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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
WANTED THE GIBLETS.
An Incident Of Revolutionary Days In
South Carolina

There are innumerable stories OF
Revolutionary days In Charleston. The
old ladies used to tell with glee how,
when the British were supposed to be
out OF the way, the young fellows
would come home to dance with them
A message would go to the nearest
cousins and friends and supper be
cooked. II might be only rice and ba-
con, but il was good 10 hungry men,
declares CharlestOn's historian, Mrs
Ravenal. The dance and the feast
would continue until the stars grew
pale.
Often these merrymakings were dis
turbed by the enemy, but there was al
ways "a negro or two on the watch, and
the harsh note Of the screetch owl or
the cry Of the whippoorwill would give
the alarm, then ''partings In hot
haste" rush for the horses, sharp
scuffle, hot pursuit and perhaps a
prisoner taken.
The young men had odd adventures.
One young fellow betrayed himself by
his appetite. He was pursued and had
taken shelter at Mrs. Notes place on
South Santee. She rolled him up In
carpet aud, pushing 1t against the wall,
told him to keep quiet until the enemy
had gone and she could release him.
Unluckily he heard through the open
window his hostess giving directions to
the cook about the chickens which
were TO be dressed for the Dragons
dinner. He could not bear TO be left
out and thrust his head from the car
pet chrysalls and cried out, Keep the
giblcts for me"
The soldiers heard. and he was at
once caught and carried of to repent
at leisure OF his indiscretion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
Eyes Keen For Colors.

A young man who had made applica-
ton for the position of clerk in the
silk department of large store was
questioned closely as to the exact
shown him. I'VE do that" the super
intcndcnt explained. Ito MIKE sure
that you are not color blind. A dry
goods store is the one place where
color blindness is positive bar to
efficiency. Very often you hear Of
color blind workmcn in all other
branches Of business. There are, ii ap
pears, even color blind engineers and
color blind artists, but the big stores
absolutely shut out men who have not
keen eye for all colors. New York
Post
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16

lred Fuller has been sick this week.

Jared Fuller has been sick this week.
The Congregational church hasa new or
gan.
Mrs Almira Hopkins is visrting her sis.
ter, Mrs. + T. Cooke.
Nils Tyring is building a bakery at his
place. The oven and other furnishing are
in place
Miss Matte Smith and Miss May Viii
son have returned from their visit in Bar.
rington at the summer home Of Mrs. Will
liam Harris.
The choir of the Chepachet Congrega-
tional church will be present at the next
service and it is proposed that the choir
shall occupy the gallery in front.
Mrs DIR. Twitchell, Mrs. S. l.. Blakely,
Mr.. Stockwell and Miss Eta Stockwell of
Providence were the guests Of Mrs. John
F. Pautding Wednesday and Thursday OF
this week.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
OLD TIME CELEBRATIONS.
Happiness the Order Of the Day. Tran
guilty of the Night

The files ~ old newspapers are
priceless record OF the history and
manners Of their times. In the papers
of 1896 the account. ~ public rcjoicings
show that these were few In number
and that the method Of keeping them
differed widely from our ideas ~ fes
tivities. WashinEton's birthday WAS
peyhaps the greatest holiday.
Industrious citizens" we are told
appropriated the hour 81 noon For the
congratulations Of the day. Each fam
ily enriched the domestic meal with
bountiful provisions. and gey spirits
and temperate and undissembled JOY
pervsdcd all classes"
There were speeches and professions
and illuminations for the less indus
trious who were willing 10 give some
thing more than the hour of noon TO
the celebration. but the most mcmora
BILE observance of the day was that or
the Harvard students.
Saying 20 each other that II would
I've disgrsceful to pretend to honor
Washington with riot and disorder.
they retired TO their chambers before .
O'Clock. and by the time the bells
ceased ringing there was not light 10
be seen I'm any Of the buildings"
This II equslsd by the summing up
OF the celebrations OF Fourth OF July
for the same year. n day observed with
great rejoiclngs. No accidents are re
ported. and the editor concludes. "In
happiness was the order of the day.
tranquility OF the night" Youth's
Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
They All Thouqht About Alike.

Three tired" citizeus-a lawyer. a
doctor and newspaper man-sat in a
back room In the gray light OF the
early dawn. On tho table were many
empty bottles and couple OF packs
OF cards. As they sat In silence a
rat scurried across the hearth into
the darkness beyond The three men
shifted their feet and looked ut each
other uneaslly. After n long pause
the lawyer spoke. IL know what you
fellows are thinking" he. said; you
think | thought | saw n rat, but
didn't"-Argonaut.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16

IL is n popular belief that no men
understand dress" Still. IL should he
known that they have a sort OF rough
appreciation Of general effects. They
can distinguish between the woman
who dresses well 10y instinct and one
who does so with an effort They are
able 10 recognize at glance the girls
and women who go through life in
the wrong kind OF garments and wear
Ing hats which iufatuation has inn
PEELED them 10 buy against their bet
ter Judgment. - London Lady's Pic
torial
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
BOOK PLATES.
They Came Within Fifty Years After
the Invention Of PRINTING.

