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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-24

One OF the best established laws or
physics is that compression heats and
expansion cools. The first effect of
compressing air is to raise the tempcra-
ture, and IL at single operation the
pressure be raised TO ninety or one hum
dred pounds the temperature may
reach 800 or 600 degrees Fahrenheit.
Under these circumstances oil does not
always work well as "A lubricant, at
least in the main cylinder. Soap suds
is very much better. Several methods
have been devised for Introducing
this material These vary in merit, or
course. but there is no doubt about the
superiority OF the material itself TO oil.
Thirteen hundred stone sledCe ham,
mers have been taken out of tunnels
made by prehistoric men in the iron
mine at Leslie. Mo. They are made
Of black hcmatite and have no other
finish than a groove about the middle
of each, showing where formerly they
were bound by wythes TO wooden
handles Greensboro and Jasper used
10y the aborCines for war axes were
not hard enough 10 chip away the
hematlte and expose the >ockcts of red
oxide of iron which the savage used
hammers shows that they were fitted
with two handles so that the operator
could hold one in each hand.
The latest method Of hardening tho
face of armor-plate is by heating tho
face with electrical currents 10y means
of large carbon anodcs instead OF ap-
plying the heat In furnace. IL has
been found that during the electrical
treatment Il portion of the carbon OF
the anodcs enters into the compost
ton OF the steel, producing great hard
ness OF that metal The depth to.whicb
the hardening proceeds is regulated by
the length OF time during which the
treatment is applied. IL is claimed Ia
bc superior To the Harvey system or
that of Krupp. By the latter process
plates require fifteen TO twenty days
treatment. With the electrical method
the desired result is accomplished In
five hours.
Important irrigation reclamation
projects. under consideration by the
photographic Bureau. contemplate the
erection OF number Of storage reser-
voirs. necessitatlng the building or
numerous dams. Some OF these IL Is
proposed To build entirely Of steel.
the most novel feature OF which viii
| be hardened steel inclined columns and
| arch ribs. 1t Is estimated that reli-
able storage reservoir. good for the
next fifty or one hundred years, could
| I've built on this plan for about one
half the expense required for ma
sonry dam" For high dams the adj
vantages OF steel construction are just
as great as for low ones. and the prob
lem OF building such structures is no
more difficult than the erection OF
modern steel skeleton Office building.
IL is also asserted that I'm case OF
break in such steel dam. through
foreclosures. neglect or inccndiarismI
the balance of the structure would not
bc jeopardized. as would be the case
with masonry construction. The age
| limit of a steel dam. II Is argued, Is
such that Il will extend Ear beyond the
| time when "the development OF the
| country makes new structures, i'm
proved with respect TO location and
capacity. either desirable or unavoid-
able"
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-24
A WELL MEANT EFFORT.

RAY OF sunshine touched
the rings on Hester Palm
er's right hand as she raised
her coffee cup.
"And what DO you wish
A. Il Ta.l....ft
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-24
A Costly Argument.

A ten-cent argument often ends il O
$40 ouarTel.-Chicaso News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-24

than during school hours? Because it
has more feet in il.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-07-24

THE DANCING PEA.
This is n remarkably simple but al
ways surprising and effective trick.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17
Bricks Full Of Gold.

A man who owned a whole street
Of houses at Osborne, near Mel
bourne. was much puzzled and an
noyed to find that the bricks were
being constantly stolen from the
garden walls OF some of these houses.
The depredators were Cinnamon.
but what on earth they did with their
spoil neither he nor any one else
could and out.
They did not seem to build any
thing with them, Several were cap
tured and punished, but the thieving
still went on.
At hast, in disgust, he determined
70 pull down the walls and outbuild-
ings, level the ground, make a new
street and build fresh houses at a
cost Of some $4,000 or $4,000. When
work began, and the old walls were
torn down, the bricks gave up their
secret. They had been made Of clay
taken from ground full OF alluvial
gold, and they were full of the
precious metal.
he had them all broken fine and
washed Some pRnned out as much
81 two pennyweights to the dish, and
the result was that he got sufficient
gold to pay or the whole cost Of his
improvements,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

