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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24
MISJUDGED HIS MAN.
The Purchase Of Mine Which Proved m
Improbable Transaction.

The Purchase Of Mine Which Proved m
Improbable Transaction.
"After the war they had land fever
down in West Virginia, and was there
doing the best could" said the all around
speculator. "There was an old fellow
there from South Carolina, ploddinp
around in the same business as myself,
but being a Yankee hustler didn't look
upon him as cutting much Of q figure In
the plots and counterplots Of the boomers.
There was story current that he knew of
q certain place In the mountains where
there was plenty of gold and was trying t6
make enough money to acquire the title
without having to pay anything for the
hidden treasure. He had vehement way
of denying the report that made me believe
1t. exhausted all my ingenuity in try.
ing to get his secret, and two or three 9th
ers united their efforts with mine.
"When a professional hypnotist came
through there, I was seized with the idea
that he might help US out. He saw the
old man and expressed belief that he wak
our room in the hotel, and after some -.
freshments we called on the professor fol
an exhibition of his powers. Soon he had
the South Carolinian doing just what he
was told to do, and then asked him about
the gold deposit. He told everything with
o detail that left no room for doubt, and
when restored to himself asked in dazed
way what had happened.
Next morning on going to the place
described we found few men on guard,
keeping of trespassers. hurried to New
York, had company formed and was
soon back with authority to buy inside Of
some very generous figures. We were
eager to deal before the old man got next
to our scheme. We paid 1000 times what
the tract was worth and then dug 1t all to
pieces to find that there wasn't trace of
gold. The man we bought from was the
partner of the old Carolina fox. He was
no more hypnotized than l am this min.
ute. detroit Free Press.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24
ON THE ST. ANce's LINKS.


Mr. Toppers Remarkable Drive and the
Depressing Influence Of the SCOT.
"Now. some men are made golfers, {"
said Mr.. Foozle, "and some are born 80.
am not. But the very worst golfer I ever
heard Of was Topper of this club. I've
seen that man slice the ball 30 that 1t
would fly In circle, and once-only once
Il saw 1t foil on the tee from which he'd
driven It, But that, as / say, was ex-
systematically a remarkable piece OF
luck, think. offered to bet he couldn't
do 1t again, but he wouldn't take me up.
Topper had no sporting blood.
"The fact that the Scotch have had 80
much to do with the game of golf,'. con-
tinued Mr.. Foozle, accounts undoubtedly
for the lack Of humor and fun connected
with the game. Now, they laid out these
links ON the hill back o. me recently
part ON the hill, most on the hillside, and
some In the ditch. They called one hole
the high hole, one the valley hole, and
another the hill hole.
"The green's committee was composed OF
two Sootchmen and an American. hap.
pen to know, SIR, that that American did
everything but 60 on bis knees to these
Scots to get 'em to cali the holes high,
low and jack. Any American could SCI
that they ought to be called high, low,
jack, and the ninth hole-these were the
sixth, seventh and eighth holes-should
nat'ully be the game hole.
"But those Sootohmen voted him down.
They'd never heard O. calling holes by
such names. Badminton said 'nothin
'baout It. So the American was defeated
and the little thistle waved triumphantly
over Sootland and America. New York
Sun.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24

In tho sev'ss Of articles on the New York
fire department In st. Nicholas, Mr..
Charles Il. Hill contributed one on "TLe
Risks Of Fircman's Life" Mr.. Hill
gsys At subcaIlar fire TINT occurred ono
night few years ngo, on lower Broad
way, saw over a dozen men laid out on
tho sidewalk, overcome by the smoke. A
grewsome sight it was, too, with the dim
lgures Of the ambuianco surgeons, Ian
terms In hand, working over them, and
tho thick smoke for % background
These were brave fellows who had
dashed In with the lines of hose, only to
be dragged out aftcrward by their com
radcs, nearly suffochted by tho thick,
sitting smoke that poured In volumes
from every opening In the basement.
Over 100 feet OF "dcad lights, "or grating,
over the sidewalk had to bo broken In that
night before the cellars were relieved sum
ciontly Of the smoke with which they
were charged to allow tho men to 90 In
and extinguish the fro. This required
the combined work Of the crews of five
hook and ladder companies, who broke
In the ironwork with tho butt ends of their
axes-the hardest kind Of work. But the
newspapers the following morning merely
gave this fire 10 or IL line notice, men
tioning tho location and the estimated
loss, and adding that "it was severe fire
to subdue." No word of the punishment
and suffering the men were forced to face
before this fire was under control; no
mention Of tho dash after dash into the
cellar with tho heavy line Of hose, only to
be driven back to the street by tho smoke,
or to be dragged out afterward nearly uS-
conscious; nor of the thud after thud with
the heavy axes on the thick iron grating
that required 30 or 30 blows before any
impression could bo made on 1t. This was
muscle straining, lung taxing work that
the average man has to face only once in
lifetime, but tho hrenen In largo city
have 1t always before them, and each tap
on tho telegraph may mean tho signal to
summon them to n task that requires the
utmost strength and nerve.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24

