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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
MISS GOULD AT HOME.

To know her one must see Miss
Gould in her country place, LyndhurSt.
at Irvington.on-th the Hudson. where she
spends half the year. There she is
seldom without viSitors-not formal
house parties. formally entertained, but
friends. often sClf-Sdpporting girls. who
come for week or six weeks. to visit
on the simple basis Of companionship.
For these there are half a dozen horses
in the stable. and a riding master
comes UP from New York 10 accom-
pany ana teach the less proficient. ON
summer mornings Miss Gould and her
guests will be mp at $50 fortified with
coffee. and 'of into the country lanes.
riding hatleSS and shirt -waisted in the
freedom of that early hour 1t is not
park rding-that is for her winter
months in New York-but good. happy
country galloping. with sometimes a
brisk race against a shower by way Of
excitement. For Miss Gould fears
thunder as some women do mice. and
there Is no tranquil waiting under
tree for her when the cannonade be
gins.
Most OF us can he reached by n dra-
matte cry for help a pitiful, obvious
tragedy, flung in front of our windows.
But Miss Gould's true claims to the
hearts of her countrymcn lie in faith
ful, undramatic, day-by-day service;
the ready help, here for a struggling
student, there for crippled child;
the long hours of work on committees
by which some public end is achieved;
the thousand good deeds of even which
her own right hand does not know. So
modest is the left-Juliet Wilbur
Tompkins. in Everyhody's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
aM CHAT:

The little Princess Nolande Of Italy
s sai| have the !aG G.est aud darSest
eyes of any European Princess.
Lady Curzon, wife o the Viceroy Of
India. is said to be ah active promoter
Of every kind of philauyhropic work
among the Hindoo women.
Russian women o: means are now
trying to gain admission "a mem 5cr-
ship in the 81. Petersburg Bourse. The
men do not seem 10 object.
Among the students at the Bohemian
University in Prague there is a Domin-
lean nun. She j. twcnty-eight years
old, and her speciality is physics.
Queen Amelie of Portugal. who has
! always manifested al especial liking
for the study Of medicine. Is now a full
fedged NJ. D. and chief physician for
the royal family.
Queen Alexandra'S crown is 10 be
broken up. The jewels are 10 be re-
moved from the settings and the famed
kOh-i-noOr is 10 be used by her Majesty
as a neck ornament
The great-grandfather Of Mrs. Mary
Jane Pairo. who died q few days ago
in Baltimore. was a member OF the
Boston tea party" and in her home
hangs the mirror which hung in the
hall of the house from which the BOs-
ton tea party" started on its expedi-
tiOn.
An Englishwoman has patented a
new baby car hammock. This is a
combination between a cradle and q
peramhulator, which takes up very lit
tie room, obviates all Earring and JOLT
ing. and at the same time is so made
that a child lying in it is completely
protected from cold air and drauCLts.
Here is a good idea for getting an
elaborate tablecloth at small cost A
woman who plies her needle skilfully
bought some lace collars at a great
reduction, they being of fine quality
but too extreme 10 remain in style.
She worked these up into a tablecloth,
two forming ccntrepece and one
being placed in each corner. Such a
cloth If purchased under ordinary
conditions. would have cost about 5000,
while She obtained it for few doll
lars.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
THE CHARMS OF MANNER

"She can't come into a room. she
sticks in the door" is the reference
made by a novelist 10 one OF the char.
acters in her most recent work. one
reader seizes upon this sentence as a
basis for some comments upon the ac-
tions Of the girl OF the period. Nova
days no one is taught any Of the
charms Of manner" she says a girl
comes into the room like "A whirlwind
leaving the door open behind her, or
else slams it violently; she sits on her
gown, which is all crumpled up under
her, and she gathers up her skirts in
the street with a careless movement,
which is as ungraceful as it is ineffec-
tive"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

and build miniature mountain around
the vial. Build it high enough TO con-
ccal the vial entirely, but leave a
small hole in the top OF the mountain
clear down 10 the cork in the vial
Thus the miniature volcano will be
all ready to be set Off.
Strange 10 say. not fire hut water,
will hc needed for this purpose. a
real volCano,ha both, for the explosion
is caused 10y the contact of water with
red hot melted rocks down in the earth
and the enormous pressure OF the
steam thus generated breaks open the
earth and throws out the melted rocks
MS lava. But this little volcano can
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

