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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
Coior- the Hen Didn't Like.

The people Of Elkhart, Ind. affirm
that whatsoever the defects of hens
in general they have scca one hen
which was not color blind She and
her brood were displayed in n drug
gist's window. says a dispatch TO the
Louisville Commercial, as an advcr.
tisemcnt for dyes.
The druggist dyed the twenty chick.
ems. some red. some brown. blue vio.
let. green and yellow. The hen, big
Plymouth Rock. cviuccd remarkably
violent dislike for the little fellows whc
wore the red and the brown, and
fought them from her with all the
vchcmcncc at her command. She re-
garded the others with varying degrees
Of favor, and was particularly fond
OF her violet-hucd offspring
As night came ON, and the differcnc,
i'm colors became less noticeable. the
hens antipathy always lcssened, and
10y the time the electric lights were
turned on she would have all the
twenty snugglcd under her wings.
Daylight however. was sure TO bring
ON "A renewal of her troubles.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
De.,roying Insect. In the House.

No matter how careful "A hOusckeep
or may be in keeping her cupboards,
pantry, closets and bedrooms clean, In
sccts Of some kind will occasionally
make their appearance, and If not
promptly disposed Of, will multiply
with great rapIdity. An ounce Of pre-
vcntion Is worth pound Of cure.
hence every hOusckrcpcr should en-
dcavOr 20 prevent the assault Of in
sccts by using some preventive rem
edy.
4 reliable remedy 20 prevent and de-
stroy the red and black ants Is 20
sprinkle ground cloves around their
haunts. Ground cinnamon and pulver-
lied borax are said 20 have the same
effect. but we cannot yOuch for their
efficacy: the ground cloves have al
ways done the work for us and il was
not necessary for us 20 try other rem
cdics.
COckroaches are difficult 10 destroy.
Find the chluks and holes from which
they come ana scatter unslackcd lime
or borax around them. II these fail,
try this: Mix equal parts Of corn
meal and red lead, ana add enough
molasscs 10 make a medium thin paste.
Spread the mixture on plates and set
on the floor i'm the evening. The next
morning the plates will be covered
with dead COckroachcs> Reset the
plates every evening until the cock
reaches are all dcStroycd.-Amerlcan
Agriculturist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17

Potatoes Baked in Milk-Slicc six
raw potatoes thin and put into Il
shallow, well-buttcrcd pan. Sprinkle
over this onc-halr te0spoonful salt, one
tablespoonful chopped parsley ana one
of butter; cut into small bits. Bake
very slowly FOR one aud ouc-half hours
until brown and tender
Currant Shrub-Boil currant juice
and sugar IN the proportion of one
pound of sugar to one pint OF juice
for five minutes. Stir constantly while
cooling. when cold. bottle It, Two
tCaSpoonfulS is pleasing addition 20
glass Of ice water ana Is a change
from the inevitable lemon
Graham puddiug-One cupful Of mo-
lasscs. one cuptul Of sour milk. one
egg. tcaSpContul Of soda. and a large
cuprul of washed English currants aud
graham flour TO stir quite stiff. rour
into creased dish and steam three
hours. Serve hot with sweeteucd
cream. seasoned with nutmeg.
Caraway Soup-Put three ounces o.
butter in a StCwpan and brown In it
three tahlCspoontuls Of flour Then
pour In three piuts OF water. In an.
other saucepan stew half a bunch of
celery. an onion. n carrot ami a turnip.
Boil until tender. season with tea.
spoonful OF salt. saltspocnful Of pep
per. and a dcsscrtspoonful Of caraway
seeds Cook all together and pour over
toast fingers
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
Tnn Much For the Dog.

II Is not often that n strolling quar-,
tcttc of singers Is disturbed but it
happened the other night and dog
was the innocent cause. The dog be
longcd To strange man who sat In q
chair I'm front of the Coates House. The
dog was asleep when the music began.
Suddenly four voices were heard In
unison They sang:
TEL her, my golden moon, how l
adore her"
The dog awolic. He looked surprised
as the four voices continued:
Though we are parted, soon love
will restore her"
Suddenly wall disturbed the har-
mony The tenor balllcd, then the
other three stopped Each cleared his
throat.
"Tcll her, my golden moon" they
began again.
"Ooo-wow WOW" came from the
canine
The tenor was game.
"How | adore her" he sang alone.
"Ooo-wow wow" sang the dog, in
fairly god baritone.
This was the last straw. The tenor
stopped.
Gentlemen" said the basso, "thc
dog disturhs us. Please take him
away and we will finish this selection.
There was movement among the
spectators.
Let the dog stay" said one.
"Thcn we will have to stop" pipcd
the tenor.
"That settles It," said another very
cruel man; "the dog has got To stay"
Whatever story was attached To the
golden moon and the restoration Of
love was never developed. The our
tct moved sadly up Broadway, the
spectators sighed ana the dog nestled
at his masters feet and was soon
asleep. Kansas City star
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
HIS SECOND HEARING.
a Clever Invention which Spoiled
Capital story-TsIlsr.

