Fall River Daily Evening News from Fall River, Massachusetts • 3

FALL RJVER EVENING NEW8 THURSDAY MAY 28 8 ton to obtain if possible this valuable TABLET PLACED torn cloth for such aa were willing and able to pay for a efat of flawless cloth Custom-made cloth required great care and constant watching on the part of the weaver and but one loom could be run while doing that particular work Hannah Borden a bright intelligent girl of Fall River aged 16 years It was for a worthy purpose and proved successful It proved also that Han- nah was a good exponent of the rights of woman Kiyouseeliial REW and Hannah as an expert received ex- in 1821 Hannah Borden became the tra pay for this work- Extra paybut bride of William Cook and it was sev-not in cash Nay nay The Yellow en years after her marriage when she mill did not do business in that way discovered the skeleton in armor The help was not paid In gold silver or Strange that it was almost in the Iden-greenbacks Its managers were keen tfcai 8pot wnere lay the skeleton that and shrewd too shrewd for that her son Hiram a boy of 11 years lost his life through the caving of the bank FIRST INDUSTRIAL STRIKE IN FALL while playing with Charley Glffordthe RIVER In connection with that old mill there was a store commonly known as were undisturbed and some flesh hard and dry still adhered to the bones It would seem that the body had been rudely embalmed and originally was packed in a thick matting of oak leaves and charcoal the form of the leaves and several bUs of charcoal being well preserved and recognizable From the head down the figure was wrapped in sort of shroud of woven bark seven varieties having been used in its construction all of It however crumbled dust and vanished on exposure to air The armor upon the skeleton was made of fine brass On the head was a plate of brass 13 inches long broad at the upper end and five at theower The plate had the appearance of having been cast and was from one-eighth to three thirty-seconds of an inch in thickness It was much corroded and if there was any engraving upon it it could not be deciphered It was of oval form Encircling the body was a belt of brass tubes each tube four and a half inches length and three eighths of an inch diameter arranged longitudinally and close together the length of a tube being the width of the btlt The tubes were of thin brass cast upon hollow reeds and were held together by pieces sinew This belt was so placed as protect the lower parts of the body below the breast-plate Beside the skeleton were six arrows of brass thin a "variety store" and the toilers in the chlTn: three mill were obliged to do their trading at till Uvn at this dateMr William that particular store and to take their ook- Mra- Amanda Tobey and Miss pay for their month's work in trade Cook The accounts at the store were bal-1 Mrs- Cook was' a woman of uncotn-anced monthly and the balance was mon ability strong intellect fine per-usually in favor of" the storekeepers feptive faculties and good judgment who had their own system of keeping She kept abreast of the times was a accounts Hannah Borden did not np- reader an abolitionist and a fine prove of such a style of book-keeping conversationalist her retentive mem-find without mincing matters bravely ory enabling her to recall many Inter-sald so "Look here" she said to the estlng events relating to local history clerk "vou are charging to my ac- i At the age of 18 after a severe illness count things I never had and I do not her brown hair was changed to silvery if this photograph and testimonial are not absolutely This is proof positive that Him i i wmFyammmt M4mkM- genuine and unsolicited Iff Mill DANDERINE is the greatest Wilton Junction Wit Jan 30 IDOL Kaowltoo Uknderlne Co Dear Some jretra my hair commented to come out toa in a hori hair and scalp invigorating remedy ever discovered mm? FREE Vou can go to your druggist and get a bottle for 25c which will be enough ivj issr to convince you that DANDERINE is the greatest orenaration XJ ADVERTISEMENT to us witn ten cents in stamps or silver to pay postage and we wilt send you a large sample Ivy return mail The samples we give are large enough to produce beneficial results in many cases being enough to stop bad cases of hair falling and start the hair to growing again DANDERINE is now on sale at all druggists three sixes 20c 60c 8 00 per bottle Guaranteed the best hair grower and scalp remedy In the world for the hair ever discovered or send FOR SALE AND GUARANTEED UY Ii II A