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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-23

cleaned us all out, and had to borrow
the cash from you next morning to pay
my hotel bill? Don't you know it's
against all precedent TO be both lucky
at cards and lucky in love?"
"Oh, lose sometimes!" said the pro-
fessor, modestly, but he did not say
whether it was cards or love he referred
to. "My kind nephew here, and MIR,
Sawyer, have been good enough to teach
me the game of poker this evening, and
have found me not !napt.'
The lieutenant rolled in his chair
with inextinguishable laughter. Niles
and Struthers took in the situation as
they had not done before, and roared
with him. Tom got red, and then joined
heartily in the mirth. tried to save
the remnants of my prestige by gazing
at them all in urbane surprise, till / got
a chance to speak, when l murmurcd.
blandly;
II have been suspecting for some
time, professor, that you knew a good
deal more than you would care to im-
part to the students-orL Ltrustees-of
your college!"
At this thrust the professor chuckled
approximately. And the game went
ON.
When we broke up-I need not par,
,ticularize as to the l.our--Storrs said:
Its great luck that you're here for
the picnic tomorrow, Harry!"
what picnic?" asked Toms uncle.
"Oh," said the lieutenant, tom and
Sawyer here have arranged for a party
of us to go over to the island in boats,
and have one of those fish dinners, for
which the spot is famous!" ,
swell, don't know exactly" began
the professor. But Storrs interrupted
him with
"Oh, she'll be therel She has prom.
Used to go!"
"Who is shc?" asked the professor,
with an air of charming innocence.
"Oh," jeered the lieutenant, don't
try and make me believe you came
away out TO Stratford without knowing
the fair Adela was here. You probably
came, indeed, because she wrote for
you'll"
vi tohi SCs VIC ok y ftA EOOa - ANhass
assented the professor. Tom gave me
one expressive look. And we all said
good night.
A little later-or earlier-Tom came
into my room, just as was about get
ting into bed.
"Did you ever know such pair of
asses as we made of oursclves?" asked
he, confidentially.
"Yes," said / GROSSLY, "the pair he
made of us!"
"And to think he's n chum of
Adela's!" continued Tom. "Iwas think
ing he would be too shy of her for COM
fort at the picnic"
"0h, she'll have no use for you, my
boy, when he's around." l snapped,
being very sleepy. This was unkind of
me, for Tom was sweet on tho be-
withching daughter of Thcspis, and 1t
was for her sake chiefly that he had
planned the expedition.
III don't care!" said Tom, sulkily retir-
ing. Lydia Charters will be there, and
she's more fun than Adela any dayl"
Now Lydia Charters was the young
poetess already referred 10; and IL was
on her account that i found the idea
of the picnic interesting. / held my
tongue therefore; and fell asleep TO
dream little dream, in which Toms
uncle was gathering in jackpot OF
phenomenal dimensions. The bitter
ness of it, however. lay not in the fact
that he left no one OF us SO ~ svh as
single chip, but in the astounding con-
sideration that these chips represen,x.
oil the loveliest women of my acquaiss-
ence.
TnE ESD.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-23

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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
NOTED NORTH CAROLINtAN
DR.. THOMAS RAlNEY, THE COM
PANlON OF COMMODORE
MAURY.

