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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-28

MOUNT THE LADDER TO YOUR
own nome before you are too old to CLIMB.
our original system Of easy terms makes
IL easy for you. ISAAC L. GOFF CO.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-28

FOR SALE-AT WASHINGTON PARK
s-room modern cottage. Easy terms Must
be sold before April ist. Address $50
News Office. mA-jt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-28
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

One cent word for advertisements
under this headIns; one-haIf cent Q woro
Tor subsequent insertions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-28

SUMMER HOTEL IN RHODE ISL:
and for sale for less than $4,000. Licensed
and doing very profitable business. Open
wear round Address Box H-3i. News
SSmice f3.tt
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-28

FOR SALE-sl5O DOWN AND :1s A
nOhth buys cottage OF rooms and
1p 1p SO: II. or land in East Providence.
frlce Sl550. ISAAC l.. GOFF co.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19
SAVED FOR THE FISH TRADE
He Had Too Much Intellect IN n.
Hove Away" on q
Doctor,

ihe hsh-man drove into the yard a few
.afs utter the new summer residents had
eAheh possession OF their home. and seeing
IA open door he stepped ia and confronted
ne mattress OF the house, relates Youths
Companion. u o
IHettln' settled, | s'pose," he said. spr,e.
roiy, aIowihg his gaze to wander IRON two
~naiiuhpacked trunks to u table loaded win
miscellaneous articles. w ell. take your
tiihe, take your time; there : plenty of Il nm
mere! understand yaur husbands a doc.
tor, ma'am!" 0'
Yes, he is" said the summer resident.
vho IN spite Of warnings from CITY neigh
Dors mat she had better display no haugnti.
ness OF spirit under questioning. was unable
y XIV tluch coiGIaIlty into her tone.
wen, now, ! come near BEN a doctor "
MID me ish man, still with a wandering
gaze. My folks wantcd ! should be one. ali
eaccrtIn OF an aunt that had money. and
was looked TO to help me out financially if
LOOK up with a profession She spent one
summer here, and she made a regular study
oi my character an parts, and at the end of
the season she up an told my folks that
'mouidht 40, | must 60 into business.
ihal boy has got too much intellect 10
De move away on a doctor, she sand; those
were hcr very words. Now now would Won
Ike a couple o good mack rel all sIit up an;
ready Tor the bf'llcTI"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

The irate father had overtakcn the
clipping couple, but he was a little too
late. A complacent clergyman had tied
the knot.
Sir" said the irnte father, "this is
simply outrageous. Can you forget that
she is my only daughter"
III tell you what I'll do returned
the groom. who always wanted to do
the right thing. 81 confess didn't
think OF ii at the time, but | will agree
never again to forget it if you will also
kindly remember that she liz my only
wife"
Everyone agreed that it was "A fair
proposition, but somehow it didn't seem
10 soothe the old mans temper to any
npprcciable extent.-Chicapo Post.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

The best meat comes from the cen.
ter of the animal. The best steak Is
in the center Of the loin, the best chops
from the center of the loin of limb.
and ii is the same with veal and pork
In each the very center contains the
most tender meat, and going either
way from IL the meat dcterioratcs.
The muscles concentrate in the hip and
the shoulder, and spread out from
those points; there are fewer in the
center, and therefore the meat there
is tcnder.-Good housekeeping.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19
Voice from Arkansas.

Cleveland, Ark, August Is (SpeciaD.-
Nearly every newspaper tells Of some won
dcriul cure Of some form ol Kidney Disease
by the Great American Remedy, Dodd's
Kidney Pills, and this part OF Arkansas il
not without its snare OF evidence that no
case Is too deeply rooted for Dodd's Kidney
pills to cure.
Mr.. a. +. Garlic. well known and highly
respected here, tells of his cure after nearly
a quarter Of a ccntury's suffering. Mr..
Garlic says:
81 want to let the public know what
think Of Dodd's Kidney PIlls. | think they
are the best remedy for sick kidneys even
made.
81 had Kidney Trouble for % years and
never found anything that did me so much
good as Dodd,s Kidney Pills. ! recommend
them TO all sufferers"
There Is no uncertain sound about Mr.
Carlile's statement. He know, that Dodd't
Kidney Pills rescued him from a life Of sui.
lcrlng and he wants the public to know Il.
Dodd's Kidney plls cure all Kidney Ills
from Back0chc TO Bright Disease.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

