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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04


AN/ Chinaman? This astOund-
v " Ing question Is raised Dy
statement that has just
come from Pekin. reinforced by re-
cent remarkable discoveries In Mexico,
says the New York Herald. In the
loot OF one Of the palaces In the For
bidden City there was found an au-
thentic historical document telling Of
the discovery OF this continent In the
fifth century Of our era by five Bud
dhist monks, who yOyaged from China
10 distant land now deemed certain
TO have been Mexico.
The document Is from the pen OF
historian named Ii Yen Shan, who
lived In the beginning OF the seventh
century, and II tells the story as IL was
related by one Of those monks, who,
more fortunate than his companions,
returned from the New World In safe
~, in the year 400 4. ID. He described
the newly discovered country, which.
he called Fu-Sang. as situated some
seven thousand miles 10 the east OF
China The distance is stated in ii,
three OF which are about equal to one
OF our miles.
The wonderful discoveries OF the
capitol Of the ancient MonteZumas by
workmen who were making an excava.
tion for n sewer In Escalilleras street,
Immediately back OF the great cathe-
dral In the modern City Of Mexico. n
few days ago. corroborate to an amaz-
ing degree the statements In the his.
torlcaI document OF Ii Yen Shan.
In the first place, no less than a
thousand genuine jade beads were un-
earthed. Now, these beads were
known as aztec diamonds" the most
priced Of all their possessions. The
possession OF these jade objects by the
Aztecs Is regarded by archaeologists
as the strongest link in the chain OF
evidence indicating the presence OF
Chinese In Mexico hundreds OF years
ago. No jade in its natural state has
ever been found in Mexico. China Is
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04
To Control the san Jose Scale.

While II may not be possible TO ex'
terminate San Jose scale, the insect
can be controlled TO a degree that dam-
age TO our fruit interests will be re-
duced to a minimum. In all climates
similar to that OF the Pacific coast.
spraying with a solution OF unslaked
lime, thirty parts, sulphur, twenty
parts, and salt fifteen parts. has been
found to be very effective. In moister
climates, the best spray Is made OF
two pounds OF whale oil OF fish oil
soap dissolved in n gallon OF boiling
water. Thoroughly coat the tree with
this mixture. Pear and applC trees are
sprayed in the winter; peach and plum
trees in the spring. This treatment
will not injure any tree. Spraying with
kerosene oil is effective, but unless the
oil is applied with extreme care great
injury may result. Precaution should
be taken in spraying young trees. with
pure kerosene oil. that the oil does not
sink in the soil about the roots. This
can be prevented by making a mound
a few inches high. around the trunk.
In the application Of any spray that
has the strength which Kerosene 3u
possesses. II Is wise 10 Irst test IL upon
some plants that are not valuable. 50
that the quantity which it Is safe 20
use may be determined.-The Agrlcui
tural Epitom'st.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

there dffused the Buddhist faith. They
carried with them sacred books and
images they introduced the ritual and
inculcated monastic habits of life. by
these means they changed the man.
ners of the people"
Naturally, the most striking remains
left behind by the ancient people ot
Yucatan and Southern Mexico are
architectural, some of the ruins beiaS
in very fair state Of preservation.
Many of the buildings look like Bud.
dhist temples-yast caves of stones,
dark and windowless. one finds in the
carvings on the ancient buildings Of
Nucatan and Southern Mexico a no.
ticeable likeness TO grotesque Chinese
carvings, walls and pillars being
adorned with countless human heads.
more or less caricatured. and with
other fantastic designs. The artists of
that vanished race appear TO have had
great fancy for making masks for
corpses and deaths heads Of incrusted
work. Representations of snakes and
monkeys are numerous.
Like the Chinese, the Mayas had a
wonderfully elaborate calendar sys.
TEN, which embodied so many c'e-
ments of accurate chronology that IL
amazes European scholars to-day.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

