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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
Dainty Mrs. wu IL Surprised.

"While we were living in England"
writes the wife OF the Chinese Minis
ter. In Success, Il was often surprised
at the ways of English girls. but. when
came here | found that American
girls enjoy still greater freedom.
Perhaps IL may have good results. In
China girls are prevented from having
any knowledge of the world until they
are married, and for this reason they
are always helpless and thoroughly
dependent. Even after marriage they
learn but little OF real life, unless they
are very poor and are obliged 10 work
hard. Now, American girls seem al
ways to be able TO take care OF them.
selves. / am more and more aston
lshcd every day at the things Amcri-
can girls are able 10 do. They say
there Is hardly any profession which
women do not follow, and that some.
times they are more successful than
men when | write OF these things to
my friends in China they can hardly
believe me"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
Went Around the Spot.

Before Bismarck reconstructed the
map OF Europe. ANA made united
Germany, n dozen little principalitic.
used TO annoy travellers by stopping
them AZ their frontiers until they had
satisfied the custom house demands \
Yankee once had his carriage stopped
at the frontier OF n petty princes
country. The Herr Ober, Controleur
M the custom house. came forward
and, much 10 his indignation. was rc.
ccived In nonchllant way. The Yam
kee was ungont'emaLly enough not
To get out OF his carriage or even 40
take OF his hat. The Herr Oher sharp.
ly demanded the key of the tourists
trunks. which his subordinate began
handling roughly.
Here. hands off," shouted the Yan.
kee. II didn't come from the United
States OF America to be controlled bN
you. Put those trunks back. I'll not
60 through you at all I'll turn back
I'm In no hurry and don't care for los.
ing n day. You're no country. You're
only n spot. I'll so around you" Aud
he did.-London King.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
LATE LUNCHEON.
Tongu2 in aspic. Bread and butter.
Coffee.
Chocolate with Iad! fingers.

oyster Canapes-Cut ten thin slices
OF bread, cut in rounds, toast and but
ter and place in oven TO keep hot.
Wash and drain one quart OF oysters.
Throw the oysters into a hot pan,
shakes quickly. and add one table.
spoonful Il butter. half a teaspoonful
Of salt ard a dash OF cayenne. When
they reach the boiling point dish on the
rounds Of toast, garnlsh with a thin
slice Of lemon for each one, and serve
at once.
Fruit Punch-Put one pint OF water
aEd one pound OF sugar and the
choppr,. .'o'lew rind Of lemon on to
boil. Boil 1--WE minutes; strain, and
while hot slice into II two bananas;
add one pint Of grated pineapple
(canned) and a quarter Of pound Of
candied cherries. when ready TO
serve add tie juice Of six lemons. Put
in the centre Of your punch bowl a
square block Of ice; pour over IT two
quarts OF mineral water; add the fruit
mixture ana at the last minute two
shredded oranges. mix all together.
Serve in thin tunbicrs.
Roast Beef-The roast beef OF old
England still enters cOnspicuOusly into
orr Christmas fare. II may be new 10
many 20 learn that the object OF scry.
ing II at this season was really 90 re-.
mind cur forefathers Of the bulls sacri.
feed by the Drulds when the sacred
mistletOe was cut.
Christmas Pudding Nix together
one pint OF stale bread crumbs, three
quarters Of pound OF stoned ralslns.
one-quarter Of pound Of sifted -four.
one-half a pound OF cleaned currants,
onc-half a pound Of shredded suet.
three-quarters Of a cupiul of sugar.
one. half a pound OF shredded citrOn.
one teaspOOnful OF cinnamon. one tea
spoonful OF salt. one-hllf a teaspoon
f1l each ~ nutmeg and allsplcc Beat
together four eggs. add one half OF n
cupful of mOlafscs Gigbu and ne-half
n teaspOOnful OF soda. q solved In one.
half wineglass 81 hot later: stir this
into the other ingredients add the
grated rind and strained Juice OF a
lemon; turn into a creased mold and
steam. or boil. five hours. CThe Christ.
mas pudding is supposed 70 b. embie.
matical OF the rich offerings made by
The three kings TO tLe Infant iH the
stable 3t Bc'Liaheml.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
TRADE PROPOSITION FAKES.
An Editor Grows Sarcastic Over Some
Offers Received.

