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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-12
A NIGHT OF TERROR.
1T PROVED THE DOWNFALL OF NEG
LEY AND HIS PALS.

A ThnilIine Incidens of Life In the Cits
of Pittsburg Early In the Present Cen
tury, Related by a woman-Presence of
Mind Alone Saved Her.
The following incident, which, at tAe
time, caused much talk, and is still
told by the children of old settlers who
heard it from their parents, has never.
to my knowledge, appeared in print,
and the only object in telling it now Is
that so many people are interested in
anything of an historical nature pertain
ing to the days of our grandfathers.
My ancestors were among the first
settlers of western Pennsylvania, my
grandfather being one of the garrison of
old Fort Pitt, dying there during the
Revolutionary war. The incident refer
red TO was told me by my mother, who
was attending a school in Pittsburg at
the time, and my grandmother Culber-
son, vshe was resident of the city for
many years and who died there in 1864
at the age of SO years
About the first of this century a man
named Negley built house five miles
east Of PittSburg ON a road running east
and west, midway between the Ale
ghany and Monongahela rivers 1t was
a tavern and farmhouse combined.
TeamsterS drovers and travellers stopped
on their way to and from the city TO get
a meal or stay overnight.
These wayside inns were numerous in
early days and are still found in many
parts of the country. They are generally
pleasant places TO stop AZ After Negley
had occupied his tavern a number Of
yearSthe place was named Negleyville,
afterward Rising Sun and later East
Liberty.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-12
Town OF Johnston Legal Notices.

PROBATE COUET OF TIE Z1YrS OF JOuSsTOx.
August > ls.JS.
Henry G. Luther, guardian Of the person
and estate Of Alice Maud Parker, presents
his resignation a. guardian OF said ward and
the same i received and referred TO the I'd
day Of August, at o'clock =. nI., at the Pro-
bate Court Room, in said Johnston for con
sideTatiOn; and II Is ordered that notice
thereof be published for fourteen days, once
a week, in the Olneyville times.
81 STERRY X. LUTHER, Clerk.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-08-12
Scituate Tax, 1888.
Assessors Notice

The Undersigned Assessors of Taxes, in
and for the Town of Scituate, will meet ut
the Town Clerks Office, in said Scituate.
on Monday, Sept. 5th, and Monday, Sept, i,
lSstS at 10 O'Clock, a. IN, each day, TO assess n
tax on the ratable property therein, in ac-
cOrdance with vote passed at a meeting OF
the electors of said town, holden on the 9Th
day OF June, \. ID. lS9S, ordering an assess
ment of tax of eighty cents on each one
hundred dollars value thereof and require all
persons and bodies corporate, liable to taxa
tion to bring into them at the times and place
above named, a true and exact account OF
all his ratable estate describing and speci-
flying the value of every parcel of his real
and personal estate, and every person bring
ing in such account sNall make oath before
some one of the assessors that the account
by him exhibited contains, 10 the best of his
knowledge and belief a true and full account
and valuation Of all his ratable estate and
whoever neglects or refuses to bring in
such account, If Ovcrtaxed shall have no
remedy therefor.
FRANKLIN p. OWEN, !
JOHN a. BATTEY,
ALTON d. HILL.
WILLIAM r. ANGEL, Assessors.
JOSEPH q. FORD,
HENRY +. CAPWELL,
WILLIAM A. OLSEY,
Scituate, r. l., Aug. 3, 1898.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
WHEN THE ELEVATOR STOPS,
After a Bad Scare You Go Homo and
Play the Hero.

After a Bad Scare You Go Homo and
Play the Hero.
The elevator stops suddenly, says
the Boston Journal. The neg.o Is for
a moment sickly gray. A voice Is
heard below: Don't try to get out!'
How can you get out? The car Is be-
tween two landings. You are behind
q grill. The rumor Of an accident runs
through the building. Clerks n GUS
toners hasten to loo at you in Dull
cage. They laugh; they ask you II
you are in a hurry; if you should like
to order your dinner; you are surprised
that they do not poke you with a stick,
and then you remember that you ars
fortunately out of reach. You feel
tempted to scratch yourself, to jump
up and down in impotent rage, to make
faces at the amused observers. Some
body below keeps saying: Don't be
afraid; there's no DANGER and you
resent this suspicion of timidity. The
minutes go by and you are still Gagged.
helpless. Where now are your high
thoughts and brave ambitions? What
advantage have you over your desplsed
brother, the ape? AT last tnere IS an
effort to free you. The car is raised
slowly, inch by inch. The landing is
just above you; but the door is open
ed and you are hauled into freedom
by those who are inclined strongly tG
let you drop back into the cage. Then
you go home and play the hero. Yes
you say at table: Il shall never for
get the first sensation. II the car had
dropped it would have finished me-
But | was cool. I never lost my nerve"
and you throw out your chest and
breathe hard. Your wife chokes and
begs you never to trust an elevator
again. Little Amy bursts into a wall.
But Henry, who is a forward boy,
laughs coarsely and says: Il wish ]
had been there. Dad must have beer
g sight,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
USES FOR ToADs AND BATS.
they Eat Files. Mosquitoes, Moths and
Other Pests.

