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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06

ncavy and tagging. For instance, the oc-
cupants of one Of the rooms declare that
one morning recently they heard the ghost
climbing the stairs with heavy, regular
footsteps, the hall door of an adjoining
chamber was heard TO open and shut with
loud sound, and then the listener heard
the intruder striding about that apart
ment, not with light or muffled football,
but solid tread as of a man In stout
boots. While tie footsteps were still going,
the listening tenants, who were young
men, stole sDftly to door of the chamber
opening into the ghosts apartment, sud
donly opened it and dashed in, hoping TO
surprise the intruder. But, although the
apartment was bright with the morning
light, there was not soul visible and,
what makes the phenomenon seem still
more uncanny and inscrutable, the hall
door was found to be locked and bolted.
At another time, with the street door
OF the house closely shut, footballs were
heard coming into the down stairs hall as
If person had just entered from the
street, clpttering down the corridor and
sounding loudly on the staircase leading
- the chamber. But in all this time 10
ono was seen to enter or leave tho building
The footsteps passed on into the locked
chamber already spoken of, and they walk
ed, and walked heavily, there, round and
round the room, for long while. The
people of tho houEe fastened stealthily to
tho apartment, unlocked and threw open
the door and peered within. But there was
nothing visible there except the room, with
its everyday furniture, and no evidence
anywhere to indicate that an article had
been disturbed. The footsteps had stopped
har no ,Ia LII. Al.
the door.
ION several occasions the footsteps
abruptly quilted the Main street block
nnd were heard restlesaly pacing the floors
OF rooms In a house on Prospect street
On one evening i'll particular the family
there had curious experience with them.
They had eaten supper and were seated
about their sitting room. Lights were
burning in all the downstairs apartments,
even in the halls. They heard the locked
front door opened and closed with jar.
Thon they heard steps, as of a person with
heavy stiff shoes coming along the hall
and on up the front stairs A moment
later the steps sounded in several of the
chambers, moving aimlcssly, IL seemed,
but with heavy tread. The steps had
moved so swiftly from the hall door to the
second floor chamber, and, moreover, had
sounded SO queerly, that several members
u the sitting room group dashed into the
lighted hail and thence up stairs into the
apartment glowing with lamplight. They
found nothing unusual anywhere, nothing
by which they might account satisfactorily
for the intrusion Of the mysterious foot
steps into their house. And what makes
the manifestations seem tho more mex.
plicable is the fact that not one of the per-
sons who has had 10 do with them Is at all
superstitious or visionary. New York
sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06

ers struck from either and mandolin
the most heavenly strains of Schubert
and Mendelsohnn and Schumann-I re-
minded myself of Abou Hassan in the
"Arabian Nights" where he finds him
self suddenly transformed into the ca
liph Haroun Alraschid. and is waited
upon and entertained by the twenty
lovely odalisques of the five chambers;
"Eyes' desire" and Hearts delight"
and Light Of day" and all the rest of
them.
At ten o'clock precisely the old ogre
of a chaperon, Dame GeislSopf, arose
and made a motion of authority, and
Immediately the six daughters of the
Graf Won Schreckenstrohm dropped
their occupations and sprang up and
prepared TO retire. They gathered
round me and took my hand affection
ately. and, bidding me good night in
their mute pantom.me. followed the
duenna out of small door at one side
of the apartment. Brunhilda was the
last TO GO. She turned in the doorway
and looked at me with laughing
glance. kissed my hand to her. and l
thougls she did the same to me, but she
shut the door so quickly that was not
srtain of il.
Continued Tomorrow.
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PART ".

I looked up at this point, and caught
che maidens smiling at each other and
giving that peculiar downward and up
ward twist of the head which signifies
fright she is. you may depend upon
st." l now turned TO the last part OF
the letter, which read as follows:
"Cive my best love TO Burnhilda,
Wanda, Gutrune, Undine and Lorelei,
and believe me your affectionate
cousin. Ermengarde." then looked at
the date, and found that the epistle had
been written only the day before.
Here was pleasant situation 10 be
placed In. Ny narrative and the repl-
tation of the expected guest fitted to-
gether too perfectly. In their minds,
was the prevaricator Won Dun,.elhein,
md felt that should icmGin so, unless
some fortutous circumstance should
nrise to establish my identity. The viii
lain had not only ruE ssway with my
balloon and my coat, but he had also
stolen my character.
when and how did this letter come ?"
nsked ], as / handed the sylph-lilSe and
golden-haired Ysolde her missve
She took the pad from her dasiS-eycd
sister and wrote:
This morning. by the trolley ear"
She evidently meant to pay me in
what she supposed TO be my own coin.
] smiled az her nonsense. and then I
asked her another question:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06
BON JOUR, MADAME.
Marie Antoinette Is Suing For Fashions
Artistic Favor.


