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

"The American people are great thea
trcgoers, and spend about Sll2,000.0 600
annually for such amusemcntS," said
a prominent theatrical manager to the
writer recently. This vast sum of
money is paid into the treasury OF
some 1000 companies. which were Csti.
mated To he playing in all parts OF the
United States last year. This includes
everything that can be considered
strictly professional companies, 10 say
nothing OF the countless amateur or
ganiZations OF the strictly theatrical
organizations IL is safe To say that the
average receipts per night for the 1000
companies is Si00 each. At seven per
formances per week for each company
the weekly average would be $500
The average theatrical season is forty
weeks The entire 1000 companies,
with average nightly receipts Of SI0o,
would produce weekly receipts, ut
seven performances per week. amount.
ing to S2,S00,OOO This multiplied by
| forty. the number Of weeks In the
theatrical season. will yield gross re-
ceipts amounting to Sll2,00000o,
which is probably far below what the
people OF this country really do pay
every year for theatrical amusement.
| Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
4 Probable Small Greenhouse.

\ profitable greenhouse for a farm or
village place where the slope Of land
is not right for the ordinary sidehill
house on south incline may be made
on the plan Of the one operated by
Ellis Haynes. of Massachusetts. This
house is 100 feet long by twenty feet
wide. 1t runs southwest and the roof
has two equal glass slopes facing the
northwest and southeast. 1t runs
across the slope of 4 ide HILL with n
gentle slope to the northwest. Upon
the upper or southeast side the ground
comes nearly to the foot of the glass,
while on the opposite side earth is
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
Engineers Attacked by Lion Twice.

A correspondent writes to the Gwelo
paper from Umniati, Africa, 10 the cf-
feet that Mr. Tom Balm. engineer to
the Hamocsi Exploration Company,
and his brother-in-iaw, Mr.. Drysdale,
and Mr.. Joblin, while camping out
about nine miles north Of the Umniati
River had an adventure with 4 lion
the other day. 1t appears that lion
visited these gentlemen at about J
o'clock in the morning, when Drysdale
fired at the intruder. but only succeed
ed in wounding il. Nothing being
seen of the unwelcome visitor the
party retired TO slumber, but soon after
sunrise a search was made for the
wounded beast without success. How
ever, on the party returning to their
camp. the lion once again put in an
aDnearance Mr. Balm and Mr.. Joblin
ran clear. but poor Drysdale was
pitched heavily on his face, ana be-
fore he could move the huge brute
sprang upon him. burying its teeth in
his left thigh. With marvellous pres
cnce Of mind he twisted himself be-
meath the wounded and vicious beast
and discharged his gun full in Its
chest. Mr.. Drysdale mas fearful
thigh wound. the flesh and muscles
being literally torn apart His friends
trekkcd him on. and Mr.. Richmond APP
piled antiseptcs and temporarily
closed ana baudaSed the gaping
wounds. after which he was taken to
Or. Heherdon., in whose hands he is
is. 1t is presumed that tins is the
same brute that had been responsible
for the deaths of two head of stock
belonging to the Umniau Develop
ment Company in broad daylight the
previous week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
Cork Trees

The cork tree IL an evergreen. m
oaG. about the size OF our apple tree
and grown largely n Spain for CON.
mercial uses. The bark is stripped In
order to obtain the cork. which j.
soaked and then dried The moment
the bark is peeled Of the tree begins
to grow another cork skin. and each
new one is better than the last. SO the
older the tree the better the cork. The
trees are stripped about every eigh;
years. and so strong does IL make them
that they often live to the age OF two
hundred years After the bark rs
stripped of. IL is trimmed and dried
and fattencd out. Then IL is packed
and shipped TO all parts ~ the world.
-Meehan's Monthly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
Preparing a Potting Soil.

