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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

| open, she sprang 10 the coal pit, 6uns
open the fire hole, and with the heavy
| shovel in her small white hands threw
In load after load Of coal when she
| returned 10 her place she could see
the first signal light Of Mercer already
blinking into view. She pulled down
| on the whistle cord and the engine
| shricked It's distress.
Five minutes later Polly strained al
the heavy reverse lever. turned hard
on the air brake and brOugh, the
great iron horse 20 a sudden standstlll
How she ever managed 20 stammer the
story she never knew, but In n few
minutes the engine was headed back
with half dozen armed men aboard
Of her. Behind them came another
load Of men on a switch engine and
two men were racing up the s,TCe, II
Mercer calling the alarm.
They heard firing before they rca.h.
"a Kane Creek, but II ceased soon
aftcrward. The robbers had gole.
They had taken with them much plul.
der from the passengers, but they had
not been able to get into the express
safe, although they were Gt work
drilling It open when relief came.
From the time that tho engine
stopped Polly was missing. When the
rescued and excited passengers and
express messengers began 70 crowd
around and inquire the Mercer mca
remembered her. a party of them
went out 10 find the girl who had
brought help 10 the bcleagucred train.
In little clump Of bushes they
heard man moaning. and an In
stant later they saw Polly kneelng In
the sand, with her fathers head in
her lap crying bitterly And they
gathered up the brave engineer ana his
daughter and carried them down 20
the train, cheering all the way.
Engineer Marshall was not badly
hurt, and hc was able TO be in Mercer
when the general manager Of the road
thanked Polly officially and offered
n new and better position in Mercer.
And Of course all tho passengers and
express messengers heard about Polly's
brave deed and said great many
pleasant things about her, but Polly,
being n sensible girl, only blushcd and
said that she had 10 do II, ana that
any other girl would have done the
same under like clrcumstanccs-whic
no one believed Of course.
Later, when the robbers were cap.
tured, Polly was able 10 identify one
Of them positlvely-the one who had
run the cnginc-and through him the
entire party was convicted and sen
fenced to the penctentiarJ. Wavcrlcy
Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

The one selected 10y Mrs. Roosevelt
is simple Colonial pattern. with the
diverse. or front. OF the Great Seal Of
the United States enamelled I'm color
as the decorative feature. IL was
made 10y Wedgwood. and covers the
requirements possibly better than any
of the others one disadvantage. how
ever. OF which the democratic simpll-
city Of this country boasts, is that
there are no heraldic emblems. aud
Mrs. Roosevelt was very anxious 10
have a service which would be dis
tinctly known as the White House
service. There are. however. two or
three emblems which can be used 20
denote the Presidential position. one
Is his personal seal. but which Is no
different from the seal Of any notary
public Another Is the Great Seal OF
the United states. IL was finally de-
termiued that the Great Seal should
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

one OF the first conductors on the Bel
videre division OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad has four brothers. whose
ages. with his own. aggregate 400
years, or an average Of eighty years
each
The ages OF the FIVE brothers are:
Joseph. of Frenchtown. eighty nine
years: benjamin. OF the same place.
eighty: Wilson. OF Belvidere. seventy
seven: John. Of Philadelphia. eighty
seven. and Daniel. of Easton. Pa. sew.
enty-three.
The Everett family is noted for its
longevity Daniel. the father. lived 70
be eighty-eight. His widow died in
her ninety third year and left 1O7 llv-
Ing descendauts-ll children. A. grand
children. a. great-grandchildren and ?
great great-grandchildren. 90 New York
World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21
c. m. scHwAB FAILED ONCE
He Tried to Be a Horseshoer, but the
Horse Objected and He Quit.

