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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30
LEPRoUSY IN HONOLULU.

w. W. Lewis, who formerly lived In
Honolulu lepers are sought out remorse-
lessly by the law. and when found the
lcper Is deported instantly to the island OF
Molokai. where he spends the rest OF his
days Leprosy is curious disease In many
respects IL is not a contagious disease,
to great extent, hardly more so than
lockjaw, i have been told; and there are
instances OF lepers who were taken from
households none of the other inhabitants
of which ever developed the disease. In
the Hawaiian Islands the establishment
of the leper settlement on Molokai has
had a most beneficial effect. and the au-
thorites are gradually gaining control or
the disease. 1t was on Molokai that the
famous Father Damien died. II was In
defence of Father Damien that Robert
Louis Stevenson wrote so eloauently.
"One strange thing about leprosy is the
time IL takes to act. There are instances
OF it's taking eighteen years to develop,
and Il not uncommonly takes ten and
twelve years. BY develop l mean that af-
ter the leper knows he has leprosy years
may elapse before the disease reaches
sucn an advanced stage that II reveals
itself TO others. There are probably many
men walking about the streets or Homo
lulu today. apparently as well as you or
l. to all external appearance. who are in
reality lepers.
when l was in Bogota, the capital OF
the Republic OF Colombia. In South Am
erica, some years ago, / got used TO lep-
ers. for they are everywhere about the
place. And everybody looks upon them In
such a matter-of-course way that you
perforce soon do the same. A friend OF
mine told me that leprosy there first
shows itself by brown spot on the lobe
OF each ear and the total disappearance
of the eyebrow. When you see people 80
marked. he told me. you can be absolute
ly certain that they are lepers Shortly
after he had given me this information
some business took me into the country.
At the door OF the hotel In the town I
had to go 10 the landlord met me with
smiles and bows. ! was just going To
turn over my belongings To him when I
noticed a brown spot on the lobe of each
of his ears and that his eyebrows were
conspicuous by their absence Callous as
believed myself TO he to the disease, l
couldn't stand motel kept by leper,
and. muttering some excuse, / made my
escape"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

Mrs. Booker T. washington is evident
Iy one OF the ablest women of her race.
Lately in an address to the colored women
OF Memphis she made use of these strong
truths:
"The two most conspicuous necessities
for colored women arc a sounder. health
Ter body ana a cleaner and higher toned
morality. We eat too little or too poor
food We are ready to buy showy cloth
ing, and we stint our stomachs to do this.
Let us eat more and better food. Keep
regular hours. DO not stay in church un-
I'll II and o'clock at night. Go to bed
at 10 o'clock, especially IL you labor
through the day. Teach the boys as well
as the girls respect for the marriage tie
and home. Be companions for your sons
and daughters. IL you would stop the tide
OF immortality. Teach the boys 10 come
home at night. Teach them the sin OF
running some mans daughter These
lessons can be taught around the fireside
at night"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30
Uoman's Uays in Summer Days.

Howells' Lady OF the Aroostook. "be-
cause of their hats II knew them for
Americans" the husband answered, inn
perturbably, because they nre so pretty
Katharine De Forest. in Iiarper's
Bazaar.
CREAM NECTAR.
A native OF Virginia, now residing on
one OF the uptown streets OF Brooklyn.
tells OF the following summer drink.
which she used 10 prepare from an old
Virginia recipe, when living at the south.
Three pounds of white sugar. three
ounces tartaric acid. one quart OF cold
water Put these into granite kettle.
avoiding the use OF an iron utensil When
the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is
warm. and the whites OF three eggs
beaten up with three tablespoonfuls OF
Hour. Then stir over the fire until IL has
boiled three minutes When cool add one
gill of essence OF lemon and bottle the
mixture
When refreshing drink Is required
these hot days nll glasses two-thirds full
of ice water put two spoonfuls OF the
nectar TO each glass and add a small
pinch OF soda for effervescence.
PASSING FADs.
Two OF the newest card cases are first,
envelope OF suede. or silk or satin
This Is cut square. like a letter envelope.
with broad flap folding over I'm a point
or in two rounding Flaps. each butt6ned
down to the case itself by cabochon
stone set I'm gold or silver. Another is the
conventional card case form, but OF the
finest finished leather, richly fooled I'm
empire resigns. Numbers OF women who
profess the full skirts, long shoulder
lines, and undersleeves OF 1860 and e5.
carry old style silver card cases OF that
day. The mid-century card ease was
made of silver. elaborately chased on I'm
fiigree work that. for beauty of pat
tern and durability. is hard TO duplicate
today.
One OF the late fads is a silver buckle
with representatives OF Chinese hiero-
glyphics on It, Some are OF green jade.
China's lucky stone, and mounted i'm
rose gold. Others are Of carved white
Jade; and equally attractive ones are
made Of dark oxidized silver, decorated
with applied Chinese flowers in bright
yellow gold
A novel hair ornament consists of two
full blown roses attached to each other
by slender wire which Is invisible when
arranged on the hair. The roses are
worn geishawise. one al each side OF the
head. and as the petals are showered
with brilliants they fash and sparkle with
every movement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30
SAYS DIAMONDS HAVE SEX.