Strathmore accorded his own. "But
shall be sorry 10 lose you. ChestJ.
very sorry. What Is the girls nameT'
Chester grew red all over his nice.
boyish face. He was finding out that
saving another Is not all heroism.
necessarily. lie produced n piece az
paper from his pocket-a piece Of
himsy. ruled. pink paper stamped with
white dove. Strathmore gave lit
tie start. But Chester was doing this
| because he thought II best 10 deal the
| hnal blow at once. not 10 mlnce mat.
ters In the least. and he did not hesl-
| tate. He smoOthcd out the sheet.
That's the name. sir" he said
Strathmore read II. II was Mamie
Pearle.
"The last name" Chester explained,
"is Halloran. She's the daughter OF
IIaloran Of the ranch"
OH said Strathmore, dryly. His
eye had caught a mls-spelled assur-
ance OF enduring love. "Ohw he re-
peated; "and may ! ask II she HnOws
who you areT"
Chester grew more red still. well"
he reflected that an entirely honest
intent could never be prehxed by that
Yankee word--"well air, / began by
letting her think that my name was
Lovatt-part OF II really is. strand
that I was titled and rich-which I am
not-but"-he plucked up courage as
a.. a.. 10 Of,
II will be all right"
Strathmore handed HIN back the
note. "And II she Doesn't"
"It--it Will be all right"
Strathmore aid not try TO under.
stand. His opinion OF Chester had
fallen very low AS for his opinion Of
Mamie Pearle he realized. suddenly.
that II had not dropped half so far.
1t was almost retreat, on tho follow
Ing day. when he took 10 Chester's
room n bundle OF London papers that
had just come by the stage, He cast
n quick look around. II see you've got
the photograph OF the girl out again."
he commented.
Chester nodded. but added. with the
faintest shadow on his face: shes a
married woman. sir"
"Yes?" said Strathmore. and turned
TO leave the room.
"Oh. lieutenant Chester called
Strathmore stopped. II thought you
might like to know, sir. that I'm not
engaged any more"
For n full half minute Strathmore
looked into the Englishman's impene
trable blue eyes; then there came
twinkle In his own. "It seems TO be
another coincidence, Chester" he said
quietly. "for neither am I."-San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04
EACH HAD SUSPICION.
a story of Two Partners, Both of whom
Wore Honorable Mon.

Were Honorable Men.
my first business venture on my
own account was in-wcll, never
mind the name OF the city" said
New Orleans merchant, chatting Over
old timos with some friends at the
Board Of Trade. "The location has
nothing to do with the little story I
am going to tell you. and, for reasons
you will understand in moment, l
don't care to be too specific.
II was n young chap of twenty-five
at the time, and, getting tired of
working for other people, | opened
cotton brokerage Office with another
eX.clerk, who was considerably my
senior in years. We put up an equal
amount of capital and agreed to share
and share alike In the profits and the
hustling. From the very outset every.
thing went remarkably well with us.
We both had lots of friends, who took
pains To throw business I'm our hands.
and the end Of the year showed a very
nice little balance of profit. Next year.
however, the results weren't quite as
| good. and | began to have n faint ap-
prchension that | was getting n bit
| the worst Of IT,. rs the saying goes. |
heard vague rumor that my partner
was living at a pretty fast gait aud
the more ! thought about the matter
| the more dissatisfied and suspicious
became. You know how easily such
arrangements will grow upon n firm,
and to make long story short final
| ly went To n detective agency that
made n speciality of private investlga
tions' and arranged To get report
as they called II, on my associate. |
admit that II was n rather sncakiug
proceeding. and felt secretly ashamed
OF myself for resorting 10 1t, but | az.
gucd that II was my duty to know
whether he was really in the way OF
getting into any embarrassing entan.
clement Well, In the course of a
week or SO. the agency made It's re-
port, and without going into details, l
may say that IL completely exploded
all the disturbing gossip I had heard.
| realized after reading IL that | had
been doing my partner n deep inJus'
tice. and OF course, | was conscience
stricken. To make amends l dctcrm.
incd TO treat him with extra cordiallty
and at the same time II seemed to me
that his own bearing. which had been
n little distant, became much more
friendly. At any rate. whatever cold
ness had existed soon passed away and
the three years OF business associa
tion that followed were singularly
pleasant Then he received n tiatte:
ing offer from Liverpool, aud wen
there To live.
zone day several months after hi
: departure. was looking over some ol,
papers and ran across big enVclop'
marked private and confidential.
Thinking Il contained something rc
latlng TO the firm, tore it open, an,
what do you think | fouud?-a repor
: on myself from the same Cetcctiv
! agency had hired Co investigate IN
partner 1t seemed that our suspicion
J had been mutual. New Orleau
ID Times Democrat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04
The Use of Mulciing.

