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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
Busy.

The importance OF encounters for the
championship was fully borne in upon
the travelling man Of business, who
thus relates his experience TO the
Philadelphia Times:
When | arrived at Black Rock | in
1uired at the village tavern for man
OF the name of Wharton. who had
some land TO sell.
do you mean old Bill Wharton
Eyes"
"Got land down on Bass River?"
Eyes"
well, he lives about three miles on,
of town"
Can / get a horse"
Eyes. but 1t won't do you any good.
"ls he ill?"
Not that | know Of. but he wouldn'
see the President Of the United Statcs
before next Wednesday. II you car
wait seven or eight days you can x;
to talk about that land with him
Then he has some special business
IN hand?"
Special business? Well, l shoulj
say so and 70 mistake. To-day n:
and old Pete Davis sat down to !:
game Of checkers for the champ;
ship Of the county"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

mate. And It is thought by some ex-
perts that without trees the earth
would be unnhabitable.
II is only in the United States and
India, IL is declared, that these devas-
tating heat waves periodically sweep
vast areas. In Europe-Germany and
France especially-where forests are
protected by law and heavy penalties
rigidly enforced for violations. such
outbursts OF heat, as a rule, are un-
heard Of
1t has long been known "to n mathe-
matlcal certainty" that drought in-
creases with the disappearance of for
ests. Trees not only create moisture
and invite rain, but their roots, leaves
and underbrush hold the rain that falls
long enough to be absorbed by the
earth.
AS hills and mountains by fire or
axe, lose their forest. the soil dries
UP and vegetation langushes, while
valleys and canyons are flooded, often
with disastrous results. This is the
case around Pittsburg and In other
hilly localities which have been
buried sections Of the railroad track
thirty feet deep in sand, filed gorges,
changed the course Of rivers. wound
steel rails as If they were wire around
the few struggling cottonwood trees
skirting n dry stream twenty or thirty
feet above the old track, and plowcd
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
4 MilIlner's Trick.

Does your mirror do you justice:
You may think not Or perhaps you
would like It to flatter you just lit
tie. II so, you can arrange 1t so that
the glass will reject in a more com
pllmentary manner than usual If you
do, you have only to know the millln-
er's oldest secret, and the thing Is
done. Did you ever notice the soft
est drapery of pure white hunS about
n mirror? That Is the trick.
After your mirror OF faultless glaze
Is thoroughly polished, frame ii in
pure white gauZc. with the material
gathered in the centre at the top and
falling wavelke On either side. Then
notice the effect. The true tints OF the
complexion will be there-a little en-
phaslzcd The expression Of the cOun-
tcnance, the light Of the eye, the color
of the hair. will be accurately reflect
ed, all softened and made more har-
nonious than your mirror showed
them before the gauze was used. You
Lazy believe that that subtle bit of
white material makes the glass tell
ucarcr the truth than it did without t..
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

"Some folks have n way OF declaring
that the first year OF married life Is
the most trying" writes Edward Box
in the Ladies Home Journal But
where one gets a close knowledge OF
several families the conviction Is
brought hcme that the trying period
lies beyond the first year l should
fix 1t rather at the third year. when
the pretty trousseau is showing wear
and needs replcnishing: when the we'd
ding presents have lost their lusire.
and this thing has worn out and that
thing has to be replaced: when a little
family is growing up and doctors bills
are introduced into the family rcck.
oning. That is the tryin- period when
interests are apt 10 become very close.
Likewise calculations. Then it Is that
the saving OF the comparatively care
free and less expensive first year OF
married life comes In handy. or Is sad.
Is missed II the income was then lived
up to in unnecessary buying and fool
ish entertaining. \ great deal OF hap
plncss I'm this world is wrecked by
debt. and generally the debt could
have been avoided II . little more care
and common sense had been exeE
] eised"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

who gives yachting iuncheons' ana
she who attends yachting suppers' ana
she who is authority on the menus Tor
yachting dinners.
The jolly lady tar Is always per-
fectiy gOwned. and 10 look al her one
would know that she was yachts
women. She wears many a yachting
sign OF the lady tar. ana even her un'
derwear Is embroidered with anchors.
Her watch charm IS an anchor. and
anchors appear upon her sleeves and
spring miraculously into view upon
her jacket. shirt AMI skirt She II
quite wonder H. cathuslasIn. the
jolly lady tar.
II is TO the lady tar that the yachts
man who goes TO sea owes lis good
times ashore. At best, yachting II
but dry occupation. and even while
engaged in the excitement Of tho sail
the yachtsman is planning his dinner
az home. He knows that the jolly lady
tar will not forget Lin. - Pittsburg
Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
& IEADs C., q
WSN~TNNGIEs)

