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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
THE GOLDEN KEY.

One winters day boy named Jack
was sent to gather wood. BY the time
he had gotten enough be was SO cold
that he made a fire to warm himself.
While he was scraping away the snow
he found little golden key.
"Ah," said he where the key is
there should the lock be found He
went on scraping away till he found
an iron chest. Now he said, IF
only the key fits the lock, ! shall find
all sorts of precious things
He searched till he found lock so
small. however. that one could scarce
ly see it. lie tried the key and it fitted
exactly. lie turned it slowly, slowly,
and if only we wait till he opened the
lid why then we shall know what was
i'm the cheSt-IiatEleen Heunessy, in
the Brooklyn Eagle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05

Long before Marian Gardner had
finished he college course she had de-
cided concerning her future. She ex-
planned II all TO her younger sister Su-
san
The one gift which every soul has
In trust for the world" she said. lis
It's own individuality. Therefore. the
great aim OF life should be 70 preserve
and develop that Individuality. This
is something that parents a-e slow 20
understand; they keep their daughters
az home regardless of the question
whether or not home is the best place
for them. know very well that il
would not be for me- Something in
me would die In the round OF every
day calls and cCNnmonplaccs. am
going 10 teach aud study until | find
myself. and then I'm going 70 be my
self"
Susan's soft eyes l'uked troubled
"But isn't there a part OF yourself that
you can never find except at homer
she asked.
Possibly" Marian answered. but
! doubt e."
Being girl OF strong character.
Marian had her way. She became a
lecturer ur n art. and lived in apart.
ments Of her own. Susan wrote from
home that she had given tp her idea
Of going TO Boston 10 study music. for
mother was not very well and she
could not leave her alone. Marian
wrote back that she was very foolish
of course. " mother were dangerously
al. that would T. another matter. hu.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
An ola one.

one stanch admircr Of senator De-
pew j. certain distinguished Paris
ian whom the senator met While
abroad some years ago. Last winter
this Freuchman visited the United
states for the first time. and among the
first Of his friends on this side whom
he called upon was NJ. Depew. He
spest many delightful moments in the
society OF the genial statesman. and
Tor the hospitality accorded him by
that gentleman the Partisan was most
profusc I'm his thanks.
That his command Of the English
language was unequal to the task Of
dttiugly conveying his thanks TO the
Senator was amusingly evidenced by
a letter which he addressed 20 Mr.. De-
pew just before returning 10 France.
The letter was undoubtedly composed
with the aid Of an English-FrenCh die
tionary. In the closing sentence OF
this comical effusion the Frenchman
had occasion 10 make use Of the Eng
lish equivalent Of the French verb
''preserver." Unfortunately he hit
upon the definition ito pickle" and
his sentence read thus: And may God
pickle you TO all eterniiyv-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
QUEEN vICTORIA's TOYS.

The toys and playthings of Queen
Victoria. which in their intrinsic value
do not compare with the priceless ju-
bilcc presents. will appeal TO the sent-
ment of all who see them. They are
at the replica of the oraugery at Ken
sington Palace, the birthplace Of the
Queen.
When a little child she spent many
happy hours in the quaint old building,
designed more than 200 years ago for
the famous Queen Anne Some OF the
dolls bear the marks of the affection
lavlshed upon them by the little
prlncess-the arm off one the leg on
another and the paint rubbed from
their cheeks Farm and Live Stock
Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
HOW TEDDY HELPED.

