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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
STRANGE THINGS IN TEXAS.

Paul Desmuke OF Amphlon, Ataecosa
county, was elected Justice OF the Peace
Of his home precinct at the recent election.
lie is known throughout the State as the
Armlcss Wonder.
He was born without arms, but to all
Appearances this physical deformity has
not disabled him. He is 20 years old and
we'll read in law, having recently been adj
mitted TO the bar
He performs all the duties ordinarily
done with the hands with his feet He Is
a fine penmnn. He holds the penholder
either with lis toes or between his teoth.
Whenever one position becomes tirehome
he changes to the other:
He has been employed in the office OF the
district clerk Of Atascosa county for several
months and the records which he has kept
with his pen are models for neatness and
legibiity. He eats with his feet and hand les
his knife and fork with ar much dexterity
as if they were held with hands
The only turtle and alligator farm in
Texas is situated in Lake Sabine, near
Orange The farm IL owned and conducted
by q. Pavell who has been In the business
for several years and has accumulated
a fortune from the sale OF turtles and ALI
gator hides.
He has large force Of men in his employ
and the breeding grounds Of the lake are
dragged at intervals for the turtles and
alligators. The turtles are not fit for the
market when first taken from the lake:
They are placed in pens here they are fed
for several weeks until they are fat and
in condition.
The alligators are killed and skinned
Immediately upon being taken from the
water. The skins are dressed under Mr..
Pavell's supervision and sold In New York
city and Europe for good prices: Mr..
Pavell now has more than 900 alligator
skins on hand.
Essie +. Barnes is the name OF a four
year-old negro child who has been travelling
about Texas during the past few weeks
delivering lectures on religious subjects.
She is accompanied by her mother who is
widow, They live at Northrup. Tex.
The child learned to read when 2 years
old and readily answers every question on
Biblical subjects asked her
In the little community Of Melville, Men,
nard county, Tex, there are flfty-s people
who have five fingers and one thumb on
each hand 1t Is known as -Six-Fingered
Melville. There are many other six-finger
people scattered throughout that county.
unusual number Of fingers II an unsolved
problem. The phenomenon Is attributed
by some to the climate Of the region where
the people live.
A swarm of bees have made their home
for several years In the hollow head OF the
Goddess Of Liberty which ornaments the
OF 81 feet from the ground. The bees
| caused an interruption In the work of re.
| painting the figure recently and they had
| to be smoked out before the painting could
be finished. large quantity OF honey
| was taken from tho lof y hive.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23

ship across the ocean She was slick and
white in her cabins and fancy colors
everywhere else, with an oil-painting on
her wheel-boX.
The Grand Republic burned few years
ago down at Paducah and that just about
closed the big fine days of steamboating
on the Mississippi. All the fine passengers
go by rail. there is no music in the cabin and
poker in the stateroonls. nothing except a
little packet business here and there that
makes one sick TO think of when lie recalls
the splendid times Of old"
Pilot Jim ceased talking and Capt. Lie
offered no comment. The sun sank down
over a deep bayou. II placed the reds
and golden yellows Of the trees and river
high In the heaven and then sank slowly
down over the fiat horizon, and left the
Spread Eagle 10 continue her slow progress
up the river by night.
Capt. Life broke the silence.
You and jim said he. had better
scuttle down in the cabin. I've got a French
cook from New Orleans down there and
he's got some stewcd shrimps and fried
chicken there for YOU"
When one has stood five hours at the wheel
such an invitation is very welcome.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
THE WONDERFUL DACHSHUND.
4 Little Incident That Gave Mr.. Gozzieby
New Idea Of II.

OF COURSE snid Mr. Gozzleby, II had
realized Ia a general way that the dachs-
hund is a very long-bodied and short
legged beast, but ! find that l never fully
and actually realized the dachshund's
dimensions ami proportions until this MORN
ing, when | saw one go up from street
pavement TO the sidewalk
TRULY, for moment he grounded on the
edg 90 of the curbst one. His fore legs at this
time we're some distance on ahead, on the
sdewa TX, where he was following his master.
while his hind legs were still quite piece
out in the street; but his body. along In the
middle part of it, was stranded there on
that curbstone.
Apparently It didn't worry the dog bit
no doubt he had had similar experiences
before He didn't oven look back: he just
pulled ahead gently. and in a moment he
had himself clear once more; and keeping
on ahead. his hind legs came along pretty
soon to the curb and stepped up, and then
his body was above the ground for the usual
space and he went on In his usual placid
manner,
But that gave me a new idea OF the dachs-
hund's length Of body and his actual and
relative length of leg. and now look upon
that wonderful dog with greater wonder
than ever"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
NO POLISH RESTAURANT HERE.
New York Forced to Get Along WITH
BarsLcz, Zzan or Nalesnikes.


