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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23

G5 In NE OF the most interesting
S~S organizations In the West
ern States is the Sierra
HOEI Club. of California. BE
EN Gl lleving that the beauties OF
the greaI Sierras had rot been fully
appreciated even by mountain lovers.
the members OF the club a few years
ago determined 10 attract popular in
terest TO the mountain ranges OF Cali
fOrnia by conducting annual outings
among the highest peaks.
success quickly rewarded the efforts
OF these amateur mountaineers. the
number Of those who Joined their an
nusl outings steadily increasing. until
this year the party numbered 10.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
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tie empire AlAfI NAt AAt. iA4N tAkttt
has been a remarkable one. Born in
lSi9. from parents unknown in Rus
SIAN otiiclaldom. and of inSi guihcant
social position be has placed himself
on the highest rung of the ladder by
sheer force 81 merit and I'm the face
OF the most determined opposition from
the strongest party in Russia, iuclud-
in= on the one hand NJ. de Plehve,
the reactionary Minister Of the Inte-
rior. and on the other VI. Pohiedonost-
gen. the chief procurator of the Holy
synod; Prince Imeritinsky, and Gen
erai VannofsSy. who have taken n
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-10-23
The Ascent Of
Mount Whitney
By ASAHEL CURTIS

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The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Virtues of the Silver Fin.

The scene was Drivers, and four
thirsty men filed up to the bar and
asked Henry" for their drinks. Cap
tain h, as every rounder knows, or
dered silver fizz." Presently Il was
set out before him sparkling and creamy
as only silver izz can be. AS the
party were about to take their libations
the Captain began a little dissertation
on the virtues of the silver izz, and
of the one before him in Particular. He
declared that gin. with sugar, lemon, aud
the white OF an egg beaten up to the
taste. and finished off with ''izz water"
was the only drink for a gentleman to
take in warm weather. After this re-
mark the men drank. The Captain.
setting down his glass, smacked his lips.
and said to Henry that IL was the best
he ever drank. just sweet enough, and il
was 'aIl right Henry" appeared a
little confused. and remembering that
in his haste he had omitted something.
duly apoIosized TO the Captain by say
ing he had forgotten to put in the gin.
and promptly offered 20 make another
The Joke was on the Captain. and
that do say he has not been on Drivers
side of the street for week, and has
not been known TO order gin hzz for
similar length Of time
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

its skin. He described it something in
this manner:
Il seen big buddy last spring do the
funniest thing ever heard OF. He was
sitting under some leaves near pond
and l caught glimpse OF him. He was
acting so funny / jest watched him. He
seemed to be trying TO tie himself up IN
knot. He pulled. down his head and
bumped up his back several times with
a jerk, and presently his skin split froil
his head TO tail. The frog then wigglsd
and wiggIed until he had torn the skin
entirely off his body. Then the old rss-
cal wadded the old skin into a ball ard
gulped il down as though IL was some
thing good to eat. Hy. but he looked
bright and green in his new coat. lie
then jumped into the pond with squeek
and swan out OF sight. This was neg
one on me. but have since learned that
frogs and toads shed their skins every
year in the spring"
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Wanted a Hose Mender.

Two bachelor brothers. with their
mother, have been spending the summer
quietly I'm Washington at their home.
near Iowa Circle. The younger OF the
bachelors is q great lover OF flowers.
and he has spent much time in his yard
mornings and evenings eultivating roses,
asters. cosmos. and chrysanthemums.
The other afternoon he was watering his
flowers when the hose burst, spelling
his immaculate neglige shirt and flannel
trousers. The next morning, upon ar
irving at his office. he directed q mes
senger to 20 over to department
store and buy a hose member. ex-
planning that he wanted 10 use II in the
afternoon.
Later in the day our bachelor found
queer looking package on his desk. Re
moving the wrapping. he discovered that
kis enterprising messenger had bought
him huge china egg. sometimes used for
darning stockings. He called the mes
senger TO account. and the latter's apol-
ogy was something like this:
Deed, boss. 1 axed de young lady
bout de hes hose member. and she done
say dat was the one mos folks buy.
Explanations were made TO the mes
senger OF the kind OF a hose member
wanted. but the bachelor is still paying
for the drinks among his friends who
we're tipped OF 20 the joke.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Careless of Fame.

