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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
Training the Puppy.

Forest and Stream has given some
wise talk TO boys in regard to bringing
up dogs from puppyhood, and turning
them into good citizens of the canine
world. The writer says:
There are two or three things which
you must try TO remember in connec-
ton with the little animal for which
you have taken the responsibility.
You must remember, in the first
place. that il Is like any other young
creature, full of spirits, thinking only
about itself, and determined 10 do
those things which seem pleasant to
II. Your business is to undertake its
education. You must begin by making
it fond Of you, and that means that
you must treat it kindly, play with it
more or less. feed il yourself, and, in
short. cause II to look to you for all the
things that make it's life pleasant
Very patiently. very firmly you
must instruct it. little by little, in good
manners. You must teach IL that
some things may be done, and that
other things are not permitted.
You must remember that this little
animal has no knowledge of the Eng
lish language. and that your words.
in n new command. are meaningless
sounds. One of your first duties Is,
therefore. to teach it what these
sounds are intended to convey, and the
lesson is effectual only by enforcing
obedience TO the command as soon as
IL is uttered. Thus If you are teaching
the pup to charge, which means to lie
down, whenever you use the word
place your hands on him and gently
force him TO the ground, his legs all
under him and his head fiat between
his paws. but do not be in haste about
II. You may easily confuse and bewil-
der n puppy, and it is much better to
let his education proceed slowly than
TO make him suffer from unreasonable
demands.
zone reason why boys, and men also.
lose patience with the dogs they are
training is that they forget how hard
Il is for the dog TO understand what
they mean. Sometimes it does happen
that a dog is headstrong and obstinate.
but this is very rarely true Of a puppy.
II he fails to mind" the failure is
good evidence that he Is not yet famil-
lar with the English language
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
sign of progress as is the railway loco

sign of progress as is the railway loco
motive.
Throughout almost the entire terri
tory between the Mississippi and the
Pacific coast the supply of water Is so
scanty that it is impossible to store it
N reservoirs. or to make elaborate
waterwoTks.
A small amount Of water is available
almost everywhere-and IL is due TO
he successful experiments of the Uni.
ted States Government in utilizing the
ever-present force Of the wind that
windmills dot this region as thickly
as farmhouses.
Government experts estimate that
throughout at least one-fourth of the
States winimills must ever be INSOFAR.
ably connected with the development
,f the country.
The windmill was popular in this
Western country as n means TO raise
water for domestic use long before IL
was used TO irrigate the land. Giant
wiDdmills have enabled farmers on the
plains to introduce town luxuries into
their homes. hot and cold water baths,
lawn sprinklers and systems of fire
protection. The windmills feed a
steady stream Of cold water through
the milk-house to the stock trough.
Cool water is allowed to play around
the milk-cans. for il has been found
that II will cause a greater percentage
Of cream TO rise TO the surface than
would otherwise be the case-natur-
Glv a matter of considerable impor'
tance. &c the butter products Of this
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
TIE EMPERoR,s ROBE.
Recently Brought To San Francisco by
Returned Soldier.

Recently Brought To San Francisco by .
Returned Soldier.
One OF the royal robes Of the En-
peror Of China IS in the possession Of
Lieutenant Charles Kilburn, OF the
Fourteenth Infantry. who Is home on
sick leave, says the San Francisco Ex-
aminer. The garment was brought
from Pekin. but It's value was not
known until a few days ago, when
IL was examined by some Chinese
scholars, who recognized prominently
among the figures Of the embroidery
the five-toed dragon and the seal Of
Emperor Kwang Su. AS no one but
persons Of royalty are permitted TO
adore their garments with such figures
Of the dragon and onlya the Emperor
can decorate his clothing with his
seal, there Is little doubt as to whom
the garment belonged before the Box
ers began their -evolt.
The robe was given to Lieutenant
Kilburn as he was leaving Pekin by
one OF the soldiers OF his regiment.
With many other articles II had been
saved by the troops from n burning
building that had been fired by "A band
Of Chinese, who during the excitement
OF the entrance OF the allied forces
into the city had raided, pillaged and
burned many Of the houses Of the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
Hunt Poisonous Insects For a Living.