Scarf pins Of a long narrow oval
are the best style.
Novelty crochet is tie term given 10
some beautiful effects in lace. The
color is clear white.
Opalcscent ana ombre tints are the
latest in silks. Opal colornE5 are also
reproduced In maline and sauze.
Black silk soc,iings with alternate
bands of white and black Nalenciennes
insertion upon the instep are novelties.
For wearing with taIlor-made frocks
Mucha gloves, adorned with absurdly
huge buttons, two on each wrist, are
correct
Scratch felt is the name given to
some of the new effects in beaver, and
angora represents ordinary felt over
laid with raw silk vailed in maline.
A dainty novelty in boas, altogether
striking. is that which has attached
to the feathers tiny bits OF crinkled
silk TO represent aower leaves CT pet.
, ais.
The beautiful combined effects of
chiffon and feathers ace meeting with
| considerable amount OF success.
This is certainly n new idea this sea
| son.
Feather boas are popular II made in
| two tones of the same color, and all
sorts of attractive combinations are
now created in fur and Liberty silk. or
! silk and feathers.
Oxidized steel buckles shaped Ike a
dagger are novelties among millinery
ornaments. Gun metal and rhine
stones are combined in some odd and
pretty clasps and buckles for millinery
use.
Blue anG black or black aud blue is
n combination that is always good.
The black gives the paler color dis
tinction and the delicacy Of the blue
lichtens the black when it might other
wise be heavy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

age and passing quickly away.
Irrigation. followed 10y vegetation
and tree planting, brings rain. This
has been demonstrated all over the
greater West.
In former times the summer storms
were chiefly confined to the mountains
OF Colorado Now they spread out on
the plains. following the rivers, with
their miles OF wide areas Of irrigated
fields ami recently planted timber
belts. Moisture bcgcts moisture, and
with II comes n mildcr tempered at
mosphcrc. gentle showers and cooling
brcezcs. instead of crratlc periods of
drought, floods and cyclones.
All this. with many other facts, has
an important bearing on the phcnom-
cna of heat waves now exciting so
much concern.
| called on Mr.. George Sudworth,
Acting Chief of the United States
Forest Bureau. in Washington, for his
views. He said:
There is much difference of opinion
on the subject among SclcntnC men,
but students of forestry are rs rule
convinced that the wholesale dcstruc
tion of trees in this country has had
much TO do with the recent nggrava
ton of the meteorological phenomenon
known rs the hot wave
Hot waves may almost he said e
be peculiar TO this country. They oc
cur in India, but in Europe and mos
other parts of the world they are un
known. We find them uncomfortable
but as yet we have not learned wit
any degree of certainty the cause
that bring them about. Future inves
tigatlon Is likely To throw more ligh
upon the subject | am satisfied
principal cause of the severe hcate
spells of recent summers has been th
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

stripped of timber for fuel and manu-
featuring purposes.
On the great plains rain seldom falls.
When II does II is n cloudburst. The
washouts that come once in three or
four years in Arizona are of inde-
scribable violence. Eastern readers
would scarcely believe that on the
parched alkali deserts cloudburSt a
few years ago along the Southern
Pacific east of Tucson in half an hour
chasms in the tarantula beds clear
down to solid rock.
In that strange city OF San Luis 70
tosl. in Old Mexico, where the timber
disappeared long ago. was told that
IL had not rained there for eight years.
The dust was n foot deep. aud the
burning heat OF the sun seemed 10
wither the very faces OF the muietecrs
driving their silver laden asses through
the streets.
In the spectral Middle Park OF Col
orado one sees vast desolation of
stupendous mountains, Isolated and In
clusters. absolutely naked-wlthout
tree or shrub. Ages ago the Indians
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

