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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
IIhc PIN In EnEIanI.

The date Of the first manufacture Of
pins in England Is shrouded in uncer-
tainty, but it is automatically recorded
that as early as 1464 when money was
tight extensive cloth workers COM
PEELED their labOrors TO accept In pay
ment for their work pins, girdles and
other Improbable wares instead OF
money" The march Of improvement
had begun and kept on steadily until
toward the middle OF the sixteenth
century pins began to win appreciation
so high that statutes were enacted pro
tecting their manufacture, and rigid
laws were passed prohibiting the i'm
portation Of numerous minor articles,
including pins, gloves, knives, tailors'
shears, scissors and irons. Up TO this
period female dress was fastened with
ribbons, laccs, clasps, hooks and eyes
and skewers Of brass, silver and gold.
The latter were, in fact, pins without
heads.-Londou Globe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
Mid Flowers of AInsLn.

Up in green Alaska" as John Bur
roughs found it, the predominating col
or of the wild flowers is blue. The wild
gcrGnium is blue and tinges the slopes
as daisies and buttercups do with us.
He speaks Of patches Of most ex
quisite forgetmenot OF pure. delicate
blue with yellow center that grew to
the height OF about n foot. A handful
OF it looked like something just caught
ont Of the sky above" In another par
Ograph he speaks Of the forgetmenot
growing round an Eskimo cncampment
at Flover bay, within sight OF the Sibe-
rlan coast, that was scarcely an inch
high. Of deep ultramarine blue, "the
deepest, most intense blue | ever saw
I'm a wild flower"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
THE RElTEO PLAID.
This Was the Original Dress of the
scottish Highlander.


The original dress Of the highlander
was the belted plaid. This was a
piece Of tartan cloth, two yards broad
and four long, which was drawn
around the waist in nicely adjusted
folds and tightly buckled with a belt.
The lower part came down 10 the
knees IN much the same manner as
the modern kilt, while the upper part
was drawn up and adjusted 10 the left
shoulder, so that the right arm might
be perfectly free. This upper part was
the plaid, which was used as a covering
for the shoulders and body In wet
weather, and when the use OF both
arms was required II was fastened
across the breast with brooch, often
curiOusly enriched. A brooch was also
used 10 fasten the plaid on the left
shoulder. TO attire himself in the belt
cd plaid required on the part Of the
highlander no small amount OF dexteri-
~. The usual way was 10 lay IL on
the floor and after carefully arranging
the folds 10 lie down upon IL and then
buckle II on. The lower end was fas-
tened at the right hip. The utility Of
such a dress in the highlands IS OBJ
ylous, for the plaid rendered the man
Indifferent 10 storms and prepared TO
pass a night in the open air in the
most inclemcnt weather, while the loose
undergarment enabled him 10 wade
rivcrs or ascend mountains with equal
ease. II was thus peculiarly adapted
10 the warrior, the hunter and the
shepherd. London Mail.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
EVERYBODY WANTS A TIP.
Experience of nm American Woman
While Visiting Venice.

One Of the things that most ast0ni.h
you with regard to the working class
Italian is the perfect frankness with
which he shows his desire for q tip.
No false modesty obscures 81. You
may sometimes fear that you will for
get IL. Let such fears forever rest.
He won't let you. lie will follow you,
asking you II you have your parasol
when he sees II Ia your hand or II you
know the way out when he has just
told II 10 you. The whole poor pOpula-
ton Of Venice IL absolutely nalf In it's
exhibition OF desire for any small
sum OF money the passerby may throw
II. The children, one and all, make n
demand for soldino as matter OF
course II II sort Of greeting 10 ev-
cry foreigner casually as a phrase Of
general usage.
Coming from the bath you fee the
girl who has charge Of the bathhOuscs.
II you don't she has dozen ways Of
making herself disagreeable next time
you come. And do not allay your trOu-
bled anticipatlOns by the thought she
may not recognize you. one glimpse
Of face fixes II In her memory for
months. After that you fee the WON
an who takes care Of your purse and
jewelry. II you fee her enough she
drags out from some inner recess a
cheap mirror which dlstOrts your cOun-
tenance and allows you 10 look into 1t
and see how truly hidcous the human
visage can be made 10 appear. Before
the bath YOU have TO fee the old wOm-
an who gives you your bathing suit.
If you neglect her the next time YOU
come she will give You suit that
doesn't III you or is full Of holes.
When you go out on the tcrrassc for
black coffee, which costs 10 cents,
you fee the waiter. When you get into
your gondola you fee The old man who
draws II close 10 The steps with hook
cd stick and offers you his withcrcd
old arm 10 lean on. when you get out
Of your gOndOla at the hotel you fee
another old man with hooked stick
and "A wIthcrcd arm. And then az din
ncr. If YOU haven't Just feed the wait
or he will be cross, and up IN your room
aftcrward II the femme de chambre
has not recently had q tip she Will re-
fuse 10 answer the bell san Francisco
Argonaut
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

