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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20

Traveller has n gun better than docs a
human being, and cases are recalled
where men have driven across the
country with rifles hidden beneath hay
in the bottoms of their wagons without
ever spying Il coyote. However, should
the same journeys be undertaken with
out the rifles the range tramps when
hungry will actually attack the trav-
clers dogs at the very wagonside.
As last resort ranchers have tried
poison on the pests, but again the
subtle instinct Of the animals serves
10 insure their safety, for whenever
coyote comes across a nice piece of
meat anywhere about ranch he re-
fuses to eat ii. lie knows that TO Sc
cure his meals he has TO run the risk
of getting shot, and that food lying
about unguarded is dangerous.
Besides the ran hers guns there are
policemen on every far western farm.
These policemen are, like the tramps.
four-lcgged, being no more or less than
the ranchers' dogs, and the coyote
knows that if he cannot whip one of
these policemen the fight will bring n
man with his trusty rifle; so the range
tramp does not care to clash with the
officer" When the coyote is very
hungry and has picked out nice
chicken or goose or turkey roost
which is always close to the farmers
house. he approaches the prize against
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
CARE OF MILK

In the recent bulletins OF the Michi-
gan station &. Il. Marshall brings out
the new points of cooling and airing
milk. He finds that milk should be
aired while still warm. and the process
should be slow and carried on over an
extensive surface. The cooling should
directly follow the airing. a strainer
consisting of fine gauze and four lay
erS of checSocloth was found most ef-
fective at the Cornell station. MIX
kept fifty degrees remained practically
unchanged for several days; milk at
ninety-cight degree. eighty degrees.
seventy degrees and sixty degrees
Sourcd at the end of twenty-seven.
thirty, forty-c!ght and seventy-two
hours, respectively. MIX should be re-.
duccd To fifty degrees as soon as possi-
bic after airing and kept as cool as pos
siblc until used. .E-...
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
WEHy OEZHE WEEK
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wAsrLNGION ITEMS.

Captain Harrle Webster. a survivor
OF the Samoan hurricane OF 1888 was
placed on the retired list OF the Navy
with the rank OF Rear-Admiral.
Secretary Root denied reports that
he intended 10 resign from the Cabinet
Immediately after The Adjournment Of
Congress.
In the Senate IN executive session the
Alaskan boundary treaty was ratified.
The President and Mrs. Roos eyelt
gave their last official reception OF The
season in honor OF the Army and
Navy.
Colonel Theodore A. Bingham was
relieved from duty as Superintendent
of Public Buildings and Grounds in
Washington. and Major Thomas Sy-
mons VIII succeed him.
The National House OF Representa-
tlVes passed the Eikln's Anti-Rehate
bill There were only six dissenting
votes.
The Navy Appropriation hin was re-
ported 10 the House. carrying $1,000
600 aud providing for seven new ships
and an adequate increase Of personnel.
President Roosevelt entertained his
old friend, the Maine guide. "BW"
Sewall. and a party G.. his relatives
ana ncighbOrs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
Court of Chanccry. Died 1919, buried

Court of ChanCcry. Died 1919, buried
at Maidstone.
Sir Laurence Washington (his som,
Knight of Wcstbury, Buckingham
shire, and Garsdon, Wiltshire. Regis
trar Of the High Court of Chanccry.
Died at oxford In 1Gl3, and buried at
Garsdon Church.
John Washington (hiS som. knight
ed at Newmarket in 1923 by James |.
Emigrated To America in 1867.
Now ms all such authorities. however
much they may differ on other points.
agree that John Washington, the emf.
grant was the grandfather Of our
own George Washington. II would
seem that the good rector Of Garsdon
has made out n case which will take
a great deal To upset IT, a strong bit Of
evidence In his favor is the fact that,
in 1910, Sir Laurence Washington who
was subsequently buried there pre-
scntcd the church with a magnificent
silver communion service, pieces Of
which are Still in cXistence.-Sa Fran
cisco Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20

