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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

While no formal announcement has been
made concerning the intention of either.
the impression prevails that the second
aLd third assistant postmaster generals,
Messrs. Shallenbcrger and Madden, Will
soon retire OF thor own voltion. Both of
them are regarded as unusually capable
officials.
Postmaster Genera! Cortelyou continues
10 keep his own counsel about the man
be has selected for fourth assistant, al
though It is expected that his name will
bo announced this week
Mr.. Cortelyou is reported 10 have said
recently that he wanted as his fourth as
si"tnnt one who was well acquainted with
public men and who also had those quail
fcauons of tact ana diplomacy which an
Official who came In contact with the pub
lie should possess.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
General Assembly.

General Assembly
Providence, March 10th 1905.
The Joint Committee on the Public
Health OF the General Assembly will hear
all persons interested i'm An Act establish
ing a State Board of Embalmers in the
Committee Room No. 2lS on Wednesday
March 18th, 1905, upon the rising OF the
Senate and House OF RCpreSenfatTVes,
ELBRIDGE +. STODDARD,
Chairman.
FREDERICK A. GREENE, Clerk
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13


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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

Race Problem has -Rntitself- IN pHlnt
again Oats one problem" says Brother
IiCkey, dat talks an walks in its
eep"--Atlanta Constitution.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

We'll" remarked Hercules cheerfully.
as ne gazed up at Atlas. you seem to
be bearing up pretty well. even IL the
whole world is down on you. Princeton
Tiger.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

The chief Of police here received a mes
sage last evening from w. II. Mcclure,
ovCrseer OF the poor of Deposit stating
that Joseph Leahey had been killed by a
train at that place and asking if he had
any relatives i'm this city.
Lieut.. ONeil detailed officers TO iuvest-
gate. but last night were unable TO find
any one who knew the dead man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13
PROVIDENCE
MAN KILLED
BY TRAIN

Biuehamton. n. Y. March 13.-Joseph
Lcahey, aged %. of Providence, r. l., was
struck and instantly killed by an Erie
passenger train at Deposit this afternoon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13
THE PROVIDENCE NEWS
CORTELYOU PLANS
POSTAL SHAKEUP

o
posone department
gets bearings.
he arstas assistant already
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

Thomas Welch was today held I'm 500 by
Judge Sweetland Sor trial. next Friday, on
the charge Of breaginf and entering In the
day time the shop of James 4. Dry.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

Joseph Labree pleaded not guilty in the
9Th district court today to the charge of
having made an assault upon James ].
~, alley. and was held in S2o0 for trial
Friday. I.abree was discharged from work
by Healey and TO get even with the old
nan. hit him on the head with broom
stick and punched him in the face
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

Michael Hanlcy was today held in $1,000
hy Judge Swe,;land for trial next Friday
for an assault upon Rocco Germain. The
latter may have been internally injured
because OF n blow given him on the LETT
side Of his abdomen. last Friday night
pence the higl bail.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

the big corporation OF which he is now so
egScUtf tally A mart
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

office you you
Value co. OF prospectus PALMEf
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

John Savage, Frederick Boucci "a
Walter Keefe were fined 500 and cos
each. by Judge Sweetland this morn!i
for an assault upon Michael Katcha
Some time ago he had been the means
sending "a friend of theirs to all. Hen
the assault
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-03-13

Louie Grega was held i'm 500. by Judge
Swes tland today for trial next Friday. lie
was charged with having made an assault
with n pistol upon Sylvester Hambarano.
In tho latter's grocery and saloon. in Ly-
on January 2lst. George fired
at but did not nit Zambarano
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
A Robust Babe.

Sir John Richard Robinson in his
"Fifty Years of Fleet Street. tells Of
an amusing incident during the visit Of
the Swat deputation from the Trans
vaal to England at the close Of 1894:
'The Swat braves went to Windsor
and had an audience of her majesty
Queen Victoria. They were very gra-
ciously received. One Of their number
began to speak, and an interpreter fol-
lowed him phrase by phrase. We come,
O great MOTHER he said, to bring to
you our babe. Take him, o mother, to
thy knees; fold him to thy breast Here
the queen, half frightened, exclaimed:
But where is the child? I don't see
him. Where is hep Here, o mother,
said the Swat gravely, at the same
time bringing forward big black
about six feet high and weighing well
over 200 pounds. He is here"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
FlOEEinE.

