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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17

one Of the handsomest homes In Salt
Lake City. and his startling story had
an impressive effect on spectators and
jury.
Mortensen contends that the revela-
tion theory II one OF the chief doctrines
OF the Mormon church. and that evil
dence OF a revelation coming from a
Mormon OF such high standing as Sharp
has sacrificed him.
Mortensen's case was twice appealed
to the supreme court. and on both occa
sions his plea was denied. Judge Ma
rionesux. however. wrote dissenting
opinion. holding that Mortensen was
clearly entitled TO a new trial. and that
IL would be illegal 10 execute him.
Judge Morse. the trial Judge. wrote Ia
the board OF pardons. saying that as
Mortensen was convicted on purely cir
substantial evidence. he should not he
shot He strongly urged that the sem
tence be commuted TO life Imprisonment.
Public sentiment and the manifesto
ton story convicted me-" said Morten-
sen. ITO show that have been sacri-
rinced by public sentiment I have only
10 point 10 the fact that 11o5 talesmen
were drawn before a jury was secured
to try me. But n must die will meet
death like a man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17

why aid you call your new home
Hope
10 be filed very often by my relatives
Chicago Rscord-Hersld.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17

GOT STUCK
IN BARREL
Absent. .m|hdIdIy Craw|sd Into
MllrhhOT's House and Doubled
Up In Cask.

New York, Nov. i7.-Mrs. John T. Cop
sill. wife OF former Postmaster John r.
Gopsill, Of Jersey City, was aroused AZ
A. m. Sunday by a strange noise IN the
cellar OF her home. 7ss Montgomery street.
She got out Of bed and as the noisc. which
sounded like a mans voice. continued. she
rsfsed . window and blew q policeman's q
call whistle.
Policemen wholebcn and Rahle re-
sponded They found window In the cell
lar open and securing a lantern crawied
through A FEW feet away was an ash
barrel. and protruding from the opening
were the head and legs Of n man. He
was wedsed In tightly and Il was with
great difficulty ne was extricated.
The policemen and Mre Gopsill. who
had followed them into the cellar recog-
nised the man as william Giernsn. a
young lawyer. whose home IL at ss2 Pacific
avenue. lie had formerly lived In the
house adjoining that OF the Gopsills. In
"A M OF absent t-mindedness he mistook the
Gopsiil house for his own. lie had often
got into his home through the cellar win
dow. and adopted this plan yesterday
morning. In stepping through the window
he fell into the empty ash barrel II was
his cries for help that attracted the at
tention OF Mrs. Gopsill.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17

Jassers-why does that DE Style fam
iiy always refuse custard pie?
Wagsers-Because n has no upper
cr1ist.-Philadeiphia Telegraph.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17

make fun, and. finally. he got so mad he
offered 10 bet his herd OF Holsteins agin
"A hundred dollars that Raobi would win
the race, and 'twasn'r a minute afore his
offer was took up by man with a high
hat on, and the money was put into Jed
Parkses hands to hold Jed's one OF our
rear neighbors, Vas so excited all
could say TO Tolsration was that he'd be
churched for sech wickedness and then
looked 10 see where the horses wore II
come to me afterwards that twas that
'home-brew' that was at the bottom OF
II all, for I'd never known Toleration 10
DO so rash before. But then. says 70 my
ness 10 have asked him 10 taste OF the
stuff. It's taught me a lesson.
Well. ] looked for the horses. and /
could see they'd got half way round the
half-mile track and / could see Rabbi
was behind He was on the outside when
tley started, so he had the wust ont.
Then was more excited than ever. and !
stood right up on my feet and watched.
the folks alaughin' and pokin' fun at the
time at Toleration. Some Of 'um said.
Fool and his money soon parted and
sech like talk. till thought he'd fight.
Now Tolerstion's prodigious big. and IL ne
ever struck anybody 'twould make aw-
full work How did wish Ia never asked
him to taste that home brew" Why.
I've seen him throw down a great OK as
easy as nothin' causes 'twouldn't mind,
and knew 'twouldn't do for him 20 give
way 10 his feelins. But.thank the Lord
he didn't strike anybody.
Pretty soon the horses came down By
the gfandstand like the wind. and sure
enough our horse was much az four rods
behind
When | saw how poor the chances were
for our horse awinnin'. begun shout.n
GO long. Rabbi Go long as loud as
could. and ~ YOU believe me the old horse
knew my voice. and set to trottin like as
IL ne was mad.
Toleration said hollered so loud the
other horses broke and run. and acted
like all possess. But he said II 20 tease
me. more'n likely.
I've driven old Rabbi for more'n dozen
years. and he knows my voice Jest as well
as the neighbors do. and when ! ever
said go long TO him he knew was in
hurry. and he always tried his best to
go. for never shouted 10 him unless
was in hurry.
I could look down the track far enough
10 see that he was agsinin' on the other
horses and the folks began 10 stop their
laughin'. and said among themselves that
the 'old horse amt goin TO take so much
OF a back seat after ALL"
When they come down the home stretch.
the frst 7 saw coming In sight was the
Write face Of old Rabbi goin' for all the
world as III he was bound for Waldo -Four
Corners. where our house is
federation shouted. and 7 felt as 81
wanted to hug the old horse. as he came
down by the judges stand about a length
ahead.
(To be oontinued)
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17
O0InGS At BROWN.
Fewer Students Than Usual Likely TO At.
tend Same at Manchester Other Notes.

