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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
WEIRD TALES.

AS a sample of the present evaporation
of the English against the Germans the
following yarn, published solemnly by
the illustrated London News. is present.
ed: ''The average German. though vastly
better educated than the average Eng
lshman, Is intensely jealous OF him; not
OF his mental accomplishments, which the
German (ank not unjustly) denies, but of
his social ones. which the German would
fain initiate a feat which he never sue
ceeds i'm accomplishing. IL Is an open Sc
cret that as n lad Kaiser Wilhelm was
what we term "A pickle His mother, at
her wits end, asked Queen Augusta lot
advice It's no use asking me, my chilu'
was the reply. you must ask your ho,h-
er. We German women can only make
nrigs or oats OF our sons; English women
OF standing succeed first OF all in making
gentlemen Of them. These gentlemen are
often very ignorant, but they DO not let
their own womankind walt upon them'
as they do here. They are sight Tor the
gods 10 rejoice at when they sit at meat
they enter and leave a room in fun con-
troll OF their every limb. Once more, you
must ask your mother.
Two hundred years ago John How, or
Guilford, England, left property, real or
personal. upon curious terms. lts IN
was 10 reward the IeIidie uViheSeiN
who remained at least two years In one
situation within the borough, ana VINO
should throw the highest number with
two dice I'm competition with another as
pIrant for the money"-that Is to say "
was TO encourage fidelity OF service ana
IL must be feared, a spice of gambling
SO the other day Clara Howard ana flor-
ence AnselI. both OF whom had been IN
one service over eight years, threw
against one another, and Clara, casuns
| seven to Florence's five, received cheek
| for twelve guineas G60).
John Jacob Astor was asked one day
what was the largest amount OF money
he had ever made i'm one transaction This
he declined TO answer but said that M
would tell the largest sum that he faiieo
| TO make. With Dewitt Clinton anc
| Gouyerneur Morris, he said, he had plan
ned 20 buy Louisiana from France ana tc
sell Il to the United States government
retaining the public domain and charging
2B per cent commission. They changed
| their minds. and Mr.. Astor said that h'
| lost $50. 100000 by failing to go into th'
| deal Chicago News.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
Providence, r. !.

only TO protect animals on the track. but
also the messengers and employees upon
tho train from accidents and INJURY. ~
would not seem that goose was sucn an
obstruction as would cause the uerah-
lncnt of "A train II run over. 80.
at Is true n goose has animal IRE, anu
I'm the broadSst sense is an animal. put
we think that the statute does not re-
uuire the stopping OF trains 10 prevent
running over birds such as geese, cnlck-
ems ducks, pigeons canaries ana otneI
birds that may be kept Tor pleasure or
nrofit Birds have wings 10 move tnem
uuiclSlv from places OF danger. and, " ~
presumed they will use them. Niolen'
presumption. perhaps. In case or a goose
an animal which appears TO be loath, 10
stoop from his dignity to escape passing
"But the line must be drawn some.
r,b,r- and we are of the opinion that
the goose As the proper bird 10 draw ~
1--WE do not mean 10 say that, In case
az reclxiessness and common-law negu-
aence there might not be recovery IN
Killing geese or chickens. or ducks. OF
other fowls, but that case is not pre-
scnted Snakes and frogs. and nshine
worms are, TO some extent. obsuucuolns
when uron the railroad tracks. but II
cannot he held that for such obstruc-
tion as these. as well as fowls. tho train
should bc stopped. mails and paSscnxerr
DELAYED We are OF the opinion there ~
error I'm the. judgement OF the court belU~'
and n Is reversed. and, the case nnvirk
been heard without jury, ~ Is dismissed
AZ plaintiffs costs. -Nashville (icnn'l
Banner.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
Stories About Lions.