When the advertising agent of one OF
the greatest shows on earth-for in the
circus business greatest is not super
lative term at all-visited small town in
Kansas last summer, he called upon the
editor of the local paper and inquired the
cost of double column display advertise
ment In the next two issues.
1.-TWO hundred and eighty dollars" was
the reply, without seconds hesitation.
"Great Scott! Are you crazyp" cried
the agent. "What would you charge us
for a full pager"
1.-TWO hundred and eighty-just the
same"
"But how do you figure itp' expostu.
lated the circus man. Haven't you any
settled rate for space advertisingp"
See here, mister" earnestly remarked
the editor, II don't pay any attention to
space in this deal, but / do know just
what an advertisement in this paper will
cost you. You may have column, or a
page, or the whole blamed paper, just as
you like. There's mortgage for $3.50 on
this shop. and your circus has got to help
me out with 1t. If it doesn't, I'm q goner,
that's all. You may move right in here
and run the whole shooting match for q
couple of weeks to suit yourself but we've
got to ante up $3.50 before next Saturday
night. Now, then. are you friendly In
dian or are you hostilep"
All the dates and extra posters used last
season by that show throughout the west
were printed In little one horse newspa
per office in Kansas. The paper is still Is
sued regularly, and its editor shows every
evidence that he Is at peace with all this
world, and Is prospering. Chicago Times
Herald
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24

Abby Burgess Makes u Brave Rescue Of
Her Imperiied Chickens. v


Gustav Kobbo writes "a paper on Hero
ism In tho Lighthouse service" for The
Century. Mr.. Kobbc says: Several Of the
violent storms thnt have wbirlcd over
Matinicus Rock have tried tho fortitude
of the little band OF faithful wat6fisrs
upon II. Ono Of these watchers, Abby
Burgess, has become famous I'm our light
house annals, not only for long service.
but also for bravery displayed ON various
occasions. Her father was keeper Of the
rock from 1853 10 1851. In January, 1856,
when she wns II years old, he left her In
charge OF the lights while he crossed 10
Matinicus island His wife was an in.
valid, bis son was away on cruise, and
his othor four children were little girls
The following day 1t began TO "broeze
up." The wind increased To u gale, and
soon developed into storm almost as furi
Gus as that which carried away the tower
on Minot's Ledge In 1861. Before long
tho seas were sweeping over the rock.
Down among the bowldcrs was chicken
coop, which Abby feared might be carried
away. On lonely ocean outpost like
Matinicus Rock chicken Ii regarded with
affectionate interest, and Abby, solicitOuf
for the safety 0f the inmates Of the little
coop, waited her chance, and when the
seas fell off "A little rushed knee deep
through the swirling water and rescued
all but one of the chickens,
She bad hardly closed the door Of the
dwelling behind her when'a sea, breaking
over the rock, brought down the old cob
BILE stone house with crash. While the
storm was no Its height the waves threat.
ened the granite dwelling, so that the
family had to take refuge In the towers
for safety, and here they remained, with nc
sound to greet them from without but the
roaring Of the wind around the lanterns,
and no sight but the sea sbeeting over the
rock. Yet through 1t all the lamps were
trimmed and lighted. Even after the
storm abated, the reach between the rock
and Matinicus island was so rough that
Captain Burgess could not return until
four weeks later.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24
A Moral Courage Hero.

Mrs. John Hays~Hammond, in her nc
count Of the Jameson raid, tells q good
story Of "moral courage" hero, one "a
those who remained In johannesburg,
guarding the women and children" in
stead Of going out to meet Jameson. II
seems this gentleman gravely said to her,
III there had been war, wonder II
should have had tho moral courage to keep
out Of tho 1ghtY' II looked into his
face, said Mrs. Hammond, land, seeing
there his character, answered with dry ness,
oh, suspect you would.'"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24
WASHINGTON,
NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND HARTFORD
RAILROAD.

