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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01
A S. Bill Cost the Finder $93 81.

A well.knUwn railroad IN n passing
along Seventh strest one day last wsek
found IS bill on the sidewalk. Thereby
hangs q romance which should be heard
from the finder's l ips to be appreciated.
When he discovered the grssnback hs
quickly jammed 1t into his vest pocket,
saying:
"Now, I'll just ses that new hat !
need, which haven't been able to buy
up to this tima This bill will just pay
for IL ~
The bill did pay for the hat but II
didn't pay for tue ~ pair of gloves he
bought on the strength of his find. When
he went home to dinner te laid an eIe-
CANT two-round box OF fine candy In his
wifes lap and said, with a kiss such as
he had not given her since the days of
their honeymoon:
"Guess what I found today?"
81 couldn't. my dear"
"No, don't 81 pross you could. Well,
I found q IS bill and / thought I could
afford TO be little extravagant upon the
strength of 1t, Ipsid ~ for That candy,
box included. Teen got two of the
best seats for the thsatrs tonight and
,cIidr's we afford u little supper after
war! Bought me an elegant nav whits
silk pecktie and the cutest and neat. st
l.tse Ienrl pin, and ii you want new
pair OF evening gloves. you can have
item. 1t isn't every day find q IS bill. -
"No, thank heaven, 1t isn't!" sid lis
wife to herself, aud, as she said it still
more fervently, he added:
~ bought the lovsiiest little bit of
brio "a brac at an auction sale happsnei
to run into. 1t was = bargain at IS. I'd
regular sale. Lucky I found that %
just In time to pick up such a iargain
with 1t. / woulin't have felt that I
could have afforded the thing at ell II
hadn t found the money to paw for it,"
"How did you happen to buy that lit
tie sewing chair you sAnt home tedays',
"Oh, that. Wall, he ard you Fay the
other day that You wanted one when we
conld afford It, ana when saw that In
n window todav, with card on it say
ing that 1t Was only S. I thought IL we
couldn't afford 1t when just found e5
we never could afford It, so ran In and
bougnt II"
And when he had bought (93 "a worth
of things with that t5 his anxious wife
brought him TO . halt by saying one
evening:
"whsre did you find that @ bill,
George!"
"On Seventh street."
"well. here's an advertisement In the
evening paper stating that poor widow
lost IS OH seventh street Tuesday morn.
ing. I haven't a doubt that the bill
found was hers and the poor woman
must have 1t back again."
And she got 1t, to the railroad man q
chagrin and disgust. : Cincinnati En-.
quirer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01
How 10 Climb Stairs.

A physician who declares that very few
eople know how 10 walk upstairs prop
erly gives ttess instruct!crs: Casually a
per on wi trend on the hsl of his (, OF In
taxing cb step. This is very tiresorns
nnd wearing. on tie muscles. rs it throw q
the entire Suspended weight of the tody
on tho muscles Of {, 9 legs and feet You
shoulj, In walking or climbing stairs
seek for the most equal distribution OF
the body s weight posi- II. In waking
upstairs your f,et should be plated
ssarsly down on the step. heel and oil,
and tren the work should be psrfo med
slowly and DELFT ersie.y. In this way
tlsre is TO sirrin upon any muscls, bot
each ons Is doing Ito duty 10 . natural
nannr Ths man who goes upstairs
v ith a ~ rirg you may be sure no phiIos-
opber. or. at issst his reasoning has not
ben directed &, that subJecs" Tbs
doctor miaht have gore little futher IN
the smaIire end pro,sssed aa'nst the
habit whica manv pei sons havo Of bond.
ing evrr half double when they ascend a
flgbt Of strirs In exrrtion OF this kind,
wien IN, leut is naturally excited to
moro rapid action. 10 is desirable thst the
lungs should AVE foil Ilay. But tina
crouc.s,s p si'ion interferes with their
nstio1, tn. blood 20 imrerfectly scrated
an tnsre Il rbube risht away Give
tie laf ss chsrc, 60 DO their ork every
where and % au timsa -0ood Houseksep.
lna.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01

