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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29
BIRTHPLACE OF MASSAGE,
Queer NUbin, Where the Inhabitants
Never Take . Bath.


Never Take . Bath.
The masseur had just returned from
Nubia, the birthplace Of massage.
II didn't learn as much as / expected
to-" he said, "but got hold Of two
movements that will eradicate wrin-
kles and remove fat in an incredible
way.
"Nubla is queer place. They have
30 little water there that they never
take baths. The 'masseh,' or kneading,
whence our word massage is the
baths substitute. You strip, lie down
and are covered from head to foot with
cream made Of mutton fat, musk,
sandalwood powder and certain plant
juices. Then you are kneaded, you
are massaged. / studied the Nubian
movements thoroughly and learned, as
/ say, good things.
"rhe Nubians are a handsome and
queer race. They hunt elephants with
the sword. A hunter steals upon a doZ-
ing elephant and slashes him in the
back Of the leg ten inches above the
hoof. This cut sewers the artery. and
the elephant bleeds TO death.
"They cook meat on hot stones.
First they build fire, then they put
big stones on it, and when the stones
are hot enough they clean them OF
ashes and embers carefully and throw
on the meat. This is better way of
cooking than the broil, for il preserves
all the meat juices. But greenhorns
don't know what kind Of stones to use.
Most kinds heated explode.
"The Nubians are shapely and hand
some They never wrinkle, they never
get fat, their skins are smooth and
fne. They impute these graces to the
'masseh'-the massage-that they take
regularly three or four times a week.
Every masseur ought to go to Nubia
IL he wants to learn his business thor
oughly."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

The people of New Hampshire are
greatly stirred up over the building
OF tracks for horse racing with pool
selling attachments at New Salem in
that State. IL is claimed that the
charter was obtained by bribery and
the Indignation is deep and wide.
spread. Public sentiment in Rhode
Island would not be shocked by such
a trivial matter. A state that had
harbored horse pool rooms for years
is hard TO phase. The horse racing
at Narragansett Park last summer.
with the attendant pool selling. hard
ly caused as much as the lifting of
an eyelid from the Governor down TO
the most obscure citizen.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

1t is well to make good resolutions
at New Years, even If they are not
faithfully and religiously kept for
twelve months. No person should
consider himself exempt from the
need of Improvement, and to say 1T
is no use" is to throw up the
sponge" morally. So don't give up
the old custom of pulling yourself to-
gether at least once a year and read.
ing the riot act to depraved tastes
and bad habits. II is better to try
and fail, than never try at all.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

A correspondent in the Journal of
last Sunday doubts the theory which
seems quite widespread, that "the lit
tie red schoolhouse" exists to any
extent in Rhode Island. The writer
has travelled the rural sections of
the northwestern part of the state to
quite an extent and he fails to call
to mind seeing single red school
house. There are plenty OF little
white school houses. but the red
paint is something of myth.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29
! Had Stone in the Bladder.

and my kidneys were affected. None
OF the means taken for relief produced
any lasting benefit until | began the
use of DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy. OF Rondout, n. Y. The pain
ceased the calculus or stone having
been dissolved by the medicine. \
ain ready to testify that my recovery
was due to DIR. Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy-E. ID. w. Parsons. Roches.
ter.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

III either man or woman would realize
the full power ~ personal beauty il
must be 10y chcrishing noble thoughts
ana hopes and purposes, 10y having
something 10 do and something to live
for that is worthy Of humanity and
which 10y eNpcnding the capacities Of
the soul gives expansion and symmetry
To the body which contains it.-Upham.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

"Uncle John. should I be justified in
writing TO a young man who has never
written To mef"
only on very important business,
my dear"
"well. this Is important business.
want him TO marry mer'-Illustrated
Bits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

A show called why Girls Leave
Home" has recently been stopped by
the police at Springfield, Mass, and
Columbus, Ohio. If the Times is not
mistaken, the show was given in
Providence without raising muir
mer of disapproval.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29
a Mau of Action

Hicks-Therc isn't a man in town
who can keep the conversational ball
folling like our friend Gayrake. Wicks
NONSENSE. lie never says anything
worth listening To-. HickS-No. but he
does a lot OF things worth talking
about. ut.-Philadelpha Ledger.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29
Malicious.

Ethel suppose I shall have TO wear
this veil. It's the only one have. It's
so thick one can hardly sec my face
through IL. Edith-Oh. wear IL. Ivy all
means. Everybody says YOU never
had on anything half so becomiuG
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29
Better Than References.