The Jewish rabbits had legend
which carries corporal punishment
back to the days Of our first parents,
which is quantity reflected in that mod
ern schoolboy's play upon names, "Ad-
am Seth Eve Cain Abel"
Of course there is, too, the warning
Of Solomon, "He that spareth the rod
hateth his son." or the old Egyptian
proverb, "The back Of lad is made
that he may hearken to him that beats
it, but if we must go on history alone
the earliest records belong to the Ro-
mans, who practiced fogging in sew
eral degrees Of severity.
There were the ferula, fiat strip of
leather, comparatively mild persuad;
er; the scutica, a harsher instrument
Of twisted parchment, and the fagel-
lum, a cruel scourge Of leather thongs.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04

Modern Cairo must u : sort q gam.
bler's paradise. judging from some
facts which I recently had from .
friend who has been Investigating the
subject. In one OF the principal streets
near Mohanlned All square gentle
man who knows the town we'll pointed
out over twenty first floors over the
shops with the names Of bars upon
them, every one Of which he knew to
be gambling he'll aud police official
admitted to the Investigator that the
town was full OF such places. The po-
lice do not seem to be at fault. They
raid the places from time to time, but
the offenders. nearly all foreigners and
mostly Greeks. are protected by thc.t
consuls and let off lightly and return to
the business the next day. l should
guess that the business Is chiefly car
ried on for foreigners as we'll as by
them. There is sort of cosmopolitan.
ism about gambling, and it's votaries
are drawn from all corners of the
earth by the scent Of the game. But
this seems to be one respect in which
Egypt has not improved under British
infuence.-London Truth.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
WINS ON Forbidden Ground.

"a debating society was formed In
one Of the counties of my district"
said kentucky congressman. "and
among the first questions debated was,
Resolved, That the negroes have more
cause for complaint than the Indians
"1t was stipulated the arguments
should be confined to the United States.
The first disputant on the affirmative
opened With speech to sustain his po-
sition. every word of which was lis
tened to with close attention by the
chairman. The disputant for the neg
ative made Il few remarks i'll answer
and then turned to the Bible and COM
menccd reading passages for the pur-
pose of proving that some of the points
made by his opponent were not backed
up by the good book.
"Thc chairman stopped him with;
Halt right where you are, Jim. Don't
go any further. You have gone out OF
the United States for argument" -
Nashville Banner.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
4 Queens Cold Cure.

"YOu have Il cold. chg" said the ply
stefan. well, suppose I give you the
same prescription that Queen Eliza
beth used?"
He took down an ancient folio.
CDR. William Bulleyn's prescription
for a cold, which Queen Elizabeth used
ell her life. was this" he said.
''Takcs nutmegges, the root called
dornike, Which the apothecaries have;
setwall, gatangall, mastike, long pep
per, the bark of pomecitrone. of melon,
Of sage. hazel, mariolum. dill. soill-
na:d, wood of aloes, cubcbe, carlamon
(callcd grayncs of paradise) lavender,
peniroyalls. the bone of Il harris heart
grated, cut and stamped, and beat your
spices grossly in Il mortar. Put i'll
ambergricc and musk. of each half Il
dram. Distil this in a simple aqua
vitae. made with strong ale, in SER
pentine To tell the virtue of this
water against cold. phlegme, dropsy.
heaviness Of mind. coming of melan-
choly. cannot we'll at the present, for
it is too great" Bulletin,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
Hard on Art.