Thanksgiving day seems TO be rather
bad day for some OF the students to go
up to Manchester and probably not so
many will see the game as went the
year before.
The team did not go cut TO tho field
for practice yesterday. as they were still
bruised from the Syracuse game, and
have another hard game "Wednesday.
There is no doubt but that Brown viii
win the game probably by narrow
margin, and the only fear that the Brown
coaches have II that some Of the men
may get laid out so badly that they will
not be In shape for the Dartmouth game
The game with Syracuse illustrated
that Brown was stronger on defence than
was supposed. and also weaker on at
tack The fact that she could have
scored three more touohdowns than she
did shows fatal tendency to tumble.
Practice will correct this fault I'm time.
but n is pretty late I'm the season 10
have the defect so prominent
President Faunce will preach At
Princeton university on Sunday. Novem-
ber %. Later In the year he has similar
engagements at the University OF chi
csgo. the University Of Virginia Yale
university and Wellesley college.
Prof. Potter. OF the English depart
ment. has announced that on Monday.
Dec. Z. two performances Of Shakes
peares Twelfth Night" will he given
In Sayles hall by the company that
played "Everyman" last year. II was
largely through the efforts Of Prof
Potter that the play came here last year.
and tohis year he thinks that the per-
formsnce should prove very attra ctive.
The chess team that Is 10 represent
Brown in the coming match with VIII
liams will be composed of the following
men: William w. Burton '06. William
@. Meader '05. Chester c. Waters 06, and
Elisha A. Crowell '0s The match Is
scheduled at Providence for the Thanks
rt.,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17
IN SOCIETY

In spite of the inclement weather Of last
evening q number " society folk went out
TO the Agawsm Hunt to the dancing party
given 20 Miss Vessel by Mr. Edward NJ
Guild
Mrs. Howard o. sturses has sent out
cards for an "st home" on Saturday.
Nov o.
Miss Eva Weeden of this city returned
yesterday from visit to friends In srnten
Island, ~. Y.
Mr.. Stuart Aldrich gave n small theatre
party at the Providence Opera House last
evening 10 Miss Blackwell. Miss Alice
Grosvenor and Mr.. Frank Hunter were
also In the party.
Dr. and Mrs. James r. Sullivan have
gone 20 New York to attend the horse
show at Madison Square Garden.
The engagement OF Miss Ellen Cousins
OF this city and Mr.. Edgar Otis Manning
OF Richmond. Va. is announced. the mar
Rage being set fo,p the early part OF Feb
ruary.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17
BETTING AND GAMBLING HUMBUGS
AND THE COUNTY FAIR.
CONTINUED.

