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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
GIRL KILLS HERSELF
WITH STRYCHNINE.
Dies Twenty rIinutes After Inform
ing Parents False Lover browns
HimselfAfterL Learning of Suicide

Cape Charles Va, Sept. 27.-Miss Sal
lie Dixon. aged eighteen. daughter Of
Thomas Dixon, a wealthy farmer OF
this COUNTY. committed suicide Tuesday
by taking strychnine. Betrayal under
the promise of marriage led her to end
her life.
she called her parents when the poi
son begin to affect her. told them OF
her condition and named w. II. Goffi-
gon neighboring farmer. as the man
who had wronged her. She died within
twenty minutes after telling her story.
and before medical assistance could be
summoned.
when Mr.. Gofligon heard OF the suicide
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
MILITIAMEN DISAPPOINTED.


Columbus. o.. Serb 27.--There Is dis
appointment in the ranks of the Ohio
rational guard for the buckeye troops
will not go to New York to participate
I'm the reception to Admiral Dewey. All
arrangements had been completed for
the Fourth and Fifth regiments. bak-
terry n. and unattached companies At
Urbana and Mlddlet0wn and Whining
ton 20 GO but the men were told today
that the "trip was OF because tht audi
tor Of the state had refused 20 honor
the necessary vouchers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27

an hour or two later, he told his broth
er. who was at work with him, that he
also would end his life before morning.
No attention was paid TO the threat and
he was advised to remain at home and
surrender TO the constable, who had
been notified.
About dusk, when his relatives dis
covered that he had left the premises.
a search was made. They found his
dead body in a small inlet about three
miles from his home. A rope had been
fastened tightly around his neck and
one end tied 10 a post on DIE shore, pre-
sumably to prevent his body from be-
ing taken out into deep water after
death.
Goffigon was twenty-eight years OF
age. a prosperous farmer and was very
much respected.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27

in state session. A telegram from
johannesburg says anAmerlcan named
Blake is raising an American CORPS of
500 men for the Beers.
On the Cape side, the dispatches show
great military activity in the direction
of the frontier. The camp at Dundee
now consists of two regiments OF in
fantry hussar regiment. two field bat /.
ter'ies, one mountain battery and a de-
tachment OF engine ers. The King Rifles
are now encamped at Lady Smith and
the Fifth Lancers are arriving there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
VIII Claim II, Chimplonshn. o.

Spokane. Washington. Sept. PC. G.
Holzell went against the amateur BIZ
CYCLE record and covered a third of
mile I'm % 2-5 seconds. This time ls sub.
Stimulated by three Judges and throe
timekcepers and Mr.. Holzer will claim
the amateur record OF the world before
ha 1. a W
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
The Admiral Given Another
Rousing Welcome Today.
cannon Doomed, Whistles Shrisked
and People Cheered-- --Re|atives Paid
Him a Visit on the Olympia.

New York. Sept. 27.-- The Olympia
left her anchorage in the lower bay at
s:O6 this forenoon, and moved up to the
head OF Rear-Admiral Simpsons North
Atlantic squadron off Tompkinsville.
Admiral Dewey rose early this morning
and took a few turns up and down the
Olympia'S quarter deck, while the men
were busy scraping cleaning and paint
Ing. The warshIp was surrounded by
all manner of sailing and steam craft.
including number of newspa per boats
which had remained near The flagship
all night.
An outward bound British steamer
saluted as she passed and a string of
signal flags were sent aloft by the flag
ship in response. An official visit was
paid to Admiral Dewey by Major Bur-
bank. at Fort Hancock.and
his staff. They were met at the gang
plank and escorted To the Admrars
cabin, where they spent half an hour.
When they emerged all the members OF
the military party were enthusiastic in
their expressions of pleasure over their
reception.
Before the Admiral's flagship weighed
anchor the cruiser Chicago, flying Rear
Admiral Howison's flag arrived inside
the Hook from her long cruise. and
promptly sent off the admiral's salute
of IL guns. The Olympia replied with
Is. and after the two warships had ex-
changed flag signals the Chicago pro-
ceeded up the bay, and dropped anchor
with Admiral SIMPSONS squadron at
O'clock
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
Gloom Has Deepensd.