After Napoleon, Marie Antoinette! The
Napoleon craze in Europe is not yet ended
Fabulous prices arc still paid for relics and
reproductions of that imitation period in
art Lives OF the great general and all
powerful emperor are even now being read,
perhaps even written. In America the
craze Is dead. The magic B and tho tragic
n are gone, il not forgotten, and the
wealthy world of fashion and fancy is
ready for tho conquest of new worlds of
curios and customs.
ut is Marie Antoinette after whom the
world will run next, say men like Bona
venture and his clientele.
- 1t is Alarie- -Aptoiaettey - say the Haii-
liners and mnptua makers, as they fashion
the iichus anu drape the full skirts OF her
period
1T is Marie Antoinette," say the pic
turelike maids who toy with the tiny fans
and jcweled bonbonnieres of the lovely
Austrian, and all the world will echo that
svowal rs they toll along these coming
cold days, half hidden from view by the
enormous, olaborately trimmed muffs
which tho winter is surely going to bring
forth. New York Herald.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06

deaf as the countesses were dumb, and
before her very face / made the most
flattering and tender speeches TO them
all; at the same time, however, singing
out as the object of my most fcrvid and
afcctionate attentions that dark-eyed,
statuesque and thoughtful beauty. the
peerless Brunhilda, with whom. must
confess, l was, ever at that early stage
of the proceedings, most desperately in
love.
The salon contained, besides luxuri-
Gus oriental furniture and exquisite
paintings. n number OF musical instru-
ments-zithers, lutes and mandolins--
from which, az times. the six maidens.
singly or by twos and threes, produced
for my entertainment tho most delight
ful harmonies. what q contrast"
thought !. "to the modern function.
where one hears only the cacl,ling Of n
score of Shrill-voiced women" Later
in the evening refreshments -, fruits
and cakes and wine--were brought in
and served by Undinc and Ysolde; and.
as ! cat there. bali reclining upon n
huge divan of some eastern material.
minisfered 20 hy these ethereal and
silent lIebes-while two or three others
OF the Syren band clustered around me
IN taptslizing proximity. and still 9th
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Mr. Astor Surprised Them.

Perhaps no feature of the ceremonies
proper at the dedication of the Stuyvcsant
docks attractcd so much attention as the
young multimillionaire, John Jacob AS
Tor. The crowd watched for him eagerly,
and whom those wlo knew him by sight
yielded % the curious ana pointed out tho
tall. slender, unprctcntous looking young
man, they were not believed. Mr. Astor
wore pink shirt, with white collar and n
sack coat, and looked very much as any
decoutly dressed young man of modest
means would look. No jewclry was ap.
parent to the curious crowd, and In the
case of the lnborlDg men especially Il was
difficult to make Mr.. Astor's identity be-
licved IN. You can't make me believe
that that mans o goldbug or that ne
knows how 20 run an engine" said one
man with manifest incredulity. New o.
hans IiEses- -Demoorat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06
A PLAGUE OF SPARR0wS.
English Farmers Had Their Summer
Crops Ruined by Them.


Tho English sparrow has been getting in
It's fine destructive work during the last
harvest season In England at rate which
would have caused its total determination
in this country had It's depredatiels been
nearly as extensive. On many farms in
England the sparrows have been acting as
harvesters on their own account. The har-
vest weather was wet, and whole fields Of
ripe wheat oats and barley remained un-
harvested till the propitious weather came
These tempting crops attracted enormous
fiocks Of the marauding sparrows, and
their havoc almost amounted to plague.
They first attacked the wheatflelds, and
after totally running that crop they de-
scended on the barley and oats, leaving lit.
tic for the farmers TO do but clean up the
straw.
When shot at, the birds would fly away,
but would return again as soon as their
enemies-the farmers-had disappeared.
The greatest damage was done. early in
tho morning and late in the evening. The
farmers have decided to ask the govern
ment to adopt some means of exterminat-
ing the sparrows should another plague of
the little pests manifest itself next year
New York Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06
Head Weighed More Than the Body.