This morning we received an adver.
tlsing proposition from a Washington
patent attorney. Offering us flve dollars
for every client secured by the adver-
tisemcnt hut in case no clients were
forthcoming we were 20 receive nc;h.
ing out Of il excepting the fun OF mail.
ing out paper free 10 the advertiser
during the career Of the contract.
Hardly day passes with US any
more that we do not receive n PROPOSE.
ton equally.senerous. and every other
newspaper In the county is blessed the
same way. Is Il any wonder the pub.
fishers OF this land are amasSing such
colossal fortunesg Is II any wonder
that the avera-e editor has 10 20
armed 10 keep the enylous poorer
classes from anarchistic attacks upon
himg Is IL any wonder that. after .uu.
ming newspaper a few months. n
man begins To Indulge In diamonds and
stub-tailed horses and plug hats and
seats In Congress ana June watcrmel.
ons and Alfred Austin's poems. and
other forms OF almost reckless luxury :
During the past week we have been
offered lightning rods. corn salvc. due
hill on tuition NJ Keeiey Institute, cure
for the suffering habit, worm tablets.
fly paper. Chinese dictionary ilfc OF
Charles Ross, condition powders, In.
strumental music entitled After the
Ball" lie of Jesse James what 10
DO In Case Of an Earthquake" bound
In calf and written by one. Sunday
school jokes with diagram of each
and numerous other sundrics as pay
for carrying advertising. II is such
things as this that make the life OF 4
publisher one glad panorama OF sun.
shine and ETHEREAL fun, Ii shows how
tickled everybody seems 10 bc to give
the publisher q chance and help him
along. and how trustful ana confident
they all are of his perfect ability 10
run his business without the usc Of
money. Harry Daniels, in Newspaper
Talk
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
Not Her Fathers Friend.

A doting Chicago father. whose first
name is Arthur, has n little daughter
four years old. The family recently
moved 10 a new locality In the CITY
only few doors away from n street
car barn where several mules are
kept.
The next morning. after arriving =.
the new home, the little girl heard one
Of the street car mules braying. II
was tie first time she had ever heard
mule bray, and she listened Tor A
long time before she said:
Mamma. Is that one OF papn'a
friends calling him.
No" said her mother. 81 hear no
one calling your father
Yes. there Is, said tho small girl.
Listen, now. Don't you hear him
calling. Arthur. Arthur. Arthur -
30, yes" replied the mother. u
hear him calling now. But that Isn't
one Of your fathers friends. lie uas
more sense than most of your fathers
friends. ."-ChicagO Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21

Publishers to-day are bringing out
the very best books In the world m
pocket sizos. says st. Nicholas. Tho
portable little classics can be- carried
about and read at odd times. and thee
is no longer the same excuse for read
ing trash because IL Is more convent.
ent." Reading little now and then,
there Is time TO think between tlmpF.
and good book gains greatly ia IN.
terest II II be not swallowed at q
mouthful. Our readers should rcmem.
ber. when about 10 bu" some book
they ought 10 read. that II ~ usually
10 be had in half n dozen forms al
least. when we see certain enormous
volumes In fine print of SCOTS novels,
for instance. we wonder that any one
ever had strength. patience and eye
sight 20 read them.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
Japs Use Arabic Figures.

There Is one thing that strikes for
eigner as being peculiarly strange In
the uniform Of the Japanese soldier,
says "A writer In North American Notes
and Queries. This Is that the numcr-
ais which he wears upon his shoulder
straps. 10 denote the number of his
regiment, are European numbers, not
Chinese or Japanese ideograph. For
Instance, the soldiers OF the Third
Regiment just wore n 3 upon their
shoulder straps. found upon inquiry
that this was because the European
numbers were 80 much more quickly
and easily distinguished from each
other than the complicated Chinese
characters. A truly practical nation
the japanese!
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21

Lettuce rot ig most common In win.
apparently can only occur when there
II moisture on the leaves or I'm direct
contact with them. w en- the dollhouse
is kept very damp and the plants are
sprinklcd frequently with watering
pot. the rot starts IN the axis Of the
leaves and spread toward the outer
part when the tips Of the leaves rest
on tho moist ground, they begin 10 rot
and the rot works inward. Professor
n. Garman. OF the Kentucky expert.
rnrnt station. finds that II the moisture
can be kept away from the leaves
there VIII be no trouble from the rot.
This condition he secured by mulch.
Ing with excelsior. which prevents thu
leaves from touching the ground an1
watering by means of tile laid just
below the surface OF the bed. In other
words he supplied his moisture by n
system 81 sublrrignilon. Excelsior "
the best mulch. as II IA 80 loose that
moisture viii not be- transmitted from
the ground 10 the upper part or 'he
mulch By capillary attraction. This ~
not true Of sawdust or chips from y
planning mill. After time the top of
such mulch will become wet. If tho
water drips through the glass the
panps must b shifted until the leak
ls stopped. The main idea Is 90 keep
the cxpOs.d surface Of the plants dry
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21

