CAMORRA OF NAPLES.
A DREADED SCOURCE OF LIFE IN
THE ITALIAN CITY.
Terrible and Tragic Experience of tlie
Alei chant* of Napier* in Tlieir Desper
ate Mfl'ortH lo !• rue Theiunelvea lroin the
liule of These Organized Criminal*.
The Camorra, that dreaded scourge
of Neapolitan life, has come into re
newed prominence through its activity
at the last elections, atid all Italy is
shuddering in anticipation of new de
velopments in the history of this band
wl criminals.
For years Italian statesmen have
been trying to stamp out utterly the
Camorra and the other murder socie
ties which are so abominable a feature
of Italian life. The society nearly won
at the elections because the Italian au
thorities had allowed themselves to
be lulled into the belief that they had
altogether overthrown the power of
the Camorra and that there was noth
ing more to be feared from it. Awak
ening to the danger at the last mo
ment, strenuous efforts were made to
gather together the people in favor
of law and order and to induce them
to combine against the Camorra and
defeat it with their votes.
The attempt nearly failed because
the people had become thoroughly
terrorized by the Camorra and would
rather pay blackmail than run the risk
of assassination. The voters believed,
too, that Camorra officials were in
charge of the polling booths and that,
despite the presence of the sol .Hers
and police, they would take steps to
inform themselves of the identity of
every vote cast. They believed, in
fact, that there would be nothing se
cret about the elections, and many
preferred not to antagonize the Ca
morra by voting against an organiza
tion which had shown its ability to
wreak so terrible a vengeance.
Feudal times, say these Italians,
once returned to Naples and Rome,
and bands of armed retainers roamed
the streets, as in the olden times.
Rich and prominent men frequently
paid blackmail to the Camorra until
they faced ruin from the extortion
practised upon them. Complaints
were met with threats of death, and at
last one of these men, seeing that in
any case death must be his lot if he
remained in his bondage, determined
to make a firm stand for his personal
liberty. Gathering together the re
mains of his fortune, he expended a
part in the rapid 'fortification of his
house and in the hire of a number of
daring men from a distant part of the
country. These men, all of whom hat
ed and feared the Camorra, he armed
with the best weapons available, and
then sent his defiance to the Camorra.
The main council of the Camorra
iret, considered the case of the re
calcitrant merchant, and, without
wasting much time on the matter, sen
teaced him to death for his disobe
dience and detailed six men to see
that the sentence of death carried
out.
Meanwhile the threatened merchant
had organized a little private Camorra
of his own, and one of his spies was
present at the meeting at which the
death sentence was pronounced. He
returned to his master with the names
r,l the six men detailed for the execu
tion, and the next morning four of
the would-be assassins were found
dead. The other two were killed the
r.c-xt night.
This was the first real blow of re
taliation that had ever been dealt to
the Camorra. Another meeting was
held and more men were detailed to
kill the rebellious merchant. This
time the assassins were more cau
tious, but. nevertheless, three of them
died before next dawn and the other
chosen one, apparently unwilling to
play at a game in which their adver
sary was so manifestly adept, pre
cipitately retired to the country. The
merchant never went out without an
escort, and was so carefully guarded
that he was able to pursue his busi
ness unmolested. The result of this
was that his affairs again began to
prosper and his bank account to in
crease. With the money he added
both to his fortifications and his pri
vate army until his defiance of the Ca
morra grew Into an undoubted suc
cess.
Other merchants gained courage by
his example, and themselves employed
anti-Camorra guards until there were
soon 'six powerful merchants, each
with his own army of retainers to de
lend him from the Camorra.
On one occasion the six merchants
joined forces and attacked the Ca
morra in its stronghold. The local
newspapers and the police, being dom
inated by the Camorra. reported this
affair as a more street riot, but Nea
politans say that it was a riot in which
the Camorra lost 10 of its ringleaders.
After that the Camorra lost some of
its prestige of fear. Little shopkeep
ers who had formerly trembled before
the Camorra's collector now refused
; o pay. Several collectors were even
hilled.
Then it was that tiie murderous as
sociation changed its tactics. It dis
mantled its headquarters. Its collec
(ors no longer visited the places which
had paid toil. Its leaders disappeare l
and it was announced that the associa
tion was beaten and had dissolved.
All Naples rejoiced, but at the same
time doubted that the Camorra was
really gone.
