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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29

II You see an overcoat with the label
OF Rudolph * Wallace IN 1t you can
rest assured its good one. They have
that reputation.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29
Put Your Foot Down.

and buy no more OF those shoddy shoes
that will fall To pieces when they get
wet. but put Your foot down in pair
of those famous
PATROL SHOES,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-29

The best way 10 cure disease to drive 1t
from the system ny purifying the blood
with iiood'S Salsaparlla.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28

eighteen inches wide 1t contained sixteen pockets
and in each was cake OF dyname s pace l
piece of bent wire In the centre were the detonaror
Of fire in spasmoiic jerks. after the manner Of
sauib The pad fitted with bootwebolng ahd
buttons. evidently designed to be buttoned round
the mscraant's waist. beneath his overcoat Inc
moment Cole saw this pad he realized Its awfu'
import !, .,.o.oa ..c,,aor
Tay fsGs2 his but Re iss
aacrity. STOPPING down. the constable trea 70 pcn
He then folded the pal in two and taking 1t up he
sped swiftly into Westminster Hall but in rev
seconds a new development had taken place the
fuse had evidently burnt low and set fire TO other
parts Of the pad. which began to melt causing a
quantity Of oily pitchy matter to run down on nm the
officers hands. Cole Immediately dropped the tnng.
and here his story ends; Il only remember great
''s The 81 SEQUEL is well known to Colonel Sir Vivian d.
Maiendie and Sir Frederick Abel The dynamite ex,
Was blown in the massive floor Of Westminster Hall
precpitatng poor Cole into the s
stained glass window. too. at the ST stephen enc
Of the Hall was drawn in by the San Was
found ne had not vestige OF clothing upon nm
His bots we5e be turned up in four
pieces atom OF his helmei His nnrosm m
strps The heroic officers body had literally TO be
dug from beneath the huge masses OF stSne tna a
imries His skull was broken. also were four RIBS
and his internal injuries were OF pecumaff'y ho'
| ribe nature. Moreover, ne DecdiIe
| Rut YOU will ask how dd Cole know IL was
dynamite? Well about two months before .his ouJ
rage bag OF dynamite had been found at tne PACK
| OF Nelson's column in trafalgar SQUARE. ana .ne
same evening Police Const able Coe was snow oo'o
| OF the cakes probably for his future guidance IN
| such matters. -. , -, Tor r,orths
To this dav he suffers from periodical disorders m
his head especially during the winter monhs, a"o
hn Ga obilced 10 wear elaborate surgical appliances,
According to the experts, the explosion must ~ q,
falbIy have wrought terrific havoc IN the Iaacc OF
tTns,,oIns,er had net Cole removed the pad from the
spot where It placed The clock az Inc . Top oi
re staircase leading into St Stephens Han stoppro
~ eyac,;y eight minutes past two; and, rnirap,ie
dictuNanother dynamite explosion occurred at .ne
| Tou,ar ~ London at the very same noinen. puI,o
vas the author OF the Westminster Han ou.r ,,
ard cunningham OF the explosion al the iower ~.
urere sentencci by Mr. Justice Hawkins 10 Pera
ssrvl,uda for the term OF their natural yves tse
Albert Medal was presented 20 Sergeant Co!e pS VI,
on the sr,,t where the explosion took pace, AM
IN ,he presence of a great representative gathering
OF tho Metre poitan Police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28