Many unique and rugged character.
are TO be found on the mail routes in
various parts of the country. One OF
them is James X. Mcclure. who carries
mail on one OF the routes out from
Syracuse, n. Y. The superintendent of
the system was telling about MCGUIRE
and others. OF whom he knows. IN an
uptown restaurant the other evening.
II appears that the actress, Edna May.
who has made fame and fortune IN Lon
don within the past few years, IS Nc
CURES daughter. Mrs. Mcclure lives
with her daughter in fine style In the
British metropolis, while Mcclure
sticks to his mail route, and has not
been changed . BIT by the good fortune
that has come to the family.
MCGUIRE takes his months leave everv
year and goes to London to see his wife
and talented daughter. Each year n
strong effort is made TO have him give
up his mail route and come to London
and live at his ease The old fellow.
however. will not listen to the plea OF
his family. At the end OF the thirty
days be is back In Syracuse carrying the
mall daily over the country roads in
storm and sunshine. as be has been do
ing for a quarter OF a century One
month OF idleness amid the Injuries OF
London is enough for him. He declares
he would not be contented over there
among the Britishers
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
SHORT TALES or THE TOWN
GATHERED FROM HERE AND THERE

n NE of the younger employees Of
the War Department spent his
leave this year in central New
York on farm. the proprietor OF which
has been taking summer boarders for
the past ten years. The eountryman and
his energetic wife have learned the ways
of the cityite, and the recreation pro-
vided for their boarders is of a kind to
bring the same crowd back year after
year. The Government employe tells a
good story Of game the boys put up
on the farmer to get even with him Cor
Joke played upon them the summer
before.
II appears that the old farmer, in his
effort to please his guests. constructed
an artificial fish pond. which he stocked
well with various kinds of Hsh. In order
to give zest to the sport. he obtained
rubber fish about fifteen inches long,
which when inflated looked like huge
trout. The boys spent hours and days
at the pond trying to hook the big trout.
which could be seen now and then float
ing in the depths of the pond. They
worked at it nearly all summer. a year
ago before the real character of the
fish was discovered When one fisher
man with suspicious waded into the pond
and pulled out the rubber fish the old
farmer had the laugh on his boarders
good.
This year the farmer had fixed up a
golf link on the farm and had purchased
a fine outfit Of balls and sticks for MS
guests. The boys we're still smartirg
over the fish joke. and determined to get
even with their host. One day they ais
covered a setting hen under a burdock
near the course Here was a temptation
the boys could not resist. They pro-
ceeded to dig up the soil to form tee.
and balancing the eggs on II one after
another to the number OF twenty.
knocked them into smithereens with
driver. The boys made the old meadows
howl with the fun. They thought the
loss OF those twenty prospective chick
ems would be about an equivalent for the
job put up on them by the fish game.
The farmer met them as they were
coming in from the links. having seen
the destruction OF the eggs from a dis
lance. He rallied the boys on their new
kind of golf. and then informed them
that the eggs they had destroyed we're
of special breed. and that he had paid
81 apiece for them. The upshot of the
matter was the four young men engaged
in the fracas were obliged 20 put UP $50
to satisfy the demands OF their host
Three Of the crowd had TO send home for
money TO see them through
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

west to the northernmost boundary of
the District, thence 10 Rock Creek and
thence TO the starting point.
Not many know how near Lieutenant
Kenney came to reaching the North
Pole. The son OF mother whose family
were seamen. he early acquired fond
ness for such a life, and when he had
reached twelve years Of age had made
several trips to Europe and South Amer
lea At seventeen he became trooper
in the army and participated in several
OF the hottest Indian campaigns.
In 1888 Lieutenant Kenney was select
ed TO 20 with the Lieutenant CARING
ton relief expedition In search OF Greedy
and his companions. A prior expedi-
ton had failed. and this one started
out with gloomy forebodings- Lieuten-
ant Kenney's vessel, the Proteus. was
crushed In the ice on July IS. 1885. eight
miles north OF Cape Sabine. and he and
his companions were left acrift In
Smiths Sound. For thirty-one days
they struggled to reach the Danish set
Elements along the coast of Greenland.
finally getting as far as Upernavik on
the cath OF August. where the party
were picked up on the Yantic- Lieuten-
ant Kenney became a policeman In the
fall OF 1883. and during President Har-
rison's term was detailed az the White
House. July 1, 1893. he was promoted
to mounted sergeant on night duty II
was he who shot a desperate character
who was in the very act OF escaping.
and who had knife raised to give Prt-
vate Skinner a deakh-blow.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
NOT FOUND IN THE BIBLE