OF all the strange occupations that
men engage in 20 make a living the
oldest perhaps has developed in Cali
fornia. 1t is the collecting of tarantu-
las, centlpedes, scorpions and other
poisonous creatures for the sole pur-
pose Of selling them TO people from the
East VINO may be travelling on the Pa
cific Coast. The sandy regions in the
southern part of California are the
places where the collector usually goes
10 find his game" for there the taran-
tula and other terrifying creatures are
most numerous and Of largest size.
Having secured his specimens he has
tens back to the cities, where he says
the demand for his wares is steadily
increasing. Many Fasteners travelling
in California like TO carry home some
evidence Of their experience, and tar
antula or a scorpion is desired as a rev
minder of the deserts Of tine great
Southwest.
Boys are often engaged in hunting
tarantulas, and they become very ex-
pert in finding the insects.-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
Young at n Hundred.

IL the present increase of the aver
age age OF man continues. we will be
In our youth when we are n hundred
years old We who are now living will
not realize this condition unless we
experience another incarnation or two,
but when the time for IL comes-un-
der the conditional "if"-there will
likely be mortals enough on earth with
hopes, fears, trials, tribulations, pains
and pleasures the same as we have.
The thought of centuries staggers us,
and millenniums are beyond our COM
prehension. but little things like these
do not bother nature. with whom n day
is as a thousand years and "A thousand
years as day. And she does not con
slider whether she is dealing with us,
with the peoples Of thousands of years
ago, or with those who will be here
in thousand years from now.
The average age Of man has been
increased seven and n half years In the
last century, and at that rate the aver
age length OF human life will be about
one hundred and ten years in ten cen.
turics.-New York Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31

midship section of the Independence,
showing the interior of the Boston cup
defender in her widest and deepest
part. Here there is not room for a
man to stand up below the deck.
The distance between the floor Of the
yacht and the deck is hardly more
than n mans height. This, however,
would not be so bad If IT were not for
the braces and cross beams which cut
up the interior of the yacht from stem
TO stern. Steel braces cut up the cab,
in room at angles of forty.five degrees
every few feet. 1t is impossible for
two men to walk abreast inside the
yacht anywhere between the bow and
stern
Under these circumstances the con,
struction of a cabin or of comfortable
quarters for the crew is impossible.
All that the inside of the modern rae
ing machine Is good for is, therefore,
to store spare sails. blocks, spars, tar
paulns. etc With boat Of this kind.
requiring n large crew. 1t is impossible
20 20 on a cruise. no matter how much
ler sail area may be reduced, for there
would be no comfortable quarters be-
ow deck
The old fashioned yacht. on the 9th
n hand. was most comfortable for
he owner and his guests and the
rev. and indeed the pleasantest part
VI the craft was below deck. where a
,osey cabin with ample room afforded
,very facility for enjoyment Of life
New York Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
MindmiIIss, 81 ne. WEST
by waidon Fawoett.

10 throw the water above the house
tops the tanks are placed on high
ground or on high towers.
The newest use OF the windmill
however, Is the most important-its
use in irrigation.
The homemade windmill IS having
an appreciable effect on population
There are many regions where good
grazing may be found and where great
herds Of cattle may be fed free Of cost,
summer and winter alike. If the cat
tle-men and their families are 10 live
here however, they must have at least
n fertile acre for their own uses-this
the whirling mill now makes possible.
There are almost as many different
types as there are mills. Many are
homemade, though manufacturers de-
sign types 10 meet all possible require
ments. But often the farmer and his
sons prefer TO build their own mills In
unemployed hours.
Almost any material that comes to
hand will serve the purpose-odds and
ends Of hardware, old wire. bolts, nails
and poles-even neglected moving ma.
chimes, reapers. planters or old bug
gies and wagons.
There are "go-devip or Jumbo"
mills, "merry- ry-go-rounds," and "tur-
blnes." each class represented by in
Vulnerable types.
Jumbo wlndmllls are like paddle
watermills. The larger kinds are
placed on the ground-baby jumbos
are put up on high towers. The cost
averages about 81, and some develop
as much as two-horse power.
A boy in Nebraska built n baby jun
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
Conan. oddities an Germany,