Another man fell in dead faint at the
sight Of a lion. and lay fiat on the earth.
The beast peered at him astonished,
brlstled and growled, but either from
kind heart or suspecting a trap. trotted
awav with some show of dignity. He
would have gone more slowly ~ certain
of being seen. for the lion Is noted Tor
his vanity. In this at any rate, he Is
human and the African natives endow
him with many other qualities supposed
to be exclusively possessed by the higher
order OF beings.
''One morning" relates the Hottentot
guide. II saw a troop of Zcbras going
along a straight path that led TO the mar
gin OF a precipice. They had all passed
with the exception Of fine stallion that
formed the rear guard, when suddenly
from ten feet above a lion sprang down.
He missed by few inches, and, as the
path wound around the rock. he calcu-
lated To scale the height with a single
bound and get the zebra on the other
side. But he did not spring hard enough
and the zebra escaped on the veldt beat
ing the air with his tail. Just then two
of the lions friends came along, and
they chatted together for some time. The
old lion took them to the rock then and
explained how IL was n good place 10
catch zebras II you jump well. They ali
practlced for while and finally went
away talking, but In such a low tone
that I could not hear what they said.
/ hand this along for what II Is worth.
but. in the light OF the animals usual
dlsplay OF sagacity, can scarcely credit
A.. All MIR. Hutchinson's lions were either
stupid or cowardly.
''NVhen out with Poulin. for example, v
he told me. I'VE came across three bic
fellows feeding on an antelope about a
quarter OF a mile ahead. Now, had they
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
0LNtYvILlE.

There is more trouble brewing at the
Chafree street police station for every
chair has been removed from the guard
room so that the patrolmen who report
for duty have no place TO enjoy their
morning smoke. other than I'm the kitchen.
for the smoking room is used as a sleep
ing room for the night telegraph man,
and he does not report for duty until s
o'clock.
The day that the commissioners visited
the station for inspection the captain had
the chairs taken from the guard room.
supposedly for the reason that should tho
commissioners desire a drill there would
be plenty OF room. and when they retired
the chairs were put back and have been
there until yesterday.
The men. both those OF the day and
night beats. are somewhat worked up
over the matter. as the room has always
been used for social as well as drilling
purposes. and the same IL In vogue In
all stations.
on Easter Monday evening the Pequot
Social and Athledc club will hold It's aoth
grand ball An Irons hall and the proceeds
will be rendered the fund FOR lOcked-out
employees OF the American Wooicn COM
pany.
This club Is composed OF young men
principally. but some Of the old-timers
are still In the swim just 10 give the
younger members the advantage of their
experience, and valuable assistance.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
Personal AND PECULIAR.

Pablo, a half-breed Indian and Mexi-
can, and a millionaire, owns and keeps at
his reservation I'm Montana 10000 head of
cattle and a herd of buffalo, said to be
the largest on the continent, numbering
1s0.
The portrait OF Benjamin Franklin ex-
ecuted by Gainsborough at the time of
the signing of the Treaty OF Paris. and
lately given 10 the University OF Penn
sylvania by the class of 1852. has been
hung in the University Library.
The Rev. DIR. Charles j. Little. president
OF the Garrett Biblical Institute of Evans
ton, Illinois, and conspicuously success
full teacher of the Methodist Episcopal
church, has asked for a years leave OF
absence instead of resigning from his Of
flee, as reported i'm Chicago.
OF the GA disputes In Great Britain In
1901 a total OF 205 occurred in the mining
and quarrying industries, l0i in the build
ing trades, and l01 in the engineering,
shipbuilding and metal groups of trades.
OF the total of 1885 work people affect
ed. 10000 being TO the mining, etc, in
dustries, and Of the 3,93O,si1 days lost the
same group accounts for 1,S75,000 days, or
nearly one-half. Miners hold the vast
power of being able to starve all other in
dustries.
A great crowd was attracted on SUNDAY
in a street close to the Bouevards, Paris.
by an enormous monkey parading like a
sentinel before the doorway of a house.
When the public tried to catch him he
pelted them with potatoes from the
stores. The police arrived, and the mon
KEY, recognizing the majesty OF the law,
marched off 10 the station between them
like n common tramp. He was sent "a
the Fourriere for obstructing the thor.
oughfare.
The Philadelphia and Reading railroad
has four pensioners who have served the
| company honorably and continuously foi
50 or more years, Daniel Burke OF Phila-
| delphi being the latest one added TO the
| list after 50 years continuous service
lie will receive $50 month from the com
| pany, and his comrades have given hin
| "a gold watch and n big. comfortable chat
| 'in which 20 rest his weary limbs for tn,
| remainder OF his days" He is II years o.
| age.
| After five months absence from the Vir
! ginia constitutional convention, on ac
\ count OF sickness. Senator John w. Dan
gel has sufficiently recovered to return
TO his duties.
| Chief OF Police Francis o'Neill of Chi
J cago has one of the most remarkable col
| lections OF Irish music extant. Its collect
! ing has been his hobby for many years
Jacob Vallery OF Plattsmouth. Neb
| has attended every Democratic nationa
convention since the log-cabin campaig1
| of 1870. lie was born I'm Rhine Falls, Ba
| varia. in 1913.
Booth Harrington, the author, led tn
| ticket in the Republican primaries I'm In
| dianapolis for the nomination OF candi
dates for county offices.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
The Belief in a Devil.

