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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

The undersigned, Executor of the last VIII and
Tcstam. mt of SETH SCOTT. late Of the City Of
Providence. deceased which will has been admitted
10 probate by the Municipal Court of the City OF
Proyidenc,, hereby gives notice lint he has a.
cepiel said trust. JOSEPH a. BOTTOMLEl.
Providence, February %. 1892.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02

DO you want a Situstion tO-cent ad
,ertisement in the News" will supply IL.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-02
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
TO LET-TENEMENTS.
TO LET-MIsCELLANEO US.

ITO LET-CoMMODlOUS STABLE FOR 90
a horses. corner Atwells av. and Bourne 81. Ap-
ply TO +. IL. RICHMOND. 28 Fountain ST.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
IT RESPECTS THE LAW.

The Lottery Compsny's Good Faith.
Washington Telegram to Globe Dem
ocrat
The New Orleans Postmaster, Capt. s.
M. Eaton, is n little s~mooth-faced man,
honest a shrewd. He ia great friend
of Warmoth, but he has backed up the
Postmnster-General's efforts vigorously
in the fight on the lottery.
The V mr. before the warfare began Mr.
Eaton says the Lottery Company bought
at the New Orleans office SlU3, 100 worth of
stamps and stamped envelopes. For that
same year the total revenue of the Office
was s4l6,OOl So it appears that the Lot
teiy Company contributed within 81 coo of
one-fourth of the entire revenue of the
Office.
BY the action of the department in en-.
forcing the auti-lottery law passed By
Nongress this postal revenue from the lot
terry company became n dead loss. Last
years receipts by the New Orleans Office
reached n total of $3.50 The day be-
fore Captain Eaton started to this confer
cnce the lottery company posted la all its
branch Offices iu New Orleans n notice TO
this effect:
'rhe Supreme Court of the United States
having decided the anti-lottery postal law
10 be constitutional. il il hereby ordered
and directed that no one in the employ of
this company shall mail n letter which in
any way refers directly or indirectly to
the business of the lottery. 1t must be
understood that this company will aid in
the enforcement of his law"
Il think hat This notice Is honest and
sincere" said Capt Eaton. ''and the com
pany means just what 1t says"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
THE CANGUE.

Finger-squeeZing is also quite COM
mon. Four pieces of bamboo are tied
together loosely of one end, q string
passes through the other ends, so ar
ranged that by pulling they may be
drawn closely together. The fingers are
introduced between the bsmboos and by
pulling at the string they car be crushed
almost to pieces.
This torture is frequently employed
by the mandarins when endeavoring to
extort money from those suspected OF
concealing their wealth. The ankles
are squeezed after a similar fashion,
only the bamboos used are much larger.
Most OF the minor tortures-that is,
those not aimed directly at life-are
employed by the mandarins TO extort
money.
These mandarins, who are set as pet.
~ governors over districts, have but
limited terms Of Office and may. indeed,
be transferred at any time. As they are
required TO make up q certain sum Of
money for their superior officers and
have also to keep up considerable state
on n nominal salary, 1t follows that they
Cypress the people to the utmost Of their
power. locking upon them merely as
tax producing animals.
Beating with the bamboo Is very com.
mon There are Two kinds of bamboo
used for this purpose, the small and the
large. The latter Is capable OF produc-
ing death il used with severity. Even
the lesser bamboo, IL the blows be struck
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
CHINESE TORTURES.
OEviLlSh PLANS or MONCollANS
FOR CAUSING PAIN.
How They Usually Punish Offenders
ExcruciatIng suGerings for Compars.
lively Trihing offenses.

