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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
Monkeys and Gum.

In tropical countries the natives have
many unique ways Of catching mon
keys One OF them. as explained by
a traveller. Is this: The hunters walk
about in short boots in sight Of the
monkeys. Then they take the boots
or. place some gum In the bottoms and
leave them on the ground. withdraw
ing themselves 10 great distance
Presently the monkeys come down
from the trees and try on the boots.
and when the hunters come after
them the boots stick TO the feet of the
monkeys and they are unable TO climb
Thus the initiative little animals are
captured
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
Eira ENtinnIIiahhrs

About 1910 Mr.. Thomas Philips of
London invented an apparatus for put
ting out fire. but 1t was not much OF a
success. When put in action the steam
and carbonic acid which were to ex-
tinguish the flames were not gener-
ated In sufficient quantity to do the
work. A Frenchman named earlier
patented a fairly successful extin-
guisher in 1862. since which date they
have been used more or less all over
the world to put out inciplent fires.
though, of course. they are valueless
after the fire has acquired much head.
way.-New York American.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
NotFvinu the God,

One OF the odd things the visitor to
Burma will notice is the large number
Of bells about the pagodas. These
bells are usually hung on sacred posts
n few feet above the ground. They
are sweet toned. as all Burmese bells
are. but they are not furnished with
tongues. The worshiper who comes to
pray before the pagoda strikes one of
these bells with n wooden mallet. This
y ~ attract the attention of the god.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
TACT OF AN ACTOR.
sothern's Happy Thought and the Un-
ruIy Gallery Gods.

ruIy gallery GODS.
II was In the year 1863 or 1864. Dur
ing the summer months Sothern. with
John r. Raymond and several other
well known actors, occupied the local
theater OF n seaside summer resort, to
which he and his company drew a
houseful Of people several nights In
the week 10 hear and see them act
rehearse 1t really was In preparation
for their next winters New York sea
son-the most important of their plays
The little building had. of course. a
gallery. and in the gallery the gods"
became so obstreperous on occasions
that II was with great difficulty the
play could be proceeded with. The
ringleader, a well known rough Of the
town, was n man named Bill Hanra
han. One night n happy inspiration
seized Sothern. Having learned the
name OF this prominent member Of the
rowdy element he addressed him In
the midst Of the most unearthly noises
as follows: "Mr. Hanrahan. will you
be good enough to take charge Of the
gallery and keep order for me? shall
feel very grateful"
The result was magical. Bill be-
came at once an official Of the theater
and as such cracked the heads Of
few Of his erstwhile fellow rioters
with such good effect that it was only
a little time before the best Of order
prevailed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
THORNTON

The Johnston Tax Book for 1911 is out
Business is rather quiet at the Hosiery
Mills.
A new house is being built on Thornton
Avenue.
The Victoria Mills went on ~ hour a
day schedule on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. George II. Hawksley have
removed TO Florence, Mass.
The Two Friends hold dance in Calefs
Hall on Thanksgiving afternoon.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
george Beaudry on Thursday of this week.
The Y. T. A. C's will hold masquerade
dance in Calefs Hall on the evening Of
November nth.
The Potter & Johnson foot ball team of
Pawtucket play the Y. T. A. C's on Sat
urday at the Cricket Field here. .
Thornton Troop No. 1, Boy Scouts will
give an entertainment and dance in Calefs
Hall on the evening Of November 29th
WIlldu1 hlASuloOu VI p'h~Nb 'ONN eHN
first prize in the Providence Tribune vot-
ing contest, which closed last Monday
night and William Mutt took the fourth
prize
At the meeting of the Town Council
held on Wednesday afternoon, the follow
ing bill were allowed and ordered paid.
Narragansett Electric Lighting Company,
{7SS SO; Hiram Kimball, health officer,
$50; William Burton, Town Treasurer,
ss2 o.; d. Ferrant, $40; Walter S.
Turney, bridewell keeper, S25; II. Kim
ball, keeper of bridewell, s25; O.. Corsb
IS; Edwin A. Tourtellot, s6.75i James q.
Nichols. Oyerseer Of the Poor, $50; Will
liam r. Mathewson, Tax Collector, S27.
7S ] ]. Tanning, Street Light Commiss
ioner, SIo; Sterry K. Luther, SI2 Is; K
L. Freeman, $50 so; II. c. Calef and 5
K. Luther, sz5; II. Mcdowell, SI2.5o;
w. Smith, $40; Starkweather & Shepley,
SIo4. SO; Hiram Kimball, S6I 50; police
pay roll, SIS.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
The CIadiators.

