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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02

fashion and that is as well adapted to
all the many filmy stuffs. In the IL
iustration il is made OF crepe de
Chine and is trimmed with bands Of
taffeta piped with velvet and en-
broidered after a simple fashion. All
the marquisettes, voiles. foulards
and the like make exceedingly at
tractive waists of the sort, while II
also will be found charming for the
genuine summer stuffs of cotton,
linen and silk and cotton mixtures.
1t suits the odd waist and the gown
equally well and consequently Is
adapted TO a great many occasions.
The-vaist is made with front and
backs and is cut in one with the
sleeves. Shaped trimming bands are
arranged over the neck and sleeve
edges, and there is novel girdle
that finishes 1t at the waist line.
The quantity OF material required
for the medium size is two and five
eighth yards twenty-one, one and
three-quqrter yards. thirty-two or
one and three-eighth yards forty
four inches wide with one yard
twenty-one inches wide for the trim
ming bands and girdie.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Words never fall smooth hypo-
critic.
There's always room for a few more
at the bottom.
A funny story gets more applause
than sensible talk.
It's a voman's plain duty to be as
handsome as she can.
Jonah was the first man on record
to get inside information.
II takes fool to fool himself into
the belief that he isn't foolish.
Popularity is an article that isn't
displayed on bargain counters.
It's up to a married man to be n
husband-not merely an ex-bachelor.
When society woman attempts to
put on style. 1t looks much like take
Off.
No. Alonzo, man seldom puts his
foot In 1t when he takes step In the
right direction.
Female suffragists. Cordelia, are
just plain women-and the palmer
they are the more they suffer.
II is far better for a girl to remain
single than marry a goodlooking man.
Tor he will monopollze the mirror.
Probably nothing tickles fat wo-
man more than to encounter another
woman who Is much fatter than her
self.
II depends a great deal on the size
OF a mans bank balance whether his
ailment Is gout or Just ordinary rbeu-
matism.-From Pointed Paragraphs
In the Chicabo News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02
A Few More Left.

Imagination Is staggered by the
statement just handed out from Otta
wa regarding the area OF arabic land
available for settlement In the West
Up To the end Of this summer. we
learn there will have been surveyed
10000, 900 acres, and north and east
OF Edmonton alone there is at least as
much. Evidently "the last West" as
American newspaper and magazine
writer's have dubbed the Canadian
heritage, is a misnomer There seem
TO be several last Vests, and we do
not seem 20 be within sight OF the pc
nultlmate one. II will be decades be
fore what Is now known as the last
West" shall be filled up.-Westminster
Gazette.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02
sho. Bear from Automobile.

Hunting bears with an automobile
is not exactly the kind OF sport that
+. ID. Marsh OF San Francisco was
looking for when he made a trip 10
Crater Lake, oregon, but he arrived
In this city last evening from the
north and had four claws OF a bear
tied 10 the dashboard Of his 60 horse.
power whiz wagon.
Marsh says that he and his party
ran across a big brown bear by the
roadside. Without leaving his seat he
fired a shot that was fatal TO bruln.
He does not say that the bullet pierc-
ed the heart OF the bear, but he shows
the four claws az evidence that he is
telling a straight story.-Redding Cor
respondence Sacramento Bee.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02

The sentimental girl, she who is
addicted TO tying her letters with
blue ribbons and secreting locks Of
hair In her top bureau drawers. will
be glad 10 hear OF the renaissance OF
the old-fashioned locket. This pen
dant, in submission TO the style of
twenty years ago. Is either heart
shaped or oval and generally has a
small drop Of gold attached. which
makes IL look like our grand
mothers earrings. Best of all, IL
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02

New York City.-Thin, soft. crush
Able materials are the more fash
ionable ones Of the season and they
bring with them a very natural de-
mand for waists and gowns that are
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02
Long Lace Cuns.

In Paris long lace cuffs are being
used with short sleeves when a long
glove is not desirable. The first
choice in them is the plain flet cuff
Of the same tone as the gown. Elias
tics are run in the tops so that they
can be put on and taken OF quickly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02

Greece Is said 10 be the poorest
country OF Europe. Her total wealth
amounts to $1,000 100000, or about
half that of Switzerland.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02
A Partisan Fad.

