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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

Of the Westminster Pres
byterian Church. OF Atlantic City
found himself on a recent afternoon
There seems TO be no doubt that the
minister would have been mangled "a
death by the fish had not one OF his
friends killed it with a spear-shaped
boathook.
AS the guests OF Charles &. Tull, in
his launch, the Anna NJ. the Rev Mr..
Mcmillan. the Rev. DR.. II. j. Caldwell,
the Rev. s. w. Steckel Il. ID. Coley.
Jr., and Clarence Powell. started on q
fishing trip TO a grassy bay few miles
beyond Atlantic City.
Fishermen have reported for the last
week or more that they have sighted
sharks In this seml-marsh land. But
most Of the reports have been regarded
merely as fish stories.
Rev. Mr.. Mcmillan sat in the stern
OF the boat. Suddenly the line was
almost dragged out Of his hands. To
the astOnishmcnt Of everybody, the fish
that the clergyman had hooked began
10 drag the boat along. The clergyman
Is "A sturdly-bullt, athletic man. A
weaker one would have had the line
simply torn from his grasp
But. strong as he was, the effort
proved too much for him. AS he con
tinued to hold on the drag on the line
became the harder. He was brought
TO a position where he was leaning far
over the side Of the boat. In ths excite
ment. he did not realize how far he
was leaning. Then he lost his balance
and fell into the water
At the sound Of the splash the line
slackened. The shark had turned. Its
fin rose sharp and vicious looking
above the water. IT darted straight
Mt the clergyman. Then the shark.
turning on its back. opened its mouth.
The clergyman dlved to get out OF the
way. The sharks teeth had cnught
section Of his coat. The garment was
completely torn from his body The
teeth also tore the flesh Of the minis
ter's right arm and shoulder.
The shark dove after its prey, but
the clergyman escaped by coming to
the surface Of the water again. Then
the shark rose also and darted at Mr..
Mcmillan for the second time.
Mr.. Tull had meanwhile seized
long boat hook that had a sharp prong
on the end of II. He was standing at
the boats side awaiting the reappear-
ance Of the shark. When it came up
and started murdcrously for the
clergyman. Mr.. Tull drove the prong
shaped boat-hook down with all his
strength. 1t passed into the sharks
body. The fish began to founder help
lessly. Half a minute later it lay still
in the water. The single blow had
killed IL and had saved Mr.. McMillan's
life. Then the clergyman was helped
aboard.
Afterward the party landed the
shark. II measured more than nine
feet.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
TO TEST JARS.
USING CANDLES.

Lighting with candles il most diff
cult in summer when the breeZes
make hames flicker and wax drip. but
there are ways of overcomin. this dif-
dculty. For straight glass or silver
candlestick there can be had a tall.
narrow glass shade. perhaps eighG
inches high and spreading a little 10.
ward the top. This really improves the
appearance of the candlestick and 50
thoroughly protects the flame that
candle light may be used with comforf
on the lawn or piazza on summer even
ings.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
A REMARKABLE SHOT.

-aOne of the best and most remark.
able shots made during the late war
with Spain" said gentleman who
made an effort To get into the thick of
the tight. was, in my judgment. made
at Miami, and the man who fred the
shot was n Louisiana boy and a mem.
Der OF my company. He was doing
duty as provost guard at the time.
IL was late at night when the soldiers
were reused by the quick. clear crack
or a krag-Jorgensen on the outskirts
OF the camp. No particular attention
was paid to the matter at first. as only
one shot was fired. But. with a couple
Of officers we went out to where the
guard was stationed. in order 90 and
out just why II was that he had fred
nt that time OF night lie explained
That he had seen man slipping
through the bushes some distance
away. and had called on him 10 halt.
Tie failed to obey the command. and
The guard blazed away at him. more
20 f5ghten him into a stop than any
thinE else. or course. the fellow
never halted He was probably too
badly frightened to stop at that time.
While we were talking to the guard
we heard a fearful noise at least half
! mile from the guards station. and we
made O break for khe place to see what
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
YNousEHolD>,
. ReclPEs. :

