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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06
SUSPECTED
OF MIzE
MURDER

as a robber who held them up at the point
Of a revolver Vincent Jerome, a prisoner
at the Cottage Grove avenue police sta
tion, IS suspected of being the murderer
OF Mrs. Effie Mize, who, on Aug. 22, was
slain by footpad at Fifty-eighth street
and Washington avenue. Many women
have been held up recently, and the po-
lice suspect that the prisoner Is guilty OF
several Of the late crimes.
jerome answers the description. in some
respects, OF the highwayman who killed
Mrs. Mize and today he will be subjected
10 "A rigid examination. The prisoner
claims 10 have been In Chicago only four
weeks, coming from New York. Jerome
Is about 30 years old and says he Is
window dresser.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06
What Others
Are Saying

---tfayur- -4fUrr-f +. johnson introduced
Governor Joseph w. Folk OF missouri 10
Cleveland audience the other night as the
next president OF the United States. This
may be taken as an admission that the
Johnson rainbow has melted into the
azure OF the political armament, but as
the Mayor found pot of gold at the foot
OF his rainbow he Is not without consola-
ton. New York Tribune.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06
THE CAMPAIGN ELSEWHERE.

The final review Of the campaign conditions indicates that the
election returns tomorrow will be whit less interesting than
they year Great interest is in the contests
in New York and Philadelphia Col Ierome success seems as
sured The fate of the other candidates When Mavor
Mcclellan enomnated his election practically conceded
II took the people time realize what had happened In
vesgaon showed that Tammany had surrounded the popular
mayor with candidates without suitable qualifications
for which they named Then ugly of political
deals which seemed be confirmed by the alleged difficulty scur-
ing Republican candidate for mayor whom Ode would support
Mie this chaotic condition attracting attention Mr. Hearst
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06
SCHOONER RUTH ROBINSON
Fl0ATED..WILL Be REPAIRED

Salem. Mass. Nov 6.-The three-masted
schooner Ruth Robinson OF Boston, Cap
tain Theall. which went ashore on Half
Tide Rock, Salem harbor, Thursday morn
ing. was floated yesterday by tugs. The
vessel In not 30 seriously injured as was at
first thought. She will be repaired.
The accident occurred while the Robin
son was endeavoring TO find an anchorage
In the harbor 20 escape n gale. She was
on her way from Boston Light 10 St.
John n y.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06
Crayons From
The Curb.

A Westminster street car stopped IN
front of one OF the big department stores
the other day and among the passengers
who got off was a woman who was evil
IDENTIFY In a hurry. She started to enter
one of the stores and then turned
abruptly towards the car again and man
aged TO attract tho attention of the
conductor just as the car was starting.
Thinking she had forgotten something,
the conductor pulled the bell for the car
TO stop again and waited until the woman
worked her way through the crowd TO
the car
would you mind waiting a moment"
she asked, while i match this piece OF
goods. l am I'm an awful hurry and do
not want to wait for the next carp
"Oh. yes. I'll wait" replied the con-
ductor, who had cold storage look on
his face strong enough TO turn a fresh
turkey blue. as he gave the bell cord n
jerk that nearly put II out OF business.
That's the limit, what do people think
anyway" he muttcred as the car started
up Westminster street.
Speaking of people on street cars, did
you ever notice the fellow who climbs
down on the step when the car is about
two blocks from his destination aud
stands there like a cigar store Indian until
he arrives at the exact spot where he
wishes 10 light Such a fellow was
noticed tho other day and there is a good
many OF him.
1t happened on one of the cara which
runs by the Union depot The fellow
wanted 10 get off at the city hall. and
a man behind him wanted to make a
desperate effort 10 catch an outgoing
train. He was visibly nervous, as the
man on the step made no EFFORT TO get of.
but con ntinued to block his way. The fell
low on the step stood there. apparently
oblivious OF the fact that there were other
people on the earth besides himself
When he finally did step off the man
who wanted TO catch a train gave leap
which started him In good shape on a
wild dart for the depot. A few minutes
later a reporter saw him standing I'm the
waiting room OF tho Union depot mop
ping tho perspiration from his brow and
muttering things about the man who had
made him miss his train.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

Adolph of the famous Cafornin mlionares left
by his will 81 charitable institutions the will provided
that no money should be paid institution connected with which
was minister professor of any religious body This excluded
world the have
gaces Without the religious sentiment there would
be very little charity cultivated.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