Convention sets mctes and bounds
for your nnbition.' The words kept
sounding in her ears, even now that she
was alone, as il her startled mispiyinps
had foun6 voice to take them M and
repeat them over and over. She thought
of the hops and dinners that filled her
life. Meats and bounds is good" she
remarked, and laughed quictly.-Dc.
troit journal.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

Belts of all kinds are preferred an
inch and II quarter wide.
Leather now may be had in all colors
to match all gowns.
The harness belts with severely plain
buckle are considered very stylish.
Black silk belts are most becoming
to stout figures. rs they lit closely to
the form
Jcweled and enaincltd belts axe
drcssy, but should never, under any
consideration, be worn with cotton
shirt waists or cotton dresses.--Chi.
cage Record.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

ance in the show rooms OF England
and attracted considerable public at.
tention. Some little time after this
they were brought to the attention OF
III" American fancicrs. who nave lone
hi"ch 10 Improve them in this coun-
Try me brakes OF this variety weigh
IRON AZ to five pounds, the ducks
about a pound less. They begin to lay
when quite young. 1t is reported that
some have been known to produce eggs
when less h a five months old. and
IN addition to this they are credited
win having produced as many as 100
eggs in a year. The eggs Of the true
variety have a white shell and are not
quite so large as those of other varie.
Ties one OF their advantages Is the
Iact that they are great foragers, and
VIII 80 all over the farm in search of
animal food, such as bugs and worms
OF all kinds, Of which they are very
iona. Frequently they will start out
as soon as it Is daylight in the morn
ing ana only return home in the eve.
HlhS TO be fed. This Is q ~disadyan.
taRe, as they must be confined In the
house every night and kept there in
the morning until they have dropped
their eggs, which they will usually do
prior TO ten or IL O'Clock in the .uorn.
Ing.
The crossing with other ducks has
increased their size, but dctyactcd from
IN" original or proper type Of the duck
ana spotted or changed the color of the
plumage. There are now two shades
or color, but only one true one-fawn
ana white. The colors in the hest
specinl"ns are divided as In the illus.
tration taken from the Fcathered
world. The other color Is gray. Our
Standard declares for fawn or prav
lawn preierred) and white; but the
gray and white are the result of cross.
ing; IN addition to this many OF he
females have in their plumage the in.
distinct markings like those I'm tho
plumage OF the >Rouen female-onIv ,
appearing, Of course, in the darker
color. Rather too much announcement
OF 'hls Improper marking has been
gwen IN lhe show room, where speci-
mems plainly so figured have gained
the prizes. There should be an effort
In FAVOR OF the distinctive cOlors NJ
lawn n white. properly divided.
when Matched, their bills are yellow.
as tley grow older, they turn n green.
Ism color and have a black beam at the
end OF the bill. The tail plumape n,
both II OF n darker shade OF IA WIN
which Is darker in the male han in
the female. There should not be anv
trace OF black in the tail or wing.
These ducks are becoming quite non.
war on the farm, AS they do not care
b" much for the water as do some
other kinds. and lay a large numher
or eggs for waterfowl. Where one malta
Is provided for every five females tho
are usually fertile, and the duck.
lihss very easy to groS'. If well cared
Tor 'hey viii dress at from 3k to
@a pounds during the winter. and the
young make splendid broilers.-Coun.
try Gentleman.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

Mr.. liighart-Yes, | believe in the
cultivation of art among the MASSES.
Artistic taste, no matter where found
or in what walk of life, is of incalcuIa.
bic value to the possessor.
Mr.. Humdrum-Well, | differ with
yod. My wife spent $50 last year TAX.
ing art lessons, and then, on my birth.
day she gave me five boxes ofcigars-
selected by the pictures on the cover
y. I. Weekly.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19
POULTRY YARD PARAGRAPHS.

Be sure OF clean water for ~.
chicks and keep their ro0stIng Macs
clean.
Success or failure o: the poultry sea
son depends upon the days and nights
now passing.
Rats are likely to be bad this time
OF year, Don't neglect them til they
get some OF your best broods.
Excess OF salt is not good for fowls;
when they can get to II they some
times eat 1t In fatal quantities. but q
little salt. as. for instance. In their
food. IL benefcial.-AmerIcan Tribune
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19
1%1e--~4akAM
S;iW%ESzB2Gl=:EsB
He.s::;:TlUEAD
THE INDIAN RUNNER DUCK
A New Variety in This Country, But
Quite Popular in Europe
and in Asia.
While tho Indian Runner u q new

variety or duck. so far as the exhibi.
tiop room IS considered, to this 'coun.
try, 1t Is not in fact a new breed to the
world. In writing of them. Mr.. j.
donald says that they originally came
from India to England something over
Do years ago. Not a great number Of
them were secured at first. Chose first
received were bred together and their
offspring bred in like name and
crossed with other varieties Of ducks.
Shortly before 1890, they were taken
up and bred through form and color.
Soon after this they made their appear
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19
Think It Over.

