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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21
ATTLEBORO' Loss
SERIOUS IN DEATH
Of LOUIS ]. LAMB

Louis ]. Lamb, one OF the best-known
business men in Attleboro. died at Dr.
Railey's home in Philadelphia, yesterday
afternoon.
As soon ms the information reached At
t,cboro Joseph l.. Sweet. the most inu-
mate friend OF the family, left for Phiia-
delphia TO take charge Of the body
The deceased was a son OF Noval b.
Lamb. and was born in Charlton Mass
about b4 years ago. He went TO Attleooro
when Young man and became associa-
ted with the late William Daniel VII
marth in the manufacture of casket trim-
m,nes. with that firm he remained Y
years. and then engaged for time IN the
same line with Eustace Carpenter
About 10 years ago he became assoo,s =,
ted with Charles II. Allen and William II.
Lamb. his brother, under the hrlil n.,no .n.
OF c. III. Allen & Co, In the manufacture
OF jewelry. MI.
In 1877 Mr. Lamb married Miss Eliza
beth #. c. Beckett. They had three sons,
Roland M. Lamb who is superintendent
OF the Long Branch Hotel and transport
alton company on Long Island Prof. AT
thur n. Lamb OF Harvard University. ana
Leonard /. Lamb, who mas JUST e"'e''"
Tufts College 49,,
The deceased also left a brother' WI
liam II. Lamb. his business associa1e. ~ W.
two sisters. Mrs. Paul X Ames OF Brook
ivn n Y. and Miss r. r. Richardson
member OF the Attleboro school commit
teee. 80,
Mr.. Lamb was a member of the schoo,
committee of Attleboro for some time anu anu
for many years a trustee OF the puo,ic
library He was a member OF the new ~,
brary building committee and had nela
many offices OF trust He was a meihpe'
OF the board Of trustees or the A',leool' '.','" :
ca1,i,gs Rank at North Attleboro. trustee
of the Murray Universalist church society
and for years clerk OF that society anu
superintendent OF the Sunday school.
Two weeks ago he was stricken win =
slight shock due 20 Brights disease ana
went TO Philadelphia for treatment.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21

roofing felt mopped together with hot
straight run coal tar pitch. covered with
four inches OF concrete, will be used
The recesses for refuge and drainage
will be- built In the side walls of the tun-
mel lining and will be placed uniformly
A feet from centre 10 centre, and will
also be feet wide and z feet high, ex-
cept every fourth recess which will be
feet wide and 10 feet high, with conduits
opening into H. These 10-foot inches may
BE- made feet deeper than the 7-foot
ones, and some may be enlarged for stor-
age chambers.
Conduits OF vitrifed glazed clay for cleo
tric wires will be imbedded in concrete OH
each side OF the tunnel, and where no lin
ing Is required inches will be cut I'm the
rock sides and the conduits supported on
the ledges thus formed Electric lights
will be placed at intervals OF 80 feet.
Concrete used for lining the tunnel will
parts broken stone or gravel Expansion
be composed OF one part OF Portland ce-
ment, three parts sharp sand and five
joints may be required every 80 feet and
may be separated by two thlcknesses or
roofing felt.
When n section OF concrete is not push
ed continuously TO completion the sur
face OF the last layer shall be left i'm hor-
izontal plane. somewhat rough, and re-
cesses may be made by placing blocks OF
timber, or rods and angle bars may be
set in the concrete TO afford a better ponu.
The forms and centres must be suffi-
cently rigid 10 hold the walls and arch
even and true to line. and must remain In
place six days after the completion OF a
section of lining.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21
RIVERSIDE.

There was n lively row In an open lot
near the Island Home" yesterday after
noon. when a young man known as
white" Dodge got whack over his
head with crutch. lie was taken TO
the office OF DR.. Platt. who took 16
stitches TO close scalp wound. The
police say that Dodge went into the
house and called something to eat.
which was given him. and then he refused
10 pay for &C. and as he went out OF the
door "sassed" number OF Italians. who
gave chase. and then one OF them grabbed
a cripple's crutch and struck Dodge over
the head The man that struck Dodge
was not found. but the cripple was ar
rested later for walking on the railroad
tracks.
No less than % carloads Of excursion
lists from Boston and other Massachu-
setts cities passed through hore yesterday
90 Bristol where they took part in the
Portuguese celebration.
suburban car ran or the rails at the
square last evening. causing delay, but
no one was injured.
There was a large crowd In this vicin-
ity from early morning until late in the
evening all day yesterday Many OF these
were the owners or renters OF summer
cottages.
Mr.. Charles Con- has completed the
work OF improving tho interior OF his
restaurant on Bullock's Point avenue.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21
BARRELS OF BOOZE
WERE CAPTURED IN
RAID At WESTERLY

