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Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
What the Microscope Has Done.
*. :. e. g. g. .. q.
sY pRoF. JoAN rRowaRloeE.

III REMEMBER that in the occupied himself with
W the large affairs OF humann the questions OF the
smiled bleared specialist had little
Tree trade and the tariff supposed that the microscope perfected
instrument and that little with than studying
forms OF life which naturalist little
with humanity At that time dphtheria
per cent and than ave died childbirth Today
owing to improvements in the microscope the death dphtheria has
been reduced less than mortality yingn
twentieth of cent
Z has perfected microscopic lenses which have made possible the study
OF bac and have led results OF disease
Modern asepc the investigations with this
Thus the improvements the led the theory OF
disease the discovery mankind OF the
century just closed the aepc In
small
which viate the discharges is
leading methods the tissues or to meth
DDS OF setting them eectrons from metals
the the tissues setting up
obscure claimed senuousy by good
authorities diseases due
his electrical radiation.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
KING EowARD's rELEeRAms.
His Cipher Talks over the Wires With
His Ministers and His Friends.

tlA1 NlllieAaAa anu TITS EAlGIAas
The task OF writing a royal mes
sage is one that involves considerable
labor ana expense, and the popular
fallacy 70 the effect that all the Kings
kilograms are transmitted free Of
charge may at once be exploded by
the statement that royal kilograms 2rs
responsible for a bill OF &1,500 per
annum. while a secretary Is specially
employed to attend to this brancn Of
the correspondence department.
A number Of codes are in use be-
tween the sovereign and his ministers
at home while all the ambassadors
abroad have a separate code whicn
can only be translated by the King
and themselves. When telegraphing
to intimate friends and relations King
Edward always uses the word code
which be has employed for years past.
Queen Alexandria also having private
codes Of her own. All the Kings Of
fetal messages are signed Edward
R. l." and bis private wires albert
Edward" or "Bertie. while the Queen
signs herself Alexandria" to her
friends and subjects alike.
The Kings kilograms are never kept
waiting. and direct wires are connect
ed between the royal residences and
all parts Of the empire. AS soon as
the telegram has been prepared a
pilot message" is sent forward to
clear the way, no one being allowed
to use the wires in the mean time.
The receiving clerk then makes a
careful copy of the message and trans
mlts it back again for verihcation. so
rs 10 avoid mistakes. after which the
wires are again open TO the public.
Only confidential clerks are allowed
to receive an important message. for
there are plenty of individuals willing
to pay heavily for a copy. trusting to
their own ingenuity as to whether they
will be able TO decipner it,
But despite these precautions
messages sometimes leak out. and
a few years ago a journalist managed
to secure the blotting pad on which
the paper had reposed while the clerk
wrote out the cipher with a hard pen
Gil An impression remained on the
blOtting pad which when translated.
was the means of an important secret
being prematurely diVulged to the
world Naturally the King is often
requested to telegraph his views on a
certain subject to a newspaper. but
only on one occasion has he done so.
This occurred in 1895 during the Ven
ezuelan crisis. when as Prince Of
Wales he sent a long telegram from
Sandringham to Mr.. Pulitzer. Of the
New York World. beseeching the
American people for a peaceful ter
mination to the dificulty.-London
Tid-Bits.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
A nEoINNINo oE MILLIoNa.
The Chance Through Which One Man
Has Become Rich.

One Western millionaire came into
he possession OF his wealth through
ais own abilities, beyond a doubt. but
It Is also true that his opportunities
we're excellent. And they came to
aim In an unusual way.
1t happened that the wife OF a very
clch man had for many years gone
20 certain shop in New York for
1er gowns and had always been waited
upon by the same woman. One morn
ing she went to the store to order a
gown. After the business Of getting
che new dress had been transacted,
The saleswoman said to her:
This will be the last time that I
shall have the pleasure OF waiting ON
you, Mrs. X, for am going to be mar
ried"
When the customer expressed an
interest in her plans the woman told
her that she and the man to whom she
had been engaged for several years
had decided that they might as we'll
get married as wait. especially as she
had managed by prudence to save a
little money. Said the customer:
"You bring your betrothed to my
house tonight to see me. would like
to meet him and have my husband
know him too
A time was set and that night the
saIeswoman and her betrothed visit.
cd the wealthy patron. The latter in
trOduced them to her husband. who
talked with the man and was favor
ably impressed with him. He learned
that the man was able to make only
= small income at his business.
Before the man left the house. a
date for a subsequent visit had been
set. The man, of course, came back
and the result was a place for him in
one Of the millionaire's mills near a
Western city.
That was his beginning. Today he
counts his millions on more fingers
than his two hands possess. And his
fortune came through his meeting
with the millionaire and his good luck
In making a favorable impression on
him as well as on his ability to take
advantage Of the opportunities that
came to hlm.--New York Sun.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
A WINGED CRIMINAL.
One Of the Possibilities Of the Future
Aerial Navigation.