Berlin Salad-Cut six good-siZed sar-
dimes in pieces; lay them in the bottom.
of salad bowl. then put over layer
of sliced tomatoes, then cover with
minced onion; garnish dish with crisp
lettuce and pour over a French dress
ing.
Roasted Tomatoes-Peel the toma-
toes; cut n slice from the top and take
out a little of the pulp; put bit Of
butter and pinch of salt in each cav
ity: replace the top. sprinkle with
crumbs. pepper and salt; brush each
tomato with butter and roast in
moderate oven.
Cherry Fritters-fix and sift one
and one-half cupfuls of -four. two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. one-half
teaspoonful of salt together and add
gradually two-thirds Of cup of milk.
Drain one and one-half cupfuls Qa
pitted cherries thoroughly. sprinkle |
with powdered sugar at least half an
hour before adding them to the batter,
drop, by spoonfuls in moliing hot fat.
drain on brown paper and serve with
sauce prepared as for rolypoly. Serve
very hot.
Coffee Souhle-Mix one and one-half
cupfuls OF coffee liquid. half a cup Of
milk. half n cup OF sugar and one
tablespoonful of gslatine that has been
soaking in one-fOurth cupful Of cold
water one hour: cook I'm the double
boiler; add yolks OF three eggs. one
third cup Of sugar and a pinch OF salt:
stir until thickened: remove from the
range. add the whites OF the eggs.
beaten stiff. and half a teaspoonful OF
vanilla: turn into a mould; chill and
serve with cream.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
The Chicken and the Hcr.e.

Fort Branch. Ind. has produced A
strange case OF affection between ami
mails OF different species. II is the case
of a spring chicken and an old gray
horse. The chicken lost its mother
some time ago and now roosts nightly
on top of the horses head. sitting be-
tween the animals ears. The horse
seems to have n fondness for the
chicken and the two are always seen
together when the horse Is not away at
work.-New Ysrk Commercial Adver.
tlser.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

when deciding on one OF the lone.
close yokes that are so much in vogue
on dress skirts. one must give thought
to the underskirt which Is TO be worn
with IL. The unierskirt should be
most carefully adjusted over the hips,
and there Is. as rule. only one way
to accomplish this-the underskirt
must be made TO order. The feeling
seems to he general that to have a
petticoat made to measure means too
much, both In time and money. ard
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
STATISTICS CONCERNING SMILES

STATISTICS CONCERNING SMILES
An Englishman of scientific pursuits
kiss recently published IA series of sta.
sistics concerning smiles which will as
sonish the average layman and lay.
woman. On an average. he calcula tcs,
n woman stretches her mouth half
xu inch each time she smiles. Allow
rig her thirty-siX smiles a day-which
xyery man familiar with the subject
viii accept as conservative estimate
her smile measurement would amount
1n twenty-four hours to half q yard.
zud in the course of year to 1S2
yards of smiles. This is strictly an
average computation. however. A
Sridc, the newly elected President of a
womans club, a man with new auto.
mobile or new set of teeth-thcse i'll
wreathe YOU many more yards of
smiles in the course of a twelvemonth
tiian a paltry 1872. The relation which
tirse smiling statistics bear toward the
srt of living is not quite clear. SO far
ms practical value goes. the man who
frst discovered that smiles bred
wrinkles did vastly more seryiceable
xhing. Many woman tries to sup.
press her smiles in the interest of her
skin. Expert information as to the
number of yards she smiles a year will
have the effect only of redoubling her
suti-smile vigilance. and the world will
'ic SO much the poorer Tn any event
tke conclusions of the English scientis,
ere offered merely for what they may
&c worth.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
4 Veil Clasp.

Among the numerous little dress ac~
cessOries so priced by milady veil
clasp is useful as well as ornamental,
as it holds the veil firmly in position
at the back of the hat. Yet is not so
apt to make unsightly holes as will
numerous small pins.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
Features Of the New Coats.

Pleated sleeves, cape effects, cords,
balls, pendants, fringes. buttons and
embroidered bands are features Of the
new styles in separate coats
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
WOMEN or THE ORIENT.

