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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

The alphabet met and said that "thsy
Were not arranged In a proper way"
A had stood AZ the head too long;
II was not right: II was utterly wrong.
''For you all know and can plainly see
That place belongs 20 me-" sail q.
"you take the head. indeed" said J.;
THAT place Is meant for rly dear K"
tut, tut. tut Well. well. weill
I'll stand there myself then" said +.
"Excuse We. please. we think that we
Have q word to say" said Is. G. ID.
"suppose you have" said 3 as he
6Oftly whispered a word % T..
"WhO'n prevent. I'd like 20 know,
sianding head NJ. n or or"
"we'se listened IN silence 90 oil ~ you
And now viii head you" said y and q.
"Our impression IL. you had better try"
Tben angnly spoke both II and I.
"IIow rude and coarser' said X. 8, T.
''fhe airs - some!" said q and v.
"Would drive one mad" said ". X, Y, T.
But. after all. the letters still stand
A at the head. at the foot A.
brooklyn Eagle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

SCIENTIFIC croquet is now called
roquet, and the sides of the court are
now cushioned with rubber. Won't
that be little too near like billiards
for the average minister, to whom
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02
Tine Best Remedy for Stomach
Troubles.


Troubles.
8" have been In the drug business FOR
twenty years and have sold most all oil
the proprietary medicines Of any note.
Among the entire list have never found
anything to equal Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoe Remedy for all
stomach and bowel troubles" says .. w.
Wakefield, of Columbus. Ga. This
remedy cured two severe cases OF cholera
morbus in my family and have recon.
mended and sold hundreds OF bottles of II
to my customers to their entire satisfae'
tIon. 1t affords a quick and sure cure In
a pleasant form. No family should be
without Il. keep II In my house at all
times" For sale by B. a. Smith and
Gilbert X. Parker, Olneyville; VIM.
DunnIng and Bros. 3S2 Manton avenue
~. r Reiner Centerdale.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

IT strikes us that Mark Hanna is
being rather obscured by the admin
istration of late. This is unkind of
the administration after all Mark has
done for it.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

The Banda Napoli gives the
crowd its moneys worth on Satur-
day evening, for it plays on the
Square.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02
TMIcc NJ Nlncl.

Sam Cole-Aiiss Yallerby done treat
me scan'lous. She done tole me yes.
tidy dat | was black as de ace OF
spades.
Jim Crow-Dats on'y half as bad as
what she sez bout me. She tole me
was black as de dcuce.-Cutholic
Standard and Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

IF General Roberts receives $500.
900 for his exploits in the Boer war,
General Kitchener ought to receive
at least $1,000.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

1T Is now stated that the United
States has not purchased the Danish
West Indies, but simply had man
look over" the property, which
gave rise to the rumors.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

croquet is about the only game lefti
Let him have something harmless
for heavens sake.-Franklin Senti-
mel.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02
Church Notes..

Broadway Baptist Church. Rev. 7. V.
Osterhout, pas,or.-Sunday School Aug.
ust 4. at Io;4s a. IN. Preaching by Rev
A. K. Kingsley Of Bangor. Maine. q
i1.i5 and 7.Is p. m.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

EDWARD VII has decided not to
be an emperor, but jog a'org as an
ordinary everyday King. His
Majesty shows sense in his decision
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

THE employees of the rubber
works at Bristol and Woonsocket
must take a months rest whether
they want to or not.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

81 SUPPOSE the Rev. Mr.. Lonser-
mon has done good deal Of good"
"Yes, he has cured hundreds OF
people Of sleeplessness."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

DIR. KocH's theory that human
beings are immune from contagion
from tuberculosis cattle will have a
tendency to make the babies happy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

Lake Morat. In Switzerland. has the
curious property Of turning red every
ten years owing TO the presence Of Ger
tain aquatic plants which are not
known In any other lake In the world.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

ELEPHh ATS are worth about
$4,o 900 each, trifle more expensive
than automobiles, but more easily
kept in repair.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

IT is hardly reasonable to suppose
the horses are very proud of their
bonnets. They are not if they have
horse sense.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

THE Spanish war was short, but
it made some Of the army contractors
long.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

VENICE has one advantage over
other places, as there is no necessity
of watering its streets.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

IF talking was all there is 10 the
law business, women would crowd
the men out.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

THE English House Of Commons
is becoming as unruly as Sunday
picnic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

SHAMROCK III would not start in
pursuit of the cup on Friday. 1t
would have done as well as any day.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

CHIEF OF POLICE NICHOLSON Of
Pittsfield might do for a truant Off
Ger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

In the good old times people did
not try to cover up dead mems faults
with profusc floral tributes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