THE expected has happened and
superintendent Of jauitors James H..
Barr has been elected by the Providence
school committee TO retire to private
life; not because he is not a faithful,
active and efficient official. but because
he happened TO be Democrat while
the majority of the board are Repub-
licans. II is only another chapter OF
the extremely small politics which is
SO Characteristic of this city. Not the
slightest fault has been found with Mr..
Barr's administration and the lboard
that voted him out also passed res.
oiution commenting his faithful ser
vice. The Republican party in Is
city is guilty Of some exceedingly foo =
ish political moves and this last partisan
effort is likely to prove one of the
many boomerangs that will surely hii
back some day in the future.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
4 MT Of Sicily.

"1hcrc 20 no Italian town more pic
turcsuuc than the Sicilian capital, Pa
lcrmo," writes Traveller. "In its port
lie crowded the qucCrcst coastlng craft
I have ever set eyes on. Sailing ships
OF all rigs their hulls painted all the
colors of the rainbow, nose ZIP against
the quay, where mule carts, whose
drivers are shouting nj the top of their
voices wait 10 take away the mcr-
chnndiSc The narrow street where the
custom house officers examine the
goods brought ashore Is u place Of ter
rife noise. When driver, two clerks
and two custom house officers are dis
cussing the contents of bale or a cask
II seems aS though murder must be
committed within the next few sec
onds But somebody signs something,
the cart moves on, and everybody
laurhS" "
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
WISDOM'S WHISPERS.

It's lucky we don't know how un.
lucky We may be.
II is difficult 10 take n woman by sur
prise I'm a love affair
Some people are cranks simply be.
cause you cant turn them.
Some men secure all the glory at
tachcd TO whatever part they assume.
A woman may know very little and
yet have n way that carries conviction.
The want Of refinement in man
cannot he corrected by the gloss Of set
phrases
Some men take on an air OF consc-
quencc TO conceal the weakness Of their
position.
when man can hide his thoughts In
q smile he holds n powerful weapon OF
defense. sc.--PhlladelphIa Bulletin.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
PRAIRIE DOGS.
ChoLcd ID River while Travelling
From Oklahoma 40 Texas.

From Oklahoma TO Texas.
"The prairie dog migration from
Oklahoma TO southwestern Texas dur
ing July, 1874, eclipsed anything of
that sort witnessed by white men in
This country" said a veteran who saw
II. Millions Of the frlsky little bark
ors must have been in quest OF new
pastures or perhaps feared the ap-
preaching lcgiOns of home seekers
would surely eXtermnate the dogs and
plOw mp the dog towns The prairie
dog migration from the north to the
southwest lasted six days during the
month Of July, 1874. Tie travelling
dogs while crossing the Red river in
tcrforcd 10 n great extent with the
cattle that came 10 that stream TO
qucnch their thirst. Some cowboys
that We're or the banks OF Red river
during the time when the prairie dogs
swan across say that the stream was
ChoCE full OF the little rascals for
many miles up and down the river.
The thirsty cattle were either unable
or unwilling TO stick their mouths into
the water through the moving mass Of
living prairie dogs. The cowboys were
getting ready to drive the famishing
stock to n distant stream, but the Red
river became clear Of the repclling
swimmers after blocking the useful
drinking place for about week. It
was generally supposed that the dogs
halted when they had reached the
staked plains OF Texas. kansas City
IimcS
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

A writer in the Dellneator gives some
sensible advice about eggs There Is n
general impression that eggs, acknowl-
edged 10 be a complete food, may he
safely eaten on all occasions. ON the
contrary. as the writer alluded 10
points out. invalIds and young children
should never he given eggs unless they
are very fresh. Persons suffering from
biliousness. gnstritis and several other
troubles find difficulty in digesting even
fresh eggs. Some physicians declare
that the slightest tendency toward
Rheumatism makes eggs undesirable.
The white Of eggs whipped TO froth
with little water Is a good thing to
give fever patients, as n rule. hut the
physician should be consulted before
even this II given 10 a sick nsrson
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
CAREFUL OF THE FIRE.
The stingy Hotel Keepers Of spain
and Southern Italy.

