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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10
SUICIDES.

HARrFoRD, Conn. May lo.-Nathan
Burnham, aged go years, committed sui
eide this morning in a horrible man
ner. lie threw himself In 'front.'
of freight locomotive at the
Hartford end of the East Hartford rail-
road bridge and was cut TO pieces. Barn
ham recently lost money In Western
land investments and twice within
week he attempted suicide by
shooting and taking laudanum. For sew
eral years he was engaged In the business
OF selling second hand boilers and en-
gines. He leaves widow.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10
our AND IN.

WASHINGTON, May 10.-Brigadier Gen.
eral Thomas Lincoln Casey, chief
engineer OF the army, was retired today,
having reached the age limit, 6i years.
Colonel William p. Craighill was APP
pointed to succeed Brigadier General
Casey as chief Of engineers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10

ROCKVILLE, Conn.,, May l0.-Edward
Hyland, aged II, who has been living
with his son-in-law, Frederick Swim
dell, went to the barn this
morning tied rope to raiter
and got into the moose, and then Jumped
off a barrel. His body was found about
O'Clock. Temporary insanity is said to be
the cause of his act.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10

New HAVEN, Conn, May 1o.--Augustus
Wideman, a hoseman of Engine No. oil
the local fire department, shot himself
twice In the head this morning at the en-
gine house. The doctors say he will die.
The cause for his act Is unknown.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10

Boston, Mass, May i0.-Herman a..
Neotzei, 3s years of age, married and living
at 354 Athens street, this city, shot HIM
self through the right temple early this
morning, and died soon after. Despond-
ency, caused by being out OF work, is as
gned as the cause Of the act.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10
A NEW DEFECTIVE.

officer Peter B. Cannon of Station has
been transferred to the detective depart
ment and began his new work this morn
ing. Cannon has been an especially
bright policemen and his friends are
gratified at his promotion.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10

properly nourish
the nerves and tis-
sues. Feed tn Q
nerves upon pure
blood, and they
will be steady and
strong. Read this:
alt is with pleas
ure that ! recon-
mend Hoods Sar-
saparilla as an ex-
cellent nerve tonic
and blood purifier.
I have taken II
more than once
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10
Died From His Injuries.

BosroN, May 1O.--Matthew Doyle, who
was run over by.the cars.at East Boston
last night, and suffered the loss of both
legs and one arm, died at the Massachu-
tetts General Hospital early this morn
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10
Tired, Weak, Nervous
Hoods SarsaparilIa Restores
Strength and Bodily Wgor.

The cause OF that tired, weak, nervous
condition In which so many people find
themselves, is the failure OF the blood to
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10
Chicago Grain Notes.

SnlChSO oEdih NosCo.
QUOTED BY A. y. wEEDES
Car Lots Today-W heat 8, corn 2Ol,
oats 176, hogs 1900.
Estimates Tomorrow-Whe heat 70, corn
go, oats 206, hogs 10000.
Heavy shipping hogs, si.25a4.So.
Puts, July wheat, 62AaM; calls 65Bah.
Puts, July corn, 51% calls b1k.
Curb wheat, "a; curb corn 5O%.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10

Captain John Adamson, the we'll known
steyedore, has purchased the trotting
horse known as "Bessie h" and ne Will be
now seen among the leaders.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10
p e. s..
HIKE! i! E&!El!E!i2 lEl!E!i2
Entertainments Today.

Entertainments AouaS'
KFITU,s OPERA HoUsE-"A Temperance
Town"
rpownRlpoE,s STAR THEATER-"Ths PlunG-
err"
wEsTMINsTER THEATER-English swells
Company.
LorHRop's pAwTUcKET OPERA HOUSE
''The Hurricane"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10
Verdict for $3.50.

A verdict for $3.50 was given by the jury
in favor Of proprietor Miller OF 81. George
Hotel in his suit against his landlord,
Robert McArdle, this afternoon. The
amount sued for was sl2, 700.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10

Slocum Post, 10, q. A. r., has voted u
parade with the others on Decoration
Day.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-10
Cotton Market.
QUOTED BY A. r. wREDBN.
vaat.xda aufa
Chicago Grain Market.
QUOTED by A. p. wEEDES.