be started into action simply hy pour
ing water into the glass vessel until il
comes two or three inches above the
top of the little mountain. Then give
the water rotary motion and watch
for few moments ana you will see
red streakS coming UP through the wa
ter and gradually spreading out into u
red cloud. The volcano is erupting,
But what makes the red wine rise
through the water IN that way? II
rises because il is lighter than water
Ii would have remained in the vial. OF
course, II we had not poured the water
into the vessel. but when the two
liquids have come i'm contact. the
lighter rises to the top. Your teacher
would tell you that wine has less
specific gravity than water, but we
are not using scientific terms. Brook
lyn Eagle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

roast, though it docs look so sober and
quiet, can help you to secure an In.
strument of music. Save the lighteSt
two of the long. Hat bones (see illus.
tratiom and, after cleaning and drying
them. hold both in your right hand,
one bone between the first and second
finger. the other between the second
and third, so that the convex or out.
ward curved sides lie next each other
and the top ends Of the bones extend
slightly beyond the knuckles Then
double up your hand, holding the first
bone securely. the other loosely, and
in this position give your hand a quick
twist and jerking motion, causing the
loose ends of the bones TO come to.
gcther with click, click. CliCkety,
click. The bones should not hc cooked,
as too much heat will crack them.
In case the bones are too large 10
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
lie Would Take Umbrelias.

when Nerlaine. the author died. he
left his friend Bibllapuree. as a legacy
20 those who had cared for him. Bib
was an inoffensivo fellow. and there
was tradition that he had worked.
but the man was not then alive who
had seen him with a pen I'm his hand.
yet Bibi was looked after FOR the dead
poets sake Painters. sculptors and
journalists gave him house room. in
turn. fed him and clothed him. and B!bi
was grateful. But one little vice Of his
was incurable: he invariably walked
of with his hosts umbrella. This bad
habit az last produced n GOODNESS and
his friends dropped on and Bib cXpe-
riencrd the cold shoulder Of neglect.
one day he was discovered almost
starving In an empty house and Ner-
LANES friends reproached themselves
for the unkindnoSs 90 the poor old man.
4 subscription was raised for his hen.
eft. and the money handed TO him at
banquet at which the twenty-seven
subscribers Were present. Bibrs health
was drunk often and be rose % reply.
but emotion SO overcamc him that he
sought permission 20 retire. and In his
retirement b. was accompanied by
twenty.seven umbrellas.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
AIDS To NATRINONY.

The wise mamma who has dauch-
terS whom she wishes To dispose OF in
a matrimonial way disregards the ac-
compliShments OF her own day and
those Of her contemporaries.
No longer does the mother who is
seeking good husbands for her mar
riageable daughters trust to the sing.
Ing Of songs. the playing Of the piano.
drawing in black and white. nor the
hundred and one bits OF fancy work
that were supposed TO make girl at
tractive n quarter Of century ago.
In those far of days the mother who
was looking out for husband for her
daughter long years before saw that
she was taught a little French. a wee
bit more German and also a smatterin-
OF Italian. Languages were supposed
to add TO the value OF a wife. But none
or these things counts to-day. At least
SO declares a mother whom the world
looks upon as a most successful match
maker.
To games the attention OF her daush.
tcrs were directed long before they
took turn n the one that ended at
the nuptial altar. says the Philadelphia
American.
Not all out-or-door ones were rec
commended for this matchmaking
mamma had in mind the middle-accd
bachelors who love to comfortably sit
I'm a cosy corner and deal out cards as
the hours 20 by.
From tIe point Of view of ma trimony
this marrying mother considers golf q
miserable failure. When the endless
expense Of the links is considered. with
bills for clubs. halls. lockers. repairs.
to say nothing OF red coats and golfng
skirts. IL does seem hopeless. for most
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

