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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

corresponds with the frame Qira) also
means pound.
The coins in present use in Spain
have their names from other sources.
Tie fye.pcSeta piece, which cor
responds with the American dollar, is
called cScudo Shield. Peseta-the
name of the small coin representing
the monetary standard-means simply
''little piece"
Rublc is from the word meaning "to
cut" and was SO called because orig
inally the coin was made with an or
namCntal edge.
Ducat is a coin. either Of silver or
gold. struck in the dominionS of duke,
the silver ducat being generally the
value OF an American dollar, and the
gold ducat is worth twice as much.
Farthiug means the fourth Of a penny.
and is derived from the Anglo-SaXon
word fcrdha, the fourth.
Sovereign is an English gold coin, on
which an ctiigy of the head of the
rcigning kind or queen is stamped, and
IL is equivalent to oue-pound note. or
about 81 in our currency. The pound
sterling was i'm saxon times-about \.
II. ella pound troy in silver, and a
shilling was its twentieth part con
sequeutly the latter was three times
as large as IL is at present.
Few persons have ever troubled
themselves 10 think Of the derivation
OF the word dollar. IL is from the
word thai valley and came into use
this way. about 800 years ago. There
is a little silver mining city or district
- Northern Bohemia called Joachims
thai. or Joachim's Valley. The Feign'
ing duke Of the region authorized this
city In the sixteenth century 10 coin a
silver piece which was called Joachim
thalcr" The word joachim" was soon
dropped. and the name "thaler' only
retained. The piece went into general
use in Germany aud Denmark. where
the orthography was changed to
"daler." whence Il came into English
and was adopted by the Americans
with still further changes in the spell
inc
Tie Mexican dollar is generally
.alled "pastre" in France. and the
name is snmatimas snulisd 80 fhs
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
SEPARATOR MILK FOR CALVES.

The cream separator, which secures
the warm sweet milk for the calves as
well as pigs, makes them doubly val
liable. In an address on raising calves
Professor Hacker, of the Minnesota
Agricultural College, said that he had
been raising calves for twenty years,
and that in his experience just as good
calves can be raised on separator milk
as on whole milk. He allows the calf
10 suck its mother only once. Nor the
first week he feeds whole milk fresh
from the COW. The next week he feeds
half whole milk and half skimmilk
After this he feeds separator milk
only. adding a teaspoonful of ground
EaXseed morning and evening, and
gradually increasing this to a table
spoonful. He says the important
points are strict regularity in time Of
feeding, quantity and temperature Of
milk. Most farmers make q mistake
in feeding too much milk. Three to
five pints. according TO the size Of the
calf, twice day, is abundant.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
TIE NAMES OF COINS.

The forin-one Of the most famous o.
modern coins-Originated in Florence
Some say that it gave the name 10 th'
city, while others assert that II wal
first so called because 10 had on IL q
feur de Iis-from the Italian fOrone
or "flOwer"--fOr the same reason thai
an English silver piece is called
/ crown" or certain gold pieces IN
/ France indiffercntly Napoleon or a
/ "LOuis," or the ten-dOllar gold piece in
America an eagle
/ For several hundred years, and down
10 recent date, money was coined al
from twenty-five 10 thirty different
cities in France that had inherited the
privilege. Now all French money is
coined AT the Paris mint.
Few French gold pieces are, however,
in circulation except those bearing the
head Of Napoleon III, and silver pieces
OF the same coinage are almost as plen-
tiful. French silver coins wear adj
mirably, and pieces Of the reign OF
Charles Y, Louis XVIII. and Napoleon
/. are very common.
The standard coins on the Continent
are: In France. the franc; in Spain,
the pcseta; in Italy, the lire; in HOl-
land and Austria. the form; in Ger
bany, the mark; in Russia, the ruble.
Belgium and Switzerland use the
French name for the piece Of twenty
sous Each Of these pieces is, like the
American dollar. divided into one hun
dred parts, called kopcck in Russia,
pfcnnis in Germany, kreutzer in Aus
tria, cent in Holland, and in Italy,
France and Spain by the word meaning
hundredth.
The word shilling is Of German deri-
vation. like penny, which comes from
the German "pfcnng.'
The word crown comes from the
image placed on the coin.
The name franc was given by King
John, who first coined these pieces in
1860. They bore the motto lie Roi
Frank" GinG Of the Franks, and were
of two kinds, one representing the
king on horseback. the other on foot.
The frame was formerly also called
livre pOund, though the connection
with any special weight is not evident.
The weight of the German coin mark
meaning a weight of eight ounces
was formerly in general use in Eu-
,ope.
The name Of the Italian coin that
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
BREEDS AND UTILITY.

