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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-16
Nearly 100000 Found, the
Property Of Capt. Oonohoe.
RARE GEMS IN HIS BIG SAFE
Friends Of the Late Police Captain Sur.
pTlssd at The Amount Of His Wealth
0iseunrsd

New York. Oct. l6.-Stowed away from
the gaze Of friends and admirers alike,
IL now appears money. Jewels. life insur-
ance policies, railroad securities and
deeds to real estate. estimated to be
worth more than 100000. belonging to the
late Capt John J. DeRehtfe were found.
This brings the value OF his estate close
TO 10000.
Al the time OF the captains death sew
eraI bank books. showing deposits
amounting 10 about $3O, 900. one life insur-
ance policy. made out for the benefit Of
Mrs Lizzie Donohue." and the deed 10
captain had an equity of 5000. were
aound In a tin box in his private desk
at the station house. But no attempt
was made until Sunday to open the cap
Enclosed in strong boxes were a mis-
cellaneous assortment of certificates and
PaPeriI mdre ,ban each S one Of which was worth
In another box, made OF iron. which
was kept in big drawer OF the safe, the
ssshbehing ss sb party came across $4,000 in
ranged range In bundles containing. 5000 and
sloo @ IN each package. All OF the bills
Were OF 300 denomination.
There were $40 OF them. II is believed
they had been there for a long time, for
they looked as IL they had not been dis
turbed for several years.
Keep so much ready money-more than he
nad received as a salary from the city
during his whole term as a police cap
taln-no one seems to know. His bank
books showed deposits In the Dry Dock
Savings bank OF $4,000 and in the Emf
grant bank OF $4,000.
Six life insurance policies, aggregating
10000. were also disclosed
A deed for an apartment house at the
corner OF l5lst street and Seventh avenue,
worth $4,000, was among the papers.
Among the pieces OF jewelry found were
4 pair OF diamond earrings valued at 5000
zach earring containing a brilliant weigh
ng eight carrats
There was. in addition. a general as
,prtment OF rings. watches and trinkets
valued at 5000 There were l2 shares
y United States Steel stock, on which
here was due $27s in umcollected divi-
lends. Metropolitan railroad bonds 10
he value OF 10000 gold mine stocks. to
he value OF 5000, and a small number of |
'ther securities were in another box, be- |
ides two checks for his last two months
'alary, which he had never cashed
Inspector Grant sent a policeman to |
,uard the safe for two days and night. |
The bluecoat was instructed 20 never |
cave II out OF his sight. Coroner OGor- |
nan then ordered the treasure takeN to |
he public administrators office. A guard
" police took II there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-16
Il the Sky Is Clear Tonight
This City viii See Il.
DARKNESS BEGINS AT 1927
Hours Of Totally Extend From 1923 10
l:07, and Astronomers VIII Watch
Luna Closely.

Tonight. II Il is pleasant. and # general
ly is at such times, the people OF Provi-
dence Will be treated to one OF those not
rare. but ever interesting sights. an
! eclipse Of the moon.
The eclipse will be total and will be
visible not only in this city, but all over
the United States as well, but to see
IT many will have to remain up after our
usual bed time. for the eclipse does not
begin until ll:2i and the total phase does
not accur until 1928 a. m
Totality ends at 1852 and the moon is
entirely free from the shadow at 2:b4
The eclipse will, as usual. be carefully
watched by the fraternity OF astron-
omers, but u is not expected that any
thing wonderful will be observed An
eclipse OF the sun is much more import
ant, but thousands OF telescopes field
glasses and other mediums OF seeing
Luna as she disappears behind the
earths shadow will be levelled at the
heavens
LOCAL OBSERVERS.
At the Ladd observatory in this city
and at the Seagrave observatory the
eclipse will be watched with great in
terest.
Astronomers are still unable 10 say
positively why the moon in the middle OF
total eclipse is sometimes absolutely
invisible. and at other times partially in
view, pale. almost Intangible. the stimuli
acrum OF It's former self
BY some unexplained phenomenon. nc
curing only al long intervals. the moons
disk has sometimes been entirely invisi-
bic during the period OF totality Gen
orally speaking. In lunar eclpses called
total the moon, when entirely in the
shadow. is still visible to the earth's In
hal to-
10 deep sombre gray.
The explanation for this rests In the
tact that the suns light cannot be en-
tlrely intercepted even by the earth
some OF the suns rays which wouIa !
otherwise shoot of into space are caught
In the earth's atmosphere and refracted
or bent out OF their direct course until
they strike and partially illuminate m. !
surface OF the moon.
TWO THEORIES.
Two theories have been advanced for |
the occasional complete disappearance OF !
the moon during eclipse. II is thought |
by some that II those parts OF the terpes-
trial atmosphere which border the earth's
half Ohe side turned toward !
the SUM are cloud-laden. then the moon |
Is shut of absolutely and Is invisible.
sun more interesting is the theory that |
the phenomenon is caused by the pres |
ence IN space OF vast quantities OF VOL |
canic dust During the two total eclipses
or the moon in 1854. the moon was abso-
Iut-iy invisible. This fact was then at
tributed by some theories TO the dust Of
the great eruption OF Krafiatoa flying I'm
possible refraction OF the suns rays
Ihere are some who -heid-the- -outnion
mat the same conditions prevail now.
upon the tremendous volcanic
agitation In the West Indies, Mont Pelee
ma her sister craters during the past
'ix months
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-16
BEWARE OF oiNTMENrs FOR CA.
TARRH THAT CONTAIN MERCURY

