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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-15
ODD DERIVATIONS.
Curious History Of the Word "Vots."
How "Rcticule" Got Its Name.


"Vote" Is word with a curious his
tory. 10 the Roman 'votum' was a
solemn promise made to a deity. From
the solemn promise Itself the meaning
OF "votum' gradually became the
prayer or intense wish that accompa-
MED The promise and then any intense
wish whatever. So far the develop
ment proceeded in Latin, and vote"
passed into English with the same
sense. When Ben Jonson wrote OF
public votes to heaven he meant not
mass meeting resolutions, but prayers.
Finally vote" acquired its present
meaning, the formal and emphatic ex-
preston of wish, while the old sense
remains with its double "vow."
That openwork bag for shopping,
called II reticule, gets its name directly
from the Latin ''retculum," little
net" Popularity, however, the word Is
supposed TO owe its existence to the
fact that when an Englishwoman visit.
ed the first Paris exhibition with her
little bag i'm her hand the Parisians
cried "Ridiculew The Englshwoman,
misunderstanding the exclamation, is
said to have thought il the correct
translation of little bag and return.
ell to England calling it "reticule."
Philologists claim that the phrase to
"sleep like top" comes from the
French "dormir CONNIE une taupe," to
sleep like mole. 1t il said. too, that
Cinderella's slippers were not made OF
glass, but OF "vair," the old French
word for ermine, which in time became
corrupted into "verrc," glass. Chicago
News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-15
MOURNING CUSTOMS.
Origin OF the widows Cap and Black
sleeve Ba ands.


The customs Of mourning as prac-
ticed in various parts Of the world
seem at first sight to have little rela-
ton with each other or with the In
ward grief which they are supposed
10 typlfy. Yet by the exercise Of a lit
tie patience many resemblance may
be discovered among them. The wild
ow's cap. for example, dates back to
the days OF ancient Egypt. Egyptian
men shaved the beard and head as a
token of mourning. The women, in
stead OF cutting off the hair, concealed
it by close cap. The Romans. who
were as a race clean shaven, shaved
the head in mourning and wore wig
The black band on the sleeve AS
sign OF mourning comes 10 Us from the
days OF chivalry. The lady tied "A scarf
or napkin, AZ the handkerchief was
called, about the arm Of her knight.
III he was killed I'm battle she wore the
band in memory OF him.
Black has so long been the color OF
grief In Anglo Saxon countries that II
seems a part Of the upside down civ
ilzation of the east that Japan and
China wear white. But no longer ago
than the time OF Elizabeth the unfor-
tunate Mary Of Scotland wore white
on the death Of Darnlcy. Even now
the hearse used for children Is white,
aud i'm England the mOurners at fu-
nerals Of young unmarried persons
wear batbands and sashes OF white.
A queer English custom Is that OF
decorating the black hearse horses with
long false black tails. They attract no
more notice on a street I'm Liverpool
than do the black nets used in this
country 10 cover the horses.
great many sensible people protest
that wearing tokens Of mourning is Il
barbaric custom that should be abOl-
ished or greatly modified, but when
loss and grief actually come into the
individual life one discovers that there
Is strange, subtle fitness in gloomy
garments and that they answer to the
need OF the soul for silence and sepa-
ration.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-15

The measure introduced in the Prov
idence City Council last week by Coun-
Gilman Roswell G.. Smith Of the Flith
Ward by which "the tax assessors OF
the CITY of Providence shall notify IN
each yeYr all parties who are taxed ON
nersonal property for the first time,
and also all parties whose tax on per
sonal property is TO be Increased III
any year, so that said parties may Dc
afforded an opportunity to appear pe'
fore SAL assessors ana make
statement of their ratable PERSONA
property which is liable to taxation
should ia our opinion become opef'
at.-c. Tne method hitherto In vogue
by which a person may be taxed Tor
one yea" at least without redress mas
no elem It of fairness
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-15
NORTH SCITUATE

