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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
Merit ;
Intrinsic value OF 8 ~HNS
Hoods Sarsaparilla. n "a y 10 e.

Merit IN medicine means the power to
cure. Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses actual
and unequalled curative power and there
fore II has true merit. When you buy
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and take 1t according
20 directions, to purify your blood, or
cure any OF the many blood diseases, you
arc morally certain to receive benefit.
The power to cure is there. You are not
trying an experiment. II will make your
blood pure, rich and nourishing, and thus
drive out the germs OF disease, strengthen
the nerves and build up the whole system.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
The "TOnSOrial Artist"
and the Hard Times.
First to Feel Effect of BuSi-
ness Depression.
Facts About the Population Of the
City Of Providence.

1t is a popular notion that the. barber is
one of those fortunate individuals whose
financial condition is not affected by any
depression In business or stagnation In
industrial concerns. Those who hold this
'iew base 1t upon the assumption that a
fnan whether business is booming or
hnguishiDg. must have a shave just as he
&ust have bread, even though the wheels
of ind ustry are still. On the werd of
"tonsorial artist" of considerable local
fame the Gossiper is informed that pre-
vionsiy held views on this subject are all
wrong and that instead OF being exempt
from the Ill effects of depressed business
conditions the barber is really the first
one,to experience ssthem. This informa-
tion was impaired last Saturday evening
while the aforementioned "artist" was
compromising q cocktail Of Florida water,
bay rum, ETC., on the face of patron
previous to turning him out to make the
air Through which he passed redolent for
several hours to come.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
SHOT AT A PICNIC.

Probably Fatal Termination OF a Sunday
outing.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 3l.-An outing
club wPs spending the Sunday in grove
near the suburb OF College Tin when Ed
ward Nelous, an amateur pugilist and
his friends started a gnmo of "chuck" on
the grounds. Adam Prsth OF tho outing
party, ordered thers to qui, playing there.
In the melee that followed Prath was fa-
tally shot by Nelous.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

FIRST PRIZE.
superb SILK Turkish Parior Suit. $500.
SECOND PRIZE.
Magnificent Mahogany Chamber Set.
Hand carved. massive plano polish. exquisite
locks and fastenings. etc The hpost Chamber Set
you ever saw. Cash Price, $4,000. TO be given
70 the holder OF the lucky coupon Christmas Eve.
Do sure anc get one.
THIRD PRIZE.
Beautiful Chartered Oak Dining Room
Ser, S2oo.
Comprises an elegant sideboard. s-foot Pillar
Extension Table. and set OF ak Oak Dining
Chairs; sole leather seats. hand carved etc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31
ss "s, ~"~ at FLNT'S, IN PROVIDENCE. ]

Isolde and Emperor Williams yacht Me-
tsor. The Emperor is inquiring into the
affair on his own account.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

occasions when their hair requires cut
ting or their razors Sharpening. "Wby,"
continued the tarber with unusual sni-
nation, '"l had a shop with only three
chairs In 1t, and my weekly receipts
were about 500 In the winter season,
while in summer they would not be
over $50 or s35. Then 1t would take two
or three months to build up the business
10 the old marx through new customers
who would take the places OF those who
learned to shave themselves during the
summer vacation. Just now business is
very dull and Is growing duller. The
hard times are taking away some steady
customers altogether, while others are
getting shaved only half as often as
they did when business was good; and
you just want TO remember that in all
panics and periods OF business distur-
bance II Is the barber who gets the worst
end first," and tnen he concluded with a
deep-drawn sigh, "and keeps it the
longest"
"a friend Of mine," writes q reader OF
The News, "has wagered new hat that
there are 1910 more females in Provi-
dence than males. VIII you kindly in
form me whether ne is right or wroDg?"
He is wrong ny 1904. The female popula-
tion Of Providence exceeds the male pop
uation but not to such a degree as stated.
The actual figures are females 75, a3d;
males 20, 03S, an excess OF females of 1896.
There are only two wards in the city
where males are in the majority, the
Third Ward having seven and the Ninth
three, making total of ten. The excess
OF females in the other eight wards is
rs follows: First, 974; Second, 1899;
Fourth, II, Fifth, a3S; Sixth, 421;
Seventh, ESQ; Eighth, 1075; Tenth 5O2
total OF 5io6. Deducting from this the
excess OF ten males In the Third ana
Ninth Wards leaves the acrual excess OF
females 1896.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