Tcddys papa owns a large cattle
ranch. one summer there was =
drought. The springs dried up, and
the streams became trickling rills or
disappeared altogether The cattle
wandered restlessly over the range in
search OF water. Teddy's father sent
10 the nearest town and had men come
with steam-drills and iron pipes to bore
an artisan well, so that there would al
ways be plenty Of water for the cattle.
They bored down several hundred feet
in hopes Of finding an underground
stream, but they could not DO so, and
had 10 give up the quest. They went
away, taking their tools with them,
but leaving-what greatly interested
Tcddy-a deep hole lined with iron
pipe. He would take the board off the
pipe aud peer down, and then drop in
rock and see how many he could
count before ii struck the bottom.
one night after he had gone TO bed
he heard his papa talking TO his ma
ma. He said: Last winters blizzard
Killed scores Of the cattle and now this
water and better pasture. II is all
outgo aud not income. | don't know
how long we can keep 1t up. In few
years Teddy will be old enough to help
me. but | can't put a tcn-y year-old boy
on the roundup nor keep him all day
in the saddle, looking after cattle
Teddy did lots of serious thinking
during the next few days. How he
wished lie could help his papa in some
way, And the opportunity came in n
way that Teddy least expected. one
day he walked over TO where the men
had bored for the artcsan well. He
pecred into il. but ii was black as
night. lie gathered q handful Of long.
dry prairie grass. rolled il in small
piece OF birch bark i'm which he had
placed a piece Of rock, lighted il and
dropped ii down the well. Then he put
his face close TO the edge and watched
it blaze as it fell down and down.
suddenly long red column of flame
lcaped upward with a rushing noise
Before Teddy had time to pull his head
away. the force of the explosion sent
him rolling over and over away from
the mouth Of the well. The flame shot
high up and bia2ed fiercCly for mo-
mcnt or two. Teddy was terribly
frightened. His eyes Smartcd. and he
could see 4 bright red flame dancing
before him him in whichever direction
he looked. With scorched hat and
singed hair. he ran home as fast as he
could. He told his papa what had
happened. His papa went to the well.
and when he came back he said,
TEDDY, my boy. ! think your acci-
dent is going to make our fortune.
Our well has tapped small vein of
natura, gas, ana think if we 60 deep
er we shall strike OIL
So the well.diggers came out again
and resumed drilling. Before long they
came down TO the oil The oil came
rushing out faster than they could save
IL. Teddy's papa sold the oil-wel 10
an oil company for a good price. and
with the money he bought a ranch in
another State where there was plenty
of pasture and water. ana shipped his
cattle 10 the new ranch.
Teddy is learning all he can about
managing cattle ranch. because when
he is old enough his father is going to
take him for n partncr-F. Lockley.
Jr., in ST. Nicholas
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE.

THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE
To the gates Of Dawn, how gladly
Would the grayheads all go back,
And, among the little children,
For a while forget the rack,
How their purbliDd eyes would brighten,
How their hearts with Joy would Leaye,
Could they once aga be dwellers
In the Land Of Make Believe.
o, what treasures that Croesus
Has amassed can equal those
That before the gaze Of childhood,
As by magic, once arose.
All are rich II but they will be,
All possess what they perceive
To LIES largess there's no limit
In the Land OF Make Believe
What a land IL IL 10 live in,
Where palace ~ a. cheap
A. 4 hovel-s'here the littlest
May with giant strides O'er.eap
Highest heights, Tho bringing knowledge
How the flying years bereaye
Us Of all our happy dwellings
In the Land OF Make Believe!
Still so curious is the human,
Fen In ChldhoOd-oit he goes
Far outside joys sphere, a-weeping
Ger imaginary woesj
For the ones that born poet,
Tho he knows not why, must grieye
Der the tears that fall outside Oh
The bright Land Of Make Believe,
May Norton Bradford, IN Boston Globe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
TIE sLOW.GOING CLAM.

OF all the absurd forms OF lOcOmo.
ton practiced by the creatures Of the
deep, the most preposterous is that Of
the mussel. Gquids will startle you by
dartiBg backwards, crabs hustle off
sideways az a lively gait; but nothing
save the dull brain Of some kind Of
clam crtter," pondering over the
transportation problem in those remote
epOchs when time was no object could
have evolved so slow and cumbersome
a method. You may often see mussels
climb up the piles Of a wharf toward
the high-water mark Notice the black
threads attached 10 the clam. They
do the business. The mussel shoots
out a spray OF gelatinous stuff IN the
direction he wants 10 90, and this
hardcns into those black threads. He
lets 20 the old ones and climbs up by
the new. Yor can trace his progress
up the pile by the punches of old
threads which he leaves behind at in
tervals. II has never been figured out
whether he could 80 n mile in less
than a year, but i would be safe 10
back the musSel In the animals slow
race. Country Life in America.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
BOYS WHO EECAME TAMOUs.