At wedding festivals i'm Arabia. Per
! sia and Morocco, the women guests
| hold carnival all day, sometimes sew
eral days, but the poor little bride Is
in room by herself fasting. She is
being decorated" Depilatories and
tweezers remove all superhuous hair.
She Is scrubbed with pumice stone;
her toes. fingers and hair stained with
henna. and her face daubed with red
and bits OF gold paper
An Oriental maiden has no voice in
the selection of her husband. She sell
dom sees him till she is bis wife. and
he Is not supposed to see her face until
she unveils after the marriage. Some
times Cupid gets ahead Of parents and
guardians. the "wind" blows the veil
aside. and young eyes meet Then
there is some anxious maneuyering
that the elders may make the right
selection
The "rending the face" and "eyes
with painting" mentioned in the Bible
are stlll practised by Arabian and
other Oriental women. A bodkin or
orange wood, charged with black
powder, Is thrust along between the
closed eyelids, giving a languorous
depth TO the eyes.
Oriental women are very graceful
while young and not too fat. Their
dances are like the Delsarte move
ments, but all are done on the space
of a rug by only one dancer at time.
If men are present the dancer remains
yelled, unless they are husband father
or brother.
In Arabia the women cook squatting
on the ground. with several earthen
fire pots" and many cooking utensils
them. They use charcoal, camcls'
dung, dried cactus and aloe leaves TO
work with It Is slow work, but tho
results are appctizing.
In many parts of Asia and Africa
young girls are fed on raw cakes made
OF meal and OIL which give them the
required plumpness. They must also
drink quantities of buttermilk They
have lovely compilations.
An Oriental woman doubts her hus.
bands love unless he beats her oCCa.
sionally New York Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

that a well-cut skirt can easily be al
tered TO suit any figure. IL is. how
ever much better 10 go 10 a little more
expense in the first place than 10 have
10 pay extra 10 have a skirt reftted.
or 10 fuss at home with shortening and
rehanging
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
Photography In China.

The Empress of China is trying TO
overcome the national prejudice
against photography. She has even
permitted the wives OF foreign am
bassadors to bring their cameras TO her
ralacp
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
Perforated Em

From Paris come rumOrs that per,
forated embroderies. such as we have
this season in taffetas and Shantungs
have appeared in broadcloth.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
sleeves becoming Longer.

Sleeves grow in width and lengthen
perceptbly. The dOlman sleeve figures
on some of the coats. fitting the arm
inside. and mnde very baggy from the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
nj. one-Time Friends.

Generally a man can count up those
who do not like him by counting up
those 10 whom be has leni money
New York Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
The Styies of 1890,

Reproductions of the styles Of 1880
are expected TO be much in evidence
during the next few months
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

elbow on the outside others are tight
from the bend OF the arm to the wrist,
and very wide above.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

Good dressing is not all n matter OF
money. Some of the bcst-dressed
women have the smallest dress allow.
ances
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
HOW TO DRESS,

The sallow skinned woman should
dress up to her eyes. not down to her
csmplexion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28
Pluck and O O
o @ Rdventure.
COAT TORN OFF BY A SHARK.

VERBOARD and struggling
desperately with a man
eating shark was the peril
Gus position in which the
Rev. John Mcmillan, pastor
of the Westminster Pres
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-08-28

The brunette In choice OF colors
uhsuld be governed b. her skin; the
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-17
oHILADELPHIA'S FLY-K1LLER,
Gathers Thousands Into a Room and
Exterminates Them with
Persian Powder.

Philadelphia has employed man to
kill flies. He is an expert in the
slaughter of these pests and has no
computations concerning their exter-
mination. In common with the head
of the Philadelphia health department,
he believes that flies have no value
as scavengers, but that, like rats and
mosquitoes, they are active enemies of
the human race, spreading a variety
of dirt diseases and making epidemics
possible, says the New York Evening
World.
He regards the hole-in-a-piece-of-
bread-over- a-goble molasses. trap
as weak and ineffective Device; fly
papers are to his mind expensive and
valueless, dishes of fly poison worse
than useless, screens merely defen.
sive appliance. His method is to mako
chamber attractive to flies, gather
thousands there, burn handful of
Persian powder in the chamber and ex-
terminate his guests.
The undertaking seems task for
Hercules, but its profit promises to be
great
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-17
JAPANESE ARE Willy.
said to BE Adopts at Perpetratlng
Frauds on Insurance
Companies.

