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The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04
Mems

Good Seamless Hose. pair for 25 cts.
Our " Uncle Sam, 10 cts. Heavy BIZ
cycle Hose, IS cts. Have you seen
those we are selling : pair for Is cts.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04
More,

Medical value in a bottle OF Hoods Sarsaparlla
than in any other preparation.
More skill, more care, more expense in manu-
facture. 1t costs proprietor and dealer
More but ii costs the consumer less. as lie gets
more doses for his money.
More curative power IS secured by its peculiar
combination, proportion and process.
More wonderful cures effected. more teStimon-
monials, more sales and more Increase.
Many more reasons why you should take
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04
Ladies'
Boys and Girls.

A Heavy Derby Ribed Seamless, sizes
8I.2, 9, Q IL, only L Ia cts. Heavy
Bicycle Double Knee, Heel aud Toe.
10 cts
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04

SarsapariIIa
The One True Blond Pnrifef All drnpplSts. 81.
Hoods Pills with Hood s 5ar 's d siGs
Moth Balls at Patterns drug store.
]. JUdkIT' S
Hosiery
Department.,

with Us, and we are NOW Frcpared 10
serve Non with the best Values the
Market Affords We Quote Few
Here.
Ladies'.
Good Fast & ack SeapIess, II cts,
Full Fashioned, Double Heel and Toe,
Is Cts, two pair for sc. 10 Gauge
Double Heel Sole and Toe, IS cts. Ex-
ira Fine, Heel, Sole and Toe, Spiced
with Lisle Thread, now only 80 cts.
formerly 50 cts.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04

Have your pictures framed at Folsom
and Narnev's. 4tf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
DoIngs mt tho Copitoi.

Washington, May 1.-THE Dupont
case. involving the right OF Henry A.
Dupont 10 a seat in the senate from the
state of Delaware, was taken upin the
senate, with a view TO concluding the
debate and taking final vote at s
D. IN. today. Mr.. Platt (Rep.. Comm
spoke In support OF Mr.. Dupont's claim.
Two speeches against the bill proposing
additional restrictions on immigration.
by Mr. Gibson CDen.. Md and Mr.. Mel
son (Rep., Minn.) were made early In
the day. Mr.. Caffery CDem.. La) spoke
on the need of action to Offset the pro-
posed Hesitation by the German reich
stag on sugar bounties. The house. un-
der the special order adopted last week
devoted the whole day TO private pen.
sion bills. They were disposed of at the
rate OF about one every five minutes. IS
In all being fayorably acted upon be-
fore adjournment. While the pension
bills were being considered, the COM
mittee of the whole arose informally
and disagreed to the senate amendments
TO the river and harbo- bill, and sent
IL TO conference. Later, Mr.. Hepburn
Qiep., ia) raised the point that the ac-
tion was irregular, and irtimated that
II was q piece OF sharp practice to pre-
vent the house from considering the
amendments in committee of the whole
The speaker took the point OF order un-
der advisement.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
TARRING AND FEATHERING'
One OF the Worst Forms OF Torture Ever
Devised.


A company OF men sat in the Office OF
the Pomona Hotel the other evening
talking about the partial coat OF tar and
feathers that had been given TO a land
claim jumper over in the San Jaeinto
valley.
"If live to rival the age OF old Me-
thuselah," said George Huntley OF Los
Angeles. 81 can never forget tho horror
OF tar and fcathoring bee that lot OF
US fellows took part IN at El Peso, lex,
% years ago, and II any OF you young
men could sec what / remember you
would never 30 much as smile at the poss-
ibllity of human being ever having "a
coating of tar and feathers.
"You see IL was like this: One OF the
few women in Western Texas at the time
i am telling about was a certain Mrs.
Bill Iiodson, who lived in our camp with
her husband, and had sort OF bakery.
Everybody liked Mrs. Bill. She was
mighty pretty, could sing like bird, and
was always locking on the bright side OF
things, which was more than hall the
women in the world would have done II
they had been in her place on those
plains. She had an unusuel lot OF pa
tience with the meanest and most sneak
ing man 1 ever knew. Bill Hodson was
drunk six days in the week, and abused
his wife until she gave him money with
which TO go on n drunk or gamble. lie
Kept this up for several months, ana
tried TO shoot several persons who told
him what a good-for nothing fellow he
was, and how shameiully he treated lis
poor little wife. One day the fellow
knocked his wife down ana smashed her
cook stove because she had no moro
money for him TO squander.
"But there came an end TO such abuse,
for one evening Hodson came into the
bakery drunk and dealt his wife blow
in the face Iie escaped through the
back door of the Kitchen, and she came
In scared and bleeding. and told the story
TO some of the boarders. An impromptu
Indignation meeting was held, and II was
decided to tar and feather the fellow and
run him out of the town. The phrases
sounded well in the mouth OF the man
who suggested IT, and everybody agreed
that it was the correct thing to do.
"No time was lost. Two men ran
over to the refining works and got big
bucket OF tar, and Others procured an old
feather tick from lodging house. Then
a committee started out to get Bill ii cd :
son. They found him asleep in n saloon
and hustled him over TO a vacant lot in
the rear of some buildings. lie was half
dazed and confused with drink. and
thought the affair was a joke until the
men began 10 strip of his clothing. Then
he fought like mad man in truth. |
believe he was mad with terror. His shirt
ana underclothes had to be literally torn
off, ana II was good 10 minutes work
before he stood sihvering and naked in
the moonlight.
81 can see him now-his hleared eyes
dilated and his stock of yellow hair
bristling on his head. His nude body
stood out in bold relief against the group
that surrounded him, and the chill,
penetrating air must have struck the
wretch to the bone. At any rate he
crouched down and somebody called
out:
"sGiye IL to him now.' At the same
instant the bucket OF tar was lifted and
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
CONSTABlE'S SALE.

