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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-02-20

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uof& 1ranberr! association the GRAN
berry crop will be 20 per cent larger
this year than IN 1883 The crop las,
year amounted to l35. 900 bushels
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-02-20

II pays 10 study the interests Of the
consumer" said dealer 10 drummer
who wss trying 10 sell him short-weigbt
plug tobacco. =" Take, for example, Star
Plug. which is used by the great mass OF
chewers throughout the United States
Star Plug il not only the best and most
satisfactory chew, but every plug is u full
si1teen-outsce pound"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-02-20

The y 9rsou Possessed oi an idle curiosity has
curiosity that 10 never idle
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-02-20
WHAT'S
Il For7

ed boys. Life is an interrogation
point. What is 1t for'' we con.
tinually cry from the cradle to the
grave. So with this little introduc.
tory sermon we turn and ask: What
Is AUGUST FLOWER roR p As easily
answered as asked 1t Is for Dys.
.Epsia. II is special remedy for
be Stomach and Liver. Nothing
ore than this but this brimfui.
e believe August Flower cures
dyspepsia. We know i, will. We
NAve reasons for knowing 1t, Twenty
years ago It started IN a small country
town. To-day 1t has All honored
place In every city and country store,
possesses one Of the largest manu.
featuring plants in the country and
sells everywhere. Why Is this1 The
2 'ason is as simple as a child's
fought. II Is honest, does one
hing, and does II right along-it
cures Dyspepsia. .
| Q. G. GREEN, Sole Msn'fr, woOdbury,NJ.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-02-20
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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1892-02-20
August
Flower

This Is the query per.
pe,nally on your little
boys lips. And he Is
no worse than the big
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
THE PLEASURE OF TRAVELLING.
One of the Many Incidents That Go to
Make Life on the Cars Pleasant.

One of the Many Incidents That Go to
Make Life on the Cars Pleasant.
There was man ut the Wabash depot
the other afternoon who took five dollar
bill out of his vest pocket and spread it out
ON his knee and attentively examined il.
Then he took it over to the window and
held it to pane of glass and examined it
still more critically. Then he went back
to his seat and said to the man on his right,
who had become much interested, together
with half dozen others;
''Well, they say there has got to be
first time with everybody, but thought
had travelled far enough to cut my eye
beth"
Got stuck, eh2" queried the other as he
reached for the bill "Well, you are not so
much to blame. That bill is pretty well
gotten up"
"Yes, fairly well. but feel of il. Does it
feel like genuine greenback TO your"
"N-o. it doesn't, though should never
have stopped to feel of it. / can see now
that it is rougher and coarser."
"They might have passed than off on me
I'm the night" said second man, who took
up the BILL "but never by daylight.
should have spotted it at once"
Pretty well executed, isn't it'" queried
the owner
IL don't think So The inks used were
not first class and the printing is bad. |
could tell it was queer, even If held out at
arms length"
Counterfeit, ehi" said the third man,
M he took the bill in his hands. "Waal,
now, | call that pooty well done-pooty
well done. I'd IA taken that bill anywhar'
fur good one"
IF somebody didn't take 'em fer good, I"
said n man with IA pair of steel bowed spec
taces on, as he joined the group, 1.-The
counterteiters couldn't make living.
There are plenty Of yahoos still alive"
Are you callin me a yahoo" demanded
the third man.
I'm only speaking in general way. I'd
have spotted that bill among a thousand.
Just one look at the back is enough for me.
Where'd you get itf"
Cant tell, solemnly replied the owner
"You ought to be more careful"
"Yes, ] know"
"What are you going TO do with it'"
81 think I'll try and pass il off on some
one. Let's see if the ticket man will dSss
to it."
He advanced to the window, bought n
ticket for n town fifty miles down tho road,
and the ticket man pulled in the bill and
made change like chain lightning. Twenty
people were watching and each drew n long
breath and opened his eyes. The owner of
the bill coolly pocketed the change and
tisket anil calmly sat down and opened a
newspaper and began TO read. 1t was some
time before the crowd tumbled TO the fact
that il had been guyed. Then, one by one,
they sneaked around or went out for fresh
air All but one IL was the man who re-
sented being called yahoo. lie went over
to the joker with grin on his face. slapped
him on the back in hearty way and said:
ut was burned good joke. and it's Jest
sich adventures as this that make travelin
around ALFRED pleasant To mel Come out
and hev some lemonadep-Detroit Free
Press
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
WOONSOCKET.