We have been spouting these ten
years about the cleverness of the Jap
anese. Our smart Alexis went into
Mysteries over them, says the New
York Press. Our merchants have
gone to extremes in soliciting Japan
csc trade, and our great insurance
companies have sent agents broad
cast over the islands of the land of
the rising sun to write policies In no
other country on the globe is the work
of the insurance solicitor so easy. In
one month $10,o00,O0O of life insur-
ance has been placed by one New
York company. Every measly little
dwarf of Jap wants to insure. An
agent has just discovered that in
medical examinations he has been
badly duped, one healthy Jap stand
ing the test for many hundreds of his
fellow countrymen. AS all Japs look
alike, the doctors did not detect the
fraud until about 100000 in policies
had been written. Local insurance
men are exercised about it.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-17

THE MUCH TRAVELLED LIBERTY BELL.
without a fight which would do credit
to even the revolutionary fathers
But this disquieting claim against
the bell is only one of it's numerous
troubles. The bell of late years has
become quite a traveller, and has been
toted from one section of the country
to another despite the opposition Of
a great many prominent PHILADELPHIA
ans. 1t is claimed that the dignity and
sacredness of the relic should insure
it a permanent abiding place in the
Liberty Memorial, hall at Philadelphia.
A strong effort was made not long
since to prevent the bell from going to
Boston to lend it's inspiring presence
to the celebration of the anniversary
of the battle of Bunker HILL But the
bell went, and it has hardly had time
to get comfortably settled down at
home again before ST. Louis is reach
ing out to secure it for her exposition.
If we could win our way into the
inner condolences of the precious old
bell, wonder If we might not hear
her sigh for the quiet and seclusion of
the old attic of Independence hall,
where she rested SO many years, for
gotten and alone. 1t was the prince
Of Wales, now king of England, who
discovered the bell, and it was at his
suggestion that the dust was scooped
off her sides and her public career be-
gpn. 1t was during the visit of the
prince to this country many many
years ago. During his stay at Phila-
delphia he requested to be taken
through Independence hall and shown
the relics there treasured-the orig
inal copy of the Declaration of indie
pendence (now at Washington, por-
traits of the various patriots, and
many belongings of George Washing
ton. But where is the greatest relic
of this important occasion?'' inquired
the prince, 'fthe old liberty bell ?" The
official guide was unable to answer
the question. He had never seen the
bell, and did not think it had escaped
the junk dealer. Finally an appeal
was made for information to an old
caretaker of the hall, who said he be-
1ieved the bell was stored away
''somewheres up in the loft But the
prince wanted to see the bell, and up
into the loft he went, dragging the uns
willing guide with him. After climb
ing crooked stairways and steep, dusty
ladders, he saw revealed, through a,
veil of cobwebs, the furnished relic
of the revolution. IT see they have
cracked it getting it up here" said the
official guide. NO. said the prince;
sit was cracked about 100 years ago,
and deserves a better resting place
than in an old lumber room" And the
princes words bore fruit, and with
the recovery of the bell from the OBJ
security of the attic and the attaining
of fame and honor, has come the null
titude of her troubles. The nation
will watch with breathless interest the
legal contest for possession of the bell.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-17