General Lew Wallace. author OF Ben
Uur." was the lazy son of vell-to-do
parents His turning point. which
stared him toward fame, was a sound
talking to" from his father, who
showed him just where his idieness
and carelessucss was leading him.
Grover Clcvelaud'S first job was as
clerk i'm q country store.
Hugh Chisholm. the great paper
manufacturer began as n newsboy on
the Grand Trunk Railroad.
Colonel Albert A. Pope, the manu-
facturer of Columbia bicycles. was a
fruit peddler in his boyhood.
II these men succeeded in spite or
everything. 80 can you. boys and giris.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
DEEP

Mrs. McCall-"Putting away your
old sealskin coat. eh; They're queer
looking camphor balls you're slowing
away with It,"
Mrs. Huter"Camphor balls? Not
much, These are live moths. | want
them 10 get in their work on this old
thing. SO my husband will have TO buy
me a new one next winter. ."-Ph.laCel.
phia Press
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
SURE INDICATION.

"Bilkins must have done something
notable one way, or the other, but /
haven't yet heard about it,
How do you know he's done it,,
them
IL met about seven of his acquaint-
ance this morning. and each one re
ferred to him casually as My friend
Bilkins. New Orleans Times Demo
Crat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
THEN HE LEFT.

Eyes, I'm disappointed in these
shoes" said Borem. It's queer nova
days how ones things wear out before
one knows it,"
Yes" replied Miss Patience, sup
pressing yawn, especially ones wei
come" e."-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
FULLY COMPETENT.

Counsel-"Do you understand the ma
ture OF an oath?"
Witness-"Sir"
Counsel-"Do you understand the ma
ture of an oath, ! say|
Witness Gmpressively)-"Sir, have
driven a keb in this city for nigh on
forty year. Pick -Me-Up.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
EASY.

"All these towns along this coast
chuckled Admiral Togo, ARE nuts for
us"
Yes" replied one Of his junior off,
GERS, "and some o them don't even
have 10 be she!led. philadelphia
Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
THE GROCER EXPLAINS.

The HOusewife-"It seems strange
that all that new maple sugar you sold
me has such an old flavor"
The Grocer-"lndeed. Well, | s'pOse
that's easily explained by the fact that
it's made from the same old trees
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
WHAT SHE SAID.

"When you proposed to Miss Duck
ats, did she spring the this-is-so-sud-
den gag?' asked the innocent suburb
ante.
NO" answered the drug clerk, she
didn't. She merely looked at me long
time. and then said. Well wouldn't
that jar youT indianapolis Sun
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
Only One Ipaf

"A Shlpwreck" was the subject given
the class. and the children were 10
write a composition. The teacher was
much amused. while reading them over
and correcting them. when she oaine
TO one that ended thus. There was
but one life lost and that was found
afterward."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05

Mrs. Harriet Evans, Hinsdale, H.,
writes, " never fail TO relieve my chill
Sdren from Group at once by using One
Minute Cough Cure, / would not feel safe
without it." Quickly cures coughs, colds,
grippe and all throat and lung diseases
T. Roswell Parker, Olneyville. Center
dale Pharmacy, Centerdale.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
KNEW HER DICTIONARY.

WAS ii exactly proper 10 CAL il a
farewell tOuri'
Certainly" answered the pr.ma
donna, IL never Jared better in my
life. Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
HER STYLE.

"You know her to speak to, them"
"Oh, no."
81 thought you knew her quite
well"
80 ! do. ! wouldn't say ! knew
her TO speak to- but ! know her TO
be talked TO death by '"-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
IN A TIGHT PLACE.

Landlord raised your rent|
"Yes."
"Going TO moye?"
"No."
"Why not?" -,
"Well. ! can't get back at my pres.
ent landlord in that way without giving
JOY to some other landlord who has
also raised the rent. Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
MORE THAN MAKING GOOD.

MORE THAN MAKING GOOD.
Hungry Guest-"Are these The old.
fashioned buckwheat cakes you prom.
Use on the bill OF fareg'
Wsiter-"Nes. sir. Anything tse
matter with themt'
Hungry Nothing. only they
are too old-fashioned When such
buckwheat cakes as these were Ia
vogue people hadn't learned how &c
make them Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05

Through the 500 in 1908 passed
25.oco.cco tons Of freight-three times
IS much as was carried on the suez
Canal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05

The anablcps, or star gazcr, n fish Of
the cyprodont family, found in the riy.
crs OF Guiana. Surluam ana Brazil has
each of its eyes divided into an upper
and lower portion 10y an opaque hor
izontal line. This gives ii in effect two
pupils in each eye, one suited for see
ing In the air. and the other for seeing
i'm the water. The fish is in the habit
of swimming at the surface with It's
head sometimes above, sometimes be.
low, the water line.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05