BY virtue OF an execution. No. Il, coz, issued
from the District Court Of TIE Sixth Judicial
District, in the State Of Rhode bland,
wherein Stephen r. Cbaoe of fhe city and
county OF Providence recovered judgment
against the Warwick Mock Building Company.
"A corporation duly created under The laws OF
Rhode Island and doing business in Warwick.
in.the county OF Kent shall sell at Public
Auction, on WEDNESDAY, tho 20ib day of
May, A. ID. 1885, at IL o'clock noon. at Room
sO5. in the Butler Exchange building. on West
minister street. in the city OF Providence. In
said county. the following goods and chat.
te,s. that was attached by me on the first day
of April, A. ID. 1890, at :22 O'Clock y. M, on
the or ginal writ. from which said execution
was obtained, TO wit. One atlas OF the State
OF Connecticut. ons atlas Of surveys of Proti.
dence County. X. l.. 1895. one atlas OF surveys
OF Southern Rhode island. 1898. ono typo
graphical atlns Of Rhode Islsuc, one mnp of
the city of Proridance. 1898. ONE map Of the
state OF Rhode Island. one Office table, one
typewriter's desk. one chsir.
Levied on this sth day OF May. A. ID. ls00.
and will be sold 10 satisfy said execution II
sufficient. JAMES N. SMITH, Constable.
Providence. II. J.. May 8. 1896. ms lot
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15

idea to be good one, pointed out that
the necessary jay to palm her off on
was obviously lacking.
"You mean,' said Crackenthorpe,
rthat though you're willing enough to
sell, neither of you has any idea as to
where to find a purchaser"
THAT said Fletcher, "is about the
dimensions Of il"
"Then If / contrived to get more cash
down for the 'Teva' than we three paid
Tor her in the first instance, you'd he
able to confess honestly that Id some
trace of business capocitv."
I'D write out certificate, If htat's
what you're driving at" said the en-
gineer, ito swear that you've more
savvy than me and Maddox put togeth-
er and multiplied by nine"
"And l." said the captain, will 90
better than that. You may carry the
worst stomach that ever got hurt in a
scaway, but II you can do what you're
talking about, III write you out char
acter to say you're man the queen
might be proud of il she thought of
taking second"
Mr.. CraclSenthorpe bowed airily over
his pince-ncz. Gentlemen" he said,
"you are too good. The thing can be
managed as easy ns talking. We gave
Il believe) fifteen hundred for this
venerable curiosity. Well, under con-
ditions, there are fifteen thousand Of
fered for her"
What" shouted the two others,
simultaneously, and Fletcher added
with sigh; "But of course you mean
dollars"
Fifteen thousand pounds sterling.
though there's a little more work for
us to do in her first, and little risk to
undergo. I'm speaking in confidence,
OF course; it's the Cuban patriotic party
who are willing to become our paymas-
tors"
CONCLUDED TOMORROW
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15

