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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
wild sheen shooting.

The sheep began 10 move toward uS.
IL had been a long climb TO get hc.
yond and above them. hut now we
had our reward. On they came. only
Two hundred yards away | could
see their white muzzleS.aS though they
had been sticking their noses into Il
flour bag. Now | could see the wrin.
Llcs m the horns Of the rams. The
hoofs Of the advancing flock made
awiShing. pattcriug sound, and they
were only fifty yards away. took
the nearest ram, and he never drew
breath again. JohnuiC'S forty-four
harked sptefully. lie made n neat
hit on another ram, further away than
my already dying victim, but failed
To stop &C. Those sheep did not sail
away like deer. touching here and
there n high place. They flattcncd
themselves out. shot around corner,
and were gone. johnnie followed. and
was alone. In few seconds | heard
Johnnic's gun fcebly humping away.
There was no cchoing roar. such as
you hear I'm the thick woods picked
my way cautiously after Johnnie. and
when | saw the jumps he had made.
and the chances he had taken. l knew
there was much for me 10 learn about
hasty mountain travel. Johnnie shot
six times. and two hundred yards
ahead. on the crooked. rocky descent
the sheep had taken. l found him On
his knees nv the hig ram Threa hui.
lets had struck -Scrlbner's.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
Dinner Plate Decorations.

The newest way OF decorating the
dinner table is 10 place IN front Of
each guest a little basket made of sill
yer, crystal or china filled with flow
crs. The middle Of the table is occu-
pied by a mirror, with delicate silver
trimmings, and plates Of bonbons en-
circled by garlands OF flowers are ar
ranged OH the mirror Fruit and flow
ers are now frequently mingled in Ia
BILE decorations In selecting flowers
for the table care should be taken to
avoid all those having a strong scent,
like the narcissus, tuberose jasmine
and hyacinth, as many persons are
made i'll by such odors. Sccntless flow
ers. like the camclia. tulip, Crocus and
jonquil, are preferable. although roses
and violcts seldom cause annoyance.
The smell Of the chrysanthcmum is US
ually quite inoffcnsive, ana it is an eX-
tremely decorative flower. Ornamen-
tai foliage. green and colored, may
also be used alone with excellent eff
feet.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
Ws'NoUSEHolO
Y RECIPES: I
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Cranberry Ice-Boil n quart Of cram
berries In a quart of water with enc
pound of sugar. Soak two tablespoon
fuls of gelatine in a cup of water for
an hour. and stir into the cranberries.
Simmer five minutes and put through
sieve. When cool, put in freezer,
which should be stirred slowly and
evenly.
Turnip Soup-Smooth over the fire
I'm saucepan one heaped tablespoon
of -four and little less butter. Then
add by degrees three scant piuts Of
milk and let boil up we'll. Add a level
teaspoon salt dozen flakes OF red
pepper pod aud quarter Of salt.
spoonful of grated nutmeg Now stir
in well a teacup Of cooked and timely
mashed turnip and serve.
Planned MushrooMs-The following
Is very simple and delightful way in
which TO cook mushrooms Heat and
butter a thin frying pan and set the
peeled mushrooms in this upper side
down: put a shake of salt and a dot
OF butter IN each one and cook FOR
about eight minutes. DO not turn
them. Serve on dainty squares OF
very thin buttered toast \ dozen
mushrooms are used here.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
ceeded in scoring n conviction. Her
victim was fined SO.

