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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
Irrigation In siberia.

II the winters are long in Siberia
and very cold. on the other hand the
summers are extremely warm aud
dry. The small streams OF water dry
up during this season, and agricul-
ture suffers much from this state OF
things.
To remedy the evil, the following is
what the inhabitants Of certain dis.
tricts do. During the winter they
collect the snow which, as is well
known, falls ia abundance in these
regions, and accumulate Il at the bot.
tom OF some narrow valley. They
press Il and make u compact 40 that
~ will be more resistant 90 thawing.
At tue eud Of the winter they cover
the enormous piles which they have
thus formed with branches, straw,
maaIre or earth, 10 order % protect
the snow against the rays o! the sun
ald the exterior heat
Tuen, when after long days without
rain the temperature is much elevated
and the water of the streams begins
o. dry up, the snow, ia spite of the
its covering, commences % melt. and
by means Of a ditch made for .nis
purpose, the y ater which runs down
supplies the river until the return Of
the winter.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
At Book Title Parties.

A favorite entertainment is the hook
title party. In the corner of the in
vitation card, where Music" or
Dancing" usually is written, are the
words Book Titles
Score cards are provided, as in
whist or euchre, with pencils at
tached, and the names of all the
guests are written on every card. The
holder OF the card writes his or her
guess as TO the book title represented
by the various costumes, opposite the
names of their wearers.
Prizes are awarded to the man or
woman whose cards show the greatest
number of correct guesses. BOBBY
prizes for the smallest number, may
be given also, II desired.
II refreshments are served after
ward they should include a salad or
two, bread and butter sandwiches and
coffee
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
Gossip.


There are q number of women veter.
mary surgeons in the United States
The average height of the American
woman is i've feet ave inches.
The number Of women studying
medicine in London has increased
nearly tifty per cent. in three years.
Mrs. Eurequits A. Rylands, of Man.
chester, England. has just given a
magnificent library building to that
city
John ID. Rockefeller says his private
secretary, Miss Harris. is one the mos,
valuable employees in his service for
sagaeity and good Judgment.
A law just passed in Norway makes
girls ineligible for matrimony un.
less they can show certificates of skill
in cooking. knitting and spinning.
The Queen OF Greece is the only
woman admiral in the world. She was
appointed to that position in the Rus
sian flee. by the Car Alexander III.
A womsn inventor of Bradford, Eng
land, has designed an apparatus &c
remove wool from skins. employing an
electric heshing knife, which Injuries
neither the wool nor the pelt.
BY the will of Caroline Brewer Croft.
who died in England some time ago,
almost Sl00, 900 goes to Harvard Uni
versity, TO be devoted TO the inyesti.
CATION of the disease Of cancer.
Nine. Loubert, wife of the Presi.
dent of the French Republic, takes
airings daily in the Bois. She goes
there in smart brougham. Her body.
guard is u detective on bicycle, who
rides behind.
So important part DO the washer.
women Of the Seine play that the Gov.
ernment Of France has formed them
into an order aud will give TO them
diplomas Twelve medals will be dis.
tributed among the most skilled and
faithful
Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller, who
has Just accepted the position OF won.
al dean of the Northwestern Univer.
sity, at Evanston, H., was the secre-
tary of the committee that founded the
National Woman Temperance Union
in 1874
Miss Alice Rollins Crane. who holds
the place of prison inspector in the
employ of the Government, recer tly
returned from Alaska, where she was
sent by the bureau Of ethnology OF the
Smithsonian Institution TO study and
report on the prison life,
Miss Susan b. Anthony. who re-
Gently celebrated her eightieth birth
day, owns what is probably the most
complete and comprehensive library
concerning woman suffrage in the
world. 1t is said to he her intention
to bequeath the whole OF it TO the Con
gressional Library AZ Washington.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09