ment does more credit TO Nr. Wcles'
imagination than TO his reasoning
powers, and such fanciful myths may
very well be set on one side as outside
arguments. All that has been known
hitherto for n certainty is that the
Washingtons were widespread group
of English country families, descended
from one Laurence Washington, some
time Mayor of Northampton, In 1888
Bluff King Hal, having successfully
despoiled the prorics. granted the
manor of Sulgrave, part Of his gains,
TO Laurence, who forthwith set UP ms
Il prosperous country squire. Ills
descendants spread TO all parts of
England. There were Washngtons In
Lancashire, Warwickshirc, Wiltshire
and many other counties.
Now, by the whirlglg of fate, n San
Francisco citizen has become possessed
of one of the most valuable relics yet
discovered in connection with this old
established family and which goes far
towards settling the disputed question
of Washngton's English ancestry. H.
lege Of Physicians and Surgeons in
Fourteenth street, is the man who has
come into possession OF this unique
find. His brother, Thomas Davis. Is
the rector of the parish Of Malmes-
bury, i'm Wiltshire Two miles away is
the little village of Gursdon, mere
Insignificant hamlet, important only as
having been the seat of a branch of
the Washington family.
The old manor house is still in exist.
ence. Here many generations of Wash.
ingtons lived and fourished rs good
old country squires. Their lands
spread far and wide. their farms were
rich, they were absolute lords of their
own domain. When they died they
were buried in the little parish church
yard hard by, where stood the stately
family tomb. And il is the escutcheon
from this tomb. bearing the complete
family arms, which Mr.. Davis has Sc
cured
The stone. which was placed aS
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20

Out on the western range the ranch
ers have TO contend with thieying
tramps just as we do in the East, but
the tramps Of the range are four-legged
fellows, very wise and very hard TO
detect in their nefarious work. In
deed, so cunning have these "hobos of
the prairie" become that it is now al
most impossible to capture them, be-
cause they are ever on the alert. Ex-
perienced hunters say that these skulk-
ing thicves-or, 10 give them their
proper name, coyotes-know when a
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
No Place Like Home.

A native of Prince Edward Island
had gone forth to see the world. When
he reached Boston he engaged a room
at n modest hotel intending to remain
there while he hunted for work.
"Will you register" asked the clerk.
handing him pen.
"Register?" said the traveller. What's
thatf'
Write your name"
what fory'
"we are required to keep a record OF
our guests"
The man wrote his name. and was
about to lay down the pen when the
clerk added
Now the place. II you please"
what place."
The place you come from. Where
DO you liver
Il live on the island"
"well. but what island?-
The other man looked az him In
amazement. Then he said with an en-
phasis that left no doubt Of his feel
inCs. Prince Edward Island man.
What other island is thereT"-Youth's
Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
FORE

The Saxon Court dissolved the mar
riage Of Crown Prince frederick and
Archduchess Louise OF Tuscany.
American and German trade in
South Africa was said to be incrcas-
Ing at a much greater rate than Brit
ish.
Berlin announced that the entire re-
public was in state Of siege.
The exposure of the Guards noge.nG
scandal aroused such indignation in
England that the Government is likely
to order an inquiry.
Bulgaria was said to he contemplate
ing the mobilization OF two army d.
visions in reply 20 the concentration
OF Turkish troops on the frontier.
1t was reported that Russian officers
ot the reserve had received orders TO
be ready to join their troops or short
notice.
\ Nationalist deputy's accusation
against VI. Combe's Cabinet OF COM
plicity in shielding the Humbcrts. led
20 a stormy scene in the French
Chamber.
General Uribe-Uribc. recently report
ed 10 have committed suicide. was now
said 20 have shot and killed General
Waterman the Comm Wander-in- Chief OF
the Colombian Army.
The United states revenue cutter
Seminole was at ST. Johns. y T..
waiting n chance to rescue the Amer
lean fishing vessels iceb0und In Bay
Of Islands
Ruhino. the Italian Anarchist. while
IN trial for attempting TO nssassinate
King Leopold OF Belgium. declared be
had designs against the kings OF Eng
land and Italy.
King Edward received Sirnor Mar
conf az Buckingham Palace. in Lon.
don
Turkey Is preparing 20 transport
troops from Asiatic Turkey to the dis
turbed regions Of Macedonia.
After considerable roiing in the
streets Of Montreal. Que the strike Of
The street car employees was settled
The first convoy OF emigrants from
Martinique arrived az Cayenne. French
Guiana
King Menelek expelled the French
resident from Abyssiuia's capital.
IL was decided at Dresden not 10 al.
low the former Crown Princess OF sax.
ony to return TO that country.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
STORING ICE.

