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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

used as a stand cover. In her arm
she carried a large box. which sh,
/ deposited with great care upon the
table, and from which she drew out
one al a time, long, green, wriggline
reptiles, made out OF green flannel and
stuffed slightly with cotton. Stripes
marked with black paint made them
seem even more realistic. These were
wound round and round the young
persons waist, arms and neck after
the most approved fashion Of snake
charmers, the young person talking
glibly all the while, telling where
her pets had been captured, and how
they had been tanned and trained.
Madame Marie Rosa then gave way
10 the Man Eating Savage. For this
act a large cage was brought on II
birds at one time, but soap and water
and hard rubbing had made IL look
bright and new. Ranged along inside
were five prisoners TO Do devOured
by the savage They were made Of
ginger bread, however, 50 that the
feat was not AZ difficult as il seemed.
Sally. the sword swailowcr, next ap-
peared. My! How sharp and shining
those tin swords did look! Only
very hungry sword swallOwer, indeed,
could have gotten away with those
dangerous blades. And this is the way
she did II. Her blouse waist was a
big bag with armholes. The neck
ttsf, tr.t L. igh
closely around the throat Of a false
face provided with generous mouth.
Into this cavern disappeared tn" knives
and other sharp things. Tine audience
was 50 much pleased with this achieve
mcnt that the sword swallOwer was
forced 10 empty her pouch and respond
to an encore.
The chariot race was n great success
with the necessary equipment in the
way Of Roman car, regular Ben Hur
driver, and other small boys for horses.
There was u clown that cracked jokes,
around ana did other time
hOnorcd acts The trapeZc work was
50 daring as TO make all the mothers
shlvcr. and II the clotheslnc had bro
ken there would have been sad times
for poor Jack.
Next came the tight rope walking.
A pretty little girl dressed TO look
Just like a japanese boy or girl per-
formed this feat. and the fact that tie
rope was strung very loose and touched
the ground when she walked made il
possible. with all the grace of "A real
tight rope-walker she stopped 10 bal
nncc the rod she carried. swaycd her
self TO preserve her equilibrium,
opened and closed the fan she carried, !
and did many things with her parasol. |
Besides this there was n group OF !
Japanese tumblcrs who appeared 10
climb upon each others shoulders, but |
who. In reality, simply walked up |
ladder and sat on the steps, ana then
walked down again while all the |
friends laughed and applauded
This then, was the childrcn's en- |
and so rich were hey |
when il was over that Polly got her |
chair and Jimmy got his CrutChcs; |
ana another thing that | forgot 10 |
tell you was that Polly and Jimmy |
were both at the circus, and, besides |
being the only circus they ever saw, |
il was the only time they ever rode |
In carriage. Margaret Huston !
Mann, in the Chicago Record Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
THUS DID HE WIN.
4 Romance Of the Football Field That
Comes Out All Eight.

This Is n tale. vouchCd for by more
than one person, although for obvious
reasons the names Of the hero. the
heroine and the grim and hard-hearted
rich old papa have been necessarily
lcrt out. A certain prominent member
Of n FrankfOrd athletic association,
along with other young men of the
town, was cuamorcd of the lovely
daughtcr OF one of Frankford's
wealthy business men.
Now. this young man is not partCu-
larly burdcncd with this worlds good,
and among the other suitOrs were men
o. considerably more wealth. Yet the
youuE woman. with the pcrvcrSity Of
her sex, favored him more than the
rest. Perhaps it was his winning
ways or his manly, athletic proper
tions. At any rate she gave him TO
understand that. SO far as she was con-
ccrncd. riches would not stand in the
way of their union Now, the parent
is nm enthusiast of the game. He
knew the young man, was aware that
e was n football player Of no mean
stripe, and when he asked for his
daughters hand, intimating delicatcly
that ii was for love alone he sought
her the old gentleman listened pa
tiently to his story, Then. much to
the suitor's surprise. he answered him
thus: "Go ana score a couple of goals
for our team; then come and see me
again
Highly clate1, the young player
hidtd his time At last came the
golden opportunity. one Saturday af-
tcrEooG his team was up against n
powerful rival Conspicuous among
his fellow players was the young man
He wSs Il tower OF strength to his
team. and before the game was over
In blaze OF glory. amid the plaudits
Of his friends. who were little aware
of the stake for which he was really
playing. he skirtcd the ends for two
,ouchdowGs. kicking goal He could
hardly wait 20 dofr his uniform before
ne was at the home OF his desired one.
Succeeding in gaining an interview
without delay. he right speedily did
make the father acquainted with the
result Of the game. not forgetting to
remind him OF his promise
And now" said the father. tell me
in what respect you differ from your
rivals in seeking my daughters hapdy'
"rhat is easily explained" said the
football player. without moments
hesitation. They loved for gold
while goalcd for love"
So pleased was the maCuatc with
the young mans ready answer and
his CarucstncSs that he gave his con.
sent then and there. Thus did the
football player. ~ his wit and good
playing win his bride aud incidentally
a fortune OF about $4,000 or So.-Phil.
adclphia Evening Telegraph.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
GRAND CIRCUS PERFORM
ANCE.
At Brent Hall Come one, come all.
May "A, ~ : o'clock. Admission.
80 cents.