A Clever Invention which Spoiled n
Capital story-TelIer.
Tom Meek is one Of the best men
In 81. Louls-Or America. For many
years however, Mr.. Meek has been
totally deaf in one ear, and hears only
about five per cent. with the other.
Lately Tom made n visit 10 Chicago.
where he has host Of ardent friends.
They yelled at him for several days.
and then one Of them made him "A
present OF sort Of fan, that person
who is hard Of hearing may place an
edge Of between his teeth and hear
as well as anybody. Then Mr. Meek
went about listening 10 all sorts Of
things that he had not heard for de
cadcs. ne would stand on the curb
stone and listen To- the buzz and rattle
Of the trolley and cable cars, that
have come In vogue since he lost his
hearing. and which he had always
thought were nOisclcss He also heard
here and there some Worlds Fair stO
rles, and others Of ancient renown
and the next time hc went 10 the Press
Club when storytelling was In prog
rcss, he told some Of these stories
when II came his turn 10 be remind
ed" Sadness would then become prev.
alent all around. and also apparent TO
Mr.. Meek, for he IL "A wit, and there.
fore had been In the habit OF telling
good stories OF his own make, that had
never failed 10 create hilarious merri-
mcnt. These treasures which the fan
had enabled him 10 accumulate seemed
all right TO him. They were certainly
stories Of the approved sort, ingenious,
humorous and snapTy, with climaXcs
calculated TO convulse an audience,
as they had convulsed him when they
first came 20 his ears. But he knew
nothing Of their antiquity, and there
fore was puzzled by the way they
were received
The man who had introduced Mr..
Meek to the fan was frowned upon,
ana Mr. Meek himself took TO looking
at the instrument suspicOusly.
Finally ne conhdcd To his best friend,
Between you and me there Is one Of
two conditions existing: Either you
~llows don't know good thing when
Sou hear IL, or this fan docsn't"-Will
Visschcr, In the Woman's Home Com
Dnuion
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
MnrnI Force aud ExnmrIc.

Unless a man be too mean-spiritcd
To feel an inSult,it takes more strength
for him To turn the other cheek than
to strike back. 1t takes more moral
force for a father or teacher To win
obedience by reason, patience and love
than 10 compel 10y use of the rod 1t
demands more strength of character.
more manhood. in nation 10 raise
barharouS peoples 10 civilization and
liberty 10y teaching and preaching the
truth To them. and by setting them an
example of humanity and righteous
ness. than il does 10 force them by
means of war into external confOrmi-
" 80 law and right. The resort to the
birch of the army is n confession or
moral laziuess or of moral weakness
on the part of a teacher or nation.
"Iickin' and larnin'" is no longer con-
sidercd i'm the public schools OF Amer.
lea To be n necessary principle of men
tai and moral training. The terrible
disorders predicted 10y Its advocates
have not followed its diScontinuancc,
whenever teachers with strength OF
character have been employed in place
of those who possessed strength OF
muscle only. Physical courage is an
honorable thing in contrast with phys
ical cowardiCe. hut physical force is
a cheap and easy method which men
still use, dignifying il with the names
Of valor and manhood. because they
have not yet risen far enough above
the brute. have not attained sufficient
moral strength TO WELD the passive
yirtucs.-Thc American Friend.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
NEAvSY ClEANlNCS.

