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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

WE ARE STATE AGENTS FOR THE
Manhattan Life Insurance Co.. the STAN
dard Accident Insurance Co. and repre-
sent about 30 OF the most reliable fire life.
accident and casualty insurance com
panies. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE--IMMENSE FORTUNES
are made by investing I'm real estate our
sl0 mouse lots offer you splendid oppor-
tunlty; cEcice locations; going fast; terms;
u down: soc. a week. ISAAC L. GOFf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-BRAINS, SKILL. MONEY
nave been expended In large quantities to
produce the new and handsome homes we
l.. GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-DO YOU WANT TO SELL,
your property at auction? II so let us do
X Ior you. We guarantee satisfaction.
ISAAC J.. GOFF co
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR sALE-coTTAGE OF ROOMS
a11 sJ5do Is acres OF lard in Barringtoh io'
s-=VO Call on ISAAC l.. GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-A 2-FAMILY HOUSE OF
- rooms every convenience; 1900 so. n.
OF land; only 1 minute from car line.
ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-IF YOU ARE GOING TO
build a home we think IL would pay you
10 come and see us. We have benenteu
others. We eau benefit you. ISAAC L.
GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-YOU ARE DOING AN IN
Justice TO yourself and family N YOU don't
own the house you live in. For 5000 down
ana balance same as rent we will sell
YOU cosy up-to-date modern home.
ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR sALE-FoR $1,000 WE WILL SELL
nne l0-room house on Massachusyy,s,is' ysi'
avenue. containing az Improvements Gu
GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-DO YOU WANT TO BUY
a lot at Washington Park now? We have
a few lots that We will sell at a reason
able price. ISAAC l.. GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-A ONE-FAAILY HOUSE
OF 70 rooms on Congress avenue: has 6DOC
50, II. and all conveniences. ISAAC L.
GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-HOw MANY RICH PEO-
pie made their first money by a small
are fine investment: terms. 81 down;
oOc. q week. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE - ON CARPENTER
street, a 2-family house. with stable cen
trally located; price. $500. ISAAC l..
GOFF CO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-wE HAVE REACHED
our limit when we offer 10 people OF mou-
crate means a brand new 7-room cottage,
located little way out OF the city, ior
SlVV DOWN, balance same as rent. lSAAI
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-seo0 DOWN SECURES AN
s-room cottage. with all modern con-
veniences. at Washington Park. The ball
ance on terms the same as rent ISAAC
l.. GOFF co
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-WE ARE BUILDING
some very pretty and artistic modern cot
delight In showing you. You had better
see US abolt them. ISAAC l.. GOFF Co
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE - DESIRABLE LEVEL
DalIding par,, lots in all parts OF the city at
very low prices. ISAAC l.. GOFF CO,
Real Estate and General Insurance. III
Westminster street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-A HOUSE AND STORE
On Diamond street; contains IL rooms and
store VIII sell for about what it's taxed
Tor. ISAAC l.. GOFF CO
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-A PRACTICALLY BRAND
new double cottage. IN a splendid loca-
.loh ana containing all the latest con-
eehlgnces, FOR sale at reasonable price.
see ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23
WHAT CHEER LAUNDRY,
HArHAwav sRorHsss.
Sc BURGESS STREET.

Our new building n completed. and We
extend n cordial invitation to our friends
and the public TO call and examine H.
We have wnat is considered by experts
the finest laundry plant In the country.
and from a sanitary point IL perfect.
With our present facilities We are pre-
pared TO do n largely Increased businets
refuse any work.
We solicit your patronage and guar
antee satisfaction In every respect
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-TWO NEW AND HAND
some 2-family houses. Is rooms each: all
mouern improvements steam heat. fine To-
cauon; cannot be duplicated at our price
ISAAC L. GOFF co
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-WE ARE CONSTANTLY
pudding homes TO suit people who have
IDEAS or their own. Let US build you
one one 10 suit your taste. ISAAC l.. GOfF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SALE-YOU'LI, HAVE TO GET A
hustle on II you want TO buy a lot at
IIeVeland Park. only few more left.
ISAAC L. GoFF co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23
frm., Fall River & Nswporl Steamball Co.