For nearly six months there was
peace and men had begun almost to
forget the Camorra. The little armies
of retainers had nearly vanished. Only
one man, the originator of the system,
kept up his guard, and all Naples
laughed at him 'for his fears. He,
however, had carried on his breast
for two weeks the deep black print
of his own left-hand suspender buckle,
which had unexpectedly caught and
stopped the point of a stilleto wielded
by a trusted business visitor who had
passed the guards. The merchant re
membered this experience, as well as
the Camorra. He did not like to be
laughed at, but he did not like to be
slabbed in the back either, and so h a
not only retained his guards, but even
added to his fortification's.
Suddenly the Camorra struck. In
one night two of the men who had
dispensed with their armed retain
ers were killed. Four small shop
keepers who had resisted the Camorra
disappeared utterly. Another died
miserably of poison. Several men
who had counselled the non-payment
of the Camorra's toll were warned to
leave Naples in six hours or pay tha
penalty of refusal. They went.
The outrages struck terror into the
very heart of Naples. Men deserted
the city rather than stay to face the
vengeance which they felt sure would
fall on them for rashly given opinions.
The men who had once maintained
guards feared to take the step again
because they had been warned that
they were watched and that such an
attempt would bring death. At one
stroke the Camorra regained its pres
tige of terror. —New York World.
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.
A Turk holds that the day begins
exactly at sunset. At that time he sets
his flocks and watches at the hour
of 12. A watch which could run for
weeks wnnout gaining or losing a
minute would be of no special value
to the Turn.
A stream with peculiar properties
flows near Tucson, Arizona. Wood and
vegetables and other soft substances
thrown into it become petrified. It is
customary for visitors to leave pota
toes in it lor a few weeks enclosed in
wire receptacles and find them turned
stone.
One of the latest acquisitions of the
botanical gardens at Kew, England,
is a specimen of the original flower
from which all cultivated chrysanthe
mums have betn developed. This flow
er is known as the Chrysanthemum
indicum, and the only surviving plants
of it exist in remote parts of China.
A French explorer has discovered
on the west coast of Africa what he
lesards as the vainest people on earth.
They are the a warlike tribe,
whose main employment is the adorn
ment of their persons, chiefly by moans
of tattooing. Great ingenuity is also
exhibited in dressing their hair, which
In many cases is arranged in aston
ishingly elaborate fashion.
Eighteen miles is said to be the long
est distance on record at which a man':
\oice has been heard. This occurred
in the Grand Canon of the Colorado
where one man shouting the name of
"Bob" at one end, his voice was plain
ly heard at the other end, which is
18 miles away. Dr. Young records
that at txibraltar the human voice ha»
been heard a distance of 10 miles.
We all know that the earth revolves
on its axis once in 24 hours. Millions
of years ago the day was 22 hours;
millions of years before that it was
4.J. hours. As we look back into time
we find the earth revolving faster and
faster. There was a time, ages ago,
when the earth was rotating in a day
of five or six hours in length. In the
remotest past the earth revolved in a
day of about five hours. It could re
volve no faster than this and remain
a single, unbroKt-n mass.
There is a large number of profes
sional "bee hunters" in the west and
southwest of Texas Small caves and
tiark recesses formed by shelving rock
abound along the waterways of the
Texan rivers. They are the naturr.l
hives of the wild bees, and take the
place of the hollow tree trunks'of the
forest regions of the northern country.
These caves are used year after yeai
by the bees, ar.d in many instances
they have been found to be literally
filled with honey.
Near Falkirk, Scotland, workmen
have found interesting traces of the
Homan occupation of the Stirling dis
trict. The latest "find" is a stone
about 19 inches broad, 10 inches thick,
over four feet high, and weighing
probably about half a ton. It is sculp
tured in high relief, the ornamenta
tion being divided into two panels, the
larger one at the top. The upper panel
is completely filled by a horse and
rider, the latter arrayed in full armor,
with sword and shield. The lowei
panel represents a naked man—a wild
Celt presumably—in a fallen condition
his shield and weapen lying beside
him. The stone is in a perfect state
of preservation. It was found buried
about five feet below the surface of tho
ground.
fhiciißo Hann Snmlay Funeral*.
