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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18
C. r "a I

Ladies' Fine Kid Button Shoes, all styles,
good Shoes for common wear, all sizes,
Soc aud Il.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18
Notions.

so sets of Japanese Table
Mats, S in set, 1oc a set.
100 boxes Japanese Tooth
picks, s bunches in a box, at
&C box.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18
Fur Capes.

An early trumpet say you? But sylesand comfort have
turned the scale and Fur Capes in demand Wool Seal
Baltic Seal Monkey, Astrachan and Coney in the and
pretty makes.
Our departments of Shoes, Boys Clothing, Hats and
Caps being constantly repensed Kindly bear them in
mind when in want of good goods at low prices. Take
elevator.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18

Our advice Examlne the following
,,o,,ds onot,d at the Standards New Shoe
Store. Main street, Next to the Postofice.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18
DEAHY BROTHERS.
GREAT BARGAINS IN FOOTWEAR AT THE STANDARD

The Standard Is Offering Boots and Shoes
at prices to suit the times. Try their Bows
and Girls School Shoes, 65, 75, S5c, u, tl.2
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18
Kid Gloves,

in many shades match the dress goods at 81 the pair
With pearl buttons in tans, red tans and browns, at
soc the pair.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18
IeJ3.
TO OUR PATRON =:

Large STOCK oi " ~ I"t"rS
Man have de ded to January It, 1872 an
Mantle with Ere c beve mirror to the y on
In umb coupon The giving OF coupors to begin oe
temher ending December 3Oh We shal still SET "Qer q"
uncqualed III Rhode Island
Purc8s huviag Paper fora house mantle ana wing WIN
in racu ot 10 miles, will 5e eve cir ear ia e.
ecu be too
ouul lonst
I'roIoIictoL.
To- o no Z.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18

Br,ar Pipes. zoe,
at Lcwis n Gurry's.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18
aADIKIN g. C0UNEY,
TRINITY SQUARE.
Are ready now tor fall business. From today
our fall trade will be il full swing Areyou
ready. The assortments early are better
Dress Goods.

10 pieces 36.inch Brocade,
by far the prettiest goods for
the price ever in Our store,
CSC the yard.
The' single Dress Patterns
in two toned Matelasse weaves
are beauties Of the weavers
art, $1.3S the yard.
2 pieces very superior
grade 4S inch Black India
Twill, eSc the yard; many get
SI.25.
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18
Carpenter Company.

September swings open all the gates to the Fall Bus-
ness You find busy finishing improvements and opening
carloads of the new Fall Winter Goods Confidence is
returning and there already signs of general revival of
all kinds of business The outlook for Fall trade ull OF
encouragement.
The fixed purpose of his is assemble under one
roof direct from the manufacturer only trustworthy goods
and distribute them retail the lowest possible prices
There is NJ standstl to this store.
Everything in Furniture, Carpets,
Draperies, Magee Ranges &Stoves,
Kitchen Furnishings, Crockery
Glass, China and Silver Ware
For cash or easy terms of payment
North Main Street Entrance, Nos. 26 to a.
High Street Entrance, No. lo,
PAOvTUC1xCT II K
PAwTUCKET WALL PAPER HOUSE,
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-18
Shoe Department.

J orters at oSc.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

hrnness the hand that came 10 III"
the truest heart in all the world.
Best OF all, see the venerable Soup,e'
whose bent figures and snowy locks are
beautifed by the love OF a Iie,iihe' az
arm in arm they descend the hill oil ire
into the shadows Of the peaceful valley
To return, however, 10 the purely
practical aspect of arms-giving, 1t rs
well 10 add hat in certain parts or the
country it has q peculiar significance.
For instance, we are told that in Wis
cousin for a young lady 10 accept or
a gentleman's arm in the daylight Is
almost equivalent 10 the sending out OF
wedding cards, and we know this to be
so I'm East Tennessee. Right up In the
Great Smoky mountains, which Miss
Murfree so lovingly depicts, the stalwart
mountaineer. whose six feet Of Drawn
and muscle becomes as so much pup,
will approach his divinity at a camp
meeting or picnic with the agitating
query: Have a wing?" This is the
crucial test. II from the depths Of a
fascinating %sun-bonnet issues the cruel
words; II wouldn't give shucks for
chicken" then the mountaineer knows
his doom. If. however, through those
gingham frills is breathed the tender
words: Il don't care If / do''-then bring
forth the magnolia blossoms and ring
the bells.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
The Plg-Skin CrnLe.

