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DIED AT AGE OF 112.
Sanie Waters, an Ex-Slave, Was Young Woman at Time Of
War of 1912.

kind Of letter on its back. The young
master picked up a number Of bugs
and spelled out Sally's name. "Lordy!
Lordy!" exclaimed the darby, not
knowing what to make Of the strange
phenomenon.
The travellers reached New Orleans .
short time before the battle Of New
Orleans a short time before the battle
Of New Orleans. Aunt Sallie was the
cook of the party. She managed to
get about occasionally, and on one OF
her trips saw Gen. Jackson. MI. Vons
returned to Virginia shortly afterward
and took the cook with him. Mrs.
Vons died and Aunt Sallie was then
sold to Try Nun of Maryland. When
her new master died she was stolen,
with four children, two boys and two
girls, and brought to New Orleans and
sold to Jack Doty. She and the chill
dren were sent to Mr.. Doty's planta-
ton, in Wilkinson county, Mississippi,
where she remained until the close OF
the civil war.
The old woman was the mother OF
about a score of children, says a New
Orleans special to the st. Louis POST
Dispatch, thirteen of whom were
reared. OF these three are still liv-
ing, the eldest, who is between 70 and
75s years, being the eighth child. The
other two children are So and ~ years
of age, respectively, the youngest child
having been born when Aunt sallis
was GO years old. r
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Residing in Trempealeau, Wis, is an
aged woman, a direct lineal descendant
of Hannah Dustin, the heroine Of the
French. and Indian war which ragged
in the New England states between
the years of 1859 and 1897. Her name
Is Mrs. Maria Hull Truesdell, a widow,
who is now in her eighty-ffth year.
and though quite feeble, her intellect
Is still bright. Included in various
family relics that have been handed
down from past generations is a dress
made by Mary Chene Holman, grand
daughter of Mrs. Dustin, in the year
1863; also an identical piece of wear
ing apparel that was worn by Mrs.
Dustin's infant while both were pris-
oners Of the Indians. AS Mrs. Dustin
was captured in March, 1859, the relic
is owe 213 years old. 1t is of home
'pun linen.
Mrs. T%ruesdell' is the great-great-
great-granddaughter of Mrs. Dustin
and traces her lineage as follows:
-Hrs. Hannah Dustin, heroine of the
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even more difficult to stop; and there
are times when the horseless carriage
gets the best of it's driver. 1t Is
especially for emergencies of this sort
that the invention of Arthur l.. Stew
ems of New York City, is intended, oul
picture showing the mechanism in use
on an electric vehicle.
The wires leading from the battery
to the motor pass through an auto
matte switch located in the drivers
seat, the switch remaining closed az
long as the driver is seated and open
ing the instant he rises or is thrown
This is accomplished by Ringing the
seat at the front and supplying 6
spring at the rear, with a rod running
from the seat to the switch. Wher
the invention is applied to 2 gasoline
or. steam carriage the rod can be con.
nected with a valve for shutting OF
the power supply.
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, Wisconsin Woman Descended
From Famous War Heroine.

Haverill massacre; next in line her
daughter, Hannah Dustin Chene; then
her daughter, Mary Chene Homan;
then Mrs. Chene's daughter, Abigail
Holman Hull, who died in l~rempealeau
in 1882 at the age of 1O3. Mrs. Hull
was the mother of Mrs. T%ruesdell, who
was born in Wentworth, N. H., Nov.
8, 1917. and after living at Utica.
Schuyler and Deerfeld. N. Y, came
to T~rempealeaul in 1868. Her only
daughter died some years ago. but
leaves two sons now residing in Min
neapolis. Descendants of Mrs. Trues-
dell's sister still reside at ~Trempealeau
in the persons of Geologist. George
Squier and his son Ulysses.
Not only are the relics shown by
Mrs. Truesdell very interesting in
themselves, but still more so is the
fact that the aged woman has the
correct family version Of Mrs. Dus-
tins famous and historic capture and
escape after she had killed and
scalped ten of her Indian captors.
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the brave efforts Of the dog to save its
life.-New York Sun.
osrman Army Mans.vsrs.