II Is a Partisan fad among young
women 10 wear on their blouses OF
linen or bodices with chemisettes OF
lace ribbon OF black moire. OF
which the ends are ornamented With
large rough pearls set In diamonds
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02
Large yenise StoIcs.

A new soft and fluffy stole Is
made of two large venise stoles,
with little ruches all around.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02
J. Will Carpenter

1uRuIsHIuo UNpERrAEER AnD 1uuI1Aa
DIRECTOR.
once and warerooms, IS Piaindeid stresA
Olneyvflle, X. I. Residence, 81 Plainfield
street. Calls attended day and night
Conns and Caskcts lined and trlmmed "
the best ms nner and everything furnished
at short notice. Ts,ephone. 81 West
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02

is commodious enough TO accommo-
date a cabinet photograph and a
wig-makers' shop.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02

The quantity Of material required
for the medium size is two and three.
eighth yards twenty-seven, two and
one-eighth yards thirty-six or on;
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-02

In some circles a gentleman is {
man who gets drunk with a dress sui
on.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
some odd wills.

One of the oldest documents of the
will kind known was that Of Queen
Austrlgilda, consort of King Goutram
of Burgundy. The dying princess en-.
Joined upon her husband to STAY and
bury in the same grave with her the
physicians who had attended her. An
other will was that Of husband who
forbade his wife's marrying on pain of
his returning to haunt her. This is
quite different from that of a woman
who instructed her executors to seek
out some nice, good, pretty girl" who
would make an affectionate second
wife to her spouse. 1t is a fact inter-
esting In this connection that the first
Napoleon actually bequeathed 10000
francs to fellow named Cantillon,
who had been tried for attempting the
assassination of the Duke of yelling.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Early.Risina Hotel Guests.

Hotel guests, as a rule, are early
risers." said Bob Johnson, clerk at the
Griswold. the other evening. and to
prove it can show you the call sheet.
You will notice that there are more
Z and 1880 calls than any other. Be-
ginning at o'clock, which is seldom
used, the call sheet is ruled down to
10. About $50 the sheet shows a
few room numbers, and from that
time until Z o'clock the increase is
rapid. After the number decreases
until in the last column or two there
is hardly even a mark. When a man
leaves call for any hour later than
$3.50 We always send pitcher of ice
water along as matter of course, and
If the guest asks to be allowed to
sleep until IL, 1t is usually safe to
have the boy take up 'bracer' also"
Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
EIectrifyina All Railways.

In paper read at the January meet
ing of the American Institute Of Elec-
trical Engineers it was maintained
that to "electrify" all the railways in
the United States would reduce the
annual cost of operation-s1, 400 ,OOO,-
900 in 1sO5-by 5O,OOO,OOO. In the
year named the average gross earn
ings of railways were $9,59S mile;
average operating expenses, s6,4O9.
Electricity substituted for steam
would reduce expenses to 1926, a
saving of s1,144 mile of line. This
saving, it was argued, would more
than take care of interest and depre-
citation of power plant, construction,
etc. But good many engineers at
the meeting considered the topic of
general identification of railways sin
the air." Where, they asked, is the
$2,500,000,000 it would cost to make
the change to come from? The
change, if made generally, will take
place but slowly and in some parts OF
the country would probably not be
made for many years.-Baltimore
Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

When todays difficulties overshadow
yesterdays triumphs and obscure tho
bright visions of tomorrow's, when
plans upset and whole years of effort
seem to crystalline into a single hour
of concentrated bitterness, when little
annoyances eat into the mind very
quickly and corrode the power to view
things calmly, when the jolts of mis-,
fortune threatenSto jar loose the judg-
ment from its mornings, remember
that in every business, in every ca
reer, there are valleys to cross, as well
as hills to scale; that every mountain
range of hope is broken by chasms
of encouragement, through which run
torrent streams of despair! To quit
in the chasms is to fail. See always
in your minds eye those sunny sum
mits of success! Don't quit in the
chasm! Keep on!-System.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Almost Resulted in a TRAGEDY

