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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
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The Duchess of Fife Is an excellent
fencer.
Mrs. Margaret Robins. recently
elected In Idaho Springs, is Colorado's
eighth City Treasurer Of her sex.
Gladstone's daughter Miss Helen.
will soon become Warden Of the Won.
| ems University Settlement, South
wark, London.
Christine Bonncvie. who has been
appointed as n curator In the Chris.
tlanla University Museum, Is the first
woman TO hold university office in
Norway
Miss Jessie Benedict, n confection.
or, has been elected n member OF the
Board Of Trade. Of Louisville. Ky.
She is the first woman In the city TO
join that body.
Princess Louise Is held TO be the
handsOmcst and most gifted Of King
Edwards sisters. She has exquisite
taste In all the arts and Is clever in
drawing and sculpture.
The Queen of ROumanla Is n sue
ccssful lecturer. MS learned ms clo-
qucnt, but she only goes upon the
platform in the privacy Of her palace.
where the young ladies OF the best
families are her adherents.
The Empress DowageT Of Germany
possesses n unique tea service The
tea tray has been beaten out of an old
Prussian half-pcnny. The teapot is
made out OF a German farthing. and
the tiny cups are made from coins OF
different German prlnclpaltics
The young women In the University
Of Chicago have n magazine. Besides
the articles on various subjects there
Is page devoted TO athletes another
To society and two To editorials. The
editorials discuss all subjects from
literature and science to basketball
Miss Elizabeth Charlotte Knollys,
Woman of the BcdChambcr To the Eng.
lish Queen, Is Queen AleXandras clos.
est friend She Is n daughter of the
late General Sir William Knollys, and
was appointed to her position in the
household of the present Queen twenty
years ago.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
now TO PLANT A GARDEN.

common form of garden with every
thing in beds and paths between; there
is connected with 1t vast amount of
ack-aching work. spading, hoeing, etc.
| have changed the shape OF mine.
making IL about three times as long rs
II is wide, planting everything In rows.
excepting few onions and small
truck. and cultivatiug with horse.
have cultivator and n wheel hoe.
The work of the garden is horse work
almost entirely. Early in spring the
ground is plowed deeply and narrowed
until in the best OF order IL is fur
rowed out by horse. and the only hand
labor required Is occasionally with the
wheel hoe. although this Is not neces-
sary where weeds are not bad. leave
n space OF sod az each end to turn on.
An hour or So every week Is sufficient
for the cultivating, which should be
shallow and level
am so pleased with this change
that give the particulars OF IL here.
thinking II may be of help to some one
else. I present herewith a diagram
showing the plan OF my garden as IL
was last summer. II can be modified
to suit individual needs. only Il Is best
TO put the perennial plants. grapevlnes,
etc. by themselves. so that the bals
ance can be plowed in one piece early
in the spring q. Davis. In Ohio Farm.
er.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
4 Brave Policeman.

Seldom has such a heroic feat In
life.saving been recorded as that
which was achieved by Patrolman
James :. Bolan of the old slip sta
tion. Bolan. in citizens clothes, was
crossing TO Astoria on the terryboat
Steiuway. when n boat containing
boy aud a man CapsiZed in the tide.
which in that part OF the East River
rusheS like mill race and sccthCS
with dangerous eddieS. The police
man threw off his overCoat and leapcd
overheard. After swimming 200
yards he reached the overturned boat.
The boy was Ciinging 20 IT, The man.
who is said TO have weighed nearly
800 pounds. was nowhere TO he seen.
having gone under. Bolan raised the
boy on his back. righted the boat. and
with n movement which must have
required great strength, lifted him on
the gunwale and pushed him into the
boat. The policeman then caught
sight OF the man struggling in the
water. swan to him. and. in spite OF
his great bulk. held him above the
water until boat had put out from
the shore had reached them. Bolan
tried TO get the big man into the
boat. but IL was too much for the
united efforts OF the policeman and
the rowers So the life-saver and the
man he had rescued were towed TO
n landing. The force OF the tide may
be imagined from the fact that Of
several boats that started from the
shore all but the one which got up in
the nick OF time were carried down
stream Policeman Bolan was on
post rs usua, in the evening. nothing
the worse FOR his adventure. and reti-
cent about the exploit.
IL seems that James s Bolan Is
known as the Roosevelt cop" be
cause he was appointed TO the force
on the recommendation Of the Com
missioner who was afterward Colonel
OF the Rough Riders and is now Vice
President of the United States. Ii Is
but another proof that Colonel Roose-
Welt knows a good man when he sees
him. Swimmers who realize how diff
ficult IL Is TO handle a drowning man
will appreciate the difficulty OF BOlan's
feat Of holding up 800 pounds OF bulk
after the exertion Of hard swim. un'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
) Hospital For Sick Wheat
Great Cereal Infirmary at Port Ar
thur on Lake Superior - Won
derfui Cures Effected.

