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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

solitary farmhouse pcrchcd aloft on
n height like an eagles eyric. Many
OF the farmers with their families live
on these wild, inaccessible spots year
In. year out, never seeing human face
except for the yearly visit Of the priest
who comes 20 baptlZe any children
bo"n i'm the preceding twelve months
or In the spring and autumn when n
fine day presents Itself and the sea
Gains down sufficiently 10 allow of a
boat being lowered To carry the sheep
To the capital in exchange for the
necessarics Of life.
There was scarcely n ripple on the
water, the blue of the sky rejecting
Itself In the deeper blue of the sea-
as we came To anchor I'm the spacious
bay on the southeast of StromO. with
the houses of Thorshavn, the capital
of the islands, clustered irregularly
on the hills around. looking as If u
good push would send them tumblinC
down into the harbar. Farther on
these hills give place 10 lofty cliffs
rising To n height of 1000 feet. and Gov
cred with green grass, with here and
there gray ridges of stone cropping
through Nowhere can one discover
trees of any sort not even a bush or
shrub, but i'm spite of this there is no
monotony In the scenery, for the va
ricty of colorng and form of the
islands and the brilliant atmosphere
more than compensate for their ah-
sencc. The whole harbor was alive
with the long, narrow boats Of the
Farocsc, their gunwalcS rising high
out OF the water and the slender oars
flashing in the sunshine as they dipped
I'm and out the fine, we'll knit forms Of
their occupants silhouettcd against the
sky as they propelled their craft with
vigorous strokes towards our ship,
keeping time by chanting wild saga.
whose haunting melody pursued ",
long after the singers had passed out
OF sight.
The FarocSc are magnificent fellows
with fierce blue eyes. corn-rlpc yellow
hair. ruddy compilations, and thick
boards. and their dress is particularly
becoming Their short trousers, reach
ing TO the knee, are made OF homcSpun
cloth. woven 10y the Farocsc women
during the long winter evenings.
adorned with several brass buttons. a
short wooden coat fastened down iu
front with buttons. striped cloth square
| jclly-hag cap. generally red and blue.
gray stockings as thick as cloth. sud
shoes of yellow tanned skins reSem-
bling moCCaSins. formed from a single
/ piece Of skin wrapped CLOSELY round
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

Of this country Is susceptible OF cult
walton. The production OF wheat Is
already leading industry in various
localities. II is carried on without
the use Of any modern machinery; but,
in spite OF these crude methods, the
wheat usually sells at about one-half
the plice in the United States. and the
natives would increase the production
by millions Of bushels for the price OF
thirty cents gold per bushel delivered
at mills.
THE illustration given herewith pre-
sents a general view of the plow COM
monty used. The only iron about the
implement is a long point that turns
down 10 enter the ground. There is
also another form Of point, wider and
shorter than the one shown in the cut.
that very much resembles that Of the
shovel plOw These points are cast in
considerable quantities in the seaports
from scrap iron that is imported. They
are light. inferior articles and cost from
twenty 10 thirty cents gold each"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
Mutual Misunderstanding.

When Baron Haussmann went to
Constantinople on a visit TO Abdul
Aziz, who was then sultan, he had an
interview with the grand vizier. who
did not know a word OF French. At the
beginning OF the interview the old
long Turkish pipes were brought in
and then Baron Haussman began max
ing a very long speech in French The
grand vizier could not understand
word but listened most attentively
till he noticed that his pipe had gone
out and clapped his hand for a servant
20 come and re-light it. Haussmann.
thinking he was appiaudng, rushed
toward him with outstretched hand.
intending to shake hands and thank
him. The grand yizier, seeing his hand
put forth shook it warmly and said
"Goodby," under the impression il
was Haussman's intention TO leave,
and Quilted the room.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

kicks he will strike the bag, and in
return will receive "A smart blow from
il, which he will remember.
1t may take few days to impress
upon his mind that he will always be
rewarded for his unmannerly conduct
in this manner, says the New York
Herald, but unless he is exceedingly
stupid he will quickly learn the lesson,
and then the bag may be removed 1t
Is asserted that n horse once cured in
this manner will never again think OF
kicking, but whether this is true or
not time alone can tell.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
A Iig Medicine Man.