.tEIfflAr N3SA04OA AAAhASS a..E-
According to the program Of ma
,neuvers for next summer just approx
ed by the German emperor, there viii
be corps operations by the regiments
Of the Guard and the Fourth. Seventh,
Ninth, Tenth, Fifteenth, Seventeenth
and Eighteenth corps and the Pioneer
regiments, and operations Of attack
by the First, Ninth and Eighteenth
corps. the artillery participating with
real IRE. Independent cavalry divl-
sions will be formed In three corps,
which will. have special m%aneuvers.
For the grand maneuvers the Thir&
Corps. under Gen. Q lights, aA1
the Fifth Corps, under Lieut.. Gen. Won
stulpnagel. are to operate against ono
another, In the presence Of the em-
peror. They are to be reinforced
by troops from the Guard Corps. tho
Pioneers, and the Second Corps. and
eachswill have q balloon section. The
real fren experiments by the artil-ii
<lsry 81 the three corps promise to 10
interesting to i high degree. though.
probably little information about then,
viii be youchsafsd to outsiders.
nffE.Mr.s - ctHsZ
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of from 20 to 100 tons and the smaller
ones, or casquitos, from 8 to 20 tons,
and they range from 20 to 90 feet in
length with a 12-foot extreme beam,
and when loaded draw only 2h to 3
feet of water. They are built Of a
light. tough wood grown in the prov
ince of Batam, which resembles teak
and will last for centuries on land
or water.
"Cascoes are usually propelled by
a bamboo pole eighteen or twenty feet
long. in the hands Of husky Filipino
river men. The poles are spiked and
padded SO the crews may place them
against their shoulders To give force
to their pushes. The crews number
from five. to ten men and they and
their families live almost wholly on
rice. fish. oysters. clans and shrimps4
Their pay is a peso a day, about 50
cents. At night the bow is cleared
and the deck spread with palm mats.
and on these men, women ana chill
dren lie down like sardines in a box.
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each shaft and auxiliary propellers OF
the usual pattern at the a There
is also q larger propeller at the tail
OF the main driving shaft and the con-
nection between the main and auxil-
larry shaft is made by means Of gear
wheels located outside Of the hull.
The inventor states that the second
airy screws may be Of any length, ex-
tending half the length Of the hull II
desired. To render the auxiliary
screws proof against damage BY con-
tact with foreign substances they may
be located in water channels formed in
the bottom Of the hull.
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eEEGeetE;EeEtt EseEeeeeees
Notes on the
Farmers Garden.
$40

CONDENSED from Farmers Review
St%enographic Report.)
At the recent Illinois Roundup
Farmers institute, J. l.. Hartwell
spoke on small fruits. He said: 81 have
prepared my paper with special refer
ence to the farmer and not to the COM
mercial fruit grower. Only fruit that is
fully ripe is wholesome and at to eat.
Those that depend on the markets for
their small. fruits have the pleasures Of
anticipation but not the pleasures of
realization. The only way a farmer
can get good fruit is to raise it. Not
more than one-tenth of the farmers
grow enough small fruit for their own
USE. and not one-half of the farmers
grow any small fruit. Yet the same
principles that hold good in the grow
ing Of general farm crops apply in the
growing of small fruits. No farmer
expects q good crop of corn unless
he takes pains to care for it. About
the only attention the cane fruits get
is when the fruit is picked. Because
the strawberry bed will not continue
to bear for years without being re-
newed, the farmers vote themselves
failures as strawberry growers. Some
farmers say they have no time to fool
away with berries-it is too small
business. I have known farmers to
say this that spent their time peddling
milk by the pint.
/ have over 100 varieties Of straw
berries In my experiment plantation,
and Of those probably not more than
five will prove good. When ia new
man starts in to grow berries he
should be careful about the selection
Of varieties, instead Of depending on
his own Judgment he should consult
some experienced neighbor or the list
published by the State horticultural
society. He should invest in some
modern garden tools. If I were max
ing a farmers garden l would have it
at least twenty, rods long, and the
rows should run lengthwise of the
garden. It is not necessary to have a
whole row of n thing. Grapes and
other plants that are to remain perma-
nently should be placed on one side Of
the garden. Rows Of blackberries,
%currants, raspberries and the like
should be set eight feet apart. Grape
vines should be set ten feet apart in
the row; the others from three to five
feet apart in the row.
The middle Of the patch should be
devoted largely to Strawberries. These
should be at least two or three rows.
These should give enough for the fam
lily and some to give away. A reason
able yield would be 500 to 1000 quarts
for a piece Of land of this size. The
Strawberries should be confined to
matted rows not NOR than, a foot
wide. A new bed should be set out
each spring. It will not be necessary
to purchase new plants each year un-
less you want new varieties. I will
not speak Of what varieties should be
used. for that must depend on locall-
ties. What is valuable in n locality
Is worthless in another.
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A True
Story.

