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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
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They had been married but two
months. He came home one evening
10 find his wife in tears. She had
found an old scrap book ~ his in
which were pasted some poems he had
written 10 some one else ana pub
lished I'm the college papers. II
thought" she said. "yOu had never
loved any one but me-" And be
promptly treasured her that she had
thought truly. and burned up bis old
scrap book IN the furnace in the base
ment
And the next day he found that she
had distributed on the mantcl and the
dresser not less than FIVE photographs
Of "a many former beaux Of hers and
invited two Of them. who were ln
town. 10 dinner the next Sunday.-St
Louis Mirror.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
THE DEATHS HEAD CARRIAGE.
A strange Vehicle which Napoleon De-
clined TO Accept

A carriage has been preserved in the
Armory of Schloss Friedenstein. Gotha
which has been called the Deaths
Head carriage" says the Golden Pen.
ny. This strange vehicle was built
10y order OF Duke August OF SAKE
Coburg and Alemburg QSoi-ls22l.
Whether ii was meant 10 represent a
deaths head is not quite clear. as il
bears no other emblems of death. un-
less. perhaps, the "Mors lmperator"
should be represented 10y the dia-
dem-like loZenged wreath. \ Beck is
the only writer who reproduces any
history Of the Deaths Head carriage"
and he says: After the conclusion OF
the peace of Tilsit. the Duke August
and his brother Frederick came 10
Dresden in order To meet the Emperor
Napoleon July Il. 1901. who was
afterwards. on July 23. At the Castle
Friedenstein. where he was festively
received and magniicently entertained.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

hours, the kite was elevated and the

hours. the kite was elevated and the
same signals were renewed.
Should Marconi perfect his system
OF wireless messages across the ocean
the results. Of course. will be far-reach-
ing and wonderfully important Flee
trical experts have great confidence in
MarcOni. and there is a general belief
that he will make good" his claims.
Guglielmo Marconi was born near
Bologna, Italy, April -. 1874. He is.
therefore. not yet twenty-eight years
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
A Neat Trick with Matches.

Put somc matches on the surface of
water in a basin SO place them that
they will form star, with their heads
near each other Into the water NJ the
centre of this star thrust piece OF
soap pointed at the end Behold all
your matches begin TO move on: they
depart suddenly, as If they had hor-
ror OF soap. Now, II you wish to coax
them back offer them a piece of sugar
by placing or dipping IL in the water.
and you will see all your matches rap.
idly moving toward it,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

concrete. was erected by the citizens
OF Tower and Soudan, MINI. There Is
n brass plate on each Of the four sides,
bearing the following inscriptions:
william Mckinley Born January
20. 1913. Elected president In 1896.
Reelected President In 1900. Assas-
sinatcd September 8. 1901. Died Sep
tember II. 1901"
"The sturdy miners Of Soudan and
their children"
The hardy lumbcrmen Of Tower"
"The citizens OF Tower and their
children"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
MACHINE POTATO PgeLeR.
The Tuber's Skin Rubbed on by "a Mum
ber OF brushes.

Here Is the machine which is in
tended for use in hotels and boarding
houses. where large quantities of po-
tatoes must he peeled every day to
supply the demand for the table. II
is Il French idea. invented 10y Justin
Blanche, and Is operated I'm the follow.
ing manner: The vegetables to bc
peeled are placed in a kind of barrel,
the inner periphery of which IL fur.
nishcd with brushes of special con.
struction. while the movable bottom.
which is likewise provided with
brushes, receives rapid rotary motion
tubers to reyolve in the same direction.
and in consequence OF the centrifugal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Merchants in Manila. Il. l.. were
desirious OF change In the present
flnncial system.
4 fund of 100000 will he asked For
ny Rev. Charles III, Brent. Episcopal
Bishop OF the Philippines, TO ~ndow his
new jurisdiction.
\ decision 10 remove troops from
Bacacay brought out protest from
citizens of Manila, l.. |.
American dcserters issued a procla.
nation inviting their former comrades
10 join the Filipino insurgents.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

zian waves. His experiments in his
native country attracted but little at
tention. Ii was not until he went te
England in 1896 that he secured scien
tihc and financial backing. Since thar
time in this country and England he
has received unstinted encouragement
His recent success in signalling YES
sells at sea is matter OF genera.
knowledge.
In discussing his system not Ions
ago Signor Marconi said: To Mr.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
ur. XInnd LOO Y.nr. OIn.

