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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Sailor A damson's Rescue.

A tale Of adventure and rescue that
is like leaf from the most exciting
pages of the nautical novelists is told
by those on board the British ship
Glenuesslin, which recently arrived
at Honolulu.
Last Sunday morning, at o'clock,
William Adamson, one OF the sailors,
was washed overheard from the bow
anchor chains. Though IL was pitch
dark at the time and the vessel was
making niue knots in stormy sea,
aud though Adamson cannot swim O
stroke and was in the water for an
hour, he is now safe on the ship, none
the worse for his experience. His
rescue was due to the determination
of Captain Pritchard to make every
possible effort to save the man, and to
the brave work of rescue crew OF
volunteers in the ships lifeboat. Cap.
tain Prtchard gives the following &C
count of the incident.
81 had just gone to bed, leaving the
mate in charge OF the deck, when
heard the cry of Man overheard a
fresh wind was blowing with a nasty
head sea and we were making about
nine knots an hour. | rushed on the
poop and was told by the steersman
that he had thrown life buoy, he
thought pretty near where the man
was. [ reduced sail and drove the ship
to the wind at once and in very short
time, though it was night. had a
lifeboat equipped and provisioned
hanging TO the davits. L consulted
the officers and some of the men aud
found that the lost sailor could not
swim stroke, and all surmised that
he was drowned. But was not going
to leave without an attempt to save
him if he was still ahoat. So 1 wore
ship and sailed back 10 the place where
he had fallen over, as near as L could.
called for volunteers to man the life
boat and a crew came forward, led by
the steward, William Griffin. / set
all hands to watch and listen for the
missing man.
"The lifeboat was Immediately lost
sight of in the darkness, but from
time to time we could hear the voices
of the men till the sound died away.
A night rescue is different from Que
in the day. There is something dread
full about leaving ship at night In q
small boat. After an anxious wait |
was rewarded by hearing three faint
cheers from the direction in which
the boat had gone. The sounds were
heard by no one else, but soon the
boat returned, guided by rockets and
blue lights which we were sending
up, aud bringing the rescued man"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

trenched beyond the San Luis River
a wide mountain creek.
Lieutenant McMasters asked per.
mission 20 swim the river with SONS
men OF Company n.
"The men stripped and crossed the
river, some swimming singly and 9th.
ers with horses. All arms were lost,
however, in the struggle in the water.
Corporal John II. Johnson was
drowned, sinking without asking for
help, for fear ne would delay his
comrades
Lieutenant McMasters sat down
on the bank" continues Captain
Batchellor, 'and ordered three men tc
go back for arms. Sergeant Wilcox and
two men. with bamboo poles, shelter
tents and canteen straps, fixed up q
crazy sort of raft"
The insurgents were firing at them
meanwhile, the bullets tipping around
them. When the raft was completed
Lieutenant Miller, Sergeant Wilcox
and one man succeeded in recrossing.
They got the arms, but in the mean
while the insurgents were popping
away at them from their trenches, and
although Company A had arrived on
the opposite bank and was attempting
to ferry men across the river to Lieu
tenant McMasters's aid, the process
was too slow. As last resort Lieu
tenant McMasters mustered his seven
naked infantrymen, and, moving
around, he struck the insurgents on
the left, driving them out OF their
trenches, through the town and into
the Jungle.
81 saw Miller and two naked men,"
concludes Captain Bachelor, "charge
the main trench, from which forty in
surgents ran out"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
striking Incident OF tho War.

