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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21

1t up, where at present 1t is all the
rage. 1T is played in a court sixty
yards long which has one high wall
running its entire length and a short
wall at right angles to this al either
end, forming court open on three
sides. the other being reserved for
spectators. -Four players take part.
two on each side. each player having
fixed to his hand hollow scoop bat
Of basket work called the 'cesta
With this he strikes the bali and can
drive IL with tremendous force, great
Skill and energy being shown. Cham
pion Chiquito. his Basque companion
and two Spaniards are to make tour
through South America soon and will
probably play in the United states.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21
A BooN no FIRE FIGHTERS.

smoke helmet OF German origin is
likely to be widely used by firemen on
burning premises i'm future In appear
ance IL somewhat resembles a divers
dress. Air is conveyed by a fire engine.
BY it's means two men penetrated dense
clouds of smoke at a warehouse fire In
Back Goree, Liverpool, England. re-
Gently and were successful in discover
ing the seat of the fire, thus greatly ia
cilitating the operations of the brigade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21
LARRY CHITTENDEN THE POET RANcHMAN" AND HIS
TEXAS RANCH

one OF the best known citizens OF
Texas is Larry Chittenden. known far
and wide as the poet ranchman." Mi.
Chittendon we'll deserves his title, TOR
he is not only a real ranchman, but
real poet. His ranch is in Jones coun-
ty. Tex IL consists OF 10000 acres, OF
which 200 are i'm cultivation. over the
rest OF his broad domain roam his
herds of cattle and horses. During the
winter months Larry is 10 be found
with his cowboys. lie rides and hunts
and writes verses in his comfortable
ranchhouse. He wears chaps" and a
sombrero and looks the veritabie cow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21

liza win cos, sgsOooooo and take nv.
years 60 build
so little confidence T. there in Turkish
Postoflice employees that when, some
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21

OF lightning struck the party nine in
number, and rendered them aii uncon.
scious Nobody was killed. but the man
20 whom Ihis shoe belonged was the
worst injured. Tho nuid penetrate ted
his clpthing between the shoulders.
making a hole thc size OF ieacup.
Travelled dOwn his trousers. tearing
them to shreda,- sEa passed tl44-.lsssl, 4, e,fr--
of his shoes 10 the ground leaving
% IN the condition shown in this pic
turc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21

on an average twenty potinds Those
of woman weigh nuncn pounds
'irceCr PAYS dcatly for her goats.
1Ac5 are cVeIg here, and wherever
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21

they are young trees cannot grow The
holm oak, for example, II left 20 Itself
uttairs q height of thirty or forty feet.
Bat "a Is usually kept down By the gyats
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21
THE. CHAMPION OF THE
GAME OF PEL0TA.

in the accompanying iliustrh ton ap-
pears the champion player OF palota.
that ancient ball game which has been
a favorite diversion Of the Basqucs for
many centuries. Although a common
game among the Basques it has been
only recently that their French neigh
bors north OF the Pyrenees have taken
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21

A NEW BUILDING FOR THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COM.
MERGE
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21

10 tho dimensions of y shrub. at the
i"N OF which they continually cDaw
lt-is estimated that The projsctcd rail-
wsy from Southern 10 Western Austria
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21
PICKED UP IN PASSING.

'fhe record of Egyptian rtmnuan
as bou arfiei baos for 5op voirs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21
OF A HUNDRED EARLs

Lady Bestrix Herbert. whose portrait
appears herewith. is the typical
daughter of hundred earls, so much
quoted by novelists and poets. for her
father, Lord Pembroke. dates his title
back 10 1851. and her mother is daugh-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21

pnncher'
of
o FAY
he The
ationa
Ball" which largely
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-21

That the electric fluid sometimes
plays strange freaks is illustrated by
the accompanying engraving Of a shoe
from the foot OF a man recently struck
by lightning This man was playing
ball in an open field. A binding flash
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
INDIAN POLICY.

