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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-22
aafetv Biind FOR Hora~s

When you want 70 get a frightened
horse out OF burning stable blanket
thrown over its head renders IL as
docile as though there were no fire.
and why shouldn't the same idea be
applied 10 a runaway horse on tho
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-22

The perccntagc OF water Is eighty in
plums and grapes. eighty-two IN ap-
plcs. elghty-four in pears. eighty-six In
oranges. ninety in lemons and ninety
1--WE in water melons.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-22
Automobile Racing Trae,s.

4 correspondent IN the Hcrseless
Age suggests that some OF the rich au-
tomohile owners who are constantly
grumblirg at the impossibility OF Sc
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-22

There has been a rapid decline with.
In the past few years in the native
population Of the Alaskan islands.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-22

The present gtowth OF LOnd0ns pop.
ulation is 200 q noptA
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-22
lust TELL THEM so.

There are many cares in home affairs
That wear the brain and heart,
And many a way, most every day,
H. which % bear a part. ,,
II YOU love your wife as you do your life,
Ii will keep her heart aglow,
And make her feel your love Is real,
To often tell her so.
II on the road you see a load
Some pilgrim downward pressing
A willing hand 20 help him stand
Will bring you back blessing.
So in the fight 'twixt wrong ana right
That's waging here below,
Should praise be said, don't wait till dead,
Before YOU tell them so.
IL. in the Woman's Home Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-11-22

There's much to do the whole way through.
And little use complaining,
For the darkest night will change to light,
And the blackest cloud quit raining.
II Worth you find in weak mankind,
Twill do all good TO know
That some one thought they nobly wrought,
And frankly told them so.
Enough will remain of bitter pain,
With all the aid you lend;
Some will be sad and others glad
On down TO the journeys end.
As in the throng you pass along,
With rapid strides or slow,
IL virtue you see in bond or free,
John T. Hin
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
The Strange
Things People
Believe.
- SQpeGgGfiOmg,.

ticed exorcism, but it was laid aside by
out devils. and given the power to his
disciples it is believed by the Catholics
to be permanent in the church. In the
Roman church the functions of exorcism
belongs to one of the minor orders"
RELICS OF THE BLACK ART.
A collection is now being placed In tho
National museum at Washington that
carries the history OF medicine back to
the days when the black art fourished
and charms were supposed to effect more
cures than doctors. 1t is wonderful how
some magical formulas framed years ago
are still almost unchanged. despite the
advance Of the physicians art and sci
ence
That the rules of sorcery are varied ac-
eording to location is proven by a small
card attached to the right forefoot of
rabbit, which had come to its death by
being chased down by a lank yellow
hound OF the Virginia type, and which,
according to an inscription, cost the cob
The traditional rabbits foot of the coun-
try south of the Mason and Dixon line
stipulates that the charm of a rabbits
foot lies In the fact of It's being the left
hind foot, and that the rabbit shall be
caught in a graveyard In the dark OF
the moon. But as this may not be i'm
perative, it is simply 8 rabbits foot that
charms away rheumatism and keeps off
the whole category OF evil spirits It's
cahrm is well established down South.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
American Wars. Res
belllons, Ensurrec-
tons, Riots, Strikes.
CroMbIes OF Our DOOM.

! though they were not at all able to
check the disorder. On the second day
the rioting was even worse than on the
first
Gov. Seymour having arrived In the
city, issued a proclamation in which he
partially condoned the outbreak by adj
hitting that the people were apprehen-
sive of injustice on the part of the gov
eminent and promised thenIhat the
rights Of all would be protected, while
he warned the people that he would use
all means in his power to preserve order
few hours later he issued another proc
Iamation, in which he declared the city
in a state of insurrection, and ordered the
dispersal of the mob. These prociama-S
lions, however did but little good. Gen.
Wool, the head of the department of the
East, called out all veteran volunteers.
but there was so little time for organic
ing that, though large numbers respond
ed, they could not be used effectively. A
small command Of regular troops from
Fort Lafayette did more effective service
The riot lasted three days, during which
business was entirely suspended. The
draft was for the time given up, and the
city council passed relief bill to pay
$500 communication. or substitute money
for every drafted man of the poorer
classes who had a family dependent upon
him.
1t was estimated that the number killed
during the riots, or who died Of injuries,
was nearly LOCO, but this was probably
an exaggerated estimate. The mortality
statistics recorded an increase of $50 over
the average weekly mortality of the year.
There was much destruction of property,
and claims for damages caused by the
riots were brought before the county au-
thorities to the aggregate of $500, GEO.
Many, however, were disallowed by he
examining committee, but about 81, $780,
900 was finally paid.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
NEW YORK DRAFT RIOTS