In a contribution to Our Dumb Ami
mails Mr.. II. s. Lightfoot Of Brighton.
Me-, says: In the winter Of 1900 the
writer, who is the owner Of a hand
some Newfoundland dog named
Duke" returned in the evening from
the village and was met at the en-
trance to the driveway by the dog,
who tried f~rantically to jump into the
sleigh. but was not allowed to. On
reaching the barn and alighting from
the sleigh the dog licked my hands and
prevented my embarrassing the horses
Tor some minutes. as he insisted upon.
reaching my face and jumping up to
my shoulders, barking furiously and
unheeding 9 few sharp words which I
spoke to him. / was compelled to
put him in the barn, where he moaned.
piteously behind the closed doors.
When I entered with the horses he
Jumped up and kissed each one on tho
nose and then gave M all his atten-
tion, following me into each stall and
licking my hands as I was in the
net OF blanketing the horses. This
duty finished. ! took up the water
bucket. opened the door and started,
for. the spring some distance
from the stable. the dog pull
ing strongly On one side Of the
handle. trying, 4 Afterwards die
covered, to lead me from tho beaten!
rnasth# III .tha anrinR. Dropping the
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Remains Of Man and Mammoth.

NJ. Redelin has discovered the re-
mains. of a mammoth associated with
palaemithic remains of man near
Brignoles in lower Provene. In a cave
under rocks there were found four
Clipped flint 'implemets associated
with a portion of the molar Of Elephas
primigenius, part of the frontal bone
Of a human skull with the jaw bone,
teeth, etc. The discovery comes to fill
a blank in the prehistoric records of
Provence.
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Decorative Arr OF Primitive People.
Mr.. w. H. Holmes finos that the
decorative designs Of primitive peoples
can be divided into five well-marked
classes: "a Impressions from the sur
faces Of rigid forms, such as baskets;
(2) Impressions from fabrics of, plia-
BILE stuffs, such as cloths and nets; 90
Impressions from woven textures used
over the hand or over some modelling
instrument; az Impressions of cords
wrapped about modelling paddles or
rocking tools; (5) Impressions of bits
of cords, or other textile units, singly
or in groups. applied fo- ornament
only and so arranged as to give tex
tile-like patterns. In addition we have
a large class of Impressions and mark
ings in which textile effects are
mechanically initiated.
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Danger of sh,pp,.s.

Sir w. H. Preece. formerly chief
electrician to the British %postofice,
has been engaged for some time on
the study of the magnetic influences
upon the compass Of the Manacle
rocks. of the coast of Cornwall. Eng,
upon. which the steamships Mohegan
and Paris were wrecked, and, as the
result Of his Investigations, he states
that II any navigator sets his compass
from Cherbourg to the Lizard, without
knowing the variations of the magnet
that have occurred during the last Ave
or six years, he would run upon the
Manacles. The variation is bringing
the needle nearer to the north pole,
and in 10 years it has varied a whole
degree. A difference Of a degree in
a compass signifies an error of one
mile N a course Of 60 miles.
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.--' M0fcO0l M6KeB h@Vob'
Details Of a contract between Sig.
Marconi and the Canadian govern
ment, by virtue of which the Cana
dams have Teen promised a new trans
atlantic Geographic rate of 10 cents
a word for ordinary messages, with q
press rate OF s cents word, have just
been made public. The Canadian gov
eminent will contribute $1,000 toward
the erection of a Marconi station in
Nova Scotia, according to the plans
and specifications made by, Marconi
himself. Should the station cost more
than that amount, the additional ex-
penditure will be borne By the COM
p:.ny. It is agreed that there is to be
no discrimination on 1larconi's part
in favor of the United States.
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Arch,msdean Propeller.