mo, no; we'll both get seat. Now,
just do as tell you, darling. and it'll
be all right AS soon as we get inside
some man'll probably get up to let me
have his seat Don't notice me at all.
Pay no attention, but you take the
seat. Then after few seconds some
other man'll offer me seat"
The theory was good, but. alas, for
the practice! When her husband tried
to carry out his part of the plan the
man that had done the gallant sud
denly clawed his hand inside hubby's
neckband and, with a violent yank.
sprawled him on the floor of the Nc
Allister car.
you little, insignificant fool!
Madam, the seat is for you. Just say
the word and I'll throw this shrimp off
the car"
"Oh, my; oh, my! Don't do that.
l wouldn't have you harm him for the
world! Percy, pet. are you hurt, darl
ing?"-San Francisco Chronicle.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
aTHE DoLLAR.r

svh.,
r. ras.s ~ se. s ABOUT ooiiar.
80, paeeiuiy III ehe hithy
A. - - .' " a pessar
,a;1s,a ~ .ne s'iAen purse OF tne
1t,s h,aana. nc. :.
" 'nae eosers q nluiIitude
:. SIS
IVY .ouas tne cause VI
r. ,o,,as .om eoinoliom'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Her Head Was Hot.

Lady Dorothy Nevill in her reml.
niscences tells this story of the two
Misses Walpole, her cousins: ION one
occasion, when both of the two were
well over ninety, Miss Fanny, the
younger, who had that day been, rather
III, only Joined her sister in the sitting
room just before dinner. On her ar
rival downstairs the latter Miss Char
lotte by nancy remarked: Fanny, I
am going to be i'll, too. feel so hot
about the head. 1t must be apoplexy.'
Nothing of the sort!' exclaimed Miss
Fanny, making dash at her sisters
head. Your caps on fire, and I'm go
ing to put it out And so the brave
old thing did"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
SOLDIERS, AND SAILORS, ART.

Military Salon in Paris to Exhibit
Their Work.
Paris Is to have salon militaire,
pr military picture exhibition, which,
1t is said. will awaken both surprise
and admiration. 1t Is a strictly official
affnir. 1t is to be held in the Grand
Palais, where the regular annual salon
displays take place. The honorary
presidents of the management are Cen
eral Plquart, the minister Of war; Gas
ton Thompson, the minister of marine,
and M. Dugardln Beaumetz, who Is I'M
dersecretary to NJ. BRAND in charge of
the fine arts section Of the department
of education.
The hanging committee received
more than 300 exhlblts-oil paintings.
water colors, sculpture, engravings and
other art products. Edouard Detaille,
the great painter of war pictures, who
is said to be the moving spirit in the
exhibition, expresses amazement at the
great merit of the work in majority
of cases A large majority of the OBJ
jects sent in will be in the display.
The contributors range from sublieu-
tenants to generals In the marine sec
tion captains in the navy have sent
sea pieces and midshipmen studies Of
exotic life and scenery reproduced from
nature in Africa and Indo- China. Cen
eral Michel, the commander of the Sec
10 to1 hv a
pen and ink drawing Of the barracks
at Nancy and their picturesque sur
roundings. Colonel Renault of the In
fantry, who exhibited portrait of
Minister Barthon, Is to have one Of
General Brugere in the military exhi-
bition. Naval Lieutenant Lacaze con-
tributes water color, Summer Even.
Ing in Brittany" Naval Captain Lam
dry, an oil painting, "Near Cherbourg; ;"
Colonel Inspector Lapaln, picture,
ruins of Chevreuse," and Army Chap
lain Levegue, studies from still life.
Those who have seen the collection
say that the cavalry artists seem to
run to water colors, the artillery to
painting In oils, the engineers to sculp-
ture. The infantry are at home In
every part of the work, Including burnt
wood and miniature painting. In the
sculpture section the work Of two off,
GERS who have some celebrity In art
circles Is described as specially good.
They are Captains Allouard and
Jacques Fremont .Meurice of the re-
serve staff.
Simultaneously with the exhibition
there will be memorial" display of
works by artists who have served In
the army. 1t will include the names
of Meissonier, who served as lieutenant
colonel In 1870, and Of Detaille, who
was an ordnance officer on the staff
of General Appert New York Sun.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
GEOGRAPHY WRONG.