On Saturday, July Ii, 1863, draft for
men to serve in the army was begun
New York city in a locality largely in
habited by poor people. 1t was carried
on without interruption or disturbance,
but on Sunday secret meetings were held
and the plans of resistance formed. When
the draft was begun on Monday morn
ing, mob surrounded the building in
which it was held, smashed in the win
doWs, broke down the DOORS and, rush
ing In, destroyed the furniture, and final
ly set the building on fire. All of the ofii~
GERS escaped uninjured but one, who was
hurt by stones.
The success Of the rioters here added
large numbers to their ranks, and in a
few hours a great army, REINFORCED by
all the roughs of the city, was tramping
through the streets burning, destroying,
plunderlng and numbering wherever re-
sistance was offered them. Crowds Of
women were with them, melting their
husbands to lawless deeds AT first de-
tachment Of marines was sent against
them with muskets and blank cartridges.
When it was known that their firing pro-
duced no effect the crowd set upon them
and beat them, seriously injuring and
even killing several. Police sent against
them were treated in like manner.
Through race hatred or political malice,
the mob was disposed to vent a special
animosity upon negroes. They attacked
these unfortunate people on the street, in
restaurants and at their homes. The Col
ored Half Orphan asylum, on Fifth ave-
nue., was attacked by an army of ruftian
boys, the children beaten, the place plum
dered and fired. The Tribune building
was sacked. There was no force at hand
to defend the CITY from the rioters but
the police, which did valiant service,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
Ills III N)6s" and @..Ns ID MAY BE. ;"
100 YEARS AGO. 100 YEARS HENCE.
Of Our Grandfatters
100 YEARS AGO.
Compiled for this papsr by Moses Folsom.
In the Days Of Our Grandfather

A hundred years ago we were having
our Introduction into old world affairs
by war with Tripoli.
One hundred years ago there were no
Sunday schools in this country, children
offending the Iong-drawn-out church
services, and listened to sermons from
one to three hours in delivery.
existed to a large degree. Accounts of
one appearing off the Atlantic coast of
the United States became SO frequent as
to gain for the monster the title In Eu-
rope Of ''The American Sea Serpent"
The position of the United States In
world politics hundred years ago is
very different from it's position at this
time, as indicated by the following lines
THE ALLS
France fights all.
Britain pays all.
Russia threatens all
Prussia humbugS all.
switzerland is nearly plundered by ALL
Spain does nothing at all.
Germany thinks itself all In all
The United States Is spoliated by all
ALL Nf0--
May heaven have mercy upon us ALL
Amen.
Washington if born over again TODAY.
and appearing in our streets, would be
looked upon as a rare show, either in
Washington, New York, Philadelphia
Chicago or ST. Paul. The boys would
consider him curiosity in the clothing
OF hundred years ago; and it Is prob
able that, in spite Of his natural dignity.
he would be upset by the novelty of the
sights that would meet his gaze, and be-
come bewildered by the rattle of ele-
waited railways and trolley lines, and in
trying to dodge bicycles and autonio-
Eiles
century ago the teacher Of the dis
trict school, then few and far between,
boarded around among his neighbors and
patrons, and impressed ideas on the
youthful minds, too often by means of a
stick. Discipline was severe, If not bru-
tai Educational appliances were of the
simplest possible description, consisting
generally Of spelling book and a manu-
script arithmetic owned by the teacher.
The best equipped schools had the Bible
the Psalter, and a New England pri1n-
er. After the Revolutionary war the Col
unbian orations became popular, and
Webster's spelling book was widely used,
and Murray's Grammar and Morse's
geography came into use.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
100 YEARS HENCE.
la the Days OF Our Grandchildren.