"On his return from his trip around the
world william jennings Bryan will be oc-
cupled for some time In removing tho ia
vorable impression which Mr.. Cleveland
has made I'm Nebraska. Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06
SUIT FOR DIVORCE LEADS
TO MURDER AND SUICIDE

Los Angeles. Cal. Nov 6-Tra caller.
blacksmith. shot and Instantly killed his
wife yesterday and then shot himself
through the forehead and died i'm the re-
cciving hospital i've hours later.
The woman bad recently begun suit for
diNuf.s
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

Ellen. wife OF tho late Thomas Nolan.
Funeral from the residence OF her
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Lynch AZ Capron
street, Tuesday. the 7th inst. NJ $40 a.
m. Relatives and friends are invited 20
attend.
oLNEY--In this city. on the 9th inst.
Ruth F. wife OF Edward w. Olney, aged
63 years.
Funeral services at her late residence.
80 Dewey street. Wednesday, Nov. s. 1905.
at y. m. Relatives and friends invited
10 attend Interment at the North Burial
ground.
sMlTH-In this city. on the 5th inst,
Theresa L., daughter Of Richard III. and
Margaret II. Smith, aged % years, .
months, 10 days.
Funeral from her late residence, so
Kenyon street. Wednesday, Nov. sth,
at o'clock a. m. High mass OF requiem
at st. Johns II. (. church at $50 o'clock
a. m. Interment At Fitchburg. Mass.
Relatives ana friends are invited 10 at
tend.
WARDElL--In East Providence. r. l., on
the 9Th inst, Elton w, son OF Henry
and the late Criah Wardell in his 3sth
year.
Funeral from his late residence, 1870
Summit street, East Providence, Wednes-
day, Nov. sth, a 1890 n. m. Relatives
and friends are invited 10 attend
Taunton and New Bedford papers please
copy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

Prof Dartmouth declares that Americans hurry too
much Has the i'll effect of such
the Hanoverian football team:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

President Roosevelt not have given encouragement to
campaign New York, but will be at loss to
discover he stands the Jerome issue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

S6oooooo needed complete the coast defences
planned by department 1t big but will be
we'll spent.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

Prince Louis having the time of his life here That the
case with all nobility this land of pure democracy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

this OF -omen, when the cranberry crop is
failure and all the powers threatening Turkey?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

"The United states can consider little
Cuba as its enfant terrible. up to mis-
chief, now that II has been set on it's
feet independently and told to do as It
likes-within reason. II may not be quite
so bad as that. just yet. but Cuba is at
least our wilful ward. who IL inclined 20
commit some foolIshness I'm her inexperi-
enced independence New York Herald.
"The man who is doing the headwork OF
the Russian revolt can not be located.
Maybe he is also doing some OF the foot
work."-st. Louis Globe Democrat
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06
THE NEWS'PATTERNS

broad fanciful collar Is vastly seoonirs.
This may be edged with a full ruffle OF
the material or lace 10 render II more
fancy. The neck Is finished with a mar
row edglng or lace which IL quite as be-
coming TO most wearers and deal ilore
comfortable than the standing collar. The
sleeves is very graceful having its full
ness restrained below the elbow by
narrow band and thence flowing full I'm "a
deep ruffle. The pattern is simple 20 re-
produce and requires yards OF s6-nch
material
$751; sizes, 81 TO "A inches bust meas
ure,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

Vote for home rule by supporting the candidates who are
pledged to secure home rule for Providence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06
NO. 6356-A FETCHING DRESSING
SACK.
SACK.

What world OF satisfaction is found
within a loose pretty dressing sack. IL Is
not only a becoming garment 20 wear
but is easily slipped into and full OF conf
fort. new design is shown which t.
very charming developed I'm a soft silk,
French flannel or dimity. Tho front Is
finely tucked 20 resemble a yoke while the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

Vote TO Reject" the constitutional amendment.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-06

Senator Lodge is anxious.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23
HAY FEVER FOR 27 YEARS.
Well Known New England Woman
Cured of Hay Fever-Cure Was
acting

