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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-16
UPRIGHT PIANOS,

A large variety OF Carpets, Linoleums,
Art Squares, Foreign and Domestic Rugs,
Parlor and Chamber Suites, Side boards,
Dining Tables and Chairs, Brass and
Iron Bedsteads, Rich Vases and Bric-a-
Brac, silk. Chenille and Lace Draperies,
Wicker and Rattan Divans. Rockers, etc.
Bookcases, Hall Trees, China Cabinet,
Parlor Stoves, Ranges, Large Mirror,
Mantol Clocks, Couches, Lounges. Down
Comforters. Blankets and Spreads, Parlor
Lamps, Onyx Tables, Fine China Stand
ard Folding Bed, Pictures, Oil Paintings,
Silverware. Linen, Crockery, Toilet ware,
5000 Nos. Harper's and Century Maya.
zines. Two First-class Cash Registers.
Lot Of Books, Ladies' Suits. Capes and
Jackets and large variety OF useful and
ornamental household effects. Goods on
view and at private sale all this week.
AARON MILKMAN. Ia7 Eddy g.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-16
Saturday Night TO 10 P. N.

will sell TO the highest bidder, in
lots to suit, large and varied assort-
ment of first-class Furniture, well made
and in clean and perfect condition.
Included in this sale you will find,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-16
Dropsy and Heart Dlsease.-A greI

Dropsy and Heart Disease. "A Rfent
cure and great testimony. For ten
years 1 suffered greatly from Heart
Disease, Fluttering Of the Heart and
Smothering Spells. made my life tor.
nent / was confined TO my bed. Dropsy
set In. Ny physician told me 90 prennro
fOr the worst / tried Dr. AGrew's Cure
for the Heart. One dose gavn great relief.
one bottle cured the Dropsy and my
heart. '-Mrs James Adams, syracuse,
~. VI.
sold by Handing g. Handing. 90 md -
Ney hpssef Geo. l.. Clailin & Co, % 90 -
so &ain Hall q Lyon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-05-06

az any exertIon. suIking In his lonely
house. where everything the draping
of the handsome curtains, the Dronze
nudity of the statutes, the careless dis
array OF the cushions on the diysIr-
had still. as il were, an OdOr OF Berthe,
which haunted him with regret On
such DAVIS as these he was conscious OF
the futility Of his existence, the odious
ipsgnificance of his sinewless, empty
life; useless, aimless, null!
Sadly sweet memories would III
over him: "reminiscences of his parental
home. shining through the magic glass
of retrospect, like bright, still pools OF
tender domestic harmony, in which the
figures OF his father and mother stood
forth grand and noble. gloritied by
childlike affection. He longed for some
unsreakable ideal. something pure and
cflaste. some high aim in life. He
wcuh shake of this torpor of the soul;
he would send away Berthe
But BERTHE came back, n Bertie
held him tightly once more in his
silken bonds, an dhe saw more clearly
every day that he coulG not live with
out Bertie. And then, catching sight
of himself in a mirror-tall and brawny
anu SlTblr, uG htktIShS DtHbN tA1cAhS
his clear coTnpiexlon-he could not for
bear smiling at the foolish visions OF
his solitude. which struck him now as
diseased imagiEings, quit out OF keeping
with is robust vigor. Life was but a
farce, and the better part was to play
it out as a farce, in mere sensual en-
joynient Nothing else was worth the
pains . And yet sometimes ut
night. when his big body Lay tired out
after some riotous evening, a gnaw1ng
dissatisfaction would come over him,
not TO be conquered by this l~ight-heart-
ed philosophy, and wen BERTHE himself
would lecture him. Why did not Frank
seek some employment-sOme sphere
of action? Why did not he travel for
awhile?
why not go TO Norway . asked Ber-
tie one day, for the sake Of saying
something.
London was beginning 10 be intoler-
able to Bertie; and as the notion of
travelling smiled IN Frank, both for a
change and for economy-since they
could live more cheaply abroad than in
the whirl OF fashionable London-he
thought il over, and came TO a decision
TO leave White Rose Cottage for an
indefinite period to the care of Annie
and her husabnd. and spend q few
weeks IN Norway. BERTHE should 20
with i'm.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-05-06