~tFCA vs. "Sli'T CSai . - ~@f~'' VS.
State Superintendent of Schools in
Ohio Before the War---Now Prom
inent Citizen of New York.
DR.. Thomas Rainey, of New York,
who has been visiting his niece, Mrs.
Thomas Partin, is one of the most
noted men North Carolina has pro-
duced.
His life has been unusually eventful
He was born in Caswell county,
North Carolina, near Milton, seventy
one years ago. When seventeen years
old he left his native State, and went
as far west as Leayenworth, Kansas,
which was then only an army post.
Later he went TO st. Louis, Mo-, taught
school, entered the St. Louis Medical
College, graduated there, and took up
the practice of medicine. He after
wards moved to Ohio, and when only
twenty-six years old was elected State
Superintendent of Public instruction;
there he introduced his work on can
collation., "Rainey's Abacus," still in
use in the schools there. the year
General Winfield Scott ran for Presi-
dent he edited one of the leading Wing
papers in Ohio; Franklin Pierce, the
Democratic candidate, was elected
President, but he appointed DIR. Rainey
Consul at Bogota; DIR. Rainey had
served as Consul but short time when
Commodore Mathew #. Maury went to
South America; he joined Maury's
expedition, and was with the famous
Commodore on the trip up the Amazon.
DIR. Rainey then returned to America
and endeayored to get line Of mail
steamers established between New
York and Rio de Janeiro; owing to the
unsettled condition of affairs, this
scheme failed, and he returned to
Brazil. The next year he secured the
monopoly from the Emperor and
Parliament Of Brazil for the steam
ferries plying between the cities Of
Rio and Nictheroy; he came To this
country and had his two largest
steamers, the "Primara" and the
.Secunda,' built here, just as the civil
war broke out. lie operated this ferry
from 1861 to 1874, when he sold out to
company and returned to his native
land lie settled in New York, and
married Miss Grace Farley Ogden, a
/ member Of one of the prominent
families of Gotham.
| Soon after he returned to this coun-
| try he began the movement for an up
town bridge over the East River, New
| York city; for nineteen years he has
| worked on this scheme, and at last
it has been fought out in every court,
and the foundations are laid. Austin
| Corbin, the millionaire railway mag
nate, is his partnerin building this huge
bv.idga An if.rpyrca hIa decree To com
denim property was obtained in the
courts by DIR. Rainey only few weeks
ago.
Dr. Rainey remembers well many Of
the prominent North Carolinians and
characters of national reputation in
the long ago. Though seventy-one
years old he is still strong and active.
| lie is full Of anecdotes and reminis-
cence gathered im his wide range Of
travel and experience.
He went yesterday to Southern Pines
and will 70 thence to his home in New
| York
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
NOTICE.

All persons are hereby forbidden to
harbor or hire my wife, Alice Moring
colored. w. j. j. MORING
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
HAS NO JURISDICTION.
Magistrate Lewis Cannot Decide the
Case Against r, L. Douglas, Charged
With Murder in Virginia.

ON March nth Robt. Il. Douglass
was arrested at Statesville on charge
of murder alleged to have been commit
ted in Tazewell county, Va, Feb. 1st,
1896. and was committed to Jail at
Statesville.
W.G.Lewis, the magistrate who COM
mitted him, wrote yesterday to Govern
or Carr: II have since been informed
that the prisoner can establish COM
plete alibi by two or three of our very
best men. To-day | received tele-
gram from the detective, Mr. Baldwin,
dated Bluefeld, w Va, in which he
says, Douglass identified beyond
doubt; requisition applied for feel
satisfied the man was not guilty
Mr.. Lewis had wired Baldwin that
the party could apparently prove an
alibi.
Magistrate Lewis was proceeding TO
review the evidence in the case, and
decide its merits.
Governor Carr at once sent him the
following telegram:
"W G. Lewis,
"Statesville, n. C.
''You have no authority TO release
prisoner after having committed him,
or hold judicial inquiry as to crime?
He can only be released upon habeas
corpus proceedings before Judge.
ELIAS Carr, Governor"
Douglass is native Of Iredell coun-
ty, the son of a well-known physician;
he is about twenty-six years old. He
was arrested for murder at the in
stance of Detective Baldwin, who is in
the employ of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
PERSONALS