In the smaller hotels OF southern
Italy and of Spain. writes Mr.. Hart
IN Two Argonauts In Spain" the un.
fortunate tourists slowly freeze. The
landlords display touching solicit.
ude about the stove. On days when
fire Is really needed TO keep the guests
warm they sometimes spend half theiI
time trying 90 keep the servants from
putting too much fuel on the fire.
To prevent Americans and other
pyromaniacs from meddling with tho
fuel they often keep the coal bin lock
ed. Ii Is n touching spectacle 10 soc a
group Of Americans shlvering round a
little stove; 10 see the servant enter,
take out n key, unlock the coal bin,
put two or three spoonfuls OF coal In
the stove and then lock the bin again;
10 see thc gimlct eye OF a Granada
landlord fastened on him from the Of.
fee; then 10 see the hapless Americans
sink back into their ovcrcoat collars
and wish they were back home.
As an instance Of the desperation 10
which these cold hotels drive people
once in n Lcvnntine hotel saw an
elderly splnstcr seat herself in front
OF the stove In the mems smoking
room. with her hair down, while an
elderly female friend gave her n dry
shampoo.
10 The suggestion Of the scandallzed
servants that she should finish this
intimate toilet operation in her own
room cho rcDllcd briefly that she had
found the only warm place i'm the no
tel and proposed TO finish the shampoo
there, which she did.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
TRAVELLING IN RUSSIA.
The sleeping cars spd tho steamer.
on the Nolgn.

on the NoIgn.
The sofas of our staterooms on the
Volgl river steamer, while pleasant
enough 10 sit on. were devoid of tho
other trappingS which In those dcgcu-
crate days are thought necessary TO
nights rest. ana we had not yet learn.
ed he pcculiaritics of MuScovite travel.
The old fashioned Russian travels
with his own gear IND makes himself
comfortable according 10 his own ideas.
and they are 10y nu means narrow.
place To- sleep ou Is provided The rcSt
he brings ON the Russian sleeping
ears those who have not their own bed
clothes and who wish 10 undrcSs and
20 10 bed in the American fashion can
have all that is requisite for ~ cents.
The porter ON demand brings linen
sack. whose seal he cuts in your pres
ence with considerable ceremony and
from which nc produces pillow.
blankets and sheets of beautiful fine
linen. This was thr system on our
boat and our minds were soon al rest.
] afterward inspected the lower decks
OF the ship and saw the way the third
class passengers were cared for II
was primitive. but clean and wholly
suited TO the customs of the people.
Each person was provided with spot.
less board shelf to sleep on 10y night
and sit Oh 10y day. aud he made himself
a. happy or as uncomfortable "a he
chose. Most of the passengers seemed
TO take travelling as a migration. TO
Judge by The pots AMI kettles. furnl.
ture. blankets and clothing slowed
about them -"cvcrythin hut the ktch-
on stove" that important but dan.
gerouS article being replaced 10y the
ships galley. with It's bountifui hot
water always ready for tho eternal
teamaklng. Captain 7. Bentley Mott,
L. :. A, in Scribner's.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
where lie Made Ills Money.

Years ago gentleman settled In the
south Of England aud became very
popular ln the nelghborhood. The cOun-
~ families could never discover how
he had made his money, but were sat
isiicd by his solemn assurance that it
was not IN trade. Nothing could ex-
ceed the ordinary gravity Of his de-
mcanor, which, indeed, caused him to
be- placed on the commission OF peace,
but now and then, without any appar-
ent proyoCation, he would burst into
such laugh as no one ever heard be
fore except In one place.
Where they could have heard il pua-
gicd the county families for five and
twenty years, but at last he was be
traycd unconsciously by bis own grand
child, who after visit 10 q travelling
circus innocently exclaimed, why,
grandpa laughs Just like the clown
james Payn
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
Fish out of Water.

