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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28
An italian Giri. school Book.

A few days ago an Italian. leading
his little daughter by the hand. en-.
tered one OF the East Side schools, and
stood in the hallway. his hat tucked
under his arm, his eyes seeking those
of every passer.by In amlable appeal.
A teacher CHANGING TO come out noticed
him. and asked his errand. "She wan
go school" he answered with many
bows, eagerly pushing the girl for.
ward.
"She has book" he urged. tapping
one under her arm, land slate"-point-
ing TO her hand.
"Oh. | see" said the teacher. smil.
Ing. you have brought her all pre-.
pared. Can she read?"
The father shook his head. smiled.
and looked into her eyes in a deprC.
eating way. repeating softly. "She wan
20 school"
The teacher took the book and found.
not a reader nor arithmetic. but a
social directory of 1900 IL was old
aud worn. and had undoubtedly been
picked by the Italian from a junk.
heap.-New York Post
|
The present number OF students al
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28
@housEHeLD sEHa's9
RX41E3
An Effective Screen.

An extremely effective screen for
the living room use Is Of heavy rough
weave tapestry in plain willow green.
fastened 10 the arched top frame with
huge stud nails. In the top Of each
panel Is a .medium-slzed heraldic de-
sign in golden browns and deep brown
lsh yellow.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28
~ work-Room superstItions.

s-.~-z work-Room suPerstitions'
A young actress whose run OF bad
luck had become almost proyerb OBJ
tanned a good part AT last, and felt she
must succeed. because when she was
dressing for the new part the hooks or
her gown constantly became entangled
In the trimming Of II. Sure enough
from that day to this her sun OF sue
cess has always been at high noon.
Some won en- firmly believe 1t is
lucky 10 put on any article Of dress.
particularly stockings. inside out by
mistake. but the garment must be worn
so until nightfall.
Should n chld's underskirt be longer
than her frock, II Is held 10 be a sign
that her father loves her more than
her mother. The dressmaker who puts
a blackpln by mlschance in a gown
she Is making instead Of white one
feels perfectly sure that the dress Will
be returned for alterations. Should
she prick her finger and stain n wed
ding gown. the saying is that the bride
to be In going to be unlucky.-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28
WHEELED cRUTcHEs.
Combination Rollins and Walking Chsir
For II valids.

Professor Eulenb rg. OF the Universl.
~ or Berlin. has in rented a very inge-
NOUS combination r)lllng and walking
chair for invalids. al shown in the ac
companying illustrati IN. The crutches
are provided with spr ng bearings, and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

The three largest cantons in Switz'
erland are Berne. with 5S9,433 inhabit.
ants: Zurich. with 431, ,026; Waadt, with
2S1,319.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

The decoration of staircases with
flowers in bloom, arranged on the
ledges outside the baniSters, is the
latest fad in London.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28
ELECTRIC exERclSeR.
Pair of Dumb-bells Connected with IA
Battery.

In the accompanying picture is shown
n novelty in apparatus for the exercise
of the muscles, combining the applica-
tlon OF the electric current with the
handling of Indian clubs or dumb
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

the walking chair can easily be
changed into a rolling chair whenever
the patient desires 50. All wheels have
india rubber tires; the bars are Of steel,
and the seat Of rush braids.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

own her, however much II may be IN
quantity. When one Is well poised
free and buoyant in bodily movement
one can walk rapidly, or even run
while doing ones work and suffer none
of the exhaustive effects that always
attend the spirit OF hurry
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

Professor ROberts-Austen, In a re.
Gently delivered lecture in the Royal
Institution in London. called attention
to the fact that metals may be burnt
for the sake of the light and heat they
produce, just the same as ordinary
fuels are burnt. There is one great
difference, however, in that the prod
ucts of combustion are not gaseous.
but solid. The burning of aluminium.
for instance, gives off sapphires and
rubies. This metal is specially valu-
able fuel for producing an intense heat
to be used in welding. An instance
OF burning metal for the sake of light
is furnished by the magnesium star"
a contrivance by which shell packed
with magnesium and attached to a par
achute, is fired electrically, high in the
air, thus producing an illumination Of
the ground beneath at night. This
finds its use in warfare. Metallic fuel
has assumed much industrial import
ance at Essen. Germany, where, it is
said. metallurgy n@s entered on a new
phase.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

