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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04
HUSBAND KILLS WIFE
IN MISTAKE FOR BURGLAR

Brattleboro. VT. June "A message
received herr today from East Putney.
ls miles from Bratueboro. states that
Mrs Eunice Dickinson Bailey was shot
and killed early today by her husband.
Sydney Bailey.
Bailey says that ne nistook his wife
for q burglar. He is being held, how
ever. pending an investisgffon-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04
coMpLAINANrS MOTION DENIED.

Judge Dubois today denied the motion
OF complainant In the case of Charles Ed
ward Paine vs. Emma L. Sackett et al.
that the respondents Sackett and Gris-
void be ordered 10 withdraw their de-
murrer aad set the case down for hearing
on bill and answer. in accordance with
order OF this court and agreement made
by counsel I'm open court"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04
VERDICT GIVEN FOR $500.

The jury IN the case OF Catherine
Rogers W. Rhode Island company gave
plaintiff a verdict for $4,000. Plaintiff
was run down by car on Dec. 2Sth, 1909
eurn-+e4l- A. Gardner were counsel. for
the nlalntin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04
HUSBAND MuSI SETTLE.

The respondent IN the divorce suit
brought by Ernest @. Allen against Laura
r. Allen obtained an order from Judge
Dubois today directing petitioner 90 pay
her attorney Frank r. owen. s15 for
counsel fees and s. week for her sup
port
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04
IN JOHNSTOWn, PA.

Col Arthur Bradford Sphinx. the deputy
city clerk has gone 60 Johnstown. Pa,
where he will spend about week at
tending a meeting OF the Sons OF Neter-
ans. OF which he a sCommander-in-chlef.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04
Eon-oNER- Sixty YEARS.

MRS. wINsLows SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used FOR ever sixty years by
millions OF mothers for their children
while tue-hing with perfect success. IA
soothes the child. softens the gums. al
lays all pain. cures wind collie. and b. the
bestIemedy fof Darrhoea. 10 will relieve
the poor little sufferer Immediately Sold
by druggists In every part OF the world
Twenty ive cents a bottle. Re sure and
ask for Ms. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04
DEPOSIT TO Be DIVIDED.

A decree was entered IN the appellate
court today In the interpleader case of
Providence County Savings bank against
Ann Hughes et al. by which Ann Hughes
gets ono half the sum on deposit. ono
lcuart>r of II goes 10 Ann Maxim and
the fourth quarter 20 Marta Maxim.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04

Young LAvyer--Then the litigation is
only IN a preliminary stage?
Old IAwyer-Thsts all The case hasn't
bean before the courts moro than two
yoam>-Puck-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04
The Cotton Market.

Reported for The News by DAVIS &
DAVIS, Banigan Building.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04

Johnnie! what do You mean by killing
all those ohickens7"
Paw said they was money In chickens.
an want a ball an a bat an a mitt"-
Houston Post.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04

Before the war opened Russia was
credited with having in the Far East a
force OF nearly 10000 men. The land
campaign has developed the fact that her
force is less than quarter OF a million.
The difficulties and delays or getting
reinforcements TO the scene OF the war
are tremendous. The distance and limit
ed facilities will offer n serious handicap
to the arms Of the Czar.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
SAFETY ON THE HIGH SEAS.

In the times of Henry Morgan and
the other buccaneers OF the sixteenth
and seventeenth centuries the name
Of Spanish salleon was always sicni-
cant Of treasure-ship conveying al
most incredible wealth across the At
lantic. How eager was the quest of
the British freeboCters for the vessels
which were laden with precious car
goes Of silver. gold and gems cousign-
ed from the old world to the new,
Those were days of daring adventure.
of slaughter and massacre the Span
iards almost invariably becoming the
prey of the British vikings. Nova
days many millions OF gold are sent
over the ocean in a single steamship
without dreaG of peril. Upon the At
lantic ferry a leviathan of the deep
may at any time transport gold bars
worth dozen millions of dollars and
the captain of the boat does not lose
wink OF sleep because he has such
store of riches on board. His ship
ard his cargo are fully insured and
there are none to modest him or to
make him afraid.-New York Tribune
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
A NEW eRANT-LEE STORY.

Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff's
DIARY" has not yet reached this coun-
try. but the English reviews all con-
tain selections from this amusing
store of anecdotes. The following
story the diarist got from Mr.. Robert
Lincoln when he was American minis
ter TO Great Britain:
Only three persons were present
when Lee surrendered; Lee himself,
Gen. Grant and |. who was the aide
de-camp of the latter. What really
passed was this: Lee came in superb
~ dressed. and wearing the sword
which had been given him by the ladies
Of Richmond. Gen. Grant and had
been separated from our baggage. and
had on the clothes we had been wear
ing for a week. Gen. Grant jotted
down the heads of the terms of sur
render upon piece Of paper. Lee made
one or two alterations. also in pencil.
and gave TIE paper back to Grant,
who said: Yes. that'u do. Now let
us come TO luncheon. New York
Evening Post.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25

where he had Started-and off lie trOt-
ted. following his own trail. The
hounds crossed that old trail shortly
afterward in circlinG around. but nat
iirally they paid no attention 10 it.
After that the hunters. with the
hounds. became weary OF hunting this
particular fox. and the old trapper
took up the quest.
He baited a certain place for several
nights without setting trap. until
the fox became accustomed To finding
something there. Then lie set a big
fox trap, covered il with leaves and
baited the ground again. Next MORN
ing the trapper went 10 visit the place
and found the trap turned upside down
and sprung.
The next night the same thing hap
peued. The fox noscd the trap ont.
turned it over gently. AMI then. 10y
jumping on il after Il lay upside down.
he sprung il. The signs showed the
whole thing 10 the old trappcr rs II
be had seen IL done.
He was angry and Svore that he
would get the fox. So he set four
traps. expecting that the fox would
get into one while he.waS fooling with
the others. But the FOX sprung them
all.
And then the old trappcr had his
bright idea. lie carefully SET a trap.
hut he laid it under the leaves upside
down.
OF course. the old fox routed il ont.
Gently lie turned il over. Then. as
usual. he jumped on it 10 spring it.
But this time he found himself fooled.
The trap was sprung. all right; hut
its jaws. instead nf closing on earth
and leaves. closed on smart MIR Fox
and held him until the trappcr arrived
with a club next morning aud settled
the matter for good. New York Press.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
LOSS FROM TYPHOID.

The Michigan physician who puts
the annual money loss to the United
States from typhoid fever at S50,000,-
600 is far from setting forth the full
truth. He reaches his estimate by
assuming $1,000 as the average value
of the lives sacrificed and he omits
all account of the money spent in the
care of nor-fatal cases. The real val
ne of the lives lost-so far as such
value can be expressed in money
might more properly be rated at S.
900, and at least 500 on the average
must be spent on victims who re-
cover. On this calculation, assuming
that the Michigan physician is correci
in his number of cases, the annual
loss to the country from typhoid is
nearly 100000, OOO.-Providenc Jour
nal
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
ACCIDENTS ON THE RAILWAYS

Granting that there is a greater
mileage of railroad in this country.
the proportionate travel is probably
greater in England than here What,
then, is the explanation of the fewer
fatal accidents, or, rather. the almost
total lack OF accidents in that coun-
try as compared with the frightful
mortality on our American roads? The
exact solution is probably not easy,
but the most natural explanation
that will come to the mind is that the
British roads are better managed and
that they are held to much stricter
accountability by the authorities. An
other reason also is the total absence
of all grade crossings in .ngland and
the universal employment of the best
of safety devices and signals, the
block system being practically uni
versal.-New Orleans P1cayune.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
THE FOOLED FOX-

Last winter an old Vermont trapper
fooled fox who was too smart for his
own good.
This fox. big. fine dog fox. had
become more aud more daring during
the season. and ut last had made it Il
practice TO enter the chicken and duck
Enclosures of the farms and snatch
fowl even while the farm dogs were
yelling and bowling 10 get at him.
Several hunters set hounds on his
track and lay in wait TO shoot him. hut
he evaded them every time. Once.
when he was especially hard pressed.
lie ran 10 the shore of pond. ieapcd
ont to where fallen tree fioatcd near
the bank and crouched down among
the branches.
There he waited iill the eager hounds
came tearing along on his trail. OF
course they stopped aud yelped in dis
appointment when they reached the
water. They shifted up and down and
finally they circled. as trailing hounds
do. hoping TO pick up the trial again.
Their dog sense told them that the fox
had fooled them in some way. and they
expected to find that he had run along
the shore.
Wise Mr.. Fox waited until the
hounds had gone on. Then he quietly
leaped back TO shore. landing exactly
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
RECORD OF Mr.. coRTELYoU.
Statesman Has Been in Washington
for Thirteen Years.