Usually gladiators were matched in
pairs. They fought in different ways
blindfolded. In chariots. on horseback.
In full armor and with the asso. Nets
were used by some. who. after throw
Ing one over the head OF an antag.
onist. dispatched him with a three
pointed lance or trident.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
GREYSTONE

Dancing School in Foresters' Hall, Man
ton, every Thursday evening. Six lesson:
for $2.oo.
A birthday party was held at the home
of Harold Bussey, Monday evening in
honor Of his fifth birthday.
William Brown of this place, a lay
preacher, has accepted call to preach al
the Silver Hook Primative Methodist
Church in Warwick.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
Elastic Time Table.

In It's early days railway travelling
was a much less formal affair than
now. One night back In the sixties.
the guard OF the last train leaving
Banfr was reminded by an irate pas.
senger that It was some minutes past
the starting time. 'Oh. aye" replied
the man. but Meester r. has dinner
party the NIGHT. and I'm jlst geln' him
two or three meenits' preeyiIege."-
London Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
SOUTH SCITUATE

Rev. K. Tallmadge Root will speak at
the Baptist Church on Sunday at O'Clock
Sunday School at IL o'clock, Christian
Eudeavor meeting at Gas p. IN. and even.
ing service at 7.3o.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
WOULDN'T BE tanned.
End Of a Wild Stallion That Resented
the Touch Of Man.

the oucn OF wan.
In Mustangs. Busters and Outlaws
Of the Nevada Wild Horse Country" in
the American Magazine. Rufus Steele
writes Of the capture of splendid
Wild stallion that had long eluded cap
ture. He was an outlaw" Writes
Mr.. Steele:
Until we saddled him we did not
ealize his desperation. We fastened
the RATA to his front feet When he
tried To run away we ierked his feet
from under him. throwing him heavily
AS he attempted to rise we threw him
again and repeated the maneuver until
exhaustion ne'essitatCd his capitula
ton But his surrender was only TEN
porary. For three years we tried t.
break him. using every artilce known
20 us. As quickly as one man gave NJ
the task another would try TO con.
quer him. hut .every time human
being approached or tried TO bride
or saddle him he would bite viciouSly.
while his eyes. protruding from the
sockets. biazCd fiery red with hate. As
the cincb was drawn tight the outlaw.
IL upon his feet. Invariably reared
straight up. poised upon his hind legs
then hurled himself backward To the
ground We always mounted him
while he was tied down. and to stay
after he gained his feet called for ac
ton which boiled days WORK into
thirty minutes of struggle.
"TIls end was tragic rs his career. In
making nm attempt nt escape by jump
ing out of stockade corral he mis-
Judged the distance and became i'm.
paled on Jagged post. and a "a was
turned loose upon him to end his suf-
fering"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
CENTERDALE

Fred Sweet of this place, has been re
elected to the General Assembly.
Dancing School in Foresters' Hall, Man
ton, every Thursday evening. Six lessons
for $2.oo
DIR. R. L. Shea, formerly of this place,
is acting as superintendent of the Gloces-
ter Schools
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
Supreme Self Esteem.

II am afraid Bliggins is a bit Of ego
ist." said the ready made philosopher.
Has he offended your"
"No. | offended him. I ventured To
remark that nobody Is perfect. and be
took II as a personal slight Wash
ington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10

Dick-Bill writes that he's living I'm
n magnificent cottage. Sam why. It's
SO small that you can stand on the
roof. reach down the chimney and open
the front door.-St Louis Republic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
EnenntiXn Ability.