This is especially the case with young
men. Many OF these are shaved by q
barber from the first appearance OF the
adolescent hirsute advancement on their
chins ninth they take to woods, the
water or the soashore In summer. Up
to this time they never handled a razor,
certainly not to experiment on their own
faces, but they become bold and daring
when they get away from civiliza-
tion aud begin to shave themselves.
BY the time they return they feel
themselves released from the thrsl-
dom of a hsrbers chair and the "ton-
sorial artist" sees them only on rare
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

According to this wielder OF the lather
brush and razor the first expense the
average barber cuts on on the approach Of
dull times Is that for shaving. The
amount is small in many cases not over
forty-iive cents a week, yet rather than
spend that the customer will become his
own barber and so continue until his
income Is up to its old limit. Then there
Is another trouble the barber experience
once year, whether times are good
or bad. In the summer season
. considerable percentage of his custom
ers 60 of for u summer vacation, and IL Is
seldom II ever, that they all come back
to him again. They do not go to other
BARRIERS; that isn't where the trouble
comes, but they become their own
BARRIERS and thus hurt the whole
trade. While they are of In the back
WOODS or camping at the shore or cruis-
ing about in yacht they get into the
hsbit of shaving themselves and when
they get home they continue the practice.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

That is fhe way you find IL all
through our store. Little 10 pay,
lofs 10 save. Our prices tickle
economy into hearty laugh. We
make specially of furnishing a
homo complete. Special discount
allowed. We make all our own
furniture.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-31

ED DOLLARS given Christmas Eve Ten Grand Pf1z
Look this list of elegant gifts
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21

Poor old Eatonvillel She has
been humbugged from beginning to
end. Now she has to dig up $3.50
to pay back for title she can net
deliver. This for &C lots and 9
acres of acreage that comes on N. P.
land. We suggest that she take
the money in the treasury and add
to it any proceeds she may derive
from the sale of the building she
claims, known as the City Hall,
and pro rata this sum out among
the claimants and then disincor-
porate. The idea of keeping up
the farce Of an incorpora ton in a
town where there are not over two
dozen people livingl A tax is lev
led each year to the highest limit
of the law and yet there is not a
sidewalk in the town or a crossing
over the railroad track, nor is any
contemplated so far as we have ev-
er heard any suggestion. The tax
Of course is not very burdensome-
only 81 on the 800 at the assessed
valuation. 1t will not stop any
improvements, or anything of that
kind, because it will not amount to
over from 50 to $15 to any taxpay-
er in the town each year, and no
one cares for that amount. 1t is
not the aggregate amount that the
people care fort is the fact that
the tax and the incorporation and
the whole business is a humbug.
Barnum must have been thin king
Of the great city (?) of Eaton when
he made his famous remark, "The
people like to be humbugged."
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21
S. D. TAYLOR, Editor and Proprietor

SINCE the meeting of the Repub-
lican state central committee at
Weiser last Tuesday, that must be
appearant which does not seem to
have been appearant to many re-
publicans previous to that date, to
wit: that one VIM. j. Mcconnell
is still an important factor in the
politics of this state. We have
heard it talked of for some months
as a matter to be taken for granted
that Mr.. Mcconnell was politically
dead. If so the rattle of his dry
bones are sufficient to give his po-
litical enemies the most serious
concern. The vote at Weiser was
close-11 to 9, but the never caught
mapping Mcconnell considers that
a wide margin. Most of his vic
tories have been snatched from the
jaws Of defeat when the margin APP
peared on the other side. Neon
nell is not only not dead but he is
prepared to put up the greatest
fight this year in the history of the
state and those that figure other
wise will learn their mistake to
their sorrow.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21