Horse Objected and He Quit.
Even great man has 10 choose his
trade. He can't succeed at any old
thing, ~ a horseshcer told an outsider
at the recent Philadelphia convention
OF the trade. "A genius in the iron
trade once tried mine and gave it up
after one attempt.
You've heard of Charles NJ
Schwab, the steel magnate who is
building a palace for himself in New
York with a few of his millions. Well.
he tried TO shoe a horse once and
couldn't 90 it.
1t was when he was a young man
Just about old enough to earn his own
lvipg. He used TO take his fathers
horse 10 the shop of Pat Moran. the
hoTseshoer in Loretto village, to be
shod
Time and ,ime again he asked Pat
70 let him nail on a shoe He seemed
to like the business.
All, e'wan, Pat would tell him.
Yer can't shoe yerself Yer daddy has
to do it fer yer
But young Schwab stuck 10 il and
hnaIIy one day the smith let him try
1t. And he bungled it so that after a
while the patient horse landed out
with his foot and away went the
youngster to the other side CT the
smithy.
! guess l can never learn horse
shoeing, he said when he picked him
self up.
He never tried again, but took up
trade Of which he could make him
self the master.
lie calls to see Moran whenever
he goes home to Loretto now, and
they talk about how a promising re-
cruit 10 the trade gave it up.
" Well, he couldn't shoe a horse,
whatever else he's able to do the
blacksmith says when he hears about
another Of Mr.. Schwab's successes
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21
Longevity Of Mouatchs.

I, the risks of the trade Of kingshlp
are considerable. rs the late Kin.
HumbCrt Cf Italy used To remark the
increase cf the average longevity OF
mouar,hS during the past century is
also considerable, says the London TX.
press. Apropos of the death of the
Belgian Queen In her siXty-siXth year,
It is worth recalling that In the year
1878 Europe possessed ifty-onc sover.
cigns. OF whom only eleven had passed
their sixticth year Of these. one
alone had reached the age OF seventy.
I'm 1900. although meanwhile. the mum.
her OF crowned heads had been re.
duced TO forty. the list Of sexagena.
rians was nearly trebled. There were
at that date twenty-ninc soyereigns
who had attained sixty and over. of
these. seven had over-steppcd seventy.
five of them were eighty. and one. the
present Pope leo MIL. was a mona
genariaB.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

In the United Kingdom over 7O.0Oo.-
GOO parcels are delivered annually
through the mails. This fact in itself
shows to what an extent the people
appreciate and patronize the system.
IL Is one Of the great convenienceS of
English life. II simpliies a very trou-
blesome problem FOR the housekeeper.
The value OF the service 10 merchants
and business houses is. OF course. pro-
portionately great. At certain seasons
OF the year il is not uncommon for one
house to send out from 5000 TO 1O.Ool
parcels. There Is one large firm OF
seedsmen which about Christmas time
send out annually 100000 packages to
all parts Of the country. Good House
keeping.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21
MIDDY'S
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The NEW WHITE
HOUSE CHINA

q ONE months ago Mrs. Roose-
welt commissioned Mr.. Charles
y NJ Van Heusen. Of the
Van Heusen Charles Com
pany, Albany, New York, 10 visit the
noted factories, with the idea Of sub
mitting a collection Of samples for her
selection. Seventy-eight different and
exclusive designs were brought 10 the
attention Of the lady Of the White
House. For months the matter has
been the thought Of many of the most
noted china-decorators, and possibly
never before has there been a more
beautiful collection Of designs in cera-
mic art presented 10 the consideration
Of any one with a similar idea in view.
1t seemed as though any taste could
be gratlded-deep rich reds, Rose du
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

The hairs Of our head have rea'y ee-A
numbered and the number wares. lt
seems. according 90 color. Lizht-ha.red
people. for instance. have between 10 GO
and $4,000 hairs. there being httie dlhcr-
ence between men and women Dark
haired people have. on an average. about
los .O0o. while red-hsired people have only
about 1900. Which means that red harr
is much coarser than other shades. but lt
head 50 covered seldom becomes bald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21
proof Of Eillal AHectio,-