The Transvaal situation remains un-
changed, though If anytime the feel
ing OF gloom has deepened. Cable
grams from Pretoria and Cape Town
show the general impression prevails
there that the Beers Will not recede
from their position and the feeling OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27

unrest at Pretoria has been inten-
sified. a dispatch this morning an
nounces that the Transvaal govern
ment has begun TO appoint officers to
so to the front i'm case of hostilities.
The executive council OF the Trans
vaal had prolonged sitting yesterday
and has been in constant telegraphic
communication with the Orange Free
State. No decision regarding the atti-
tude OF the Free State. ii is now said,
has vet been arrived at
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
General Feeling is That Beers Will
Not Recede-- Reply to Chamber
Iain'S Note Being Framed.

London. Sept. 27.-The war office has
ordered the whole transport and sup
ply for an army corps to prepare to
proceed TO the Cape. This is very
important order and implies the early
dispatch of an army corps
The men OF 20 companies are being
medically examined at Aldershot to-
Iaxr
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
Relatives Visit the Admiral.

Admiral Dewey's relatives, who have
been stopping at the Waldorf Astoria
as the guests OF New York city, start
ed on the government tug Narkeeta at
$3.50 o'clock this morning 10 pay visit
to the admiral on the Olympia. There
were 10 in the party as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dewey OF Mont
pelier. w. T. Dewey, their son; James
p. Dewey, son OF w. T. Dewey: Chas.
Robert Dewey. nephew OF the admiral,
and his wife: Mrs. James l.. Martin,
Mrs. III. r.. Finlay and Miss Frances
A. Finlay; Edwin Dewey. brother of
the admiral and his wife; Mr..
and Mrs. +. B. McEuen. Mrs.
McEuen is a niece Of Admiral Dewey.
Lieut.. Dewey was in charge of the tug
from the navy yard and was bound
with his wife to meet the others of the
party
Continued on Page Two.)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
sKsdIsh PapIlsl C,nfsrenre

Merlden. Conn Sept 27.-The third
days session of the annual conference
of the Swedish Baptist ministers Of the
Eastern states openel IN the Swedish
Baptist church of this city al go this
morning. During the day the confer
ence was addressed by Rev. +. y. Eng
berg and Rev. Thorscn clifford of
Bridgeport: Rev y r. Nelson Mont
clair, y. j.. and Rev. S. 5. Vengon.
philadelphia.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
TO CURE a eolp IN ONE oAy

rake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money n Il
ials To cure. =. w. Groves signature
is on each box. 25c.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
Trouble With Cape Drivers.

The authorities have been unable 10
overcome the trouble with the Cape
drivers who refuse to accompany the
mountain batteries TO the front from
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
ONE or TIE GREATEST YnlnERS

OF the age Is the Providence News CAL
cuiating Pencil II mus be seen ID be
appreciated. Call now NJ the News Of
hce, Z Weybosset street. and Won win
be Interested as well a. entertained.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
YOU pIll Be SURPRISED

and interested with the News caicnlat-
ing pencil. One OF the wonders OF the
age. u can be seen and bought only at
the. News Office. Z Wsybosset street.
Call today.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
RUSH Tor pEstus uVislTtO.

The rush for the News Calculating
Pencils was unabated yesterday. Ev-
srybody wants one.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
Mistaken for OLYMPIA.

on her way up she was mistaken 'Jy
the forts for the Olympia, and vas
forced to respond to IL guns and a cno-
rus OF whistles. SOer after the Chica-
gols departure frLm the lower bay, the
government dispatch boat Dolphin ap-
proached tiIe Olympia, and put aboard
of her Assistant Secretary Allen of the
Navy Department Amid dmuch whistling
and cheering, Mr.. Allen, who had come
to arrange some of the details OF the
Washington celebration, greeted Ad-
miral Dewey. and presented the COM
pliments of Secretary Long.
Then the Olympia got under way and
started for the naval anchorage off
Tompkinsville. The forts made good
their previous error by redouoling their
noisy greetings. and ferry boats and
railroad engines turned their boilers
loose through the whistle valves.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
HNesdIrs p,I,,ioe =, F,.u,..

Any Kind, see TIE }. J. ryder Co. a. wash.
ingsn, cor. EDDY. Beet work, low prcss
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-09-27
A Noisy Greeting.