Russia sells more eggs In year than
auy country In the wotid Ter ..,put
bcing iJO.oOO.OOO dozen.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05

Altogether it is estimated, a man
consumes about 1880 times his own
weight of food ana liquid in seventy
years. or. more exactly. he eats five
ana quarter tons of solids and
of fluids. If these nincty.slX and one.
half tons of solids and liquids were
converted into forms Of mechanical
force. they would be sufficient to raise
S7,OOO,OOO tons one foot.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05

A single log Of mahogany often
brings as much as 5000 at a sale
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has made new departure. The in,
crcaSing scarcity OF timber suitable
for railway ties and the failure of sub.
stitutcs for wood in the roadbed have
led the Pennsylvania into a forestry
experiment. One hundred acres of
land have been planted with 10000
young locusts The locust is a rapid
grower. and, moreover, the timber i
durable under the exposed conditions
of ties. The company intends to plant
2O0O acres of ground in locusts TO pro.
vide FOR future construction and re.
ncwal of its ruadhcd
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05
r.. s.
.TQ1ill1l1fjo|(Q|tt9ry TQill / (
N9Ny
PERFECTLY PROPER.

I've been kissing our cook
While nobody was looking.
On, you needn't be shocked,
For my wife does our cOOkifg.
philadelphia Ledger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05

A vivid idea of the lack OF the sim.
pleSt applications ot practical science
in at least some parts of China is Civ
en- 10y United S,ates Consul Gracey, at
Fuchau. In all that city, with its mil.
lion inhabitants. he says, there is not
single pump. nor even windlass,
or any other mechanical coutrivGnco
for raising water from the wells. Any
body who wants water must bring his
own pail and rope and draw IL up
Water brought from the river . car
ricd on mems shoulders. There is nc
such thing as a system of pipes, Til,
lamps in use are also OF the crudest
sort. The whole of southern China
says Mr.. Gracey. needs pumps. a pub
lie water system and lamps.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-08-05

Edouard Meyer finds that the vCge
table organism. as well as the animal
gives on n-rayS In varying quantities
ms may be made evident 10y the feehly
fuorcsccnt screen. The most marked
indications are given 10y the green
parts. such as stems and especially
leaves. hut the cmanatious are feehly
detcctahlc from the flower. Roots
bulbs. and ctiolatcd parts also give on
the rays: hut the greatest radiant ac
tivity appears at the point where the
vegetable protoplasm is in its most ac'
tive state. or is in process of evolu
tion. Thus. with two tubes Of crcss
sown In moist wool. one In active ger
mlnation. the other only recently sown
the evidence OF radiant energy was
much more marked I'm the former. and
was even obtained from the bottom OF
the tube. where the radicles had pcne
tratcd the wool I'm the course of thcii
growth. On treating tissues i'm active
growth with the vapor of chloroform
so as 10 slacken their vital function.
the N.ray indications were correspond.
ingly lcssened Comp. Rcnd.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-12
new PASTOR
SENT HERE
DR.. WaShburne'S PaStOrate
Here Is Ended.
REV. c. W. ROWLEY
Succeeds TO the Charge from Me.
chanicviIIe-Mr. Washburne
Goes to MiddIebury.
REV. c. W. ROWLEY

The annual session of the Troy con-
ference closed at Gloversville Monday
after reading the appointments. There
were a number of changes, and some
surprises. Rev DR. Washburne, who
has been pastor of the local church
for four years, is transferred to Mid
dlebury. Rev Charles W.. Rowley for
five years at Mechanicville comes to
Bennington. Rev r. H. Washburne
goes from Pownal to Old Chatham.
Other appointments in this immedi-
ate section are, Hoosick Falls, j. NJ.
Harris; North Hoosick, A. B. Potter;
Pownal, J. c. Mitchell; Stamford, H.
c. Cooper; Arlington and Sandgate,
E. B. Harris; Manchester Center, r
T. Edwards; Rupert, Clarence Miller;
White Creek and North Bennington,
G. f Mayor; South SALISBURY, c.
S. Agan.
Rev Milton Tator was granted su-
pernumerary relations, Rev c, w.
Rowley, who comes to this place, en-
tered the Troy conference in 1879. He
has had the pastorate of some of the
important churches in the conference.
He was stationed at Hoosick Falls SS-
60 He ranks as an able preacher.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-12