Council President John w. Cass, secre-
tary of the Joint special committee on sew
erage, acting under authority of his com
mittee has engaged Rudolph Herring Of
New York, TO report what methods for the
disposal of sewage would be OF most adj
vantage TO w oonsocket.
The Hon. Erastus Wiman of New York
will speak to the Business Mems Associa-
tion this evening on Reciprocity"
The new Baptist church will be used for
the first time this evening. a supper and
cantata being given by the members Of
Frank u. Lees class.
Troubles thieken regarding the build
ing OF the new proposed Hamlet avenue
bridge. o. Il. Paradis, who owns block
directly in the path OF the new proposed
highway, intends to build large addition
in the rear and put in new and expensive
front with plate glass windows, bay
windows and tower. Mr.. Paradis states
that he has waited nearly two years for
the city To make n move, with large loss
of rent TO himself, and despairing Of ever
seeing the highway actually commenced,
he is going ahead with these improve
ments. This proposed highway was
adopted by the city council in December,
1890 after a prolonged fight, but there
seems TO be no more prospect of its actual
ly being built than there was two years
ago.
In Pythian hall last evening, under the
auspices of the Woman's Relief Corps, a
supper. entertainment and dance was held,
n large number being present. The Lii
hatansu quartet of Milford furnished the
entertainment. in their usual acceptable
manner. after which all assembled enjoyed
n social hop.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17

A remarkable manis Mr.. Bruce in many
ways, the chief of which, perhaps, is his
achievements of type casting, by which
the slow and cumbersome old time
method OF casting by hand was done away
with and machinery substituted. Mr..
Bruce was born OF Scotch parents, at No. 40
Dey street, then residence section OF this
city. His father was printer, and after
finishing his schooling the boy was put
into the shop. In 1915 his father opened a
large printing shop and type foundry on
Eldridge street, where was printed the first
copy OF the Bible in this country. Later his
father removed to While Hills, near Bor-
dentown, N. j., and here the idea OF a
type casting machine first took hold OF
David's mind. For long time he worked,
and finally, in 1S40, completed and sold an
invention, whereby the old process was
forever done away with. Not content with
this, however, he turned out, in 1916, an
improvement on this, which completed
the machine as it is at present in use.
From this he became. "A millionaire.
Mr.. Bruce has long been engaged in
literary work, being at present a contri-
butor to spiritualistic papers. Years ago
Mr.. Bruce was co-worker with Walt
Whitman on Aaron Smiths paper in
Williamsburg, and has many interesting
anecdotes OF the "good, gray poet"
The old gentleman is a firm believer in
spirituslism, in which subject he is deeply
versed and on which he writes much. Mr.
Bruce was twice married, but has survived
both wives. He has two sons and six
daughters, all OF whom are living.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
MYST IC.

Fred McKensie is visiting friends In
Mystic.
B. +. Hoxie is quite sick. But little
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
Charles johnson was buried from the
Methodist Church Saturday
The Rev w. Il. McKensie of Boston,
preached at the Baptist Church Sunday.
Grip is somewhat on the decrease.
Abouttwenty-iive friends of Mrand Mrs
Hiram Denison gathered at their residence
Saturday. the occasion was the 3Oth ami
versary OF their marriage.
Prof j. II Bucklyn occupied the pulpit
of the Baptist Church at Manton, sunday.
The Rev Mr. sherman preached at
Center Groton, Sunday.
Mrs. Della Allen is slowly improving.
Hathaway Wolf of Westerly, has been
spending "A few days in Mystic.
Miss Clara Randall, of Boston, is visit
ing friends In Mystic.
Mrs Bray has returned from Boston
and Manchester.
Miss Hollis Frost has returned from
Norwich.
The Rev. G.. II. Miner preached at the
Pine street Mission Rooms, Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. f.. Eldridge and daughter, Of New
York, are visiting in town.
The Y w. &. Il. L. will visit Mrs. g.. !.
Tibbitts' tomorrow afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
WEXFORD.