There's no doubt. according 70 NE. that
football as played to-day is "a most sc.er.
tihc game. How 10 arrange "a ton 0f
youthful flesh. bon and muscle So that 10
shall drive an inflated, ball ~ "a given
point, Notwithstanding the opposition n
another ton of youthful humanity. rs a
most interesting problem The captains
and professors OF the game study for
hours over this question am evolve some
very interesting tactics for The use of DE
material at their command.
To the public. ana especially o. the
friends and relatives of the youthful come
ponents Of these masses. there o. c1mIng
a belief thai not enough attention Is paid
10 the safety of the eleven units. Bach
OF the eleven may be- a son or "a brother
whose future usefulness may be impaired
by considering him too much as q urIt 0f
force and too little as "a human br'Hr
Public sentiment Is against tho clI1IIug
Of boys, but 70 Is also against mIk.lr a
shortened leg or disloclted yertobrle prI.
babie adjuncts OF a. liberal education
All Life would say 90 It's foot bah n..ad-
is that If they care Tor the permanent
popularity Of their game they must maxi.
II as little brutal as possible. one ching
is certain-the referee should have aal..
crate power. and should use a.. ~ rI.
out of football playing permanent Inl
Tor all time any player who shows even a
tendency 10 smuggling tactics.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
A Miniature Republic.

The rulers Of the miniature republic o.
Ardorra decided recently that the coun-
Try should possess a cannon, says ne
New York Tribune. Krupp. theref., e.
was ordered 20 manufacture one of me
most modern type. The great gun arrived
al its mountain destination q short ums
ago. and was placed on the highest point
In the country" 50 that the citizens
could see that the yalley wa well pro-
tected. A day was appointed % try ne
cannon. which was able 10 send ID BAH
eighteen kilometers. Just as the tHo ar
t%nlerymen Of Andorra We're ready 20 he
It occurred 20 one Of Inc prudent cltzens
that the shot might cause some trouble
The territory OF the republic Of Anl11'
does not extend over more han sX KID
meters. To direct the shot, therefor
ward the surrounding mountains w1-l
the same as firing at F-unce or lull .'
the ball would necessarily fan on the ,e
ritOry OF one OF these countries. q war
might result. IL was then decided y
shoot the ball I'm the afr. but some one
suggested that n would endanger The Hff'
OF too many people Ia its descent. and pos
sibly bore a great hole IN the republic ~
Andorra. Good counsel prevailed and th'
two artillerymen were commanded Oh uH-
load the gun. The hot has not yet been
fred. and the good republicans are un-
certain what 10 do with the expensife
gun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
Charms of Miss Frances willard.

one Of Frances Wizards intimate
| friends says the great temperance leader
is personally a lovely woman with deli
cate features and dainty hands. and that
her evident fascination for men Of taste
IS very evident. A gifted man once wrote
TO her: Dear Friend: Methinks your
| heart deceives you, for when we meet,
| though you hardly look at me, you speak
kindly, and l take this as a token" To
which she replied: Dear Brother: This
is the explanation: / had a clear and
direct gaze until study weakened my eyes,
and / protect them now by studying the
carpet so unaffectedly lind and cordial
to all mankind Is this famous lady that
may OF them ave paid her the compli-
ment Of Offering her their hearts and
hands. Indeed, so numerous and importu-
nate are her love letters that it is neces-
sary TO have them answered by her Sec
retarie3 with the statement that she has
no time for other than business cores
pondence. Some of these letters Of late
date prove that age cannot wither nor GUS
tom stale her infinite variety. Still, Miss
Willard has a high opinion Of men i'm gem
eral, though she has never honored any
man in particular with her hand, and,
to quote her own words, IF there is a
spectacle more odious and distasteful
than a man who hates women. IT is a
NRAhiAiA WV h0hN " III AItAe
OF marriage in relation TO society gives
this postulate: Husband and wife are
one, and that one is-husband and wife"
The distinguished English woman, Mrs.
Haweis. is responsible for the declaration
that the eyes Of ell English women are
turned TO their more advanced American
sisters 10 learn what 10 do and how to DO
IL in the woman's cause. and how expert
ments work in The States. among which
are increased facility of divorce. the wife's
fun possession Of her WI and part posses
sion Of her husbands property, her rights
over her children, and the perfect equality
In education in the mixed colleges for
youths and girls. As far as English people
can Judge the American system develops a
healthy tone between the sexes and
teaches the girls independence, the men
consideration for women. She also ex-
pressed the opinion that both England and
America would rise through their women
to a new spiritual life.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