80 HERE are number OF sentences
not in the Bible which every
body thinks are there" said Wash
lngton clergyman. The chief OF these
sentences is: He tempers the wind TO
tho shoTn lamb You would search the
Bible pretty thoroughly before YOU
would find that sentence i'm n Whore
you would find it would be in sterne's
Sentimental Journey.
Sterne gets a good deal OF praise for
the origInation of this sentence. bur IL
vas originated, as a matter of fact. be-
fore he was born. In collection of
French proverbs published in 1894 we
ind. 'Dieu mesure lie vent a la brebis
tondue.' That convicts sterne OF
plagiarism.
In the midst of life we are in death
everybody thinks that is in the Bible
1t isn't, though; IL is in the burial serv-
ice.
That he who runs may read This
is another sentence supposed. wrongly.
TO be Biblical. II is not Biblical. though
the Bible has something very like il.
namely, That he may run that readeth.' ;
Prone to sin as the sparks fly up
ward. The Bible nowhere contains those
words.
a nation shall be born in a day
The nearest thing to that in the Good
Book is Shall a nation be born at
ones?'"
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Boys Who Were Cardinals.

ssTEw persons, perhaps, are aware
OF the curious fact that it is
not absolutely necessary Cor 2
cardinal TO have any special quaIiaca-
tions for his exalted ofnce beyond a be-
lief in the Roman Catholic religion. q"
said prominent Washington church
man the other day. The modern rrac-
tice is to confne the appointments OF
cardinals TO the senior members Of the
church whose qualifications rank high
est; but the Pope, IL he sees fit. can
make man who is not even priest a
prince of the church.
Though some Of the cardinals axe
very old men there would be nothing 20
prevent a Roman Catholic schoolboy
from becoming one before he was out OF
the hands OF his tutors. This has nep-
pened many a time. One Luigi di 8o--
bone was made archbishop OF Toledo and
cardinal at the age of eight, and a son
of this precociOus priest was also made
cardinal when he was twenty-the~e.
Charles OF Lorraine. brother OF Mary
Queen OF Scots. was a cardinal rear
younger than this. and there have been
many boys OF fourteen who have
achieved the distinction. Political. So
cial or family reasons have usually been
al the bottom of such selections.
Another curious thing is that a car
dinal may have been appointed for some
years and yet the fact may be kept
close secret from the world. and. indeed
from all other cardinals This happens
frequently nowadays: Cardinal Vencenza
Vannutelh. one OF the six foremost car
dinals OF the present time. was so
elected.
This is called being appointed or re-
served in pectcre' Gin the breastD-
that is to say. that the Pope makes his
choice when there is a vacancy for
cardinal. but, because he may feel that
for political or other reasons in would
not be wise 10 make his decision known
at the moment he keeps it locked I'D
in his breast
When he feels az liberty 10 publish II
the new cardinal dates all his privileges
aud his seniority from the time when
the Fc2e made his secret choice. II tho
Pope should die before the name OF
cardinal who had been reserved in pee
tore wero published. the cardinal would
stand good chance OF never being
recognized as such"
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Launching of d Big Ship.

It HE launch OF vessel is primarily
a matter OF mathematics In =
ship of immense size it calls for vast
amount OF calculation before the first
step is taken in the actual work. In the
first place. the specific gravity OF the
vessel must be figured out so as 20 al
low for the various strains to which the
hull is subjected on it's slanting Journey
into the water with its sudden plunge.
as the bow drops from the ways. An
enormous amount Of data must be col
Ieeted TO fix this center OF gravity.
The weight Of all the material that
has gone into the vessel up 70 the time
OF the launching. the distribution Of this
weight. the weight OF chains and anchors
and other material placed on board,
preparatory 10 the launch. must all be
considered.
When the center Of gravity is fixed
the sucet ssful shipbuilder knows just
how to build his launching ways. and
just where to strengthen them he
knows then. by little calculation. how
long each part of the vessel will be
subjected TO certain strains and how to
best prepare for them. He can figure
almost TO the second how long the ship
will be in sliding into the water.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
The Mission 70 Rome.