NNNHANNNENNN
Among Andrew Carnegie's collec-
ton OF anecdotes illustrative of traits
OF Scottish character one Of the odd.
est is as follows:
Sir John Cave was in Glasgow in
1907, at = time when the populace
had II IA mind to honor Nelson with
q monument. Sir John attended a
public dinner one evening whereat
the monument came in for a good deal
Of discussion and many opinions
were advanced as to the style Of the
inscription that should grace the
stone. Finally the visitor was asked
to favor the company with his views
on this matter
~ think" said Sir John, chat the
style Of the inscription should be en-
inently simple and plain. What I
should put on the monument would
be just the words, Glasgow to Mel
SON. "
II agree with the gentleman" said
an aged Scot, arising, but I would
make an addition. We all know that
from the town of Glasgow to that of
Nelson Is six miles, and therefore l
would affix to the monument after
the words Glasgow to Nelson, the ad.
dendum, six miles. and then our
monument would serve two pur-
poses"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17
Best Aqe for Mutton.

The sheep is in its best condition,
as food, when FIVE years Old-an age
which It is almost never allotted to
attain, unless when intended for the
private use of the owner and not for
market. It is then full-favored ana
firm, without being tough; and the
fat has become hard.
At three years old, as commonly
procured from the butcher, It is we'll
tasted, but it is by no means COM
parable to that of FIVE years, II
younger than three years It 10 o.
ficient in flavor, and its flesh is pale.
Meat which is half mutton and half
lamb is very unpalatable food. al.
ways choose mutton of a dark color
and marblelike."
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17
DRIED VEGETABLES.
n Dsuleoated They suffer No Loss Of
Nutriment

One OF the most remarkable pecu-
liarities OF the lower organisms, az
exhibited in seeds and other vegetai
bodies, is the fact that they are capa-
BILE Of withstanding disiccation for
very considerable periods without les
ing capacity for termination and de-
velopment The vitaiized crystalloids
and coloids which possess the power
Of assimilation and metabolism ap-
pear capable Of having all uncom-
bined water removed by evaporation
without undergoing molecular disrup-
tion by the loss of their combined
water They appear to retain the
combined water much as crystals re-
tain water Of capitalization. II the
ordinary drying of seeds, corms, rhi-
zones. bulbs, etc, does not destroy
the integrity Of their protoplasm or
alter the availability of their stored-up
albumin, starch, or sugar, it would
appear that they should retain all
their nutritive value. and that the
same should hold true Of most, II not
all, vegetables used for food by man
as we'll as It does for forage crops pre-
served by drying. It is curious that
the desiccation Of culinary vegetables
should be so much neglected nova
days in view Of the universal use Of
dried fruits from prehistoric times
and the practice of drying such vege-
tables as the pumpkin, in vogue
among early New Englanders, in evil
dence of which the shiny pumpkin
poles are still to be seen hanging on
hooks in the ceiling in front Of the
fireplace Of many an old homestead
Experiments made in Germany, and
more recently in California, have de-
monstrated that desiccated vegetables
suffer no loss of nutriment, and that
they remain savory and Wholesome.
Here is e splendid opportunity for the
utilization and conservation Of pota-
.oes, beets, parsnips, cabbage, and the
ike at the season of their greatest
lbundance and in years of over-pro
duction, whereby there may be added
o the regular supply line of familiar
tood concentrated so as to admit Of
economic transportation for army ra-
tions and for those who cannot afford
such fresh vegetables out of season.
While it may not pay to can such
vegetables as we have mentioned, it
would be a boon to many if they were
put on the market dried.-American
Medicine.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17
DON'T sAr ALONE
De Pleasant and Social and Avoid IN.
digestion.