As long as Indians are segregated.
troubles similar to those now attracting
attention in the Indian Territory will
only pass with the death of the Indians.
Idleness is the DEVILS best agent. and
nowhere is this truth more apparent
than in the small reyolts which occur.
Crazy Snake should be called Lazy
Loon. He does not have to work. He
lives on community. land and lets some
body else do what little work is dom in
raising crops or pasturing cattle. He is
a civilized" Indian d
Among the blanket Indians tribal
~jeaiousies, hates and loves have always
resulted disastrously. Even when the
Government attempted to make soldiers
out of the strong young bucks, the tribal
element made the experiment a failure.
Several years ago n entire regiment
was made up Of companies composed Of
different tribes. Two years of expert
ence proved that when placed together
In this manner the soldier remained 4
Sioux or a Greek, as the case mightsbe
So the idea was abandoned and the
regiment taken out of commission.
Within the last two years a different
plan has been adopted and with signal
success. Major r. H. Pratt Of the Car
Isle Indian School asked the consent
Of the War Department. to recommend
graduates of his school to places in the
army. He specified that the Indians
should be in different companies and
placed or an equal footing with the
white soldier.
At the present time thirty-four gradu-
ates of Carlisle are enlisted soldiers.
One Of them was In the late General
Lawton's bodyguard and was at his side
when he fell. Another distinguished
himself In the battle Of Tien-Tsin. Others
are in Cuba, Porto Rico and wherever
the United States army happens to be
located. Not one of them has fallen be-
low the measure set for the white man.
This does not necessarily prove that
the Indian is as capable as picked
whites. 1t does show that IL mingled
and placed In competition with the white
man. he will do his best to maintain his
pride. This truth is gradually gaining
strength with the Government. and in a
few years 1t is expected that the Indian
problem will be solved in a great meas
ure by following this new light.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
O FOB KANSAS.

Professor Wiley. chemist for the De
pertinent of Agriculture. in announcing
that the seed of the suniower is al ex'
ceIlent food gives Kansas a boost which
in the present prosperous condition OF
that State will not be fully appreciated.
He declares that the sunflower seed
is characterized by a sweetness and a
paiatability that make it valuable for
table use. He then recites that the
peasants of Russia use it regularly, be.
cause of its cheapness and nutritive
powers.
Kansas in these glorious days of wheat
and corn wants nothing cheap. There is
nothing under the sun which the mag
nificent crops of last year do not war
rant the Kansas. farmer in enjoying to
his fill. Sunfiower seed indeed! Things
have come to the stage where, even in
the short-grass country. the days Of
T-cent corn used for stovewood are for
gotten. In those days. sunfiowers lifted
their yellow crowns in defiance and the
road overseer did not care. Now they
are ruthlessly u down and cast into
the fire.
Professor Wiley's suggestion has come
too late. Kansas has passed the days
when expedients such as he proposes
appeal to the man who is well able to
piow corn in a silk hat, patent leather
shoes and tailor-made clothes.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
REFORM THE HOUSE.

While the Democratic party in 81.
Louis is gathering together all the forces
Of good government 10 insure the elcc-
ton OF a clean and ~buslnesslike eN-
ecutive To succeed Mayor Z%iegenhein. II
devolves upon the leaders of public
sentiment TO select good men for the
House of Delegates.
This branch of the city government is
in 10 less disrepute than the office Of
Mayor 1t has come To that pass where
honest men are with difficulty induced
10 have their names mentioned in con-
nection with a nomination 10 a seat IN
this division of the Municipal As
sembly. As now composed. the House
of Delegates is controlled by rings and
cliques out for the stuff"
Each ward of the city has one rep
resentatiye in the body. The nominal
tions for these places are too often
sought by an element for which the
Democratic party has no use. Ward
politics finds its lowest expression in the
manipulation made necessary 10 secure
nominations.
No upright business man ought to he
handicapped in the Mayors chair by the
hold-up methods which prevail in the
larger branch Of the Municipal Legis-
laturc. The fact that within the last
few weeks Delegates have done com
p%aratively little to scandaiize the public
should not make voters forgetful of the
many disgraceful scenes and. actions
which have taken place there. The ma
terial for a second period like that CEN
tering around the failure TO pass a light
ing ordinance is still in the House of
Delegates.
Present conditions call for a whole
sale cleansing. Citizens active in good
government should attend to the nOmi-
nations for the House of Delegates in
their wards. Only the most careful
scrutiny and vigilance will keep the
looters off the ticket. Tine Democratic
party has just as important 4 duty to
perform In putting the right men in
the House of Delegates as in choosing a
proper Worlds Fair Mayor.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
TWO OF A KIND.