I Viir like it Just let me take a look at your books "No niarm" said the im- portant young man "Neither you or any one else shall see our accounts" "Then you will not let me look at the books "No I won't" and the clerk turned disdainfully away "You won't! We'll see whether you I will or not and the spirited young woman at once appealed to the agent of the corporation for permission to look at the store books "See the books-! Of course you may Perfectly right perfectly and 1 will look them over with you my self" suld the agent Calling at the store Matt DurXee and Sam Crary the two Pi ks war nh ewi rn sure )rt the accounts before Hannah and the agent of the Yellow Mill Corporation who at once proceeded to scan them to the discomfiture of Matt and San: Charged to Hannah's account besides tape pine needles thread and hairpins were cundles oil soap beans suspenders and wonderful to relate rum and molasses Whon ft nnmP tn tha cnonnnlorD 1 rum and molasses Deacon Anthony pauaed in wrathful indignation "What do you mean you rascals? You know well enough this prlrl has never had these things" exclaimed Agent An- thony "It must be a mistake" mut- terea Bam his facet turning rod and whitj by turns "Well sir rectify every mistake at once or the worse will be your own" and the agent stalked opt of the store leaving Hannah to straighten her business with the two clerks I'You're al- ways meddling" said Matt "nobody I THE KNOWLTON DANDERINE CO Chicago time 1 got eo bald tliat 1 wu obliged to mi a rug em Dere adfltM ma to use Danderiua 1 uufiliwad a bottle OD hllffukftMrindl after uain It one week my hair atopped falling out I am nowon mf fourtti bottle and toy faalrat the preaeot time la over fiva inches long gloisyand curly where It wai dead looking and straight before It has also cured me of dandruff which greatly annoyed me I cannot apeak too highly of your Danderine wishing you unlimited Buccaati remain youra vary roapectlully this USING MUtoo Junction Wis IN EGONOMY THERE 15 WEALTH eise is nnuing rauit witn tne dooks Earlier than Philip he conceiyea ine other folks want to be cheated 1 ent to exterminate the whites and why let them be cheated as for me 1 Was supposed to be plotting with the I'll not stand it" said the determined i Karragunsett tribes for that purpose girl Through the Influence and good of-After that It Is needless to say Han- nceg Massasolt Corbltant was partly nah's accounts at the store were controlled and his designs were never straight and she had access to the fully carried out He was much In bonks whenever shn nleased vet ah in the Inter- PmCEkONOMY-SEGUWEdLTn- iWTECT YOURJiUILDim ct rr rs7 BY article and more than Its weight In gold would undoubtedly be freely given for Its possession on account of the strange history it represents On the morning of Friday July 11th 1901 Miss Hannah Cook daughter of Hannah Borden Cook the finder of the skeleton in armor called at my house and placed the precious instrument whose story Is as above related Into the hands and keeping of your speaker It Is needless to say that it Is duly prized by its present possessor The mark of esteem and confidence that prompted the daughter of the honored lady who discovered the skeleton In armor to place this ancient relic In the hands of the present holder Is not less appreciable than is the historic band of brass that encircles the clock-maker's file It may not be amiss in this connec tion to present to you a brief sketch of the lady whose name is so closely Identified with the event that has brought us together at this time HANNAH BORDEN COOK Hannah Borden Cook who first brought to light the skeleton In armor was as a young woman a typical Yankee elrl She was possessed of strong common sense grit and native wit Her ratner was iticnara uoraeu and her mother bore the sweet old-fashioned name of Fatty (Bowen) Hannah was the fourth in a family of ten children and she belonged to the sixth generation from Richard Borden' who came" from England landing In Boston In the year 1635 In 1638 he removed to the island of Rhode Island He was the father or tnai John Borden who was friendly with King Philip and to whom Philip communicated his reasons for engaging in a war with the white people The house in which tiannan uoraen flrRt saw the liaht of day stood on South Main streetthe second house from the comer of what is now Borden street The frame of the house is still standing The front door was in the center of the large two-story house and the door was by a large brass knocker