n Congressmsn's Aunt Slept as He
Drove Her About Washington


sLet me, while think of It, tell re-
lstlon story told ne by the new congress-
man from Ohio" writes "A Cabinet
1erber's Wife," gi.ins her "Ipner Ex-
perienceS IN the April ladies' Home
Journal "This ID his first term IN Con-
Prsss. When he and his wife came to
Washington early In October they brought
along IN elderly aunt Of his wife's for
visit before the season began, a. she Was
too deaf to enjoy society. One day he took
the old lady out to drive In high, open
vehicle, called heis = trap. His wife was
unable to 60 at the last moment 20 the
aunt mounted behind, and he In 'front.'
% te drove himself. Being new to the
place they had hardly any aoquaintances.
Greatly to his astonishment In short
time. az they drove along. people bs gan
TO bow to MIN from svery side. He said
that for one short moment he saw him
self ereat man, but at the same time
his surpriss increased, until he turned
around to express bis sstonishment to his
Aunt Priscilla, even II he had 70 shout,
and In turning. the mystery Of the bows
was solved-ths old lady sat bolt upright
and sounda sllep with her head fallen for
war1. Every lurch:of the vehicle tosed b. r
head, and TIE people along the streets
were only returning what they took to be
her salutations. he spoke to her. but she
could not hear, % he turned about and
drove home. When he stopped In front
of the house she walked up. and was NOR
tilted to death.''
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01
Died In War, Died in Peace.

III 20 to the war, II there 10 oues i
want either to be killed or come home AZ
ter 1t Is over. don't want any rumors
about my death. II / 60 ana you hear
that have baen killed, don't you be- lisve
it until you get 1t straight from some
body who knows me.
The man who made this request of one
Of his friends In public place uptown
told this In connection with the request:
''ln the town where lived, st the BE-
ginning Of the civil war. one who enlist
cd was young man named Bob Brad
shaw. He was model, physically. He
that he was industrious there was moth
ing. People knew him as Bob Brad
shaw, the blacksmith, aud thst was all.
81 don't remsmter how long his com-
pany had been away before we heard Of
IL. But one day the news came Of the
stormine Of . rebel redoubt. The des-
patch told that Bob Bradshaw, the black
smith, seized the colors and rallied his
company and that no went down to a
glorious death, etc. within the snemy's
lines. That sort Of dispatches got to be
quite common befors the trouble was
settled, II you know anything about It.
But in the first stages of the conflict such
despatch, recsievd in the town where
the ZERO enlisted, stirred the people
nightly. TIE next day after the receipt
of the news there was meeting and lot
of sympathy and admiration was un-
corksd, and resolutions passed. and COM
mittee was appointed to 10 to the 'front.'
and, If possible. secure tEe body of tho
gallant Bradshaw and return 1t to the
soil Of the home which 'honored him, ;
and SO on ana SO on.
Some Of the men on that committees
would not have know Bob Bradshaw
II he had walked into ire nesting at
that moment. But there Is always q lot
Of foldero in war times, the same as
there Is in peace. and 1t was all right
then. When the COMMITTEES went to the
train hundreds OF PERSONS followed to
furnish tie send-off. think tie com-
mittee took an EXPENSIVE coffin along. IL
either did thai or arranged for one to te
sent later.
"Then few days sftsrward we got the
news that Bob Bradshaw was not dead.
I.o had scr led the reuoubt. as Was first
reported, but ie was picked up OH tho
otaer side somewhat jolted, and. he :
iieve, he vas shot somewhere. he was q
brave fellow. thsie Is no question about
that lie csme home to recuperats, ard
le WAS tre recipient OF a blowout per-
hars not so numsrously attended ss would
have bssn the oaso II he had COINS back
dead
AT the next election Bob was the
n iniree for ZONE ofiic. have forgctte
what One of tie cammittse that went
after DIS 6ead toiy Was the opposing
candidate. The iravsrv OF Bradshaw was
mildly corceecei BY tie OF orpoiition rrsss
hut tae inability OF Boo Bradshaw to
hcld the oiflos to which he Aspired and
sme antet e.lum incidents wele nagni-
fisd. I think Bob Was .ele tied, but fy q
scratch, and much Of his h.roisrn had
beeo splashed with campaign muu. He
trained In politics forever afterward, but
wns unsuccessful I went away from
that place after trewar. bat I have been
told th-t when Bradshaw died for aood,
40 they put IL, his family had to pay Tor
the fur ernl rotice IT, sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01
Sewsfe OF Ointmenis For Catarrh
That Contain Mercury.

a. mercury will surely destroy the rense Of
smell snd complei ely derange the whole ryH.
tenn when erferinc Il ihr' ugh the mucous sur
faces bucn articles shonld never be ussd az
cisns. as The dsmsgo ihcy will do IN ten fold
he ssoiyou can possibly derive from them.
tail = q a .lro tute, nennfsVturrd by n. j.
cheney ~ Co.. 1sledc. o.. contsirs no ncr-
curry. ant Il taken internally. acting directly
uo,,n the iood and urous surfacss OF the
systcv. In tuyins hall Cstarrh Cure be
sue you get the genuine. IL ~ taken inter
nslly. and N sde 4, 1olsdo. Ohir by <. }.
Chcsey 4 60. T~stimorisls free.
Sold by Drrg lists, rrice 7sc. pei bJttiA
osus Family Pills are the bsoS
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01
Seized by u. 5. Officials.

