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Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-03
WEATHER and CROPS.
Past Week Has Been Very Favorable
For Growing and Ripening.
Wells and Streams In Maine
Reported Very Low.
Considerable Frost In Northern Sections but
No Great Damage Doas

BOSTON,, Sept. s.-The New England
weather bureau issued the following bull
letin for the week ending Sept. /:
Favorable growing and ripening weather
has prevailed over the greater part Of New
England during the week just passed, and
much harvesting has been done. From
one-half inch to one inch Of rain fell In
frequent showers In northern sections,
and the top OF the ground 10 we'll wet
down, although streams and wells are
said to be unusually low In many sections.
In south central New Hampshire, the
ehowers on tho 10Th and Slst were very
heavy, almost 2K inches falling In the
two showers at Sanbornton, In Belknap
county. Farther south in the same state,
and also over the three southern states,
from one-fourth TO three-fourths inch Of
water fell during the week. On the morn
Ing OF the 1st there was considerable frost
In northern Maine, with the mercury
down to $50 at q. m. at Poland, Andres
oDggin. At West Milan, New Hampshire,
the temperature on the ed was B2.50, but o
frost was prevented by fog. Light frost
was general on the low lands on the latter
date, but no damage Of amount has been
reported. The nights continue too cool
Tor corn. and there Is not quite sun
enough for the best npcping Of tomatoes,
but generally crops arc advancing In good
shape. The potato rot has not Increased
to any extent. Tobacco y mostly
harvested, with excellent weather for the
work; the weather conditions are reported
very good for curing the crop also Gran
berry picking VIII be begun 10 consider
able extent this week. Much fall plow-
Ing and seeding Is being done, with con-
ditions generally favorable fcr the work
An earthquake was felt at Greenfield
Hill, Conn, on the morning Of the 1st.
Lightning struck four-story block at
Sanford, Me-, on the e9th, and did con-
siderable damage 70 the building, but
without seriously injuring any Of the oo-
oupants.
More Water Needed.
Tho weather has been mostly fair In
Maine and favorable for Efpcning crops
and for the grain harvest II has been
slightly too cool for corn. but that crop Is
In good condition. Ths grain harvest is
mostly over, and Is very free from rust
Potato digging has begun IN Aroostook
county, but the harvest viii not be general
before next week. Potatoes src rottinQ
slightly In soutl ern counticA Light rains
havo kept the top Of the ground moistencd
In most places, but pasture feed is reported
short, and wells and streams are very low.
One correspondent In Aroostook county
reports them tho lowest for % years.
Frosts In low lands on the mornings OF the
iss and ID, but no damage has been re-
ported. 4..t
Corn h Lss~
~ West Milan. In Coos county, New
Hampshire, tho temperature was S2.5e
nom reliable tbcrmometeS on the morn
Ing of the 81, but tbe correspondents
seotes thst heay foa prvvantAd dAns~ss
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-03
You Cant Do Bette,

BLANKET SALE GOING RIGHT ALONG
Pretty near everybody taking advantage the prices The
wise housekeepe will buy Good 1o wbs
Blankets 47c Id and white Blankets white Blankets worth
" 90 Hse Id heavy wool Blankets sa47 worth BY paying
small deposit n have hemsa edunil wanted
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-03
School Shoes.

No other article of wear receives the
hard knocks and rough usage that
School Shoes receive. We have them
strong vnd durable at prices extremely
low.
Boys Calf Shoes, heavy and strong.
shoes that will stand wear. 8qc
Boys Fine Shoes, extra well made, can
toes, sure to give satisfaction. :. ST 25
Misses Dongola Shoes, worked button
hole and patent tip. ......... ............5Qc
Misses fine dongola patent tip boots.
"s'.'''.''.'''.'............. ....................73c
Children's Grain Shoes, worked but
ton holes................... .62c
You Cant Do Better
Than look over our Stamped Goods,
72 inch hemstitched and drawn work
Bureau Covers, regular price Csc.
now..."..". :...."............... 76c
"a inch Comode Covers to match
bureau, at....."............... .6oo
Hemstitched figured damask Trav
O'osns, at'..''.. ......"....... .26O
FineIhgured damask Tray Cloths for I2c
Stamped Pillow Shams, hemmed. =
P"H.''''''''..........". ................ 25c
Wash Embroidery and Rope Silks. all
shades, q skein............................d
Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-09-03
More Water Needed.


