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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAINS AUTO
BIOGRAPHY:

published by u. Appleton a. Co. For
sale by Preston a. Rounds Si25)
Citizen George Francis Train is seven
~ four years young. He has been before
the people In his own peculiar sphere for
couple or generations and n good part
OF the third. rather more conspIcuously
than most men OF popular rcnown. lie
Is part OF the history OF his country
and his name Is n household word. lie
has been called the "strangest man in
America and perhaps that is as compre-
hcusive a description az impossible TO
give OF him In anything short of many
chapters Of words
Now he has written what may b. call
cd his life and career and public services
lie calls this autobiography MY Life In
Many states and In Foreign Lands The
work is dedicated to the children who
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12
0LNEYv|LLE.

Peace and Quietness reigned In Shoe
E1v village yesterday and this some say
was through fear. Late Saturday even
mg there was strange nodse I'm the very
heart OF the village, and this strange
noise continued through the night. The
Noise was not only strange. but weird and
awful. a Noise that would make good peo-
pie shudder, and there was no end OF
tng.
8hoo Fry village was stillcd by the noise
ard stiiIed for ridr. and 80 far as can be
oearned the only person who dared ven
fu1e out was Thomas Cooney who had
Just returned from a visit to an old friend
~ CranSon. and when he got on. of the
s,ssT snaSe ne aacksnei his pace and told la a
BOY had taken fun and complete pos
geszdon OF Shpo Fly. Not a ''growler'
5eft the village after midnight Not a
young man dared 10 go out, and IL was
only the bravest who cared 70 rettfe to
the1r rooms alone for the night
AT O'Clock Sunday morning a patrol
man from the Chaffee street station wan
dered into the village. and he heard the
strange nodse. Now 81 is a well-known
f2cf that no policeman can get into Shoe
Fly village any time OF day or night un-
observed. and this was the case at this
hour on Sunday morning. for the police
man had no sooner made HIS appearance
than he was Informed by the strange
The Policeman took another hitch IN his
belt, drew his club and revolver, and at
once started an Investigation, for he had
s1rnud' in Shoo Fly village.
lie was brave and found the strange
poise. which was the slamming OF a door
IN an empty house, the upper story OF
which was devoid OF windows and this
caused draft and the door had no latch
and for hours this door went slam bang.
now easy and then savage.
A piece OF stone was laid against the
door. and Shoe Fly village went 10 sleep,
but before retiring held a meeting and
rendered a vote OF thanks TO the brave
patroiman for his heroic action
STATION AGENT RESIGNS.
w. II. Andrews. who succeeded w p.
Palter az station agent at the Plainheld
Gfreet station OF the Consolidated road,
n ron thar the Responsibilities are greater
than ever. and the saary attached Is by
no means in keeping with -. Perhaps no
station N the system dI mas hs ineessed :, trn N
years equal 20 this station. and II makes
the hours long and trying. Mr. Andrews
has given entire satisfaction, and an ef.
1orf may be made by the business men of
che place TO have him retained II possible.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Holy Name society connected with
D. Mary and 81. Anthony's Catholic
shurches met yesterday afternoon and
,lecfed officers for the ensuing year,
Thich are ss follows:
~. Mary's. the Revs. Father Thomas j.
race and J. r. Sullivan. spiritual dIrec-
ors--John OConnell, president. re-elect-
a: fret vice president. Patrick Padien:
econd vice president. Joseph Appleton;
ecretary. Andrew A. Cannon. treasurer
n. Corrigan.
0f Authony's. Rev. Father George W.
|rown. Spiritual director and treasurer
reeident John r. Harlow; vice presi-
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OLD NEW ENGLAND RooFTREEs. by

Mary 4. CraWioru'
published by T.. c. Page Co. For
sale by Preston g. Rounds h@)
In this prettily fashioned holiday vol
ume is contained a wide variety OF read
able and informing stories from New
England history. chiefly OF biographical
and always Of romantic and picturesque
kind Gathered from many sources these
ronances bv themselves oil many delight
ful pages while there is wealth OF Illus
tratIon. chiefly from photographs ana
showing the historical places as they are
today. many of them but ltr1e changed
from the davs when they were the scenes
of tho good old tales 50 dear to the heart
of the true New Enelander. oi course.
poston and the immediate TERRITORY and
me famous literary company of the past
generation figure n a considerable part
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12
POEMS BY LUCIA GRAY SWEET:
published by Lee & shepard. For sal
by Gregory. Price 50 centsD