Thirteen years ago Mr.. Cortelyou
went to Washington as private secre'
tary to Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Rathbone. With the incom.
ing of the second Cleveland admins
tration, in 1893. he rendered his res.
ignation. with the intention of accept.
ing railroad position in iowa. He
remained in the postofice department,
however, at the solicitation Of the new
fourth assistant, Mr.. Maxwell. Though
republican, MIR. Cortelyou was adj
vanced to the position of acting chief
clerk of the postal bureau. In No
vember. 1885, when Mr.. Cleveland
asked his cabinet advisers if they
knew of a good stenographer Post
master General Bissell suggested Mr..
Cortelyou, whose good work had come
TO his favorable attention. This was
the opportunity which led to Mr..
Cortelyou's later success. He served
in the white house sixteen months
under Mr.. Cleveland.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25

There was n grove OF trees ON one side
of the clearing, and on the other the
broad river.
Now, it happened one day that Pa.
tience's father and mother went "a
town and left the little maid all alone
Indeed, she was twelve. and quite old
enough TO leave. She had her stint of
spinning to do her baking TO see TO,
and, best of all, she had me- So she
was content TO stay.
"'Now, Patience. child. If the Indians
should come. though there is little
danger, just you 20 down cellar and
lock the door. and you will he safe.
said her mother as she kissed her
goodbye.
The hours sped rapidly for the
little girl. She finished her spinning.
and. taking the brown loayes from the
two with me. Then who should she
spy but old Grey Fox with his squaw
and eldest son coming straight toward
the house
WAS she afraid? Not bit OF IT,
She would not have been her fathers
daughter IL she had been. In flash
she locked up all the baking except
pan of douGhnuis. which she placed on
the table with the hope that the In
dams would 90 as soon as they had
something 10 eat.
Then she flew 10 her place Of re-
fuge. but she had forgotten me. There
/ lay in the middle Of the noor. just
where she had dropped me. think
she would have rushed to my rescue.
but il was too late. The Indians were
already in the house.
"They ate the cakes and rummagcd
about TO their hearts content. Then
suddenly Mrs Grey Fox stepped on
me. or course ] began TO sing. That
frightened her. so I sang all the loud
or. When she found that the sound
really came from me. she shriekcd and
ran TO the door, the other followed.
and In less than n minute there was not
an Indian in sight. They thought
was n witch. suppose.
Then my dear little mistress came
from her hiding place; and. oh. how
she I'D hug me! Afterward she took
the very best care OF me If she
hIdn't, / should never have lived to
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
| BEFORE THE
PUBLIC EYE
KILLING OF GEN. eoRalkoFF.

Seems to Be Direct Result of Situa.
tion in Finland.
Bobrikcff. the governor general of
Finland, who was assassinated last
week, has been described as "a COM
bination of French farmer general
of taxes in pre-revolutionary days and
the chief of band of modern Turkish
brigands." The denunciation of his
murder in the Russian official press
and his so-called dying declaration
prove nothing in his favor. They are
evidence rather of the utter incapacity
of the Russian bureaucracy TO COM
prehend the true significance of the
Finnish agitation.
While it may be that Bobrikoff was
q proper instrument for the work in
hand, that work itself was of the most
abhorrent character in the present
days of political development. 1t has
been aptly said that he appeared like
the spirit of the sixteenth century ad-
dressing the twentieth century, for
that fairly represents the contrast be-
tween Russian tyranny and the Fin
nish aspiration for liberty. On the
one side is pure despotism bolstered
up by an army and the ignorant 10y
atty of the Russian masses. on the 9TH
er an enlightened people striving
against oppression, a people whose
progress impresses every visitor and
whose struggles are not those of reck-
less incendiaries, but of sober patri-
OTIS seeking to preserve their rights.
Since 1899 those rights have been
denied one after another with an
amazing disregard of sacred pledges. A
conscription has been introduced
which encroaches on old Finnish
privileges, the senate has been made
the creature of the governor general,
the courts have been made the serv.
ants of his will, the press has been
suppressed. Bobrikoff's attempt to
show that only a factious minority of
Swedes and young Firms was respons
'ble for the opposition is a grotesque
perversion of fact. The hostile move
ment is essentially popular. There
has been very remarkable resistance
to the conscription, and as an indica-
ton CT the general discomfort We have
only to point to the fact that since
the denial of constitutional privileges
the emigration has been unprecedent-
ed.
Hence, although one hesitates TO
commend even political murder there
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
oUTWITTiNG THE SANDS.

