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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
Ilotl,sds.

Whoever has a hotbed in which TO
start early plants for setting in the
garden should also have a cold frame
into which he can transplant some of
them TO give them more room and
harden them up little before setting
them in the open ground. OF course
there are some who SOW so late in the
hot bed that this is not necessary, but
they do not get their plants so well
advanced, and gain but week or two
when they should gain Gs many
months. Many are at loss TO know
when the temperature is right for
sowing seed in the hotbed. The best
way is TO use q thermometer, as one
fairly good can be bought for few
cents. Plants which require muck
heat TO germinate in open air, like
tomatoes, peppers, egg plants or mel
ops, should go in when the hea. is at
or about ninety degrees, while cab
bages, caulihowers aud other medium
early plants will do better il the glass
does not mark above eighty degrees,
and lettuce or raddish would sprout
readily at seventy degrees.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
Home Renovation OF Chairs.

Old cane.seated chairs, which are
not regarded as sufficiently valuable
TO be worth renovating at the hands of
a professional, may be creditably done
mp by the home worker with the aid
of string and varnish.
Begin by cutting away oil the old
caue, and, if necessary, give the chair
a thorough scrubbing. Then take n
large needle, thread il with stout
twine and make a knot at the end of
the string. Now work backwards and
forwards through the holes, crosswise
from side TO side, and from right to
left, till all the holes are filed. Then
when the weaving is finished, varnish
the chairs and set them aside till per-
fectly hard and dry.
The seats should look very nice as
they are, if good string be used, but
if the weaving leaves anything to be
desired, il may be as well to make a
cushion of pretty cretonne for each
chair, and to fasten it in place with
bows of ribbon.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
Best Way To Furnish a House.

When about to furnish house, one
OF the first things TO be considered is
the amount Of money that shall be de-
voted to the purpose. After deciding
this, make list OF the essentials, and
then a list OF the desirable accessor-
les. Naturally, the essentials are the
things that should be purchased first.
1t is best to stop there until one has
lived in the house for at least q short
time. 1t will then be possible to study
the possibilities and necessities Of
each room, and as time, opportunity
and money permit, one can add such
things as are necessary. In this way
the purchase Of undesirable and
inharmonious articles will be avoid
ed.-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
Stains on the Tablecloth.

There are few things that make n
table appear so uninviting as a soiled
cloth, yet the housekeeper who does
her own work or employs hut one
maid cannot afford TO change the linen
every time a coffee stain or a spot Of
gravy mars its fairness. II gravy has
been split upon the cloth, the spots
should be removed Immediately after
the meal by putting a basin or saucer
under the soiled place and pouring q
little boiling water through the stain.
The wet part Of the cloth should then
be rubbed dry, and the cloth folded
quite straight and allowed to dry, or
an iron may be run over the damp
part. BY this method the untidy ap
pearance of q stained cloth will be
done away with. when, from eco
nomical motives, the same cloth must
be used for a week. This method is
especially good for tea and fruit
ia ins.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
Household uints.

A saucer of charcoal placed in tho
refrigerator will purify the air.
The more carefully soups and broths
are skinned, the better they will be.
Bronze articles are best cleaned
with paste made of powdered chic
ory and water.
A stale angel cake makes n dainty
dessert il served with a soft custard.
Or il may be steamed and served with
q sugar or marshmallows sauce.
A child's ears should never bo
"boxed;" the sudden concussion OF
air may rupture the drum of the ear
and cause permanent deafness.
A lotion which is designed TO keep
the complexion clear and free from
spots is made by mixing two drains of
tincture of benzoin with one piut OF
rosewateT.
- Cold steak may be acceptably served
as a leftover 10y passing it through the
meat chopper aud arranging 1t neatly
on q platter, garnishel with parsley
or watercress.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
How 10 Plant Print Trees.

Peach, plum and pear trees should
be planted three 10 four inches deeper
in the orchard than they stood in the
nursery. n this will bring the budded
junction under ground, and in time
the bud stock will cast roots and give
support and vitality. After the plant
ing Of apple and peach is concluded,
go over and cut back the growth OF
the apple one-third TO one-half, cut
ting the peach back, all side branches,
TO one and two bnds OF the centre
stalk. Head back the centre stalk TO
two and three feet Pear, plum and
cherry should not be cut back except
20 take out broken limbs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
HORSE MEAT AT KIMBERLEY.
Not Unssvory when Mixed With Grass
and Made Into Eissoics.

and Made Into Etssotc-.
How TO make horsctlesh palntablc is
told by J. l.. Harrington, an engineer
at the De Beers mines. who was vol
unteer soldier in the defense of KIM
berley. He writes
"A week before the relief our ra-
tions consisted of a daily allowance of
n quarter of a pound of horseaesh, n
quarter OF an ounce of tea or coffee,
and ten ounces of bread. This was
distributed TO the townsfolk at the
Town Hall. and every hoseholder had
to have permit signed 10y Major
Gorle, certifying the number of mouths
to he fed in his house. My landlady
had sack of flour which she had hid
den away i'll case she might get hard
up. Officers had made inspections at
every house Mt the time they were
taking the census. and this sack wa,
discovered. They reckoned how much
bread the old soul should be able to
make from it, and this quantity they
stopped from her allowance. Water
was turned on for two hours every
day. aud no one was allowed TO waste
drop. We were only allowed TO use
il for washing aud cooking.
MY opinion OF horsehesh is not nm
favorable--when one can get no beef
or mutton. NY allowance was gen
orally chopped up, and, after being
mixed with grass, was made into ris-
soles. The grass helped TO take away
the sweetness. In the town they sold
horsefiesh at eighteen cents pound. "
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.


After constant winter use OF the
decorative lamps, loosened burners
will begin TO prove troublesome, and
in many cases the bowl will become
separated from the standard. This
can be secured with q cement made
by stirring lime in the unbeaten white
Of an egg until the mixture is about
the consistency Of bread dough. Do
not move the lamp after applying un-
til the cement hardens, which will
take a day or two. Another good
plan is TO clean all the old cement
from the loose burner, pour melted
alum in the groove, press the lamp
down into it, and hold il still and firm
q few minutes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
Growing Birch Trees Prom Seed.

When one desires 20 grow birch
trees the best way is TO SOW the seed
broadcast as soon as il is ripe. Select
Al open, moist, bat not wet seedbed
Cover the seed lightly with sand and
roll. Keep the bed moist by covering
with branches. aud water if necessary.
This covering must be removed az
soon as the seedlings begin TO appear.
For winter protection a covering Of
spruce leaves seems to be very de-
sirable
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04

The following list gives a comparison
Of the duration OF some modern sieges to
that Of Ladysmith khartoum, Sil days;
Sebastopol, 327 days; Paris, l61 days,
Kimberley. i23 days; Ladysmith. lis
days. Plevns. 90 days. Lucknow. Sc
days; Cawupore, 81 days. In olden
times sieges lasted much longer. That
of Azoth. according 10 Herodo,ns,
continued for twenty.nine years, aud
the siege Of Troy occupied ten years.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
III. own Surrsstiap.

Furthermore. John Henry Meek
or.n said Mrs. Meeker, who was
standing in from. Of the mirror aud
putting the flushing touches 10 her
toilet, ~ want you TO take notice that
] am perfectly capable Of getting
ready for church without any prompt
ing from you, and you can cough and
look at your watch as much as you
pleasc-it Won't hurry me single
second. DO you clearly understand
thatg"
Eyes, ny dcar, +" Inildly replied Nc.
Mceke-, 'taongh / ,hink cnulG un.
dcrS,aui 10 little better Il you diln {.
have y5ar mog.h agite 60 full Of hsls.
piEs. s."-Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04

to the required depth, going below
the frost line, and build up wall top.
ping it with brick and sloping it about
six inches to the front. A crop Of
lettuce or violets may be grown in
such bed with only the heat derived
from the cellar. Farm and Home.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04
Handy Little uotbed.

A small hotbed may be constructed
along the side OF the house or stable,
IA shown in the illustration, and partly
heated through a window. Excavate
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-04

NOTICE that your
market seems TO be
pretty we'll glutted
with leisure to-day,
Colonel said Abe
Or o n k i I G, the
for m er detective,
az he seated him
self n ar / h e
banker; $50 I'll do
what i can TO re-
lieve the stagna-
tion n hit. and,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26

Lord Peterborough is a genuine work Of
art in itself, but when in connection with
IL the collector shows a portrait Of the
famous old nobleman and reprobate and
has some of his wise and witty COM
ments on books iotted down in the same
page, II Is easy 10 see what a powerful
personal element is introduced to supple
ment the charm of the plate. And 80 il
goes through an almost endless Lisa Of
notable men and women Of the past I'M
I'll one could make a fairly good sum
mary OF letters and polite society by
studying some of those very full collec-
tions.
Az for the modern man and woman
they set up a plate simultaneously with
their book shelf and half Of the girls and
boys graduating from college regard the
possession Of one as "a part OF their every
day equipment. Notwithstanding this
latter-day popularity really great and
good book plate IS rare and bard 70 come
at TO follow pure and classic lines while
introducing The necessary element Of in
dividualisy y no mean achievement. The
IDEAL n evidently as evaslvc and exalted
IN this az IN all other ends for which
men strive.
TO show that some modorns Of dlt-
tinction are doing, three conspicuous ox-
amples Of the up-to-dato book page are
illustrated here Tho ono owned and
used by fir Royal Inghuess the Duchess
81 York looks uneomfoffahiy IKE mono
gram design for the prlueolg lingerie. and
there 10 lstie in b. one would think 30
Suggest books or library Tho Em-
press Of Germany shows somewhat better
taste though her pi8te o. bret suited por-
baps " a sunday school collection Mrs.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26

constantly adopting American Ideas IN "hS
equipment of the road. The cars are 1ouF
in number, and the first was put in opei-
alton early in the present summer.
These sleeping cars, says the RAILWAY
and Engineering Review, now run ~
tween Tokuyma and Kobe, but next year
will run through to Shimonoseh my
were designed and built by Mr.. H. lWe9
aki, locomotive superintendent OF ~
Sanyo Railway. and have proved Ne
popular and profitable ever since NC,
first trip, the japanese liking them Nely,
much. As will be seen, there is sHu,,
dining room seating eight persons ~ ~
end, where foreingn style food IS $500
at all hours of the day or night. lhes'
cars are fifty feet lonp. eight feet VIZ,
and have sixteen ber.hs. and are bshpI
by electricity and heated by Steam. lHel.
is a porters ROOM the berths are N'.
comfortable, and there are TWO s hla.,
windows IN each upper berth, with ph"ls
covered with fine netting 10 screen ny
dust from incoming ar This Is dsell,s
Improvement over the style OF upP''
berths. These car sare finished IN beil'
tiful japanese woods and are very hanoi
some throughout. They run on six whee.s,
steel frame ana boyle trucks, ana WIZ
butt al cost OF $500 gold each.
tnLl this year there were no sleepus
cars operated lu Japan, and patseh+
had 90 sleep on longitudinal car seat >
tltfc WHF room. or else fit up 10 ih"o
w uJ room. tH clnitpr being USUALLY ~
snfr There w8s nlsO no heat ana i'l-
elsnffa especially suffered greatly DO hi.-
fer. 20 since fhe aayno Railway haH pul
these ears there ~ now = general cIa'''f
Tor si'sping cara an over the empire
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26
PLATES or FAMOUS PEOPLE.
Those Used by Mrs. Humphrey Ward
and Other NotnbIes.

New York, Aug. 24.-There is no collec-
ton made to-day that in its accumulation
apparently gives she collector more COM
plete satisfaction than when she comes
into possession of a new book-plate. Al
bum after album is takingly filled
with old and new specimens, over which
the proprietor will hang in ecstacy, and
in many instances has stories to tell of
various designs that interest the verest
tyro.
For example, the book-plate of the great
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26
Society in Wnycross.

Mrs. c. A. Sheldon is visiting in Val
d sta.
Miss Lila Rousseau of Savannah has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Z. Die
ems.
Mrs c. e. Murphy is off on months
visit in North Georgia.
Mrs Washington Buckley has return
cd to New Yoik, after two weeks
visit with her sisters, the Misses Virgins
on Pendloton street.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Z. Martin will make
Raleigh n. c., their future home.
Mrs d. A. MCGEE, Ms John W. Nc
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26
JAPANESE SLEEPING Cars.
Only Four in Use at Present, But
the Natives Want More.

FrOm ne PhiladeIphia Record.
The japanese have recently had their
first Introduction to sleeping cars, and the
innovation has been a great success. The
cars are native built having been con-
structed at the Kobe shops of the sango
Railway, which is the most progressive
of all the Japanese lines, and which is
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26
CHINESE ENGINEERS.
Their Methods. Require Unnecessary
Expenditure of Labor.

From the London Globe
An interesting series Of articles by Mr.
w b. Parsons is appearing in the En-
gnee;ing Magazine on the great promise
which the Empire of China holds for the
Western engineering world. The subject
of the article for the current month is
Engineering Development of the Far
Fast and the writer points out that
everyone knows that the Chinese once led
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26

Humphrey Wards plate is far superlo
to the other two, and is said to be used
in one of abe noblest of the young
libraries in England.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26

Mrs. Esau-"What is the matter with
that mess of pottage?" Esau-."That is the
kind mother used to make. brooklyn
Tife
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26

Schoor Girl
OF Welese
Vassar
dcaog eaddre
II
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-14
SALISBURY Is DIsGUsTED.
Wants All World to Pursue Sphinx
Like POLICY

London, Oct. 13.-No words can express
too strongly the irritation of the British
Foreign office over the latest DEVELOPMENTS
in the Chinese negotiations and its hope
iessness of any working arrangement be-
ing arrived at in the near future exceeds.
If anything, its irritation, the chief cause
OF which, to quote an official is the extra
Ordinary and unreasonable publicity given
ulplomdUlc communications even before
Iney are othciaIly known to the ether
America. according to the view taken bv
1Ills oIncial, whose opinion may fairly be
among the offenders in this respect
AsI Low, continued the informant of the
arrive at conclusions when the Chinese
are given the opportunity of Knowing
every step in the negotiations which in
themselves are as intricate as the world
mas seen! The advantage which this un-
precedented publicity has given the Chi
neSe cannot be overestimated 1t has
constantly given them the opportunity
OF creating differences between the DOW
ers and interpolating excuses and sugges-
Europe and America the laughing stock
OF the Oriental world. And this deluge of
Notes, what DO they amount to? Who for
moment believes China is going to
calmly lay her head in the head mans
pdsketE For the suggestion that the court
return TO Pel1In means nothing less. The
answers to the notes so far made can be
nIy described as an endless chain of
reservations which REQUIRES much if not
more discussion than the notes them
selves. Lord Salibury has endeavored TO
answer them as they came up, but more,
believe, for the sake OF keeping IN line
Ihap from any conviction that they would
accomplish any desired end
viii he step into the breach and him
SELF enunciate a line of policy in the hope
OF uniting the powers? %
NO, do not think So Not at p1 esent
at any rate. Not until the present curl
Gus policy of making Pexin diplomatic
intercourse matter of premature public
discussion comes TO an end If a father
or mother wish 70 punish a child, but
o1Her as to the nature of the punishment
they do not discuss the matter before the
onender, or, If they do, it is probable the
punishment will never be inflicted: or ii
II IS inflicted, it proves futile. China is a
enid, and though we want to punish and
improve her, we believe we cannot do so
effectively so long as she is made a party
to the discussion
This may be taken as a. particularly
frank expression of the inner opinion Of
the British government
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-14
LIGHT ON UPRISING.
Peculiar Situation Exists In South
China