a. mercury will surely destroy the sens.
OF smell and completely derange ths
whole system when entering IL througn
the mucous surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on prescription,
from reputable physicians. as the damag.
they will do 10 ten fold 10 the good yo,,
can possibly derive from them. Hair.
Caterrh Cure. manufactured by y. i
Cheney a Co. Toledo. o.. contains no
mercury. and is taken internally, actins
directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces Of the system. In buying Hair.
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the renu.
Inc. IL Is taken internally. end made An
Toledo. ohio. by r. J. Cheney a G..
Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists. price 76c. per bot.
tie.
Hairs Family Pills, are the best
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-16

Rose CoRhlan, supported by company
" unusual merit. will appear at the En-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-16
HOTELS.

ton was afterward served.
Sergeant Frank Mrnroe. who has been
on a vacation TO Milford and Southbridge,
Mass. has arrived home.
The Favorite Whist club mot last even
ing with Mrs James VI. .Munroe. on Oak
avenue. whore very enjoyable evening
was passed. After whist an elaborate COZ
laton was served and musical selections
rendered by Miss Read and Mrs. Charles
H. Humphreys. Mrs. Arthur Canshaw.
a former member OF the club. was present
and heartily welcomed. The scores were
as follows: Mrs James II. Munsroe. 80:
Mrs. Williams Ferris. ~; Mrs. Edward
Bidmead. 9 Mrs. Woodward. IS, and
Mrs. Durfee Cook. 81.
The memberr OF the Pomham club or
dered an elaborate forai piece for tseir
late comrsde. Henry Clay Field. II n
probable that many members Of the ciuo
win attend the funeral
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-16

Mr.. Malcolm williams. the popular
leading man Of the Albee company. has
been In Providence for the past few days
having returned from a much needed rest
at Sunapee lake. New Hampshire. where
he has been catching ish by the hundred.
he says (but this sounds like a fish story.
Mr.. Williams Is the guest OF friends in
this city. and will shortly leave for re-
hearsals with the b. r. Keith Stock com
pany In Philadelphia, In which organiza-
tion he is to hold the same position he so
graced with the Albee company last sea-
son.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-16

Elizabeth Murray. the clever monologue
artistic. has recovered from a recent at
tack Of acute indigestion. and will be one
OF the features OF the bill at Keiths next
week. as previously promised 1t was
feared by her physician that Miss Muir
ray would be obliged 10 cancel about two
months OF her vaudeville engagements,
but her recovery has been very speedy
and gratifying.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-22
Mainly Personal

Henry Ehlers of Phoenix, A. T., was a visitor to the valley the past week.
 Dr. T. k. Griffith has returned from d visit to his home in Riverside, being accompanied to Imperial by William Warr, d young mining engineer of Northern California.
 Fl. C. Cones, a prominent merchant of Denver and brother-in-law of A. Fl. Heber, was a guest of the latter in Imperial portion of this week, re- turning to Los Angeles Thursday.
 l. w. Gleason spent a portion of the week in the valley as escort for d party of land seekers composed of ]. C. Huffman of Nora Springs, Iowa; George F.. Bird of Rockford, Iowa, and John F. Potter of Cherokee, Iowa.
 Rev. Mir. Noble, synodical mission ary of the Presbyterian church for Southern California, visited Imperial Wednesday and Thursday, with view to studying the needs of the country from a church point of view. He hopes to be able to esta blish a Presbyterian church here next winter.
 J. Garbutt of Ontario, Cal, broth er-in-law of Fl. (. Oakley, has arrived in Imperial to take charge of the farm ing operations on the ten-acre tracts west of town, being brought under cul- tivatiou by the Oakley-Paulin com- pauy. This will relieve Mir. Oakley of that portion of his duties. N."
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-22
Shot a Coyote