The storekeeper in q certain small
country town was noted for his
shrewdness and for his contempt of ev-
erything that was not strictly utilita-
rian. One Of his pet aversions was a
young fellow in the town who posed as
an artist and once had taken some les
sons in painting at the nearest large
city. Finally, however, the old man
was persuaded to put an art depart
ment' in his store, not that he believ-
ed any more in art, but because he de-
cided that if there were fools who
wanted to spend their money on pic
lures and chromos, he might as well
get 1t as any one else. The young paint
er heard Of it and took down his latest
production, hoping to find in Uncle 10
mas ready market for home talent
"How much will you give me for It,
Uncle JonasT' he asked
The old man squinted at 1t for q min
ute or two. about Sits, I reckon" be
said.
But, Uncle Jonas" the artist pro
tested, "the canvas cost more than
that"
II guess it DID," SAID the old store.
keeper, but you must remember, my
son, that it was clean then"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
Mule Shoppers Preferred

''Saleswomen would rather wait upon
ten men customers than one woman"
caid floor manager Of experience.
''Tllere is no question but men make
the best and most agreeable shoppers.
They know what they want, are easily
suited and are not fussy. They have a
genial way that makes them easier to
satisfy than women are. Their man
ners are not so stiff.
"No man ever brushes salesgirl with
a naughty stare Men seldom haggle
over prices, They may easily be per-
suaded to buy a higher priced article
if they have the money and you can
convince them they are getting their
moneys worth. Men show good taste
and judgment in buying articles they
know little about. Their fondness for
large sizes borders on the ridiculous
sometimes. Shoes, gloves, shirts they
want them all with ample room
1T is pity most men seem to fee
uncomfortable and out of place in g
store. Persons who sell goods would
like to see them oftener."- Yorl
Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
The EXchcCUcr.

In past times it was the custom for
the kings justiciar and his subordi-
mates to make up the royal accounts
twice year at Easter and Michael
mas, on table which was the most
striking object in the chamber in
which they assembled. This table was
covered with dark russell cloth divided
into squares, which gave it a checker
ed, chessboard-like appearance, and in
the columns and spaces the accounts
rendered by the sheriffs and great
landowners who attended for that
purpose, were entered and reckoned
up. 1t was the checkered cloth, SO
conspicuous throughout the proceed,
!ngs, that gave rise to the name ex-
chequer, just as the stars painted on
the ceiling Of another historic room
originated the. name "star chamber.
London Globe.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04

Collecting money from Turkey e Z
sheartbreaking enterprise y disttt.
xuishad American once went there g
collect debt Of $4,000 owing 70 an
English syndicate, which included two
members of parliament and q cabinet
minister. He expected to see the bust
ness through III two or three months.
But foreign ambassador undeceived
him. "Say three or four months and
then you will be as far OF from OBJ
tanning your money as you are today,
he remarked. Men had gone out there
to prosecute claims, he added, whose
hair had turned gray with the strain
to which they were subjected and who
had gone home thoroughly broken In
health. unable to obtain Turkish lirn
to show for years Of fruitless labor
One victim Of Turkish duplicity and
procrastlnation died in lunatic asy'
lum. One Of the embassies had been
twenty-five years prosecuting claims
without realizing cent
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04