DR.. John p. Wood, the oldest practiclng
physician IN the world, has celebrated his
Tooth birthday at Coifcyvillc, Kan. DIR.
Wood was born in Dublin, Ireland. lie
has lived in Kansas forty wears. DIR.
Wood served as soldier Of the Mexican
and Civil wars and has been married three
times. The most wonderful thing about
this man is his physical strength and men
tai vigor He walks without cane and
reads without glasses. He can be seen
every day walking the streets of Coffey-
willie visiting the sick
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

u s estimated that abou, $1,000
worth o. what b. considered 10 be
rubbish is thrown into the streets
Iy the P8risians every day. This
means nearly S3.JjDODO per annum
for the chinOnnicrs. and counting their
wives ard families. nearly 10000
persons live very comfortably upon
their share OF Do.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

force thus developed. to be constant
ly thrown against the fixed brushes.
which divests them OF their Jackets,
the tub meanwhile being partially filed
with water TO aid in the scrubbIng and
cleaning process. The brushes are
made Of either whalebone, brlstles or
horn. their stiffness serving to better
peel the tubers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
Hal!f5;heI|lr!.
-SSE
fIilhweed.

iIaster Mlkweed keeps a dairy
Ry the riverside,
And above project his AIRY
S.oreroOms. arched and wide.
Here he stores his creamy cheeses-
soft and smooth as silk.
Thinks he'll find them when he pleases-
Eut tins magic milk
Some tine day will change to fairies
Who. on gauEy wing
Fiying lar, will start new dalries
For another spring,
The Christian Register.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

Mrs. Harriet Evans, Hinsdale, ILL.,,
writes. I" never fail to relieve my chill
dren from Group at once by using One
Minute Cough Cure. would not feel safe
without It," Quickly cures coughs. colds.
grippe and all throat and lung diseases
+. Roswell Parker, Olneyville. Center
dale Pharmacy, Centerdale.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

The Sycamore -four mill IN Upper
Providence Township. Pennsylvania
which was burned recently. was snld
to be the oldest in the country, having
been built IN 1717.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
First Mckinley Memorial.

Accompanying is picture Of the
monument TO the late President VIII
lam Mckinley. unveiled at Tower.
MINI, few days ago, the first me.
mortal TO the murdered President. The
shaft. which is Of iron, resting upon
base Of iron ore and foundation Of
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

old. In 1896. when but twenty-five
years old. be- came into prominence.
Prior 10 that time d. had demonstrated
in Italy the possibility of signalling
without wires ~ means of the Hert-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
Colonel Arthur Lynch.

Colonel Arthur Lynch, who has been
elected TO Parliament from Galway
City, and whose right to take the seat
will be contested because of his service
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
a NOVELTY IN SAIL BOATS.
it Has Twin sheets Equally BALANCED
side by side

The queer-looking craft illustrated
below has been designed by James T.
Pool with the intention of improving
the facilities for handling the saih
and steering the boat. In place of IN,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

ment OF Guglielmo Marconl that he
had received AT 81. Johns. ~ F.. wire
less electric signals from his station
In Cornwall, England. a distance OF
about 1900 miles. That Marconl re-
ceived these signals is generally ac-
cepted as fact in the scientific world.
The Marconi station in Cornwall is
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
nirh Not. nfarrlms psnna.

Nine. NOrdica Las pJt I'm "a claim
against ruc.c Sam ,0s .3oDO.0Jo. That
seems n pretty high mote. even FOR
soprano -New York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

Fast railroad speed D. regularly made
between Milan and Varese. IN Italy
By the use Of an electric third rail the
hny miles are covered In City min
ufss
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

o scientific development OF re
cent times has caused more
interest throughout the
world than the announce
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
raE EsIARNET8'
Late Wholesale Prices Of Country
Produce Quoted in New York.
MILK

The Milk Exchange price for standard
quality is 3hc. per quart.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

ne American Silver and wetmor@ Trnses; light.
eleas. comfortable and durable. viii hold any
rupture aud will give You perfect .sstisfaction
Personal attention given 70 fitting. Sold at low
sst prices.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17

Persons suffering
from acute or chronic
diseases soon relieved
aud quickly cuHd.
also n full line ~ EIss-
tic and Spring Truses.
Abdominal Supporters
suspensorg BaDdsges
etc. , new and gtenuy
.,p -. itOhS
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-17
DIR. HAMILTON
SPECIALIST.

sis UNION STREET. COR. vEyBOssEr.
Room ~.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

in the wellbeing of person under
general conditions, but still more SO in
a tropical climate with malaria in the
air.
The newcomer from temperate zones
first suffers immensely from thirst,
but he should not give way to it and
restrict himself to supplying his body
with no more liquid than that which
has been discharged in the natural
way by perspiration, and he will find
in a few days that his longing for re-
freshing drinks has been greatly re-
duced, and that he can endure the heat
with very little discomfort.
He, however, who will carouse, and
look for a general good time on the
isthmus may find an early grave in
stead, and many a stone in the ceme-
teries of Panama and at Monkey Hill
mark the closing chapter of a story Of
white mans reckless living and folly
Cor the accompanying Views of the
Panama canal 1 am indebted to Mr.
Francois Martin. They are reproduce
tons from a publication by the New
Panama company after the interna-
tional technical commission had made
its tour of inspection over the canal.
1t was then reported that the work al
! ready done constituted fully two ifths
of the entire canal work.)
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