Can you give me references from
your last place?"
"No. ma'am. The last woman
worked fur was Mrs. Libby that used
to live next door 10 you. She an
couldn't get along at all You don't
know how mean she Is. I could tell
you ever so many
You may come."-Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

General Charles II. Brayton Is
again in the saddle. He is now the
real ''it" of the Republican state Cen
trail Committee, though the commit
tee has a nominal chairman. His is
the hand that will guide the state
machine for the coming year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

Rhode Island is the first state to
complete survey of the soil. There
would seem to be one good reason ut
least for the commendable speed and
enterprise, there is less soil to sur
vey than in the other states.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

Everything points to a fair degree
of prosperity for 1906, in spite OF
the fact that we have tariff so con
stituted that it makes the rich richer
and the poor no richer, at least.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

Ii was not very cheerful mcmoran-
dunn and the shopgirl's look was not
very cheerful either as. OH pay night,
she brought il home TO her mother.
1t was a memorandum of the fines
that had taken good slice out Of her
wages, and il ran:
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

Such eminent naval authorities as
Admiral George Dewey and Captain
Richard Hobson disagree on the haZ-
ing question. The former thinks IT
brutal and the latter harmless.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

lie who feels contempt for sry liv-
ing thing hath faculties that he hath
never used. and thought with him is I'm
its infancy y.-Wordsworth.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

A headline in a daily exchange
reads "Robbed while on Vacation.
This is like kicking "A man when he
is down.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

In some South American tribes the
women draw the front teeth. esteem
ing as an ornament the black gap thus
made.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

The legs to the Cars throne seem
to be very weak in the knees 1t is
propped up with bayonets just now,
but they may prove insufficient stays.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

Thomas Lawson seems to be Every
bodys fri nd when il comes to imam
cial advice
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

And still there is room for more
breakfast foods, at the top.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

Though The potato is grown in the
country il is pretty sure to get us
eyes peeled.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

A man Who has nothing good to say
for The community in which he lives
had better emigrate.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

New Years resolutions are ike
fresh fish hard to keep.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

II has been good weather so Tar
this winter for everything but ice.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

No won Ter that even the days get
short" about the holiday season.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-29

There are 100 rules posted up in our
little shop said the girl bitterly, "aud
an infraction OF any one of them is
Enable. New York Press.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

New Orleans, Aug. 14-The new
cases since p. m. Sunday are 81;
total cases to date, 981; deaths today
Z; total deaths ISL. The second
month of the fight against yellow few
er in New Orleans began today with
the reports of new cases at noon indi-
eating that the figures for today
would easily. approximate those of yes
terday. There were twelve deaths
yesterday, a slight excess over the
figures for the preceding few days,
but this increase is to be expected ow-
ing to the large number of cases for
the past five days.
TIE disease is slowly spreading in
New Orleans despite the magnificent
work of the federal authorities, but
the increase N the new cases outside
the city is almost imperceptible. The
weather in New Orleans today is hot
and threatening.
Not a Malignant Type.
While the mortality rate in the
early stages of the visitation indicat.
ed that the type Of yellow fever was
particularly malignant, it is now ap
parent that it is not much worse than
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
FEVER SPREADS DESPITE
TIRELESS WORK OF DOCTORS