Total sales. l77.sOO; market closed stead
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English Archers.

When King Henry VIII assembled the
throne, his ruling idea seems to have been
the encouragement of archery, and hence
came statutes for enforcing on the whole
male population constant practice with the
bow (l5l2), and for the prohibition of the
weapon to all aliens without the kings
license Q5i2). Hence came likewise the
incorporation of the artillery company, in
1887. For Henry himself was proud of the
national weapon and had shown himself
at the Field of the Cloth of Gold to be
maryelously stout and expert in its prac-
ticc. And yet when the sixteenth century
was fairly opened French writer's began to
speak disrespectfully of the English arch
ers, not because those archcrs had failed to
defeat their old enemies, but because they
had not met them in the open field.
AT tho siege OF TherOuannc 1918, for
instance, the French cavalry attacked
an English victualing train, escorted by
archers only, but We're beaten off with
heavy loss, for the nimblo English en-
trcnchCd themselves behind their wagons
-laagerod themselves, in fact, for the tao
tics OF tho Beers are no new thing-and
poured in most deadly and destructive
fire. And SO, says tlcurangcs, in a pat
ronizing way, 'thG English are good men
and fight well when parked in strong po-
sition. Otherwise l make no great ac-
count of them. "-Macmillan' Magazine
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A Story of Disraeli.

On the last occasion on which the queen
opened parliament in person, Disraeli,
who was at that time prime minister, was
inadvertently locked in the division lobby,
and had lost his hat. In vain did he ap.
peal to the trusty janitors. On the very
rare occasion on which her majesty charges
her lords and commons Sin persona" the
rules which govern parliamentary Ell.
quette are memorable.
After the queen has once taken her seat
no one must either leave or enter. This is
rendered quite impossible, even to the
prime minister who may have arrived a
few minutes late by the fact that not
only are all the doors locked as soon as
the royal procession has entered but on
the morning of the opening of parliament
private locks are affixed to all the doors,
which can only be opened by the lord
chamberlain and the first commissioners
of works. Thus it was that Disraeli was
no participator in this interesting cero-
monial; nor was he released to retain pos
session Of his hat until her majesty had
dismissed her faithful servants to the du-
ties of the session. Realm
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THE ART OF NOVEL WRITING.
Maurice JoiIal, the Hungarian Writer, Ex-
poses His Trade Secrets.

poStS Ills EtLue beCTels'
The ingenious soul still exists among
US, and tho world Of children constitutes
large reading public. And here lies tho
profession Of novel writing. l reveal tho
secret which the world may initiate. A
leading idea terminates in my brain. l
discover historical data, or an event indis-
soluble from psychological point Of view
is brought forward. The incipicnt state Of
the idea may be likcncd to the pearl which
is found in the bivalvc. The pcrsonagcs Of
the tale must also be constructed or in
vented, necessity which requires much
study, application, observation and u dis
erect selection. From this point guido is
supposedly unnecessary. Certainly the
whole arrangement and grouping is an
affair of the judgment; since history may
not be indiscriminate, characters differ
with the epoch. That would be to make
of Bayard a Don QuiXote. A study of the
CUSTOMS conceptions and public spirit, the
dominant IDEAS the fashions and at times
the manifestations of the period, must be
made.
Undertake repeated voyages to the thea
ter of history, make sketches of the land
scape and the costumes of the people, sur
prise the technical secrets OF the studio.
This done, the characters created should
themselves elaborate the texture of the
romantic poem. The imagination and
memory have an equal part. am trans
ported into the psychological world of each
individual; Iabsorb them; adapt myself
to the humor and disposition Of each,
which is not always agreeable. Human
passions exist Numerically opposed to my
own psychological indyidualism. The
suggestiveness Of an evil heart or a cor
rupt mind, as u libcrtine, an assassin, u
miser or a despot, excites me to much suf-
fering; the ncurotic state torrents me;
the inscnsibility of an atheist irritates me;
the suffering of all these people affects
me to tears. Therefore L must be alone to
write.
Generally i walk about when compos.
ing, and for this reason do better work
in summer under the trees than in winter
between four walls. elaborate my novel to
tho very last dialogue mentally; L then
write with great rapidity and without era
sure. Tho manuscript of all my works is in
my own hand (sOme one has calculated
their contents to be 1900, 600 of letters);
my writing is round and firm and is not
larger than grains of pOppyseed. l feel all
l write
Tho characters in my novels contcmpora-
neous with my own epoch are living men,
and the fact that they seem extraordinary
makes them none the less real. Perhaps
were the tales woven not in this fashion,
but after more fortunate authors whose
creations lie outside themselves, my char
acters would present a finer appearance,
but what would become of their wingsf
This defect cannot be corrected l grow
old, but not wise. The public must accept
me as l am.-Forum.
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Wealth of the Ancient Romans.