and the lock at Miraf1ores will be so
constructed as to accommodate YES
sells at any stage of the tide. From
Mirafiores the canal will traverse low,
swampy ground for 4.12 miles and ter
inmate at La Boca in the Pacific.
Such are in crude outlines the fea-
lures of the canal to which may be
added that the bottom width is calcu-
lated TO be $50 feet with side slopes of
to 3, and depth of 35 feet-S
The greatest single feature of work
is in the excavations in the Culebra
cut, amounting to 43,237,200 cubic
yards, and it is estimated that this
work will require eight years. Here is
an opportunity presented to demon
strate engineering skill and talent, for
no work has ever been undertaken on
which the highest class of practical
engineering talent could produce so
great economics as in this concentrat-
ed excavation.
great storage basin in the upper
valley of the Chagres will furnish ade-
quate water supplies for electrical
purposes, and the whole canal line will
be lighted at night by electric arc
lights.
Aside from the open harbor at Co
Ion, there will be an inner, 1weH-pro-
tected harbor, created by excavations
starting just inside the jetty con-
structed by the old Panama Canal
company and running for about a
I mile inside the shore line The bay of
Panama on the Pacific affords excel
lent anchorage for any amount of
ships, and the forelaying islands pro-
vide good shelter in case of a storm
A vessel arriving off either coast after
sundoWh may safely enter the harbor
and will not be compelled to lay out
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

side waiting for daylight to come in
order to get to anchorage.
The recent horrible disaster which
destroyed the city of st. Pierre, on the
island of Martinique, has renewed the
question if the Panama canal might
be in danger. of destruction from vol
canic eruptions, but any such doubt
may be set at rest, for there is no vol
cano, either active or extinct any
here within 100 miles of any point of
the canal line, and the Walker COM
mission has classed the risk from
earthquakes with that Of a great con-
Migration in a city like that of Chi
cago in 1871, or Boston in 1872.
The time required to pass through
the canal will vary with the size of
the vessel and with the number of 9TH
er vessels in transit, but from careful
ly collected data the commission has
computed the time to be IL hours and
IA minutes, including 3 hours and So
minutes delay caused by lockage and
L hour and IA minutes by meeting
other vessels.
In conclusion, word about the eli
matte conditions of the isthmus may be
appropriate. me 1SthmuS IS no. Sdna-
forum, to be sure, but unfavorable
health conditions which we may have
to expect have been generally painted
in 100 dark colors. The climate is gen
orally damp and enervating, but the
temperature is not extreme, rarely ris-
ing as high as 95 degrees or falling
below 70, but the excessive humidity
greatly restricts theGoapacfty for phys
ical exertion. The low lands near the
coast have long been known as insalu-'
brious and subject to fevers. There
goes gruesome story about the NOR
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

tality which attended the construc-
ton of the Panama railroad and the
first operations of the Panama Canal
company. But conditions have UNDER
gone change since then. The sur
face ground, which, for its miasmatic
and fever breeding composition, was
most to be dreaded, has all been re-
moved in the canal line, and the canal
trench itself has greatly helped to
drain the stagnant waters from the
lowlands
All timber, Furthermore, has been cut
away along the line, thus allowing the
coast winds free access to the soil, and
it can be expected that the constant
intermingling and changing of the
sweet water with sea water will great
ly help to purify the atmosphere.
Strict sanitary regulations, however,
will be required, and there is no rea-
son to doubt that if the United States
officials were able to cleanse the pest
breeding cities of Cuba, the same Wig
orous methods applied on the isthmus
of Panama will make it tolerably safe.
The writer is convinced that the city
of Panaam under American admins
tration will becomesthe healthfest and
most agreeable city of all Central
America. A long sojourn in tropical
and fever-infested climates has taught
men that the mode OF living in such
climates has perhaps more to do with
tho wellbeing of asperson than in
more temperate zone. The person that
will stick to the same diet on the 18TH
mus to which he was used in New
York NT MINI acafn.H saw ocrn11aaq and
cabbage, Boston baked beans and
brown bread, in fact, to all sorts of
heavy food, will certainly lay an ex-
cellent foundation for fever attacks,
and the liberal use OF alcoholic drinks
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