simultaneously there appeared upon
porch window sills. trees and fence
postG other glaring bills calling atten-
tiou To the Great and World Re
nowned Wonders There will he, "
the poster went on TO relate. IAN un-
surpassed aggregation of freaks "
Come and see the 500 Horses In the
Ring DO not miss the big Chariot
Race. Also behold the Lady who eats
Nives, And the Gamble feasting ON
human food" There was much more
OF this thrilling. but badly spelled ad-
v,'tisng. which. however. accom-.
plished the purpose FOR which IL was
intended and aroused enough curios-
ity To insure good attendance ON the
Friday night chosen. because there
would Ice no school the next day
The children had decorated the big
barn.like hall for the event.
4 raised platform had been erected
az one end. and the performers came
up the attic stairs from the dressing
rooms below. each as his turn was an
nounced.
When the piacard at the side pro
claimed the appearance of the snake
charmer. Madame Marie-Rosa. the
young person dressed i'm short sleeved
yellow satin gown appeared The ma
terial for this costume had once been
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

gentle always beautiful Her very
presence brought comfort and light
into the poor homes she visited.
Marjorie adored her as did the poor
afflicted little ones she did 50 much to
help, and niece and aunt were very
much alike, everyone declared.
They certainly looked alike as they
started down the street that morning,
and one had only TO look into Mar
iorie's blue eyes TO see how happy she
was. There was the long ride on the
cable cars, and there was plenty of
time TO ask questions, so that 10y the
time the journey was ended she had
heard all about the people they were
going 10 see-knew how little Polly
sat in a chair 10y the window day after
DAY and watched the people pass or
saw the children playing in the street
below
And doesn't she ever go over TO the
park" Marjorie wanted to know.
NO" replied her auntie. the park
is too far away and there is nobody
TO take her. Her mother is away all
day long AT work, and though Polly
cannot do very much there are chill.
dren still younger. little brothers and
sisters that she must look after
wish. though, she had q rolling chair,
added Marjorie's aunt. as she looked
thoughtfully out of the window. Then
Marjorie wanted TO know what that
was and how much IL cost.
Then the two went on TO the
wretched rooms that We're the onl,
home Jimmy Brown knew, and left
substantial evidences of their visit
Poor Jimmy looked up and grnned n
them in spite of the pain in his broker
leg. but there was n drawn look or
his freckled face when he sank bacl
OH the bed.
THE ds,tor said Jimmy would b'
all right after awhile. Kat it's myself
H. wOnderin' where he's 10 get th'
crutch he'll need when he's first gettin
up. What with all the bills and goin
without the money ne always bring
home It's little enough we've got left
1 tell yez"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

From that time on there was much
whispering together in corners. many
secret meetings, mysterious hiding
places OF things under coats and
aprons. and finally grand rally In the
large attic of the Brent home. At this
meeting Marjoric's aunt was present,
and up to that time she was the ouly
grown person let into the scheme.
The next day each member of the
company began TO approach parents
and other friends with little square
pieces OF pastcbCard which said:
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