They Came Within Fifty Years After
the Invention Of Printing.
II was within half century from
the invention Of printing that book
plates were introduced as Identifying
marks to indicate the ownership OF the
volume.
Germany, the fatherland Of printing
from movable type and OF wood cut
ting for making impressions in ink on
paper. 'is likewise the home land Of
the book plate.
The earliest dated woodcut Of ac-
cepted authenticity is the well known
"St Christopher Of 1923" which was
discovered in the Carthusian monas-
terry Of Buxheim, in Suabia.
Ii was To insure the right Of owner
ship in book that the owner had il
marked with the coat Of arms Of the
family or some other heraldic device
Libraries were kept intact and passed
from generation 10 generation, bearing
the emblem Of the family.
The first book plate In France is dat
ed ljTi: in Sweden, 1919; Switzerland,
1907, and Italy, 1923. The earliest Eng
lish book plate is found I'm a folio vol
ume once the property of Cardinal VOL
sey and afterward belonging to his
royal master.
The earliest mention OF the book
plate in English literature is by Pepys,
July 1G, 1GSS. The first known book
plate in America belonged to Governor
Dudley. Paul Revere, the patriot, was
one Of the first American cngravers OF
book plates and designer Of great
abillty.-Journal OF American History.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
Glued Clothes.

"In Korea" said a tailor, needle
and thread are unknown TO tailoring.
Their place is taken by glue"
Glue"
"Gluc-a peculiarly fine glue made
of, fish. Making Korean clothes, the
tailor does not bring two edges OF
cloth together and then slowly and
painfully unite them with fine stitches
of the needle. No; he overlaps the
edges slightly, brushes on little glue,
presses the seam together and sets the
garment away TO dry.
II wore glued clothes in Korea and
found that they lasted almost as well
rs sewed ones."-New orleans Times
Democrat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
KNEW HER GRAMMAR.
The LsndIady Wrote Correctly and
Wa Not to Blame.

A Londpq gentleman advertised for
apartments st a fashionable watering
place and received many replies. lie
pitched upon one chiefly because II
mentioned u splendid 'sea view" and,
a. Il was not convenient for him to
leave his business TO see the apart
ments, he closed with the offer by
post. sending a substantial deposit.
When the time came for him TO take
his holiday lie duly arrived At his
destination and WAS surprised TO find
that not glimpse OF the sea was oh
tainable from any window Of his
apartments.
81 thought you said there was .
splendid sea viewf" lie said angrily
to the landlady.
$50 there il, sir" replied the land
lady. dra wing his attention to picture
on the wall. a really excellent painting
Of the sea.
"Why, you-er-er- What do yor
mean by such q swindler' gasped the
gentleman. Il meant q view OF the
real sea-"
"Oh, did you, sirT coolly said the
landlady. "If you VIII refer to my
letter you Will sec that ! distinctly
stated there was splendid sea view
In the drawing room. Had meant a
view Of the real sea | should have said
there was a splendid sea view from
the drawing room. | cannot think how
an educated gentleman. nv you evil
IDENTITY are, could have made such an
egreSious errorv-London Tit Bits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
Where He PLAYED,

"My husband" said the conceltcd
lady. lis Shakcspearean actor"
Indeed. Does he play In 'EamletT y"
lskcd her friend.
mo" said the actors wife: "he only
plays In the larger cities" London
rntler
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
Neiahbors.

IL beg your pardon. sir, but I'm
going to ask you II your daughter
would mind not playing on the piano
for the next two weeks"
MAY I ask, sir. the reason for this
extraordinary requesti"
well, you see. my son wishes to
get good start with the flutc."-New
York Life
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
Wonderful Ability.

81 understand he Is n man Of great
ability
You bet he is. He can convince you
that you are wrong In any argument
without having 10 shake his finger IN
your face. ce."-Milwaukec sentinel.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16

Father-Well how does your hus-
hand succeed with his art? Does he
sell any pictures? Daughter should
think so! Why, there Ia not a single
one left ef those you gave us for
wedding present. .Flegende Blattcr.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
PridA ard pried

Differs gets his new car out several
times day. Matter of pride, sup.
pose"
Yep. Fried II out OF a mudholc
three times last Monday. y."-Clcvelsnd
rlsiu Dealer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
Microscopic.

The best microscopes are warranted
20 magnify about 10000 times. Those
are the kind most people would make
use OF In examining their neighbors'
aults.-Washington Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
A PHILOSOPHER.

