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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1902-10-09

NOW Il clfc!t Is
struck upon FhAMEMoNh or bAIA-
I hcSc boards,
and the boards are sawed on circle,
and this serves as a matriX around
which Tie bands for the silO are built.
t%c-L>;fif inca strips should be sawed
Il Ill She edge Of two inch planks. This
" RI. may he quickly and chcaply done
1T q mill where Il bUZZsaW is available
!,tri,.s Tho! IN" lightly toenailed to the
!lItr:.. t." no-half inch strips being
easily i.cI.t 10 the circular form. The
second !. ger OF strips is nailed to the
FIRST with :'-.;;Il wire nails, and then as
til" ring i,iy%s heavier nails may be
used. This L:!ildng cut process contin-
US until there are eight half inch
strips matted to"rthcr. thus making
ron" I",ad which! is two inches thick,
+ r. inches wide and Ct any desired
. - ;''rr.
~ the figure the strips are shown as
making joints at certain definite
places. bat this is not necessary and
not even desirable. The joints may
come anywhere. It is well to leave q
pace Of about an inch between the
"huttn.t ENDS Of the strips, so that air
.Yac,' may be thus secured. If wire
lril5 :.!c used literally in securing the
trips in Place, 4 very rigid band is
r.Adr. and one need never lie awake at
.'-'ht after the siio is filled and wonder
"u>th-r the hoops will stand the
pressure. The mGtrix described around
which the band is built may even be
dispensed with If enough stakes are
.riven on the circumference of the cir
.'!c 50 That the strips when bent around
sill bend OH Il true circle. After one
tH!.I is made it should be lOosened
FROM the ;iiatrix, laid to one side and
another l,&nd constructed in like man
u"r ari 80 on until the required num-
her h&"e been built. The number need
q will depend upon the height of the
$40. The figure IS OF silO thirty feet
high. "ui ten bands are used. The
distance between the two lower bands
X two and n half feet. The distance
.hcn incrcns, 5; until they are three and
a half feet apart ut the top. The lower
Land is lad on the concrete founda-
ton. is II - level. and then by
studding, Two and a half feet long
are nailed II the band. These studs
serve as III" support for the second
band. winch Is placed upon them and
>p;.cd t tGn top OF them.
Care sud Ec taken that the stud
ding i E".t vertical, and this must
lie done - stay braces. The compile
tio, OF the framework is then merely
4 !; petition Of this process. The frame
W"r'- once in place. the silo is complet-
Cd by boarding it inside with one inch
matched flooring, running vertically
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24
Length of life.

Even a chronic pessimist ought t
hnd something to be cheerful abou
In the recent census bulletin on thu
mortality statistics OF the United
States for the decade ending In 1900
says Leslies Weekly. The bulletin
shows that the advances made In med
ical science and sanitation and In
preventive and restrictive measures
enforced by the health authorities
have had striking effect upon the COM
parative death rate for the cities OF
this country where a system OF regis
tration is in force.
In 1890 the death rate In 27l cities
of 5000 or more population was 2l
per 1000: in 1900 the rate was 1876
In 361 cities of 5000 population and
upward-a reduction of "a per 1000.
Another statement OF special interest
and significance just now is that the
deaths reported as due 10 consumption,
including general tuberculosis. de-
creased from 245.9 per 100. 900 OF popu-
lation in 1880 TO 1905 In l900-a very
large reduction, due. the census au-
thori;ies believe. TO the better knowl-
edge OF the disease and the measures
adopted for its prevention.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24
A IIappy Meeting.

II. B. Cunninghame Graham. the au.
thor of those travelling experiences in
the tropics which he calls Thirteen
Stories" says that in his South Ameri.
can journeying he one day rode to see
n village where. report limited, some
valuable old books had been preserved.
, He adds:
II got lost and passed the night in a
, small clearing. where a fat and hand
some roam horse was tied. On seeing
me the animal broke his picket rope.
ran furiously round me four or five
times in circles. and then, advancing,
put his noStrils close TO the nOstrils Of
my horse and seemed to talk to him.
His owner, an old Paraguayqn, told
me that the creature had been with
him far into the interior, and for year
had never seen another horse.
But said he, God has given every
animal speech after its kind, and he is
glad to see your horse. No doubt he
Is asking him the news
During the night | cannot say ex.
actly what the two horses talked about,
but in the morning my host rode with
me league upon the way, and when
we parted his horse reared once or
twice and plunged. II was farewell" d"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24
The Duke and the Flowers.