The door opened into a small box entry with a "fore or front room on either side each opening into a middle or living room Off from this middle room was a sma bedroom and Daca ot it which made the kitchen Unnah naturally an independ ent working-girl preferring work to idleness It may be said that there was not a lazy Done uw mm -She" las abundantly able to keep his daughters In the comf oris of and they need do no more than their ua hmiRpwnrk But rian- Zh desired more than this Alight awake she wished to be self-orUngfwe'nray Imagine her say-inii "Here am I a stout Bid and why should I alt here Idle dependent upon the bounty of my father'" Her father was a large stock holder in the first cotton mi erected Vail the Yellow Mill David Anthony was organizer and chief time weaving was done In the home by mTarwof a big awkward hand-loom set up in an attic or some room off from the main part of the house Hannahs mother a thrifty housewife owned a Srge loom made with great oaken beams and heavy bars which was as all looms of that day wereby foot-treadles When Hannah was 8 years old she wove her first yard of cloth on that ponderous ungainly together too heavy for a child to operate and In consequence her fathei who was something of a mechanlcmade a smaller loom purpose and she had been weaving cloth on her own little loom for six years when the power loom went into operation In the Yellow mill Before she was 8 years of age she had learned to wind with the reel and to spin yarn on the old-fashioned splnnlng-wheel so that she was quite ready to undertake the work of running a loom in the Yellow mill She was a dark-haired bright-eyed winsome girl of 14 when she went to her father and requested that he be permitted to start the third loom in the Yellow mill After some dispute and much argument Richard Borden agreed to let his daughter try her hand at power loom weaving for 250 per week The looms were a sight to see clumsy and cumbersome of the Dexter Wheeler make and nearly always out of order The shuttle went every which waymaklng one yard of nice cloth and another yard very poor The good cloth however was good It was no such flimsy stuff as may be seen to-day but strong thick and heavy and appeared as If it might last forever Hannah with the other operatorsran two looms and wove thirty yards of cloth per day with both looms In rao- t'on- There was no "ten-hour law then and the operators toiled from 6 o'clock In the morning till half past 7 at night and then were so tired that It was not unusual for one to fall asleep at the supper table This was a species of white slavery happily now out of existence Hannah was up and dressed at 4 o'clock In the morning She built the fire put up her breakfast and by 6 o'clock her two looms were well underway At half past 7 work ceased an hour for breakfast A half hour at noon served for dinner and there was no more stopping of work till half past 7 at night It would be 8 o'clock before the help reached their homes after a long and weary day "The yarn" as Hannah used to tell "was dressed by running It through a trough of sizing and then dried by an arrangement of fans It was a very crude process and the yarn not drying properly made a great deal of waste and sometimes the yarn would be found rotting on the beams" The room where the weaving was done was a great rough barren looking place unplastered unpalnted and cold as a barn There was a big door at one end with wide chinks through which the wind shrieked- groaned and whltled The open spaces were well stuffed with cotton waste yet this failed to keep out the blasts of wintry weather True the room was furnished with one small stove with a pipe running partly around the top part of the room but there was never heat enough generated to keep the place comfortable "Many a time" said Hannah "I could not feel the yarn at all my flnaers ware so chilled with cold and when the yarn was tot-ched it would snap and of course this made more waste" For two or three years two looms were all that Hannah could handle It was sometime after the mill was built before the first mules were started Before these were built the yarn used was wound on bobbins which were placed on the sDlndles When the loom was started the yarn flew off Into a trough and thus more than one-half went to waste Then they put beeswax on the spindles or stuck knitting needles through the bobbins Hannah was an excellent weaver and she it was who was chosen to weave the cus- A JSEJSTPMpAlD PAINT Heath ilugan MfgCo PAINT MAKERS