The Nelson Tribune is still much
disturbed over the bill which pro-
vides for a new method of collect
ing revenue from silver-lead ores
that come into this country from
foreign countries. 1t wants to
know who will pay the expense Of
shipping the one-fifth of the con-
signments that enter the United
States via the G. P. r. at points in
Dakota and Washington from those
points to Bonner's Ferry, to be
sampled. 1t always appears to af-
ford the Tribune great pleasure to
indulge in the child's play of set
ting up straw man and knocking
him out. Where the expense and
inconvenience would be so great as
in the instance cited the United
States could permit the ore coming
In at the ports named to be shipped
in bond to a bonded smelter, Just
as is done at present. The duty
would then be collected on the
smelter returns as is done at pres
ent. 1t is not the purpose of this
government to permit any great
amount of ore to pay duty in this
way, for reasons unnecessary to
mention here, hence the bill to pro-
vide sampling works. When suf-
ficient ore enters the United States
at any point to justify sampling
works, they will undoubtedly be
erected there. AT present the gov
eminent proposes to erect the works
only at the natural gateways, and,
later, at other ports as experience
teaches their necessity. Other
entries and insignificant entries
can pay duty through bonded
smelters as at present. We under
stand the cause of the Tribune's
animus against Bonner's Ferry
always so plainly manifested, and
we do not care to discuss the sub.
ject further with it, knowing that
it is not governed by spirit Of
fairness.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21

Our people are growing more
and more in the habit of looking to
J. F. Cook, Jr., druggist, for the
latest and best of everything in the
4rug line. He sells Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, famous for its
cures of bad colds, Group and whoop-
ing cough. When in need of such
remedy give this remedy a trial
and you will he more than pleased
with the result.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-03-21
Ayers Cherry PeCtOraI
GOLD MEDAL AT THE WORLDS FAIR.
AYERS LEADS ALL OTHER SARSAPARILLAS.

We have received the new time
card of the c. & K. S. N. Co., eff
fective on the 18th of this month.
The S. F. & N. Ry. also announce
change in their time card, to take
effect on the same date.
MIR. Frank Murray, the popu-
lar clerk at the Kaiser House, Wis
tied Spokane this week.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
Dec 4 1S
ORDER FOR HEARING ONtg,l

ORDER FOR HEARING ON CLAIMS.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
- Earth-ss. In Probate Court, Special
Term, December st. 1896.
In the matter of the estate of Thomas A.
Kerlinger, deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto Mary
Kerlinger, of said county;
1t is ordered that all claims and demands OF
all persons against said estate be presented to
this court for examination and allowance, at
the Probate office in the City of Mankato in
said Blue Earth county, on the following day
viz: On the 10th day of May, 1897, at 10
o'clock in the forenoon of that day.
1t is further ordered, that six months from
the date hereof be allowed to creditors to pre-
sent their claims against said estate, at the ex-
piration of which time all claims not presented
to said court or not proven to it's satisfaction,
shall be forever barred; unless for cause shown
further time be allowed.
Ordered further, that notice of the time and
place Of the hearing aud examination Of said
claims aud demands shall be given by publica'
tion of this order for three successive
weeks prior TO the day appointed for such ex-
animation in the Mankato Free Press, a
weekly newspaper printed and published at
the city of N ankato in said county.
Dated at the City of Mankato, the LIST day of
December, A. D. 1896.
By the Court:
[Seal of Probate Court.] GEO. W. MEAD,
Judge of Probate.
Schmitt & Wilson,
Attorney for EXecutrix.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
TATE OF MINNESOTA. Connt

TATE OF MINNESOTA, County of Blue
Earth.-ss In Probate Court, Special
Term, November 23d, 1896.
In the matter of the estate of Charles
Bradley deceased
On reading and filing the petition of William
P. Bradley, of Mankato, Minnesota, re-
presenting among other things, that Charles
Bradley, late of Mankato on the
18th day of November, A. d. 1896, at Henne-
pin county, died intestate, and be.
ing an inhabitaut of this county
at the time of his death, leaving goods,
chattelS and estate within this county, and
that the said petitioner is a brother
of said deceased, and Praying that
administration Of said estate be to him
said William z. Bradley granted.
1t is ordered That said petition be heard be-
fore this court on Saturday, the 9th day OF
December AID, 1896 at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at
the probate Office IN the city of Mankato, in
said county.
Ordered further, That notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased and to all persons
interested, by publication of this order once in
each week, for three successive weeks prior to
said day of hearing, in the Mankato Free
Press, a weekly newspaper printed and publish
ed at the city of Mank ITO in said county.
Dated at the city of Mankato the 23d day OF
November A. d. 1896.
By the Court,
Seal of Probate Court. G. w. MEAD.
Judge of Probate.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
Nov 13-Dec. 25.
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

