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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
Mark Twain In n Fog.

Mark Twain's former lecture man.
agcr told this story OF an entertain.
mcnt given by the humorist I'm London
during n heavy fog: "One night the
queens concert rooms were like a
smokehousc and l saw from my chair
In the royal box n shadowy dress coat.
supported Ivy pair OF shadowy trou-
sers, girdlcd by the faint halo of the
Intellectual footlights. A voice was in
the air, but It was difficult to locate II
with any degree Of certainty. The ap-
parcntly headless trunk OF the lecturer
told what he knew of our fellow saw
ages. the Sandwich Islanders, and at
intervals out OF the depths ascended
the mufled murmur OF an audience In.
visible TO the naked eye. Mark began
his lecture on this occasion with n del
icatc allusion to the weather and said.
Perhaps You can't see me, but I am
hero "
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
POULTRY POINTERS.

Stale bread soaked In milk and
squeezed dry Is good feed for young
ducks.
Only medium sized eggs should be
set. Extra large or small ones are apt
10 produce deformed chicks.
Turkeys are not so sure to come
home as other fowls hence IL is good
plan to mark them in some way.
Feed the young chicks often II you
would have them growing rapidly, but
do not feed more Mt time thnn they
will eat up clean In a few minutes.
Destroy the old nests as soon as the
hens come Off with the chicks. The
safest and best plan is to- burn all Of
the old material.
Healthy FOWLS pick up their food
quickly and relish It, When they 20 at
& lazlly, pick up a grain or two and
then stop something Is wrong.
Never shut the fowls mp in such close
quarters that they cannot take enough
exercls" to promote digestion. Hens
treated In this way will soon become
too fat to lay.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
A High Priced Fricnssce.

Lord Alvanlcy, n noted wit ana high
liver In England Il hundred years ago,
insisted on having an apple tart on his
dinner table every day throughout the
year. ON one occasion he paid ca
tcrer 81 900 for n luncheon put up i'm n
basket that suiiccd n small boating
party going up the Thames. Being
one Of n dozen men dining together at
London club where each was re-
Iuired TO produce his own dish, Alvan-
ley's, as the most expensive, won him
the advantage Of being entertained
free of cost. This benefit was gained
at an expense of S5I0, that being the
price Of simple friCasscc composed
entirely of the "nOiX," or small pieces
nj each side of the back, taken from
thirteen kinds Of birds, among them
being 100 snipc 40 woodCocks and &c
phcasants in all about 300 birds.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
Goru breeding Fields.

In breeding corn n small firld usually
an acre In size Is used The land is pre-
pared and the socd bed treated as for
the ordinary field. They are usually
about 100 hills long ana thirty rows
wide Each row Is planted from a sep
aratc ear. The barren stalks. poor
stalks and all undesirable stalks, such
as suckers. are removed before the tas-
sci appears. The field is protected or
Isolated, SO that no mixture can take
ph"c from other varieties or from any
source. In the fall these rows are
huskcd separately, and the seed for the
next years crop is selected from the
rows giving the highest yields per acre.
of best composition, with the least bar
rem stalks and Of the best type. In this
way the yield per acre Of the variety is
Increased, the quality improved and the
type preserved and developed. by this
plan we are able 10 give personal at
ten'ion and direct selection TO the in
dividual stalk and ear, which would be
impossible in n large ticld.-Cosmopoli-
tan
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