The latest thing in the hospital line
is an infirmary for sick wheat, where
various ailments OF the kernel are
treated and in many cases a perfect
cure is effected.
There is an immense annual loss re-
sulting from wet or diseased wheat.
The loss from loose smut alone is al
least Sls,OO0.0O0 a year. The Depart
ment OF Agriculture has disseminated
a great deal OF information among the
farmers In regard TO the diseases OF
wheat and the means for bringing
about a cure, but not much benefit has
resulted from the information. In the
large wheas sections OF Manitoba and
the Northwest the same conditions
prevail, and it was with the object OF
reducing the loss 10 a minimum that
the wheat hospital has been estab-
llshed at Port Arthur. at the north
west end OF Lake Superior. Here an
elaborate system is in use for restor-
ing diseased wheat 70 a healthy state.
The building is in the form OF a large
elevator. very similar 10 the common
grain elevators OF the United States
and Canada. II is supported out in the
lake upon crib work. so that vessels
may come alongside and carry the
cured wheat directly 10 the East or
foreign ports About 100000 bushels
OF wheat are treated in the hospital
every year
Where the disease of the wheat is
OF a very virulent type, IL is impOssi-
BILE to improve it in health. Diseases
known as "stinking smut" or blunt"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
The Latest uandkerchlefs.

The tilmy thing of sila or lawn "to
hide a smile or dry the passing tear
of which the poet has sung plays its
own part in the world of dress Its
Importance, indeed. has not been over
looked by the greatest of dramatists,
for did not Shakespeare himself make
the eliminating scene in "OthCllo"
turn round the question of the hand.
kerchief. which was made of such deli.
cate stuff and had magic in the web OF
it? Desdemopa's handkerchief, which
was stolen from her. was her undo
ing.
The most fashionable handkerchiefs
this year are those that are embroid.
cred, and especially those that are
embroidered in a design worked on
the body of the material rather than
in openwork. In spite of this. how.
ever, a great many people still use
handkerchiefs trimmed with lace and
insertion let in either one or two
rows. One of the newest designs is
an exceedingly pretty one. Instead
OF the handkerchief being cut quit,
square II Is round at the corners. and
these corners are trimmed with tucks
These tucks are only sewed at the bot
tom and are free at the top, so they
can be easily washed. but they all fal
back into their place in the ironing
and any girl with taste can easily
manufacture such n handkerchief FOL
herself The daintlness of II Is great
ly increased by two rows Of insertion
and an edging of lace.
There was n time when silk hand
kerchiefs were all the rage. but sucl
is the vagary OF fashion that now no
body uses them except under the un
romantic stress of circumstances:
cold, when China silk Is the mos
pleasant and the most comfortable
thing to use.
Whatever the material, the question
of the hem Is the thing which domin
ates all other considerations this year
In the past broad hens were all tn
rage. while now the narrower tn
hem the more fashionable Is II regard
ed. A hem half an inch wide Is al
most the standard OF the moment
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
The Training OF Boys.