Dentists are scarce In Niagara
The Gar has forbidden baccara'
playing ia Russia.
A British School Of Archaeology il
10 be opened at Rome, Italy.
The new directory fixes the popula.
ton Of Ottawa. Ont. at $3.50.
Gilman. a mining town in Eagle
County. Col, has been wiped out by
hre.
Chambers has broken out among the
horses az the Preside. at San Fran.
cisco.
The fishing feet on the Grand Banks
of New FOundaland, is doing poorly
lately.
The military road from Port Valdes.
Alaska. has been completed for 100
miles inland.
President ZelayS. OF Nicaragua. has
officially recognized the Eyre-CYagin
canal concession.
The official journal at Rome. Italy,
has published a decree prohibiting the
expectation Of arms 10 China.
President Mckinley has appointed
forty-eight enlisted men I'm the regu.
lar army as second lieutenants
The Postal Commission, at Washing
ton, has recommended an allowance
for forty additional letter carriers for
New York City.
South Dakota has an aggregate Of
1l,JOO,OOO acres OF vacant Government
land which is now subject 10 entry by
qualified applicants.
The California Supreme Court has
declared the bonds OF railways and
other quasi-public corporations non
assessablc for taxation purposes.
The Wcstheld, Mass. Selectmcn
have voted TO stop all Sunday selling
OF every character. Even the drug
stores cannot dispense soda water on
that day
In some Of the large cities the Sal.
walton Army is selling ice i'm penny
humps. This proves a great boon 10
the poor in tie slums and crowded
tcncmcntS
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17

How custom makes us tremblel
We assume that We are brave,
But we're each and all afraid Of fashions
test.
IL j. useless % disaemble-
You are Mrs. Grundy's slave
Completely. though the fact Is not con-
fessed
You talk Of reformation;
And you cay you'll Overturn
Our social system every time you vote.
But a sad. perspiring nation
Breathlessly has paused % learn
Have you nerve enough 20 go without
coaty
Il, il not thing Of beauty; ~
II is wTinked IN the back,
And has buttons which are not the slight
est use.
But you think u il your duty,
Though the thirsty payement5 crack,
To wear II and avoid the mob's abuse,
You may proudly face the firing,
You may scOrn the fOeman's blade
Which IL murderously pointed at your
throat;
But when weary and persplring,
Are you wise and unafraidy
Have you nerve enough % go without a
a coat!
-Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
French ttahies.

1t Is not generally known that in
France IL is n penal offense 10 give any
form of solid food to babies under n
year old unless 1t he prescribed In writ
ing 10y a properly qualified medical
man. Nurses are also forbidden 10
use FOR their charges any sort Of feed
ing bottle hpving rubber tube. These
and other equally stringent laws have
recently been enacted by the French
Government. FOR in dcsorir Of increas-
ing the birth rate of their country
they are now doing their utmost 10
save the lives OF the comparatively
small number of babies who are born.
Camden Courier
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17

That night the schoolmnster and the
fat innkeeper sat up very late. smok-
ing far more pipes than was good for
either Of them. The lnnkeeper took
an immense amount Of credit 10 him
self for the happy turn the affair had
taken.
"Ay, a good little king. our Freder-
icl," he repeated again and again.
such king as Prussia has never had
before. And such a just king-ay.
Herr Linsenbarth-it Is fortunate that
thought Of sending you 10 him"
TO all Of which the delighted old
tutor readily acquiesced.-ChicagO Rec
ord.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
when Laundering shirt waists.

Your irons must be Intensely hot and
perfectly clean. You VIII require two
kinds. the ordinary iron. and the reg
ular polishing iron with It's rough sur
face. With the ordinary iron run
lightly over both sides Of your collar
10 remove the outward dampness.
Then with the polishing iron and your
whole weight polish swiftly and deft-
ly the right side until the cellar Is
dry and a bright gloss is tie result.
TO remove this gloss, If domestic
finish be- desired, run q damp cloth
lightly and cuickly~Jyer it.-WOmaD's
Home Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
when uc saw All the world.

Alexander weeping because the
world was SO small has "A counterpart
i'm an old inhabnant of Luss. a pretty
little village on Loeb Lomond side
Scotland. who at last has been per
suaded TO clImb the mountain which
has filled so ,argc n part OF his horizon
all the days OF his life. I'm Luss he
has lived. as his fathers lived befor,
him. and frog Luss nc has never baC
the ambition To Journey. even as fai
Gs Glasgow. hut some one got hin
To the top of Ben Lomond the other
day.
"Eh. mon!" said he. with great self,
congratulation. but the worlds n big
place when ye come To view the whole
OF it,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17