Brander Matthews was at the phone the
other cay bidding good by TO a friend who
was to sail the next day for Europe.
81 sail tomorrow on the Celtic" On me
over the wire, the steamships name being
pronounced "kcltic."
You'd better pronounce that Settle" re-
piled the professor Of bellies %Iettrrs. IF you
don't you'll be having hard seas all the way
over."-N. Y. Times.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19
Appreciation.

III am afraid you are one of these people
who look down on toll"
Not at ALL ansWcrcd the luxurious
youth. My great grandfather worked hard
ana invested ms money, and We are quite
pleased with him for doing sc, "-Uetro,t
Free Press.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19
For Your Perfect Comfort

Attic st. Louis Exposition, which is very
severe upon the eject, ~refncmbcrto take along
Loxof Aliens Foot Ease, II powder for Hot,
Tired, Aching, Swollen Feet. Sold by ali
druggists, 2jc. Don't accept a substitute.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

Dunly-Hut you promised TO pay nv
to-day.
Punly-l said would pay you Sun.
day.
Dunly-ies, and to-day is Sunday.
Punly-And there are 81 others be
fore the year is ovcr.-up-to-Date.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

A Paris newspaper thinks Roosevelt, Par
ker, Cleveland and Bryan have all been
nominated for president. Nc wonder France
u alarmed about the increased consumption
Of absinthe.-N. Y. World.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

FITS stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DIR. Kline
Great Nerve Rcsiorcr, Free 81 trial bottle &
treatise. DIR. Kline. 93l Arch st., phila.. PA
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

Occasionally a girl marries a man Just Il
Keep nm from hanging around the hour.
evenlngs.-Chicago Daily News.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1904-08-19

! am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
Robbins. Norwich. n. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
The e. PoW,llesIrIs.of- Love

Quite reeentlysIat q Waterford
pretty and fascinating young lady, who
was very popular in the town, fell i4l
anus died. Her death fnccgsioned gen
eral regret. She a had many friends.
and a large number followed her re
mains to the cemetery. The last rites
were said and all returned to their
homes, saddened at the loss Of, one
who had been so dear to them.
An extraordinary sequel 2 occurred
A peasant farmer living in the vicin-,
ity, of the cemetery, rose. early. next
morning to go to his work Happen
ing to look over the wall of. the icemel
terry. he was astonished to see a. man
on his knees beside. the newly filed in
grave. The peasant watched and saw
him feveFishlys scraping away the
earth with his hands. not looking,
aside for one moment. ,,., IA .-,,..
The onlooker remained with his
eyes fixed on the strange sight. To
Lis a1nazement the mysterious visitor
continued his grewsome9task with I'M
abated, vigors until presently the coffin.
was laid bare Then, with the aid OF
an iron implement, the man forciblyl
wrenched9 of the lid. nj hice sxs :
The climax in the weird drama had
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
- u -. . - y ! .5ta.Nl-ss 4s3a-- EllI9 q
Disease a Dear Article

BY careful calculation the cost of
ruaiarial fever In Texas alone Is esti-
mated by DR.. Woldert to be at least
SIS, 100000 year and probably nearer
$4,000 One person in twelve in some.
places is down with q the idiseases
What a good business plan 1t would
be to save three fourths or nine;tenths
Of this wasted money by preventing
the disease! No physician doubts the
possibility; the. methods Of proven
ton are well known and are easily car
ried out. Seis7t'lI-- 40 ilSi-As si'S-''~ 80
The public, howeTer@-at least its
lawmakers-ucannot. be brought to real
( ize the wisdom of such economy.
Money can be found for sjdRketing
tours. public buildings of a political
character and Q hundred less neces--,
sary measures, but nothing. or next to
nothing, for stopping the greatest loss
to the community-tha from disease,
For, every dollar spent to pay public
health officers and the expense OF
preventive medicine there can be 500
saved. .ss9lyIss s 9iiouq oGf oh ba
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