OLD COLONY SYSTEM.
On and after June 20, 1857, trains will run
as follows:
Providence Division.
LEAVE PAWTUCKET FOR
Boston, 5a9. 559, n,sll, 91l, 10 II, a. IN. /;
T. II. 2Ss AZ 81; g Il, g Il. 10 II p; m. Sum
p ~ u, sn p m Return, u os, % 40. 7l5. . IS,
ii IL p. m. Sunday, I203 3 30, D7 70, Is
a.. m, IL IL, Sls 5is, 100, SIS y. m.
~ At'ieDoro; !, ~, 1y5S, sls; IN, 81, sl9. 81,
s4s. Al, l4s. 5lI, $40, eli, 6l9, 7IS, II,
10 IL, III 49p. IN. Sundays. b48, 8 80, 9 40, 7 IL,
s4s . IL a. M; III. All, 40, $40, 6T, SIT p
North AttIeboro and PIainville, -. $40,
IL ~ a. M; l4s, e4e, p. m. Sunday, 6 40
wampum, Wrentham, Norwood Central,
Norwood and Dedham. o 40, 8 40. ii ~ a.. M;
~ p. m. Sundays, 8 ~ a. M; 40 p. IN.
Mansheld, ~, 80, ii, s1l, 9n, 10 IL q.
m; IL II, All, 5Il, Gil, 49, SIT, 1917
p m; Sundays, 6As, oos, III, o ia. m; IL II,
Taunton and New Bedford, $40. 9 40, 10 40
q. M; l249, 249, 3 40, ~, s 40, 40. II 40 p m.
Sundays, 8 40, 8 40 a. M; 3 40, p. m.
Middleboro, $40, $40, ~ a. M; IL 40.
40, S49. -, sap IN. Sundays, SO a. IN.
Plymouth. 8 ~, 8 4s, 10 40 a. m; 124S, 249
10 p. IN. Sundays. q - a. IN. e.~.
Fitchburg. 5 50, 8 ii q. M; IL IL, All p. m.
Sundays, 47 p. IN.
Lowell, 8 50 a. m; IL IL, al p. m. Sundays,
Points on Cape Cod. 9 40, 8 40 a. m; IL 40,
249, 40, 40 p. m. Sundays, 8 40 a. m.
Cottage City, 64s. 9 ~ a. m; R4s, 80 p.
Nantucket, 649 a. m; IL 40 p. IN. Sundays,
~ a. IN.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24
DauntIess IIIeeaIIy ecired.

Jacksonville. Fla, June IA special
to The Citizen from Key West states
that Collector Brown has refused to take
charge Of the Dauntless and it's cargo.
and the men who were captured on an
island near where she was seized at
anchor, on the ground that the seizure
was illegal. Efforts will be made To se-
cure writ OF habeas corpus for the
release OF the men who have now been
confined on board the vessel in the bar-
Dor for more than 80 hourp.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24
Origiu of the Cigarette.

Civilization should hold the aboriginal
Aztec accountable for the baleful influ-
ences OF the cigarette" declared Ramon
@. Garcia Of the City of Mexico to O st.
Louis Republic interviewer. "It Is wrong
to attribute the origin of the cigarette to
the Spaniards. have given the matter a
good deal Of investigation and have es.
tablished beyond doubt that the Spaniards
first got Whit Of tho cigarette when they
invaded Mexico under Cortes. The Axtecs
then used tobacco I'm no other form, and
the Spaniards learned from them how To
roll the little package into smokablo
shape. They introducod the cigarette into
Europe, and by that route II found it's
Way into America, though IL was nearly
900 years reaching here.
The Aztccs were also using COCOA and
Its product chocolate when Cortcs con-
quored them, and IL was not long until the
whole of Europe was eating the various
preparations Of this bean. When the
Spaniards first tasted IL, they named 10
thoobromus, from tho two Greek words
meaning food Of tho gods"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24
COmnAnaaflan.

He-Darling, will you miss me when I
Am far away In foreign landY
Sho-Yes, dear, but you will write to
me often, won't your What n chance 10
will bo for mo to increase my collection of
foraign mpsl-Boston Transcript
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24
Worcester Division.