In cosmopolitan New York almost every
style and variety Of restaurant cooking
French, English, German. Hungarian,
Italian. Russian, Spanish. Bohemian. negro
and New England-is known besides there
are Chinese restaurants. There was main
tanned for some time also an East Indian
restaurant or two-varied In combinations
Of condiments and spices.
But there Is no restaurant In New York
devoted to or making any special feature
Of Polish cooking, though for centuries
the Poles have had their distinctive style
of cooking and restaurants perpetuating
1t are known in some other cities OF the
United States.
In the days Of Polish affluence and pros
perity the feasts prepared for Polish mobiles.
either on their estates at home or when
abroad, were well known and into the menu
certain distinctive articles entered largely,
Of which some few are still recalled by
gourmets.
One of these Ia cucumber soup Another
in barsacz, or beet soup, into which, IN addt-
ton to beets, beef ham, onions and mush-
known Polish soup is horse radish soup.
q type Of dish peculiar to Poland.
Some other articles Of Polish cooking
are red cabbage salad served hot; xsas.
a stew of boiled beef. whey and eggs; and
nalesnikes, a cake marvellously made up
Of eggs, milk, butter, nutmeg. -four, lard
and raisins. Another Polish delioacy,
which has attained no culinary foothold
elsew here is capon with apples, and a side
dish is piokled mushrooms, the use Of
vinegar being one Of the most important
One reason. perhaps. for the lack Of
popularity Of Polish cooking In this city
Is the fact that there are no Polish wines.
the wines used with meals in Poland being
usually Hungarian. white or red.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
MISSISSIPPrS PAST GLORY.
PILOT TELLS or STEAMBOATING
IN THE OLD DAYS.
That Was the Time Of Mark Twains Ap-
premiership Months Voyages by
River-Great Boats whose Like Is Not
Seen NOw-Golden Times OF the Pilot.


The wheel-house Of the Spread Eagle
was scorching hot. Cap'n Lie Grimshaw
had built fire in the old fashioned stove
placed precisely in it's centre, and the heat
OF the thing quite over balanced the cooling
north breeze that swept over the breast
board OF the wheel-house straight into
Pilot Jim Mont gomerys face.
Every time Pilot Jim put the wheel over
and walked across the broad pilot house
in so doing, he scowled fercely, cussed
under his breath at Cap'n Lie and spat
uron the stove. Then he would again
study the face Of the Mississippi intently
and wonder first " the Eag'e would pull
into st. Louis on time, and then why the
commander Of the craft didn't leave the
roustabou,s down below to themselves
and come upstairs.
Il guess We'll make Saint Lewee on time,
sure 'nufr, said he. We've got the water
to-day, near Ave foot in the main channel
an we ought to bump her nose agin' the
levee by o'clock tomorrow evening
From the tall chimneys Of the Spread
Eagle came n slow asthmatic cough and
two twists OF tumbling yelow-black smoke
that finally joined ard spread away back of
the Texas and down the river quite as far
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
COLLEGE MEN As DEPUTIES.
French Chamber Organized a. Princetoa
for students OF Politics.

PRINCETON, N. j.. Nov. 2i.-Prof. John
II. Finley Of the university has introduced
a unique piece Of instruction in his elective
course in contemporary politics. He has
organized his class Of 1875 men into cham-
Der of deputies modelled exactly after the
French Chamber. The seniors constitute
the right wing, or conservative element;
the juniors the left wing or radical ele-
ment The ministry has been chosen from
the conservatives.
At last nights session bills were intro
duced and business conducted as nearly
as possible after the French form. The
chamber became peculiarly realistic when
for the advisability of selling Martinique
to the United States on account OF the
devastation brought by the recent erup-
ton Of Mont Pele, was interrupted ny
the opposition with loud cries OF Hot ARR
Now the Juniors are trying to overthrow
the 'n3 ministry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
A NEWSPAPER YOU CAN'T READ
OR, IF YOC can, YOU ARE 4 RARE
LINGlIST Nv NEW YORK.

