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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-04
SUICIDE OR MURDER.
Body of Kentucky Lawyer Found In
River at St. Louis.

ST. Louis. Mo-, Oct. 4.-Charles T..
Ewing. an attorney from Greenville. Ky.
lies dead on n sac at the morSua His
body was taken from the rlyor ut tho foot
OF Haven street IN South ~ Louis
Whether his death is due 20 accident.
suicide or murder has not teen estsb.
lished.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-04

ladies' and Gentlemen Gold Filled
Hunting and Open Faco Cas- d Watches,
with Elgin, United States, Naltham and
American Waltham movements, war
ranted same as above by the Calender,
McAuslan a. Troup Co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-04

This guarantee is given by us-The
Calender, McAuslan & Troup Cove
warrant the cases 10 wear for FIVE
YEARS-we warrant the work 10 be
OF perfect manufacture, aud 10 be in
good running srder at time Of sale.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-04

represented in this assortment include
such we'll and favorqhly known makes
as the American Waltham, the New
York STANDARD, the Elgin and the
United States waltham-the very best
American watch factories-it is So con-
coded.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-04
THE WEATHER.

Fair Tonight With Frost-Fair and
Warmer Tomorrow.
Washington, Oct 4-Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont-Fair tonight
and Tuesday: frost tonight; slightly
warmer Tuesday.
Rhode Island. Massachusetts, and Con-
neoticut--Fair tonight and Tuesday frost
in interior tonight; temperature Will rise
slowly Tuesday; easterly winds becom-
inQ variable.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-18
THE CONDITION OF COTTON
CROP.
Marked Improvements i'm CarOli-
mas and GeOrgia-GeneraIly
Better Than July 1.

Washington, Aug. 10.-The re-
turns for cotton to the depart
ment of agriculture indicates an
average condition of 500 on Aug.
| as compared with $50 on July
|, an increase of nine tenths of
one point. The average condition
Aug. |. 1896. was SOL and the
average condition on Aug. | for
the last ten years is sci
There has been decided i'm
provement il Georgia, North
Carolina and South Carolina.
The conditions have advanced ten,
seven and six points respectively,
In the lower Mississippi valley
the improvements Is much less
marked and in Texas there is a
decline OF 10 points.
The average OF the States are
as follows
Virginia, 80 North Carolina.
81; South Carolina. %: Georgia.
% /; Florida, IS ; Alabama. SIS
Mississippi, 50; Louisiana, 90
Texas, rs; Arkansas, 90; Ten
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-18
CA9ToRrA,
Ths h.. n
sS:;:s II; s&xNzzw IT,. ~ &
PRECIOUS PEARLS.
Rare Gems Found in n Lake i'm
Arkansas.

Little Rock, Ark, Aug 10
For a month or more the people
living near Bald Knob have been
finding valuable pearls in a lake
near that place. Hundreds of
people have been opening mussel
shells in search of the pearls and
some rare gems have been found.
some being sold for as much as
$500. y special from Bald Knob
says syndicate OF Memphis par
ties have leased the lake for a
term of five years for $4,000.
They will build Il fence around
the lake and begin work with a
steam drcdgcr The lake is said
to he the richest pearl producer
in the nited States.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-18

800 for skin. OF all animals
hunted by man the sea otter is
the hardest to catch. The Aleutus
do most of this hunting, and as it
is done in canoes out in the
ocean, it is quite dangerous. The
worlds supply of otter fur as we'll
as sealskin comes from Alaska.
perhaps few of the thousands
rushing to Alaska for gold know
the magnitude of the Yukon
River" said Mr.. Branson, in con-
clusion. ut is the Mississippi of
Alaska, and is one of the twelve
longest rivers in the world. Some
explorers even claim that the
volume of water emptied by the
Yukon River is greater than that
of the Mississippi, but | can hard
~ believe that assertion. But the
Yukon, besides being navigable
for 1000 miles, Is, on the average.
five niles wide for almost half
the distance from its mouth. This
river really has five mouths at
Norton Sound, and it is seventy
five miles across these mouths
and the deltas. But this great
river freezes to depth of five or
slX feet in winter. In the sum-
mrr the banks Of the Yukon fur
nish the breeding places for the
canvas back ducks of America.
and up to few years ago the
breeding place OF those wild fowls
was a mystery. Millions of geese.
ducks and swans nest there and
live on the wild salmon berries.
red and black currants, cranber.
rles, blackberries and bilberries
in the summer. BY the way, the
Wild strawberries of the Yukon
are the sweetest known. Alto
gether, it can be said that Alaska
is wonderful country, with many
things other than gold and gla.
ciers."
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-18
Everybody Says SO.

