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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
SAFES FOR THE HOME.
Cunningly Hidden, Even From the
Eyes of Servants.

The clumsy safe which formerly held
the precious stones and documents OF
the wealthy has practically been abol-
ished in the homes of those who can
afford to keep abreast Of the times In
such matters, and in its place have
been introduced curiously wrought
places of concealment which the pro-
fessional burglar would have great
difficulty In finding. A little secrecy
has been found to be worth more than
a foot of chilled steel. The old fash
ioned home or office safe Is direct in
vitation to n burglar. He knows that
the diamonds, jewelry and spare cash
and valuable documents are kept there.
Otherwise, why have n safe in the
home? There is hardly a man who
does not at some time have cOnsidera-
BILE valuables In his home which he
must intrust to his private safe.
The most ingenious method OF mod
ern safe builders is To construct n re-
ceptacle for valuables in the walls.
floor or ceilings of the house. The
work is as ingenious rs ii is effective.
An expert examines the different parts
of n room selected for the purpose and
finally hits upon place where conceal
ment can be made the most effective.
A square of a couple Of feet or more is
taken out of the plaster, and n chilled
steel safe is made to fit In the hole thus
made. The inside of the safe is lined
with plush for holding diamonds and
precious jewels, and there are compart-
ments for bills and valuable docu-
ments. When fitted in it's niche in the
wall, ceiling or floor, the most ingen-
ious part of the contrivance Is then
made by an expert. The opening Of the
safe door is made so carefully that it
appears as if the side Of the wall moves
outward as If by magic. The spring
which controls the mechanism is often
concealed in the picture mOlding or
cornice some distance from the safe
itself.
To make II doubly sure so that no
one would accidentally touch the spring
and reveal the hidden safe, with its
treasures, there is usually a second
spring The first zone consists chiefly
In removing n small piece Of the mold
Ing or wooden base OF the rim, and this
discloses nothing but bare surface Of
wood A little examination will show,
however, that this wooden surface is
divided into little square lines. One Of
these squares holds the second hidden
spring BY pressing II in certain way
It will spring open the door OF the safe,
located probably half dozen feet
away. Consequently IL workmen or
servants should accidentally knock Off
the piece Of molding or wooden base
which reveals the second spring the
secret would still be intact.-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
FLOWER AND TREE.

Planting few trees every fall OF
sprIng, az may he convenient, keeps up
the supply Of fruit.
The American perslmmon makes a
handsome tree ornamentally consider
cd. II has dark green leaves that re-
main on late I'm the fall.
Carnations do not thrive In the shade
and will not tolerate the presence or
rank manure. They are easily grown
I'm any good garden soil.
One secret OF getting flowers from
potted plants Is 10 let them get pot
bound. When n plant can no longer
keep on growing, II turns Its energies
toward producing flowers.
BY yearly attention to pruning and
by good feeding shrub may he re-
newed from season To season and kept
always strong. Old and weak wood
should always be removed.
Ammonia Is plant stimulant, not
food. While II IL useful to force plants
into bloom and growth after the soil is
exhausted, fertilizer must be applied
or the plant will use up It's own vital
lty In bloom.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
Antiuuity of the boomerang

The boomerang the Australian mn
tlves weapon of offcnse and defense,
referred TO I'm all reference works as an
instrument unknown until after the
discovery OF Australia, was doubtless
known before the time of Christ. Pliny
the elder contemporary of our Sa.
vlour, writes as follows In his Natural
History" respecting an instrument
made OF the wood of the aquifolia:
'If staff made of this wood. when
thrown at an animal, from want OF
strength I'm the person throwing falls
short OF the mark, 1t will come back
toward the thrower of It's own accord,
so remarkable are the properties OF
that tree"
1t is altogether probable that the
learned Pliny did not consider the
shape of the "stnfr' and referred Its pc.
culiaritics TO the nature of the wood of
which II was made.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
A surpriscd Ohioan.