The Riverside club, at IA Mechanic
street. Westerly, was raided on Sunday
afternoon by Deputy Sheriff w. IT. Casey
and Constable James f. Kennedy.
When the officers entered Daniel O'Con-
nell went 20 the cash register and took
out the money.
The tables scattered about the room
had on them glasses half full OF beer.
where they had been left by the 10 or
more members" who were found drink
ing.
The liquors taken TO the police station
were as follows; Four one-half barrels
OF ale. two partly full. one half barrel
Of porter. one half barrel Of beer. SO bot
ties of Bohemian ale. % bottles of India
pale ale, one quart bottle OF brandy. IL
full quarts OF whiskey. oen pint bottle Of
whiskye. one half-pnt bottle OF whiskey.
one quart bottle partly full of rum, one
three gallon jug partly full Of gin. one
gallon jug full ot rum. one two-gallon
jug. partly full OF gin. one gallon jug part
ly fun Of rum and a FIVE gallon jug partly
full Of port wine.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21
WARREN.

The n. Y, ~. II. & II. r. r. Is plan
ming 90 increase their train service be-
tween this place and Providence during
the coming month. schedule is being
arranged whereby four trains win be
"perated each hour between here and
'royideDoe. Warren N a centre for all
train service IN this section, and the
large crowds who Journey from here 10
the shore resorts will be amply provided
for In the future.
Tho Women's Christian Temperance as
sociation of this town will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at the residence OF
Mrs Emma l.. Welch. on South Main
street. where bursness will be tranSacted.
Tho silk Hat baseiail team OF this town
were defeated az Pawtuckf last satur-
day by the J. n p. Coats team. by the
score OF 90 T. The local boys played a
good game and were defeated fasr and
square.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21
HEAT IN GUNS

In modern high-velocity cannon tie
pressure OF the gases at tho moment Of
firing generates tremendous heat. IL is es-
timated that this heat runs az high as
5000 degrees and even 900 degrees. The
white-hot gases eat away the steel lining
of the guns In much the same way as
streams ~ boiling water eat away a
block OF ice.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21
STUCK IN THE MUD.
CAUGHT FOX ASLEEP

Among the many strange and curious
things that the boy scientists OF Norway.
Me. found In their nature studies. is a
gray fox fast asleep. II has been stated
that one can never catch a fox asleep.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21
EAST PROVIDENCE
DIVER Accused Of Theft al Cres-
cent Park
Mary Ford Sent TO Cranston 10
Remain six Months

There was rushing business nj the ses-
sion OF the Seventh district court this
morning young man giving his namo
as Michael Dwyer and his residence as
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21
ALMiRA r. HUNT

Real Estate for sale: money loaned on
good security at g. and per cent.
Hours $40 a. m: 1880 p. IN. Telephone
3lS2-4 6 Division Street.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21

0ovidence pleaded not guilty to the
charge OF larceny from the person. II ia
claimed Dwyer grabbed n watch from an
Armenian at Crescent Park last evening.
and was caught by Patrolman Johnson.
Dwyer was Identified by the Armenian
and two other men as the man who
grabbed the watch. but It was not found
among Dwyer's effects
Mary Ford. whose home is In Scituate
and who has found life trine too slow
for her in this historic town. made her
home I'm a boarding house at Phillipsdale
Yesterday, with married man from Wes-
terly. she began row, which led to the
yonng womaus arrest. The man told
such plausible story that he was not
arrested Mary's address for the next six
months will be Cranston
There were two strangers before the
court for track walking anh one for in
toxication, the first two being fined S and
costs and the latter 81 and costs. and all
went to the farm.
STUCK IN THE MUD.
There were many fishing parties from
this place yesterday and all but one OF
them spent the day In n very enjoyable
way. The one that did not carry out its
program as IL was laid out was party
Of IL headed by Captain Royal. They
started away from IN edrydock In two
masted schooner at $50 and they had not
gone far when the schooner stuck her
nose In the mud and kept IL there until
i:30 in the afternoon. They were not,
however, obliged TO go hungry or dry.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-05-21