~ West Milan. in Coos county, New
Hampshire, Tho temperature was s2.5s
nom reliable thermometer on the morn
Ing of the 81, but tbe correspondents
seotes that heavy foG prvvnntAd dAnsass
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03

At Fort Monroe some time ago,
where one OF the vessels Of the navy
was temporarily awaiting orders, a
delegation OF army officers stationed
at the fort came aboard, There Is u
set naval regulation that nothing can
be 30 on board ship until the com
manding officer orders 1t. While The
army party were looking over the
ship, twelve o'clock arrived. A junior
officer approached the captain and
snid, with salute. ut Is twelve
o'clock sir" Make 1t So" responded
the captain, and eight bells were
struck, The army officers suspected
that the navy mon wanted them 10
ask some questions and get sold, or
that this was bit of foolery got up 10
joke the land warriors, Some time
after, party Of the army officers In.
yitcd the officers OF the warship to
dine with them. The dinner was pro.
crossing when o lieutenant entered
and, saluting the senior officer pres
ent, said, gravely, Colonel, the
majors blind horse Is dead" Make
it So responded the colonel, with the
greatest gravity, and the dinner pro-
cecded. Nothing was said at tho time,
but the navy officers tell the story
San Francisco Argonaut.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
"pLEAsE LIFT M SLEEP

morning they should have no organ
lied force with which TO resist him,
Gen. Jackson still slept, aud some one
proposed to wake him.
That was never an easy matter. DR..
Mcuulrc says that he had seen Jim
pull the generals boots off and remove
his clothes without waking him. On
tho present occasion II was almost i'm
possible to rouse him. But at last he
was raised to q sitting posture and
held there, while one Of the officers
shouted in his ear about the condition
OF the arlny, its inability to resist an
attack in the morning. and 50 forth.
Gen. Jackson's reply was; please
let me sleep. There will be no enemy
there in the morning"
SO the event proved. Youths Com
Dnnion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
SAVED EY CHURCH BELLS.
How tho CITY Of Atlanta Escaped Shell
ing by ShcrIan's Army.

| stpW INV N.tT VI httthta h*5ttlth ~ ''h'h-
ing by shcrnmn's Army.
II remember said an old soldier
one Sunday morning lately, when
church-going bells much more distant
than those saved the city Of Atlanta
IL Is story never saw in print.
I'm early August, 1861, Gen. Sher-
man had closed in on Atlanta. Tbs
Eleventh Indiana battery had placed
In position, with our assistance, four
slxty-four pound rilc guns to shell the
city, under command Of Gen. John NJ
llrannnn, Our regiment, the Second
Massachusetts,, had Sunday morning
inspection and parade, after which the
men of tho regiment went to the hill
back OF the camp to see the effect o.
tho fire on the city lying below us and
two md half miles away. We could
zee the churches OF Atlanta, from the
spires Of several Of which were float.
ing confederate flags.
"The batteries were in position the
guns wcr1 shotlel, the fuses were in
md an officer stepped up to pull the
lanyard to lrc the shot. AS he lifted
his hand the sound of church bell
ringing the people TO worship fell on
his ear
"For q moment there was silence.
The officers looked from one to the
other, and the shot was not fred that
day The Sunday chureh-going bell
was too much Tor the Twentieth corps
OF Shcrman's army. But on Monday
the city got it"-San Francisco Bul.
latin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
JACKSON WENT TO SLEEP.

He Knew Through Some Mysterious
Agency the Enemy Would Not Appear.
DR.. Hunter Mcclure, who was the
surgeon OF the "Stoncwall Brigade"
and tie friend as well as the physician
OF Stonewal Jackson. in the cours. OF
some rem nisccnccs OF that famous
commander remarks upon the cx-
traordinnry knowledge which he
seemed always TO possess about the
enemy's movements.
Late at night after the last days
fighting ut Malvern hill, DR.. McGuire
found Gen. Jackson asleep by the side
OF tree, while his faithful servant
Jim was making coffee to be ready for
him when be woke Just then several
general officers came mp.
They discussed the situation, which
they thought very serious. Their
troops were tcattercd they said, and
II Mcclellan ma ic.an attack in the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
SIR I WILL FIRE THIS GUM


