The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-02-02
have cold weather that Will destroy

| the year a spell OF warm weather suf'i-
| ciently constant, followed by a real
old-fashioned cold snap, il is calculated
| that the saving 10 the state through
| the destruction OF the gypsy moth eggs
I would be tremendous. This is assum.
| ing that The warm weather would pre-
msurely hatch such eggs on large
scale. as the recent weather has done
10 a comparatively small extent.
Redolent OF samshu and the pungent
odor of JOSS sticks and sandalwood, be.
decked in faring dragon flags and gay
with lanterns OF weird design. China.
town is celebrating the new year. which
in their calendar commenced on Jan.
"a The hammering OF devil.gongs and
the volleys OF fire crackers rang in the
streets all day, while sons of the Flow
cry Kingdom visited from house 10
house, swopping felicitations. Laun.
dries and shops were deserted, and
the Cinnamon and their friends made
merry according 10 their lights.
The wear which was ushered into
Chinatown amid the boom Of crackers
and the mournful naturalization OF
the boiler-lid bells 10 keep the evil
spirits away Is no ordinary collection
Of n onths I'm fact. II the willy Zip 500
may he quoted as sincere, IL is no less
than sort Of leap year with l3
months in II instead OF merely ~
This happens once in three years, the
Innnth hnipas nm NJ usI 4f
Yin was moved TO call loose DAYS" or
extra days as calculated i'm lunar
months II is indeed a leap year. and
IL Zip. whose ways, Of course, may be
dark. speaks on the spirits of his an
cestors. the occasion involves a special
privilege as regards marital requests.
But AS the II fair ladies or Chinatown
have already been provided with
spouses, IL is fair 10 assume that the
privilege will stand merely on form.
While agitation is going on publicly
and petitions are being signed to save
Old Ironsides from being sold for the
copper and iron in her hull, there re-
mains hidden in a small paint shop on
Atlantic avenue relic as interesting
In way as the Constitution herself
II Is the builders model on the lines
constructed, and which was saved
from threatened destruction for FIRE
wood by Capt. w. S. Nickerson, the
present owner of the model
When the newly organized United
States of America decided that lar
ger and more efficient navy was neces-
sary, and II was decided TO build yes
sells OF a size that would compare with
those Of her principal enemy, Great
Britain, Capt Joshua Humphreys of
Philadelphia WAS given the order for
the construction Of the first vessel.
AS his first effort he designed the
Constitution. which according to his
instructions was To he the equal If not
the superior OF anything atloat. The
shipyard of Edmund Hart at the Bat
terry, known everywhere as "Hart's
Naval Yard" was chosen as the best
place TO build 4 ship of her size and
requirements. That nothing might be
left undone 10 make her a monarch of
the seas, Capts Barry, Dale and TruX-
ton were assigned to advise with con
structor Humphreys as TO drafts. molds
and building instructions, and Colonel
George Claghurno of New Bedford was
selected for his knowledge Of shin
building TO superintcnd the work Of
How well these men per
formed the work allotted to them can
be Judged from the fact thar the Con
stilUtion still remains aloat after more
than 100 years.
When Glen MacDonough wrote the
book of the newest Julian Mitchell
musical comedy which began it's last
week at the Majestic theatre Monday
night, he selected as his story the tale
OF the dancing princess. by the Broth
ers Grimm and has woven pretty
stage Offering fun Of witty dialogue
and comedy situations. and Victor Her
bert who supplied the music must
have been in his happiest mood when
the Muse Way at work for tho nrattv