One Of the Possibilities Of the Future
Aerial Navigation.
'In looking over a New York paper
recently I noticed that Edison said
humanity ought to be ashamed Of IT,
self for not having solved the problem
Of aerial navigation" said an observ-
ant citizen; 'and I guess Edison must
be right about it. Ii would seem that an
age Of such marvellous achievements
along other lines ought TO have solved
this interesting and important prob
lem Can't we do as much as the
birds? But was thinking of the
many possibilities which are wrapped
up in this problem, and when we come
TO think OF It the sudden solution of
the problem, while It would be of great
benefit TO humanity. would bring into
existence a fair quota of embarrass-
ments It would change the whole as
pect OF the situation In many respects.
There would no doubt be balloon
elopements. and hot pursuits through
the air and occasionally the fellows
who was making away with some
other fellows girl would find himself
dropping toward the earth at a rather
rapid rate. Or II he should happen
to be on wings, according to some OF
the contrlvances which have been de-
yised he might lose a few feathers
and fall just the same.
But really. there is a more serious
way Of looking at the possibilities OF
the flying machine Take the criminal
classes. for instance. What would
hinder the safe blower, the burglar
and the murderer from sailing out in
10 the air after the commission Of a
desperate offense? II they used bal.
looms they could simply cut the lines
and be gone in a iiffy. II they used
any other appliance the result would
be the same They would simply float
out into the open air Policemen
would have ID wear balloons. else they
would have to be provided with winXs,
a rather incongruous thing. when we
/ come TO think of It, Yet a policeman
/ with wings may be one OF the things
Of the future. II inventive genius ever
succeeds in solving the problem Of
aerial navigation. There will be no
other way for the minions Of the law
70 pursue the men who commit all
kinds Of acts against the written law.
Many embarrassment might come up,
when we come to think Of 1t. in con
nection with the problem Of aerial
navigation New Orleans Times
| Democrat.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
Right of Dumb Animals to Life
Immunity From Torture
BY CHESTER A. SNOW,
President of the Washington Humane Society

M OF long rights recognized the rights OF kings
III called divine Ch Habeas Corpus and the
the
the
representatives in the
powerful advocating
Of liberty and
police throughout the United
law furnishing their
s ThOughtless fahonadded
backbone of causing them
daboa making them mpoent for life against Orentng flies
weather. robbing them Of the
while and costly
BY Oyerdraw
unnatural
strained position.
acquaintance with
Knowing the responsibility
membership all who realize that
systematic organized EFFORT
their
simplicity life honesty and drectness OF
would detracton compare them men
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
Science an Art in HOmemaking.
BY ADA c. SWEET.

E American gobtroer Of the
~
fest The French ask Where are the men?"
and
oing husbands fathers restless
the wandering foot
shadows still behind which
family
of breaking res refuge the most
careless
life
in Simplicity and
needed tighten the burdens Of both mistress
o. homemakng? II z
professors fellow
the M
frst
adapt the knowledge gained the making
household while home
herself included is problem.
not well worth effort made9
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
A Horse story.