Some of these Romans seem to have been
very solid, while others were fast to a
degree not known nowadays. When Caesar
was killed ON the idcs of March, Anthony
owed 81, 500, 900, which he paid before the
kalends of April out of the public money
and squandcrcd, according to Adams, SIS, =
600, 600. Caesar himself, before he set out
for Spain, was in debt to the extent of
So 100000. Lentulus possessed SIG, =
145, $50. Claudius, II freedman, saved S12, =
5OO 900. Augustus obtained from the tes-
tamentary disposition Of his friends-some
people will leave their fortunes to their
sovoreigns-no less than S161, 45S, $500
Tiberius left at his death the enormous
sum of sos, 0G4, $50, which Caligula is
said to have squandered in single year.
Nespasian estimated at his ascension that
the money which the maintenance of the
commonwealth required was SILICA, $50, =
0O0.-Exchange.
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Just rs Well.

Bright sayings are often to be heard in
the courts, and they enlivcn a dull and
tircsome day.
AT ono tine, Sergeant Manning very
nervous man, was arguing case before
the judges Of the common pleas. He had
a large number of books before him,
almost enough to constitute library.
While he was reading the report of one of
the cases, u number of books tumbled off
the table in front of him.
MY lords" said tho sergeant, nerv-
Ously, 'it is reported in two other books
in these exact words.'
Are you sure" asked Justice Maule,
"that it is exactly the samey"
Certainly, my lords" replied Man
ming earnestly.
well, then," said Justice Maule,
gravely, "why hunt for the other booksY
Read the same case again out of the one
you have i'll your hand. "
Manning saw the point, and when the
merriment caused by the Justices sugges-
ton had subsidized, he proceeded with his
argument without further search for the
much quoted case.-Youth's Companion.
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A ticket of leave system similar to
chat which exists in England has been
approved by the Egyptian government.
An important Feature In the business OF
Dealers In Stoves In This Country.

