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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
FOR WINTER LAYERS.

II one has been in the habit Of
feeding a corn ration exclusively and
attempting by this plan to raise eggs
proftably, he has failed. The main
use OF corn in the poultry ration is TO
supply body neat. hence only enough
for that purpose should be given
during the cool months. and none dur
ing the summer. For other grains
during the cool months use wheat.
some buckwheat. mill"t md ground
oats, but pay more attention to supply
ing variety I'm the way OF furnishing
cut clover. bran. animal meat. little
linsccd meal milk. cut bono and some
tidbits In the way of tops OF green
vegetables or boiled potatoes. All
these should be considered now in plan.
ming for fall and winter egg produc.
ton Provide n place for vegetables
SO that the unstable ones may be
stored FOR winter feeding 90 the poul-
try. Work along thr line Of feeding
specified. keep the houses free from
filth and vermin. and comfortable as
well. and the eggs will Co. supplied 10y
the ns.-lndianapoiis News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
THE SEWING ROOM.

4 separate sewing room is q blessing
which every mother who has her dress
making done in the house appreciates.
This room need not be large, but II it is
a separate room that is all one needs
for comfort In this room all the tools
required 10 build gown are kept, ana
there Is no necessity for tucking them
away IN odd corLcrs after ihe days
work is finished. Il chest Of drawers
where new and old materials are kept
is invaluable. In one drawer there
should be patches and scraps for mend
ing: in another new dress goods which
are waiting 10 be made up; III another
dressmaking supplies.
4 sewing machine and Gress-form.
large work basket, cutting table and
spoolstand form the furniture Of this
useful apartment, and great deal or
valuable time is saved by having these
articles within reach at a moments no.
tice.-Pittsburg Dispatch,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
WHY He Wanted To Run.

The late General Alexander Mellow
ell McCook used TO tell this story
Some raw troops were drawn up for
their first battle They were on
marshy ground. under fire. and ankle
deep in slush. one OF the soldiers was
noticed TO be trembling excessively.
and his fear might communicate itself
TO his comrades An officer approached
him.
Here. what are you trembling forT'
demanded the officer. stop IL or you
will demorahze the company You are
in no more danger than any one else.
Don't bc afraid"
I'll am MOTT a-a-fraid." chartered
the soldier. LII had the ague last
year. aud-and standing still in this
m-m.ud So long has b.brought IL on
aga-agaiu. -wouldnt-t.t be g-g-
good idea 20 r.r-run a lit-little and get
warmed upy'-New York Mail aud Ex
press
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
PRESERVING PREPARATIONS.

Sort over your stock of fruit jars 10
see there are no defects, and that COW
ers fit perfectly.
DO not use old rubbcrs. No matter
how sound they may appear they are
apt TO be porous and will let in air.
Pour water into each jar, seal and
invert If it leaks ever so slightly do
not use IT,
When you have selected sufficient
perfect jars, wash each one inside with
a dish mop and hot soda water. Then
steriiZe 10y setting them in cold water,
letting il come 10 the boiling point and
boil for a quarter of an hour Fit each
jar with a ring, cover and leave in the
water till used
Get the other utensils needed tOGethe-
or You will require scales, strainer.
skinner. silver spoon, perforated
wooden spoon, large saucepan, a wood
on rack 20 stand il on. jelly bag, pint
and cup measuring cup, funnel for
fruit canning, tray, towels, holders, etc.
As the preserving should be done. If
possible in the cool early morning. all
these should be attended to the day
before If possible.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
COVERING BOOKS.

To cover paper bound books take two
pieces OF cardboard. Il tiny bit larger
than book. Paste fly leaves at front
and back TO cardboard, which of course
is outside. Then take a strip OF strong
cotton cloth, paste it down back Of
book have il wide so il will cover about
one inch of each piece OF cardboard,
thereby Joining the twopieces together.
Now put a cover of brown paper over
all. pastinG securely, and your decor
atcd cover goes over this.
The books may bc covered with dec.
grated silk. pique or duck il you paint
or cmsroider. but the simplest way is
tO cover with tissue paper mot crepel.
Paste pretty card on the front and
after cutting title and authors name
from old cover arrange them prcttily
on the new one.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
Censored tho Ronbon..