When q Carthage father became So
badly jagged a few nights ago that he
could not walk. his muscular son threw
aim over his shoulder and "toted" him
nome much as he would have carried
A sack OF dour-an exhibition which
lends 90 disprove the theory that flial
affection is decreasing.-Kansas City
Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

be enamelled on the service, and then
the hunt for the samples began.
The Great Scaf as originally adopted
by the statute OF June. 1872, consisted
Of two faces, an diverse, or front,
and a reverse. or back.
1t has been noticed that none Of the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

The main reason why railroads are
abandoning the use OF oil as a dust
preventive on their roadbcds appears
to be that the roads are now using
better ballast that is comparatively
dustless. Moreover, many passengers
have complained Of the bits Of greasy
mud that have flown into the cars
frCm Cilel roadbeds.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21
r,..,.. Forest. and Orchards.

OF the Ss.coOoO odd acres OF land IN
Russia twenty.three per cent. are cccurled
by forests and orchards.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21
Thn HairsnfAH Head.

To be born without aumr- r-e
loses twC-thirds of lif-'s --i.-- 90.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

There are more than 5000 postmls.
tresses in England. and the postofiice
department employs altogether about
$4,000 women.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

A summary of the views Of eleCtri.
city derived from the latest expert.
ments and discoveries has been pub.
lished in the London Electrician. II
agrees with the earliest cxperimentcrs'
theory that electricity is part OF
matter, and considers the electron, or
electric unit, as a chip from an atom
of elementary substance. -..
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

Professor +. J. McWccnCy, of Dub.
lin. recently demonstrated the distrl.
button of bacteria. lie selected micro.
organisms not normally present in the
Dublin air, and scattered them with
a spray over n refuse heap. He then
placed culture dishes 10 windward 500
feet away, and some Of them sixty
feet in the air. After three hours he
found that bacteria had been carried
on floating PARTICLES Of Gust to every
one OF the dishes.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

4 FamiIy's Longevity.
Wilson Everett Of Belyidere, y. j.,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

Electricity Is now icing used after
the manner of the divining rod to dis.
cover metallic veins urdcr rgrouEd. Ac.
cordng to some particulars gwen In
an American technical paper, wires
are run across the land which is 10
he surveyed. and the resistance be-
tween contacts placed at the ends Of
the wires is measured. \ fall Of re-
sistance indicates proximity TO vein
ON n certain occasion II is stated,
Il resistance of 1000 ohms fell TO 90
ohms, and there was found beneath
a rich vein of copper.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

Rarrys. and the different shades of
green to the very simplest treatments
that can be imagined.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

The streets. yards and parks Of New
York. on both sides of the East River,
contain many ailantus trees, which
were first brought from China in the
last century. But although this tree
is n familiar object 10 New Workers,
II contains something which very few
recognize. namely, Chinese silkworms.
Their cocoons IN the winter time re-
semhle strings with stones tied 20
them hanging from the branches.
MAN years ago" says Professor w.
T.. II. Scott. OF Princeton. "an insect
collector named Akhurst. received
from a friend I'm China some cOcoons
of this species of Silkworm. He kept
them In his room. hut when they
hatcLcd cat several moths escaped. and
they attached themselves 10 the allan.
tus trees. because they felt az home
there. and now this silkworm is about
as common In New York and Brooklyn
as IL It's native environment;
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21
/ Old TIVE EXVONTES 0
80. .sGsssssaAs "a =
q THE DAY IS DONE
by HENRY wApswoETH LoxoFELLow.
II THE DAY IS DONE.

The day is done, and the dark rkness
Falls from the wings OF night,
As a feather is waited downward
From an eagle in his flight.
j see the lights of the village
Clean through the rain and the mist,
And feeling of sadness comes Ger me
That my soul cannot resist;
A feeling Of sadness and longing
That is not akin 70 pain,
And resembles sorrow only
As the mist resembles the rain.
Come, read 10 me some poem,
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall soothe this restless feeling,
And Danish the thoughts Of day
Not from the grand old masters
Not from the bards sublime,
Whose distant footsteps echo
Through the corridors Of time.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21
The New
Annapolis.