Askitt Why 10 YOU consider Smiley
philosopher: Noitt Because Of his
ability TO bear other peoples troubles
with fortitude. City 1ndepend
ent.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
The Letter G.


The letter q furnishes US a curious
bit OF orientalism. Its Hebrew name
is gimel. camel, from the resemblance
OF the Hebrew character 10 the head
and neck OF that animal. The char
acter was thus almost certainly de-
rived from a picture Of that animal,
which, reduced TO a hieroglyphic and
then simplifled. still distantly indicates
the shape Of the head and neck OF the
beast OF burden familiar to every
dweller i'm eastern lauds.
Summer coughs and colds yield at
once TO Bees Laxative Cough Syrup.
Contains honey and tar but no opiates.
Children like 1t. Pleasant to take.
It's laxative qualities recommends II ( d,
mothers. Hoarseness, coughs, Group
yield quickly.
Sold by T f. Grady, 1916 Westminster
street
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16

When a man seeks your advice ne
generally wants your pralse.-Ches'er'
field.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16
Price 500 per Bottle.
Mrs Birch's Elixer Of Life.

For tired, nervous women, suffering from
any form II Female weakness. ID j. the
ctcal Indian Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, and Is woman'S cure
or all female diseases.
Mrs. Birch. ~ Aborp ST.,
PROVIDENCE, Il, 4.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-16

An old man hath the almanac in hie
body.-Italiap Proverb.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01

United States Senator Nathan B
Scott viii carry his own state, II he
runs for President. he will carry
it in the. nominating convention and
at the election. There have been
candidates for that once who did
not carry their own state. Thus, II
is shown that Senator Scott has this
one strong feature at least in his IA
vor. But. Senator Scott will carry
not only his own state in the con-
vention, but also several others,
perhaps, enough to nominate him,
and it can be asserted without fear
of successful contradiction that, ii
he receives the nomination, he will
carry more than enough states to
elect him. Hurrah for Senator
Scott for President of the United
States.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01

lection to fast riding until the train
goes into the ditch, and the greater
the speed the worse the accident as
general rule"
The Telegram falls to see how or
sanized labor is responsible and SO
far as the argument he advances
about seniority is concerned. that Is
doubtless practiced in the otices OF
the railways, though. Of course. there
are exceptions to all rules. Nudge
himself says he has been in the SER
vice great many years. and now he
is receiving reward. Certainly, he
did not begin railroading in his
present position? If he did. 1t is but
little he knows about the practical
operation Of railroads.
Nudge, however, hits the nail OF
the head and has found the keysto
the disasters of late, when he talks
about fluctuation in traffic. He ad,
mits that railroads are not prepar.
ed for it. That is their weakness
and not those they have in their EN-,
ploy He overlooks the fact thai
railroads require certain standards
before men can enter their service
and in emitting that he lays the
blame on the men they hire.
Nudge also believes we are goine
too fast in this age. Well. who II
responsible for this in reference tt
travel? The railroads themselves
are. Passengers we're content t.
travel at the old speed, but the rail
roads themselves took a notion the!
should run trains like flying ma
chimes. No one asked them to do so
They merely volunteered. No on,
asked the Pennsylvania road to us,
steel ties instead of wooden ones
And now that railroad concludes
steel ties caused a recent horror
Why blame the trainmen for that
They did not say steel ties must b,
used. The fact is they have no sa.
in what the company does, except ii
SO much as protects themselves in tn,
matter of fair livelihood.
Nudge would have done well Il
suggest measures to be enacted b.
the nation and states to overcom,
what he undertakes to lay upon tn,
shoulders of minor employees o
railroad companies.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01

Whatever the outcome of the
Thaw case enough has been brought
out to furnish numerous moral les
sons for the mothers of daughters
who are in their teens. If Evelyn
Nesbit's mother had exercised the
proper care of her daughter and kept
her away from the degrading and
licentious orgies which she admitted
that she participated in before her
marriage to Thaw it is most probable
that she would not have had to un-
dergo the terrible and humiliating
ordeal which she has Just experience
ed or that there would have been a
Thaw trial. Mothers cannot give toe
much maternal care to their daugh-
tes when they are passing from
girlhood to womanhood, one of the
most critical of their lives.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01