'Tis an old saying that there's no ac
counting for tastes. Surely everybody
you would think, loves flowers. But
the third Duke Of Bridgewater didn't
He would not allow n conservatory. or
a flower garden. or even a shrubbery,
at his place at Worsley, in Lancashire.
During his absence in London some
flowers were once planted in the gar
den by some one unawares Of his
grace's hatred. AS soon as he saw. af-
ter his return from town, he cut off
their heads with his cane and bade
them be uprooted. Yet the duke was
not an ignorant boor but one of the
great engineers OF his day. His name
was given to the canal, which was
built after his plans, for the purpose
OF bringing the coal from the mines
near Worsley into Manchester, and
which in many ways was a remarka.
BILE undertaking.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24
Jack IIorncr.

Jack Uorner was n little monkey
who lived on Shipboard He wore a
sailors jacket Of scarlet flannel and a
cap to match and was very proud of
his costume. He looked like a dwarf
old man, for he was brown and wrin.
kled. and his black eyes peeped out
beneath shaggy eyebrows and crinkly
gray hair.
Sometimes. when the cook was ont Of
sight, he would jump on the flour bar
rel and powder his head like a miller.
The cook scolded, ana shook his roll
Ing pin at him. But in a twinkling
Jack was up the mast. There he
would sit in safety, grin and chatter
and shake his head and paws to mimic
poor old Cato. while the sailors roared.
Jack went where he pleased about
the ship. but his own corner was a
large dry goods box. turned on one
side. and well supplied with clean
straw for his bed This was left to
his own care. and Jack was tidy lit
tie creature. He had watched the
steward about his work until he knew
lust what To do. Every morning he
shook MP the straw with his tiny fore
paws and made his bed to suit himself.
lie would stand off a little way. and
look at il. shake II again, and pat II
down. Then he would run for the
broom and sweep out his cabin. He
washed his face and hands in basin.
as the sailors did. and dried them on
towel
Jack Worner was very fond of
smoked herring and hard-boiled eggs.
They were often given him for break
fast. But he was not as honest as he
was tidy. and would sometimes snatch
4 herring or an egg. If no one were near
and run off II his stateroom 10 eat It,.
one morning IN burned his fingers
with an egg, and for a long time after
ward would not take one. even when
offered him.
Twice week there was sago pud-
ding with cinnamon on II for dinner,
and Jack was always on hand for his
share. He would take his saucer in
one paw. his spoon in the other. and
eat as the sailors did. Sometimes there
were raisins i'm his pudding. and then
Jack was pleased. He would pull one
out with his finger and thumb, hold II
up. and chatter about IL in great glee.
At Christmas the sailors filled a
stocking for him with nuts and Jumps
of sugar. and he had mince pic aud
plum pudding. Mary johnson. in
Home Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24
The Mlrele.. s,.tem not New.

James Bowman Lindsay. 90 whom 4
monument has just been erected in
Dundee. Scotland. went to London
ifout nifty years ago. and illustrated
by experiments a system of telegraph
ing without wires. II seems that his
experiments were successful but as
there was no call az that time FOR a
system Of that Kind they attracted lit
tie more than casual attention. and
were soon forgotten. Lindsay predicted
in 1894 that houses and city streets
would soon be lighted by electricity.
that IL would also furnish heat for
houses. aud power to drive machinery.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24
HOW'H This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward foi
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be- cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
y. j. CHENEY 4 Co., Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known i. j. Che.
ney for the last Is years, and believe him per.
fectly honorable In all business transactions
and financially able 10 carry ont any obliga-
tion made by their firm.
WEST h TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
Ohio.
WALDING, KINSAS&M MARyIS, Wholesale Drug.
gists, Toledo Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur.
faces Of the system. Price, 75c per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24
Dove and Diver.