"No more Sunday funerals, if we cai.
help it," said President John H. Hart
wick of the Cook County Undertakers'
association, speaking for that organ
ization. "There is no necessity foi
ization. "There is no necessitj
for Sunday funerals except in very ur
gent cases of contagious diseases, and
we are going to try to effect an agree
ment with the clergymen of the city
and the superintendents of the differ
ent cemeteries to put a ban on funer
als on that day."—Chicago Record-
Herald.
Doing Him Jnatice.
The Heiress—You seem to have
objection to him, papa, except thai
he has no money.
Papa—No; and I'll even admit that
he's trying hard to get some.—Brook'
lvn Life.
A Novel Work llaaket.
The familiar work basket now ap
pears under the name of work jug and
the possession of a work jug is nec
essary if one would be up to date.
Slender scrap baskets are employed for
mis purpose. The latest note with re
gard to .ue genuine scrap basket is
to provide an inside lining that may
be lifted out without disturbing the
interior of the highly decorated straw
catch-all.
Uncovered I>i 11 tii Q: Table.
The fashion for an uncovered dining
table at breakfast and luncheon grows
apace. According to the newest and
smartest usage a scarf is thrown across
the end of the table, on which is
placed the tray that holds the coffee
service. Nothing else is upon the ta
ble but the centrepiece and the plate
and tumbler doilies and necessaries of
each individual place. Everything else
is served from a side table.
The Klectric Clock Now.
The electric clock is a convenience
that the traveler and the stay-at-home
individual alike appreciates. By
touching a button at the side of the
clock the face of the time recorder
is brilliantly illuminated so that the
hour may be easily seen at any time
of the night. A dry battery is con
cealed in the base of the clock case
and a small glass bulb appears in
front of the face. The battery with
care will last for some months and
renewal costs but little.
Novel Ufte for Old Magttzlne*.
A new way of saving the special
magazine articles in which she is in
terested has been loitnd by a woman
who considers it a waste of money to
have such periodicals bound. When
the other members of the family have
finished reading the magazine she re
moves the wire or cord that holds
the leaves together and takes out the
articles she wishes to preserve. These
are then sorted into envelopes marked
"history," "veise," "fiction," etc.
When she has collected enough arti
cles to form a thousand page book on
any subject she numbers the pages
over, writes out an index and sends
the books to be bound. In this way
she has collected several volumes on
subjects of special interest.
Novelties In l&ronze.
Bronze, the favorite modern metaV
has undergone several changes. By
acid oxidation lovely colors arp pro
duced in the metal, as dead brown, a
patina like green and several violet
shades, among them heliotrope. The
material is then gilded, but the colors
still faintly shimmer through. Won
derful female heads, which rest upon
a broad basis of chest and shoulder,
display in the snimmering hair iris
in its natural coldrs, while the finely
modelled neck rises from drapery in
green or violet tones. Newest in all
these genres, however, are the orna
ments of gold, stiver or bronze mount
ed in glazed earthenware. By chem
ical process the stoneware receives a
rough, shaded surface, giving it tho
character of some highly interesting
unknown stone, the colored tones of
which cause it to appear a rarity. The
fans this year ate adorned with costly
paintings or are enriched with gold
and silver pallettes. The old fash
ioned fan cases to hang at the girdle
have also reappeared. The glass cases
and tables clasped with bronze are in
empire style, whi.e .nlaid tables with
three graduated shelves for paintings
or photographs have often exquisite
inlaid work.
Sago Souffle with Cranberries —Place
in a double boiler four ounces of
cleaned sago, a pound of sugar and a
pound of cranberries in alternate lay
ers and cook without stirring for hall
an hour, then let it cool; stir in the
stiffly beaten whites of six eggs. Serve
in a glass compotiere with cranberry
sauce around it.
Nut Salad —Stone and slice a pound
of white grapes, pick apart one .nice
grape fruit or two sour oranges, in
small pieces; cut into pieces a cup ol
English walnut meats; mix all light
ly together, place a portion on plates
for each person, have a bed of crisp
lettuce leaves on each plate, then add
a spoonful of mayonnaise dressing to
each portion.
Waldorf Potatoes —Pare, wash a in?
dry eight potatoes of medium size. Cut
them round and round in curls tn the
same manner in which apples are
pared, having the piece as long as
possible. Lay in cold water an hour;
drain dry. Fry in deep fat in a bas
ket until brown and tender. Drain on
soft paper, sprinkle lightly with salt
and serve as a garnish for the roast.
