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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06
CAUGHT AT THE PICNIC.

Willie Star and Johnny VILLA ns
lived in a country town among fhe
mountains. 1t was a very quiet place.
The air was so fresh and the grass 50
green that many city people came
every year for their vacation One Of
the boarders named Nelson took great
fancy 10 Willie and Johnny.
Every year there was the big picnic
over in the woods. The money earned
at the bic picnic was used TO keep the
sidewalks Of the town In repair. so big
people and little people were all eager
10 help.
on the day of the big picnic Willie
and Johnny met Mr. Nelson at the gate
OF his boarding house.
Here boys. is something 10 help you
celebrate at the picnic" he said. slip
ping 4 bright silver half dollar into the
hand OF each Neither OF the boys.had
ever had so much money before. They
thanked Mr.. Nelson and ran away
shouting with delight. TO where the
bus was ready TO start.
I'm going to buy ice cream" said
Willie star.
som J." said Johnny Williams. "and
thereTl be a fish pond over there. too
You know what that is. don't you, VII.
lief"
Course" said Willie. "You fsh
over a curtain for n package and you
don't know what's In IL till you open
st."
When they reached the picnic grounds
the fish pond was one OF the first
things they visited. A little girl with
bow Of pink ribbon in her hair handed
them the fishing rods and took their
sickels.
Just as the boys threw their lines
over the curtain Mr.. Nelson slipped IN
behind H. don't know just exactly
what Mr.. Nelson did. but the boys felt
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06
A RIDDLE.


Five vowels. three rs. two SIS. ". =,
Only these letters, as plainly you'll see /:
ie' out OF the same you can fashion one
word
That for magic or power is-weil, simply
absurd,
fairs,
Folks. and their projects-perhaps un.
awares;
Decides who shall stay and. as well. who
shall go;
Secure in its fat. it's bold thus and So"
Such havoc with wills. or with heirs.
may say
Such sudden oerturninss to some other
way!
Well. TO work it all out is to lead you a
dance,
Till you turn yourself into another, per-
chance.
1t only is stable when hsrnessed. I'm tod.
BY big dictionary, both careful and bold ;
Yet none OF them difer-these books born
of Babel;
Though always It's changing, none to
change it are able.
"Tls very hard task, and admits OF no
shirking.
Beware, lest it change itself while you
are working,
'--- M. NJ. D., in ST. Nicholas.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06
London's Unemployed.

The Popular Borough Council yetor.
day decided 20 call towns meetings
at Poplar and Bow 10 consider what
steps can be- taken 10 alleviate the dis.
tross I'm the borough caused by th"
large number Of unemployed who or"
estimated M over GODD. and instructed
the town clerk 20 prepare q petition
20 the king and memorial 10 the
prime minister asking that q special
session of Parliament might be called
20 devise measures FOR coping with
the distress The returns Df pauprrism
issued by the various East London
boards of gu1rdinrs show n great in.
crease I'm the amount of paup"rism in
the several unions. IN Poplar over
5000 are chargrnble 10 the rates, while
I'm Mile End much smaller union,
no less than 3OJ3 are chargcable, an
Increase I'm the two unions Of over
1000 against the corresponding week OF
last year. IN the Mile End alone last
week no less than fi23 was distributed
in outdoor relief. q record Ggurc New
York Globe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06
THE DOGS COMPASS.

A friend writes us an interesting ac-
count Of dog brought from Plymouth.
Mass. 10 Cambridge. Mass. some for
ty miles. He was kept tied up two
days. then united and started for his
old home in Plymouth. where lie ar
rived safely. This is one OF thousands
OF similar cases. in some OF which the
dog has travelled hundreds of miles.
We remember one in which the dog
Travelled up the Mississippi River from
New Orleans TO a Northwestern State,
What sort of compass dogs carry
have never yet been ascertained. Our
Dumb Animals.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06

we're employed; but as these notices
we're practically permanent, whether
The traps were set or not. they gave
little or no warning 20 the miserable
poacher. II is marvellous that anyone
could have been found daring enough
'or the sake Of a few pheasants or
lares TO run the risk OF falling into
)ne Of these traps; he was not only
sure Of severe punishment after being
,aught. but i'm most cases the cruel
spikes did his leg such an injury that
be was more or less MANNED for life.
We have reason 10 be thankful that
The spirit of humanity has abolished
this horrible invention. though IL has
been In use within the memory OF
some still living Philadelphia Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06
lnpartInx Art Work..