Mr. J. II Weaver is at the Park
Col. Theo. i. Klutz Of Salisbury, is at
the Park.
Mr.. Devereux Turner, of Hnlsboro,
ii at the Park
Mr.. y, b. Williams, of Eranzlintou,
was here yesterday
Messrs w J. Gregory and j. w.
Irvine are in the city.
Mrs. II. u. Moflitt has been called TO
High Point by the serious illness of her
stepson.
President Meserve, of Shaw Univer-
sity, returned yesterday from a north
ern trip.
Mr.. w. c, Douglass and Miss Daisie
Douglass, of Carthage, were in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph r. Herndon, of Danville,
is the guest of her relatives, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Partin, on West Jones
street.
Miss Willie Brown Graves, who has
been the guest of Mrs Baumann, left
yesterday for her home in Bedford
city, Va.
mrs. James S. Atkinson and little
daughter, OF Greensboro, who have
been visiting relatives here, returned
home last evening.
Mr.. G.. L. Ewing, master of trains Of
this division of the Southern Railway,
and Mr.. J. S. Eaton, travelling auditor
of the Southern, were here yesterday.
Mr.. J. +. Watson returned Yesterday
from the State convention OF the Y M.
G. A. at Charlotte. He was one of the
delegates from the Raleigh Association.
Mr.. s. c. Vann, of Franklinton, was
here yesterday. He says the new
STERLING" cotton mill at Franklnton
is running day and night to keep up
with orders.
Mr. John A. Coke, of Richmond, one
of the most prominent lawyers in Vir-
ginia, and brother of our own late
lamented Secretary of State, is at the
Park.
MIR. John B. Lewis, editor of the
Rocky Mount Phoenix, who was called
to Raleigh to attend the funeral OF his
kinsman, the late Major Winder, re-
turned to Rocky Mount yesterday.
Travellers from the West yesterday
reported as much as six inches of snow
at Greensboro. There was only a trace,
perhaps an inch, here, and that was
gene before most people got out Of bed.
The Right Reverend Joseph Blount
Cheshire, Bishop of North Carolina,
left yesterday for New York, where he
will attend the conservation of Rev DR..
W. Z. Satterlee, to the Bishopric Of the
new diocese of Washington. This cere-
mony will take place in Calvary church,
New York, next Wednesday.
Rev. L. +. Thompson, pastor of the
Methodist church at Burlington, has
been here several day. an a visit He
says Burlington is going ahead rapidly.
The town now has five cotton mills,
all fourishing, and they are talking Of
building another mill this year. New
mills are just being completed at
Graham and Haw River, few miles
distant. The population of these stir
ring manufacturing towns is constant
w on the increase.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
DIR. COBB TO LEAVE RALEIGH.

Yesterdays Biblical Recorder said:
we regret that Dr. N. b. Cobb has
decided to leave Raleigh. His presence
in orr city has been a great advantage
to MS, and his visits to our office have
always been pleasant and helpful. He
has purchased farm near Tomahawk,
Sampson county, and will make his
residence there. But this does not by
any means imply that he is thinking of
retiring from the active ministry. He
is more able now than ever to preach,
and we feel that his best years are be-
fore him"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
SENATOR BUTLER's LETTER.

Senator Butler is said to have sent
out letter TO all the county chairmen
and prominent members of the Popu-
list party, in which he defends him
self, and justifies his course in politics
during recent months. These letters
have been read in the Farmers ALI
aneee ia many parts Of the State, and
they side strongly with Butler, and are
rebuking the office-holders who want
fusien with the Republicans at any
cest.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
TIE MILLER CASE ARGUED.

In the Supreme court yesterday the
interesting case of d. Nj. Miller vs.. the
Life Insurance Company Of Virginia
was argued: it comes up from Rowan.
Col. Theo. +. Kiuttz represents the
plaintiff, and Mr.. John A. Coke, one Of
the most prominent lawyers OF Vir-
ginia; and Judge James G. McRae APP
pear for the defendants.
The company loaned Miller $1,000 at
six per cent. 1.-THE legal rate Of inter-
est, bat required him, as a condition
precedent to the loan to take out an en-
dowment policy in the company for
that amount Besides paying the six
per cent interest, he had to pay the
S15.I2 a month premium on the policy.
The question is whether this is such a
compulsion as to make the contract
usurioHs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
HousE-BURNER PUT IN PRISON

Sheriff Hodges, Of Lenoir county,
came in last evening. He had in tow
a Negro prisoner sentenced to the peni-
tertiary for term Of six years. The
negro's name is Stephen May. He was
convicted, at the January term of
Lenoir Superior court, of burning the
barn and outhouses Of Dir. Waglace, but
took an appeal to the Suprhle court,
The Supreme court sustainH the ruiz
ings Of the lower court, and May must
serve out his sentence.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
AMONG THE BAPTIST BRETHREN

Rev. N. S. Jones, pastor of the Bap-
fist church of Salisbury, has accepted
q call to the Broad street church, al
Winston
Rev M. r. Kestler, pastor Of the
church at Red Springs, has been called
to the passionate Of the church Mt High
Point; he will accept.
Rev. John Il. White. secretary Of the
State Board Of Missions, leaves this
morning for a weeks trip through the
extreme eastern part Of the State. At
Plymouth one Of the New Era" insti-
tutes, for the colored people, Is being
held The Northern Baptists and
Southern Baptists now cooperate IN
this educational work among, the nc.
grocs. Mr. White will address the In
stitute on christian Education"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25

The police census of the city was
completed last night. The returns have
been handed in, and the compilers and
calculators will now set to work to
count the long list of names. The fig
ures will be announced tomorrow
morning. TBca census viii probably
show about fourteen or fifteen thou
sand inhabitants. About four thou
sand inhabitants live just out of the
city limits and are not included in this
estimate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25

Yesterday q thief entered the resi-
dence Of Mr. J. J. Hayes, 514 Hillsboro
street, went into his wife's room and
stole her gold watch that was lying on
a dresser. The watch was gold, hunt
ing case, with a bird engraved on one
side, and contained the photograph Of a
child. The thief entered through the
front door.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
NEW OFFICERS STATE GUARD.