'To see n squad of niue naked len
cross q stream on n small raft and
drive out an intrenched force of ten
times their number in broad daylight,
where their number must soon become
known, is something not soon to be
forgotten. History does not relate a
braver or more striking incident of
the war.
This description of small detail of
American troops charging upon an en-
envy four times their number and cap
turing trenches, while the Americans
were clad in an undress uniform not
provided for in the army regulations,
is taken from a report just received
at the War Department from the
Philippines.
The report is made by Captain J. p.
Batchellor, of .he Twenty In
fantry, on the results Of an expedition
from San Nicholas to Apsrri, in
Luzon.
Captain Batchellor had orders TO
cross the mountains OF southern Ben
guet and prevent the insurgents from
retreating into the valley of TIE Rio
Grande de Kagsyan. The troops
were "to live upon the country" a
military phrase which means that the
soldiers were to forage for every
thing.
Captain Bachelor had with him
Lieutenant Castner, commanding the
Lomes scouts, and Lieutensnts Nc
Master and Miller. OF the Twenty
fourth Infantry. Two hundred priv
ates and a pack train made up the
column. The command marched
ninety miles in six days. There was
a fight with the elusive Filipino on
nearly every one OF the six days. Con-
cerning the march Captain Bachelor
says:
"By the sixth day the men we're
mostly barefooted, their shoes having
been cut 10 pieces. There was hot
fight at Fuerte San Luis. sud then
came the successful and certainly re-
marksble attack on the insurgents at
Magellan. The remnants Of this part
Of Aguinsldo's army we're strongly in-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

which will be held May Q. On May
23 the Republicans OF South Dakota
will also hold their State convention
in Sioux Falls for the purpose OF nomi-
mating Congressional and State ticket
and selecting delegates to the Repub.
lican National Convention at Philadel-
phia. The auditorium is a new build
ing. Not until after delegation of
Sioux Falls rustlers, in the fall of 1898,
succeeded in capturing the convention
of the National Creamery Buttermak-
ors' Association was the construction
OF the building decided upon. The
structure is we'll arranged and is COM
plete in all Its details.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Franklin tho Printer.

Franklin's retirement from active
printing did not lessen his interest in
his trade, and every possible improve
ment in the art received attention
from him. Nothing proved
better the printers attachment for his
calling than an amusement of his dur
ing his diplomatic service in France.
In his owa home he set up press
and types, all Of which he or his SER
wants cast, aud with them occasional
ly printed little bagatelles ard skits
OF both his friends writing and his
own, usually in very small editions.
These printing materials, consisting
of great variety of fonts he
brought with him on his return TO
America, aud sold "irteen boks of
type" to Francis Childs, the New
York printer, and still more to Mat
thew Carey. The remainder he used
TO establish his grandson, Benjamin
Franklin Bache, IN business rs u
printer, the original occupation Of
his grandfather
Despite the many honors that had
come TO him, to the last he held him.
self to he first and foremost n printer,
he began his will II, Benjamin
Franklin, Printer, late Minister Pleni-
potentiary from the United States
of America to the Court of France,
and now President of the State of
Pennsylvania. 1t was Mt his own re-
quest that "the Printers of the city,
with their Journeymen and Appren-
tees" were given a prominent posi-
ton in his funeral procession, The
Century.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
400 StroL.. to shave. Man.

cit is wonderful how many razor
strokes we take during day." said .
barber IN one Of the larger downtown
shops.
"Did you ever figure up on it?"
Eyes, I've been taking up an aver.
age for the last three weeks" replied
the barber, "and I've surprised my
self with the figures. find | aver
age 490 strokes OF the razor for each
man shaved. 1 took 1923 strokes on
one man, and several Of my customers
who have stiff boards run up 700 and
500 strokes. Then there are tender
faces that shave only once over, and
they take, perhaps, only $50 strokes.
1 shave on the average twenty. one
and half men q day. One day I
shaved thirty seven aud another only
fourteen. New York Mail and Ex-
press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

of 1926, 900, which was raised entirely
by public subscription. II occupies
a piece Of ground 3li by 300 feet in
extent, is two stories high aud is
built of native stone, cream brick and
terra Gotta. The frat story is of the
Renaissance style OF architecture, and
tho second story is of Peristyle form,
with groups and columns. The build.
ing is of bridge construction, with
out a column, the roof being sup
ported by great steel girders that
span it's 300 feet of breadth. It's gen
eral seating arrangement is modelled
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
The Care of Chicks.