An American who has been travelling
in Japan says the japanese have a word
OF salutation which sounds like Ohio.
When he was In Yokohama, n fellow
countryman was seeing the sights from
n rickshaw. The japanese are very po-
lite, and when even the American met
them they gave him the usual word Of
greeting At first he wasn't quite GER
tain, but as party after party bowed
profoundly and said ohio he became
convinced that they were uttcring the
name of his own state. and he was n
badly puzzled occidental. Finally. on
passing a group of a dozcu or more,
who were more than usually courteous
and who vociferated the word Of well
come he couldn't repress his astonish-
ment any further Yes" he said, Il
am from Ohio and from Jefferson coun-
~, but how did you fellows get on to
the facty
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
IMPROVED ON NATURE.
A Point That Won Lawsuit For
william Mckinley.

A year or two after William McKln-
ley had begun the practice Of the law
at Canton. o., hc distinguished himself
in humorous fashion in one Of his
first successful cases As often hap.
pens I'm court the humOr was not mere
ly for the sake of the joke. but for seri-
Gus purpose Mr.. Edward r. Roe In
"Thc Life Work of William Mckinley"
tells the story.
The case was n suit against n sur
gcon, whom the plaintiff charged with
having set his leg SO badly that 1t was
bowed Mckinley defended the sur
gcon and found himself pittcd against
John McSwccncy. one of the most bril-
liant lawyers Of the Ohio bar
McSwccncy brought his client into
court and had him expose the injured
limb 10 the jury. 1t was very crooked,
and the case looked bad for the sur
gcon. But Nick inlcy had both his eyes
open. as usual, and fixed them kecnly
on the other mans leg.
AS soon as the plaintiff was turn ID
over TO him he asked that the other leg
should also bc barred. The plaintiff and
McSwccncy objected vigorously, but
the Judge ordered IT done Then It mp.
pcarcd that his second leg was still
more crooked than that which the sur.
gCon had set
"My client seems TO have done better
by this man than nature Itself did,
said Mckinley, "and | mCyc that the
suit bc dismissed with rccommcnda
tion TO the plaintiff that he have the
other leg broken and then set 10y the
surgeon who set the first one"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
A MOTHER OF COURAGE.
The old Lady's First Football Game
and Her Boy.


She sat In the grand stand waiting
for her first football game 10 begin.
Her boy had played II ever since she
could remember. and now he had made
his varsity team, which was her var
sity, too-her Cornell.
Two OF his fraternity brothers" sat
on either side as a bodyguard to her
gray hairs and az q bureau OF iDforma-
ton. They were happier than they
would have been with the prettlest girl
they knew.
She smiled with motherly pride
when she picked him out OF the squad
OF red sweatered "huskles" which at
length trotted out on the field. She
wiped away a tear when n Columbia
man fell across the line for a touch
down.
Then she surprised her bodyguard
by muttering under her breath: Hold
'em hard, fellows" Twist their
necksw push! Pushw
She explained her knowledge OF
these strenuous technical details by
saying that her boy cried out like that
when playing dream games In his
sleep.s
She did not faint when he tackled
too hard and failed to rise, although
his white face, with n streak or red
blood across the forehead, was staring
up at her
"You can't hurt my boy" she said,
with confidence. Hes just doing that
10 get wind" SO II proved.
He was up and at 1t harder than
ever within the time limit. The 1tha-
cans gained FIVE through tackle and
lost MS many more yards trying to
round the end Then something hap
pened.
A sturdy youngster shot out or the
tangled elevens and dashed down the
field toward the goal OF the blue and
white. lie crossed line after line or
whitewash and finally was over the
last one. the whole pack at his heels.
"Touchdownl Touchdown" cried tho
crowd.
my boy did IT," said the mother,
and then she cried.-New York Trb-
uue
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
THE DOMAIN OF DESPAIR.
That Awful Great Basin Between the
Rockies and the sierras