The water of the future city will be
pure, the temperature will be equalized
food will be scientifically preserved and
prepared, and men will more and more
obey the common sense laws of health
avoiding extremes Of exertion and slim
ulation.
Hot. or cold air will be turned on from
spigots to regulate the temper ature of a
house as we now turn on hot or cold
water from spigots 10 regulate the tenn
perature OF the bath. Central plants VIII
supply this cool air and heat the city
houses In the same way as now our gas
or electricity Is furnished Rising early
to build the furnace fire will be a task
Of the olden times. Homes will have
no chimneys, because no smoke will
be created within their walls.
strawberries as large as apples will
be eaten by our at-grandchildren
for their winter holiday dinners a hun
dred years hence. Raspberries and
blackberries will be as large. One will
suffice for the fruit course of each per-
SON. Strawberries and cranberries will
be grown upon tall bushes. Cranber-
rieS, gooseberries and cLrrants will be as
large as oranges. One canteloupe will
supply an entire family. Melons. cher
rIeS, grapes, plums applies, pears.
peaches and all berries will be seedless.
We are not to suppose that the age of
iron will last forever Nothing lasts
forever. All things obey the law of evo-
luton and transformation Just as stone
and bronze have given place to iron, so
shall iron give place to aluminium. The
people may not call it aluminium, but
some shorter name, and there is coming
an age when this white metal will sur
pass ali the previous ages of mans de-
velopment. The age of power and con-
quest shall yield to an age of glory and
enlightenment, and of that age aluminium
will be the shining symbol
There will be an American literature
with poetry and Nprose equal to any
penned in any language, living or dead
Before 1000 the mechanical work of pub
fishing newspapers may be done entirely
by electricity, and the distributing Of
the printed papers may be accomplished
with lightning like celebrity. In 100 yeara
the public will desire better reading. he.
cause 1t ruust reach better plane or
thinking. There will be no demand for
the yellow paper. The germs of great
universities will have natured their
fruit by that time. THE world will be in
close touch. Mercy will march with
war. and arbitration, precede it. Some
where-the nation will have an intel
lectual capital with national library
and national theater 1t will have de.
veloped an art school oe it's own.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
Sabbath Lessons.
Notable Days.
Our D ebt to christ.

" u u 2 o - s Z.
The Epworth league lesson for tho
week beginning March "a is found in
II. Corinthians will, 8, and l. Peter. H.,
21-25.
Though He was rich, yet for your
sakes He became poor, that We through
His poverty might be rich"
What depth Of love must have been
His to lead Him to lay aside the heaven
Iy blessedness and take up the earthly
barrenness!
Christ also suffered for u.s."
Inc higher we rise in the scale OF life
the more acute and sensitive become all
sensibilities and the more susceptible OF
pain. What capacity for soul suffering
must He, the perfect man, have hadI
Keener than driven nails in hands and
feet must have been the crucifxion of
soul from the rejection by lifelong play
mates and neighbors at His village home
to the betrayal by trusted companion and
charge Of blasphemy by the highest au-
thorities Of the nation What shame Of
soul and mind and WEAKNESS Of body.
'Ye should follow His steps"
Possible in some measure, impossible
in other respects. Wherever He leads and
whatever the cross, the darkness for US
can never be as deep as in His Gethse-
name. No Calvary for US as steep as
His Golgotha No tomb so dread and
silent as the sealed sepulcher of Joseph.
He has gone ahead. On every path His
footprints give us confidence and hope
"Of His fullness have all we re-
ceived, and grace for grace"
Let us then lay aside willingly all the
weights that hinder, empty ourselves OF
all worldly pride. become poor in earth
ly riches that we may share His inherit
lance.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
among the commissioned officers of Uncle
Sans navy.