His head weighed GO pounds, and the
balance of his body weighed 5s1s pounds
This was the cause of the death of Andrew
Smith Musgrovc, the stepson of William
Bell Smith of Mount Washington, Pa. =,
who died Oct. 13 mt the County home,
Marshollsea. Musgrove was 2S years old.
His death was due 10 nervous prostration
brought on by the enormous weight he
was forced to carry on his shoulders
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06
His Shoes ,rade Of Human skin.

A Philadelphia physician has his shoes
nndc from the skin of negroes. He obtains
the opidcrmis from bodies which have been
used for ,lissocting purposes I'm "a famous
medical college The thighs are flnycd,
aud the skin thus procured is sent to
Womcisdorf, near Reading and there tan
ned by stoiid Dorks county yooman. The
results beautiful leather, extremely soft
and pliahle, very lustrous, and suggestive
Of q fine but very thick piece of kid.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06

"Miss Yam isn't az all musical"
"How 90 you ISnow?"
~ offered to ring 20 Promise Me- last
night and she said she'd promise any
thing II wouldn't. ."--PItttsburg CEron-
icle.
"Sue Fesdick is very prepossessing
girl, isn't sht?" said Mira. Taddells 10
Mira. Whites.
81 should say she wns," replied the
latter lady. "She gets engaged to every
young man who arrives at the hotel be-
fore the rest OF the girls can get an intro
duction."-harp Bazaar.
"Great sensation In that big depart
ment store"
"What was it?''
IAN elephant fell out OF the zoo de-
partment through seven skylights anc
ruined the Ice in the basement skating
rink department" - Chicago Record.
Pryman-Did understand you 10 say
that Dumley was a wiaower?
Wyman-A grass wIdower; his wifo's
got bicycle. -Richmond Dispatch.
Looking mp suddenly she beheld the
bearded face of man with q cleaning
knife between has teeth. Then she
tainted. Ii was no wonder, for she had
been carefully reared and had never soon
any one eat pie In that manner.-Indi-
annapolis Journal.
Mother Onstr ucting her little sons de-
votions - And now, Willy, pray for
Grandma's safety.
Wiiiy-Does she want a bike, toog-Ex-
change.
Mrs. Dash What did you GET baby for
q birthday present?
Mrs. Rash-I took s10 out OF the little
darling's bank and bought him this
lovely oining-table iamp.-Exchange
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EARL CARPENTER { SONS,

No. westminster street. Cor. Dyer.
This old established heuse WHOLESALERS and rs.ttle
ICE - fair prices. and BY Drompt attention 10 kus
insss eAl che employmenl sf good men In uer
ssyVeol 1epAytm ehts, meyo eeatnuanss - t0
betgooAn1 - be0x k1o1S&
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06

DID 1T
Weakened One Mans Constitution
Until 1t Brought Him to
Deaths Door.

Mr.. James :. Harrison, a well-knowr
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 victim to malaria from
this complication of disorders. Mr..
Harrison condition was becoming very
serious, when he commenced TO take II.
p. p, Lippman's Great Remedy. It's
effects were marked and Immediate
Read his letter to us. Its earnestness
is apparent:
GENTLEMEN: For the benefit of all
suffering from dyspepsia and general
debility beg TO su ubmit my testimonial
rs to the efficacy of your T. T.. T., Lipp-
mans Great Remedy, as positive
cure for all the distressing complaints
from which suffered.
My system was also full 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 i can eat like
field laborer, without the slightest
fear of any serious results.
take great pleasure in telling tho
world that p. J.. i. did the grand work
Of restoring me 10 my accustomed
health. Yours truly.
JAMES ). HARRISON,
Cleveland. O.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06

Mrs. Dash What did you GET baby for
a birthday present?
Mrs. Rssh-I took s1o out of the little
dariing's bank and bought him this
lovely oining-table lamp.-Exchange
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06


