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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29
Walker. an e1.president of the Alpine

Walker. an eI-president OF the Alpine
Club.
Mr.. Walker was with Peter spderegg
somewhere In the Engadine. ROped
together. they were cutting steps UP an
ice slope, Peter leading. They came 10
a point where a huge boulder was i'm
bedded In the ice Imagining IL 10
be- firmly fixed. Peter trod on IL. To
his CONSERVATION il began TO move.
IL came straight for Mr.. Walker who.
standing in the steps cut for him,
could not possibly get out OF the way.
He thought nothing could possibly save
him. But Peter met the emergency
by a wonderful feat Of strength. In
an instant he shifted himself back into
the ice step he had just quilted. Then,
with a mighty effort he jerked Mr..
Walker out OF his foothOld, and, sus-
tanning his weight by the rope that
linked them. swung him out OF the
way Of the rock. The rock Numbered
down in the very place in which Mr..
Walker had been standing. and then
Mr. Walker swung back and resumed
his foothold safely. There has seldom
been a narrower escape in the history
OF climbing.-From" Mountaineering as
a Profession" in Outing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29

ing down a bubble At time Coming
20 the surface it encloses an air bubble
under its body, and instantly descends.
Getting under the nest the bubble IL
allowed to escape into it, and this pro
cess continues until the nest is fun of
air. The spider then lays its eggs
there, incloSed in cocoon, and leaves
them for the young to grow in this un.
der.water palace. safe from all dying
foes.
When these water spiders are seen
under water they look like little balls
of shining silver. Little bubbles of all
seem to cling among the hairs of their
bodies As spiders. like insects, breathe
the air at little holes along the whole
length OF the body, they can easily
make Use Of these bubbles of air for
breathing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29
The HIr,l DncInr.

John" said the proprietor of the
bird store. there's a call at Mrs
Browns. uptown"
John, thin young man. took UP q
black leather bag and hurried out.
He Is n bird doctor" the proprietor
explained pointing after the lank.
black figure "He looks after the
mouths and feet and plumage OF can.
aries. parrots and other pets lie cleans
their mouths with little brushes. picks
aud sponges. With sets OF files and
scissors and scraperS he cuts their
nails and keeps their feet In trim
And you ought 60 see him give bird n
shampoo. He covers IL so with lather
that II resembles ball OF wool
John averages about two calls n
day in the summer and about 1--WE In
The winter. He Keeps a physicians
little day-book. and we send out bills
to birds for professional services Just
as though they were human beings.
That pleases the birds owners and
tcads TO create promptitude in the set.
tlement Of the accounts. philadelphia
Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29
Red Clouds Advice.

Billy" Gilmor. who lived among the
Indians in Dakota so long that he
changed color and talked Chinook. was
a warm personal friend Of Chief Red
Cloud. He was at the great pow-wOw
when Red Cloud advised his tribe to
surrender TO the Government. BY way
Of emphasis the chief plucked from the
ground handful OF grass. and. holding
il aloft SO that all might see. said:
"This'-pointing to the single ROOTS
the Indian; this"-pointing to the thou
sand blades-"is the white man" The
tribe understood at once that the In
dian was so greatly outnumbered that
further resistance would he foolish
New York Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29

"OD jerks of Tumbllng Forks
had got religion. The other
citizens Of the Forks couldn't
account for IL, but they said
there wasn't any question about IL, and
that Tod had 1t good and hard, and was
probably pious for keeps. Tod was the
only rellglonist In the Forks. There
were Methodists over at the Ford, and
colony Of Baptists down at Deep
Water, which latter thing, the neigh
bors said, was In keeping with the
eternal fitness OF things. Tod had got
his religion from the Evangelists while
ne was on a visit 10 Hams Station on
the Black Stone.
Prior to Tod's conversion he had been
about as tough as they make them
and, as his wickedness had struck
deep. so had his piety. TumbliDg Forks
admired Tod's evident sincerity and
allowed that he had a perfect right to
make n fool Of himself II he wanted
90. That was Tumblng Forks way
OF looking at the matter. Tod was a
fiddler. He used TO scrape out all
kind of things, and in the past the in
habitants Of the place shook their feet
weekly TO the strains from his bow.
Dan Tucker" and money Musk" were
never heard now, and from Tod's cabin
nightly, and daily, too, for that matter,
came Wandering Boy" Sweet Hour
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29
Arrested Under Xnter.