"Did you ever know there was sex in
jewels?" asked a Paris ieweler. as he
picked up beautiful white stone OF
about two karats. Here II a curiosity"
and under a strong magnifying glass he
pointed out a group OF five or six tiny
diamonds clustered about the edge OF the
stone. but unperceivable without the
lens
THE male gem never gathers these lit
tie buds" the ieweicr continued "this II
called the female. or multiplying dia.
mond. Aud the female stone ~ not only
more brilliant. but Of greater size. and
less prone TO be nawcd
THE largest aud best known diamonds
i'm history and collections are all female
jewels.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

conference of heads Of the large steel
manufacturing companies and producers
OF Bessemer pig iron was held al Chicago
last week. The gathering was largely at
tended and, OF course, attracted much
attention. It's object being the establish
ment Of more stable and profitable con-
ditions In the iron Industry. there were
varying rumors a. to how this would be
accomplished one suggestion being that
an agreement might be made TO shut
down the leading manufactories for n
month or 20. II was also intimatcd that
one Of the purposes was to secure a re-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

An Ordinance Permitting the Narragan-
sett Electric Lighting Company TO Erect
Poles and Wires I'm Andem Street.
[Approved July 10, 1901
IL is ordained by the City Council OF the
City OF Providence as follows:
Section ]. Permission is hereby granted
10 the Narragansett Electric Lighting
Company TO erect, maintain and use poles
and wires for transmitting currents and
electricity for light, heat and motive
power I'm. over and along Andem street,
from Academy avenue 20 Bergen street
Substantially I'm accordance with the ac-
companying report or the Commissioners
OF Public Works, provided. all OF said
poles and wires shall be erected and used
in accordance with the provisions AMI
conditions contained I'm Chapter - of the
Revised Ordinances entitled Wires" and
OF any ordinances I'm addition thereto or
In amendment thereof.
True copies.
witness, WILLIAM Il. CLARKE.
sy27-5t City Clerk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30
AMONG THE FUNNY MEN.