leassraos q These who 3ot Ints Ds1a
2 In OlAeA Ttnes. AZ; o

RassrAos q These who Got Tate Oobs
= In OlAeA Times.
In Daniel De Foes time debtosx were
frequently compelled In seeking means
TO extricate themselves from their en-
barrassments to consent to anything
Il they thereby could avoid the horrors
Of the debtors prison In many cases
they took advantage OF custom that
In one form or another had sanction
Of antiquity, and being generally able
bodied men they placed themselves IN
the hands Of some merchant or agent.
who, having effected an arrangement
with the creditors, took possession OF
the unfortunate debtors and, hurrying
them to the nearest seaport, shipped
them abroad, generally to Virginia or
Maryland, as so much merchandise.
Sometimes the dealer accompanied his
cargo in order, IL possible, to obtain
better price at the end of the voyage.
Arrived ut their destination the cap
tives--to give them their real name
were sold to any planter whose offer
would recoup the agent for the sum he
had expended in purchase and transit
and also allow him handsome profit.
BY the terms Of this sale the captive
was bound to serve his new master for
several years, his liberty being nomi-
nally secured at the end of that pc
Rod, and from the hope Of redemption
and deliverance thus held out to him
the term "redemptioner" came to be
~
But any hopes that the redemptioner
might cherish of his ultimate liberia
ton soon proved fallacious, and he
found himself plunged into fresh en-
barrassments long before his period of
Servitude had expired
Charges We're made upon him for
clothing. for tobacco even for the nee
, essaries of life-charges which he had
no means of meeting, however good
his inclination-and too late he found
that he had in fact become a slave,
without money, without rights and
without hope. Such friends as he had
We're in England and probably had for
gotten him altogether. Perhaps if even
they remembered him they were with
out the means OF assisting MIN, ana
the chance of money reaching the in
dividual for whom it was intended was
in those days very small. Pacific rail-
ways and ocean greyhounds' were
unknown in the good old times" and
communication was slow and insecure.
Some of these redemptioners We're
/ Of course more fortunate than others
and had friends and connections more
powerful and more kindly disposed,
and such often ultimately attained
their freedom. But these were the ex-
ceptions, and, generally speaking, the
unhappy victim labored on from year
to year, his redemption" receding fur
ther and further into the distance till
at last death put On end to his suffer
MISCELLANEOUS Journal
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04

The patent Office at Washington has
collection Of pens that illustrates the
difficulties with which men had to con-
tend before they found a suitable in
strument with which to write. There
are the styluses used by the ancient,
the instruments for writing on wax
tablets, one end sharp like an awl, the
other fat like a paper cutter. There
are the brushes used by the Japanese
and Chinese and quilts Of every vari-
ETY., together with an infinite number
Of steel pens. But the most curious
are some quill pens with steel points.
They were made in an effort to do
away with the constant necessity for
the mending Of the pen, a process that
few could perform properly and that
everybody hated. The effort was very
ingenious, but unsuccessful, because
the points could not be made to stay.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
The Doctor In the Duel.

A medical man in France was asked
to be present at duel in his profess
sional capacity. He got up early, trav-
eled some miles, "famed" the swords
and ministered to his client, who was
slightly wounded. When both honor
and wound were healed he looked for
his fees and sent in a bill for $40. The
patient replied through his wife, who
wrote: II am told that between men
there is question Of delicacy which
forbids even the slightest appearance
Of trade in such q matter. Neither the
doctors nor the seconds are brought on
the ground for money. If you persist
in your claim shall, to my great re-
greet, be obliged to leave to others the
duty Of settling this fine point with
you"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04

4 man living at Queensbury not only
uses his coffin as piece Of household
furniture, but he has also grave made
In the local churchyard headed by a
gravestone on which his name Is set
out in conventional style, Underneath
is the line, 'Not dead, but waiting"
One man ut Tong, near Bradford,
kept his Sunday clothes in his coffin.
and another, who ate porridge at break
fast, used his coffin as meal bin.
Some years ago Keighly man kept
butterfly specimens in his cofin.-Lon
don Mail.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
Diamonds on Board Shin.

Millions Of dollars worth OF dia-
monds are imported into this country,
every year. In carrying packages Of
such tremendous value over seas ex-
haordinary precautions are taken They
are immured in strong safes and 50
carefully guarded that not an instance
has ever been recorded In which dia-
monds have been lost or stolen. though
q man could easily walk OF With half
q million dollars worth Of gems h his
waistcoat pockets were It not that II is
one Of the most difficult undertakings
in the world to commit such q theft or
even to find where the gems are etored
on shipboard.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04

In . copy Of the Old Farmers Alma
nae, printed about 1900, we find the
following article on 1.-THE prevention
and extinction Of fires:' Never read in
bed by candlelight, especially If your
bed be surrounded by curtains. Strictly
forbid the use of cigars in your family
at all times. but especially after night.
There is good reason to suppose house
was lately set on fire by half consum-
ed cigar, which woman suddenly
threw away to prevent being detected
in the unhealthy and offensive practice
Of smoking"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
Discretion the Better Part.