That Awful Great Basin Between the
Rockies and the sierras.
There are various kinds and degrees
OF deserts In this country, but the most
utterly hopeless are found In the 80
called Great basin between the Rock
les and the Sierras. This Is vast re-
gion Of deserts. with here and there an
area where nature in pranklsh mood
seems actually 10 have made an effort
10 produce spectacular effects OF hor-
ror. From the WasQtch mountains TO
the Sierra Nevada extends a ghastly
stretch OF territory which Is intersect-
cd by a series Of high mountain ranges
running parallel north and south. with
valleys between.
A blrdseye view Of the landscape
shows three principal ranges, two Of
which are known as the AmargOsa and
Panamlnt, and between these is Death
valley, so called because it Is the very
abode OF death.
Imagine narrow strip Of arid plain
shut In between two mighty mountain
walls, the peaks stretching up 10000
feet into a burning sky. The surface
OF this plain. which Is 10 feet below
sea level Is n mere crust Of salt and
alkall. through which ridden horse
breaks up To his knees into hOrrid
paste than eats both hair and hide.
A gray haze that never lifts makes
everything indlstinct and puzzlIng TO
the view. No vegetation Is to be seen
save very scanty sagcbrush, with
leaves that are not green, but gray, and
here and there n sort OF cactus that
grows 10 five or six feet In height, with
extended branches. II Is called the
"dcad man" because In the night each
stalk looks like a corpse by the way
side.
But the supreme horror Of the place
Is the heat, which IL unspeakable
There is breeze, but II Is so scOrching
hot as 20 blister your face. Streams
flow from springs down toward the
valley, but never reach II, because the
heat dries them up on the way.-Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

NEUTACoNKANUT HILL, the pur-
chase of which was ordered by the
Common Council, Monday night, is
very desirable for park purposes. 1t
is the highest land in the city and is
located in populous section which
has no recreation grounds. Car
lines now run to the foot of the hill,
and tracks can be laid to the summit
whenever there is demand tor trans.
portation to the rock-crowned top.
The price of the sixty-acre tract is
ressonable-less than two cents a
foot-and the fact that there was only
one vote against the purchase may
be accepted as conclusive evidence
of popular approval OF requirement
Of the hill.-Providenee Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

In the death of Richard Deming
the city OF Providence loses an hon
est and competent official. His SER
vices as park commissioner have
been Of the utmost value and in the
short time he has been a member of
the police commission he has exhib-
tied those sterling traits of character
that make public man valuable to
his fellow citizens.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
perceptiou of Fact.

what is the way to successT we
ask the great men. They cannot tell
us. They know what upheld them in
every emergency. but they cannot de-
fine II. 1t was the sense of proportion.
1t measured, plumbed every circum.
stance and gauged every condition. II
weighed relative values, material and
human. II knew character when II
found It and sifted the wheat from the
chafr. 1t recognized opportunity, and
II likewise made the most OF it.-cos.
mopolitan.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

Mrs. GRANT, widow Of the late
president, died this week in Wash
ington. The deceased was seventy
six years OF age. Probably few
women in the country have seen
greater changes in their condition in
life than this sensible and unassum-
ing wife OF the great general of the
civil war.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
we Give Any Lady

. ssplsndid chance to earn spending money
very easily working for vs In their leisure
timej the work 10 not hard, and any
woman or girl who has little spare time
will do we'll to avail thsm.elve. Of thi,
sreSi opportunity to earn money. send
us twenty FIVE cents (sIlver) and We ~il
at once send YOU the cloth with f'll di.
Yectbons. prepaid by us anywhere In the
u s 90 that you can commence work Of
ones Ad5re" Brllisn,ins Co. (E fD
Roxbury, Macs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
Rice StuuiuQ.

Rice stutling for roast chicken or tur-
key is considered preferable to the usu-
al breadcrumbs To prepare It brown
one chopped onion In "A tablespoonful
OF butter and mix with II four cupfuls
OF cold boiled rice aud one cupful of
breadcrumbs that have been moistencd
In one cupful OF milk. Season with
sage. parsley or other sweet herbs, as
desired. Add half a pound Of sausage
meat or finely chopped salt pork and
salt and pepper TO taste.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
Had II on Good Authority.