TIE alleged expectation Of italian
works OF art 10 the United States. -
says the Pail Mall Gazette. seems TO
proceed gayly. in spite Of all protests
and schemes for prevention. Thus two
Florentine churches have lately been
relieved OF works by Della Robb.a
amounting in value TO GDO.Cco francs
the goods being shipped as pork The
chief delinquent in this fraud. a dealer
frot, Prsto. has escaped 10 the States"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06
OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

Much comment was heard through.
out the Philippine Islands, especially
around Manila. over the appointment
OF Captain Howe, formerly stationed
In the Islands. rs Commandant OF the
West Point Military Academy.
Governor Wright cabled that a mon.
soon prevented his reinforcing scouts
in Samnr, who aftcrw0rd were mas.
sacred.
The rulaiancs nmbushcd and killed
~ Dolores, on the Island of Samar. a
Lieutenant and thirty seven enlisted
men OF the Thirty-eighth Company of
Native scouts Two thousand pula.
James threaten the town OF Dolores. and
the situation was said to be critical.
Lieutenant Abbott. In command OF the
scouts, has requested that aid be sent
him.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06
HOW BANANAS GROW.

The Cuban children like bananas as
well as Americans do. Their mothers
bake green bananas in the oven. II
you should prick the skin Of a banana
with a fork and bake it forty minutes,
i think you would like them as well
as the little Cubans.
If bananas could talk. this is what
they would say:
/ came from Cuba. While l was iiv-
ing near the top of a tall tree with its
great broad leaves, : saw 4 banana
farm planted near us in the swampy
woods. The trees were left standing
to shade the men from the hot sun
while they cut away the brush. They
measured the farm with long ropes six
yards apart. This rope was stretched
along the ground, and small shoots
from banana trees were planted at
every red tape. Next week the men
came and cut down the forest trees.
The shoots were left to grow for six
months, then the grass and weeds were
cut down with machetes. A machetc
has a long steel blade with n bone han
die. Soon the sprouts were grown
trees. and at the end OF one year big
punches Of bananas were packed into
the cars and sent to tie New York
boats waiting at the wharves.
The man who owned the farm only
got thirty cents for a large bunch and
fifteen cents for small ones. When
the boat reached New York the best
punches We're sold for s.. There are
many kinds of bananas as there are
varieties of apples.
If you should ask any boy or girl
which kind they like the best. ten TO
one he or she would answer. The
biggest kind. indianapolis News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06

the shock is the means OF saving the
remainder Of the train from like
fate.
\ car which is designed almost as
especially for collision as for mail aud
baggage carrying purposes is the N
vention Of J. ID. Barber. Of Cleveland.
Ohio. and in a few words consists OF a
construction which will consume the
shock of collision aud save not only
the car thus equipped, but also pre-
vent any damage 10 the other ears Of
the train,
In this design the under frame OF
the ear is combined with n series OF
springs and telescope framework
which permits the springs TO act as a
cushion ana absorbent Of Concuss0n,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06
Ne0SS%'M1e
E.saNeek
WASHINGTON.

Two Holland submarines have been
contracted for by Secretary OF the
Navy Morton.
President Roosevelt appointed u.
Hampton Moore. OF Philadelphia. Pa.
Chief OF the Bureau OF Manufactures
In the Department Of Commerce and
Labor.
Mr.. North. Dirertor OF the Census is
sued a statement defending the hui
reau's cotton reports against attacks
made on them 10y Southern ginners.
President Roosevelt decided upon
vigorous coercive measures against
Venezuela
Commissioner OF immigration Sar.
gent has planned 10 head of a scheme
to pass hundreds OF Cinnamon into
this country through Canada.
Christmas at the White House was
solely family celebration.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06
HORRIBLE MAn.rRAPs.
Spikes Which Frequently MANNED
Poachers For Life.