'em till they're done I've got TO have
'em in ten days exactly"
Yes, l WILL" replied Nora firmly.
my father says that to look before
you leap is sound business prn-
ciple. SO I've considered good deal.
I'll have them all picked over in ten
days sure"
Consequently nearly every spare
minute before and after school Nora
picked over beans. The first bushel
was lust fun" the second not quite
so funny, the third not comical at all,
the fourth needed this mental remind
er from Nora to encourage herself:
This is business; I've undertaken it
and ! must finish"
Various were her eXpedients to rest
her wrists during the movements OF
sorting; in her dreams she was con.
stanty engaged in picking out the
damaged and diGcolored beans that
''meLcw would get back into the
culled quantity, and when the seventh
bushel was begun NoraS sister. hear
ing some one fall in tie kitchen. went
out and discovered Nora. her head
within the basket Of beans in a dead
faint.
Then Mrs. Magic thought it time TO
interfere. She sent the girl outdoors
Tor her customary exercise and fresh
air, saying firmly:
NO more beans, my dear"
But big Brother Tom. impressed by
the quivering lips of the little sister.
whisperee Never mind, sis, wen have
- family party tonight and rope EN-
all in to help"
So invitations were given out and in
the evening father, mother, two sis
ters and big brother Tom and little
brother Ben and Nora gathered in the
kitchen and made short work of the
remaining beans. Then they had some
of the company peanut waters and
guessed conundrums and in conclusion
Nora gave them a grateful kiss Ill
around. And that, her father said,
was very good pay.
You're a clipper to pick beans, amt
ye:' said the man when he came for
them. Nov, you watch the postoffice
tonight, little woman, and / shouldn't
wonder if you got nice dollar bin
Nora did watch the postotiice, but no
dollar came. Not that evening nor the
next day nor ever. The bean man
proved TO be a swindler who had dis
posed Of his sorted proluct immedi-
ately and left for parts unknown with
out paying any Of the bean pickers.
Did Nora cry? Not a bit, although
she felt very much like it,
Would it have been better. father,
to say l must h.ye my pay when he
took the beans away? Would that be
the way to Do business with a straug
err"
Mr. Nagle nodded. very proud TO
have his little daughter draw this help.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
Growing Aspnr.pu. ,p winter

The Missouri experiment station
tested the forcing Of asparagus In the
open field for the winter time. Trenches
are made between the rows OF the
asparagus by running n double fur
row and making the trench uniform
with a spade. When finished they are
three or four inches lower than the
crown OF the plant. The trenches are
then covered with twelve inch boards
supported on either side Of the trench.
The boards are covered with two or
three inches OF soil. and then the whole
bed IN covered with five or six inches
Of horse manure. Steam IL carried
from the boiler 10 the central tunnel
by steam pipe. and from there forced
into the tunnels by steam hose. The
steam penetrates the soil OF the beds,
warming Il to the desired temperature.
Cutting was begun ten days after the
steam was started. II was as large as
that ordinarily produced I'm spring and
much more crisp. After about n month
the growth became weak. This test
was started In November. and IN De
cember another test was started, but
this time the cutting was more lrrcgu-
lar and prolonged about two months.
n being much colder. more steam was
required. The method II considered
practical for market gardeners.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
\MgA GElRQSTClAS OlTIIJE5&' ia

family. 10 her surprise they insisted
upon dropping payment into the little
bank she had made ready for her bean
money. And the neighboring women.
too, all at once were so busy they could
not take their babies out for airinPs.
If Nora would be so kind as To do
this for them she should have ten
cents an hour"
Nora caught at the opportunity Gag
erly and every fine day promenaded
the village streets with somebody 5
baby.
At last the dollar was earned and
Nora firmly refused to test further the
Kindness of her friends.
Mother says enough is enough.
That sounds right, and I'm going TO
DO errands after this for 'commoda-
tion's sake" she insisted.
That night Nora told her plans TO
her pillow. mo one will ever know"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21