fIuHJ rdll hNel q NeWpUIl oiedniuoil w.
FOR NEWPORT Week days. p m sun
days 10 n. m. and p. m. Return, week
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Mondays and Saturdays. Excursion tick
cts, 60 cents,
20 FAIL Nte-Bristol and Bristol Ferry
3 y. m. Return a. m. week days only.
Fare 10 cents.
H. BUFFUM.
Stunt Transportation.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23
Little Children

can safely take this famous we'll
known remedy. Made entirely of
herbs, warranted free from mer-
curry, and poisonous substance, that
is why everyone likes
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23
RAILROADS.
NEW YORK. NEW HAVEN AND
hartford RAILROAD.

A Time Table giving fun Information
as TO local and through train service
may be obtained at Providence station
anu stations below:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR SAIE-ON ARNOLD ST.
house, OF IS rooms: all conveniences. ,fnn fur
mace heat and conveniences; price, SfoV'
ISAAC l.. GOFF CO.
FOR SALE COTTAGES AND 1920
i9r GT $3.50 year; price. $iSoo. ISAAC l.. SofF
FOR sALE-CoTTAGE OF ROOMS
s22oo Call on ISAAC l.. GoFF CO.
FOR sALE-FoR $1,000 WE WILL SELL
hne l0-room house on MassachusSyta,s'
avenue, containing az improvements i9u
Gla9 Gort tPetter yer see us about 1t iSAAC iA
FOR sALE-wE HAVE REACHED
our unit when we offer 10 people OF Inou
crate means a brand new 7-room cottage,
s9oa s1Sated TED little way out OF the city tVr
l.. GoFF CO.
FOR SALE-WE ARE CONSTANTLY
Ideas OF their own. Let us build you
one 10 suit yolr taste. ISAAC l.. GOF'F
FOR SALE - DESIRABLE LEVEL
Verihg Very ay lots in all parts Of 5he CITY az
nMeai Mi. Estate and General Insurance. III
Westminster street.
FOR sALE-YOU'LL HAVE TO GET A
npstle on II you want TO buy a lot at
Cleveland Park. only a few more left.
ISAAC l.. GoFF co.
FOR sALE-A PRACTICALLY BRAND
NV uoubie cottage. IN a splendid loca-
ye,, non @ ana containing all the latest con-
Sehiences, for sale at reasonable price.
see ISAAC l.. GoFF co.
FOR SALE-A. HOUSE AND STORE
,t on Diamond street; contains IL rooms and
store VIII sell for about what it's taxed
ior' ISAAC l.. GoFF co.
FOR sALE-BRAINs, SKILL. MONEY
nave been expended In large quantities to
pss1duce the new and handsome homes we
L. GoFF CO.
FOR SALE-How MANY RICH PEo-
PIE made their first money by a small
s,art sra IN real estate our $50 house lots
ooc' q week. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
FOR SALE-Two NEW AND HAND
modern improvements. steam heat, fine To-
Gation; cannot be duplicated at our price.
ISAAC L. GOFF CO.
FOR SALE-YOU ARE DOING AN IN
Justice to yourself and family If you don't
owe the house you live In. For $500 down
ISAAC t. If0'GGi GoFP Hs-{S5da CO. &c modern home
FOR sALE-wE ARE BUILDING
some very pretty and artistic modern cot
tage homes, which we would verv much
delght In showing you. You had better
see US abolt them. ISAAC l.. GOFF co
FOR SALE-s2o0 DOWN SECURES AN
s-room cottage, with all modern con-
veniences. at Washington Park. The ball
ahce on terms the same as rent ISAAC
l.. GOFF co.
FOR SALE-DO YOU WANT TO SELL
your property at auction? If so let us do
X Ior you. We guarantee satisfaction,
ISAAC l.. GOFF co
TOR SALE-THE ACME OF PERFEC-
ton, A modern 7-roon cottage, with re-
ception hall and all conveniences: fur
mace neat. ETC., only $1,000: terms. $500
down: balance same as rent ISAAC =,
GOFF CO.
WE ARE STATE AGENTS FOR THE
Manhattan Life Insurance Co, the STAN
dard Accident Insurance Co. and repre-
sent about 30 OF the most reliable fire life
accident and casualty insurance corn,
panies. ISAAC l.. GoFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