Miss Beulah Tinkham, who was
taken sick at the entertainment at
the Rocky Hill schoolhouse, remains
quite i'll at the home OF her sister, Mrs
George Dexter.
IL is understood that number Of
the patients al the Pine Ridge Camp
have gone TO the state sanatOr,um at
Wallum Pond
Mrs. Anthony Corcoran of Manton
spent Sunday at Mrs. John Bou-
chards.
Miss Bessie Fiske has taken po-
sition in the Boston Store in Proyi-
dence.
Mrs. Robert Smith of Chelsea,
Mass, is the guest Of DR.. and Mrs.
Harry w. Smith.
Arrangements are being made for
the usual Christmas tree and enter
tainment Dy the Baptist Sunday
School.
See Angels Stock Of Diamonds,
Watches, Jewelry, and Silverware, be
fore you buy-at 1928 Westminster
st. Olneyville.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Bowen,
Jr., of East Providence spent Sunday
with relatives here.
The Smithfield Free Baptist G. Il.
Social Union will meet this evening
in the vestry of the Baptist Church.
II is expected that large delegations
will be present from the societies at
Greenville, Georgiaville and Granite
vile, who will be entertained by the
local organization. 1t is understood
that union is soon to receive a more
comprehensive name.
How about one of those 20-year gold
filed Waltham, Elgin or Hampden
watches j. A. Angel, 1923 Westmin-
ster street, is selling for $40, $l2. $l4,
SIG, $l8 and 500 Wouldn't one be just
what you want for Christmas.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-15

"One swallow does not make
summer" neither does one assign
ment often cause financial panic.
Since reading the article in the Provi-
dence Journal of Tuesday of last week
on trade conditions in Olneyville we
have been somewhat depressed. such
convincing arguments from such au-
thority clinches the matter in the
minds of many. The trump of iinan-
cial doom has sounded and all Olney
vile tradesmen will now have To do,
If our venerable and estimable contem-
porary is correct, is 10 stand in their
doorways and watch the triumphal
procession of electric cars carrying
loads of eager purchasers down to the
happy shopping grounds of Westmin-
ster and Weybosset streets. \ more
doleful "Jeremiad' has not been
printed in many day. II fairly reeks
with sackcloth and ashes. Not ray
of light or gleam of hope shows
even between the lines. The writer,
whoever he may be, should be trans
ferred at once to the task of compos-
ing the obituary notices of the Jour
nal The only thing left out of the
article in question, is prediction rs
to the date when grass will begin 10
crop out between the block pavings
of Olneyville square, and all the
stores gwen over TO boot blacklng es.
adjustments and undertakers' rooms.
The good old days when the omni-
bus was the only public conveyance
between Olneyville and Market square
have certainly gone, never TO return,
but whether Olneyvile Square has
been wiped off the trade map is an
other question. IL seems TO us that
few people, at least, will be left
doing business at the old stands in
this section fifty, yes, hundred years
from now. At least twenty firms can
be named who are in business in this
section now who were here a score of
years ago. OF course time makes
changes in business matters as well
as in everything else. Stores change
hands, merchants sell out. tradesmen
die, but business goes on even in OIL
NEVILLE. Empty stores do not exist
here now and have not existed To any
extent for the past twenty years. We
submit the proposition tina; there is
more business transacted here now
than in that halcyon period indicated
in the Journal-the year 1885. More
freight comes TO Olneyyille, more
cloth is made here, more people are
employed. more groceries are sold.
more meat is sold, more lumber is
sold, more dry goods are sold, and
more drugs and medicines are sold.
Before we put up the shutters and put
Grape on store doors, let us realize that
although conditions change-men may
die and firms may fail--but the gen.
eral average may not be so bad as IL
looks TO pessimistic reporters. who
jump at conclusions, rather than go
after facts. The Times still has faith
in Olneyville. II is the center of q
large and increasing population. IL is
natural business center and though
its merchants and tradesmen may
not be able to hold every man
woman or child for customers within
the territory bounded ON the north
by Mt. Pleasant and Smiths Hill. on
the east by CORTLAND street and the
south by Cranston and on the west
by the Connecticut line, still il is
within their power TO get some Oh
the trade of that large and growing
section.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-15
The Point of NIcNN

Henry. IL were young man like
you and expected to have TO make my
own way in the world some day |
should try TO make my expenses come
within my income"
Father, IL were as rich as YOU are
and had only one son I'd try TO bring
his income UP to his expenses. Chi
cago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-15

A Saco Mc) florist has been raising
pond lilies for the market. Ills pond
Is 300 by GO feet and yields thousands
OF blooms In season. During the
height Of the season the daily yield
went above 500 blossoms. The usual
price was "a per hundred.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-15
FRIDAY, Dec. IS, 1905

The football season is over. IL was
responsil e for something like hi'y
funerals
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
Feeding Hogs For Market.
W. K. Barley, Befurs StatsS*ibs
Breeders Association. Wuxnhs.
chic, Texas.