The number OF public lamps lighted n
Great Britain last year was cos lj6. as
compared With 5sl.2Qs the year before.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28
NEW PORTO RICO EMBLEM.
Coat Of Arms Recently Decided Upon by
the ComIcittee.

The coat OF arms adopted for Porto
Rico is a departure from the style fol-
lowed by the different States Of the
United States. and was decided upon
after long discussion by the committee.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

In describing the career OF the Colo.
RADIO potato beetle. Professor Tower
relates that during the rush of gold
seekSrs to California in lS49 and 1850
the emigrants lost and threw away
potatoes which took root. until there
was a more or less continuous line OF
potato plants from Council Bluffs
along the Platte River to the canons
Of the Colorado region. The beetles.
patches of the canons, took advantage
OF the situation. and along the highway
OF invasion thus opened for them be-
gan their triumphant and destructive
march eastward.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

In 1895 steel rail on the Great
Northern Railway in England broke
into seventeen pieces, causing seri-
GUS accident. A committee of the
board of trade appointed to investigate
the cause of the breakage has only
recently made its report. after four
years of work on the subject The
committee ascertaincd that the par
ticular rail which broke on the occa-
sion described possessed certain abb
normal features the precise origin OF
which remains undetermined. but the
investigation led TO several discoveries
of scientific and practical Importance.
Among these is the surprising effect
of cracks in the upper surfaces of rails.
1t was found that rail nicked with a
chisel to a depth of a Gath of an inch
broke under a weight of coo pounds
falling from a height of twenty feet.
while the same rail not nicked resisted
the fall of a ton weight from a height
of twenty feet.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

The present number OF students at
the University Of Paris is 13,469.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

Some OF the astronomical photo
graphs made at the Harvard Observa-
tory reveal the fact that in April.
1899, a new star appeared in the con-
stellation Aquila. AT first its spectrum
resembled the spectra Of other new
stars, but in October a photograph
showed that the character of the light
had changed, and now its spectrum
was that of a gaseous nebula. Last
summer telescope observation of this
curious object was made by Professor
Wendell at Cambridge. and he con-
tirmed the evidence of the photograph
showing that it had become a nebula.
Such occurrences are rare, and one
explanation of them is that they are
the result of collisions in space, the
heat developed being sufficient to turn
solid matter into gas and vapor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

AS the ice grows colder il gets harder
and more brittle. There can be no
hickory bend on a skating pond on a
zero day. for the ice then is too brittle.
Sliyers of ice dipped into liquid air
become so hard that they will cut
glass. Water thrown on ice in the Arc
tic regions will shiver it like pouring
boiling water upon cold glass. This
Is because the ice is so much colder
than the water.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-02-28

VI. Floresco has communicated 10 the
Academy OF Sciences at Paris proofs
that there is a fixed relation between
the quantity Of iron in the liver OF
animals and the color Of their skin
and hair. Animals OF dark hair con-
tain nearly twice the amount OF iroa
and pigments in the liver and skin as
those of the white hair.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28
UNIDENTIFIED 0RAToRY.