by Gregory. Price 80 cents)
A bakers dozen Of dainty poems by
Lucia Gray SWEET are published I'm an
exquisitely fashioned holiday volume by
Lee 4 Shepard. The volume takes its
name from the title OF the opening poem.
Sisters OF Reparatrlce. and the binding
Is done In gray and silver ornamentatlon.
significant OF the convent. The theme OF
the verse Is the Incident OF Donadlo. a
famous Italian singer. who became n nun
In one OF the converts Of the sisters OF
the order Of Alteration Reparatrice For
. time she sang In the chapel of the
convent and her singing attracted great
tlrongS iAter Inc authorities pro-
hinlted her singing The poems cover
range OF subjects and sentiments ana The
hook is calculated To make a most ae.
ceptable holiday gift
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12
ELEVEN CH|NAMEN
OVERCOME BY GAS.
Fumes From a Furnace in House at
Il Burrill Street Kill One and
others Have Narrow Escape.

Eleven Cinnamon yesterday
Of
9 o ne house. was sdeadw when
. found.
They taken
and al
All but
leave tonigh omorro
fumes of the deadly gas is due
the fact that the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12

Mr. Gibson. was taken to show HIS ply
steal condition.
A persistent error In the case has
been the report that the Will was drawn
by Mr.. Wells. II was drawn by Dillon
M. Luther. the senior member. on Apri.
4 and executed on the sth. II was dic-
tated by MIR. Luther 10 Miss Willie Cor
pening. the stenographer.
Mr.. Benno Wolf. father OF Mrs Glib
son. was seen by News representative
this forenoon, and said the contents OF
the despatch from Ashville was all news
TO him as the family had heard nothing
OF the proceedings and that much OF tho
stun sent from that source was all guess
work anyway.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12
Nurses Testify That Il Was I'm
possible for Him to Destroy VIII
OR TO DRAW UP A new ONE.
Burden Of Proof That viii Offered for
Probate Is the Last and Legal One
on the Claimants.

Ashevlle. n. c., Jan. 12.-wnl Mrs.
John Mccormick Gibson be able TO show
that the copy offered for probate at
Cincinnati was the last will OF her hus-
band?
Her attorneys say they will show this;
the attorneys on the other side say they
are here to see that they do show It,
Mrs. Gibson's attorney, Mr.. Charles p.
Brown and Luther & Wells admit that
the burden OF proof is on them; that they
must prove, i'm the first place. that the
copy offered Is correct, and. in the second
place, that Mr. Gibson made no other
will before his death. and did not de-
stroy the one he had made.
The first requirement Is easily filled.
Mr. Wells and Bryan r. Hin, the wit
nesses, will testify that the paper pro-
posed for probate il a correct copy of the
missing will, and this first step will stand
established in the sight OF law until dis
proved by the other side. and IT Is not
suggested that IL will be.
But the second requirement Is not so
easily satisfied. Mr.. Settle and Mr..
Thomas T. Paxton, counsel for the con-
testants. are expected TO contend that II
must be shown conclusively by Mrs
Glbson's side that her husband did not
destroy the WILL and this negative is hard
to prove.
No one was with Mr.. Gibson every min
ute of the week that elapsed between the
time the will was last seen and his death,
and consequently no one Is prepared to
swear absolutely that he did not destroy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12

BOSTON DAYS. by Lillian whiting:
published by Little, Brown & Co. For
sale by Preston 4 Rounds.)
Here is a fine volume of stories. re-
miniscences. anecdotes. bits OF biography
and history having to do with Boston,
Boston folk and Boston doings. and par
tlcularly with the Boston OF literature art
and culture Miss Whiting is a we'll known
writer along lines here suggested and this
handsome work, handsomely lllustra ted
and fashioned hy the publishers. Is her
most pretentious and comprehensive pro-
ducton.
The book is divided into sections deal
ing with the subjects OF "'rhe City OF
Beautiful Ideals" Concord and Its Fa-
nous Authors" "The Golden Age OF
Genius" and The Dawn of the Twentieth
Century" The list OF illustrations in
clude a fine portrait OF Phillips Brooks,
view OF Boston Common. the Old Manss
at Concord, Trinity church. portraits OF
JuliaS6ard Howe and Louisa NJ. Alcott,
and several facsimile manuscripts from
famous authors.
There is an Intimate account of many
OF these famous New Englanders and
much personal "reminiscences of them that
will bring their everyday life closer 10 the
reader II Is good book OF good things
that readers will enjoy. and especially
New England readers who still regard
Boston as the Hub. and many OF the
personages who dwelt and worked I'm that
locality as the peers OF the distinguished
authors. poets and artists and cultivated
people Of world history. as they undoubt-
edly were
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12