4 good, honest fellow in his way VAS
Bin Bolts. but he had never had an op.
portunity To study moral philosophy as
taught I'm the colleges unlverslfies
says the New York Herald. He came
from Biddef0rd. IN Devon. and very likely
some Of his ancestors had helped Drake
'wall0p" the Spaniards. He had followed
In their footsteps by enlisting in the navy
10 fight for his queen and country. when
ever called upon 20 DO so.
When he returned from a voyage 10
China he brought with him n present
for a gentleman who had been very
kind % his old mother during his absence
II was n curiously fashioned Chimes ear-
ment made of bits OF Il species OF stray
strung together.
PHASE. sir. you must excoos an being
torn" he said bashfully, when he pre-
scented IL. 1.-The Chinaman wouldn't part
with un aisy.'
He had run across a Chinaman wearing
IL somewhere ln the streets ~ Hong
Kong, and the unfortunate Celestial n0i
understanding his summary request 20
Hand that over here" he had simply
yanked IL of him
To the suggestion that his conduct bad
hardly been consistent with strict honesty
he replied:
Begin your pardon. sur. he WIZ only
"a haythen. an j never heard that taking
things from a haytien counted as stain
well replied the friend. ~ many
ilustrious Englishmen had not acted on
tina assumption j don't know whore me
Bxitish empire would now be, 90 Il Keep
the heather garment"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

gentleman shall give his arm 10 the lady
he is with. This not only signifies 10
the public that ne is acting as an escort
and saves her from its comments and
jostling, but enables the two 10 keep
easily in step. There are also occasions
during the day when a rude crowd.
rough walking, standing in the cars or
lack of strength makes a manly arm
doubly welcome to a delicate woman.
In short, the courtesy is beautiful in
it's significance of the attitude OF man
and woman.
1t must he admitted, however, that
many men are so ignorant or SO care
less in their manner Of extending this
courtesy that a sensitive woman would
rather walk with both hands in her muf,
or her pockets, if she dared. than avail
herself of it. Walking behind a couple
arm in arm one can generally guess
at the mans breeding and his relation
TO the woman. The anxious lover is as
easily detected as the Indifferent hus-
band. The former holds his arm at an
angle acute with hope and tenderness and
admirably adapted to the height of the
angel who trips beside him.
When she puts her little hand under
his coat sleeve his heart goes out with
a thump 10 meet IL and IL IL with an
il-coacealed effort that he refrains. if
he does refrain, from pressing IL pas
sionately 10 his side as he blesses him
self that the cruel world does sanction
this one sweet, unspoken mode Of COM
munication. AS even the noblest, strong
est tree incines toward the sparkling
and murmuring stream. his whole being
lears toward the tender Feature at
his side and, with a courage that Is
delicious TO contemplate. h protects her
in her innocent little alarms from even
the hadow Of a mouse on the sidewalk.
Then watch the married man. not the
ids4l married man but The average
husband Of the average wife. He stalks
along as nearly like the red Indian with
HE squaw In his tracks as civilization
permits. His strong arm. crooked at the
feeblest angle. hangs Imply down. fur
nishing a sort OF sliding scale
for the slender hand that in
vain seeks for d resting-place. Some
times, In crossing a walk or mounting
a step, the slender hand slips away
altogether. and then, In accordance with
his degree Of natural brutality. indiffer-
ence, or iil-breeding. he. asks why the
she can't hold on, or what
the tliing-a-bob she's trying 10 do now.
She sighs and says nothing
Better II Is TO see a couple iIst I'm
the prime OF life and who have climbed
IT'S heights together so well and so faith
FULLY that they walk with one cal,
Just as they feel. with one accord. h.
WIN shoulder well squared to the world
Ana d strong arm that holds with tender
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