an existence, made for you, In the posi-
ton you made for yourself. At the mo-
rHent he had but one anxiety-Bertic
himself. Frank would help him. after
q few weeks rest, to find IN appoint
raent. or some employment, but above
all. he was not To %e0rTy himself for
the present weSthoye was only glad
10 have his old friend under his roof.
Memories rose up before him like dis
solving views, pale-hued and swift. but
appealing to his sympahty-memoafes
OF his schooldays. OF boyish mis-
chief, zig zag, excursions, plcnics
among the sand hills near the
Hagne-did BERTHE remember? Frank
could see him still. the slight, fragile
lad. bullied by louis, protected by him
observation-disclosures fstg were always
ready to hit out, right and left. in de-
Tense OF his friend. And, later on.
their student days in Delft; Berries
sudden disappearance without leaving
a trace. even for Frank; then a few
letters at rare intervals, and then
years of silence. OH he was glad in
deed to see his friend at this side once
more: he had always had a great love
for Rertie, just because BERTHE was so
wholly unlike himself, with something
OF the cat about him-loving TO be pet
ted and made much Of, but now and
then irresistibiy prompted to flee o.er
roofs and cutters. to get miry and
dirty. and return at last TO warm and
clean himself on the hearth. Frank
loved his friend as a twin-brother quite
different from himself. imposed upon
by Berries supercilious and delicately
Aw.zSf-Ns4 FnmafnnNsna A ON ffl1A- .Fsanf p
IRE altogether.
Bertie found ii a great luxury to
stay indoors the whole Of that day, sit
ting by the fire, which he kept blazing
by feeding IL with logs. Frank had
some capita. port, and they sat after
lunch. slipping ii, dreaming or talking;
BERTHE telling a hundred tales OF his
adventure III America, or his farmer
master, of his hotel. and the theater
where he had acted: and one anecdote
led 20 another. all garnished with n
touch of singular Frank
presently wanted a little fresh air. and
said he would go TO his club; but BERTHE
remained whore he was; he could not
60 about in rags. but he could not ap-
lear anywhere with Frank In the
clothes he had n. Frank "a TO re-
turn to dinner at s O'Clock. And then,
suddenly, as if it had come to him like
lightning. BERTHE said:
Say nothing about me, pray, to any
of your friends. They need not De
told that you know such a bad lot as |
am Promise me"
Frank promised, laughing; and. hold
ing out his hand, the had lot added:
How Gan l ever repay your What
n happy thing for me that / should
have met yoa. Yo a r the o gem
erous fellow / yer knew
Frank escaped from the volley of
gratitude. and BERTHE remained alone
in front OF the hearth ,toasting all over
In the blaze. or Stretching his legs.
with his feet on the shining liars. He
poured himself out another glass of
port, and made himself think of moth
ing revealing in the enjoyment OF idle
ness. while he seriously examined his
damaged hands, wondering how best
to insure their rapid recovery.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-05-06
Nv.