"Can you give me any evidence In
regard To the character of the de-
ceasedr p said the judge.
"Yes, my lord" replied the witness,
"He was man without blame. be
loved and respected by all men. pure IN
all his thoughts and
"Whcrc did you learn thatT said thC
Judge.
II copied II from his tombstone. my
lord. Stories.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

THE pension appropriation bill
passed by the House carries with ii
the enormous sum of $4,000, 900
And it passed without dissenting
vote Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
Probably True.

Wabash wonder what makes old
Gotrox dress so shabbily2
Monroc-lIis pride. my boy.
wabash-why. how's thatp
Monroc-IIe's afraid his customers
will mistake him for ono Of his clerks
Chicago News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

Hon ] ]. HILL, the millionaire
railroad owner and fnancier,i is quoted
as follows: IL am disposed to be
cheerful about most things, but |
can't see anything in the present
financial situation to cause me to do
any rejoicing"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN got a
salary of $1,000 year as architect
OF ST. Paul's Cathedral. But he
made himself famous by giving the
world beautiful edifico.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

For some reason or other we often
read that some man or other has ''dis
appeared suddenly" IL would be re.
markable to real OF one who disap.
peared Washington Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

THK Providence schools closed
tuesday until January 5th, on &C
count of the scarcity Of coal. Under
ordinary conditions the vacation
would have been for only one week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

DECEMBER is exhibiting variety
of record breaking weather that is
almost bewildering It lis quite
likely Christmas may be green in
the morning and white in the even
ing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

He-There is something. darling.
want 10 tell you.
She-Oh. then, let us get away from
the rubber plant Come. tell me under
the rose.-Baitimore American.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
A TIresome Person.

"No," said Mr.. Bliggins; Il haven't
any use for philosophers"
"why notr
"My idea Of n philosopher IL a man
who pretends he enjoys hard luck
Washington star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

SANTA CLAUS can make himself
doubly welcome to any number Of
families this year by leaving them a
bag OF coal. al.-Mansfield News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

The man without coal in his cell
lar, who keeps cheerful, is more
thar an optimist; he is philoso-
pher.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

Wlgwag-Are you interested In wom-
ans rights Miss Caustiquel
Miss Caustique No: woman's
wrongs Cs.-Philadelphla Record
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
IInrnIcaa.

"Confound these literary clubs. | say.
My wife's crazy over Browning"
SOS mine. but I'm not raising any
objections. Browning'S dead. Wash.
ington Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

THE recent weather has had the
effect Of crowding Christmas shop
ping into , brief space of time.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

THE Providence coal offices cau
easily display the sign, "StAnding
room only"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

"THE winter of our discomfort
is unusually 30 this year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19
RHODE ISLAND
NORMAL SCHOOL.

Spring term begins MONDAY, February ,,
at y o'clock n. IN. Examinations for admis
sion and classification will begin Friday,
January l6, beginning at y n. IN. For cRta.
logue or other Information apply TO
CHARLES y. CIIAPtN, Principal, Bon S7l, OF
THOMAS II. SrOCkWELL, Secretary Trus.
tees BoN li32, Providence.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

SILVER is getting so cheap that
silver weddings are likely to go out
Of style.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

THR coal situation is anything but
satisfactory and the end is not yet
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

SANTA CLAUS reindeers Seems
to have gone the way OF all flesh.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

THE coal question can hardly be
called a burning one.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-12-19