"You say Mr.. Flubson has great ex'
ecutive abilityT'
Yes" replied the cynical Office
holder.
what makes YOU think soT'
Because he manages TO hold a job
without hping competent to dc any
tiud of real work. - Washington star
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10

Time never drags nor does life ever
seem mouotonous TO those who are al.
ways working, thinking, learning and
growing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
LYMANSVILLE

Dancing School in Foresters' Hall, Man.
ton, every Thursday evening, Six lessons
for 81. 90.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10
Cute Girl.

'How did she manage to get so
many offers OF marriageT'
"She bad her picture taken with u
frying pan In her hand. "-Birming-
ham Age Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10

spcnd not all you have. believe not
all you bear and tel not all you know.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-11-10

There are no elevators running up
and down the ladder Of fame.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-17
THE RIGHT TO KILL.

With forty-two legislatures in ses- sion it is not surprising that now and then an attempt is made to give larger liberty in the wrong direction. A Mis- souri lawyer wants to make it legal for a man to take the law into his own hands, for he has draughted a law which provides that if man or wo- man believes there has been or is about to be committed felony against "husbaHd. wife, parent, child. brother sister. uncle, aunt. nephew, niece master, mistress, apprentice, or serv- ant'-then homicide shall be held juStihable.
 This honest assemblyman does no' See the danger of placing in the hands of aggrieved persons the legal right to revenge in their own way offenses against their family and members of their household. It would give a man the right to go forth and shoot down anyone who had committed a crime against his relatives, without trial or proof.
 It might lead to no end of unright- eous killing. In fact, it would open the door for revenge and create con- munal conditions worthy of the dark ages instead of the 20th century.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-17
TIME TO GALL A HALT.

That 1t is time to call a halt in the admission of criminal classes to this country IS becoming more and more apparent every day and 1t is to be hopes congress will enact law so stringent that it will be an effective protection 10 the people from the criminal classes who come to this free sland to continue a life of unproduc- tivsness and crime.
 ft win be remembered that Presi- dent Taft interfered last year with a ruling of Commissioner Williams at Ellis Island, and allowed certain 1m- migrants to land despite the com lusssioners protests. Now the presi- dent says; T have since followed those cases in which influenced shifn against his better judgment. and ] am obliged to make the hunliIiatinz confession that the outcome vindi- catea him and showed that my 1udg- urent was st fsult for lack of experi- sne<."
 The foressn criminal classes cannot be Amoricsaized--they give no prom -. is> of becoming good and useful cit izens. The black hand" ourrages of our cities have been committed by forelsa criminals who have been passed through Ellis island under it's lax syStem of inspection The prisons and a-ylums of the country show the error and the expensiveness of loose immigration laws. There should he no bar tO decent and aspiring man. hood. but it is umo to draw the line upon undesirslbtes of every nature and variety.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-17
LETTERS TO THE EDIToa Bad Spelling at Wellesley College.

Mir. Editor: The authorities of Well lesley college have discovered that more than 600 of it's students, nearly 30 per cent. of the total registration, are poor spoilers. Therefore. with tl13 recent opening of the college, after a recess of three weeks, spelling classes for the girls have been inaugurated, and any student who submits a paper in which three words are nlisspelled becomes eligible to the spelling classes and is immediately enrolled.
 The classes have an hours session every weekday including Saturdays. The Saturday session is exceptionally annoying to the girls as 1t takes from 1.30 to 2.30, just when they are very apt to have a most agreeable appoint ment
 There was a time when education began it's career with the IA F.. C's, :, but long since '.the word method'' came into vogue, which more quickly secures a mastery of words than the alphabet method but without convey- ing a proper thought of what they contain, and later the proposed reform "Whot is korrekt spelling ennyhow ?? Thus the old fashioned fine art of spelling has been long on the decline, and but few of the common schools are vigorously trying to keep it us to the old standard. Carnegie is giving out no medals, stho'' he ''stil'' persists in having a ..w'' in wrongly rite" or "rong."
 Noah webster's famous spelling book has passed away, :. like the Noah's ark, and is a thing of the past in the second hand dealers coll lections; and the A, B, Cs are mostly
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-17
Government by Commission
 1.-The Financial Management of the City
BY A CITIZEN