forestation. Regions once heavily
wooded, with plenty OF water In
streams and springs. have become
parched, the streams being either dried
up or nearly dry. The forest covered
watershed means a spongy layer OF
humus,' or lcafmOld, which absorbs
rain. This sponge. spread over the
soil. gives up it's water slowly. and
thus the supply Of moisture remains
in the water shed for a longer time.
"Wipe out the forest cover. and the
spOngy layer disappears. Even though
the amount OF rainfall remains un.
altered. the smooth surface allows the
water 10 rush away. There is nothing
TO hold the water, and so it passes OF
rapidly. leaving the ground dry. Water
that falls on n slate roof runs off fast.
or than If the roof were covered with
moss"
Professor FcrnOw says Of hailstOrms
hat they seem TO avoid forest covered
areas. This Is certainly interesting TO
farmers and students of mcteCrology.
The influence OF forests upon fOgs
ana clouds Is marked and peculiar
Fog fingers in the woods when IL IL
clear elsewhere. Trees act as cOndens-
crs, gathercrs OF dew, frost ard ice.
and this phenomenon Is especially re.
markablc in the sO-Callcd "ice storms
where the accumulation of ice is so
great as to overload ana break the
larger limbs and branches.
The man who has most carefully
studied this subject Is Il. RibbentrOp.
Inspector General of Forests in India.
lie says forests affect climate in
marked degree. History proves this
In numerous instances where the de
.-noraton of the climate OF whole dis
trlcts, and even of entire countries, has
followed the destruction of forests
The once well wooded Dalmatla is
now a stony desert. Persia, former.
ly one of the granarlcs Of the East. Is
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
Dangerous Deer Hunting.

Deer hunting continues TO grow more
and more dangerous. for the reason
that high-power guns are coming into
use. This ought not 70 make any diff
ference and would not, II the hunters
were rational and would use soft bull
lets. But the novice Will persist in
taking steel-jacketed bullets for his
hunting trips and such a bullet, fired
from one OF the regulation small cali
bre. highpower rifles will 20 through
a fair-slzed tree and still have force
left to kill man who happens 10 be in
the line Of its flight half 4 mile or even
mile away.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
EH News - F'HoTEs
k>m WOMEN

Chicago has for long time era.
ployed women factory inspectors.
Miss Harding has been reelected
Secretary 10 the Omaha (Neb) Board
OF Trade.
There are row about thirty women
pastors OF Unitarian churches in tie
United States.
Miss Kate Maher has just been TO
elected as clerk of the South Caro-
lima Board of Pensions.
Miss Edith Hill of Greenwich,
Mass, is one Of the numerous letter
carriers in the United States.
Nebraska's first woman auditor is
Miss Mamie MuldoOn. She is only
twenty y-one, and receives $500 salary.
The Illinois Senate recently con
firmed the reappointnent Of Miss Bar
tclme OF Chicago, as public guardian
OF Cook County.
The Queen Of Sweden, who sent per
sonal words of sympathy 10 Mrs. Nc
Kinley, has been an invalid for many
years. Quttl CDI'lilL 10 "a
the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
The mistress Of the White House has
served notice on her little kingdom
that the rising bell will be rung just
as early and the lessons" bell just
as regularly as was the custom at
oyster Bay.
Miss Mamie Morris has recently
been appointed colonel of the military
staff by Governor Gambler, of Georgia
Her duties are reviewing of regiments,
making speeches and attending social
military affairs.
Mrs. ole Bull, who lives in Cam
bridge. Mass. has presented the VOL
in used by her husband TO the museum
at Bergen. 1t was made by Gaspardo
di Salo in 1882 and first bought by
Cardinal Aldobrardi
Mrs. Mary Kincaid has been made
chairman OF the San Francisco School
Board. very important salaried office.
Women are eligible as school trustees
in over half OF the States and as mem.
bers of boards for State institution
In fifteen States.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

gen, (2) OF a recipient in which this is
turned into gaseous oxygen, and C3J Of
n kind OF mask which renders the res
piration of the gas certain.
Pure oxygen almost always causes
nausea and illness. To avoid this ".
Cailletet has placed in the mask 4
shutter with variable opening. ena-
bling the wearer TO mix with the oXy-
gen a certain volume of air. The aero
naut regulates this opening so that the
oxygen increases in amount with the
height. and, with the object of pre-
venting the condensation Of the water
vapor contained in the respired gases,
he allows it to escape by a flexible
tube furnished with q special valve
and hidden under the aeronauts
clothes TO prevent freezing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
sew weavcs In Cloth