FOR sALE-JUsT BEING COM
pleted, a brand new modern I-room cot
IABe or unique design, in splendid loca-
Yen near electrics; terms same as rent
ISAAC l. GoFT co.
FOR sALE-A BRAND NEW HOUSE
on rooms In nice suburban location Tor
SlbOO; would make a fine healthy home ior
some one; only $500 down required. ISAAC
FOR sALE-IT STANDS no REASON
you live IN 1t would surely pay you; a
cottage OF 10 rooms and stable at reason
able price. ISAAC L. GoFF co.
FOR SALE-IMMENSE FORTUNES
are are made by investing In real estate; Our
go house lots offer you splenTdi,a 1ppns- taI@s
- down: Doc. a week. ISAAC L. DoPR
FOR SALE-HERE'S YOUR OPPoR-
tunity TO secure "A cottage OF 10 rooms.
with stable. in a splendid location; for 500
down; balance same an rent ISAAC L"
FOR sALE-A 2-FAMILY. HOUSE OF
tral street. renting for $Je month. See
us about It, ISAAC L. GoFF co.
FOR sALE-A COTTAGE OF ROOMS.
1920 SO. II. OF land. on Admiral street, ior
$500. Call on ISAAC l.. GOFF co. III
Westminster street.
FOR SALE-$lOOo. JUST THINK OF IT.
$1,000 for a 2-family house just over the
line In No: Proyidence: your terms our
terms. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
TOR sALE-JUsT IN THE MARKET.
big bargain IN house lot Un soxisS see
ISAAC l.. GoFF CO.. Ill Westminster
street.
FOR SALE-wE HAVE BEEN AU-
thorized to reduce considerably the price
OF 2-family house on Bridgham ST;
has Is rooms and is a bargain lsAAC
l. GOFF co.
FOR sALE-JUsT OFFERED FOR
on Arnold avenue; large lot; price rea-
sonable. ISAAC l.. GoFF CO.
FOR SALES BRAND NEW MODERN
homes. having all conveniences, In splen,
did location. for $1,000: terms easy. lSAAC
l.. GOFF co.
FOR sALE-If. you are looking for a
good investment properly taS, den ran 40
state and Gen. Insurance. III Westmln-
ster street.
FOR SALE-HoMES IN ALL PARTS
of the city. City, suburban and seashore
property at reasonable prices. lSAAC
FOR sALE-IF YOU ARE GOING TO
build home We think IL would pay you you
10 come and sec us. we nave DtHtntSt
GoFF eaofrs co. eau 0s"en' '01
FOR SALE-DO YOU WANT TO BUY
a lot at Washington Park now? We have
few lots that we will sell at a reason
able price. ISAAC l.. GoFF co.
FOR SALE-A ONE FAMILY HOUSE
OF - rooms on Congress avenue; has 0OO
50, f. and all conveniences ISAAC Il.
GOFF CO.
FOR SALE-A 2-FAMILY HOUSE OF
- rooms. every convenience; 1900 So n.
OF land; only l minute from car line.
ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
FOR SALE ON CARPENTER
street 2-family house. with stable. cen
trally located; price, $500. ISAAC L.
GoFF CO
FOR SALE-A BETTER BARGAIN
was never offered. 7-room cottage on
Vermont avenue for $500: terms. 500
down: balance monthly ISAAC L. GOFF
co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-23

Corrected to May 10, 1902. +
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II isn't every musician who can blow
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Catarrh Connot be Cured

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7As joys Of Farming.
From the indianapolis Journal.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
Those people who write and
talk about the farm give the
impression that it is a lite OF
drudgery to be escaped. This
is a mistake. The average
farmer in India does not toll
SO many hours in the year as
do the men in most city en-
ployments. With modern
machinery the farmer is very
much a mechanic, and a me-
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labor has been greatly reduced
by labor saving and labor
tightening machinery. No
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man as the average farmer.
At the present time the druid
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farming intelligently, are fore
handed, and are making money
from year to year. It was the
opinion of the late Gov. Mount
that no occupation affords such
opportunities for acquiring
competency as does farming in
Indiana. While it may be that
many of the brightest of those
born or the farm have cast
their lots in the cities, there is
good reason to believe that in
q comparison Of all who left the
farms with all who remain on
them the average Of the latter
would be the better so far as
as living conditions are con-
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Hanna and RooseveH.