Whenever they are victorious IN bat
lie the Chinese are cruel conquerors.
They often infict horrible tortures, not
only upon their prisoners OF war, but
even upon the unofrending inhabitants
OF ~vanquished lands. They carry this
love for torture even into civil life and
display a horrible ingenuity in produc-
Ing the greatest possible suffering with
the least apparent means OF inlicting il.
One OF the ordinary punishmenis in
China is the compulsory kneeling, bare
legged, on a coiled chain. says the San
Francisco Chronicle. This does not
sound particularly dreadful. but the
agony 1t causes Is indescribablc, especial
ly as two guards are stationed over the
sufferer TO prevent him from seeking
even a transitory relief by shifting his
posture. Broken crockery is sometimes
substituted for the chain.
The most common torture in China Is
the cangue, a sort of movable pillory.
A piece OF wood four feet square and
nearly four inches thick has a hole in
the middle. through which the culprit's
head is passed. The machine opens
with a hinge, aud when closed is locked.
A placard designating the supposed Of
Tense is pasted thereon. So long as the
capgue Is worn the victim cannot feed
btmself and would starve were IL not
for the casual contributions Of friends.
Fortunately, 1t is deemed n meritorious
action 90 feed q prisoner In the cangue,
so there is little risk Of actual starvs-
ton. But the great terror of the cangue
lies IN the excruclating pains caused
by carrying such a weight upon the
neck and shoulders. Three months 10
the legal term Of the use Of this instru.
meut.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

An Ingenious little instrument called
the garterphone has recently been in
vented which. attached TO my lady's
garter, registers the distance she walks
each day. The physical culture craze
has put an end TO the reign of the
languid belle. Women go in for ali
sorts OF outdoor sports, and just now
walking Is the fad. The heroine of the
hour is the woman who has walked the
greatest number of miles a day. Hither-
To IL has been impossible TO determine
TO a nicely the distance covered in a
given time, as when a day is spent In
the d~eviating peregrinations of u shop
ping tour. Now the young woman
proudly exhibits her garterphone TO
admiring friends. and it is not unusual
for the little machine to register five
or six miles, and even ten occasionally.
The young woman who was too lazy to
walk, and yet did not wish To be entire
" out of the race, sat in the hammock
all day enjoying % novel, while she
swung her pretty foot back and forth,
thereby attaining the same result on
her garterphone rs her more energetic
sister. San francisco Examiner.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
WHY BOYS LIKE A NOISE.
It Is n Healthy symptom and Grown Peo-
pie Oughtn't to Mind It.

II wonder why it is that boys do so
enjoy making a nose!" exclaimed Mrs.
Boggs, holding her ears with both
hands, while her two youngest dar-
lings paraded through the house with
a drum and tin horn which a wicked
uncle had given them.
my dear" replied DR.. Boggs, look
ing up from his newspaper, "you must
understand that a boy does not really
make a noise because he likes to SO
much as for the reason that he cannot
help it. The cause is simply that
there is a greater supply OF excitation
To his nervous system that he can get
rid Of in the ordinary way which
grown people adopt. | believe that |
express myself elearly?"
mot very, it seems TO me-" said
Mrs. Boggs.
Then I will put it more plainly" re-
sponded the doctor. "You are per-
haps acquainted with the fact that the
human body is made up of %cells?"
Il have heard you say so, my dear"
"Well then, you must comprehend
that each of these cells has a nucleus,
just as an egg has q yolk in it. The
nuclei of the cells which make up a
child's body are much larger than
those Of the cells which compose your
physical system or mine. As the in
FAINT gets older these cells become
steadily smaller and smaller, but dur
ing youth the nerve battery thus made
up is so much more powerful as to
store up an excessive amount of energy.
The boy keeps it in for a while and
then he must explode. That is exact
ly what is taking place with Bobby
and Jimmy at present. They are get
ting rid of their sup%erfluous nerve
force through the medium of a drum
and n tin horn. 1t is thoroughly
healthy and you ought not TO object.
If that is really the case" said
Mrs. Boggs with n sigh, Il I'M more
resigned"
AS | was about TO say" continued
the doctor. ~the nuclei keep on dimin-
ishing in size as one grows older until
the grown person finds excessive ex-
citation disagreeable and is annoyed
by noises. | believe that YOU were
forty on your last birthday, my dear?
The reason that the boy keeps on
growing is that while the nuclei of his
cells are diminishing the cells them
selves are multiplying in number.
After one gets old and a certain time
Of life has been reached the cells no
longer multiply fast enough to supply
the places Of those which die. Then
arrives a period of what We call de-
crepitude, and eventually the individ-
ual, if no disease superyencs, perishes
of mere debility"
That may all be true" admitted
Mrs. Boggs, "but my observation is
that this business of knowing all about
how one is constructed and how soon
one must wear out in the course of
nature does not conduce to happiness.
[ would much rather remain in igno-
rance of what you call physiology and
not be obliged to think Of myself and
my children and our inside works as if
we were so many machines"
Science seems TO have no attrac-
tions for women" muttered the doctor,
who became absorbed in his newspa-
per again.-W Washington star.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
The Intricate Chinese Language.