No conditions fairer for the trial of a new form of government could exist than those of HaverhilI during the two years past, the years during which it has been under the commission char ter. No disasters have befallen the in it's factories, business has been uni- forMly good, and there have been in no department any de- mands other than normal The spirit of the city in general towards the council has been friendly There has been the disposition to give the charter fairest trial and to the council patient and loyal support The administration has had no great crises 10 meet, and, except in one or two matters which may be discussed later, there has been no embarrassment of opposition nor lack of sympathy. The statement made by the mayor at the end of the first year under the com mission form gives, from the business standpoint. some gains that have been made. The mayor, it will be remem- bered. had served as alderman and mayor of the city under the old form, and therefore was fitted to compare results under the old and new. By the Massachusetts law the tax rate for mu- nicipal purposes is limited to SIP per thousand, and before election the mayor had stated that he would if elected, administer the city within that limit. In his report of thework of the first year, he mentioned the advantages of the commission form in operation:
 The elimination of the necessity for the concurrent vote of two boards Gas formerly), and of the possibility of a mayors veto and re-referenee, has greatly aided the despatch of business.
 'The doing away of the Sk4 (existing under the old form) i, with a power. of expenditure by them often exercised without respon- sibflity or proper procedure, has closed one avenue of easy and fre- quently ill-advised disbursement
 ''The public meetings of the council in which the vote of each member on corded by Yea or Nay. have ensured to the city daylight methods and the certainty in regard to expenditures that the municipal government as a. whole as well as the citizens at large know how the finances are expended.
 Contrary to previous usage the mu- nicipal council have established it as a principle that no bonds shall be issued for current expenses, and that for every dollar of bonds sold the city shall show some permanent acquisi- tion. construction or improvement.
 The municipal council further de- cided that for current expenses appro priations beyond the SIP tax limit should not be made.
 The municipal council succeeded in decreasing the amount of expenditures for running expenses S15.000 as com pared with the previous year.
 There were paid in the year 1909 bonds amounting to s133,000, and there were issued bonds amounting to $134.- 0O0"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-17
THE CONSUMPTION or PETROL.
 EuM.

The eartb is yielding up for the uses of man over 297,00o,0o0 barrels of oil every year and the demand for it is being constantly increased by new uses, such as firing locomotives and steamships and great industries, be- cause it is cheaper than coal, and the production of the old oil fields is steadily decreasing.
 The daily production per we'll in the Appalachian field has fallen from 2O7 barrels in 1861 to 1.7s barrels in lsoH Tlt is only the development of new fields thax makes the increase of total output possible.
 1T the government wins the series or suits which it has just Nlstituted in california to regain title to petroleum iar<ds now held by the Southern Pa- cafic railroad, this will restore to the people a property worth some s2o0.- 00U,000 The California fields are now by far the most productive. Last year California increased it's output 21.35 per cent, furnishing $500, ,000 barrels more than any other state ever produced in single year. It is probable that in 1910 California pro- duced more than double the highest yield of Pennsylvania.
 The use of fuel oil by the railroads of the United States is on the increase the consumption in 1909 amounting to l9,9s9.S94 barrels, an increase of Is per cent During the last year two i1attleships-the North Dakota and the Delaware-were equipped with auxil- iary oil-burnins plants. and four more battleships now being built will each carry 400 tons of fuel oil to burn az auxiliary to coal. Fifteen destroyere will also be equipped for burning fuel oil In England, Germany. France, Italy and Austria similar experiments are being made.
 This process cannot, however, be continued indefinitely. If all the pe- troleum fields are now known. and the present rate of increased exploitation continues. the petroleum will be ex- fausted by about 1885; if the present production goes on with no increase, the product will be exhausted in about ninety years.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-17
Health and Beauty Queries
BY MRS. MAE MARTIN.