the fever in 1897. The death rate ac-
cording to the official record which
shows 963 cases and 154 deaths is just
16 per cent. During the last two
weeks in July the death rate appeared
to be 25 or 80 per cent.
The falling off is due to two things.
One is that nearly all the cases are
being reported now and the other is
that many of the Italians are being
given proper care and treatment Vel
low fever requires careful nursing and
little medicine and absolute absenta.
tion from solid food for a week or
more
The health oficer OF Plaquemines
parish today reported to the state
board Of health that there ore twelve
cases Of yellow fever at a point four
miles north of Pointe-a-la -Hache in
Plaquemines parish.
Illinois Authorities Anxious.
Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. IA. Secre
tary Egan of the state board of health
left this afternoon for Cairo, Ill. where
he will personally superintend the
quarantine against yellow fever. He
will remain at Cairo ten days at least
as he considers September the most
+, dangerous month of all for the spread
/ OF the infection to the north.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
AUTHORSHIP OF NOTE MAY DE-
eide LIFE OR DEATH OF
MRS. HARRIS.
WILL BE HARD FIGHT
Mrs. Harris Prepares for a Legal Bat
tie, Retaining Additional Attorneys
Former County Attorney Cornell
Will Assist Epps In Prosecution
Preliminary Hearing Monday.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
Upon the authorship Of the note
found in the vest pocket of the late
James Harris depends in a large meas
ure the result of the preliminary hear
ing of Mrs. Mary Harris, charged with
the murder of her husband, which is
to be held before Justice M. L. Kirk
next Wednesday. 1t is expected that
handwriting experts will be called to
the witness stand by both the state and
wherhsr the handwriting is that of
Mr.. Harris or his accused wife.
1t is alleged that after careful
search requested by Mrs. Harris the
not was found pinned in the pocket of
the vest worn by Mr.. Harris. The note
was signed James NJ Harris and asked
that his wife be given all his property,
be appointed Administrative for all his
property and stated that he and Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Lewis were RESPONSE
BILE for the property of the latter being
put in the name of Mrs. Harris for
protection.
Believes Woman Wrote Note.
In his testimony before the coroner
DR.. Abegg of Kirkville testified that he
had transacted business with both Mr..
and Mrs Lewis and that the writing
looked more like the womans writing
than that Of Mr.. Harris.
Coroner F. w. Mills says that the
jury compared the note with several
specimens of the writing of both Mr..
and Mrs. Harris and came to the con-
clusion that the note was written by
Mr. Harris
1t is believed that II 1t can be prov
en- that the note was written by Mr..
Harris that the suicide theory can be
clearly established while If it can be
shown that the woman wrote the note
it will be strong point for the prose
cution.
House Is Searched.
Constable L. M. Davis accompanied
by John w. Gray went to Kirkville
Saturday evening with a search war
rant and searched the Harris home
The oil cloth alleged to have been on
the bed at the time Of the death OF
Mr. Harris was found as was guam
tity Of the rags which were under his
head. Constable Davis went to Kirk
vile today to subpoena witnesses.
Engage Attorneys.
Three brothers Of Mrs Harris who
reside at Hiteman and are said to be
held in high esteem, were in the city
yesterday looking after the interests
of their sister. Attorneys Jaques
Jaques have been retained to assist
Attorney A. U. Steck in the defense
and County Attorney w. w. Epps will
be assisted in the prosecution by Sen
eca Cornell. former county attorney
Mr.. Cornell went to Kirkville this
morning on business connected witt
the case.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
FATAL WRECK
TWELVE PEOPLE KILLED IN COL
LIsloN ON THE NickLE
PLATE.

Lorain, Ohio, Aug. 14.-Twelve lives
were sacrificed by trainman's blum
der in head on crash of Nickel
Plate passenger train and a freight at
kishman's switch, on the shore of
Lake Erie, near Vermillion, early Sun
day morning. The dead, except Engin-
eer Poole of the passenger train, were
all Italian laborers.
Crew careIessIy Delays Freight.
The engine crew of the freight is
said to have delayed their train care
lessly. The engine of the passenger,
running fifty miles an hour. plowed
through the boiler of the freight en-
gine, and the crash broke coaches into
splinters and snapped and twisted
heavy steel
Thirty-nine Italian laborers, pockets
jingling with money after pay night,
and singing and chatting in anticipa-
tion of their return to the fatherland
but a few weeks hence, were riding
in the smoker of the passenger. The
impact sent the car in the rear of the
smoker half way through it, and nine
of the thirty-nine were crushed to
death.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

none," 1t is highly improbable the dis
cussion could have continued the
whole afternoon If Russia were not
trying to compose the differences to
bridge the chasm-it is improbable
they would have assented to spending
the afternoon in what must have
seemed to them useless argument.
Japanese Demonstration.
Godzyara, Aug. 12.-(Delayed)-
The Japanese began an advance
against the Russians at Yangda Pass
and at Zoumoshou in the Ouitsgou dis
trict this morning. Their forces are
not very numerous. The Russian out.
posts fell back in good order.
Exchange Shots and Retire.
Godzyaandi, Aug. 13.-(Delayed.) y
The Japanese advance of yesterday
proved to be only a demonstration
After an exchange of rifle fire between
the outposts the japanese column re-
tired.
New Russian Loan.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 14-The inter
nal loan of $10O,00O,00O will be issued
August II.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
BODY OF UNIDENTIFIED MAN
FOUND IN RIVER AT ELDON

Eldon, August 14.-(Special 1.-THE
body of an unidentified man was
found floating in the Des Moines river
Sunday morning near the Rock Island
railroad bridge at Eldon by William
Blachley. There were no marks of
violence on the body and as the man
was only partially dressed it is be-
lieved that he committed suicide He
was apparently about so years of age
with gray hair and moustache.
There was a scar on the forehead
from an old wound of some kind.
There were no papers or cards in the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
HYDE WRITES
FORMER GOVERNMENT EMPLoYu
PROMISES TO RETURN "As
SOON AS PossIBLE.n