Last years report OF the London
police force gave an account of what
is probably the only arrest actually
made under water
few years ago n man named Tray
nor deserted from Woolwich and was
wanted not only on the charge of being
a deserter. but OF having stolen $40
from the military chest.
This mans efforts to escape arrest
proved unusual
He was traced 10 Liverpool. where
an attempt made 10 arrest him resulted
in his making n sensational jump from
a window and he escaped
He was next heard OF in Stafford.
where be was working on the docks.
The policeman who discovered him
Immediately made Up his mind TO cap.
ture the deserter at all costs. Traynor.
however, saw the officer. and started
TO run, with his pursuer a close sec.
ond.
They raced for nearly a mile. aud
then Traynor. seeing that he was being
overtaken,' took to the canal as n last
resort. jumped in and clung TO q log
that was floating in midstream.
The policeman followed
Traynor dived from his log and dis.
appeared. and the officer. not in the
least daunted. dove under after him
and caught him actually under the
water.
There was n desperate struggle. but
when the two rose 20 the surface 81
was seen that the policeman had his
man firmly by the neck. and IL did
not take him long to get him TO shore
and behind the bars.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29

INV
II want 20 talk 10 Clover Bloom,'
Said Buttercup one day.
II wish there was telephone:
She hives so far away, beigh h-ho!
j have 30 much 20 say"
Now Mr.. Spider heard her speak
a. he was passing by;
"I'll build for you telephone.
AZ least I'd like 10 try, he, he,
A builder fine am ! >"
So then he climbed the ladder stem,
And then he spun a thread
Above the Daisies they stared,
Above the Grass head, hi, hi;
To ClOyer's home il led
A siikcn wire telephone.
Now Buttercup is gay,
For she can talk 20 Clover Boon
The llyelOng summer day, ha, IA
! can't tell what they say
-Abbie Farwell Brown, IN the interior
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29

The effect produced by the contact OF
chalk ana vinegar is unique and aston
ishing Each vessel begins at once 10
develop steam. and after a few seconds
the vessels begin 10 move and are soon
entirely enyelOped by steam and
smoke. The explanation Of this action,
however, is very simple. The chalk is
decompOsrd by the contact with vine
gar, and thus separates gas which es'
capes Ia the form OF little bubbles.
which form the smoke. The separa-
tion Of the carbolic acid from the chalk
takes place so suddenly and vehement
ly that the little chalk vessels are
driven in all directions.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29

A most interesting game for children
In being introduced in Germany. IL
represents a naval battle. The various
boats and destroyers are cut out OF
chalk, and their little masts are made
Of tiny pieces OF wood. The chalk yes
sells ar. then painted with black ink.
which gives them the color Of genuine
grsyhOunds. The sea IN formed by a
fat sheet iron or glass vessel. whose
bottom must be very smooth. The yes
sells are placed In order. two fleets OPP
pOsite each other, and then the vessel
Is filed a little, say 10 the height OF
one quarter OF an inch, with vinegar.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29
He's an Able Fighter on Hi. Back.

At Altoona, Pa, Lewis Swoyer, n
man without arms. gave the police a
fight and il took half a dozen men to
arrest him. He was caught stealing
a keg of beer from in front of a hotel
on Tenth avenue, rolling il away with
his feet. and when an officer tried TO ar
rest him he lay down on his back and
so successfully that other officers had
to be summoned to help make the ar
rest.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29