Members OF the Council who live in
the vicinity of the Snake Council
grounds report considerable doing
among the Snakes" since the return
of Crazy Snake and his followers from
the penitentiary. They have pro-
phet by the name OF Wakache. He
claims TO be gifted with supernatural
wisdom. and 10 he in constant consul.
tatlon with the Great Spirit, whose di-
rectionS he imparts To his followers.
An exchange says: "lIc has been fur
nished from on high with supernat.
ural fire which never goes out. lie
has lighted sticks OF wood from this
fire and given them To each of the
forty -four Indian towns with iniunc-
ton to keep the same constantly burn.
ing. which ia TO be typical Of the re-
vivai auG continuance OF the old gov.
ernmcnt customs and laws OF the
Creeks The prophet calls around his
camp men and women who dance
around his sacred fire and play ball
and perform other old customs Of the
| Greeks. including drinking Of medicine
and daily bathing I'm the running
\ streams. lie is also n healer OF the
sick. and that fact alone insures n
large following kansas City Jour
nal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

large for handkerchlcfs and yet too
small for sheets What could they be?
When We got closer, however, We dis
covered that it was not washing, but
goldfish, drying in the sunshine; and
everywhere We went we came across
cod i'm various shapes and forms, either
being washed or dried, or piled up
I'm great stacks covered with tarpau.
lins, waiting 10 be transported TO the
South of Europe as stock fish
The town Is most picturesque and
quaint The houses are of all sizes
and shapes, planted down higglody-
pigglcdy wherever a few square yards
of comparatively level ground can bc
found among the rocks; and SO mixed
UP ale the houses and rocks that it is
often very difficult TO discriminate be
tween the two. This resemblance is
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
ROUNDED HORN WITH Hoeos
only One Man in Twenty Ever Had
Been Before the Mast.


The ship Erskine NJ Phelps arrived
at Honolulu recently from Norfolk,
Va, having broken all previous rec.
ords for sailing vessel from a north
Atlantic port. She made the trip in
ninety-seven days. She rounded the
horn'-from so south in the Atlantic
to 90 south in the Pacific-in eleven
days, whereas the usual time is twice
that
What added 10 the interest of the
voyage was that when the Phelps was
wei to sea the captain discovered
that nearly every man OF his crew had
shipped under false pretenses. Only
one man in the twenty before the
mast was sailor. The rest were Just
plain "hobos" who had palmed them.
selves off as sailors. Tle result was
that the captain and the mates had to
take turns at the wheel and do most
OF the work aloft.
In a terrible squall off Cape Horn,
says the New York Mail and Express.
when the safety of the ship hung in
the balance and all hands were called
10 save ship, only six men came on
deck, the others were lying below
half dead with terror and seasickness.
Nevertheless the Phelps broke the
record
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

further heightened by the nature of
the houses themselves. for they are
mostly hcwu out of the rocks or have
a foundation OF unhcwn stone. on
which Is placed a wooden hut from
one 20 two stories high, matched with
turf. where brilliant cmerald.greeu
grass grows in great luNuriaucc, and IS
used as a browsing ground for the
goats and sheep of the ncighhorhood.
The windows are of glass neatly hung
with lace curtains and adorned with
Towering plants.
The FarocSe women are remarkably
pretty. with m abundance OF golden
hair. They have blue eyes and eNquiS-
itc peach compilations. Their everyday
dress consists Of n full dark cloth
skirt. a bodice Of the same, with q
striped shawl round the shoulders.
Caily-colorcd apron. a handkerchief
round the head, thick wooden stock
ingS and the universal skin shoes
our first visit was To the church, n
wooden building OF fairly large dimen-
siouS. with plain exterior and narrow
windows ranged on either side. the
only outside ornament being a wooden
spirc with a globe on top, the whole
structure reminding one irrcsiStibly OF
toy Noahs Ark.
Running through the town are sew
cral little streams flowing over large
blocks of stone lying in irregular
masses 0t the bottom. The water
comes down from the hills In great
force and strength. and after a heavy
rainfall the channels are filed M 20
the hrm ana overflow their banks,
carrying away all obstacles. They
seem TO hc used FOR many purposes
FOR the supply W drinking water and
/ FOR laundry work. besides being the
favoritc focdinc.p place Of the ducks.
| As We passed by we noticed a little
girl helping her mother 10 wash the
clothes; they knclt on the ground be
side the stream. holding the articles
/ 90 he clcanscd I'm the water with one
hand. while with the other they beat
/ them with n wooden clapper. some.
/ thing like n cricket bat
We next went 20 the Parliament
House. which. although open. was not
I'm session so we didn't hear a debate
The Faroese are certainly most eco
nomical in the way they house their
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

