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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
That Little Valentine Boy.

His other name is Cupid. That ls
what the old Romans called him.
He had still another name given him
by the early Greeks, Eros. But what
ever he may be called, he is the same
jolly little sprite that you paint, draw
or paste on your valentines as the
love fairy.
He looks very harmless with his
chubby-baby cheeks and his loving
eyes. But look at him closely and
you will find in those eyes sparks OF
mischief glinting through the love.
like points OF mica i'm a quartz rock.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
A Different Make.

Mrs. Wigglebys husband had bought
an automobile, and its commanding
merits formed the sole topic OF Mrs.
Wiggleby's conversation.
You just ought TO take a ride in it,
Mrs. Duggleby," she said to "A neighbor
who, as she knew. had no automobile.
IT'S almost noiseless, it never gets
out of order, has all the modern inn
proyements. goes like the wind, and
it's as easy as a rocking chair. It's
a Highny-Clippinger with patent
sparker attachment. BY the way, what
kind of machine do you use?"
Light Running Lockstitch, with
hemmer, tucker, and buttonhole at
tachment,' said Mrs. Duggleby.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND lOc
Fox Frozen TO Railroad Track.

Here is a fox hunting story from For
est County: on November 76 Frank
DeVilder. while walking down the
track of Clough's railroad, below the
Beaver Meadows. noticed fox on the
track. His front feet were on the
rails as if i'm the act of crossing. Mr..
De Wilder shot. but the fox remained as
at first noticed. Upon closer inquiry
It was found that the shot hit the cross
tie just beneath the animal, and Mr.
DeVilder proceeded to slay him with
the butt of his gun, when he found 10
his surprise the front feet of the fox
frozen fast TO the rails. Mr.. De-
Wilder brought the fox to Marienville
on Saturday and squire Brockway paid
the philadelphia Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
Some St. Valentine "Don'ts."

Remember that you want to enjoy
the st. Valentine party as we'll as
your guests; therefore observe these
rules:
Don't fret and worry every hour Of
the preceding day until you are ner-
vous and sensitive to everything that
goes wrong.
Don't rush your games too close on
each others heels. Young people
like TO talk.
Don't seem 20 be making an effort
to entertain them at every moment.
Suggest the games when the talking
grows a little less spirited.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

For February festivities that take
place on or near the fourteenth OF the
month, there are this year a host of
charming novelties. The old-fash-
toned valentines are, OF course, out OF
date for everybody but children, yet
the sentiment OF the day still fingers
In the hearts and darts and paste
board Cupids used on the new candy
boxes. What, for instance, could be
pretUer remembrance for any young
man to give his best GIRL" or even
a young woman for whom he had no
particular regard but TO whose family
he was indebted for invitations TO
dinner or tea, dances or other func-
tions Of the season, than one OF these
candy-boXes? Two different STYLES
are shown on this page-one covered
with bright-red paper and decorated
with a big bow OF red ribbon, having
In the centre Cupid himself, with his
bow and arrows; the other simpler
but just as effective, covered with
white crepe paper and decorated with
gilt arrow pierced through two
hearts. If these boxes are wanted
for souvenirs at luncheons or parties
they can easily be made at home by
clever girl, for the crepe paper is
very simple to manipulate. The heart
shaped pasteboard boxes can be
bought ready-made at most stationery
stores. and the hearts and arrows cut
out OF red and gold paper respec-
lively, declares McCall's Magazine.
Even easier to make is the littl~
round box shown at the top Of thO
left -hnnd cnrnnr Of this nrnnn Am
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
BRAIN POWER
Increased 10y Proper Feeding.