In Joking spirit. But the bride.
| groom's face blanched plainly, and !
was the only one who noticed IL. AZ
the Inquest IL was learned that ser.
wants Of the parents had heard three
| knocks, precisely the same as we heard
! at the supper table, and you heard la
night The servant, who was with the
old couple at the time said that the
fathers face turned deadly pale. That
night he sent his wife and himself out
Of the world. What coincidence,
you may say. Aye, It's mystery that
! don't pretend 20 understand. / leave
such things 10 people clevcrcr than |
can ever be. Well, have told your the
guess, 1 hear the mate calling for
me-
with that last remark he left me
10 ponder over what ! had heard. /
knew that that apparitiOn appeared be.
cause / saw II. II left an impression
upon my gsad that viii never be Of.
faced. ! don't attempt 10 explain II,
strong disbehever in the supernatural
that I am. There exist phenomena
that battle all Investigation that defy
the brightest minds 10 offer solution,
that seem 10 be not part Of. and yet
must be, IL cannot apparently be other
wise. part Of the natural. We are
CROPPING In the dark. Perhaps, some
day we shall see the light and we shall
be surprised at the simplicity Of the
solution. All the workings OF nature
are simple when we understand them.
II Is our ignorance that mystilcs us"
| glanced at my watch. stlll had
ding my friend good night. | left him
to the cOmpanlOnship OF his rcminis-
ccncps
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

BY John Greenieaf whittier.

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HavehlI Eighth 'FRONT.' The New York Independn
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

color and also that outside the circles.
Brads thrcc-quarters OF an inch long
are to be driven from the back inside
Of the clcyen-inCh circle, covering every
part about one-h half an inch apart. BE
very careful not 10 split the board.
Balls about one inch in diameter, are
TO be whitfield from candles and
thrown at the target. When they
strike they will stick to the nail
points. Each player has three throws.
The target should be numbered like
the illustration, and the player making
the highest score wins.-Washingt
star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
MAKE SENSE OF THIS.

Il f'IsaN|i@ - a AAAgs
a lilly sad resolved one day
10 have a shOlly JOOt,
And 80 he took his gathers !ul,
And partridge ~ cOOt.
Across the feds he ~ iy gent,
And gearchcd about tor same;
q las! the birds were sccry varCe-
The bleatho. was % Uaine.
But presently he hicd spare
inside crunch Of bass,
Here was a chance 20 bake mag
lie couldn't pet 1t lass
lie banced along the g!arrels. and
Irotb bIgPcrs then he drew
My bat Whang' Indeed, 10 would
Have stadly bartled you!
The cloke smearcd of, and IL was seen
That rattcr- were not might;
The boy was hown upon hi- dack,
The hare was rot IN night.
He kun had licked and haid him lat,
But do not top q drcar;
The bruise Wot gcil-thc huckv lare
Lii stives, one had % CLEAR
Chicago Record Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
TwENrY.rwo CENTURIES oLn.

Most boys and some girls have played
In their time the game OF dlbs. or
kuucklchores. but few OF them know
that the game has existed since the
third century Il. G.. and is probably
stis older. How it was played In an.
cicnt days no one can tell. hut the
ankle. Joint bones of the sheep. OK.
deer ami pig were used. and the game
was called "astragal." from the Latin
word for the ankle-joiut. In Scotland
pebbles are often employed. whence
The name. "chuckles." Even precious
stones and gold and bronze stones"
have been used. and in some countries
the bones were marked with numbers
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
A SHOOTING GALLERY.

To make this get a piece Of close.
grained wood one foot square and half
an inch thick. Draw four circles the
lrst two inches IN diameter the Sec
Cnd five inches in diameter. the third
eight inches In diameter and the fourth
space between each circle a different
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
SOMETHING NEW IN FANS.

A good many pretty ones ip thin
wood are having the patterns burnt
into them by pyrOgraphy These came
originally 10 us from China. when the
idea was applied 10 palm leaves. and
not 70 wood. Some OF them show beau
tiful flowers and landscapes. They
are strong enough 10 last well; the only
drawback is that they are heavier than
the chiffon ones.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
men are so intent upon making records
that they do not pause 20 make love.


that they do not pause 20 make love.
Now with tennis 4, is different. Even
the terms Of the game cal! attention
in q delicate way 10 the game that
leads 10 matrimOny.
Golf means straightaway trudcing
over hill and dale, where the game
with the ball and the racquet means
gardens and shrubbery. and the short
ness OF the game gives plenty OF op-
portunity 20 visit and chat.
For indoor games a maid can quickly
bring a man TO his knees al ping-pong.
and the girl who Is clever at cards is
sure 10 prove an attraction 10 the man
who likes his rubber after dinner.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
sc|Ei(E'&NElRANcs
f ~.

