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The sun., 1909-02-21
1 coon TRIP.
hut the Pullman Porter Doesn't Hit I'm
So Probably Very Often.


These things you hear about the for
tunes the Pullman porters make said
one Of them, ARE mostly foolish; but you
do once in a while gather in tiEs enough
on a single trip TO buy an overcoat with,
a spring overcoat. anyway.
Il think the mcst profitable single CTS
toner ever struck was a man that rode
with me once when | was running on
parlor car between New York and Buffalo.
He came aboard at New York. and the
first thing he says to me was:
'Simeon'-that's what he called me.
Simeon Simeon, he says to me. i
haven't had any sleep for week, and I'm
liable to 60 TO sleep the minute sit down
in this car, and when ! sleep | always
snore, and when snore ] do snore, and
IL should snore here I'd b. liable to blow
the roof of the car and Id be sure to
disturb all the other passengers. What
| want. Simeon, is for you to look out
for. me ard see that dent snore.
Keep an eye on me. he says II my
head drops just once I'm all right, because
then I'm likely to recover myself and wake
up, but il my head goes hack twice it's all
off, Then | explode. Don't let me go
hack twice. because | hate to make
spectacle of myself, he says.
-'Simeon, he says, keep an eye on me,
and for every time you keep me from
snoring pay you 50 cents. You keep the
score and settle with you when we get
to Buffalo. But understand he says,
for every time you let me snoie we deduct
81 from the total
Then we started, ana ne was pig
man. a great oig man, ana ne looked as u
he could snore u ne ever got stared ana
he looked as II he had the price and as II
he d make good; and when ne sat down
did keep an eye on nm. HAD TO.
We hadn't much more'n rolled out OF
New York before saw his head go back.
was alongside OF him before It went pack
the second time. out from that on ne kept
me on the Jump. ! had TO sur MN up
every hSe or ,,cn zen or hnt % IL nnns he snu cot
away from me.
I'D gone clean down to the other emo
| tive hours, with glass OF water Tor
lady, and Just as was handing u 10 her
heard terrible noise down eC the other
end OF the car ano ! knew whEt YVES
the matter: but the other folks In the Ger
didn't ct first and hslf of EN- jumped
up Inc iGdy ! YVES hahoing tne wster
TO clo, enc pretty near upset 1he tey:
end everybody was scared et hrst. and
there they were standing up or looking
around from Their cheirs eii over the
car. the whole lot OF EN-, oil scowling
at my passenger.
'He'd woke up ana ne was the ca.mest
OF the lot; he was looking out OF the
window now, seeing the scenery go oy
cool as could be; but the rest all knew
whet was the matter well enough rnc
they scowled Gt hl,n 2 whlle longer Hno
then things settltd down egain and
got beck on the JOB.
Il didn't SIT dowr o>ce that trip
from New YORK 10 Dunelo. once efter
that he came pretty near getting away
from me; his heed "a drop twice, put
got to him before It he'd got fairly settled;
He he'd sterted TO snore, but J choked
him on right there, and the rest OF the
The sun., 1909-02-21

have been hunting pawns. that is clear.
and you have one the best OF IL; but what
are you going to do now, il being your
move? The answer TO this question de-
pends on your perception OF what black
Is up TO. The white king has not been
moved
A chess player sends In as his solution
of the magic square OF sixteen cards the
rule that II the four suits are written on
the top line In eny order and knights
move made from each Of them three times
it will solve the problem OF the suits: II
is obvious that II the transposition OF the
suits Ia found the transposition OF the
rank OF the cards, superpoeed, VIII
do the rest, the same knights moves being
followed. This gives the TOP line A.
s j. G O.. II X; second line G X, 2. Do,
s A; third line, H j, c A, S K. d Q; fourth
line, s Q, TX, H A, Gu.
Correct answers from d; n wagner, =.
NJ. r. NJ. H., Dorothy Meade, PHILIP
Rand and Stephen Holt.
There are any number OF brain racklng
questions in arithmetic and algebra which
are puzzles simply because OF the manner
in which they are stated. OF such How
IL you wish to try the eject OF putting
a ridioulously simple question in a con-
fusing way. ask some OF your friends this
one: A train left Chicago for New YORK,
going thirty miles an hour. On the same
road at the same moment train leit
Now York for Chicago going sixty miles
an hour. Which OF these trains will be
further from New York when, they
meet, bearing in mind that 1t is the one
that starts from New York that is going
sixty miles an hour. the one from Chicago
going only thirty?
Ask this question exactly as II is gwen
here. 1t is the last part that makes people
take out pencil and paper TO figure It,
while you smile.
But il you know q real puzzle shark
who can do anything in the way Of algebra
just put this to him and see what he makes
out Of IL.
II you throw Ave dice twenty-five times,
or one die 1875 times, or 1875 dice once
you should got twenty-one OF any number
named before you throw. Suppose the
number named is an ace2 What are the
odds against getting ,twenty-six aces
in those twenty-five, throws with hve
dice, the ace being the number named
before you throw?
The sun., 1909-02-21
Trapped n Golden Eagle.