THE "Columbia" is not so much
OF a " has been" after all.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

"LovE in a cottage" is sometimes
poetry, but it is oftener blank verse.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

THE corn belt has got soaked a
little, but it can stand more.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

EVEN small potatoes can feel big
at SO cents a peck.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

THE Boston Herald says the bread
trust is not kneaded.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

CHIEF NICHOLSON, Of Fosburgh
fame, must feel like thirty cents.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

IT is understood that Mr.. Carnagie
was once a bookkeeper, now he gives
away Libraries.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

Who said the French have no sand,
when they own the Desert Of Sahara
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-08-02

NEWPORT has had its day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12

Battalion of the Northumberlad Fusi- liers--the term battalion in England corresponding with regiment in the United States. Colonel Pennington s
 assertion seems almost incredible, yet it is not probable he Eas maliciously and untruthfully held up his brother officers to the derisio1 of military men the world over or that a magazine so careful of its reputation as the Fort nightly Reyiaw would stand sponsor for such an amazing charge unless it had full confidence in the writer. Af- ter reading Colonel Pennington's arti- cle 1t is easier to understand why dis aster was reported from South Africa. Two sentences show the utter disorgan- iZation that prevails: Commanding officers of battalionS in England are unanimous in stating in general terms that they never see their battalions; and it follows that captains of compa- nies rarely see their commanders. Un- der such conditions, to expect war ef- ficiency is to expect modern miracle .' And this explains inefficient marks manship: The captains rarely see their companies for instructional pur- poses except during the limited period of some three weeks when an official curriculum of exercises is carried ou-, and again for hurried fortnight when musketry is rushed through"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12
Write For "a Free
 Sample Bottle.

Kidney trouble is responsible for more sickness anu suffering than any other disease permitted to con- tinue fatal results to follow. Kidney trouoie irrates the makes dizzy restless sleepiess and irritable. Makes pass water often during the day and obges you get up many times during tne night heathykidneys rheumatism. gravel ca tarrh of bladder pain dull ache, and back ache causes indigestion and liver trouble. you set sallow yellow complexion, makes you feel as though you had heart trouble you have plenty Of amoi' tion but no strength; get weak and waste away
 The kidneys purify the blood-that is tneir work So your kidneys are weak or out Of order YOU can quickly entire body 1T af- fected and how every organ seems to fail to do us duty.
 If YOU are sick or badly" begin taking the fa- nous new discovery Kilmer's Swamp-Root because as soon as your kidneys well they will help all the other organs to health. trial will convince anyone
 In taking Swamp Root you afford natural help to nature for Swamp the most perfect healer anu gentle aid to the kidneys that is known to medcai science Swamp pleasant to take and Is for sas the world over in bottles sizes and two prices fifty cents and one dollar.
 To prove its wonderful efficacy send your name ana address to Dr. Kmer & Co.,. Binghamton, N r., men, tonins that you read generous offer in The Mont gomery Daily Advertiser when you will receive mme- datey free O all charge. a sample bottle or swamp Root and a valuable book, by mail, prepaid Ihs oooA contains many of thousands of thousands Of testi- monal letters received from men and women cured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12
THE BRITISH OFFICER.
The Real Trouble With the British
 Army.

A. Maurice Low, in Harper's Magazine.
 Kipling, the poet of empire and the g!oritier of the British army, says of his countrys officers that they are
 as good as good can be, because their training begins early and God has ar ranged that a clean-run youth of the British middle classes shall, in the matter of backbone, brains and bowels, surpass all other youths" From the exuberant fancy of the romancer turn to the sober testimony of facts. Tt has been within the last five years constantly officially reported that at
 muSketry inspections some 70 or 80 per cent of the men did not know the dis tances to which their rifles were sight ed on back and dial sights. and that officers and on-commissiOned officers could not give correct commands for opening fire" This is not the biased opinion of a foreigner It is sentence from an English magazine article writ ten by Lieutenant Colonel Pennington, formerly in command of the Second
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12