II 10 Printed In Croaiian for . People
VINO Are D0inG . Lot Of Hustiing
Nowadays In Many Places Betwes,I
the Atlantic and Pacinc-Its Editor.
A daily newspaper published in New York
printed the following piece Of information .
several days ago:
HrvatSka r. Il. crkya u New Yorku.
Kako hi vcc javljeno. zaceio ne raditi o
tom da se u nasoj new-yorskoi koloniji podi-
gne crkva. a sada mozemo javiti. da &c je ob.
drzavula prya sjednica / odmah je tEbrau
crkzeni ovbor sljedeci: Prcdsjednik: Franjo
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Petar Cokljat:-Taj-
nixon: Nikola Givanovic; blagajnikom Jostp
Martini
Crkva CO so graditi u eradu New Yorku.
Manhattan Borough. te bi uJedno zaklj uoeno.
da &C crkva nosti ime sv. Jeronima.
How many native New Workers were there
who knew that the news was published?
How many could have read It II they had
known Of its existence? In fact. how many
were there who. II they had seen II. could
have told In what language il was printed?
Nevertheless II was a bit OF genuine news
to several thousand New York men and
women 1t told the Croatian-speaking
people of Manhattan that they were at
last to have church of their own, that a
committee consisting Of Frank Zotti, Peter
Cokljat. Nicholas Givanovich and Joseph
Martini had the matter in hand and that the
church would be named for st. Jeronima.
The newspaper In which this statement
was made Is the Narodi List National Ca
sette) the first Croatian daily In America Its
readers in New York are among the 200
people of the Croatian race living In Albany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
Mr.. CannOn's Quick Count.

From the Washington Ercnino Star.
Now that the Speakership seems to be
heading toward Chairman Cannon many
stories are being told about Uncle Joe" to
illustrate his quaint humor.
Last winter Speaker Henderson called
Mr. Cannon to the chair on one occasion
when a vote was to be taken on an amend
nent, the rejection OF which was fore
gone conclusion. II was one OF those amend-
NESTS to an appropriation bill which was
made merely as a record, as the member
who moved II had no Idea that II would
be passed About six votes were In it's favor
and the balance OF those to be- cast were
against II. Mr.. Cannon began counting
the long forefnger OF HIS right hand akinR
over the House as he was telling them of.
zone -thrcc--four- five" he count
ed, when the tcdiopsness Of the process
the House and saw nearly every one on his
feet.
"Oh h, a hundred" he exCla med to
the clerk. who was watching him In order to
take down the number,
Every one who witnessed the quick meth cd
OF arriving nj the vote enjoyed II hugely.
| II answered every purposc aud no one offered
the least objection to 1t.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18

Formerly PRINCIPAL Vocalist Of tho
Leading Minstrel Organiza tons and
the Celebrated odd homestead
Quartctte.
Mr. Jose will render a number OF
semi classical and popular slaliads.
THE MARVEL OF EQlllIB-
RUM
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18
TEN STEAMERS.
PawtuCkst Man Is President 10
tho New Line.

The new Boston line of steamers 10 the
west Indies. South America and Central
America is taking shape. and already
the arrangements for building OF two Of
the steamers al Path are announced. Tho
coucoru is the United states Steamship
company and the president is ~ n.
White or Pawtucket. r.. J.
The company will have 10 steamers
built snd The present intention is 10
name Tho boats after presidents ~ the
United states The Bath Iron works will
build two steamers, AT an approximate
cost of 81 .Oo00 000
Tho MARYLAND steel company with
works 81 sparrow Point. near Baltimore.
where the Shawmut. the btgeest tramp
steamer in the world. was recently built
for thu Ninsors and other capitalists of
Boston. rs also in the field Tor cOnstruc-
tiou work f6r the new company The
steel company has made q bid Tor build
ing part ~ the fseL
The new vessels viii be ntted with the
t-sna most improved methods Tor
refrigeration of perishable goods and de-
vices FOR tho rapid handling Of all freight.
also comfortable ana spacious accommo-
dations for passengers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18