"Joss," says a writer in Blackwood.
$50 far from being, rs ], among others,
always imagined, q Chinese word, is
merely the INSTRUMENTATION of the
Spanish Dios, God. The discovery of
this fell heavily upon me. 1t reduced
my knowledge OF Chinese from two
words TO one; but l have learned sew
eral since, but will not write them
here, as ] do not know what they
mean. A and the writer both started
with the determination of studying
Chinese, and the writer let A buy u
grammar; but, on discovering that
the single letter had las ways of be-
ing pronounced, and that each pronun-
citation had an entirely different mean
ing we said that there was no poetry
about the Chinese language, that It
was not worth learning. and As gram
mar was secretly consigned to the river
mud by being dropped overheard"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Even a mathematician will get mixed
In his calculations sometimes when
changing morey back and FORTH. The
telegraph operator at the De Soto
realizes this fact, and nine men out Of
ten would have done the same thing
that he did without thinking.
One night last week q guest OF the
hotel handed in a message. The opera
tor counted the words and announced
that the charge was 30 cents. The
gentleman handed over a $40 bill.
which the operator mistook for a 81
bill, and gave him back o half dollar.
The gentleman left the hotel without
noticing the mistake. Presently he
discovered II and returned to the
operators desk.
Wasn't that a $40 bill I gave you .
while agoP" he said.
The operator opened his drawer and
looked at the bill.
why, yes" he exclaimed. II mis-
took it for q Here 1t is and he
handed over tho bill.
aNow I owe you 90 cents said the
gentlemen.
oh. nc you DON'T" said the opera
tor.
@Oh. yes I do replied the gentle-
mar. @The telegram was so cents you
know and he handed over . half dol
lar and walked of.
@l'm into that fellow so cents re-
marked the operator to the bookstand
keeper. aand ! cant make him see it"
sNot much.. returned. the bookstand
man Hes into you 50 cents" and
the operator has been trying to figure
Il ont evcr since. -S0vamnak Neus.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

with the edge instead of the fiat, bruises
the flesh so as to bring on modification,
OF which the sufferer is sure TO die in q
few DAYS.
A favorite punishment is TO hang the
prisoner head downward by the wrists
and ankles from a crossbar several feet
high. Again. the victim is hung by one
wrist and one ankle from a crossbar.
Sometimes he is made 10 sit in a most
uncomfortable position on q bamboo
chair, aud is then tied securely in that
posture so that he may not move at all.
Capital punishments are inflicted In
various ways in the Flowery Kingdom.
The mode that Is the most desirable to
the victim is the command 10 commit
suicide. In this case a method OF
reaching death may be employed that
will not mutilate the body. Aud this
the Chinese set great store by. for 1t is
their great desire to appear in the next
world with their bodies intact. This Is
a privilege. however. only accorded to
officers of very high rank.
For criminals Of no status, s~traugula-
tion is most preferred. This is accom-
plished IN the same way rs the Spanish
garrote. The criminal stands with his
back 10 q post. through which a hole is
bored ut the level OF his neck. Two
ends OF a stout cord arc passed through
this hole, the loop embracing the mans
neck. The ends are then twisted round
. stick, q few rapid turns OF which
sends the victim into the next world.
The rapIdity Of this process is commend-
able.
Crur;T lion 4. rxo~a1 a. Joo.rt
ton, though Its tortures are excruciat-
ing. The cross used is of Latin form.
the foot OF which Is inserted in a stout
plank. The criminal. standing OF q
board. has nails driven through his feet
and his hands are stretched and nailed
to the crossbeams. His legs are fastened
TO the cross by iron chains and his arms
bound with cords. On the cord around
bis waist Is inserted q piece Of wood
bearing bis name and the offeuse for
which be suffers. A similar piece of
wood on the right arm contains the
sentence. namely. TO remain On the
cross till death relieves him, aud another
on thel left arm contains the name Of the
judge who sentenced him. together with
all that functionary's titles and Offices.
Thus nailed To the cross be Is carried
out on the principal thoroughfare Of the
town and left there all day. no one
being allowed to approach him. how
or offer him food or drink. At
night he 10 taken inside the prison walls.
Sometime men live this way three or
four days. Often on the second or third
day vinegar 10 administered, and II this
does no cause Q speedy dissolution tho
vicfim'a lcOa ara hrokeu with atOut ham,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
iT1 BIZ Continued
HOW ANIMALS BEAR PAIN.
Their Mute Heroism In Suffering Putt
Mans Endurance to shame.