Great Britain has passed law re-
Gently against pole-trapi. but the ac-
companying illustration. reproduced
from English Country Life. shows an
even more horrible form ot trap. which
was employed not so very many years
ago TO deter human poachers from In
terfering with the rights OF game pre-.
servers. II is true that the law de-
manded that notice should be posted
az the church door before the traps
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06

jerk on their rods and when they
drew them mp there was big box OF
candy on each hook. Among the pieces
of candy each boy found pretty wh.s-
tie. 1t was no trouble TO keep track OF
Willie and Johnny during the rest OF
the day. for wherever they went you
could hear the sound of their whistles.
The Little Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06
He'd Seen Etn.

"Wlat business is papa in, mamma"
asked little Robbie.
why. he's in the hardware business.
my boy
And does he sci! cockroaches, nam
MAJ
WHY. Robbie! What question!
or course he doesn't"
We'll, he's got a sign on the store
window which reads. We sell every
thing 20 be found in the kitchen -
Yonkers Statesman.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06

Coiiapsible Car Frame TO Take Up
shock.

IL is a wel,-knowL fact that because
OF their positions at the head % the
train the baggage and mail cars are
subjected 90 the greatest amount OF
hard usage. The life OF 4 railway pos
tai clerk FOR this reason is regarded
as most hazardous one. In a col
lIsion the baggage car. which is often
also the mall car. is generally smashed
10 splinters. and often ny consuming
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06

tho severity Of collision will be re.
lievcd. and other cars In the train
protected against destruction.
The platforms OF this car are Of cs.
pccial construction, which permits Of
them sliding under the car in case ot
the accident without damage TO the
body Of the coach. Philadelphia Rec.
y.yI
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06

The mystery Of the Rocntgen rays
appears 20 be deepening Several In
stances In which II caused cancer in
operations are now on record. and the
doctors are wondering why IL should
I'm some ca sos cure that disease and Ia
others cause II.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06

When dred they WIZ scatter, ana a
yoiiey Of them will make mob think
it is faciag shrapunl.
The range Of these riot cartridges
is only about 300 yards, as against
20OO yards ana more Of the regular
bullet It IS practically the ruBge OF
the old musket OF the Revolutionary
days The adaptation Of this cart
ridge il entirely IN line with the larger
humanity warfare.-New York Press
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-01-06

Two old portraits of Nelson, In good
condition, have, it is announced, been
discovered In Dresden, dating from
the great admiral's visit there in 1901
The one is large pastel, the other
miniature in oil
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15
they had received secret tip as to
the withdrawal of the land.

: In common with many other towns
in the Inland Empire, Weston stands
face to face with shortage of water.
The city council has ordered trench
to be excavated adjoining the well
now in use, and 1900 feet of pipe is
to be purchased for the purpose of
further developing the source of the
city's present gravity water system.
From every portion of Eastern Ore
gon come reports Of lack Of water,
and in many localities springs are
drying up and rivers are at lower
stage than known for many years.
Athena is now aud has been econo-
MIXING with city water, and it is GER
tain that her new gravity water sys-
tenn will be of little help until after
the fall rains and winter SHOWS come
to replenish the flow Of Gallaher
springs, the fountain of the new
gravity system.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15
decent or intelligent act? The novel
ty of the thing, perhaps.
WOMAN, SPELLING AND poLrrrcs.
spokesman Review. )