tContinued)
believe In practicin what We preach,
and n a committee that sdvertises to
have a temperance gathering haven't got
stamina enough to stand by their doe
trine consider II an individual privileges
10 see that they do. Everybody in the
county talked about how little drunken
ness there was AT the fair that year. but
j don't take any credit for ~. II I'd been
n man suppose I'd put IT in the news
papers.
Liquor stands at public gatherings amt
no temptation for women folks So. OF
e course. 1 wasn't worried about the girs.
but I've got a hoy I'm interested I'm like
lots OF other mothers. and as I've got all
the rights that are under the heaven to
protect him from the pizen stuff. I'm
again TO do II and l amt again to apollo
gize for II nuther
When ] went 10 find federation 10 talk
10 him about his conduct. he'd gone off
10 the cattle pens, an | didn't sec him
u again until most 2 o'clock, jest before
the horse racin begun. But says to
myself perhaps it's Jest IA we'll II I'd
been in his place should have felt like
hidin'.
Well. Jonathan he went 10 look after
our horse and git him ready for the race
and Harriet and Madalene and Dorothy
Ann all went with me into the Exhibition
hall TO see the fancy work. for they had
all sent in something that they had made.
and they wanted 10 see how II compared
with the work that the, other girls OF
the neghborhood had put on exhibition.
Well, 10 their surprise Harriet and NADIA
lene. the two eldest, they found blue cards
pinned on TO their work which were a
fancy pillow, and a crochet shawl all In
white. The blue cards denoted first prize.
Dorothy Ann she got second prize on some
jelly that she put up with her own hands.
Well they felt real we'll pleased. and
was plea sed. too. for it's dreadful cncour-
aging 10 the young folks 90 be recognized
In some such way.
had some butter OF my own making
in the dairy department of the hall. and
there was blue card tackled on to the
box where the butter stood. and | guess
was as we'll pleased az the girls were.
although I didn't say quite so much
about IT,. I don't believe we'll ever e
too old 10 enjoy little recognition. A
little attention now and then peases old
folks ever so much.
Everything on exhibition looked zeal
pretty. except The crazy quilt sent I'm ty
Jane Bates. Well. OF all thngsl don't
want to say anything that it'll git out,
but--no. won't say what I was agoin' TO.
Folks would think I was prejudiced or
Jealous. don't believe in talkn' about
folks or about what they do so long as
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17
HOTELS.
HOTELS ws'''@s''" Ling
New york Westminster
New York

The WEI.LINGTON. New York, TN
Ave. and 55th St.--Modern. freproof. tele-
phone every apartment: rooms with bath.
s. day and up single rooms. N.50 and
IN: also suites. furnished or unfurnished
by the season or year. Broadway cars
pass the door.
The WESTMINSTER. Irving Place ana
18th St. one block from Union Square and
Grammercy Park.--Remodele at a cost
of over 10000: telephone. steam heat.
electric lights. open fires in every room !:
70 new bathrooms; rates 81 per day ana
up.
The Westminster Apartments are now
connected with hotel on ground floor. two
to seven rooms with bath.
A. w. EAGER.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17
OBSERVED GOLDEN WEDDING
SylJanus c. Shurtlsff and wife Have Had
SO Years Of Wedied Life.

sylvsnus Clark shurtleff and Laura
Townsend CGladding) Shurtlef celebrated
the 5pth anniversary Of their wedding
yesterday at their home at 81 Somerset
street II was 90 years ago yesterday
that Rev. Dr, Hall made them man and
wife at the First Congregational church
on Benefit street
Mr. shurtlefr nrst saw the light OF day
AZ Middleboro. Mass. on April g. 1881.
while Mrs. Shurtleff is native OF this
city. Five children have blessed their
union. four Of whom are now living. and
who were present at the anniversary yes.
terday.
For nearly 20 wears Mr. Shurtleff served
in the Providence fire department. and
went from torch boy on the old Fire King
No. & 20 assistant engineer under Chief
oliver ". Greene. but he IL now engaged
I'm business. bein gthe senior partner Of
the hrm OF s. G. Shurtlef a. Co.
Proudmsn-Did you ever hear my little
girl recite-- believe she'll be an elocu-
ZIONIST when she grows UP.
Hardman--Oh, Il may not be 40 bad
as that. she may outgrow it-Philadel-
phis Ledger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17
EoR OVER sixty YEARS

MRS. wINsJows SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used for over sixty years by
millions Of mothers for their children
while teethine with perfect success. II
soothes the child. softens the gums. al
lays all pain. cures wind collie and II the
best remedy for Disrrhoca- II will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold
by druggists IN every part 81 the world
Twenty-nvs cents = hottie. PC sure and
ssk for Mrs winslo~s Soothing Syrup
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17
VISION
CONVINCED
THE JURY
Found Verdict Of Guilty Of
Murder Against Peter Nor.
tenson In Utah.