Schooner j. S. Terry came in yesterday
with coal for Nicholas Baker.
Miss. Mary Wightman has returned
from visit to friends in Providence.
The Misses Chadsey have closed their
house on Fowler street and will make an
extended visits to relatives in Providence,
New York and elsewhere.
w. :. Sherman, of Kingston, has been
visiting friends here.
4 Democratic caucus is called for Satur-
day evening at the Town House
Milliard 4. Gardiner was fishing for
pickerel on the Belleville pond n day or
since, when he found that the thinner ice
between him and the shore, which had be-
come rotten during his stay on the pond,
was very treacherous, and he experienced
much difficulty in reaching land
The condition of Mrs. Peleg Noyes was
reported as somewhat improved yester-
day.
Mrs +. o. Strobridge is reported rs
quite i'll at her husbands residence on
Champlin street.
a very pleasant social was given in the
parlors of the Cold Spring House last
evening by the young ladies of Mrs.
Perce's dancing class to the gentlemen
members. All the leap year prerogatives
were exercised by the hostess and merry
occasion resulted to all the participants.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
reproduction

"Of course there was not professional
architect in Albany when this mansion
was built, and there was scarcely one in
the country. 1t was twenty years after
that Jefferson, in his character of a Jealous
architectural amateur, bewailed the diff
Guilty OF .nding workman who could
draw an order" But il there was a
dearth of architects, there were very intel
ligent and trustworthy mechanics, who
could not only build family dwell
ing much more solidly than their
successors of our day are accus-
toned to do, but could reproduce
with precision and not without
elegance the prevailing European fash
ions in architectnre. One of these,
evidently, was intrusted with the con-
struction OF the Van Rensselaer, house.
The whole frontage OF the mansion, In
Guiding the wings, is nearly 100 feet, so
that in spaciousness IL would be an ambi-
tious house for an Albanian of our day,
with its high basement and its attic story
in addition To the two principal floors
The material In dark brick with
wrought-work OF hcwn stone, including
the quoins OF the angles, the stills, and
lintels OF the windows, and the portico Of
the front, though the continuous veranda
at the back is of wood.
"Like the Schuyler house in Albany, n
spacious mansion of rather less architect
ural ambitiousness than itself, the Van
Rensselaer, house was as near as the
builder could come to reproduction OF
the prevalent fashion OF town-houses i'm
England. It's situation, too, like that OF
the Schuyler mansion, though distant
from IL a mile or more, shows that the
well-to-do Albanians of the Eighteenth
century misiudged, az much as persons
similarly circumstanced are liable 10 do
i'm our own time. the direction OF urban
growth. These houses were built at dis
tance from what is now the fashionable
quarter OF Albany, and i'm regions now
given over TO n far humber class of
dwellings or TO business Of an unattract-
i've kind"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
NEWS OF REAL ESTATE.
The New Providence Telephone Ex-
change.
THE BUILDING DESCRIBED.
A Great Improvement tn Providence Real
Estate Will he n Building Of Local
Pride-A New Device for Protection
Against Fire.

Some time ago the NEWS announced
that the Providence Telephone Company
was 10 erect an exchange on Union street.
A decription of the building is herein con-
aimed.
The Providence Telephone Exchange is
10 be three stories high and is TO be built
of buff brick and terra Gotta. The general
style of the architecture is To be the Italian
renaissance. The entrance will be on the
Union street front with stores on either
side running the full depth of the lot for
rental purposes.
The entrance will be through a spacious
vestibule into centre hall measuring 32
by SO feet. The access to the second story
will be from this hallway by broad flight
of stairs. In the hallway will also be To-
Gated first-class telephone exchange,
which will be furnished very much like
the lobby OF "A iirst-class hotel, with pri-
vate rooms opening from IL for long dis
tance and public telephone service. This
service will be- under' the charge of
supervisor, who will have an Office in the
exchange.
The second floor will be occupied by the
electricians room, the experiment room
and the store room, together with the
offices. The former will be situated in an
ell in the rear of the front building The
Offices include the general 8ofice, the
treasurer's office, the directors room and
the Office of the superintendent. These
will be located on the Union street front.
In addition TO the above on the same floor
will be private consultation room, COM
mittee room Tor directors, an assistant
superintendent's office, a locker room and
lavatories.
The building is designed with reference
10 bringing the wires inside by means of
underground conduits The wires will he
separated in "A distributing room and pass
through an interior brick tower and thence
10 the operating room which will be situa-
ted in the third story This floor will be
occupied entirely by the switch board and
locker room, n lunch room and other con.
veniences for the female operatives. The
communication TO the floors below will be
easy and direct.
The batteries will be located in the base
ment. There will also be the store room
for heavy material, workshop and rooms
for the use of the linemen.
The building is 10 be absolutely fire.
proof, in accordance with the best meth
DDS of modern fire-proof construction, be-
ing of iron beams and terra Gotta arches.
The heating will probably be by the
blower eystem by which fresh air is driven
in over steam coils located in the base
ment The warm air will be conducted
10 the various rooms through terra Gotta
flues aud the foul air is taken out by ven
tilation shafts.
The new building will be one which
may be exhibited with much local pride
and may safely be compared with tele-
phone exchanges in other cities.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
BRISTOL.