10 risk their SKINS In this phenomenal
steamer, the members of her crew,
lacking their inducement, did not see
the beauty of il in any aspect. Down
TO Port Mahon they had had an easy
passage; and, besides, Minorca is not
a good place to desert In. Bnt they
had crossed the Atlantic in one un-
broken shiver of fright, and they ran
from the Teva like rats within two
days of her bringing up in port Still
this. of couse, was not an unmixed nui-
sance, as the owners were thereby
saved considerable sum in wages.
"The only drawback of il was"
Ito quote from Fletcher) the runaways
had given the steamer ''such gallows-
bad reputation before uhey ran" tina:
the local "Dagos could not be induced
TO ship on her at any vrice whatever"
He put the matter much moro forceful-
ly than this, but thai is what he meant.
"And just when we were getting on
so fine, too said Maddox, regretful-
". at looks TO me as If the whole spec
mas gone pop already. Well, suppose
it's only my luck"
The steamer was made fast end on to
a quay-wall, and as her decks were
level, the only passenger was saunter-
ing about at his ease. He fetched up
before the other two partners and ad-
dressed them with his hands in his
pockets.
"Why not sell the old rattletrap as
she stands?" he demanded. "Come
now, what price that?"
The skipper snorted seerRfufly, and
Fletcher, although he admitted the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
LEGAL NOTICES.
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF On execution. No. IL, 7i2. issued
from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial
District, on the 9th day Of May. A. D.slS9s.
and returnable 10 ssid court on tbe 9th day
OF August. A. ID. 1880. wherein Edward FAxon
and 9eorge II. Faxon OF Boston, In the State
OF Mass schusetts. co-partners. doing business
as ". j. B son a. Co.. are plaintiffs. ana the
Eastern Cycle 81 supply Co., O corpor alton.
gre defendants. Will be sold at Public Auc-
tion. on FRIDAY. May % lsoo. at l2 o'clock
noon, at No. 6l Central street, in the city of
Providence. the following described personal
property, viz; Fourteen sweaters. 20 bicycle
caps. assorted, B pair ru ober mittens. ls pairs
bicycle shoes. u cyclometers bicycle Ian.
terms, assorted sizes. s brakes, luggage car
riers. dozen cycle oil, I3 bicycle bells. as
sorted sizes. 5 tool bags. furnished. 3 saddles.
pairs stockings. Ia foot pumps, roll top
desks, ] office chair. ] show case. 1 letter
press, 6 bicycle stands, pairs Indian clubs.
table. l stand and second. hand bicycles.
Tho above property was attached on tho
original writ in the suit in which The ebovo
described execution was obtained.
Levied this 9th day OF Moy, 1890. at 10
o'clo ock and Is minutes n III. and wsil DO sold
40 satisfy said execution IL sufficient. q
FRANK Z. BAkkOws
mo III Deputy sheriff
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
MORTGAGEE'S SALE.

viii be sold at Public Auction. on tho pre-.
misses, FRIDAY. June 9th. a. -. 1896. nt l2
o'clock neon. by virtue Of tho power II sails
contained in that mortgage deed to Mary L.
Gardiner. dated October !. 1875, and recorded
in the Office OK the Town Clerk In Warwick.
X. l.. in real estate mortgage book No. %. at
page 42G the conditions of snid deed of mort
gage having been broken. that certain tract
of land situated in the town of Warwick
X. /, near the Warwics~ Station, containing
originally IL acres and leS rods. bounded
easterly upon tho Warwick Neck Road. so
called. and southerly upon the location Of
the warxick Railroad and lani owned or
oecupisd by Rhodes q. Eldred. aud
houndod in part. on the westerly side by
the Warwick Cove. it being tnat portion
OF the track of land marked "ncadow over
the cove" In the plat of The division OF
the estate OF Malachi GArdiner ana Thomas
W. Gardner, recorded in the plat book 2.
paee 7s OF tbs records OF land evidence for
said town Of Narwick. txctptinH from the
above tract cortAin lots which have been re.
leased from mortgage as per the records in
said Town Clerks Office.
By order Of The ASSIGNEE OF the MORTGAGE,
who hereby gives notice Of intention 90 bid
upon the above described proroTty ct the sale
thereof. or NJ any adjourned or postpone
msnt Of the came
mle-tues 4tffi %
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
Citizens Take n Hama.

Milwaukee, May ia conference was
held yesterday between a committee OF
citizens, directors of the railway com.
pany, and a committee of the striking
employees. The citizens committee pro-
pose to raise a fund of $4,000 to be spent
I'm deporting the new employees. so as to
make room for the return of all the
strikers. Little or nothing is expected
from the conference. The company re-
ports $50 men at work.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15

report OF 1862 where tho College OF Sur
geops, as an experiment, covered a boy
with gold leaf. In six hours he was
seized with fever then torpor, and
then he died. The principle, he said, was
Identical. A man could no more live
with his pores closed than he could with
his mouth and nostrils hermetically
sealed, and II any considerable number
were stopped up blood disorders OF the
mort dreadful character were absolutely
certain TO ensue.
II had seen enough, however, without
the aid Of science or history. 10 tell me
that covering man with tar was one OF
the most horrible punishments that cru
city has devised. / have no impulse TO
laugh when / hear OF a case"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15