CMICAGOUSA son of a neighbor who was also suf- i focted Hannah Borden Cook was the moth- Sey irameu a rovey auu nt- tire face Mrs Cook died In Fall Riv- er September 27th 1899 at the ad vanced age of 86 years Miss Margaret Smyth then read "The Skeleton in Armor" as It was published by Longfellow in the Knickerbocker Magaslne She was followed by Mr Benjamin Buffinton who read the following paper: Address of Benjamin Buffinton "When the Pilgrims landed at Ply mouth nearly 300 years ago they found the country in the southeastern part of Massachusetts inhabited by Indians caned tne ampaiiuugs a im- i tion of more than thirty tribes Mas sasoit was their chief sachem His headquarters at Mount Hope overlooked Narragansett bay and the country around From the summit of the mount a landscape of remarkable beauty was observable a magnificent prospect of land bay and ocean Massa-soit's authority extended over all the Tnrllfin 1 i I I fi- ill the Hilly of the Plymouth Colony and he held an uncertain but influential sway over portions of other nations residing in the interior The territory comprising what is now Freetown Fall River and Tiverton was inhabited by the Pocassetsa large pow erful and warlike tribe governed by their chief Corbltant He was the most distinguished warrior of all the nations round about clear-headed far-seeing and boldJealous of the approach of the English and to the hour of hlB death their open or secret enemy views with Wlnslow and others show- i mg himself a Hceen observer as wen iw a goolj reasoner From the friendly I aI)lj controlling Influence of Massasolt and the hatred amongst the English aEninBt Corbltant It is supposed he I from thi part of the country about th time Capt gtandlsh with eight armeu men rwhl- Blstance upon imuruuuuu tant had revolted against his master because of the treaty he had with the English For a like reason he had vowed to kill Squanto JJg Indliin interpreter saying: "If he were gone tne wib" tonRTie Th6 DOlQneSS BHU uclci- nation 0f standish and his men was their only safety and wen was 11 consummated Corbltant fled and a number of his followers were wounded Capt Standish and his men had made a wonderful Impression upon the minds of the Indians by their prompt-and resolute action and declaring that they would avenge uromptly any 11-Jury done to themselves or to their ally Massasolt they marched home tak- witH them Corbltant never returned and was thought to have perished In the Indian wars in Connecticut His three daugh- the eldestWeetamoebe- came squaw sachem of the Pocaaset tribe She was a large well formed woman wise shrewd cunning of a proud and haughty spirit above all she 1 nt har father tO- malntainea rZj vnnh She murrled the eta est son of Massasolt WamsuttJl who became sachem of the large and powerful nation of Wampanoags at the death of his father After more than forty years of comparative peace between the colonists ana mwr n'uw "Vu ithmffh Hinw to adaut the cus toms and refinements brought to their notice were apt enough in availing themselves of the weapons which put the contending nations so nearly upon terms of equality Soon after Wamsutta became Sachem the English suspectlngthat he was plotting with the Narragansetts summoned him to atund the court of Plymouth and clear himself of such suspicion He did not appear whereupon Major Win-slow waa ordered to arrest him and bring him to Plymouth With a file of ten soldiers Winalow set out intending to Increase his force In the towns he passed through He had not gone far when they came to an Indian hunting house within which was Wamsutta and eight of his men they were all armed but had deposited ihelr guns outside and the whites securing them surrounded the house Wlnslow enter-Ingasked Wamsutta to step aside with him and when ho and his Interpreter had walked apart Wlnslow clapped a pistol to his breast and Informed him he was a prisoner and must go with him The sachem outraged at this summary treatment fell Into a passion declared that the governor had no business to credit rumorsand that he would not move But he had no choice Win-slow told him "That go he should dead or alive" and when his first anger was over he yielded merely stipulating that he should travel as a sachem with his attendants accompanying him He was offered a horse but he refused It paying "he could walk as well as his squaw and her attendants" and so they proceeded until they reached Duxbury Here he was put under the charge of Major Wlnslow but his proud spirit so chafed at the