Some idea Of Earl Cadogan's Wcalth
may be gathered from the fact that
some thirteen or fourteen years ago
he expended SlO0o.OOO on the purchase
of the Culford estate. i'm suffolk. and
the rebuilding OF the house. shortly
after this he presented an extensive
site In Chelsea. known as Blocklands.
To the Guinness Trust. for the erection
Of workmen's dwellings Ii is probs
BILE that during the next few years his
wealth will be doubled
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

LLV HERE are you going
NN Aunt Mildred? Wont
v v you take me with your
begged Marjorie one
bright Saturday morning.
Now, don't tease, Marjorie" said
her mother. Your auntic is in hur-
ry, and there is no telling what you
might run into smallpox or scarlet
fever-most likely Besides, you would
be in the way"
Indeed she wouldn't" protested the
aunt. If you weren't afraid TO let her
she could help me quite n little by car
rying this basket. And, really, do not
think there is the slightest danger, be
cause | am only going TO see the Ran
dalls and the Browns, and there Is
nothing contagious In either place.
Little Polly Randall is a cripple She
has never walked step In her life, and
/ fear never will. As for the Browns,
IL Is merely broken bone. Jimmy
is newsboy, and he wasn't quick
enough the last time he tried 10 jump
off a moving car. think II was being
hurt him worse than the broken leg.
There, now, | have put into this bas-
ket everything | shall need. Is Mar
jorie goingY
Mrs. Brent looked at her little girls
eager. upturned face and smiled In n
way that sent Marjorie scurrying off
for her hat and Jacket The child
had learned that when her mother was
going to say mo" she didn't smile at
all
IL was Mildred Marvin's turn to do
the Deighborhood visiting that day.
She was trained nurse Il bright,
strong young woman, whose skill and
energy were unfailing. Whether her
fair head, with it's coils of light hair,
bent over n fever patient or her blue
eyes grew dark with sympathy when
she dressed wound, she was always
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

Long when summer comes, Bill, ie
Tends lot o. Sunday-school,,
Making them believe, you see,
He'll be 'bedicnt 20 rules,
An II fight an fight with sin
Like soldier-till, Gee-whizz!
BY September he's took in
Ev'ry picnic that there is!
An las Christmas-listen, now
When our Sunday-school all met
For tree, Bill, anyhow,
Got more things than me, you bet!
With a dandy sled, hard wood,
That ! guess ] wisht ! had
What's the use Of bein' good
When you might as well be badi
Edwin l.. Sabin, in Puck.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
Loss Of life on the Lakes.

Not since the introduction of modern
boats in lake service has there been such a
loss OF life as IN the season Just passed.
The figures of fatalities on the inlanl seas
are l22 persons Lost. as compared with ll0
l7- vc.r. 100 in lS0o. e5 IN lSQS, - IN lS97,
and C6 IN lSn5. In the past six years the
loss of life has steadily grown. notwlth.
standing the improvement m. the nted
states life SAVING service. and The better
mcnt in scawcrthincss of lake ships
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
BILL JONES.

Widow Jones's Bill, he goes
Fishin' any time you like,
An he's caught at least, | s'pose,
Half-a-million bass an pike.
He can throw an in" an out"
An can handspring standin' still;
An his mother chores about
My! l wisht that / was Bill!
He don't have to dress up slick;
An when some old button tears
He can use a nail or stick
An one s'pender's all he wears
He knows how TO smoke-an', sir,
Heaps on heaps o. times he's sait
Blgges' swears that ever were,
Yet he don't fall over dead!
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
A Decreasing Demand For Provisions.

Domestic ana foreign demand for
provisions is adversely affected 10y the
high prices; but exports still compare
favorably with the shipments for the
corresponding period last year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

Mrs. Harriet Evans, Hinsdale, H..
writes, 81 never fail to relieve my chill
dren from Group at once by using One
Minute Cough Cure. would not feel safe
without it, Quickly cures coughs. colds
grippe and all throat and lung diseases
+. Roswell Parker, Olneyville. Center
dale Pharmacy. Centerdsle..
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

The population oi Outsr,o, Canada. e
olSO..7S. an increase Of $3.50 over the
hrurc tt. years ago.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20
raEMA1RI{n.EEg
.e!ssssaS5basp
Late Wholesale Prices OF Country
Produce Quoted in New York.
MILK.