them the honors due to their condition. they
would have been compelled to return to their
hotel without awaiting themselves Of the invita-
ton of King Humbert and his fair consort
THE ARCHDUKDs's CABS.
At Vienna nearly all the Archdukes have. In adj
dition to their own private carriages an ordinary
and duly licensed two-horse cab standing IN the
COURTYARD of their palaces, which they invariably
use for excursions to which they do not care to
attract public notice These cabs while thus en-
gagged In the service Of members Of the Imperial
families and Of the principal dignitaries and per-
sonagcs at Vienna, relieved by the police from
the necessity OF displaying their number, ana
consequently go by the name Of "Unnummerrter.
II NAV he remembered that the late Crown Prince
Rudolph made use of his "Unnummerirter" when
he drove down to Meyerlng on that fateful jan
uary evening and that the hackman Bratnscn
was one OF the principal figures In the Tragedy
that occurred there. $3.50
Let me add In conclusion that Count Kalnoky,
while Prime Minister and Chancellor OF the Aus
tro-Hungaran Empire. invariably MADE use OF d
cab although naturally. like all the great per-
sonages above mentioned. he had the most per-
fectly appointed equipages without number III hs
disposal by day and by night But nc seemed 70
prefer as they all appear TO do, democratic
public conveyance; and have even known him 70
ride home from ball at one OF the Arcnduke
palaces in of those shocking one-hOise H6nl
cabs. His own hack had disappeared. lnere wa
dered almost impossible for pedestrians by une
mixture OF mud and half-melted snow ne entered
with his one-eared brother Hugo. this miserable
ramshackle contrivance. As the man Grove WIFI
evasneratine slowness the two nobemen began TO
hammer at the front panes with their knuckies.
and on the floor of the cab with their feet WIFI
the object of urging him on 10 increaseu spe'u;
He Ansllv hea I'd them took the hint and whipped
ND his old horse into respectable jog trot but
at the same moment the floor OF the cab ieli OUT;
thanks to the stamping Of the two kainok!r; anu
n
slush mud and snow inside the cab. keeping pace
with the horse and endeavoring In vain to attract
the attention Of the cachman. who was so mui {.
mntil the cab was stopped by amazed police
man at street corner that this extraordinary ad-
venture was brought to a close, and the mud Gov
cred sadly bedraggled statesman rescuea IiV OH
81 nraer nredica ment neither his anger nor his
merriment nor his attempts to stop the CAP nav
ing caused him to drop even for one insIan. from
his eve his eternal monocle. EN-AIIAChE'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
FRIENDSHIP AMONG ANNALS.

From The LONDON MAIL ,-.,. -
II e. generally supposed that when wild ahimais OF
d,tseren Kinds meet II Is "a natural instinct LOT ti,e
~ rsh AT each other and fight TIL one OF thein ma
faIicn But there great many cases 49,
PIatoric friendships exist between the u t ~
beasts They often do favors for one aho'her !"
the most friendly spirit <,, sh,,s .x,s,s
The most picturesque OF animal friendships ens,s
no, ween the buffalo and the naningo. rms curious
,air have often been seen walking about toee
trhn famngo usually perched comfortably on me
hufraio,s back The great test OF any irltnnsnp -
The extent one will go to perform service i9 pr,
friend The good friendship existing pe,wrsiiii o
falo and namingo bears such test very VEL
he nair move about the namn6o carefully c.eans
the buaos back and matted hair picking from IRON its
,,ares The tiny insects that annoy ana pam IT,
Eos,,mes he bird unntentionally bites us com
pa non but the buffalo never resents the aeciaeh
'Therc is curious breed Of birds In the isianu OF
Java which regularly pick the teeth OF a,gaa,oiss
The teeth OF an alligator are made 10 tcai nes.
and it often happens that their neaEdces Il
ciopped up annoying the saurian. ana Hiak,hS ~
uneomforable for him in many Ways ana n,cb Inc
&c nrey err properly masticating his food SO he
lies In the SUM- sopens wide his great jaws, Wi'
the birds do the They act also az ar
heraldng the approach OF zoe by p ecShn tbe ali
gator closes his mouth and makes ior ne w. q,
not in,requenty killing few OF ms ''hy ire"dS i"
ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
4 Police HERO.
THE ADVENTURE OF SERGEANT COLE.

THE ADVENTURE OF SERGEANT COLE.
From The Strand Magazine.
Sergeant Cole the next recipient OF First Class
Medal encountered a peril great as mortal man
could be called upon to confront. He came 70 tnese
offices and told his own story with the modesty OF
a true hero. .
1t seems that January "a. 1885, at o'clock IN
the afternoon. Policeman Cole (as he then was)
was on duty at the crypt al the Houses of Parla-
ment At this time the dynamite scare was at us
height and all police officers were warned daily by
their superiors to be on the alert for suspicious
gone his rounds at the top OF the staircase and had
descended when two lady visitors TO the Houses OF
Parliament came to him in state OF subdued anx-
ietv and exclaimed: policeman. there's one OF
yoilr mats on fire. Cole made no answer, but I'M
medately went to the bottom or the staircase.
which was lust round slight curve. only few
feet from where he was standing and which spot
he had passed less than minute previously \,
This gallant officer able this day TO give the
minutest description OF the appalling sight that ct
his fascinated gaze The thing that was lying en-
the ground and which the ladies' took 10 be a mat.
was a pad OF oily felt, about two feet long and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
SOME PEOPLE or TITLE.
From The Westminster Budget.