HANLEY'S PEERLESS ALE Is not a
liquor. liquor IL a beverage I'm which
alcohol Is the base and principal ingredient,
a. In gin. rum, brandy or whiskey. In ale
the alcohol Is an incidental product of tho
brewing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

bullfrog voice Of his up stairs.
That's the way it went, Mr.. Bow
sew. and the next thing saw she had
you BY the ear on the stairs and was
years cid. It's the mother-in-laws 1
pose 2,
sYes-hang it,"
II can't blame We for taking the
name of the Lord IN vain. and / pities
you from the bottom Of me heart. II
But there was no time to finish.
The mOther-in-law appeared and
Nancy fed to the kitchen.
Now then Samuel. you hustle along
with your dinner and be ready to 90
to the drug store did have
sprained ankle, but when I got to
figuring that It was about time for you
to break out again I got well and came
down. You are not Eckled to death to
see me. but that makes no difference.
It won't do you any good to sit there
and scoWl like a bear with a sore paw.
You have got to toe the mark while
I'm around
Woman. don't talk that way to
mel" he shouted.
stop right there, Samuel. Don't
you call me woman
But this is my house."
THAT doesn't make the slightest
difference. A mother-in-law can go
and come as she pleases. I want some
mustard ana ginger from the drug
store, and if you slam the door when
you go out you'll find me at your
heels"
Mr. Bowser showed back from the
table with a CLINT in his eye, and two
minutes later he was out of the house
He got the ginger and mustard and
sent them back by q small boy. and
then he started off for a walk. He ad
determined to assert his Independence
of that woman. He would either re-
turn and bluff her out of her shoes or
remain away for a week.
Men who saw him walk along with
his head down said to themselves:
Poor old baldhead! He is mourn
ing for his lost hair
Women who noticed that he dragged
his feet as he walked whispered to
each other:
His home is not a happy one.''
Inc hoodlums running up and down
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15
PILGRIM JOE.
His Grand Combination Is on the
Boom.


Three months ago. in order to get
nearer the masses and study condi-
lions, and not with any view of in
creasing the sales Of my Pilgrim Pain
Al1eviator I added moving pictures
to my outfit, making a grand combina-
ton Of:
Moving pictures that move.
A grasshopper in a bottle.
one oid horse with a 2:4O gait.
One tintype outfit at ten cents the
take.
one overwhelming desire to do good
to my fellow men.
The combination took from the start
and has been on the boom day and
night. To newspapers and magazine
writer's who are seeking interviews
with me I wish to say:
am not seeking to be a candidate
for the next presidency
am agin the railroads, except when
riding on a free pass
am aEin combinations Of capital to
force up prices. could form trust
and put the price OF my Alleviator up
to fifty cents a bottle, but sentiment
am agin rebating. There's moth
ing coming to you when you have TAX
en- the last dose of the A1leviator or
got through playing game Of poker
Win HIS
There should be a federal inspection
Of meats. No farmer should be allowed
to sell the flesh of an old bull who
has died Of q broken heart. and no
pou1terer should be permitted to sell
old ROSTERS who have lost their crow.
Any coal dealer found giving 1000
pounds for a ton should be arrested
and punished for conduct prejudicial
to the best interests OF America.
AIRY and every attempt of the ice
trust to force the price OF ice beyond
the value Of crude gold should be met
with condign punishment If any
judge interprets the term "condigns to
mean a free trip to California and re-
turn. his case should come under the
head Of Immediate and vigorous at
tention.Y
If owned 100 acres of land and a
sod house in Nebraska, and was a
member OF congress, I should vote
agin a navy Knowing that the bat
tleships of an enemy couldn't throw
shells as long as rail into my Gu
cumber. patch, should let the rest OF
the country go hang.
While deeply sympathize with that
large class Of our population that be-
and delivered at 81 per ton, 1 am not
offering to go into the business OF coal
mining myself.
I do not hold with some that the
Philippines. having been. conquered by
and then sold to and now being gov
erned by the United States, are a part
Of US. The natives over there are sim
ply working for US by the day, and at
cheap wages at that.
I should prefer q water level canal
at the isthmue, IN order 80 save time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

drew aside as Mr.. Bowser passed, and
felt in their hearts that he was a man
needing consolation. He had walked
for an hour. when an arm was passed
through his and a voice said in IS
ear:
Il have been looking for you. Sam
uel. Come along. Didn't I tell you
that you must toe the mark p
Mr.. Bowser looked at a policeman
appealingly, but the officer refused to
interfere. He thought for a moment
of wrenching himself free and fleeing
far away--far away as Canada-but
the cluch on his arm frightened and the
voice said:
Don't try it Samuel-not on your
life!"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