worthy representatives. for the august
chamber consists Of one small room
with six long benches an one end. TAX
Ing up the whole width Of the room.
These were evidently for the Ministers
and officials. the rest Of the members
seemingly having 10 content them
selves with standing I'm the body Of the
hall The only OrnamentatiOn II a fine
crystal chandelier. a print Of the King
Of Denmark. and a Royal coat OF
arms. The FarOese are also ecOnOmi-
cal In the payment of their members,
who receive two kroner about fifty
five ccntsl per day for six weeks, the
time the Parliament Is In session.
The Farce Islands were once cap
tured by the English in the commence
mcnt OF the nineteenth century. / say
captured" although. as a matter OF
fact, there was very little capturing
about H. When England and Denmark
were N war a ship was sent 10 seize
the Farocs and when II arriyed-the
guns al the tiny little fort evidently
not having considered II necessary 10
take any nOtice-the captain went on
shore and interviewed the Governor.
asking him which he preferred, 10 be
annexed or bOmbarded The Governor
never hesitated for a moment. He said
that II the English had taken such n
violent fancy 10 the Faroes they were
quite welcome 70 have them; but OF
one thing he was quite sure-he didn't
want any bOmbarding. So the islands
were duly annexed, and the man-o' war
sailed off. Some time after, when
peace was declared between the two
belligerents the English captain came
back and Informed the Governor that
as the war was now over the FarOes
were returned with many thanks. The
Governor took the restoration very
phllOsOphically, evidently thinking all
foreigners were mad and the English
the maddest Of all.
on our way back 10 the ship we
passed several patches Of potatoes and
barley and women busy making hay.
Under the caves Of the cottages hung
disgusting looking strips OF flesh.
few inches I'm width and several feet
In length. the inside purple red and
cON'Itu Win "Hdi dpptdIcl 10 DC Scaly
black leather. They turned out TO be
strips Of whales flesh drying in the
sun ready for winter consumption.
The week before there had been n
big catch Of whales numbering several
hundreds. the harbor ar Thorshavn
being filed with the great fish brought
from the place where they had been
caught TO furnish meat for the com
munity. When fresh the flesh Is de-
scribed as being dcliclous-a cross be.
tween tender bcefstcak and liver
but after 1t has been kept some time
it becomes anything but palatable to
strangers. although the Faroese de-
light I'm il. The whales average from
twenty feet 10 thirty feet in length !
and weigh over ton.
The Farocse are most generous in
their dealings with those less fortunate
than themselves; for after the whales
are cut up pieces are distributed not
only among the population Of the dis
trct where the catch occurred and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

BfDDlt III lux ldIl
seem 10 have any idea where
" the Farce Islands are situated.
although they are, without
doubt, some Of the most interesting
islands in Europe. Being only thirty.
six hours journey from England, they
are well worth visit The ISLANDERS,
being cut of from the rest OF the
world and marrying only among them
selves. retain customs which must at
one time have been universal In the
North Of Europe, but which have grad
ually died out elsewhere.
The Farce scenery Is magnificent
wild. beetllng crags, thousands Of feet
high, against which the sea dashes
furiOusly; preclpItous hills, having the
appearance Of terraces rising one above
the other. covered with vivid green
grass; beautiful waterfalls and
streams. land-lOcked fjOrds. and little
fishing villages nesting In the hollows
all combine In Kaleidoscope variety
TO charm and arrest the eye by their
novelty and beauty.
So narrow are many Of the channels
through which our steamer passed
that we could almost touch the cliffs
on either hand. Some Of the islands
are uninhabited except for the sheep
grazing on the short, thick herbage,
and these become 50 wild that they
haze 10 be stalked and shot like game.
On some Of the islets you may see a
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