among the commissioned officers OF Uncle
Sans navy.
Admiral Sampson, whose father was q
street laborer, and whose early life was
a struggle with poverty, and who by a
bit OF fortune succeeded in gaining ad-
mission to the naval academy and Sc,
curing an education at the expense OF
the government, has lost more good opin-
ion Of the public for his snobbishness in
refusing to recommend Gunner Morgan
for lieutenant's position because he
thought Morgan lacked in social graces
There is tendency toward aristocratic
eXclusiveness observable in all regular
standing army and naval circles. The Of
hcers are a coterie, a class, and as time
goes on they acquire traditions and
preJudices which place them more and
more out Of accord with the society amid
which they exist They WELD despotic
power over the men beneath them in
rank, and this is a license which spoils
many spirit which might otherwise
nave remained generous and noble
They come to fancy, like the barnyard
rooster that the sun rises to hear them
crow. This absurdly exaggerated notion
OF their own Importance is not only in
itself detrimental, but it is utterly dis
SVAudhl Will Inc American spirit ana
with the movement Of the times. The
medieval reverence which was paid to
| navy and army no longer exists, the in
telllgence of the nation and It's sense of
humor prevent It,
We recognize these services as but a
| larger kind OF police It's officers began
| life as charity pupils of the nation, and
are kept during by far the greatest part
of their lives in unprcductive idleness for
| the sake of the duty they may ia Jsibly
| be called on to perform during some DAYS
or weeks or months of their career. But
even that duty is relic of barbarism
| despite the fact that risk of life is in
| volved in 1t. There are many unconsid-
| cred industrial professions today which
involve as much risk to life and limb as
does the profession Of arms but the cir
| cuDStanceS happen to be less sensational
The fact that boy attends a charity
school is nothing against him, of course
| but, except in the case Of West FONT
! and Annapolis, neither has 1t been re-
| garded as just cause for the youth plum
| ing himself upon his superiority to the
rest of the community. West Point and
| Annapolis, however, have for some
| reason become hotbeds of aristocracy in
| this republic. The really great men who
| come from them, like Grant and Lee
| Farragut and Dewey, remain as modest
| as they are great and as democratic IN
| their sympathieS as the humblest man
| behind the gun. But out of thousands of
| West Point and Annapolis graduates,
| how many Grants and Farraguts arc
| there?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
IN AMERICAN
HISTORY.

any European tongue was a copy OF
Luther's German Bible, which was
printed at Germantown, Pa, in 1743, by
Christopher Sewer, who had established
the type foundry located at that place.
Congress laid a tax in 1871 on domestic
distilled spirits, which was the first in
stance Of internal taxation in the shape
Of an excise duty in the states. This
tax was established to aid in paying the
government debt, and was the origin Of
the whisky rebellion in Pennsylvania In
1874. Opposition to the tax manifested
Itself almost at once In certain sections
Of that state.
The first fire insurance company in
America was organized in 1852, in Phil
adelphia, with Benjamin Franklin as
president, for the insurance of buildings
in case of loss by fire. 1t took the rather
lengthy name of "The Philadelphia Con-
tributionship for the Insurance of
Houses from Loss by Fire" 1t is known
as the old "Contributionship." or, Hand
INLAND society. Its symbol was pair
of clasped hands. 1t still does business
in Philadelphia. No other fire insurance
company was organized till thirty-two
years afterward, in 1874.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
III Gentleman
VARIOUS DEFINITIONS.

VARIOUS DEFINITIONS.
What Is a gentleman? The dictionaries
and books of etiquette each gives par
tlcularizing answers. Admiral Simpsons
view is that 1t requires certain specific
advantages of early education and TRIM
Ing to make a gentleman. IT that is so
then gentlemanliness is an acquired art,
not a natural gift This is not a great
advance on the old English social doe
trine that gentlemen are born, not made.
But in this democratic age and country
neither high birth nor liberal education
is essential to the making Of a true gen.
tleman.
When Gunner Morgan, in spite of the
unfavorable Endorsement of his letter to
Admiral Sampson, called on the latter
and expressed his regret that the cor
respondence should have been so pub
lished as to annoy the admiral, he went
far to show himself a gentleman in the
true sense of the term. It was a gentle
deed. justifying Steele's observation In
the 'Tattler" that '4the appellation Of
gentleman is never to be affixed to a
mans circumstances, but to his behavior
in them" Old Chaucers curiously spell
ed opinion
That he is gentil that doth gentil dedis''
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
What Is 1t to- Be a
Gentleman :?