One of the pathetic things connected
with this kaleidoscope nonsense peo-
pie call life is the manner in which
the animal kingdom endures suffering.
Take horses for instance in battle, and
after the first shock of a wound they
make no sound. They bear the pain
with a mute, wondering endurance,
and il at night you hear a wild groan
from the battlefield it comes from their
loneliness, their loss of that human
companionship which seems absolutely
indispensable TO the comfort of domes-
ticated animals.
The dog will carry a broken ieg for
days wistfully but uncomplainingly
The cat, stricken with club or stone or
caught In some trap from which IL
gnaws its way to freedom. crawls to
some secret place and bears in silence
pain which we could not endure. Sheep
and other cattle meet the thrust of the
butchers knife without a sound, and
even common poultry endure intense
agony without complaint.
The dove, shot unto death, dies to
some far of bough, and as it dies the
silence is unbroken ave by the patter
on the leaves of its own life blood. The
wounded deer speeds to some thick
break and in pitiful submission waits
for death. The eagle, struck in mid
air. fights to the last against the fatal
summons. There is no moan or sound
of pain and the defiant look never fades
from its eyes until the lids close over
them never to uncover again. /.
Here is an example OF this splendid
endurance right before US, which proud
man in vain tries to emulate. A mule
battered to a post awaiting treatment
one of its hind feet a s%uppurating sore,
the frog fostering and running out.
Its whole body droops and its eyes arc
strained and agonizing The yeter-
mary surgeon standing by says that
the lightest touch of that foot to the
ground causes the most intense pain
and yet there Is no sound, nothing but
that patient endurance that astonishss
and appalls.-Floridd Times Union.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE.
"Voyagers on life's sea,
To yourself be true,
And whate'er your lot may be.
Paddle your own

ITO yourself be true" land thou
cans't not then be false to any man."
"Self-love is not so vile a sin as self
neglecting." Then "be wise to-day, It's
madness to DEFER Get DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, for all af-
fections of the lungs and throat. 1t is
likewise a wonderful liver tonic, and
~invigorator.
AL the year round, you may rely upon
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
Its not like the sarsaparillas, that are
said to be good for the blood in March.
April and May. The Discovery +"
works equally we'll at all times, and in
all cases Of blood-taints, or humors, no
matter what their name or nature. 1t
cures all Skin, Scalp and Scrofulous
affections, rs Eczema. letter, Salt
rheum, Fever-sores, White Swellings,
Hip joint disease and kindred all
ments.
It's the cheapest blood-purifier, sold
through druggists, because you only pay
for the good you get.
Your money is returned II 1t doesn't
benefit or cur you.
Can you ask more
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
Way or Coior.


