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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
THE SCHOOLTEACHER.
How Young Man Fresb From Col
ieRe Makes Ills start.

young man fresh from college who
decides 10 become schoolteacher has
many things 20 consider. The profes.
sion, IL Il can be called a profession. II
still unOrganized. No standard OF ex.
cellence. no diploma certifying ability.
T. required. Methods of teaching In
public schools In New York state are
very different from those In Colorado,
and those in Utica are different from
those In Buffalo. There are private
schools Of all kinds There are almost
as many methods OF teaching arithme
tic az there are Of teaching vocal mu-
sic. To obtain his first position he or
dluarily joins an agency. He takes 10
the agency his record AT college, supple
mcuted 10y as many pleasant recon.
mcnlatlOns from his professors as pos
siblc, pays his yearly fee and promises
the agency certain pcrccntagc--5 per
cent usually--of his first years salary.
Occasionally bis college VIII find
place for him In one Of the schools that
prepare directly for II. At any rate. he
will find without great difficulty posi-
tl0n that will support him. Perhaps IL
will be In little denomlnational
boarding school, where he Will teach
thirteen different subjects during his
FIRST year, as one man I know did. If
he survives his first year successfully
and with some measure OF content IN
the work hc Is likely TO be- u teacher for
the rest Of his life Lcslic's Monthly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17

SOMETHING like year ago the Journal
was in hot pursuit OF the horse pool
rooms Of Rhode Island. Il breathed
slaughter against such iuiquitious places
in every issue and came out against
them with headings as black as Eastern
war clouds. Its cameras showed up the
gamblers buildings at Waterford and
Thornton. and il seemed that the great
evil and great paper could not live in
the same little state. At its agitation.
the High Sheriff took a hand in the
matter, and the strong arm Of the law
was turned towards those who dared
desecrate the sacred soil of this sovereign
state. But alas, the Journals crusade
did not last. Gambling at Waterford,
Thornton or any other place does not
now apparently disturb the paper in the
least. Its spasm Of righteous indigna.
tion was 'transitory as a summer
shower. The paper might as we'll qui,
the reform business, for Il is not sue.
cess in that line.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
CHARMING DOLLY MADISON.
The Crentest OF All the Nistrr-srs OF
the White uOusr.

The Greatest OF All the Nistrr-s-s OF
the white House.
To define the charm Of a charming
woman is always difficult Dolly Mad
ls0u's features were not regular. nor
was her figure perfect. She was not
witty. nor was she wise, aud She par
tlcpated little II at all In her hus-
bands intellectual life. Nevertheless
she stands out as the greatest Of all
mistrcsscs Of the White House, and
her popularity was unboundcd. She
ruled over her world i'm Washington
with genial good nature and instlnc-
tive tact. Her nature was warm, af-
fectionatc aud impressionable. She
loved life and people, and her world
loved her. Her brilliant coloring, ami
mated face and well rounded figure
went with cordial manner and sym
pathy for those about her amounting
10 genius, and she was always ready
10 bubble into laughter.
Who could resist such a woman, the
wife Of a presidents She was the cen
ter OF observation Mt the inaugural
bail, but she would have been the cen
ter Of observation at any ball oven If
she had not been the presidents wife.
She had, in fact, ruled as indisputably
over the little boarding house In Phila-
delphia kept by her mother when shc
was the Widow Todd as she did over
the White House MS Mrs Madison
Gaillard Hunt In Century.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
A WONDERFUL CHILD.
job" stuart uiII wn. Cenfss ~
Three S~ass of Age.


AT three years 81 age John Stuart
MIL began the study OF Greek. with
Arithmetic as On evening relaxation
az Samuel Wellington puts IL In tho
Westminster Review.
At eight he began Latin. Euclid and
algebra and had 10 act as tutor 20 the
younger children. He WAS stern ana
efficient tutor.
~ twelve he began scholastic logic
and political economy-the latter his
main lifework.
~ fourteen, while paying long Wis
II 90 Sir Samuel Bentham I'm southern
France, hc learned French a. a rela Xa-
ton from studying two or three hours
before breakfast gTc hours between
breakfast and dinner aud two or three
ia the evening. Being for the time
master of his own hours and not sub
i"ct so "A stern fnther, he took lessons
also in his spare hours IN music, sing
ing dauclng. fencing and riding, but
never hcraGc proficient.
NJ sixteen Mil could speak in debate
with adults with ease and freedom.
~ eighteen lac contributed 10 the
Westminster Review At twcnty-one
ho was made assistant IN tic India
Office and received large salary for
those days.
But Mil was bald az Twenty-Five.
lie did not marry until h" was forty
i've. lie himself said. II never was
boy. II is better 10 let nature have
It's own way
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
THREE GREAT AMERICANS.
A glimpse Of Emerson. Thor""" aud
vtborns.