In his article on "Tips and Com.
missions" in Lippincott, John Gilmer
Speed says:
"Our Skirts are not entirely clean
on this side Of the Atlantic, though.
to be sure, it is not yet by any meana
common for gentlemen or ladies to
take commissions from their trades.
men on account of services rendered.
AS to whether it will be or not, am
not so sure. That servants expect
and exact commissions Is absolutely
certain, however. A while ago / sold
a horse to a friend. He took fancy
to the horse and finally bought him
for four hundred dollars. The next
day he came to me with a check for
four hundred and twenty-five dollars
When you send that horse around he
said please give that extra twenty
five dollars to my coachman. don't
want him to lame that horse or In
jure him In any way
'Graciousl' / asked you seem to be
in mortal fear Of your coachman?'
eyes. I suppose l am. They are
all alike. however. Commissions or
purchased are the perquisites Of tn,
stablemen, and they have no use for 2
horse about which they have not beer
consulted and on which they have no
had a commission. have had soml
nasty experiences, and as this horse
is Cor my own riding, don't want am
Dreiudlces In the stable against him
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
The LESS" Century.
BY A SAGE OLD NEW YORKER.

HIs century at Brooklyn
~
pigeons belonging
work. heretofo o he pigeons.
vented hello
vehicles
the
spring
years being
1t really though
partially dOnkess
because o trolley
will steam smOke cndere elevated railway
underground powder
new.
Of
deathess
endo o
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
Taking Advantage Of The situation

A member Of the military band at
a certain barracks came to the sur
geon recently with a long face and a
plaintive story about a sore throat.
Sore throat. eh?" said the surgeon,
pleasantly. Let me see. Oh, that's
not bad--a slight irritation, nothing
more, you will be all right in a day or
two. / think you had better tax, no
risk by using your throat though. so /
will recommend you for fortnight's
sick leave"
Armed with the surgeons certificate.
the bandsman obtained two weeks
sick leave. The two weeks had just
come to an end when he met the sur
geon on the parade ground The
bandsman saluted and the surgeon,
recognizing the face. stopped.
"How's the throat2". he asked pleas
antly.
"Its quite wen, sir, was the re-
ply.
That's good" said the surgeon.
'You can get back to your duty with
out fear. BY the way what instru-
nent do you play in the band?"
1.-THE small drum, sir" said the mu-
Eician.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
Shocked Him Into IL.

Kitty-"SO you managed to get fred
to propose at last? How did you bring
1t about2"
Bertha-"I borrowed Mamies engage
ment ring and had 1t on the third
finger Of my left hand when Fred
called last evening"
Kitty-"And what did he say?"
Bertha-"He saw 1t the moment be
got into the room He looked as though
he'd go through the door Finally he
mustered up courage to ask If it was an
engagement ring, and l said Yes
That was no lie, you know. 1t was an
engagement rlng-Mamle's, you know
Kitty-"And them"
Bertha Then he gasped and I
thought he would faint. But the up.
shot Of it was he proposed. Boston
Transcript.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
rhe Six O'Clook Dinner.

The 6 O'Clock dinner is not a mere
fad; anyway. not extremely mere
The o'clock dinner obliterates the
appetite for breakfast. But for the G
o'clock dinner there would probably be
but meagre demand for breakfast
foods, and that which Is now great
industry, employing many hands and
advertising literally, would hardly ex-
ist.
The o'clock dinner kills man soon
er or later; usually not until after he
has amassed fortune, yet before he
has had time TO queer his wife and
daughters socially with his chin whisk-
ers and bad grammar.
The o'clock dinner keeps one awake
nights, thus nearly doubling the num-
Der Of his business hours.-Puck.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
Oil on the Water.

A test OF a cannon that throws a
shell designed to scatter oil on
boisterous waves was recently made.
The shell is Of wood and conical in
shape. II contains two gallons OF oil.
At one end Of the projectile is a vein.
This is covered with paper. which is
blowns off as the shell leaves the
piece. allowing the OIL to escape.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
Ertremes Meet.

"Were you positive enough when you
told the old man you intended to marry
his daughter?"
Yes. but he was negative. '--Cincin-
natl ommercial-Tribune.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
A doubtful Compliment.

Mistress-"Now. Jane. there is no
use Of further argument as to how this
dish should be prepared. but our ideas
on the subject are SO different that it is
evident one or the other OF us is crazy
Jane-"True for you. ma'am an It's
not the likes Of me as would be afther
sayin' the likes of you would have no
more sinse than to keep a crazy cook
Chicago News.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
An EpIgraln.