lately had a reminder that in the class
from which domcstics are drawn pellel
I'm the possibility OF personal assault by
the Evil one fingers a little under the
surface, writes Fred &. Canybeare in the
international Monthly. maid servant
belonging 10 one OF the womens cplleBes'
had been out with her lover without reave
from her mistress, and was returning
late along my road. az the ton OF which
lived the lamented Prof. Nettleship Now
the latter had large yellow dog mat
took the usual canine delight In seeing
cats scatter and flee. and. the better 70
pounce on them when they were stealth-
fly crossing the street he would perch
himself on tho ton OF the prOfesscr's gar
den wall surrounded and half hidden IN
foliage. As the truant maid servant
passed beneath him. he caught sight of n
cat In the middle OF the road, and. max.
ing = spring AZ it colllded with her and
knocked her down. She picked hers y (
up and ran screaming home. almost mad
with terror because. as she said. Che
devil had jumped on her back and thrown
her down.
Today We only smlic al such an incident.
but our forefath rs would have gravciy
discussed her story and believed H.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28

"The papers" says the Kansas CITY
roaidcn' speech sust made by Charlie
scott I'm congress- As a matter OF fact
Tho maiden speech of Charlie Scott was
made nine years ago last June IL was
wardlv from n chair putting n tldy a.fl
half the books on the parlor table TO the
ncor. after which he ggt uown ,r on on
,hn ,vhotnot and the piano, and asked
Mics Nav Devard ~ she would have him
Ard the cordially With which his perora- y
,sn,, s,,,e received ON that occasicn makcs
49,, ,.,, fl,c fiattcriug reception which wns
ercnrd n his effort IN congress the other
dav appear like frost
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28

made a simultaneous rush the chances are
Poulin and would have both been wiped
out, because you have To hit lion IN
the brain 20 kill him Instantly. A bullet
or so in the shoulder may disable him.
but he comes az you just the same with
incredible speed, and leaping so as 10
make the shot more difficult. But when
we got within eighty yards two of these
fellows cleared and the other eat down
just like a cat, watching UP. ] shot and
knocked him down. When he got 10 his
feet knocked him over again, and that
finished him. though he did not die for
fifteen minutes. Both my shots went
straight through his lungs and lodged I'm
his back bone. ALLEN Sangree in Aims
lees
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28

Burdock Blood bltters gives a man a
clear head, an active brain. a strong.
vigorous body--makes him NJ for the bat
tie OF life.
Group instantly relieved. DR.. Thomas
EcIectric OIL Perfectly safe. Never fails
At any drug store.
Every family should have ns household
medicine chest ard the first bottle In a.
should be -r. Woods Norway Pine Sy-
rup. Natures remedy for coughs and
colds.
Itching piles7 Never mind N physicians
failed 10 cure you. Try Doan's Ointment
No failure there 30 cents at any drug
store. Hr.u ..l.H# rHn|".."tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
The Man Who Wanted to Sell Out

II notice" said the man who had
called in answer 90 IN advertisement.
''you state that YOU wish 90 sel cni
this business and give good reason Tor
doing 80. May I ask your reason
s.Ccrtainlv' answered the other man.
'"The reason why I want 70 sell out this
busincss A. that I'm not making Hnr
money at ifs'-chIcsEo Tsbune. ~ a,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28

and owe their very existence 10 the
people OF the various states they traverse.
These charters have in almost every IN
stance been granted subject 10 certain
clearly expressed conditions. There Is no
such thing as the absolute ownership of
a railroad Ownership is subject 10 the
conditions and the terms under which
the charters were granted 10 them, and
compliance with the law.
That a strong feeling exists among
the people at large that community
of interests between competing railroads
by the very existence of the Interstate
Commerce commission. and further OF the
passage of the Sherman antitrust act.
This attempted combination OF only
two railroads through the medium of a
third foreign corporation has aroused gen.
eral Indignation and protest throughout
the whole of the western states. IL is
one thing TO consider this subject from
the standpoint of the Wall street finan-
cier or the average New Yorker.
IL is another thing TO go west, and
not very far west either, and meet men
In great cities like st. Paul and Mime
apolis, who have themselves cleared with
their own hands the lands on which
prosperous cities now stand. These men,
and their sons Of the present generation,
appreciate keenly how largely their ener-
gies and their ambitions are subject TO
the conditions imposed by transporta-
tion companies, which carry the COM
modties they produce to other places and
bring to them the things which are nec-
essary TO them.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28