The rounded, complete matron Is
more than a mother, but it is agreed
between my cane and me that she
cannot be less than motherly. If the
new boy, not yet come into trousers,
is not at the table, with n good appe-
tite and good manners. there Is some
thing to be desired. If for the sake OF
the afternoon walk In the social
stream. the boy has been left In bad
companionship. one part of the So
cial compact has been broken. III
the mother does not frequently tuck
her little boy up in bed, receiving his
solemn condolences along with his
evening prayers, there will be storm
of tears one OF these days, grievous to
both mother and son. Her other en-
gagements are not wholly independent
of those with her child. They include
him every time.-Professor Morse, In
Harper's Bazaar.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14

(kyD inventors. The object is TO pro-
vide a conductor which will receive the
cinderS anu gases from the stack of
locomotive and discharge them ut the
rear end OF the train. the purpose -
the device being 20 prevent the smoke
and Cinders from coming into contact
with the ears or passengers. \ Subor-
dinatc object is 10 provide for the di-
rect vertical passage of the smoke
when the engine is at a standstil.
which is accomplished by placing a
hinged cap directly over the vertical
stack. with means for opening IL from
the cab OF the engine. The conveyer
is formed OF number OF individual
sections. placed horizontally on top OF
the car. with means for automatically
Joining the sections together when the
cars are brought into conjunction.
Recent experiments have shown that
a large percentage of the coal is vast.
sd in small particles which are dis
charged through the stack with the
smoke. and as this smoke convcyer
would arrest a large proportion Of this
waste IL might also be advantageous
from an economical point OF view. as
well "a aiding in keeping the passen.
gers free from travel stain and the r
yes unaffected by cinders when they
lesire TO look through the open win.
lows.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14

The use OF the trowel or dibble in
setting out plants Is tedious and tire
some. Fruit growers, gardeners and
farmers have more dread OF the stoOp.
Ing all day In transplantlng than OF
any other work. II may not be known
that inventive genius has brought
forth the trowel hoe, which Is n trowel
eight Inches long and four inches wide
mt the broadest part, having long
handle like m ordinary hoe. The labor
saved with this implement and the
ease with which such trowel can be
used, compared with the short handled
trowcl, should render It Indispensable
TO those who transplant garden plants
and small fruits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
Soaring the Lions.

Monsieur Foa. the French explorer,
says that lions have wholesome
fear OF African wolves. which hunt
In packs. and do not scruple 10 attack
even the lion. There are terrible bat.
ties in which the lion succumbs 10
numbers. and dies fighting. In con
nection with the lions fear OF wolves
Monsieur Foa tells a story from his
own experience.
II was very dark night. so dark
that trees could not be distinguished
until the travellers were close upon
them. Lions prowled about the party.
one Of them roaring from a point so
close as 10 have an alarming effect on
the nerves. The animals could not
be seen, but they could be heard on
all sides.
Reaching tree, the men found one
Of their comrades with rife cooked
peering into the darkness. trying TO
discover the whereabouts OF the ami
mails. which could be plainly heard
walking among the leaves. A second
man was trying TO relight a hafD.x-
tinguished torch. Still the lions could
be heard coming and going in the
darkness.
AT this point the native servant
whispered the advice 10 initiate the
cry Of wolves in the distance The
party at once began barking and cry
ing. "Hu. hu! hu" in an undertone.
as If the pack were still at a distance.
while the man at the camp made the
same well-imitated cry.
The effect was instantaneous. There
was the sound Of a rapid stampede
across the dry leaves. The lions de-
camped in a panic, driven off by the
supposed approach of a pack of
wolves. For the rest of the night the
party was undlsturbed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
A sleep-waIker's Wonderful Feat.

"An interesting case Of somnambul-
ism is reported by VI. Badaire, director
Of the Normal School at Blois, France.
1t is accredited by Doctor Dufay and
printed in The Proceedings Of the
Society Of Psychical Research
writes DR.. r. Osgood Mason. in the
Ladies' Home Journal. "Theophile
Janicaud was a pupil at the Normal
School, and in the month of July Of
his second year he commenced to walk
in his sleep. On one occasion he got
up in the night determined to go fish
ing. His brother-in-law, NJ. Simonet,
decided to accompany him, but before
starting he succeeded in inducing him
10 alter his plans and go and visit
relative instead. Accordingly this was
done, Janicaud remaining fast asleep
and undiGturbed by the barking dogs
or the fatigue of a long walk. Final
ly he was ready 10 return, and on the
way, coming 10 a narrow and danger
Gus path close 10 the river, his brother
in-law cautioned him to go carefully
In the darkness Janicaud, with some
scorn, declared that he could see the
better Of the two, and to prove it
asked Simonet if he could see the
match under his foot. Simonet felt
under hs foot, and sure enough there
was the match. 1t was dark night.
and besides Janicaud was some thirty
feet ahead of him and had his night
cap drawn closely over his face"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
A Successful China Mender.