Jfyou get up feeling tired and stupid,
7. p. l.. should be talsen--it will make
you feel well.
i. i. p cures eczema, that tortur.
ine. itching disease of the skin and
blood. Ii your blood is kept pure, you
will not DC disfgured with pimplcs,
boils and hlotchcs.
i. Il. 4. is the deadly foe and vun.
quishc~ of rheumatism. It's effects arc
immediate and lasting. and IL 1ot only
relieves. but permanently cures.
Scrofula. which Is hereditary and
dcep-seated In the blood can tc cured
N J.. PIP. 1t Is the orc and only posi-
b tive cure for this dread disease.
Sufferers from kidney trOublcs find
immediate relief when they take T.. 4.
Il. as it cures al Irregularities and re-
stores TO nature her proper functions.
Sold by aIi druggists.
u.oIsN BROS. ArOtheearics. Sole rror'r<
uppnsn's Block. Savannah. da.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
Deadly GasoIene.

Kingston, N. Y, May 1.-THE explo-
sion OF a gasolene stove in the dwelling
OF Mrs. w. E. Bloome caused a disastrous
oonfiagration. which is likely to cost the
life of Mrs. Bloome. She was lying sick
In bed at the time. and while her cloth
IN 6 was on fire she sprang from a second
story window TO the ground. She was
terribly burned and disfigured, and Is
not likely to recover. Mr. Dolson wal
also hadiv burned
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
Epilepsy 20 Years.
Cured by DR.. Miles Nervine,

A few years ago. Mr.. L. w. Gallahcr. was
an extensive, successful expert manu-
facturer OF lumber products. Attacked with
epilepsy, ho was obliged to give up his busi-
ness. Tho attacks camo upon him most In
opportuncly. Ono time falling from n carri-
age, at another down stairs, and often in the
street. Once he fell down shaft in tho
mill, his injuries nearly proving fatal. Mr.
Gallaher writes from Milwaukee, Feb. I6, '95
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
Magnificent Work.

work will he rupped H. half for $3.50 moathy and IL
full sheep for $500 mOathy for the IL months The first
ment in only ST. A. tho no Of sndag yonr hrs'
payment please DESIGNATE the style OF binding you desire nr ad
must be paid BY the purchaser RomoDbcr the entire set is sert
whom the f payment Of 81 Is and therefore havo
the and benefit Of the voams daring the wtoe yoa are ray
Ing FOX them The ahzonta confdaes Tbs Syndicate thai he
work will be thoroughly appreciated hge yud and oheeruy
paid for is clearly shown by sending sah anab set OF oooA
the subscription price Of which n Si1 advance payment o.
oay S00 Everyone invited 20 call and inspect ihewoEk or
sample pages will he sent on application. =
Address THE NEW ENGLAND NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE,
&c WESTMINSTER STREET, PROVIDENCE Ri.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-15
DYSPEPSIA
DID IT
Weakened One Mans Constitution
Until It Brought Him to
Deaths Door.

Mr.. James s. Harrison, n well-lSnowu
and highly respected citizen of Cleve-
land, o., was for years sufferer from
dyspepsia and general debility, and in
his weakened condition. resulting from
the above causes, he had the additional
ill-luck to fall n victim to malaria from
this complication of disorders. Mr..
Harrison's condition was becoming very
serious, when he commenced TO take l..
7. p, Lippman's Great Remedy. Its
effects were marked and immediate.
Read his letter TO MS. Its earnestness
is apparent:
GENTLEMEN: For the benefit Of all
suffering from dyspepsia and general
debility beg TO submit my testimonial
as TO the efficacy Of your =. T. T., Lipp-
mans Great Remedy, as positive
cure for all .he distressing complaints
from which suffered.
My system was also fall OF Malaria
and my condition was growing very
serious: had no appetite, was losing
strength and was completely broken
down in health, but now my health is
completely restored, and can ea: like
a field laborer, withous tho slightest
fear of any serious results.
i take great pleasure ia telling .he
world that H. i. y. did the grand work
of restoring Elc 90 my accustomed
health. Yours trdly,
JAMES :. HARRISON,
Cleveland, o,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
Love Laughs ut LOcksmiths.
rom the vincenncs Gnd.) Sun.