The censorship in Russia continues
TO be used In the usual arbitrary man
ner. One Of the most curious examples
OF the use 81 the power has recently
come 90 light
A manufactures OF sweets was in the
habit Of wrapping up bonbons in col
ored paper. which was covered with
all manner OF little pictures. One Of
these pictures was that OF a landscape
with storm coming MP from the sea.
Underneath was the sentence: The
storm RACES, IL approaches nearer
These papers were confscated by the
censor and their further use forbidden
under heavy penalty. as IL was
thought that they were political pro-
paglnda. Express.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
HOW TO WASH CHIFFON.


White chiffon is not nearly so per
ishable as it is generally thought TO
be; il will bear washing several times
If carefully handled.
Wash in warm water and CASTLE
soap, rubbing gently with the hands,
and rinse out in clear water Have
ready plenty of necdle-pointed pins
and Il smooth, clean place on the bed
where the spread has been carefully
tucked in tight. Wiring the chiffon
dry by squeezing and quickly pin it
out on the bed. going all down one
side OF the piece first with pins about
an inch apart. and then stretching
to the opposite side and pinning both
ends out.
A little practice VII enable n wo-
man TO stretch II rapidly, and almost
as soon as il has been pinned careful
Iy II has begun to dry. Five or ten
minutes will dry il perfectly. When
unpinned the chiffon is IA smooth and
fresh as if Just from the store.
Accordeon-pleated chiffon can be
washed without ripping up, II bast-
ing thread is first run firmly through
the lower edge OF all the pleats. gath
cring them into bunch like closed
fan. Instead OF being pinned out. ii
should he hung in an open window
with q heavy weight attached TO the
lower edge to keep the pieats out
straight and to stretch them. They
will be found In good condition when
dry and released from the hastings
New York Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
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Breakfast Wafiies-One and n half
cupfuls of -four. half level teaspoon
full of soda. one tcaspoonful Of salt,
add buttermilk to make thin batter,
add one cup OF cold boiled hominy and
two eggs wen beaten. Bake in hot
waffle iron.
Boiled Cucumbers-Pcc cucumbcrs,
cut them in halves lengthwise. then
cut each half again lengthwise. Put
them into boiling salted water and SIM
mcr until tender. Make white sauce
with butter. -four and cream. Drain
the cucumber thoroughly and add them
To the same. SpEinkle over chopped
parsley. Serve hot.
Preserved Gooscberries-Weigh tho
fruit aud allow a pound OF sugar TO
each pound OF berries. Dissolve the
sugar i'm very little waite. and when
il comes to the boil drop in the fruit.
Let Il cook fifteen minu,os, then skim
Il out with n perforated spoon, and
fll into glass self-sealing cans. Boil
the syrup until rich ard thick, pour IL
over the fruit. and seal.
Gooseberry Marmaladc-Tup-and-tail
the berries. allow three-quarters of a
pound o. granulated sugar TO a pound
ot fruit: put together in layers and set
on the back OF tie stove 10 heat ur
very slowly. As the berries soften ard
the Juice starts. mash the berries to
free the Juice and cook gently till thick.
IL must be cooked until the skins are
tender. Seal like Jelly.
blackberry Plombierc - Pick over.
wash and drain a quart OF blackberrics
and press through a sieve. Make n
good syrup OF one and one-half cups OF
sugar and three .fourths Of a cup OF
water; when cold id 20 the blackberry
puree and set in a cold place. Then
turn In a freezer for twenty minutes.
and when II begins TO thicken stir In a
pint OF whipped cream aud pack Tor
two hours before rsing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