HIM. Mrs Bowsers in bed Ell ?''
Yes. sir
In bed with a headache?"
Yes, sir
And she won't be up to dinner?''
mo, sir
~By thunder, but that's pretty
how-de-dcl 1 leave this house this
morning and she is singing around like
q lark. I come home at night and
find her ir bed with a headache that
will probably last a week and may
prove fatal in the end. Things need
seeing to around here"
Mrs. Bowser heard him coming up
stairs with q stomp, stomp, stomp, and
she closed her eyes in hopes he would
think her asleep and go down again.
It was vain hope.
Mrs. Bowser, what does this
mean?'' he demanded, as he lowered
over her.
"No-nothing. I've just got a bit OF
a headache. It's better than It was,
and 1 hope it Will go away pretly
soon
"Oh, you hope, do your Well. its
no use. That headache is going to last
YOU for the next ten days, and for the
next ten days this house has got to be
like a morgue. What have you been
doing to bring a headache onto your
seif?"
II may be a little bilious"
"A little! By gosh. you are loaded
down with til That comes from max
ing a pig of yourself. During the past
week I have seen you eating cabbage,
turnips. beets, pickles, ice cream sau-
sages' and a dozen other things ut only
for horse food. DO you think you can
do these things and not sufIer Tor
them %
mrs. Bowser had eaten nothing Of
the kind. but she was too i'll to enter
into an argument.
"And you've probably been bare
footed around the house ana SCI IN euS
braeze after washing your hair, and
drank gallons of ice water. on are
lilre ali other women Not one IN a
tj9o,,sand knows how to take care OF
herself I am sorry to see you suAef,
It may be a lesson to you;
,zo,,r dinner?'' whispered Mrs Bow
AFTER I have had my say. want
IN know by what right
A hand reached over his shoulder
and a thumb and niger clutcheo ms
ear. and a voice said;
IT think you had better go at once
I think you had
He turned slowly around to look
into the eyes of his mother-1n-layy
Her last letter, received only a week
Dravions said that she was laid up
Hifh a sprained ankle and had no
hopes of getting out of the house for
a month.
Mr.. Bowser gasped and turned pale
as he was led out Of the room to the
head of the stairs
Now go down softly" continued
the nother-in-law land you make
mighty little noise down there. III
have an interview with you in about
ten minutes.
ssVho-who asked you to come
down ~ he demanded, as he pulled
himself together and came to q halt
GO right along, Samuel don't
have to wait for an invitation. I come
when I darned pleaset''
Mr.. Bowser went down to dinner,
but he had no appetite. His house
had been invaded and his happy plans
broken up The cook brought in his
tea. and he turned on her with:
Look here, Nancy, why did you let
that old women in2'
LET her in! Why, no sooner had 7
opened the door an inch when she
busted her way in and pushed me aside
as If was chip. And who be you
that makes so free with other peo-
ple's houses r says I.
g .Shet your head ard tend to your
businessl says she.
8 III call the masteri'
I'll call him myself. ! hear that
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BOwser of reckless extrava-
gance. The monthly gas bill had come
in and he hadn't charged her with a
plot to send them to the poor-house.
The berry and melon peddlers had
paused IN front Of his house and shout
ed and yelled and shrieked, but while
Mrs. Bowser trembled in fear of ca
lamity he had simply smiled. Me- one
word of fault about his meals. ssbout
the cook, about the watermelon
bought for dinner and kept IN icebox
two days, and then found to be as
green as grass. 1t had been q good
ness that almost frightened Mrs. Bow
ser, but Saturday evening was to bring
a change.
On the morning of that day she
woke up with a headache. but con-
cealed the fact until Mr.. Bowser had
left for the Office. Then she went to
bed and prayed that she would be rid
OF the thing before he came home at
night. I. was not to be, however. At
I'VE O'Clock p. m. she was grOaning
and signing and had something of a
fever, and just at that time he walked
into the house. Some of his good
ness had worn off, but he had come
home fairly good-natured. AS he hung
MS hat on the rack in the hall he cried
Hello!'' and began singing, and the
cook came running up stairs to say:
Please hush, sir. Your wife is in
bed with bad headache"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