The season passed away. bat Berthe
remained Sometimes, indeed, he talked
OF going to Holland: he had AN uncle.
a stockbroker. in Amsterdam. Posi-
bly, that uncle . . But West
hove would no hear OF IT,: and. when
his friends conscience pricked him for
sponging on him, he talked him down.
What did IL matter? III BERTHE had been
the rich man. and he the pauper, Ber-
tie would have done the same by him.
They were friends.
A true appreciation OF the case began
to da wn on him in the now firmly es-
tabished habits of their life. Franks
nss'rai sense whispered drowsily in the
ease of their Luxurious existence. Now
and then, indeed. he had something like
L vague suspicion that he was not rich
enoughf . two; that he had spent more
IN the last few months than in any
former season. But he was too heed
less to dwell long ON such unpleasant
doubts. He was luiied to sLecp by
BERTHE as IL by opium or morphia- Ber-
tie had become indispensable to him:
he consulted his friend on every point
and allowed himself TO be led By him
OF eyery occasion. completely subiu-
gated by the aScendancy held over him
by the fragile little man, with his vel
vet paws. as though he had him under
Il yoke. Every now and then-ere long
at fnquent intervals Of about q fort
nisht-Bertie disappeared, stayed away
four on five days. and came back one
line morning. with Is insinuating smile.
exhausted, pale and tired out These
were. perhaps. some secret excuses of
Observation-Disclosures adventure-hunt-
ing In the sordid purlieus OF the low
ext nelghborhoods-or which Frank
never beard nor understood the truth.
q depth OF depravity into which Frank
seemed too precise and dainty to he
Initiated; sins In which he was to have
no part, and which BERTHE, In his re-
nnenent Of s~ei6shness, kept for him
self as an occasional treat
Then Franks hours were passed In
disgust Of life; he missed the uuwhole-
nome stimulant Of his existence: IN
his solitude be sank into gray melan-
chdy and sadness, verging on desnair
Hs stayed ct home al day, inranaaIe
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-05-06
IL

Next morning there was a hard frost:
the STOW glittered like crystals. They
lad breakfasted. and BERTHE was re
lating his disasters in America. He had
been trimmed and shaved by Franks
ba-beT, and he was wearing Franks
clothes, which were "a world too wide
for him, and a pair OF slippers In which
his feet were lost He already felt
more at home and began TO bask. Ike
a cat which has found a warm spot
Of sunshine. He iounged at his ease
in the armchair. smoking comfortably,
and was on the old familiar terms
with Frank. His voice was soft and
mellow, with q ring of full content,
Ike an alloy OF gold. Westhoye was
Interested and let him tell his story
in his VI way; and he did so very
simply, without making any secret of
his poverty; but everything had hap
pened inevitably, and could not have
turned out otherwise. He was no fa-
yorite of fortune, that WAS all But he
was tough; many another would not
tave pulled through as ne had.
Frank looked at him in aStonishment:
he was 50 frail, 70 pale, 50 delicate,
almost devoid OF manly development;
he was lost In the grotesque amplitude
OF Franks coat and trousers-a mere
STRIPPING as compared with his own
etalnGrt angular framei And he had
gone through days OF hunger, nights
without a shelter, a depth OF poverty
which TO Frank-weil-fed and ruddy
with vigorous health-secmed unesndur-
able: a nj he spoke OF 1t 50 cooIly, al
most jesinciy; without complaining.
only looking with r~essretfuI pity az his
hands, which were thin and blue with
the biting cold. and chapped and raw
about the knuckles. At the moment
the state of his hands seemed to be the
only thing that troubled him. A very
happy nature. thought Frank, while he
laughed at him for his concern about
his hands.
But BERTHE himself was shocked nj
his W h~eedlessness, for he suddenly
exclaimed:
"Rut what am I to do-what am I
To do?"
He gazed into vacancy. helpless and
desperate. wringing his hands. Frank
laughed him u of his despair, poured
him ont n glass OF sherry. and told him
that for the present he must stay where
he a TO ecove He himself would
be heartily glad OF Berries comsysny
for a few weeks he was a little sick
OF his wealthy bachelor life; he be-
longed 10 a circle OF idlers, who went
out a great deal, and apeat a Great
deal. and he was tired 81 II aii-din-
ners and balls In the world. and sup
rers a orgies In the half-worid. II
was always the ana thing; q life Hike
q Montague Rsrsse. down aud then up
again. Without O moment for tsoSshf;
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-05-06