De Pleasant and Social and Avoid IN.
digestion.
The dinner hour is a period when
even the morose and self-contained
man enioys the companionshlp Of his
fellows; there is In fact no more es
sential part OF dinner than good
tnlker. The digestive value OF a lively
discussion and plenty Of laughter dur.
ing eating Is insisted upon by every
writer in dietetics.
Indeed, many a hostess has seen an
execrable meal, from the food stand
point, transformed into a first-rate
dinner by one or two loquacious Mark
Tapleys, and she certainly deserves
the envy Of womankind II her hus-
band is one Of these.
Apropos Of this well-known fact a
prominent medical journal discusses
the pathology Of lonely dining. It
seems that there is n particular type
Of dyspepsia, especially prevalent
among women, which is due solely
to solitary eating. Very many home
women" regularly lunch alone, fire.
quently simply pick up something. /"
and drink a cup Of tea. For some
strange, apparently purely mental rea
son, the food thus eaten IS not prop
orly digested and ultimately leads to
a state Of chronic indigestion. This
curious complaint Is called the indl-
gestion Of loneliness.
The first remedy recommended Is to
stop eating alone; II thss is not FEAST
bic, however. a good book should be
read during the meal, and the latter
be preceded by plenty of outdoor ex.
ercise.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17
What the Ruua Cost.

We keep an army of $1,000 men and
have 254 ships Of war. We are ready
to fight any nation on earth. and yet
the little potato bugs laughs us to
scorn. Ever hear of the big United
States suffering with the grasshopper2
Are we not poWerless before the gypsy
moth? The bug family taxes this great
country $3.50, 100000 year. but in the
unequal fight between the nation and
the bugs the latter ever remain uncon-
quered The worms that attack the
cotton plant assess the farmer 10000
a year. The potato bugs eat ss,OOO,OOO
worth annually out OF our gardens
The chinch bug costs us S10OOOO,OOO,
the Hessian fly $50.OOOOOO, and the
grasshopper $90,OOO,OOO. The big
United States hasn't enough money or
men to win any war with an insect
Atkinson, Kan. Globe.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

Don4 GO In Cold Water with q weak
Heart


Heart
Most people believe that cramp Il
the most dangerous foe Of the swim
mer Peter s. Mentally the long dis
tance swimmer says this Is very
much mistaken notion. Apoplexy and
heart trouble he says, are more TO be
feared when swimming than cramps
and have been responsible for a great
majority Of cases Of drowning.
OF course, cramp in the stomach
would be dangerous, but II is rare.
With an ordinary cramp in the arm
or leg many swimmers become so ter
rified that they make no effort to save
themselves and sink before help can
reach them. But Mr. McNaliy asserts
that the majority OF people who can
swim who are drowned In the summer
months at the seaside resorts lose
their lives not because they are at
tackled with cramps. but with az Of
apoplexy and heart failure. A man
with any affection Of the heart Is liza
BILE to instant death II he steps into
cold water
One Of the greatest dangers to sea
side bathers, and one of the things
that brings on apoplexy, Is the cool
/ ing Off process. Many people leave
their dressing rooms and then wait
on the sand, saying they win not go
in unfit they have got cooled OF. II
they are really overheated they should
not go into the water at all. The only
safe time to bathe is when the body
is ordinarily warm. Never go In to
bathe unless your body is in a glow.
''Freduently,n said Mr.. Mentally,
I'VE hear that a drowning person has
thrown up both hands and then sunk.
This can't be so. Only an expert
swimmer can throw up both hands
while in the water. mean throw up
his hands so that people near can see
his arms out of the water.
"a drowning man may sink hfty
| times and again come to the surface.
There is no such thing as the third
and last time. Children when drown
ing will sometimes struggle in the
water for twenty minutes. Some peo-
pie who are not strong enough to
struggle just sink once and that is the
last seen of them alive. for in that
once that they go down they have sWal
lowed sufficient water to strange
them. A person who browns Is prae-
ticaIly strangled to death. Some peO-
ple say that death by drowning is an
easy death, and that the person
drowning hears sweet music and all
that sort of thing. l never heard OF
any one who was strangled having an
easy ending.
Now as to the way to handle
person who is in danger of drowning
We hear how many lifesavers work
by punching the drowning person In
the face, but such a blow would moi
stun a struggling person, because the
person who strikes has nothing but
the water to brace him for the blow
and where there is no resistance
there can be no force. A person who
is struck in this manner in the water
is drifting and there is no Resistance
to the blow"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