The inventor Of the propelling mech
anism for vessels shown in the illus
tration is Charles d. Jenkins of Bos-
ton, Mass, and he believes the auxil-
iary screws will aid materially in in
creasing the speed of the steamer to
which they are applied without in
creasing the amount Of power sSsy-
pended beyond the practical point.
AS will be seen the apparatus con-
sists OF a pair of shafts suspended in
brackets on either side of the hull.
With Archimedean screws surrounding
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Ancient Maps Found

A report comes from Wolfegg, Wur-
temperg, to the effect that the Rev.
Joseph Fischer, a priest. who is pro-
ffessor Of geography in Feldkirch. the
capital Of the Austrian province Of
Vorarlberg, has found in the castle of
Wolfegg two maps Of America, which
bear respectively the dates 1907 and
1916. They are stated to be in a good
state Of preservation, and the first,
1t is believed, was drawn under the
personal supervision of Columbus. 1t
appears these maps were known of,
but were supposed to be h%opelessly
lost. Nordenskjold speaks of their ex-
%istence, in his last work, as a legend.
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Work Of ~In1enfors
Late Discoveries and Inventions Recorded
in the Scientific World.

recently made in California. where
electricity was used as a pumping
agent for irrigation. The experiment
was a success in every respect. and
1t was announced at its conclusion that
there would be an immediate extern
sion of the electric wires throughout
the whole Berryessa district. The
experiment and the success attending
1t are believed to have solved the
water question for orchards, az far as
the Santa Clara valley is concerned.
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P~reservatives in.
/ Milk Condemned.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The English Parliamentary commit
tee that has been for two years inves-
tigating the use of ~preservatives in
dairy products reports as follows on
the use Of pr~eservatives in milk:
Milk, a very p%erishable substance,
peculiarly liable to- bacterial contain
i~nation, forms a very large proportion
of the daily food of the public. The
nutrition of infants and young child
rem depends greatly on the purity and
abundance Of the milk supply; and,
seeing how frequently milk is pres
cribed for invalids and c~onvalescents,
it is Of the utmost Importance that it
should not be the vehicle Of any UNI
suspected agent. While it is possible
that milk containing boracic acid in
sufficient quantity to act as a pre-
sentative (say 30 grains to the gallon)
might be consumed, to the amount of
four or five pints a day, without harm
full results, by most healthy children
or adults, there is evidence pointing
to an injurious effect Of boracized milk
upon the health of very young child
rem.
Moreover, there exists at present NO
guarantee against the addition of ex-
cessive amounts Of pr~eservative to
milk. In 1896, the Medical Officer Of
Health for Birmingham estimated the
amounts Of boracic acid in a number
of milk samples. OF those, one-half
showed boracic acid In q proportion
not exceeding 81 grains per gallon; in
one-fourth, the proportion varied be-
tween 81 and AZ grains FER gallon;
while in the remaining fourth it
ranged from AZ up to 1876 grains per
gallon. Professor Blythe instanced q
sample Of milk purchased in Maryle-
bone containing boracic acid In the
proportion of no less than 80 grains
to the pint.
Clearly, such random use Of any
drug in a food calls for regulation. At
present, milk may be subjected to sew
eral successive treatments with pre-
servative before 1t reaches the con-
sumner. The farmer, or producer,
sometimes applies it; 70 does the
wholesale purveyor; 30 does the retail
dealer; lastly, the domestic use Of
p~reservatives Is Increasing, and has be-
come very general, and, hence the milk
may receive q fourth dose before It
reaches the unsuspecting consumer.
There is further objection to the use
Of p~reservatives in the milk trafic that
they may be relied on to protect those
engaged therein against the immedi-
ate results Of neglect Of scrupulous
cleanliness. Under the influence Of
these p~reservatipes, milk may be ex-
posed without sensible injury to con-
.ditions which otherwise would render
It unstable. It may remain sweet to
taste and smell, and yet have incor-
5porated disease. germsso various kinds,
whereof the activity may be suspend
ed for 4 time BY the action Of the pre-
9sservatiye but may be removed before
the milk 80 digested.i n il
p ZhFLl-
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Sir Redvers Butler is to write his
autobiography. 1t will be bound in
black.
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>. To Prevent Auto Runaways.
A runaway automobile is about as
dangerous as a runaway horse and
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WsSsE1 - 1siss.