A lady writer who not only has
done good literary work. but reared
family. found in Grape-Nuts the
ideal food for brain work and to de-
yelop healthy children. She writes:
81 am an enthusiastic proclaimer OF
Grape-Nuts as a regular diet for
merly had no appetite in the morning
and for years while nursing my four
children, had insufficient nourlshment
for them
Unable 10 eat breakfast felt faint
later, and would so to the pantry and
eat cold chops, sausage, cookies.
doughnuts or anything | happened to
hnd. Being writer, at times my
head felt heavy and my brain asleep.
when ] read OF Grape-Nuts | be-
gan eating it every morning. also
gave IL TO the children. including my
10 months old baby. who soon grew
as fat as little pig, good natured
and contented.
Il wrote evenings and feeling the
need OF sustained brain power. began
eating small saucer OF Grape Nuts
with milk. instead of my usual indi-
gestible hot pudding. pie. or cake for
dessert at night.
Il grew plump, nerves strong. and
when | wrote my brain was active
and clear; indeed, the dull head pain
never returned"
POSTUM CEREAL CO, Ltd,
Battle Creek, Mich
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

OF paste, and a twist OF DaDy ribbon.
The white ice cream basket Is made
I'm exactly the same way, with the
substitution Of white paper for red
and little pastebOard Cupid stuck
on the handle in place OF the heart
and arrow. The fayors for a yalen-
tine dance, children's party or cotll-
lion are simply fancy paper hearts
fastened on slender sticks, wound
with paper and decorated with ribbon
streamers. The candle shade makes
"A most effective table decoration. 1t
Is OF white paper, decorated with
red hearts and gold arrows, and the
top and bottom OF the shade are fin-
ished with twists OF the paper touched
mp with gold paint.
St. Valentines Day was originally
the day dedicated TO the incoming OF
spring. The Romans kept it In honor
OF Pan and Juno, and the festival,
which lasted several days, was called
"Lupercalia." The early Christian
church, desiring 70 effect a change In
this much-abused feast, very adroitly
reconstituted the old practice OF the
lottery OF lovers names. In place OF
he names of real youths and maid
ms. whose appelations, written on
slips OF paper, were drawn by the
Young people of the time, the church
substituted the names OF the saints.
The idea had its own beauty, and the
Iotion OF dedication was thus pre-
ierved In a more spiritual sense than
n the old Roman festival. This feast.
md not the existence of the real st.
valentine, is the origin Of the gallant
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
RED HAIRED PEOPLE.
Found i'm Great Numbers in North
eastern Part of Scotland.


Rcd hair is found i'm distinct excess
north of the Grampans. and especial
~ in the northeast of Scotland. Mr..
Tochcr. Petorhcad, VINO has made the
question of pigmcnJatiou special
study, and has just been helped TO
conclude a color survey of the school
children over 10000 of scotland,
announced this as one of his results.
I'm most European countries. he
said. there is a distinct predominance
of one type over the others. In north
Germany and Sweden il is the blonde
type: i'm Italy the brunette No such
predominance is found i'm Scotland.
Dark hair and fair are present in
equal proportions The dominant
color among Scottish children is
brown, and it has 10 be shown how
far brown is really blend of fair and
dark.
The proportion of red hair through
out the country is a little over five
per cent.-high compared with the
Continent. one cannot overlook the
reference of Tacitus TO the red haired
Caledonians. Some curious facts
brought to light suggest that red hair
is not entirely or strictly racial
trait. 1t may have some peculiar
physiological If not pathological con-
neCtion London Daily Mail.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
From SchoolboY ESSAYS.

About this time, Columbus was ours
ing around among the West Indies.
Jackson's campaign i'm the ValleI
was the greatest piece Of a~millinerJ
work ever known
The Valkyrie were the ChoOsers o
the Slain, and The Valhalla the Hauleri
of The Slain.
The eldest son of the King Of France
Is called The Dolphin
The Duke OF Clarence. according Il
his usual custom was killed in bat
t.a.
Heafhcn are parugons lpagans) thai
wash mp idle things
The Indians call their women squads
--iIaIper's Weekly
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
Saw the Hogs.

"And have YOU visited our great
stockyards?~ asked the Chicago wom-
an Of a lady visitor from New York.
"Oh, yes. l was down there to-
day"
Did you ever see so many hogs in
your whole life?
NO. | never did, Why. do you
know. nobody offered me a seat. and
I had 20 stand up in the car all the
way home! --Yonkers Statesman.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
PURE FOOD
No Food Commissioner Of any State
has ever attacked the absolute
purity of Grapc-Nuts.