1t seems a long cry from dove" 70
oliver" and yet the two words are
one and the same in etymoloGy. Dove
was originally a name given TO sea
gulls Che divers, and only later came
10 be restricted TO its present sense.
Even now one Of the guillemots IA
kind of aux is called the Greenland
dove. Loon and BOBBY aptly describe
the awkwardness and clumsiness Of
the great northern diver and the gan
net.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

No matter what ails you, headache 10 4
cancer, you will never get we'll until yOur
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help nature
cure you without gripe or pain, produce
easy natural movements, cost you just IL
cents TO start getting your health back. CAS-
cABETs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
In metal boxes, every tablet has &. &. G..
stamped on IL. Beware Of limitations.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24
sleepI Time.

Hushaby, baby-doll, hushaby, dear,
Mother will watch you, she's sitting quite
near,
Her foot on your cradle. Hush, do not
weep,
But close your dear eyelids and fall fast
asleep.
The snowbirds have twittered their low.
ing good night,
Jack Frost has fresh painted the panes.
The moonbeams are bathing the night
world in light,
Hush, dolly; the Moon King now reigns
Detroit Free Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

Nothing makes a woman quite so mad
as 10 be told that some other woman Is
sorry for her husband
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

The United States produces about four
fifths of the total OF corn reported for the
whole world.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

All rivers OF Africa have = marked pccu-
liarty They seek the ocean iarthest
from their source.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

All goods are alike % PUTNAM PADELE~
DYES, IA they color all hDers at one boiling
Sold by all druggists.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

Mrs. Winslow' Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums reduces innamma-
tion, allays pain curos wind collie. 25c a bottle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24
Best For the Bowels.

II you write thirty words a minute youi
pen Is travelling at the rate Of 80 yards an
hon
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

Numbers of men like to lean on other
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24
Many school Children Are sIckIy.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
used by Mother Gray, u nurs" In Childrcn's
Home, New York, break up Colds I'm Il hours,
cure Feyerishness, Headache, stomach
Troubles Teething Disorders and Destroy
Worms. At all druggists 25c. Sample mailed
free. Address Allen $. Olmsted, lie Roy, NY.
At the Italian restaurants a small dish
of Parmesan or grated cheese is put on the
table with the soup turccn.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

Brooklyn MY, Jan. 20th.-FOr many yeara
Garfield Tea, The Herb Cure, has been earn
ing reputation that Is rare-it Is uniCers0Ny
praised This remedy presents unusual at
fractions TO those In search ~ health; II Is
made Of herbs that cure In Natures way by
removing the cause Of disease II Is pure it
cleanses the system, purines the blood and es-
taEllshes a perfect action OF the digestive
organs; IL Is equally good for young and DID.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

Pisos Cure il the best medicine we ever used
for all affections Of throat and lungs. WIN.
o. ESDsLEY, Yanburen, Ind. Feb. 10, 1900
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

A mser's face is like a bank note, every
line of It means money.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-01-24

Experiments nave demonstrated that
doors of wood covered with tin resist tire
better than those made OF iron.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
SOLDIERS AND THE cANTEES.
The Topic VIII be EstensiveIy Dis
cusscd Before Congress-.
(Phf-adelnhia Press