The dog constable and Mr. Amos n
Bullock killed dog who had bitten Mr.
Bulock's daughter on Tuesday
The work upon the Slater Mill is being
driven by Contractor Leclaire. He has u
large gang of men employed.
Mr. Benjamin Watts and Mr.. William
Warren have been stopping at Nag Creek
upon Providence Island for the last two
days. They returned home yesterday to
Taunton with thirteen bgaGs of wild
ducks.
The discourse delivered at st. Michaels
Episcopal Church by the Rev. George J..
Locke last evening was listened to by "a
large and appreciative audience.
The bazaar of Babbitt Post, g.. 4. r.,
last evening was a financial success.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Hudson who have
been visiting friends at the Hopeworth re
turned home last evening by the Fall
River line.
Henry Burbaus son, lad IL years of
age. was found upon Metacom avenue
yesterday afternoon with both OF his feet
and han Is badly frost bitten.
Mr.. Frank Wardwcll, who is about
changing his business location has placed
a card i'm his window stating that he is
going 90 n better place above"
Lean King has left the National India
Rubber Company's employ, aud accepted
n position ut the llereshoif Manufactur-
ing Company.
The residence upon the corner OF Church
and Thames street known as the Daggett
House is 60 be fitted up in first-class style
for the general manager, Charles III. Rock
well OF the wooden mill.
.lffTr fuuur MpuAs tiutttt wifi hold n
meeting at the Trinity Church rooms on
Thursday evening next as several names
are 10 be voted upon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
WARREN.

The rooms Of Washington Lodge of Ma
sons are beng renovated.
George w Foster has been appointed
chief engineer of effe of the taff River
boats.
Warren Company began cutting ice on
Monday for the first time. Ten inches is
the thickness.
f.. Carpenter of Providence was in town
on Tuesday.
A leap year party will be given in Pea
body's Hall this evening
Amity Lodge, l. o. o. + convene this
evening.
The store of the late Joseph Child on
Miller street, has been engaged for the
use of the drimory scholars who have been
occupying the building of the late Samuel
Driscol on Water street. The school
opened on Monday of this week.
Mrs Mary Turner has recovered from
recent illness and is able TO be out
again.
The Hon. Benjamin Drown and his wife
who have been visiting in Connecticut,
nave returned.
The Young Peoples Christian Endeavor
Society will meet at the home OF Henry
Simmons this evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
TRY IT NOV.
strange Adventure OF n uor.

Some time last summer William KYLE,
a farmer residing near Fair Hill, mlssesi
one Of his largest hogs. Weighing 25)
pounds. After searching for Il for soiue
time he gayo it up as lost. A few DAYS
ago he cut the end OF Of the straw stack
aud was surprised TO SEQ tho hog con-
forth alive but somewhat thinner. Ii IL
supposed the straw had slipped down on
IL. and in its efforts TO get out IL mad
worked its way into the stack. Upon ex-
animation IL was found that the hog ha!
eaten its way for good length in an up
ward direction. The actual time Of lts
Imprisonment was three months aud
four days.-Baltlmore American.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
VAN RENSSELAER, MANORHoUsE.
IL is Proposed rs the New York state
Building al the Colum bian Fair.