In these days when all the ordinary
avocations possible to women are over
crowded, many take refuge in unusual
occupations. These frequently are
the result Of chance, mere trlile
serving to suggest the feasibility OF
something unthought OF before.
1t was by chance that certain
clever New York woman adopted the
business OF mending bric-a-brac. Be
ing china painter, she occasionally
broke valuable pieces, and rarely
could have them repaired To suit her,
so she began to experiment on her
own account. She found the cements
she tried to be faulty I'm many re-
spects, so, with woman's ingenuity.
made others, until she achieved one
that fully answered her requirements
and made her broken china as imper-
vious TO heat as before the fracture.
From her success with her own pieces
she found her services i'm demand with
her acqualntances until she added the
work OF repairing rs n definite part
of her profession.
brac is a business peculiarly adapted
to women OF artistic taste. rs II re-
qurrs infnto patience and deftncss
and repays skllful enueavor.
1T Is really interesting" she said
to a reporter, much more 40 than
one would imagine. There are many
points TO be thought of on which sue
cess depends. For instance, some
breaks begin on the surface and the
fragments must be matched from be-
low. Others break from the under
side, and the pieces must be joined
from the top. Then the tiniest atoms
must be used. | have handled some
with n toothpck dipped in the cement
because they were so small that !
could not feel them In my fingers. IL
II just those things in which woman's
patience is valuable.
Recently Royal Dresden vase
was brought TO me in twenty-scvcu
pieces, many of which were splntered.
All the splintered surfaces and miss
ing chips On the edges / built up
with plaster after the clean breaks
were joined. Then the added portions
and seams | painted exactly like the
original design and had the vase fired.
"Rlveting Is one of the most difficult
problems when IL is n question of cX-
tremely delicate glass. but is nvalua.
bic in all china repairing. When n
broken piece has been fastened with
heatproof cement and then riveted, it
is in every respect rs strong rs new"
New York Tribune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
California Saved These Orange Blossoms.

Four years ago the white scale
was present in enormous numbers in
orange groves on the left bank of the
River Tagus. in Portugal. and threat
ened TO wipe out the orange growing
industry in that country. The Califor.
MIA people, " pursuance of a far
sighted policy. had with great Difficult.
ty. owing TO lack of food kept alive
some colonies OF the beneficial beetle.
and specimens were sent to Portugal.
which reached there alive and flourish
ing. They were tended for a short
time. and then liberated in the orange
groves. with precisely the same result
as in California. In few months the
scale insects were almost entirely de-
stroyed. and the Portuguese orange
growers saved from enormous loss
Everybody's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14

are beyond all help. In the advanced
stages of those diseases the whole kerr
mel is infected with the germ and be-
comes u mass of spores, which have
consumed all the nutrltive parts Of the
kernel, leaving only thin shell on the
outside. When this breaks there is a
countless number of germs released,
which have a fetid door and are ruiz
Gus 10 -four with which they come in
contact. Kernels that are intact in
side the brown skin can be successful
ly treated, even though they are 50
black with smut rs to be irrecOgniza-
bic as wheat. In addition to this un-
sanitary or dirty wheat. there are ker-
nels that get the dropsy; that is, they
become saturated with water and are
unfit for anything except stock fodder
Sometimes an entire crop will be af-
fected in this way, and it usually
proves TO be total loss.
The drying plant of the hospital is
capable of treating $500 bushels per
hour. The plant includes a series Of
frames of perforated metal, through
which hot air is forced until the wet
wheat is completely dried. The wheat
is divided into three classes, depending
upon the amount Of water il contains
and this condition corresponds to the
stage of the disease. Tough" wheat
contains about five per cent OF water
damp wheat about eight per cent,
and wet wheat about fifteen per
cent. Normal wheat contains about
four per cent OF water. After wheat
IN any of the stages of the disease re-
ceives the treatment given at the hos
pital, IL comes out in a normal condi-
tion and ready for the market as first
class wheat.
Securing is the treatment given for
smut The dirty wheat is passed
through rapidly revolving machines of
metal and the dirt is removed by fric-
ton. In one stage of the treatment
the wheat is thrown from the top of
the elevator TO the bottom floor. and
the erosion is such that i'm a few
months pine pl&nks, two and a half
inches in thickness, will be completely
worn out. As a great amount Of dust
is thrown Oft from the smutty wheat
in this treatment, the employees in the
hospitals are compelled TO wear face
masks. These are made of hard white
rubber. with holes in the sides, in
which are placed small pieces Of
dampened sponge that absorb the
dust as the workmen inhale the air.
over their eyes are worn a large pair
Of close-fitting glasses With this
head dress they look almost like div.
erS.
1t Is said that wheat passing through
this treatment is better for milling pur-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
The Earliest Tomatoes.