Captain Trumbull, a Union officer whose
soldiers then occupied Fredericksburg,
Md. where the action occurs. Bar
bara's father insists that she shall wed
Jack Ncgley. son OF ncighbor and
colonel In the Rebel army Barbara and
her Union lover arrange Az elopement
but have hardly reached the house OF n
minister. when the soldier - recalled 20
his regiment
I'm the battle that follows he Is badly
wounded and Us horne 20 the house of Mr.
Frietch, who refuses him admittauce
The father Is prevailed on by Barbara 90
admit the wounded man, who dies de-
spite her nursing. Stung by despair she
rushed from the house as the Rebel
troops are marching past, and iaunts
before them the Union flag. stained With
the blood ~ her lover The mob tries
Co get NJ her but Stonewall Jackson or
ders any man who harms her shot. Her
lover. jack Negley, Ina passing resi-
ment. stung by passion, shoots her -
she stands in the folds Of the nas. and
his father ha. 10 order. as colonel of tnc
regiment, the shooting of his own son.
IL is tragic and powerful ending
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18

NIGHTS the other companies will attend.
There will he number of military thea
ire parties by other companies as well.
The play vas written for Miss Julia
Mirlovs. and was one OF Charles Froh-
mans greatest successes OF tho last Two
seasons. running for more than six
months At the Criterion theatre. and FOR
more than 100 nights ~ the Academy OF
Music. New York City. II is play rich
In sentiment. psthos and comedy and al
though trasic in its ending {. clean.
wholesome production. Its title. s. we'll
IS the nsme of its chief character comes
from the poem of Whittier. but aside
from this ana the common use of the
fss waving episode. there is nothing in
common between the poem and the play.
CLYDE Fitch has made Barbara Friet-
chic a Young girl instead of the bed
ridden old woman she really was There
is ss much truth I'm this as in the poem,
FOR " is nov generally UNDERSTOOD that
Whittier was mislcd by newspaper
clipping and that Barbara friotchie
never ala what tho poet credits her With
for several reasons. one being the fact
that the troops in msrching through
Frederickburg did not pass her house.
The playwright makes the woman =
comely maiden In love and beloved By
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18

grows better with age. The rise OF the
curtain finds the City club at the sea side,
where their various experiences give
cause for nprOsrious laughter, singing
and dancing. while shspely women pre-
dominate.
The list Of performers contptn such we'll
known artists as the three Gardners ia
the latest successful comedv act; the
Lane sisters In their up-to-date songs and
dances; Ferguson and Watson IN their
laueh-making sketch entitled ''rhe Cap
tain and the Recruit" the ever popular
soubrette, Grace Leonard, in new songs,
clever limitations; Lew Harvey. the cele-
bTated monologue comedian and others.
The burlesque entitled The City Club
az the Pan-American" serves as a vehi-
Gle 10 Introduce the fun strength OF the
company This gorgeous scene is laid
al the exposition grounds giving real
istic representation OF the Midway in
all Il glory Pretty aud shapely girls
ia gorgeous fantastic costumes abound
on all sides aud host OF clever come
dams unite in making ths hurlesqUe
httng close 40 the funniest and most
mcritorious attraction of the season.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18
SOUSa BAND CONCERTS

John Philip Sousa having returned from
England is already engaged upon another
OF his remarkable concert tours with his
great band, which Will embrace l2D differ
ert toWus iu New England. the south
aud middle west extending well into the
spring lie viii OF course. bring the fam
Gus organization here for grand concerts
ON Thursday next at Infantry hall
There IL no other band in the world
quite like SOusa's, and there is no other
conductor quite like tho March King -
As the London World said. ut used TO ne
said that Strauss band Was the Blue
Danube incarnatc and 50 Sousa's band
is the living embodiment Of The Washing
ton Post. Sousa will bring n number
OF musical novelties. including his last
march. THE luyincibie Eagle" The
soloSts with the band on this tour are
Maud Reese Davies. soprano; Dorothy
IoNle. violiniste; Arthur Pryor, from
bone, ard Walter b. Rogers, cornet.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18

train IL 80 rapid that fall would pro-
duce serious results But these are
minor incidents.
Tho play IL said 10 be an especially
strong one. well played and we'll staged.
The scene IL laid iu New York city. and
the story is OF girl abducted tn youth
from tho home ~ her millionaire father
by the head ~ q gang Of river thieves
whom that o. her. in his capacity OF
Judge. has condemned TO the penitentiary
after tho formers conviction The girl
IL brought up among river thieves and
wharf rats. hut retains her purity ana
nobility of character. She is finally re-
stored In the last act. 20 her home
In the course of the plsy, there IL op-
portmity for some singing and dancing
The songs are all original and are claim
Cd 10 be tuneful The production is said
90 he one Of exceptional merit.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18
NEW EMPIRE THEATRE.