Many people think that fish when
taken out OF water die because air has
a fatal effect on them. The real rea
son, however is that their delicate gill
fllamcnts or membranes become dry
and stick together. so that no air can
can pass between them Thus they lose
the power TO imbibe necessary oxygen,
and the circulation OF their blood stops
The painful gasping OF fish out of wa
ter is natures effort 10 free the pas
sage through the fllaments.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
DREADFUL POISONS.
The Fumes of Mercury Methidc VIII
Produce IncurnbIc IJiocy.

BrOuuff
"Thc more dreadful polsons,' said 4
chemist. "arc only known 20 n few
men. Mercury methlde, for instance,
the inhalation Of whose fumes pro.
duccs mcurablc idlocy, can be manu-.
facturcd by two Italians and by no
one else IN the world.
"Dhatoora IS a poison used I'm India.
II, too, produces incurablc idiOcy. A
British army officer told me Of sad
casa case OF two rival tailOrs, one
OF whom gave the other n small dose
Of dimtoora. The victim of the drug
remained an idiot all the rest Of his
life. lie snt and moved his empty
hands ms though he were sewing. lie
was n formidable rival no longer
"Mcrcaptan produces melancholy
so great as 10 terminate nearly always
In suicide. No government would per
nit the manufacture and sale OF this
poison
"Dhatoora, mercury mcthidc, mcr.
captain and some twenty other pOisOns
are neither made nor sold I'm any pub
lc way. They are only experimental
with Such poisons would be formid-
able weapons I'm INSCRIPTIONS hands.
Driving their victims 10 suicide or 10
Insanity, thcy leave behind them moth
ing suspicious or untownrd. The giycr
OF these poisons IS secure from any
fear Of punishment
"IIcncc II is no wonder, IS IT, that
the learned men who know such poi
sons keep their knowledge 10 them.
selvcs.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
value Of Dccayed Forests.

The dccayed vegetation of forests
has furnished 10 The fields their present
fertility, upon which man depends for
food. in the tree growth Of virgin
woods and In the floor Of roited foliage
beneath nre stored The accumulations
Of centuries Nature does not care
whether this growth Is useful TO the
encourage the growth Of such frees rs
we find valuable 10 tho exclusion Of
others. Thus IN economical use Is made
OF the resources az hand, and new
conception of the forest arises. The
forest primcyal becomes woodlands"
cultivated woods.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

DIR. DAWSON, the whirlwind rcviyali-t.
is arranging for New York a midnight
procession of leaders of his Tabernacle
congregation, with bands and torchlights
TO invade the bar-rooms land similar re-
sorts, and rescue the sinners III them
after rhe manner of his London night.
parades. DIR. Newell Dwight Hills j.,
preaching to laborcrs from the tail of a
cart i'll the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Others
are zealously advancing the anti~eu-a-
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
Horsc. In the Time Of Homsr,

The horses used IN Homer's time
were war horses. The warriors were
drawn in chariots The art of riding
was known, but II is alluded to as
something unusual Ulysses at the
time OF his shipwreck "bestrode n
plank like horscmau OF a big steed. y
There are reasons for believing that
the practice OF riding was much later
than that OF driving aud the myth Of
the ceutaur, where, according TO shake
spearc. "mau Is incorpsed and demlua-
turcd with the beast" probably orig
mated ~ m early period when the ap
pearauce of man on horseback was
n novel SiCllt.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
A Favorite Remedy for Babies.

1u peasant taste and prompt cures
have made Chamberisin's Cough Remedy
a fayori,e with the mothers OF snill chill
dren. II quickly cures their coughs and
colds and prevents any danger OF pneu-
monia or other serious consequences.
1t no, only cures Group, bu, when given
as soon as the croupy cough appeaus vii
prevent the attack.
For sale by b. a. Smith. Olneyville; W..
Dunning * Bro, Manton avenue; Par.
ksr's drug store, Olneyville. n. r. Reiner.
Centerdals.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