OF these old stories now told again and
delightfully."- in this gay little volume. In
the course of the stories there is nat
urally copious reference TO a great deal
or New England history from the DAYS
when this part OF the country was maxi
ing-the days OF Anne Hutchison. Salem
witchcraft. Bishop Berkeley. down
through the Revolution and still on
through the Brook Farm episode up TO
quite recent times. a number OF the ro-
mantle sketches will be new to even such
readers as are pretty familiar with New
England history. and all of them are told
with engaging charm and freshness. Tho
volume is one of the Little Pilgrimages'
series published by Page & Co.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-12
COPY Is CORRECT.

The position of Mrs. Glbsons attorneys
Is said to be that when IL is shown that
the copy is correct, this copy takes the
place OF the original. But Mr.. Gibsons
condition has been shown by the wit
nesses whose depositlons were taken yes
terday TO be such that II could be reason
ably argued that he was physically un-
able TO destroy anything. DIR. S. Westray
Battle testified yesterday as to Mr. Glib
sons physical and mental condition and
bell boys and chambermaids at the Bat
terry park gave evidence about the physi-
cal condition, and that no other will was
made.
Whether Mrs. Gibson will have TO
prove absolutely beyond doubt that the
will was not destroyed by her husband is
a matter OF law. Tf she has to prove
this, then the copy won't be admitted 10
probate as the viii, and Mrs. Gibson will
have TO take her dover i'm the estate.
Even II the will is probated the con-
test IS not over-in fact the contestants
are not seeking 10 disprove anything now.
but Mr.. Settle and Mr. Paxton attended
the taking Of the deposltions before Com
missioner Bernard simply 20 see that ev-
eryth!ng was regular They could not
cross-examine the witnesses n they
wished They are relying on forcing the
other side to prove everything, and II
they want 90 disprove anything I'm this
probate proceeding they must bring in
depositions themselves
IL the will Is probated the contestant.
will file petition attacking the will In
the court OF pleas and quarter sessions
OF Hamilton county. q. There thev can
urge mental incapacity, undue influence
and other causes
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VALUE UNCERTAIN.

Justice w. A. James. Jr. made his
deposition Saturday covering his per
forming the marriage ceremony and see
Ing the will.
How much Is Mr.. Gibsons estate worth
is n question easily asked but not so
easily answered. Mr.. Gibson had mill
lions but he Inherited the money. and n
II was his for life only he could not give
it away--and part OF IL was so inherited
His estate VIII have 20 be investiga ted
and the net value Of what was his 10 give
"a uncertain.
on Saturday Dillon NJ Luther. r. NJ.
Wells. Miss Willie Corpening. whose
stcnographic notes establish the copv.
and MIR. I'm. who. with MIR Wells. wit
messed the WILL will &C to Cincinnati 10
give evidence supporting the copy. Tho
depositons win also be introduced
The dispositions taken made n strong
showing for Mrs. Gibson the wife and
tend 60 show that as an actual fact Mr..
Gibson was not alone for n minut. from
tho time the will was last seen to the
time Of his death. The two nurses. Misc
BuclSlen and Miss Barter deposa tNat
one or the other was with him all this
time.
This will be joined with tho dcpo, tions
of all parties who were i'm MIR Gibson \
apartments or had access to them such
as the bell boys and maids that they ala
not destroy the win by Mr.. GIbson's dt-
rection. and n viii be argued from these
facts that Mr. Gibson had no intent TO
destroy the Will and that at the time
~ his death II must be presumed he
intended the lost document 10 be his iast
viii. and that the COPY being estah.
lished must stand ne his last will rhe
deposition OF George Bender. who shaved
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13
UNCLE TOMS CABIN.

