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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-01-24

According to DR.. Ingram, chairman
OF the finance committee Of Woolwich,
that borough reached the verge OF
bankruptcy under the management Of
the NJ o. party, which tried to show
that the electric plant was profitable
by the simple expedient Of not paying
bills. The new administration was
faced with n floating Indebtedness Of
$4,000, which has to be provided for
by taxation.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-01-24

The Yorkshire Observer states that
at a meeting OF the Rotterdam bOr-
Ough council Alderman GUNNER OBJ
jected to the amount which the gas
undertaking contributed to the rates
on the ground that 1t had been made
possible only by raising the price OF
gas and thus making its consumers
bear an unfair proportion Of the rates.
This bore especially upon the poor,
who use gas instead Of electricity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
When Leap Years End.

In 1850. in the arrangement of the
Julian calendar. ten days were drop
ped 50 as to get things running on the
then new but the present basis of cal
culating time. SO as to keep things
running right it was determined that
year ending century should not be
biseXtile, except every fourth century.
Thus there was no leap year in 100.
1900 or 1900. 1t is or at least was.
rather rough on the ladies'. who have
special advantages in leap year; but.
though there will not be many of those
who saw 1900 who will 50 2000, the
: latter year. ending fourth century.
will be a leap year. In this way three
days are retrenched In four centuries.
and the remaining seven days will he
made up in little over 800 years.
After that calendar years Will lie like
solar years. and future errors in the
calculation of time will occur no more
The loss of leap year will in thousands
Of years affect the seasons. but | sup
pose the mathematician of the centu-
ries hence will be so flip in handling
figures and making calculations that
they will have no difficulty in keeping
things going correctly-Exchange.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
Chinese Aversion to Surgery.

1t may occur to many people that
they have never seen a Chinaman
bereft of an arm, leg or other member
of his body. The reason for this is
that all orientals maintain a profound
objection to surgical operations. In
deed, they much prefer to die rather
than to be deprived of member. be-
cause as 1t is undeniable that they
came into the world with two arms.
two legs, eight fingers. two thumbs.
ETC., they must of necessity go out, of
1t with the same number. Otherwise.
once on the other side. they might be
sent to hunt for a missing member
and spend the greater part of eternity
in finding ii. Perhaps the nearest ap-
proach to internal surgery that Chi
nese doctor will attempt is to stand on
the patients body and with bare feet
move about ON the part afflicted. In
dentistry the Chinese have reached
the discovery that the nerve is q
worm. and tine best method to treat an
aching tooth is to loosen it by driving
in wedges in order that the worm may
escape.-Chicago Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31

az. ,..Sn him TIE fr.-ht. 1t IS so
w..h tits nervous tcgfor of yours. pc
TIE II viii grow larger day by day
until yo1 will be so sensitive you can
not do the solos in the church or the
concert. Will you try it again next
week.
Il feel that couldn't-positively
couldn't" she gasped. trembling at the
thought Of a second fiasco.
The professor got his hat and coat
to walk down the street with her to
her boarding house.
81 go with you next week, mademoi-
selle. l play your accompaniment for
you. You must forget yourself. and
when be hears youssing the place as
soloist at st. Johns is yours for the
accepting Monsieur the director will
implore you 10 accept"
The next week an elated girl entered
the professors studio. She was not
alone The professor himself threw
the roll of music on the piano. with a
little whoop of enthusiasm.
'.Never have you sung so well. and
do you not feel glad that the horse that
baked was led back to try again?"
81 don't mind being called horse
hit, I'm SO happy" she exclaimed.
you couldn't offend me even if you
called me donkey. And it's you-you
who have done it all. | found out
yesterday that you have been teaching
me for practically nothing when your
other pupils are paying outrageous
prices. 1t was good-so good-of you"
end she held out her hands impulsively.
The professor took them in his. and
the blurness of his eyes sparkled into
hers.
at was not goodness. petite-it was
happiness"
He lei her to the chair by the fire.
place and stood looking down at her.
Il have been here so long. petite. in
country where | have not the home
feeling. There are five years that
have taught. at first to few, then to
many. much: yet. petite, have not the
home feeling And your voice | loved
first and then you. l wanted to make
you succeed so you would not despair
and go back to the country before
had the time to try to make you care.
Petite. may go to your country home
tomorrow and ask the honor of yonr
hand from madam, your mother?'
The girl laughed softly. That is
not the American style. If you want
to settle in America for life don't you
think it would be well for you to con
form to our customs?"
"An1 will you tell me the best way?"
he pleaded
Suppose you should go-not by your
self, but with me-to see my mother,
and then
Eyes. yes, and then, petite?"
"You might say. 4 love your daugh-
ter and--and your daughter loves me
so she has broaght me to see my new
mo her. she said. keeping her gaze
on the fire.
He knelt beside her and turned her
face gently toward him.
1.-THE beautiful home We'll have-and
your beautiful voice will be with me
always. We go on the early train. the
most early train. to see madam, the
new mother, mon ange."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
Repairing Clocks.