There are breeds that excel in beau
~ Of plumaGe. or in some Characters
tics for the show room, but for hardl-
ness. or for practical purposes. some
are given a trial only to be discarded.
With all the breeding for points or
feathers that has been done, only the
hardy breedS-those noted for laying
ana for gracing the stalls of the mar
Set-are accepted by the masses. The
others are reserved as pets or to make
4 display in the show room. 1t may
AXE time 10 produce a breed. yet any
farmer may DO so if he has the pa
Uence 10 select carefully of the best,
note their characteristics. discard all
undesirable specimens. and work on
until his object is accomplished. And
II the farmer does not care 10 attempt
TO produce q breed let him at least
years stock from the best OF those he
has. The farmer of the present day
has great advantage In having the
pure breeds already established as a
foundation upon which he can improve
or build something better. lie has the
advantage of half a century's work
already done for him, and his labors
will be easy and light compared with
the difficulties OF those who took the
old Asiatics under their guidance and
transformed them into some OF the
breeds that we are familiar with in
the present day. No matter whether
the farmer has used the pure breeds
or not. be has at least nothing TO lose
for by careful selection he may gain
iarrplV
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
EFFECTS OF ovERFEEDING.

When hens become very baggy their
feathers come out from the rear por.
tion Of the body, and the hen is SUBJ
ject TO bowel disorder Of loose char.
acter, IL indicates overfeeding with fat
foods, and the breaking down is due
10 high condition and overlooking OF
fat. Give the hen a teaspoonful Of
castor oil, place her in a small yard
or roomy coop and feed only an ounce
Of lean cooked meat per day. If not
soon relieved, feed only once every
other day, the object being to reduce
her in lesh,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

can prove, with your own coffee cup,
that you are not nervous and have a
steady hand.
Get cork; squeeze it within the
handle of your cup as shown in the
drawing. Then take a fork and stick
it in the cork so that two of its prongs
are on either side of the handle. being
sure to the fork in such a position
that will insure its handle coming
under the cups bottom.
You have now fulfilled one of the
laws of gravity which will permit you
to balance your cup on the point Of
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
The siberian Railroad.

The length of the Trans-Siberian Is
500 kilometres 1910 miles,. and that
of the Trans-Manchurian 23O0 kilome
tres uI29 niles. while there is alto
gether 800 stations. The number OF
persons employed is li,73G that of cr
gines I5l, of passenger carriages. 5IS
and of goods wagons. 7743. The dis
tance between Moscow and Lake Bal
kal is accomplished in eight days. thai
between Baikai and MauChuria In sew
enty-four hours. that between Man
churia and Port Arthur in seventy
seven hours. and the total distance o
11,GOo kilometres C6SS5 miles, between
Paris and vladivosiok in eighteen day 5
&-London Engineer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

Down in the fa- south countries
There's much of war and loot.
They're always at each others throat;
They shoot.
And cut and, carve and curse the while
"A dog or hounu galO0tD
They're noisy, too; make many sounds.
And tOOt,
And blow their OWE. cheap horns ~ a.,
But let outsiders crack
The back
Down IN the far south countries
Where men are wont 70 loot
Behold! How fast the lighters scuttle-
They scOoti
New orleans Times Democrat
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
Rns.Inn Red Tanr.

An American wished TO move from
the Hotel Europe. the principal hotel
in 81. Petersburg. 10 a smaller hotel
around the corner lie came down
with his bag packed ready u 20. "Sor.
ry." said the manager, but you caunot
leave this hotel or register at another
hotel until we get your passport from
the police. and that will take n day
and a night You must go through ex-
actly the same procedure as IL you
were leaving the country. Worlds .
Work.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

find the exact place on the cups bot
tom on which it will balance.
Your hand should be very steady and
must not tremble a particle or the
cup will slip off. because its bottom is
usually glazed and very smooth. The
same result may be obtained by using
two knives instead of the fork. II
would not be wise to try this balancing
feat with any coffee in your cup on
the first attempt.-New York Mail and
EXprcSs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
The Man Who Loved the Children.
BY W. W. wHITELoCK.