Every analysis undertaken shows
this food 10 be- made strictly OF Wheat
and Barley. treated by our processes
10 partially transform the starch
parts into form OF Sugar, and there
fore much easier 10 digest.
our claim that il is a Food for
Erain aud Nerve Centres" is based
upon the fact that certain parts Of
Wheat and Barley (which we use)
contain Natures brain and nerve
building ingredients, viz, Phosphate
of Potash, and the way We prepare
the food makes il easy to digest and
assimilatc.
Or. Geo. ". Carey I'm his book on
The R!ochemic System Of Medicine
SAYS
When the medical profession fully
understands the nature and range OF
the phosphate OF potassium, insane
asylums will no longer be needed
The gray matter Of the brain Is
controlled entirely by the inorganic
ccll-salt. potassium phosphate
This salt uuitcs with albumpn,
and by the addition Of oxygen creates
nerye-fuid, on the gray matter OF the
brain.
"Of course. there is trace of other
salts and other organic matter In
ucrye-0uid, but potassium phosphate
is the chief factor and has the power
within itself to attract, by its own
law of affinity, all things needed TO
manufacture the elixir OF life. There
fore, when nervous symptoms arise,
due TO the fact that the nerye-nuid
has been exhausted from any cause,
the phosphate OF potassium Is the
only true remedy, because nothing
else can possibly supply the de-
ficiency.
The ills arising from too rapidly
consuming the gray matter OF the
brain cannot be oyerestimated.
Phosphate OF Potash, is TO my
mind, the most wonderful curative
agent ever discovered by man. and
the blessings IL has already conferred
on the race are many. But what
shall the harvest be when physicians
everywhere fully understand the part
this wonderful salt plays I'm the pro-
cessos Of lirc2 II will do az much as
can be done through physiology to
mako heaven on earth.
Let the oycrworkcd business man
take &c and go home good-tcmpcred.
Let Che weary wife, nerves uustrung
from attending To sick children or en-
lprIufutrv ..Ulr1pt. f1I., % ayI D,tn
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
Couldn't Draw MARRIAGE.

A teacher in a certain school asked
her class to draw a picture of that
which they wished TO be when they
grew up. The pupils went diligently
to work with paper and pencil, some
drawing pictures of soldiers, police
men, and fine ladies. etc. They all
worked hard, but one little girl, who
sat quietly holding her pad and pen
Gil i'm hand.
The teacher. observing her, asked:
Don't YOU know what you want TO
be when you grow up, Anna?'
yes know" replied the little girl.
81 want to be married, but ! don't
know how TO draw it."-Harper'
Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
Those fashionable Terms.

What's all that iargon We hear com.
ing from the room whore The sorority
Is meeting? Is it a new mystic rit
ual?"
Nav They're just discussing the
The features OF new gown one o.
them has Chicago Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

observauces Of the day; for It would
be very nard to say which Of the three
early Christian bishops so named the
14th OF February is intended to com.
memOrate.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

urinary troubles. bearing down SEN
sations, etc. on June goth, 1907.
four and one-half years later. she
said: II haven't had kidney troubls
since. repeat my. testimony"
!; Sold by all dealers. so cents a boz.
Foster lilbaTa Co.. Buffalo, y. Y. a
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

kidney troubles. Is
that relief lasting?
Let Mrs. James AZ.
Long. Of 113 y. Au-
gusta St, Staunton,
Va, tell you. on
January 31st, 1908.
Mrs. Long wrote:
Doan's Kidney Pills
have cured me" COT
pain in the back.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
supcrstitious Golfers.

The two chief golfng surcrstitions
are that two up and FIVE to play never
won a match and that IL Is unlucky
TO win the FIRST hole; It is hard 10 say
which is the sillier of the two.--Lon-
don Daily Mail.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
RARE OPPORTUNITY.

few dollars Invested IN small monthly payments
In a working and thoroughly developed mine OF 100
acres insures sou an income, doubles your money
within year absolutely risk. Write for partic1
lars. JOS. =. STEVENS 1877 Penna. Bldg, Phils.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
The Dear Things.

oTer a woman an apology and the
chances are she will oder an excuse
for not accepting It
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
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A milking machine was recently
exhibited at a Missouri State fair
that MIXED six COWS at one time. A
herd Of seyenty-fiye COWS was MIXED
IN one hour and fifteen minutes, two
boys operating the machine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
THE TIME TEST.