Not long ago a count appeared In London society
and had a great success in certain circles Al last
he proposed to marry a young lady or good FAMILY.
Inu,lirtes were then made about him for the first
time and il appeared that he was not the man no
tac,tly represen,ed himself 10 be. but one OF many
Younger brothers. and although the elder brother
i,ndoubteily did possess the castles and lands mem
toned. the younger brother had nothing but his
wits and on one or two occasions had not been over
scrupulous In using them. lie had made Inc &C
ouaintance OF an English family quite Informally
abroad and had dazzed them not only by MS title.
but also by the number OF English titled people
whom he asserted (fslsc'y) that he knew intimately
Therefore his friends thought themselves quite
safe In introducing him 10 their friends
fsw wears ago another young man was intro
duced to London society by lady OF title She said
that ne was wealthy. OF excellent birth In MS own
country and an intimate friend OF the Duke OF
- noS.enan OF very high rank IN another Tor.
esn country. This young man for time had great
success, and II ne had been prudent he might have
secured II permanently He got into habit. how.
eyer OF going 10 houses 10 which he had not been
asked and after doing this with perfect impunty
for a year he was detected by hostess who had
been asked for an invitation for him Ter that very
party and had refused II. Therefore she knew that
NE had come without an invitation. and tod him
TO withdraw. A general exposure soou followed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
ONE or THOSE SOUTHERN MARVELS.

From The Iuverne CA,a-) Journal
Immense crowds visiting the late KIlinrs
worth neighborhood In Bibb County, tweVg na.a. M
south Of Randolph who dsd shor, as ~ni strange
Sack spots appeared on his body After the Iuher ,
when the room in which he died was scou ,hs he'd
HACK spots were found the moor uhdei u'e 80
exactly corresponding to the spots on ,,d hrins
MAJ body and amount OF securing wow th erats
.h.n, ont Toe strangest thing Is that the npo.s
came and 20. and move from place TO place ano u
the floor and no matter where the spots st n I n
cnnn1t be secured ont II plank ~ put COW" ~ ~.
NJ track o, the shacow 4 moves across tme
floor the shadow does not show on me pan nor we
iurnns u the other eide, apparently I.e pi,'oi ma
non il causing great deal or excll,meh'l u'l
nsonle from three counties have visited the house
a. III ,,cycJ II There IS denying the facts ana
no exclamation has been found foT The strange
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28

q hut. and with his own hands he carried the
bricks necessary for the stove Count Tostoi has
followed his example in this respect, too In this
but the Prince worked as a blacksmith for thirty
wears. helping the peasants as much as he was
able This change came over the Prince at the
time when Count Tolstoi began to write his great
novel War and Peace" In which he presented
the character OF Pierre Besuchoff. who only be-
gan to understand the meaning OF life when ne
went barefoot and accepted instruction from the
lips OF a peasant woman who could neither read
nor write
What have reformeIy like Prince Vjasemsky
and his disciple Count Tolstoi. done to better the
postthon Of the Russian peasant? This is the
question which we now meet everywhere. and
which is treated at large by the best writer's OF
Russia. Nothing whatever Is the answer; on the
contrary. their example and theories nave LOT
years interrupted the development OF our common
classes among whom they have lived. Russia
abounds with characters like Prince Vjasemsky
md Count Tohstoi-lnen Who dissatisfied with the
state OF things In their own sphere, turn to an
other with an outlook which at first Is not quite
clear TO them. but in the hope that here they will
do wonders The disappointment these men have
met in the midst Of culture makes them turn
against culture and civilization. Men who used
10 consider religion useless luxury now make II
the aim OF life to find out the right way in which
To i've In order to please God. The result Is an
endless philosophy. u constant contradiction
which I'm Tolstoi is even growing dangerous The
russian Government has, We are told. considered
the author OF War and Peace harmless; but the
.ater works Of our Degenerate Genius" e. VIZ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28
WHY HE DIRECTED.
m The Chicago Tr.bun,