Have the platter hot.
Grape Pudding—Soak one-half a box
of gelatin in one-half a cup of cold
water, until soft; add one cup of boil
ing water, juice of one lemon, one
cup of sugar and one pint of grape
juice. Set aside to cool until it begins
to stiffen, then fold in the stiffly beater
whites of two eggs. Run into a mold.
When ready to serve unrnold and gar
nish with whipped cream. A bunch
of grapes may be placed on the top
of the mold. This will siirve eight
persons. Recipe may be doubled, as
it will keep if not used.
BEFORE HE TOOK VOCELER'S
He CouKl Not Touch Hl* Wife'* Dinners
and They Were "Fit For u King."
So writes our esteemed friend, Mr.
' Frank Chambers, of 0 Bennett St., C'his
wick: "For over two years I suffered agon
ies from indigestion, and became reduced
to a mere shadow of my stalwart self. I
would return home from my business feel
ing so faint that I could hardly drag one
leg after the other; my dear wife did all
she possibly could to tempt me with dain
ty dishes, and as I entered the house I
sniffed and thought: 'Oh, how good; 1
know I can cat that.' But alas! no sooner
had I eaten a few mouthfuls, when I felt
sick; severe pains shot through my chest
and shoulder blades, my eyes swum and
everything seemed black. I became
alternately hot and cold, and got lip
from such a dainty dinner heartily sick
of living, and feeling I was a sore trial to
everybody. I may mention that I was
als~ very much troubled with a scaly skin,
and often boils. But one evening I no
ticed my wife seemed more cheerful than
usual. I questioned her and found she
had been reading a pamphlet she had re
ceived, of men afflicted just as I was, and
who had been cured by Vogeler's Com
pound. Said she, 'What gives me more
faith in it is that it is made from the for
mula of an eminent physician now in ac
tive practice in the West End of London,
so I am sure it is no quack thing.' "All
right, dear, let's have a bottle,' said I.
After taking the contents of the first bot
tle I felt very much better, and deter
mined to give this remedy a fair trial, and
I can positively assure you that a few bot
tles have made a new man of me. I can
sleep well, cat anything and thoroughly
enjoy life. I have told several of my
friends, whom I knew were suffering the
same as myself, and they all wish me to
say that they are like new men. I sin
cerely bless the great physician who gave
you the formula of Vogcler's Curative
Compound, and also yourselves for mak
ing its virtues known to a suffering pub
lic." The proprietors (the St. Jacobs Oil,
Ltd., Baltimore,) will send a sample free
to any one writing to them and mentioning
this paper.
Explorers have approached within 238
miles of the North l'ole, but the nearest
approach to the south has been 772 miles.
Garfield Ileadaehe Powders are especially
adapted to the needs of nervous women.
Chin music must be the result of the
wind whistling through a man's whiskers.
Ilc4t For the Ilnweln.
No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CASCARETS help nature,
cure you without a gripo or pain, produce
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cents to start getting your health back. CAS
CARETS Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has C. C. C.
stamped on it. Beware of imitations.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
was incorporated by George 111. on March
13, 1770.
Garfield Headache Powders! 4 Powders are
sold for 10c. One Powder euros u headache.
The poor we have always with us, but
that is better than having them against us.
Mrs. Winslow'sßoothingSyrup forehlldren
teething,soften the gums, reduces Inflamma
tion, allays pain, cures wind oolic. 25e abottlo.
The total length of ocean cables is IGO,-
842 miles.
i FlTSpermanently cured. No fltsornervous
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The woman who marries a crank diseov
j ers that life is a grind.
Garfield Tea cures constipation.
Some people are so lazy that even their
livers won't work.
• Life out of doors and out of the primes which they play and the enjoy- ' i -C/
y j ment which they receive and the efforts which they make, comes the C"'N.,
• greater part of that healthful development which is so essential to their * C -W
j happiness when grown. 'When a laxative is needed the remedy which is
P/ / given to them to cleanse and sweeten and strengthen the internal organs s \ 1(4
jf/ on which it acts, should be such as physicians would sanction, because its
/ ft component parts are known to be wholesome and the remedy itself free from /-?.Vr
lit every objectionable quality. The one remedy which physicians and parents, /"■'■£/ ....