The story goes that old Colonel s. a
retired army officer. living on Sixteenth
Street. was so disguised with the policy
OF President Cleveland in his second
Administration that he nearly went wild
over the situation Some OF Mr.. Cleve-
lands appointments especially ansered
him Ii was while the consular ap
pointments were being made that Colonel
s.. one Saturday morning. picked up The
Times. and caught the headline: Paul
Goes to Rome" The old oficer dashed
down the paper. and tore around his IL
brary in high dudgeon. Speaking to his
wondering wife and daughter. he called
out:
who the h is this Paul anyway.
that Cleveland is sending to Rome?
never heard OF him
WITH this whitening remark the colonel
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

All things considered. these frauds are
among the cleverest in the history OF
crime
Crimes of Peasant Girl.
Paris has known many remarkable adj
yenturesses. and among them must ba
numbered the one-time poor peasant
girl and afterward governess, who. hay-
ing commenced a career of intrigue and
fraud at the age Of fifteen. eventually as
sumed the name OF Countess Thaleon.
and by trickery and effrontery succeAiod
IN becoming persona grata In the So
eial circles OF the French capital.
Many millions OF francs. frauduI,nflv
obtained from the wealthy people whose
acquaintance she made, passed through
her hands. and among others whom she
ruined was Colonel Thaleon. who Vas
supposed to be her husband. when. in
1879 the whole story OF her career came
to light. and she was prosecuted for her
manifold swindles, Colonel Thaleon went
into the witness-b and gave his opIn-
ion Of her character I'm the follow,no
words; She is the most accomplished
and cunning actress living. She cannon
open her mouth without lying"
That the features Of the Humber,
case are by no means unprecedented
is shown by the details Of the life Of the
so-called Princess" Henrietta Latour
d'Auvergue.
This woman. nun who spent ,Je
greater part of her life in a cloister
from which she escaped in 1879. wen.
10 Paris quite unknown and in groat
poverty, yet. though her education wrq
but small and her manners were by
means polished, she made people he
ieve that she was a princess AMI
the possessor Of great wealth. She en-
tertained all that was most brfllian, 4,
social Paris. she promoted charitable
oazaars. she lived in splendid STYLE. she
arranged wealthy marriages. and sso
gathered round her a number Of notabl,
ecclesiastics.
Yet she was nothing else than clever
swindler as was conclusiveIy shown
after a fraud concerning an arranged
marriage had been brought TO IRbt
Finally, there was the case OF H.,
sham Countess Tabriany. the daughto,
OF woodmsn. who duped the whole -,
me society Of Vienna and lived upon
them Tor many years, until she was nm
masked in 1898.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
LEADING BUSINESS MEN or WASHINGTON
w TILLIAM FREDERICK GUIDE,
Wv president of the Business
Mems Association. florist.

w TILLIAM FREDERICK GUIDE,
Nv president of the Business
Mems Association. florist.
prominent in District affairs. and a
high Mason. was born about forty years
ago in Lynchburg. Va. In childhood Mr..
GUIDE moved with his parents to Prince
George county. Md. where he grew to
manhood He attended the country
school and worked on n fathers
farm.
Mr.. GUIDE came to Washington In 1871
and a few years afterward took full
course in the Spencerian Business Col
lege. graduating with honor. Mr.. GUIDE
and his brother entered into a partner
ship as florists. and both have devoted
their time and attention to the bust
ness. in which they have been very sue
cessful. Their floral establishment is
in Anacostia, where the choicest cut
flowers to be found in Washington are
grown
In 1886 Mr.. GUIDE married Miss Kath-
arine NJ. Loeffier. and they have three
children. bright boy and two little
girls.
Mr.. GUIDE is a member OF the Luz
theran Church, and Is identified with
many of the benevolent and fraternaI
orders, holding Offices in many. He is
a past master OF Anscostia Lodge No
Il. F. A. A. N: Naval Royal Arch Chap
ter No. 6; grand treasurer of the Grand
Commandery knights Templar, of the
District of Columbia: p. c. De Molay
Mounted commandery. Knights TEN
plar; chief rabban. Almas Temple, A. A.
o. n. Mystic Shrine; thirty-second de-
gree A A. S r.; p. G. Central Lodge
No. l. I. o. o. F.; Fred ID. Stuart En-
camPuent, l. o. o. F.; Washington
Canton, Patriarchs Militant; member
OF Washington Lodge No. Is. B. p. o.
E.; Constellation Council No. 80. Jr. o.
T. A. NJ; past chancellor Amaranth
Lodge No. 20. knights of Pythias; men,
Der Eureka Grange No. III. Maryland;
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

has given much attention The as
ISOLATION is prospecting under the joint
efforts Of Mr.. Guide and Barry Buckley,
the secretary. Mr.. Guide is also a
member of the Washington. Board of
Trade. in which he is member Of inn
portant committees
Mr.. Guide takes great interest in pub
lie affairs. He was one OF the working
members of the committee to arrange
for the Fourth of July celebration this
year. and the success Of the fireworks
was due largely to his supervision.
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Millions Wasted in
Postage Stamps