He was just . eood-for nothing,
An eneumbrance to the earth,
And there seemed no slightest semblant
OF reason for his birth.
He was lazy, old and shabby,
And the work that he had done
In his life you might have crowded
In the time from sun TO sun.
He would sit around and idle
When he knew at home the lnrder =
Was empty-'twas the period
When he semeed TO loaf the harder;
So his angry wife had left him
Many years before my song,
And the neghbors said they wondered
How she'd stuck it out so long,.
He was lazy, old and shabby,
And his friends were very few,
But he loved the children dearly,
And the children loved him, too;
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
SCREENINGS.

Screenings are not economical
Whole wheat, though apparently more
expensive, really contains more nutrl.
ment than double its quantity Of
screenings. The only advantage pos.
sessed by screenings is that such mate.
rial may be more easily fed TO chicks
when they are just hatched, and they
also contain certain seeds Of weeds
which are acceptable.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

| United States dollar. The appelation is
incorrect in either case, for the word
plaster, or piastre, has for years been
only applied with correctness 70 a small
silver coin used in Turkey or Egypt,
which is worth from five cents to eight
cents.
Dime Is derived from the Latin deci-
mus, by the tenth; from decem, ten;
and cent is from the Latin centum.
hundred. Mill, which may be called an
imaginary coin, is also from the Latin
mile thousand.-GOlden Days.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
CABBAGE ROT FROM SEED.

NAbbAbb INOl RUM SEED.
Black rot has been very destructive
upon cabbage and caullfower in New
York state, and any means Of relief,
even slight will be welcomed by grow
ers Recent investigations by the sta
ton at Geneva have proven that the
germs Of the disease may be carried
over winter on the dry seed, a fact
previously doubted by scientists, and
that these germs may produce the dis
ease when inoculated into healthy
plants. 1t is, therefore. n wise precau-
tiOn TO diSinfect the cabbage seed as
removing one possible source OF infec-
ton. This can be done very cheaply.
easily and safely, by soaking the seed
for fifteen minutes in corrosive subll-
mate solution, one TO 1000 in strength
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

And tn he wouldn't labor
In the ordinary way,
For a little man or woman
He would slave the iyelong Gay.
He could make a bow and arrow
That would shoot most out Of sight
And the sailing boats he fashioned
Were a wonder .sId delight;
And he told the finest stories
While he whitfield at his work,
OF gorillas, wolves and grizzlies,
Andthe wars against the Turk.
So when he died the children
Wept as tho their hearts would break,
And I'm sure he's gone 10 Heaven
If it's only for their sake;
He was lazy, old and shabby,
And n ne'er-do-well / know,
But the Judge above is lenent,
And he loved the children 80.
New York Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

The Japanese women are as acsi-t
and strong as the men. An English
writer on physical culture suggest,
that this may account for the jap.
courage in war After he has settled
his domestic problems with a wife as
muscular and agile as himself, wal
has no terrors for him.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
Prophecy Was Timely.

There is an old story OF a French
kings astrologer, who made a false
prediction concerning the issue Of a
certain battle.
You are an excellent prophet. &"
said the king, casting a vicious glance
at him; now pray tell me how many
days you think you will live?"
Il shall die just three days before
your majesty" answered the willy seer.
His majesty took good care 10 keen
him alive.-Youth.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
Hanged Himself In Arm. Of a Venus.

Martel Hullet. a Partisan poet of
perversity. has been found dead In the
studio Of his friends. the noted sculp-
tor. Charles Jolli. After drsping the
room in black and placing lighted wax
tapers along the walls. Martel put a
marble statue OF Venus in the centre
of the room and hung himself 10 her
neck by a rope He died in the effigy's
arms. Only a few days before Jolli
had gwen shelter TO the poet. whom be
found staTvins-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
Farm Topics
111TT1HTT1Tv
KEROSENE AND PETROLEUM.