parts of our Eastern States. II is n
PROSTATE plant whose tangled stems
love 10 form themselves into cushiony
mats with us, though I'm England II
sometimes is found hanging ia short
graceful curtains from jutting crags
In late summer the small purple flow
crs appear. crowded at the tips Of the
branches, but its deliciously fragrant
leaves make the plant continuing de-
light throughout the open year.
In Old World superstitions the
mounds of wild thyme were accounted
favoritc haunts Of the frOlickiug fair
les. so that il was just as might have
been expected that Puck in "A Mid
summer Nights Dream did know a
bank whereon the wild thyme blew
This, 10y the way. is the only passage
i'm Shakespeare wherein this wild flow
er is mentioned. though English lltCra-
turc ia full of alluslons 10 IT, Thus Sir
Francis Bacon mentions il rs one of
several plants which, trodden upon
and crushed, perfume the air most de-
lightfuIy." Cowper speaks of a spot,
NAt AlNAt hl'HAAtu VI VIM ~ haNNNN VI
long for the country, ankle deep in
moss and flowery thyme" Does not
Keats make Endymion hold
"a basket full
or all sweet herbs that searching eye
could Gull
Wild thyme and valley lillicS'-
and Wordsworth in passage that
might have been written Of one OF our
own neglected fields, describes a
meadow whore
"bloomed the strawberry OF the wilder
ness.
The trembling cyebright showed her
sapphire blue.
The thyme. her purple like blush of
even"
In the days of classic Greece and
Rome. this plant was one that was
burned US incense i'm the temples. and
readers of Virgins "Georgics" may re-
member his recommending the burning
Of fragrant thyme TO ward OF impend-
ing misfortune. The famed bees of
Hybla pasturci upon beds OF the aro'
matte herb. as witness the poet Mar.
tlars cheese cakes dripping with lIy-
blaean thyme
In the traditions OF the church. too,
the little plant has n place-fguring as
one of three of which the Virgin Mary's
bed was made. philadelphia Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
HIEROGLYPHICS.

The game f hierOglyphics, which IL
really q trick, Is played with a confed'
crate, aud If cleverly done "gooelie
companie" may be deceived.
A Snowman, armed with n long.
pointed stick, stays IN the room and
his confederate the guesser, is shut out
while the company thinks Of WORD.
The guesser is called in and the show.
man proceeds 10 spell out the word on
OF his stick.
The solution is simple enough. The
taps represent the vowels, one tap for
"a" two taps for 80, three for ~
four for 20" and five for ~" aud the
guesscr need pay no attention 20 any
other sounds made by the stick. The
rest is done by the shOwman's clever
talking. Suppose, for instance, the
company selects the word book The
cue is given in the sentence which the
Snowman uses TO call the guesser in-
lie would say, in this case, Better
come in," and the guesser will know at
once that the first letter of the first
word i'm that sentence will he the first
letter Of the word 10 be guessed. The
Snowman taps four times with bis
stic& and makes lot Of misleading
strokes and signs; then be taps four
times more for the second 20" then he
says. in an offhand way: Kind OF
hard, isn't it," or any other sentence
introduced hy the letter tx He fin.
ishes up with more signs and strokes,
as il to puzzle the guesser who, OF
course, has already secured his word.
The Snowman must be quick and
clever in placing his consonants at the
beginning OF spicy sentences, other.
wise the humor of the trick is lost
Now York World
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
MUCH HANDLING INgUREs HAY,
GOOD BUTTER PAYS.

Inferior butter lowers the price OF
the good butter, and Injuries trade in
that article. II would he considered an
offense TO inform the wives Of some
farmers that they do not know how
to make good butter, yet thousands OF
pounds of butter reach the market
that could be OF higher grade If the
farmers and their wives were not
prejudiced against fancy farming" A,
silo. a pure-bred animal. or improved
methods of farming are regarded as in
nOvations, being forced Oh farmers
only after more progressive ncighbors
leave the former methods behind and
lind profit in SO doing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
WILD THYME.

TO one who loves the c0mpnnionship
OF the flowers, an old field in mid
summer days is replete with special in
tcrest. The breaking OF the virgin soil
eradcatos much Of the native plant
life. and when the long titled ground
has earned rest and is at last per
mitted to lie fallow for while ii be
comes the home Of many a plant that
has wandered hither from Europe,
where perhaps for centuries ii has
played a part i'm popular tradition and
been sung in poetry.
one OF the most interesting Of these
introduced wildings is the wild thyme,
now spariugly naturalizcd in the oldest
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
TO CURE FEATHER PULLING.