Washington, D. G., Aug t4.-The
promised letter from John Hyde, for
mer statistician in the department Of
agriculture, in response to Secretary
Wilson's cablegram urging him to re
turn from England and testify in the
proceedings before the special grand
jury which is investigating the charges
against Edwin S. Holmes. former as
sociate statistician, arrived today. The
letter was as indefinite as Hyde's re
cent cablegram to the secretary and
nothing is known of his Intentions be.
yond his promise to return "as soon
as possible"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
MANY " ANT
HOMESTEADS
BIG CROWD AT NORTH PLATTE,
NEB., AWAITS OPENING OF
LANDS.

North Platte, Neb., Aug. IA. "A big
flee here for the opening of nearly a
quarter of a million acres of land,
which had been fenced in by cattle
men. The fences have been torn down
by order of the government and the
land will be divided into homesteads.
This town is filled with strangers,
and hundreds had to sleep outdoors
last night. Every available convey
ance for getting to the land is being
used
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15

pocket by which the supposed suicide
could be identified He was dressed
in blue jeans, trousers, an undershirt
and socks. From the condition of the
body it is supposed it had been in the
water several days and the remains
were inferred Sunday afternoon.
Coroner F. w. Mills, of Ottumwa,
conducted a. inquest this morning
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
that the deceased met his death by
drowning in the Des Moines river.
The members of the coronc-'s jury
We're ]. K. Lynch, j. L. Youngker and
]. d. Fitzeara!d.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
Few Voters Stayed Away.

Few Voters Stayed Away.
OF 100000 voters in the country,
100000 cast ballots. The difference
between the total number of voters,
and the number of votes cast is at
tributable to absentees, such as sail
ors abroad and others who are out of
the country at present.
The weather was favorable and
there were scenes of the greatest en-.
thusiasm everywhere. Thousands of
women who did not have the right of
franchise signed petitions in the
streets endorsing the dissolution In
Christiana and other cities the total
population turned out, every one
wearing long streamers of the nation.
al colors and pictures of Premier
Nicholson.
"The result surpasses the most san.
guine expectations, said one of the
members Of the cabinet. "The next
official steps will be taken after the
storthing meets on Aug. 81, when the
result of the plebiscite will be com
municated to Sweden through the
Swedish cabinet and the rigsdag. The
storthing will repeat the request that
the ringsdag declare the riksakt In
operative and the union dissolved.
Norway Never viii Retract.'
"The storthing will also express q
willingness to negotiate concerning
the details of the dissolution 1t is
the earnest desire of Norway to con
clude the dissolution amicably. Nor
way never will retract, but everything
will be done to meet the wishes ol
Sweden in other directions
IF peace depends upon abolishins
/ the forts they will be abolished Nor
way must remain monarchy; the
people do not desire republic"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
MUST FIGHT
DISEASES
sHoNTs SAYS HEALTH OF CANAL
EMPLOYEES Is OF FIRST
IMPORTANCE.

New York, Aug 14.-The care of
the 10000 employees to work on the
Panama canal was declared by Chair.
man Shonts of the Panama canal com.
mission, who arrived on the steamer
Mexico today from Colon, to be OF
first importance and to have prece.
dence over the actual work of dig.
ging.
Shonts said that there is in reality
no yellow fever scare to speak of at
the isthmus and that the total mum
Der of cases in Panama during August
up to the time of his sailing was only
thirty.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
MURDER0US
PLOT FAILS
SCHEME TO DYNAMITE PRESI
DENTS TRAIN is FRUs.
TRATED.

New York, Aug. IA. - The fact be
came known yesterday that as the re-
suit of the receipt of letter by the
Paterson, N. j., police stating that
there was a plot to blow up President
Roosevelt's train near Ridgewood, N
j., on Saturday the Erie railroad Of
ficials sent the presidential car from
Chautauqua, to Jersey City in round
about way over small branches east OF
Suffern, N. Y.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-15
MEETS JEW S
coNFERs WITH NEW
YORK MEN REGARDING
CONDITIONS.

Portsmouth, N. H, Aug. f4.-Jacob
ScA-eff, of Kuhn Loeb & Co., Oscar
Strause and Isaac Seligman, will ar
rive here this afternoon for an inter
view already arranged with Witte on
the Jewish question in Russia. Witte
is prepared to explain to them the at.
titude of the Russian government In
the present situation and the contem
plated exchanges in the existing con
ditions regarding the Jews. 1t is au
thoritatively stated that no question
of Russian loan Is involved