Now We are hearing from Mary.
land and other States south of US
that performance of the play
Uncle Toms Cabin" are not wei.
coined; indeed, that many instan.
ces no license for the giving OF
such performances will be granted
by local authorities And there
has arisen in consequence, some
thing offs wall hysterical, in which
may be distinguished the charac-
tsrizations, Don't know the war
is over!" Sectional prejudice -
"Opinionated Southerners" and
the like.
There's another side TO this
question, friends. The South re.
SAINTS uncle Tom" because, as a
play, "Uncle Tom" pictures the
South to have been a country of
cowardly slave drivers, lacking in
humane considerations, generally;
brutal in its treatment of the weak
specifically.
1t is hardly probable that, were
an English manage. TO bring over
a company of players to enact a
drama in which Lord CORVALLIS
was made the hero and George
Washington oonscienceless des.
perado, the venture would be huge
ly successful in New York. 1t is
even possible this section might
consider such play a studied in
suit, unwarysnted by the present
friendliness Of the countries and
Justly provocative of protest.
The South has ever it's color pro
Diem. Any managerial effort cal.
oulated to fan the flame of race
prejudice is in bad taste, to saw
the ;least.-New York Morning
Telegraph.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13
CALAMITY JANE" DEAD.

A noted female C haractsr
Calamity Jane" known on the
frontier since 10. died at Terry
near Deadwood, South Dakota, OF
Inflammation of the bowels. Be.
fore death she requested that she
be buried beside "Wild Bilp'
Hickox, who was murdered here
in rs. Her name was Mrs. Jane
Burke, and her last husband, who
VAS younger than she, is in Dem
YER. She has married daughter
in North Dakota.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13
SAM JONES' HOT SHOT.

Rev. Sam Jones, the George
evangelist, who was one Of th,
speakers at the Bloomington Chat
tauqua, was asked while there
what, in his opinion, was respon
sible for the race wars in tn,
North, particularly the Danville
and Evansville riots. He sale
in response:
II have lived among negroes al
my life, and know them pretty
well, and in my mind there Is not
much in this excitement among
them. Now this lyuching bust.
ness is no anarchy. If a mad dog
or wild beast runs through the
streets and bites some one, the
thing to do is to kill it, and kill il
before it before it does any more
harm. There is not much differ
ence between a wild beast and a
negro who will attack white wo-
men. Why, in the South the re.
spectacle blacks help the whites
lynch the brutes. Of the ii Co.,
600 in the South, the great mass
are peaceable law abiding citizens.
Since We have gotten rid of the
Yankee skalawags who were STIR
ing them up, We don't have much
trouble with them. They know
their place and they keep it, just
as The convicts at Joliet know
their place and keep it
There mey be thousand bad
negroes in the South, and they
are the ones who make the trou-
bic. 1t was the enfranchisement
of the negro that made the trou.
bic at first. In Georgia We have
not DISTINGUISHED them. They can
vote at the general election, but
they can not vote at the primaries.
We have white primary, and
a nomination is equivalent to an
election, the black vote does not
interfere. Education is doing a
great deal for the negro. The on
ly education that l think is useful
to them is manual training. Book
er T. Washington is doing the
most for them. He is dignifying
labor and teaching them to work.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13

First, the boy of eight or ten is
sent to the breaker To pick up the
slate and other Impurities from
the coal which has bsen hroug ut
up from the mine. AS lao grows
older aud stronger hv Is advanced
to the position and given tue pay
of laoorer There he gains the
experience which secured him a
place as a miners helper, and as
he requires skill and strength he
becomes, when in the height of
his manhood aud vigor, full
iledged miner.
Ii he is fortunate enough TO es-
cape the falls of rock and coal, he
may retain his position as a miner
for number of years, But as
age creeps on and he is attacked
with some of the many diseases
incident to WORK in the mines, ne
makes way for those younger aud
more vigorous following him Up
the ladder whose top he has reach.
ed. He then starts on the descent
going back TO become a miners
helper. then a mine laborer, then
a door boy, and when old and de-
crepit, he finally returns to tue
breaker, where he started AS a
child, earning the same wages Ss
are recei 'ed by the little urohins
who work at his side. There is no
incentive for ambition in the az
age miners life. lie can not rise
to places of eminence and wealth.
Only one in five hundred eau ever
be given place as foreman OF su.
perintendent, and these are posi-
tions which lew miners care to
hold.-John Mitchell in Cosmo-
politan.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13
p. 7. BAREUMS SUCCESS.