look. Besides learning that the little
girl had taken the jam he also learned
that her father and mother were poor
and could not provide any sweetmeats
for Der. When the case had been pre-
scented Capt. Krech thought over the
.eFidehce for a time and, as the girl
was caught with the evidence all over
her face and hands. he pronounced
her guilty.
This is very serious case" he
said s'aud must be dealt with accord
ingly. The. penalty for the first of
tense is imprisonment. For the sec
'ond ittisa spanking, and for the third
itis hanging orzexclusion from Amer.
lica. But the facts. in this case are
such that I shall have to be more Sc
we're. therefore Sentence you to eat
the best jam this ship can produce
every time. you feel like it. The jam
win be Supplied by the steward"
The little girl could not understand
the meaning of ALI the talk. but when
the steward brought forth a big POT
of jam, as ordered, she gave the cap
tain a pretty little smile and marched
off with. lit4i, From that time ON her
face was, never. clean.-New York
! Times
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Moses and pharaoh.

Certain summer tourists visited
Highland church about five years ago.
when the worthy clergyman CHANGED
to be expounding the story of the de.
struction OF Pharaoh and his host. HIS
peroration was in these Sublime
words: @And Mossus and his people
crossed Offer safely to the other side,
but Pharaoh and his host were sub
merged in the water. And Pharaoh
lifted up his eyes and saw Mossus
standing safely on the other side,
and he cried and said, ooh, Mossus,
safe mel! But Mossus fiefer let on
that he was hearing him. And he
cried again. and said, 'oh, oMossus!
safe me- and l Will let the children OF
Israel gol'. And Mossus turned and
looked at. him. and said, Pharaoh, /
think hat seen you pefore.' Scot
fish American.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27


been reached. Bending down over
re open Shell the stranger who had
$50 wantonly disregarded the 1sacreds
ness Of the spot, tgazed- long and earn
iestly upon the face of the dead girl.
Then, imprinting one passionate kiss
.-ponl her forehead. he raised himself
and readjusted the lid, afterward pro-
iceeding to fill in the earth over the
lcofhn again
Meanwhile, however, the authorities
Rad been informed of the occurrence.
and the police. arrived and arrested
Tne extraordinary intruder. He was
taken to the police station and formal
ly charged. oaaHe e9.f is avs
In his possession was found a tele-
gram, handed in at Waterford, and
Celivered to him at Bristol, telling him
Of the death of the young lady, 1t APP
peared that on receipt of the news he
TOOK his passage Immediately for
Waterford and. on arriving. repaired
to the grayeside, saf xaleus IS
When arrested lie said: They
thought they could prevent me seeing
Ter, but they were mistaken" He
was taken before the magistrate, who
committed him to an asylum.-Lon-
don Mirror. 5oa z. ltt-i q lAFst{
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Names That Are HOOdOOS

French, was lost In 1898. The second
was lost a. year. later, the third In 1897
and the fourth was recently lost in a
collision OF Guernsey. 70 .ieiaSiN
The Cobra. another British war YES.
sci, was lost recently at the sameftime
as the Viper. Among other vessels
similarly named and which met fates
other than in. battle are the Rattle
snake, in 1881; the Alligator, In 1892.
the Crocodile, in 1884; the Adder, in
1876; three Lizards, two Dragons and
one Basilisk. All of these swers Of the
British navy, The list could be made
larger by citing the records Of other
navies iHs'ft9 -it ~
The Norsemen, who we're SO fond of
naming their vessels against the laws
of superstitution and using hideous
heads of dragons and reptiles on their
high tprows, were less unfortunate.
and these did not meet with frequent
disasters. They did have a belief,
however, that it was unlucky and a
sscrilege to select. such a name as did
Lord Dunraven for his first yacht to
challenge for the Americas cup, the
/ Yalkyrle. And this belief was
strengthened when she was sunk by
/ the Satsnita. The second challenger.
with the same name, gave trouble, and
she was broken up after only short
existence,-N Navy League Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Given a fanny Sentence