treatment he had received thatihe was taken sick with a high fever The physician of the town attended him but he grew steadily worse and entreated that he might go home as the only chance to save his life He was released on giving his parole to return when summoned Making their Journey partly by canoe and partly by a litter borne bv his men Wamsutta left Duxbury but before going far he died His squaw with the other Indi ans believed that the English had poisoned him Let us imagine that mourning and walling band gathering other Indians as they marched towards their now desolate home on the banks of the Sea-connet river near the spot where the dwelling of Mr Richard Barker Is situated nearlya mlla north of the Stone Bridge Taking canoes at Squawbetty on the Taunton river and floating down (Continued on Page Soven) finding of the Skeleton in Armor Commemorated Appropriate exercises held in the aldermanic chamber in city hall Longfellow's Famous Poem Read Addresses by Miss Susan Wixon Mr Benjamin Buffinton and Mr John Milne and Remarks and Original Poem by Mr Hezekiah But-terworth The effort suitably to mark the fevent and the place of the discovery mt that armored skeleton which afterward became famous through Long jfellow's song "The Skeleton in Ar-Imor" was fully carried out on Tuesday lend Wednesday On the afternoon of uesuiiy iiie ui imsse uiuiei nmrtviiig me Wpot or Indicating its proximity was Blaced by tha furnisher Frederick ttjawson who thus represented the Women's Educaticjial and Industrial JSociety The tablet Is 24 inches In 8sugth and 20 Inches In width and is lettered as follows: "A Skeleton In lArmor wan found near this spot by Hannah Borden Cook In the month of May A 1831 This Tablet was placed here by the Women's Educational and Industrial Society of River Mass May 27th A The memorial has been placed on the jferick building on Hartwell street jwhk-h occupies the site of the discovery of the skeleton On Wednesday afternoon shortly after 4:30 o'clock formal exercises took "place in the aldermanlc chamber of (City Hall President Susan Wixon Of the Women's Educational and Industrial Society presiding On Miss Wixon's right hand sat the Hon John 6 Brayton and on her left Mr John two of the persons (if there be (Others) still living who had seen the "Skeleton In Armor" in its glass case In the Fall River Athenaeum In the audience which numbered about 250 ipersons were Congressman Greene 'Hon William Fuller of Taunton Mr Hezekiah Butterworth of Boston Superintendent Bates the principals of several of the public schools including Mr Benson of the Borden Mlas Lewin of the Westall pnd Mr Gardner of the Highland pany teachers and many members of jthe "Women's Educational and Industrial Society Tne opening exercise was a violin Solo by George Foley "Auld Lang Syne" Miss Wixon then read the following iaper: The Story of a Skeleton Ladies and Gentlemen: We have es-embied this afternoon to commemorate an event of historic significance an event Identified with the early history cf Fall River and which has been given not only a national but an international importance through the pen of of America's' gifted poets I refer to the finding in the year 1831 of the eiecon oi a numan being arrayed in armor on the sandy hillsldenear Hart-well street which snot has been marked by the Women's Educational and Industrial Societv bv nlnrinir ivruuze iauieiappropriateiy lettered upon the brick building that stands near jthe spot where the skeleton was un-rthed It was In the spring-time of that jyear (1831) and blue and white violets irLprofuslon decked the upland and the neadow Daisies and buttercupa flung their gold and silver over and upon Jthe velvety sward The cherry trees jjwere in full bloom and many clusters pink and white apple blossoms foretold a generous harvest while from the jBcented woods there floated over the village of Fall River spicy odors from jthe newly resurrected shrubs and mosa- In the homes the Spring house-clean-3ng was ftnlshedthe barrelof soft-soap (Indispensable in every well-ordered household of that period had been jjnade the rag carpet completed and everything was as clean and sweet as lime-wash paint and hard work could 3tnake it The pewter brass and tln-(ware only Temained to be scoured Between Fourth and Fifth street was a hill composed of very fine clean white The place js now covered by Adweuing-houas and other buildings fbut as "the sand-bank" It was well axd favorably known in olden days to iliQUsewives far and near To this sand-bank