those who had al; the hard work ana
danger of driving the whales into the
shallow bays where they were slaught-
cred. but the church and the widows
and orphans also receive n share, and
rs whales flesh constitutes TO a great
extent the meat supply of the inhabi.
tants, this generosity is most praise
worthy.
The Faroese eat scarcely any voge-
tables. their diet being almost entirely
composed of fat of every sort and
fresh fish, and strangely enough they
do not suffer from leproSy or other
kindred skin diseases.-The Wide
World Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
LIVE FOR THE LIVING.

A new mound rose near the foothills,
And my heart was underneath;
Ny friends were good, for they strewed IL
With blossom and clinging wreath;
A voice came, borne on the stiffness
Though the way seem hard, be true;
On-live thy life for the living,
As the dead have lived for you"
raised my hand unto heaven
And a pledge ] made that day.
(The Voice had shown me my duty
And light shown on the way
And these, the words of the promise
That my constant guide shall be-
"Tll live my life for the living,
As the dead have lived for me-"
The de- since earth was created,
Lived they not for you and me?
They made the world that we live in
Such glorious place TO be,
Take mine for your own lifes motto
Ii Will make YOU strong and true;
And live your life for the living
AS the dead have lived for you.
$. w. Gillian, in Los Angeles Herald
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
Tn. Profitable Missouri Mule.

The Spanish-American war and the
Boer war are past, but the Missouri
mule is still far from being a drug on
the market AT n recent sale near Co.
lumbia twenty-onc head were sold at
prices varying from $40 to SlS5 per
head. one span of two-year-old horse
mules brought S32l-as much as a
good team of roadsters-and two.
ycar-Old mare brought $40.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
Would Like a Guarantee,

Il wish" said the rabbit who found
himself in the boa constructors cage.
that the Monroe doctrine prevailed
in this menagerie." What do you
mean?" inquired his snakeship. Il
wouldn't mind getting q good scare
now and then II | could only be guar
anteed against being sw2Uowed alive"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
CHANCE FOR
AMERICANS
China a Good Market For Forming
indictments From This Country.

United States Consul Henry y. Nil.
Ter. OF Ninchwang. has recently written
report urging American implement
dealers 20 make an effort 70 Introduce
their plows into the Chinese farming
communities. He says:
North China, Mongolia, Manchuria
and that part OF Siberia bordering on
the Pacific are destined soon 10 be.
come consumers OF American agricul
tural implements. The greater part
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

Bulgaria has issued three postage
stamps 10 commemorate the defense
of the Shipka Pass in 1877, and the art
cident enough for stirring story. there
being at least a dozen figures of men.
pistols and rifles, stones and rocks. etc.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
claim Paid Aftcr To- Years.

Mrs George \. Graves. %, Ogden. U'ah,
aa, received a Chy.- .rau .la United
>,ates Governments .Jr $3.50 ls her -lHre
20 the settlement of Cd e.a.n tEfJ has been
Heailng los years. The C.lim was ior the
Hp,u~c and destruction ~ t'e French,
bout l7oS. %. -.r,l.c. hs.10su- 90
captain Robert Hat.a., %. CN-Iuer. Ne.
The calm was Tor $.,.y, ar- t-ore are
.e-.u NNLrs
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
German Plan 10 Cure Kicking Horses.

\ novel way OF curing horses Of the
kicking habit is practiced in Germany.
a bag of sand or gravel is hung from
the ceiling OF the stable in such man
ner that the bag will be a little dis
tance behind where the refractory
horse is standing Whenever he
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

The atmospheric pressure on the
body of the average man is -. 400
pounds. The ordinary rise and fall of
the barometer increases or decreases
this pressure 25OO pounds.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

An Indiana inventor has patented a
device by which horses hltched in their
stalls will be relieved automatically IL
the stable catches fire.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
Mrs. Frances Stafford, of 243 e.
Hath ST., NY. City, adds her tes.
timOny to the hundreds of thou.
sands on Mrs. Pinkham's files.