President Roosevelt is being advised
by the eastern papers to make fewer
speeches.
1T seems not premature to inquire
whether the addresses delivered since
May do not in themselves contain con.
vincing evidence that Mr.. Roosevelt
is not a person, who, as President of
the United States, can safely indulge
in the full freedom of the platform" !"
says the Springfield Republican.
"In determining the question 1t is
necessary to examine only the speech
at Sea Girt, delivered this week, in
with was remarkable passage:
9 No doubt some of you were in the
Spanish American war
"A voice: Yes, many of u.s.
"'The only trouble with that war
was that there was not enough war to
80 around
"a voice: You got your SLICE
"T did, continued the President. I
was one Of the lucky ones
mot to speak of the utter lack Of
dignity which characterized the col
loquy between the President of the
United States and a nameless person
in the crowd, it is sufficient to say that
the sentiments expressed by the Pres
ident were not sentiments which, after
suitable reelection, he could afford t.
indorse. A President of the United
States can, of all men, Ill afford pub
licly to indulge in sentiments Of tn,
character Of those expressed at SET
Girt. The remedy for the Presidents
case, assuming that he did not meal
what he said, is less speechmaking ant
more careful preparation for the ad
dresses that he may see fit to deliver
One swing around the circle nigh
imperil the political future OF mai
given to ill.considered utterances If hi
oratory be not placed under close re
straint."
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28
Mr.. WERNER IS
$5 TO THE GOOD
The Baron Would Not Accept $50
Small Sum-" He Said.

q. vi D..
There are number Of Akron Ger
mans who believe that Baron Won
Manteuffel is about as big liar as
the late Baron Munchausen. Among
those who hold this belief are Mr.. Paul
Il. Werner and City Commissioner
Seybold-and there are others. M
1t seems that the Baron visited Ak
ron four months ago, and represented
himself as the disinherited son of
certain German nobleman who had
title about 16 feet long. He said
he was disinherited because he married
a poor Jewess. The Baron further
declared that his wife had died, leav-
ing him two children to care for. He
wanted to borrow money of number
Of prominent Germans in Akron, and
as security offered the story that he
believed If he could hold out little
longer his father would re-instate
him.
Mr.. Werner offered to loan the Bar-
on s5, but the offer nearly insulted
him. do you think I'm running a
dime savings bank?" he is alleged to
have remarked, as he left Mr.. Wer-
ner's office disgustedly. 1t was well
for him that he left, too, because Mr..
Werner, It's said. could scarcely re-
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28

strain himself from assisting the Bar
on from the Office In very strenuous
style.
In the case of Mr.. Seybold, who was
then editor of the Germania, the Baron
was offered some light employment
so he could earn money. Editor Sey-
bold had some translating to do, and
he offered the job to the Baron, who
took the manuscript, but never re-
turned with it.
In view of these incidents, an item
appearing in a recent issue of the
New York Stats Zeitung was more
than ordinarily interesting to some
Akron Germans. 1t stated that Bill
Treudner, the king Of swindlers, had
been arrested after having just COM
pleted very profitable tour of the
country. During this tour" stated
the article, 'he Travelled under the
name of Baron Manteuffel, and rep
resented himself as being a disinher-
tied son of a rich German nobleman.
The cause of the trouble, he said, was
his marrying a poor Jewess, and he
added that his wife died, leaving
him two children. His plan was to
interest Germans and borrow money
of them."
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28

According to n dispatch from Wash
ington, ''the pension office has dis
covered that the regiments which did
most OF the fighting in the Cuban cam
paign during the Spanish American
war are not the ones which suffered
most, but that the Ninth Massachusetts,
and the Eighth Ohio, neither of when
lost a man, and the former only three
injured, stand at the head of the list
of claims for pensions, These regiments
have each filed 705 claims, more than
the Seventh United States infantry, a
regiment whose claims aggregate 542,
and which lost "a men killed and 90
wounded before Santiago" If General
Dick doesn't look into this matter
when he returns to Washington It
might be referred to Congressman Nor
ton Of THIN, The latter carries a chip
on his soulder at all times for any
body who undertakes to assall the rec
ord OF the Eighth Ohio.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28
MAD DOG ON GUARD.
Havoc at Trinity Lutheran Church
Sunday Morning.