Well Known New England Woman
Cured of Hay Fever-Cure Was
Lasting.
The thousands of discouraged peo-
pie who dread the approach of sum-
mer because they have hay fever and
cannot find any relief from it, will
read with interest and gratitude the
following statement from Helen 8.
Williams of Mansfield, Mass.
'sFor ~ years, from the month of
August until heavy frost, I have been
afflicted with hay fever, growing
worse and worse each year, until of
late years was unable to attend to
my work during that period.
tLast summer fortunately gave
Hyomei trial, and am happy to say
that it entirely cured me, and have
had NO occurrence of the disease
since. -
Breathe the germ-killing and heal
ing balsams of Hyomei and get rid of
your hay fever.
The complete outfit costs but 81,
extra bottles so cents. Anders Jacob
sen agrees to refund the money to any
hay fever sufferer who uses Hyomei
without benefit. il
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23


A dose Of castor oil is as disagreeable
10 the ailing dog as to the ailing hui
man being. He kicks against it, and
does right, when he is grabbed by the
back of the neck, and with his jaws
yanked apart with a towel awaits the
nasty Dose This is poured down his
neck-on the outside. 1t is usually fol-
lowed by a few more doses, all OF
which go the same way, which is the
wrong way. The jaws are in wise,
the dog is in torture. and he is ready
to condemn his very best friend for
thus treating him shabby. If they
only were sensible enough to know
how any dog, from the meanest cur
to the bluest blooded canine on earth,
was in the habit Of taking his oil, it
would be different, but they are all at
sea on the subject, and poor doggie is
about dead when friend utters:
Hump! All chumps on dogs, see.
Pour the stuff over the poor fellows
paws"
Lo, and behold! The wise few who
thought they knew all about dogs and
dog things learned something to their
credit when they saw how carefully
Towser licked his paws, cleaned them,
and thus took his Oil without fuss and
In the proper way.-Outing.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23
A Poor Man of Mutton.

A poor man Of mutton" Is a term
applied to a shoulder Of mutton In
Scotland after 1t has been served as a
roast at dinner and appears as broil-
ed bone at supper or at the dinner next
day. One Of the former earls Of B.,
popularity known as ''Old Rag" was
indisposed at a hotel In London.
When one morning the landlord came
to enumerate the good things in his
larder and to prevail ON his guest to
eat something, his lordship replied,
Landlord, think I could eat morsel
of a poor man." This, together with
the extremely unprepOssessing appear
ance of his lordship's countenance, Is
said to have SO terrified poor Boniface
that he fed incontinentlY from the
room and tumbled headlong down
stairs
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23

There was a certain old New Eng
land minister who had blunt way Of
getting right at the bottom Of things.
with a solemn air he announced from
the pulpit one day that a button had
been found in the collection. "Only
one individual in the church could have
been guilty Of this trick" he said, land
I shall expect this person to replace
the button with a COIN" After service
q member of the church owned up to
being the culprit and asked: "How
did you know was the manr' 81 did
not know" said the clergyman. "But
you said only one person could have
done It." "Just So" was the reply
1.-TWO persons could not have put the
same button on the plate"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23
That Painter.

The artist who had found Marshby
full Of ''paintable" places and friendly
people was much attracted by one Of
the young women Of the village, whom
he met at a social gathering. He
asked and was accorded permission to
escort her home from little party one
evening, and, as the evening was mild
and the moon was shining, they lin
gered at her gate for few minutes
conversation. Suddenly the stiffness
was broken by a hoarse shout which
came from an open window Of the
little house:
Cast off that painterl Cast OF that
painterg
The artist started as If he had been
shot, but the young woman gave him
a reassuring smile and becoming
blush.
"It's-it's just father dreaming" she
said softly. Hes a retired sea cap
tain and often talks in his Sleep"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23

"In the olden days." remarked vet
eran sea captain the other day, ''the
custom obtained Of giving names to
the guns on men-of-war.
I'm the case Of the United States
frigate Chesapeake the principal guns
bore distinctive names, as follows:
Brother Jonathan, True Blue. Yankee
Protection, Putnam, Raging Eagle,
Viper. General Warren, Mad Anthony,
America, Washington, Liberty Forev-
er, Dreadnaught, Defiance, Liberty or
Death. United Tars, Jumping Billy.
Rather. Bulldog, Spltfre, Nancy Daw-
son, Revenge, Bunker's Hill, Pocahon-
tas, Towser. Willful Murder. These
names were engraved on small squares
Of copper plate. Washington Star.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23