A teacher In one of Boston's public
schools had instructed her pupils In
hygiene, and toward the end OF the
term. wishing TO see how well they
could remember. ,old them 10 each
write out n little story OF the human
body. The following is copied from
the "story" one small boy handed her,
with the confident assurance that he
knew II was all right. for he had stud
led very hard over IL:
"rhc human body Is divided into
three parts; the head, the thorax and
the abdomen.
THE head contains the brains. II
there are any; the thoraX contains the
heart and the vital organs, and the ab.
domen the yowcls. OF which there are
five, n. e, |. o and u. and sometimes W
and y"-The Household.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
A preacher's Remarkable Task.

A preacher in England has three
times written out the whole contents
Of the New Testament He has done
this with the object OF familiarizing
himself with the various books, which
he claims 10 have in this way com
pletely mastered. He always breaches
from the Sew Testament. and is rath
er fond Of boasting OF his knowledge
OF this portion OF the bible. Many a
time he has been heard 10 say that no.
body could quote any words from 1t
for which he could not instantly give
book. chapter and verse.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21

bundle before she looks outside. and
thaill give me a good chance 10 run
OF. declare. when Myra came into
school the morning we had snow, she
was most frOze. Just thin cotton
stockings and no mittens! And don't
believe she gets enough 10 eat. Course
her mother washes. but her father
just hangs around and tells the rest
what they ought 20 DO. But Ill never
tell her who gave her the bundle. II
l did she'd either tha- x me to death.
and that would make me feel 50
'shamed. or else her father would
think / might give her something aii
the time. and my father wouldn't ike
that. and / guess ny father knows
what's best. Now. lets see-two pairs
Of stockings. a red fascinator. a pair
Of mittens-red. with long wrists
hair.ribbon and a onc-ceHt pencil That
just makes the dollar And I shanf
wait for Christmas. either I'll slip
OF tomorrow morning before I 20 t0
school and buy 'em and hide 'em or
night. then open Myra's door f.
enough 90 slip the bundle iu: Co.,
run."
Well continued Nora. more sa
more dr0wsily. as Old lady Banks al.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
Excellent Ancient Tools.

Recent discoveries I'm Thcbes Qigyp)
show that. In the gray past, the most
excellent tools were made. and ihpt
srch were used by the Egyptians and
Assyrlans la the erection of their mas
slvc cdliiccs and monuments; for tho
manufacture OF weapons, household
utensils, etc.
They had stone cross cut saws.
which were sharpened with diamonds,
fine irons, mnllcts, with wooden haa.
dies: files with teeth like iilc-saw;
hollow chisels for wood; rasps Just
like the best of those In use today:
gimlcts. saws with teeth inclined 20
ward the handle-all OF which 20 -
show that the ancient Egyptians were
ms well furnished rs ourselves with
carpenters tools.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21

she whispered How can they IL I
never tell. Let's see. Two pairs OF
stockings will cost fifty cents; | know
where l can get a fascinator for nine
teen cents-the blue is the prettier,
but | think l better get red; ii
won't show soil so quickly-thats six
ty-nine cents; pair of mittens
VIII be twenty cents more, then
there's 'leven cents left for hair rib
bon. Then I'll do 'em all up tight and
drop them inside Myra Pelrs door.
She'll want to see what's inside the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
The New Oxford TelescOpe.

The trustees OF the Radcliffe Oh.
seryatory. at oxford, England. will
soon have new telescope, ior which
a large tower Is now being built. Tho
buildings will be circular i'm shape and
thirty-fve feet In diameter. with the
top Of the dome fifty-three feet above
the level of the ground. The building
will accommodate a large double tele'.
cope. which is being constructed hy
Sir Howard Grubb, the telescope max.
er Of Dublin. and will he provided
with hydraulic lift enabling the floor
to be raised TO any height.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21

wave says. 4 hope a blessing viii 20
with them" With the utterance Of
this wish Nora dropped into dream.
land.
Scarcely a week had passed before
the Nagles had conjectured the whole
truth. Little brother Ben came home
from school and told his mother that
"Myra Pell. that skinny girl that lived
In the alley. had a lot OF new toggery
and Nora acted just as il she owned
her"
SO the older members OF the family
could guess where the dollar went 10.
but they respected the little business
woman's wishes. IL is rumored, how.
ever. that Santa Claus is going TO
find the bean man and that Nora will
find dollar bill in her Christmas
stocking.-Denio Stuart. in the Chicago
Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
Seelless Fruit.