Persons aboard the various craft yell
ed ait the top of their voices. the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

OF the houses in Paris, France,
there are still 10, 900 with 200, 900 in
habitants) that use we'll water.
Under Henry V an act of Parlia-
ment ordered all the geese in Eng
land to be counted, and the sheriffs of
the counties were required to furnish
six arrow feathers from each goose.
A large tom-cat for thirteen years
made voyages on mail steamer be-
tween Sydney and San Francisco. The
animal died, and was buried at sea,
having almost completed 1000, 900
miles of travel.
There are some curious supersti-
tons concerning waves. The Arab
sailors believe that the high seas off
the coast of Abyssinia are enchanted,
and whenever they find themselves
among them they recite verses which
they suppose have a tendency to sub
due them.
The oldest inhabited house in Eng
land stands close to the River Yer, and
about $50 yards from st. Adams alb
hey. IT was built in the time of King
Offa of Mercia about the year 795, and
is thus over 100 years old. 1t is OF
octagonal shape, the upper portion
being of oak, and the lower has walls
of great thickness.
During the last decade excavations
in Egypt have added to the treasures
of ancient Greek literature buried in
the sand for two thousand years
manuscripts of works by Aristotle,
Herondas, Bakchylides, Menander,
besides the Minus romance, Grenfell' S
erotic fragment, and the hymns to
Apollo, with music.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25
A New Decorative Art.

AS an art typography in its modern
form, is of comparativel y recent origin
1t is practically the production of or
namental designs and pictorial effects
with red-hot point upon wood, ivory,
leather and fabrics. Formerly the
tools used were of wrought iron, and
were heated in the glow of a charcoal
fire by the operator, who took them
up one by one and used them much
in the same manner as an artist
handles a pencil. But Pacquelin's
appliances have done away with this
tedious process. His apparatus CON
sists of glass vessel into which must
be poured some alcohol, wood-spirit
or benZine. This vessel is fitted with
a rubber stopper that seals it hermeti-
cally, and two metal tubes bent at
right angles, to which are attached
two rubber pipes. These pipes are
connected, the one to syringe like
bulb and bellows, the other to a
graver or pencil, which is screwed
onto a wooden handle. This graver
has hollow curved point, or beak,
made of platinum, which is first
slightly heated over spirit lamp.
Pressure On the bulb forces current
of the liquid contained in the glass
vessel along the rubber pipe to the
platinum beak, where it Immediately
ignites, and bringing the beak up to
white heat makes it ready for use.-
Woman's Home Companion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25
Children or Taxes.

If you live in Madagascar you must
have children, or else pay tax to the
authorities. This is the latest decree
issued by the government of Madagas-
car. For some time the population
of that island has been decreasing.
The government authorities sat in
council a short time ago and decided
upon tax to be levied, upon every
man who, at the age of twenty-five, is
unmarried, and upon every married
man who, at that age, has no children.
The tax is 1915 year. Every girl
must pay tax of 81. SO a year as long
as she remains single after she passes
her twenty fourth year, and every
married woman does the same until
she has childPan as the result of her
marriage,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25
New ZeaIand's Strange Bird.

A strange wild bird of the coast
fiords of New Zealand is the notornis
mantelli, another specimen of which
has just been caught, and so precious
are these and SO greatly in demand by
naturalists that many lives have been
lost in the effort to run them down in
their remote Businesses in the wilder
ness. The steamer warimoo, arrived
recently at Vancouver, reports the
capture of notornis by dog belong
ing to tourist. 1t is handsome
bird, with heavy gait, and is abso-
lutely unable to use its wings for nat
ural purposes Of flying.
It's feathers, back wing and tail are
an olive green, with almost metallic
lustre, and below short tail, very
peculiarly, it is pure white. It's legs
and toes are rich salmon red.
Another remarkable feature is its
beak, great equilateral triangle of
hard pink horn, with one angle direct
ly forward. On the upper side back
of the beak is band of soft tissue,
like rudimentary comb, such as APP
pears more developed in ordinary do
nestle fowl. Altogether it is most
peculiar specimen.
The present specimen is not likely
to be bought for less than $4,000 and
will probably go to the British muse
UNI.
The notornis is powerful creature
and very feet of foot. 1t covers
ground very rapidly and does no
seem to mind its inability to fly. 1.
runs away from those who hunt it,
uttering loud screams when discovered
close at hand. 1t can run faster than
man. 1t is also a good swimmer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25
A Mans Life Account.