The success or failure OF poultry
keeping depends, we might rightly
say, upon the care given the young
chicks during the first few weeks of
life.
Should they be handled properly
and given q good start towards growth
and hardihood, the chances are that
later in life they will be both profit
able and handsome, while on the
other hand, should they be neglected
and allowed to become stunted in
growth, they will most certainly prove
failures in the world of poultrydom.
II is, therefore, wise for every one
who cares TO raise chickens, whether
for pleasure or profit, to carefully
look after the little ones during the
first few weeks after Matching.
In the first place vc-y young chicks
require moro heat than food. Nature
has provided for them as to food, but
we must supply the necessary heat.
that is, protect them either by arti.
fetal means, or il hatched under hens,
a warm place must he provided for the
mothers-vhich will in turn care for
their brood.
When chicks begin to hatch do not
disturb the hen, except to perhaps
take few of the shells from the nest.
Let her remain quietly for at least
twelve hours after the last chick has
broken the she'll Then remove her
and chicks gently from the nest and
put her in slat coops under dry shed,
where the sun freely shines, and let
the chicks nestle under her wings.
II the day be pleasan. give them a
little rolled oats or oatmeal, slightly
moistened with sweet milk. A board
twelve inches square placed in front
OF the hen will be found useful in
keeping the food clean. A little sand
or fine grit should also be scattered
over the board.
Stale crackers are also very good
for first food and may be given either
dry or slightly moistened. Swee,
milk is good for young chicks. but
must be given in shallow plates, or in
patent fountains; otherwise the chicks
will fall into it and gei wet and
chilled.
After the second day a variety OF
food should be given, such as ground
bone, green food, cracked wheat, corn,
etc, but guard closely against damp
ness and ld.-Home and Farm.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

cation, a year ago, housed some OF the
largest audiences that ever gathered
under roof in this country. It's acous-
tic properties have received especial
praise. Hon. William j Bryan. who
last June addressed the Head Camp
Of the Modern Woodinen OF America
in the hall, said later:
at is hard 10 conceive how Conven-
tion Hall could be improved upon for
the purposes Of large public gather.
ings."
company sang there November last &c
record-breaking grand opera house
audiences, said:
at il a wonderful structure, com
plete in all its appointments, and has
no equal in America" while Dwight
l.. Moody. the evangelist, who a month
later faced in this hall some OF the
largest crowds that he had ever ad-
dressed, said from the platform:
81 came one thousand miles TO find
the best hall have ever spoken in. ."
The leading hotels Of the city are
the Coates, the Baltimore, the Mid.
land, the Savoy, the Victoria and the
Washington, all Of which are located
from three TO ten blocks distant from
the hall. The Coates, which has al.
ways been Mr.. Bryan's stopping place,
will, it is said, be made the headquar-
ters OF the National Committee.
The accompanying ILLUSTRATION
shows the Sioux Falls auditorium,
which has a seating capacity Of about
5000. Had il not been for this build
ing, which 10 the largest Of the kind
in South Dakota, Sioux Falls would
not have been able to capture the ma
tional convention Of the Populist party,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Feed sheep For q Purpo.e.

The feeding OF sheep from lambing
time until marketing depends some
what on circumstances and a great
deal upon what they are intended for.
A correspondent. OF the Indiana
Farmer has given some good advice
upon this point by writing the follow
ing:
''If the ewes and lambs are to be
marketed we try to have the ewes in
good flesh at mbing time. The feed
used is clover hay, oats and bran once
n day. We do not think that it pays
to grind the grain for sheep unless
they be aged and short on teeth.
After lambing and the danger Of
'caked bags is past, we add caked
shelled corn to the ration and feed
twice day. We start the lambs on
coarsely ground corn meal, whole
wheat, or rye or bran.
'If the lambs are intended for
spring lambs we feed liberally OF
corn meal, aud feed regularly three
times day. II intended to sell in
fall or as yearlings we use little or no
corn until time To finish, and also with
lambs intended for breeding stock lit
tie corn is needed. Oats, wheat, rye,
wheat-bran and oil meal are better
Calculated 10 build up a strong, vigor-
Gus constitution"
When the lambs are taken from the
ewes it would be we'll to slack up on
the corn and thus avoid fevered bags;
also'to milk the ewes few times, and
when they are dry to gradually in
crease the corn ration until you have
reached what you believe to be the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
An Adventurous Infant.