One Of the most important and GER
tainly most beautiful Of the books OF
the year is Peter Pan which will
be brought out early in October by the
Scribners. This gives the complete
story of the most attractive Of fairies,
the wonderful Peter Pan. as it is con-
tanned IN the play, in the chapters Of
The Little White Bird" with some
cancellations by the author which
round out his history. The ilIustra-
tons for the book are by Arthur Rack
ham, the English water-color artist
whose sketches for Grimm's Fairy
Tales and Rip Van Wrinkle made such
a sensation The Illustrations which
viii be reproduced in full co1ors. are
as charming and as deiicately fairylike
as Mr.. Barrie's text and the two to-
gether make a book Of rare beauty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

Upton Sinclair has gone to the Adj
dondacks where he will rest up after
the strenuous Jungle campaign
Meanwhile Doubleday, Page & Co. are
bringing out a new edition of his first
book King Midas" The same firm
will also bring out shortly a new and
revised edition OF THE Journal of
Arthur Stirling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

Doubleday. Page & CO. are bringing
out Songs Every Child Should Know
edited by Dolores Bacon the author
of DIARY OF a Musician Within
fortnight the same firm will also pub
lish Legends Every Child Should
Know, edited by Hamilton W. Mabie
These two admirable books are uni
form with the already successful
Poems. Myths and Fairy Tales EVERY
Child Should Know
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

acting Midsummer Nights Dream
BY his magic he makes them hear and
see the events of long ago. Puck Of
Pook's Hill' will be illustrated by
Arthur Rackham, who is remembered
for his unusual Interpretation of Grip
Van WfnkIen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

A forthcoming book which will
probably have a very wide appeal is
The Pursuit Of Happiness" by Dr.
George Hodges, dean of the Episco-
pal Theological school at Cambridge
Mass. It IS a series of sound essays
on subjects that appeal to every per-
son. DR. Hodges has won wide dis
tinction as churchmans scholar and
writer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

The most important literary event
OF the autumn, and IN many respects
the publishing event Of the year will
be the bringing out. early in October,
Of Rudyard Kipling's new book Puck
Of Pook's Hill" published by Double
day. Page g Co It Is a group Of short
stories in an entirely new field. Two
Imaginative children. Dan and Una.
unvittingly cali up Puck himself BY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

1.-THE Jungle" has been out in France
under the somewhat forbidding title
of The Prisoners OF. Chicago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15
$500
TO California and the Northwest via
Rock Island

Tickets on sale daily from Aug. 9th
to Oct 31st, 1906 For tickets and ma
other information. see Rock Island
A. N. FuLLER. c. p A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

Rudyard Kipling's kim has been
translated into Chinese by DR.. Gre
geon, a very distinguished London
scholar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

HUTCHINSON and Return 85.15, Santa Re
State fair. Tickets on sale Sept. 18TH to
22nd Inclusive. limited for return Sept.
18th. 2. Z. King. ARt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

CucuEs eqsp 1onblnc1 delicate medicinal and s7aaI
4ent properties derived from Cucurs, the CREST Skin
Cuxe Eh e pureas Of cieznasng iugrsdients and els
71c1t zelreea9 81 Sewer cccr1 fCspa
Rriec--giss l4ee1eiasl and Toilet seap for e6e.
Eoll Ding ana DlEz1- crr.. Sole Elre1.. 8eatau -
1.silsa Efees @HsH 9 Cszv fsz tas sam, 5ssl7,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15
BowsER's NEMESIS.
That 1fother-in-Law Makes an
Unexpected Descent.


:, Do " = II II lIllI NGCI1
good" for a week. He
had picked up several
clothespins in the back
yard without twitting Mrs.
Rnx.-se1. Of raclrlas extra va
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

The first book from the press of
+ the Bobbs Merrill company for the
I fall season is just out. It is by a new
author, Earle Ashley Wallace, and is
/ called "Blindfolded.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

The American edition Of Richard
Whiteing's Ring IN the New" will be
among the late September issues. The
English printing, issued in the spring,
has called forth much favorable criti-
cism; and the English Review of Re-
views ranks the work as "a brilliant
and searching diagnosis of present so
cial conditions"