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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
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MISS NN0),y4SNIR

Miss Mousie TO herself: Dear me.
! don't like the looks Of things at all
Come ana play puss in the corner and
stay to tea, they said. But I'm afraid
they mean me to be the tea, and I'd
rather not. / know what / will do.
ALOUD: Please, Miss Puss, may my
three fat little brothers come and play,
too, and may go and fetch themE"
Certainly. my dear Mrs. Puss said,
"only be quiet as you can. We should
like you all to be here for tea. Chen
here will he one apiece, she whispered
to the others. "HOoray"
(Which would you rathcr-have tea
now or walt till you get itY Miss
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
The Two Roads.

Oh, the road 20 healthy, wealthy and
wise
Runs by night through the gates OF
sleep.
Straight over the SUNDERLAND beach II lies,
Where the sandman gathers the sand Tor
your eyes,
That he shakes when the sun has left the
skies
And the gray evening shadows creep.
But 10 reach this land by the road Of
morn,
You must rub the sand from your eyes.
When you leave the country OF drOwsy
yaWL,
Just follow the path t..at the sun has
gone,
And pass through the gateway Of early
dawn
Into healthy, wealthy and wise.
Youths Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
ret words in Literature.

There are pet words in literature
words which become the fashion Tor a
time and then take rank again In OBJ
scurity. Thus in the eighteenth cen.
tury we find such words as vastly
hugely" "the quality" "genteel." etc.
Elegant" still fingers conspicuously In
America and In England az the present
time especial favor seems 20 be
showed TO convincing. weird" and
strenuous
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
The Army Uniform.

Some confusion has resulted In the
minds OF those who have read the
army uniform order over the question
OF khaki. Khaki Is nothing more than
shade. and may be possessed by
woolcn material. rs Il will be in the
case of the service uniform TO be used
IN colder climates and during the win.
ter. This is n darker shade than the
Khaki Of the service uniform 90 be
worn at tropical stations and in hot
weather
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14

view himself in n concave mirror
where he appeared many times his real
size. But he was not daunted, and
made straight for the eyes of the big
fish he thought he saw coming 10 de-
YOUR him. Atlantic sticklebacks are
smaller. but just as interesting as pets
They are also easier to feed than their
Western cousins. enjoying cornmeal
mush, house fies-indeed, almost any.
thing seems TO agree with them.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14

another engagement" they said TO each
other as they went sadly off to he'd.
The way Miss Mousie got out of her
scrape was very clever-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
ATrrriblr Taie.

An extraordinary story comes from
Rome. The police have just discov-
cred at Dolcedo. near Porto Maurizio n
young woman belonging to a rich fam
ily. who FOR the past three years has
been chained and confined in a subter-
ranean den. with nothing 10 ca: but
herbs when discovered the unhappy
creature was in a terrible condition
and quite unclothed. Two persons
have heen arrested.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14

the old wagon furnished the other
necessary material. now have very
convenient cart, one which should be
on every farm. Such high, light wheels
make it of easy draught The box
should not be extended too far 10 the
rear so that dumping can be easily
done. Such a cart can be made on any
farm at very little labor and scarcely
no expense. c. Il. Bashorc, in The
EpitOmist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
III. Gi.no. nn.rnfortnnnte.

\ story is told OF a certain English
clergyman who had for his curate q
tall. cadavcrous looking individual
One Sunday. according TO custom. the
vicar made an appeal FOR the curate'.
stipend fund. but. unfortunately
glanced over az his ca-worker as he
concluded with these words: The col.
lection will now be taken for that ob.
feet"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
Handy Farm Cart.

! took the wheels from an old worn
out one-horse spring wagon, light
weight taking the axle to a blacksmith
! had him bend it square box shaped
so that the bed would sit low down.
The bolts, screws, etc, from the rest Of
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
Farm Topics
Care of Animals.
TTTTNTITNTH

II the animals are allowed 20 run
down In flesh IL will be a loss 10 the
farmer, as he is then compelled 10 re-
store them 10 their original condition
before he makes a gain. AT the same
time there is waste OF as many days
a. the animals are below their normal
condition, which is lost time that can
never be retained
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
START RIGHT.