"Is there any difference between eco
nomicar and 'stlngyY"
"Oh, yes. People call an economical
man stlngy, and stlngy man calls
himself economical" New York World
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
A rraatiCal ConcIuslon.

"Dld your investigation of volcanic
phenomenon lead to any practical con-
clusion?"
1T did answered the popular scien-
tist
what was lt?'
"a check from magazine Wasr-
mgton Star.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
pIgeIng For It.

when a man is working hard why
10 they say he is digging away|
Because, my boy, he Is after the rool
Df all evil. and how else can he reach
tg-ChiCagc Post.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29
r,A&{s a
yMN0IAE RRY sA( (eS
MP NJ SIDE qRSyEf%
11eM or Lire .SSz,g:Q<))$
WIZ Notg

Il Bet bedeeks herself with gems, bestira
herself when bid
And feels benumbed when very 0ld-be'
walls her lot when child,
Why shouldn't she bedress herself with
garments, and befeed
Herself with food, and feel beglad q nfca
book to bereadg
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29

When a boy is told that he is a chip
Of the old block IL generally makes
him feel clipper.
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29

"Can't you stop your little brother
rom cryingT
mo. I've been er punchin him fer
Ger last five minutes, and he wOny
stop."-New York Journal
Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-29

The lazy man wastes a lot Of time
looking az the clock
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05
Humor OF Boy. and Girls.

From twelve on an increasing per-
eentage OF the children relnquish the
idea that self is necessary In the joke
and give more impersonal accounts.
Girls more frequently than boys quote
the humor OF the refined adult and in
personal experiences often describe &C.
casions OF their own timldity. This Is
probably due TO the different home
training girl receives. She is con
tinually drilled Ito be a lady," which
IN most eases means to drop her nntu-
raj instincts and to initiate the adults
or her environment. About twelve she
loses the fearlessness she has hitherto
shared with her brothers and becomes
good prey for their soaring" schemes.
This seems to develop the boys teas
ing abilities, for. while before almost
all their tricks were on their own sex.
now the acme OF their fun as recorded
IL TO frlghten some girl or TO make her
look ridiculous. A boy of twelve IL
lustrates this tendency and by his
mixed clauses gives further material
for smiles. The best Joke l saw
played wars putting n bunch OF fire
crackers by lady that were not lit.
and they scared her."-Century.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05
A score.

Twenty is called score because II
represents the whole man. ten fingers
and ten toes Etymologically 1t means
a cut or mark. In very early times,
when men could not count beyond
twenty, or zone man." 1t was usual
TO cut n notch In stick and begin
again, and so II went on, one man, two
men, and so on. This Is why sheep
are still counted by the score. ~Now. n
tally (French taille, cut or nicked)
means an account kept by means of
notched stick, and until the end of the
eighteenth century such sticks were
given as exchequer receipts, accom-
panied by written document. This
was also the usual way Of keeping ac-
counts In the inns Of the middle ages.
The number OF drinks or meals Gus
toner had were scored against him on
what was called n tally stick. and
when II reached twenty. or whole
man." he was expected to prSe~ In
some English country inns scores are
still kept on slate, four chalk marks
and one across-fve-and four OF these
make twenty, or n score.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05
where Connecticut Got It's Name.

IL might be imagined that Connecti'
cut Is called the "land Of steady hab-
its" on account Of the exemplary con.
duct OF its citizens. But IL obtained
that title I'm "A different manner A citi'
zen OF that state explains the matter
thus: "In the early colonial times IL
was the custom to provide every one
who assisted at dedication, church
building or barn raising with n hooker
OF good Jamaica rum. These functions
needless 10 say. were popular. When
the charter creating Connecticut n
crown colony arrived, there was, or
course, a celebration. The first govern
or, John Winthrop, refused TO provide
rum and In his inaugural address de-
plored the custom Of tippllng, saying
II did not lead 10 steady habits There
upon the Nutmeg State had n title TO
hand down to posterty.'-New YORK
Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05
Can You See Airf