The fender OF the trolley car caught
him amidships.
First he was hurled fifty feet into the
air
In landing he fell against pile of cob
bles, which fell all over him.
Finally he rolled down "A coal pit.
They carried him To the hospital, and
after an hour or SO he opened his eyes.
THAT was like home" he sighed.
"Home." cried the physician. Where
the deuce are YOU from?'
'St Louis. Syracuse Herald.
Census Taker-You live here. do you?
Well. what relation are you TO the head
of the house?
Ctizen--See here. now, don't get too
funny or I'll 60 and call her in.--lndian-
apolis Journal.
Employer-I congratulate you on that
new baby OF yours. Higgins.
Higgins-Thank you, sir.
Employer-And / have no doubt that
hereafter you will be walked up early
enough mornings 10 set to the Office
every day on time.-Somerville Journal.
my Lord" announced the new her
aid. there is a woman without"
"I'll bet my halidome," exclaimed the
feudal baron, tits me noble consort.
There's "A woman for you who is always
without something. ."-Philadelphia Press.
Dimley-The books are very helpful To
ch..uren. in my opinion. Tharpe-First
steps TO composition, so 10 speak?
DimIey-E Exactly; they leave out fmpor-
tant words for the children 10 supply,
thus: Father says IL is hot today"
Brooklyn Life.
'Did you read my latest novel. cntit-
led a Terrible Experience p asked the
novelist.
Yes answered the bluntly candid
friend. 'and that's what it was."-Wash-
ington Star.
Man loves the country; in its sunny
or luscious fruits and flowers he'd fain
blade:
Yet what were watermelons pinkest sliie
Without a setting of good city ice?
Chicago Record.
ymSpathetic Fricnd-Won't you come
down to lunch? Shall I bring anything
UP for you?
Seasick Suereffr-Thanks. No. can do
all that for myself
Fond Mother--Al those beautiful silk
dresses. Johnny. come from n poor. In
significant worm.
Johnny-Yes. know, mamma. It's
papa, amt II?
Priscilla-Mrs. Fitz- -Gimcrack Is a very
we'll preserved woman.
Rebecca-Yes: but isn't II ridiculous In
her at her age TO have dimples?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30
MAL-A-RINE
NE YER FAILS TO CURE
MALARIA.
ALL DRucclsTS-5oc.
MCINTOSH MFG. CO.,
PROVIDENCE.
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
CHAPTER 7s.

CHAPTER 76.
An Ordinance i'm Amendment Of Chapter
3s of the Ordinances Entitled Police"
(Approved July 10, 1901
II IL ordained by the City Council of the
City OF Providence. as follows:
Section l. Section ! OF Chapter SO OF
the Ordinances is amended so as to read
as follows:
Section 1. The permanent police force
OF the City of Providence shall consist
of chief of police and not exceeding
three hundred and ten Police constables
who shall he city watchmen and perforrI
such duties by day and by night, either as
police constables or city watchmen, or
both, as they may be detailed for by the
Mayor OF said city; and they shall have
all the powers and authority that police
constabes and city watchmen now have
by the laws of the state. the ordinances
Of the city. and tho orders. rules. and
regulations of the Board of Aldermen.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30
A VISIT TO THE EMPRESS DoWAeER

Frank G.. Carpenter. who is now I'm the
east, sends to The Saturday Evening
Post long article about the Empress
Dowager and China, his facts having
been gathered only few days before the
present troubles broke out. Two years
ago the Empress Dowager set aside all
precedents and received the ladies OF the
foreign legations at Pekin. One who
was present told Mr.. Carpenter about II.
Among other things she said
Her Majesty was dressed in a pale
yellow silk gown. beautifully embroidered
with flowers and dragons O. the same
color. She wore the headdress common
ly worn by elderly Chinese women, her
hair being fastened In knot at the back
just below the crown, the front OF the
head and a part of the forehead being
concealed by a. silk band heavily embroid-
cred with pearls OF large size.
II was struck with Her Majesty's
youthful appearance. SheIwas sixty-four
but she looked ten years younger. Her
face was plump and free from wrinkles
She had high forehead. elongated per-
haps by the custom of the Chinese ladies
OF pulling out the hairs at the edge Of
the forehead with tweezers. She had n
strong face and in youth must have been
very pretty During the audience she
frequently smiled, and | could see no
signs of that cruelty with which she has
been charged
Her Majesty made US welcome to the
palace and TO China. She said she was
glad indeed to receive us as foreigners.
and that we should be friendly with one
another for were we not all of one fam
lily.
'l..e banquet was fine, being made up
OF many courses and consisting OF both
Chinese and foreign dishes.
After the banquet the Empress Dowa-
ger again met informally with the ladies,
drinking tea with each OF them In turn.
and I'm some cases throwing her arm
about one and embracing her.
"At this time she gave lady a present
Of a beautiful gold ring set with a pearl
as big as marrowfat pea. three silk
dresses from the royal looms and set
of two dozen combs. Throughout the
whole audience she was exceptionally
gracious. and her manners were as polite
and affable and at the same time ss dig
nified and ladylike as could be those OF
any empress OF Europe"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

adjustment OF Bessemer pig production
and prices TO conform with the situation
In connection with steel products.
IL looks as though shutdown VIII
shortly take place. but II Is inumated
that Il will not be of long duration.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

or course no intoxicating liquor Is sold
at Crescent Park on the Lords day
Probably the would-be murderer who ran
a knife In the young woman's back there
yesterday was one of the belated sun
day school scholars from fall River.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