Woropster, 6 16, ga, 7A, 9H, ii H q. m.
1H, 8 81. 454, 8 81 6 81 and 80 p. m. Return,
30, & %, 20. s62, 10 % a. m; II 10, 2oo, 450,
9 10, 6 ID, 8 So p. m.
sundays. 7A a. m; sH, 5A p. m. Re-
turn. 50, 81 a. M; 50 p. m.
Millville, l6, 7H. 9H, II 81 a. m; %,
SN, -, 81 and 9S6 p. m. Sundays, - a.
M; o., 80 pm;
II 81 q. M. S6, "a, 336. d, 81, 81, 3s, 8 "a
636, ~, Z So 3s and II So p. m. sundays.
20, q, ss, s36, II 36 q. M; 3s. g. 80, 3H
4 81, IS, 6 SO, 8 b4, Z 36, 8 80 p. m.
Woonsocket. Q l6, 8 S6. 8 a, 79s, 7M, 8 SO
936, 9H, II 36, ii 81, q. M; g, 81, 8 36, 8 81,
43l, 4H. s 36, 5 H, 80, 81, z 36, $50, IL 36 p.
m. Sundays, Z 3s, 7 81, 8 50, 8 80, II 80 a. m.
So, 3 S6, 3H, 81, 6S6, 8 d, 3s, 736, S36 p.
m.
D-via Walpole and wrentham line.
For time at intermediate stations see
pocket time table, which can be procured at
ticket Offices.
GEO. l.. CONNOR, A. C. KENDALL.
Pass'r Traffic Mgr. GenI Pass Agt.
e. G. ALLEN. Gen1 Supt.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24

Hot Springs. Va. June A.-Thers are
no grounds for the report that Edward
r. Stokes In In serious condition. Mr..
Stokes takes daily exercise on horseback,
and after short stay here expects 20 20
abroad, lL..D,
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24

Said the girl to the hardware clerk, "I
want two feet of hose"
Said tho smart Aleck, Don't you mean
hose for two feetY'--Hardware
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24

IL IL By presence Of mind In untried
emergencies that the native metal of man
IN tested. james Russell Lowell.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24

Books impart sympathetic activity TO
the moral power. Go with mean people
and you think life mean. Thon read Plu-
taroh, and the world IL n proud place,
peopled with men of positive quality, with
heroes and dcmigods standing around Us,
who win not lot us sleep. -Emervop.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24

Fat pork, baked In honey, WINS favor.
lite confeotion among the ladies In tho
days of Horace.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24
INDUSTRIAL TRUST co.
40 Westminster st.,
PROVIDENCE, R.I.
CAlo1tA1 100000
surplus, 100000

Transacts general banking and trust
business.
Interest paid oR Accounts subject 10 check.
Moneys also received on Participation Ac-
count.
Authorized by law To accept trusts and 70
act AZ executor I,adIsinistrat0r, Guardian, 0c.
Trustees, Executors, Administrators, GA4s<r
dians and Assignees dtpositing money ,E
property OF their estates with this Compafw
are exempt by law from all personal liabiI-
ity Safes TO rent In new Fire and Burglar
Proof Vaults Of X. /. Safe Deposit Co.
DIRRCTORs:
James M. Kimbau, Olnsy r. InmaA,-
George l.. Littleheh, Henry b. Wins6tp,
Albert l.. 0alaer, George T.. Wef1lSro.
sterns Hutehins, william X. Dupee,
Mezekiah Conant. Il. A. Robertson,
George T. Bliss. warren o. Arnold.
Samuel p. Colt, JIM. Addeman
John +. Campbell, VIM. IT, G. wartEwell.
Henry X. Barker, Joseph Banigan.
SAMUEL p. COLT, President.
i'm. ADDRNAH, Vice President.
CYRUS p. BROWN. Treasurer.
WALDO n. PLACE. Secretary
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-24

OLD COLONY SYSTEM.
On and after June 20, 1857, trains will rul
as follows:
Daily camera. [volume] (Boulder, Colo.) 1891-1928, 1897-10-30
The Strong, Full

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Note the
tdown
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THOUSANDS Of Satisfied %uStomQrs


the best cheapest trade We buy for cash. sell
and
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Some Eloquent Prices on

to a
to 7anls2O
best ShosG
Mems
3Snds5 Mn'H Heavy Sress
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Underwear and Hosiery

everything
oupiesa reno et the glst nd get ym on mems
Mems fleece lined underwear Every number
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The herald., 1897-11-28
The Death of Verdi's Wife