bridal outfit. They are commonly as teachers.
 There are localities in China where the girls are noted for their beauty. The cities of Yang-chau and Su-chau are as famous for rearing handsome young girls as is Georgia in the Cau- casus, from where rich Turks sO often obtain their wives. There are persons in these cities who make business of raising slave girls. They search the country about for promising young girls and put them through a regular course or training They have farms where the slaves are taught to sing, play upon musical ln- struments, and to acquire the other ac- complishments which, added to beau ty. will cause them to sell for high prices to the rich mandarins. These girtc are chiefly the daughters of poor people or the daughters Of slaves
 If is commOn for man to purchase his wife. Indeed, there are noi~ wives acquired in this way than in any oth- er Every man in China has a right to as many wives as he can maintain. and A secondary wife is cheaper than a hired serv mt. The first Wife Is the legal one. but the other have their rights, although they are practically slaves.
 The man who is addicted to the opium habit will sell his children, and not infreouently his wife, to supply his anpetite Wives are sometimes sold by gambling husbands, being put up on the turn of card or the rake-out of the cash at fantan.
 There are slave brokers in all the large Chinese cities. Their business increases at time of famine, and the starvation which lately prevailed in North China caused many parents to sell thei;. children. With some 1t was question of allowing them to starve or selling them. The result is that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12
 SLAVERY IN CHINA.
Ten Million Human Beings in Bon dage-Cheaper to Buy Than Hire.

Ten Million Human Beings in Bon
 dage-Cheaper to Buy Than Hire. London Express.
 There are at d low estimate I0,000 900 human beings who are in eervitude in the Celestial Kingdom. China has S0,- GOO 900 families. and this makes one slave to every eight families. The average is greater in South China. where nearly every one owns slaves. There is scarcely q Chinese family of means in Nankin, Canton, Macao, or Annoy but possesses one or more slave girls. Slave boys are less common, but the girls are found in every street and in almost every house.
 Girls fetch from e. to G20 and up- ward in south China. They are sold at any age from three to fifteen, and most commonly at : or 5. The prettiest girls are the most desirable, as in case of marriage ol sale they will bring more to the family which buys the.h. Most of the slave girls are bought to work about the house. It is cheaper b buy q servant than to hire one, for if you take d girl of 8 you can have her services until she is 15, getting eight year sof work for nothing, but her board and clothes, and then sell her for perhaps ten times your original price.
 Theoretically there are no slaves in Hongkong, as 1t Is British territory, but in reality the city is fuii or them. They are the maid servants and nurses of the Chinese. Every smaIl-footed lady nedes slaves to help her about, and in the houses of the rich, where there are many daughters it is not un- common to find from twenty to thirty slaves in a single family.
 Female slaves are often presents from one man to another. and not in frequently they form a part of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12

feared that as summer approaches the numbers of the unempiUyed will be- come very large. In the coal trade stocks are accommodating, though out- put Is restricted by laying off night shifts. The state of the mental trades which are a good index to the general condition is worse. Many blast fur- naces have been blown out. and there Is dearth or orders. The pig-iron syndicate is accused of keeping up It's prices beyond reason-for the trust system is spreading rapidly in Ger many-and making profitable produce tion of steel impossible. The KoeI- nische Zeitung pointed out the other day that under present conditions cap ital Is being swallowed up, and if there Is no recovery many works will be ruined" Here again we must not take too scon as an industrial disaster what may indeed become so, if the general commercial reaction which has set in everywhere should be prolonged and severe. But Germany Is suffering from the familiar effects of oyerpro- duction and overspeculation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12
The General Principle.

It is obvious that the principle, ex- plained in detail in the case of the tree. may be applied to an infinite diversity of natural phenomena. Al ready the inventor has imprisoned on the magic disc the exquisite curves de- scribed by a bird rising from its nest, sweeping low near the ground, darting after an insect, sweeping again for mere pleasure of motion in the sun, then in calm, peaceful, level flight, with scarcely a flutter of it's wings, floating on in search of further pleas ure And he has set down the rising and march and fall and break of the waves of the sea on the beach; the ripping of the waters Of q tiny stream that plays over pebbles and eddles around the roots of tree; the bending of field of nodding corn in the wind, the steady tramp ot a company of sol dicrs; the rapid. graceful play of d trotting horses hooves ana knees-lu fact, a great many curious forms Of motion, very ordinary and by use not particularly interesting to us, put open ing a new world of delight to those who have never seen 1hem.
 The joy of the hapless blind In the new machine is one of the most pleas ant spectacles one can imagine. Tine apathetic expression so characteristic of the sightless gives place in tn" twinkling Of an eye to one of absorbed interest, follow ed almost inStantane ouSly by rapt delight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12
WHAT A WOMAN sAYsl
Of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root.

The testimony of well-known peopIe whose reputation and standing are of thu very best is the only kind which really counts and is the only kind we ever give. Mrs. P. B. Marsh Is well known to all the people of Dallas. Ga, and only the 1esiro to benefit suffering humanity promptS hsr to publicly proclaim the great good which she has derived from the use of Swamp Root. She writes as follows to Tho kd- vertiser:
 'I had suffered with kidney trouble for! forty years and had tried many remedfsx with little improvement. was in bad health generally. no appetite. weak and discouraged. I was at last advised by d friend to try Swamp Root After using one bottle I felt decidedly better ard stronger about my back than, I have for many years. cheerfully recommend it to all sufferers with kidney troubles.'s
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12
The Secret Discovered.