"Watch repairers have horror of
touching a clock that has been tinkered
by amateurs" explained watch re-
pairer to a reporter, land they would
rather get out of such a job If they
can do so. for the loss of one of the
smallest parts means considerable
work to reproduce it, and much more
work than the general customer ex-
poets or wants to pay for They try
to get rid Of such a job when they
can. for in nine cases out of ten the re-
suit Is not entirely satisfactory. Peo-
pie who have good clock. unless they
know something about the way clocks
are made and how they should .be TAX
en- apart. will do the wise thing to let
IT alone when 1t gets out of order. Ex-
perimenting with 1t often means the
ruin of the clock. 1t is absolutely dan
gerous to try to unwind handspring,
as men have discovered for them
selves, unless the proper tools are
handy. Now, a clock repairer has a
contrvance known as spring con-
troIler, which grasps the spring and
holds it while being taken out or put
into the clock. so that there is no dam
ger. The spring for an eight day clock
is often two yards long. and when sud-
denly let free it flies out with nearly
the force of a charge of shot from a
gun"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
Inc UIo lime Staoecoacn.

In 1I62 there were, strange as 1t
seems, only six Nstagecoaches running
in all England, and of course these
were the only public vehicles for trav-
elers Even these were a novelty, and
a person named John Crosset thought
they were such dangerous innovation
that he wrote pamphlet against them.
'These coachees," he wrote. make
gentlemen come to London upon every
small occasion, which otherwise they
would not Go except upon urgent ne
cesslty. Nay, the convenieucy Of the
passage makes their wives come often
up, who rather than come such long
journeys on horseback would STAY at
home. Then when they come to town
they must be in the wade, get fine
clothes, go to plays and treats and by
these means get such a habit of idle
ness and love Of pleasure that they are
uneasy after"
Minnie's Prayer.
There had been a dressmaker in the
house, and Minnie had listened to long
discussions about the very latest FASH
ions. That night when size said her
prayers. she added new petition, ut
tered with unwonted fervency:
"And, dear Lord. please make us all
very stylish" -Everybody's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
COULDN'T EE BLUFFED.
The Judge Raised. bit the cuIprit
Pror1pey Called.

The Judge Raised. bit the cuIprit
PrornPey Called.
correspondent senaa in the follow
ing account of an incident which oc-
Cured in his presence in ii Kentucky
courtroom:
Under the laws of kentucky the
penalty for gaming is Il fine of from
$40 to $50. Judge W W. Jones was
holding a term of circuit court. and
when the case Of thA commonwealth
of Kentucky against Daniel Cross was
called Ae asked Daniel if he had a
lawyer to defend him. Daniel said he
aad not. and Judge Jones asked him
what he wanted to do about his case.
which was Il charge Of gaming.
Il don't know. hardly, judge" said
Daniel II thought | would just pay it
off"
Were you actually playing? said
the judge.
II guess we were" Daniel replied.
about how much were you playing
for. Daniel:" the judge asked.
"Oh. nothing much" said Daniel.
Just Il nickel or dime on the corner"
We'll. Daniel" said the judge, Il
will see your dime and raise you 500"
Daniel looked rather crestfallen for
a moment: bnt catching fhe force of
the judges remark. he quickly looked
up at the judge and said. We'll. Judge
| am satisfied that you have got me
beat. so II! not raise you. but | guess
| will have 10 call you."-Law Notes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
70 Ire 10 Lcee.