Five years ago became so nervous that
mental work was burden. could not rest
at night on account 81 slccplcssncss. My
attention vas called TO Dr. Miles Rcstora-
tive Nervine. and J commenced to use Il
with the very best effect Since then
have kept a bottle IN my house and use Il
whenever my nerves become unstruur with
always the same good results. Ny son also
DR.. Miles take takes ,.t t. for nervousness
Nervine success | have recon.
nendod IL TO many and
NSSlOTGS IL cures them. All VINO
uAot+h SUI fer from nerve
iiSditli'''''' troubles should try H.
II Is free from narcotics, perfectly harm-'
less, and yet soothes and strengthens. Dr.
Miles. through hts Eervino Is bonefactor
~ thousands" A. g. LEHMAN.
Editor and proprietor Of DrR LASDssAS
Dr. Miles Nervine Is sold on guarantee
frst bottle will beneat or monsy refunded
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-06

1fyou getup feeling tired and stupid,
p. Il. l.. shonld be taken--it will make
you feel well.
i. j. j. cures eczema, that tortur.
ing, itching disease of the skin and
blood. If your blood is kept pure. you
will not be disfigured with pin.plos,
boils and blotches.
y. y. L. is the deadly foe -ori6 van.
quisher of rheumatismi It's effects arc
immediate aud lasting, and IL .ot only
relieves, but permanently cures.
scrofula. which is hereditary end
-rfcc11=SrItCd III rttIe tbfUOd cHhn be- cured
by J.. =. L. Ii Is the ono anil only posi-
tive cure for this dread disease.
Sufferers from kidney troubles find
immediate relief when they take J.. T..
y. as it cures all irrcgnlaritics and re-
stores TO nature her proper functions.
Sold BY sli druggists.
LIPPMAs BROS. ApOthsesries. Sole Psss'sS
llSp-sn's sssok. ssvssssh. q.
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Mother (instr ucting her little sons de-
votions - And now, Willy, pray for
Grandma's safety.
Wiiiy-Does she want bike, toog-Ex-
change.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-01
NEW YORK STATE.
Republicans Say Their Plurality VIII
Reach at Least 25O.o0O.