In presenting this subject we
give you our method where car
load or more hogs are fed at one
time.
We will not name any breed.
Every one Interested in hogs pre-
fers some breed, and this l, the
breed with which a mun will mxke
his greatest success. We perfer
raising oul feeders in preference
TO buying them. BY so dong we
can breed the sows, SO that the
pigs will be almost the same age,
and come at time that will best
suit our pasture and corn crop. In
starting them of 1t Is best 70 rave
a variety of grazing. For pasture
we prefer alfalfa, oats. barley and
rape. Out Of the four we get
grazing almost the year round.
We give the hogs about what
corn they will eat up clean twice
a day while running on pasturage,
and we keep plenty of fresh water
always before them.
In summer we furnish them
with plenty Of cool shade, and in
winter we sleep them in long
shed open to the south, with dir
floor and partitions every ten feet
to prevent them from piling
up.
Rake mp all cobs and burn
them. Water out when charred
good and let the hogs eat the char
coal.
Keep trough filled with wood
ashes and salt, one measure of salt
to elk measures of ashes, in n
convenient place, so that the hogs
may eat of This mixture at any
time.
A tablespoonful of turpentine
for each hog in slop once week
is very beneficial.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
DON'T BORROW TROUBLE

1t is bad habit to borrow any
thing, but the worst thing you
Gun possibly borrow, is trouble.
When sick, sore, heavy, weary
and worn-out by the pains and
polsons of dyspepsia, biIlousness,
Bright's disease, any similar in
ternal disorders, don't sit down
and brood over your symptoms,
but fly for relief to EIec.
trio Bitters. Here you will find
sure and permanent forgetfulness
of all your troubles, and your
body will not be burdened by n
load of debt disease. AT Craw-
ford Bros, j. +. Mackey & Co. ;,
Funderburk Pharmacy. Drug
stores. Prices SOC. Guaranteed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
Enfarce The Health Law,


CaNnty, township aud .eity
boards IF health will 10 the next
few days receive official notice
of the changes made in the health
laws of this state by the last legis-
lature and attention will be called
To- the fact that members of these
boards are now liable to indict-
ment if they do not do their duty.
At present these boards have
general idea rs to their duty, but
there is considerable negligence 10
enforcing the law. The state
board of health, it Is stated. will
look more carefully into law here's
after and will see to 1T that the
sub boards do their duty. The
attorney general has been instruct
ed to draw ur as1eleton ordinance
which will be sent to all towns and
villeges with instructions to have
such an ordinance passed with
slight changes to suit local
conditions. The law now not
only applies to the stamping out
of local and contagious diseases
hut gives boards authority to
prosecute for selling foods that
are unhealthy or the keeping of
nuisances which are detrimental to
the public health. The enforce.
Kent of the law, however, is an
other matter and it is very doubt
ful if the laws will he curried out
until the state board takes the mat
ter In hand and forces them to do
SO. Columbia Record.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
Cabbage Plants

From the best selected seeds.
Now ready Gr shl pmept. large.
strong. healthy, these plants are
grown in the open all and will stant
severe freeze with out injury. Early
Jersey Wake field, Large Type or
Charleston Wakefield which are tho
best known varieties OF early cabbage,
also Henderson's Succession. the best
large. late and sure header, Augusta
Early Trucker. also fine type Of late
variety. Neatly packed In light bas-
kets. $l.5O per NJ, For five thousand
or over SLIPS per thousand 20 B Elk
press office. Chas NJ Gibson.
YOungs Island, 8 &.
Dec 20, l904-3m.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
Chronic Bronchitis Cured.