A number of PLATES used In making
imitation money for advertising purposes
were found by an officer OF the secret SER
vice recently, In the printing Office Of
n. A CoiweiI, Woo nfor ket. Grsen Roois
men use this sort of money To stun out
bags eic., when IiayinR tteir game on
some unsuspeeting victim.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01

"why. Julia. how the waist Of your frocR
smels Of tari''
ayes, mamma; roor Mr.. Ratlines Of the
Naval Reserve, has been bidding me good-by
again. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
4 citizen said 10 an old negro yesterday !:
"welI. Ben, IL looks like war. and ! under
stand they're going to put the negroes right
in frcnti''
''Dat'n be sll right, sub. be replied. "Ef
dsy puts 'em in do rear ds white folks nd
run over 'em en- kill EN-, 70 dunno but what
dey'd be safsr right in fronti''-Atlanta Con-
sitution.
"How stranger' he said.
"What o. she asked.
"These newspaper stories Of fads Of on
gagged girls" he exclaimed.
.s'Tbey don't interest me-" she asserted.
"Really" he asked.
Not bit." she returned. Why should
theyf"
As she looked up into hts eyes in a wonder
ing sort Of why be drew good long breath,
for he knew that he had clear field: and
when he left that evening she had become
deeply interested in some Of those fads-Chic-
ego Post
"Paw, what are the natural resources of
the country %
JsyA my sol. Jays" answered the bunco
man. indianapolis Journal.
Az they were speeding along in q railway
train, one young man was overheard to say
to another: Well, as to my future career,
feel no such indecision ~ you express; feel
IL in my bones that destiny has designed that
! should be nm actor"
Just then there was head-on collision and
the two young men were thrown from the
car into lumber yard. Disengnging himself
from u hemlock SPLINTER on which he had
been impinged, the spokesman continued:
told you that Nature intended that
should take to the boards s"-Richmond Dis
patch.
"Everthihg is about ready, amt IL, Sister
Duncan - sid the preacher who wns going to
perform the marriage ceremony in Cabbage
Creek Valley.
ono. Sam amt como to gunrd the back win
der, yit. Toms at tho front dor an Ellis at
the gate, an as soon as Sam gits TO the back
winder every thing will be ready. You see.
John Henry Is sorter timid like. an when IL
comes to tho pinch Of the game his courage
mout fail him an he mout try TO make dash
fur the woods. Polly knows this. an she amt
takin' no chances She's got the boys posted
whar they can stop John Henry 81 anything
should happen. ATLANTA Journal.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-01

"why. Julia. how the waist Of your froch
smels of tari'
eyes. mamma; roor Mr.. Ratlines Of the
Naval Reserve, has been bidding me good-by
again. Cleveland Plain Deaier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-17
Democratic County Convention.

All democratic voters and those who
favor the Chicago platform, are requested to
send delegates to county convention to be
held ut the court house In the city OF Rocl,
Island on the 25th day Of May 1898, at O'Clock
p. m, for the purpose OF electirg 2,
delegates to the democratic congress
sional convention, and to select % del.
egates to senatorial convention and II 1t
be the pleasure OF the convention to express a
preference for n candidate for minority repre.
sentative. To nominate candidates for county
Officers, judge, clerk, sheriff. treasurer and
superintendent OF schools also to select a
chairman of county central committee The
representation will be one delegate for each
IS votes, and one additional for every major
fraction thereof In each ward OF the cities.
town or voting precinct OF the county at the
presidential election OF 1896 for Bryan and
Sewall.
The caucuses are advised to be held Friday.
May 20, 1895, at o'clock pm in Rock Island
and Moline, South Rock Island and South Mo.
line, Black Hawk, Coal Valley, Port Byron and
Cordova, and In all other towns at 9 D m. of the
same day. At caucuses In each ward of the
cities and voting precinct OF towns those
present should select precinct chairman to
be ex-offlcio member OF the county central
committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-17