An Important Feature In the business OF
Dealers In Stoves In This Country.
Tin and sheet iron workers dealing in
stoves usually mako their own stovepipc,
while the bulk of the product of stovcpipo
manufacturers is sold to dealers in stoves,
hardware and house furnishing goods.
Most stovcpipe is made by hand. There
are various patents relating to the man
ner of joining the scam, and pipes arc
made that can be shipped ncsted, the seams
to be Joined at tho point of destination,
thereby saving freight charges.
StovcpipG is sold in joints, two feet in
length and in various diamcters. In an
thracito regions the pipe averages five or
six inches in diameter, but in soft coal
regions 1t is mostly seven or eight inches
in diameter. Stovepipe is much cheaper
than it used to be- Such pipe rs formerly
sold at retail at % cents II joint can now
be bought mt 10 cents or less. There are in
the United States about 30, 900 dealers of
one kind and another who sell stoves, and
the annual consumption of stovcpipe in
this country amounts to millions of joints.
Stovepipe manufacturers begin making
pipe for the winter trade about tho middle
of summer, and jobbers begin placing their
orders about the same time. The distribu-
ton to dealers is active through August
and September, and it continues until the
end of winter.
While many stove dealers having tin
smiths plants make their own pipe, very
few now manufacture elbows which they
can buy cheaper from the manufacturer.
There arc numerous patents on elbows.
There are elbows that are made all in one
piece, and others are made in sections.
There is moro machine work in tho manu-
facture of elbows than in the manufacture
of pipe. The old fashioned right angled ell
bow of two pieces is still made by hand,
but its sale is limited and most elbows are
of the modern kind, with three, four or
five sections. There are adjustable elbows,
made with n movable joint, which can be
adjusted to any angle or to two angles
New York Sun.
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greet of the men, under Stannard How
gallantly they would have followed
their old leader was shown at the storm
ing Of Fort Harrison, Sept. 28. Stan
nard's division led the attack, and Rip
ley's brigade (of Heckman's division),
which included the Ninth Vermont, was
ordered to follow. But just as Stan
nard's line mounted the walls of Harri-
son Ripley was ordered to storm an out
lying battery north of it. In the course
of the charge the line became entangled
in swamp, and being under fire part
Of it came to standstill, but the Green
Mountain boys pushed ahead until they
reached open ground in view of Stan
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son surrounded the Union post at Har-
per's Ferry Sept. IA, 1862. He had 2O,-
900 men. The garrison Of Harper's
Ferry numbered over $4,000 troops Of
all arms.
The officers Of the besieged garrison,
as is usual under the circumstances,
were divided i'll opinion as to what had
best be done to save the post, Or at least
to get out Of the trap with the men and
their small arms. The commandment,
Colonel Dixon S. Miles, urged on his
part that fighting would simply be a
waste Of life, and that he had no au-
thority to abandon the place, having
been ordered to hold it, What some Of
the gallant officers and men under him
thought of the situation and the duty of
the hour is told by one Of the partici-
pants in the following spirited nara
tive. The particulars have never before
been made public:
"The Ninth Vermont regiment, in
fantry, Colonel George J. Stannard COM
manding, was one Of the unfortunate
commands that were surrendered by
Colonel Dixon S. Miles, an old officer
of the United States army, at Harper's
Ferry, Va, on the morning Of Sept. 10,
1862
1.-THE Ninth regiment was mustered
into the United States service July 8,
1862, and in little over two months
its members were paroled prisoners of
war. The surrender of the Union troops
at Harper's Ferry has been subject of
much comment since the war. The i'm
becility of the post commander or his
lack of patriotism was the cause of this
great disaster to the Union arms.
"The Union troops were located on
Bolivar heights, in Harper's Ferry, and
also across the Potomac on Maryland
heights. There were no Union troops
ON Loudon heights in Virginia. After
slight resistance our people on Maryland
heights withdrew to Harper's Ferry,
and the Confederates between the 18th
of September and the morning of the
18th occupied both Maryland and Lou
don heights and completely surrounded
the Union troops The Ninth Vermont
regiment on the afternoon of Sept. IA,
Sunday, lay on Bolivar heights under
the fire Of three batteries. At shutdown
of the same day it was sent to re-enforce
the right of the Union line, which was
formed to the left of the Charleston
pike, and arrived in time to repulse the
advance of A. P. Hills Confederate di-
vision. They fired some 20 rounds and
drove back the leading Confederate
brigade. Midnight Saturday, Sept. l3,
Colonel Miles allowed the Union cav
airy to cut its way out of Harper's
Ferry.
"The colonel of the Ninth regiment
asked permission to go with the cavalry,
as he and all his men felt that the next
day would see terrible surrender of the
troops left at Harper's Ferry. Miles re-
fused to let the Ninth regiment go-in
fact, he hardly recognized their com
mander, for on previous occasions Stan
nard had had alterations with him in
regard to the situation before the en-
Yironment of Harper's Ferry by the
Confederate forces. Stannard had offer
ed to take his regiment ON to Loudon
heights and hold them. He also stated
that Maryland heights should be held at
all hazards, and that there was no use
OF staying in Harper's Ferry, insisting
in strongest terms that both Of these
places must be held or disaster would
follow.
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Notice.

To the taxpayers of the Town of Bennington:
A rate bill of the town tax of 1895 has been
placed in my hand for collection, as follows: 100
cents on the dollar for the town tax, - cents on
the dollar for the town highway tax so cents on
the dollar for the town district school tax.
l hereby demand payment of said taxes and no.
tfy you that / will attend at the Bennington
County National Bank from o'clock a. N. until
o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount of per cent on town
tax il paid within 90 days.
c Il. DEWEY, Treas.
Bennington, Vt, July lst 1895
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Notice.