st. Louis criminals will have to use
their wits during these days when local
officers of the law are rising TO heights
undreamed of by Dare Devil Dick or
other noted characters of the paper-back
novel. The ready wit which has distin-
griished at least two Of them in the past
few days certainly makes these officers
worthy Of a place In the affections of
dime-novel readers.
Policeman Greeley saw two men who.
after jumping off a street car, were
hailed as pickpockets. OF course. the
two fellows separated, running in OPP
posite directions. Officer Greeley, while
looking out of the corner of his eye at
one man who jumped aboard another
car, captured the other. Promptly snap
ping handouts on his prisoner, he
whipped out his revolver with the com
mand, BEAT me TO that car" II is un-
necessary to add that the prisoner
sprinted as fast as his captor, with the
result that both p~ickpockets were cap
tured.
Deputy Sheriff BelIairs. while at the
terminal of the Easton avenue line, was
informed Ia; two men bad so:as stolen
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

STAFF CORRESPONDENCE
jefferson City. No.. Jan. es.-From the
organization ofethe House even down TO the
present time-half way through the ses-
~sion-there has been "A constant effort on
the part OF an active contingent In the
House to increase the clerical force.
In the Senate such efforts have been meas
urahly successful. In the House Organ OF
Dent has stood "A Gibraltar In the way Of
the increasers.. He holds The craftsmanship
of the House Committee on Clerical Force.
and a majority Of The committee. as well rs
a majority of the House. led by Speaker
Whitecotton. stand with Organ of Dent. or
he would be unable TO maintain his position.
Organ OF Dent is peculiarly fitted to be a
Gibraltar. The sphinx and the eternal pyra-
mids ,show some of his traits. He is one
OF the great silent men whom Carlyle ex-
tolls as the center and handspring of she
worlds progress. He is not silent with his
mouth alone. His direct saze and his en-
tire face. shrouded in a dense maze oil
muddy gray beard. ARE silent too. tie sits
through the sessions in his place. in tie
front tier of seats. his feet. incased in mas.
sive shoes. on the desk before him. his
steady glance noting all that goes on around
him..
He Is not much to look on, is Organ OF
Dent. His massive frame moves slowly and
with seeming reluctance. He looks like a
successful farmer. carries himself like one,
erect, but not lissome. and is one.
Organ of Dent has not smiled since the
season opened. Let the House be convulsed
over "A situation ever so comical. Organ of
Dent preserves his unimpaired composure.
1t Is not forced any more than the fixed
stare of a Sphinx is forced.
Against this man of stone for Upwards OF
thirty days the steady beat OF the breakers
have dashed in vain.
Organ of Dent won his first tight i'm the
Clerical Committee. He had able support
there. He won his next fight in the House
caucus. The same support was there.
Then came resolutions requiring the in
crease of the force under various pretexts
and various ends. All were referred to the
Committee on Clerical Force and all came
out of the COMMITTEES not allowed.
Next came a resolution to increase the
Clerical COMMITTEES, with a view Of depriv-
ing Organ of Dent of his supporting major
| ity. The resolution went to the Committee
on Rules, and that committee saw no merit
in it.
Next came a resolution that Wolff of
Greene, the new member seated by the
Committee on Elections and Contests over
Norris. be allowed a clerk, as all the other
Democratic members had been allowed a
clerk.
The House has held its clerical force down
to q minimum up to the present
Great credit is due to the House majority
for this. but the greatest credit Is due to
Organ OF Dent p
One OF the interesting figures Of the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
SPECIAL ADVANTAGE
v MERE READING.