WASHINGTON, April II. - Honors
were evenly divided at the Bennings
track, three favorites and three out
siders winning Miss Alice Roosevelt
was among the spectators. In the first
race Briarthorpe, an outsider, though
last off, won easily. Paul Clifford, the
favorte, was overweighted. Lily
Brook, an outsider, beat Pasadena, the
favorite, by head in the second. Ora
ziallo, the favorite, at prohibitive odds,
in the third galloped in winner by
two lengths. There were three entries
in the steeplechase. Tireless, an out
slider, took the race by four lengths,
Chivington the favorite, practically his
only competitor, being a fair jumper,
but having no speed. Red Hood fell
and never finished John f. Ahearn,
the favorite, was easily the best horse
in the fifth. Ten horses faced the
starter in the last event. Nine Spot,
the favorite, though apparently shut
off soon after the start, worked her
way through and won by length.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-12
25OO MEN
LOCKED OUT
Labor Difficulties at Barre
and Montpelier.
GRANITE PLANTS IDLE
Trouble Is Caused by Disagree.
mcnt over Tool Sharpening
Machines.
GRANITE PLANTS IDLE

Barre, April ll.--Every stone shed
in this city, Montpelier and Northfeld
shut down at twelve O'Clock today
pending a settlement of the difficulties
caused by the strike of the blacksmiths
at Barclay Bros's shed last Friday.
A joint meeting of the committees
from the Granite Manufacturer AS
sociation and the Granite Cutters
National Union held a meeting Sat
urday evening in an endeavor to have
the difficulty settled, but failed. This
morning the manufacturers decided
that until the matter was settled all the
plants in the association should sus-
pend work. About 300 men are out of
work.
The difficulty to be settled is the dis
agreement over the division OF work
between the hand sharpeners and Pirie
sharpening machine. The matter has
already been adjusted once satisfac-
torily to the national union ohici-
ais.
The tool sbarpeners are members
OF the Stone Cutters Union aud are
greatly outnumbered Three weeks
ago the union as a whole voted to ac-
cept compromise covering the priory
machine. The terms OF the compro-
mise were not satisfactory to the sharp
eners, and at a subsequent meeting
they refused to accept the comprom-
ise.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-12
STATE NEWS.

The wife of Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler
of Brattleboro died Saturday, aged
70 years.
The New York state senate has
passed the bill of Assemblyman
Graeff amending the fish and game
law so as to provide that in fishing
through the ice in Lake Champlain no
fish less than six inches long can be
taken.
Martin Wheeler, prosperous Mont
pelier farmer, aged 45 years attempt
ed suicide yesterday afternoon by TAX
ing arsenic. He swallowed 30 grains
of the drug, an overdose, and DR. w.
D. Turner, of Worcester, soon pump
ed the poison out of him and no serious
results followed. Domestic troubles
is the cause assigned for the act,
Joseph Gokay of Burlington is min
us 5000 and the police are looking for
the men who took the money but as
yet no clue to their identity has been
developed. Gokay had $500 left to him
recently by the death of a mother and
Withdrew the money from the bank for
the purpose of making payment on a
house which he had purchased. While
going to make the payment he dropped
into a saloon and incidently dropped
the money. He was with friends or
alleged friends for several days and
at the end of that time his money was
gone. He remembers some of the men
who were with him but has no detin ite
idea of what became of the money.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-12
ClairYOYantS.

MADAM MORA-Gifted by nature with oc-
cult powers. pronounced by press and public
the most correct scientific palmist living, and
authority In advice from these mysterious for
The leading citizens OF this city who never con
. suited a clairvOyant before, have visited her
and finds her all she claims 10 be. No guess
work. No errors. She tells you all you want
to know. names dates, facts and events OF your
life, all questions answered She has many i'm
itators, but no equals as life reader. The
best display OF hands ever shown In this city
on exhibition at her Gypsey Camp. Free hOro-
scope given this week with each reading, not
sO-called one written I'm pencil, bat east from
the Zodiac. Madam Juanita and Marelto are
equally gifted, Readings, l0c, 25c, soc and g.
10 a. IN. to II p m. Wigwam l26 North street.