Sheep and Calves In Germ Fields.
Weeds are likely TO escape in the
latter cultivation Of the corn. and
other weeds spring up after cultiva-
ton Is ended. It is these weeds which
foul the land for future years. The
weeds in the corn field are neglected
during the hurry Of grain and hay
harvest, threshlng, hauling manure,
and preparing the ground for wheat.
But even better than is the scythe are
the sheep. Let them have the run OF
the corn fields during the autumn.
They like the shade Of the rows. They
will nibble on the lower blades Of the
corn, but this is in no wise an injury
70 the crop The sheep will also find
every weed and bunch Of grass. Their
scent is sharp, and they will discover
weeds that would be overlooked.
There are very few weeds indeed that
will not be cropped by sheep, especial
ly of the Merino breed; they crop so
close to the ground that the weeds
will hardly start again. The spring
calves, II not too strong, may well be
put with the sheep. Unless unusually
large. they will not damage the corn,
and will get considerable feed which
would otherwise be wasted.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17
cIo,. 81 lac Honey ssa,on.

At the close of the honey season
and especially If the bees have
swarmed largely, we often hnd colo
nies that are queenless, and all such
are a bait for robbers. When they
once begin to rob 1t is q hard matter
to stop them. In nearly every case
there is some neglect of the bee-keep-
er. and in most cases 1t occurs from
the colony becoming queenless. While
the honey season lasts bees do not
seem inclined to rob but when the
honey flow ceases there is danger Of
rObbing II there is opportunity. II is
necessary to look after this matter,
and supply every deficient colony with
q fertile queen. II no queens are
present for this purpose. 9 comb OF
brood may be inserted from some
other colony. and from this they can
produce q queen Of their own.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

Te Fishery Board OF Scotland has
experimental upon the migration Of
salmon to determine II the fish re-
turn, year after year, to the same
river. A metal tag bearing a number
is attached to specimens that are sub
seauently freed. The last report Of
the board recites that twenty-four
salmon so marked we're caught dur
ing the next season. OF these twenty
four, nineteen were taken in the
same river in which they had been set
free during the preceding season; four
were caught in waters close to their
birthplace, and only one in distant
waters. This latter specimen was TAX
en- 800 miles away from the place
where It was set free-in Norway.
Salmon remember, then, and have an
acute sense Of, direction; as well 90
preferences of a marked character.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

No man or woman in the state
will hesitate to speak we'll Of Cham
Stomach and Liver Tablets after once
trying them. They always produce
a pleasant movement of the bowels.
improve the appetite and strengthen
the digestion. For sale by Balch g.
Son. Matanoras, all general stores
In Pike county.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17
The country,s BInnest Mule.

A farmer from neighboring county,
writing in the Farmers Home Jour
nal last week, claimed to have the
largest mule in the state. This mule,
II is said. measured seventeen hands
And one zach. Mr.. Harvey Douglas,
% tAis city sSaing the article, had
~ big nule brOusAt Out. which he
ciAAls TO Se the largest mule in the
country A committee Of three was
selected 10 take the mules measure,
and his height was found to be eigh-
tesn and a half hands, by the stand
ard.-Richmond Climax.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17
Would Not Insure Him.
Insurance Companies would
not insure the Rev. J. w.
Yeisley because he had
Kidney Trouble.

Mr. Yeisley was much discouraged tin
a friend recommended Dr. David Ken
nedy's Favorite Remedy and it cured him.
Mr.. Yeisley writes:
my kidneys and liver were in bad
condition and was anxious for relief.
! had tried many remedies without
success bought bottle Of Favor
tie Remedy, which effectively proved
its merit. The best proof that il has
completely cured me Is my recent ac-
ceptance by four different life insur-
ancs companies.
The Rev. Mr.. Yeisley is the pastor Of
the First Reformed Church Of St. Paris,
Ohio, and is as well the editor Of the St.
Paris Dispatch.
There is no question that DR.. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy is the best
and surest medicine in the world for dis
eases Of the kidneys, liver, bladder and
blood, rheumatism, dyspepsia and chronic
constipation, as we'll as the weaknesses
peculiar to women. It quickly relieves
and cures inability to hold urine and tho
necessity Of getting upa number of times
during the night and puts an end to that
scalding pain when passing urine.
It is for sale by all druggists In the
Row so Gent SEE8 and the regular
&l00size bottles-less than a cent dose.
Sample bottis-eHoNga for trial, free BY mail
Or. David Kennedy Corporation, Rondout, N. =.
Dr.. parId Esnnsdy'. MaeIo Eye salIs ior alI
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