The TINES wishes its readers d
Merry Christmas.
The Newark journal., 1902-09-19

skin was 18 inches thick, but it's | fact and can be proven by num- Der of people here in town who came in to see this curiosity.
 Abe Mayhan transacted business at Batesville Tuesday and We'd nesday.
 J. N. Overton, a good citizen of White River township, was tran sacting business in town yester- day.
 d farmer at DanvilIe, Ill.,, had a fight with the suitor of his 1 4 year. old neice and shot the youth III the head.
 T. J. Raney, the hustling in surance man, came in Wednesday from trip up through Sharp and Lawrence counties.
 Fredinand Wood and his sister, Miss Pearl, of Pleasant Plains, were in the city Wednesday, the guest of their cousin E. k. Moore.
 For Sale-Nice five room house on corner lot, beautiful location, hear Methodist church. Apply to or address John NJ. Martin, New ark, Ark.
 An Illinois woman, craZed from the excessive use of strong head ache powders, left the house at midnight and ended her life by throwing herself down a thirty foot cistern.
 F. M. Barnett, a good citizen of White River township, was transacting business in town yes terday and called and advanced his subscription to The Journal one year.
 The total vote received by the candidates for governor in the re- cent election are as follows: Davis, v, 1854; Myers, 29,256; Greaves, S,345; Kimball, 4,791. Davis majority, 34, 962.
 A fakir who was preparing for the street fair was arrested at Wagoner, l. T., on the charge of false pretenses. He had made q cement man, which he was goiug to display as ''petritied man."
 Senator Morgan thinks that the only way to get even with the trusts is to tax them, That might work all right if the trusts would not get even agam by doubling prices each time the levy was ad- vanced.
 Kimball organs are acknowledg- ed to be the best on the market. You can buy one by paying a small amount down and s per month, or one-third down and balance in six months. See o. F. Craig, agent.
 Mrs. Mary Watkins, residing near Paris, H., was found dead at the door of her home with bull let in her head. The Coroner re- turned a verdict of suicide. She had recently sued for divorce on the ground of cruelty.
The Newark journal., 1902-09-19
Governor Solves the Tie.

Little Rock, Sept. 16.-Goven- or Davis appointed Ira J. Mathe- ny Representative from Independ- ence County. At the recent gene ral election Matheny, was opposed by J. c. Stroud. The returns as certified to the Secretary of State by the Election Commissioners, showed that each had received 1,129 votes, making tic.
The Newark journal., 1902-09-19
] LOCAL HAPPENINGS {


 Cotton is worth S.123, cash.
 Go to NJ. $. Fisher for bar gains.
 Telephone your local news to number 49-4.
 Magness Bros. have a full line of nice furniture.
 For all kinds of feed go to Murphy & Moore.
 Try The Journal when you need job printing done.
 Cotton seed were selling yester- day at $16 per ton.
 X nice line of dry goods at Murphy & Moore's.
 Adams Bros. have the hottest line of shoes in town,
 Old papers for sale, 20 cents per hundred at this office.
 Cotton picking has progressed rapidly during the past week.
 We would like to have some IS inch stove wood on subscription.
 NJ. $. Fisher returned Tuesday from business trip to Memphis.
 Our thanks are due T. l.. Hend- erson for 8 half dollar on subscrip- tion.
 Go to the City Butcher Shop for nice fresh sausage, pork and steak.
 There has been good deal of cotton sold in town during the past week.
 Miss Joe Beck, of Kenyon, is here visiting her cousin, Miss Annie Eller.
 Ask Miss Rose McHenry if she knows of a cure for severe case of toothache.
 c. E. Caldwell called at head quarters Tuesday and extended his subscription six months.
 If you need a nice hat, shirt, pair of pants or pair of shoes, call and see Murphy & Moore.
 NJ. $. Fisher has full and com plete stock of everything and will save you money on anything you need.
 Don't forget Adams Bros on chickens and eggs; they pay high est market price, cash or merchan- disc.
 J. T. Reeves and wife, of Cord, spent Monday night in the city, the guests of MT. and Mrs. George F. Crosser.
 Everything nice and clean at J. H. Holderby's City Butcher Shop. Your patronage solicited. Come and see me.
 The attention of our readers is called to the advertisement of T. B. Jackson & Son to be found in column of today's paper. These gentlemen have just opened their stable and everything is new and in first class condition. They occupy new building erected for them, and their rigs are all new and came direct from the factory. They have none but good teams and are prepared to render the very best service. They are courteous and agreeable gentlemen and take pride in giv- ing their customers the best to be had for the money.
The Newark journal., 1902-09-19
Republican Convention.

The Republican Congressional Convention for the Second dis trict met at Newport last Monday morning. Hon. Chas. E. Cole, of Batesville, was elected chair man and Mayor Grubbs, of New port. secretary. R. 5. Coffman, of Russell, was nominated for Congress by exclamation.