came Hannah Borden Cook one bright morning in May for scouring sand little dreaming of the gruesome sight that was to meet her gaze before her return With her fair hands Hannah scooped the white dry sand and let it flow loosely through her slender fingers Suddenly her hand came In contact with some hard dry substance Hastily pushing aside the silvery sand what 'should be revealed to her startled vision but a grinning human skull lying there in the warm sunshine face up-jward! No wonder she stood in speech less amazement easing into the eye less sockets before her Reflecting a moment she realized that it were bet ter that others should behold this strange object In the sand and with quickened lootstops and bated breath she hastened homeward where she found her husband William Cook It did not take long to Inform him of what she had found lying there In grim silence on the sandy hillside Mr Cook started immediately to Interview lhe uncanny viBltorcanlng as he went his friend and neighbor John Orswelt to assist in resurrecting the unknown stranger whose resting place in that white bed of sand had evidently been undisturbed for many many years The two men with Mrs Cook an interested on-looker at once proceeded to unearth the bones of the unrecognized dead When all was exposed to view it waa found that the object was indeed the skeleton of a human being It was clothed In brasB armor and had been buried In a sitting posture face toward the east "The figure repre sented a tall large-framed man The iknees were drawn up toward the breast and the forearms Were drawn lo the shoulders The fingers and toes had crumbled into dust but other wise the skeletoh was lntaot The integuments on the arms and legs FOR THIS a to the six in In of to to up to For Sale by BARKER LUMBER CO 389 Second St SOLD IN SPRINKLING TOP! BOTTLES flat and triangular in shape arrows were In a sort of quiver of bark which dropped to pieces on exposure the air The skull was much decayed but the teeth were sound and seemed to be the teeth of a young man The arms were bent upward not crossed so that the hands turned In ward touched the shoulders The stalture was about five and a half feet" he remains were carefully ex amined by local physicians Dri Wii bur and Glazier pronouncing the skeleton to be that of an Indian In their opinicn it had lain In the ground 150 ears The bones were carefully crathprpd and with the brass arrow tips were placed In a case with a elass cover Hnd deposited in the Fall River Athenaeum -ews or tne discovery of the skeleton spread far and wide and many persons among them poets savants scientists and curiosity-seekers resorted to the village of Fall River to look upon Its weird guest a year or two atter the finding of the skeleton the poet Longfellow produced the romantic story in verse known as "The Skeleton In Armor" Longfellow-did not accept the idea that the skeleton once belonged an Indian but fancied it a visitor from Norseland I was a Viking old! My deeds though manifold No skald in song has told No Buga taught thee! Take heed that in thy verse Thou dost the tale rehearse Else dread a dead man's curse For this I sought thee" The skeleton lay in state in its alass case an object of never-falling interest all beholders until the great fire of ibm wnicn swept over Fall River almost totally destroying the town at which time the case containlne the skeleton in armor and accompanying relics were consumed Another skeleton was exhumed near the same spot where the one in armor was discovered but as no arrows or other articles were found near it the bones were supposed to belong to some person of lesser note It may be that the sandy hill-side was used for an Indian burying ground and other skeletons might have been found there had any person thought to search for them The North American Indians burled their dead in a sitting posture spears arrows tomahawks wampum and other articles being deposited with the bodies of warriors or chieftains of renown Alluding to this custom the poet has written: His bow for ready action bent And arrows with a head of stone Can only mean that life Is spent And not the old ideas gone" And long shall timorous fancy see The painted chief and pointed spear And Reason's self shall bow the knee To shadows and delusions here" John Stark Esq of Galena III was among the distinguished visitors who Journeyed from afar to look upon the voiceless skeleton Mr Stark wrote a detailed account of his visit to Fall River and his conclusions concerning the remains