This person was, for that reason, be- yond suspicion; the prefect asserted his innocence of divulging the secret. Sus- picion of secret passage or closet used by the official on trial arose. His office was thoroughly explored and wires connecting 1t with the prefects private room were found. at the pre- fects end of the wires an instrument which transmitted to the suspected of ficials room every word spoken in any part of that office, when connection was established by pressing a button at the other end of the wire. This was M. Dussaud's loud talking telephone" which he had furnished to the dishon- est official with no idea of the evil use to which it was to be put.
 Up to the time when the echoes of this case rang through France M. Dus- saud was little known to the public Among scientific men he was regarded as a promising worker in the realm of theory, but he had done little toward developing any of his discoveries. Now, suddenly. Eis name became known to millions: savants and electricians Hooked to his house. and he is being hailed as the scientific prodigy of the day. who will yet beat Edison and Tesla at their own game.
 At M. Dussaud's house the visitor can have the whole system explained to him by, the inventor himself. The young savant invites you to press any one of a series of electric buttons ranged in a frame on the wall of his study. By pressing the button the visitor has established connection be- tween the study and some other apart
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12

girl babies are a drug in the market.
 Think of buying a baby for a shil- ling. This is the price which one of the infant asylums of Shanghai Is said to pay for them. This is philan- thropic institution. and the children are bought as a matter of charity and re- ligion. They are reared surrounded by Christian influences. are taught all sorts of domestic duties. and when they arrive at the proper age are given respectable husbands.
 The brokers. as a rule. do not buy ba bies. The cost of rearing them and the risk of death are too great. They prefer to have girls or boys of eight years and upward.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12
Trade in Germany.

The depression In trade. which has prevailed in Germany since last au- tumn, is a serious and disquieting symptom. It has been an extremely severe reminder that the empire which does not lie between autocratic Russia and democratic France for nothing. and has peculiar social difficulties of its own is acquiring all the evils as we'll as the advantages of industrial development. Labor has already be- gun to be thrown out of work. and 1t Is
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12

ly Crowned" in French faSa,ien, by the Academy of Science: quiet, single. and very serious, with . csld. absorbed lock. the look of the born student, the man who cares little fer the things that interest the normal being. If he had not happened to care for science he might have been a religious enthusiast. an ascetic, perhaps. As things are. he is married. very happily, if one may judge by his young wifs's adoring pride in her husbands rather sudden leap into fame
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12
FREE HELP
 FOR BAD BLOOD Botanic Blood Balm Cures After All Else Fails, Ulcers, Cancer, Blood Poison, Scrofula, Catarrh,
 Rheumatism.
GIVES STRENGTH, LIFE AND
 VIGoR TO THE BLOOD.
Makes the Weak Strong-Gives a Healthy Blood Supply to the Skin.
COSTS NOTHING TO TRY.

The Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B) treatment for impure blood and skin dis eases is now recognized as a sure and cer- tain cure for the most advanced stages of Impure Blood, as Cancer, Eating. Run mOrs, Scabs or Scales. Blood Poison, ScrOfula, Ulcers, Persistent Eruptions' Pimples, Boils, Aches and Pains in Bones Joints or Back, Swollen Glands, Risinrs and Bumps on the Skin Carbuncles, Thin Blood, Weak Eyes, Rheuma tism or Ca tarrh, or any form of Skin or Blood Dis eases. Here is proof:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12
No Danger of a Third Term.

It Is claimed in Washington that some Democrats are worried over the Presidents swing around the circle"i and see in 1t scheme to prepare tf.N country for a third term of McEinley as well as ef McKinleyism. M Gs doubtful if any sensible Democrats ara seriously worried by such fears. The sotry was probably set afioat by some one ip the dearth of ether news" at the national capital now that the gov- ernment- has taken it's departure on wheels. President Mckinley has been credited with a fair amount of com mon sense. and that is likely to prevent him attempting something which would be sure to prove a failure.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-12
Another Invention.

Yet another curious and beneficent application of science to the help of the afflicted, is NJ. Dussaud's micro photograph, which enables the deaf - even those almost hopeless cases who have been deaf from birth-to hear not only the voices of human beings and the strains of music, but even the minor sounds of nature, such as the chirping of crickets or the whisper of reeds in the wind. This result Is achieved by delicate vibrating me chanism which is connected by tubes with the deaf persons head, just Tn front of the ears.
 The inventor of these wonders is a blond giant of little more than % years, who has lived during all his short life. the Iaborious days that Milton counsel ed and who has already been repea ted