Cascarets Candy Cathartc the most Won
derful medical discovery OF the age pleas
ant aud refreshing 10 the taste, net gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try n box
OF G. G.. G.. to-day; 10, 25 70 cents. Sold and
guaranteed TO cure by all druggists.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-18
4 Remarkable Cure Of Chronic
DiarrhHa.

lh 1862, when | served my
country as private In Company
a, 167th Pennsylvania NoIun-
teers, | contracted chronic dIar-
rhna. 1t has given me a great
deal of trouble ever since.
have tried a dozen different med
icines and several prominent doc
tors without any permanent re.
lief. Not long ago a friend sent
me sample bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera aud Diar
rhma Remedy, and after that
bought and took 30 cent bottle ;
and now | can say that | am en-
tlrely cured. | cannot be thank.
tul enough 20 you for tins great
Remedy, and recommend it tn all
suffering veterans. If In doub;
write me. Yours gratefully. Henry
Steinberger, Allentown, Pa. Sold
by J. +. Mackey Il Co. and Is. C..
Hough Il Co, Lancaster, $. G.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-18

The sub committee of the State
Democratic Executive Commit
tee, appointed to arrange sched-
ule for the Senatorial primary,
have decided upon the following
order:
Williamsburg, Thursday, Au,
gust Goth.
Manning, Friday, August 9th.
Florence, Saturday August
2Sth.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-18
RESOURCES OF ALASKA.
1t is not Simply a Land Of Gold
and Glaciers.

.,I
;l;vot;or !, practically unknown
,,ortors of tb. ~ Ohio whom other
wise those quarters would have
remained bowlinc wilderness.
SAID :. b. Branson. OF San Fran
cisco, who was at the st. Nicholas
yesterday. This Is now true OF
Alaska. While hundreds upon
hundreds OF men are now rushihg
to the Yukon country along 'he
arctic circle, with the mad desire
to ind fortune In gold nuggets,
many VIII return pehhrIeHS ana
dlsGusted and Few WlIirelu'n as
klondyke bonanza Niu&s. hut,
perhaps TINS goid excitement VIII,
IN the end, serve Il greater pur
pose than many now dream oi.
| refer to the fact that the atten-
ton oi the people oi the 'hited
States VII! De centered on 'his
wohderIul country oi AI"sN"' a"u
IN time Its manitoIu resources
and picturesque scenery Will pe
known.
"And let me say that Alaska is
a wonderful country. Even the
sleepy United States Senate has
awakened to the fact, and Con
cress will provide means for
military post in Uncle Sans
northernmost Territory. Alaska
has been looked upon too long as
a country of icebergs and glaciers.
and a source of diplomatic trouble
with England on account of pc
laslc stealing. But the people of
the cnnntrv are now learning
something about Alaska. Why,
even the elite 400 of New York
society has already decreed that
the fashionable outing for the
next summer season Will be an
Alaska trip. Mex. Twombly,who
married member of the Van
derbilt family, is lur one who set
the pace by taking a small party
of New York society people to
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-18