la 1889 p. I. Barnum, the great
Snowman, journeyed to the Pacific
coast TO visit a relative. On his
way back East he stopped Al kar :
sas City to see the great Barnum
& Bailey show that was then ex.
hibiting in that city. The then
press agent OF the Barnum Il Bal.
ley show, Bert Davis. introduced
to Mr.. Barnum the editors a the
local daiIies at the formers hotel.
In the course OF the conversation
which naturally followed Mr.. Bar.
mum said: Gentlemen. Mr.. Bailey
tells me that my presence at the
performances Of the Barnum a.
Bailey circus is worth 5000 day
TO the show. II this is true, il is
my name that is 80 valuable. II
is known in every town, city and
hamlet, It has become a household
word throughout the country. Now
gentlemen. all OF this Was done by
newspapers, and il advertising can
make name worth 5000 a day,
what Is ii that advertising can't
do?"
Before Peats, the wall paper
man, died in 1902 he was at the
head OF mammoth paper coucem
doing = business of SO 100000 a
year. Yet ia 1891 Peats Was run.
ming u small establishment for the
sale Of paper to the retail trade ON
Madison street, Chicago What
was the secret Of his wonderful adj
vance in the wall paper business
in comparatively so short a while?
1t was advertising.
A newspaper man in 1892 Undue.
ed him To experiment with prin-
ters' ink. The result was profita-
BILE. Peats didn't see that be could
have too much of good thing, so
he increased his advertising APP
and as his profits dou-
bled he doubled his space in the
newspapers and periodicals, and as
his advertising increased his bus
mess grew Thus he reached the
enormous volume Of $l5,0O0,000
year by the arithmetical progress
sion OF wide. awake advertising. In
the language Of p. Il. Barnum,
himself one Of the most extensive
advertisers the world has ever
known, IF advertising can do this
what iS it that it cant do?"-De-
Lroit Free Press.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13

The average man is quite GER
tain he could make fortune if
some one would only give him a
start.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13
WOMEN'S WORK
To Be Exhibited at the State
Fair at 0wensboro.

Prizes amounting TO $3.50 will be
offered and there will be some hne
displays,
True to the reputation which
Kentuckians have long since es-
tabliShed for gallantry towards
their women folks" the Exscu-
tive Committee OF the State Fair
has certainly dealt most generous
ly with them in awarding the pre-
MUM list in the Womsn's De-
psrtmeDt.
Not only are thelpremiums the
largest offered by any State in the
Union, $3.50 having been allotted
to this one department, but so
wide is their scope aud so broad
their purpose to reach every class
that one may be we'll repaid by
careful study of the lists.
The practicable. sensible women
of our rural and mountain sections
from whose sturdy looms come
the beautiful woven counterpanes
and artistic rag carpets, whose
merits are being more and more
appreciated, the deft fingered art
workers Of our cities with, their
flimsy laces and exquisite embroi.
deries are all remembered. In
whatever direction ones talent
may lie. she will find in this cata.
logue an incentive to exhibit her
best work.
Not alone in needle work, eth
er; for that road which is said TO
lead most directly to mans heart
the culinary highway. is quite
as generously provided for; bread,
cakes, preserves, jellies, pickles.
all are there, with abundant scope
for the display of ones skill In
many directions.
Another striking feature to
which attention should be called
is the Sweepstake Premium offer
cd as an inducement to exhibit as
many different articles in each
class as one may be able. To the
one who receives the largest num-
Der of premiums in any class, spe.
cidl premiums of ten dollars 10
awarded, making it worth ones
while to enter as great a variety as
ussible.
Nor are the children forgotten,
for there is a special list for them, |
where they may exhibit their best
dressed dolls, their rafiia work, |
scalloping, or any other handicraft
in which they may excel.
To any one who may feel inter
ested the Secretary of the Associ-
alton, Mr. l.. b. Shropshire, Board |
Of Trade building, Louisville, Ky. |
will gladly mail catalogues upon
application, and 1t is earnestly
hoped that the women of our State
may find both pleasure and profit
in making their department = sue
cess.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-08-13
ABOUT CONVERSATION.

The art OF conversation lie a most
desirable scquisition. Although
there are no rules by which one
can become brilliant talker, ev.
cry one may develop whatever tall
emit he Possesses. There are Ger.
tain considerations to be kept in
mind in cultivsting conversational
powers. The requisites for agree
able conversation are dwelt upon
in q paper in The Dslineator for
September, which will BIO a dis.
tinct aid to any one wishing to
improve his accomplishments in
this regard.