Tn. Milk Exchange price for standard
quality y 3izc. per quart.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-12-20

LLV THERE are you going,
N Aunt Mildred? Won't
" " you take me with your"
begged Marjorie one
, 1901-06-07

The country is becoming agitated
ovcr religion. Periodically some one
arises and declares that it is ~decaying.
This results in countless discussions
until the agitation runs its course. and
still religion lourishes. 1t always will.
for it is something the world needs.
of the finest recommendations of
Hostctter's Stomach Bitters. the
great American stomach strengthen
err, lies in the fact that it has lived for
fifty years in spite of hundreds of imi-
tations, and is renowned for its cure
of constipation, dyspepsia, biliousnoss,
malaria, fever and ague, and sees to it
that the life giving elements of the
food are assimilated with the blood.
There is nothing Just as good" See
that a private stamp covers
the neck of the bottle.
, 1901-06-07
CHEYENNE AND AROUND THERE.


a police judge has fined n woman of
Cheyenne $40 for being drunk.
There are now but two cases of
smallpox at Cheyenne and they are
cOnvalescing.
The Elks and a picked nine from the
Shriners visiting at Cheyenne will
have a game of ball tomorrow.
The members of troop A, Wyoming
National Guard, will go into camp at
Middle Crow creek tomorrow.
The Wheatland World has been
made the official paper of Laramie
county for a period of six months.
The state land board will make an
official trip to the northern part of the
state the latter part of the month.
Pat McGill. who was found wander
ing about in n nude condition near
Cheyenne, has been sent to the asy-
lum at Evanston.
\ group picture of all the Masons
who are taking the higher degrees at
the meeting of the consistory at Chey-
enno was taken yesterday.
Lloyd Fredendall has gone EAST to
enter the United States military acad-
envy at West Point on the 10th. Mrs.
Frcdendall accompanied her o Il
nr,, prncnnt farm nT tho IiGtriRt
court of Laramie county will be held
the latter part of the month, and not
postponed until fall. as was at first
thought best, OF account of the posi-
bility of contagious disease resulting
from the recent death from scarlet fe-
yer of a prisoner in the county jail.
, 1901-06-07
LAND SOLD
FIFTY THOUSAND ACRES SOLD IN
WYOMING BY THE UN-
ION PACIFIC.
Cosgr'ff Brothers of Medicine Bow
Take Nineteen Thousand Acres in
the Eastern Section of Carbon
County-CharIes Jackson of Raw
Inns Another Heavy Purchaser.

The following is from the Omaha
Bee of Thursday:
The Union Pacific land department
has during the last week sold j9,r0n
acres Of grazing country III Wyoming
besides considerable land. bOch lila
bic and p~asturable, in Kansas.
The latest sale vas the largest, nav
ing been consummated yesterday. Just
after the rain of the night Cf June 3
had watered the entire eastern half
of Wyoming. Cosgriif Bros. OF Medl-
cine Bow, Wyo., are the purchasers
and they have taken 1900 acres Of
grazing territory in the caS-arl q. |
of Carbon county The pur,i.LS" al
joins the tract sold late las. week TO
Queally Bros. of the same place. COLI
Of the seven days occurred Yesterday,
when Charles Jackson Of Eawlina.
Wyo., bought 1870 acres III the west
end of the same county Another deal
is now under way, involving the .ur-
chase of a vast tract in the same dis
trict by a syndicate.
All purchasers are sheepmen and it
is largely for this stock that these
grazing lands are used. For this pur-
the rains are fairly regular. In Kan
sas, however. where the demand is
very large and heavy sales in smaller
lots are reported, most of the land is
reversible. being good for either ag-
ricultural purposes Or pasturage,
while some of it is really high-grade
tillable wheat soil Here the purchases
have been mostly by immigrants, who
have taken small portions.
The fact hat the Dunkards who re
Gently visited Lincoln for their nation
al conference have done much of this
buying is an interesting feature. While
they were not attending the sessions.
and especially after the conclusion of
the conference. the Baptist Brethren
were hauled I've the country in spec
ial excursion trips at reduced rates.
Lured by the low prices. ranging from
$l.5O to 81 an acre. many of them
abandoned their eastern homes for
the new country. There were 5000 of
them at the conference, but only a
small percentage of them returned to
their former abiding places.
, 1901-06-07
UNFORTUNA SPAIN.