Every spring before filling my hot.
bed with manure, place in the bottom
some sOds, grass side down, TO a depth
OF ten or twelve inches. and over this
place the fresh manure. In the fall /
fork over the contents of this bed sev.
eral times and sift and barrel it and
store II in dry place. This soil mixed
with one-third sifted sand is used for
pottng all bulbs and plants and for
starting such seeds as are not sown
in the open ground.-B. S. Higley, in
Orange Judd Farmer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08

just rar enough above the ground that
his whole weight fell on the sharp
needles OF the plant. thousands OF
them piercing his flesh. While half
OF the Indians held US away. the 9th
ers danced about our suffering part.
ner There were only four OF Us and
about twenty Indians. but we sue
ceeded In driving them of, after a
fight that lasted until near midnight
when we reached Hazard he was
nearly dead from the loss Of blood
and the terrible agony that he suf
fered. We got him back 10 Phoenix.
but he died In a few days.
II have been caught in the desert
and have been saved from dying Of
thirst by drinking water that is con.
tanned in the cactus, but ! never can
feel any gratitude 10 the plant after
that first experience. And | never can
tolerate an udian."-Denyer Republi-
can.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
sent to Prison For Debt.

imprisonment FOR debt" has been
abolished in England. but The same
thing exists under another name. \
debtor is sued in the County Court and
the Judge makes an order that he OF
she shall pay SO much per week OF
month un'il the debt is paid OF. II
the installments are not duly forth.
coming the debtor is again summoned
and this time he is sentenced 10 prison
not for non.payment of his debt, but
for contempt of court
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
Jsp.n r.,nr Roman letter.

Japan Is taking new step to ap.
proach Western civilization and with
draw from Chinese traditions 10y re
qulring officially that the Japanese
language shall be taught in schools 10y
means OF Roman letters and no longe,
10y the syllable symbols.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
D,cocnired the American,

Judge Hicks. OF Minneapolis. being
in London. inquired his way of n
policeman. You're from HamericaT
Yes. sir" You can't 'ide the hac-
cenL"-Boston Christian Register.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
a Lincoln Relic Destroyed.

The house where Nancy Hanks plighted
her troth 10 Thomas Lincoln has been de-
siroyed by hre. IL was the first two-story
residence erected IN Boyle County. XIV,
and was over a century old II was built
by Judge James p Mitchell Here IL vas
that Nancy Hanks, frequent visitor 10
the Mitchell family. accepted. in the win.
ter Of leO5, the hand Of Thomas Lincoln.
W. 5. Musser, Millheim. Pa, saved the
lie OF his little girl by giving her One
Minute Cough Cure when she was diving
from Group. II is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results. !,
quickly cures coughs, colds, bronchitis,
grippe, asthma and all throat and lung
troubles. 1. K. Parker. Olneyville, Gen.
terdale Pharmacy. Centerdale.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08

A good orchard fertilizer for bear.
Ing apple trees may be made Of fifty
pounds Of nitrate OF soda 100 pounds
OF muriate Of potash. and $50 pounds
OF fine ground bone. This quantity -
sufficient for an acre
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
rrnnh Ecrnrtl.

speaking OF progress said the
snail. Il travelled a mile last year.'-
Indianapolis Pr,ss.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
THE pEeP.sEA PEARL
by EDITH NJ. THOMAS.

ove M life The divers come and g.,
Az toothers h
I The I'm its
Tut the wound all.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-02-08
TALES OF PLUCK
End ADVENTURE.
An Exciting Race.

T y the little town Of Oakland lives
| Ida Record, a pretty schOOlteach-
or who rccentIy ran "A race 10 the
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
HOME GUARANTEED

sisty wichita Children of the MssonIs
HON Exposed to Scarlet Fever.
Sixty members of the Masonic home
at Wichita nrc guarantined because
Roy Bevins. aged IL, one Of their mum.
Dor, is critically i'll with scarlet fever.
Twenty-Five of the members of the
home arc children attending the Nc.
Cormick and the Franklin schools, and
rs long ~ the home is under quaran.
tine they will be without pnblic school
privileges.
The case was reported to- the health
board by DIR. NJ. w. Cave, and the
quarantine was Mt once established.
The patient has been i'll for two days,
but few OF the symptoms Of scarlet fe-
yer manifested themselves until Fri
day, when he began TO break out. He
has been removed TO an isolated quar-
ter OF the home, and IL is thought that
IL proper precautions are taken no n
else In the home will take the disease.
A special nurse has been secured for
the boy.
There are more cases Of scarlet
fever in that city now than Of any 9TH
err contagious disease, and IL has been
pronounced by the members of the
board OF health to be of u malignant
type. II Is more dangerous than the
smallpox, which was epidemic there
last winter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
Two Sudden Deaths.