To gardener and fruit raiser. old
tin cans that can be picked no in any
number in che rubbish piles of our
cities and villages, can be of almost
inestimable value. In the orchard.
when starting young trees, or with
small shrubs which the rabbits or
other pests gnaw and kill, the trees or
shrubs may be saved. Throw the cans
into a fire until the tops aud bottoms
are melted out aud the seam on the
side is open. Place two OF the cans
together with the ends overlapping
about ha,f an inch. With a punch,
make holes through the tin and rivet
together with some malleable rivets.
II two are not sufficient to cover the
exposed portion of the trunk, rivet
three together. To put them on the
tree. spread open until there is room
to admit the trunk. then when the tin
covering is in place, fasten with some
small wire. Mice. rabbits. etc, will
not trouble a tree that is fixed in this
way
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
VIVID FLASH OF LIGHTNING.
REGULARITY of the rhunderstorm That
visited south Africa


a very few days after my arrival at
Maritzburg AT the end OF 1875, | was
standing one afternoon in the shade
OF my little house on a hill. anxiously
watching the picturesque arrival OF an
OK wagon laden with my boxes. IL was
In the very early summer, and the exi-
gencies OF settling in left me no time
To worry about the thunderstorms. or
which. OF course. had often heard.
A more serene and brilliant afternoon
could not be imagined. and IL was not
even hot-at all events. out OF the sun
My two small boys. as usual. trotted
after me like dogs. and clamored 10
assist at the arrival OF the wagon: so
| lifted the little one up In my arms
and stood there. with the elder boy
clinging 10 my skirts. Suddenly. out
OF the blue, unclouded sky. out of the
blaze of golden sunshine. came "A fash
and crash which seemed as II il must
he the crack OF doom. No words AT my
command can give any idea OF the in
tolerable binding glare OF the light
which seemed 10 wrap us round. or OF
the randing sound, as IL the universe
were being torn asupder. suppose
flung myself on the ground. because |
was crouching there holding the little
boys beneath me with some sort OF
protective instinct. when in second or
two Of time II had all passed. for /
heard only slight and distant rumble
| do not believe the sun had ceased
shining for an instant. though it's light
had seemed 10 be extinguished by that
blaze Of fire. Never can forget my
amazement, an amazement which even
preceded my deep thankulness at find
ing We were absolutely unhurt. tho
fearless little boys only inqulrng.
What was that, mummy" There had
been no time FOR their rosy cheeks even
to pale, | wonder what color | wasg
| looked at the little storchouse with
astoniShment To find IL still there. for
| had expected TO see nothing but a
heap OF ruins, Nay, II seemed miracu.
lous that the hills all around should
still be standing. Lady Broomc IN the
Cornhill Magazine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
The CarnAtion Rust.

Concerning the carnation rus,
which seems to have been imported
from Europe in 1891. Professor Il. ID.
Halstead recently said: The condi-
tious are quite different from the open
garden, for heat and moisture and n
more or less confined mir in the green
house supply the surroundings favor
able for the growth aud spread of the
rust. The spray from the hose in
watering, for example, is one Of the
best means of carrying the spores
from diseased to healthy plant.
The experiments that have been
made with this disease are somewhat
limited, but they go to show that pre-.
ventive measures are better than at.
tempted cures. From the fact that
the carnation is largely an indoor
plant aud propagated 10y cuttings, it
goes without saying that the stock
should be healthy from which the cut
tings are taken, aud no rusted plants
should be introduced into a house
previously free from rust. One rust
ed plant under the circums stances of
greenhouse growth may he ample to
inoculate whole bed, and this ac.
counts for the sudden outbreak OF the
rust in houses hundreds or thousands
OF miles apart
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
drowning the Pansy.