The artesian well at Grencile, Paris,
took ten years of continuous work be-
fore water was struck, at depth of
Of boring.rod broke ana fell into the
well and ID was fifteen months before
It was recovered. A flow of 100000
gallons per day is obtained from 1t, the
bore being eight inches.
The English cotton manufacturers,
who have for SO long a time depended
on the United States for their raw ma
tcrial, have raised guarantee fund of
$3.50, 600 for the purpose of promoting
the cultivation of cotton within the
British Empire. II Is believed that the
plant may hc successfully grown IN
many places, particularly in some of
the regions that England has acquired
in equatorial Africa. Major Austin,
who made n journey from Omdurman
to Mombasa. recently read paper be-
fore the Royal Geographical Society
in which he said that wild cotton
grows freely near the Akobo River.
when we need oxygen gas for the
calcium light or for medical use we
must now buy II from manufactures,
compressed into heavy iron cylinders.
IL is possible that In the future we may
be able TO make IL as we want il, says
Success. NJ. Jaubcrt. n French chem
list. has devised substance that ne
calls "oxylitb." which consists of Ccr-
tain Of the higher oXids of the alkaline
metals. When water is poured on this
substances oxygen rs produced from
calcium carbid in the ordinary accty-
lcnc cycle lamp. This property makes
II possible 10 devise II simple generator
which VIII produce fresh oxygen just
when il is needed. and only as long as
il is needed NJ. Jauhert was led TO
his invention i'm the course of an at
tempt TO make n simple rcncwer of air
for submarine boats.
Part Of the scheme OF preparation 70,
the assumption of Japan's part as a
world power. and supplcmenting the
extraordinary activity of the Mikado's
naval agents, is the provision of facili-
ties for building ships without the aid
OF foreign countries The most difficult
consideration has been to secure com
plcte armor-plate mill, but according
10 recent adviceS, the deficiency has
now been made up by the purchase OF
Il plant in England. The mills fur
nished are among the largest IN the
world. No other mill, il is said has
rolls of equal diameter, namely. forty
eight inches, and with these II is pos
Sible to deal with an ingot direct from
the furnace and TO dispense with the
Intermediary process of squeezing un-
der an hydraulic press. The English
engineering fraternity is congratulate
ing itself on having secured this valIa.
Die order
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29
Curious Habits of Spiders.

The water spider carries air down
with it when il dives. DR.. McCook saw
one remain forty-fve minutes under
the water. One water spider builds a
nest under the water attached 10 the
stem Of some plant, and in the shape OF
diving bell. with the opening down
ward. II fills this bell with air by TAX
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29

you he will say that every man must
learn TO do il for himself by practice.
He will b. quite willing TO show you
how he throws the rope. but his style
will be quite different from the very
next cowboy you meet, and is certain
10 b. entirely different from the method
you finally adopt Practice is the only
master who can teach lasso throwing
Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29

BY the end Of this year the capital
Of Mexico will have a sewerage system
covering the whole city
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29

when n woman says Its 10 use
talking" she really doesn't mean IL.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29
The Feat of . Guide.

A story Of a guides strength and
presence Of mind Is told bv Nr Hn-scs
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-08-29
A Western Man X unt.

"THE long chase after Tracy,
the Oregon convict, recalls 10
the writer the sensational and
Ingenious escape from the
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
MORE TEMPERATE.

Brit,.h Newspapers Have Gained Down
to Considsrabls Estsnt
London. Dec 20 Comment OF the
newspapers become much more TEN
perate since better prospect for a
peaceful arrangement Of the Venezue'
Ia difficulty. II Is asked whether. con
siderlng the difficulties 10 be overcome.
a recourse 20 arbitration will be found
possible All papers are anxious for
such a solution Of the trouble 10 be
reached. Altogether more cheerful
view Of the situation Is taken.
james price. a member Of parlla-
ment. addressing the Eighty club Fri
day night. said he hoped earnestly
that the difficulty would be settled
speedily. because there Is always pos.
sibillty IN the United States Of some
sudden wave Of passionate emotion
passing over the people. stimulated by
organs more powerful than RESPONSE
BILE on matters upon which the people
are likely 20 become excited.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
ForSALE.
LAMAR BETHEA,
Successor to Monroe Edge,
Real Estate Agent.

20 acres Of flrstclass land near A. 4
NJ. college. good location for dairy
and hog farm, price $1,000.
81 lots on courthouse spare, good
seven room house, newly painter
with barn and all necessary GU
houses. fine well Of water going n
s220O00.
VIII sell the Pochila two stor,
house cheap.
Will sell lots In north western par
Of city. inside lots at $500, cornei
lots NJ s35 o..
90 acres on Wixon creek known ~
Pearson place, 20 acres IN cultiva
ton. All creek bottom land eNcep'
acres. Good place for party want
ing small farm. Going cheap.
% acres. Good 6 room house. Two
underground brick cisterns About
"a acres In cultivation. One mill
west Of city. I &. q. \. II. r passes
through property. Will sell foi
$3.50 % or trade for city property.
other lands too numerous TO men.
ton.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
COMPLETE POWER.
French Foreign once Informed ~ Mis-
ist.r Bowen'. Authority.