OVER MERE READING.
Former Governor William j. Stone ex-
| pressed his hearty approval of the Home
Study idea.
"A great deal Of good can result from
the correspondence system" he said. "out
I Just want to remark here that in this
course, as in everything else. most de-
ponds on the man himself. II a man Is
determined to get on. and will apply him.
self. this course affords an unecualed OPP
portunity. and / have watched the results
of several schools of the sort with great
interest.
The principal advantages the school has
over the mere reading OF the subject by a
student Is the fact that In reading n per
son is apt to form a wrong impression of
the meaning of things. II he goes ahead
with this wrong impression it becomes
firmly fixed. and he finds that later state
ments in the book are contradictory and
inexoiicable.
Now. in the correspondence system he
can ave these points explained to him as
he goes along. by mail. IL he lives at a
distance. or by telephone. II he is a resi-
dent of the city. There will be no neees-
sity for completing the course within a
specified time. and portions Of a subject
which he finds hard to understand can be
dwelt upon Until he masters them.
LAS a test of the man himself the course
is an excellent thing. 1t Is. obvious that
the course is adapted better to some sub
jects than to others, but the subjects which
are most necessary for a young PERSONS
immediate advancement are those when
can be most easily taught by this means
English is enc of the most important
studies in existence. and the course oners
a good opportunity to acquire a knowiedse
of our own Language. Bookkeeping should
be taught readily. and / believe that short
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
T H O

From Washington comes the pleasing
intelligence that Colonel Joe F1ory is
now in that city and expects to remain
a week. He explains his presence there
by stating that it is one of periodical
visits. Il have no special business at
the House or Senate, however" he adds
with a peculiar innueDiO which will moi
be mistaken in Missouri.
Colonel" Flory, like all Missouri Re
pablicans, has gone to Washington to
he shown. People who have watched
the trend of events political in these
parts for the last Few months expected
the former candidate for Governor to
make this sightseeing trip long ago.
If any one seriously believed that Mr..
Flory would ever fiji the chair now oc-
cupied by Governor Dockery, he has yet
to be found. The vociferous declarations
of Mr.. Flory to the contrary, his friends
watched his peregrinations over the
State as simply advance work done for
a Federal appointment to he delivered
at the expiration of his term as Railroad
Commissioner.
No, Mr.. Flory has no business with
the House or Senate at this time. He
is camping on the stone steps Of the
White House Or outside the committee
room in which Senator Hanna may hap
PLY be ~ensconced. He is there after pie
the pie for which he was working last
fall.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
INTERESTING SIDE LIGHTS ON MISSOURI ASSEMBLY-ST. LOUIS
WORLDS FAIR LEGISLATION TOPIC OF MUCH DISCUSSION

present House is Wallace Of Rails. He IS
tailed In the list of members as David
Wallace, New London. Rails. Lawyer" He
attracted attention as soon az the House
convened for organization by making the
speech which placed Voolfolk In nominu-
uon for the speakership. These nominating
speeches Were made from the Speakers
platform. aud The members of the House
had ample opportunity TO became familiar
with Wallace Of Rails during that speech.
The distinctive feature of Mr.. Wallace's
ofatory Is that in his climaxes he casts
ms eyes straight up at the ceiling. without
moving his lead. as though imploIilg the
far-seeing providence To note the lack Of
reason and sense that characterized the
arguments Of his opponents.
Waliace &C Raj : has twice STOOD bodily
In opposition To the use of printers ink
in the Affairs of the House. on tie Fret
occasion he opposed the printing of all bills
on Introduction. The menber may like
To rush into print he said then. 1T fat
tiers human vanity Ia see the product Of
ones brain in print. hut the money Of the
State should not be wasted I'm this way"
The next occasion when Wallace Of Rails
spoke against printers ink was on the
question % printing the official ballot in
III N[iNift A'iiifA.
In action Wallace of Rails shows n bet
ter appreciation Of the value Of publicity
than in speech. He has on frequent occa-
| sions introduced resolutions on a variety
OF subjects. on these occasions he supplies
all tine correspondents with manifold copies
of his resolution. lest they find the labor
Of copying IL too severe and neglect to
print il In full.
His most recent effort In this direction
WAS the following. reproduced exactly as
submitted in typewriter manifold:
Representative Wallace OF Rails County. who
is pushing the bill to repeal the law requiring
County Courts 10 publish in two newspapers
the official ballot at each election. has writ
ten 20 every County Court IN the state asking
their opinion OF this Law ana its cost 10 them.
out OF ~sixty-iive replies received. hfty-ive IA
vor the absolute repeal of the law, and de-
clare that Il entails an unnecessary expense
upon their revenue. II II shown by the cor
respondence that the average expenditure Of the
several -ounties for this item alone is si2j. max
ing. IL the present average is maintained In
the other counties to be heard from. So.OoD paid
In the state at the late election Replies are
still coming in. and the tone IL decidedly
against the present law. Some of the letters
declare that this money had just as well been
poked in the fire."
Another noticeable figure is Joseph f.
Mabry OF Barry. His grandfather came to
Barry County in 1s4i. bringing with him
six sons and six daughters. Now go direct
descendants OF Grandfather Barry. all DEM
ocrats. live in Barry County on adjoining
farms. They are Keltons. Todds. Thomases.
Longs. Clementses and Fiys.
Joseph Mabry taught school in Barry
County before he came to the Legislature.
Out of seventy pupils enrolled in that school
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03
PAVE THE IL