Dr. Greene OF "Nervura" fame Is a can
didatc for Congress in New Hampshire.
According 10 all reports. he has wrecked
his BARI and there is much enthusiasm.
The doctor is q mighty able man just the
same.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

We are not fairly out Of the ice famine.
but the coal baron says. look out for
higher prices. The reason given Is that
there Is shortage Of coal supply all over
the world. Troubles never come singly
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

Napoleon Jones" has caught the town.
although no one had caught him up 20
the time OF writing. Thousands of eyes
are searching for him and IL win be
wonder n he is not brought into the
business office of the News before night
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

Records OF the post office department
show that the amount of mail matter OF
all classes I'm the United States. in 1899.
weighed 1.55s.ese.bos pounds. This was
enough TO MI so,i42 cars with freight.
This record was the largest in the his
tory OF the country.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

The men. women and children who are
hunting after Napoleon Jones and the
reward OF s25 for his discovery are getting
a pretty good idea OF the difficulties which
bcset the police every day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

Why haven't some OF the clairvoyants.
the theosophists or their adopts succeeded
in getting some word from Pekin? To-
gether with the rest OF civilized man
kind, they are in the maze OF densest ig-
norance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

AZ last Rathbone has been arrested.
n his guilt can be proved. let him be
punished swiftly and with such sentence
ns VIII be lesson to others.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

.This." said the city man. who had
taken up farming. this is my herba-
rum"
your what7" asked the farmer born
10 the business.
.'My collection Of herbs. you
know"
"Oh, And ain't you goin' 10 build no
hogarium. oo7"-rndianapolis Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30
ON THE STREET

On my way out OF town yesterday
morning. / met an estimable lady OF my
acquaintance. and, almost as soon as the
train started. she said to me: Now tell
me all about Napoleon Jones" forth-'
with gave her what Information l pos
sessed and told her the conditions upon
which the money would be paid when
she really surprised me by saying: Now.
do point him out 10 me. like a good fell
low" When 1 informed her that ! did
not know Mr.. Jones. any better than she
did, never having seen him. she looked
at me incredulously, and replied: II
know better than that" and she would
not be convinced. / incidentally re-
marked that even IL knew him 1t would
hardly be honest TO point him out, when
she, woman-iike. retorted, 1T would not
make any difference just to tell me-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

Have you caught on to Napoleon
Joneo7
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

l saw a rather amusing thing down the
bay yesterday. number OF young men
were rowing out in small boat TO big
sloop. anchored some distance from
shore. but, as there was rather heavy
sea and very strong head wind. they
made but little headway. Finally. when
a little more than half the distance had
been covered. one of the young men
board, caught the boats painter. which
he tied around his body, and he then
swan for the sloop. towing the boat. In
few minutes all were safely on board.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

'why not revive the scheme of having
donation boxes at Roger Williams Park
said Fred Loring to me last evening. II
am convinced" he said, that many
wheelmen and wheelwomen would glad
" drop small sums into the boxes, es-
pecially IL the money was TO go toward
paying for the bronze bust of 'Wally'
Reeves" Later I met Chairman Dem
ing Of the park commission and he in
formed me that any plan to raise money
for a bust of Mr.. Reeves would receive
his hearty endorsement.
IL. Cn..;c
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