still holds good in the high court Of COM
mon sense. We speak of men behaving
like gentlemen, but the phrase is un-
happy. man cannot behave like a gen
tleman unless he is one-for affectation
or lnsincerity isaitself pad manners
Nothing can constitute good breeding
that has not good nature for its founda-
tion," says Bulwer
Thackeray's definition of gentleman
Is one to which thousands of men meas
ure up who never saw the inside OF a.
college or even high school, and have
no distinction either of birth or wealth.
ITO be gentleman" says the author
of Vanity Fair is to be honest, to be
gentle, to be generous, to be brave. TO
be wise, and, possessing all these qualities.
to exercise them iH the most graceful
outward manner" The great Scientist
Huxley puts it a. little differently and
makes just DISTINCTION when he says:
'Thoughtfulnessaf for others, generosity,
modesty and selftrespect are the qualities
which make a fea1s gentleman or lady,
as distinguished from the veneered arti-
Gle which comm0nfy goes by that name"
Judged by these high standards 1t is
quite probable that there are as many
real gentlemen among the gunners as
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24
First GbinQS

The first photographic printing in Amer
lea was exhibited in the Analectic Mag
Rzine. in July, 1919, and was the work of
an engraver named Otis Of Philadelphia
The stone used was from Munich, where
the art originated.
Gov. Endicott started an apple tree
nursery on his farm in Danvers, Mass, in
1910, and began the selling Of young trees
in large numbers. This was probably the
first nursery on the continent. There was
not another one for fifty years.
The First Presbyterian church in New
England was founded at Derry n. H.,
in 1718, by colonists from the north OF
Ireland. The manufacture of linen by
the foot spinning wheel was also first in
troduced into this country by these set
tiers.
The first subscription library scheme was
set on foot in 1871 by Benjamin Frank
lin at Philadelphia. He obtained fifty
subscribers, at 40 shillings each, to the
original stock. They also agreed to pay
10 shillings annually for fifty years.
The first Bible printed in America for
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

THE CAUL.
The superstition concerning the child's
caul is very old, and came originally
from the East. Several words in Ara
bic being found to express it. The caul
Is a membrane found on some children
encompassing the head, when born. This
is thought to be a good omen for the
child itself, and in Scotland is believed
to carry with the gift of second sight
A common opinion is, that whoever OBJ
tains 1t by purchase will be fortunate
and escape danger. Hence it is often
advertised for sale. 1t is a preservative
against drowning, and seamen are usual
" purchasers. The belief in 1t was
common In the Middle Ages, and some OF
the fathers of the church wrote against
it, In France there is a proverb, 'Etre
en- coiffe," signifying born with q caul, ,"
indicating extreme good fortune.
EXORCIsM OR CoNJURING EVIL
SPIRITS
This term was used by the fathers OF
the church to denote the acts of conjur-
ing evil spirits. in the name of God or
Jesus Christ, to depart out of the person
possessed. It was also customary to ex-
orcise heathens previous to their receiv-
ing Christian baptism as idolators they
belonged to the kingdom of Satan, and
calling upon Christ to do So Under the
Augustine theory of original sim all in
fants were regarded as belonging to Sa-
tans kingdom and were exercised before
baptism. Luther believed in and prac.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-24

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his wife. One of them ended in these
words of enthusiastic tenderness "Bless
you, bless you again and again. my dear
one; my only one, my one as good as
thousand to your old unitarian in love-
T. H.
Many wives deserve but few receive
such an l o u as that which the CRATE
full humorist gave to his wife in one Of
his letters when absent from her: II
never was anything, dearest, till /
knew you, and I have been better,
happier and more prosperous man ever
since. Lay by that truth in lavender,
sweetest, and remind me of it when
fail I am writing warmly and fondly,
but not without good cause. Perhaps
there is an afterthought that, whatever
may befall me, the wife of my bosom
will have the acknowledgment Of her
tenderness, worth. exceilence-all that is
wifely or womanly-from my pen