1t Is likely that in cpidemics Of ty.
phOid fever-especially among soldiers
In camp-inoculation will hereafter be
practlscd Summing up the results Of
the experiments made during the
South African war. Or. \. T.. Wright
says that In the aggregate the proper
ton Of deaths TO cases among the inoc-
ulated Is approximately half that
among the uninOCulatcd
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

An interesting discovery in the shape
Of an ancient flint mine has just been
made in the ncighborhOod of High
Wycombc' England, in connection with
railroad cutting. The mine was dis
covered in cXcayating hill A spcci-
men Of "A primitive pick was found,
made Of the antlcr Of stag with It's
points worn perfectly smooth. Many
OF the partially disintcgratcd masses
still bear the marks made by these
picks in the hands of their prehistoric
miners.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

Professor Ramsay, OF London, rc>
Gently showed an experimental proof
OF the aurora borcalis. Between the
poles Of powerful electro. magnet
he hung an exhausted glass globe
with n metallic ring at the top. An
alternating current discharged through
the ring in the globe produced an an
nular glow, ana when current was
sent through the coils of the electro
magnet the glow was detected down
ward In strcamcrS resembling those
of the aurora. The spectrum Of the
natural aurora shows the presence of
krypton, ana in Professor Ramsay's
experiment krypton was produced in
the discharge through the rarclicd air
within the globe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

That natural sleep Is due to the drug.
ging effect Of accumulated carbonlc
acid in the body is the view taken 10y
a French Psychologist. pr. Raphael pu.
bois.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

MUSIC ~ ROAST BEEF.
4 roast of beef hardly seems promis-
ing in a musical way, and yet the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

Many man has acquired a reputs-
ton for popularity simply by keeping
his troubles TO himself
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30
CHmDREN'S DEPARTMENT.

AMI colored 10 represent Kings, queens.
Enavcs and pawns.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

form of guy anCnOr for holding in
position poles carrying electric wires
is designed like II screw, 50 that II can
be placed in position without digging,
hllinC or tampng; thus no disturbance
of the ground is Effected and n trc-
mcndouS load can hc placed on the
anchor without diSplacnc it, Actual
tests with n tive-iuCh disk diameter
anchor showed that pull of 5000
pounds was necessary To draw il from
its position in thrCc-foot hole in
sandy soil; which pull is 1000 pounds
greater than the breaking strain of the
size Of guy usually attached TO this
size Of anchor. \ twclvc-inch anchor
withstood pull of $4,000 pounds when
bored into five feet of clay.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

A patent was recently granted 10
Alouzo Ramsdcll a conductor of an
elevator in the City Hall of Chicago.
for metal which he claims will not
rust under any conditions. lie was Mt
one time n motnl-workcr and is ac.
quainted with the properties OF vari-
ous metals. and lie says he has made
an alloy. the composition of which he
means TO keep secret which has
many Of the qualities OF iron and is
almost as cheap. hut which has rust
repclllng feature which will make II
very valuable for the construction of
pipes Of various kinds and building
purposes. lie says his claims have
been vindcatcd hy experiments and
that conclusive tests have been made
by number of disintcrcstcd foundry
men Of that city, ana in every case the
sample OF metal was found TO resist
the action Of dampncss efrectually.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-30

During the recent turbulent times in
the anthracite regions certain indivi-
duals turned to the huge piles of mine
refuse. called Culm. which litter the
coal fields. The finely divided coal
recovered from these heaps which had
been exposed to the elements FOR 4
great many years, aud the coal taken
from river beds where IL had been sub
merged for perhaps n decade. found
ready sale. especially to manufacturing
concerns. When the purchasers under
took To burn II unde~their boilers IL
was found practically valuelcSs. The
scientific explanation why this coal
was really. after all. not coal. is illus
trated by recent communication 10
the Paris Academic dcs Sciences 10y
VI. MolSsan. Coal is amorphous car
bon. and the French savaut found
that while the temperature Of the
combustion or amorphouS carbon Is I've.
between three and FIVE hundred de-
grccs Ccutigradc. yet oxidation takes
place slowly at much lower tcmptra.
lures. either in dry or moist air. Now
combustion. or burning. is only rapid
oxidation. aud Il Is plainly obvious why
the fine coal which had been exposed
in piles or uuGcr water For q long time
had So materially dctcrioralcd. Of
course. the oxygen of the air and water
had gradually combined with IL. and
slowly. hut surely. burned II up with.
ont either heat or firc.
Many man has acquired n reputs-
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1903-09-10