Governor Carr yesterday made two
appointments Of officers in the State
Guard. N. j. Moore is appointed En-
sign in the Kinston Division, Naya!
Battalion. Capt e. j Winston, Of Dur
ham, is appointed Major, First Battal-
ion, Third Regiment, n. c. S. &. The
commissions were forwarded the new
officers last night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
M'cARTHYs MIsHAPs. .

The above farce comedy will be pre-
scented at the Academy of Music to-
night with Miss ST. George Hussey in
the title role, in the part Of Mrs. Null
hgan. The play is too we'll known
to require detailed description. The
company which is always kept up to
the highest standard is unusually
strong this season. A full house should
see this company tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25

Henry r. Cheatham, the colored ex-
Congressman from the Second district,
is here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
ANOTHER CREAM CONTEST

To the two young ladies under q
years of age who first answer the
question, 'sBy whom and how was ice
cream first dscoyered|' / will give a
Navigation of best cream. Contest
closes Saturday, 10Th inst, at 6 O'Clock.
A. DUGHL
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-03-25
MOSES PENDER CAUGHT.

Governor Carr yesterday paid hun
bred dollars reward to G. w. Dunn, Of
Scotland Neck, for the capture Of
Moses Pender. Sometime ago Fender
committed an atrocious murder in
Edgecombe county. Since that time he
has been in hiding, and the Governor
offered 500 reward for his capture. He
has been placed in the jail at Tarboro.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-09

Notice Il hereby given that under and By
virtue uf power % sale contained In a GER
tain mortgage executed TO me on the nth
day 81 November tsto. hy r. l.. Willis 20
secure debt OF f1oooo. With Interest there
On ] viii proceed 20 sell AZ public sale. for
cash In hand. on Thursday the iGfh dny of
March. ISIS. between the hours of n and :
property tu-wits
one nrst-class machine shop. owned By the
said X. l. Wtliia. and heretofurc run hy him.
on the corner % Crawfofd and Mills streets.
In rear ofCharlic Durfe'a store. Ia the town
nf Ardmures i. T.. CunMirtinE uf engine.
grind stone. emery grinder. aud am necea-
sary shaftinE. pullles and hcltinE. full hit %
boiler tools. pipe cutting and nilfnE tools.
full hit OF machinist tools. one heavy forEe
and complete nutnt nf blacksmith tools. and
0ther articles too numerous Go mention. All
the shove are In good condition and com
pAratively new. Everybody should be pres
ent and bid on same.
f-iw 1T. FowLEn. MortxaEee.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-09

In the United States Court in the Indian
Territory. Southern District. before A
Walcott. United States Commissioner Al
Ardmorc. Indian TERRITORY.
Dick a Brown. Plalntina'.
w.
J. II. Pitfman. Defendant.
The defendant. J. T.. Piftman. is warned q
appear In this court in thirty DAYS and an
sSer the complaint of the plaintiffs. Dick a
Brown.
Witness the Honorable Arthur Waicntt
United states Commlaaloner. this gth dny III
February, issa- AMrmrM WAEcorr.
q. =. Cummissiuner
Dick & BEowN. Attorueya-
CoEyELirs HAhpr. AIRY for Non Resident
s-1f
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-09
They Acknowledge Payment.