To the taxpayers Of the Bennington Graded
School District:
A rate bill has been placed in my hands for col
lection as follows: IS cents on the dollar on the
Grand List of 1895.
hereby demand payment of said taxes and no..
tify you that I will attend at the Bennington
County National Bank from O'Clock a. m. until
o'clock p. m.
There will be a discount of per cent. on above
tax if paid within 30 days.
C. II. DEWEY, Treas.
RenninptOn VT. ,Tuly l. 1895
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SOLDIERS WE'RE SMASHING THEIR MUsKETs.
nard's troops, who were cheering over
their victory at the fort. They rushed
ON pellmell, past the guns Of Harrison,
now silent i'll the hands of their captors
The guns of Battery Morris, however, a
few hundred yards away, swept the
road with canister, and Colonel Ripley
ordered the Vermonters to Withdraw.
Not to be disappointed of their tight
that time, they kept on regardless of
the danger, making wild race for the
works, which they entered, with the
enemy firing a parting volley at arm $
length. 1t was savage business, and
nearly every one inside the battery fell.
Others followed from the rear line, and
the redoubt with all the rifle pits adj
joining fell into their hands, cCmplet-
ing, with the capture of these works,
the conquest of Fort Harrison.
GEORGE L. KILMEI.
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T is not alone q
disheartening but
a most distress
ing situation for
soldiers W h g n
they find them
selves surrounded
by an active enc
my, all hope Of
fighting gone,
and no alterna-
tive but to sur
render as prison
ers Of war. Most
men of pluck pre-
fer fighting to
laying dow IL
their arms if
there seems to be
the shadow of a
chance to get out.
CtCnn1r.n11a T,,1-
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Hard
Work

wear and tear, and hurry-up,
will in time wear out the best
human engine. The weakest
link in life's chain is the meas
ure by which human capacity
must be restricted. A Backache
may indicate that the weak link
is found. When the back aches,
it's sign of internal disorder
tired Kidneys.
Buker's Kidney Pills
will right the wrong-cure the
Backache by removing the Kid
ney trouble-curing the cause.
These pills are not pain killers,
but, pain removers-they con-
tain no narcotics or alcohol, be-
ing made of selected vegetable
drugs. Druggists sell the pills
for 50 cents. Book about Kid
ney trouble and Backache, free.
BHker Pill Co., Bangor, Ne.
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T EBANON SPRINGS X. Il.
IL VIM. V. REYNOLDS, Receiver
Change Of time in effect July LIST, 1895.
LEAVE BENNINGTON.
8:25 a. m For Petersburgh junction, North
Adams and Boston and all points
East and West on the Fitchburg
Railroad. Also on all points on
Lebanon Springs Railroad.
LILO %. m, For Petershurgh junction, No.
Adams and Boston.
5;45 %. m. For PetersOurgh Junction, Will
Jamestown ana North Adams and
all points on Lebanon. Springs
rUilroad.
ARRIVAL OF TRAINS AT BENNINGTON.
II:35 a, m, From Troy, .HooSick Falls. vii.
Jamestown, North Adams and all
points east on Fitchburg railroad
and all points on Lebanon
Springs railroad,
$3.50 %, m, From Troy. UooSiclS Falls aud
points west on Fitchburg r. r.,
also from points east to Boston.
6;O8 %, M From North Adams Williams
town, Boston and all points east
on Fitchburg railroad. Also
from all points on Lebanon
Springs railroad.
E D. BENNETT, Superintendent.
JOSEPH CHILDS, General Passenger Agent.
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Notice.

To the taxpayers OF the Village of Bennington:
A rate bill has been placed in my hands for
collection as fellows: 65 cents on the dollar for
the village tax. 90 cents on the dollar for the
highway tax. on the Grand List of 1895.
l hereby demand payment of said taxes and no.
tify you that | will attend at the Bennington
County National Bank from o'clock a. m. until
o'clock p. m.
There will he a discount Of per cent. on the
village tax if paid within 80 days.
c. II. DEWEY, Treas.
Bennington. VT, July l. 1895
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THE NINTH VERMONT.
A REGIMENT OF PLUCKY GREEN
MOUNTAIN BOYS.
Story of a Participant Who Was on the In
side at Harper's Ferry When Miles Sur
rendered to Jackson General Stannard
as a Colonel Spelling For Fight.

copyright, 1895, by American Press Associa-
ton. Book rights reserved.