The question as TO whether or not the
canteen VIII t" restored for the, be neft OF
the army promises to be live one at the
coming conn Sc. sion of Congress. 1t IS. doubts
owing to the discussion that it viii
arouse. In the House that can be EASILY
overs one, bl there Is no way to limit
de bate i'll the Senate.
The proposition VIII probably be Of
fered as an amt ndment to the army bill
or to some other measure which wi have
to be passed. Now that the election is
over tht re will be greater chance of the
adoption of such proposition. providing
thfre IS time to handle 1T. than .-as the
case at the last session. The War De
teen. A statement given out at the de-
partmant strongly favors It's restoration.
This paper embraces some interesting
facts brought out by reports and in
quiries.
The Acknowledgement states in his re.
part that there has bsen a large increase
since the canteen was abo,faId in tho
trials of breaches of discipline. A re-
port as to the number of new saloons
opened rear army posts In the Univ
States in the last fiscal year-after the
abolition of the canteen-puts the number
at. from $50 to 800. the entire number OF
dram shops erected rear the posts for
the use OF the army being 1-40o Drunk
enRess among the men has increased. and
It is stated that not a single. post COM
mander has reported any improvement
as result of abolishing the cants en-
General sarger. irspector-seneralo of
the army In tie Philippines. tsIs OF an
inves tieation made tit re as TO the drink
ing habits of the troops. There were 3i2
companies there at the time of this In
quiry. and they were found diviefd as
follows: In sixty companies every man
Us ed liquor: in l9c companies from 80 to
100 per cent used it: in tifsy-e'ght COM
panies from SO to 80 per cent: in twsnty-
and in twenty companies from 81 TO %
Der Der cent. These facts demons trate that
Ttariy all of tbs army use liquor; PUT
that does not prove by any means .nne
il is a good thing for tham TO DO srli.
II tbe same limit was fixed as before.
light wires ard beer. perhaps the army
would be improved. 1t iooss as tnon sin
rrareenant than to have the men sur
rounded by low drinking PAGES outside
of government control
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
gard him as d c1vilizing influences: but
then we cannot be always civlising." s

,
It brings JOY to the soul OF an humble
earthworm like myself TO see so high an
authority. have the effrontery to aIludei
tightly to horse shows. Like Mr.. HoweEs
I've never had the good fortune to see
the exhibitions in Richmond. but I've
seen two in Madison Square Garden and
my sporting blood has cooled. They
were ali right for those who love horses.
but for quiet. unobtrusive citizen like.
myself, whose daily rides are confined to
the Office elevator, they DO not do. Aru
what has irritated-nay. nausea ted-me
more than anything els. is the sudden
enthusiasm for horses which has recently
developed in some of my neiShbors, who
have had no experience whatever in deal
ing with the noble animals save in occ;,-
sonaI rides back and forth from funera:s
and weddings. These sans individuals
now talk about manners. conforms
tion'' "gaits," "hachneys. Ceilings.
and all such stuff with a gusto that
takes my breath away. And all the
while, as l gaze at them in goggle-eyeu
wonder and with meek humility. I rea:-5
ize that they hardly Know the gait of a
street-car and that as for. manners.
why every blessed one Of them would
eat with his Enile and tuck his napkin
under his chin. me whole business DIS
gusts me. 1t even makes me hot all over,
to eat horserad!sh. Eod-carriers and
dirt-tiiggers could not be guilty of more
incongruity of thought they spent thei,
dinner hours discussing the various
brands of champagne. The buboric
plague never caused half as much trouble
in this world as the tendency OF us pu
white folks to initiate these who are our
financial and social superlors. Here's one
robe Spartan at least VINO doesn't try
20 ny out Of his own humble. boiled cab
baEe kerosene oil sphere Of usefulness.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

E. Il
visit to the county in twenty-three years.
Mr. Pollard married Miss Mamie j..
Jones' a popular King George lady.
nearly thirty years ago. and ne has
good MANY frierds and patrons here.
CONDITION or THE SICK.
Mr. Robert Billiard and Messcs. Wallace
Walker and F.ovd Walker. of this coun-
ty. who have been critically FL w,,n
Uphold stfaver for scme tine are so.
much. improved as to be considered out
Of danger Mr.. Wallace Walker was so
dangerously i'll for five or six weeks that
his recovery is locked upon a 8 almost a
miracle. It is believed that drinking
water from we'll that contained impuri-
ties caused the illness Of these young
gentlemen.
Mrs. William NJ. Farmer. OF this neigh
horhoad. spent the present week with her
daughter. In the National CO pital city.
Mrs Dolphus Peyton. Of Washington.
spent several days With her mother here
this week s. f
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