II air cannot be seen, what Is 1t that
we see qulyering above field on a hot
summer day or even above n hot stove
I'm the house, That question has puz-
zled many head, both old ana young
The answer usually given Is that II IL
the heat. but heat cannot be seen, ana
therefore Il IL not the heat.
The explanation Of the phenomenon
IL really quite simple, like all such
things, when we hear 1t. As matter
OF fact, II Is air that we see quiyering,
but heat makes II visible. The culver
Ing IL caused by the upward passage,
close by each other Of small currents
OF air Of different temperatures In
which the rays OF light are irrcgularly
refracted, and this makes the currents
visible.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05
In an address before the Atlas

In an address before the Atlas
Club, an organization of advertising
men OF Chicago, William ]. Bryan,
speaking of the growth and
influence OF weekly newspapers,
said:
"THE daily is becoming less and
less political paper. AS great
business enterprise the city daily has
passed beyond the stage where the
owner can be the editor. And as
the paper thus ceases to be the organ
of one man, it loses its political
influence. But as people will
always require papers that discuss
political questions, we shall have
the growth OF the weekly papers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05

TIKI Newport Mercury cannot
forgive Providence for monopolizing
the state capitol business as the fol-
lowing shows:
The people of Vermont are to
build new state house to cost not
exceeding four hundred thousand
dollars. Better come down here and
see Rhode Islands three million dol
lar white elephant and then take
warning.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05
A Deed of Darkness.

He sits alone in darkened room,
alone in the fading light. .%%hy are
his brow so heavy with gloom and his
cheeks so deadly white? But though
his heart is faint with care, his cour-
age never tlinches. His eyes are fixed
in n CLASSY stare What is it his firm
hand cllnches? "a little courage" h.
murmurs. "Ees, little, and all is
won" \ choking gurgle, more or less,
a gasp and the deed is done! Without
shudder or eyelid wink-Ah! II
makes the heart recoil that he so quiet
ly, calmly drank n dose of castor OIL
London Tit-Bits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05

Once upon time two utter bank
rupts were considering ways and
means Of getting needed money.
IL know how we can make 3d." said
one.
"IowW asked the other.
"Raisc dollar note to ten by placing
a cipher after the one"
"Wherc will we raise the dollarF
Then the scheme failed for want OF
capital.
Moral.-Thc great financial difficulty
is I'm raising the first dOllar-New York
Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05
CHANGED Ills Ticket.

An entertaining story Is told OF n
railway manager I'm Wales whose idcn-
tity was not known 10 the ticket col
lector Of an outlying station. lie was
walking through the station door when
the collector surprised him with n re-
quest for his ticket.
"My face Is my ticket" he said, with
much pleasantly.
"Oh," said the collector, my orders
are TO punch all tickets"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05

Dentistry is profession with five distinct
branches, demanding skill of five distinct
kinds. In our practice there are specialists
for each branch.
Our way assures good work in five branch
es. because constant doing of one thing
makes skill. The usual way secures good
work in one branch only, because nearly
every dentist makes one branch his hobby
and nerlccts the other four.
Specialists not only do better work, but
with less pain than others, because they
work more deity and gently.
They do work cheaper, too, because they
consume less time That explains our
prices.
GOLD FILINGS 81 UP; OTHER
FILINGS so CENTS UP; GOLD
CROWNS, a. UP; ARTIFICIAL
TEETH, s. UP.
In this office over II years Inquire about
us.
Financial reference, Industrial Trust Co.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05
A stnry nf tobeSsplerr

The story Is told of Robcspicrrc that
Mt one time, when at the height Of his
power, lady called upon him, be.
scechlng him to spare her husbands
life. He scornfully refused. As she
turned away she happened 10 tread
upon the paw Of his pet dog. lie
turned upon her and nsl%ed, Madam
have you no humanity
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05

One OF them went over and whis-
pered TO the stranger who had come I'm
and taken a seat:
IL beg your pardon. but this Is
gathering OF working women. met TO
protest against
Il am n travelling preachers wife,"
said the stranger.
And they made her the president Of
the meetlng.-Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-05
Plant Roots.

II Is from the rootlets or small fibers
OF tree or plant that its subsistence
Is obtained, and in the performance Of
It's duty nature has given these deli.
cate, tender parts wonderful strength
and persistence when eXerted within
rules. In their search for food supply
they will sometimes even penetrate
soft rock TO reach favored spots.