Whom filing IN ice house, place a
layer Oi sawdust fully n foot deep up
on the bottom. then put in the ice,
packing IT closely 20 within a foot Of
the side walls, cutting the blocks care
fully and evenly 10 make the mass
solid and compact. \ twelye-inch
space should be allowed, and the sides
should be filed with sawdust DO not
nil nearer than three or four feet OF
the roof, ana put ABOUT six inches OF
the sawdnst on TOP Of the ice. If saw
dust cannot be had. chopped straw,
wheat char, or marsh hay can be used.
but sawdust is the best material
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
THE PLACARD GAME.

who am ~ That is the question
each player Of the placard game wants
to have answered. She knows that on
her back she bears a paper inscribed
with the name Of some woman writer,
musical or dramatic author, painter or
sculptor, and that she must find out as
quickly as possible her hidden identity.
She is allowed 10 90 from one person to
another that will solve the mystery,
but 10 those questions only Yes" or
NO may be answered. Directly she
has discovered she is Miss Ellen Terry
or Mrs. Humphry Ward, or whomso-
ever else's name she has got on her
back, she has her placard changed, for
the more times she guesses who she is
the better chance she has OF gaining a
prize.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20

ter of conjecture, as many years Of the
parish register are missing. when
the grave was levclcd and the escutch-
con removed Is not absolutely known,
but this act of vandalism was probably
committed In 1894. when the church
was restored and turned into an ugly
modern edilice, all its venerable grace
and glory vanished. AT any rate, in
1894 some INSCRIPTIONS person was
keen enough TO perceive the value OF
the relic. He secured possession of it
probably stole II during the confusion
attending the process OF renovation
and made an attempt To ship il to the
United States. He very nearly sue
ccedod and was actually about TO put
the stone on board ship when the
church authorities stepped in. Ii Is a
law of the Church of England that no
sacred object, whether IL be baptismal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20

font or tombstone. pulpit OF pew. may
be removed from its place without the
permission Of the Bishop Of the do
cese. The abductor Of the relic had
overlooked this little fact, and. IN con-
sequence, was sternly ordered TO re-
turn the stone where II belonged. How
ever. as there was no grave 10 put IL
on. II was slowed away in a dark corr
ner OF the yestry. and iherc II lay,
forgotten by all. for over sixty years.
Then Mr.. Davis reverend brother dis
covered II, and obtained. after some
difficulty. the BishoD's permission 10
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20

ship il out Of the country. So that there
is no doubt about II eventually reach
ing the United States. Whether IT
viii ever come 10 San Francisco is an
other story.
There can be no doubt Of the fact
that this shield covered the tomb Of
several Of George WashingtOn's an
ccstors," declares Mr.. Davis The
Rev. Rcynall Wrcford Hay the pres
cnt rector OF Garsdon Church a man
Of great learning and high antiquarian
attainmcnts is positive on this point.
He has made n thorough Investigation
of the subject. and has drawn up the
following family tree. which seems
conclusive enough
"Laurcnce Washington lawyer, OF
Grays Inn. LONDON. grantee from
Henry VIII. Of Sulgrave Manor in
1888, and twice Mayor Of Northamp-
ton. Died February 10. 15S5.
"Laurcncc Washington ths SOM OF
Maidstone. Registrar Of his majcsty's
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
USES OF OLD PIPING.