Most strawberry growers put 4
covering Of some kind upon their
plants as soon as the ground has froZ-
en-, and gardeners use 1t on kale and
spinach, yet not many know that IL IL
Of as much valu, on ~urrants. rasp-
berries and other busi. fruits as on
strawberries. Nor do every one
seem TO understand just what purpose
the mulch is expected to serve. We
have seen some fields mulched already
although we doubt if the ground has
been frozen an inch deep. We like to
have 1t well frozen before anything is
put on the plants. The freezing does
not hurt such plants. out the object
is to prevent too early a start in the
spring, that plants may not begin 20
grow. and then be killed down by a
freeze or frost. which may destroy the
buds, or at least weaken them so as to
reduce the crop. And the same parties
who mulch too early are likely to re-
move 1t too early. thereby doing more
injury than would be done If they
had not mulched at all 1t should not
be taken off until the plants have made
n good growth under it. And many
err In putting 1t on too thickly or using
material that will rack too closely. so
as to smother the plants. which is
worse in its results than no mulching
American CultivatOr
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

A Way to Protect Roses.

Here is method OF protecting choice
roses that may be worth trying. Take
ak shingles. or break q clapboard into
six desired lengths and insert them
IN the ground an equal distance apart
around each rose bush. Have them
about five inches from the base OF the
plant so the roots VIII not be injured,
and see that they all slant In toward
the centre OF the plant. Draw up a
quantity Of soil around tie base OF the
bush, or put on thick mulch OF man
ure. FIJI In between the bush and
he shingles with leaves or other coarse
material OF like substance being
careful not TO pack it too thick. When
enough is put in, get a. old tin pan
or wide board and set over the tops
Of the shingles. placin a stone on this
so it won't be blown off. When com.
pleted. we have rain-proof protec-
ton, and one that will admit enough
air TO keep the bush in good condition
through the winter. The device -
within the reach of anyone and will
be found very satisfactory.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

Scene: 4 railway carriage. First
Artist-"Childrcn don't seem to sell
now as they used"
Second Artist Tin hoarse Whisper
"weu, l was at Stodge's yesterday;
he has just Knocked OF three little
girls heads: horrid raw things, when
n dealer came in. sir bought 'em di.
rectly; took 'em away. wet as they
were. on the strctcher. and wanted
Stodge TO let him have some more next
week"
Old Lady quitting her head out Of
window and shriekedl-"Guard. stop
the train and let me out or Ill be muir.
dsrsdg'-Tit. Rita
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

~ Oriental. was found carved ia a
block OF stone. which seemed 20 have
been part Of an ancient altar. Profes-
sor +. T. Hamy. Of the Trocadero Mu-
scum, discovered this long before tho
recent discovery In Pekin OF the II
Yen Shan document Other Mexican
images. with figures having Chinese
turbans and Oriental features. have
been found in Southern Mexico, ac-
cording 10 Professor Sayille. OF the
American Museum OF Natural History.
He does not think the Chinese ever
lived on this continent, but admits that
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04
the only place where it is found, or