A man, 81 years old, of Kent county,
Maryland, has made an interesting
calculation, based on figures of French
statisticians. He figures cut that he
has lived 30, $50 days, slept 10, 0sO
days, worked 1920 days and spent
$3.50 days in eating, walking and diver
sions He has eaten %, 1850 loaye,, or
IA IL tons of bread, which, at three
cents pound, cost 1856. so; 26, $50
pounds, or ID IL tons of meat, which.
at five cents a pound, cost $1340; and
1928 pounds of vegetables, eggs, fish.
etc, which, at two cents a pound, cost
$154.56. He has drunk II, 760 gallons
of liquids of all kinds, costing $117.6O.
All told he has sleat for eating and
drinking in his 81 years s2500.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25

More evidence of the use of boracic
acid a. meat preservative comes from
Philadelphia. A soap-maker in that
city, who purchases the excess fat
from the market stalls, says that about
five years ago he noticed that some
thing in connection with the talow
was preventing it's union with the lye
in the soap-making process. He con-
cluded that there was an acid of some
kind in the tallow, and on making
that statement to the firm that sup
piled the tallow it was admitted that
the meat men were using wash for
the meat, and that it was boracic acid.
He asked if the fluid was injected in
the meat, and was told that it was
used only on the surface before the
meat was put into the ice-chest. The
manufacturer adds that he has
often since that time noticed in butch
eli shops that meat that had been I'M
deniably washed with a preserving
liquid or pow Ter was avoided by the
flies, while they would swarm on I'M
treated meat. He had observed also
that he had less trouble with the acid
in cold weather, when it was presume
BILE that less Of the preservatiye was
used
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25
HUMOROUS.

dorothy, how on earth did you
get proposal out of that crusty old
bachelor?" 'Well, I pretended to
like the things to eat that he likes.
Bill tell you, a fellow never
knows what good dinner is until he
has to work for it Jill All they
made you carve the duck, did they?
"You say the question is not wheth-
er he will marry her?" "Not if you
wish to be technically correct. The
question is whether she will let him
escape"
''That's itr exclaimed Mrs. Bascom
at the concert, as the singers came
out in response to an encore make
'em do it over again until they get the
thing right.
The Young Wife-Oh, mother /
can't think what has come over Alfred
lately, he has been behaving so. hor-
ribly. The Motherin-law-What do
you feed him on, my dear?
ooh, l." he cried, would willingly
Lay down my life for you"
Just then he slipped, but chung to her,
And she went sprawling, too!
Miss Beacon Hill-Dear me! Strange,
but 1 cannot remember. Where is
Dresden? Young Lakeside = Oh,
that's easy. In China. Saw the ad-
dress in show window today.
Mrs. Chemick-How on earth, John,
did you remember to deliver my mes
sage today? Mr.. Chemick-Oh, L
found handkerchief in the street
this morning with knot tied in It'll
Teacher How is it that you are
late this morning? Johnny-Please,
MN, burglars been caught IN the
East End, and mother sent me round
to the police station to see if it was
father.
A lady recently asked her servant
how the mustard pot had become
cracked The reply, made with all
gravity, was that she did not know,
but supposed it was owing to the mus
tard being so strong.
Lord Dedbroke-Did Miss Packen-
ham blush when you proposed to her?
Count Zutheim-No; she turnet pale
and salt she vas afrait her fader might
go into some bat spegulazions before
she could get wort to him.
If had time to let my heart
Speak out and take the great worlds part
Who'd feed my coal stove while scared
And who would plank down for my board2
'You young scoundrel," said the
father, Selling his disobedient son by
the hair; 'I'll show you how to treat
your mother" And he gave him
several bangs on the ears, and then
shook him until his hair began to fall
out
Old LADY, hope my next joint
will be better cut out than what you
have brought lately. Butcher Boy
Oh, yes, mum; joints will be prime,
COS master says he's going to kill his
self next week. Old Lady-La J
sakes alive, boy
Mamma Ito little Joy aged four, who
wants to stay in bed)-Come, deary,
it is time now to get up. Don't you
hear the robin outside your window?
He says: "Get up, get up, now Get
up quick p' Joy listening thought
fully)-Yes, hear him, but he says
it to his own children.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25