Other Pests.
DR.. Clifton f. Hodge, assistant pro-
fessor of physiology and neurology at
Clark University, in Worcester, Mass,
has been devOting a good deal Of time
of late to the introduction Of nature
study into the public schools; and in
preparing the subjects to be placed
before the children for investigation
he has learned some interesting facts.
He has found that the ommon brown
bat may be domesticated; that the
garden toad, with proper encourage
ment, will keep a house free from
flies; and that, if waters of a district
are kept we'll stocked with fish and
tadpOles, the mosquito pest may be
reduced within reasonable limits. The
Presbyterian Banner gives the further
results Of his research: Before setting
the children to work, DR.. Hodge con
structed a small pen in his garden,
and in it installed a male and female
toad. To attract food for them, he
placed within the enclosure bits of
meat and bone. The results were as
satisfactory as they were unexpected.
The toads spent most Of their time
sitting within reaching distance Of the
bait, and caught the flies attracted
to it. The fact seemed to be estab-
lished that if toads were encouraged
to frequent the gardens, there would
be very much less annoyance from flies
during the dog-days. Another expert
ment vas with bats. DR.. Hodges at
tention was turned to them through
the Goblin moth, the insect to blame
for most worm-eaten apples. In an
orchard near his home DR.. Hodge
found nine grubs Of this insect in a
minute. CHANGING to go to another
orchard, hardly a mile from the first.
he found only four of the grubs In an
hours search. Near this latter or
chard there is an old barn in which
live a colony of nearly a hundred bats.
The wne Of the farm Informed the
doctor that his apples were always
free from worms. The Goblin moth
flies only at night; the same is true
Of the bat. Putting the facts together,
DR.. Hodge thought that there was
strong circumstantial evidence that the
bat is a very useful friend of the apple
grower.-Youth's Companion.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
THE DUTY OF MOTHERS.
Daughters Should be Carefully
Guided in Early Womanhood.

What suffering frequently results
frequently from a mothers neglect to
properly instruct her daughter!
Tradition says woman must suffer-"
and young are so taught.
There is a little truth and a great deal
of exaggeration in this. If a young
woman suffers severely she needs
treatment and her mother should see
that she gets it.
Many mothers hesitate to take their
daughters to a physician for examine
ton; but no mother need hesitate to
write freely about her daughter or
herself to Mrs. Pinkham and secure
the most efficient advice without
charge. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass.
The following letterfrom Miss MARIE
F. JOHNSON, Centralia, Pa, shows what
neglect will do, and tells how Mrs.
Pinkham helped her:
"My health became so poor that /
had to leave school. l was tired all the
time, and had dreadful pair; in my
side and back. I was also troubled
with irregularity of menses. I was
very weak, and lost so much flesh that
nv friends became alarmed. My
mother, who is a firm believer in your
remedies from experience, thought per-
hapS they might benefit me, and wrote
you FOR advice. I followed the advice
you gave, and used Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills as
you directed, and am now as well as /
ever was. l have gained flesh and have
q good color. l am completely cured Of
irr%egularity."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
Answer to a Correspondent.

Young Mathematicus, Gooseberry,
Ga: You state that you are wonder
fully proficient in arithmetic and that
no mathematical problem, however, alb
struse, puzzles you. We can only say
that you have our deepest sympathy.
Aptness in mathematics is a IRE sign
of mental weakness. We have known
many bright and promising boys
ruined by fooling with figures. Such
boys attract some attention as chill
dren by being able to recite the multi
plication table without a prompter. but
as men they are never heard Of. Now
the entire class to which we belonged
in school could easily recite the first
line Of the multiplication table inside
of an hour without scarcely looking in
the book and today what are they?
They are a lot of mere bank presidents
and railway managers, resting twenty
four hours a day for a living, while
we, who could never form the first
combination Of the multiplication ia
BILE without the aid Of a key and abund-
ant stlmulants-We are editing the
greatest and only paper in Horse Leg
county and living on the fat of the
land-as it is sent in by our neigh.
bOrs.-Atlanta Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