"I'm perfectly convinced" said the
ambitious young man, "that I can
write the greatest novel Of the period"
"Why don't you 90 ahead and do it
then?"
"Oh, I wouldn't think Of such a
thing. I am happy now in my belief
on the subject. Where's the good Of
my risking disappointment
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
His Commitment.

First Artist-Well, old man, how is
business? Second Artist splen
from millionaire. Wants his wife
and children painted very badly. First
Artist-Well old man, you're the very
man to do that for him.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
shaftesburx,x Retort.

When q member Of q church congress
at Manchester argued that the intro
duction Of the custom Of cremation
would endanger belief in the resurrec-
ton Of the dead the reply Of Lord
Shaftesbury silenced any further doubt
when he asked, "What, then, has be-
come of the holy martyrs who were
cremated?
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
Evf1AnoQ.

First Lawyer-Think the old man
was Of unsound mind? Second Law
yer-Oh, yes. 1t runs in the family.
Look at the way the relatives are
spending money to break the will
New York Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
Had to Wait Events.

Alice-Ethel says she really doesn't
know whether he will propose or not.
Jack-Just like novel, isn't it? Alice
Yes. But in novel you could turn
to the last chapter and find out.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
Life.

A colored philosopher is reported to
have said, Life, my breddern, am
mostly made up Of prayin' for rain and
then wishin' it would cl'ar Off"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
The Fountain of Youth

Mr.. Jones-My daughter is only eight
cen. You had better wait until she is
older. The Lover-Well, I've waited
two years for her to get older, but she
still stays at eightsen.-Judge
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04
The Usual Cause

Reggie, can you spell kitten?"
mo, mother,
'But what do you go to school for?'
"Only cause you make me, mother
said Reggie sadly.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-08-04

What makes life dreary is the want
Of motive.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-09-01
Family Reunion

There was most enjoyable reunion
ofmcmbers of the Armstrong family
Wednesday at the hosptable home of
Mr.. A. T. Armstrong, in Cumberland
county
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong
and their brother Irving, who live at
the old homestead, there were present
Mrs Hebditch and her children, Miss
Qunton and Masters Joe and Ben, ac-
companied by Mn. Newsome and hel
little girl. Leila Mr. and sAlrs. Oscar
Blantou, of Texas, with their son,
George Mrs Vivian Smith, Of North
Carolina, with her little girl, Utha'
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Smith, Of Buck
ngham with Their children, two girls
and a boy, and Mr. and Mrs Henry
Smith, of Farmville.
The Rev j. H. Davis and Mrs.
Dayi, were specially invited guest, at
this interesting family gathering
a bountiful picnic dinner was
spread ON the lawn loo the shade Of the
trees and all became children again as
they sat about on the grass and ate
Cumberland stew and picked clean
the chicken bones
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-09-01
Overly Ogles.
Overly. Va. Sept. 1. 1905

Overly, Va, Sept 1, 1905
The farmers are busy cutting and
curing tobacco. The crops through
this section are said to be fine.
Mr.. Ben Walton was very unfortun-
ate TO lose a barn Of fine lue tobacco
last saturday 10y fire.
This surely is "a very busy season.
Those who cannot 90 in the field are
busy canning, preserving, picking,
drying fruit, gathering peas and beans,
preparing for another hard winter.
We hope the busy season will soon be
over that We may attend the big show
on Sept. H.
Mr. aud Mrs Eaton, of Norfolk, are
visiting at Mr.. G.. f.. Kennedy's. Mrs.
Lottie Kennedy has been visiting there
but Is now with herneice, Mrs. Cowan,
iu Famyille. Mrs Kennedy's friends
are glad TO see her here again
Miss Louise Vaughan is visiting
Miss Lottie Miller near Mt. Leigh.
Mis-, Katherine Vaughan is visiting
friends in Richmond.
Miss Matte MOnnot will visit rea-
tives at Overly soon.
a protracted meeting will begin at
BeuIah church, Amelia county, on the
first sunday in Sept