ceeded in scoring n conviction. Her
victim WAS fined So.
Mrs Mckinley has chosen cool.
shady lane near the Soldiers Home In
Washington as her favOrite drive.
Washlngtonians know this place now
as "the road where the bridge is"
Mrs. Joseph II. Choate. the wife Of
the American Ambassador at the Court
OF 81. James, Is an expert Photograph.
or, excels az a water colOrist and H.
also proficient in music and languages
Queen Olga OF Greece Is the head Of
an association Of women whose object
Is the moral regeneration Of criminals
They Efficiently visit the inmates Of
the prisons In Athens. giving them re.
ligious instruction and sympathetic
attention.
Mary Urquhart Lee. the former
Rockford. H.. woman who has become
famous az an authority on parilamcn.
tary law, has been offered a chair ai
Colorado College, and has the Offerun-
der consideration. The chair offered
Mrs. Lee t1rries an annual salary OF
nearly $1,000.
Many years ago the little Princess
Victoria, Of Kent when riding al
Tunbrldge Wells, England, was nearly
thrown down n dangerous embank-
ment through her pony boiling. She
was saved by the prompt gallantry OF
n lad named TolsOn, who has just die.
at the Wells. at an advanced age.
Mime. Dosne, sister-in-law OF
Theirs, has presented his manuscripts
TO the National library in Paris, the
condition being attached that they
shall not be opened until after her
death. II Is thought that they will
throw "A great deal Of light upon the
literary and political history Of France.
Mrs Clara l.. Bovard, Of Atlanta,
Ga, appeared in court the other day
on her own behalf in a suit against
some one who owed money To "A firm
for which she is collector Women are
not admitted TO the bar i'm Georgia,
but Mrs. BOyard has studied law four
years and hopes to have n chance to
practice some day.
Probably the only sovereign who has
been up I'm a balloon is Queen Chris
tina Of Spain. Some years ago she
was passing a field where some bal
loon experiments were going on, and,
desiring to experience the sensation
OF being in midair, sent her equcrry
TO make known her wish. Her attend
ants tried to dissuadc her from max.
ing the attempt, but she would not be
ovcrulcd, and the royal party there
and then made the ascent.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
HIS hOeH'S ARK.

I've sailed the tub when the billows rude
Were breaking my bulwarks DER,
And wabbly. ILL., with my seams ungiicd,
Was wrecked ere ! reached the shore.
In vain / longed for a friendly strand,
The water my weakness found,
And bu, the aid OF q giants hand"
Ny crew and my load had drowned.
I've traversed the carpet, dusty, dry,
Fast pulled by a nagging cord
A part 20 sober a craft az |
In the depths OF my hold abhorref
I've reddened the main IN the Old bacs
yard,
\ glorious pirate fell;
And target for many a marble hard
Have yielded % shot and shell.
Nv paint is gone aud my roof j. loosei
My birds and my beasts have fled,
Save a purple cat and a brildle goose,
\ bear with a vanished head
The elephant, tiger and kangaroo
Are scattered, alas, aiar-
And Noah, wife. and the children, too.
Ia the list OF the missing are
All covered with dust IN the closet dim
| wait for a weilknown touch.
And think Of the days when ! played With
him
Those days that love 80 much.
b IT them speak OF his automobile,
(And marvellous things they tell;
But, Oh, he's deaf - the faint appeal
From the ark that served him well,
Edwin l.. Sabin, in Puck.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
French Autumn Hats.

The early autumn models are
charming, and they cater to every type
of face. Some flare prcttily off the
forehead, while others have a droop-
ing brim. The hat rolled up ut the
left side is still good style. The most
pronounced feature of the first fall
hats is their broad Hat effect Drapcd
hats in velvet, plush and felt cloth
will bc extremely fashionable.
Velvet flowers will be much used
the petals of roses and poppics form
ing entire hats.
Hats of velvet autumn leaves will
also be a novelty of the fall.
Feather breasts in all colors will be
a favoritc trimming
The pastel shades are slowly hut
surely going out of fashion The new
shades are pronounced In color, but In
no sense crudc.-lIarper's Bazaar.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
Laundering a WHITE Lace Vol.

The proper way 10 launder white
lace veil Is similar TO that of washing
curtains. The veil need not be soaked
over night. Instead, begin by putting
it into a strong lather Of white soap
and clear water and letting il simmer
slowly for fifteen or twenty minutes.
Remove it from the water and squeeze
IL well, but do not rub IT, Rinse in
clear cold water, then In water with
a drop or two OF liquid blue added.
For starching use either very clear
gum-arabc water or rice-water. Pass
the veil through 1t and clear ii by
clapping. Then stretch Il out and pin
it to dry on a linen cloth. When dry,
lay a thin piece Of muslin over it and
iron il on the wrong side.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12

the bnling and local marketing of the
hemp.
The presses at the seaport towns are
crude affairs. After the fibre is ClaSsi-
ll,d and separated into three piles or
classes, IL is dumped in bulk into a
huge press ana a screw applied. AZ.
ter this operation 1t iSrtakcn out and
put into another press of more regular
design and of more imposing CharaC.
ter. The second press is operated by
an cight-armcd capStan on IN over
head platform, and a score or more of
naked coolies. usually Chinese. push
IL around. The sight is most amusing.
With grunts, laughs ana confused jar
gon and raillcry they urge each other
ON and manage to bring their strength
together at loudly acccntuatcd periods.
\ good-siZcd press will turn out 500
To 100 bales n day. and I'm the course
OF year n million or more bales are
prepared l)r shipment. In Cchu large
quantities are handled. principally the
products of Lcyte and Samar, al
though in Manila the largest presses
are In operation.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
Thicker Than Water.