In taking her census Germany DIFF
'ers from other countries in that she
not content TO number the people
)nly. For some time there has been
1 cattle census, and on this occasion
here was further extension OF the
scope by the institution OF a fruit-tree
census. Fruit as an article OF food
ind as n lvxury has been steadily
growing in favor for a long time. and
he Government considers II advisable
hat IL should know its resources in
his respect A record of forest lands
: also kept. and yearly return has
o be made OF the number of trees
'ellcd or otherwise destroyed and OF
he young trees planted in the forest
nurseries TO replace them.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31

the age Of eighteen Shenandoah
could neither read nor write, but had
a natural talent for mechanics, and
after he had seen a steam engine for
the first time he went 10 his hose and
built one out Of such material as he
could find. He became a student at
Hampton Institute and after seven
years Of work was graduated, but re-
NAMED at Hampton as an assistant
In the machine shop
When the war with Spain broke out
he enlisted in the navy and served at
first as a fireman on the San Francisco
and later on the New York under Cap
tain Chadwick. He was mustered out
Of the volunteer service when the war
was over, but re-enlisted at once and
was assigned 10 the Atlanta, on which
vessel he Is at present.
The Indian sailor is described by
his friends as a fine, stalwart fellow
of whom his tribesmen have good
cause to feel proud.-New York Her
aid.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
.nft CATTLE AXE
WINDMILL

than any erected since the days Of
Don Quixote. They are among the
greatest curiosities Of the continent.
The chief use of these ingenious
structures is TO furnish an adequate
supply Of water to farms. More than
One-third of the area of the States is,
or was originally. arid land, and is
habitable for man and beast only
when subjected to the magical inhu-
ence Of lrrigation-hence the windmills.
The windmill In the Great Plains re-
gion Of the West. Is as distinctive
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
Cup Defenders worthless For Cruising


Very few people realize how utterly
worthless for all purposes excepting
racing Is the ordinary cup defender.
AS matter of fact craft Of this kind
are not entitled to be called yachts"
at all. They are racing machines pure
ana simple. This year, more than ever
before, they have reached the limit
The two boats now being built to de-
fend the cup are enormously expensive
to construct, equally costly to keep in
commission and worthless for cruising
purposes or for any Of the uses to
which the ordinary yacht is put. They
have no cabin room and require enor-
nous crews. We print herewith a
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
Truth VIII Ont,

a bookstall clerk at a big London
terminus was recently deputed TO
write a label for a bundle OF detective
stories. The label was duly written
and affixed to the books. Ii was then
discovered that intending purchasers
were informed that the books consisted
OF Defective stories by well-known
writer's"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
To Play "shoppIng." I"

The leader says, II went shopping
this morning and everything / bought
began with a. From the grocer !
bought points TO player and wait
for response), from the druggist points
TO another), from the dry goods store,
from the baker" etc. The responses
must be given quickly. The penalty is
10 take the place OF the leader and
start another letter.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
A Nn,.his snnia,.schonl.

The largest and oldest Sunday-school
n the world is that OF Stockport. Eng.
and. large borough town not far
rom Manchester It has this year
he names Of 3S2s pupils on its books,
II whom 1874 are boys and 1T54 girls
About this parent school ate grouped
our other affiliated schools containing
1904 pupils. The school has a staff OF
= men and 2lG women teachers. -
=. Bits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31

territory amoust to many millions OF
dollars nnuually.
In many progressive towns and viii
lagos in the West The windmill has to-
tally displaced the town pump. and
wind.propcllcd machinery and large
storage tanks COW supriy ali the water
required Icy thc public.
La or,icr 10 insure sufficient pressure
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31

rich Chinese, who had fed at the ap'
proach of the soldiers.
The robe is magnlfcently embroid'
cred. 1t Is arranged with many
pleats, and the figures are so designed
that with the pleats opened or closed
the design is continuous and complete.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31

and almost wholly unknown TO the
world at large, are the strange, wind
propelled machines Of our Western
States.
Yet the Western windmills are inf
nitely quainter and more interesting
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31

the same way. while the wind. with
all Its potential energy, is neglected.
In this matter OF windmills the pro-
gressive Western States lead the world.
-Peargon's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
AN INDIAN IN THE NAVY.
Chapman Shenandoah. an Oneida. fs Q
Member of the Crew Of TIE Atlanta.