In his article From Coast to Coast
in an Automobile" in the May Worlds
Work. NJ f.. c. Krarup describes how
the motor car was gotten over a sand
hill. The means devised for this emer-
gency consisted of two strips of can
vas. six feet wide and twenty-four feet
long. Where the sand is round-grain-
ed. loose and dry the driving wheels
of car can get no hold, but spin
around as in water or Shiny mud. Our
strips Of canvas. laid on the ground
for the wheels TO run over. held the
sand together. and then the motor
power was sufficient to drive us ahead
In this manner the two strips, each
laid down three times, took us over
Wadsworth hill. much to the as;Onish-
ment of a number of citizens who had
assembled there with a team Of horses
and stout tackle to help US.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
THE SINGING DOLL.

The Nursery People had a visitor
who was no other than Great-aunt Pat
ties favorite doll For many years
she had lain forgotten in a cedar chest
in the East, and had at last been found
and sent to Great-aunt Pattie's little
namesake, Miss Patience Brownell.
And that is how the Nursery People
came to know her. and how this story
happened to be told.
Aunt Pattie's doll was not nearly as
pretty as the everyday dollie. nor as
beautifully dressed as the Paris doll.
Indeed, her clothes were quite old
fashioned; but they smelled deliciously
of lavender.
Perhaps you don't know she said
one evening. that / was the first sing
ing dolllie ever brought to this coun-
try"
NO; were you:" said every one at
once. Then they said: Won't you
please sing for us. Miss Patience:'
"oh. no. / could not My voice is so
cracked and old. ] would not for the
world. The other day. when Patience
was showing me to her little friends.
[ was so afraid that she would find
hidden spring and touch it. and I
should have sung TO those little girls.
who would want TO laugh. Yet once
l could sing very nicely. and because
could / think | saved my dear little
mistress from a great harm"
Tell us about it. please" said the
Toy Piano.
Yes. doc" said the little Cuckoo
from her perch on the clock.
So she began: 1T was long ago.
when 1 was quite a child and lived
with the first little Patience. The
Brownells were living on a farm in
what was then quite 4 wilderness.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
LESSON IN BRAVE SPIRIT.
Also a Good Example of the American
Tempcramcnt


Men on the shady SIDE OF so may
find profit in considering the spirit OF
David Lyon, who lost the work of fiji
ty years in recent fire. He is Il
years old. Now, let's see what this
plucky. fine, American citizen did
and let him tell his own story.
81 went to the good wife ! married
forty-eight years ago. She put her
arms about my neck and babe me be
of good cheer. so here am again, az
If nothing had happened, travelling Oh
the road and selling goods
That man is bigger than his en-.
viTonments, superior TO his condition.
In his breast there is golden sunshine,
and his manhood IS of type that de.
fes fire. toll and even stays the hand
Of older Father Time and cries: Wait
a moment; for my work is not yet
done
The prosperity OF this nation lies in
the fact that II is nation of optim-
lists. brave men and women who look
up, not down, and who never lose
hone
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
CURE FOR CONSUMPTION.

MotOr-car exercise will cure con-
sumption. says DR.. Blanchet. of Lyons
He speaks from personal experience,
having recovered his own health by
regularly covering about a hundred
miles a day in an open motor car
lie AYERS that by this remedy the
cough Of tuberculous patients is grad
ually abolished, or greatly diminished,
and healthy sleep and appetite pro-
duced. It is most essential that the
body should be duly protected from
cold. The elements of the cure are
the long stay in the open air and the
increased atmospheric pressure due
TO The rapid motion, which expands
and strengthens the lungs-London
Mail.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
LAWYERS SCALE OF FEES.
According to This It Would Be Well
to Keep Out of Litigation.