1 heard quite a good joke today. but
whether IL is on the city detective bureau
or on the Pinkerton Detective agency, 1
leave TO my readers TO determine. The
police department has been in the habit
of detailing two detectives 10 watch the
people who take the JOY line steamer for
Cottage City, In order that passengers
may be protected from crooks. Yester-
day Detectives Cannon and Nickerson
were on duty. and just before the steamer
sailed they remarked to Agent Pitts
You have very nice crowd today, and
the only suspicious looking person we
have seen is that fellow over there
They pointed to a well dressed. slick
looking young man who stood idly on the
wharf. twirling close-roll umbrella In
his hand. Then IL was that Agent Pitts
smiled reassuringly and he said to the
city Hawkshaws: THAT man, Why
that Ia a Pinkerton man, engaged by the
steamship company to look after crooks
and other questionable characters.
Cannon and Nickerson had no more TO
say.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-30

Ned" Tobic, the we'll known Paw
tucket newspaperman, went to Rocky
Point I'm an 1S-foot launch yesterday, but
when he started from the sister city
Ned did not know how much Ola sea
there was. I met him on his arrival at
the wharf and he was as wet as If he
had been overheard, every wave having
come over the side. 1 asked Ned If
he were going to dinner Later on,
am, he replied, but now I'll walk
around in the sun a while and dry off .
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-19
TRADE CONTINUES DULL.
While Prices a IRE Lower in Several Staple
Lines. Says isradstreet's.

New York. May 9-BradStreet's :
says: Continued dullneSS i'll many
branches and q further shading in sew
eral staple lines constitute the leading
features III the business situation this
week. The weakness of prices is de
iayed in lower quotations for corn,
pork. butter. cheese. wool and cotton
among the great agricultural products.
and petroleum and lead among mineral
productions. Wheat is slightly higher.
wool has been shaded again. not
withStandiuc the fact that rather more
strength Is noted in London sale prices.
where supplies Of desirable grades are
reported not excessive. The distribution
of dry goods has been within narrow
limits and wholesale and recorder buSi-
ness is reported particularly slack. The
iron ana steel situation is no stronger.
and shaded prices fail TO develop much
new business.
Business failures in the United States
for the week number 100. as compared
with IA last week. los in this week
IA year ago. 211 in 1898. 241 in 1897 and
216 in 1896.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-19

on aS II IL 2eneTaiIS I'cIIcNcu InaI MS
accusation j. Of such startling charac-
ter aS TO render il unwiSe 10 proceed
before being absolutely sure of other
evidence TO corroborate il.
Another charge against Neely is that
he has defraTded the customs out OF
several thousand dollars worth of du-
ties by importing. nominaIly for postal
use. large quantities OF paper which
was afterwards sold 10 a printing
house in Havana.
With the confessions of Reeves and
Rich. supplemented by those of the
stamp clerks and by the statements OF
the Baracoa postmaster. il is consid-
cred that the evidence against Neely
is complete. especially in view of the
assertion of Reeves that the stamps
We're not destroyed when they were
supposed to be. Packages which were
apparently stamps Were destroyed. bur
it is now said that these We're 50 many
bundles OF paper bits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-19
senate and House in Brief

Washington, May 19.-Nearly the en-
tire day in the senate yesterday was
devoted 10 the pneumatic tube system
service in the pOStotfiee appropriation
bill. but no action was taken. Morgan
introduced Il resolution 10 investigate
the Panama Canal company and in a
speech severely criticised that com
pany- \ bill was passed To provide for
the holding of a term OF the circuit
and district cOlrts Of the United
States AT Superior Wis. as was that
bill prohibiting the transportation by
interstate commerce of game killed in
violation Of local law.
The house passed a measure To pay
Confederate soldiers for losses grow
ing out OF the civil war. It was a
bin 10 pay the Confederate soldiers
who surrendered at APPROXIMATION, for
the loss Of horses and other personal
effects taken from them in violation
of Lees capiruiation to Grant
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-19

COLONEL = s. 8. BADES-PoTBLT-
severely DOmbardeu the siege was
nbanc oned, British force from the
south taking possession of the place"
From the mention of the laagerS il
tie Pretori;I dispatch it is understood
her" that prior To the raising of the
siege of MafekinE the Bocr laagers
around that place were vigorously
bombarded by the British relief col
umn, and that the burGhers were prac-
t!caliy compelled to abandon the siege.
London II sars the News.
London. May l9-Thc dispatch Of
The Associated Press announcing the