From the COTTAGE Grpre Leader.
A short time ago while trapping for
coyotes by putting out traps about Sleeps
carcass the Easley brothers. who reside
on J /. Jones's place. northeast OF this city.
went out one morning TO their traps and were
surprised TO find n fine specimen OF goldens
ga gle held by one talon, or claw.
The captive was 81 inches in height, with
a foot spread OF wings.
The sun., 1909-02-21
zoo Hunters Get One Wolf.
From the Kansas Ctr Stor.

A wolf drive in which 500 men with shot
guns started at 10 o'clock this morning
northwest OF Kearney, Mo-. ended at i2:2o
o. clock to-day with one wolf and two foxes
In the ring. , D..d ,ybiIs
Three wolves. however, escaped wh,ie i,ie
Wolf Was carried into Kearney by {. b. Bur
CESS, one Of the hunters.
The sun., 1909-02-21

-RIt il there want nobody but him
an his kind playin' poker, just nachully
he couldn't get no profit outen the game.
40 It's done been p'vided Z them what
don't play sSilful shall Play al the hes same ne
takes 1t up f'r livin'.
There wouldn't be nothin' made outen
The game il there want no suckers into
H. Consequent, the man as don't play
draw poker is shirkin' his share o the
work o maintainn' the human race:
lie amt no service to the o'munity. bein'
what the Good Book calls a cucumber
0 IN ground
-Tan't likely t you en- see through
,hs, Pepper. but done thought mought
swell xpain il to you, 80 q Z you wouldn't
consider it needftil to tell no mo- about
Vhat YOU don't know every time draw
POKER IS spoke Of"
This exposition OF the old mans views
Was delivered with such whitening sar-
tasm that Mr.. Owen Pepper might have
and to remain silent; but whoever
might have expected that would not
have known Mr.. Pepper very well. He
merely prinned and remarked:
Oh ! don't know. Sometimes the
suckers is them what lays f'r others,
re1H min as how they knows j: all, an
nH Twin comm I'm other suckers.
y, aeerd Jsbe Gallatin was comm down
me 7ver I'm Memphis next week
-, lts unexpected reference to one OF
lh1 most famous short card players on
me river created a sudden sensation
uh IA" little barroom and there was a
rhprIN of exclamations. some OF which
T"el- nged with profanity. Old man
ure"uhut dropped his feet to the floor with
sarn aud stared for full minute at the
speaker before saying
reckon 'tain't likely Z he'll get as fur
q, Arkansas City, an il he does he amt
nh'I" Tor To stop over"
WI IHbe Gallatin was the man who
l"a'- Icfore had executed mastery
- 4" ~ business with marked cards.
:" .nlng this he had avenged himself
io' h.s previous losses and had acquired
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-07
TOWN COUNCIL

The record Of the last meeting vas read
by the clerk and approved by the board.
Arthur b. Dexter was appointed care
taker Of the Ois Foster Cemetery in place
Of Clara VI. Foster. deceased May 18th
at one o'clock p. ~, was appoiated ~ the
time TO canvass the voting ii5t for the an
nual May town meeting tob be held on the
3Ist day.
The following bills were allowed and or
dered paid: g go to the Coventry TcIe-
phone Company !23.83 to John Taylor
for work on the highway; SG8.47 toJoseph
A. Belnery for work ON the highway, sos
20 to J. l.. Shippee for work on the high
way; 90 ccn's 10 Frank T.. Wood for cut
ting brush $40 70 Henry j.. Nye Tor James
{. Nichols Post, s. a. q. f.r Memorial
Day; sLzo 10 Byron o. Angel ior work n
the highway.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-07
FOSTER CENTER