C. J. Bledsoe had surprise party in his tent east of town d few nights since. He was awakened by d noise, and saw a big coyote standing over him, while he heard another one near by. As Bledsoe sprang to his feet the coyote retreated about ten feet, where he stopped long enough for bullet to be sent through his head. MT. Bledsoe had the hide in town Wednesday.
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-22

rough the progress is slow and the work hard. It is death on clothes, es- pecially shoes. The heaviest hob nail variety are soon worn out.
 Ut is the trial and re-trial lines which eat up the space and the time. Often in the rougher country the line is advanced not more than half or a quarter of a mile in day. Mir. Rich ards expects that when lie gets down onto the desert that he will be able to make ten or twelve miles in a day"
 A special dispatch to the Los Ange- les Times from Chicago says: "Presi- dent Leeds, First Vice President Parker of the Rock Island and k. K. Cable, chairman of the board, left for the coast today. The trip is the fore runner of important announcements regarding the plans which are matur- ing. Gossip IS that the Rock Island is in the market for S100, ,000, with which to build the El Paso-Pacific Coast line, and that the present trip will have an important bearing on the subject. 1t comes from well informed men in the Southwest that the Rock Island is back of the Phelps Dodge syndicate in much of the railroad building that the latter is doing in that section. The Phelps-Dodge syn dicate owns large mining properties in the Sonora district and in South western Arizona ,and is building a line from El Paso northwest to Phoenix. Upon completion of this property, it will be turned over to the Rock Island, which will then extend west to San Diego or meet the line which is now being projected east from San Diego"
 An Associated Press dispatch from refers to the departure of the same men for Fl Paso, intending to be away several weeks. The dispatch "It is said the trip is the forerunner of important announce ments regarding plans which are ma turing. None of the officials would give the purpose of the trip,nor would they deny that it had some bearing on the alleged project of the Rock Island to build to the coast"
Imperial press and farmer., 1902-02-22
SAN DItGO-tASTtRN ROAD

The most interesting question in connection with the survey of the pro- jected San Diego Eastern railroad, to the people of Imperial has been re- garding the route from Jacumba valley to the desert. IL has been claimed by some persons that the survey would lead east from Jacumba valley through pass not generally known, which would keep the line close to the inter- national line, when it would probably not come to Imperial. 9th CTS have maintained that the route would be down Carisso creek, which would carry the line to point north of west of Imperial. The surveyors have now got over the divide into Carisso creek, and are steadily work ing to the eastward. This is encour- aging 10 the people of Imperial.
 The San Diego Union gives the following news:
 "Word comes from the surveyors on the line of the San Diego Ea stern railroad that they are now located at Camp Carisso, in the Carisso creek country, and that it will not be long before the camp is moved six miles further toward the desert to Dos Cabasas.
 "Engineer Richards spent some time on the line of the Sedgwick sur vey of line down from the mountains $ to the desert on the other side of the divide, but lie decided that better route could be found, and he has found it by following down the Carisso creek toward the desert The work of get ting down on a suitable grade is not easy, and progress is slow, for many lines have to be run and great deal of reconnoiterinE must precede the final determination to put the line in this or that particular place. The sur vey will not be ini shed to the Colo rado river for several weeks, and pos sibly a month or two, though the en- gineers expect to move rapidly as soon as the stake-drivers reach the level of the desert section,
 Alex Murray, who is well-known San Diego boy, is with the party as one of the engineers force. He is all amateur photographer of no mean merit, and in writing 10 his friends in the city he declares that the railroad will, when built, pass through some of the finest scenery in this part of the country. As an earnest of what he says he has sent in some of his own work along the line of the road, He says that some of the country is quite rough, and in some places the canyons along the survey will rival anything seen on the Santa Fe line.
 "The country through which the line passes being very rough has necessi- tated many trial lines. It was only a few days ago that the party passed the l00-mile mark. It is roughly estimated that to attain this distance it has been necessary to run lines over a distance of 300 miles. Where the country iS SD
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-12-18
FARMhhEi7:r;,s
::: ::; :. '.::.''-.- AID y
g@hggzzRIDEM
VEXED PROBLEM SOLVED.
EmcnciouS Cure for Plant Diseases
Euc to Fungus Parasites Has
Now Been Discovered.