Sir said the ycurg man. enteri.@
the Office. u sent you communicate y
Yesterday
"Well:" asked the grim faced man.
We'll. Mr.. Prater, thought perhaps
you might give me a reply TO my re
quest. and
"Wait minute" said Mr.. Prater
Are you the man that sent this ac-
count for f10 for hats for my daugh-
ter?"
''No. sir: r.
Then you are the one that left this
bill for fJ3 for her dresses?"
mo. sir. My commu'-
Then it must be this for f7 for
shoes
mo. sir My note was one asking if
/ might have your daughters hand"
you want TO marry herr. gasped
Mr. Prater.A Then. turning over the
pile of bills. he urged Take her.
young man. | don't know your name.
but take her quickly! She's talking
about doing some more shopping
London Scraps.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
EXPENSIVE BOOKS.
Prices That Prevailed Before the In
vention Of Printing.

FTlCSS iESt FfSNoIiSo 0SIOTS tno IN
vention Of Printing.
In the present day it seems very
strange to read about the prices of
books before the invention of printing
King Alfred gave u very large es
tate for a hooa on cosmography. In
the year liza Walter. prior of St
Swithin'S ut Winchester. purchased of
tie MONS of Dorchester in Oxford
shire. "Ee.,e's Luniies" ard st. Aus
tins Isalter"y for twelve measures of
harley ard pail on which was EN-
broiCe"pl in silver the history Of st
Bi.inGs converting Il Saxon king
Ahout The ye:;- 100 Il copy of john
OF Ncun's "isofnan Ce Ia Eose" was
sod 'efo.e the palace ~ate at Paris
for 20 GRO ". or u!;ont ! 40.
The Coi...r'' Of .'aiou paid for 4
copy of Tie "i1o.ai.ies of Halmon,"
bishop OF I!allers.p.t coo sheep, five
Quarters of wheat anl the same GUAM
tit.g OF rye and millet
III i171. when Louis u. Of Fra-ce
borrowed the works OF Rhasis. the
Arabian pa. stefan. from the faculty OF
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
DDC0rd and ana
Harmony.
-. By NANCY BRENT =.

z Copyright. 1908. by ". E. Daley.
Professor Mau-ier. lost in the gran
deur of - annhauser" rendered by
himself on the piano, failed to hear the
first tap at his studio door. The visitor,
evidently realizing how tantalizing it
is to stop midway in feeling of trans
port. waited until the last note of
Elsa's prayer died away. then knocked
again ANA finally by an energetic rat
tie Of the doorlinob caused the pro-
fessor to cone back 10 realization of
things mundane.
''Ah. | was awaiting you. mademoi-
i.slle. | was anxious 10 hear how You
sang so beautifully for monsieur the
manager"
Edith Garth threw her music roll Oh
the~pano and walled over to the fire
place. where the extravagant professor
had lighted the gas log.
"Iye simply disgraced you" she said
nliserably. holding the toe Of her damp
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
A Paris Restaurant.

The Partisan men are not likely to
grumble mt being asked to dine in
dress clothes~in any particular London
restaurant. for they have in Paris one
dining place where this unwritten law
has alwa5's been enforced No man
ever goes to dine ut the Armenonville
in the Bots de Rouogne without put
tin2 On his dress clothes. Why fash
ion has Gecrep,l that Il Frenchman may
d.np ut am of the boulevard restau-
rants il tenue de vile. but must wear
4 sva'lowtail coat when he drives to
The Zig park Of Paris to dine. no one
knows. 1t is custom. ana there to a
Harisian is the end of.it-Bellman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31