were published In the third volume of the American Magazine Boston in 1837 Mr Stark thought the skeleton belonged perhaps to some one of the Asiatic race members of which transiently settled in Central North America and afterward went to Mexico and founded those cities in exploring the ruins of which such marvelous discoveries have been made He might have been he further states one of the crew of some Pheniclan vessel and speaks of the remains being found not far from Dighton Rock whose hieroglyphic inscriptions have puzzled archaeologists and others The belief that the skeleton was that of an Indian chief of high degree seems very reasonable the high cheek bones and general appearance of the belongings bearing out that theory It may be that the body was buried in the sandhill the grave hollowed out by the crude Implements used by the Indians of that period The arrows plate and belt found with the bones might have been obtained from some trader cruising in the waters of Narragansett bay However this Is mere speculation The actual facts concerning the skeleton have never been known and at this late day it is not likely they ever will be A CONNECTING LINK I hold In my hand a tangible object which connects the eventful past with the present hour Apparently -a trifle by Itself considered without explanation It would be passed unnoticed It Is simply a clock-maker's file This implement was made by John Orswell and was used by him In constructing the clock now In the tower of the Stone church in this city The wooden handle of this file is encircled by a thin brass ferrule and this piece of brass Is the connecting link between the skeleton in armor of seventy-two years ago and the present day The encircling band Is a portion of one of the brass tubes composing the belt that lay upon the skeleton as It first appeared before the eyes of Hannah Borden Cook So far -as is known It Is the only remaining vestige of the guest of the Fall River sand bank who was resurrected but to be cremated and lost forever in the fire of 1843 John Orswell while assisting In bringing the stranger to the surface secured this relic and later made the file which now holds the historic piece of tubing When William Cook husband of Hannah Borden removed with his family to New York John Orswell presented to Mr Cook this file in memory as he said of their long-time friendship and as a reminiscence of their old acquaintance of the sandbank When the family returned to Fall River the file came with them since when scientists archaeologists and others have been deeply Interested In this reminder of by-gone days A representative of the Smithsonian Institution journeyed from Washing WEES ONLY We have SAWYER'S CRYSTAL BLUE gives a beautiful tint and restores the color to linens laces and goods that are worn and faded JT TYPE WRITER SUPPLIES RIBBONS PAPERS ERASERS COVERS GEO BAMFORD Grnuito BlOoU NATURAL GUMS SOftETIlINO NEW Do not get a set of Teeth until you see our Natural Gum Makes It impos sible to detect artificial teeth In the mouth Positively painless extraction of teeth Extracting free when set are ordered BOSTON PAINLESS DENTIST 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET (Over Five and Ten Cent Store) French Spoken Lady Attendant WILL BE IN NEW YORK Several Days Selecting a Large Stock Of Cut Glass Bric-a-Brac Bronzes and Art Goods During the recent auction every solitary article of the old stock In these Unas wno uold out Hereafter I shall carry only the above mentioned goods and a complete lloe of Optical good and shall devote more time 1fi my constantly Increasing Optical busi ness A few nice Watches Dlnmonds Rings and other articles of Jewelry also a few pieces of Silverware that were not disposed of at the auction will be sold at the wholesale price (or less) to get rid of them ARNZEN 166 South Main St MLEA'S Cash Market 46 Pleasant Street WE CLOSE SATURDAY DECO RATION DAY AT 10 A Rt Send your orders Friday for Saturday and Sunday We hav all kinds of Poultry and New Vegetables Native Berries and Cream OPPOSITE DAILY NEWS OFFICIO TELEPHONES per cent lower than the regular 1450 $2200 could not understand why she should jiul ue ptuu lur ner wont la Bona casn Instead of dry Foods There on- other reason why she wanted gold or silver for her work She had longeft to bj the owner of a silk gown and for that end she toiled They did not keep silks at the corporation store and she Boston for the coveted goods and she must have money to pay for the material she craved After a lot of