during cold weather months. but your weight is increasing too rapidly, and I which is splendid for taking off flesh: Get from the druggist four ounces or and n of s Rnt5s each meal will gradually take off the superfiuous weight, This, treatment is starving. but you must be sure to get
 Elsie T.: It is ungallant for your sweetheart to chide you about the downy growth on your face. but If you follow these simple directions the hair can be easily removed. Buy an ounce little with enough water to make a paste. and apply to the hairy surface. Let remain for two or three minutes. then rub off and wash the surface well. While delatone is a little expensive, one application usually does the work.
 May: Stop using face powders and try this liquid powder for that shiny look and your complexion will soon re- four ounces of spurmax in one-half pint hot water. add two ,teaspoonfuls washing clears and cleanses it and gives it a pink and white glow not ob- tainable with powder and rouge. Any
 Hermes: Face lotions will not rid your lace or It's pfmpEeS ana liver SpOtS. This condition is caused through inn purities in the blood finding their way ter the skins surface. What you require Is blood cleanser and system tonic, and if you will prepare this inexpensive recipe, the skin will become clear and you will feel. much better. Get an ounce of kardene from your druggist and dissolve in one-ha1f pint alcohol. adding one-haf cup sugar. then hot water to make quart. Take a table spoonful before each meal. and I'm sure you will find it. excellent.
 Bride: Here is a splendid recipe for a greaseless massage cream: Dissolve
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-17
PERMANENT HEADQUARTERS.

It Is rather amusing that the demo- cratic state central committee should think that it needs permanent head quarters as a means of promoting partisanship and strengthening the party in the coming two years, at Hartford. which is prompting the re- publican committee to follow suit
 There is every reason why the peo- pie should make a protest against it, since democratic supervision of Gov -crnor Baldwin's administration would be blunder which the party would come to recognise after awhile: and republican meddiing with the assem- biyrnen in the performance of their duties would be a grave mistake.
 The New Haven Journal Courier is right in its averment upon this prop ositlon when 1t says:
 The future of the two historic par ties Is not in the hands of the party committees: 1t Is in the hands of those who have become the representatives of the people in office. It is not what the thirty i've committeeman in each party think as to the future that counts: 1t is what the democrats and republicans in office do that win . count. On the democratic side. it is lfrshnt Governor Baldwin and the dem ecrauc minority in the general as- sembIy do this winter that will count : on the republlcnn side, it is what the republican majority in the general assembly do with the power given Ahem that win count"
 There is nothing could be more det- rir,entsl to party interest just now than too much politics. The voters are not looking for perpetual political wire pulling. but for satisfactory political action at Hartford. If the republican majority does not meet public expec- cation by its enactment of laws dur ing the present session of the general assembly. the democratic party is very likely to be given it's opportunity two years hence without any assistance of the state central committee
 The party which nearest approaches the expectations of the voters is the party which may confidently look for popular support two years from now
Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-17

used in demonstration of Euclid's problems, where the "arc" appears again as the curve Of beauty.
 Noah's ark rested on sArarat but the airy rat" in the head of the col- 1ege girl can't rest now on account of the spelling book being there, as F thing of high attainment.
 Fortunately in spite of the deiuge of modern school work that seems to have crowded old fashioned spelling pretty close to the wall there is, at last, "the bow of promise" hDvering over Wesleyan, although 1t may inter- fere with the cherished plans of prom ising beaus who would take the girls out to the theater or opera Saturday afternoons.
 If the girls pay too much attention to their beaux and to billet doux. In : stead of belles-lettres they will lose the bachelor of arts degree, don't you see; and on the other hand (hav- ing the engagement Hnger). if they lose the theater or the opera they may catch no bach1eor on whom to use their attractive arts.
 Enough to give any college girl T c. H. TALCOTT.
 Norwich, Jan. 16, 1911.