Then he has a shilling's worth OF In
cidentals the cost of changing statlon.
and personal items. which. without being
absolutely Indispensable. carry on the ac-
count well toward 10 shillings.
The whole question of the position OF
the army officer. even with the extrava-
eances vetoed, Is one OF pay-and pay
only. The evolution from the days OF
commission purchase Is not complete, and
the evil of expecting a youngster TO I've
in the army on 500 odd a year Is but the
survival of old times, when military lie
was a fashionable and easy calling for the
leisured. W. Walker In London
ExpresS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
EXPENSIVE SOLDERING

particular being scheduled at ID ~
what value is the abolition OF "A palf Oh
goid-laced trousers against TINS ex'rasha- ,s,-
heavy ..incidentaIs" which keep men out
or the cavalry or send them IN p.aar
from the service or 70 the cnedpvl
branches OF II. Some OF the best cavairy-.
men OF the war have been coloniais'
whose daily life fits them for the sanule,
yet I'm several cases u II repor,eu stnnss tnns
because OF the expenses involved ih hi'
and daily living. 80
The headquarters STAN may not sss nass
the courage 10 attack the excluslveness
OF crack regiments. but III sound aIn,y
is needed. the closed door. 10 everytnisns s.s
save money and social rank nuss n, sioN
way to the acceptance OF the nttest' Vt
course. the household troops are an s- en-
selves in the mater Ter OF ar aress oiee S sperin
tends: but, apart from the personal
guard let all and not a poruon OF eA-
trayagant clothing be b ao9,'SnSa neea 1 40 cnrtail
the number OF courses TO the mess dlhne,Ii
or 20 decree how many days week coio
mutton and pickles shall serve.
II would be a bad day for the army
when the cultured in the land forsook its
ranks; sensible dress Will never oriVe tnis r
class away but poor dinners VIII. 10
tnck a Cheap meal under a 30-pound waist
coat is not the way 10 reduce oHicers e1-
penses And the official that imaglnes
that any mess economies VIII DO ~ must
| have had more staff than regimentai ex-
| perience. ,,., - ota
Many will regret the abolition or go,d
! lace II Is urged that IL wears splcndiuly
and keeps cloth in good shane. The aver
! age saving on this head Will be about ~
/ per OFFICER, and that is the chiet merit'
| bnt the change needs an extension.
{. frock coat and working dress shoulo
supplant more than red and blue serges
1 and why should the useless helmet sur
I viye? OR the ten other things which 90
! 10 millinerize a man and make hlm
! gorgeous parrot? The general who saved
! the army from swallowtaiis deserves !, =
/ nublic memorial. and, as his wit proved
! the salvation OF his fellows. might not his
! common sense be usefully employed IN
! the critical examination of officers dress?
1 p,,t the question OF pay is the para
! mount subject Officers are shockingly
| paid in comparison TO other professions,
! ,naLa IN nm 10 them. subaltern gets
5s sd. n day and I'm seven years ne may
| reach the giddy height OF as. 81: Take'
| then. his daily expenses, apart from ki''
4 r-t,ax, IN follows.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
ACTION OF THE STATES.

Approaching all this. most of the states
have uniformly through their legislatures
prohibited combination OF any kind
between railroads which traverse the
same country, and I'm most instances the
charters of these transportation com
panies have been granted subject 10 these
conditions, that no combination, direct
or indirect. should be made between COM
peting railroads.
Ii must not be forgotten, either, that
the railroad companies have from their
inception been encouraged and helped by
the people and TO some extent subsidized,
especially by the western states, by tn
free gift of great tracts OF valuable land.
When Mr. Morgan speaks OF the "ab-
solute ownership" OF men who can deal
with their property as they like, he for
gets a great many things.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28
MoRGAN's TESTIMONY.