Ihank you very much-chiS Is
good"
Annie had not much to set before
them; the remains from the harder of
a young fellow who lives chiefly away
from home-a bit of cold beef and
salad, some biscuits and jam; but il
bore some resemblance to n supper,
and BERTHE did ii full honor, eating and
drinking with systematic deliberate
ness. hardly conscious of what; and
imbabing hot grog. without confessing
the hunger which had nipped his very
vitals. At length Frank tried TO make
him speak. drew him into talk, and
into telling him what had reduced him
TO such Elisery. BERTHE told his tale In
a fragmentary fashion, very abjectly.
every word sounding like a petition.
disputes with bis father about his
mothers fortune-a triffe OF a few
thousand gulden quickly spent; vicissi-
tudes in America, where he had been
by turns a farm servant, a walter I'm q
hotel. n a super on the stage; his re
turn 10 Europe on board a liner. work
ing out his passage In every variety Of
service; his first day In London-with-
out a cent" He remembered West
hove's address from letters bearing
date OF some years back. and had at
once made his way 10 White-Rose Cot
tage, only fearing that meanwhile
Frank might have moved half a dozen
times, and left no traces
oh. his anxiety, that night waiting
in the cold wind. while il grew darker
and darker; the gloom, with no relief
but the ghostly whiteaess OF the death
iy silent snow, And now, the warmth,
tho uhaIt~- $In FN0lf ~ -asr h.
thanked his friend. covering, shriyeled
in his threadbare clothes.
THANK you, thank you"
Annie, sulky over so much trouble at
this hour Of the night and for such a
vagabond. brought in from the street.
had nevertheless prepared a bedroom
AID Frank led him up stairs. shocked
by his exhausted appearance and ashy
p~aleness. He patted him on the Shout
der. promising I o help him; but now he
must go to bed-to-morrow they would
see what could be done.
When Berthe found himself alone he
looked about him. The room was very
comfortable; the bed ample, soft and
warm. He felt himself sqlalsd ami
dirty, amid such surroundings of lux
ury: and by a natural instinct OF de
~ 49, aANA Va LIZ sNIAAA
were ~chattering with cold, he first care
fully and deliberately washed himself
latherinG, rubbing, brushing-tili his
whole body was rosy and glowing.
and smelling OF soapslhs. He looked
In the glass, and only regretted that
he had no razors; he would have
shaved. At last, having slipped ON a
nightshirt which lay ready for use, he
crept in between the blankets. He did
not immediately fall asleep. reveiing
in the comfort Of his OWL publication.
In the Wilderness Of the sheets, the
warmth of the quilt: In the gieam
Of the nightlight even, which showed
diSsrcctiy through a green shade A
smile came into his eyes and parted
his lips. And he was asleep; without
n thought of the morrow. Happy Ia
the respite OF to-day, and the warmth
of the bed. his mind almost vacant, in
deed. but for the single recurring
thought that Frank was really a good
fellow.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-05-06
RI 90
&1@@"@aN~1
.ATA 4.
PART II.

II.
on their relur1
after dinner, over
En- = discussed their
going to Molde''' $
r. yet, Frank eXcla
a AN at once ex]
[ss .ha friends should g
n,.n and his daugh7
us't their society. FRA
IT, Ia. \ TO him, End
gl H., courteous and goo
II, ..s had talked a gre
f ,srE but he had not
story of his farming
En- Far West; ne nae
Il a little by spea]
IL And Frank did
e. end Of two days /
IN they We're the
|glth that confidential
on a our, when eng
Psurt, sometimes airs
ktact, without any MI
[rter on either SIDE
mnathy in trities ana
4 superficial senti
admiration which
nNAAtA
sler's leisure. The ola
N 10 Mode was Ike
I@p, in spite of the IA
Eam below; and in y
fottlo az champagne, \
|three men played n 7
sut afterwards, in a
(,shlre, there was al
|apd fro on the wet d1
IA shore glidcd slowi1
psrl side; the hills, V
[now close together 4
q gap covered vii
byn by the water, /
Eitb patches OF pale-ro
lirht. At ChfiStlhhS|
from land, and Tn
E,her, we're crimson in|
kinkinr sun, fast ap
Eou. Every wave had
bored foam, rs tn
here on FIRE. Frank
de-, racing up 81
Al caeA others face
acounle Of p~eonies, 1
rouged by the gl1
he ssinblance Of clo1
REACHED Mode late
TO see its lovely !
Brnlng there 1t lay be
narrow inlet, enc
BIS capred with snoI
( mountains; pure, !
lyere, solemn, wltho1
he. The sky above
gray. like breeding I
peace that reigne
kaSsi0nless andante.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-05-06
III.