"'Tis waste OF time 10 linger here"
The first boy made reply.
He dropped a sad and penslve tear
And bade his friend goodbye.
The other waited by the way,
Determining his bent,
And when his calling called one day
He straight 10 fortune went.
Pray do not think the eager one
With like successes met.
OF all the callings he has none:
He's doing odd Jobs yet.
Newark News
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
How TO Make u whipbow.

This graceful and powerful weapon
Is like an ordinary longbow, with the
exception that the bowstring is made
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
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hole.
Now, what could she have meant by
thatf' they asked each other, but no
body knew. And they waited all that
afternoon and evening, getting hun
yricr and hungrier, but Miss Mousle
and her fat little brothers never came.
"She must have remembered she had
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
sc|EN(E'&NE(4A!v!|cS
~5s 90

Hitherto electricity has scarcely been
used in Russia for the transmission of
energy for great distances. Projects,
however. are under way TO utilize the
waterfalls of Marva and lmatra The
Russian Government has granted a
concession To company to supply
power To st. Petersburg from the Vol
hov rapids. The estimated cost of the
enterprise is about $10,S00,000. 1t Is
said that the power TO be transmitted
will equal 10000 kilowatts, and the
maximum transmission distance is lSS
miles. The company has undertaken
TO provide the public lighting OF ST.
Petersburg gratultously. Ii is also
intended 10 use the colossal force OF
the Dnicpcr cataracts for the transmits
sion of energy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14

Two boys from childhood's sheltered lane
Into lifc's highway strode,
And each had naught but hand and brain
To help him win the road.
"Come onl" cried one. Here's luck, for
sooth.
= There's work for miles ahead"
Less eager stood the other youth.
. Consider first" he said.
"Consder we'll before you waste
Your years in fruitless toll
Find out your calling; do not haste;
The work ahead won't spoil"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14
Handle Mech Gold.

About $1,000 sove,eigns pass Over
the Bank OF England counters every
day.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14

One would not look for malaria
among the Alps, and perhaps IL is only
for the purpose OF commerce that such
things are offered for sale. In the
smart little shops of Lucerne which
fringe the Lake of the Four Forest
Cantons" you see chains Of queer look
ing beads rs large as cherry and not
very attractive outwardly. These are
the Eucalyptus beads which are sup
posed TO bc cfrectual In warding off
the evil effects OF miasma. They are
made up into chains of n length suit
able 10 bc worn around the neck. II is
said that the planting and growth OF
Eucalyptus trees along the margins Of
swampy and malarious ground in
Italy. such rs part OF the Roman cam
pagna. has had the henchccnt effect Of
making the country more salubrious.
The beads are made from the resinous
wood OF the Eucalyptus.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-11-14

From study and Investigations or
horax and horic acid as food prescrva-
tivec. Dr. Victor G. Vaughan and VIII.
lam II. Neenhoer draw the following
conclusion. as stated In American Med
iCinc: "OD The use OF boraN and bora
cic acid "a prcservatives in butter and
cream is justified 10y both practical re-
suits and scientific experimentation
OuC-cighth OF one per cent. Of horax or
boric acid delays the souring OF cream
at ordinary room temperature Tor
about twcnty.four hours. and when
the prescrvative is increased 10 0.25
per cent another day clapscs before
sourinc takes place. and % per cent.
will further delay the souring CO.
The busting Of the surfaces Of hams
and bacon which are 10 be transported
long distances with boraX or boric
acid. not exceeding L. per cent. OF
the weight OF the meat is effective and
not Objectionable from n sanitary
standpoint. CO.. Meat thus busted does
not become Shiny. because the prescr.
vative prevents the growth of aerobic
peptoniA.ug micro-organisms."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-26
1t Was the Maine