The earliest tomatoes are those tha,
a'e rather small in size, especially the
varieties that grow In clusters. The
best varieties are the late ones though
seedsmen are now Offering new varie-
ties that are somewhat early, as well
as being much improved in quality.
Every garden should have few TO.
mato plants.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
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Chemises, redivivus several seasons
ago. have not had the popular vogue
hoped for them. The new ones are
made of the finest batiste or lawn, and
are so much shaped at the side seams
that they may be worn under the cor
set or over it as a combined corset
cover and short petticoat
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
issemination of Female Physicians.

In last years report of the London
School of Medicine for Women 1t Is
stated that 254 women were trained
during the year some Of whom have
gone TO the farthest ends Of the world
to become medical missionaries and
to serve in hospitals. Almost every
important town in India possesses a
qualified lady doctor. In China there
are many, Persia has one, and several
are practising throughout South Afrl-
:a.-Tit Bits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
On Seraping Fruit Trees.

IT Is claimed that the rough bark OF
fruit trees should not be scraped away,
as 1t serves TO protect against sudden
changes Of weather. There are some,
however, who affirm that all trees
should be thoroughly scraped and
washed with sOapsuds.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14

The main wheel Of a watch makes
1850 revolutions in year: the second
or centre wheel. s760; the third
wheel IO.0S0. the fourth wheel 525..
600. and the fftb Orscspe wheel. 4.T3l.-
SEQ. The number Of beats or vibra.
tons Is Ia. i.el2.ooo in a year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
UsinE Old stra wberry Bsds.

Old strawberr plants do not send ont
many runners, but produce enough
plants 10 thlcken the bed. II an old
bed Is 10 be retained, IL should be
given an application Of fertilizer after
the berries are picked and the spaces
between the rows should be cult.
waited.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
Managing n Garden.

There are doubtless many who, like
myself do not find much time TO de-
vote to the garden. | Nnow two farm
crs who have discontinued their gar
dens, saying that they do not pay for
the work they require. and there are
many who would not have any worth
mentioning If the women folks did not
volunteer to lend a hand. Take the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14

Ill help came. Only a man with a
stout heart and great personal
strength would attempt such a thing.
and only a man with a cool head
would succeed in IL. James s. BolaD
is entitled 20 the police medal for
bravery and 10 any other reward In
the gift OF the department. He has
shed new lustre on the force.-New
York Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
Chinese Petroleum Deposits.

A German paper reports that exten.
sive petroleum deposits have recent
ly been discovered In the district. OF
Chi Litching. The oil Is mixed with
water. and Is said to be Of fair quail
ity.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14
smoke and Cinder Conveyor.

An annoyance Of no small dimcn-
sions seems to he overcome by the Ge-
vice illustrated herewith, which has
just been patented by four Louisville
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14

In some Italian towns, instead OF
giving books as prizes in public schools
hey give say,Pgs bank books. with
small sum entered to the credit Of the
,rize winner
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-14

poses than the normal wheat, from the
fact that n part Of the coat. which has
TO be removed in milling. is removed
by the treatment. There 10 none Of
II used in the -four mills Of this coun-
try. however. most Of IL being shipped
TO Europe and Eastern Canada.