That Is What Proves True Merit.
Doan's Kidney Pills bring the
quickest OF relief from backache and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

A milking machine was recently
exhibited at a Missouri State fair
that MIXED six COWS at one time. A
herd of seyenty-five COWS was MIXED
IN one hour and fifteen minutes, two
boys operating the machine.
Galvanism owes its origin 20
Madame Galyania noticing the con-
traction of the muscles OF a skinned
frog, which was accidentally touched
by a person at the moment the pro-
fessor cher husband) was taking an
electric spark from the machine. This
hint was followed up By experiments.
The Plaissetty incandescent gas
tie, TO be manufactured in Lon
- is claimed TO endure vibration
and crushing without injury; and
adapts itself TO any flame. It is soft
and flexible, and can be mailed in
common envelope.
The State Department has been ad-
vised by American Minister Graves at
Stockholm that Professor A. A.
Nicholson. of Chicago, is to be award
ed the Nobel prize for physicists. DR..
Nicholson s the discoverer Of a new
method Of determining the velocity
Of light.
Variations produced by weather on
the abrus plant have been codified
by Professor Nowack, the originator
OF the observatory at Denmark Hill.
England. From his codes he can
construct charts four days in advance
Of the Weather Bureau, predicting
storms, winds, changes and the like.
The forecasts are made through the
different positions of the leaves,
which are turned in every direction
and brought TO different angles by
the atmospheric changes.
Turpentine is obtained by cutting
n hole in one side of the tree, called
boxing" which in few years kills
the tree. The forest service has
found a method Of extracting tur-
pentine by which the trees are far
less injured, and the yield is in
creased thirty per cent.
The singular case OF n divided
pupil in a young mans left eye-the
result Of unknown injury In child
hood-has been recorded by an
Italian oculist. The ordinary pupil
is elliptic, being about a twelfth OF
an inch broad and fourth as high,
and the second pupil, having about
the same size and shape, is usually
hidden by the upper eyelid, being at
the upper portion Of the iris. Both
pupils are immovable in the strongest
light. With both eyes or the upper
left pupil alone vision is about nor
NAL, but with the lower left pupil
alone objects appear confused.
It has been proposed to use elec-
tro-magnets for lifting and handling
large panes Of glass. This is accom-
plished by placing a piece OF sheet
iron under the glass, and applying
one or more electromagnetic on the
upper face of the glass. The electro
magnets attract the sheet iron, and
thereby hold the glass suspended
while moving.
GREAT BIRD STUNT.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Europe's output of sugar for 1907
Is about 6,2SS,OO0 tons.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

In tho Italian army all cavalry
regiments are supplied with carrier
pigeons, which are used for the
transmission Of information during
all their military maneYnres in camp.
Young cavalry officers go through a
course OF instruction ON the training
OF pigeons for military purposes at
the pigneral College.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
Millions in Oats and Barley.

Nothing viii pay you better for 1908
than to sow plenty of big yielding oats
and barley with oats at SOC TO SOC a bu.
eraged 80 bu. per acre more than any
other variety IN 1907 would pay immense
ly while Sliler's Silver King Barley which
proved itself the biggest yielder at the
Wisconsin Agricultural Station during
have given You in 1907 just 81, 10000 on so
acres. IL i an enormous yielder.
JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND l0c
TO the John \. >azer Seed Co., La
Crosse. Wis. and we will mail YOU the
most original seed catslog published in
America with samples of Emperor VIII
liam Oats, Silver King Barley, Billion Dol
lar Grass which produces l2 tons per acre.
Sainfron the dry soil luxuriator etc, etc,
and II YOU send l4c We add a package OF
new farm seeds never before seen by
you.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