Mrs. Rcbecca Harding Davis says In
her Bits Of Gossip" that Emerson aS
she met him in Concord I'm 1862 was a
typical Yankee In appearance: "lhe
tall gaunt man with the watchful. pa
tiont face and slightly dazcd eyes. his
hands claspcd behind his back, that
came slowly down the shady village
street toward the WaySidc that sum
mcr day was Uncle Sam himself in III
httmg brown clothes | have often
wondered that none ~ his blegraph"rs
have noticed the likeness.
Emerson said to Mrs Davis. Il wish
Thorcnu had not died before YOU came.
He was an Interesting study Sh"
asked why, and after moment he re
piled Henry often reminded me OF
nm animal In human form He had the
eve of bird, the scent Of dog, the
most acute. delicate Intelligence. but
no soul No. no repeated, shaking
his head with decision. Henry could
not have had human soul
Mrs. Davis remarks on Hawthorne's
shyness and on his love Of sccluslon,
which indeed was family trait: Per
soually he was rather short, power
fully built man, gentle and low voiced.
with sly, elusive humor cleaning
sometimes in his watchful gray eyes
The portrait with which We are All IA
mlliar. curlcd barber shop head,
gives no idea OF the singular, melan-
choy charm of his face. There was II
mysterious power In II which | have
never seen elsewhere I'm picture, statue
or human being"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
THE OWNING ROD.
Its First Recorded Use Was For L"-
eating Mineral Lodcs.


Professor ". T. Barrett, i. Il. s..
says that the birthplace of the mod
crn diyinng rod whether used 10 locate
minerals or water. was IN tho mining
districts Of Germany. probably The
IIarz mountains. It's first recorded use
vns I'm prospecting FOR mineral lodes
The first mention of the uSc of tho
modern rod was in the latter part of
th" fifteenth century. Books published
I'm tho sixteenth century have pictures
Of miners searching for mineral v"lus
IN worry bu~incsslik" way 10y noting
the dipping of hazel or willow rpl.
the forkcd ends of which ar" held iU
The hands Of nm expert.
German miners brought The fori.ct
rod into Englgnd toward the end of tho
sixteenth century for the 'xploitation
of the Cornish mines. Professor Bar
rett points out that the dropping char
nctcr Of Tue willow was probably bc
lIcyod 10 have something 30 du with tho
minerals concealed in the ground and
uhat ~ was but natural 10 cGt light
branch from one of the trc"s and TO
see II il dropped I'm prospecting FOR
ores" Thus the "dowslug rod' came
into universal usc among the minors Of
Europe. although il was soon believed
that only certain persons had the gift
Of using the rod.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
THE HUDSON RIVER.
VIII" Np- the Real DiscoNrrrr oi
THIS Picturesque stream.

No Dutch or English man can affirm
the discovery Of the Hudson river.
Ncrrazzano must have distanccd Iind-
sous archives by nearly n hundred
years However the Dutch and Eng
llsh liaisOn I'm the matter Is close. Hud
son is appropriated 10y Dutch minds
and has n Holland tradition round him.
II" came ia "A Dutch yacht called The
Half Moon I'm 1909 His sailors were
HullandcrS and Eugishmcn. "" rep
resented Dutch East ludia company
on It's way to find the much sought
for northeast passage To India. llo
explored the Hudson. going as far n
the litiio town that bears his name
and he himself has been transmitted
70 postcrily with such blended and
mixed traditions as So constitute him
well nigh n hair breed in peoples
minds
The names OF the river are varied.
II has been called Manhattan. the
North river. the Great river the
Mauritas and IN tho year 1916 bore
legally for some length Of time the
namr Riyiorc Van don Worst Moritjas.
Marie Van Worst in TIarpcr's Maga-
zine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
M'GAhAN AND SCOeELeFF.
rhs NswsDsDev Mans Picture % q
Great Rasslas General.

