The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1890-01-17
WHAT KILLED HIM.
The Coroner Had Long Expected IL, and
Knew What the Matter Was.

Knew What the Matter Was
They had lifted the body out OF the canal,
and dozen Of us stood around il when the
coroner came lie glanced al the face asked
who first saw the body, and then said:
IL have expected this for a year or more
Poor fellow No inquest will be necessary"
But isn't IL case Of suicider asked ono
Of the crowd
Certainly
"And shouldn't you investigate the causes
which drove him 10 the rash actF'
II know them already. lie was clerk in
a hardware store next 20 my Office Last
summer he got charge Of the refrigerator
department A hundred times did | hear
him repeat;
"a refrigerator Certainly, maam; step
this way, and ba seated. Now, then, our
Peerless refrigerator is built entirely on sci
entihc principles This, as you will observe,
Is the ice chest. The cold current passes
from the ice down those air pipes 10 the
right, circulates along the racks, passes up
through those pipes 70 the left, and escapes
out of that ventilator In the end. There is
always constant current Of air, not only
preserving the articles placed on the racks,
but carrying the odor away We guarantee
that you may place onions and butter side by
side for one week, and that one will not
taste Of the other. Inside this zinc lining Is
a layer OF charcoal two inches thick Our
refrigerator is cooler with five pounds OF ice
than any other with twenty. The c'-cula-
ton is on scientific principles, as you will OBJ
serve. No bellows are needed 10 create the
current. There are no cog wheels 90 get out
Of order-no springs 10 give way. Actual
experiments have demonstrated that there is
an actual saving of 30 per cent Of ice during
the season. The racks are galvanized, as you
will observe, aud the trimmings are of the
latest and best patterns. We sold these
right along last year at SIS, but, having se-
cured all the hard wood lumber IN the coun-
try, and having a monopoly on the supply Of
ice In the United States, we have decided 10
reduce the price 10 $l5.'
"Day after day for three months, aud
sometimes five or six times a day, he repeat
ell this statement" said the coroner, "and
knew that II was only question Of time
when the end would come The lst Of Octo-
ber they changed him into the coal stove de-
partment and then, day after day, he sang
this song:
"A base burnerl Certainly, ma'am--
right this way. Presume you saw our ad
vertisement last Sunday. The climax in base
burners has at last been reached Here
il is maam-our Acme. Isn't il "A beauty
Everything, outside OF the CRATES and win
dows, made of solid nickel aud warranted
not 10 turn black. It's as handsome as a
painting, and lots Of people who can't afford
piano are buying these stoves simply as a
parlor ornament. What would our grand
fathers and grandmothers say If they could
step from their graves and behold "A picture
like thsl We have ladies come in here and
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stove as work Of art, the same as they
would piece Of statuary or "A painting.
"And now for the interior. This is the
hrepot, as you will see AS soon ns the com
bustion takes place the hot air is drawn down
through these nues, passes twice around the
base, ascends TO radiate around the top,
passes over the live fire 10 be reheatcd, and
finally escapes by the flue when It has no fur
ther value as heating power. Economical
That's our strong point, ma'am. We claim
that this stove will heat four times the sur
face with one ton Of coal that any other stove
will with three. II feeds and regulates itself
Any child can run IT, No gas can escape
when the stove is closed. All its parts are
so handy 10 be got at, and by no possibility
can any accident occur. II lights "A room 50
that no lamp is needed, saves enough in coal
TO buy all your meat and potatoes, and when
not in use as a stove we have music box TO
20 inside Of it.
Poor fcllowl" sighed the coroner, rs he
bent over him in pity. These were the songs
he was compelled TO sing 10 earn his daily
bread and we who were near him knew that
the end must finally come. IL has come. He
did not want 20 live any longer, aud none Of
US can blame him. / will turn the body over
to the undertaken. The jury could only find
that he died of "A broken heart. New York
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