One of the great troubles that rail
road companies have had to contend
with in the past with both the old
style and the Jew M. c. B. couplers
was the falling Of drawbacks on the
tracks, resulting many times in disas-
trous wrecks. A year or two ago the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad adopted
a device to prevent just such occur
rences, and has since attached it to all
it's passenger equipment. The device
is quite simple, consisting merely of a
r~ight-angled steel hook, which is
placed Immediately beneath the coup
Ter on the draw-head, with a horizontal
arm projecting slightly at an angle to
the direction Of the track. When the
draw-head falls the safety hooks not
only assist in jamming the draw-heads
together but absolutely prevent their
swaying from side to side, and thus
becoming disengaged. The steel hook
is placed in such a position that it
cannot be damned or broken off in the
coupling of cars.
In actual practice this device has
proved exceedingly satisfactory, and
has not failed in a single instance.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
Tea That Is Tea.

The ordinary Oolong tea, costing
go or 70 cents a pound, has a capa-
city OF about 40 half pint cups to
the pound, while the same amount of
Ceylon, silver-tipped tea, costing
$32, will supply ver 1900 half pint
cups, and in addition the beverage is
vastly superior to that of common
brands. The intrinsic value of i'm
ported teas rarely exceeds that
figure, but in certain instances,
where the tea market has been corn
cred, as high as $175 for a pound has
been paid in London.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
Shake Into Your shs...

Aliens Foot-Ease, a powder for tho
feet. 1t cures painful, swollen, smart
ing feet and instantly takes the sting
out Of corns and bunions. It's the
greatest comfort discovery of the e
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight-ftting
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a certain
cure for sweating, callous and hot,
tired, nervous, aching feet. Try it to-
day. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. BY mail for 25c in stamps.
Trial package FREE. Address, Allen
S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
TT is NOT NICOTINE.
PROFESSOR MALLET CORRECTS
CIGARETTE CRITICS
MISTAKES.
Communication in the Scientific Amrei-
can on u Matter OF Popular Misap-
Observation-Disclosures Handkerchief Test
Is No Test At All.

j. W. Mallet, professor Of chemistry
in the University of Virginia, in a COM
munication to the current number OF
the Scientific American, says with ref
erence to cigarettes Of American man
ufacture:
Ignorance of easily ascertainable
scientific facts is, however, common
enough, as is often illustrated by the
brown, oily material formed In the
smoking of tobacco being pointed out
as nicotine, though in reality this is
merely the tar produced by the action
Of heat on the woody fiber Of the leaf.
Nicotine when pure is a colorless
fluid Of somewhat oily consistence and
strong, peculiar, penetrating odor, but
it darkens on exposure to air and light,
becoming firs..yellow and then brown,
so that it looks, in this darkened con-
dition, something like the tarry matter
which soils a smokers fingers or a
handkerchief through which tobacco
smoke Is exhaled, or is often noticed
as deposited in the stem of a pipe.
This tarry deposit has nothing es-
SeNLlal IN common Will ulCOllue, anu
contains but traces of this alkaloid,
when any at all.
"a part, but only a small part (about
one-seyenth in the experiments Of
Melsens), Of the real nicotine Of to-
bacco is volatilized without decompo-
sition; the remainder is burned and
destroyed in the process Of smoking"
The simple facts are, that such cigar
cites as I have examined, representing
a large part Of those in general use
throughout the United States, are
made from pure, light-yellow tobacco
Of the high grade produced on certain
special soils, prominently in certain OF
the southern counties of Virginia and
the adjacent portion of North Carolina,
with wrappers Of the best quality OF
harmless vegetable fiber paper, and are
entirely free from the adulterants
which it has been asserted are present
with no evidence in favor Of such as
sertion, and in absolute contradiction
Of the scientific evidence actually avail.
cble.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

try them.
Emma had no faith in proprietary
medicines but tried the pills, and after
taking a dozen doses, she began to improve.
1t was about the first of April when she
began, n by the middle Of May, after
taking about eight boxes, she was entirely
cu>ed.'
While i'll, she lost twenty-eight pounds,
but now weighs more han ever before.
Her nerves are strong and she is in per-
feet health. We are all confident that DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured
all similar cases. "MRs. E. A. RYBoLT."
Subscribed and sworn to Def re me, this
third day Of September, 1897.
CALEB BAKER, Notary Public.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
will cure all diseases arising from a poor
and watery condition of the blood, will
build up q run down system and are a spe-
cifc for paralysis, locomotor ataxia and
other diseases long regarded as incurable.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
What Senators Smoke.