TIE AswsDeDep Mans P1etuSe % shs
Great Rssslss General.
McGahan was the correspondent who
first described TO Europe the Bulga-
risn atrocities. What q brilliant crea-
ture he was. with his steel blue eyes,
his face a. delicately chiseled a.
though II were Of marble. his 1.-THE.
hight frame and that suggestion Of alb
soluts courage. iron resolve, under
meath the almost feminine tininsss Of
the features. He was one Of the In
timates Of Scobelen-indeed. the men
were 80 attached to each other that
Scobeleff nearly always insisted that
McGahan should share bis tent with
him. and McGahan was in the tent OF
Scobelefr the night after the disas-
trous assault on PlevIa. Scobelen
was. said McGahan. a wonderful pic
ture Of the horrors and terrors OF war.
His face was black with powder, his
uniform was In rags. and his sword
was twisted like corkscrew. II In
evident from this description that SEQ
belief took part with his own hand In
some Of the work Of the day. There
was n sequel, by the way. To this pic
ture. am not quite sure whether
McGahan published II, but he told II
to me. Scobelen was always a dandy.
Even IN leading charge he was dress
ed with dandical precision. In the
middle OF the night McGahan was
woke up, and he saw Scobelen dress
ing himself with great care. putting
on new uniform and even perfuming
his hair and clothes. And then came
another transformation. ScobelefY, his
elaborate toilet finished. sat down on
bis bed and burst into a shower Of
tears and tempest Of sobs, thinking
over all his poor men who had been so
vainly sacrificed in the attempt to gain
the efortress.-London NJ. A. L.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
BABY RATTlESNAkES.
From tho Moment of Birth They
Take Care Of ThemseIves.

Take Care of Themselves.
The fallacies surrounding the rattle
snake begin with tho very coming of
the reptile. Many suppose that, like
the garter snake, the bull snake, the
members OF the racer" family and
bur other nonpoisonous snakes, the rat
tlesnake Is hatched In broods number
ing from forty 20 eighty. Not so. Rat
tlcSnakcs are born into the world, as
are all members OF the viperoid fami-
ly In littcrs numbering from seven 10
twelve.
Between the middle Of July and the
middle OF August the babies appear.
Lively. self reliant, dangerous little
fellows they are, fourteen inches long,
no thicker than a lead pencil. marked
Ike the adult snakes and provided
with single button at the end OF the
tail, the first link in the series OF rat
ties 20 be- developed, ring by ring.
with each shedding of the skin.
Motlonlcss, eyes cleaning. the long
mother lies extended across the back
OF sand hummOck beneath the fan
Ike leaf Of dwarf palmetto, glarine
coldly AZ her active, squirmlng ba
blcs. For brief half hour she tar
rics: then she drags herself away, for
from the first moment young rattler
enters the world he IS independent Of
bis mother and eminently able 10 shift
for himself Each young snake n
full fcdged rattler, ready 10 hunt and
ready 10 defend himself with tho sting
Of death. Each fiat. triangular little
head IL provided with the long. sharp
poison fangs containing In" Identical
venom ~ the mother Pcarsons
Mapaziua
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
4 Well Conducted Rtot.

In 1861, irrItated by the high price
OF provisions, the poor people Of Eng
land rose In many parts and seized the
corn from the -four mills, which they
sold at reasonable prices. giving the
money to the rightful owners-a well
conducted riot that caused law to be
passed against the eighteenth century
cornering of wheat. But, severe
winter following. the distress became
SO great that the London common
council ordered $4,000 to be subscribed
out Of the city funds and that "a sub
scriptlon book should be opened for the
donations Of all well disposed per
sons" BY this noble plan." says a
writer OF that time. great numbers OF
people were happily relieved from the
most abJect state OF distress"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17

THE awakened interest in religion
matters.which has been shown in Den.
yer Colo, Yonkers, y. y, Louisvill,
Kyr Boston and other places has
reached Providence. Meetings Of q re-
vival character have been head ior s,,-
eral weeks and Sunday witnessed IL
arrival for brief stay OF Rev. VIM. J.
Dawso.i am English preacher OF unusual
eloquence and power. The meetiuss
at which he preached were attended by
large numbers Of people. It is certain
that Rhode Island needs a religious
revival, as much as any section OF the
country
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
SHE GOT HER BAGGAGE.
Mr.. isabella Bishop Was q Self Pos
sessed Traveller.