Everyone loves the pansy aud all
strains are pretty, but the plants OF
even the largest strains will produce
inferior flowers unless given deep,
rich soil, plenty of moisture and an
early start, 20 that the plants may
come into bloom before the hot sum
mer weather. Pansies in the ANA
tours hands are usually quite small
after the first OF July. The finest
flowers are those produced during the
cool spring months. Seed started in
February, in shallow boxes or pans
and kept growing right along without
any backset will come into bloom by
the middle or last Of April. Its best
to SOW very thinly as the young plants
will he much stronger II not crowded,
and If thinly sown will need TO be
the permanent beds. All pansies have
faint odor that is very pleasing, but
in the last year or 40 florists have been
Offering seed Of the sweet scented
pansles These have only their fra
GRANGE 20 recommend them, as they
have none OF the deep, rich colorinP
Of the ordinary pansies. In prepar.
ing the pancy bed it should be spadeG
very deep, the soil worked over again
aud again aud made as rich as it is
possible TO make it. Pansies that are
TO bloom in March aud April can bo
given the full rays Of the sun, but foi
later bowers a partially shaded situa'
ton is best.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

the black jet buckle which holds all
this down at the front
For dress occasions this dainty little
pink Pompadour, composed entirely
of thickly.laid folds of malines, is
most fetching. Ii is strikingly set
off by the big black velvet chou,
which has a rhinestone ornament
stuck in its very heart. II is so very
shapely, too, especially where it rests
on pretty girls night-like tresses.
An altogether exquisite little dress
hat is of pastel blue straw. 1t has
soft crown and full. soft brim. Mi
roir velvet in pastel blue is drawn
snugly round 1t, looped in front,
drawn, over the crown, and looped
down under the brim in the back,
where a steel buckle catches it, A
generous bunch Of lilies of the valley,
backed by their foliage, is planted in
front
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
Popular STYLES For Bows,

Geographical location determines
to some extent the juvenile fashion,
and garments fashioned in a style that
is in large demand in Boston would
meet with poor showing in New Or
leans or San Francisco. However,
the sailor will be in demand all over
the country and there is not doubt
that this style OF suit is the most be-
coming for nine boys out of ten.
One innovation is particularly no.
ticeable this spring, aud a good one,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

A pretty fastening which appears on
several of the new bodices is series
of links and chains, the links of gold,
enamel or jewels, connecting a small
gold chain, which passes across a fold
Of accordion pleated chiffon, couple
of inches wide. The rest of the bodice
is tight-fttinG. or slightly pointed.
These links are very pretty when
studded with pink coral, pearls or
turquoises, aad amethysts set in rich
red gold make charming ornaments
aud a welcome substitute for orthodox
buttons and buttonholes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

Experiments with the MarcoIi sys.
ten Of wireless telegraphy have been
tried lately between DE Aar and Mod
der River with stations at yariou8 ia
termediate points.
Messages have been succ essiullJ
sent between Orange River and Enslir
during the last day or two, but greaI
difficulty vas experienced, and little
further success has been attained
owing o the odd fact that the *
traordinary amount OF iron in the
neighboring hills played all sorts %
pranks with the system. - Cape Town
Dispatch % the London Mail.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
High -Heeled shoes.

High.heeled shoes seem to be com.
ing into vogue again, and the bulldog
toe, except for strictly walking pur-
poses, is out of it altogether. The
medium round toe is the fancy of the
moment. and if you would be quite
up to date you must have embroid-
cred satin slippers to match your
evening gowns and tea gowns as we'll
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

too-the discarding OF braids yand
fancy nautical emblems, also tue cur
failing OF size Of the collar.
Next in Importance - the vestee
suit. Perhaps we state it wrongly.
Perhaps vestees will lead the list.
Certainly they are suits after our own
heart, permitting as they do the use
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

Of real vests. shirts, collars, suspea-
ders aud all such fKings.
The sailor collar OF the vestee IL a
thing Of the past. The vestee this
spring will have a decidedly mannish
cut. IL will have a narrow roll or
notched collar, also pockets, and will
be devoid Of any braid whatever.
The vest itself will be both double
aud breasted. button ia the
front and made up Of fancy six.
vorstsd or wash fabrics.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
Tuck. and plea,. on the skirt.