The agricultural department has
been studying certain diseases which
attack plants and, for some of them
Mt least, has found cure. The Sat
urday Evening Post assures farmers
who raise peaches, sea island cotton
or cowpeas, that they need no long
er fear peach leaf curl "y'llows,'
"httle peach disease cotton wilt
or pea sickness
All these diseases are due to fun
gus parasites, which, year after year,
have been slowly but surely spread
ing through the country. Besides
the external symptoms, they man
fest themselves by causing knots to
form on the roots, whereupon all the
small fibcrs become distorted, swol-
len, and incapable Of fulfilling their
proper functions, and this leads, of
course, to the death of the plant.
Every attempt to kill the fungus by
the ordinary ways of treating the
soil, and the plants with fungicides
failed entirely, and growers were in
despair when the department hit upon
the cure.
When it was found it was so astound-
ingly simple that the only wonder was
that no one had thought of it before.
Itseems that in many cotton fields, and
in many peach orchards, in many pea
patches, there were often observed to
be one or more plants that refused to
lie with the rest and which survived
TO come 10 bearing. When the seeds
or cuttings-of these were sown IN
the same soil. il was found that large
proportion Of the resultant plants
possessed the resistant power OF the
parent. Repeating this process OF ar
tificial selection again and again
sooner or later there developed stralr
that was wholly resistant to the at
tacks of the fungus. When this was
done the problem was solved.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-12-18
A MILLION VOICES

Could hardly express the thanks
of Homer Hall, ,0i West Point, Ia.
listen why: A sey ere cod had SET
tied on his lungs, causing u most
obstinate cough. Several physicians
said he had consumption. but could
not help him. When all thought he
was doomed he besan to use DR..
Kings New Discovery fer Consump,
tion and writes-"It has completely
cured me and saved INV lie. l now
weigh 227 lbs It's positively guar
anteed for Coughs, Colds and Lung
troubles. Euce 'Oc and 81 90. Trial
bottles free at Middleburg Drug
Store, Grahbil, Gormln a. Co. Rich
fed. anG DR.. J. ". Slmpsel, Peuns
Greek.
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Consists in keeping all the main
Organs of the body il healt y, re7u.
lor action, and III qulcklv destroying
deadly disease germs. Electric Bit
ters regulate Stomach. Liver and
Kidneys. purify the blood, and give
"a epeudid appetite. They work
wonders in curing Kidney Troubles,
Female Complaints, Dyspepsia, and
Nervous Diseas, s,Cons:ipation and
Malaria Vigorous health and
strength alwaos follow their use.
Only SOC, guaranteed by MiddlebuIg
Drug Store. Grapbill, German & Co
Richtield' DR.. J. W. Sampsel, Penns
Creek.
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STARTING A CORN SHOCK.
with the Aid Of the Device Here De-
scribcd the Heaviest Crop Is
Handled Readily.

Last season quite n number of corn
binders were purchased and used in
this country. The acreage of the indi-
yidual farmer is so small that it does
not pay one man to buy machine, but
in many instances three or four have
combined and seem well satisfied.
They worked perfectly in standing
corn and picked up the stalks that
were doYn very readily, making fair
bundles. OF course, if the stalk is ly-
"a. o.oag thc.row the way TIC machine
is running it cannot be picked up, but
if it lies crossways, or, in fact in any
other position, the corn binders will
as a rule pick it up nicely. Where the
corn is badly down and quite ripe quite
n number of ears arc knocked Off, but
these can be picked up when shocking
and no great loss will result. pcwE
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-12-18

The Missouri mule is destined to
make his way in the world. Five hum
dred Missouri mules will leave their
happy homes and take passage for
Bombay, British India. This voyage,
unlike that to South Africa, is one of
peace, and hereby the mule becomes
q member of the class of the worlds
inhabitants known as the "nomadic." !"
He has adopted the Boer habit of
"trekking." This is the first time in
the history of New Orleans that a
cargo of this kind will be taken to
Bombay. The voyage will consume 10
days.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-12-18