Although the son of q resident. OF
Wycombe Marsh is only two years and
five months old, he appears well on the
road to make himself a name. At the
age OF seventeen months he toddled
upstairs, took the top off a small lamp,
and drank the contents. His greed
for slow fash" did no harm, and
shortly after he was as lively as ever.
His next exploit ended in his falling
into the river at Wycombe Marsh.
Again he escaped from the jaws of
death. A short time afterward he
walked once more into the same stream
another rescue. and more anxious
momeats for the parents. This week
the little fellow has experienced an.
other remarkable escape. His mother
sent him into the garret with the other
children while she performed her
household duties. All went we'll
for some time, till Georges keen eye
caught sight of the window catch, and
in his usual inquisitive frame OF mind,
he proceeded 20 open the window.
With all his might he pushed back the
window, and, being unable to balance
himself, he fell to the ground, q dis
tauce Of twenty-five feetl The young.
ster, however, is as hard as nails. Tc
everyone's astonishment, he was soon
seen running about as lively as ever,
the result of his latest exploit only
producing small scar on his leg -
London Daily News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Salt For Cattle.

All pastures should contain boxes
OF salt. Unless barrel salt is protected
under a shed it will waste from wash
ing when the rains come, whereas the
rock salt is subject to such loss only
in slight degree. A lump of rock salt
should be kept in the feed-boxes for
the horses, or better yet, put in
separate box over the manger within
their reach. A convenient but more
expensive form is found in some pri.
vate and livery stables, consisting OF
slab Of compressed salt, held in
little box that may be nailed to the
stall at convenient place, and the
exposed end OF the slab is smoothly
rounded of. The fundamental prin.
ciple is to keep salt within the reach
of live stock. Then the matter will
not be forgotten for weeks at a time
as frequently happens. AS between
barrel and rock salt the latter is more
convenient to handle and lasts much
longer Breeders Gazette.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Rescued bya Woman.

Andrew Swaney. Deputy Sheriff OF
Flathead County, a former member OF
the First Montana Volunteers, had a
miraculous escape from death a few
days since. His life vas saved by the
heroism OF q woman. Swaney, in serv-
ing some papers in the CLARK iavesti.
eating case at Washington, had crossed
Swan Lake on the ice in the morning,
driving double team. Returning in
the evening, he again tried to cross
the lake. when without warning the
ice gave way. precipitating horses,
carriage and driver in fourteen feet OF
water.
Mrs. David Carpenter. who heard
Swaney's cries for help, appeared Just
as one Of the horses had pulled the
Deputy Sheriff under the water.
Swsney clung to the horses leg and
rose TO the surface with the horse.
Mrs. Carpenter lay fat upon the ice
and after tedious struggle managed
TO get Svaney out Both horses were
drowned.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
A Boer Wedding Journey.

The accompanying picture is OF Pc
culiar interest at the present time,
showing as it does typical Boer and
his "vrouw" trekkiug back to the
farm after having gone through the
marriage ceremony at the Dutch Re-
form Church, in Barberton, De Kaap
Valley. Our photo shows the happy
pair sitting on the back seat OF a
wagon, which Is drawn by team OF
no fewer than sixteen oxen. During
the long trek" home to the lonely
farm this crude conveyance is their
dwelling by night and day-living'
room, sleeping.room and kitchen all
in one. Before reaching the happy
contamination of his fond hopes, how
ever. the young Boer has had many an
orduous ride to see the lady of his
choice If his suit is approved of by
he old folks, the father, before retir.
ing for the night, hands the young
gallant lighted candle, in which he
has cut notch; the understanding be-
ing that when the candle has burned
down to that marx the lover must sad
die up and be Off Many tricks, Of
course, are played with the candida
fresh one is substituted by the lover,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

the Populists will decide their plan oil
campaign at Sioux Falls, South Da'
kota, on May 9th.
The main Philadelphia Export Ex-
position Building, in which the Re-
publican National Convention OF 1900
will be held, is built of structural
steel and brick, with plaster facing
snd staff ornamentations. 1t will, at
/. comparatively small cost, be con
yerted into a convention hall that will
seat several thousand persons. The
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Eutlv Eauipped.