sessed Traveller.
Mrs. Isabella Bishop, whose travels
In different parts Of the world secured
for her membership in the British Roy
al Geographical society, visited Ameri-
ca when she was a young woman. She
was unused 10 travel and was alone
when she had the following expert
ence:
Once in a train going to New York
she was dreadfully tired. and yet she
had feeling that II she went to sleep
the man sitting next her would pick
her pocket. She struggled for some
time against her inclination TO sleep;
but, having for a moment given way,
she awakened to feel the hand Of her
neighbor gently withdraw wing her purse
from her pocket.
In her purse, besides some money,
which was. comparatively speaking. OF
small moment, was her baggage check.
That was the only thing that really
mattercd. II she accused her neigh Dor
OF theft. nothing WAS simpler for him
than TO drop the purse out Of the open
window beside which he was sitting.
No: she determined she would leave
any interference until they arrived at
their destination.
She secured tie services Of a porter
and. with apparent calmness. followed
her travelling companion down the
platform. Having described her bag
gage to the porter she at the critical
moment bowed slightly to the pick
pocket and, with An airy smile. said,
This gentleman has my baggage
check" And he Immediately presented
Il TO her.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
The cold In the ocrnn.

The fact that sea water contained
gold was first made patent, We believe,
by the observation that the deposit OF
the copper plating Of jctty piles in sea
harhors was comparatively rich In the
precious metal. On the estimate that
a ton Of sea water contains approx
mutrly one grain. the Yield would
amount 10 something like 200 tons OF
gold per cubic mile and, as the volume
OF the worlds ocean Is estimated at
4OOUOoO0O cubic miles. the total pos
,illp Yield of gold would bc no loss
than luooOO.ooOU.O tons truly at
uacuve propoat 10 the company pro
m0tor London Lancet.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
Verdi Pni,I the BiIi.

When Aida" was first played AT
Milan nm amateur living at some dis
iance came 10 hear Il. but was disnp
pointed. To make sure he tried II IN"
second time with the snme result
whcrcupou ne wrote to the composer
complaining OF having been put to con
siderable expense on his account FOR
nothing and iuclosing bill for thirty
two liri, with a request for the money.
Amoug the items was one Of two llri
for "dctrstable supper Verdi de
Quoted this on the ground that he
might have had supper at home. but
forwarded the balance on condition
that his correspondent signed formal
agreement not to go aud hear the
opera again, which agreement was
strictly fulfilled.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
Tho Iico-ic~ Plant.

Tho ucoricc plant resembles a roS,
with n single green stem, reaches q
height Of about three feet and bears q
small purple star shaped flower. Tho
first years root growth resembles q
loosely twisted string Of tow Hud ma.
run tn twenty feet ga length. The SOC
oud year II assumes 4 woody sub
stance when dry. and the third year 1
acquires IT. commercial value. lh'
time for digging the root i he win
ter. when 10 is dried and crushed un
der heavy stones drawn round on " hy
mules. much Us olives are crushed &
extract tholr oil
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
Do Animals Think,

The following facts. which saw
WITH my own eyes on repeated occa-
sions. fully convinced me that animals
have the powers " memory aud
thought once had three parts
bred black and tan terrier. which slept
In n basket In my bedroom that opened
Into the nursery. one % my children
was from III health very fractions. and
whenever Tiny heard Il cry she would
go into the nursery. hunt about until
she found = squeaking rag doll. take II
to the side of the cot and. sitting mn
shake Il TO amusc the child. n in do.
Ing this sh" I'LL not displat powers ~
memory. thought and reflection utter
ly fail 10 sec To what her clever per.
Torrance could be cd.-Icndcn
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
The Horse During the Middle Ages.

The Importance OF the horse during
tho middle ages. especially in the cru
sadcs and In the tournaments which
followed IN the wake OF the crusades
is significant Fully hnlf In" glamor
and romance that surrounded th"
knight belonged 10 the horse. for with
ont the horse those daring deeds in be
half of the weak and suffering had
never been done The horse, however,
has had his reward, FOR the best foa
turc OF tho middle age, outside the
church Is closely identified with his
name. lasting traces of which are seen
I'm the noble word "chivalry."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
CANADIAN CASTLES.
Tho Most Interesting IL Chateau J'
Ramrzny 80 Montreni.