The people of Carbonate have been
greatly shocked by the sudden deaths
OF two persons within u period OF "a
hours.
Aboutd o'clock Monday evening ut
the home of Cryus G.. Smith, residing
near Wal;arusa, Mrs. Smith and her
son stepped into the yard To attend to
some chores, leaving Mr.. Smith, who
was somewhat lame from rheumatism,
in the house. a few minutes later tho
mother and son returned TO the house
and found MIR. Smith lying ON the
floor in the throcs of death.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Sarah Aun
Dunphy of Carbondalc was weaving n
piece Of carpet at the home Of u neigh.
Dor by the name Of johnson.
About 4 p. m. Mr. johnson and his
wife went To u patch OF corn To get
fodder, leaving Mrs. Dunphy
alone.
When they returned shortly after,
they found Mrs, Dunphy with her ell,
bows resting on the frame of the loom
and her hands supporting her head,
asleep In death.
Mrs. Dunphy was the widow Of an
ex-cOnfcderatc veteran, her husband
having served In the rebel army.
Both were victims Of heart dis.s, -.
and both were In unusually high spir
Its NIL day prior Ia their deaths.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
FOUGHT THEM +
a Grocer shows Fight and Saves His
Money,

Two men entered the grocery store
OF Il. Il. Williams, in Kansas City on
Tenth street and Riverview
about 5 o'clock one night recently and
after attempting To rob the proprietor
struck him on the head with u club.
Mr.. Williams was standing near the
door when the men entered. One OF
them ordered him to hold up his hands
Williams, instead of Obeying, caught
the mar by the throat, throwing him
To the door. Seeing his companion at
tackled the other man drew "a club from
under his u u and struck the grocery
nan several times on the head, vii.
liams cries attracted G.. w. Sargent,
who lives nearby. At his approach
ther robbers ran. Williams was badly
cut about the head. but his sslsnll was
not fractured. The robbers secured
no money. =
The placcwhcre the assault, took place
is u lonely corner, with deep hollows
on either side.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
Club Must support Family.

Dan I. Working, the librarian Of
The "Doniphan Social and Literary
Club" is in Jail Mt Grand Island, Neb.,
undergoing sentence IN conviction of
having sold liquor without u license.
AZ the meeting of the county board n
resolution was adopted that whereas
man did not have money to pay his
hne and the county was put to the ex-
pense OF caring for his family, the
county attorney BIC instructed to notify
the members of the club of which
workings was the supposed ''libra-
rian," and compel them to contribute
to the support of the family. The res.
olntion Is regarded ms quite u new
thing, and If the attorney is success
ful N u suit along this line it regarded
as settling quite Il precedent along the
line of N being his brothers keeper.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
RAGR|OTM SOUTH
Governor Sends Troops to Aid
the Sheriff.
ARMS AGAINST the NEGROES


A dispatch from Andalusia, Ala, DE
'ember o says; The governor sent troops
tonight TO aid sheriff BRADSHAW In
protecting the negro rioters in Jail
here and the town Is under martial
law. The sheriff Is fearing an attack
at any moment by u mob from Opp,
and is prepared to protect his prison.
crs at all hazards.
Three negroes, names unknown, were
caught and killed by II posse Of citizens
near Opp today for alleged implication
in the riot, and the whole country is
in arms against the negroes.
Up To a late hour tonight the mob
had not made an appearance. The
troops arc on guard and knowledge OF
this fact may prevent an attack.
News has just been received here
that yesterday a negro committed sui.
eide hear Opp. He was being pursued
by o mob with bloodhounds, and see.
ing that escape was impossible the
black shot himself,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13