the first time she realized with gasp
1ust how big lottery marriage really
ia. She had heard that trite phrase
many times, but it had never seemed
significant before. Now she felt as If
It were lottery in which to million
tickets there was but one prize and
she owned the tenth Of ticket.
With a sudden swish the rain washed
smoothly down over the outside Of the
window pane as IL the surcharged sky
could no longer control itself. Kath-
crime turned her head impatiently. She
had no sympathy for any perplexities
save her own.
Again she held the little bejeweled
ring up before her with the tips of two
fingers and gazed at it solemnly. but 1t
seemed to have lost all meaning. 1t
was no longer a ring ordered by Jack
and designed especially for her. 1t had
the "any man to any woman" look that
always got upon her nerves. She stared
at it long and fxedly and then jumped
to her feet and dashed across the room
impulsively, sitting down at the writ
ing desk between the windows.
With nervous haste she pulled some
paper from a pigeonhole, took up the
pen and dipped it deep in the ink, as
one always does in moments Of intense
feeling. Then she pushed the pen back
and forth across the paper in those
long, scratching strides that character
ize the writing Of the modern woman,
and the sound was as balm to her
nerves. 5..
"You'u laugh and call it nonsense -
she wrote, ''but Jack, I'm not surel
And of course must be sure, mustn't
I-sure beyond any doubt, beyond any
possible man that may come toward
me out of the future2 And SO I'm send
ing back the ring
She was interrupted by commo-
ton in the street, where two rival fog
horns seemed at first to be vying with
each other A moment later her dazed
ears disentangIed the sounds and she
made out from the fearful din the one
word "Uxtra! Uxtrav' She pushed
uD the window and leaned out.
dreadful smashup ON tn LIP" roared
the bigger of the paper boys, holding
I'D a black lettered sheet invitingly
and Katherine nodded her head In
vigorous assent and few down to the
door, her heart beats keeping time
with her footsteps. Accident on the
a." and Jack always went up and
down that way! 1t must have hap
pened, too, at just about the hour he
would have been going downtown Il
be in print now.
She fairly snatched the paper from
the boys hands, not even waiting tt
close the door as her eyes clutched al
the print ravenously. A moment latel
she was at the telephone.
"O31 John! Quick, central!' And
second later the thin, strident voice Of
the Office boy was in her ears. III
Mr.. Langley there" And the answer
came, NAV, hasn't been down to
day." She leaned Imply against thu
telephone and there moment late
the maid found her.
"Mr. Langley, miss"
Eyes, what Of him% She turnei
toward the maid with staring, expect
| ant eyes, and the latter looked bacl
at her in amazement.
"He's in the drawing room. III
wants to see you" she stammeret
out.
He was alive then! For one mo
ment she stood still trying to realiz'
the beautiful truth of it. linen with {
queer choked laugh she ran lightly VI
the stairs and, snatching up the dis
carded ring, kissed it rapturously ant
put it on her finger.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23

That man was laughed at who ON
his first voyage said that the ocean
did not look so large as he supposed
1t would, but he was not alone in ex-
periencing disappointment. The hor-
lion at sea gives no idea Of the linn
itless water beyond. A sea captain de-
clares that the average landsman can
not see more than ten miles from the
ship In any direction, and it would
have to be mountain or some station
airy object for him to be able to dis
tinguish it. The masts of ship are
said to be visible to the naked eye not
more than Eve miles.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23


John Stevens has raised the frame
of his new house on High street.
Arthur G. Fitz, recent graduate
of Bangor Theological Institute, will
next Wednesday be installed pastor
of the church at West Stafford. Prof.
Barber of Bangor will preach the SER
mon.
An impromptu tub race at Stafford
Hollow on Friday evening made lots
of fun. Eight young men embarked
upon the raging pillows of the viii
lage lake, each in his tub. There
were overturnings and shipwrecks
dire, but nary drown, each man
heroically rescuing himself when in
peril, and finally all came safely into
port, George Burwell making the
winning score, and being adjudged by
the spectators the ablest skipper that
ever trod the main deck of a wash
tub in those waters.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23
An American Learns English.