Judge Goode of Virginia tells of an
interview he had with Judah P. Ben
jamin when the latter was confeder-
ate secretary of war. You are law
yer. are you not?" asked MIR. Benja-
min. Mr.. Goode answered in the at.
firmative, whereupon the secretary
asked: What do you consider q
large fee?" Well, up in the noun.
tains, where live, IL lawyer gets
$500 he thinks he has struck it rich. !"
replied Goode. The secretary reflected
a moment and then said: Now. my
practice has been this: II a client
comes TO my office | charge him a
good retainer If he comes around &c
bother me ] charge him a refresher
II he comes to have some work done
on the case ! charge him a reminder
and when the case is concluded ]
charge him a fnisher."
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
TRIALS OF ARTISTS.

Artists will tell you it is no easy
thing to paint man in a frock coat
so that he shall appeal picturesqueIy
to the casual wayfarer. The modern
habiliments affected by the male per
son do not lend themselves to artistic
reproduction on canvas. There are no
scintillant cOlors. no fine lines of form
in trousered poseur, and to achieve a
successful portrait of a man is to spell
the artists capabilities in capital let
tiers. With women models-weB,
there the story is of different cast,
just as woman herself is so wholly
different. so enchantingly complex
Metropolitan Magazine.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
CITY AND COUNTRY LIFE.

The average young man or woman
who has To work for a living would
rather live in the turmoil and glitter
of the city than tn enjoy the far
more h-althful II less exciting. less
stylish. perhaps. life Of the country.
We 90 not know by what means the
surplus unemployed labor of the cities
can be restored to the farming com
murities II is certain. however. that
an adjustment Of the existing false
and abnormal conditions scarcity on
the farm and uvcrsupEly in the towns
would operate to their mutual adj
vantage and benefit. There seems to
he need Of a campaign Of education
and eniightenmert.-Ro Rochester IN. "
Herald.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
DIFFERENT MACHINE GUNS.

The first machine gun of any note
was the Calling. The original Calling
had ten barrels placed in a circle,
with a breech mechanism so arranged
that by turning a crank these barrels
were successfully fired, the cartridges
being placed in small hopper stu
ated on the top Of the gun.
The Hotchkiss was a similar gun,
having similar arrangement of bar
rels, but a totally different mecban-
ism. The Hotchlxiss system, however,
was used for a larger type of ammu-
milton than the Calling. The French
mitrailleuse had thirty barrels. They
were all loaded at the same time and
al! fired simultaneously. The recoil
was so great that it had to be mount
ed in the same manner as a fieldpiece,
on heavy carriage, requiring sin
horses. The apparatus was clumsy.
difficult TO operate. and had a com
paratively slow rate of fire.
The Nordenfeldt gun consists of a
series Of barrels arranged side by
side, like organ pipes. The Norden-
field gun generally has five barrels,
and the mechanism is worked by a
lever, the cartridges falling down
from hopper on the top of the arm
into position. where the mechanism
thrusts them into the barrel, fires
them and extracts the empty case.
This gun is of great simplicity, and
for time went into extensive use
Harper's Weekly. :
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can be no question about the fullness
of the provocation, and when all the
circumstances are considered It was
perhaps an inevitable expedient 1t is
the curse of Russia that she forces
her victims to such acts of desperation
by which her whole policy is con-
demned. The assassination of Bob
rikoff is. in fact, eloquent of a mis-
rule. which repels the civilized world,
and If Russian statesmen would I'm
derstand why their country is SO iso-
lated they may learn much by reflect
ing on the causes of the tragedy at
elsingfors-Chicago Record Herald
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-06-25
EIoped and Married Twice.

Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph HEM of Wash
ington have just been married a sec
\pnd time. In 1894 they eloped and
Eere welded in Rockville. Md. Six
ears later they disagreed and sep
rated. divorce following. Subse-
Pquently they saw good deal of each
other and just before last Christmas
became engaged again. The young
woman's father did not look with IA
Ror on this proceeding, SO they eloped
gain few days ago. going TO Rock
lie, where they were reunited by the
me preacher.