"For ten years l mad chronic
bronchitis SO bad that ut times
could not speak above whisper, "
writes Mr.. Joseph Coffman, of
Montmorenci, Ind. I tried all
remedies available, but with no
success. Fortunately my en- ploy-
or suggested that 1 try Foley's g
Honey and Tar. Its effect was
almost miraculous, and l am now
cured of the disease. On my rec
ommendation many people have
used Foley's Honey and Tar and
always with satisfaction - Sold
by Funderburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
ThIrty'ass Miners Killed


l,sntih, til , April ! --'l'alli /.
five tninets were killed "y MI OK
plosion hers t"da, In Joseph l.ri-
ter's coal mine. Six bodies huvs
been rec ,verod. Al are s. badl,
mBngled thal :deo,itic ,lnn i i'm
possible
The mine i badly wrecked.
The cause is unknown Anh.uyh
the explosion Is attributed to gas
suspicion of another c>uSe exists Z.
Only nonunion men were EN- ,luy-
Ell in the mine Tho exploion
is reported to have occurred rs two
shifts were changing.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
NEW CURE FOR CANCER

All surface cancers are now
known to he durable by Buck
lens Arnica Salve. Jas Walters
of Dufheld, Va, writes: 81 had
cancer on my lip for years, that
seemed incurable, till Buck lens
Arnlca Salve healed it, and now
it Is perfectly we'll" Guaranteed
cure for cuts and burns. Csc at
Crawford Bros, j f Mackey &
Co.'S, and Funderburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
Sudden Death of 5. M. Nixon.

Lockhart, Tex, April SIS.
VI. Nixon, prominent Tpolitician
and lawyer, died today of apop-
lexy induced by nervous collapse
His trial on the charge of MUIR
dering Il. w. Malone and Capt.
j. l.. Massey at Luling In a street
fight a year ago was set for trial
today. On the dockets we're two
suits for $50, 900, each fled by
the widows of the dead men grow
ing out of the killing.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
PLANS TO GEL RICH

are often frustrated by sudden
breakdown, due to dyspepsia or
constipation. Brace up and take
Or Kings New Life Pills. They
take out the materials which are
clogging your energies, and give
you new start. Cures head
aches and dizziness too. At
Crawford Bros, J + Mackey &
Co.'S and Funderburk Pharmacy.
25c, guaranteed.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
russian Losses at Mukden.

Harbin, April 5.-Complete
roturns received at headquarters
give the total Russian losses in
killed, wounded and prisoners at
the battle Of Mukden as 1O7, 900.
The wounded are being taken
away from here over the Siberian
railroad rs rapidly as possible in
order to free the hospitals pre-
paratory to renewal of the fight
ing.
BY Gen. Linevltch's orders the
bands play daily at all the Russian
positions.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
Enormous Raise.
Columbia Record.

Columbia Record.
Acting under the returns made
the comptroller general by the
Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany and the Royster Guano COM
pany, both of this city, their as
sessment under the license tax Law
has been raised.
In the case of theVirginia Caro-.
lima Chemical company the assess.
ment has been raised from S697,-
81 to 81, 500, which is an Increase
in tho valuation of the plant in
this state from 1,395, 900 to 49,.
600, 900. Tho increase was made
by the comptroller general today
and notice sent the alto for
the company. Comptroller Gen
era. Jones bases his action on
the return of the company, which
l' rather incomplete and not in
accordance with section five of tie
license tax law.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
Held With Naa Patterson.
Morgan Smith Caught at last und
Indicted With Wife.

New York, March so. Nor.
gan Smith and bis wife, the latter
being sister of Nun Patterson,
the former shoH girl, who is held
in the Tomhs on II charge of hav.
ing numbering Caesar Young,
bookmnker, were arrested in
Cincinnati to day. Smith was sam
moned to appear as witness ut
the first trial, hut he left New
York and was not found until the
detectives caught him in Cincin-
natl, He had been wanderin Q
over Canada and the United States
under assum, Il names.
The case against the Patterson
woman was handed to the grand
july again today. Late this after
noon the jury handed down in =,
dictments against Smith, Mrs.
Smith and Miss Patterson, charg,
ing them Jointly with conspiracy
to kill Young. The trial will
proceed as scheduled. and it is ex-
pected that it will he concluded as
promptly as conditions will permit
Miss Patterson, while still show
ing Indications of suffering and
long stay in prison, is rath con-
hdent of the outcome, and still
believes that shs will he acquitted
The Smiths will bo brought to New
York at once
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
CABBAGE PLANTS
$3.50 PER THOUSAND

am prepared to fill Eny and all or
ders with the best varieties of Cabbage
Plants Crdt trs filled for any amount
and valie'Ies, Write f,r p, ices on lots
of MO and over. Addre riers to
w + Carr,
Meggcte, > q,
e. %. l90i-3m
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
DIR k q Elliott.
Lancaster, :. G..