The best thing that Emerson has left
a. is his spirit. fine and high stern and
sweet. He took life I'm royal way.
and bore himself toward the eternal
mysteries with serene courage and
dauntIess hope. His essays, which are
ais most chara cteristic work, have their
cLief value not az revelations OF the
moral order Of life, not as discoveries
Of the final meaning OF things. but as
disclosures Of his own spirit. There II
ln these essays an immense mass OF
truth, uttered in picturesque and mem
orable words. There is In them also
an immense mass that Is not true. The
Emersonian hit and miss are upon
every page, and side by side with
golden and perfect sentence one finds
son0rous ecccntricity. The origin Of
this strange compound OF oracle and
imposition In Emerson lies In the con
fessional character of his writing. He
speaks from within, and his gcncraliza-
tlons hit or miss according as his per
sOnal experience cmbodies n law Of
humanity or a mere idiosyncrasy. That
Emerson speaks 80 often and 50 royalty
for man Is his great distinction That
he speaks 80 frequently for the idiosyn-
cratic. the isola ted aud vain is his chief
fault. We have n right 10 hold him at
his best, and through the richness and
majesty Of the confession we are
brought face to face with the confcssOr.
Rev. George a. Gordon, -. D., In
Atlantic
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
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LAURA kEENE'S DREAM.


Stuart Robson used to tell q strange
played In the sixties In the last cent,i-
ry. "Tbe sight OF bottle Of red ink
was enough TO upset her for week."
he said. ION one occasion we were
playing a farce called The Lady and
the Devil An important scene Of IL
was when she was sitting mt a table
preparatory 10 writing a letter. I, as
her servant, stood at the back Of a
chair. Take your right hand of that
chair she whispered. The stage dia-
lOguc proceeded. You are sure you
can find Don Rafael at his lOdgingsr
Yes. madam; his servant tells me his
wounds will confine him to his bed for
week 'Is this the only paper that
we havei Where is the inkT Here,
madam And l bent forward 10 place
the ink within her reach, when, I'm my
confusion at her reproOf, the vessel
was upset and Its contents trickled
on 10 the lnp OF her satin dress. The
Ink was blood red. shall never for
get the ghastly look that oycrspread
I never knew how the scene ended.
THE next morning at rehearsal she
told me 1 was doomed 10 III luck for the
remainder of my days. She called the
company together ana gave them de
tailed description Of the awful scene
the night before occasioned by tn.
young man who would never make an
actor She told Of terrible dream she
had had In which some great person
had been foully murdered before her
eyes; how che had attempted rescue
without avail; how he had fallen dead
at her feet and how his blood slowly
ooZcd into her lap. II was two years
after this that Miss Keene was play
Ing Mt Ford's theotcr. Washington. on
the occasion when Abraham Lincoln
was shot. Miss Keene was the only
person who seemed To realize the sit
uation. She ran To the box. and In
moment the head Of the dying man
was I'm her lap, while the scene Of her
dream was being pitifully enacted" -
AruODaIt
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
Ennicr In Nnaaln.

Easter In Russia IL the greatest festi-
val OF the year. Russian Christmas
presents are rs nothing compared TO
those given at Easter. Eggs are OF
course the principal feature, and not
TIL one has seen the Easter bazaar In
the Gostnoi Door and the shops on the
Nevsky Prospect Is II easy To Imagine
the beauty and daintincss OF Easter
productions, Fortunes In trinkets
laccs and Jewels are spent on the con
tents Of the eggs.
A very pretty egg Is made Of pink
vcined marble trimmed with gold.
Small ivory eggs filled with silver ro-
sary beads make lovely Offering for
the dcvout church woman, and for the
practical housewife little rush bas-
kct full of fresh eggs Is wonderfully
attractive.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
THE TOO EARLY BIRD.
A social Nuisance For whom There
IL M Excuse.