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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-11

SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROvIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Sherin's Office,


Providence, January Is. A. ID. 1902.
Providence Sc:
BY Virtue and in pursuance of an Exc
cution Number los9l, issued out of the
Common Pleas Division of the Supreme
Court, holden at Providence within ana
for the County of Providence on, the
seventh day OF June. A. ID. 1901, and re-
turnable 10 the said Court January 3lst,
a. ID 1902. upon a Judgment rendered by
said Court on the seventh % r Day rr,o or June of
Providence. In the County OF Providence
and State OF Rhode Island. plaintiff, and
against Frank f; smith, alias j.. r.
in said County and State, defendant. |
have this dav. at 10 minutes past o'clock
D. m., levied the said Execution on all
the right, title and interest. which the
said defendant. Frank Il. Smith. had on
the fifteenth day of January. A. ID. 1902.
time OF the levy) I'm and TO the following
described real estate. viz: A certain
tract or parcel OF land, with. all the inn
of said City of Providence. recently an
neXed from the Town of Johnston. and
lies on the easterly side OF old killingly
road. bounded and described as follows:
beginning on the easterly side Of said
road az the northwest corner of the lot
hereby conveyed. thence running easterly
bounding on land formerly of Mary A.
Whipple two hundred (2O0) feet to land
now or formerly OF Frederick littlefield
henSs senGTy sSpqdnS t1 @ on @na f q saS
westerly bounding on land OF said Fred
erick I.ittleheld two hundred (2oO feet TO
said old Killingly road. thence northerly
with said "Old Killlngly road TO the
place OF beginning, intending TO convey a
strip of land hfty 5O feet wide by two
hundred C200) feet lone. Being the same
premises conveyed 90 said Frank r.. and
Jennie NJ Smith by Frederick Lttleneld
BY deed, dated Sept. ]. 1899. and recorded
I'm the office OF the Recorder OF Deeds in
said Providence. In Deed Book 426. at
Page 2e9. .
Notice Is hereby given that will sell
the said attached and levied on estate at
a Public Auction to be held In the Sheriff :
Office in the Providence County Court
House In said City OF Providence, in said
County of Providence. on Saturday. the
nineteenth day OF April, A. u. 1902, at II
o'clock m. for the satisfaction OF said
execution, debt interest on the same.
costs OF suit. my own fees and all con-
tingent expenses. " sufficient
WILLIAM II. WINSLOW.
Deputy Shrriff.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Sherin's Office
She
Pronidnncn Ianna

Providence. January Z, A. D. 1907.
Providence SC:
cution Number 947i. issued out OF the
Common Pleas Division OF the Supreme
Court. holden at Providence. State OF
Rhode Island. within and for the County
A. ID. 1901, and returnable to the said
Court January S. A. ID. 1902. upon a judg
twenty-ninth day of March, a. ID. 1900.
I'm favor of Francisco De Nardo of Fall
River. In the county of Bristol and COM
monwealth of Massachusetts, plaintiff,
and against James Bellino of Providence
i'm said county OF Providence and state
OF Rhode Island defendant, l have this
day. at 10 minutes past II o'clock ID. ni.,
levied the said Execution on all the right
title and interest. which the said defend
ant. James Bellino, OF Providence afore-
said. had on the eighteenth day Of jan
o'clock y. m. (the time of the attachment
on the original wri) In and To the follow
ing described real estate. viz. All the
right title and interest of James Bellino
I'm and to that piece or parcel OF land,
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon, situated on the southerly side OF
Spruce street, I'm said city OF Providence
and bounding northerly on said Spruce
street seVenty-fve and nineteen one hum
dredths G5.1W feet easterly on land now
or formerly of Donate Depitta and on
land now or formerly OF John Donnell
forty-nve and eleven one hundredths
GELD feet southerly ON land now or for
merly OF Thomas McNicker seyenty-lve
and nineteen one-hundredths (I5l9) feet
more or Jess and west rly on Acorn street
forty-five and eleven one hundredths
as I'D feet and containing three thousand
three hundred and ninety-two square feet
OF land more or less,
Notice is hereby given that 7 will sell
the said attached and levied ON estate az
"a Public Auction 10 be held I'm the Sher-
IRIS Office i'm the Providence County
court House I'm said city of Providence.
I'm said County of Providence, on Satur-
day the 18th day OF April. a. -. 1902, at
A. o'clock m. for the satisfaction Of said
execution debt interest on the same,
costs OF suit. my own fees and all con-
tingent expenses. IL sufficient.
WILLIAM u. WINSLOW,
m2l .2S.a411. Deputy Sheriff.