Ift well-informed, approve and recommend and which the little ones enjoy, 'V' 7
V(f because of its pleasant flavor, its gentle action and its beneficial effects, is—
Syrup of Figs—and for the same reason it is the only laxative which should \ % ' '
' be used by fathers and mothers.
„V. v'. Syrup of Figs is the only remedy which acts gently, pleasantly and
naturally without griping, irritating, or nauseating and which cleanses the
'• i?''. system effectually, without producing that constipated habit which results to&lfX
y&.&Cf, from the use of the old-time cathartics and modern imitations, and against A
'■■■*■ >. V' which the children should be so carefully guarded. If you would have them
% ;; grow to manhood and womanhood, strong, healthy and happy, do not give ' <f' : I
them medicines, when medicines are not needed, and when nature needs ' r :
. assistance in the way of a laxative, give them only the simple, pleasant and
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,Its quality is due not only to the excellence of the combination of the /
laxative principles of plants with pleasant aromatic syrups and juices, but
-*_Sj * also to our original method of manufacture and as you value the health of v
■ J the little ones, do not accept any of the substitutes which unscrupulous deal- t
fi £y- > ' ers sometimes offer to increase their profits. The genuine article may be :
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\ "" to remember, the full name of the Company— '■?
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: '-"i a e e - In order to e et its
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Japaneif as Walker*.
A great walking competition in Tokio,
In which most of the competitors were
jinrlkslia men, resulted in a fiasco,
none of the men completing the mini
mum of seventy miles. This excited
some surprise, as the jinrikslia men
have immensely developed their legs.
The result is attributed to their want
of staying power.—lndianapolis News.
In 1000 gallons of ordinary Thames
water there are four pounds of clay
and soil in suspension.
Dyeing is as simple as washing when you
uso PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Sold by all
druggists.
There are on the Swiss lakes sixty-five
steamers, of which the largest can carry
1200 passengers.
Send to Garileld Tea Co., Brooklyn, N. Y.,
for samples Garileld Tea and Headache
Powders—two invaluable remedies.
The Chinese have twice sacked Moscow,
once ; n 1237 and again in 1293.
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, I
LUCAS COUNTY. 112 ' '
FRANK J. CHENEY, make oath that he is the
se«iior partner of the llrm of F. J. CHENEY A
Co., doing business in the City of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of CATARRH that
cannot be cured by the uso of HALL'S
CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CIIENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
A presence, this 6th day of December,
J SEAL. [A. D., 1880. A. W. GLEASON,
' —, — > Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. J. CHENEY A Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists,7sc.
Ball's Family Pllla are tho best.
There is nothing so uncertain as a sure
thing. •
Garfield Ten, the herb medicine, cures con
stipation, sick headache and liver disorders.
The only solution to the servant girl
problem is not to have any.
I QO not Dcdeve Plso's Cure for Consump
tion has an equal for coughs and colds—J OHN
F. BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. 15,1900.
Taking everything into consideration
the suspension bridge is without a pier.
i * r ° tSt,£ "'Gtasses and Clover
IMy L
" An attack of la grippe left me
with a bad cough. My friends said
I had consumption. I then tried
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral and it
cured me promptly."
A. K. Randies, Nokomis, 111.
You forgot to buy a bot
tle of Ayer's Cherry Pec
toral when your cold first
came on, so you let it run
along. Even now, with
all your hard coughing, it
will not disappoint you.
There's a record of sixty
! years to fall back on.
Three sizes: 2St., 50c., {I. All drnnlsf,.
I Consult your doctor. If He says take It,
I then do as lie says. If be tells TOU not
| to take It. then don't take it. He knows.
I Leave It with him. We are wlllinar.
: J.C. AYKK CO., Lowell, Mass. «
Capsicum Vaseline
Put up in Collapsible Tubes.
A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or an*
other plaster, and will not blister the most delica •
skin. The pain allaying and curative qua lties of
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We recommend it as the best and safest external
counter-irritant known, ulso as an external remedy
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neuralgic and gouty c unplaints.
A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will
be found to be Invaluable in the household. Many
people say "It is the best of all y ur preparations.**
Price, IH cents, at all druggists, or other
or by sending this amount to us In 1 ostaKe a am pa
we will send you a tube by mail.
No article should be accepted by the public unlesf
the sune carries our label, as otherwise it is not
genuine.
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17 Stite Street, New York City.