The death of Giuseppe Nerdfs wife
will undoubtedly be a severe blow to the
great and venerable composer. He has
had many sorrows in his life, and this
last one is probably among the greatest.
The signora was Verdi's second wife.
1t was While she was singing Abigail in
Verdis opera, "Nabucco," at Milan,
more than f1fty-five years ago, that the
great composer fell in love with her
Nine. Strepponi played in the first per-
formance of "Nabucco." which was the
opera that established the genius of the
composer. The romance of the court
ship was continued in married life and
Verdi was devoted to his wife.
This grief, coming at his advanced age,
will fill the musical world with anxiety
as to whether Verdi himself will be
able to bear the shock. His wonderful
vitality has been a theme for years. and
1t may be sufficient to Withstand the
present sorrow.
Eerd's first wife was Margheritc
Barezzi. She was the daughter of An
tonic Barezzi, a well to do italian dis
tiller. Verdi used to practice upon
Barezzi's pianoforte when in his teens,
and in course of time played pieces "a
quattro main" with Marsherita, who
was Barezzi's eldest daughter. 1t was
not long before Verdi fell in love with the
distiler's beautiful daughter, and won
her. Barezzi offered no objection to the
marriage. At that time-in 1S95-Verdi
was struggling for a livelihood. The
first wife died in 1910. Within the next
two months Verdis two children died.
These sorrows laid a heavy hand on the
composer. He went into solitude and
announced that he had retired from life.
But in a short time his love for active
work returned and he was seen in pub
lie.
A short time ago the aged composer
was reported to be critically Ill, and
many of his friends feared he would
never rally. but he recovered.-New
York Herald.
The herald., 1897-11-28
WINTER FURS
New Fashions in These
LuxurieS
THE REVIVAL OF SEALSKINS
BRILLIANT PLUSHES AND THE
BRIGHTEST vELVETS
THE REVIVAL OF SEALSKINS
The Old Half-Long Jacket Is Sue
ceeded by the Russian Blouse
and the Cutaway

PARIS, Nov. 1S.-Nobody waited for
November's cold to don fur wraps. Even
in the latter days of September, when
the first frostiness in the air was de-
tected, there were already a few fur
collets to be seen on the streets. No
body remarked on the unsuitableness of
the white straw hats which were worn
there with small fur wraps, because the
smartest women one saw set the fashion.
AS winter comes pushing to the front
the fur wraps become more numerous
and the varied styles are positively be-
wildering
Just few years ago the idea of cut
ting a valuable sealskin wrap in the
style of a prevailing blouse fashion
would have been condemned as eXtrava-
CANT. All the fur capes and all the fur
Jackets We're built along the same lines
in days not long gone by, and from sea-
son to season the style hardly varied.
NEW WRAPS
Now a fur wrap must be cut on the
very latest lines to suit the woman of
fashion. Last year the boX-coat style
was III NOS uC. lllS ySdi IL 10 tltilSl tiic
Russian blouse or a lose-fitting jacket
with rather short basques that are often
slashed to show plaitings of bright col
ored silk. All of the newest capes are
short over the shoulders and either have
points at the front or long stole ends
reaching below the waist line.
Cut steel belts and steel bands around
the high Medicis collars are quite new
features of the fur jackets. So often the
steel is linked with great round tur-
Quoise that give pretty color to note
to black astrakhan or sealskin Jackets
The combination of bright-colored
plush with fur is another new feature of
this winters wraps. Nearly all the jack
cts and capes have a bow OF accordion
plated plush at the neck, and some of
the jackets even display a narrow vest
of the plush.
A jacket that was exceedingly rich
was made of the fur of the unborn Per-
sian lamb. 1t fitted close into the curves
of the figure and had short slashed
basques. Between the slashes showed
full plating of turquoise blue rep silk,
the same as the lining of the jacket
The collar was a high Medicis, filled in
with a full ruche of accordion plated
turquoise plush that ended at the front
Of the collar in jabot.
ORNAMENTS
Around the waist there was belt of
cut steel linked with great, round tur-
quoise stones. At the base of the high
collar there was a repetition of the cut
steel and turquoise bands. The sleeves
had only suggestion of fullness at the
Thou c1ncbl6 Mt
scallops at the hand to show frills of the
turquoise blue silk.
One Of the most beautiful of the early
The herald., 1897-11-28

the new evening dresses. Cut in mar
row bands it trims the skirt of the most
stunning walking gowns. All of the
pretty cloth jackets boast fur collars,
and the prettiest of the midwinter hats
have touches of fur, together with
choux of lace and velvet.
In fact, the woman of fashion is sell
dom without touch of fur in any of
her toilets.
Most striking innovations have been
made in all classes of furs, even in fur
caps. You see a fur crown with a brim
of velvet or felt. Around the fur crown
are Dlumes, and at one side stand velvet
loops. Furs are treated nationally and
are used much the same as plush.
Very large muffs are carried, although
there are still the tiny dressy ones.
Muffs are lined to match the dress, and
gloves match the muff lining. 1t is
really pretty to observe the similarity In
small accessories. Even small purses
can accomplish much in this way, and
you can have a muff lining, pair of
gloves, purse and hat all to match
without spending any more than the
woman who buys all separately and OBJ
tains a much poorer result.
NINA GOODWIN.