Alfred r. Morse OF Providence has re-
Gently purchased the Elizabeth Cahoonc
farm.
Mrs Ernest Chase OF Providence spent
over Sunday recently with Mrs. George
Nichols.
Brayton Round OF Clayyille is very sick
at this writing.
Or. James L, Phillips spent Thursday o
last week at his farm.
Little Dorothy Eddy is quite sick at thi.
writing Wednesday.
DR.. Henry Arnold, who has been yer,
Ill the past week, is out again now
1t is rumored that there is to be another
dance IN Henry Benefits hall, Saturday
evening, May Sth.
Mrs. Samuel J. Goldsmith, who Ia,
been seriously III for several weeks past i,
improving.
We were very sorry TO learn OF the sud
den death OF Rev. Robert l. Duston o.
North Scituatc. The family has our heart
felt sympathy in their great sorrow.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-07
WESTCOTT

Mrs. Marcia A. Barden's health is very
poor this spring.
Arthur Knowton has sold his coal rout,
TO Freeman Mumford.
Mrs. Charles Eaton has been visiting hcr
sister in Woonsocket, the past week.
Thomas w. Yeaw from Hope Valley
spent few days with his brother, James
Yeaw, recently.
After an interval Of eleven years, school
has again opened in this district with Miss
Mabel Shippee as teacher.
Edgar, the little son OF William Brown,
had the misfortune to fall and break his
collar bone, one day last week.
Farming is progressing very slowly on
account Of such a wet, cold season Some
Of the farmers are afraid that planting,
hoeing, and haying will all come at time
this year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-07
NORTH FOSTER

Thomas Tasker was a CUES, OF his
parents over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Harry Maynard visited in
Providence last week.
Mr.. and Ms. Oscar Sphinx moved 10
Harrisulle ON Monday.
L. l.. Sanborn OF Buttonwoods was at
his home here over Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Tewgood attended
the funeral Of relative in Harmony on
Monday.
There is to be May basket supper and
entertainment, IN the church, Saturday even
ing, May Sth.
Mrs. Jennie Bishop Of Providence was
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Clara Hop
kins over Sunday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-07
PROBATE COURT
sent

Clifford I. Williams was appointed adj
ministrator Of the estate OF William Will
lams, bond SIoo, surety William A. VII
liams, appraisers, Finest Law, William
Trip and Howard 7. Sauborn, A peti-
tion for the appointment of an administra-
tor on the estate Of Betsey Tyler was re-
ceived and notice ordered. George A.
Hopkins, George =. Nichols and Melvin
Wood were appointed commissioners on
the estate of Barnard Bennett. The ad-
ministrator OF the estate of Elizabeth Ca
hoone was authorized TO procure head
stone, the cost not TO exceed the snm OF
500 The executriN of the will OF Albert
Hopkins was granted an extension Of the
time for fling au account to The third Il y
OF July. The administrator Of the estate
of William Williams was licensed 20 sell
the articles named in the inventory at pri-
vate sale for not les, than the appraisal. A
petition for allowance Of The first and final
account Of the admin straior uf The estate
OF Samuel bennett was received aud uoicc
ordered. The administrator Of the estate
Of Allen G.. Burgess returned an inventory
amounting to SI22 25 was received aud
ordered recorded and he was licensed 10
sell the articles named m lie inventory at
private sale lor a sum not less than the
appraisal. The last viii and testament Of
Pardon Williams was proved and ordered
recorded and letters testlmcutary ordered
issued TO Warren 3. Williams, the eAccu-
tor named in the will, bond $1,000 with
Stanton A. Wiusor aud William II. Cook
as surctcs, appraisers Stanton A. Winsor
William II. Cook and Oliver III. Arnold.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-07
NORTH SCITUATE