French Foreign once Informed - Mis-
istsr Bowsn'. Authority.
Paris. Dec. 20.-A cable message
from Fort de France, Martinique. an
nounces the French cruiser Droude.
which was assigned a few days ago TO
protect French citizens Of Venezuela.
will now remain outside Venezuela
waters. as all anxiety regarding the
welfare Of French citlzeRs have been
dispellcd.
The foreign Office received from the
charge d'anaires az Caracas conhrma-
ton OF announcements that President
Castro has conferred complete powers
on Minister Bowen 10 arrange terms Of
arbitration. The dispatch added the
president expressed bis confident nehei
that the exercise hy Tie United siaies
OF the powers granted to Minister
Bowen would undoubtedly result In
the adjustment OF the questions 10 dis-
pute.
Informal exchanges Of views be-
tween chancollories 90 Rome. London
and Paris indicate "a willingness 81
the British. Italian and French gov.
ernments 20 agree o. the creation ot
mixed commission ~ adjust the differ
Cuces.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
MRS. GRANTS FUNERAL.
Services "a washisEt"a Attended by /.
Number ef Notable Persons.

Number ef Notable Persons.
Washington. Dee z0.-in the pres
ence OF notable assemblage. including
President Roosevelt. some Of the cabi-
net. many senator's and representa-
tives and most OF the army. navy and
marine officers In the city in their
dress uniforms. the funeral services
over the remains OF Mrs. Julia Dent
Grant. widow Of the former soldier
president. were held In this city
this morning. and the casket immedi'
ately afterwards taken TO New York
over the Pennsylvania railroad. All
the children Of Mrs. Grant were pres
ent except Jesse. who had not yet ar
rived.
Among members Of the family and
relatives who attended the service
we're as follows: Mrs. Sartoris. Gen.
and Mrs. Fred d. Grant. U. s. Grant.
who arrived during the service at the
church: U $. Grant. Jr; Mr.. and Mrs
Scoyille Miss Julia Grant. Lieut. Com
mander and Mrs. Alex. Sharp. Nellie
d. sharp. Mrs. James r. Casey. Miss
Casey Mr.. and Mrs. James Casey. Miss
Annie Dent. MIR. and Mrs. Carrish
Smith and Grant Smith.
Preceded by a short service al the
Grant home. the services were held In
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
church. where the family worshiped
during the Grant administration. The
president and Secretary Hay occupied
a front pew. Back Of them were seat
cd Secretaries Moody and Hitchcock
Postmaster General Payne and Secre-
tary Cotelyou. Next was the family
pew. draped with the national emblem,
and occupied by the immediate family.
and on the left by Commander Cowles
and Colonel T. A. Bingham. Rev. Dr.
Frank NJ. Bristol conducted the ser
vices.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
HAS begun
The Text Of the Official Proc!ama.
tiOn Given Out.
NAMES OF THE PORTS
Vessels which Attempt TO Violate tho
Rules and Regulations Author
ized BY Nations Render
Themselves Liable.

London. Dec 20.-The official proca-
nation OF the blockade OF Venezuelan
ports were gazetted this morning and
becomes effective at once. The text VI
the proclamation is as follows:
Foreign ONCE. Dec 20. lsO2.-lt Is
hereby notified that as the United
States OF venezeula have failed TO
comply with the demands Of his ma
jesty's government. a blockade by his
majesty's naval forces OF La Quay
"a. Carenero. Guanta. Gumana and
Carthoano and the mouth OF the ORR
noco are declared. and such blockade
will be effectively maintained from
and after Dec. 20. subject to allowance
Of following days Of grace:
Fer vessels sailing before date OF
this notification from West Indian
ports and ports on the coast OF the
continent Of America. ten days for
steamers and twenty days for sailing
vesseIe From all other ports. twenty
days 6or steamers and forty days for
sailing vessels. For vessels lying In
ports now declared TO be blockaded.
fifteen days
Vessels which attempt the blockade
render themselves liable 20 all meas
ures authorized by the law OF nations
and by respective treaties between his
ma esty aud the different neutral pow
ers
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
senate CONQUERED

Washington. Dec. 2O.-There we're
twenty.seyen senator's In their seats
when the senate was called to order
for the last sitting before the Christ
mas holidays Mr.. Allen. a senate
conferee on the coal strike bill. pre-.
sented the report OF conferee commit
tee. He explained the senate amend
ment fixing a definite sum for expense
and compensation OF commissioners
aud employees These had been re-.
talned. but senate conferee had agreed
10 allowing SIS per day instead OF $40
Report was agreed 10. Bin then pass.
cd authorizing the Southwestern Lou
islana Rice Growers association 20
construct locks In VhrmillOn bayou
andMermcnteau river. both ia Louis.
lana
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
GOT WHOLE FAMILY.
French rsrssns Arrested Charged VIVA
Great safe Frauds. =