IF it wasn't that I've got to watch
my cooking" shrllly exclaimed the
red-faced woman on the east side OF
the backyard fence, shaking large
wooden spoon at the equally excited
woman on the west side Of the fence,
I'D give you n good. big piece Of my
mind"
Cooking" coutcmptuously respond
ed the other what have you got in
your house 20 c0ok;"
I'm making currant jelly"
screamed she Of the led face.
Are you? So am l. Run in the
house and bring out n spoonful |
wait to see If it jells as well as mine
does"
\ minute later they were compar-
ing notes in the most amicable man
ner over the same backyard fence
Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
[fNsS1 WOPlEN AND ~
SYr{Hh THEIR ~
SHSSS. WAVs % "a

In France. from May to August 81.
lS99, more than seventy patents wee
taken out 10y women.
\ womau's suffrage amendment 20
the constitution of Oregon will be
voted upon 10y the people of that state
next June.
An imperial decree just issued In
Austria admits women TO practice as
physicians and chemists on the same
conditions as man.
Mrs. Cora G.. Lewis. one OF the best
known newspaper women in her State,
has been elected president OF the Wo-
mans Press Association OF Kansas
Lady Alma.Tadema has been the
recipient OF one OF the highest awards
in the British art section OF the Paris
Exposition. namely, the medaille
d'argent
Miss Mary Anderson. city attorney
OF Palmyra. Mo-. made her official de-
dut In court the ofber day- md sn>-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12

would. With his bolo in belt and n
bamboo cantccn full of rice slung over
his shoulder, he hlcs himself to the
uplands. After feeling the plants,
which at the age of three years are
about ten feet high, he proceeds to
clip off shoot and rep ant IT, After
n number Of trees are cut the strip.
ping process begins. Ali the leaves
are torn off and the outer skin of the
stalk is peeled off, Inside of the trunk
Is pithy substance, and around this
are layers of fibre imbcddcd I'm a soft
juicy substance. The fibre must he
separated from th. stalk at once lest
1t rot. Many Americans have cher.
ished the idea of exporting the trunk
intact, but the enterprise is not feast
bic because Of the periShablC nature of
the pulpous scgremcnt
A bamboo-madc bench Is impro.
vised, and at one end the stripper binds
his bolo the handle attached to his
foot 10y another bamboo strip Across
the blade he draws the stalk until the
fibre Is thoroughly separated without
Injury, preserving its length Of from
eight TO ten feet, and leaving IL fine
and beautiful that the tropical sun
may lick up the moisture still bleeding
from the operation. The work of
stripping is very tircsome and requires
the skill of trained hand
The white man has often attempted
to improve upon the brown mans
method of stripping the hemp. but de
spite largt expenditures and ingenious
mechanical contrivanccs no machine
has been produced that takes the place
OF the native. Patents have been
taken out, and large sums of money
spent upon experimental machines,
but the texture and peculiar nature of
the abaca plant seem 10 require the
touch Of human hands To separate it's
parts. AS well try TO produce a ma
chine to comb the Snarls out of wom-
ans hair as to make a mechanical
hemp-stripper.
The native Is paid for his work in
hemp, dividing the product equally
with the plantation owner. When he
cuts and strips all he can carry. he
twists up the fibre into great roll
and goes down to the plantation own.
er's houso and there the division is
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
The Usefulness of scent.