Gen. Garnetts army effected their es-
cape through the Cheat Mountain
gap which was seized and fortified by
Gen. Mcclellan.
The loyal troops were too much cx.
hausted to pursue the scattered and
dispirited enemy any further through
the mountains, and went into camp at
IIuttonville and Laurel Hill, to await
the next call to duty In these two
engagements one hundred and fifty Of
the enemy were killed, three hundred
wounded, and upwards Of one thou
sand prisoners were taken, and nearly
all their war material fell into the
hands Of the victors. Gen Mcclellan
closed his dispatch Of July IA with the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03

a-oegging among the ruencs. r'~ -
attention whatever is paid TO Partisan
dictators Of fashion. The good Pueblo
squaw cuts, fits aud sews all the cloth.
Ing for the family. which used to b
composed mostly Of leather Her hus-
banda wardrobe consists now Of few
multi-colored shirts, . pair or two es
leather pantaloons with silver buttonA
moccasins and shoulder blanket
The headgear, II any be worn, =
simply large, colored handkerchief
Girls are usually dressed like the dAugA'
tiers Of southern farmers but they ~
fuse odiscard the bloomers, over which
the petticoats are worn . little below
the knees These leathern psntaloons
are necessity in country where poi
sonous snakes and insects abound ID
gardens and fields To see Pueblo
girl 1t her best, she must be surprised
in animated gossip in . bsvy OF sirl
friends, or when engaged In nirthfsl
laughter while =. work. Then the ~
pressive, deep black eyes sparkle, ~
the white teeth offer glittering con-
trsst TO her fns black trssses, eyes md
syebrowA
The Pueblo Indians are to b. soa-
graduated on one fact, especially, that
they permitted their moral. improve
ment through the agency Of the black
frocked missionaries and school teach
ers who came from the east, but also
that they are one Of the few tribss that
resisted the conscienceless rascals who
would wreck their homes through fire
water" and gambling devices. Chicago
Trihrua
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03

In his youth and inexperience II 90
Cured to him that he might with
profit address few inquiries to the
small brother Of the being he adored.
"What did sister say" he asked,
when she was told WIS waiting for
herr"
"She said,' answered the child, sim.
ply, that she hadn't the face to come
down, but she's trying to FIX one up
now"
And with that he smiled sweetly as
little folks are won't to do when they
have stabbed people to the heart - De
troit Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
Rivals Meet at Their swcetheart's Home
and Kill One Another.

Rivals Meet ut Their Sweethearts Home
and XIII One Another
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 29-Alex-
ander Williamson and William Perry,
young men residing near Coalburg,
were both suitors for the hand and
heart Of Mamie Bell. Both were per-
sistent In their attentions and each
lavished costly presents on her. It
seems she was engaged 10 both, each
thinking he was the favorite sutton.
Yesterday, when Williamson went to
call upon the girl, A,e found Perry with
her. Both men were somewhat intox.
icated and a quarrel ensued. Perry
pulled pistol and despite the efforts
Of the girl ~ take 1t from him he fred
on Williamson. The latter BY this time
had his revolver out and returned the
fire, Williainson's first shot killed
Perry instantly. Williamson was shot
through the lungs and died a few hours
later.
'lnc corntv lreasurcr's office az Santa
Rosa, Cal, was robbed Of 5000 on the
18TH bga masked burglar who knocked
tha Treasurer senseless and then locked
him in the yap,g
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
THAT LITTLE BUTTON.

You nsk me WHY upon my breast
My ariay balgc wear,
Ard deem II but worthless thing
lproudly fastcn there.
Yet that small button In my coat
Which you so lightly prize.
10 honor's emblem on the earth,
And sacred in my eyes
10 me 1t speaks Of long-lost friends
Who once beside me tod.
And who for freedoms sacred cause
Gave up thor souls TO God.
When duty called l dared not then
DISGRACE the name boro,
but loft the peaceful Joys Of homo
10 hear tho cannon's roar
And oft with righteous sword In hand
Istood In f,ccdom's Val,
And fought beneath the starry flag
With Grant and meridian
Often beneath the wlntry sky
Ishiycred rs slept,
Or through tho dark and stormy night
NJ drcary vigil kept,
And when along our charging line
The roar OF b ttlorln
Isaw the g..tcs OF death aj1r
And proved myself man.
bore the worst that war can bring
Wound, dangor, scanly cheer
But never ons 0 rcrinod nor deemed
Tho sacrifice too dear
Then SCOT not nj thr simple ladgo
wear po1 ny Lrc vt
II SHOULD DO pro 4 ls IN your sight
AMI not ii theme for yot
Plnin rs II Il II Tar outshlncs
Tho pnrcst, brightest Gcn,
And holds tho foremost place OF oil
In glory's dlalom.
james l.. Ecnwly, In National Tribune
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
REVIEW Of TRADE,
lumber Of Failures, with Liabili-
ties, for the Year 1894.
bHEA1 and CORN LOWER IN PRICE.
- Holiday Trade Scarcely Up to Erpecta-
ieAs--A Larger Demand for Nails, but
h Hardware and Machinery
Business Il Depressed.