When Lydia Z. Pinkham's Rene
dies were first introduced skeptics
all over the country frowned upon
their curative claims, but as year
after year has rolled by and the
little group of women who had been
cured by the new discovery has
since grown into a vast army Of
hundreds OF thousands, doubts and
skepticisms have been swept away
as by mighty flood, until to-day
the great good that Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and her other medicines are doing
among the women of America IA
attracting the attention of many Of
our leading scientists, physicians
and thinking people.
Merit alone could win such fame;
wise, therefore, is the woman who
for a cure relies upon Lydia E.
Pinkham'sVegetable Compound.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
SNAP SHOTS IN THE
FARCE ISLANDS.
BY Mrs. l.. r. X. ThieIe.
BY Mrs. l.. r. X. Won ThieIe.

As We were being rowed ashore we
saw what we took 20 be immense
quantities Of linen lying out on the
rocks .dry; IN fact, the whole town
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

The usher is one man who can make
us all take n back seat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09

each foot. gnthelCd at The top and
heel by stitches which give them a
puckered-up appearance. and fastened
round the ankles with a bright-colorcd
woolen string. furnishing a costume
which Is both picturesque and practi.
cal. All the men carry a grinda knivur.
n knife for killing whales, stuck in a
leather girdle round their waist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-09
BOULTER'S
GUESTS.

s: $ e, $; E; s.: So; $:; E; &;
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-23
LOOKS LIKE A BONANZA.
Exceedingly Rich Iron Ore Vein
Struck at Valley, Wash.

Spokane, April 2O.-Thirty-two feet
of the highest grade hematite ore ever
mined in the United States has been
opened on the Iron Hill mine, which
has been in operation under Great
Northern management for several
months past.
The mine is ten miles west of VAL
ley, WASH, on the S. F. & N. railway.
1t was acquired last summer by officials
of the Great Northern railway through
efforts of DR.. j. F. Reddy. The price
paid was over $25. 900.
Work has been in progress since the
railway people secured the property.
the force being maintained at about
twenty-five men. A large number of
not encounter the ore. Finally deeper
workings at the top of the ridge were
made and a crOsscut struck the vein
about three weeks ago. Immediately
the superintendent reduced the force in
the shaft to half a dozen of his men
whom he had brought here from the
Eastern iron minees, and every effort
was made to keep the discovery secret.
The balance of the crew were sent into
the surrounding territory systematical-
ly to locate all the open ground in
sight. Over thirty claims have been
thus acquired by the railway people,
making total of over thirty claims in
their group.
The crosscut was continued across
the vein until thirty-tWo feet of ore
was opened and still no wall was en-
countered. The vein crops in places
over 200 feet wide SO that it is posi-
BILE that this is but minor fraction o.
the width of the vein.
The ore is bematite of An exceeding
ly high grade.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-04-23
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT.

The following prices are being Of
fered to the producer by the local
dealers for delivery in round lots on
the dock or in the car at Seattle:
Grain-Oats, $21Q22; barley, s22;
wheat, chicken feed, $25; bran, SIT;
shorts, SIS per ton.
Hay-Puget Sound, $12 per ton;
Eastern Washington, SIT
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch, 17@18c.
Poultry-Live hens, lac per lb old
ROSTERS, SC; ducks. 13014c; geese,
9Q1Oc.
Live stock-Choice beef cattle, cows,
494hc; steers, 505Ac: sheep, Az %
5Ac; hogs, 7%@Sc; calves, 507c;
spring lambs, $3.50 per head.
Jobbing quotations are as follows:
Butter-Ranch. 10000; Washing
ington creamery, lib and Glib prints
26c.
Cheese-Native Washington, 1904
C; Eastern, 14@15c; halk-skim, 900
C; California, 13c.
Eggs-Strictly fresh ranch. 18@19c;
Oregon, 1Sc; Eastern, 1Sc.
Honey-California comb, 15c per lb f;
strained, 66Shc.
Poultry-Live hens, 14h@15c per
lb; ducks, 15Q1Sc; turkeys, &c;
geese, 11Q12c.