Old gas pipe can be bought very
cheap Of certain hardware dealers who
advertise in the newspapers Of large
cities This piping makes a good farm
fence, running The pipes directly
through the posts, ana pakinG the
fence rhrce TO five bars high. The ma
tcrial is old and will not bear much
climbing upon, hut will hold ordinary
stock. The same material makes Il
good grape trellis by passing a siy-foot
length o. pipe through a post at five
feet from the ground Cut tho vine
back TO "a couple of arms each spring,
aud tie them TO the piping, letting the
seasons net growth. which bears all
the fruit, hang freely from the sup
port.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
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heralds do not treat matters 50 Flip
PANTY; the stars-which. by the way,
have five points instead Of slX-take
the name Of mullets; the red tint Of the
bars II yclept gules Now this particu-
lar little piece Of armOrial device Is
not confined 10 the armOrlal bearings
on the GarsdOn tomb. II Is also 10 bc
found on the tomb Of one Laurence
Washington. impaled with the arms Of
his wife, Margaret Washington. in the
graveyard OF Little Brighton, North
amptonshirc. The tomb bears the date
Of December 13, 1916, and Is commonly
supposed TO shelter the parent Of n
John Washington who some forty
years later sailed for America
But here comes the Malmcsbury rec.
tor with new family version. Ac-
cording 10 him there was Sir Laurence
Washington. knight. OF Bucks and
Wiltshire, who died I'm 1913 and was
buried at GarsdOn beneath the family
shield And Knight Laurence had n
son, John. who in 1926. at prcsum.
ably early age. was himself knightcd
by worthy King James Sir John not
liking the parlOus times into which his
middle age crcpt, dropped the "Sir."
sailed for America I'm 1867, and took his
shield with him. From among his
American progeny there arose George
Washington. who was not so rcpuhll.
can but what he. too could lay claim
TO n family shield. Now this Is how
4 a a a.. 4.
Johns branch: argent, two bars
gules. In chief three mullcts Of the
second; crest, raven with wings in
dorsed proper, Issuing out OF ducal
coronet." With the raven the Garsdon
cscutchcOn has Daught 20 do; he is
supposed to have been transformed
into the American eagle. But the stars
and bars are distinctly connected with
that dexter chief" on the tomb and
with something else we are accustomed
to see floatlng on the breeze. Every
body has read pretty stories oc the
evening cOnClavc, when the American
flag was devised. Of the busy white
fingers that first stitched together scar.
let stripe and silver star. Those stars
and stripes were suggested by George
shield, by the bars. gulcs
ana mullets. to be found alike i'm Cars
don and Little BrightOn's church
yards.
The history Of the stone shows that
It's escape from destruction during all
these centuries is little short Of mir
lculOus. Sir Laurence Washington.
who died at oxford in 1913, Laurence
who died In 1G97, and
Augustine Washington, who died in
l7I3, are known for certain TO have
been buried in this church, for the
parish register of Garsdon shows IT,
How many other Washingtons may
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
OTE ADOrTED ISLANDS.

Steps will Dc taken to suppress the
natives st'll ulder arms in the Buiucan
and Rial provinces in the Philippines.
\ hundred IL adrones attacked NaLjan.
Mindoro. T. J.. but were repulscd after
scattering fighr lasting several hours.
one laarOHe was killed and one
wounded. Twenty women ana chill
dren living in the town were wounded.
The Filipino Labor Union at Manila
has issued a protest against Chinese
immigration. II threatened violence
10 prevent its introduction there, and
asked the people 10 cooperate in the
efforts 10 prevent such immigration.
Governor Taft, who was i'll as the
result Of drinking infected water while
touring Laguna and Batangas prov
inces. has recovered and resumed his
work.
There is little chance OF action by
the present Congress on the Philippine
navigation laws.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20

A great deal Is said about pulveriz-
ing the clods which turn up in the
most heavy land after plowing. Pre-
vcntion is the best cure. If the field
Is well drained ana not plowcd when
wet there will be no clOds. IT will,
moreover, take two or three seasons
10 thoroughly fine the soil that has
been injured by previous mismanagc-
mcnt. Early plowlng turning the land
in ridges and leaving it as rough as
possible for while, so as to expose
the moist surface TO the frost. will do
the work, but, unless there are under
drains 70 carry off the water, the p,ow-
ing will do as much harm rs good.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
DOMESTIC.

President Eliot, OF Harvard, in his
report, favored the maintenance Of
high standards of education in univer-
stiles.
Relics Of the Lords Baltimore OF
Maryland were sold at auction in
Mount Airy. the old home of the Cali
verts in Maryland.
At Boston. Mass. 4 jury gave n ver-
dict of S2l 600 to Charles Bjoinquist,
aged twenty.One for loss Of both legs,
IN his suit against the Boston and Al
hany Railroad.
Ine cottage of Mr.. and Ms. James
Lyons, at Lincoln. Nob., was burned,
and their two children. a boy five years
old and a baby perished in the fire.
The mother of young Claude O'Bricn,
in jail for murder at Lexington. Ky,
sent him saws with which 10 escape,
but the jailer intercepted them.
Charles Parman;or. charged with
numbering Frank BruDuer an umri"c
formerly with a minor Eastern league.
was found guilty Of maGs,aughtc: at
Fort Scott. Kan.
Benjamin Paulter. Highway Com
missioner Of Alden. y. Y. committed
suicide while temporarily insane, ny
cutting his throat.
a mail pouch supposed to contain
So, 900 was stolen between Louisville.
Ky. and Indianapolis. Ind.
Alexander G.. Humphreys was in
stalled as President of Stevens Insti.
titute of Technology, HoboEen, ~ J.
The seyen-masted schooner Thomas
w. Lawson went ashore in Vineyard
Sound, but was floated without dam
age
An anonymous gift Of $4,000 was
received by Oberlin College. in Ohio.
the second since President Kings elec-
ton as head OF the institution.
Rev. Or. Arthur s. Lloyd. secretary
Of the Protestant Episcopal Board OF
Domestic and Foreign Missions. de-
clned a call to become Bishop of Mis-
sissippi.
Failing from n siyth-stoTy window
of the Southern Hotel. in st. Louis.
Mo. William PAUL. Of the Castle
Square Opera Company, was instantly
killed.
Earthquake shocks were felt in liii-
nois Kentucky, Missouri and France.
While under arrest at Rush City,
Mimi. Michael Rumpel secured a shot
gun and blew his head of.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20