timber now standing in the Ter
Iitory of Alaska might alone
meet the ordinary demands of
this Continent for half century.
Though the extreme northern part
of Alaska is treeless, its southern
shores, both of the islands and
the mainlands, are covered with
dense forest growth, the Aleu-
tian group excepted. Yellow ce-
dar trees, eight feet in diameter,
have been cut IN the southeast
ern portion of Alaska. 1t must
certainly be "A cedar of magniii-
cent proportions out of which the
native Haidas can hew and con
struCt a canoe seventy feet loag,
capable of carrying l00 men.
These virgin forests, which have
never felt the stroke of a white
mans axe, are truly magnificent.
They present Il growth exceed
ingly dense and peculiar, the
branches of the tall trees beng
often draped with long black ana
white moss, dry and fine as hair,
which it resembles. This charac-
teristic is similar to the effect
produced by the Spanish moss in
the thick woods of Louisiana. The
fallen trees and stumps in these
Alaskan forests are covered with
bright green moss ten inches in
thickness, and in the tangle of
creeping vines are seen the deep
red clusters of the bunchberry
Good judges say the timber is as
fine in quality as that of Oregon
and Washington. A large portion
of the Alaske timber grows at "A
convenient point for shipment.
The white spruce, or Sitka pine,
grows to height of from $50 to
$50 feet, and measures from 3 to
! 8 fee: 81 diameter. The lumber
from Sitka pine resembles the
pitch pine of the Southern States.
Many varieties of cedar, fir, ash,
maple and birch grow there. The
yellow cedar is fine for ship build
ing,and is torpedo-proof that is,
it is impervious to that marine
pest known as the boring worm.
The Alaska cedar is fine for cabi
net work also. There are many
fine harbors along the thousands
of miles of coast line, where ships
could be loaded. The day Is not
! far distant when the Alaskan
lumber regions will be famous.
THE animal life of Alaska is of
no small consequence, of course.
The rivers, inlets, bays and lakes
TEEN with fish. The eastern part
| of Behring's Sea is a cod reserve.
whose area within the limits Of
| fifty fathoms Of water is said TO
be not less than $4,000 miles. SO
Massachusetts and Newfoundland
Will have to look we'll to their
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-08-18
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.

A Long And TireSOme Itinerary
Decided Upon, to Begin at Sum
ter.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
IN BEHALF OF DREYFUS
Kings, Queens ard Potentates Were Enlisted
Without Avail.

London, Dec. 5.-A dispatch from Paris
gives what is alleged to be the story OF
the promotion of the defense of Drey-
fus. A Frenchman named Vignaud left
Paris year ago for Madrid, to en-
deavor to secure the consent of the
queen regent in favor of Dreyfus. Vg-
maud was introduced ait court by the
American minister as a professor of b.l-
lizards, and met the young King. who,
with the influence of an Austrian arch
Duchess who was staying at the court
nd who favored Dreyfus, was persuad-
ed to write to the pope asking his ho'l,-
mess to use his influence for the con-
demned mans release. The archduchsss
went to Vienna and secured tn services
of Emperor Francis Joseph, who learned
that Count Esterhazy was involved.
Car Nicholas conversed with Presi-
dent Faure. of France. on the subjeca
at the time of their nesting in st. Pc
tersburg, and the president replied That
whatever might be his personal wish.
public opinion was on the other side.
The influence brought to lear on the
pope did not result in any uteerance on
the part of his holiness.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
The Trust VIII Be Formed.

Cleveland. Dec. 4.--The proposed com
bination of wfre wire nails and steel rod
interests overshadowing anything of the
kind ever before planned has advanced
to the point where the concerns interest
ed have decided to go in and all that re-
mains to be dom is ito reach an agree
merlt of the value of the different mills.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05

(Conticnea From First Page.)
seems to be mo doubt that this was done
and lawyers who have been questioned
on the subect say it invalida tes the
corrtmartiad.
Esterhazy's Request For a Trial
This Is the letter Esterhazy wrote to
General Pellieux. demanding trial:
my General: Being innocenl, the tor
ture have suffered In the past fortnight
is more than mortal can bear.
81 believe you have In your hands ev-
cry proof of the infamous plot that has
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
OTHER NOTED FIGURES.

Equally interesting is 1T to witness the
tmpetuous Bcaitella driving the naval ap-
Precipitation bill over to The senate, and
the wary Hull, of Iowa, plotting the
army appropriation bill through the dam
gerous cha nnsls of legislation Nor
should plausible James w. Wadsworth,
with his agricultural appropriation bill,
and plucky Warren B. Hooker, with a
stunning river and harbor bill, be over
looked. Both are handsome and pic'tur-
esque figures. Then comes the consular
and diplomatic BIN, in charge T the w.t.
eran Robert r. Hit, of Illinois, lumber
ing and unWieldy vehicle that has to be
lifted bodily from the ruts of legislation
bsfore 1T EN- rges in the corridor.
One more picturesque figure in the
house remains-that of Thomas B. Reed
it's SPEAKER. Picturesque because in the
language of Jerry Simpson, "he is the
house itself" Virtually this may be So
but IL so. 1T is by the will of the majority
of the house.
AMOS J. CUMMINGS.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-05
DREYFUS' CRIME.
TOPIC Of PARIS

tcontiraea From First Page.)
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12