From The Chicago Tribune.
81 can make some Allowance for has'c aian n
tboupht icssness In writing an essay SAID tae
teacher OF the class II rhetoric LOOKING ove s yn S
Rave written here that the water or the ChiiSuso
River is NTH. and simple you exG. ass in
fha uaa OF words that are simply Inexcusaole.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28

otr, and the gown OF another fitted together as wen
as they did.
Moreover amateur models are expensive as well AS
unsatisfactory In posing. for when MS check hhai'
arrived II seemed only pleasant oogauoh 10 III
wife The owners OF the nice skirt and new blouse 70
q concern or play The young himself needed
amusement and amusement OF an Inspiring char-
acter especially during his period OF hnancial ue-
nresson: but an indulgence In 2-franc seat al the
On.ra was apt 10 be followed by keen remorse the
next day.
Another man. who "arrvee" as far as nav
,rg had mixtures accepted and well hung In the
salon for several years forced into this same
kind of work as a temporary pot-boior. ana was
rorod an opportunity to chic" fashionable plates
-. collaboration with the Paris fashion correspond
snt OF New-York weekly Possibly he possessed
M cleverness al this kind OF drawing, or ne
NAV have regarded It OF too little Importance
~ do the best ne could, for. from one reason
mr. another his work was returned as not peihs
sur9ciently artistic" He took his failure good-
naturedly however. and determined to try again
with suitable models: and he managed Dy haru
contrtvances 10 scrape together enough money
to nay a professional! model for three mornings
Two OF th,se mornings he was obliged 10 give up
~ rho service OF friends suddenly arriving in Paris.
and as he was OF course. bound TO pay TOT "e
models time. the modest cneck ne "''a''' '
left him In her debt
rh.rs 4. teristic story OF the early career
., an illustrator who is important to-day that
MA income Is practically what he wishes 10 MAKE
q Three years ago he was struggling s.uue".
q, the Beaux Arts He had been "eh-pa'u
u,hoerapher before he came to Paris ana hau
managed 10 save enough money for year OF 80
:, ,,,dy here. hut the money divided Into monthy
,nstslments (the safer way). simply meant Schoo'-
Ing. models. food and lodging. with no margin '''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28

uv esneciay the Duchess of York. the Duchess OF
Fife and Princess Louise Marchioness OF Lorne'
or,v az neople do not expect TO see them there,
and look for them only in carriages driven by ser
wants in the royal livery. they are seldom recos-
,uad A, ST Petersburg the Grand-dukes are
often 10 be met riding in hack droskies, and can
remember having seen Emperor "4iliam Oh "er-
nonv driving about the streets OF Paris In the
summer Of 1878 in an ordinary one-horse nacre'
Nor did he disdain prior to his accession 10 the
throne the Use Of similar conveyances at Berlin,
.vsn c,ndescending to be seen in those abomina-
t,ons known as the second-class "droschke, But
his ideas on this subject have apparently under
gone change For a couple OF years ago. ne
r,errnjtted the editor OF Potsdam paper 10 De ar
rested convicted and sentenced to imprisonment
ON q charge of ze-matesty for having printed
,aragraph stating that His Majesty had been
no, Arriving about in a second-class droschke.
At Rome his eldest sister, the charming ana
popular Princess Charlotte OF Saxe-Meihihse"'
and her husband met with rather an amusing al
venture owing to their preference for ordinary
hacks over carriages with liveried servants iaV-
ing been invited 70 attend garden party given by
Queen Margharita at the Quirlna Palace. they
drove up to the entrance In common cap' ana
ad-nittance was consequently denied them by the
palace officials who treated their statements win
regard TO their identity with ridicule. being IN
able TO believe that personages so great would
ever be content to ride In conveyance so humble
Had II not been for the timely arrival on the
scene Of member Of the German Embassy, who
hasteped 10 repair the error and 70 obtain Tor
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
Gan Artists Model"

A great treat Is expected in San
Artists Model,n which will be acted,
sung, and danced by George Edwardes'
Seventy London Burlesquers, under the
management of AL Hayman and Charles
Frohman, at the Providence Opera House
the first half OF next week.
This successful work of the people who
contributed "a Gaiety Grip quite sur
passes that popular skit in llvelness and
humor. All OF the music in tuneful and
overfiows the bounds OF commonplace
ing and the production Is magnificent,
particularly as regards the ball dresses
shown in the second act; these gowns
caused a flutter OF genuine excitement
i'm the feminine portion of New York and
Boston audiences. There Is no vulgarity
of costume or incident to offend, al
though few OF the spec hes sound as IL
they might have been transplanted from
the French. Engaged in this delightful
frothy affair ale lot OF clever people and
pretty girls. Marie Studholme, who Is
one of the most beautiful women England
has sent us, skips around in an airy and
ingenious manner that Is distinctly dis
tracing. Her chief assistance comes from
Miss Alison Skipworth, who has fine
voice, and Alico Nixon, who dances
desperately. Maurice Farkca is most ar
tistic, and his laughing song is gem
of spontaneous gaiety Fred Wright, Jr.,
q little fellow with a wonderful agile pair
of legs, scores a decided hit, and John
Coates sings most agreeably. Lawrence
D'Orsay is the best English swell seen in
a long time and Percy Marshall and X.
w. Garden are very unctuous come
dans. Seats are TO be on sale tomorrow
morning at . o'clock.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
REPUBLICAN
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