The hue Of heaithi Who can mistake
IL. The white brow. the deepened tint Of
the cheek. these associated with bright
ness and animation of the eye, a CHEEKY
expression of the countenauce, are in
failible indicia that the liver is perform
ing Its functions actively, and that con
Sc uently digestion and the bowels are
undisturbed. II, however, the complexion
and the eyeballs have n saffron tint, or
the face is drawn and void Of sprightli-
ness and animation, the hillary gland is
almost certain TO be out Of order. Rec
tify the difficulty spe Oily, thoroughly,
with the paramount anti-bilious specific,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. which
promptly remedies not only the above
outward and visible signs Of bilious
ness, but also the sick headaches, cousti-
patton, vertigo, fur upon the tongue, nau-
sea, sour breath and pains through the
right side which characterize Ii. The liver
IS always seriously involved in malaria.
for which the Bilters is n sovereign spe-
cihc. his medicine remedies with equal
promptitude and completeness. kidney
complaint, dyspepsia, rheumatism and
nervousness.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Syrup"

JUDGE ]. B. HILL, of the Superior
Court, Walker county, Georgia,
thinks enough of German Syrup to
send us voluntarily a strong letter
endorsing it. When men of rank
and education thus use and recon-
mend an article, what they say Is
worth the attention of the public.N
1t is above suspicion. Il have used
your German Syrup" he says, ''for
my Coughs and Colds on the Throat
and Lungs. l can recommend it for
them as a frst-class medicine. -
Take no substitute. a
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; 1t is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy Of it's kind yer pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ceptable to the stomach. prompt In
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, it,
many excellent qualities commend it
70 all and have made 1t the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale In Doc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure It promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA m SYRUP co!
SAY FRANCISCO. car.
fnfuStWlE. kY "r"" rH"~ ~
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

A New York importer tells of hav-
ing sold for $3.50 u yard a piece Of
sealskin plush to retailer, who prompt
" cut it into three pieces and marked
them respectively 80, sl2, and Sl4.
The highest-priced lot sold first, and
the retailer at nee bought another
whole piece, marked it Il, and sold it
out before the so lot was gone.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04
The Only One liver r~rinted-Can You Find
the Mords

There is a s-inch display advertisement
in this p this week which has no two
words alike except one word. The same
Is true of each new one appearing each
week from The DR. Harter Medicine Co.
I his house places n Crescent" on every
thing they make and publish. Look for Il
enc them the name of the word, and they
will return you BooK, BEAUTIFUL LITuo-
GRAZ us, or AMPLE RES
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Maud-"Why do you wear . dress
suit 1t this time In the afternoon. papay'
Pater-'f am going to 8 o clock with
your mother. She said she would be
ready In i've minutes. Y is now $50.
She viii be ready at about 8 That's
wby.".-N r. Sun.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

A Gilbreath, ". c, the other day n
l5-year-old lad named Fletcher was stand
ing under n tree which the lightning
struck. 1t entered the lads coat Mt the
neck and went down his spine, making n
blister all the way. Yet it Is thought he
will recover
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Uzi Ito his wife)-"This is my lear
old friend Buzz. For three years we
were classmates, shared our room, our
joys, or sorrows, and when one of us
had nc money" Buzi-"The other
one usually hadn't any either
FItegende BLalter.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

Mother. don't the angels wear any
'clothes?" asked q little Texas girl OF
her mother. mo. my daughter.
There, was q pause, and the little girl
asked: -Wherc do the angels put their
Observation-Disclosures zsras 6gl-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

faH*
No one remedy in all
the world has done so
much to relieve the
suffering Of her sex.
Her compound goes TO
the very root OF Female
Complaints, drives out
disease. and ~re.inyigo-
rates the entire system.
All Druggists sell Il, OF senI
BY mail, Ia form 81 Plus oi
Ioxcngcs. on receipt 90,
Liver Pills, 25c. Core
spondence freely answered
Address In confidence,
LYDIA ". PISKnAn MED. Co.
LYNN, MASS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

When Baby WIS sick, we gave her Castoria,
When she was q Child. she cried for C~astoria,
When she became Miss, she chung 20 Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them CsStoria
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

LIKE OIL UPON TROUBLED WATERS is the
influence Of HALE's HONEY or HoREHoUSD
n TAR upon a cold.
PIXIES T~ooTHACuE DROPS Cure in one
minute.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

There Is in Buffalo one line OF
street-cars on which q car crosses fiji. v
four railroad tracks in making Ole
round trip.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-06-04

At a certain church neat Ledbury,
Eng, IN annual sermon Is still preached
agains: the vice of d~ueling. This is done
In accordance with the last will and tesla
ment of a damsel whose rival lovers died
fighting for her hand.