Salt Lake. Utah. Nov. 17.-Unless the
United states supreme court rules other
wise. Peter Mortsnscn. a well.to-do con-
tractor. who is under death sentence for
the murder Of James r. Hay. a promi-
nent Mormon will be shot to death In
the state prison next Friday. the state
board Of pardons having refused by
unanimous vote TO commute his SEN
tence to life Imprisonment
When Mortensen heard Of the boards
decision he dld not seem surprised. nor
did he lose his nerve.
I'm an innocent man" he said and
place the responsibility for my death
sentence on the manifestation tesu-
mony Of James Sharp"
An appeal was taken 10 the United
States supreme court Mortensen was
convicted Of murder on June IL. =
and sentenced to he shot The evidence
against him was purely circumstantial
The most dramatic and striking testi-
mony. and that which. as Mortensen
claims. prejudiced tho jury against him,
was the story told under oath by James
sharp, father In law OF Hay. On the
witness stand Sharp. who is strict
Mormon. exclaimed I'm a dramatic way:
SAW 1T IN VISION.
Il charge Peter Mortensen with the
murder of my son-in-law. because
know that he Il guilty. God appeared
TO me by the Holy Ghost and put the
words % His Spirv In my mouth.
have 10 utter them. for I know they
are true. cannot and Will not deny
n here: neither will l deny u when 1
meet my God IN heaven. on the Tues
day noon ! saw the trail of blood lead
Ing from where the railroad tracks run 10
where my son-in-isw. Hay. vas buried
] saw n IN vision just az plainly as
when sftsrvard visited the SPOT
sharp 10 q wealthy man and lives In
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-17
20 Years Of
Vile Catarrh

Wonderful Testimony 20 the Curative
Powers OF Dr. Aanew's Catarrhal
Powder.
Chas. O. Brown. journalist, Of Duluth.
MINI. writes: II have been a sufferer
from Throat and Nasal Catarrh for over
20 years. during which time my head
has been stopped mp and my condition
truly miserable. Withiq 10 minutes after
using Dr. AEncws Catarrhal Powder !
obtained relief Three bottles have al
most. n not entirely. cured me"
Or. Aanew's Ointment relieves piles
instantly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-17

not multiply the negro race, educate it
and keep it from citizenship. The indi-
vidual representatives of the race
whose capabilities are Ire more COM
manding are entitled to political recog-
milton under the constitution and the
general government mus pay the debt
or repeal that portion of the funda-
mental law which gives the negro the
right of citizenship.
The citizen quoted by the Tribune is
very likely what the correspondent says
ne is-one OF the educated and liberal
men Of Savannah and representative of
the better class of southerners. He is
convinced of the danger to his race at
forded by equal citizenship of black and
white. A sincere man OF education and
refinement must have thought long and
earnestly to have come to an arbitrary
conclusion that involves the annihila-
ton of race. While we of the north
view the negro question from an alb
81 dst view poiilt ol IiSit oI NioitS, tht
southerner deals with it as a concrete
proposition of representation. Con
abstract righteousness 81 his attitude
toward the negro is left unconsidered
Were the positions of the north and
south reversed it is possible that the
cry for disfranchisemert might come
from the section that now condemns
that policy The north wishes the ne
gro well. but we'll away from individual
contact as an equal social or political
The Memphis Scimitar touches this
weakness of the north when ii says:
There will be at least one serious
dra wback to the negro's removal from
The south 10 Boston, as now proposed
by certain negrophiles of that city
Everybody there will call him mister.
but nobody will give him chance to
earn a living
With all the demand for farm labor
in Iowa it is doubtful f twenty negro
farm hands of the average southern
type could find steady employment in
Marshall county. The question of ne
gro citizenship is still open for settle
ment. His constitutional rights should
be maintained SO long as ihey are guar
anteed by the constitution. The north
viii not receive him as an equal; the
south has served notice that he must
remain helot or suffe.' humiliation.
The entire marine of the United States
would not suffice to deport the annual
increase of the race. What is to be
done with the negro?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-17
VACATION ON THE FARM.