AWAY, SAID CYRUS.
and had vowed that he would never
patronize the Institution. Such bank
ing as he had done was transacted
through an institution in the next
town, but Ware had conceived a dis
trust for all banks, and most of the
large fortune which he had accumu-
lated was stored in gold and bills and
bonds in the huge vault in the knit
ting mills, vault as large and as safe
as that in the bank.
But in the second generation the
feud was not carried on. Eunice White
head and Sydney Ware had fallen in
love with each other and. realizing the
uselessness of asking parental sane
ton. had agreed to elope and seek for
\giveness afterward
Mo Eunice it seemed almost pun
isApent for her contemplated sin that
tneNn on the bank should have com
mence6> the very day they had set for
their marriage. Instead of meeting
Sydney with her suit case in hand she
had come to tell him that her place
was by her father In his four Of trou-
bic
Mrs. Whitehead had died shortly aft
er her little daughter was born. and
Eunice had brayely striven to take the
place Of her gentle mother in her IA
Tiers house. She could not leave him
in his extremity even for the man she
loved.
For awhile they sat on the fallen
trunk which formed the seat in theli
rustic parlor Yainly Sydney sought
to urge the girl to his views. but he
could not shake her resolution, and
Eunice had just risen to go when there
came the sound of some one crashing
through the underbrush, and Cyrus
Ware came into view.
His eyes flashed as he caught sight
of the suit case that Sydney had
brought with him. and he turned to
his son.
$50 it appears that you are going
away" said Cyrus. Il suppose that
this young woman is to be your com
panion in your travels. She will need
some one to support her now that her
father has wrecked his bank
"He has not wrecked his bank and
VI am not going away with Sydney"
Sried Eunice. with spirit. Dad is
afSaid that he cannot meet this run
and\will have to shut the doors, but
he did not wreck the bank. He will
be able to paw dollaS for dollar | was
going to qlope with Sydney, but now
my place is by my fathers side, and J
came to tell sgd that could not CO."
But you were willing to sneak away
Ike couple of thieves and be mar
ried secretly tainted Cyrus. Il sup
pose that the plan was yours and you
entangled this boy
THAT is not So" said Sydney holly.
ut has taken me year and more to
persuade Eunice to elope. We knew
that there was no use asking either her
father or mine. and we did not see
why your absurd stubbornness should
spoil our happiness"
Cyrus stared at his son. Like most
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
CHECKING
~ RUN.
=. By TAYLOR WHITE :.
Copyright, 1908. bg E. c. Parcels.

@ Copyright. 1908. bB Z. c. Parcels.
3s.s.:::.s:.1..:.>:e:-..:se3&:.
rs it true that your fathers bank
cannot stand the rum" asked sydney
Ware. Eunice Whitehead nodded.
dad says that he cannot meet the
run before the current funds Will be-
come exhausted" she said. That
means that the bank will have to be
closed down He is solvent. but be
sent too much Of the currency to town
to be put out at the high interest they
are paying now"
"The run is only on the savings de-
partment, said sydney. THAT should
-ot bother him much"
1T will break his heart" she re-
turned, "if the bank has to close down
even for a couple Of days. Dr. Dunn
ham says that he is afraid it will give
father a shock which will leave its
permanent imprint on him"
"He can make his home with US if
the bank fails" said Ware. ut may
be for the best, so far as we are con-
cerned."
That's what | came to talk to yon
about" said Eunlce gravely If the
bank fails, sgd, shall have to give
you up. dear. Father would never con-
sent to share home with Ware, and
I could not leave him"
You were willing enough to leave
him last week" suggested sydney.
''That was before the trouble came,
she reminded "Then he had his bank
and his friends. If he loses one he
will probably lose most of the others
and my place is with him.
Sydney nodded gloomily. Thirty years
before Joshua Whitehead and Cyrus
Ware had been rival suitors for the
hand of pretty Nellie Morton White
head had won. and Ware had never
forgiven him his viSory. Whitehead
had then just founded the First Ma
tional bank of Carrsville, and Ware
had drawn his funds from the bank
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
JOB PRINTING.

In general we can do anything
in this line, at prices that will
command your attention and
your orders. We have tasty and
attractive ideas that we will be
happy to show you if you call
or write.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31

medicine at Paris he not only deposit
ed III way of pledge Il considerable
quantity of plate. but he was obliged
to ii.o'ure n1,sieman to join with
Li.l rs suret. II Il deed binding him
self tn err Il greet forfeiture to restore
the books.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
Commercial Printing.

For years we have PAID much
attention to the wants OF the
business firms in this city and
county and feel that We can offer
them our experience for their
money. 1t will be fair trade.
Our line of office stationery is
III style and finish the best that
can be had. This embraces
everything used in correspon-
dence or in the office or store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
BOOK PUBLISHING.

We make a specially of Book
and Pamphlet Printing and can
show samples of our work in
this line that must interest you.
We also do newspaper and mag
azine work and general compo-
sition.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
TIE Effect on the Nerves Of Gambling

Ite ETect on the Nerves OF Gambling
How can Il man 90 his daily work
quietly. which represents perhaps only
the earning of a few shillings. when
his anxious other neurotic self is Won
lering how horse he has never seen.
d,,en by a jockey he has only heard
If. III ii race he has only read about, is
faring as to .loney ostensibly his.
which he cannot afford to lose because
lie hos not perhaps got it if he should
Lave to pay? Is such an existence
likely to add to the race value of our
stock of fleeting patriotism? -Fry's
Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
The Horseshoe.