The British eXchequer will now profit
something over a million dollars more
by the death duties assessed on the es.
tate OF an American who has just died
over there. The present financial EN-.
barrassment OF Great Britain would be
appreciabiy relieved were the mortality
among these expatriated millionaires
larger. Still. there's no doubt that the
Britons are grateful for occasional dis
~pensations OF this character. In fact,
the chancellor Of the exchequer bluntiy
said 70 In his speech explaining his last
budget.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
WORT or TRAIN wREckRRs
k"kins Turns Over. and, several Cars
Leave the Track. ..t


knkins Turns Over and several Cars
Leave the Track. s,.
The Oregon Railway ~ Navigation
company's east. bound passenger train
was wrecked twelve miles. east of The
Dalles, Ore, Dec. 8. The engine turned
completely over, and the mail car,
composite sleeper and diner left the
track. The other ears, including a
private a containing Col. X. c.
Clowry, general superintendent of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
aud party, remained on the track. En-.
gineer Maurice ~Cavannugh was badly
scaldcd and perhaps internally in
jurcd. Fireman Frank Cras was ser.
iously injured. None of the passcn-
gers were injured. 1t was uudoubted.
~ the work Of train wreckers. as an
examination showed that "a seven
eight mel square nut had been placed
on the outside rail of u thrce.degrec
curve. Another nut was also found on
an outside rail about 100 feet ahead of
the first N The company has offered
Sl,OOO reward for the arrest anu con-
viction OF the wrcckers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
KICKING A BILL OUT.
Document: Actually Kicked Out OF House
Of mmo

DeN w hhotSo
of Commons.
Sir John knight. a stout old Tory
member for Bristol. who In the year
1893 proposed to kick a bill out of the
house of commons, got into sad trou-
BILE. 1t was a measure for the natural
ization of foreign Professionals. and Sir
John. In tho course OF a violent invec-
tive, exclaimed: Let us first kick the
bill out of the house, and then let US
kick the foreigners out Of the king
DOM" this observation being aimed at
Williams Dutchmen, II not attic king
himself. But what Sir John only pro-
posed to do with this bill the commons
actually did with another obnoxious
measure in ITO. says Good Words.
The peers had presumed to alter A
money bill by striking out a provision
which offered a bounty upon the ex-
portatiOn Of corn. The In
dignant ut the treatment OF their depu-
tatiOn. who had been c0ntumaciously
elected from the peers chamber. and
further incensed by the fact that on
another occasion Burke had been kent
waiting three hours at the door OF the
upper house with \ bill ssnt up by the
commons. took the present opportunity
to show In emphatic manner that there
wa at least u privilege ON which
tney would not allow the peers to an
croach' The amendment was promptly
rejected: and with 1t the bill. Tho
speaker tossed the document over the
table. and members of both parties. a.
tney went out. kicked II toward The
door. Wv
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
Only nm Attempt.

Helen Mitchell, "A domestic at the
New. York hotel in Fremont made
what Is declared tn have been a fake
attempt at suicide. She came out of
u room in an upper story Of the hote
and informed some of her associates
that she had taken poison, al the same
time enchanting: Ills all over row.
She then fell heavily upon the floor
and it was supposed that she was
about To die. A couple OF physicians
soon arrived and caused her to vomit,
hut no traces OF poison could be- found
in her mouth or throat. A bottle
nearly filed with n solution of carboi.
ic acid was discovered, however, from
which about u spoonful had been TAX
cn. The girls hands snclled Of the
liquid, but her mouth was not burned
and there was NJ, Inflammation OF the
passage leading to the stomach, hence
the belief that she did o really in.
tend 10 commit suicide, -
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13

A Vancouver, Is. c. dispatch says: A
Canadian Pacific freight train was
slowly proceeding cast around u dan
gerous curve 400 feet above the Frazer
river when Engineer Randall suddenly
came upon II rock slide scarcely fifty
yards ahead of him. 4 signal was
given to h brakcmen, and the engine
was reversed, but too late. The heavy
train behind piled the engine on the
rocks n before the engineer and fire
men culd jump, the engine rolled 300
feet down the sheer bluf toward the
river. Engineer Randall and Fireman
Potruh We're crushed Ia death beneath
the engine. Three ears were wrecked,
going over the bank after the engine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
MYSTERIOUS G
lie Appears at Residence. u Terror
isea Wd,ne,i,