From the Vincennes (Ird.) Sun.
Warden Patton of the Indiana prison at
Jeffersonvill, has now on exhibition one
of the most remarkable contrivances of a
prisoner that ever came into his collection.
1t is . ladder made of thousands of small
pieces of Irvine, threads, cords and rope,
such as convict would secretly collect
through years of effort. With the rope
Thomas Shepherd used to climb a thirty
foot wall and get out of the penitentiary
yard night after night to visit an old
and when his ladder was found one night
he returned before his absence had been
discovered, rang the bell at the front gate
and surrendered himself. On his arm he
carried rubber coat, which had been used
to conceal his striped shirt. He wore moe
casins over his shoes.
Shepherd told straightforward story, so
far as it went. He had made the ladder
he said, in order that he might visit a wo-
man outside the prison. He had gone to
her house only four times, he said. The
other night, when he returned, he found
his ladder gone from the WALL and at once
decided to give himself up. He would not
tell the woman's name, but the prison Off
tity. She went from her home in Sullivan
county, Ind, some years ago to live in JEFF
fersonville, near her convict lover.
Shepherd said that he wove the ladder at
night, and that 1t took him months to fin
ish It, 1t contained threads, strings and
bits of cords of every size, length and col
Or They were woven, knotted and twisted
skillfully. Shepherd was sent to prison to
serve a life sentence in 1915
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
HOW AIGRETTEs ARE GOT.
Protest Against a Fashion Based Oh
the Suffering of Birds.

From the New York Times
Those humane workers who are laDoring
to dissuade women from using whole birds
to adorn their hats and bonnets are now
turning their attention with equal energy
against the use of the aigrette. No woman,
certainly no mother, would ever buy anoth-
er aigrette If she realized what its provid-
ing for her use meant. In a circular sent
out recently this is shown:
These little feathers" says this circular,
were provided by nature as the nuptial
adornment of the white heron, or egret
Many kind-hearted women who would not
on any account do cruel act are, by fol-
lowing this fashion, causing the continu-
ance OF very great cruelty. The aigrette
in nearly all cases is made of the Slender
decomposed feathers that grow at one time
OF the year on the birds lacks and drop
gracefully over their sides and tails. The
less fine plumes with shorter and SITTER
nlamentS are from the sQuacco heron
which is not an egret. The best time to at
tack them is when the young birds full
ly fedged. but not able to fy, for at that
time the solitude of the parent birds is
greatest, and forgetful of their own dan
ger, they are most readily made victims
Mnen the killing is finished and the few
handfuls of coveted feathers have been
plucked out, the slaughtered birds are left
in white heap to tester in the sun and
wind. in sight of their orphaned young that
nothing ii. the whole earth so pitiabIe as
this-so pitiable and SO shameful-that for
such purpose human cunning should take
advantage of that feeling and instinct
which I'VE regard as so noble in our own
species, and as something sacred-the ten
der passion of the parent for it's offspring.
which causes 1t to neglect it's own safety
and to perish miserably, a sacrifice to its
love.
1T is when in this gayer dress that the
birds are most valuable for the purposes
of fashion, and for other forms of decora-
ton; nor Is this all; 1t is then that they
are most easily found and taken The
shiest, most seoretive kinds lose all their
wild instincts in their overmastering ankle
~ Tor the safety of their eggs or young.
And when the POOR bird is utterng piercing
cries, us sensitive frame quivering, its bin
gaping. as if the air could no longer sns
tam IT In Its intense agitation, and flutter-
ing ITS lovely wings to make them more
Sohspicuous, and by such means draw the
danger away frcm its treasures and on 10
ltSel1, 1t is ruthlessly shot for its fea hers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-27
The Cap of the Sphinx,

In a letter from Cairo to the European
edition of the Herald it ives stated: "Col.
G. E. Raum has continued making excava-
tons at the Sphinx and has come upon a
most interesting find. In the head of the
Sphinx there is hole drilled to the depth
of seven feet. and 1T has been pretty gem
orally agreed that this hole was connected
with a cap which must have crowned the
head of the Sphinx, but which cap has been
missing from time immenortal. MANY ex-
cavations have been previously undertaken.
but it has been left for the ex-coloneI of
engineers from San Francisco to find the
cap. This was come upon at a depth of
fourteen or fifteen feet only below the sur
face. 1t measures four feet three inches in
extreme breadth, and Is marked with the
three lotus columns, underneath which is
the serpent. The cap was found in the
Temple Of the Sphinx, between the fore
paws. and Is painted red"
An English Illustrated paper gives a
drawing of the newly discovered cap, say
ing: THE cap bears a carved design of the
three lotus columns, with snake beneath
them, and measures four feet three inches
In width at the bottom and two feet two
inches across the top. The stone Is painted
red. Much interest is attached to the nm
earthing of this portion Of the Sphinx, as
1t has been missing for centuries,