~. Louis wants no repetition of the
experience through which il passed last
year when street improvements were
abandoned because of dilatory action
pursued in the Municipal Assembly.
Street Commissioner Narrelman has
just cause for complaint when bills of
this nature are held up in the commit
tees of the Assembly. The Committee
on. Public improvements of the House
of Delegates has about twenty bills
pigeonhoie,i until the Council Commit
tee reports fifteen bills which have
passed the House and been approved by
the Board of Public improvements.
Those interested in the ordinances
must conclude that inexcusable delays
are being tolerated in the Council Com
mittee. 1t is said that the House Com
mittee will not report any more street
improvement bills until The Council
deignS 10 take action on those sent there
over 8 month ago.
Last year. by reason of the same sort
Of tactics. street Improvements had 10
be practically abandoned owing to the
fact that Chicago and other cities Ind
contracted for the entire output of pay
ing material. But a few weeks remain
yelop this year Street improvements
are imperative. The Council should real
ize this and not delay passage of Ordi-
nances which make improvements pos
Sible. .
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-02-03

sixty-four were his cousins. one was a sis
ter and. one "a nephew.
Several Interesting points relative to the
Worlds Fair have been under QUIET discus
sion by the members OF the Worlds Far
committees o. House and Senate. One OF
these IS whether the Missouri State build
in;. to be- erected with the million-dollar
appropriation voted by the people for the
Fair. shall he built so that IL may be taken
apart and shipped to Scdalia to be re-erect-
81 on the State Fair Grounds there after
the 81. Louis Fair is ever. Governor Ste
phens made a. recommendation to this ef-
feet Ia his final message. and the people
OF Selaiia are already taking active steps
10 have this plan carried out. 1t Is not un-
likely that the structure will be of mag
rihcent design and that St. Louis would be
glad to have II remain a permanent monu-
m.nt in s.. Louis 10 TIE Louisiana Purchase
and its centennial celebration. II -. 81.
Louis should begin 10 voice It's sentiments
in that connection.
The committees are also discussing
whether the miilion-doIlar appropriation
shall he made In i lump sum or whether it
shall be made available from time To time.
Some members ayow themselves In favor
~ the latter plan In order that the mem
bers of the committee may retain a hold
upon ard an influence with the Worlds Fair
authorities.
Chaplain Boude OF the Senate has made
a poll of the religious predictions of that
body as follows: Methodist. .; Christian, 4:
Cumberland Presbyterian. 1: Baptist. 2:
Congregational. l.: Presbyterian. L; common
sinners. %: total. "a.
II any religious subject comes before the
- -.
the poll. the common sinners 1t seems.
will have a safe. clear majority over ALL"
Members Of the House have had some
sport at the expense of Duncan OF Buch-
snan over a bill he fathered by request.
The title OF the measure is IAN act for the
suppression of foul broods. black broods
and pickeied broods among bees in the
State of Missouri" The bill provides for a
State Bee Inspector. and is to be the sub
ject OF 4 public hearing before the Com
mittee on Agriculture at the request of a
renowned apiarist. Abbott of st. Joseph.
Blair of Dekaib opened the jest by acc1s-
ing Duncan of discrimination
II represent an agricultural and a
lettered constituency. and. while you have
provided for pickeied bees. you have en-
tirely omitted spelling bees and husking
bees"
And you've left out the gallinippers in
my district" said Kendrick of Linn.
And how about the bald hornets in my
district? % asked Tapley of Pike.
Why not include the Yasps that affict
my constituents" suggested Stewart OF
Knox.
And to make a clean sweep. you might
legisiate the woodpeckers up my way out
Of Office" said Colvert of Barton.
Jack Gallagher and John Howard Of the