A SUGGESTION has been made con.
corning the disposition of the Philip
pine islands, which is attracting con.
siderable attention. This suggestion
is to the effect that the United States
shall declare them free and indepen-
dent. and that we enter into treat v
with all the powers of Europe guaran-
teeing that they shall remain forever
neutral ground, to be used in CON-
mon by all nations of the earth for
the purpose of naval and supply sta
tons, and be governed by a council
composed of consuls or commissioners
designated by the several governments
interested. Under such an arrange
ment Manila and the other ports of
the Philippines would always be a
sanctuary to which the fleets of hos
tile nations might resort for repairs,
provisions, water, protection and
other forms of relief. There might
a general hospital be established for
the care of the sick on the sea, to be
supported by joint contributions from
all the nations that have navies. This
novel idea will undoubtedly be thor
oughly discussed before any DISPOSE
ton is made of the islands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-17
To Prevent Iron Rust.

Among the new and useful metallur.
gioal processes Of note the San Francis.
co Scientific Press speaks Of one by
which iron may be effectively protected
from rust. In this a solution of ferrocy.
anide is mixed with flaxseed varnish.
to which has been added small GUAM.
tlty OF turpentine or benzol. The evan
grafton of the alcohol leaves the f]axseed
varnish, which forms a coat and pro.
tects the cyanide of iron, the same being
deposited upon the metal by the use of
the ferrocyanide, the only preparation
required BY iron for such treatment be-.
ing the removal Of any rust that NAV
have formed on it not admitting of the
action of such solution. Another proc.
ess OF interest to workers in metallurey
Is that Of substituting the use Of man.
ganese for German silver, the different
metals and their proportions being "a
follows: Copper, 67.25 per cent; man.
ganese, 1850 per cent; zinc, Is per
cent; aluminium, 1.25 per cent the
color Of this metal closely resembling
German silver, being also fully az
strong as the best quality of the latter
and possessing superior adaptation for
casting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-17
Consumption Positively Cured.

X. b. Greeve, merchant, of Chill
howie, Va. .certifies that he had con-
sumption, was given up to die, sought
all medical treatment that money
could procure, tried all cough 1eme-
dies he could hear of, but got no re-
lief; spent many nights sitting up in
a chair; was induced to try DR.. Kings
New Discovery, and was cured by use
of two bottles. For past three years
has been attending to business and
says DIR. Kings New Discovery is the
grandest remedy ever made, as it has
done so much for him and also for
others in his community. DR.. Kings
New Discovery is guaranteed for
coughs. colds and consumption. 1t
don t fail. Trial bottles free AT Hartz
4 Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-17

Col. GRANT, the New York reei-
mental officer who declined to permit
an unenlisted private to 90 home to see
his dying mother who had sent for
him, and then drove the soldier from
the camp in disgrace because he insist
ed on going, neither represents the
spirit of the immortal American pen-
eral by the same name nor
the spirit of true Americanism.
Army discipline is one thing,
humanity is another. The SOL
dier who is true to his mother. and
is desperate in his desire to look into
her dying eyes, cannot be otherwise
than true to his country. America is
at the present time standing as much
for humanity and love of the Ameri-
can home as ever before in her his
tory of wars, and it is not a typical
American officer who will be as rigid
as Col. Grant has been in the present
instance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-17
Try Aliens FOot-Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the
shoes. At this season your feet feel
swoolen and hot, and get tired easily.
If you have smarting feet or tight
shoes. try Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cools
the feet and makes walking easy.
Cures and prevents SWOLLEN and
sweating feet, blisters and callous
spots. Relieves corns and bunions of
all pain and gives rest and comfort.
Try it today. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores for % cents. Trial
package free. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-17
Literary.