Providence, X. l., March 10, 1896.
At meeting OF the Republican State
Central Commutee, held this day, II was
voted to issue the following call:
"In accordance with the call OF the Re-
publican National Committee, issued at
Washington, ID. o.. Dec. IA, 1895, the Re-
publican electors and voters of Rhode
Island. without regard To past political
affiliations, who believe in Republican
principles, are cordially invited TO unite
In the choice of delegates TO Republican
State Convention, to be held at Music Hall
in Providence, X. l., on Friday. April
10, 1896, at 10 o'clock y m, for the pur-
pose of choosing four delegates at large
and four alternates at large TO attend the
Republican National Convention to be
holden at ST. Louis in the State OF
Missouri, on Tuesday, June 10, 1886, at
12 O'Clock, noon, for the purpose OF nom
mating candidates for President and Vic
President OF the United States.
The several town and city committees
are hereby requested to call primary meet
ings for the purpose of electing delegates
to said State Convention, double in num-
ber to the representation OF said towns
and cities in the General Assembly. and
the secretaries of said primary meetings
are requested to forward copy OF the
credentials of delegates so elected i'm
mediately to the Secretary Of the state
Committee, Eugene Il. Warner, Provi-
dence, II. 1.
HUNTER G. WHIT, Chairman.
EUGENE Il. MARINER, Secretary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
Providence March 10. 1895.


At meeting of the Republican COM
mittee of the First Congressional District
of Rhode Islsnd, it was voted to issue the
following cali:
"In accordance with the call of the
Republican National Committee issued at
Washington, ID. C., Dec. IA, 1886. the
Republican electors and voters Of the
First Congressic nal district in Rhode
Island, without regard to past political
affiliations, who believe in Republican
principles are cordially invited to unite
in the choice of delegates to a Congress
sional district convention TO be held at
Providence, X. L., on Friday, April 10,
1885, at IL 80 O'Clock a. m, for the pur-
pose of choosing two delegates and two
alternates to attend the Republican ma
tional convention TO be holden at st.
Louis in the State of Missouri on Tues
day, June 16, 1895, at II O'Clock noon for
the purpose of nominating candidates for
President and Vice President of the
United States.
The several town and city committees
are hereby requested TO call primary
meetings for the purpose of electing dele
gates to said Cong ressiCnal district con-
vention, double in number to the repre-
sentation of the said cities and towns in
the General Assembly, and the secreta-
ries OF said primary meetings are re-
quested to forward a copy of the creden-
tials of delegates so elected Immediately
to the secretary or the State committee,
Eugene +. Warner, Providence, X. i.
JOSHUA WILBoUR, Chairman,
ALBERT {. LANDERs, Secretary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-19
BRISTOL.

An important matter has recently been laid
before tho Council for their consideration by
the ASSESSORS OF taxes. asking OF that honor
atle body n small appropriation 10 defray tho
expenses Of re-vaiuing OF the property OF ihs
taxpayers, thsrc being In iheir opinion a
large amount OF property, which has recently
come under iheir observation that was not
taxed near It's vslue.
Mr.. Cornelius Hazard and young woman.
who were run into VIII le out driving ufon
Pawtucket avenue last evening. and both
thrown TO tho ground. are as comfortable as
could bc expected under the circumstances s.
They were both badly Gu. and bruised. hu.
not internally hurt, "a was nt fret appre-
hended. Mr.. Hazard Is resident OF Bristol.
II il hoped that the .hut down Of the fac
tory OF the Ns,ionsl India Rubber Company
OF saturday u xt viii not lie OF long duration.
NJ &c win Gauss about 100 employees TO be
thrown out OF employment.
The outlook for sL early spring Is very dis
couraeine. Last season 90 this time n number
Of the farmers had some OF their crops
planted. Mr.. Charles Parll hid several
patches of ,n'ons in tho ground, and Mr.
Thomas c. Church had potatoes planted. The
prese ct season is two weeks late.
Mr.. Frank Borten. chisf engineer Of the