With the presentation OF the only war
the most popular American dramatists,
and the presence OF the First Light In
fsntry Regiment. next week, will be
truly a military week at the New En-
pirs theatre. The week is to be one OF
benefit 10 the First Light infantry. one
Of the oldest and probably the most nota-
ble OF Rhode Islands militia organ
izstions. The regiment has arranged n
military theatre party for every evening
Monday night Company L and the stan
will open the week. and on the other
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18
SLIvINSKI.
First Recital in This City Was
Largely Attended.

For several weeks past the name Si-
Vinski has been household word In the
musical families of Providence and VIZ
cinity. aud the coming of the much her
aided pianist auNiously awaited
The introduction OF this artist Is the
first venture in the line OF local amuse-
IN nj mana cement OF Mr.. Joseph Mann.
and the sight which greeted this new
managers ewes last evening must have
been encouraging 10 considerable de-
gree, for the audience was the largest
which has greeted single performer
here in years and was composed OF the
cream OF society, as well as nearly all
the musical fraternity.
or Mr.. Slivinski himself there can be
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18

sparks and sheets Of blue flame como
from the wire showing that it is heavily
charged with electricity. IL r. claimed
that the wire Is really charged With
very considerable current. the force Of
which is broken by a specially construct
ed apparatus The scene is a thrilling
one and is not made less 50 by the
knowledge that on occasions the appar-
atus has failed to work. and the force
of the current has passed through the
player. Fortunately he has not been
harmed. although he knows he is taking
his life I'm his hands at every perfor-
nance.
Another thrilling scene is the leap OF
the heroine. young girl, from bank
TO tho roof OF freight car forming part
OF n train passing beneath tho hank at
the rate OF 80 miles an hour. The ac-
tress never misses this jump but has OBJ
tanned this proficiency only after long
practice There is always the chsuc, of
an accident for the movement OF tho
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18
|CYCLE WHIRL.

The most thrilling and exciting act
ever presented In vaudeville
a troupe OF riders are seen in
trick and fancy riding and pursuit
races OF a saucer-s shaped circle OF
palings at an angle uf 20 degrees.
maintaining y speed of upwards OF
% miles an hour.
NOTHING LIKE TT EVER SEEN.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18
NEW PARK THEATRE.

WHIST is claimed 60 be one OF tho most
exciting scenes in contemporary drama,
Is shown in the ride of Life" which ap-
pears at the New Park Theatre next
week. The villain. IN endeavorins TO cs-
cape from pursucrs. leaps from window
and, TO stay his fall. grasp. swinging
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18

no great description He has no remark
able personality. being = man OF ordinary
size and build. with no startling char-
acteTiStics in any direction
or his work much might be written,
both commentators and otherwise. IL
is we'll however. when possible, TO ignore
any faults and speak only OF the praise
worthy portion Of execution.
II Mr. Slivinsk has not the ethereal
touch and personality of Paderewski, the
more human Vigor and soltdity OF manip-
ulation make one feel that the beauu-
fu effects and remarkable execution
have been attained In way which ap-
peals TO the ordinary human being, name
ly. hard work and persistent study
The Beethoven sonata did not make a
very favorable impression apparently, as
the applause was not marked with any
enthusiasm, but the Harmonious Black
smith seemed TO come I'm very accept
called forth great expressions OF salts
faction This selection. although cN-
tremelX lengthy MAS beautifully PLAYED,
and made 50 interesting that It's staying
qualities were hardly noticed.
The rendition OF the Chopin numbers
vss a little disappointing. but there are
composer. however many may essay
him.
Polonaise especa,N MS,s IanI,sG hsi,s n ~ =
called persistently until he returned 10
play ono more selection.
In point Of technique and velocity ot
motion II Is safe 10 say that MI Slivinskt
is exccIlcd nv none and eoualled by few.
His method is neXibilitv and strength
uniformly combined. There Is no ap-
pareni strainiug for effect aud no dis
agreeable manuerisms TO mar the enjoy
ment Of his work.
That ~. recital was thoroughly en-
joyed is AL assured fact ana that hr.
tion. should be decide 20 play a return
visit. Is a certainty.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-18
WESTMINSTER THEATRE

"The city club" the leader Or them
all with its novel sensational features
and marvellous array of SHINING lieht. IN
the theatrical world will be the attraction
az the Westminster next week. every
thlng new but the Ute which IKE vine