(Spoke Review.
The introduction of women into
politics is still SO new thing that the
masculine managers of conventions
and campaigns have apparently not
yet discovered the proper solution of
the problem which the fair and en-
terprising politicians present. Else
how could experienced campaigners
have made the curious and amusing
mistake committed the other day by
the political workers of the city of
Roslyn, pretty suburb of New York,
over looking the waters of Long
Island sound?
Mrs. Clarence H. Mackay, wife of
the millionaire president of the Com
mercial Gable and Postal Telegraph
companies, set out to capture place
ON the Roslyn school board. Her
platform included abolition of the
dark and offensive school easements
and the addition Of manual training
to the regular school course. But
neither of these planks did so much
for her triumph at the polls as a
tactical error made by her opponents.
They attacked her with allegations
that she--the perfectly lovely and al
together too charming Mrs. Mackay--
was incompetent to fill the position.
The president of the board electioneer-
ed against her. But instead of CIV
ing his real reason, which doubtless
was a craven fear that she might
make show of him by displaying g
sbetter knowledge of Gushing 8
famous Manual and of Robert 8
"Rules of Order than he himself
had, he started the story that she
could not spell. This became the
main issue Of the campaign, and a
lively campaign it was. Today, how
ever, there is not shadow Of doubt
anywhere in the entire length of
Roslyn village street, or from the
shore of Hampstead bay to the top of
the hill, that Mrs. Mackay can spell
better than any of the male polite
ians in the town. For she can spell
victory with very big ".
According to the Toledo Blade,
there used to be politician in that
city who, when he ran for mayor,
was accused by his opponent Of spell
ing "rat" with two is. The political
experts who figured out the size and
source of that mans majority calcu-
lated that the charge was worth just
a thousand votes to the winner. Pro-
portionately, the similar accusation at
Roslyn contributed still more heavily
to Mrs. Mackay's majority.
The average voter has two painful
recollections of the spelling book to
be caught by any such argument
especially when used against clever
and fascinating woman.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15

Heney, in his argument in the Will
Hanson trial, said that the evidence
excluded therefrom tendes to fore
shadow the Blue Mountain forest re-
serve fraud. From the facts made
public, says Maverick, it appears that
in 1902, while Binger Hermann was
commissioner of the general land
office, number of land speculators
gained advance information in regard
to the withdrawal of lands embraced
within the proposed Blue Mountain
reserve. This information was sup
posed to be rigidly guarded secret
of the land department. The news
that the reserve was to be created was
not made public until July 2S, 1902,
but day or two before that date
many thousands of acres of school
lands lying within the boundaries of
the proposed reserve We're suddenly
taken up by speculators under cir
cumstances strongly suggesting that
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15

The Blue Mountain Eagle, published
at Canyon City, Spikes" the Port
land Chamber of Commerce as fol-
lows: 'The chamber of commerce
of Portland is queer organization.
Quite recently it has come out strong
ly in favor of cheap Chinese labor and
recommended that the Chinese ex-
clusion act be repealed. The cham
Der of commerce of Portland has but
little influence, political or otherwise,
and this incident will soon be forgot
ten. But the exclusion act will not be
repealed and never again will there be
cheap Chinese labor on the Pacific
Coast. 1t must not be forgotten that
the Portland chamber of commerce
also endorced the Blue Mountain forest
reserve steal"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15
OREGON AND rnE o. r. g N.
Portland journal. !

We are inclined to think that the
Hartman dinner will be productive
of very great deal of good, though
perhaps not in the way 1t was origin
ally intended. It has made evident
the fact that the agitation which has
been in progress during the past two
years finds hearty echo in the breasts
of the most substantial men in the
community. They have felt that
in the past they have not been fairly
dealt with. They are free to confess
that much of the fault of it lay with
themselves because they have not in
sisted upon receiving what was due
them. But their greatest source Of
irritation is the feeling that they are
being treated like a lot Of children
who do not know what is good for
them. Meantime they see the states
north and south Of them making rapid
progress not only in railroad mileage
but in population and wealth and are
confronted with the disappointment
that after all their expenditures to in
duce people to come here to the fair
they find many intending settlers un-
willing to settle in Oregon because the
land which they want to get is SO far
from the railroad.
There is no state toward which the
Hartman system should feel more
kindly disposed than this. There is
no state in which its railroad or those
who represent it have been treated
with more distinguished consider
alton. What they wanted they had
only to ask for and it was theirs. But
it has been case of give, give, on
the part of Oregon without any re Clip
rocation. And now point has been
reached where the people have grown
tired of it all and demand in return
the consideration which should have
been theirs from the beginning.
There has been so little done and so
many promises made that mere hints
of what is in store for us will no
longer satisfy anybody. The emerg
ency is quite as critical for the o. R.
8 N. company as it is for the people
of the state. There is only one way
in which it is to be met and that is
with frank statement and reasonable
performance. It would be unwise for
the managers of the company to meet
itswith resentment. What they need
is to get the public's point of view
and realize that there is new deal
on in which the people of Oregon are
unit in demanding what is due them
and will be satisfied with nothing
else.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15