IT r
Capt. Krech of the Hamburg Ameri-
can lines steamship Graf Waldersee
was npon-during the trip to
pass sentence upon a thief caught
stealing aboard the vessel His man
ner Of conducting the case and his,
judgment were commended by all The
passengers. NJ. .e+t
Several steerage passengers on the
earlier days of the trip frequently
missed food and sweetmeats which
they had taken aboard. and nothing
was known Of the cufprit until enc
day, a lwoman.s going to- hes chunk,
found a little, fiaxen-haired girl busily
engaged in emptying pot of jam
which had been Concealed there The
little one hadIthe jam plasteFed all.
over her face and hands, and in that
condition the woman who discovered
her led her to the chief steward. He
in turn took herr before the, captain
on the bridge.
Many Of the passengers, seeing the
little girl being dragged before the
CAPTAIN gathered about to learn the
cause of the. trouble. Capt. Krech,
who on his Ship like other captains,
is Judge. Jury and courts'bfJappeals,
listened to the charges With q, stern
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

II one should be so bold as to char
acterize the supersunous sailor as sill
ly he would at once declare that there
is sufficient reason for his belief and
would proceed to prove that war YES
sells named after singing and venom
Gus things have been unlucky, and
that the country should not be SO in
different to the men who follow "a
life on the ocean wave" as to organ
lie a mosquito feet,
That Snake is regarded as an I'M
fortunate name for vessel is shown
by the fact that two of that name
have been lost, one in 1881 and the
other in 1877; but no vessel bearing
that name is known to exist now.
Serpent, which is only a substitute
name for Snake, is an unlucky one
also, for the one wrecked in 1892 was
the fourth British war vessel OF, that
name to meet the same fate. Viper
Lag been an unlucky name in the BIT
ish navy The Irst one was wrecked
in 1880. but the Admiralty would not
swerve,. and SO kept the name on the
list, each vessel meeting its doom, and
the fourth was lost only. recently.
/ The French navy has also been un-
lucky with vessels so named. The
Viper, used in the British, service
after she became prize from the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
THE usELEssNEss OF FEAR.
Worry and Wasted Energy Tend to
Shorten Human Life,


II you hold your fist as tight as you
can hold it for fifteen minutes, the
fatigue you Will feel when it relaxes
is clear proof of the energy you
have been wasting; and. II the waste
Is so great in the useless Tightening
OF a fist, it is still greater in the ex-
tended and continuous contraction of
brain and nerves In useless fears;
and the energy saved through drop
ping the fears and their accompanying
tension can bring in the same proper
ton a vigor unknown beforehand, at
the same time afford protection
against the very things we feared.
The fear of taking cold is so strong
In many people that draft of fresh
air becomes a bugaboo to their CON
tracted, sensitive nerves. Drafts are
imagined as existing everywhere. and
the contraction which Immediately
follows the sensation of a draft IS
the best means of preparing to catch
cold, 29g4lts7 4H i$eas3 II
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Smoke Heal, Wounds.

we sometimes hear of 'iockjaw re-
sulting from running aspin or a. rusty
nail into the, hand or. foot II every
person were aware of perfect rem
edy for such wounds. and would ap-
plysit. then such reports Gwould cease.
The remedy is simple. always at hand.
can be applied by anyone. and. what is
better, is infallibleE Itsis simply to
smoke the weands=on-any-ueun that
is bruised or infiamed, with a wool
len cloth. Twenty minutes in the
smoke will stakes the pain foutsof the
worst case 4 of Inflammation arising
from such wound,-London An
swers. ~ alsa gc4 asaia 3I& - 81
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

had no appetite. When doctors failed
to help me began using Doan's Kid
ney Pals and improved until my back
was strong and nay appetite returned
During the four years since l stopped
using them F1Ha7t enjoyed excellent
health. Thejcare was ipermanentSFni
.lSignedl GEORGE. w. REMOTE
A TRIAL FREE-Address Foster
Mfiburn Co, Bunalo. M Y For sale
by all dealers Price. So ctsanna oW
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
TEA

| Good tea doesn't have to
be fines if fine, all the better.
There is but cone degree of
goodness ? there are twenty
ofCfnenassla isjs5safi 70 iR4oE
/ BIOS sEf9 9nsg tor Oh vsEij a,m
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27

good reputation
and standing.
writes Five
years ago | was
suffering so with
my back and KID
neys that I often
had To- lay on
Tbeskjepey secre
lions were unnak
ural, my legs and
stomach q were
swollen. and 1
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-09-27
Cancer Victims wslII 10 %.

! Statistics show that5caneer. is more
common among those who are accus
toned tor the frefnements OF life than
among the very ,poor.r and to care fol
such patients the doctors say that
good surroundings are q necessity. !.