The incidents at the Ohio
republican convention indicate
very clearly that there is a
strong determination in certain
quarters that Mark Hanna
shall become the republica n
candidate for president in 1904.
Some Of the republican papers
that are not friendly to Mr..
Hanna lay great emphasis on
the fact that the convention IN
its platform Endorsed the adj
ministration of Mr.. Roosevelt.
There is no significance what
ever in this fact. The conven-
tiondid not dare to adjourn
without indorsing the nation
al administration; but the
TACT remains that there was q
very strong sentiment for MIR
Hanna's nomination in 1904
and every man who gives in
teligent observation to the pc
liticaI situation must under.
stand that, judging from tn
situation Of to-day, the contes
tor the republican nominatio
OF 1904 will be between Theo
dore Roosevelt and Mar
Hanna; and it is not too m NC
to say that despite the preju
dice and the predictions {
Senator Foraker, Ohio will tax
the lead in the Hanna boom
The Commoner.
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Saved From An Awful Fate.

Everybody said I had consumption"
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Shot in his left leg.

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Terrible Trouble.

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Mexican
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Rural Retreat Va One mile East Of Rural Retreat on
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!, The poverty stricken genius consoles
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The Heroes Of Fiction.

and appearance OF the heroes
J who bear the brunt OF the
strife imposed on them in the
a. NC. to-date novel. Time was
: when the hero was a really
. charming fellow-handsome,
clean limbed, witty and attract
i've. We read his sweet
speeches to the heroine and
wondered how any feminine
heart could Withstand such
, pleadings. The 1ovelight shone
/ in his eyes and his voice had
, the music of an old Cremona.
He was a diplomat, a master
of fnesse both in his dealings
with men and in affairs OF the
heart. To be sure, he was at
times ridiculous, but he was
always 1ovable.
What do we see now? The
following typical description is
. taken from a popular novel:
"He (the hero) had great broad shout
ders. = * = hand SO large and
strong that his clinched fist looked as if
: it would have felled an OK, His chm
: was firm and square, and in his cold,
gray eyes lurked the tenaclty of a bull
Z dog. He had purpose in life
a and women-love-did not enter into
his calculations"
r. 1t strikes us that this would
4; do very we'll for a pen picture
n of a popular butcher or q
O. "bouncer' in a respectable
: levee saloon. He is always
painted as a person who cal
tear down saplings with tn
81 forehnger of his left hand, an
On we sometimes fear 10
O. t h e integrity Of h a I
rk sandwich once that" fri
CHI jaw" has gripped it. H
appeals to US about as muc
as a stevedore, and yet we al
requested to believe that tn
nc impossible creature has the il
n. stincts Of a gentleman. w
are asked to find in this beef
hamllanded son of Anak II
virtues Of a Galahad and Il
chivalry Of a Bayard. 1t
IA too much.
We do not deny that som
of these Goliaths may be gifte
: with all the gentle qualities c
is a David; but we do questlo
Re the necessity and the accurac
Ill of the picture in its ensembl
IS True, a cerlain love OF realisl
, has led some writer's to tie
the truth as they see it.
= their desire to do the subje,
y justice they make a Caliba
= out OF their hero. This is a
Sc age Of power, and to a certai
ed extent the author merely re
r. fleets the spirit of the time.
! Lovelace, with his ruf6ns, ne;
calves, and m!ncing gait, is o,
10 of fashion, and in his stead W
or have the giant, the brute.
vn But if one makes a Garrett
r. study of the novels in whicl
d. these monstrous character
a. occupy the center of the stage
a. he will find that the. author
s. are, in the majority of cases
o. delicate puny women o
e scrawny. anenic men, VIII
y admire power, but never hav-
le ing it, do not know that it ha.
1t limitations. Thus, these miss
n hapen Brobdingnags miro,
g the ideal of the author more
n than they paint the picture Of
{ actual life.