Luther Burbank, the California
wizard, is said to be Of the opinion
that as much can be done for man as
he is doing for plants He believes
the perfect man can be developed, the
man who will come home to his din
ner on time, who will never forget to
bring home packages from town and
who will not run in dinner visitors
without serving notice Inasmuch as
there has never been man who has
had all or majority of these attri-
butes it will be a puzzling question
how to get start.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15

A good citizen is man who takes
pride in his home town, says the Free
water Times, and pays his honest
debts, speaks we'll of his neighbors,
takes his home paper and pays for it;
who doesn't squeeze every twenty
five cent piece until the agonizing
scream of the eagle can be heard for
a mile. He will measure twelve
inches to the foot every way, will
bathe and change his shirt once a
week and see that the woman he loves
does not have to use hedge fence for
a clothes liue or break up ash barrels
for fuel.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15
ATHENA, AUGUST 49,. 15, 1909

County assessors are now closing up
their assessment rolls preparatory to
turning them over to the county
boards of equalization. In few
counties assessors have endeavored to
make their estimates of valuation
more nearly equitable by increasing
the assessments on railroad beds, but
in others the valuations remain prac-
tically unchanged. 1t has been many
times shown in these columns, says
the Oregonian, that the valuation OF
railroads per mile is lower in Oregon
than in other coast states and much
lower than it should be. That the
railroads have not borne their share
of the burden of taxation is common
knowledge, and from this condition
arises the demand for the enactment
of laws providing special system of
taxing railroad franchises. The tax
alton ofzfranchises is problem for
the future, however, while immediate
relief from inequality is needed. In
no way can fair distribution of the
burden of taxation be more quickly
and effectively reached than by a
proper valuation of tangible railroad
property under existing laws. The
farmer, the merchant, the manufac-
turer and the laborer who owns his
home, owe it to themselves to see that
the county assessor has done his duty.
Leaving the equalization of county
assessments to county boards will not
suffice, as experience has shown.
Taxpayers generally should take an
interest in this important part of gov
ernmental business in order that they
may not be compelled to contribute
more than their proportion of the
public revenue.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15

A Niagara Buffalo Pitts separator,
as-inch cylinder. 4S-inoh shoe fitted
for horsepower or steam attachments.
400 sacks daily capacity with steam
power, used only four seasons; = Rich
ardsou patent stacker; I4-horse Pitts
power, everything complete and in
good order throughout. bargain for
some one; Hodge header and 5 head
er boxes thrown into the bargain.
.. l. Chamberlain. Athena.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15

The German press rings with the
praises of the crown princess for hav-
ing helped nurse wounded working
man who was picked up near the
palace. Why is it that the press Of
the world finds it necessary to chIon-
icle the fact, when nobility does a
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15

Mr.. Edison announces that he has
perfected new storage battery for
motor cars. Mr.. Edison has done
much. If he can rid the highways of
The odor of gasoline he will be held
in even greater esteem than he has
enjoyed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-15
Meet Ne at DdyiS-kdSerS

You always safely say this when you to town,
and wish to make shopping appointments with friend.
We've got sort of comfort for your convenience,
and you have standing invitation to it whenever you
like It's good place to clean up if you have had long
ride It's good place to rest if you feel like resting It's
good place watt if You waiting There general
y something to read, you feel like reading Good place
to leave bundes too if don't feel like carrying
them around with YOU Our store has been enlarged and
stocks larger and better than before and
want you and look around whether buying not
Sort of make the store your headquarters for you
surely welcome when you come,