KEROSENE AND PETROLEUM.
Attention has been called 20 the i'm.
portance Of using crude petroleum in.
stead Of Kerosene. Kerosene is !rritat.
ing 10 the flesh. while crude petroleum
is soothing and serves as a liniment.
II IS excellent for many diseases Of
poultry II given in iye-drop doses. and
Will Kill every louise il touches. IL also
removes the scales from the legs Of
fowls due to scabby legs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

An invention has recently been
shown in Birmingham. England, for
the seamless welding Of iron steel and
other metals by a new process. A
flame is formed 10y burning acctylene
with oxygen, ana it is directed in the
usual way by means of blowpipc. 1t
is said that the hardest metals may
he welded in this way as readily as
lead. Notwithstanding the intense
heat OF the flame. the process does not
make necessary the protection of the
eyes 10y dark glasses, for the mixture
of the oxygen with the acctylcnc re-
moves the glare and leaves small
flame Of a greCnish-bluc color
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
FOR KILLING FOWLS.

When beheading fowls 4 mechanical
device like one shown in cut is a great
help in keeping the bird in position,
as well as in guiding the blow. The
spikes are far enough apart to easily
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

AFTER suffering from severe dyspepsia
over twelve years and using many rene
dies without permanent good snally
took kocol Dyspepsia Cure. 1t did me
SO much good ! recommend IL TO every
onne," writes E. Watkins, Clerk and
Recorder, Chtlicothe, Mo. II digests
what you eat. I. K. Parker, Olneyville.
Cen,erdale Pharmacy, Centerdale.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
A TEST OF NERVES.

II the subject Of too much coffee
drinking making one nervous and un-
steady ever comes up at your breakfast
table here is a little trick by which you
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

Raymond S. Dugan, the astronomer.
a graduate of Amherst College, has
discovered new planet, which he ha.
named Amherstia, in honor Of his alma
mater.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

slip the head in between, enabling one
person to hold legs and chop head off
at the same time being much easier
than striking an aimless blow.-C. B.
Morse, in The Epitomist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

Since 1896 the effects Of light and
darkness upon crustaccans, batrach-
ianS and fishes have been studied in
4 biological laboratory of the Cata.
combs Of Paris. I'm the underground
portion Of the laboratory animals ac-
customed TO daylight are kept con.
stantly in darkness. while in a section
above ground cave animals are kept in
ordinary light. Life in darkness brings
gradual fading Of color. The organs
Of smell and taste soon increase 10
three times their normal size; the eyes
remain normal for n time, but in fishes
doubled in size at the end Of five years.
though with loss Of power and evident
coming atrophy. The size of fishes he.
comes much reduced. The cave ami.
mails show that light Is disagreCable
to them, and in n few months develop
color.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

NJ. Ueit, q French inventor, has de-
viscd a new type of compass. which is
of an automatic nature. The direction
of the compass 10y this arrangement is
automatically registered minute by
minute. so that 10y consulting the chart
the ships officers can ascertain the
route traverscd at any time during the
passage. The compass card. instead Of
having at its centre an agate resting
on fixed steel point, is fixed on steel
pivot which rests on a steel agate. The
latter is immersed in drop of mcr-
curry. which serves to conduct the cur.
rent Of electricity that renders the reg
istcrng of the movements Of the ap.
paratuS possible.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

An Austrian inventor has applied fol
patent for sclf-lighting cigars and
cigarettes. These are tipped with q
chemical mixture, and on being struck
against anything ignite like matches.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

Forecasting foods is now almost an
exact science.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

In n test Of the sense Of time, inter
vas Of quarter Of a minute TO n
minute and half were Overcstimatcd,
forty five per cent. by fifteen men
students and III per cent. by fifteen
women.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

The growing Of acid fruits-such as
tomatoes ana strawbcrrics-is among
the means suggested for lcssening the
mosquito evil II has been noticed
that when mosquitoes have access TO
acid fruits their bites are less poiSon-
Gus, and districts Of Italy seem to have
been freed from malaria 10y the cult.
walton Of tomatoes. the natural food Of
mosquitoes. 1t is supposed that the
malarial parasite is destroyed by fruit
acids.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

Notwithstanding earthquakes seem 10
be most numerous in the years when
the earth wObbles most. For example,
in 1900, the pole shifted G32 second,
ana there were but seventeen severe
earthquakes. while in 1897 the poles
movement was 1.07 second, and about
forty-hyc great earthquakes were felt
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17

Many European physicians treat nj.
cohollsm by hypnotic suggestion, some
practitioners claiming as high as
eighty per cent. OF cures. The sug-
gcstion is usually repeated fifteen or
twenty times within year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-06-17
RIVALS X IN X GINSENG.