The island OF Lu2on, OF which
Manila Is the capital, has three sea-
sons, known as the cold, the hot and
the wet. The mean temperature Of
the cold season is 1882; Of the hot,
S7.26; Of the wet, 1856. The cold
season, the most enjoyable time Of
the year for Europeans, extends
from November 20 June, and the wet
from June TO November.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

The gem known as tho Florentine
IS now owned by the Emperor Of
Austria. II formerly belonged TO
Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy,
who lost is on the battlefield. Sub
scqucntly it came into the possession
OF Pope Julian II, who presented it
TO the Emperor OF Austria.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

New Yorks telephone "centrals"
begin the new year with $4,000 calls
each hour.
New York City consumes go gal
Ions Of wine. spirit and malt liquors
each hour in the day.
Twenty-one thousand gentlemen
and ladies swlped towels from the
Boston public baths last year.
New York City's municipal courts
will cost S809,95O this year, which Is
s32O,70O more than they cost last
year.
There are twenty-five collisions
daily i'm New York city between
street cars and other vehicles where
some damage Is done.
William Sells. a schoomaster In
the early days OF Michigan, now at
eighty, feels that he can spell down
any high school class In the State.
The oldest man ever sentenced TO
the Michigan penitentiary, Thomas
Payne, is dead, aged eighty-eight.
lie committed wife murder in 1904.
In contesting damage suit by a
woman against Willimantic, Conn.
Mayor Dunn said she couldn't have
put her foot i'm the hole because he
couldn't. His foot Is to be measured
In court.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

The new Catskil plan for deliver
Ing water 10 New York city will cost
in excess Of $1GOOOO,OOO and in
volve the construction OF twelve
reservoirs, an acQucduct sixty miles
long and a tunnel under the Hud-
son River. The city. will then have
at its command five hundred million
gallons Of water daily.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Galvanism owes It's origin 70
Madame Galyania noticing the con-
traction of the muscles of a skinned
frog, which was accidentally touched
by a person at the moment the pro-
fessor cher husband) was taking an
electric spark from the machine. This
hint was followed up By experiments.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Twenty-one thousand gentlemen
and ladies swlped towels from the
Boston public baths last year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

New York City consumes go gal
Ions Of wine, spirit and malt liquors
each hour I'm the day.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14
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New York's telephone "centrals"
begin the new year with 900 calls
each hour.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

The Plassetty incandescent gas
7tle, TO be manufactured in Lon
O., is claimed TO endure vibration
and crushing without injury; and
adapts itself to any flame. It is soft
and flexible, and can be mailed in a
common envelope.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

The State Department has been ad-
vised by American Minister Graves at
Stockholm that Professor A. A..
Nicholson. of Chicago, is to be award
ed the Nobel prize for physicists. Dr.
Nicholson s the discoverer of a new
method OF determining the velocity
Of light.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-14

Turpentne is obtained by cutting
n hole in one side Of the tree, called
boxing" which in few years kills
the tree. The forest service has
found a method Of extracting tur-
pentine by which the trees are far
less injured. and the yield is in
creased thirty per cent.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-03-05
SHAH ESCAPES DEATH.
Persian Ruler Plays a Trick on Would.
Be Assassins.

Teheran, Persia, Feb. 28.-An at.
tempt was made in this city to assas-
sinate the shah of Persia by a bomb.
His majesty was not hurt. Three of
the outriders who were accompanying
him at the time were killed.
The shah owe his escape to the
precautions taken to protect him from
just such an attempt as was made.
He was on his way to a nearby town
where he intended to pass a few days.
The procession had left the palace
and was traversing a narrow street
when two bombs were hurled down at
it from the roof of a house. One ex-
ploded in the air, but the other struck
the ground near the shah's automo-
bile. This missile, in exploding, killed
the three outriders, wounded the
chauffeur and a score of bystanders
and shattered the vehicle. The shah,
however, was not in his automobile.
He had taken the precaution to send
the motor car on ahead and ride him
self in a carriage further in the rear
of the procession. The motor car
was a closed one and it was thought
that the sovereign was inside.