To the United States cruiser Atlanta
belongs the distinction Of having In
It's crew Chapman Shenandoah. the
only American Indian In the navy. He
3 an Oneida. and was born on the
reservation twenty-nine years ago. He
8 the grandson OF Shenandoah. "The
Deer" who. in his day, was one Of the
most notable men OF his tribe. At
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31

ARIOUS an q
many stories
have been writ
ten about the
picturesqueness
of the windmills
in Holland. But
unframed by
song and story.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31

The apartments OF deceased King
Of Italy are left absolutely untouched
for two generations.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31

There are nearly 1000 miles inlcrt
navigation In Englapd and Wales.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31
A Little Yellow Bird.

A Little Yellow Bird.
On the borders OF a wood,
In a sunny neighbOrhoOd,
Lived a little yellow bird,
Where its song was often heard.
Something ike % See-wee-see,
See-see, Wee-see, See-see-wee!
Here il lived, as glad and free
As a little bird could be,
Till one very dreadful day
Came a naughty boy that waJ.
And he spied the yellow bird,
Where the leafy branches stirred,
Singing sweetly, See-wee-see,
See-see, Wee-see, See-see-weel
That's a pretty bird" said he,
Just the sort Of bird for mel"
Hearing which, it few away
Boys don't always have their way),
When he climbed up 20 its nest
II cannot bear 20 tell the rest);
But now the little yellow bird,
Robbed Of its nest, Is never heard
On the borders Of that wood.
Perhaps it's gone where boys are good,
And somewhere sings its See-wee-see,
See-see, Wee-see, See-see-wee!
Elizabeth A. Davis, in Golden Days.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-05-31

Some men spend the last half Of their
lives discovering mistakes they made in
the first half
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
"MAMMY'S BABY COON"

Oar yo' lays a-chucklin' an Albumin.
Yo' saucy lump a choc'late-cul'ud fat.
Yo' rascal. Yo' jes heard yo' nanny rom
in;
Stop blinkin dose big saucer eyes like
dat.
Yo' looks jes' like a ball Of injy rubbah-
Deed. 1 hopes nobody steals ma lam
away
Ma goodness. ef he isn't goin' to blubbah,
Dat baby understands jes' what I say.
I wonder what yo'n he when yo' gets big
cah,
A mighty man like Roosevelt. perhaps.
/ hopes yo' won't turn out a low-down mig
gah
An spend all of yo' time a-shootin' craps.
/ wants TO see 'yo guv-ner or President.
Livin' in the White House in gran style.
In Washin'ton you'll be n high-toned res
dent.
Dat won't be none too good for mammy's
chile.
Use gwine to send ma handsome son to coll
lese.
So grow right up as quick now as yo' can.
I wants yo' for To learn a heap q knowl-
edge;
Den NANNY will be proud of her big man.
An now Use got to get yo' daddy's dinnah.
So fore l go I'll take anuider peep.
Wei. lordy. lordy, suah as I'm n sinnah,
Dat little coon am snorin' fast asleep.
George G. Marshall, in Boston Globe.
Do thy best always. do IT now:
For in tho present time,
g. Az in the burrows of a pillow,
Fall SEEDS of good or crime:
And soon the harvest of thy toll
Rejoicing thou shalt reap.
OR DER thy Wild. neglected soil
Go forth in shame to weep.
Jones Very.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
THE GOOD GREAT MAN.
Q. S.

How seldom. friend. a good. great man IN
Honor and wealth. with all his worth and
pains!
1t seems a story from the world Of spirits
When any man obtains tina which he mer-
its.
Or any merits that which he obtains.
For shame. my friend: renounce this idle
strain,
What wouldst thou rave a good. great man
obtain?
Wealth. title. dignity. a golden chain.
Or heap OF corses which his sword hath
slain?
Goodness and greatness are not means. but
ends.
Hath he not always treasures - always
friends 81
The good. great man? Three treasures
love and light. .
And calm thsushts, equable as Infants
And three fast friends. more sure than day
or night
Himself. his Maker. and the Angel Death.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
ballad.
The moon is on the sea.
Willow;
The wind blows toward the lea.
Willow;
But though I sigh and sob and cry.
No Lady Jane for me,
Willow.
She says 'twere fully quite.
Willow.
For me To wed n wight,
Willow.
Whose lot is cast feore the mast,
And possibly she is right.
Willow.
w. s. Gilbert.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
THE SERVANT QUESTION.
Our Own Solomon Thinks Ahout N
for = Time, and Decides That
There In No AnsWer to IL.