1t may not be generally known, but
it is a truth that will soon creep
into the Biographies and set teachers
and pupils the task Of undoing what
they have SO carefully learned, and
that is that The Hague is not the
capital of Holland, as has been sup.
posed for SO many years. Amster.
dam is the capital where the laws
are made and where the lawgivers
must create them. The Hague is
merely the residence of the queen
and her court, and has been used as
such for centuries by all the rulers
of Holland, and a Dutchman will
laugh if you make that mistake
Washington Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

Whereupon the owl would proceed
with great gravity to comb the dis.
turber's plumage with beak and claw,
occasionally pauslng during the oper.
alton to survey his work out of a
half-open eye, Jack" the while, wink
ing at his mates below with the air
of, TITS all right: 1t pleases the old
duffer."
Barn owls, also, have domesti.
Gated and have found them very
amusing pets. l had one which would
fly down in broad daylight from his
cage and catch a live mouse and back
again to make meal Of it, swallow.
ing it whole by a succession Of fear.
full gulps.
1 have seen him swallow three in
succession, and have no doubt that
had he been offered fourth he would
have been equal to the occasion. In
credible as it may seem to those who
have never witnessed the feat, he
would think nothing of devouring a
sparrow, feathers and all.-Rosary
Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
THE PRECIOUS ANTHRACITE.

The other day two little girls were
walking just behind man carrying
a pail of coal. It was in New Jer-
sey town where the coal supply has
been quite sufficient all the fall and
winter, and is so still. The small
pail of coal, carried by well-dressed
man, said as plainly as words that he
had an empty coal bin at home. AS
he walked up the hill some of the
coal slipped off, but he did not notice
that he had lost any.
Poor man." said one of the little
girls. hell need every speck of that
coal, guess.
She ran forward silently, picked up
the coal, tip-toed behind the man and
dropped it shyly in the pail. The
man did not notice. Three or four
times the child replaced the coal that
he dropped, and be never suspected
that a little "angel unawares" was
tripping at his heels.-Washington
Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
LAST TIMBER WOLF OF WEST
VIRGINIA.

Harry B. Warfeld owns the head
and hide of what was probably the
last timber wolf" killed in West Vir-
ginia. The animal was for two or
three years the pest of the sheep
raisers in Webster. Pocahontas and
Randolph counties, destroying many
flocks and almost running this i'm
portant industry.
Finally the county courts of the
three counties offered a reward of
800 each for his hide. A great hunt
was organized and the wolf was kill.
ed. The hide was carried about from
house to house and exhibited during
the winter and spring and the state
ment that 1.-THE wolfskin will be at
Jake Harbin's tonight" meant that
party was scheduled and all the
folk Of the neighborhood were ex-
pected.
Mr.. Warf1eld bought the hide and
it now adorns his residence as rug.
New Dominion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
BARN OWLS AT PETS,

Among the many bird pets l have
owned at different times owls have
always been my favorites. At pres
ent l have three tawny owls, which
| have reared from the rest. Two
took from an old hawks nest and
one from hole in the wall of a
tumbledown cottage.
They have been brought up in com.
pany with several other bird pets,
magpies, jackdaws and hawks, and
when quite young it was an exceed
ingly pretty sight to see them all to.
gether on perch, the owls watching
the proceedings of the Jacks" and
magpies with an air of absorbing in.
terest.
Sometimes the Jack" would fly up
to the perch and give one of the
tawnies a friendly dig with his beck
-as though he wanted to say; Wake
Up, old fellow!"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
AMERICAN RAILROADS AS THEY
ARE TODAY.