1t is little over a year since Phila-
delphia transferred to the United Gas
Improvement company, under a 80
years lease, the franchise of the gas
company, and reports recently made
mark sharply the difference between
political control and business manage
ment. The city now has revenue of
10 per cent. on an increased quantity
of gas sold at 81 per thousand, where
as it was formerly unable to make
both ends meet at a higher rate. Con-
sumers are supplied with better gas,
and the worn-out gas mains have been
replaced with new ones, to the COM
fort of citizens whose noses had
been assaulted with the odor of escap.
ing gas. In this work of betterment
50, 112, 500 has been expended within
the year, although the lease only re-
quires the expenditure OF 5000, 900
in this way during the first three years,
and of $40, 900, 90 thereafter. All these
Improvements, it should be noted,
will ultimately revert to the benefit of
the city, as at the end of the 30 years
the gas-works must be returned to the
city without the expenditure of dol
lar of public money on the improve
ments made or to be made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25
TWO PEOPLE.

o. dear old-fashioned place,
.2And the roses love it; a.
blossoms spilled with lavish grace
Round it and above 1t
Yearly weave q fairy spell
Round the spot 50 charming.
Tn where Jack and Mollie dwellS
Making love and farming.
Nearby runs the road to town;
Trouble lakes it straightway;
Never thinks of turning down
Toward their leafy gateway.
JOYS from elsewhere made to roam
BY dull melancholy
Stop and make themselves at homt
There with Jack and Mollie.
Mollie stops her work to laugh,
Jack stops his to listen.
Bunbeams are not bright by half
AS her eyes that glisten.
II fond thought whispers low,
Loving lips will drop it.
They are old enough to know
Better than to stop it.
1t is sweet. when life seems cold
And the world is lonely,
Such picture to behold,
Though in day dreams only.
Laughing at the care that kills,
Safe from folly's harming,
Jack and Mollie mid the hills,
Making love and farming.
Washington Star,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25

Apropos of the phenomenon of
sleep, printer in a newspaper Office
in Bangor, Me-, thought that he had
solved it. He might have succeeded
had not nature called him to account
for his trifing. His scheme was sim
pie and plausible. He did not be-
lieve that slumber had any effect on the
muscles; they need simply rest or
change in the character of exercise. AS
to the brain, that could be rested in
the same way. He dropped off few
minutes from his sleep every day. In
the course of a month he had re-
duced his ordinary time of slumber of
eight hours to five. At length he
reached the supreme moment when he
was to pass his first sleepless consecu-
tive twenty-four hours. As has been
saId, he was a printer, composition.
He needed a certain font of type that
was kept in dark corner of the
room. He climbed up on the STOOL
Three hours later they missed him. A
search revealed him sitting on the
stool fast asleep. He was taken home
and he slept for long periods through
out week. 50 far he has not found
his experiment. profitable. This is a
good illustration of all the attributes
of nature. Poor humanity cannot ig-
more her laws without stern admon-
ishment
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25

Ever striving to outstrlp
Those that labor at his side,
Spurning love and spurning rest,
Till the last unsatistled;
Here today-tomorrow where?
Home hollow, empty nameS
Happiness to give in trade
For little pelf or fame.
Still the lazy cattle Craze
Out upon the sloping hill,
And the smoke is curling up
From the old red chimney still;
Sill the rusty hinges creak
When they swing apart the gates,
And little vacant lot
For the restless toiler waits.
Cleveland Leader.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25

A bicyclist has just obtained YER
dict of s24, 500 against railroad com
pany for the loss of his legs. If he
had not been wheelman what would
the sum have been?
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25
THE AMERICAN NOMAU.

Turning from the quiet fields
Where the lazy cattle Craze;
leaving her in tears who bent
Der him in his helpless days;
Earring down the dusty road,
Leaving all he loves behind,
Rushing in where striving men
Push him down and never mind.
Dreams Of sweet old peaceful scenes,
Sometimes, In the rush and roar;
Memories OF cradle songs
That are sung to him no morei
Newer friends and newer hopes,
Gaining step by step, and then
For little chinking coin,
Leaving all behind again.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1899-05-25

A sharp line of distinction should be
drawn between the classes that are in
the Submerged tenth" because they
are hopelessly degenerate and those
coming to us from Canada and Eu-
rope, who begin at the bottom, but
quickly rise to self-support and self
respect