II not infrcquently happens that in
summer the closing Of a cellar for a
considerable time is rendered ncCes-
sary by the absence of the family or
by other cause During this time
everything in II. except the metal and
the glass is completely covered with
mold fungi and the air smells mOldy
10 the last degree. Wood and leather
especially suffer from this moulding.
Such condition Is unhealthy in the
extreme. First, the cellar is damp
sufficient alon, 10 induce low diseases
I'm the inmates OF the upper stories;
second, the fungus Is likely TO pro-
ducc spinal meningitis If It's spores find
their way into the system.
For the dampncss attention should
at once bc given To the drainage TO
make 1t perfect Then plenty of fresh
air. and especially all the sunshine
possible should lac admitted 10 dry
the place out For the fungus strong
whtewaSh made In small quantities
M time out of stone lime fresh from
the kiln, or rs fresh rs possible, should
bc put on while it is still hot from the
action Of the making. I'm this form il
is an active fuugicidc and VIII Kill all
the spores of AL molds il touches. 1t
should not he put on, however, until
the cellar has had a chance to dry
pretty well.
1t seems almost needless TO say. and
yet IL must he said that no food
should be used that has been unSealcd.
Even cans of fruit. Jelly. etc. should
bc carefully washed before being
opened, FOR fear that some Of these
dangerous little bodies might become
mixed with the contents.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
HUMOR or THE DAY,

after ALL" asserted the youthful
machine politician, Il believe in ring
methods" "Ok. George" she cried,
this Is so sudden. Chicago Post.
"Do you mean TO inslnuate that
can't tell the truth" "By no means.
II Is impossible TO say what a man can
do until he tries."-Chicago Post.
Willie - "say. pop. what is con-
scicnceT Willie's Pa-"COnscience,
my boy. is that within which tells ~
when somebody else IL doing wrong"
Set boy 10 digging garden.
And you may prognOsticate,
Ere you've safely turned the corner
That same boy'll be digging bait.
Chicago Record.
Nell-"Are you sure he Is trustwOr-
thyf" Bellc-"Well. / put him to the
test last night" Ncll-"What did you
doT" Belief loaned him my UNI
brella."
Invalid 90 sympathizing caller)-"My
dear, / have lost nearly all my hair"
Literal Child-"I know where il is,
mamma; ] saw it in your dressing
table drawer -IIarper's Bazaar.
"Stlckney Jones never seems to want
any but cold commercial relations with
me" is that so? Well, | owe hin
money, aaI he keeps our commercia
relations hot"-Indianapolis Journal.
a mans good deeds live after him
When he departs this life;
But II theyre deeds for real estate
In court there may be strife.
ST IDuis Post Dlgpatcb.
"That woman tried To beat me down
on the price Of quininc" what did
she sayf" "She said | ought 10 make
it ten cents cheaper because she had
to pay her little boy to take it."-Chi-
cago Record.
Old Lady pointing to elevated rail
roadD-"WEere do them cars 20 toT'
City Man (hwriedly)-"Almost any
where you want, ma'am.' old Lady
Land sakcs | thought they had TO
stay on the rails. New York Weekly.
Teachcr-"The sentence in the lesson
is, He went there o:t OF idle curiosity
How would you define idle curiosity
Give an instance If one occurs TO you"
Bad Boy-"Well. | think mummy is
about as idle a curiosity rs any | know
of, ma am"
Bride (weepingl-"You complain
about the meals already, and thought
YOU might at least close one eye TO the
cooking the first month we were mar.
ricd" The Hungry Husband-"My
dear. | have closed both eyes, but
things don't taste any better. File.
gcnde Blacttcr.
Mr.. HauSkecp-"My wife broke a
fairy lamp, two vases, and a cut-Slass
flower-stand Ia our parlor last evening,
but she accomplished her purpose"
MIR. Ascum-"FOr goodness sake, what
was her purpose" Mr.. HauSkecp-
"To capture a clothes moth she saw
flying around. ."-Philadelphia Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
snree,iInn For a Pretty WIndow.

A pretty little morning room In one
wOman's house has the WINDOW frame
oyergrown by an ambitious morning
glory vine. II II the most easily cared
for plant imaginable and It's profession
Of pink and blue blossoms more than
repays the care II requires. There are
few house plants that are superior In
the winter 10 that same humble vine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
Nal. Her proud.