The average senator smokes an
expensive cigar. There Is a S5-cent
brand which sells more rapidly than
any other in the senate restaurant,
and which is in great demand for
committec-room lunches. 1t is rather
curious that the Southerners, who,
as a rule, have to live on meager
incomes. arc the most expensive OF
all in their taste for tobacco.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
A Great Mystery.

my husband is a peculiar sort Of
q man."
.'How sop
before we were married I could
not get him out Of the house before
midnight, and now | can't get him
INTO the house before midnight.' y
Texas Siftings.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
Our American Policy.

The policy of this country regarding
foreign complications seems likely to
remain conservative. The Monroe
doctrine will be sustained. but pa
thence and prudence in official quarters
will restrain public opinion. The
wisest and most prudent course for
the rheumatic and the malarious is to
use Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
He Needed More Execution,

.'1f you hav<fany last wish" said
the priest to the convicted man on
the scaffold; "tell me ana l will try
to carry it out"
"Yes," replied the poor wretch;
Il want to learn to play the piano. :"
Texas Siftings.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
A Great Railway Depo

With the recent enlargement Of
the London depot of the Great North
ern railroad, the largest railway sta
ton in the United Kingdom is com
pleted. 1t occupies al are Of
fourteen and three-quarter acres.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

Susan-Lor', Miss Ella, 1 wonder
you've the cart to play, and you just
in your mourning for your poor u%ncle!"
Miss Ella-Don't be silly, Susan!
Can't you see I'm only playing on the
black notes!"-St. Paul's.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

If you claim in church hat the Lord
Is your rest and peace, let the children
see hat you told the truth about it
when you get home.--EX.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or CSC.
II C.C.C. fail to cure. druggists refund money.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

The first indication that a man is
getting on the hog train is when he
lets his hair grow long.-X Ray.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

We do not object to loaning people
papers if they do not insist on reading
to us from them.-Ex.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

Young people who can do no better
elope to get married in order to create
a Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

It is estimated that 1,130 passenger
trains arrive at and leave Chicago
daily.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

Mrs. Winslow's Sool hing Syrup
For children teething ,~sOftens the gums. reduces fnham.
nation, allays pain. cures wind collie. rs cents a bottle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

France gathers a window tax on NOR,
than 5000, 600 houses.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

Goes Cough Balsam
Is the oldest and best. 1t will break up a cold quicker
.han anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

We will forfeit 81 900 if any of our pub
lished testimonials are proven to be no
genuine. The P1so Co., Warren. Pa.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

The ruins of ancient Babylon belong
at present to two wealthy Jews in Bag
dad.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

The screw of an Atlantic steamer
costs about ga, 900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

Nobody expects much of young PEG
pie who have time to play cards in da.
time.-EX.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

Box-toed shoes loois as odd now as
bOOtS.-EX.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

A real poor man never carries any
insurance on his hOuse.-Ex.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

No-To-Bac For Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure. soc. 81. All druggists.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

Astronomy interests fewer people
than gastronomy does.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Awav,

UOn I I0udCc0 Spt anu om0Ke TOUT LIE Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic, full OF life, nerve and vigor; take No-I,o-
strong. All druggists, SOC. or 81. Cure guaran-
teed. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co.. Chicago or New York.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03

EGENFe 1t sells like Hot Cakes" Ken
AUGV y dails Perfected Receipt Book.
200 pages. Over 100 fine illustrations. Hun
dreds of the best Of prescriptions and receipts
for everything. To Live Agents we will send
a copy with terms to agents For 10 Cents to
pay postage. The Kendall Publishing Co.,
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-06-03
A SCHOOL GIRLS BATTLE.
From The Mail, Milford, Ind

Miss Emma Rybolt, a prepossessing school
girl of Milford, Ind, is of more than usual
intelligence, and is ambitious to rise in the
literary world.
In the fall OF 1885, said Mrs. Rybolt,
Emma was taken i'll. She wBs a close
student and her work began to tell on her.
She grew weak, pale and nervous, and COM
planned OF pains in her back, chest and
limbs. A few weeks passed and she grew
worse. The doctor said she was a victim of
nervous prostration, and should lave been
taken from school weeks earlier. She
gradually grew worse. her nerves were so
tense that the least noise irritated her, and
she had a fever and q continual twitching
in her muscles. The symptoms were much
like ST Wins dance
The sun., 1898-11-18

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