Tucks and pleats are the order of
the day. and there is no doubt that
the new skirt, although it will not be
of exaggerated fulness at present is
very much inclined to elaboration.
The finely accordion pleated skirts
are delightful when made in fine
materials, especially for summer and
evening wear.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
safety of Automobile.

Making n ease for the snfety OF the auto
mobile as compared with horse.drnwn We.
hices, the editor of tho Wheel declares
thnt there were Bly carriage accidents In
Franco within a recent month, causing six.
ly-elght deaths and 75l injuries. In tue
same month there were only twenty-olght
autom mOblls accidents, with two deaths.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

1t can be tied in several different
ways, two of which are here shown,
oamely, as an ascot and as q four-i in.
hand.
The pulley stock comes in all
shades of satin ribbon and in all wash
able gauze ribbon for summer wear.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
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{ NEWS AND NOTES
{ FOR WOMEN.


Beauty may be preserved in women
who have lived half a century or more,
II they will learn TO become younger
by looking upon life in a contented
manner. Some one has said that self
respect should make every woman
preserve her good looks, and this can
only be done by cleaning the best
from life aad helping others TO 10 the
same
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
The Family Va. th. Coz


The Family vs.. the Commercial Orchard
The family orchard and the com.
mercial orchard must be considered
from entirely different standpoints.
1t will not pay n great many farmers
TO go into commercial orcharding, but
it will pay every man to have family
orchard. Very often farmers will not
have any orchard because IT is not
possible or advisable for them TO have
"A commercial orchard This is great
mistake, IA the family orchard has
more influence than almost any other
feature in making the farm a place Of
delight.
In selecting varieties for the com
mercial orchard the only question &C.
be considered is that Of marketability
Of the fruit aud the price that eau be
obtained for II. The question OF real
value 10 the family canuot be consid
cred. Only one, two or three va.
rieties should be used. unless the or.
chard IL TO be very large one. In sc.
lecting varieties for the family or.
chard, a. many are 10 be chosen as will
succeed, that large variety Of fruit
nay be obtained. and that 1t may
come at different seasons. II must
be borne in mind that the commercial
orchard is planted for profit and the
family orchard for pleasure. II II 8
pleasure 10 have a celler well stocked
with n score Of varieties Of apples Of
all colors, 1avors and degrees Of ripe
ness; but when apples are produced
10 go 20 market such mixture is not
desired, but rather that there shall
be one variety. one color and one de.
gree of ripeness
The commercial orchard should be
a large one, covering az much ground
as the farmer can spare or can take
care of. Tor IL IL easier TO sell large
quantity of apples than small guam
tity, aud the relative cost of shipping
il less Besides, buyers will come
long ways % look at such an or
chard and will often buy the apples on
the trees. Ghe family orchard should
be small. an acre or 40. and this, well
taken care %. will keep the family IL
fruit the year round.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

New YORK CITY Special. The
furore for the pulley belt necessarily
meant a stock 10 match, so when mi
lady wanted il, of course, it wasn't
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
a S.r.ceIn.a n.prs..irs werd.

"Neuspapering Again is th. head.
ing over a paragraph Ia a Michigan
paper. recording the fact that a pub
Usher has returned 10 lis vocation.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

ribbon to be drawn as tightly as de-
sired.
Flexible bones hold the ribbon well
up i'll place, yet are pliable enough
not to interfere with its being drawn
closely into shape.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

long coming. The stock is very much
the same as the belt, only, of course,
longer, as il goes twice around. The
pulley principle is carried out by the
two rings in front. and these allow the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

A census shows that the population ol
Manila. T.. L.. Is about 10000. including
81 900 Chinese.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
To Eeau,Ify the Hand.