Sir Robert Peel was once going
through a picture collection with a
friend where there was portrait OF a
prominent Englishman who was ia
nous for saying sharp things.
How wonderfully likel said the
friend. You can see the quiver on
his lips" -. .,n
Eyes, replied Sir Robert, and the
urows coming out OF 1t.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
An Absorbing RusIne...

A lawyer trying to serve his client
by embarrassing a witness in the case,
cross-examire ed him is this wise:
"You have admitted that you were
ut the prisoners house every evening
during all this timer
Yes, SIR" replied the witness.
Were you and he interested in any
business together?"
Eyes, sir, answered the man un-
hesitstingly.
"Ahl Now, will you be good enough
70 tell Us how, sad to what extent, and
what the nstare Of this business was
in which you and he were 60 deeply
intsrested?"
"well, I have no objection 10 tell
ina I YES courtins bis dsushter."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

The haulage of boats by automo-
bile along the canal between Brussels
and Charlerol has demonstrated, after
a long trial. that the nc~T method OF
Of towing is three times quicker than
horse traction. The automobile de-
rives it's energy from arailway COM
posed of six lines, three of high ten
sion 10000 volts) and three of low
tension, on which the trolleys run.
The electricity is furnished by three
dynamos. each Of l20-horse poyer.-
philadelphia Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

somewhat upon the plan of the Metro
politan Opera House, New York. The
floor space is divided into arena,
arena balcony, balcony and roof gar
den, boxes skirting the arena and the
arena balcony. The stage is situated
in the center Of the arena. The total
seating capacity is nearly 10000, and
with standing room the building is
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

appointed sergeant-at-arms Of the Re-
publican National Convention. is a
man Of acknowledged ability for or
ganization and executive work. In
the handling of political conventions
he is already experienced, having
been assistant sergeant alarms Of the
Republican National Convention at
Chicago in 1888, at Minneapolis in
1892 and in st. Louis in 1896. Mr..
Wiswell is a Wisconsin man by birth,
and is now forty.eight years old.
Convention Hall, Kansas City,
where the National Democratic Con-
vention will be held July 4th, is situ-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

capable Of holding more than $4,000
people. The arena alone seats 1000.
To each side of the arena and under
the first balcony are numerous com
mittee rooms, which have their sepa.
rate street entrances. The building
has no stairways, the upper seatings
being reached 10y means of inclined
planes. Separate exits are used for
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

srcades and connecting buildings are
mostly OF wood. with brick walls, so
that the three connected buildings
make one mammoth exhibition hall OF
1000 feet in length by 400 feet in
width. The entire area of the main
building is 1920 square feet. 1t is
divided into six sections, which can
be readily converted irto one vast
auditorium, tho length of which, in
stead of extending north and south,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
Yiis Years hstiun,l G'nvsuti'ns
Meet il Splsadia Auait'riums.
ostsiis About the Republican. Democratic
aas Popuis, Gatherings.

Final arrangements for the political
aational conventions which will sig
ualize this year have been made. The
Republicans will meet in Philadel-
phia on June 10Th, the Democrats will
gather at Kansas City on July 4th and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION HALL, PHILADELPHIA.

ated at Thirteenth and Central streets.
four blocks from the retail district Of
the city. 1t has been classed by
travellers as one Of the largest and
most perfectly constructed auditori-
ums in existence.
The building was erected az a cost
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

the manner shown in the cut, with
rings TO slip over the horns and
strap to fasten beneath the jaw. Let
the rings slip on the horns far enough
so the cloth will not easily come of.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

with banners flying. There will be
not room at Philadelphia for any
brass band except the one hired to
Gil the psuses between the speeches.
George N. Wiswell. who has been
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

The output of coal in the United
states last year was 2t&, 900, 600 tons,
,r about one-third fthe total product
Of ths world
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-03-30

the balconies and roof garden, and 1t
is estimated that the hall can be
emptied at the rate Of 5000 people .
minute.
Convention Hall has. since its dedi.