thange OF governments
In 1901 Spain was still, as in ths
days of Charles V, a land on which
the sun never set. Among its posses
sions outside of the peninsula were
the territory of Louisiana. extending
from the Mississippi westward to the
Rocky mountains. and northward
from the Gulf of Mexico to the British
boundary line. She had also Mexico,
including Texas, and all of Central
and South America, save Brazil. WI
Cuba, Porto Rico, the Philippines dn.
other islands of the sea. In 1901 her
domain has virtually shrunk to the
territory. of the peninsula. Alone of
all the great nations of the earth,
Spain is smaller and feebler at the
opening of the twentieth century than
it was at the beginning of the nine
tenth, says Leslie's Weekly.
With this 100 years Spain has had
more cataclysms at home even than
France has experienced. Her govern
ment changed from an absolutism to
a limited monarchy back and forth
several times in the century. Bon
l"i Z put MO bIolltA JOSNph vi LlO
throne for a few years and ruled the
country, driving out Charles ". and
Charles son and successor, Ferdinand
VII. Under Ferdinand's daughter, Isa-
bella H., the country was cOnvulsed
with civil war through the rising of
the Carlists, II there have been sew
eral Carlist rebeliions since. Isabella
WDC Irivan from tho rHtIptrv in 1SkS
and then, in rapid succession. came
military relationships; a monarchy
under Amadeus of Savoy, brother of
the king of Italy; a republic; more
military relationships, and then lisa
bella's son, Alfonso Nil, was put on
the throne in 1875, and at his death
in 1885 his queen, Maria c. '%istina, be-
gan her rule as regent, first for her
little daughter, Maria de las MERGE
des, and then for her son, Alfonso
Kill, born after her fathers death.
Once more a CONFUSION for Spain
seems close at hand, an now. as in
the other cataclysms, the ultimate out
come defies prediction. The queen re-
gent, being a foreigner (she is an Aus
trian), encounters some of the same
sort of hostility which forced Amadeus
to abdicate in 1873. after two years of
rule. The Carlists have some hope of
getting the throne, Inc of avenging
the wrong which they claim was
done them when Ferdinand VII. shut
them out of making their daughter
Isabella eligible for the succession.
Then, too, there are the republicans
, 1901-06-07
GHOST OF THE CAGE.


Every year ther" are hunil 0ls Of OIL
evator accidents. said the old inspector.
and very few of them are from the
breaking OF cables Of brakes. The ma
jority of the eases on rcrultI can be-
traced to this one fact. The victim
stepped into the shaft. Now. why IN
earth would a sane man do sIrh q
thing? Why, he simply thourht he
saw the elevator car in its accustomed
place, and when he stepped on what
he thought was solid floor he went to
his death. The first of these remark
able elevator accidents that was ever
noticed came to light in thc mining
regions of Colorado. Years ago was
out in that section of the country en-
cheering for different companies, and
in regard to these accidents speak
from what | actually saw. The first
accident of this kind | ever heard Of
was in one of the deep silver mines Of
Leadville. One of the oldest men in
the employ of the company. a man
who had been following mining for
half OF his life and knew this mine as
he knew the streets of LoadviIIo. ran
a car of ore over the edge Of the shaft
on the third level and WIS dragged
down to the bottom with it. lie was
m%OrtaIly injured. but before ne died
he told the doctor hat he saw the
cage" at the shaft. Since hat time
there have been any number of acct
dents of a like nature in the mines out
, 1901-06-07
STOP IN LARAMIE
DENVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WILL VISIT THIS CITY
THREE HOURS.
Special Train OF the Finest Equip
ment Will Visit Towns in North
ern Colorado and Southern Wyo-
ming. Leaving Denver Morning of
June 19-EIaborate Decorations
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