10 do away with, or virtually spoil
the Palisades; and the public is ap-
pealing to the government to buy these
picturesque rocks and keep them as
lasting ornament of the noble river
which European visitors call the Amer
lean Rhine.
Mrs. Leslie-or Mrs. Frank Leslie
Wilde, as she now is-has just started
for Europe. l saw her at the wharf.
She looked extremely we'll in a dapper
tailOr-made gown of blue clay worsted,
with an open fronted jacket, which fit
ted closely at the back and sides.
She carries on unaided the great pub
fishing concern that bears her first
husbands name. Since her short and
somewhat exciting married life TO Mr..
Willie Wilde, the clever brother of the
more eccentric Oscar. she has devoted
herself exclusively TO business and
travel. Willie Wilde will be remember
ed as being packed off 10 London by
Mrs. Willie" when she found he would
not rise till noon and positively re-
fused to hustle, as he put it, while
she was at her desk and hard at work
at a. m.
Willie was too old to change his
ways; and although considered bright
man in journalistic circles in England,
he was a bit too lazy TO suit his ener-
getic better half. He now vegetables in
the fog of dear old London" while
the publishing house Of Frank Leslie
just packs away in crates the golden
bird known as the American Eagle.
Mrs. G. B. De Forest, one of the
finest amateur musicians in New York,
was also a passenger with Mrs. Leslie
Wilde. She was bound for Beyreuth
and the Wagner festival. Her travel
ing dress had an Elton coat of new
design. cut rather short in the back and
forming tab at each side, under which
the belt was slipped. The goods used
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12
THE PERFEcT WOMAN.

The perfect woman. physically. says an
artist in this city. should measure 5 feet
inches in height and should weigh l2S
pounds.
The extended arms from the tip of the
middle finger to the tip if the middle fin
ger should measure the exact height OF
the body feet inches.
The diameter Of the chest should be one
fifth of the height, the foot one-seventh
and the hand one-tenth.
From the thigh TO the ground should be
the same length as from the thigh to the
top of the head. and the knee should come
exactly midway between the heel and the
thigh
The distance from the elbow to the mid
die of the chest should be the same as
from the elbow to the middle finger, and
the length Of the foot should measure the
same as the distance from the lower point
of the chin TO the top Of the head.
The waist measure should be twenty
four inches: bust measure, if taken under
the arms. thirty-four inches; if measured
over them. forty-three inches.
The wrist should measure inches. up
per arm IS inches thigh p inches, calf OF
the leg 49, inches.-New York Tribune.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12
THE FEMININE OBSERVER.

All silver belts are much in vogue
with the summer girl.
Cheer up, cherries are ripe and are
on the fruit stands.
The sweet girl graduate is now ruling
her willing subjects.
Summer draperies are particularly
pretty and equally cheap.
June at tie seashore is the most en-
joyable month of the year.
The mode in summer frocks is APP
parently close resemblance to fluff
fly lamp-shade
Many an all-summer cold is contract
ed by sitting out on the porch too early
in the season.
It is not wise to start on century
run with {. breakfast foundation of one
radish and three strawberries.
The novelty purses have become so
CHEAP and so numerous that new and
more exclusive style is bound to fol-
low.
Never were there such decided colors
in parasols. Vivid green and pugilistic
magentas are very much in vogue,
The woman who ties ribbon into the
handle of her bicycle is the same type
Of feminine who puts gay little bow
on her whip.
Among the most approved com
mencement gifts are college cushions,
which can be obtained in their respec-
tive colors at all of the shops.
Each season the soda water lists
show large number of new concoc-
tions but chocolate holds good as the
popular favorite year in and year out
All ~esco entertainments are GER
tainly charming, but would be much
more so if the friendly caterpillar and
festive aunt could be persuaded from
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12
DON'T GO TO BED HUNGRY.
Advice Specially offered to Women VINO
Wheel in the Evening.