A experienced clerk in a branch
~ postofice says that Uncle Sam is
in pocket every year more than
Sl,OOO,0OO by purchase of postage stamps
which never are used.
How many stamps he says, do you
lose through carrying them carelessly
In your pockets and fishing them out
again glued together and useless? How
many do you put in corner OF your
pocketbook. finding them again months
later looking like anything but postage
stamps? or course. nobody ever thinks
Of sending such stamps in for redemp-
ton. Suppose the waste l am speaking
of averaged 20 cents annually for each
business man. The total would be enor-
NOUS
Hot weather was a great revenue
maker for the Government before the
little oiled books came in; but many
persons lose their books. and the aver
age is about tie same.
Some persons actually come back to
the stamp window and ask IL lost stamp
books can be traced. like bank books.
Another way in which Uncle Sam gains
Is through tradesmen sending out letters
inclosing stamped addressed envelopes
for replies, which in the majority OF
cases are never used.
Some business houses collect such en-
velopes and redeem them. but few take
the trouble to do this. Think of the
thousands OF return postal cards, too.
that are never used. Lots OF persons
are careless Of putting stamps on letters
or papers. and they fall Off Then the
matter is held UP for double postage on
the other end OF the line
"A great many persons put on too
much postage. They slap two 2-ceut
stamps on a letter that would have
gone for cents. IL is amazing how
little information usually well-informed
persons have about different classes of
mail matter. They pay for it. too. and
pay well. The beauty of our postal
system is that the Government gets the
benefit OF all mistakes
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

ex-president Of the Society of Ameri-
can Florists and Ornamental HorticuI-
turists. of which he is a life member.
He has the distinction of being the
youngest man ever elected to the presl-
dency of this society. He is an honorary
member of the Corcoran Cadet Corps.
and also worthy patron Ruth Chapter
No. 1. o. f. S.
Mr. Guide year ago was elected
president of the Business Mems As
ISOLATION, 10 the interests of which he
The Washington times., 1903-09-20
Changing Fashions.

n NE reason why it costs a woman
so much to dress nowadays is
that she cannot make over her
gowns" said a local dealer in women 3
secondhand clothes 1T has helped
our business greatly. for women who
can't make over their gowns and can't
AFFORD new ones in the latest mode come
in here and buy the most stylish sec
ond- hand ones
Why can't they make over their
gowns the way they used to? That is
just the sort of question a man would
ask. Simply because those who set he
styles for the season have arranged it
made gowns. for instance Last year
Elton Jackets were all the rage. This
year there is a turn TO the other ex-
IRENE. and we have long coats How
are you going to turn an Elton jacket
into long coat? Next year. you say
II will be possible to make a short
jacket out of the long coat. II that is in
style. Perhaps, but l don't think So
There will be some obstacle. The gar
ment next year will be with or without
seam, just the opposite of what it is
this year. And then there are the
sleeves. II puff sleeves are still the
thing. the location OF the puff is
changed, so it is impossible to utilize
the cloth.
You will find il true II you ask any
woman. Even those in moderate cir
cumstances don't make over their
clothes. They would rather buy them
second hand, for there are always ad-
vance styles in our shops II the mon
who have to pay the bills complain they
should prosecute the dressmakers and
ladies tailors for conspiracy"
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

proceeded to the dining room sideboard
and took something 10 calm his nerves.
When he had gone the daughter picked
up the paper. and. choking with laugh
ter. showed IL 20 her mother. The col
onel had read the headline OF the
Sunday school lesson, and flown into
a At without reading down the column
to see what Paul IT was who was going
TO Rome
The Washington times., 1903-09-20

There is a fcurteen-year-old boy on
L Street who is quite naturalist.
though he doesn't know the scientific
names OF the birds. beasts. and rep
tiles with which he is familiar. \ few
nights ago the writer heard him tell Of
his observations in seeing a frog 7tei