The orange has always a tendency
20 become S ,dless 10y liberalization.
and under cultivation, about two in
ten having tendency that way. The
grape fruit was az first heavily loaded
with seeds, hut has gradually grown 10
contain n less quantity until II may
become seedless. Occasionally apples
and pears are found without seeds.
which has been caused 10y accidental
hybridizing and cultivation, and does
eating qualities to any extent, and may
benefit II and create new demand
for IL
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
A LITTLE Bird-Mother.

II Is very hard To get acquainted
with hummlng bird. DO you know
why? 1t is because the bird is SO shy
and can fly so fast.
A humming bird once built her tiny
nest where IL could be seen from u
gentleman's window. One day a heavy
shower was coming up. and jus. as
the first big drops began 10 fall ;he
little mother came flying home. What
do you think she did? She took N
large leaf from tree close by. put
Il over the nest so as TO cover II all
up. and then flew away. The gentle
man wondered why the leaf did noe
blow away. He found II was hooked
fast TO n tiny stick just inside the nest.
When the storm was over the little
mother came home. unlocked the
green umbrella. and found her baby
birds all nice and dry.-lsam's Horn.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
Aner nting the Ruibs.

After planting bed OF bulbs you
have nothing further 10 do 10 them for
the next three years-except TO give
fall protection Of litter or strawy
manure. After the flowers have faded
In the spring the soil may he lightly
stirred and annual plants set out with.
ont disturbing the bulbs at all Petu.
MAS, verhenas, phlox, and II you want
Il brilliant red. the saliva or scarlet
sage are excellent for this purpose
Thus the bed is made beautiful all
summer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
scl.p,e. 1hr.,t.nlnr rrozre...

In a recent lecture Dr. lIOnhauci
claimed that the age Of Gshes can b'
told by their gcrles. Those show un
der the microscope strig"s similar O.
the bands in Tie cross .rl ~ a tree"
which indicate the age ~ the Gsh. W,
are now able 20 approximately state
the age OF horses. nsL,4 and trees
T7emblp. ohsladies iut that some Hci
enlist wli make a discovery enabling
"a lay observer % determine tle Lu
man age 90 sight Would life be- w0.ii
living thenF-Ylenna TageD.atL
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
900 Reward. SiOO.

The readers Of this paper will bc pleased %
learn That there ls at least one dreaded dis
ense that science has been able 90 cure In all
its stages. and that ~ Cnthrrh. Hairs Chthfrh
Cure IL the only positive cure now known 90
tho medical fraternity. Catarrh being . cOn-
sntutiOnal disease requires constitutional
coue surfaces Of the system. thereby destroy
ing the foundation Of the dlseasc. ana giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
sttution and assisting nature Ia doing lbs
work. The pruprotprs have 80 much faith Ia
vs. curative powers that they offer One Hun
drcd Dollars for any case that ~ falls 30 cure.
Send for list ~ testimonials. Address
FJ. CuETIy Co, Toledo, o.
Fold by Druggists. 75c.
Halls Family Pills are tho best
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21
Feeds
the Hair

Have you ever thought why
your hair is falling out! |. is
because you are starving your
hair. If this starvation con-
tinues, your hair will continue
to fall.
There is one good hair food.
1t is Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t
goes right to the roots Of the
hair and gives them just the
food they need. The hair
stops falling, becomes healthy,
and grows thick and long.
Ayers Hair Vigor does
another thing, also: it always
restores color to faded or gray
hair.
One dollar . bottle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21

No matter what ails you, headache 10 q
cancer. you viii never get we'll until yonf
bowels are put right. CAsoAngTs help
produce ensy natural movements, cost you
just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. CAsoAaErs Candy Cntbnrtic, the
genuine, put np In metal boxes, every tab.
let has COO. stamped on IL. Beware Ct
limitations.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-21

Some of our Blsque fellow residents
In Mexico have long and unpronounce
able names. But the record long name
a surnameJ II:
EuotaberrigOrrigoicociacOcefeat.
This marvellous name means. "thc
new red mill of the house above"
The historic name ~ Iturblde II also
Basque by origin. and means the road
% the fountain. No xican Herald.