Default having been made in the conditions
of certain mortgages executed by Humphrey
Williams, mortgagor, to Mary I'll. Evans mort
gage, dated February 18th, A. d., 1887 and re-
corded in the Office of the register of deeds in
and for the county of Blue Earth in the State
of Minnesota, on the 14th day of February, A.
D., 1887, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, in book
20 of mortgages, on page $50, by which mort
gage there was conveyed and granted the fol-
lowing described real estate, situate in the
county of Blue Earth aforesaid to-wit: The
west hfty-two and one-half feet (521a) of lots
nine 90 and ten (10) in block thirty-four go of
the City of Mankato as said lots are plated by
5. 7. Folsom in 1852 and by +. ID. Bruner in
1857, and recorded in the Office of the register
CT deeds of said Blue Earth county to secure
the payment of the sum of three hundred
dollars, with interest at the rate of seven per
cent, per annum according to the conditions of
one promissory note bearing same date as
said mortgage. made by said Humphrey Will
llams to said Mary IL. Evans and the said mort
gage having been duly assigned by the said
mortgage to John j. Lewis on the 9Th day of
October. A. d., 1896, which assignment was on
the 18th day of October A. D., 1896 recorded in
the office of said register of Deeds in book AZ of
Mortgages, on page 402 and there being due and
unpaid upon said note aud mortgage at the
date of this notice the sum of three hundred
and thrty-fve and25-10 Odollars, and no action or
proceeding at law or otherwise having been in
Stltuted to recover the amount of said mort
gage debt any part thereof. Now Thereof,
notice Is hereby given that by virtue and in per-
suance of power of sale in said mortgage con-
tanned and Herewith recorded. and of the
STATUTE III Sucn case maze ana provided, the
above described premises will be sold at public
auction at the easterly front door of the court
house in and for said county of Blue Earth and
at the City of Mankato therein, on Saturday
the Goth of December, "A d., 1866 ten o'clock in
the forenoon, to satisfy the amount of said
mortgage debt then due and unpaid together
with the costs and expenses of such foreclosure
proceeding, including twenty-five dollars attor-
ney's fees as stipulated in said mortgage: and
| the said mortgage will be thereby foreclosed
Dated November 10th, 1896.
JOHN j. LEWIS,
Assignee and Mortgage.
Thos. Hughes,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
HARPER'S MAGAZINE
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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
A Great Novel
OF THE
American Revolution

it's leading serial feature for 1897 and
the master piece of it's author, DR.. S.
Weir Mitchell. The story, Hugh
Wynne, Free Quaker" purports to be
the autobiography of the hero, an Of
ficer on Washington's staff. Social
life in Philadelphia at the time of the
Revolution is most Interestingly de-
picted, and the characters include
Washington, Franklyn, Lafayette,
and others well known in history. 1t
is safe to say that the readers of this
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clearer idea OF the people who were
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can be had from any other single
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cally accurate, but is a most interest.
ing story of love and war. The first
chapters are in the November mum
Der. Howard Pyle will illustrate it.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-12-11
Clothing That Wears Ten years.

JASPER, Mimi, Nov. 25, 1896.
Messrs. Pond Bros, Mankato, MINI.
Gentlemen:-I write to inquire if you
60 out on the road taking orders, and
if so, how near do you come to Jasper,
MINI. Jasper is II miles south of
Pipestone on the Great Northern r.
r. l want good overcoat and suit
of clothes, and would meet you at
Pipestone any time if you come out
that way. The reason l write you is
that some nine or ten years ago you
made several suits for me, and they
were so well made, fit me so we'll on
first trial, that have been in hope
to get at you some way. In fact am
wearing a coat and vest now that you
made ten years ago. 1t was Pond
Bros. & Jorgensen then and I was at
Adrian, Mimi. If there is any show
to get at you for suit and overcoat
let me hear from you.
Truly yours,
GEO. FL. CARR.