Tho Most Interesting IL chateau de
Ramrzny ~ Montreal.
To Americans castles are associated
with the storlcd Rhine, picturesque
England or France and Spain, but Il Is
interesting TO bc reminded 10y the st.
John u. Il. H. News that there are
number Of ancient Canadian castles
Btill existing. the chief ones hcing st.
Ours, Rmousli. St EuStaCho Lothinl-
ere. Monticello, ste Marie dc Ia Be
ancc. Naudrcll. Rouville and. most In
tcreSting Of all. the Chateau de Ramr-
zay an Montreal The latter was built
in 17Gj by Gertrude de Ramczay at
that time governor Of the district of
Montreal and knight of the Royal and
Military order Of 81. Louis. From him
was descended the last French govern.
or of Quebec at the time Of the cuptu-
lauou I'm 17Jg. From that time 10 1910
the castle remained in the possession
OF the government aud was the resi-
dCnce Of the French and English gov
ernors until the capital was trans
ferrcd from Montreal 10 Quebec II *
now owned by the Antiquarian socie-
~. which has made OF Il museum
FOR historical relics OF the old regime.
and as such II possesses much interest
for visitors TO the one time capital Of
New France.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
wau Matches.

Wax matches, so called, are madc
by drawing strands " fine cotton
thread, twenty or thirty at time.
through melted stearin, with small
admiXturc Of paraffin. The wax
hsricns quickly upon the threads, and
the long tapers thus produced are
smoothed and rounded by pulling them
through iron plates perforated with
holes OF the desired size. Finally the
tapcrs are cut into match lengths and
dipped
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
ouarries Iss Granite St, westerly, RI
Address ! llO Centre St, quincy Mass.

\ panndrOne ~ "A nnc Or phrase that
reads the same backward a forward.
The Latin language Is full Of such lin
guistic freaks; the English has but
few. one at least Is inimitable. IL rep
rescnts our first parent politely intro
duclng himself 10 Eve In these words
Madam. I'm Adam"
From the Latin We have. Roma tibi
subito motibus hit amor" Rome. love
Will come 90 you suddenly with vio
lencel
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17

Mr. Ships ,vhp has called about that
long standing 1cD0uur-So you won't
pay today. cb. Well. now. I warn
you II YOU don't settle with mo by this
day week III go round 10 all your 9th
or creditors ana tell them that you've
paid me in full. and then you'll have
EN- an down on you. See what |
mean?
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17

Curran once 80 far forgot himself as
10 tell witness whose evidence be
wished to discrcdit that there was
scouudrelism reelected I'm his face Il
was never before aware that my face
modc such good mirror" rctortcd
The other The answer WAS all the
more pointed from the fact that Guy
ran despite his u1rivaied forcnsi'
qualities. had somewhat evil viSagc
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
The MinhiN IInnIer.

"Nos" says our host. this is the
skin Of n grizzly bear that shot In
tho tropics"
"Rut" We suggest gently. grizzly
bears are only found in Colorado and
localities In that latitude"
Il know" ne replies proudly. But
] chased this fellow clean out Of this
country and shot him ~ last. | was
clean out Of breath when got within
range Of him too Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
Every year the world puts on It's food
st.oco.Ooo worth ot pepper.


The Young Woman (surpriscd and
indignant How dared you Kiss me,
sir! Pcuitcnt Young Msn-why, you
said you'd Ike 90 see me do IL. The
Young Woman Hut you know ns well
rs do that said II with an cxclama.
ton point ~ the endl-Chlcago Trib
uup
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
Didu't Know "the etnci-."

Aunt Jane - guess Mr.. Spender
must be- very neat person. Edith
And what leads YOU 10 that opinion
Aunt Jane lie told your Uncle George
all his clothes but those upon his back
wcrc hung up. Some men, YOU know.
throw their things round anywhere.
Boston Transcript
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17
Now the Trouble pcHsn.

IL am going To compile book ~ my
bahy's smart sayings" declared proud
Mrs. Noowcl What 10 you think
would max" au appropriate tltlcE"
Borrowed T. ghmesS.'" suggested
Hiss Sul'uric
This was why they stopped speaking
Louisville Couricr-Iournnl
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17

All people above tho condition OF Ia
borers are ruined by excess OF stimu-
lus and nourishment, clergy included. !
never yet saw any gentleman who ate
md drank as little as was reasonable.
Looking back on my past life, ] find
that all my miseries OF body and mind
have proceeded from Indigestion
sydney smiths Confession.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-17

Modern Mother Why. child alive
what are you taking or that dolly
clothes for; Modern Child I'm go.
IN to famine her 90 sec II she's been
vaccinatcd can't have 'er Sprcadin
'taciou among my other dollics. Balti
more American.