According to the old superstition, IL
you find horseshoe and nail it over a
door or on a door of entrance to your
house or fiat witches cannot enter. This
belief is universal. The horseshoe as
an amulet is known among Turks,
Jews, gentiles, infidels, believers, here
tics. The crescent emblem of the Bud
dhists Is a horseshoe. The safeguard
against witchcraft may be found in
Tunis, Constantinople, Spain, Sicily.
Images OF crocodiles made in Cairo car
ry horseshoes on snout and tail. The
rich and aristocratic, the poor and low
", believe alike in the efficacy OF the
eharm.
Fall Cutting of Scions.
Scions for spring planting should be
cut the previous fall or winter from
trees which are known to be prolific
and healthy and of the variety desired
to propagate, and only the. previous
years growth should be used. In or
der to keep the scions dormant they
should be stored in damp sawdust in
a cool cellar or buried In the ground.
Scions may also be taken In the early
spring before growth Starts, but the
fall cuttings of scions insure against
loss from freezing sun scald, etcr-R.
w. Fisher.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
REMEMBER.

If you have any printing Of
any kind TO do, if it is only one
copy or a million. come TO US ard
talk it over. We will be GLAD
to see You even if we do not get
the work, and that will not be
likely, if price and quality cuts
any figure. Call to see US with
or without an order.
BAUGHMAN BROS,
Frederick. Md
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31

Z Copyright. 1908. by ". E. Daley. !.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-31
INTolERABLE ITCHING.
Fearful Eczema, All Over Baby's Face
professional Treatment Failed.
A. Perfect Cure by cutieura.

when my little girl was SIX months
old I noticed small red spots on her
right cheek. They grew 80 large that
I sent for the doctor but, instead Of
helping the eruption, his. ointment
seemed to make 1t worse. Then Il
went to q second doctor who said IT.
was eczema. He also gave me an ointi
ment which did not help either. The
disease spread all over the face and
the eyes began to swell. The itching.
grew intolerable and 1t was, a terrible
sight to see. 1 consulted doctors for
months, but they were unable to cure
the baby. Ipaid out from $40 to 500
without relief. One evening I began
to use the Cuticura Remedies The.
next morning the baby's face was all
white instead of red. / continued until
the eczema entirely disappeared. Mrs.
P. e. Gumbin, Sheldon, Ia., July 49, 3,'08."
Potter Drug y Chem. Corp, Sole Props. Boston,
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-31
Between Beck and Holton.

W. W. Stahl of Great Bend has with
drawn as a candidate for chief clerk
Of the house, and his strength will go
to VIII Beck Of Holton. This leaves
only two candidates, Beck and G. A.
Brilliant Of Elk county. Some of the
leaders are now framing up a plan
whereby Brilliant Is to retire from the
race and permit of Beck's election by
acclimation. In return Brilliant is to
be made assistant chief clerk. Beck
is receiving pledges Of support from
every section of the state. AS SEC.
retary of the Republican state COM
mittee he secured an acquaintance
with all the Republican members Of
the legislature which makes his race
for chief clerk easy.
The Globe-republican., 1908-12-31
II Will Be Farmers Week.

Secretary Coburn has issued the pro-
gramme for the thirty-eighth annual
meeting of the state board of agricul-
ture to be held at Topeka January 49,
Is. Addresses will be made by Gov
ernor Stubbs, A. L. Sponsler Of Hutch
inson, Professor M. L. Bowman of the
Iowa State college, DR.. L. r. Parker
of the bureau of animal industry, DR..
s. ]. Crumbine,, secretary of the board
Of health; Ex-Governor Samuel j.
Crawford, Professor G. C. Hopkins of
the Illinois university, T. L. Bond of
Salina, Mrs. Louise c. Murdock Of
Wichita, Professor Albert Dickens of
the Manhattan agricultural college,
Professor G. H. Eckles of the Missouri
agricultural college, John Powers Of
Marion, r. c. Johnston of Lawrence,
Justice A. W. Benson of the supreme
court, Mrs. Nellie Jones of Kalama-
zoo, Mich.
The Kansas Improved Stock Breed
ers' Association will hold its regular
annual meeting at Topeka in the same
week as the state board of agriculture,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
January IL, IL and 10.