The announcement of the contents
OF the June Harper's shows large
proportion of timely subjects. Cur
rent Fallacies Upon Naval Subjects
is by Capt. A. T. Mahan, U. S. N:
Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart contrib
utes an article on Our Diplomatic
Relations With Cuba;r The Situa-
ton in China" is analysed by one of
the most distinguished European cor
respondents; and Julian Ralph con-
tributes The Cars People the
second of series of articles treating
Russia as a militant power in the
forefront of modern political and ter
rltorial movements. A story of the
Maine woods by Hamblen Sears; "A
Bebel Cipher Dispatch" by David
Homer Bates, and "A Study of a
Child, by Louise E. Hogan, are other
noteworthy features in an exceedingly
valuable number.
"A Yankee in Spain" is the title of
a series of articles by Poultney Bige-
low, beginning in the number of Har-
per's Weekly dated MAY IA. Mr..
Bigelow made a bicycle trip through
the peninsula in the interests of the
Weekly, to ascertain the sentiment of
the people of all classes in the coun-
try in regard to many subjects that
are now of vital interest. The arti-
cles will be illustrated with photo
graphs by the author. The opening
of communication between Dawson
and the outside world brings letters
from Tappan Adney, the Weekly's
special correspondent in the gold
fields.
The June number of Harper's Round
Table contains the story that captured
the first prize of the Round Table
"Short-story Competitions 1t is en-
titled, The Comedy of the Herr
Professor" and its author is Ida
Remission. Among the other features
in the number are: The Troop that
Was Not" by F. L. Pollock; s.Tom's
Vindication, "by Albert White worse, -
by F. H. Spearman; and The Mayors
Music Box" by w. S. Roster.
Everything at the moment is keyed
to the concert-pitch of the war, and
Harper's Bazaar, recognizing the uni
versal feeling takes special note just
now of wOman's share of the work in
war times. DR.. Grace N. Kimball. in
the Bazaar to be issued May p, will
give practical details as to the equip
ment of nurses, and state what
women may do in the way of relief to
the wounded and suffering. Edith
Lawrence will tell in later number
about the society girls of New York
and their organizations to help the
soldiers. The number of the Bazaar
dated May IA, tells of the patriotism
of club women.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-17
tillers of the soil earned sl,077, 5s4,

tillers of the soil earned SLOT ,594,-
792.
This does not include barley, hay,
beef, mutton, wool. pork, eggs, chick
ems, garden vegetables, fruits, butter,
milk. or any other of a hundred farm
products that together greatly exceed
these three recorded crops in value.
1t does not include the 1000, 600 bales
of cotton or the rice, or the tobacco,
or anything else than he three grain
products.
In view of these startling figures it
may well be asked by the tillers of the
soil why it is that wealth accumulates
in the money centers of the east while
they are forced to borrow and econo-
mize in order to live. Something is
wrong in the economical conditions I'M
der which we live, when the producer
cannot retain as surplus products a
fair share of the value his labor
creates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-17
AMERICA HONORED.
Wonderful Achievement After
Years Of Patient Research.
0ohn Morrow, One of Our Most Distjn.
euished Chemists. Has Made a Re-
markable Discovery, Destined to
Rev0lutionize the Treatment of
Bright's Disease, Diabetesa,d
Kindred Troubles.

The most important excretorv or
gans of the body are the kidneys.
When they fail to perform their work
properly serious arrangements of all
organs of the body is sure to follow.
1t is impossible for the body to retain
effete matters in its system and not
become thoroughly poisoned. In
pnreand impoverished blood, which
Is unit to nourish the body, is the re-
suit. and. unless we get rid of the
poison by the prompt and proper ac-
ton of the kidneys, Bright's disease
or some other kidney trouble will be
induced and eventually produce death.
The great medical discovery, Nor
rows Kidneoids, in yellow tablet form,
are made to meet every station in the
disease as it may arise, by DESTROYING
all avenues of the diseases progress
or, when it is fully under wav. to sup
press further increase and build up a
formidable barrier against further adj
vance of the disease. No medical dis
covery of the present century, not
even DR.. Koch's Lymph for the cure
of consumption, is doing so much for
suffering humanity as Morrow's Kid
neoids.
Diabetes is another most common
kidney trouble, ranking next to
Bright's disease in its terrible de-
struetion. The first symptoms are
failure of strength and emaciation.
The mouth is pasty, skin dry and
hard, the bowels are constipated, vom-
iting is frequent, the vision becomes
dim, memory and intellect fail. and
the temper becomes irritable.
In diabetes, as well as Bright's dis
ease, no medicine compares with Nor
rows kidneoids. They are made es-
pecially for healthful action upon the
kidneys. going direct to the seat of
the trouble, making their presence
felt almost Immediately after the first
dose is taken.
Morrow's Kidneoids are for sale at
all dealers. Price 80 cents a box or
six boxes for $3.50 If not to be had
at your dealers, they will be sent
postpaid upon receipt of price by the
Herb Medicine Co., Springfield, Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-17

If France is really friendly toward
the United States there is one way
she can make the matter clear bv
an open, frank declaration upon her
honor. There need be no grievous
misunderstanding, such as France
complains of, so long as she ceases to
conduct an evasive policy. Spain
would have avoided the trouble she is
now in had she been open and above
board from the first, instead of re-
sorting to characteristic tactics.