NEW YORK, Oct. 3l.-With the setting
of the sun to-day the active work OF one
of the most remarkable campaigns ever
conducted i'm New York State was brought
to a close. 1t has been a struggle upon the
part OF the Democrats i'm New York state
to keep the majority of the Republicans
down TO a normal figure and TO carry, II
possible, enough of Assembly districts 10
prevent the sending of a Republican sue
cessor to David =. Hill TO the Senate OF
the United States.
Chairman Charles W. Hackett, of the Re-
publican State committee, says, i'm finally
reviewing the campaign: THE majority
for the Republican electoral ticket in this
State will reach at least CSC, 900; in New York
city alone / am sure that we shall obtain
over $4,000 plurality. In addition TO this We
expect to clinch the question of national
control still further by sending TO Congress
u solid Republican delegation. / do not
think that d single Democrat can be elect
ed in this State to Congress. In the Assem-
bly, districts although the Democrats are
making dicers for members, believe that
we shall carry at least 1l2 of the 80 dis
tricts, and possibly 40. That will give us
big margin TO aid in electing Il successor
to Senator Hill"
Chairman Elliot Danforth. of tho Demo
cratic State committee, says: We shall
10000 and that will elect the Bryan ticket
in this State. The Republicans arc count
ing upon majority OF 100000 or more up
the State, but they will not get it, The
farmers vote will be a great surprise, and
the normal Republican majority up the
State. which is about %. 000 will be cut In
half. VIC expect to increase the Democratic
list of congressman by ut least five and
are pretty sure of creating "A surprise i'm
election of Assemb ymen. In this latter
canvass the Democratic party is at great
disadvantage because OF the rank appor-
tionment of the districts by the Republic
ans two years ago."
In the matter OF the election OF Governor
1T is conceded by both parties that the vote
for the head Of the State ticket will not
vary much from the national. The Demo-
Gratis expect that the Republican candi-
date. Black, will run behind I'm his own
county and possibly In New York The
gold Democrats expect to poll about 26G0o
in the State anC say that this will be drawn
from the regular Democratic vote thus
preventing any probability of the election
of Porter, the Democratic candidate Tor
Governor.
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NO DOUBT ABOUT OHIO.
Chairman kurtz Says Mckinley VIII
Have Big Plurality.
e Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 31.-Iion. G. L.
Kurtz chairman Of the Ohio Republican
State executive committee, tonight gave
out the following signed statement:
1.-THE officers to be elected in Ohio next
Tuesday Secretary of State. Judge OF
Supreme Court, Food and Dairy Commits
sioners, member Board of Public Works.
twenty-one Congressman and twenty-three
presidential electors. Garfield's plurality of
"a, 600 is the greatest that Ohio has given for
a presidential candidate since 1873. The
plurality for Harrison in 1892 was I.072
Brough's majority, in 1869, was 1Gi 600. The
next largest majority ever given was 81, 0O0
The majority for Governor last election was
less than 1900. Notwithstanding the fact
that the Populist party polled 81 900 votes
last year and the National Prohibition
party has fused with the Democrats, /
see no reason to change the opinion, ex-
pressed by me one week ago. that ONO
would give Mckinley a greater majority
than she ever gave to a leading candidate
on State or national ticket with the pos
sible exception of that given TO Brough for
Governor in 1863
Never in the history or the state mas
there been a political contest of the char
acter and magnitude of the one just draw
ing to a close. We have an absolutely per-
feet organization. The record of former
campaigns does not show any parallel in
the number of public meetings that have
been held this year One feature alone Of
our work has been the distribution of over
fifteen million documents, which, If equal
ly apportioned to Republicans, would make
an average of about thirty to every such
voter in the State The greatest total vote
ever cast in the State was Sol 900 for Pres
ident, in 1882. The indications point to
most certainly elect nineteen of the TWEEN
sty-one Congressman.
&C.. L. KURT.
Chairman Republican State Executive
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plain, mastery manner: Home goods for
nome folks, or home labor for home citi-
zens. loud cheers.
we want. by our votes next Tuesday to
teach the whole world that we are free
and independent nation. each individual
CITIZEN owning his own vote and each indi-
vloual citizen knowing better than anybody
can tell him. how TO cast that vote 80 that
IL Will bring him the greatest good. (Cries
OF Inats' right! and great cheeringl We
want the whole world to understand an
otner thing-that we will have no stand
sros or civilization or manhood but our
own and Will have no other Gag but the
glorious old stars and stripes. loud and
continued cheering) Then, my fellow-citi-
zens, We want the whole world TO under
stand another thing-that, as an honest
people. we propose to have honest money
tbenewed cheering) We do not propose to
depreciate our dollar or the standard of
our money and undertake TO fool ourselves
that IL is going to make us better off. (Ap-
plause.) Good money never made hard
times and poor money never made good
times. (Cheers.) We want good times and
the good. old-fashioned wages that were
established under the protective tariff and
our present financial system. We want
prosperity in every workshop and we want
sixteen shops running where one is running
now. cloud peals of laughter and enthusi-
aStic applause.)
Il thank you from the bottom OF my
heart for this warm and generous call and
your greetings and congratulations. 1t will
give me very great pleasure TO grasp each
one or you sturdy American workingmen
by the hand" (Three rousing cheers)
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JONES'S STATEMENT.
He Is Sure Bryan Will Secure %
Electoral Votes.

CHICAGO. Oct. 3l.-James X. Jones,
chairman of the Democratic national COM
n.ittee, tonight signed the following state
ment:
The great struggle TO right the wrong
Of 1873 has beeE won. The only work re-
maiuing ID be done is to see that the peo-
pic have the opportunity TO vote as con
sciences dictate and that their votes shall
be counted cast. | urge all lovers of the
country and our institutions to exert them
selves as they never have in this
holy cause. Watch the polling places; scr;i-
tiniZe every act at the polls and see to IL
that the law shall not be violated.
This committee has offered a reward OF
$500 for evidence necessary to convict any
one guilty of bribing or attempting TO
bride any voter 20 vote or to refrain from
voting; also a reward of $500 for evidence
to convict any one of coercion. attempting
TO cOerce. intimidating or attempting 20
intimidate any voter.
81 have received from our chairman of
each State committee full estimates of the
standing Of voters in each State, and am
confident that Mr.. Bryan's election is as
sUre1 by a very large majority. He will
carry each one of the following States: