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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-24

les that are not lilies" Its botanical
name is Agapanthus Umbelatus.
though 1t is properly termed the lilly
OF the Nile"
This plant, also called African lily,
Is native OF the Cape. and was
brought form there in 1892. The flow
ers Of the original species were blue.
but there are now varieties bearing
flowers OF different colors, from blue
TO pure white. The flowers are tub
ular and born in large clusters at the
summit OF a strong scape. which rises
from a tuft Of gracefully recurved or
dropping. strap-shaped foliage.
The plant is OF thrifty growth. and
the roots are thick and fleshy. develop
ing with such vigor that an ordinary
earthen flower pot will not endure the
strain 20 which they subject H. For
this reason the plant Is grown mostly
In wooden vessels.
To have fine specimens. shift the
plant into larger vessels as the roots
expand. using a rich. tenacious soil,
and placing broken crooks az the bot
tom for drainage. Water literally dur
ing the summer and keep the vessel
standing In n pan of water during the
dry summer months philadelphia
Record
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TEA CLEANING PROCESS.

able. supcrlatlvcly beautiful, disgust
ingly filthy, and, in short, city Of
contradictions. Originally Tartar
cncampmcnt, begun by the hOrdcs fiat
swarmcd to- the eastern part of China,
Pckin soon became n fortified city Of
much strength. Here the Tartar rul-
ers lived, surrounded by their Manchu
followers fearing the white mans
usurpati0n far less than the numerical
prcponderancc of the Chinese. So, In
order to protect themselves from un-
expected assault, they constructed n
huge wall around their city-for China
In land of walls-and for time lived
I'm tolcrnblc security.
Gradually. however, the Chinese,
realizing To some extent their power,
began a rival city adjoining the Tartar
fortress They, too, built n wall, and,
as the Tartars did, whenever work
man died. his body was entombcd
within the wall. In this manner, It
Is estimated. that one million human
beings found their last resting places
In the walls surrounding Pckin.
While the Chinese city Is of much
interest. both from sociological aud
architectural viewpoint, yet the Tar
tar city Is the more important for
within It's precincts Is the Forbidden" ="
or Purple City, where lives Kwang
Su, the unfortunately progressive mon
arch Of the Chinese. The Forbidden
City Is city of night, for there the
dcnizens of the palace of the Son of
Heaven awaken and begin their life.
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boards are: /, for civil appointments;
9, for revenues; 3, for rites and cerc.
monies; 4. for military affairs; 3, for
public works; q, criminal jurisdiction;
z. admiralty board Independent of
the government, and theoretically
above the central administration, Is
the Board of Public Censors. which
consists of forty or fifty members un-
der two presidents. They are prlvi.
legged TO present any remonstrance 10
the sovereign, and one of them must
be present at the meetings of each +
the Government boards. Each OF the
eighteen provinces is governed by
encouragement. who is responsible
to the Emperor for the entire admins.
traton. political. judicial military
and physical He Is assisted Ivy coun-
Gil and other officials. Each province
is subdivided into apartments. ruled
by projects. and each department into
districts, each under n separate ruler.
Each town and village also has Its
governing body, and among the vnrl-
Gus rulers there Is regular gradatlon
in rank. each being responsible to his
immediate superior. Political office In
the general administration OF the En-
pire is less sought after than the posi-
tion of viceroy or governor in the prov
inces, where there are opportunities of
acquiring wealth. The number of for
eigners resident in the open ports OF
China was 13,42l ut the end of 1898,
British subjects predominatlng. About
a half Of the total number OF foreign
ers reside at Shanghai.
Three religions are acknowledged by
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Gold trimmings Of all kinds are fca
lures of autumn gowns.
There promises TO be a great revival
of popularity for Chantilly lace.
The prevailing fancy for black an
white as combination is now extend.
cd TO neckwear.
Rumor has IT that white stockings
and the old-fashloned strap shoe Is
the coming mode for foot gear
Collarettes of lace and moussolne
de sole. pleated. with long scarf ends,
are very much i'm evidence, and they
are worn in place Of the popular fancy
boas.
Blue in varying shadcs-ciel. tur-
quoise. tendre, hyuclnthe and the rest
is perhaps the reigning color of the
season, possibly because it lends itself
so well to combination with the omni
present black velvet
A pretty sleeve for soft materials is
laid in series of vertical tucks from
the shoulder to a little above the ell
bow. where 1t swells out into a soft
pun over the elbow. and is confined
in a little bandlike cuff.
Distinct bodices are to find favor in
the evening. \ pretty red silk bodice
has the silk carried across the figure
in folds and is trimmed with deep
black sash and soft, pailletted tulle
about the neck, the sleeves set in soft
puffs.
New cut steel buckles are most OF
them lon, and come in variety Of
shapes. Some of them are made To
stand upright and have only one end
intended to be visible. This is a
pretty ornamental point from which
the rest of the buckle broadens out
Persian emOroideres come TO the
front more and more and are partlc-
ularly lovely upon the soft white
woolens. Ii Is said that this trim
ming will be n great feature of winter
modes and appear conspicuously In
the tailor gowns which are to depart
more than ever from the severity Of
the old-time tailor gown.
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DON COYOTE" OF The PLAINS.
The American wild Dog Ia an Interett {
ing Animal.


ing Animal.
One OF the interesting and typical
animals Of the Far West Is the Anerl-
can wild dog. lowland wolf or coyote.
CAMS latrans. IL being known under
these and other titles. While a very
common animal. II Is rarely well
figured in the books, and Is made 10
look more foxlike than wOlhsh. says
Professor q. +. Holder in the Sclen-
tific American. The accompanying IL
lustratiOn gives n correct idea Of n
young male twO-thlrds grown. In
general appearance II resembles the
typical wolf, the fur being a duh yell
lowish gray, with dark, even black.
clouded spots; beneath 1t is sometimes
reddish and white.
While the coyote hunts singly I'm
towns or villages, he runs In packs In
the open. and II Is here that he dem
Onstrates his skill and cunning. A
friend Of mine observed n pack OF coy
otcs on the edge OF the desert manipu.
lating jack rabbit They swept
across the country In line. soon start
ing n hare Len formed In two paral-
lei lines about POO feet apart. There
was n regular plan Of action, and none
OF the coyotes seemed Oycrexcited, but
when the hare was started they
wheeled into columns like soldiers, the
leading coyote running ut the top Of
his speed. After few moments he
drODDcd TO the rear and n fresh coy
Ote took the lead, and this was kept
up until the hare was run down. The
chase was a silent one. This method
recalls the wild dogs of Australia. or
dingO.
The coyote Is virtually a wild dog
and breeds with the domestic dog.
and dogs will often refuse to injure
the female coyote. Huxley contends
that there Is no material difference
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,ud cries of the coolics-such is Pc.

loud cries of the coolies-such is Pc
kin.
OF course, there are parts in the out
lying hills where the rich mandarins
and merchants live, where true Ori-
entail luxury can bc found. There,
magnificent palacc.likc dwellings dot
the landscape. surrounded 10y idyllic
gardens. The art and imagination Of
the Chinese architect have found full
scope for his talent. and rs n result
these habitations are credit. externally
and internally-all save the sanitation.
OF which the Chinese are In blissful
ignorance. Yet the wealthy Chinese
has luxury, even though n coolie takes
the place of an electric fan TO cool
his fevered brow.
Taken all In all, China and the Chi.
nese make an interesting study from
any viewpoint. hut Il is wrong TO un-
deresthnate their brain power In such
study. for they are far more advanced
than is genSrally conceded. Let China
be civilized. ard the world Will wit.
ness ms great n metamorphosls as that
which so astonshed the world when
Japan emerged from her chrysalis OF
Middle Age conservatism and provin.
cialism
The mobiles In China. both male and
female. cultivate extremely long nails
on the thumb and all the fingers cx-
cept the one nearest the thumb. Six.
teen inches is considered good length,
but those who manage To attain the
length OF seventeen or eighteen are re-
gardcd with envious admiration.
Probably the idea Of the impossible.
lty OF doing any work with such long
nails upon the fingers may have given
them the fashionable reputation.
Among the Siamese silver cases are
worn upon the fingers TO protect the
long nails.
Although in bygone times European
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symbolic Character. In chinese.

Man is represented by n straight up
right stroke and two legs. n mountain
by three peaks, n tree by strokes, rep
rescnting branches. trunk. and roots, a
forest by trees, field hy n square
divided into four parts. the sun by n
circle and dot in the centre \ door
by picture of double gate. An ar
row piercing target becomes the
symbol for the middie. Two cash
with strings through the centre aptly
signify union. a mouth in door
means To listen. \ woman with n
broom expresses the Chinese idea OF
wife. one woman under one roof
means peace two women under one
roof means quarrel. while one wom-
an between two men. as can easily be
guessed is n symbol of anger.
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The Princess Of Wales has a dove
house at sandringham In which are
kept quite a number CT beautiful white
doves.
Miss Margaret Ashton. OF Didsbury.
has been elected 20 the Urban District
Council Of Wilmington, Manchester,
England.
the largest sum that has been earned
In n year by a woman. Her highest
total for twelve months is $4,000.
Queen Margherita o. Italy has the
most beautiful bicycle in the world.
The wheels are Of gold and the frame
is richly inlald with jewels and moth
er-of-pearl.
Ella Scarlett. 81. D.. who has been
appointed Medical Officer 10 the I'm
perial Household Of Korea. is attend
ing n course AT the London School OF
Tropical Medicine.
There Is n young woman In Wash
lngtOn society who sells her wardrobe
as soon as she finishes with II. and
gives all that is obtained In this way
10 her favorite charity.
Former Queen Liliuokalani OF la
wall, while in Washington not long ago.
became interested In automobiles and
took lessons in running a machine.
She has now ordered one sent TO her
In Honolulu.
Mrs. III Di. of Idaho City. Is prob
ably the only Chinese woman voter
I'm the United States. She Is an ardent
Republican. She received a common
school education, and Is a bright.
clever woman.
The Marchloness Of Douro, so famed
for her beauty in the early part Of
Queen Victorias reign. the second
Duke OF Wellingtons widow, whose
privilege 1t was TO close the dying
eyes of the great duke. is still alive.
in her eightieth year and is said to be
regaining strength after an illness.
Mrs. Potter Palmer spends much
time at the Paris Exposition at a room
placed at her disposal at the national
pavilion. She has organized an ad-
to all American women OF limited
means who desire 10 see the Exposi-
tlon without waste of time. energy or
money.
Ii Hung Chang's wife. the Marchion-
ess Ii, Is said TO be one Of the most
beautiful women in China and she is
as well very clever. She is over sixty
years Of age. but looks hardly a day
over thirty-five. Her toilets are the
envy Of all her associates She pos
sesses at least 5000 costumes; her
coiffere Is varied in at least fifty diff
fcrent ways.
Mrs Harriet c. Fay, an American
Is chaperoning party Of eight young
Mexican women from city TO city In
the United States on a tour Of study
Of the systems and methods Of the
schools The State of Vera Cruz.
through its Government, Is paying all
the expenses of the tour. and will, nc
doubt reap harvest for the benefit OF
the schools in Mexico.
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Lightning Explode. = Gun.

The vicinity OF Williamsport, Md.
was visited 10y the severcst thunder
storm OF the summer Lightning
struck in several places and cut some
queer pranks. The tollgate house on
the pike. n half mile from this place,
was struck by bolt which followed
the chimney down through the house,
striking n loaded gun standing In the
corner nj the head Of the bed in which
Elmer Palmer, the tollgate keeper and
his wife were asleep. The gun eN.
ploded with a terrific report. and was
shattered ipCo fragments. Mr. aud
Mrs. Palmer escaped unhurt.-Balti.
moro Anne lean.
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womanhood In Jspan.

In Japan the position OF woman Is
higher than In any other Asiatic
country. THE Great Learning for
Women" n treatise composed by the
celebrated novelist. Kalbara. gives the
ideas that have long prevailed In
Japan. A few extracts from Professor
Chamberlaln's translation will show
their general spirit. The only quail
ties that benefit a woman are gentle
obedience. chastity. mercy and quiet
ness
1T is the chief duty OF a girl living
i'm the parental house TO practice ilial
plety toward her father and mother.
But after marriage her chief duty Is
TO honor her father-in-law and mother
in.law. to honor them beyond her own
father and mother. TO love and rever
cnce them with all ardor. and TO tend
them with every practice of nlial piety.
\ woman has no particular lord. She
must look to her husband as her lord.
and must serve him with all worship
and reverence. not desp!sing or think
ing lightly OF him. The great lffe-
long duty OF woman is obedience. The
FIVE worst maladies that affiict the fe-
male mind are indocility. discomfort.
slander. jealousy and sullinesS We
are told that IL was the custom OF the
ancients. on the birth OF n female
child. TO let it lie on the floor for the
space OF three days Even In this
may be seen the likenlng OF the man
20 heaven. and OF the woman 90 earth;
and the custom should teach n woman
how necessary 1t is for her in every
thing TO yield TO her husband the first
and TO be herself content with the
s,,.,I ,,fo.c
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To BE Tall IL 10 lie Smart.

Some women are naturally tall, some
become so by well-chosen physical ex-
ercses. and some have tallness. or the
appearance Of IT, thrust upon them by
an ingenious tailor or dressmaker To
this end. and no other. does the modiste
devise long panels, long triangles Of
lace upon the dress; TO this does she
lay the folds OF the skirt in long pleats,
and for the same reason she devlses
the long scarf or boa, with "stole
ends" which reach from the throat
TO the hem OF the skirt. To be tall
Is 10 be smart, nowadays.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-24
A New Profession For Women.

Word comes from London OF n new
profession there established for wom-
en-. 1t Is to make clear the way of the
summer vacationer. II ranges from
going down TO the country ahead OF
Croesus TO superintend putting his
marble cottage in order to engaging
rooms Mt the scashore for he man Of
toll who has only n short vacation
and is too busy up to the time OF start
ing to be successful In finding n place
OF rest. \ woman who Is popular in
the new work describes what she Is
doing this season:
II have just been three days near
Henley fitting out bungalow for
Lady --. | found what | thought Il
suitable place-several, in fact; they
were inspected; one was selected, and
| have just installed the servants, af-
ter seeing to the furnishing. .he gar
den, the hiring of trap and the pur-
Nchasc of a house dog. ON Monday |
am off TO Yorkshire to take rooms So
a party of four high-schOOl mistresses.
They have modest needs-llfe on n
farm. milk. eggs, butter, n bedroom
apiece and common sitting room. |
am also by correspondence arranging
"A bicycle tour in Brittany for two
ladies'"
That this new profession has a large
field one can see at glance. Whether
as yet II includes dispOsing Of children
whom nobody is willing to board for
the summer, reports do not say. Until
this Is accomplished tired mothers
with large families will continue to
find the vacation problem n difficult
one 10 olve.-Harper's Bazaar.
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Double Diamond. on the Shirt waist.

4 pretty shirt waist OF rose-plnk
linen has novel decorations In dia-
mond-shapcd applications of tucking,
bordercd with fine Valenciennes lace
insertion. The trimming Is arranged
in double diamonds, two being placed
together to elOngate the applique. The
points OF the rhombus are up and
down. A double diamond ornments
the upper part Of the waist, one on
each side OF the central box plcat
Double diamonds are placed below the
bust line, pointing downward to the
belt. -Four double diamonds thus dec
crate the front of the shirt waist. The
same number Of appliqucs are ar
ranged on the back. They do not
touch the shoulder, either back or
front. The sleeve receives n double
diamond Of lace and tucking at the
seam on the outside of the sleeve
where 1t is fitted INTO the arm size.
Another double diamond is applied
near the waist, where the lower part
of the sleeve bells" out to comfort
able loOsncss.
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one Of the clever Princess Bay fish.
ermen had a strange experience a few
days ago. His catch was as follows:
one weakfsh. six porgies. seventeen
toad-fsh. a crab. a fiuke. a dog-fsh.
one lafayette and a green turtle weigh
ing about sixty pounds. The last
named he lost. having no means Of
getting IL into the boat. Variety IL
the spice Of life. A few skates might
have made bis happiness complete
New York Press
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the Chinese as indigenous and formal
ly adopted: Confuclanism. Buddhism
and Taoism. The Emperor is consid-
cred the High Priest of the Empire
and can alone. with his immediate rep
resentatives and ministers. perform
the great religious ceremonies. Con-
fucIanism Is the State religion. With
the exception Of the practice OF ances-
tral worship. which is everywhere OBJ
served throughout the Empire. and
was fully commenced by Confucius
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-24