which closed last Saturday morning.
The higher legislative branch passed
the bill to take effect from passage.
but in the house the democrats had
enough votes to keep the bill from
taking effect from its passage. Their
opposition would have come to
naught had the majority been able
to keep all their members in the
house but owing to illness and other
causes, such was not the case and
the Democrats came on with a par
ton victory. costly as it was to the
state.
The license year begins on May
1st and by staying on the effective
ness of the rev licepse law, those
who WIN BE- affected by the act, have
the privilege of renewing their IL
censes on that date, thus saving the
applicants quite a snug sum. but
losing to the state an equal amount
that would fit nicely in the state
treasury. The bill introduced by
Senator Miller in the state senate
which changes the license year from
May LIST to July 1st, will not fore
stall this loss If 1t cannot be placed
in effect from the time of its passage
and it is unlikely that the Democrats
will favor any action of this sort
Senator Miller's bill when passed and
enacted into a law will have the
effect of beginning the license year
of the state on July LIST. the begin.
ming of the government license year
At the expired session of the leg.
islature. the Democrats held eau.
Gus and decided to keep the revenue
bill from going into effect from pass
age. Four Democrats were opposed
to this means at first but they voted
as a unit to keep the bill from going
into effect from passage when Il
came up in the house.
Should the bill go into effect from
passage. $4,000 will be saved fol
the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01
The license Bill.

The Democratic members of the
legislature have gone ON record a,
opposed to the collection of licenses
properly due the state. Governor
Dawson appealed to them in caucus
to vote for a proposition to make
the license bill effective from its
passage. but they would not do it.
He showed them and they knew IL
that the state would derive a rev.
enue of $4,000 that way, which it
would not do. If the bill did not
go into effect from its passage.
They turned deaf ear to Governor
Dawson.
Just what the bill is and what It
means are matters hard to determine,
as every one is SO busy down at
Charleston doing this, that or the
other. that the newspapers gener-
ally have had no opportunity to in
spect many OF the bills, for the rea-
son they are not forwarded. The
best the Telegram has been able to
CLEAN is as follows:
House bill No. 27S. fixing the IL
censes, was passed by both the sem
ate and the house at the session
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01
SCHOOL OF RAIRoADNG AND
TELEGRAPHY.


The new School of Railroading
and Telegraphy in connection with
the West Virginia Wesleyan College
at Buckhannon, will open at the be-
ginning of the Spring Term-March
18th. This department is thorough
ly equipped and its instructors are
railroad and business experts. The
demand for properly trained rail-
road operatives is very great indeed.
This is one of the departments Of the
college which continue through the
summer term. For all information
address President wier. Buckhan-
non. W. Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01

In the event Senator Scott seeks
the nomination for President of the
United States. and. it is stated, he
is already a candidate. it will please
West Virginia to support him most
heartily, not that this state wants
him out Of the senatorship but be-
cause it wants him to go higher. AL
so in that event the Telegram wants
to see that Hon. W. P. Hubbard is
made senator. With Senator Scott
candidate for President. the Tele-
gram sounds the first slogan in the
campaign for his successor in the
senate and names again Mr.. Hub
bard.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01

Democratic newspapers that have
been worrying about the legislature
doing NO work this year and glory
ing in the statement should take
notice that it takes column and a
half to print a list of what bills the
legislature has passed in spite of the
despicable opposition that met al
most eveery one. And among them
are some very good measures inciud-
ing a two-cent railroad fare bill.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01

No one objects to all the business
mems leagues possible coming In for
some of the credit for the work the
senators and congressman from this
state have done toward getting ap-
preparations for the improvement of
rivers and harbors in this stateI The
fact that the appropriations were
gotten is what the State reioices
over. Tom, Dick and Harry may
claim the credit, If they want to do
so, but the people are looking more
to the improvements that are to be
made.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01

A speech made by Representative
Walter Preston Brownlow, member
of Congress from the first district Of
Tennessee, in the national legislature
the other day is reported to be the
first that he has made there in the
ten years he has been in office. He
probably had some throat afiiction or
is one of those fellows who says
little and does much.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-03-01
Federal once. Belong Here.

The Parkersburg Sentinel agrees
with what the Telegram intimated a
few weeks ago that the offices Of the
federal courts in this district ought
to be here. In another column OF
this issue is a clipping from that
paper. In 1t will be found these
words:
ut was conceded that the Offices
of both the marshal and the U. s.
district attorney are generally kept
at the point, where the bulk of the
business is transacted and the bulk
of business has for some time been
transacted at Clarksburg, and there
would be no surprise If these Offices
were removed to that point"
The above statement was made in
commenting on the appointment of
Samuel R. Harrison. of this city, as
clerk of Judge Goff's court Notice
that that paper says the bulk Of the
business has been done here some
time, Notwithstanding the fact that
the clerk has been located at Park
ersburg. Note also that It admits
the officers of the court ought to be
where the court is. especially where
the bulk of the business is done, and
since. as the Sentinel says, the bulk
Of it has been done here of late and
promises to be done here In the
future, the Telegram congratulates
that paper in honestly admitting that
Parkersburg has NO rightful claim on
the Offices mentioned, nor should