Resi'i. phone No lS7. Office,
Davis Building. corner Maiu and
Dunlap streets; phore Nn72.
VIII practice il both town al. Il
county Of Lancaster. AIicanS, either
uaS OF h'Sn VIII receive pr..Inpi at
tantion
Jan. 10, 1907.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
PILES! PILES! PILES!

Pr. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure int B;ecding, liberated,
and Itching Pi!oS Ii absorbs the tu.
mors. allars the ilrhing at once. acts
as a"ouitice, giv"s inst2nt relief. DIR.
Williams Indian Pie Ointm ent il
pr" pared only for Piles and Itching Of
the private part aud nothing else.
Every box l. guaranteed. Sold by
drTgei-ts 9, ~ sent by mil. f9r 5oe, sul
co Props, Clevela,d, Ohio.
Sold by FnndGrburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
n 10 RIA.
Signature Of lexxAzzZx

For Ietterheads, noteheads,
billheads, circulars and all kinds
OF printing neatly and quickly
printed, send your work to this
office. Roy S Strait.
Foley's Honey and Tar contains
no opiates, and will not consti-
pate like nearly all other cough
medicines Refuse Substitutes
Sold by Funderburk Pharmacy.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1905-04-08
GA . ToEIA.
sssstsss sssss tho ''' Kind ye9 !:s 4!:!s a'''
signature "a ZNHzzzzu
Notice..

My regular office days will be Sat.
urdays and first Mondays. All other
days you will find me at my office
near l. & G depot Will keep school
books at both offices and will be glad
TO wait on you any day in the week.
w NJ Moore,
Co Supt of Education.
Jan I6, 1905.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-21

ure Is blank The recruit is stripped to his
skin. and every inch of him is gone over
from head to foot, search being made for
scars. moles and other permanent marks.
As soon as such blemish is found a dot
Is made upon the corresponding part OF
the outline figure. A line is brought out
from the dot to the margin of the card.
where a brief note explains the nature of
the Disagreement. or course, there is not
to be found upon earth the lucky mortal
who hasn't somewhere upon his hide
mole, scar or birthmark of some kind.
These data are taken in addition to the
recruits height and general description.
London Police Discard Measurements.
Scotland Yard, Londons great police
headquarters. while retaining the rogue's
gallery photograph. has discarded the bone
measurements of the Bertiilon system. still
adhered to by the police of every other
large city OF the world. The officials there
claim that too many police and prison ON
GERS used to do the measuring when the
Bertiilon system was In use: that each man
had his own margin OF error large or
smau and that rarely did two cards Of IT,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-21

woman has blocked this scheme. Unlike
the hundreds of other houSeholders who
two years ago were her neighborS, Mrs.
LeHon refuses to give up her house. which
stands in the very center of the site that
was to be devoted to a temporary station,
though the noise and inconvenience of eX-
cavating all about her has not been con-
ducive to either restful days or nights. Up
to date she has succeeded in combating
to condemn her property, and the railroad.
firing of the delay, has changed its plans
regarding temporary station.
Many of the general offices Will also be
temporarily housed in the Grand Central
Palace. There IS now being finished right
across from the station q building cover
ing a block. This was at first intended
as a temporary office building; 1t will now
be used both a post office and to house
the railroads engineering department.
OF course, these plans may be changed
as the occasion demands. But, however
travellers may be taken care of, it's pretty
certain that, by those mysterious methods
known in detail to railroad men only, even
while walls are coming down all around
them and others are going up. and drills
are working and riveting machines pound
racuously on all sides, they will be but
little Inconvenience.
Who will say that the good commodore,
ingenious though he was, could have ac-
complished such feat? Surely the world
do move" and America does grow amaz-
ingly. And nothing proves both conten-
tons better than the pressing need of such
mammoth railroad stations as that which
the New York Central has under way, and
the Pennsylvania few blocks distant,
on which also millions-tenS of millions
are being lavishly spent.