Bvery farmer sould have plenty
OF grapes. Wherever there is a side
Of building or fence TO which a vine
can be trained, plant a vine. Dwellers
In towns and villages, who can find
room for the roots Of a vine, should
plant one; a place to train the vine
can easily be found. Newly pl j. ID
vines should bear but one shoot; rub
out ali others. AS soon IS bearing
vines show clusters Of buds, pinch on
the end OF the shoot at the second or
third leaf beyond the uPpermost
cluster
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

This has long been regarded as
one Of the most dangerous and fatal
to which infants are subject.
It can be cured, however, when
properly treated All that is neces-
sary Is TO give Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
castor OIL, as directed with each
bottle, and cure Is certain. For
sale by Balch q Son, Matamoras, all
general stores In Pike county.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

If you are an amateur. but want %
paper room yourself, always remena-
Der that a self color paper is far easier
to manage than one In which there Is
a pattern to be matched. These can
be had in almost any shade. and, with
a fancy border. round the top. even n
there is no molding. look extremely
nice.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

You assume no risk when you buy
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. Balch g. Son.
Matamoras. all general stores IN
Pike county viii refund your money
II you are not satisfied after using il
Il Is everywhere admitted TO be the
most successful remedy IN use for
howell complaints and the only one
that never fails. II is pleasant, safe
and reliable. l0aoQa
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

Convenient Arrangement foF . Grind.
stone.
The stone is hung with the Journals
running on friction wheels The hand.
crank Is removed and It's place sup.
piled BY a small crank Ike that al
ready on the other side. The two
cranks are set opposite each other, 80
that one Is up when the other Is down.
Two treadles are hinged to the legs
with one OF the cranks by an iron pit
man. A trestle Is made Of scantllng
four inches square, and adjusted TO
one end OF the grindstone frame. as
shown IN the engraving A piece OF
white-wood plank ten inches wide and
eighteen inches long Is rounded at
one end and it's edges beveled to form
a seat. The other end is cut down TO
the width Of fye and 0ne-half inches.
Cieats are nailed on the under side
four inches apart. to hold Il on the
trestle, upon which Il slides freely
back and forth. The forward end may
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

One good fruit is worth more than
several poor ones. Whoever aims to
have the finest fruit must thin, be
ginning soon after the fruit Is set, and
continuing until 1t is nearly full grown,
ultimately removing three-fourths Of
all that set. Thinning is now recog,
nized as the key to profitable fruit
growing.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

The hrBt place Of artery was in
vonted By q German, soon after the
invention Of gunp0wdeF, aAd artillery
was nrst used by the Mosrs at Aige-
aiFas. 81 Spain, IN the sieEe Of 1871.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

The first banks were established in
Itaiy In the year sos, by the LON
bard Jews, Of whom some settled in
latter parchment was generally sub
bankers have ever since resided.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

stones were hTst used for BULLETS;
iron ones are arst mentioned in 1880
Loa6on bullets we're made before the
oloss Of the sixteenth entury.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

Chocolate. the -four OF the cocoa
nut, was first introduced into Eng
land from Mexico. in the year 1920,
an dsoon became a favorite beverage
in the London coffee houses.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

Lady Mary Worthiey Montague IN
troduced inoeuiation into England,
from Turkey about the year 171B. It
was tried first upon criminala. untu
its success was carefully tested.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

world is one in China. which passes
over two thousand miles, and to forty
one cities; It was commenced in the
tenth century. A monster work Of
man.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17
To Keep Light Hair from esoNias
Dark.

One tablespoonful Of sal-sOda two
tablespoonful Of borax, FIVE drops an
monia, castle suds, two eggs. Take
all the above ingredients except eggs
and wash head; thoroughly rinse; then
take the eggs. beat well. rub into scalp
and hair until 1t forms a lather; have
fresh water ready with one teaspoon
ful borax; wash head in Il; then rinse
thoroughly with two more clear
waters.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1903-07-17

Mother-The whipping you had yes
tcrday does not seem to have improved
you. Your behavior has been even
worse today.
Wilie-Thats what l wanted to
prove. You said was as bau as pos
sibly could be yesterday. knew you
we're wrong.-Tit- Bits.