The following figures, Just compiled,
show the statistics of the American
railroads for 1906:
Aggregate trackage of United States,
315OOO miles.
Total locomotives, about 10000.
Total cars, freight and passenger,
about 100000.
Total private cars, about 10000.
Spent in rolling stock during past
eight years, approximately $500, OOO,-
600.
Total trackage under block system,
53,133 miles.
Net capitalization of railroads. s12,-
62S,OO0,0O0.
capitalization per track mile, about
$4,000.
Number of stockholders, about 225,.
600.
Paid employees, 5000, S2s,20S.
Total revenue from passengers. $494,-
955,235.
Total revenue from freight, 1854
G52,399.
Gross revenue, $2.319, 100000.
Net earnings and income. 1904, 431,-
56s.
Average length of passengers jour
ney, 32.7i miles.
Average number of passengers, per
train, So.
Number of employees, 1,4eo,77s.
Average daily earnings of employees,
500.
Killed: Passengers. as; employees,
3,so7.
Injured: Passengers, 11.1s5; en-
ployes. 55,524.
Two hundred and seventy-nine oper-
ating companies went through the year
without killing single passenger on
their 119,46o miles of track, but they
injured 1888 during the year.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
GAYS MOST N A rREE.

<R1 . AN1So1 IN n 11tI1E.
In disused thrush's nest near the
top of pear tree growing on the
wall of the Heston Council school
house. near Hounslow, a cat has made
her home, writes Miss NJ Foster, and
the cat may be seen daily surveying
the world from her strange abode.
1t is believed that family of kit
tens shares the nest with it's adven.
tarous parent.-London Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
A Similarity.

"Did you ever try the stock Market"
asked the Eastern man.
NO." answered Bronco Bob. But
It's my guess that deal In stocks Is
pretty much like deal in faro. You
want to fight shy unless you know the
Observation-Disclosures STAR
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

In Germany gas is manufactured on
canal boats and used to supply the
engines which propel the boats. The
system is economical and satisfactory
on moderate sized boats.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

Marmalade, then made only Of
ounces, was known in Henry Wits
reign, The word is derived from
"msrms!o," . ounce.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
Apparently Lacked Conndenc'

"You are too cautious. Why, don't
believe you'd bid 81 on $40 gold
piece"
"Not II you offered the gold piece. /"
philadelphia Ledger.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
HISTORY.

IF in Jersey U should B,
What place there would U ask
to C.?
Trenton? Oh, yes, now tell us Y"
The teacher said: "Battle!" cried 1.
"Twas there right through the
ice. U G,
Washington crossed the river d."
Youths COMPANION,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
The First Dancers,

People have danced for thousands OF
years and will probably continue to
do SO for ages to come. This custom
is of ancient origin. The first people
to dance We're the Curetes, who adopt.
ed dancing as mark Of rejoicing in
1913 B. c. In early times the Greeks
combined dancing with the drama, and
in % B. @. pantomImic dances were
introduced on the Roman stage. AT
the discovery of America the American
Indians We're holding their religious,
martial and social dances.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

MAP SHOWING BOUNDARIES OF PROPOSED
new State to be called will
states OF Washington
Inc Chambers Commerce of
behind
Ill the matter Spokane will
Is claimed Will
and northern Idaho
Statea
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01
HERERos HAVE KEEN SIGHT.

some oddities of campaigning
against the Hereros in German South
west Africa are detailed by Colonel
Bayer of the central staff in some
sketches which he aas been publish.
ing from his personal experiences in
the field. One point that particularly
impressed him was the readiness with
which the Hereros and Hottentots
singled out the officers at long range
1T wouldn't have been strange"
said he, eff we had worn brilliant
uniforms, sashes or other insignN Of
rank. But we didn't In the pres.
ence of the enemy we used exactly
the same uniform and equipment as
our troops-suits of khaki and cork
helmets with blue border. We car.
ried no swords.
Every officer carried rifle and
cartridge belt with 100 pounds u
ammunition in it, exactly like the
men. Many of us also wore bayonets.
Hands, faces, hair, uniforms, wea-
pons, everything came to be of the
same earthly color. We often could
not recognize one another and all
sorts of funny blunders took place.
In spite of this outward similar.
ity, the natives seemed never at a
loss to pick out the officers. Their
extraordinary power of vision en-.
abled them to detect the slightest
sigma gesture of the hand to con.
troll the advance of the firing line,
the use of field glass. the reception
of a report was enough to indicate
rank.
In one case, l remember, an of.
ficer addressed by his superior
turned to him and instinctively raised
his hand to his helmet in salute. In.
stantly the fire of the natives was
concentrated on them and the super.
ior was killed"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-01

Those who are invited to sing at
party, Away report having 4 good Tina