-Four years ago the people of the,
United States We're reused as never
before. The battle-ship Maine hac
been destroyed in Havana harbor. and
the briefest telling of the terrible story
sufficed to bring the people to thei}'
feet as one man.
The men of this country Instant,
saw the tremendous fact as it was
They listened to no explanations. They
were deceived by no diplomatic state
ments. They saw. against back
ground of war clouds. an American ship
sinking with the American flag flying.
carrying down to death hundreds Of
American seamen.
They had long been impatient over
! the situation in Cuba. They sympa-
thized with the struggling Cubans. Yet
neither resolution in Congress nor APP
peaIs from the President had aroused
them. They were waiting for compro-
mise. hoping for a peaceful adjust
ment, reluctant to admit the possible
ty of war. But when the Maine went
down they rose for war,
1t was not the intolerable situation
in CUBA. nor tie appeals of the Gu
bans, nor the granny of Spain that
hurried the American people into the
war Of 1893. 1t was the Maine. IL
was the blow struck at the govern
ment Of the United States when the
Maine went down. 1t was the blow
in the face that enraged the people.
1t was the Maine that sent the ma
ton forward. through war, to a wider
field of activity. to work out higher
destiny And after four years OF splen-
did achievement it is to the Maine that
the people look back to-day as a mem
DRY which makes the victory sweet
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-26
SECONDHAND sMokssTAcks.
Article Not in General Use, Yet Al
ways in Demand.

Among the very great variety of
things that may be bought at second
hand are smokestacks OF iron or of
steel IL may be that an establishments
puts in n bigger boiler and wants n
bigger stack. If it is using a steel or
an iron stack the old one is taken down
carefully and new one set up. The
old stack may be sold to dealer in
secondhand boilers and machinery or
the owner may keep it and sell 1t him
self to somebody that wants a second
hand smokestaek. If 1t is sold TO a
dealer he may remove it to his own
yard or 1t may be that the original
owner keeps it on his premises until
the dealer has sold It. 4 manufacture
and sell the old plant or parts of it.
Here would be second hand smoke
stack. Secondhand stacks are bought
by various users. 1t may be that the
smokestack of an establishment is
worn out and that the boiler is not and
that a secondhand stack would last
out the life of the boiler. In such a
vase 1he user Nouiu get Il SetOHu- uaUu
stack if he could find one suitable. Sec
ond- hand stacks may DE used with va
rious temporary plants set up by CON
tractors and others A smokestack may
be blown down in n windstorm and
the user supply the place of 1t with one
bought second hand
A steel or iron stack costs about half
as much as brick stack \ second
hand iron stack costs about half as
much as new one Stacks of metal
are made now usually of steel The
steel used costs now less than wrought
iron. There is an increasing use of
steel instead of brick stacks. Steel
stacks up to six and seven feet in di.
ameter would be classe1 as portable
stacks; larger stacks would be of a
more permanent character. Steel
smokestacks are now made up to eigh.
teen feet in diameter Very large
smokestacks may be lined with brick.
Secondhand smokestacks up to two
feet In diameter are likely to be found
in stock in the yard of the dealer in
secondhand boilers and machinery and
be is likely to have stacks of larger
sizes elsewhere. There is always a dc,
mand for secondhand smokestacks. -
New York Sun.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-26

cratic and Republican administrations,
which, 1t seems to me, would convince
any farmer that the Republican ad-
minlstrahon is far better for him. So
long as the Republicans run this gov
eminent as they now are, | am with
them first. last. and always.
There are some of my Democratic
friends who will say that the scarcity
of crops the past yearraised the price.
This is true as far as it goes, but had
1t not been for the Republican protect
i've tariff law the foreign countries
would have supplied this shortage at
a low price, and as a matter of TACT we
would have had to sell our farm prod
ucts at the same fgu no ma ter how
scarce our crops, and a. consequence
we would have starved. rdt the tariff
law shuts out foreign cor etitlon. and
when our crops are shorl the prices
rise sufficiently to carry the farmer
over another season. No, sir; no more
Democracy for me-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-26
Voting in Kentucky.