from. and how it got here. is a subject OF
no little comment and conjecture. The
report that q deers tracks had been seen
in wheat-field near lgo started gu.
curious hunting parties. whose highest
ambition was to see "a live deer in King
George, and it is said that Mr.. Walter
Purls is the first man SO fortunate as to
see the living sight!
a STEAM CORN HUSkER.
a corn hus!:er operat ted by steam. was
nut ia vol. in the field of Mr.. TON
hinor, at Top Castle. near here, yester-z
Gay. md attracted nearly as much at
.urtion rs a passing circus would have
dcre. It is the first attempt here to
.'s7tlck corn by steam and the natives
were half crazy to see the gigantic ma
chine 10 what nimble fingers have been
dt.,ug ever since Indian corn" has been
the Chief comnndity here. The machine
sf,i.chs corn al right. but 1t will not taA-s
the place Of horny human hands In this
day and genera ton.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
a [FAvI0[R17T|E POEM
THE 5kYLARK.
(By James Hogs

(By James HoGs.1
Bird of the wideTne SIS.
Blithesor1e and cumberless.
Sweet be thy matin Ger r1oor!a-d and
lea!
Emblem of happiness.
Elest is thy dwelling place
o. to abide in the desert with thee!
Wild is thy lay and loud
Far in the downy cloud.
Love gives it energy. love gave it birth!
Where. on thy dewy wing.
Where art thou journeying?
Thy lay is in heaven. thy love is on earth.
Der fell and fountain sheen.
Der moor and mountain green.
Ger the red streamer that heralds the
day,
Der the cloudlet dim.
Ger the rainbow's rim.
Musical cherub. soar. singing, away!
Then when the cleaning comes,
Low in the heather blooms.
Sweet will thy welcome and bed of love
be!
Emblem of happiness.
Blest be thy dwelling place
o, to abide in the desert With thee!
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

Mr. .c I,en. Jenkins handsome young
pointer dog was sliced with hydrophobia
a few days ego and bit other dogs Lere
anil escaped Eefore it could be killed Ine
rabid canine is at large ir the neignuhr-
ho,,i While the dogs bitten by it are
chained IN confinement.
EVEN STOLD HIS GRINDSTONt;.
Mr. john w Walker. who runs an
uEcicrtakcr's establishment, blacksmith
and whcrlwright shop at this place. had
lis promises visited by thief. or thieves.
n few lights ago. Among the valCablcs
dragged 10 the road and c;,ri,et, a'ay in
4 .ysi'ic. vas grindstone and iil,h,,
weighing. ore hundred po"t Us. Tl;s Is
the FIRST theft - any G )nsa"uence ccEI-
Ynitteil here i'll recent years.
y telephone cation has Zen estahliS.;'t.
:, index. wi:ich supplies q lonS-felt nee j
IL, orcs6f .he Lus,ost and r!n:t prosperous
,,tle:i.s of E,rg George.
Mr. Cafes Z. Pollard. prominent
Commission r,"r' ilanl OF L:a.timnrt las
been a guest of friends in King George
for some days past. this being his first
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30
CAN NOT BE RUBBED AWAY

Bit good 1mentor plaster will often give temporary
ease BY producing aud reducing the IN
about these simple remedies for rheumatism IS not skin
disease and cannot be rubbed away with linin1snts o.
drawn out plasers anything else applied sur
tant posons iii the blood which carried through the
circulation to every part Of the body aud deposited in the
muscles, joints and nerves
When the system this condition, exposure tongFl
air cold winds or Damp chilly weather to the
sluggish blood and the most terrific pains begin to shoot
through the muscles and joints and they swell and aame
wrte and twist and intense IS the suffering that the
cannot1ong against the
racino torture5 Of Rheumatism, and many times IT.
victims are left hopeless, helpless crpples with crooked
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-30

Mr.. A P. Billinssley. popular anc
wiaely-krown young gentleman of kins
George, has accepted a position in the
large mercantile establishment of Mr..
III. 3. CoShiIl, at the courthouse.