The fellow was suffering with a raging
fever and realized the necessity Of get
ting 10 where he could have proper medl-
cal attention. He asked Mr.. Beard II he
could spare him a few dollars, at the
same time drawing from his nnger "a heaVy
sold ring set with a magnificent Opal,
which shot forth flashes OF red, blue and
golden light as the stone was moved. MT.
Beard took the ring, giving the mar So.
which was about half OF the change he
had with him, promising 10 call on the
man in the hospital in Austin, where he
hoped 10 hear from friends, and would
redeem the ring. Mr.. Beard rode on, after
making the stranger as comfortable as
possible. Some two or three days later
he went 10 the hospital and found his
man sull very III, but he had failed 10
receive the expected remittance. After
chatting with him awhile he took his de-
parture. When ne visited the hospital
next day ne found the man was dead
He returned TO Houston, forgetting all
about the ring. except as he happened 10
notice IL. The second dng after his return
he lost "A law suit involving $51.VD. From
this time on everything he touched proved
unlucky. one day he was ia Austin. gloom
lily meditating over his ill-luck, when his
eye CHANGED 10 fall upon the opal. which
ne swears Was emitting a yelowish-green
h8nt ana seemed 10 mock at MIN. Like a
Hash the story Of the opal and the ill-luck
that attached 10 a pOssessor came into
MS mind and drawing the ring from his
Alser he started for the Colorado river.
intending 10 throw II in the stream. on
MS way he met a friend, the sheriff OF the
county, 10 whom he communicated his
intentions. The officer said IL was a shame
10 throw away such a magnificent gem
ard begged that he might have II instead.
Inc opal changed ownership right there,
ana three days afterwards the sherin
was shot and killed. The opal then passed
into the hands Of a LAWYER, who was
thereupOn unfortunate until ne died, and
the ring went into the hands Of the nfth
man, who soon went crazy. From this
time Mr.. Beard lost all trace OF the opaL.
after following its history through the
hands OF i've different men, all OF whom |
met with misfortune az soon as the gem |
into their possession.
In marked contrast 10 this is the experi-
ence OF a travelling man named Lakin. |
VINO has a passion for op8ls and who WEAR
several magnificent stCI IS set in rings. a
group formed into 4 watch charm and a
Docketbook mounted with opals Of various
sizes and degrees OF fire. He maintains
he opal. Is a lucky stone. and his experi-
nee seems TO Justify his faith. Whenever
he has occasion TO go to Querefaro. Mex
co, on a business trip he never fails 10
purchase a handful CT the choicest stones
10 can find at the mines. Hundreds OF
texans are now wearing opals cut and
lnclt, and there Is now but little regard
wen TO the old superstition that the
Is unlucky.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
An Historical Whistle.

Would il not be possible for us to COM
promise the matter with our lovely ladiesy
Now suppose they substitute a silver
whistle for their own wind Instrument
There's an idea for You. and these things
bear the Sanctity OF antiquity. For in
stance, in the train Of Anne of Denmark.
when she went 10 Scotland with James
VI, was a gigantic Dane of match4ess
drinking capacity. He Possessed an ebony
whistle, which, at the beginning of a
drinking bout, he would lay on the table.
and whoever vas the last able to blow
II was. by general consent, considered 10
be the Champion Of the Whistle"
II happened. however, that during his
stay IN Scotland the Dane was defeated
by Sir Robert Laurie OF Maxwelton. who.
after three days and three nights OF hard
drinking, left the Dane under the table
and blew on the whistle mis- requiem
shrill. The whistle remained i'm the
family for many years and the last person
who carried it off was Alexander FER
guson, Of Craig-Darroch, son of Annie
Laurie. so well and unsteady known.
Robbie Burns immortalized the subject
in a poem entitled ''The Whistle" as the
following selection viii remind you:
l sing Of a whistle. a whistle Of worth.
| sing OF a whistle, the pride OF the North:
was brought 20 the court of our good
Scottish king,
And long with this whistle all Scotland
shall ring.
Old Loda. still rueing the arm OF Finral
me god Of the bottle sends down from
his hall
This whistles our c~hallenge-to Scotland
get DER,
Ana drink them to holl. sir, or ne'er see
me morei
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
Tho Difference.

Hey! billy no! the Autumn is here!
Was ever the world so full OF Color Z
Love, when we thridded the WOOD last
year
The tint OF the ash was surely duller'
II was the day that my heart, q sweet
Was crush'd so rudely beneath thy feet
Heyi billy hoi I was louted then.
o thou vast a cruel lass and hckle!
Love. / implored thee again, again;
But saucy thy laughter was, and micKle'
How dun were the fallow fields, each
day,
AS Autumn, the ~graybeard, wept away!
Heyl billy hoi but again he comes,
And he finds thee mine, despite my
scorning.
how merriIy the partridge drumsi
How crisp is the wind this bonny morn
ing!
And scarlet as fire the maple copse
Against the gold of the chestnut tops!
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
Christmas on Monday

Christmas falls on Monday this year.
We have the authority OK an old poetic
philosopher for including this fact among
the signs OF a hard winter. The docm-
according TO the London Times
was unearthed In 1856 from the Her
ieian manuscripts. No. 222. folios 1884,"
~ the British Museum. IL reads as fol-
lows:
Y christmas-pay on Monday be.
= great winter that year you'll see.
And fun OF winds both loud ana sbriu.
Ect La summer. truth 10 tell.
Hign winds shall there be. ana .,ron~
Full OF tempests lasting long:
Whiie battles they shall multiply.
Ano sfeat plenty OF beasts shall die.
: shat De born that day, 1 ween.
apey shall be strong each one and keen:
re snals be found that stealeth ausht:
. tnou be sick thou die,h not.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
Our Onnressed Wives.