70 Increase the strength, symmetry
aud incidentally the beauty Of the
land, devote ten minutes before yor
20 20 bed TO muscle bending and
stretching. Extend both arms at
tight angles TO the body, the backs of
the hands turned upward. In this
position the hand is 20 be bent mp
ward, downward aud sideways. With
6ngers first together and then ex-
tended, aud without moving the arm,
bend the hands upward, from the
wrist as far as possible, then back 10
the original position. Then down
ward as far as possible. For the side
ways movement bend alternately to-
ward the thumb side and the little
finger side, downward aud sideways
for some minutes.
Hand rotation next follows. In this
the arms are held as for the bending
and stretching exercises. With even
and constant movement; the hand per.
forms all the previous motions, that
Is, from the bending position upward
into the bending position sideways,
INV a. y ~ - oAAFWA ~ - 81 kAN gRHV1AAf
direction, and 80 on frst the fingers
are held together and then extended.
Finger bending and stretching
comes next. With arms extended
the fingers are slowly bu. vigorously
beat enough 20 form q hs;, and are
then again opened forcihiy
For hand spreading, hold the tips
Of The fingers apart. wi.L arms eK-
tended az before. and perfectly
straight. After the spread the ex.
tended fingers are brought together
again. or are tightly clenched. this
iaster action increasing the effect %
the exercise. Both the muscles oi the
hand aud % the forearm are exercised
by these movements aud after due
time n there is not q noticeable gain
in supplensss of wrist. contour of
arm aud shspeliness q the hand there
is only one reason for it--you are
looking for results little TOO soon.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09

DR.. B. A. Hinsdale, professor Of
pedagogy at the University OF Michi-
gan, speaks thus kindly OF the results
of coeducation:
81 am requested TO answer the ques-
tion whether coeducation is a failure.
Certainly / see no reason to think so,
but much reason 10 think the contrary.
In 1870 there were two women and
4l8 men in the literary department Of
the University of Michigan: in 1850
the ratio was 81 to 367; in 1890, 2S4
to 72j; in 1898, SIS to 745. More
over, these figures represent. meas
urably, at least, what has been going
on all over the country. SO far, then,
as the number OF women attending
coeducational colleges is concerned,
there is no evidence Of failure and
every evidence of success IL is the
same when we take account Of the
work OF the women. The experiment
has been tried at Ann Arbor for thirty
years, and it has been clearly demon
atrated that, as measured by class
room tests, the women have main
tanned fully as high an average Of
scholarship as the men.
THAT women have furnished their
proper proportion Of irst-rate scholars
is not, however, as clear as it is that
they have come fully up to the aver
age. And as it has been at Ann Arbor,
90 has it been elsewhere. wish TO
add that the success of coeducation
1. A l.
come the universal type Of higher
education for women in the country
Women's colleges aud anneXes' have
90 doubt met a felt want; they now
meet such a want, and I can see no
reason why they shall not do 50 in the
uture"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-09
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Designs For Costumes That Have Be-
come Popular in the. Metropolis.

is IS
Gilpin observer., 1900-07-26
WANT AMERICAN SURGEONS,
Doer Agent Made FlatterinE Offers
to u New Orleans Man.


A few days ago a surgeon of New
Orleans of pronounced Boer sympa-
thies received n communication from
the agent Of the Transvaal in Wash
ington making him very fattering
offer If he would help take charge of
the wounded Beers.
The offer provides for free passage
to the South African Republic. with
return Mt the end of hostilities and q
bonus of $500 month as long as in the
service of the Boer government. 1t is
proposed the doctor shall sail from
New York city to Liverpool. from
which port he will take n steamer for
the scene OF hostllities, landing at Del
agoa Bay. Until Delagoa Bay is reach
cd the medical man will be considered
an American subject and will be TN
der the protection of this government.
says the New orleans Tires-Demo-
crat. At that place he is to renounce
all allegiance to the United States and
will become subject Of the South
African Republic.
Whether the war lasts six months or
not the salary for that period is guar
anteed at the rate of 500 per month.
1t Is probable that the offer will be ac-
cepted.