day, when Sir Are
walk up Moldchof,
hat he was tired, q
IN, and begged to
|In point OF fact,
weather did not |
Ivy clouds were gait
RL Of hilltops which
lke a sweeping draT
llng ere long to fal
|ing In their gloomy
are travelling they
bf a wetting. SO II
Bertle. in his pat
n in the drawing
Hotel, with a book
HE.
bad was muddy, bt
yaliantly in their
pit boots. The rain,
pingly over their b
Them, but gave n
adventure to the e
II threatened to sui
Impending deluge.
foads, and still toll
r~casionally missed
was lost in a pls
Ferns dripping v
across a wild gro
rs. They crossed
Pc rocks as steppin
lltleman without h
hand in Franks
lie feet should !
green moss. She
ping from stone
P: sometimes sudd
|p3orting herself
r, and then ags
trying the stol
pick. She felt as
Re no particular h
at her side; and
she stumbled; ;
|etly rs they went
rock IN pnunlz
sort of a man |
|~esthoye?' Eva
was a little st.
{ an unpleasant tad
l'lOn concerning
VI OF bis past LTD
4 Position; his quiz
7 Frank, who, tn
& Re, knew full wei
(as strange, to S.
4 eyes of the wo
. ae Is a man who
4 uate,' he said,
Ttuy added: III,
ant Impression q
anghed so hearth
al aillng into a po
BEG waist.
III Eva" cried he
nead, pray be
ufew herself up
II can say7" sh
81 s subject "If
v, pc truth
ourse."
perhaps you VII
ssvey piainl!
ss aatuated with :
NJ Jon do not Tx
,then--n you
arst day when
ne ! Thought b
we got d
smuslng tn
M With Aim-b)
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-05-06

Judge: u uarry-why Is n thaf ~ -
tow y s1ns with . Oan he loves -
Daay cGrd&y ~ ~
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

avs, which they would now do without
further trouble were 1t not for the silly
eackling Of such creatures.
81 believe Captain Beck, the Indian
1gent, largely to blame for allowing Col
orado to be plundered of many thous-
and lead Of her best game annually. He
said that few Indians would come to
Colorado, but II they did, send him word
and he would bring them back. That
eould require thirty days. and by that
ime the Indians would have their loads
~ buckskin and be ready to return.
This plan is smooth and has worked
yell in past years. Beck says these In
dians were taught that they must sAb-
NIT to arrest if asked to do SO bv the
|E:,me wardens In Colorado. The subse-
'quent actions of these Indians disprove
this teaching. Possibly the Indians did
not bring that lovely and angelic char
aCter with them. The matter of a
thousand deer per day for thirty days is
Of small consideration to Captain Beck.
bat the people of Colorado are weary of
the practice of this smooth old party.
IF white man should 90 on the
pintah reservation to hunt game or
mineral what treatment would he get?
Would he be allowed eight sleeps?
Hardly.
S'r1 have said have no bitter feeling
against the Indians. l mean real In
dians. This does not include this Den
yer Ute, this mongrel, this masquerade
u white mans clothes. His lovely and
ngelic disposition has been soured 10y
the wrongs he has received at the hands
OF white men. lie has been dOwntrod-
den, deprived of his natural and inhtr-
ent rights, which is place on the res
ervation with three large rations per
day. and at night to lead the braves n
LIE puCkSh1H udiICc anu eiiuuict"to ~
Wild harangne the cruel acts of the
game wardens. He has never reached
the goal of his ambition, which is to be
d big Injun. Poor old man, l pity but
cannot help him. May the time come.
and come soon. when can stand by his
list resting place and tell the great men
d his tribe what kin6'df { man he was
nd what he ought to have been."
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
MONKEYS FOND OF MILK.
Fear Open the stomach~ Of Lambs An
Their EnEerncss to Get II.