Zach change Of season in the past
two years has been a signal TO fashion
commentators 10 expand upon tie
lcautlcs Of the new weaves o: cloth.
AaI yet, though perfection seemed 20
have been attained with last years
output, the new lot are still more beau
tltul This Is especially true OF the
lroadclotLs. which have improved dis
t.nctiy IN liShtngss. hneness and .us-
tire, They are 10 less attractive for
appearing so abunGantly in th. deli
cate colors worn for evening and re-
ccption. White viii be favored for
house and evening wear. The white
brCadCloth gowns are strapped,
stitched or trimmed with touches Of
Persian embroidery. Laces and inser-
tions are also used extensively to trim
the bodices. Black. dark blues ard
browns VIII be made uU f2T street
wear.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
Putting on New Gloves

In putting on new gloves do so care
fully, for their after wear depends
very much on the way they are treat
ed from the very beginning. Never
put on new gloves when you are in
a hurry and just going out. Rather
choose another time. when your hands
are cool and you have ten minutes or
so TO devote to them. Before beginning
operations dust a little glove powder
TO bc obtained at any diapers or chem
lists. into each glove, for this will
cause them 10 slip on more easily.
Work the fingers well on before put
ting In the thumb. Then work that
In slowly. gradually smoothing the
Rid on TO the hand. When the glove
Is carefully put on. pull 1t well down
and button the second button and any
others that there are. with the excep-
ton CT the first. leaving the first but
ton until the last. IL the hands are
hot, remove the gloves and then turn
them inside out. putting them care
fully into shape and leaving them in
the air for an hour or two before lay
ing them away. \ glove stretcher
will he found OF assistance in the pre-
paration OF new gloves Tor wear. II
must however. be rscd with discre
tion since IL Is quite as annoying e
have q glove that is too large as on,
that Is too small. In buying gloves
always provide yourself with a spoo
OF sewing silk or linen thread foi
mendirg exactly the color Of th'
gloves
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
OXYGEN FOR esILooNlsTs.
An Improved Apparatus Designed by .
french savsnt.


The investigations OF Bert have made
clear the action OF oxygen on organ.
isms subjected 10 feeble atmospheric
pressure. His numerous experiments
have shown that the accidents 20
which one Is exposed in rarefed air
ran be avoided by keeping nearly con.
stant the quantity OF oxygen taken in
AZ each respiration. Accordingly. since
his time. aerOnauts have carried wits
them oxygen. which they breathe
through a flexible tube fitted with
nOuthpiece.
NJ Caillctet in paper read before
the Paris Academy OF Sciences. re-
marks that this method OF taking the
oxygen Is defective. Ever since birth
wc have been accustomed 10 breathe
through the nose. and aerOnauts have
difficulty in giving up this habit and
Dreathin: through the mouth. Thus
the oxygen inspired through the
mouthpiece scarcely fills the mouth,
and is ordinarily rejected without hav-
ing penetrated 10 the lungs.
The author presented TO the academy
an apparatus enabling aerOnauts 20
carry and have at their disposal large
quantities Of oxygen stored in small
volume, ana 10 assure the absorption
OF the gas without taking any part!cu-
lar care. 1t is composed On Of one or
several vessels containing liquid oXy-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