A gossip asserts that the scent bot
tie Is not the mere luxury 1t used To
be considered, but nerve tonic of
much value in hygiene. The tired wo-
man has long known how infinitely
refreshing 1t is 10 moiStcn her hand
kcrchicf with scent and inhale its
odorOuS sweetness or to empty some
of the contents of flash of eau de
cologne into n basin OF water and
battle face and eyes with the liquid.
This is being recognized to such an
extent in Europe that In the rest rooms
provided for their shopgirls by many
continental business men bottles of
scent are to be found rs well as com
Portable chairs and lounges-conven-
fences which the girls appreciate very
highly.
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that tie animals become practically
useless. and must bc abandoned, to
the enlargement of the life OF the
traveller who has put his trust in ca
nine motive power.
As n prcCautlon against misfortune
of this kind 1t has been common
thing to wrap the dogs feet I'm cloth,
piece of leather or rubber. At best
all of these, however, were crude and
poorly adapted to carry out IT," desired
object. They protected the dogs feet
but ut the same time intcrfcrcd with
opmcnt OF the KlOpdikc has given spc-
c,al Impetus 90 the domahl for some
proper protection for dogs feet.
The dogs shoe of which the accom-.
panying photoGrarl was sent from the
far Northwest TO shoe and Leather
Facts. is made of chrome tanned elk
leather, and the upper of calf, making
Il soft. pliablc and yet comfortable
shoe There is Il tongue at the back,
and the lacings are at the back of the
leg instead of on the front, because a
dogs knee bends just opposite from a
mans.
The dogs IL is said. take very kindly
to these shoes. They become 50 ac.
customcd To wearing them that they
don't like to go without them, with
the result that on the trail they will
often come up to the driver in the
morning and hold out their legs to
have their shoes put on, not unlike
children. II 10y chance the shoes
should he laced too tight, they will
whine ana speedily make manifest
their discomfort wagging their tails
with JOY when the shoes are laced TO
their liking.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
New York Iunuu- Prom Disaster.

when we think OF the Charleston
earthquake. the s. Louis cyclone, the
Galveston food. the Johnstown hor-
ror. the Chicago fire. thC New Orleans
epidemic. etc. let VI, be thankful that
New York escapes ca'amities that
overtake her sister cities. The EN-.
pire City. the coTrtr.ial financial.
social capital Of this hemisphere. seems
immune from the evils wrought 10y
wind. water. Ere and the vibrations
Of the earth. constituting the four elc-
ments. as well as from the contagion
OF decimating diseases.-,iew York
Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
The Hemp Industry
Of the Philippines,


and shipped usually 10 Manila where
they are separated, rcbaled and
shipped either 10 Hong Kong, where
there is an immense ropc-walk, OF 10
New York, Boston or London. The
rope walk at Hong Kong Is one Of the
largest In the world. Its product prac-
tlcally supplies China, Japan and Aus
tralla. Very little hemp Is made into
rope or twlnc in Manila. Although
crude rope walks exist IN different
parts OF the island their manufac-
turcd article. although strong and
durable, would not compete In the for
cigh market. Hemp subseryes every
purpose that leather might with the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
THE prospector seeking for IN
the surface in the PhIlIppInes.

the surface in the Philippines
The culture and harvesting
OF hemp is the biggest gold mine lac
will find. The islands seem to have
been especially made for the benefit Of
the abaca plant. The moist though
not swampy country 10 the south OF
Manila, the Camarir-s, Samar Leytc
and Cebu. would produce solid over
growth Of the abaca trees IL left 10
take its own course.
The tree itself resembles closely the
banana palm, but differs essentially
in the fineness Of its fibre and It's bar
renness Of fruit
The natives, too. seem 10 have been
especi~ly provided for the hemp coun-
try. Tending to improyidcnce and in
dolency, the hemp industry furnishes
them employment whenever they run
short Of rice and tobacco. for hemp
can be harvested almost at any time
except during the short rainy season.
Attempts have been made TO trans
plant the hemp trees, taking them only
as far away as BOrneO, but the musa
textiles refused TO cOhabitate with any
but Philippine soil. The Pacific slopes
of the volcanic regions Of the Islands
produce the best plants. Although the
abaca tree cOddlcs TO thin soil. and
rather dry, quickly drained localities,
the trunk and leaves demand frequent
and abundant moisture. Given the
proper conditions, the vast plantations
will thrive like asparagus beds. Very
little cultivation Is required; an occa-
sional wedding and rcplanting at
the harvest time and nature does the
rest. The crop Is not gathered rs If 1t
were corn field, but the trees are
found in all stages Of growth, aud the
native passes through regular routes,
slashing plant here and there, his
practiccd eye the sole Judge Of its ma
turlty. Three years is the proper age
for harvesting. The hemp-strippcr
goes forth much as huntsman
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native. He twists Il into sandals,
uses it for harnesses. ana It answers
for binders In the building of his npa
hut. The utility Of hemp Is well uu-
dcrstood TO the Filipino. The finer
quality Is selected and reserved for
weaving purposes, being made up into
really handsome cloth. while the or
dinary hemp Is universally used to
make coarse though durable mate
rial, worn generally by the natives,
who delight in gaudy Colors and pic.
turcsquc though scanty costumes.
There Is still another texture woven
from the selected strands OF outer
fibre. intcrmlXcd with the fibre of the
pnc.lcaf The cloth has the scmblancc
of unfinished silk. and Is pretty and
durable, though not as beautiful or
drcssy as the pure pinc-lcaf fibre silk
known ms pima cloth, the best woven
product Of the islands.
The entire hemp industry of the
Philippines Is still worked 10y priml.
tive methods and with simple contriy.
anccs. = he native. though uunmbi.
tiOus himself, Is jealous of the China
man, and Is avcrsc to the Celestial get.
ting control Of the plantations or con.
tracts, while scorning upto-datc meth
ods himself. The "ChcnO," however.
has made inroads I'm this industry. as
well rs in others in the Philippines.
Had he not, the development would
not have been as rapid as 1T has. The
native is thoroughly capable, and un-
dcrstnnds the treatment of the plant
and It's harvesting, and could he be
induced to work with regularity would
be as good laborcr as the Gilman.
nnnn hnI lhn InlnsIInl lennllN nnnIrnls
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12