The too early birds are source OF
trouble and Inconvenience TO the entire
ncighborhoOd.
Invite the too early birds TO dinner,
and they arrive an hour before the
time
Your last little touches have to be
delegated To the first amlnblc soul who
appreciates the misery of entertaining
the too early birds You had intended
to replace n vase of carnations with
one Of roses or possibly you mad at the
last moment intended to shift the plate
cards, having suddenly remembered
that Miss Jones had n quiet fancy for
Mr.. Smith; that Mr.. Smith recIprO-
Gated
Mr. Smith will have to wonder, and
Miss Jones will have To summon up her
presence of mind and conceal her dis
appointment. The too early birds must
be greeted M though you were glad to
see them and appreciated their appar-
cnt impntlcncc To have the fun begin.
! You really would like to give your
hair another touch, but not 80. Your
guests await you.
The too early birds haunt the railway
stations hours before the train leaves
and start of on the Journey jaded and
ont Of sorts.
! II the too early birds are ever amia-
| bic II IL Mt such previous hour that
| the rest OF mankind Is elsewhere, and
the fact II not generally appreciated.
If there Is one class Of humanity
more exasperating thnn the too early
birds I have yet tn meet them. The
man who In too late may entail incon-
vcnicncc. but nj least you have the sat
isfaction Of noting his discomiiturc at
missing the treat through his own act.
The too early birds are an intiiction,
and they carry with them no compcn-
sating reflection whatcver.-Pittsburg
hroniclc-Telegrnph.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
4 Cool Soldier.

Remarkable for his self possession
even In tho most trying moments Of
battle was the famous Marshal MaCMa-
hon. one day he was debating Il letter
10 his secretary in the midst Of an ac-
ton when shell from the enemy :
camp Fell directly upon his tent and
exploded within n few feet Pale with
fright, the secretary spraug up, leaving
his letter.
What's the mattcrf' asked the mar
sdlal.
"Thc she'll" gaspcd the frightened
subordinate.
and what has the shell 10 do with
the letter You are writing? Go on with
your work. sir"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
SILK GuIture I'm italy.

About 500 A. u. Persian monks first
brought silkworm eggs concealed In
the head of a hollow staff to Constan-
tinople. Thence silk culture spread i'm
to Greece. A little later conquest ear
ricd IL to Sicily. From there to Italy
II was but step. Soil. climate, pao-
pie suited u. The industry took root.
grew. throve and continues 10 this day.
The thrifty peasant manages TO get
silk and oil and wine from the same
small holding. First he plants his mul,
berry trees. sixteen feet each way;
next he prunes the heads into n hollow
cup and trains his vines all over them
and ipally around the edge be sets a
shelter of olive trees. So all seasons
bring him labor and the reYyard Of n
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
uny Hum.

Bay rum is manufactured from tho
dried leaves OF rimcnto acris. Bay rum
is procured 10y distillaton and this in Il
very simple manner. The leaves are
picked from the trees aud then dried.
In this state they are placed in the re-
tort. which is then filled with water,
and the process of distillation Is car
ried on. The vapor is then condensed
I'm the usual way and forms what Is
known as bay oil" very small guam
tity of which is required for each
punchcon of rum.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
A yoracIous Monster.

The most voracious of all marine
beasts Of prey Is the orca or killer
whale. IL reaches length Of twenty.
FIVE feet. and Its jaws bristlc with
teeth from four To six inches long and
as sharp M dirk knife. Its digestive
power Is proportloucd TO the tremen-
dous efficacy OF its jaws. II secms also
to bc an atrocious glutton, as one speci-
mon examined contained In Its stomach
thirteen porposes and fourteen seals.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
BRIDAL PHOTOGRAPHS.



Brides are probably just as beautiful
now as ever they were, but they are
not nearly no anxious 10 record their
postnuptial loveliness by means of pho
tographs Most photographers say they
are glad Of II.
II never did enjoy taking the pictures
Of brides" said a photographer. Like
all the rest OF the world, / love the dear
creatures, but when IL comes down TO
81 dozen cysnmercialism they do not
satisfy my artistic instincts. Few brides
take a good picture. Somehow their
togs are not becoming. A bride Is sup
posed 10 look superlatively lovely on
her wedding day, but II anybody dared
10 tell the truth on the subject that SUI
perstition soon would be exploded and
the sweet things would realize that. In
stead Of looking their best on that oc-
casion. most of them are apt 10 look
their worst. II IL the same way when
they come TO be photographed I'm their
wedding finery. They are either too
pale or too red, and they have n nerv-
ous, anxious expression that robs the
face N all good lines for Photographic
purposes.
"The time was when no bride c0nsid-
cred herself really married until she
had arrayed herself In spotless white
and had her picture taken. Generally
he came with her. and he looked just
about as foolish as she did. Goodness
the trouble | have had posing brides
and brdegrOoms before the camera!
Instead Of telling them 10 look pleas
ant ! always felt like saying, Don't
look idiotic II you can possibly help IT,
and then I would have To think up
some device to keep her from scrouging
down too close against his shoulder and
20 keep him from responding with an
equally inappropriate embrace. But
with all my precautions I never fully
succeeded in preventing their acting
like unatics. The other day when look
ing over lot OF old negatives l came
across several hundred Of those sentl-
mental combinations, and I thanked
my lucky stars that nowadays few
newly mated couples have the camera
aze."-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
A man in Providence has I