The Indians compel their women 10
bear all the visible burdens. In that
thoy differ from their superiors. the
whites. who themselves carry the visible
but force their wives 10 stagger under
the weight Of the invisible. Who would
not prefer TO carry a saddle upon her
shoulders. or even WELD the AK that chops
the kindling for supper. than cringe under
the refinement OF Il hidden heartbreak. or
spend days seeking 20 cover the ravages
OF a concealed sorrow? The squaw who
tills the fields is not deserving Of one
half the sympathy we ought 10 yield
the wife who faces the world with a
smile, because it Is unpleasant 20 her
critical husband 10 see her haggard and
in tears, while his selhshness and his
cruelty scar her soul with something
deeper than stripes.
i Ike men. / make no bones Of saving
that l do, and that / always have. but
they possess their peculiar phases. They
are selfish, abOminably So. and knowing
their power they WELD il without s%cruple.
A woman's cruelty is but the clumsy
gambling Of "A velvety kitten compared
10 the cruelty Of a man. When the
average woman hurts you she flies at
once TO the other extreme and becomes
the embodiment Of tenderness. There
Is something OF the maternal I'm every
woman worthy the name, and that some
thing leads her 20 be 4 consider and a
comforter. But men nave little parental
instinct. They are awkward when they
undertake the role Of mental healers.
They can strike. but they cannot bind 10
the wounds they make. 1 have known
men whose wives became. I'm the truest
sense, Card-takers and .b~urden-bearers
for their husbands sakes. covering up
their shortcomings that the world might
not suspect their weakness; watching
them with angelic coAstancy that they
might not stumble into pitfalls: bearing
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
aC'est rHabIt QuI Falt LIE Moine -

She wore a wreath OF roses
The day that fest we met,
VIA mighty pin and tiny string
Upon her tresses set.
art not afraid Of wind and sun?
Thy hair hath nothing on it,
She smiled-l found her very fair.
Indeed. this is a bonnet"
i sat behind that lovely head
Twas at a matinee
A vast wide hat with nodding plumes
Completely blocked the way.
II hid the stalls. IL hid the stage
Z longed 10 change my place.
For, perched upon the topmost coil.
IL almost hid her face.
We met again on Norman strand,
A wondrous sight We're we.
Clad sn say garment. short and scant.
While round as surged the sea.
Alasi my vision sweet was Ted,
My dream OF love was DER!
For unadorned. behold her head
An oilskin cap she wore!
Temple Bar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24
Song.

Sweet you loved me yesterday,
And / swore by yea and nay.
That the moon might shift her place,
Stars 80 wandering through space,
SUNSETS lose their gracious hue,
Ere / ceased 10 care for you!
Then ! praised you, grave and gay
Dariingl that was yesterday.
Sweet. the moon shines as Of old,
Stars their wanted places hold
Sunsets hues are unestranged, d
only you and l are changed
Love existed but to die:
Who's to blame. dear. you or I?
Who's TO blame, an. VINO can say?
Would that it were yesterday!
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-24

than any Indian squaw ever drs,u.
OF, the brave little wife crimps her ~
ana manlpulates her cheeks with ~
sorts OF massage and unguent. me-ofr
10 Keep herself young and fresh. IN sp,,.
staggers from day TO day. CIV
IN cannot escape the siSht ~ -.
qulver In your chin and the moIst,,e
IN your eye, / will stay az the eI,sn
SAID a husband TO his wife not long 40,
me reason for the woman's tear -,
ueeper IMAM outside debts or eSter,o.
troubles. h could have braced IN srs
Dorne such burdens. but the SHORE
hiss OF the man she loved. his fat.f
yielding 70 temptation. and his s,esT'
downward career were breaking
heart with a grief she dared NOT sbo,.
ior rear OF alternating him stu flyfber
Is not such a burden harder 70 car,
than a yoke made OF tangible Voo15
Chicago Herald.