the only place where IL is found, or
ever has been found. so far as is
known. The very fact so well known
to all historians that jade was so high
ly priced by the ancient Aztecs-prized
far above gold and silver and all pre-
Cious stones-further indicates that IL
was not native product but "A rarity
from some foreign country.
SecOnd-The ancient Chinese were
as fearless seamcn as the Norsemeu.
II is well known fact that the mar
incr's compass is of Chinese origin.
Time and again Chinese junks have
been found stranded on the shores OF
Alaska, British Columbia and as far
south as Oregon. This proves the sea
worthincSs of their craft.
II ird-The great oceanic current
which flows northward up the eastern
coast OF China passes along the south.
crn edge OF the Aleutiau Islands chain
and then sweeps down to the south
again. past the shores of Alaska. Brit.
iSh Columbia and California. Every
thing set adrift or dropped overheard
on the coast of China comes TO Amcri-
ca by this route.
Fourth--Pictures OF old thatched
rooted shelters i'm Oaxaca are striking
ly similar To the matched roofs of tde
Chinese. The peculiar rain coats worn
by the old Mexican porters are almost
precisely like the rain coats of the
Chinese.
Fifth-In Southern Mexico are found
n numerous aboriginal people possess
ing the only true monosyllahic Ian.
guage-a language in structure singu-
larly like the Chinese-found in that
part OF the world. The hieroglyphic
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04
The Unspeakable Turk.

A Turk thinks f. the most natural
thing in the world TO lose a province,
and. having lost It. TO quit and live
elsewhere He talks quite complacent-
ly OF leaving Constantinople some day,
he will go over 10 Asia and found an
other capital. He originates nothing;
he takes what he finds without assim-
Hating It, and remains profoundly
Turkish He leaves no trace OF his oc-
cupation except ruins. Practically
there is nothing at Belgrade Sofia and
Athens TO show that for centuries they
were Turkish cities.
All occupations. except agriculture
and military service. are distasteful to
him. Yet there are two other ch3rac.
teristicS even more important than
these. The first is his sense OF disci.
pline. Ii is this which keeps together
the apparently tottering fabric OF the
Turkish empire. 1t makes the half.
fed half-clothed soldier ready 10 en-.
dure every privation. and prevents the
corruption and incapacity OF the Oh
GERS from producing the anarchy
which would be inevitable in any
other country. Sedition is unknown
even complaints are rare. and were a
holy war proclaimed there Is not a
man who would not b. prepared to dic
in defense Of the system Of extortion
which grinds him down.
His second characteristic Is his laz.
ness. In spite OF the labozious industry
OF the Turkish peasant. The fact Is
that the Turk Is too proud 10 do many
things. too stupid to do others. His re-
lglon inculcates fata.ism which
tends to a conviction that effort "a use
less.-London Telegraph.
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his sin :. visited upon hls descendants

his sin - visited upon his descendants
10 the seventh generation.
Deer are raised just as cattle are
in China. and cheese Is made from the
milk OF the females. A kind OF red
pear is found there which is good at
all seasons Of the year. Grape vines
also are plentiful There Is no iron.
but copper is met with. Commerce
Is free. and the people are not given 10
haggling about prices.
This IL the manner OF their mar.
rlages: When a man wishes 10 wed
a girl he erects his cabin Just before
the door OF hers. Every morning and
evening be waters and weeds the
ground. and this he continues 10 do for
a whole year. IL by the end OF that
time the girl has not given her consent
to the union his suit is lost and he
moves away. but II she is willing be
mdrries her The marriage ceremony
is almost the same as that observed iu
China.
Images Of the spirits Of the deaC
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

are placed on a kind OF pedestal, and
prayers are addressed to them morn
ing and evening. The King does not
meddle with affairs Of government I'M
til he has been three years on the
throne.
I'm former times the religion of Bud
dha was unknown In this country, but
in the fourth Of the years ia ming, in
the reign Of Hiao-wou-ti Of the Soung
dynasty. five missionaries from the
country Ki-pln went TO Fu-sang and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

II doesn't take much OF a philoso
pher to understand that men and WON
en- have queer ideas. That Is the ac
cepted rule Of life. Possibly one Of the
aueerest ideas occurred the other day
in a Brooklyn dry goods shop. A lady
in deep mourning made a small pur
chase. which she wanted to take with
her at once.
Il could not take this package.
though" she said unless you wrapped
IL up In black paper
So the lady in deep mourning wa,
accommodated. and she left the store
perfectly satisfied because her pack
age was wrapped up In black paper
New York Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

characters used in writing by the May
as Of ancient Yucatan and Mexico
somewhat resemble those employed by
the Chinese. The Chinese characters
Of to-day are merely notifications OF
hIeroglyphics whicn are more or less
Photographic
Sixth-The ancient Chinese symbol
representing the male and female prin.
ciples Of geseration. which is distinct
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04
there Is striking evidence OF the knowl.
edge OF things Chinese in old Mexico.