barren and dcsolate over large ex,
tent OF its territory. North Africa.
which was one of the main grain pro-
duccrs OF ancient Rome, is subject TO
the scvcrcSt droughts. Spain. Italy.
Sicily. Greece and Asia Minor have
also suffered enormously from defor-
CStation.
In the United States observing sta
tions established in forests have re-
corded over and over again the fact
that the air over wooded areas was
both cooler and moister than above
the open fields.
IL has been claimed that forests ex-
cvt an important influence in behalf
of human health. Soil conditions in
the woods are unfavorabc to disease
producing germs, especially those of
cholera and yellow fever.
Every forest Is an oxygen factory,
and it is declared that It's production
of that life giving gas Is OF sanitary
importance. Ozone is also n forest
/ product.
The forest may be regarded as n
blanket, with which nature covers the
earth for its protection. This blanket
says Professor Mark w Harrington
determines many of the features o.
climate"
Says Professor Sargent: The for.
csts in the mountain regions are es-
scntlal TO prevent destructive torrents
| onl % maintain th., ,i,,x. 81 tb, ryv
crs."
We consumed last year more than
$4,000, 100000 square feet OF sawed
lumber alone.
The annual consumption OF our for.
csts is 25.OOOOOO.OOO cubic feet. Tc
furnish this amount would require the
produce OF l.2OO.OOO.OOO acres of wood
land. whereas our total forest area 1.
less than oOO.OOOO0O acres. 1t will h,
seen, then, that we are drawing upor
our forest capital. whereas We ought
to be using only the interest.
The greatest timber consumption /,
for firewood We burn FOR heating anC
manufacturing purposes annually $50.
O0o,0OO,OOO feet. board mcasurc-fou,
times as much as we use FOR all othei
purposes put together. However. mos
of the firewood supply Is OF timbc
unsuitable in size or quality for th
Sawmill.
The conclusion OF all this seems I,
be that because we must have tooth
picks, matches. cofiins and fircwood
and. incidentally. wood for ships an
houses. with timber thieves and II
cendaries running riot destroying fol
ests. the globe is TO be made unlnhab
table.-Ncw York Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
From an. Diary of a Young wife,

Mouday-This morning at break ast
suggested TO Otto that journey
abroad would be advantageous for Us
both. but he replied that 1t was impos.
siblc FOR him at the present time TO
Give up his business cares.
Tuesday, remarked that q trip 10
Paris would be just splendid. otto
was very unpleasantly affected by ihis
prgrosal and declared positively that
De did not wish TO hear anything more
On the subject.
Wednesday, wrote 20 dear mamma
to nay us a visit aud asked her 20 an
swer 10y telegraph.
Thursday not mention the jour
ncy. hut | accompanied otto TO the
ioor AZ be was going out and kissed
him heartily
Friday-Mothcr telegraphcd that
she'd come to Us next week. l left the
telegram open on Otto's desk.
Saturday says that he succeed
ed In leaving his business for time
We are going Monday by early train
to Paris -Filege1de Blaetter.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

ing cut. which clearly also shows the
nature OF the innovation, which lies IN
the method o. putting on the eye. y
needle thus equipped is said 10 pass
through the material with much more
ease than is experienced with the old
style. and the strength OF the cotton
cannot be impaired by its repeated
passages through the cloth, as is FIRE.
duently the case with the instrument
now in vogue.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

State, was early organized, stringent
laws passed and vlgllant watch kept
TO prevent destruction.
The terror OF fires in the Rocky
Mountains is akin to that Of volcanoes
and earthquakes. When once started
by careless hunters. a match thrown
into bunch OF dry grass, or by in
ccndaries. timber thieves and the like.
vast tidal waves of flame sweep the
pine clad slopes rising to lofty altl-
tudes and stretching for miles along
the great ranges. 1t has been observed
that the absence OF timber even In the
mountain parks intcrferes with the
rainfall. causing periods Of drought
or violent ralnstorms doing great dam.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
The Only Woman sea Captain.

Marie Joanna Kersaho, whose death
on the Island OF Cro!x, in France at
the age OF seyeHty-two, has been re-
p1r,Nd. had the distinction Of being
the only. woman sea captain II the
world. She went 10 sea with her
father when she was twelve years
old. and after his death she capta.Eed
three more vessels, and obtained sew
cral medals and money rewards for
hcroism oil the water.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25

Mountains rise 10 the snow line hem
ming in this Middle Peak. fortunately
supplied with rivers flowing swift and
deep from the canyons Of the snowy
range. But the ralnt II is said to be
decreasing with the destruction OF pine
forests OF the higher mountains.
In view Of the vital necessity OF pro
tectnS the timber yet remaining In
Colorado, the Forestry Association,
composed OF the best men In that
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-10-25
Pa, efRu..ian soIdl.r..

The Russian soldier Is wretchedly
paid. He is the worst paid soldier in
Europe, and therefore has a very hard
time during his four years OF service.
unless his good FOLKS al home are in
clined 10 be generous. The infantry
soldier is paid about sixteen cents a
month, and the calvary soldier only
little more. Sergeants receive about
dfry cents a month. and young officers
from SIS 10 $50, according 70 their
regiments. The higher officers are
also very poorly paid by comparison
20 officers OF rank in other armies
Pearsons Magazine.