The testimony OF Mr. Morgan showed
clearly his firm belief that a community
of interest by the owners ~ all the rail-
roads OF the United states, leaving them
cree 10 do with "thcir own property"
what they wanted 90. would be n desirable
a proper and legal thing. Mr. Morgan for
gets. however. that the owners OF those
railroads received their charters from
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-28

completed with the Maryland Casualty Company
fatally
the Maryland Casualty Company will pay News read
|
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-24

Fer Sale Cheap.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-24
Some Tax Matters.

Careful investigation of a subject
before one begins discussion of it,
will, as a rule, obviate deal of ex-
planation before it is finished. This
is true of the maddle into which
the public mind has been befuddled
in the matter of Benton county
taxes.
Here are facts. There is no ne
cessity for speculation: The coun-
ty tax levy is "a mills, as follows:
County purposes, 9.mills; State, s;
county school, 5; county roads, 2.
The county court is responsible
only for the levy for county pur-
poses The management of Ben
ton county's affairs has nothing to
do with what the state levy shall
be; with what the road tax shall
be; with what the school tax shall
be; with what the city tax shall be.
One is fixed by state officers; one
by the legislature; one by the vote
of the taxpayers of each school dis
trict, and the last by the city coun-
Gil.
The levy for county purposes
last year was fixed at 10 mills;
this year it is placed at 8 mills. The
court believed that an s mill tax
would be sufficient to defray the
expenses of the county for the COM
ing year, but there is the prcbabil-
ity that the ferry across the Will
lamette at this city viii be pur-
chased, when the lease now in force
with Mr.. Blumbart expires in May.
The amount raised by the extra
mill can be applied on the purchase
price of the ferry.
Last year the state levy was 5.7
mills, this year it is s mills. The
two mill road tax provided for by
the last legislature does not affect
the cities of Corvallis and Philo-
math. Besides the % mills for
state, county and county school
purposes, Corvallis will have to
raise =. mills for city and street
purposes, and 81 mills for special
school tax, making 343 mills.
Philomath taxpayers will have to
raise 80! mills.
Last year the special school tax
in district No. 8 was q mills, and
eur city and street tax was 6
mills. The tax for purposes out
side of these two items was 21.95
mills, making a total tax on Cor
Wallis taxpayers Of 30.45 mills,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-24
A Double Suicide.

A telephone dispatch to Corvalli.
Wednesday morning announced the sui
eide of Miss Mana UEgerman at McMin
| vile the previous evening. Miss Unger.
man was a student at o A c last year
and the news of her self destruction sur
prised and shocked those who knew her
The Oregonian contains the following
facts concerning the suicide:
Despondent from reasons unknown to
their families Or friends, tired of living
and determined to die, Mana Ungerman,
night telephone operator at McMinnville,
and her chum, Mrs. Ollie Gaunt, a di-
vorced woman, drank arsenic in deadly
quantities, in the telephone Office last
night, both succumbing today to the eff
fects of the poison. Miss Ungerman
called up several operators along the
telephone line and told them she and
her companion were tired of living and
were taking the poison at the time the
message was sent. The grim an
nouncement was not believed and
those who received the message thought
the McAlinnville central was indulging
in chatting over the wire.
The poison was taken about half past
s o'clock last night. Miss Ungerman
had been acting as night operator in the
telephone Office She twas accompanied
to her work by Mrs. Gaunt, and both
seemed to be in the best spirits when
Mr.. Hembree. the proprietor of the store
in which the telephone Office is situated
left his establishment early in the eve
ming, Mr.. Hembree returned to his
store about 8 O'Clock, and found Mrs.
Gaunt standing i'll the rear door of the
i'll. AS she became worse at
once, q physician was summoned. Un-
der his direction Mrs. Gaunt was re-
moved to the home of her step-father, T.
A. McCourt, while Miss Ungerman
walked out unaided and apparently in
normal health. In short time Miss |
was taken ill.
Miss Ungerman is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. r. P. Ungerman, highly re-
spected citizens of McMinnville. Mrs.
Gaunt was the daughter of Mrs. T. A.
McCourt, of this city, and was general
Mrs. Gaunt formerly lived in
Hillsboro, where she was we'll known.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-01-24
Domestic Department

20 yards Outing Flannel for. L 90
20 yards Gingham for. ............1 90