A remarkable incident is reported for
a suburban theater in Paris The play
was "TartuGc," and at the end Of the
fourth net the manager ~ the company
came IN front OF the curtain aud said,
Ladies and gentlemen, we shall not so
any further with this piece. for the tifth
act is unworthy of Molierc" How the
audience took this announcement is not
stated Perhaps they went home and
read the hfth act critically IN the seclu-
sion OF the library
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

pannlromc is Il Inc or phrase that
reads the same backward as forward.
The Latin language is fun Of such lin
guistlc freaks; the English has but
few. One at least is inimitablc. Ii req
rescnts our first parent politely intro
ducing himself 10 Eve In these words:
Madam. I'm Adam"
From the Latin we have. Roma tibl
subito motibus hit amor" Rome. love
will come to you suddenly with yio
ience).
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

Ira man wants bread 1t is poor policy
TO give him stone. II the people OF
Rhode Island want constitutional con
vention they should receive the gen
uine thing and not poor substitute
This substitute business has been car
ried too far.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

Don't YOU th.uh" asked Mrs. Old
castle. that everybody is affected more
or less 10y cnyir1nmrutF
Yes replied Mrs packcnham. III
they're foolish enough To take such
shings. but I always turn down my
glass and never touch it."-Chicago
Record Herald
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

WILLIAM ]. BRYAN SAYS that the
Democrats of this country wants to get
together and bnry their differences, if
they want to carry elections. Silver
William is correct, the Kilkenney eats
game don { win i'll politics
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

Now. me good man." said the pom.
pous stranger who had signed Wis
count Hardcastlc. London" on the reg
lister. what are your terms hereT
Cash In advance" replied the
shrewd hotel clerk promptly .-Des
Moines News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
Then lie sulkeg.

"Nlrs. Guschlcy remarked TO mo that
II must be pleasant 10 be married 10 q
clever man." said Proudley's wife
And what did YOU say7' QuerIcd
proudley.
- told her Of course that I didn't
know; that ] had only been married
once
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

IL the estimated cost OF the Panama
canal is $500, ooo, 900, it is pretty safe TO
say that the actual cost will not hc far
behind. Especially SO if we take the
Rhode Island Sauitorium at Wallum
Pond for an example.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

THE people of Providence should not
forget that the gypsy moth has obtained
foot hold within the city limits, and
more than that, it hasIcome here for
business tsh
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
ThINnlrN M a nl<connt.

He-There was a run on the bank.
was thcrep You were fortunate 10
90; your money out. She-yes; but I
never saw such dscourtesy. There
wasn't man offered me his place op
the llne-New York Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

Don't you think the custom OF
throwing rice at newly married
couple is idiotic?" asked the fluffy hair
ell maid.
"Surc." answered the savage old bach
elor "Nlush would be great deal
more appropriate Chicago News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

RHODE ISLANDS expenses have taken
quite jump since our legislators
moved into the marble palace. Their
environment may have had something
10 do with their extravaganza.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
He'd square the circle.

Il understand that you are a gec-
retricisn. Can you square the cir
eieY
-Yes. II I had q couple Of thousand
dollars could square my circle Of
creditorS."-Dallas Esva
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

THE progressive wing of the Republi-
can party in the state are beginning to
be in favor of constitutional conven-
ton. General Brayton and Hon. Frank
Holden are yet to be heard from.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
poubttux Dsnnis.

Judy-will We give me yer promise,
Dennis, that ven love me forever
Dennis Sure. an ord Ike 10 do that
same. Judy. hut 0rm hardly Of the
opinion that oill last as long MS that
New York Times
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

KING ALFONSO of Spain is accused by
the mayor of Madrid with running his
auto faster than the city ordinances
specify. A king should set an example
for his subjects even if he has to drive
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

IT is quite openly hinted that things
don't run so slick and smooth at the
Rhode Island State House, as they did
when General Brayton was "in the
saddle -
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

THHtrained nurse bill does not seem to
lie particularly needed. Why not pigeon
hole it. Even good measures have had
that hard fate
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07

THE recent Chicago municipal elcc-
ton was . strenuous affair and would
indicate that municipal ownership IS
booming in the West
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-04-07
t.ensalogy,

Small Roy Gust home from SCHOOL,
Mamma. Miss simpson says I'm de-
sccuded from a monkey. His Mother
(glanciug severely at her husbandl--
Not ON my side, darling. - Harper's
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