Tear Open the StOHaCbS OF I.hnOn IN
Their EnEerncss to Get IT.
The tshalinma, monkey of the bab-
con family which is rather common in
South Africa, has become a perfect
plague of the Transvaal farmers. The
ape, says the Philadelphia Record, has
acquired the habit of killing young
lambs, not in order to eat their meat,
hut simply to tear open their stonachs
and drink the milk contained therein.
Having acquired q passionate desire for
milk, and being unable to milk the
sheep themselves, they patiently wait
until they sec lamb sucking milk
from its mother, and take it away MS they
would take milk pail which was thrown
sway nfter the contents are consumed.
The tshakama then takes to the cacti
thicisets, which are inaccessible to hu-
man beings, and furnish at the same
time a refuge and q source Of food in
The feshy leaves and fruit for the monk
cJs.
The same ape has also quickly learned
~ distinguish men from women. AT
the approach of a man they quickly
Tee, while they allow q woman to come
unite near, paying no attention to them.
The farmers, however, have adopted
themsclves to the circumstances, and
when lambs are missing from their
pelss they don the skirts and bonnets
~ fAeir wives, and, taking up q gun.
n1n9t In pursuit Of the mischievous an
6ma1s.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
-A.eoop TINE.
He Knew . Care That Was Bette
Golf.

He RARw . 60no TnAx WE 18stSf
Than Golf.
one OF the old residents in the rural
community had been intently watching
the two young men from the city as
they played chess, says the Detroit
Free Press. The game was long one
and he ventured TO interrupt:
Excuse me; but the objcSt of both
of you is to git them wooden objects
from where they are over to where they
aint?"
THAT partially expresses it," replied
one.
"And you have to be continually on
the lookout fur surprises and diificul-
tiesr' "a.
Constantly"
"And II you amt mighty keerful
you're goin' to lose some on emp
ayes"
.An' then there's that other game
that you dress up old fur an play with
long sticks an little ball"
"You mean golf"
II think prob'ly that's what I mean
Is tbnt game nmusin'?"
."lt's quite interesting, and the exer-
else is very beneficial"
swell, l reckon it's mighty good
joke on me-
''What do you refer toe" %.
"The way I've been havin' fun with
out KNOWN anything about it. II you
gentlemen want to rely enjoy your
sclfs. you come over and git me to let
you drive pigs. You'll git all the walk
in you want an the way you have to
watch out fur surprises an fisger SOS
not to lose 'em would tickle you most to
DEATH" ..
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT

)
GLESwoOD SPRINGS, Colo oct. JD, 1897.
NyoTICE-Is hereby given that the following
IN named settler has filed notice of his nten
ton to make final proof in support OF bis claim
and that said proof will be made before the
Clerk of the District Court of Rio B!anco
county, ut Mecker, Colo, on December II, 1897,
mt 10 o'clock a. m.. viz:
Herbert $. Howey, of Meeker, Colorado, OIL
his L. ID. $. No. s,sS Ute, for the L = ST Il, 5
4 NE a dot y Sec. 3, L. . s., H. "a W. 9th Pm.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon. and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
jacob Redpath, r. W. Conts, I. f. Chandler
and p. W. Coats, all of Meekcr. Colorado.
n6-dil J. h. PHLtPrI, Register.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-04

the month, Of the POLITICAL the
economic, and literary happenings
which are Of value to intelligent
men and women. The Editor's
"Progrsss Of the World" tells suc-
e;netly an illustrated story Of ths
month. The "Leading Articles"