The secret ballot has been In use In
Kentucky about ten years. In that
time one Republican has been elected
Governor who e,'ved his term and an
other was elected, but thrust out. There
has been one Republican United States
Senator, and all but one of the electors
in 1896 were Republicans. AT the pres
ent time the State has a law which
puts the control of the election machin-
cry into boards of Democrats to elect
Democrats. TO use the words OF Henry
Watterson in a letter to a railroad mag
nate. One would think that this ar
rangement should be satisfactory to
the Democratic m"ncs ers, but appor-
entity ii is not, since the upper branch
of the Legislature. by n strict party
vote. has proposed to amend the con
stitution so that the old viva voce
method Of voting may be restored
indianapolis Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-26
II1 2'y's,.lHELL

Half the town Of South Mills. $. C..
burned.
Rachel Young, colored, who died re-
Gently at Sedalia. Mo, is said have
been % years old.
Mayor Rose Of Milwaukee Is announc-
ed rs candidate for VicePresident on
the Democratic ticket.
Tie FRS. National Rank Of Hllsboro.
Kan. has been authorized TO begin bust
ness with a capital Of $4,000.
James Bfaddock, "A. Of Union County,
Kentucky. froze both feet so badly that
amputaticn was required 10 save his life.
Tie full returns from thu German cen
sus Of 1900 show that 1888 citizens Of
the United States were then residing in
Germany. an increase il i've years Of
1000
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-26
REPEAL THE WAR TAXES.

They Are Burdensome, Inconveuieut
and No Longer Needed for Revenue.
The country will welcome the pro
posed reduction and removal of the spe
cial war taxes as a step in the right d.
rection. Taxes of the most onerous
character - namely, direct taxes
amounting to about SS0,U00OOo year
are to be abolished by the repeal he
act of June Is, 1898, and the amen e
act Of March >. 1901. Originally i'm
posed as means of providing revenue to
meet the extraordinary expense in
volved in the war with Spain, these
taxes have been borne with patience
SO long as the need was apparent
That need has long since disappeared,
and we have been piling up a surplus
far beyond the requirements of current
expenditure. a surplus which drew
from the channels of trade, commerce
and industry a vast sum of money to
be locked up and lie idle in the Treas
ury. The bill reported Jan. 81, 1902,
by Mr.. Payne, chairman of the House
Committee on Ways and Means, CON
templates that on and after July /,
1902, a large proportion of these taxes
shall cease to be levied and collected,
leaving the governments needs to be
supplied through the ordinary channels
of customs and internal revenue col
lections.
The bill as reported by the Ways and
Means Committee provides for the re-
duction of the tax on beer and other
malt liquors from 81 90 10 81 per barrel,
repeats entirely section . and with it
all direct taxes on banks, brokers,
places of amusement, circuses, bowling
alleys. billiard tables; reduces the tax
OH chewing tobacco, smoking tobacco
and snuff from II cents to 6 cents per
pound; repeats sections 6, u, Is, 20, p,
-, %. "a, -, %, %, and thus abolishes
stamp taxes ON a large number Of ar
ticles and transactions; and also repeats
the tax of 10 cents pound on tea, this
repeal to take effect Jan. /, 1903.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-26
DOM PAUL IN EXILE.
How the Ex-President of the Beers
Spends His Time.

Spends His Time.
The final scenes in the long and adven-
turous career of the eX-President of the
South African republic are being enact
ed at a little town named Hilversum. in
Holland. According TO the latest advices.
his end cannot be very far off. and one
of the most remarkable men of the last
century win disappear forever from the
stage of human affairs. Mr. Kruger in
habits a small, two-storied house, known
as Casa Cara, similar in every way 10
the residence of the wealthy Dutch mer-
chants. and of the usual type OF country
houses in Holland. There are grounds
surrounding the building in which the
President spends i good portion of each
day.
Hilversum is a town of about $4,000
inhabitants, and is half an hours ride
by rail from Amsterdam. 1t is favor
lite country residence of the Dutch, be-
ing very healthful and quiet. Dom Paul
rises early, according TO his lifelong Gus
tom, takes a cup of black coffee the first
thing in the morning and when dressed
repairs to the garden. where he remains,
as rule. till $3.50. During this time he
goes through his mall which has previ-
ously been classified for him by his pri-
vate secretary. He always takes with
him on these occasions his two insepara-
BILE companions. large pipe and a large
old-fashioned Bible with large metal
clasps.
Although he knows the sacred books
almost by heart. especially those Of the
Old Testament, and can always quote an
appropriate passage from the Bible suita-
BILE for any given emergency, yet he,
nevertheless. reads his Bible every day
under the shade of a large tree in the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-26
FOR A GREATER MILITIA.
National Guard Experts Indorse Bill
Before Congress.