There is an American In London who
Is rapidly learning English. He used
to ring the bell and call CURLY for
"mucilage" Assiduous and willing at
tendants brought him everything you
can think of from the ''peerage" to
packets of cigarettes, but never the ex-
act thing he wanted. At last the most
intelligent of the young men put the
right question and got the answer.
"Oh, yes" he said and brought gum.
In America when you want to stick
things together you ask for mucilage,
and when you want something to chew
you demand gum; so called, by lin
itation, we presume, because it is
"stick jaw."-Londo Chronicle.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23

Nine. de Remusat had features 30
perfect that her contemporaries said
she was worthy to sit as model for
q Greek goddess. The flesh Of her
face closely resembled alabaster, and
yet she was not pale and did not give
the impression of being in delicate
health. Her beauty attracted univer-
sal attention to her, no matter where
she went, and even in old age she re-
tanned most of her good looks.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23
R0aO In Ancient.

Polo was played from the backs Of
horses In Persia during the tenth and
eleventh centuries. At that time the
Persians in a great contest. Iran versus
Turan, found their match In the Turks,
greatly to the disgust Of King ARA
slab. The Byzantine poet Miami sung
Of polo In the twelfth century. Then
polo spread from Persia into central
Asia, India and Tibet In the sixteenth
century, when the great Emperor Ak
bar patronized it. In japan the game
Is at least 1000 years old and is still
popular under the name Of da-kin. or
''ball match"
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23
Public is Aroused.

The public is aroused to a knowledge
Of the curative merits of that great me.
dicinal tonic, Electric Bitters, for sick
stomach, liver and kidneys. Marv Fl.
Walters, Of $40 st. Clair Avenue, Column
bus, o., writes For several months
was given up to die. ! had fever and
ague, my nerves were wrecked; could
not sleep, and my stomach was 80 weak
from usel' So doctors drugs that could
not eat. Soon aft 'r beginning to take
Electric Bittars obtained relief. and In
a short time was entirely cured" Guar
anteed at Eaton's drug store pric9 SOC.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23

you seem depressed"
Yes, I've got to ask my girls father
tonight for her hand"
"BoshI Don't be alarmed. The stern
father exists only In the comic papers"
Maybe SO, but the borrowing father
IL painful reality. He'll land me for
a fifty to dead moral certainty
Louisville Courier-JOurnal.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23
Her Trenaolo.

"Ah. how love to hear your daugh-
ter sing!" said Archie as he waited in
the parlor. 'She's practicing her exer-
cises now. isn't shef What beautiful
tremolo."
mo-" replied the mamma scornfully.
"6he has had the sore throat for three
days. She's taking a argle."-Tndian-
apolis Star.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23
A Wonderful memory.

Hortensius, the Roman orator, could
repeat word for word book he had
iust read. On one occasion he made q
wager with one Sienna and to win 1t
went to an auction, remained all day
and in the evening gave list Of all the
articles sold, the prices paid for them
and the names Of the purchasers. The
accuracy Of his memory was in this
case attested by the auctioneer's clerk,
who followed the recapitulation with
his book and found that in no case had
the man of wonderful memory made q
single mistake
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23
Parlor Pride Stove Polish.

LIQUID-READY FOR INSTANT USE. A
few drops of ParIor Pride Stove Polish
gives the stove a brilliant lustre shine,
making the stove fit for the parlor. No
soiled hands - easy to apply - always
ready. Requires no water or mixing
water used In paste polish rusts the
stove). No dried-up paste remains after
using awhile. Pdrlor Pride good to the
last drop. Sold by all dealers. Large
sample bottle free Ono expense or postage
to pay). Give name of your dealer and
address PARLOR PRIDE MFG. CO.,
Boston, Mass. 4n62ja
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23
Peculiar Disappearance.

]. d. Runyan, of Butlerville, o., laid
the peculiar disappearance Of his painful
symptoms of indigestion and bilIousness
to DIR. Kings New Life PILE. He says !:
'They are perfect remedy for dizzl"e ss,
sour stomach, headache, constipation,
etc." Guaranteed at Eaton's drug store,
price 25,.
The Press. (Stafford Springs, Conn.) 1883-1935, 1905-08-23

Mr.. Wiseguy-No, / don't want any
Of those sausages. I'm afraid Of tri-
china. The Butcher-I assure yon
there's no danger Of trichina in these
sausages. Mr.. Wiseguy-Well, hydro
phobia, then. It's just as bad leve-
land Leader.