Madrid. Dec. 20-Mme. Humbert
and other members of the Humbert
family and NJ and Mime. DAurignac.
brother and sister In law OF Nine.
Humbert. who became notorious In
connection with the great safe frauds
In Paris. have been arrested at hotel
here. They have been In Madrid
since May ..
Later II became known that the po-
lice had made a clean haul Of the
whole family. Nine Humbert. her
husband. Eva Humbert and the three
DAurignacs. Roman. Emile and Ma
RE.
Police suspected the house OF Gale
ferray Some time Friday Roman
D'Aurignac was seen 10 enter the
building. a search warrant was OBJ
tanned and the house surrounded. AZ
ter some dlfflculty the police were ad'
mitted and arrested the longSonght
for alleged deiaulters. The prisoners
protest that they are the victims OF
Infamous proceedings. They threaten
ed to get even with certain persons In
France and said they had come direct
from Paris
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Chicago has a potato peelers' union.
Beaumont Is to have an oil eH'
change.
Muskogee. I. T.. is to have a $4,000
compress.
San Antonio wants government
sanltarlum.
Stock conditions In Panhandle are
reported good.
Miss Kate Oglesby OF Rlchyein, H.,
sulclded az Perry, Okla.
A. s. Hamilton. a drug clerk, died
suddenly at Ardmore, |. T.
]. W. Sharp. a prominent citizen Of
Fort Worth, died suddenly.
A. c. Hunter. bookkoeper Of the
Huntsville penitentiary. ID dead.
NJ G. Granbury. a wellknown Aus
tin attorney. died at Phoenix. Ariz.
Major W. NJ. Levy, formerly mayor
Of Sherman. Tex. died at San Antonio
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
COMMISSION ADJoURNs.
The Sessions Are 20 Be Resumed AZ Phil
adeIphia ON Jan @.


sdeIPhia ON Jan. q.
Scranton. Pa. Dec 20.-The anthra'
cite coal commission held last session
Of the year today and adjourned
10 meet at Philadelphia Jan. 6. In or
der TO permit the commissioners and
others connected with the proceedings
70 catch trains the session began at
3 o'clock.
Attorneys for non-union men contln-
ned calling witnesses from Lakawauua
and Lucerne county for the purpose OF
proving that violence. intimidation
and boycotts were resortcd 10 In order
90 prevent men from continuing al
work
Everett Warren. counsel for the Le-
high Coal company. filed wage state
monts OF the company.
John u OFT the first witness called,
said that the merchants in Archibald,
Pa. were compelled to boycott him be
cause be worked In the mines
The second witness was a boy who
was forced to leave the store iu which
be- was employed on account of his
father being a non.ugion man. and the
next witness testified that strikers
tried 20 have him forced out Of a vol.
untoor Gre company because he con.
tlnued work as a mine engineer dur
Ing the strike
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
FEARFUL FATE
Young Man At Port worth Falls into .
Vat 81 boiling water.

Young Man AZ Port worth Falls into .
Vat Of boiling water.
Fort Worth. Dec. 2O-John McFar-
land. a young man. employed In the
Swift packing house met with a fright
ful accident. which resulted in his
death He was engaged in the fee max.
ing department as an Ice puller ana
while attempting TO cool a block Of ice
stumbled and fell into a vat Of boiling
hot water No one saw the mishap.
but IL Is presumed the unfortunate
man went feet foremost. as the top OF
his head was not Injured. From the
mouth down the flesh was practically
roasted and dropped on In great pieces
when bis clothes were removed. lie
was taken 10 a hospital. where ne
lived several hours in great agony. tie
came here from Baillnger. and was
the only support OF a widowed mother.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-12-21
Large judgment secured.

Brocton. Mass. Dec. 20.-A jury In
the superior court has awarded Frank
]. cashln OF Springfield $3.50 In his
suit against the New York. New Ha'
ven and Hartford Railroad company
for Injuries received as passenger In
the Avon railroad accident In 1901. He
brought suit for $4,000. Testimony
was offered 10 the effect that the plain
til received injuries from which he
was growing worse instead Of better.
After the announcement OF the YER
dict counsel for the road made a mo-
ton for new trial.