Royal tastes are not usually artistic
Queen Victoria Is fond Of good music,
but her taste In pictures and books
is said to be unworthy Of country so
rich i'm art and literature. The young
Queen Of Holland is "A gifted artist
and loves fine paintings, always visit
ing the galar!cs Of every city she
goes 10. But music Wilhelmina
frankly dislikcs. She goes 10 concerts
because she must assume an Interest
In everything, but she admits that
listening TO operas bOrcs her, and she
Is quoted as saying that she would
rather scrub than play the piano.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-10-12
hUnOR or The DAY.

Sue - % you believe in signs?"
He-"Most assuredly. That's the way
| make my living. I'm a sign painter"
Edythe-"Don't you think that char
acter in n young man is everything"
Ethel-"Oh, yes; If he has nothing
else"'-Puck.
Ruth Willington-"It does men good
TO be jilted.' The Rejected One-"I
hardly think so. dOst of them get
over it and marry some one. Life.
Borrowit-"soy. old man, lend me a
fver, will you?" Narklcy Sorry, but
I'm not making any permanent invest.
ments just now."-philadalphia Press.
OF course it Is pleasant . know
There Is plenty OF room az the top,
But those who remain down below
Don't have such "a long way to drop.
Philadelphia Record.
Small Boy q fish markeU-"lIaye
you any dry Gsh?' Fisherman
Yes, sonnic" Small Boy-"Well.
give them a drink, Il lcn."-IIarlem
Life.
He-"Well. there's one thing; you
never hear of man wishing he was
a woman" ShC-"Of course not. 1t
might be his fate to marry some horrid
man"-Bo-tOn Transcript.
That man says his merry go-round
is one of the finest in this country
Yes; l heard him Dragging that his
patrons move in the best circles
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
The man who looks Tor trouble
Has never been denied.
He always gets what's wanted
Yet he isn't satisfied
Washington Star
II tank that I'll be married on my
birthday" said Miss Tommcy.
What exclaimed ',iss Frocks, hold
ing up her hands in CONSERVATION,
land lose one entire set of presents.'-
Detroit Free Press.
Lieutenant A.-"Say, comrade, what
have you done with all the little me-
mentoes of your bachelor days"
Lieutenant B.-"Consigned them 10
the flames. | only kept the locks of
hair, and used them fer restufiirg my
old sofa a"-Dorfbarbier.
Now. if l were only an ostrich"
began the mean man at the breakfast
table, as he picked up one Of his wife's
biscuits. then Yes interrupted
the patient better half. then | might
get few feathers tor thar old hat
I've worn for tree winters Chi
cago News.
old Fogy Proprietor-"Why did you
treat that shabbiiy dressed woman so
coolly:' Sharp Clcrk-"Nou noticed
sold to her, didn't you" Yes
And the article didn't really suit
her" II noticed that" she bought
it because she thought she couldn't
afford to."-New York Weekly.
II dcspIse practical joker" said
the woman in pinl; bonnet, That -
the only kind of Joking that pays
responded the woman i'm a sailor hat
She was the wife of n professional
humorst, and was therefore qualified
to speak with authority on the sub
iect.-San Francisco Town Talk.
Harriet Sc when | said Speaking
about hue ends what made you stop
me?" Carrie-"Because | was afraid
YOU would offend Mrs. Menaiwed.
She has lost no less than three hus-
bands. and she is very sensitive on the
subject. therefore. She is afraid that
people will think they were lost
through her carelessness." - Boston
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