Y HE Republic has been slow
10 recognize the importance
Of the institutions where are
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

Read from some humber poet,
Whose songs gushed from his heart
As showers from the clouds OF summe
Or tears from the eyelids start;
Who, through long days Of labor
And nights devoid OF ease,
Still heard IN his soul the music
OF wonderful melodies
Such songs have power TO quiet
The restless pulse OF care,
And come like the benediction
That follows after prayer.
Then read from the treasured volume
The poem OF thy choice,
And lend 90 the rhyme OF the poet
The beauty Of thy voice.
Ard the night shall he filed with music
And the cares that infest the day
Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away
e martial Tnugic
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-21

Y
Through the corridors Of time And silently steal
For like strains o mara
ess to and end
And tonight long for
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-22
LOYAL AMERICANS DO
HONOR TO WASHINGTON
Celebrate ihe Anniversary Of The
Great Mans Birth After no
Years Have Elapsed

American patriotism will manifest
itself today in honoring the illustrious
memory of George Washington.
Though there is no formal celebration
of the day in Wilmington, various pa
triotic societies will observe the 10th
birthday anniversary of the famous
father of his country.
School children are complaining
that this year they lose a holiday, since
the anniversary comes on Saturday.
They will have the same complaint to
make next year, as then 1t will fall on
Sunday. In the public schools yester-
day exercises Of an appropriate nature
were given.
This afternoon the Delaware So
ciety of the Society of the Cincinnati
unveiled a tablet marking the house
No. 3O3 West street, which General
Washington occupied as his headquar-
ters prior to the Battle Of Brandywine
lowing TO the bad weather the exercises
Iwere very brief The members theI
went to the room OF the Delaware His
Itorical Society to transact business
lin the Hotel Wilmington tonight the
Delaware Society of the Sons Of tho
American Revolution will give a ban
ouet. at which the speakers will b'
General James II. Wilson, Governor
John HUM and other prominent men.
Various secret orders also will give
Entertainments and the butchers OF tn
lcity are celebrating the day with dis
lplav of show beef
II All the offices i'm the County Cour
Il House except those of the sheriff, clerl
of the peace and prothonotary wer'
lclosed. These officers were opened
because the presence of their incum
bent was demanded in county court
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-22
Big STORM OF SNOW AND SLEET
DOES GREAT DAMAGE IN THE CITY
Telegraph Telephone and Trolley Wires and Poles
Down. Traffic Almost Suspended, Business
Hindered and Citizens Distressed

rant at the companys expense II may
be several days before certain lines OF
the company will be in operation.
More Damage Threatened
The worst of the storm is yet to be
suffered. Ice in the waterways is break
ing. and unless a freeze come before
Monday the ice will be carried out to
sea by the water, which already is un-
usually high In the Brandywine creek
there is more water than at any time
this winter. 1t presages a freshet,
which may carry away many of the
small bridges which span the stream,
and great damage to property along
tine creek banks.
F., w. e B. railroad trainmen report
that the ice in the Susuuehanna river
this morning was as high as fifteen
feet in many places.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-22
CLUB WOMEN TO HEAR
INTERESTING LECTURES
One by Prof. AXSOa on Monday and
The Other by DR.. Adams on
Wednesday

The coming week will be- rather a
busy one for the members of the New
Century Club. Because OF the storm
of last Monday Professor Stockton AK
son. of Princeton. was unable to give
his lecture on shakespeare Tragedy
of Fate but he will deliver 1t on Mon
dav afternoon instead at o'clock.
The plays to be studied are "Othello'
and King Lear"
On Tuesday morning the Current
Event Class will meet and the subjects
which will come up for discussion are
travel. foreign politics, natural science
and magazine review.
On Wednesday afternoon. as usual
tea will be served in the new reception
room OF the club This will follow a
lecture by Dr. Adams.
Thursday afternoon the Millinery
Glass viii meet at 2.15 o'clock Great
interest has been manifested I'm this
class and il is increasing in members
On the same afternoon at 3 o'clock, tn,
Physical Culture Glass will meet fol
instruction.
On Saturday morning the classes n
trench win meet
The next affair of pronounced inter
est in club circles will be the illus
trated lecture of DIR. John Quinc,
Adams His topic will be "The Beaut!
lof Machine Made Things The dat
lis Wednesday afternoon, February &c
at $3.50 o'clock.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-22
POLICEMEN WE'RE HEROIC
One Seriously Injured by Live Wire
Men Faithful TO Duty