shield over the grave, surmounted by
an angel with outspread wings. is
cumbrous affair weighing about 500
pounds. Ii Is two teet six inches in
height and eighteen inches wide. Some
vandal. in the past, has broken il into
three pieces. but. fortunately. the parts
join together neatly and the cracks are
hardly visible. Tie coat of arms. cut
In high relief on the stone. Is calcu-
lated TO delight the College Of Arms
and drive the heraldic amateur to dcs
pair Doubtless the insignia of more
than one family are "marshalled" or
"impaled.' for The mere student be-
comes hopelessly mixed as he noun-
ders amid the mysteries of party per
pale" with party per fesse" on the
one hand and charges" In the form
OF stays heads on the other; with
''paly" and barry" divisions: with
"gules" and 'mullets." cross and cres-
cent In bewildering harmony. What
particularly concerns us. however. is
60 be found on the upper left-hand cor.
ner. technically the dexter chief"
where stand forth what everyday folk
would describe as two horizontal red
barr surmounted by three stars The
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
what, Indeed.

Ii was George WaShington'S birth,
day. The bells were ringing and the
cannon were booming in commcmora-
tion of the Father of His Country.
Little Ethel. aged five. wise and
thoughtful beyond her years, was
gazing out OF the window. apparently
in deep thought. Suddenly she awoke
from her reyeric. and turning around
to her father, said. Papa. what are
they going TO give George Washington
for his birthday yy"-Boston Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20

hidden his loot and leisurely bears II
away TO his quarters In quantities that
be can easily carry.
For several days after a successful
raid the thief keeps out OF sight. and II
is sure thing that when no coyotes
are 10 be seen sneaking about in the
distance a successful steal has been
carried out. Just like our city thieves.
he knows that be must lay low aud
that somebody is watching for a shot
at him or evidence which will reveal
his hiding piace.-ClAago Record.
Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
CORN SHRINKAGE.

Those VINO are tempted 10 hold corn
for a rise in price would do well TO
include the item OF sbrinkage in their
calculations, for even M higher price
per bushel they may gain "A loss"
after all. One who has looked into the
matter in a practical way says that a
sample Of dent corn weighed on May
] was thirty-lve per cent. lighter than
on November ]. lie says also that
sweet corn viii shrink more than
dent, and dent more than flint
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20
THE LITTLE ONE AT THE DOOR.

THE LITTLE ONE AT THE DOOR.
A baby kisses him at the door,
.tnd sweetly says good bye
he hurTies away 70 strive all day
Where the money-maddened vie.
! ne was when he showed no mercy there,
Men view him with dread before,
Bat his ways have changed and his words
are fair,
lie ID pItlless no more.
All day through the city's ceaseIess roar
lie hears a happy song
That little one sings a. the evening brings
The twinkling stars along;
There Is love deep down IN his bosom,
where
Greed only had room before,
And he thinks OF the care that others bear
For little ones at the door.
S. L. Kiser, in Chicago Record Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-02-20

right ear with his left hand After lie
has done so tell him to place each
hand as quickly as possible in a re-
verse position; that is, he must catch
hold of his nose with his left hand
and at the same time grasp his left
ear with his right hand.
Tell him to repeat this operation
several times, and the more often he
does it the more amusement he will
furnish for the company. since he will
find it ever more and more difiiuclt to
grasp his nose and ear, and will spend