A man in Providence has petit
toned the city council Tor the privi-
lege OF opening market for the sale
of horse meat. The city savants say
neigh. A man that would attempt
to allure the Rhode Island public OF
its Massachusetts, neighbors into eat.
ing horse beef, especially in the
clam season, must have more sane
than horse sense.-Mansfeld News
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
lie knew How.

Mr.. Kidder-Pe People say that IL Is inn
possible 10 find needle in n haystack.
but they're wrong.
Mrs. Kiddcr How would you go
about IT,
Mr.. Kidder Walk across tho stack In
my stocking feet Denver Republican.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

DR.. MCCARTHY, Of Australia,
has just arrived in this country with
a recipe for producing rain in thirty
two hours. There is not likely to
be any immediate demand for his
services, either east or west.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

City Man-What makes rents so high
here?
Vlllagcr-This is an Incorporated
town.
Things don't look very metropoli-
tan"
NO. but the taxes arc."-New York
Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

CHARLES THINERT, fairly we'll
to-do Long Island farmer, wants q
wife, but imposes certain conditions
on candidates for a corner in his
affections. For instance, the lady
must be good housekeeper, not
over 90 years of age. He is willing
to buy his wife two gowns every
year, to cost not more than $ao each,
with shoes, hats, ETC., to correspond
The future Mrs. ThInert must agree
to forego high-heeled slippers, open
work stockings, cigarettes and
poodle dogs, the would-be bride
groom thinking such frivolities arr
not suited to farmers wife
Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

OUR esteemed contemporary, the
Pawtuxet Valley Cleaner, insists on
quoting from the Prov. our-
nal. This is suggestive Of "Prov-
erbs," which in turn suggests the
Rhode Island Bible.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
The Only Difference.

"Dc difference between dc man dat's
f,gcrin' on perpetual motion" said Tn
Gle Ebcn. AN de man dats workin' n
system To beat de races Is dat de per
pctual morion man didn't hab no mon
cy In de fus' place. Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

SOME Boston people are becom-
ing dissatisf SIZED with the Massachu-
sets state seal. 1t is hard work to
satisfy Boston people with anything
that now exists.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

THESE are the days of easy di-
vorces, hut it is hardly likely that
the we'll will ever be entirely sepa-
rated from the milk route.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

NARRAGANsETT PIER is TO have a
new Casino in place of the building
destroyed by fire several years ago
The Pier has felt the need OF a
social centre since the fire.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

what is IT," the druggist slecpily In
ouircd from his bedroom window.
This ish drug store, ain't IT," asked
the man who had rung the night bell.
"Yes. What do you wauty'
Want 10 look In your city directory
minute an shce where ! live."-Phila.
delphia Ledger. 4
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

ALL educational business has
been suspended on account of the
weather.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
lncoutnm minated.

what n pure. serene face Miss Fair.
child has,"
yes; she does look as though she
had never been to the theater In her
lifc."-IIarper's Bazar.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

The way to avoid the imputation OF
impudcncc Is not 10 be ashamed OF
what we do. hut never TO do what we
ought to he ashamed of.-Drydcn.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

A figure of Ceres with a sickle in
her hand adorns the dome of Kansas
building at the St. Louis. a
Mccormick reaper would be more
realistic and up-to-date.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

IT is not Likely that the other
planets are inhabited, or the Stand
ard Oil Company would have had
the petroleum product corralled be-
fore this time.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

SOME kinds of beats may be hon
est /; for example the man who beats
carpets.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
4 Mildcr Asncrslnn.