Although their names will not bel
cut in marble or granite, and they Will
not receive medals for their bravery,
the policemen of the city proved them
selves to be heroes last night and this
morning They tied up and guarded
dangerous wires. warning the people
on the streets to keep at a safe dis
tance These blue-coated men could
not take shelter from the storm. The
rain soaked through their coats and
they were soon chilled to the bone.
Their helmets were coated with ice un-
til they We're almost as heavy as the
lhelmits worn by the knights of old.
Captain Evans men did noble work
until night and then the task was
turned over to Captain Kane. His
men were on duty from Z o'clock last
levening until o'clock this morning.
Their work was the most perilous. Be
sides having to contend with the slip
perry sidewalks they had to dodge
wires. The ice falling from trees and
wires cut their faces like knives. Still
they had to struggle on through the
Hong hours until daylight came. Cap
ltain Kane and the house men were
kent informed OF the condition of af-
fairs
The patrolmen marked dangerous
lplaces with red lanterns and in some
cases stood for hours on guard.
PatrOlmen Edwards and DiMare
about midnight armed themselves with
axes and cut away number of dan
gerous poles and trees. 1t was a wet
and wornout looking set of men who
reported of duty this morning
. While trying to tie up a hanging
lwire at Eighth and Madison streets last
levening Policeman George Hutton was
shocked and rendered unconscious. Nu
lmerous wires were down in that vicin
lity One was hanging near the side
! walk, and thinking it was a guy wire
2 Hutton caught hold of it to tie it to ;
- post. AS soon as he touched it he wal
t thrown several feet through the air anC
3Ifell to the pavement unconscious. Mrs
la. f. Nelson. who lives on the south
- leastern corner, saw the accident, AM
/ notified her husband. The policeman
e was carried into the Nelson house. TIT
4 police station was notified. and Captain
Kane sent the patrol wagon to tn
scene.
The ride to Eighth and Madison
= streets was a thrilling one. Sevea
d times the wagon became entangled be
d tween fallen wires. which were spittin
4 fire.
S At Eighth and Tatnall streets tn
r wagon had to come to a standstill. Po
o ollicoman Green took lantern. and
;. walking ahead. cleared the street fo
4 the team. Hutton was removed to hi
d home, and about midnight regaine
o CONSCIOUSNESS. He is still sufferin
b from the shock. Several other police
n men had narrow escapes and exper
'- lences with wires and falling branches
- Andrew Harkins. the operator at tn
police station, was knocked down Will
working around mis- machine. He wa
'bewildered for short time, but 500
- recovered, and continued at work.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-22
DEATH CAME UNANNOUNCED
PaschaIl II. Peterson Stricken While En-
loving Perfect Health

Paschall II. Peterson, an agent in
the employ of the Home Life lnsur-
ance Company, died suddenly in his
home. No. 913 Shipley street, yesterday
Afternoon. His death was due to neu-
ralgia Of the heart. and previously to
that time he had enjoyed robust
health.
Mr. Peterson was at the office of his
company at 11.30 o'clock yesterday
morning. and laughingly remarked
that they would have TO send flowers
to his grave II this weather continued
He then made an engagement with an
other agent to go to the theatre. Mr.
Peterson went to his home for lunch
land then went to his room to lie down
When called by a member Of the house
lhold, he did not reply, and was found
to be dead. He is survived by a widow
and children.