thinking upon the subject she again sought an interview Hnt for the -nvotort noL onrt with Agent Anthony "Well what do you want now?" inquired that gentleman in a quick brusque tone "I a tuiii uiuwiur iuiid 1 want cash for my work" and Hannah looked at the portly agent half defl antly yet with calm courage "I want cash" she continued "and not inferior ehoes and cheap gloves on which you make a double profit The agent was nngry in a minute "What do you he demanded "I mean" said the young girl quite undauntod "that I want money for my work" "You can't have It" roared the astonished agent "That's contrary to our business ways Go and get what you want at the store and bo done with It" "I will not" paid Hannah flatly "There! I don't like the goods they sell fn that store I will have the money I have earned or I will not work another day" and she emphasized her words by stamping her foot In a most decided manner The agent fairly howled with rage "You won't work hoyl We'll see about that young woman 1" His breath came In short wheezy gaspsas he gzed with flashing eyes upon Hannah's determined face Hannan stood perfectly still and did not flinch before the chief officer of the Yellow Mill Corporation To think that a young girl should speak up to him In that defiant manner waa more than the agent wanted to bear at the same time he secretly admired her persistent firmness The principle was he knew It He knew also that he could not legally force heror anyone else to take her wages In dry goods wet goods or goods of any kind Presently he grew calmer nnd Bald quietly "Now be reasonable Hannah and listen to me If I pay you In cash all the rest of 'em will Insist on being paid in the same way and I couldn't stand It would ruin the business Of course you cannot understand It being a woman" he continued "but seriously I cannot afford to do It" "AH right then I'll leave the mill I give my notice now" and Hannah resolutely turned toward the door "Here! Come back girl! Where are you going? Tell ne how much money do you want?" Agent Anthony spoke in a much calmer tone "I want ten dollars sir for my month's work" and Hannah stood before her employer with the air and bearing of a conquerer "Ten dollars! Will you promise to keep It a secret If I give you the money?" asked the agent Hannah hesitated but Anally she agreed to keep her affairs to herself and to say nothing about the new arrangement A ten dollar gold piece was quietly slipped Into her fair palm "I hope you are satisfied now" said Agent Anthony "but mind you keep your own oounsel and say nothing" Hannah smiled but made no reply In due course of time the silken gown was bought and a proud girl was Hannah when she held the shining fabric in her fair hands Amy her sister looked at It with longing In her eyes "How I wish I might have a silk gown too" she said with a sigh With characteristic generosity Hannah placed the lustrous parcel In her sister's lap "I will give you this" she said "Take It Amy I can work and get another for myself" And she did The memory of this sweet sel fish act will ever be as fragrant as a flower After a while It leaked out that Hannah Borden was getting cash for her work while others were being paid In trade at the store This of course created dissatisfaction with the that very soon all were paid the as Hannah lr money Thus th IndusjtJ'-vStrike was Inaugurated by SALE Couches all new Spring goods don fail to take advantage of Be Sure That You Get SAWYER'S 45 YEARS the PEOPLE'S CHOICE Delicate Whose development is retarded or who are growing too rapidly need TUU HAM A predigested food with une- qualed strengthening properties Not an intoxicant but a real malt extract For weakness weariness and overwork Best for digestion All dnotbt Mil It Fropnd by th Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n St ImU 0 A OF COUCHES I price If you need a Couch taken almost our entire stock of and marked them from 15 to 20 now or will need one later this sale Here is your opportunity Note tbe prices $2800 Couch 2400 $1200 Couch 1000 3000 3BOO Couch 1798 2500 2050 2700 2260 $1700 Couch 1300 2000 $1500 Couch 1250 1197 1350 $800 Couch 675 1060 900 1260 1075 1150 1650 3600 3100 2400 1800 not advertise $30 Conchee 1075 1597 for $15 or $20 ones for $10 1400 1600 You will notice we do The price reductions on marked on paoh one these Couches are genuine reactions We have twenty of the Better look them over prettiest patterns in our windows with the price pltin fUNT A mmn '-'r i rtffiM-tlffi Whim rfilBS ill.