New York, Dec. Or. q. Dun q
Co. . Weekly Review Of Trade says,
Commercial failures In 1891 already reported
number l4,202, against i5,2i2 last year. with
liabilities Of ti63 4 against ss6. 1sSs9 last
year Next week the final report for 1904 will
probably include about more failures, with
liabilities OF about ti0OO,0OO, From these 40
counts banks, bankers, financial and trans
porting companies are excluded, Manu-
featuring failures already number s78
against S.l2s last year but liabilities are only
M.tei, 2s7, against tl76,oS!,O9 last year. The
trading failures already number ll,3if, against
,6I2 last year, but liabilities are only $780,
on, against tiS0,0e2 1888 last year The state
ment by sections shows q decrease Of about
two-thirds In dcfaultIng liabilities In the mid
die and central northern states, one-half In tho
west and southwest and third In other 800
tons.
Holiday trade has scarcely met expectations
Purchases have been numerous, but smaller
than usual IN amount and more confined to
needful articles, thus anticipating ordinary
trade. The volume Of business represented by
clearing house exchanges Is ~ per cent larger
than last year but slS per cent. less than tho
year before, and n daily AVERAGE for Novem-
Der has been II per cent more than Inst year,
but 26,g less than the year before,
Wheat has declined one-half cent, though
western receipts have been only Jos bushels,
Rgaint S,i00,8 for the same week last year.
but since August receipts have been little
larger than last year and the visible supply Ia
the largest known Exports In December from
both coasts hsva been q little larger than last
year, but for the crop year about @,D)0O)
bushels smaller, The western estimate, usually
regarded with most confidence, Is that the crop
will reach 5ls,0o00OO bushels which will leave
for export with stocks brought over, more
than zoo, 900 900 bushels, Of which only 7j,NO,OW
have gone abroad. Corn has declined three
quarters, with good receipts. The price Of
cotton has not changed but the fact that re-
ceipts from plantations this month have been
greater than In 1891, while stocks In sight hero
and abroad are larger than ut the same date
that year, Is an obstacle to any rise,
Sales Of wool this month have been $780, 400
pounds against 1909, 1911 last year, and u 3oa,-
800 In 1892, and Ohio Xxx sold ut II cents
Tho market for Iron and steel Ia waiting, but
the reduction OF wages in the Edgar Thompson
works averaging 10 per cent, plainly indicates
the same dniculty which Is seen In other quar-
tiers that the demand in consumption docs not
answer TO tho increase In production Of pig
iron. The shipments Of rails for eleven months
are reckoned only 100000 tons. Of which
only 100000 IL for now roads Numer-
Gus projects for stool buildings
are under consideration. but no
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
WORK OR NO PAY.
Decision Of Judge Randolph Which Affects
Teachers In Kansas.

AF"NuNtn tu hHu@Hts
EMPoRIA, Kan, Dec, 3l.--In district
court Saturday Judge Randolph gave
his decision on the injunction prayed
for TO stop the board Of education pay.
ing salaries TO teachers for Thanksgiv-
ing day, and gave the day after that
being the Thanksgiving ordered by the
board. The injunction is made per.
petual, Judge Randolph deciding that
the teachers are not entitled
to pay for such days. He
said that the law Of the state up.
plying to common schools which defines
school month as -four weeks of
Ave days each" was binding on schools
In cities OF the second class, and the
board had no authority to pay teachers
for time when not actually at work.
This decision will cause considerable
excitement in other cities, as every city
In Kansas but one follows the rule Of
paying teachers for Thanksgiving day,
Memorial day and other holidays or
dered by the board.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03

gun sgs.a yvs .rv uesa man "Sir,
l shall Gro Il Is lony as hare life In
my body" was tho cool, fearless and
curt reply. This was IN instance Of
noble COURAGE, well calculated to DO
appreciated by true soldier, and the
union colonel, lcaping from the rock.
shouted to his men: boys, that 10 too
brave man for me to KILN. p.
Burt, In National Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
THE COOK AND THE RANGE.
Uncertainty Of the Relations Existlns H.
tWeen the Two