there Is striking evidence Of the knowl.
edge Of things Chinese in old Mexico.
Here is the original document:
"Fu-Sang is situated about 10000 II
to the east of the country Of Tahan
and an equal distance to the east OF
China. 1t has many trees, whose first
sprouts resemble those OF tho bamboo,
and which serve the natives as food.
The fruit is red and shaped like "A
pear. The bark Of the tree is prepared
in the same manner as hemp, TO be
manufactured into cloth and lowered
stufs, and tie wood serves for the
construction Of houses. The inhabi.
tants have n system OF writing and
make paper from tree bark. They pos
sess neither arms nor troops, and they
never wage war
According to the laws of the king
dom, there are two prisons, one in the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

north. the other i'm the south. Those
who have committed trifliug faults
are sent 10 the latter. those guilty Of
graver crimes to the former. The male
and female prisoners are allowed TO
marry each other. and their children
are sold as slaves. When a man OF
superior rank commits a crime the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

people assemble In great numbers. seat
themselves opposite the offender. par.
tase Of banquet. and take leave OF
tho condemned person as % one who
Is about to die. Clnders are then
hesped about the doomed man. For
slight faults the criminal alone is pun
ished. but for a serious crime his chill
dren and grandchildren suffer with
him. and in some extraordinary cases
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

house sash. Cut a door through the
side of the building for admittance.
Build it now for mex. springs use.
In it you can raise early chicks, or
make a hotbed of it for early vegeta-
bles. The sides may be Of matched
boarding lined with heavy building
paper The sides can be banked with
hay to advantage.-New York Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

American excelsior Is exported &
Central America. to the West Indies.
10 England. and other foreign coun'
tries. several thousand tons OF the
hbre being shipped yearly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

NuIIIFdttI UTcHhrH- thr Brst.
y prominent horticulturist says: 1T
IS the habit OF the lncultivated or
chards TO overbear at long intervals
when all conditions are favorable. Cul.
lvated orchards, on the other hand.
Tend 10 bear more often. but do not
have that tendency 20 overbear.'
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~
For Early Plants.

Build against the south side Of some
building the addition shown in the cut,
making the sloping portion Of green.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-01-04

3 CHINESE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA
Pekns Startling Revelation Of Oriental Exploration Unexpec
edy CoroOoraed by Evidence Found in Mexico
( X1As the real Columbus a

IswzIMSgws9zNSE:aaas
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-14
RELATIVES S0RROWFUL.

Mrs. Barber and Miss Mckinley sisters
of the dead statesman, were the first OF
the family TO arrive at the Milburn
House Half an hour later Abner McI<in-
ley arrived All showed evidence of pro-
found grief
The physicians determined to hold the
autopsy at the late hohr of II o'clock,
because they were much fatigued from
performed ny Drs Harvey r. Goddard
and NJ G. MatElnger, both well known
pathologists OF Buffalo Its results VIII
be embodied I'm a statement signed by
all the physicians which will be given TO
the press
Or McBurnev. the New York surgeon,
who took prominent part IN the case.
declined to he seen this morning. plead
ing fatigue from last nights ordeal. When
the relatives OF President Mckinley began
arriving, and the waiting attendants stood
at the open door to receive them, Mr..
Milhurn Joined the party and for time
stood there with barred head.
BY that time great crowds were banked
at either end of the rope enclosure. hut
nerfect order was observed. The most
painful scene Of the morning was caused
nv camera mon. To the number OF more
than thirty they gained admission 70 po-
lice lines and even the grief OF the rela-
tives ~ the dead president was not sacred
20 them They pointed their cameras into
tearstained faces Of the CRYING relatives
and snapped tho shutters The police de-
clined to take the responsibility OF eject
ing them.