Unanimous support is given by promi-
nent officers OF the National Guard in
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan and
Indiana to the bin recently introduced in
Congress for increasing the efficacy Of
the militia. The citizen-soldiers say the
bill, If it becomes a law. is bound to i'm
prove the service, at the same time plac-
ing at the command of the federal gov
eminent a reserve force capable of meet
ing all emergencies. "F
Since the Spanish American war there
practically has en- a complete reorgan-
ization of the National Guard in the five
States named, and the guard now Is on
the same basis as that governing the reg
ular army. \ consequent marked i'm
proyemeat has been the result, yet it is
admitted that there are limitations which
the State governments cannot hope TO
overcome without the aid OF the general
government
First in Importance OF the needs Of the
National Guard, which the bill is design
ed to fill is the lack of equipment in
arms and stores. National Guard OFF,
GERS who are conversant with the condi-
ton of the troops in their respective
States particularly approve that section
of the bill which provides The National
Guard with the regular army pattern
smokeless powder magazine rifles and
carbines. The officers say this need was
made clear during the Spanish-Ameriean
war.
Briefly, the bill now before Congress
provides for the recognition of the Ma
tional Guard as the second line after the
regular army, either as National Guard
or volunteers, as organized; gives the
Guardsmen whose organization does not
20 TO the trout as volunteers for the pc
riod Of the war the chance 10 go as in
dividuals; arms the Guard with the latest
pattern of rife; gives officers the oppor-
tunity of regular army instruction and
examination. and provides for field ma
ueuyers rnder service Conditions with or
without regular troops, free Of cost 10
the several States or individuals.
Ohieers OF the National Guard in the
States OF the middle West see in the bill
a remedy for all the defects now beset-
ting the military system They declare
that it will raise the National Guard 10
the level of an efficient and useful body
of citizen-soldiery This will be in mark
ed contrast. they say. with the indefinite
position as military force heretofore
occupied by the National Guard.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-26

The BaldNi n locomotive works is build
ing twelve locomotives for Australia.
Every railroad in Utah. according to
reports, is engaged in rate war on
west-bound business
Coal traffic over the Indianapolis and
Vincennes is now the heaviest at any
time in the roads history.
The Santa Fe Railroad is the first to
inaugurate a system that prevents The
| tipping of dining car walters.
\ new passenger train viii be estab-
lished between Milwaukee and Menasha,
Wis, by the Wisconsin Central line.
During the year ending Dee. 81. 1901,
| III 40 trains arrived and departed from
the Grand Central station, New York.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
management has adopted a rule to use
Indian names only for sleeping and par
Tor cars.
Surveys are being made for a double
track on the Milwaukee and ST. Paul
road between Portage and Tomdh, Wis,
sixty miles.
The Canadian Pacific Railroad has
completed arrangements for building im-
mense locomotive and car works in the
east end Of Montreal
The issuance by the directors of the
New York Central Of ST. 10000 Of new
stock will call for additional dividends to
the amount Of $50, 800.
From ocean to ocean in three days IS a
dream the Canadian Pacific viii make a
reality early in the spring. Equipment
viii cost the system nearly Sl.0OO,000.
Gross earnings OF the Chicago Great
Western Railway maple Leaf routel for
the fourth week Of January show an in
crease OF Sl.433, 40 over the correspond
ing week of last year.
There were 5OJ7 miles OF railways
built in this country ID the past year.
Texas has a long lead. having built 5S3
miles, Oklahoma coming next with 42s
miles, and New Mckee third with %
miles.
Reilroad building for 1902 will. per-
haps, exceed that Of any year in history.
Already enough new construction work
has been undertaken in the West for the
coming year to insure the addition Of an
immense mileage to the railway system
Sf the county.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-02-26

The free trade Boston Herald refers
to the unfortunate Wilson tariff bill.
The Herald is somewhat astray In the
application Of It's epithetis. II was not
the Wilson bill which was ''unfortun-
ate" That term is more appropriately
TO he applied to the American people,
who were made the victims Of the false
economics. as well as Of the utter Ig-
norance Of American industrial condi-
tions. which found expression IN that
disaster bringing law.