1t has been proposed to remove the Van
Rensselaer, mansion still standing at Al
bany TO the Columbian Fair, TO be used as
New York State building. The build
ing OF which we give an illustration, is
127 years old, and an interesting example
of the architecture of that date. Speak
ing of this proposition Harpef's Weekly
says:
:" The old mansion is more impressive in
its place, of course, and with the sur
roundings that suggest so much of his
tory, than It would be elsewhere. For
that reason the proposal to transport it to
Chicago may properly be received with
some hesitation. The actual historical
brick and stone and would have an interest
and value where they are that
they would lose in transportation.
The architects OF Massachusetts have done
that commonwealth good turn by
resolving to reproduce at the State head
quarters at Chicago the old Hancock
house in Boston. A like reproduction of
the Van Rensselaer, house would serve an
equally admirable purpose for New York,
and would preserve TO New York the his
torical house itself, while the cost of de-
molition and transportation and re-
erection would doubtless equal the cost Of
reDroduction
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17

Fall River Police Find Where Illegal
Dealer stored His Ale.


Dealer stored His Ale.
FALL RIVER, Mass, Feb. 17.-Another
sensational liquor raid was made last
night, the victim being Patrick T. Fahey
OF Third street, who was successfully
raided Monday. The officers have been
bothered for some years to discover
where Fahey's ale was stored and many
unsuccessful raids have been made.
Assistant Marshal Fleet, accompanied
by five officers, went all over the shop and
eventually found a small key inserted in
a block of wood mortised into the wall.
The key operated n two-way cock from
which beer and water flowed ad libitun.
Lead pipes, leading from the cocks, were
traced into the ground outside of "A tene-
ment building.
Two laborers from the city's Highway
Department dug a trench 100 feet in
length into an adjoining building, and
finally several barrels of ale were found.
The police confiscated the ale, pipes and
faucet, also the block of wood. The sa-
loon ia situated in thickly settled neigh
borhood and large crowd collected.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
THE DECISION GIVEN.
Vermont Railroad Commissioners InveA
tigate Collision at Vernon.

BRATTLEBoRo, VT, Feb. 17.-State Rail-
road Commissioners Pingree, Bagley and
Davidson heard testimony, here, in rela-
tion TO the collision of freight and o
passenger train, at Vernon, JAN 20, in
which Fireman Vassar was seriously in
jured and some cars and the engine de-
molished.
Conductor Rouse, Engineer Hadley,
and Brakemen Howard and Deyo OF the
belated freight, testified to the fact that
their train was about fortyfve minutes
late on account OF its being heavy train
and the failure OF the engine TO make
steam; and that they were thirty five
minutes in going one mile. Passenger
Conductor Spofford and Engineer Wet
more showed their train TO be running
about * miles an hour, when il collded
with the freight near Whithed's Curve.
Station Agent Brooks and Messrs Whit
he'd and Lee also testified TO facts relating
10 the accident. The testimony was con-
drcted by State Attorney Hit, and the
Commissioners reserved their decision.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17
CENTRAL FALLS.

John Leary, n resident of Lonsdale. fell
from the front platform of Broad street
horse car last evening, near Hunt street,
and the wheels passed over one of his feet,
crushing il badly. He was taken TO Ions
dale and afterwards To the Rhode Island
Hospital. The foot Is badly crushed, but
the doctors believe they can save il.
The funeral of the infant child OF Will
liam and Mary Davis was solemnized this
afternoon from their residence on Central
street. The remains were taken TO Valley
Falls for interment. Crane * Burns were
the undertakers.
The committee on the banquet of the
Central Falls Temperance Cadets met last
evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17

Impressions OF the flnrer-tips Of idiots
have been found by Dr.. d'Abundo to
show very different markings from those
OF sane people. In a number OF idiots
the markings on the tips OF all the fin
gers Of each hand were identical. and In
one idio. the tips Of the thumbs had the
same markings as those OF the fingers.
There was noticeable smoothness OF the
tnger-tlps IN all idiots.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-17

Don I saA- That the -cnlil pas points Ia the
true north, for II doesn't except In certain
places. The compass points 10 the mag
netic north. which j. at present consider
ably west OF the north pole When Lieuten
ant Grcely wis at Lady Franklin bay the
declination Of lfs needle was found To be
very great, tho needle pointing toward the
magnetic pole In direction nearly south.
west.-Goldthwaite's Geographical Maga'
zine.