fHf.
issa Wdtnsai
At Council Grove, KAN, recently,
Mrs. Rich Gardiner was awakened by q.
noise In Her kitchen, which she thought
was CAUSED by the house cat. With .
lamp in her hand she started from her
bedroom to investigate. On opening
the kitchen'door she faced a tail negro
who dealt her n blow in, the face with
IN club, brbaking her teeth and serious.
,1ya bruising her: The light, falling
from. her hand, was extinguished, aud
in the darkness she fed from her, house
ana to tho home of A,,J. Marks, tvs
blocks away, where she told TIE Incl.
dent She described her assailant
closely. Sheriff Mikcls and Marshal
Fleming were notified and ut once went
to work. IN this case and several sim
liar ones occurring here recently, sus-
piciOn rested on two or three negroes
about town. Six were brought to Mrs.
Gardiner, but she failed to find her as
sailant among them. Wright's blood.
hounds at Manhattan were sent for and
arrived Mt > o'clock in the afternoon.
The town by this time was thoroughly
excited and upwards of 800 people
turned out to sec the dogs work. They
got the scent in the cellar, followed IL
up stairs, through the door and down
the street. On three trials they worked
in the same manner, bringing up at
the home of n much respected white
citizen. They failed to capture the as
sailant.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
CHAPTER XIII.

Before another word could be spok-
en- Mr.. Netherieish entered. An aris-
tocratic man, with a noble counte-
nance. He bore q sealed note for Mr..
Hope to deliver in the city.
Why. Fanny" he exclaimed to his
sister-in-law, you herey'
"Yes; look at the sight they have
made me-" replied she. shaking down
her dress for his beneat. ~ she had
previously done for Mr.. Hope. 81 am
waiting for some one OF the damsels
to mend II for me. ! suppose Mr..
Hopes presence has scared them
away. Won't mamma be In a ~ Of
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13
MI.

The stately rooms OF II OF the
finest houses In London were open for
the reception of evening guests. Wax
lights. looking innumerable when re-
iiected from the mirrors, shed their
rays on the gilded decorations. On the
fine paintings. and on the gorgeous
dresses of the ladies': the o%nliycning
strains OF the band invited to the
dance and the rare exotics emitted q
sweet perfume. 1t was the West End
residence Of a famed aud wealthy city
mere liant of lofty standing; his young
wife was an earl's daughter and the
admission to the house Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lady Adela Netherleigh was coveted
by the a world.
There's a mishap!" almost screamed
a pretty looking girl. She had dropped
her handkerchief and stopped for it.
and her partner stopped also; In his
hurry he put his foot upon her thin.
white dress. she rose at the same mo-
ment and the bottom OF her skirt was
torn half on.
Quite Impossible that | "A finish
tue quuuTiIio, quOtU sut W MN, ndit
In amusement. half provoked at the
misfortune. "You must md another
partner. and ! win go and get this re-
paired"
She went upstairs; by some neglect.
the lady's maid was not In attendance.
and too impatient TO ring and wait
for her. down she aew to the house
keepers parlor. She was quite Il
homo In the house. for she wSs'the SIS
ter Of It's mistress. She he'd gathered
the damaged dress up In her arms. but
her white pstticoat fell In rich folds
around her.
'Jsst look what IN object that
stupid" And there stopped the
young lady: for instead Of the house
keeper and lady's maid. whom she az
pectsd To meet. nobody WAS In the
Don hut q gentieman--a tall hand
some She looked thunderstruek;
ard then slowly advancing and star
Ing at him ~ II not believing her
ewn eyss.
NY goodness, Gerard! Wen,
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13

There arc some new things under til,
sun. and n of them is stopping a bat.
tie until railway trains can pass. Per.
haps the isthmian combatants welcome
the locomotive whistle when things get
too hot.
The Red Cloud chief., 1901-12-13

The example Of the thoughtful tesla.
tor OF Lynn who has bequeathed 81 SOC
to a man who once loaned him SIC
ought to bring about a boom in hith.
erto unQuotable I o U's. Let us have
4 spare dollar about IL clothes after
this.