Confucianlsm has little outward cere-
monial. The study and contemplation
and attempted performances Of the
moral precepts Of the ancients consti-
tute the duties OF COnfucianist
Buddhism and Taoism present n gOr-
geous and elaborate ritual In China.
The bulk Of the people are Buddhists.
There are about thirty million Ma
hommedans. one million Roman Cath
ollcs and fifty thousand Protestants.
Most Of the aboriginal hill tribes are
still nature worshlpers.
Pekln is at once interesting. desplc-
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sItoplIeIty the Cry.

Simplicity In gowns Is the cry for
the future. while the most elaborate
ones are 10 be seen. The gowns one
sees are ruffied and tucked and are
masses OF insertion and putting and
lace. Yet the gowns TO come, IL il
said, Will be simple. and already there
are low, round-cut necks with which
our grandmother's lace and embroid-
cred collars can be worn. and there are
10 be large sleeves. There IL 40 doubt
that the sleeves are TO be full. as the
many designs in puffed sleeves now in
evidence indicate. -
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yond the power Of descriptive writing
TO portray, overwhelm the nostrils; the
chluvia Of ages OF non sanitation,
drawn hcaycnward by the torrId sun,
spreads disease; the chatter OF a
thousand guttcral Mongols and Chi
ncse Is lnterminglcd with the yclpng
of the dogs. the squcaling of the pigs
the screaming of the children, and the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-24

In China. however-that dark. mys-
terious land which IS the worlds cen
tire OF interest to-day-women still
dress their hair In the most elaborate
and fantastic manner.
The Pekln hdles glue their hair into
limitations OF the magpie or Jay bird.
or pile II high with gorgeous flowers.
and punches. loops and tassels Ot
pearls pendant from a great gold bar
which forms the "halrpln."
The blue-black locks are parted In
curious zigzags. and the ornaments are
balanced from the hairpln on each
side Of the head. Scientific American.
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~ lhEWs p'noTEs
Nv Wofn1EN


A new French pattern for a dress
skirt is not 10 be worn by any but an
extremely slender figure. II IL plain In
front. and absolutely fiat and plain In
the back. As some fulness Is desir-
able. this IL introduced at the sides.
All Of the gathers are on the hips The
device Is becoming 10 the naturally
hlpless maldens. as II gives their drap-
cries the amplitude. which was pre-
vlously lacking at this point.
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famous coal hill. This immense heap
of coal was accumulated for use In
case the city was beseiged. The hill
Is several hundred feet high and con
tains hundreds Of thousands Of tons
OF coal.
Whenever the Emperor was about
to leave the Forbidden City for some
religious or State function. the lega.
tlons Of the foreign nations have been
notified. so that no unholy eye might
rest upon the puny form aud sallow
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-24
The LILLY of the Nile"

The idea Of n lily bearing bright
blue flowers and having the blooms
in clusters seems rather curious to the
flower grower, yet this is one of the
newest growths found among the ill
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Little Is known OF the Forbidden
City, for within the memory OF man
not half n dozen whites have entered
IL. All that Is known Is that IL con.
talns the palaces of the Emperor, and
what is perhaps more interesting. the
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AInck nfIIncnin..n n.Ir.

Mrs. e. II. Harmon. OF Emporia,
Kan. is said to be the posscSsor Of
a lock Of Abraham Lincoln's hair.
which was cut from his hair just be.
fore he died. The lock was given
by Mrs. Lincoln 20 her sister. and in
turn by the sister 90 Mrs. Harman.
whose husband was an associate Of
the martyred President when both
were young lawyers IN Illinois. The
lock Is long and straight and black.
with gray hair here and there.
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Dr. Anne NJ Sawyer. Of New York
City. Is practicing dentistry In Manila.
Mrs. Anetta +. McCrea. OF Chicago.
has the distinction OF being the only
womta Landscape gardener in Amer
lea
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A carrier pigeon flying with a strong
-lrs ~ Era 1880 yards per minute. r
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-08-24

II takes a pretty good mental diges-
tlon 20 swallow 1attery.