had met with on his reconnaissance
would prevent war ships from getting
close enough to support the garrison
and hold it against the fearful fire the
enemy could pour upon it from the bat
teries near at hand. The admiral re
fused to excuse Stevens, and in the
course of the interview said, You'll
find nothing but a corporaFs guard
there to oppose you" Stevens col
leagues finally prevailed upon him to go
because the army was preparing an
attack, and if the navy failed to go in
the army would reap all the glory.
Stevens party was formed in two dfvf-
sions, one under his own leadership
and the other commanded by Lieu
tenant Francis J. Higginson, now
rear admiral of the navy. Higginson's
boats were to move around Fort Sum
ter as feint while the other division
made a direct assault. A tug hauled
the boats up as far as the channel
would allow and then a signal was
given to Higginson to move out on his
errand. The signal was followed by
nearly all the boats in Stevens division
and as they could not be recalled with,
out alarming the enemy in the fort the
whole column set out ahead of time,
losing the benefit of Hfgginson's effort.
AS the boats neared Sumter they
were hailed loudly from the walls, but
made no reply. A rocket shot up into
the air from the parapet and instantly
the harbor was alive with shrieking
projectiles from the batteries all
around the fort.
The Confederate garrison was not
only ready but awaiting the attack.
Dahlgren's decision to attack had been
hastily made and the order for the
party to assemble had been sent out
from the flagship to the fleet, asking
for boat load of men from each ship,
commanded by lieutenant, to report
to the rendezvous for an attack on
Sumter at 10 O'Clock. This signal was
read by the signaEman on board the
Confederate ship Chicora and the in
formation given to the garrison. The
Federal signal code had been secured
by the enemy by a clever trick. Some
months before a Federal sfgnalman
had been captured and imprisoned in
Charleston. One day another man in
Federal uniform was brought into the
prison. He knew something of the sig
nal code and these two passed their
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-17
a FORTIETH
ANNIVERSARY
WAR STORY
September s. 1868

time comparing notes. The second man
was an aid on the staff of General
Beauregard, the Confederate COM
mander in Charleston. He had picked
I'D a little knowledge Of Federal sig
mails by studying the signal flags taken
from the wreck of the ironclad Keo-
kuk, and his companion captive little
suspected the fact that he was being
duped. What the aid learned was soon
shared with the Confederate signal
men in the harbor, and there were no
secrets in the Federal fleet or camps
which did not go astray if trusted to
signals. ....
After reading the signal the Chicora
steamed up beside Fort Sumter and
anchored. The garrison took their sta
tons and waited from 10 O'Clock until
IL. when they we're rewarded by
sounds Of oars approaching. When the
muffted sounds of the oars Indicated
that the boats were within LOO yards
the rocket was fired, the Chicora
opened with canister and a Drummond
hight blazed out on the parapet, bring
ing the boats into full view.
A boat from the Powhatan, COM
manded by Lieutenant 3. P. Williams,
and one filled with marines under Lieu
tenant c. H Bradford got the lead in
the rush. and made land. The Confed-
crate guns across the channel as well
as those on the Chicora showered the
boats and the narrow beach around the
fort with canister and shells The boats
which landed were quickly smashed
with shot or by bricks thrown on them
from the walls. The sailors and ma
rines started to climb the walls where
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-17
OLD LIBERTY BELL
Nations. Sacred Relic Claimed by
Heirs of Bell Founder
Trials Which Have Reset the Bell
Since 1t Became Famous-How
the Prince of Wales Dissolve
cred 1t i'm a Dusty Attic.

Some one had declared that with
fame, in just proportion, envy grows
And it is equally true that with fame
comes multitude of perplexities and
annoyances which would have been
unknown had obscurity continued
to cover with her sheltering
cloak. Our own famous liberty bell
is no exception to this experience
Had this bell never hung in the tow
er of Independence hall at PhiIadel-
phia, had it never pealed forth it's
loud message of liberty, and then
burst with the joy of that message, its
present tale of wee would not have
been told.
The nation, secure in the possession
of this cherished relic of the revolu-
ton, has been suddenly shocked by the
claim of the heirs of one John Wilt
bank, the revolutionary bell founder,
whom it is declared was never paid
for the bell Documents are said to be
in existence which in some degree at
least substantiate this contention.
After over century and a quarter, in
which the bell has been allowed to re-
main in the undisputed possession OF
Philadelphia, these ambitious heirs,
who hope to become sole owners and
custodians of the precious relic dig up
from some dark and dusty corner.
some parchments yellow with age, and
disturb the peace and serenity of the
old bell by proposing to take forcible
possession.
Philadelphia may sleep sometimes
some people, generally the hard
pressed funny paragrapher, would in
sinuate that she sleeps most of the
time-but she is thoroughly awake now
that her claim to the liberty bell is
called into question. City Solicitor
Kinsey has donned his fighting clothes
and declares that: 1.-THE liberty bell
will not pass out of the possession of
the city of Philadelphia, at least NOT