For awhile Sunday it looked as II
some Of the members of the Trinity
Lutheran church would not get home
in time for dinner. 1t was all on ac-
count Of mad dog that seemed in
clined to stand guard near the door.
The dog, a small black cur, had been
noticed in the vicinity Of the church
for several hours, and his actions soon
caused him to be regarded as mad
He snapped and frothed at other dogs
and ran around in circles. A daugh-
ter of Mr. Miller, janitcr OF the church,
was among the last to leave, after
services. When short distance from
the church, she noticed the dog, and
his antics were so strange that she re-
turned to the church, and Notified the
others. The dog followed her slowly,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28

and was soon standing in front OF the
church. The lingerers about the front
entrance hastily re-entered the church
and closed the doors.
Rev. G. e, Keller, the pastor, had
reached the parsonage, and informed
q reporter for the Democrat afterward
that just about the time he was going
TO reach for his shotgun TO kill the dog.
Mr.. Austin Brown appeared with a
fobert rifle, and, following the dog to
the rear of the church, killed him with
the first shot
The dog was tramp, and was only
one OF large number of his kind rum
ming at large in the city There is
talk Of urging the City Commissioners
TO appoint dog catcher for service
during the dog days.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28

"The Judge who fined a man for
swearing at the telephone service ap-
parently seeks to deprive some people
OF about the only real satisfaction they
get out OF the thing" says the Pitts
burg Times. But the Times is mis-
taken. The man would not have been
fned had he not "cussed' the service
into the ear of the operator. The NOR
sl is easy. Hang up the receiver when
inclined to express forcible opinions not
complimentary to the telephone COM
pany.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28
MARRIED
Four CoIored Couples
Himself.
Rev. r. A. Jones Will Look Up
the Records.

Mr. David w. Spencer and Josephine
NJ. Sackner, colored, both Of Akron,
We're married Saturday evening at the
home of Thomas Evans, East Furnace
ST., by Rev. r. A. Jones.
While speaking of this marriage,
Rev. Mr.. Jones stated that there was
undoubtedly an error in the records
of the Probate court, il they show that
there have been only two colored wed.
dings in Summit county during the
past two years. II have married four
couples myself during the past two
years" he said, land believe there have
been Others"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28
BY Cd
Wadsworth Re-
mains Wet."
A Warm Election Held
Saturday.
Preachers Led the War Against
y Saloons.
(Special CorrespondenceO


Wadsworth, July 2S-An election
under the Beal law to decide whether
the village be wet or dry was
held in wadsworth, Saturday, and at
the close of a day Of intense excite
ment It was found that the village had
gone wet" by minority of "a.
For a month past the ministers of
the place have been carrying on a
vigorous campaign against the saloons,
the village has been canvassed and
every night for week the temper
ance people have been giving street
lectures.
The saloon element was not sitting
with folded hands all this time and
liquor dealers of the community did
some of the hardest work of their
lives with the result that the seven
saloons now here will remain.
From early Saturday morning until
4
6 o'clock at night the voting continued
and only seven voters in the entire
township failed to appear at the polls
The streets of the village were crowd
ed all day long and both parties
claimed the victory until the fina
votes were counted and no mistake
could be made.
The battle for the Beal law wa
waged. for the most part by the min
listers of the village and great interes
was not manifested in the matter b,
the women, who did nothing publicl.
for the cause,
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28
CODE
Builders Rested Sunday
Gov. Nash Keeps Bills Provisions
Secret.

Columbus. o., July 2S.-The code
builders took a rest Sunday, prepara-
tory to resuming the labor of COM
pletins a form of government for the
municipalities of the State during the
coming week. Gov. Nash spent the
day at home and Senator Longworth
and Wade H. Ellis were guests at the
Country club. The Governor resolute-
ly declined to give out any of the de-
tails of the Longworth Ellis draft, and
refused to permit either of the others
to do so. He asserts that the code,
when it is completed, will be his meas
ure, and says that he is willing to ac-
cept all the responsibility for it.
The Governor has presented a new
proposition to his codemakers rela-
tive to the government of cities, which
is under consideration, but on account
of the great doubt of its constitution
ality there is little probability of its
adoption. 1t is proposed to give to
cities their choice of the federal or
the board plan, providing for either
in the code to be. enacted by the Legis-
lature. When a city makes its choice
it will be provided that the charter
must run for a certain number of
! years before any change can be made.
The idea is not looked upon with ia
vor and will in all probability be
abandoned.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28
Is "
HER PERSISTENT HABIT.