Business is very brisk at the North Sci
tuate Mills.
Rhodes Sprague has removed to the
lanes olney place.
r. E. Adams of Pa,tison, n. j., was in
town on Wednesday.
Harry Fiske will have power boat on
the lake this summer.
A handsome weather vane has lately
been placed on +. A. Halls barn.
An auction of personal property was held
on Thursday at the James Olney Farm.
The Kerukians have purchased the Wood
Building and will use it as a club house.
Rev, 6. A. Burgess will speak at the
Congregational Church next Sunday after
noon.
MIR Worral of Providence has taken one
OF the new Barber camps on Lake Moswan-
sicut.
Mrs. BENJAMIN Boss has returned from a
Providence Hospital, much improved in
health.
Rev. Mr. Wheeler Of Providence will oc-
cupy the pulpit OF the Baptist Church next
Sunday.
The Kerukians hold strawberry sup
per in their hall on the Saturday evening
May 18th.
J. A. Hopkins has been confined to his
home several days this week by a very
severe cold.
Allen Bishop is raising Amasa Pouer's
building at the Bridge to conform with the
new grade.
Z. 5. Hewitt, formerly at the Public
Market has purchased the Sunset Market
at Olneyville.
Everett Barden and family have return.
ed from Maine and are living in the Will
liam Clingen house.
Miss Eugenia Duston, who submitted
to an operation for appendicitis at the
Rhode Island Hospital on Monday, is i'm
proving.
Rev. NJ. w. Fuller has resigned the pas
torate Of the Holiness Church AID will
preach his farewell sermon next Sunday.
o. l.. w. Brown and Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
O. Chapman will attend the n. Il. District
Assembly of the Holiness Churches held at
Ilaverhill, Mass next week.
The North Sctuates beat the Olneyville
Square Market ball team last Sunday by a
score of to 4. Edwards of the Seituates
pitched a good game. Next Sunday the
Scituates play the Flynn Terrors OF Olney-
willie on the home grounds. The Scituates
would like to hear from any amatuer team
IN the state, Address G. c. Borders, North
Scituate.
A memorial service for the late Rev.
Robert l.. Duston was held on Monday at
the meeting Of the Rhode Island Free
Baptist Ministers Association held at the
Roger Williams Church in Providence on
Monday. 1t was conducted by Rev. J. 2.
Roberts of Georgawlle. Short addresse,
were made by Dean Howe Of Belfort, Mass,
DR.. Carter Il Cate Rev. A K. Howard,
Rev. J. ID Waldron and Rev. {. c. Mitch
ell. The ministers Of this Association voted
to hll the pulpit Of the North Scituate
Church and to give the salary TO Mrs. Dus
ton. The arrangement to continue as
long as it is agreeable to the church.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-07
The 0IneuViIIe TimHS.

The "Tlmes" may be found for
sale each week as follows:
S"nton avenue .........J. McCabe
Ulneyville Square James Shawcross
hornton, -..........-.. ........--.--- Wm. Nutt
CeLterdale go. George T. Batchelder
North Scituate .......... Post once
/" 4" &c. NJ. ID. Wright
Also at the Times once.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-07
HARMONY

Charlie Conan, gone into the Ppuiu)
business.
Frank Berry ha. gone 'o Boston 20 Ieafr
trade.
There will be- dance boo Elpndise Hall
Saturday evening, May a'1.
&. w. Faruum received a car load o
COWS from Vermont .at week.
Laurel Gung, r. of r., viii have d
May Basket party Inday night.
Mr.. EmeIiue G.. Paine, wife of Daniel
NJ. Paine, disI Al hef home near this VII
lage on Friday Of last week. The funeral
services were held 1n Monday
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-07
Weather Changes.

This sudden change boo the weather has
caused good many coughs and colds and
good sized orders for 'ac Old reliable DR..
fIough's Cough and Lung Ba asam are Keep
ing them very busy at II. 7. Hough's labor
story.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-07

The monthly meeting of the Town Cour-
Gil and Probate Court was held last Satur
day afternoon with the members all pre-
sent.
The Ward County independent., 1909-11-18
That Cold Bath.

zone Of the curious facts connected
with the practice of the cold bath in
the morning." said an eminent spec
ialist the other day, ''is that so many
of it's votaries declare that they enjoy
it. l contend that they cannot, and
do not, enjoy it.
"Contemplate, some broiling Aug.
ust forenoon, the man who tells you
that he fairly revels in the cold bath
on winter mornings as he gingerly
steers his bare feet through the rip.
pies that are lazily tapping the beach
at seaside resort, and believe in him
and trust him if you can.
Watch him advance as If he were
going to meet his doom, hesitate,
glance shoreward ongingly, retreat,
immersing himself slowly, reluctantly.
inch by inch. Suddenly he remem.
bers that he must wet his head if he
would avoid chill, and he pauses to
shampoo his hair in the sad lake
waves-this hero of a thousand frigid
baths on a thousand frozen morn.
ings!"
The Ward County independent., 1909-11-18
America Has No "Pennies."


Since the issue of the Lincoln one.
cent piece the treasury has taken oc-
casion to remind the public that there
is no such coin, properly, as penny"
Of United States mintage. 'Tis true,
there is not, but the people give such
names as they choose to things OF
common use, and penny" they have
decided to call it; even the bankers
who handle most "cents," never are
so precise as to say that word in refer
ring to the coin itself.
There Is no such thing as a nick.
el," either, known to authority, but
the language has minted them and put
them into general circulation. Con,
versely the ''eagle" Is a good and, it
would seem, more convenient name
for the SO gold piece, but the peo-
pie have chosen rather to speak Of It
by its full descriptive title. Perhaps
if the IS piece had been named eagle"
officially it would have been called so.
The British sovereign is denominated
as such in popular speech-when not
called "quid"-and to the French
2O-franc coin the name of louis clipgs
in a republican age.
But penny" is the word Of centur.
les of English speech for the copper
or bronze token Of value, and now de.
scribes the one-hundredth part of a
dollar more convincingly than the Lat.
in word "cent."
The Ward County independent., 1909-11-18
BRITISH CAVALRY SWORD
a'@ Facilitate Thrustlne and
Better Guard. '~sf &