Send the town boy to the country to
spend vacation. It will do him good.
Send him, we say, if you can get any
one to take him for whatever he may
be worth A town boy on the farm is
usually rather new at the business of
carrying milk pals. wedding the to-
mato pach, or feeding calf out OF a
two-gallon bucket, and, consequently,
isn't very valuable assistant to the
average farmer, but If it is possible
for him to earn only his bread and but
ter, send him along.
Vacation days in town are the dullest
things in the world to the average town
boy. Three months on the farm would
be a revelation to him. There are ten
thousand things to be learned In a
summer on the farm that would be
useful material in building up the edu-
cation of the boy. Besides, the work
will do him good. No one ever stayed
on farm very long without getting
into some pretty hard jobs OF work,
and the sooner that a boy learns to
tackle real work, the better it will he
for him. Not too much work, oil
course: but enough TO make him relish
the play hours.
The air of the country will be a. lung
tonic TO the town boy, climbing the
hills will be liver invigorator. and
the rays of the summer sun will give
his cheeks rudy brown. and three
months only, spent far from the mad
dering crowd" will fill his mind with
thoughts that cannot well be other
than pure and wholesome.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-17
Choir Got Back.

David NJ. Parry. president of the
National Association of Manufacturers
told. during the New Orleans conven-
ton, little story that was not report
ed.
In the church that l attended as a
boy he said. there were frequent
clashes between the minister and the
choir. The minister thought the choir
irreverent and unmusical. The choir
thought him a back number. Each
tried to give the other a dig on every
possible occasion.
"One Sunday. 1 remember, there was
a clash wherein the honors We're about
even. The minister, after the choir had
sung the opening hymn, said, with a
significant smile. that his text would
be from Acts. Xxx: And after the up
roar was ceased. But the choir at the
sermons end. retorted very neatly with
the anthem, 1t is Time to Awake From
Sleap' -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-17
BAILEY'S FARM WISDOM.
britt Tribune

AMI now comes another farmer"
writer in city daily. and advises
planting sorghum, as the early trosts
don't hurt it, Don't do ii. If you
want to plant something that frost
won't hurt, plant oak fence posts, null
len seed, or telegraph poles. Frost
don't hurt it, it spells it. field of
sorghum frost bitten smells like an
old brewery in high water. Frost hurts
anything that is feed. it spoils 1t. This
must be the same fellow who claimed
last fall that an early frost helped to
ripen the corn The leaves of corn,
sorghum. or any other forage plant are
the lungs of the plant When the
leaves are killed the plant dies, doesn't
ripen, it dies deader than julius Gaze
sar. If it dies full of juice and sap it
sours and after it sours 1t stinks. Sor-
ghum can be cut green and cured with
plenty of sunshine. But If the frost
cuts 1t, it isn't worth any
more than pine shavings for fodder
The wonders of Iowa soil are
now made manifest. The recent warm
days have made everything grow. An
oak post seasoned and peaied. sprouted,
cedar telegraph pole seasoned and
pealed, sprouted. A post hole was dug
and before the post was set the hole
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-17
THE JEFFERSON WAY.
Jefferson Souvenir

Does it pay? That is the question
the carriers have many times asked
themselves, when. during the terrible
rainy weather, with the roads almost
impossible, they still went over the
route as far as possible, in many places
where the department would not ask
them to go unless donevolun tarily. Yet
these are times when the carriers are
made to feel that their efforts are ap
.preciated. Every day the past week
Carrier Roland Roberts on route No.
4, has been remembered in various
ways by from two to ten of his patrons.
Some have left provisions of various
kinds IN his mail box, while others have
been inspired by the season of the year
to leave beautiful bouquets. Such evil
iences of esteem. which the other car
riers have also received, stir the ten
der feelings in a man many think the
sterner sex have none) and help to
make the country roads seem smoother,
the cold, rainy drives like a holiday.
and the mud holes nothing but a di-
version in the monotony of straight
stretch"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-17
Yellowstone National Park.

The Yellowstone Park is something
absolutely unique in this world, as far
as / know. Nowhere else in any civil
lied country is there to be found such
:. tract of veritable wonderland, made
accessible to all visitors, where at the
same time not only the scenery of the
wilderness, but the wild creatures OF
the park, are scrupulousiy preserved"
President Roosevelt.
This delightful spot is more easily
reached via the Union Pacific than by
any other line. The stage ride from
Nlonida, by the splendid Concord
coaches of the Monida & Yellowstone
Stage Company, is thru scenery hardly
inferior 10 the park Itself.
The popular route to the Yellowstone
Park is now via the Union Pacific.
Very low rates during June, July and
August.
For further information call on or
address J. w. Turtle, r. p. A., 220 West
Fourth street Des Moines, Iowa.