1t is not an easy matter TO break hens
of feather pulling. although it is fire.
quently done by cutting down the ra
tons. giving the hens more grain food
In the straw on the floor so they will.
need to scratch 10 get il and feeding
plenty OF meat. The feather-pulling
ben should be captured and the edges
OF her beak trimmed with a sharp
knife. If the hens are being fed on
corn, cut this out OF her ration en-
tirely for two weeks. gradually adding
it again until her corn ration is about
one-half the usual quantity. If these
remedies do not cure the evil Of feather
pulling the alternative is 10 kill the
hen.-Indianapolis News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

woven Of new mOwn hay-as il one
should build his house OF sandalwoOd-
with all the scent OF the hayheld about
IN. put my nose near and took deep.
delicious breath. The birds had select
cd and cut the grass themselves and
worked IL in while green. Some Of il
was still uncured. still soft and sweet
with sap. One side, exposed 10 tie
sun through a leaf rift. bad gone n
golden yellow. but the other side, deep.
ly shaded the day through, was yet
green and making more slowly under
the leaves And this nest was woven,
not built up like the kiBgbird's il was
hung. not saddled upon the limb-sus-
pended from the slenderest OF forks so
that every little breeze would rock il.
And 50 loosely woven, 80 dcftly, slight
~ tied.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
KINGEIRn AND oRIoLE.

The difference in the nature OF the
two birds was strikingly exhibited in
the style of the two nests The king
bird hasn't a particle Of imagination
says the National Magazine. not an
atom of the artistic in his soul. His
shape. dress and voice declare IL. lie
Is hardheaded. straightforward and Sc
rious. somewhat overbearing. perhaps,
and testy. but businesslike and refined
In all his tastes. His nest Is himself
over again: strong. plain. adequate. but
ike its builder. refined. Contrast the
orioles. Romance. poetry and that In
scscribable touch-the light. easy. neg.
iigent touch Of the artist-in every line
of 1t. Why. the thing was actually
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

There has been complaint. from the
beginning Of history. that women are
curious" What H. curiosityl IL t.
the uneasy appetite Of m ill-fed mind.
People fully educated aud fully en-
ployed are not curious. Civilized
woman has inherited the mental
growth of man. and then has had 90
confine that enlarged capacity to pre-
ciseiy the same neld Of activity which
was sufficient for 4 squaw. Women
have been accused for centuries Of n
tendency 10 gossip" What is gossipi
1t is sman talk about other people.
The tendency 10 this vice Is q reaction
from the persistent presence Of cur
own arairs.-Success.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

in the notches. so aS to make a soli.
bottom, and one edge OF tic bottom
pieces will be sunk into the side Tim
bers. Turned down, this makes an
excellent soil smoother and firmcr.
Turned bottom ~. ~ the side pieces
are slanted up at thr end it makes a
handy arrangement for hauling rock
or for hauling tools TO and from the
feId.-A. j. Legg. ~ The EpitomiSt
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
FROGS SWALLOW srARRows.

DO you know that out in one OF the
States Of the Middle West one Of my
books was taken out of thee school be.
cause il contained a statement that n
frog which watched caught and swal-
lowed sparrow asked writer.
THE probability Of this was debated
for an hour or more, and it was then
decided that no frog could choke down
sparrow, and the book was with
drawn. They did not happen TO know
that frogs sometimes grow TO length
of sixteen inches. There is n man in
the upper part of Connecticut who has
a number Of frogs as long rs that he
said. spreading his hands TO indicate
the length He often feeds them with
mice and sparrows, and | have a pho
tograph showing one of these frogs
just about to take bird in his mouth y
New York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

BOOK RACKS FOR THE TABLE
Book racks for the table or desk are
70 be found in different kinds Of metal.
brass. in the bright polished material.
and in dull shades, black wrought
iron, and in silver, genuinely silver
plated. These racks have adjustable
bars or tubes in the lower part in
place of the solid bottom which is 10
be seen in the wooden book rack.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
solLING BROUGHT UP THE FARM

Fences long ago were abandoned as
expensive and useless; in this item
alone much has been annually saved.
The acres are the same to-day on the
little farm. but the crops have in
creased beyond the owners most SAN
guine expectation. The same farm.
twenty years ago on which one horse
and two COWS were kept. and some
hay bought to supply the food de-
ficiency.
This last year we wintered sixteen
sows in milk. one Jersey bull. f0ur
years old, four hcfers. two years old,
and ten head Of young stock. ranging
from fifteen months down TO three
weeks. and two horses. An hays. bed
ding and silage were, last year. grown
on the fifteen acres. and none pur-
chased at all in the market. We at
tribute this wondrOus yield to the
soiling system. 1t lifted the mortgage,
paid taxes and the labor and finds it's
owner not complaining that farming
doesn't pay. ID. Detrich. in The
Cultivator.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
EXCELLENT CLOD WASHER.