The pattern of the new British cav
airy sword has been approved for,
manufacture. 1t differs from those
Of previous patterns chiefly in being
lifted with . straight. tapering blade
to facilitate thrusttng. The guard 10
shaped to afford more protection on
the left side. and the grip Is formed
to At the hand. recess for the thumb
being cut In the back. The scabbard
is = straight taper from end to end
and made of steel. The weight Of the
sword is about two pounds. IA ounces.
and the scabbard one pound six
ounces.
Historically the adoption Of a thrust.
ing sword is Of interest as being re-
version of the single-edged rapier of
the seventeenth century, the period
when. according to some of our most
eminent authorities, the qualities of a
fighting sword were best understood,
armor having practically gone out Of
use and firearms being still very i'm
perfect.
Such an authority as Capt. Hutton
Is understood to object to a sword
specialized for thrusting, on the
ground that man cannot fight his
way out of a crowd with it. It may,
too, be objected that the sword is
comparatively heavy, but that may be
due to the British troopers we'll
known prejudice in favor of certain
amount of weight-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Ward County independent., 1909-11-18

In this shelves are put at convenient
distances apart and the four sides are
covered with burlap. l used barley
sacks for this purpose.
The cooler I made was three feet
square. Ordinarily a water-tight box
eight or ten inches deep the size Of
the top is made and set on the top Of
the frame. Around the box near the
bottom a row of gimlet holes Is bored
and these are fitted with plugs.
The box is filled with water and the
plugs in the holes are loosened until
the water seeps out just enough to
run down through the burlap on the
sides and keep it wet all the time.
The burlap on the front side is fast
ened to only one post, the top and the
other side being kept in place by
rings along the edge which are slipped
over nails partly driven in.
This constitutes the door through
which access is gained to the inside
of the cooler. Once in while saw
one with a skeleton door over which
the burlap was stretched as screen
wire would be over screen door, but
this was considered rather elaborate
for most people.
The Ward County independent., 1909-11-18
The Meanest Trick,

"It's strange, strange. strange, that
I can't find thing or keep a thing
in this house." said Mr.. Podmore the
other day. Its all because of your
loose, slack, unsystemauc way of
keeping house, Mrs. Podmore!"
what is it now, dear?"
Don't dear me, but help me to find
my hat. 1 hung it on the hall rack
when I came i'm"
why, Henry"
Don't stand there staring at me
in that idiotic way, but help me 20
find that hat l suppose l must wear
my straw hat, and its raining like
fury!"
Henry Podmore, will you listen"
mo, I'll not. When man lays down
his hat and can't find it."
Henry, that hat is on your head"
What! Who put it there? This is
some trick. I'd take my oath before
any court in the land"
"Nonsense!"
Its not nonsense! It's as true as
that l live and stand before you, a tor.
mented, worried, harassed man. who
is ridiculed and made the victim of
some mean. low trick in his own
house every day You'll hear more
about this when get home!"
Then he rushed out siamming the
door after him.-Los Angeles Exam.
liner.
The Ward County independent., 1909-11-18
IN STAGNANT WATER
and Kept Dry, and Al Dreedins g..
H Places Filled.

As pools of stagnant water, cistsrns
and neglected drains are breeding
places for mosquitoes. Prof. Surface.
the PenlsylvAnf2 state zoologist,
recommends that all tanks Of water.
cisterns or vessels which hold water,
or which might be filled with water
after rain, be covered or screened
with . screen of at least 1S meshes
Of wire to tho inch. Standing water
on lots on commons should not be per-
nitted. All shallow lots should be
drained and kept dry. and pest holes
nllsd, old tin cans and bottles emp
tied, and all breeding places destroy.
Cd. All stable refuse should be re-
moved 1t least every week. Where
there are large natural bodies Of wa.
ter which cannot be drained, the sur.
face should be disinfected and oiled
with kerosene at frequent and regu.
lar intervals, Kerosene is invaluable
in this connection. anss it Is also good
as q tdisinfsctant. Chloride Of lime, or
csAxaa, eoppsraas (sulphAte q i1oal
can be threwr 'Nfct ceaspooA.