BY FRANKLIN wELLES CALKINS.

HEN ! was fifteen years
old my two sisters, Doris
and Edith, took a home
stead on Big Fish Lake, in
the north woods OF Mime
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-06
BRAVE MEN coMPLIMENTEo,
Gen. Piekett's Order Found After 40
Years,

At the seige of Suffolk May II, 1868,
priyates Walter GrayAtt and ;. {. Mad.
ison. OF Co. +, 3Oth Va. regiment, OF Car
oline county. Sergeant J. p. Jordan and
Private j. T. Mile. Co. Ii, 18th Va. reg
iment. of Alexandria, Va, were ordered
on "A scOst. They penetrated theenemy'S
line and captured four Fediral soldiers
aud brought them in the Confederate
lines. For this act Maj. Gen Pickett
issued a general order. which WAS read
10 every regiment in the division at dress
parade A few days ago Capt. +. Leslie
spence walked into the Clerks office at
Caroline and handed Clerk +. Il Coghill
the original order Ii waa in fine state
of preservation, The order was signed
10y Capt. E T. Baird. Of Essex, who Mas
assistant adjntant general 20 Pickett.
This order was shown to Capt. Baird a
few days ago and he Immediately recOg-
niz ID it The two menfrOm Caroline ARE
dts.d. Ii il not known whether q Al
eXandFiR men are living
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-08-06

People Of Caroline Listen 70 Stirring
Addresses Fund for Monument
Raised and a Big Dinner Served.

Wednesday was Confederate Day at
| Bowling Green and Confederate nAgs
aud por t. ats Of Confederate leaders we're
every where in evidence. For over a
month preparations had been going on
for a grand barbecue. The main obj-ct
was to start fund for the erection oil a
monument to the Confederate dead OF
Caroline. The county of Caroline inr-
nished eleven companies to the Uonied
crate cause, over twelve hundred men,
nearly twenty per cent, OF whom laid
down their lives in battle. -Four OF
these companies were 10 the 30 Va,
four in the 81 tn Va, one In 9th Va. Cav'
Airy. one al independent cavalry com.
pany, of which Capt. TW, Allen was the
commander, and Capt. Thorntonls com,
pany OF artillery. There were LOO
people present, and fund subseribed OF
over $500 for the monument. A large
platform was erected in front oil the
Court House, which was used Tor the
speakers and other distinguished guests.
ID was prettiIy decorated with Conieder-
ate and National flags, pictures 81 Lee
Jack. on and other Confederate chi, ltains.
The whole court green was covered with
long table,, which iairly groaned under
the weight OF everything good to eat
when dinner Was ready. Every IVES
free except ice cream. which was In
charge of party of ladies, who sold
about one hundred dollars worth which
goes to the monument fund.
Major H. q. Peatross presided over
the ceremonies. which were opsned by
Rev. John William Jones with prayer
Judge Geo. l. Christian and Rev. j. vii
liam Jones then ma ie speeches. 4 eollrc
tion wAH next taken up and good sum
realized. Then dinner WAS announced
IL was one Of the fine spreads Tor which
the people Of Caroline are iamOuS. There
was enough 10 feed five thousand people.
After dinner Capt. Charles I. Lothr, OF
Richmond, read n description VI the bat
tie OF Milford, in hich he WA an active
participant Congressman John Lamb.
Of the 9rd district. Rev. +. b. Bcale, oil
Kiag and Queen, and Judge j T.GO' IL ok,
OF fredericksburg, also made speeches
The latter arrived late and did not ex
pect to speak, but responded TO the
many calls for him.
The occasion will he remembered by
the old soldiers. who are fast passing
away. and from which IL IL hoped a
handsome monument will be erected at
an early date