An excellent clod masher AMI
smoother can he made by taking two
pieces Of oak timber two by eight
inches and six feet long; every eight
inches. cut in two inches on one edge
with saw. ard slant the nott'bes
from one cut 10 the other; spike oh
two by eight oak boards, five feet long,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

Six little brownle-boys came on run,
Seven little brownie boys raced up like fun,
Eight little brownie.boys sat IN the sun,
Nine little browne boys each ate bun,
Ten little brownie boys found there were
Done.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

The Chinese of NinGpo are success
fully introducing their hand-woven
cotton goods in Manchuria. The cloth
is made from yarns spin in Chinese
mills and from imported yarns. The
yarns are colored before being woven
and the colors are fast and durable.
The cloth is made in pieces twenty
Yards long and twenty five inches wide.
The price OF these goods at Ningpo
is SO Mexican (S1.S5 United Statcs) per
piece The company furnishes the
yarns 10 the villagers and pays them
by the foot for weaving. The work
is done on hand looms in the homes
by women and children. whose earn
ings are only few cents per day.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

Explorers have reached within 23S
miles OF the North Pole. bu, no one hss
yet approached nearer than az miles
OF the South pie.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

A ton OF sugar beets yields 2io
pounds Of refined suga
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25
Form Topics!
SAFE HORSES


The disposition OF an animal is very
important. IL is more difficult TO find
a safe horse for timid persons than to
secure a well-bred animal. There are
gentle horses. but they do no; all COM
bine desirable qualities with gentle
ness OF disposition.
MUCH HANDLING INJURIES HAY.
The less the hay is turned and
Knocked about the better Every time.
it is moved IL suffers loss through the
shedding Of seed and the separation
OF the fine leaves. and especially clover
leaves. These two portions. the seed
and fine leaves, are the most valuable.
part OF the crop. and every effort
should be made TO preserve them.
Then, again, the more hay il moved the
more are the stems and leaves OF The.
plants bruised and broken, and should
rain subsequently intervene. rela-.
lively large amount OF nutritive matter
viii be washed out OF the crop.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

Many book-buyers must have noticed
the remarkable lightnesS OF some Of the
volumes recently issued. especially
from English presses. The paper. al
though Of normal thickness, is slngu-
larly lacking in weight. Some Amer
lean hooks also begin TO show this
characteristic. In some cases the
relative loss of weight rs compared
with older volumes Of equal size.
amounts 10 thirty or forty per cent
The cause is the recent adoption for
book.work OF paper made OF esparto-
grass fiber. This paper lacks the
smooth surfsce OF the older kinds.
but the relief afforded by the loss OF
weight in bulky books is very agree.
able.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

The great power station now in
course OF construction for the district
railway system OF London is remark
able fo- being the first large electrical
power station To be operated entirely
by steam turbines. There will he ten
turbines. each OF 1900 horsepower,
Only four held-ms guet poles are en-
ployed. and the current is produced
nc 1000 volts potential. The gener'
ators run at 1000 revolutions per min
ute. In consequence Of the rapid rev.
olution and the small number Of poles.
tito diameter OF the dynamos is only
niue feet, whereas Il would have TO be
more than thirty feet. with recipro-
eating engines running at seventy five
revolutions per minute. as at the metro
poiitan power station In New York.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

One little brownie boy sat on a wall,
Two little brOwnie-bOys played with ball
Three little browne boys jumped "a the
hall
-Four little brownie boys beard mother call,
Five httIc brOwnie-boys' weren't there at
all
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-09-25

Harry Martin was not happy man.
Indeed he had been miserable for
thirty-six hours. for he was. or had
been. deeply in love with Mabel
Ricbey. and in reality had never been
introduced 20 the golden-haired girl
with the three -sectioned name. until
since the quarrel with his sweetheart.
But since that tempestuous interview.
he had sought. and easily obtained an
introduction. and had decided to send
her roses for the decoration OF the
table at the supper that was making
several westfield sweethearts jealous
and unhappy.
And Mabel Richey was not q happy
woman. She had wept all night after