Elizabeth Cady Stanton makes OBJ
lection to the American custom Of
using initials for
names, and is of
N""eH' the opinion that
4, B and C do very well for kegs of
fish, barrels of -four and spools of
thread, but not for imm ortal men and
women. Mrs. Stanton mentions an
acquaintance with an insignificant
name whose given name was Wendell
Phillips. He always signed himself
W. 7. -, and thus consigned hims elf
to darkest obscurity, whereas If he
would lay hold on the Wendell Phillips
part of his name with pen and ink the
whole might have been dignified into
title of some Importance. But II he
were a person of no Importance Wen
dell Phillips couldn't save him. On
the other hand, as the St. Louis Globe
Democrat has remarked, the query
arises, how many deserving, even SUI
perior, persons may have been clogged
from rising by humble names? Night
not Jaggs become man of weight in
the community if he were named Cor
don, or Winthrop, or buckingham, or
St. Clair? This is deep question and
one that much may depend on. The
two greatest presidents of the United
States were Washington and Lincoln
names of distinguished flavor, had
| their owners never been patriots oI
presidents. 1t is significant, too, that
| they might have been &. ii. Washing
| ton and \. Il. Lincoln, but, on the con
| trary, were christened with no super
fluffy of identifying cognomens; sim
ply George and Abraham. The inde
| pendence of mind which is in this day
overcoming accidents of birth ant
what one might call the absurditie:
and eXccsses of christening now per
mits the bearer of a name that doe
not suit him to change il. Persons
| branded with the inevitable two ini
tials drop the first name if they 81
desire and spell the second one in full
One does not have to wear a name a
some people do wen or wart, a
if it were sacred and could not be re
moved. A man living in communi
ty where there were 20 others of tn
same name continually getting hi
mail, cashing his money orders, con
fusing his identity with theirs in pc
lice court, perhaps, would be justitie
in appealing to the law and becomin
an Ardleigh, a Featherstonebaugh,
Plantagnet, or anything euphoniou
that might strike his fancy. Fat
should not be permitted to suppress
him with such feeble instrument a
a name that mingles him with thou
sand others from whom he has no wa
of being singled out. This is an ag
of freedom.
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The EnnI md His MnncN.

An amateur was induced to place a
ten-dolar bet with bookmaker, and
won S2j This pleased him so much
that he placed the SIS with the book
maker on the next heat. lie won again,
The third heat he played all his roll,
amounting to $50 or so, and lost
whereupon he fell over in dead faint
His brother, who chanced to be pres
ent, ran for doctor and asked him
to make haste, as he imagined his
brother was dying. 81 am veterinary
surgeon" the doctor said. "You are
Just the man / am looking for" the
man replied, excitedly, "as my brother
Is a iackass." Rural World.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-12-18
bright brains and Fair Lady.

Mrs. IIansom--I understand, sir, that
you have secretly been making love to
my daughter, and i must forbid an ac-
quaintance begun in that way. You
should have seen me first.
Shrewd Suitor-Madame had seen
you first, should have forgotten your
daughter and fallen in love with you.
Mrs. Hansom-Um-the irformality
OK the proceeding was all objected to
Come with me and will introduce you
N. Y. Weekly.
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TOLLS A DEAELY ATTaCK..

my wife was so i'll that good ptv-
sicians were unable to help Ler,'
writes Nj. NJ. Austin. of Winch est er
Ind, but was completely cured by
DR.. Kings New Life Pills" They
work wonders in stomach and liver
troubles. Cure constipation. sick
headache. 25c at Nliddleburn Drug
Store, & ybill, German Il Co. Rich.
field. an Or. J. w. Slp'psel, Penns
Creek.
The blind beeger may still have
an object in view.
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corn can be picked up much better
than by hand.
The grain ordinarily is cut quite
green. Shocks contain 20 to 80 bum
dies. Notroublc has been experienced
in corn molding. Seven acres is good
days work for corn binder. Two
men can keep up shocking. Forshoch-
ing, horse like that shown in the ac-
companying illustration is very satis-
factory. When the shock is we'll start
ed the crosspiece is pulled out and the
horse removed. This horse enables
the shockers to make n shock that will
withstand wind much better than if it
is not used. Any farmer can make this
in short time. Thevery heaviest corn
is thus handled readily by the binder.
Orange Judd Farmer.