rennsr St. Opposite the caths
drai
Telephone No s2ss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

'"rhere are many fine officers OF the
United States army who were not
educated at West Point and who were
presumably never hszed. Perhaps they
should have been assigned TO the Booz
Investigation ."--Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

with a big steel pool being per-
fected. and the Coal Trust strength
ening Its grasp on the Pennsylvania
anthracite region, it's easy TO see that
the monopolies are looking for four
years of prosperous trustism. st.
Louis Republic.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

The man who still believes that the
new century began last January ap-
parently doesn't dare 10 say 30. And
for this the public should be duly
grateful.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-27

Instead Of trying to put obstacles In
the way OF an agreement on the
amended treaty, now that the work
is done, there should be harmonious
support. Whatever error, II any, the
Senate made. is In behalf Of what IL
believed to be the interests OF the
United States. s."--Philadelphia Press.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-07

|, So it came about that my father, being in
! prison ready to meet his end, my uncle APP
peared at New Milns with a paper signed
and sealed, bearing that Philip Stanstield
the younger, being heir to all the prop
critics and estates of his grandfather, his
father, Philip Stansfield the elder, being
under sentence of death, had appointed his
brother and Saul Mark joint curators of all
the aforesaid infant's goods till he should
be of age. This to take effect only in case
of the death of the said Philip Stanstield
the elder, presently in the Tolbooth of
Edinburgh.
My mother was much troubled at this and
grieved sore at it, as at first did my grand
mother also, down by the Great House. But
John soon reconciled her to it by accom-
panying her regularly to the kirk and es-
pecially by speaking ever pl aisefully of Mr..
John Bell and his sermon
But all these projects and purposes, overt
and secret, were in a moment blown upon
by certain startling occurrences which in a
moment put a new face upon all our lives.
And these | will tell in order even as they
happened, that the reader may follow their
effect upon us, even as my mother and | felt
them in the Yeti house of New Minis.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-07
CHAPTER Y.
The Last Night in February.

tbSt NiSht III ftbTuHTS'
The last night in February came upon us,
a night ever memorable to all of us who had
been affected by the sad death of Sir James
Stansheld. 1t was the very day set for the
execution OF my father in Edinburgh, and
We hoped for news in the morning.
| had been over all day at the mills of
Umphray Spurway, where, finding he could
not prevent my coming about him, the
Englishman had set William Bowman to
give me lessons, together with the little
tangled haired maiden, Anna Mark. 1t was
work that William Bowman liked we'll
enough. For not only was he a good scholar,
bur he was glad to be quit of the thankless
task Of experimenting the workers i'm the
mill for the best part of an afternoon.
Then when ii began to grow dark Umph-
ray Spurway took me by the hand and We
went gladsomely together over to the little
house among the pines where my mother
dwelt, At first the Engllshman talked easily
and answered all my questions, of which, as
is the wont of boys, | asked very many and
OF a very foolish sort. But as we neared
the cottage of the Yeti, Umphray he waXed
silent, and when he replied at all his words
were mostly spoken at random.
1t had already all the promise Of a wild
night. Overhead the scud was riding east
warm anu Gulltu, YET going IbSl as
spUme on a raging tide race. Lower a thin,
almost invisible, mist steamed along the
land and comhed itself through the trees
like long blown maiden's hair. The reek OF
the lum rose from the hearthstone through
the rarters up to the outer air, peeped once
over the ohimneys, and then with a side
long dive sped eastward also down the wind.
Spite Of all this it was not yet dark, and
sometimes in the bright blinks the sun him
self looked slantwise through the forest
aisles and ruled the shadows Of the tail
trunks black on last years leaves, blue on
the few half-melted wreaths of the winter
SHOWS, ! did not notice all these things
at the time, but they come back to me now
as all the natural surroundings Of my hoy
hood are wont to do, with vivid and even
startling clearness.
For about this time | used 10 be haunted
with a fear lest | should forget or. as il
We're, grow out of myself, and as the years
went past become some other person. Why
! was so anxious to keep my personality l
know not. But the case stood so in my
MIND. For instance, ! remember we'll a
close fence Of split pines which extended
from the back Of the great house Of New
Milns to the waterside Of Esk. 1t was.
perhaps, 400 or 500 feet in length, and the
pales were set exceedingly close together.
Yet | made it my business to know every
several one OF them by h%eadmark. back and
Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-07

got the time and place and all else. Mean
while the wind grew wilder and wilder with
out, as it were, rushing UP the open alley
Of the pines, collecting itself in the little
open court yard and then finsing itself in
fury upon the small panes Of the window,
with the sudden impetuousness of a tigers
leap.
Suddenly the night dropped like a curtain.
But the fire only blazed brighter on the
hearth.
"Will you be pleased to draw in your
chair, sir said my mother, as a fercer
gust than before shook the window. ratified
the door, hooted in the chimney and then
fed, laughing iendishly, down the darkening
aisles Of the wood.
| saw my mother SILVER and glance out
OF the window. The creakinc and straining
becches and pines could be both seen and
heard in the pauscs of the furious gusts.
Their stif arms stood out like tall, gaunt
gallow trees outside the windows. She
rose and moved toward the cupboard.
1T is Utmost time to take our four hours, 80
she said. 1T seems to come early tonight
and TO be more welcome than usual. 1t
darkens apace. viii you be pleased to stay
and drink a cup of tea. My brother, the
Guineaman, brought me some after his last
voyage. He got it for having rendered
some service in his Homecoming to a China
ship"
81 thank you, madam said Umphray
Spurway, making my mother a courteous
little bow. Il ought to be stirring, bu. |
must needs wait for that great pleasure"
Then my mother sent me upstairs for the
West Indian sugar, which Dust in case of
accidents) she kept locked in the great ma
hogany chest of drawers in her dressing