The late Canon Lyttelton. OF Glou.
cester England. when rector OF Hag-
ley. was fond of scientific teaching.
and formed class In his schoe: for
physiology. After few lectures he
received letter from the mother OF
one Of his pupils. saying: Reverend
Sir-Please not 10 teach Susan any
thing more about her inside. il makes
her proud"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17

J. Q Hood, Justice OF the Peace, Crosby,
Miss, makes the following statement: II
can certify that One Minute Cough Cure
will do all that is claimed for 1t. My wife
could not get her breath and the first dose
of 1t relieved her. 1t has also benefited
my whole family" 1t acts Immediately
and cures coughs, colds, Group, grippe,
bronchitis, asthma and all throat and lung
troubles T. K. Parker, Olneyville, Cen.
terdale Pharmacy, Centerdale.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
,eAs AS THOSE WHO WILL NOT HEAR"

by EDDY
UnceJ
Was
leAs suponocca
all knowth
his kndnes
The dear soul He had no dread
Hadsu ontro bal Olks aid,
and Abuse,h mott ear IL,
Youcou ldnott by
thought
Some ilainousd deracton n
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17

The extensive arid regions of north.
cru Mexico are 60 hc irgigated by
canals from aid extended Ey thc Fvl-
eral aud State governments.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17

Hoax-"whats good for removing
superfuous hairy JOax-" Have you
tried a razory'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
our rre.,aept.. ur,,i.h Ancestry.

OF the twenty-five Presidents OF tho
United States. all but one have bccu
of R.itlsh family origin. Fifteen.
hcad1 10y Washington. came OF En-
glish stock Three including that Of
James Monroe who gave his name 10
n doctrine. had Scotch ancestors. one.
Thomas jefferson. Inherited pure Welsh
blood. while five others traced their
lineage 10 Scotch-lrish ancestry
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17

Chinese regiments are recruited In
the Same manner as British regiments.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-17
A Story From Prussian History.
ny Thomas Carlyle HoadIey.

~ n summer morning In the
year 1850 stout-hearted old
J Candidatus Linsenbarth,
pnhnnIp aatA.nI sIn
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10
Col. J. j. AstOr On
American And Eu=
rOpean Politics.

Col. John Jacob Astor, who at
tended the Washington's Birthday
dinner at the University Club in
Paris, delivered an eloquent speech
IN favor of colonial expansion fol
the United States.
: In an interview he said he consi
dered the Philippine campaign as
practically ended, McKinley's re-
election as certain, Paris as the most
attractive city in the world, the CON-
ing Exposition as better placed than
Chicago's fair, the success of Eng
land in the Transvaal as doubtful,
and the Egyptian question as sure
to create general European con.
tlagration before the present year is
over.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10
An Episode OF The
Spanish=AmeriCan
War.

Rear-Admiral Sampson denied the
allegation of Capt. Victor II. Con-
cas- y Palu, formerly Commander of
the cruiser Infanta Maria Teresa
and Chief of Admiral Oervera's staff
in the Santiago battle, that if he
Sampson had ordered the divers
to close the valves he could have
saved the Cristobal Colon. Samp.
son said:
''The Cristobal Colon surrendered,
ran ashore and broke her sea val
yes. Her Captain, after he came
aboard the New York, assured me
that the Colon was quickly dispro
we'd. 1 accused the Captain of ha.
wing broken the valve stems. He
declared that if it was done the en-
gineer did it.
Considering that the ship had
been sunk after she had surrendered
made me recommend that the COM
manding officer be retained on board,
or that he be shot as having destro.
yed public property, which after his
surrender belonged to the captor.
l made the same recommendation
in regard to the captain of the San
doval, who sank his ship after the
surrender at Santiago"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1900-03-10
American Troops In
Cuba.

In speaking Of the proposed reduc-
ton in the military forces of Cuba,
Brig. Gen. LUDLOW said:
"The question of the military for.
ces of the United States in the Isl.
land is one which, from my point Of
view, is politically unimpOrtant.
The presence of the American troops
is as matter of fact no offense.
They are quiet and orderly, entirely
unobtrusive and are hardly thought
of or objected to by any one.
"While the American adminstra.
rion continues to regulate the admi-
nistration of the island, the presence
of the military is sssented to even
by those who desire the immediate
withdrawal Of the American control.
The soldiers stationed in Cuba re-
present collectively a source of re-
venue, since their pay and that Of
the officers represents a material in /.