for = Time, and Decides That
There Ii No answer to II.
I Consider now the servant question.
Verify. 1t is not the men who 60 forth and
grab railroads and factories that CAUSE the
most worry in the heart of man.
! Nay and neither Is 1t the trust nor the
syndicate that loseth a mans job for him
and cutteth his wage in two. that handeth
MIN the greatest bunch Of sorrow.
Surely. the servant question IS the on6
that bringeth the gray hairs and makeeh
the wrinkles.
For the servant goeth abroad In the land.
seeking what she may devour.
She getteth a job as a cook and the -four
bill goeth up as high as the monument ana
the Sugar Trust declareth dividends every
week because she buyeth so much.
She useth more coffee for . family of two
than the boss cook Of a circus taketh for an
his men.
She burneth the steak and she bringeth ON
the roast when 1t is scorched to a hard
wood finish.
She maketh pie that no man can eat and
call his life his own.
And she casteth biscuit that iinser In thu
bosom Of the eater thereof.
And when one speaketh to her, that she
refrain from wasting food and that she cock
better.
Telling her that II is no longer the f,sh-
ion to turn meat and to provide buil,.ipG.
brick biscuit,
She looketh askance at him.
Yea. she lOOketh at him with the cornar
OF her eye, and she frowneth upon him.
And she telleth him to take himself unto
the outside, or she will disarrange his coun-
tenance with a rollingpin.
An he goeth out with speed,
And that same day he readeth q poem
about lovely woman.
And wonderful in his heart II the poet
ever saw 4 cook.
Verify, it is greatly to be wished and
much to be desired
That the time may yet come when the
women and the daughters Of women
Will cease from following after the false
gods of literature. and will turn their backs
upon the delights Of the clubs.
And will no more read papers upou the
soul and the beauty OF life.
But will turn their minds to composing
symphonies in coffee
And lyrics in biscuits and harmonies IN
steak:
For then man-poor man-will not feel
like unto n canned junk shop when he hath
his meal,
And life will not be one long vista Of ar
NOR plate bread and disconsolate pie.
Yea. brethren. mankind needeth more
cooks and fewe1 historical romances;
More artists with the range, and fewer
on the inner consciousness:
For what kind of an inner consciousness
the man who hath fed upon cold cof-
fee and boardwalk meat,
And hath then been flung from the kitchen
And sworn at by the cook?
Verify. the servant question IS the one
hath two miles Of Interrogation pointf
after II. 4
And there is no answer to II.
Baltimore American.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
THE PHILOSOPHER.
He wrote that man Is at his best

He wrote that man Is at his best
When poverty a~ssails:
In graceful words he sang the praise
OF strength that never fails:
He penned the wondrous benefit
OF labor's horny hand.
And all who read asked other folks
Now. isn't that just grandr"
He wrote about the pride Of work.
And what a noble thing
II was to see a man bear I'D
Beneath affiction's sting:
He argued 1t the better part
To starve most every day;
And they who read vowed to themselves.
Its best to live that way"
And who was he who wrote this thing?
He WIS a millionaire.
He never worked I'm all his life.
And so had time to spare.
1t was an easy book to write:
IL also made a stir.
He was an easy thing to be
a rich philosopher.
baltimore American.
The Sovereign Poet.
He sits above the clang and dust of Time.
With the worlds secret trembling on his lip.
In the cold starlight where thou canst not
climb.
The un,ielivered tidines in HIS breast
Suffer him not to rest
lie sees afar the immemorable throng.
And binds the scattered ages with a song.
The glorious riddle of his rhythmic breath.
His might. his spell: we know not what they
be-.
We only feel whate'er ne uttereth,
This sayors not of death.
This hath 4 relish OF Immortality.
William Watson.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02

Teacher: Now. do you see the difference
between animal instinct and human rea-
SON.
Bright boy: 'Yes'm. II we had instinct
we'd know everything we needed to with
out learning It.: but we've got reason, and
have to study ourselves mos blind or be .
fool."-Good News.