esting but the large attendance at the
Eldon fair called away some who other
wise would have been present and increas-
ed the number in attendance.
Miss Rachel Richards left Friday for IRE
mont, ILL.,, where she expects to attend
school the coming year.
Miss Nellie Warner left for Red Oak
with her sister, Mrs. George Rollett last
week, to remain some time.
The Libertyville school opened last week
with encouraging prospects.
Bert Smith has returned from Illinois
and is making ready to attend the l. w. U.
at Mt. Pleasant
Mrs Mnnford Clark returned Friday
from her visit in Louisa county.
Misses Boley and Arnett started for
southern Missouri about the middle Of last
week.
Miss Mary Widger and Miss Burt, of Bir-
mingham,I were visitors in this place Tues
day of last week.
John Chambers, of Emmettsburg. is vis-
iting old friends here. Mr. Chambers for
merly lived in this community.
Rev. G. w. Barber started Tuesday even
ing for Muscatine to attend the sessions
of the Iowa conference. The conference
convened Wednesday morning.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1903-09-10

Monday. Bumble Bee with Miss Pearl
Garrett as teacher, Number Four with Miss
Katie Wilson as teacher. Smiths Rancho
with Paul Mowery as teacher, and Temple
with Miss Oral Wilson as teacher.
Most of the patrons of the route took in
the Big Four Eldon fair last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Broadfield returned
home Monday after short visit with Mr..
Broadfeld's parents at Yates City. Ill.
Mrs. W. ii. Merry and Miss Mary Ham
ersly visited with Mrs. John Copeland, of
Batavia. Thursday.
Norman Reno is visiting his daughter at
Woodland. o.. T.
Gus Nafzigcr has sold his farm to the
Heady Bros, of Galesburg, H., for ST175
per acre.
Mrs. Martha Parker was shopping in Ba-
tavia Monday.
Perry whitmore is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Rosa Farley. at Martinsville. Ind
t. j. Hooking and family have moved to
Batavia.
Harry Putnam. who was seriously hurt
by horse kicking him, is slowly i'm.
proving.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1903-09-10
DahIoneaa.

Dahlonega, Sept 1O.-The republicans OF
Dahlonega township held their primary
convention Saturday, Sept. 5. and selected
the following delegates to the county con
vention to be held in Ottumwa September
10: W. II. Bedell. L. Dimmitt and W. r
Thompson. j. S. McClung was elected
township committeeman for the ensuing
year.
Miss Maude Willard has resumed her
studies at the Ottumwa high school.
School commenced at this place Monday
morning with Clefford Giltner as principal
and Miss Efie Willard as primary teacher
C. w. Sykes. of Hedrick, was caller at
this place Monday.
Quite number from this place were in
Ottumwa Labor day.
JOS Welch, of Ottumwa, was caller at
this place Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs VIM. Denny left Monday
evening for visit with relatives in Ida
Grove
George Long was caller at this place
| Tuesday.
S. N. Young. of Mt. Pleasant is visiting
at the home of his brother. ]. w. Young.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Wise, Sep
tember 3, son.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier., 1903-09-10
sIeourlney.

2 a + =
sigourney, Sept. 1o-The funeral of Jo-
seph McElroy was postponed from yester-
day afternoon to . p. m. today on account
of inclement weather.
The Sigourney schools report total en-
rollment of 435 pupils, Miss Florence Mar
shall has assumed the principalship OF the
high school in the place of Miss Roberts.
whose health failed. w. o. Mullin, the
successor of John f. Riggs, is favorably
received and respected for his good work.
Col Mackey and E. II. Carrell are both
improving.
Sandy Moody is visiting his father.
The board of supervisors is in session
and will so continue throughout the month.
Dr.. l.. H. Hinkley went to Lone Tree on
Saturday for a visit with his parents.
From there he goes to Colorado for visit
with his brother.
]. A. Thomas has resumed his duties as
principal Of the North ward school.