Wheel in the Evening
During the cool weather Of the past
month bicycle ride in the evening
has been a delightful pastime INDUCED
in by a great many women. Not a
few of these, having come home with
q not altogether unpleasant feeling OF
being tired, have gone TO bed only to
toss for hours in the vain effort TO
sleep. In nearly all of these cases the
trouble has been that the sufferer has
gone to bed hungry. Some physicians
have declared that a good deal of the
prevalent insomnia is the result of I'M
conscious craving of the stomach for
food in persons who have been fright
ened by the old tradition that eating
before sleeping will produce indiges-
ton. nightmare and general restless
ness. 1t is not wise to go TO bed with
the stomach loaded, but it is now con-
sidered one of the best aids TO rest TO
partake of some light and pleasant re-
freshment A bowl of beef tea and
biscuit. a glass of milk and cracker
or two. a light sandwich, glass of egg
nog. a milk punch, little brandy and
water. or a glass of lemonade induce
peaceful slumbers. Semi-starvation at
night is frequently the cause of night
mare. bad dreams and wakefulness.
The bed should be inviting, with fresh,
crisp sheets, fragrant with the cdor OF
lavender or rose leaves, and the pill
lows. stuffed with feathers, should be
covered with linen. The counterpart
should be removed, the sheet turned
neatly over the warm, light blankets,
and a down comfortable placed within
easy reach. Guard against sleeping
under heavy bed clothing; this pre-
vents ventilation, and the perspiration,
not being able to escape from the body,
returns again, and is reahsorbed by
the skin. AS a rule people are afraid
of the night air entering their sleeping
apartments. but nothing is more i'm
portant to make one sleep well than
good current of fresh air, and nothing
more detrimental than breathing the
old dead air again and again.
Few women value and appreciate the
necessity of a light toilet. The hair
should have the hundred strokes OF
the brush. the teeth careful attention
the mouth we'll rinsed with myrrh and
water. and the hands carefully washed
and anointed with cold cream, which
will keep them soft and white. Night
is the time to take warm bath and
this is also an aid TO sleep, for the
steaming and rubbing produce fatigue
Night is also the proper time to take
facial steam bath, after which a little
cold cream should be applied.-Ex-
change.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12
MUCH SAMENESS IN DRESS.
Frenehman Says American Women Look
as il They Came from an Orphan Asy-

Frenchman SAYS American Women Look
as il They Came from an Orphan Asy-
lum.
A Frenchman who recently paid a
visit TO the United States was captivated
by the charms of the women whom he
met. and declared them far more hand
somer, as a type, than his own country
woman. He was disguised, however,
with their toilets. Said he: "Any con-
siderable number of American women
together look as if they had came out OF
an orphan asylum for adults, where the
inmates were all dressed alike with a
few variations thrown in, thanks TO the
gifts of a few sympathizing outsiders
who presented some elegant garments,
none of which. however, reached the
women 10 whom they were suited.
This criticism, though somewhat
harsh. is more than half deserved, as
must be admitted by all who keep their
ewes open in any Fashionable thing. The
majority of women, when newly from
the dressmakers hands, look as much
alike. so far as their costumes are con-
cerned. as peas in pod. Dressmakers
are not altogether to blame for the or
phan asylum appearance produced by
the wholesale use of ready-made dresses
but they are responsible for their short
sighted adherence TO the fictitious
value of shapes and their lack of COM
nrehension of the value OF variety IN
dress goods, the obligation upon all the
artistic dressmakers TO suit styles OF
making to the goods in hand, and OF IN
Outstanding the values OF colors and
their possible and desirable combina-
tions for a given wearer and OCCASION
Dressmakers in this country have made
wonderful strides, but a good many OF
them have not fully got their bearings
vet. When they do get them they Will
he second to no dressmakers in the
world.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12
OCEAN MAIDS .

The duties OF maid in crossing the
ocean are as clearly defined for her as
is her routine in the boudoir, and no
maid is qualified for her position until
she is able to transfer her mistress
from her drawing-room in London, to
her apartments in America, or vice
versa. without the slightest care or re-
sponsibility on the part Of the lady.
In the first place the maid must know
exactly what articles are to go in the
steamer trunk for use during the voy-
age. She must buy the tickets, arrange
for carriage, luggage, etc. If starting
from some point in Europe, where the
check system does not prevail, she must
count her pieces" and personally SUI
perintend their transfer at each point
where a change is made. Having her
self seen them safely put aboard, her
first duty is to look up her mistress
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-12

mingling with the menu in such friend
ly camaraderie
The houses that are ostentatiously
boarded up are not always the ones
whose inmates have hied themselves 10
Europe or some seashore or mountain
resort. There may still be housekeep-
ing going on in the back rooms, de-
spite the indications TO the reverse.
The girl who lies in the sand all OF
one day in order to get coat of tan
to prove that she has been away for
the summer is also likely to get a
sunstroke that may sustain her in the
fiction of being away but will prolong
that absence indefinitely and not pleas
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times.