ARDMoRE, 1. T., Dec. 10, 1895.
sir. ]. B. Harrell, Manager, Oklaho-
ma and Indian Territories.
Dear Sir-I am pleased to acknOwl-
edge receipt of check No. lO5s4, un-
der date of December 3rd, for s45OO;
$500 having been advanced me just
IS soon as proofs of death were re-
ceived at the home office.
Please convey to the officers of the
association my sincere thanks for
the payment of this claim.
Your respectfully,
MARY z. STOWE.
If the late Lucius Stowe had taken
an ordinary life policy, in an old
system company, and paid the same
amount in premiums as he paid the
Mutual Reserve, his heirs would on
ly have received s2312 instead of So
900. Gain by being insured in Nut
ual Reserve, S26ss.
ARDMoRE, 1. T., Feb. "a, '95.
J. B. Harrell, Manager, Oklahoma
and Indian Territories, Oklahoma
City, o. t.
Dear Sir-I am in receipt of check
National Park bank, New
York, $4,000, full payment of policy
IS4143 on the life of the late Judge
Henry Hardy. Please extend to the
officers of the association our sincere
thanks for the payment of this claim.
We are Yours sincerely,
MRS. NJ. A. HARDY.
e. HARDY.
SUMMERS HARDY.
If the late Judge Henry Hardy had
taken out an ordinary life policy in
an old system company and paid the
same amount in premiums as he paid
the Mutual Reserve, his heirs would
have only received S121S. Gam by
insuring in the Mutual Reserve s17S2.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-09

To be kept thoroughly well posted
on the news of such an eventful year
as 1896 promises to be, a person
should read the columns of n live,
wide-awake metropolitan paper be-
sides the country or local newspaper.
Now is the proper time to begin a
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the presidential campaign, the great
speeches, the November election and
the outcome of all the wars and
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they will send 81 to the Twice a.
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A big inducement is offered to
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only daily metropolitan will meet
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-09
Importance of the Exchange Reader.


The man who reads the exchanges is
very important man, and, let me say,
too, he is a pretty highly paid man He
has to read, we will say, 5000 papers
regularly. All the newspapers in the
country come into the office, and he does
not do anything else. He sits at his desk
all day, and pile of newspapers, or,
say, cord Of newspapers, is laid before
him every morning. He starts to work
and turns them over and over to see
what is in them. He has to know what
it is that should be taken from them
and put into his paper. What is the in
Seresting story? 1t requires Judgment to
know this. 1t requires knowledge and
experience as well as talent 1t also re-
quires o sense of humor, because there
are great many things that are really
important that may not seem SO at the
first glance, and the newspaper reader
has got to judge about that. He must
always be on hand and spend a great
many hours at his desk, and he is pretty
tired when he gets through with his
day s task. 1t is hard duty, but he has
lots of amusement, and, as said, he is
very well paid. So he is happy. Charles
A. Dana in McClure's Magazine
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-09
A winning BIuR.

Fogg-What do you mean by saying
that the thing can't be done? Gouger
says it can be done, and Gouger is tho
best authority in the whole world.
suppose you will admit that?
Fenderson-Oh, of course If Gouge1
says it can be done, I have nothing more
to say.
Figg (after Fenderson's departure)-
Who is this Gouger and is he such an
authority upon the matter?
Fogg-Never heard of him in my life.
Don't know there rs such a person.
Probably there isn't. If there is, don Z
know whether he is an authority ON this
or any other question Boston Trans
nrjnt
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-09

An old negro named Nanny who had
taken a day off, in order to attend that
most 80 ant function among Afro
AmeFF a wedding-was asked how
she had enjoyed herself.
'Enj'y mesefi didn't emily meseh
no how, :" was her reply. 'Twan't no
weddin, dat ar Twas jest a marryin
Dere wasn't no cake nor ice cream nor
muffin else to eat wuff talkin about
'Twan't no weddin. Twas jest a mar
win. New York Sun.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-03-09
Event. Of the comInr Year.

The coming year will be a period
m. or.Oie IN tie dis Dry ofthe world,
it .. pas o. tle iuns Of the Uni
u ..,r & lvC ul and Europe
80 rrt'uns is r.v .d out. In the
CH-..- y -tSs, ,lH- be the live
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viii be several &C * 81 g
elections and manv g-c 1ol, rsl
speeches. Every one V wu.cn
with interest the D o. ess Q. .ce Ven
eZuelan commits ru'sinuu. tue lie
suits OF the wars Cuba, "a Sout o
Africa, in Turkey, and the outcome
Of other complica lions now arising
in the Old World.
e s r remarkable coincidence that
r 9 beginning OF a year OF such
a. cl promise OF siiiT. ~ news the great
est metropolitan newspaper in the
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lic, should reduce It's price TO So a
year, or to less than ITO cents n day.
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Those who wish TO keep posted on
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I'm addition to taking their own local
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Newspaper readers who may think
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