The statement 10y one of the victims
that laundryman is in the iron and
steal trade is undoubtedly slander.
Accurately stated, he is In the "mangle
and lose" business. .-pittsburg Dis
match.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

IF Sir Thomas Upton don't win
the cup soon, what string of Sham
rocks he will have on hand.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

MRs. MARY BAKER EDDY seems
to hold her adherents together with
q firm hand.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

THE worlds wisdom has been
much increased of late by the gradu-
ating essays.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
Ills RcnaNn.

what reason have YOU for thinking
that the defendant was intoxicatcdT
"Wcll. your honor, when his wife
called me over found him In the Gel
lar cutting klndling wood with the
lawn mower Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

The patriotic Westerly Times
edition of July 4th was in red, white
and blue.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

what He Lost.
Shakespeare was reading the latest
news.
Heres q fellow getting 81 q wordr
he exclaimed
TOO badr' returned johnson. Just
think OF what I'd have got at that
rate"
Determined 10 have the last word
any way, he turned 10 his dictionary.
Judge.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

THE four hundred are now ac-
lively engaged IN killing time at
Newport.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

THK old fashioned grist mill was
. corn cracker.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

THEY are a trife behind in edu-
cational matters in Kentucky, but
the "young idea is taught to shoot
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10
Won out.

Ellis marriage was failure. wasn't
IT."
Great smoke. nol IL saved him
from bankruptcy Judge.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

Between the party of the first part
and the party of the second part
there's many Il sorrow sanctioned by
law SChoolmastcr.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

WITH Canada annexed, bank
stocks should be worth more in this
conntry.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

BosToN Is entertaining twenty-five
thousand school teachers this week,
in a way that only Boston can.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

AN ordinary, every day counter
NAV be considered a board of trade.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

The architect cannot live by the In.
Junction to make no plans for the ~.
ture. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

THE weather of July 18th was Of
the made-to-o order sort.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

THE vacation season is now on in
good earnest.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-10

Swearing Is seldom a convincing ar.
gument except 10 the man who does
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1903-08-14
Carrier Dove Wrecked.

The North China Daily News
gives the following &C ,ount Of the
wreck Of the Carrier Dove, ves-
sci that has for years made Honolulu
port Of call:
The Carrier Dove is four masted
schooner OF 63t tons register, and
left Vancouver for Puget Sound and
Shanghai on the 24;h April. at
Puget Sound she shipped upwards
of million feet OF lumber. About
$3.50 M on ths S0th OF June, she
went ashore on a sand-band N of
Shaweishsn, in Lat 81 49, N, Long
1922 OBJ e, Captain Jensen was
under the impression that he was in
the vicinity of the North Saddle,
the weather being very hszy at the
time. When he saw that it was i'm
possible to keep the vessel from
going aground, the captain adopted
the next best course, and ian her
high and dry ashore on the bank
The crew were then landed in boats,
one OF their number being unfortu-
ustely drowned through the cap.
sizing of one of the boats Signals
were hoisted and the first boat to
sight them was the G M S Irene,
bound North. The Irene hove to,
but sesing that the crew were sale
aud the vessel was in no danger Of
breaking up, she continued her voy
age. On Friday morning the sig
mails were sesn by the @ NJ S Haean,
and Capt Wallace, OF that vessel sent
the chief officer ashore with boat
to taks off the shipwrecked crew.
On Saturday morning the wreck was
again sighted by the @ NJ S Hsirchi,
which reports the vessel safe and the
sea smooth, Saving appliances
have already been sent to the scene
OF the wreck and it is expected that
the vessel will be relocated.