sWCSa en9 = wv
Although 1t would seem that .
thorough understanding Of the range
Ia one Of the first requisites Of house
keeping, very few mistresses, and eou.
sequently very few cooks, really COM
prehend either Its scientific principles
or its practical workings. OF course,
the doors and slides In front NJ quite
evident in their uses, and need no e.
PLANTATION beyond the obvious fact that
anything opened beneath the fame In
cresses heat, or above decreases II. The
principal regulations TO understand are
those of the smokestack and the ovens,
and cook might be told dozen times
over under what conditions these dif.
ferent handles should be pushed back
ward or forward, or left shut or open,
and she would yet be uncertain The
only practical way is TO show her with
all the covers removed from the TOP, 10
that you can see the little doors that
are opened and shut by means Of thess
exterior handles In this way their
workings may be thoroughly under
stood. SO that cook may never Be at .
loss when and how TO use them with
the best results The economy Of coal
and heat should also bc carefully
studied. 1t Is q most common mistake
for ignorant cooks to fancy that tho
door to the smokestack must Be open
in order to gain greater heat whereaA
though it should be opened TO increase
the fire when fresh coal Is added, u
should be closed as soon as bright
clear fire is obtained, otherwise the
caloric is carried up the chimney and
the coal Is wasted. The little doors
into each oven are also frequently neg
lectcd, and the cook is uncertain o. 10
which are intended to be open into the
particular oven where the heat il most
required, leaving it shut of from the
other
All this detail is, Of course, as simple
as A, Il, G, and yet there are cooks
without number who cannot manage .
range properly, because they never
examine it intelligently. Cleanliness
is also sine qua non OF success. Many
cooks again will think when they have
taken out their ashes, brushed up their
4 L. III
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03

.
this country ut the
invitation Of the
Smithsonian insti-
tuition and National
Geographical socie.
ty, DR.. IIolub Is
an Austro-I Iungari-
an. lie went to
Africa at the age Of
25 and located AT
Kimberly, where he
practiced medicine
and studied Eng
lish. Dutch and ma.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03

Minnie-What do you understand by
the term "platonic Affection"
Mamie-lt usually means that the
young man feels that he cannot afford
to rry.-lndianapolis Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03
HE WAS A REAL MAN.



Powers Of Conversation.
The Saturday night train had
just arrived at Narragansett Pier and
the young women Of the hotels were
sitting on the piazzas in postures the
most graceful, each to her own style.
At one Of the hotels a man, tall,
sturdy and with a character scanned
face, bearing the burden Of perhaps
thirty-three years Of worldly conflict
alighted. An eager turning Of eyes
toward him did not disturb his equa-
nimity as he passed in review toward
the office
He was observed two hours later talk
ing theoretically to one Of the bright
est of the girls. Suddenly she left him
and approached 9 group Of elderly
ladies.
What's the matter, my dear" said
one Of them. do you not find Mr..
Mason agreeable?'
"Yes. indeea," was the ready re-
spouse, "but you see he's man and !
don't want to make fool Of myself"
"llow SOP"
SWELL, it's this way. All the beaux
we girls have for six days out Of tho
seven are these young college boys and
feel as though had been rocking the
cradle for some mothers darlings SO
long that I've forgotten how to talk 10
real live Mann. Y. Herald
Mrs Castle, Of Iowa, Elected to ONCE In.
stead Of Her Husband.
FoRT DoDGE, Ia, Dec. 3l.-Mrs L. y.
Castle, of Calender, qualified as justice
Of the peace, to which office she was
elected for term Of two years. Her
husband conducts drug store there In
her name, and the intention last fall
was to nominate him for the position.
Her initials were used by mistake, and
to the general surprise it was found
that she was elected instead Of her
husband. As there is no legal obstacle
in the way of her filling the place she
was sworn IT,
Miss Emily L. Gerry Dead.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. Sl.-NIiss
Emily L. Gerry, daughter Of Elbridgs
Gerry, one of the signers Of the Decla'
ration of Independence and later vice
president OF the United States. died at
her home in this city on the Goth, aged
% years. She was for many years the
sole remaining child Of any Of the
signers Of the. declaration,
Experts have discovered shortage
of $4,000 in the city collectors ofacs
Of Louisville, Ky.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03

AN AFRICAN EXPLORER.

Dr. Emil Holub, u Man who Has Travelled
Considerably In tho Dark Continent
WASHINGTON, Dec 20--Dr Emil
lolub and his plucky wife, who have
together explored large portion Of
darkest Africa, have recently come TO
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-01-03

TIE American people drank last
year about 6Ooo,OOo,oOO glasses Of
whisky. That Is about 100 for every
man, woman and child In the country.