She had little hammer,
She used 1t with a will,
She knocked at everybody
They couldn't keep her still;
She knocked about her neighbors
II they were friends or foes,
She knocked about the table,
And knocked about her clothes
She knocked at hubby's smoking,
About his snoring, too;
She knocked about his whistling,
And so, perhaps, would you;
At last the Reaper claimed her.
Her course on earth was run;
Her husband then considered
Her knocking days We're done.
But hubby went one evening
To see a spirit show,
Where always in the cleaning
The spirits come and go.
He heard a spirit knocking-
MY wife" he said, 'Iil bet
Now, isn't she wonder?
BY gosh! she's knocking yeti"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28
PURE WATER AT YOUR DOOR
EVERY DAY.
Akron. O.. Oct. 2s, 1900.

Akron, O., Oct. 20, 1900.
Department of Public Health:
After the examination of the Oak
Place Spring Water we certify that
1t is an excellent table water. 1t has
been examined from year to year and
always with the same results. found
perfectly pure and healthful can
recommend it as free from injurious
elements, and as superior to any water
from wells or water works.
Pure water is essential to good
health, and your pure Spring Water"
has stood the test of many years.
NJ. w. HOVE,
Health Officer.
It's the purest water to be had any
where; it's also within reach of your
purse; it's not high priced. For par
tieulars, phone 16S. both phones.
Pure Spring Water Co.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28

A body OF tin workers at Niles has
voted to accept reduction Of rs per
cent. in wages In order to allow the
company to book large order and keep
their mill in steady operation. If the
mill must have been closed otherwise,
the lodge acted wisely. The man who
accepts with good grace what necessity
makes imperative, lis generally the chap
who deserves best and does best when
fortune is more kind.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28

'The way to gain good reputation
is to endeavor to be what you desire to
appear" That is precisely the manner
in which Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
has gained its reputation as cure for
coughs, colds, Group and whooping
cough. Every bottle that has ever
been put out by the manufacturers has
been fully up to the high standard Of
excellence claimed for 1t. People have
found that it can always be depended
upon for the relief and cure of these
ailments and that it is pleasant and
safe to take. For sale by all druggists.
E. Steinbacher & Co., wholesale agents.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

An old bachelor says the worship Of
the fair sex requires a great many
human sacrifices.
A woman hates to acquire her first
gray hair almost as badly as man
dislikes to part with his last one.
Some men are born great, some
achieve greatness and the majority do
not trouble themselves very much
about It.
1t is the rankest kind Of folly for &
man to expect the world to grow bet
ter until he begins to notice improve
ment in himself.
Men who do the most work don't
always do it the best.
-Pittsburg Press.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-07-28


He pleasantly admits that he is much
pleased with the country, and adds that
If circumstances permitted he would
be glad to settle down and make II
his permanent residence. PLAIN Deal
er.
Every time DR.. s. II. Sturgeon goes
out on the lake in a launch, property
owners along the shore become fright
ened, not so much through fear that
the Doctor will fall out Of the boat
and be drowned, but because IL he did
fall in, the lake would overflow its
banks. Try thrusting an apple into a
tumbler filed with water, and you'll
understand.
BY adaptation to the changes Of mo-
tion by his mother while spinning,
Horace Greeley, when a youngster, ac-
quired the unwonted ability Of reading
with the book in almost any position
sidewise or upside down. Those who
have seen his chirography are disposed
to believe that he learned handwrit
ing in the same manner. It would hav,
been all right If others had been sim
ilarly educated in reading, but they
were not-Columbus Dispatch.