Paris, Oct 13.-Letters received in dip
iomatic circles here throw somewhat
clearer light on the situation in South
China, where ar anti-dynastic uprising is
now in progress. The reformist move
ment there is divided into two distinct
parties, one led by kang Yu Wei and the
other by Sun Vat Sen The former is
agitatinS for drastic reforms but wishes
10 retain the present dynasty, while Sun
rat Sen aims at deDOSing the dC,Wager
empress and making 8. clean sweep of The
ing the present rebellion. The last aU-
thentic news of his whereabouts was of
his presence at Yokohama three months
ago. But since then he is believed to
China and to be leading the reformist
reOel forces, his plan of campaign being
the capture of Canton, when, he calcu-
lates, the whole of south China will join
him.
In the event of his seriously threaten
ing Canton, Great Britain and France
possibly assisted by the other powers
would be forced to oppose him, which
would create a curious situation. The
powers would then be acting against the
rebel forces in the south, which are anti
dynaStlC and friendly to foreigners. and
at the same time engaged in suppressing
the Boxer rebellion in the north, which is
prO-dynastic and anti-fOreign
In the meantime Kang Yu Wei is in
active, owing 1t is supposed, to the pres
sure brought to bear on him by Great
Britain, to which country he owes his lib
erty. If not his life, for he ESCAPED from
bOaZd a British warShip some time ago
Az the present moment there are two
armed movements in southern China-that
of the reformists, lee by sun Vat Sen, and
the black flags who are marching north
TO assist the QOWaEer empress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-14
START FOR PAO TING FL
Allied Troops Begin Campaign
Against Boxers.
AMERICANS NOT IN IT
OBJECT SAID TO BE TO THREAT
EN- CHINESE CAPITAL.

Tien Tsin, Oct. u, via Taku, Oct u, and
Shanghai, Oct 13.-'rhe expedition against
Pao Ting Flu departed IN the morning in
two columns The German, French and
Italian troops who are to take part under
command of General BailiouG, heal of the
French military forces IN China, viii fol-
low the direct route to Pao Ting Fu
while 1000 British soldiers, under Lord
Campbell, will make a detour to the south
of Pao Ting river, through a number of
large villages, supposed to be Boxer COM
mun1ues- Both columns will keep in touch
with the boat and train which accompa-
MED them A junk, armed with a naval
twelye-pounder and two MaXims, is with
the Pekin column.
The expedition will make demonstra-
ton through a wide territory not hereto
fore covered by the allies. While no op-
position is expected at Pao Ting Flu, the
commanders believe that hOstilitieS are
possible in the intervening country.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-14
A Big State Scandal In Italy.
dondon Mail.

Italy Is threatened with one of the
most sensational scandals of the century
a scandal which will attract attention far
Deyond the borders of this country 1t
mas CranSp1red that the late King Hum
pert set aside out OF his civil list a
sum OF 10000 lire, or SO, 600. monthIv for
distribution among the families of SOL
dlers who died in the national wars This
amounts in the aggregate to some IS COO :
Wv but II also TranSpireS that not one
OF the societies which attend TO the
wants OF disabled army veterans, widows
and orphans OF soldiers, etc, has received
a penny or this money, while there are
known to be many old soldiers sDS
patriots in a state of absolute penurv-
The explanations of those who have had
10 deal with the money are not considered
satisfactory, and an inquiry will he
Oaened into the matter ~
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-14
FIGHT ON ILOILO.
Another Battle On the ''Pacifed,'
Islands

Manila, Oct. 13.-Advices received
here from IlOilo. island of Panay. I'M
der date of Friday, Oct. II, say that
company d of the Twenty-sixth United
States volunteer infantry was attacked
on the previous day by a force of Ia
galogs in northern Panay.
The enemy, it is added, lost twenty
men killed and forty wounded while
the Americans had two men wounded
Twenty-Five prisoners and twelve rifles
and a quantity of ammunition were
captured The Tagalogs We're from the
island of Luzon.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-14

Georgetown, KY, Oct. 13.-While the
Youtsey trial was continued today till
Monday, there seems little chance that
1t will be resumed then If the prison
er is in as serious, condition as most
people believe, he Will still be in a stu
por for many days If, as the prescu-
ton now contends, he is shamming,
then of course he viii still be the same
Monday and will so continue until too
late to resume the trial.
1t seems practically certain that
Youtsey is in an extremely serious con-
dItlOn and may never recover.
In court Carrick testified under oath
that YoutSey'S brain is partially para
lyzed; that he could not talk or enter
tain ideas; that it was a case of men
tai breakdown or nervous proStration.
The commonwealth cross questioned
him on the idea that Youtsey was
shamming and DR.. Carrick said that
if Youtsey was he (Carrick) as a ply
stefan could not detect it.