pleted at sea level with the resources
of time and money then available. A
provisional change of plan was ac-
cordingly made, under which the final
completion at the sea level was to be
deferred to a future time and then
the opening of a canal to navigation
was to be fastened by the introduction
of locks.
The liquidator of the defunct COM
pany continued operations upon the
work, gradually, however, reducing
the working force, until on May Is,
1889, the work was finally suspended
A new company took possession of
the property in 1894, and commenced
operations anew but under a plan
greatly changed from the first. Since
this plan in it's general outlines has
been maintained by the United States
commission, it need not be related in
detail Suffice it therefore to say that
IL provided for to levels above sea
level, with four locks on the Atlantic
side and two descending levels above
sea level with four locks, giving ac-
cess to the Pacific. About 100000
cubic feet had been excavated by
the new company up to June 80, 1899.
the time when the United States
commission started it's investigations,
and the amount expended by the COM
pany was about 100000, besides ST.
$4,000 advanced to the Panama
Railroad company for building a pier
at La Boca on the Pacific
The United States commission esti-
mates the amount of excavations
which can be utilized at 1900. 600 Gu
bic yards and it would require aho1It
96,00OO0O cubic yards of excavations
more to complete the canal.
There is on hand an immense
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06
ACROSS The TTHMUS OF PANAMA ALONG CANAL line IT,
ASANo00 AAAA A0AAANA00 -


amount of plant, consisting of locomo-
tives, excavators, dredges and steam
ers, besides 2,431 buildings and two
spacious and well equipped hospitals,
one at Panama and the other at Colon,
valued at $S6S,500. The company also
owns some 10000 acres of land.
The canal, according to the plan
outlined by the Walker commission,
will start from a X-fathom anchor
age at Colon harbor, and lead in a
straight line to Bohio, 14.42 miles dis
tant. Here is to be a double flight of
locks, with a total lift of from 80 to
so feet. An artificial lake of $3.50
square miles area is to be created
above the locks by damming up the
Chagres river. This lake will furnish
safe anchorage and navigation room
for seven miles and the total length OF
the canal in the lake will be 1858 miles
to the point where it leaves the lake,
which extends from Obispo to Pedro
Miguel, a distance of 7.91 miles. Here
will be situated the first lock on the
Pacific side.
The highest point of the canal will
| be about five miles from Obispo gates.
| Here the bottom of the canal lies
about 2S6 feet below the natural sur
face of the ground. =
At Obispo two gates are contem-
plated, each 100 feet wide, so that,
should it become necessary to draw off
the water from the summit level, Lake
Bohio may not be affected by it.
The Pedro Miguel locks are to have
a lift varying from "a to 60 feet, and
the last lock is to be located at Mira
flores, 1888 miles further. A lift from
IS to SS feet is contemplated for this
lock.
The difference between high and low
tide at Panama is twenty feet, as
against 2 feet at the Atlantic side.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

The passage of the Spooner canal
bill by both branches of the United
States congress has given renewed in
terest to the Panama canal project,
and it can now be fairly assumed that
our government will complete the con-
struction of this highly important wa
terway.
It may be of interest to know how
much work already has been done or
. the canal, and to learn something more
of the magnitude of this work, of
which the average citizen hardly can
have a correct conception.
The desire for a maritime connec-
ton between the two oceans can be
dated back to the early days of the
sixteenth century, and all searches for
a feasible route were confined to the
narrow strip of land between the Sth
and 18th parallel of north latitude,
which, so to speak, forms the connect
ing link between the northern and
southern half of the American CONT
nent
The first realization of this long
dream seemed to be nearer when in
1881 the French Canal company, under
Ferdinand de Lesseps, started opera
lions on the isthmus of Panama for the
construction of a sea-level canal be-
tween Colon on the Atlantic side,
and the old city of Panama on the
shores of the Pacific.
Work was pushed along vigorously
until 1889, when the company went
into bankruptcy. 1t was then estimat-
ed that 100000 cubic yards had
been eXcavated, and that the company
had expended $S7OOO,OOO, including the
value of their plants, etc.
1t should, however, be mentioned
that as early as 1887 it had become ev-
ident that the canal could not be COM
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

sent in Mr.. Armour sent for the clerk
to. vouch for its accuracy, and finding it
right, assured the man it would be paid.
AS the clerk was leaving, however, Mr..
Armour said to him:
Il wish to say to you that / have
packed great many hogs in my time,
but l never dressed one before!'-New
York Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06
Armour's Comments.

1t is told of the late P D. Armour that
ON one occasion he made a present of a
suit of clothes to each of his employees in
a certain department. Each man was
told that he might order his own suit,
and send the bill to Mr.. Armour, no re-
striction being made as to price In or
der to avail himself fully of this liberal
lty, one young man ordered evening
clothes costing $50. When the bill was
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-06

wifi still further lessen his chances Of
resistance. es-4A. 81 X ,saS~s e,-s
Only light digestive food should be
partaken of in tropical climates, and
the use of alcoholic stimulants should
be abstained from or restricted to
medical use. The digestive organs of
a person play a very important part