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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
TRADITIONS.
Their Absence Was a Serious Handicap
TO Auam and Eve.

Their Absence Was Serious Handicap
to Aoam and Eve.
The great drawback TO the garden of
Eden was the lack of traditions
There was no history TO serve rs n
guide 10 legal. moral or social recti
mdc. There was neither Eacdcker nor
Ridpath. neither Mdcauay nor Glib
bon. neither Homer nor Ncrgil. Adam
and Eve could not 20 to the library,
haul down Il book and see how SOrle.
body once did something or other
There were no daughters Of anything
To set the standards Of social cmi-
ncncc. There were no old families
There were no descendants Of any
body to talk big. look wise ana draw
pensions There were no. fOrcfathCrS
who had laid dVNn inviolablc laws
contracted debts, given away fran
chiScS and established constitutions
for pOstcrjty aye, even unto the third
and fourth generation. There were
no historic statesmen who had hand
ed down OratiouS for Adam and Eve
10 learn and rccitc ut high school com
mcnccmcntS and church socialS. There
were no dates for them to learn and
remember There was absolutely no
past for them To revere: nothing that
had stood the test Of time.
If they wanted history or tradition
they had 10 60 ahead and make it
Themselves Ellis q. Jones i'm ,Judgp's
| ihrnrv
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14

There has been great changes in
professional base ball since the days
of "Father" Chadwick and Harry
Wright. The rules of the game
have been improved on, the salaries
of players have been increased and
in many ways the game has been
brought to higher standard OF eX-
cellence. The fact that base ball
has become more and more busi-
ness proposition requiring large cap
ital, makes it the more strange that
the shrewd business heads that con-
troll it and shape its destiny, should
not 90 little farther and remedy
what seems to us a very decided de-
feet. One of the weak features in
the business to-day is the lack OF
uniformity in the playing strength OF
teams that make up the leagues and
associations. OF course it would be
impossible to balance teams to an
exactness, but it could be done a
great deal better than by the hit or
miss method now in vogue, and thus
add very decidedly to the interest OF
the game. In their zeal to strength
en- their teams, the thing is constant
ly being overdone. Our theory is
that players should be assigned to
the different clubs by the officers OF
the leagues in such way as to Sc
cure as nearly as possible an even
ness of playing strength. The pub
lie does not care to see games be-
tween strong and weak team
One sided games should be avoided
as much as possible as they do not
add to the popularity of base ball
and the gate receipts are bound to
suffer. Of course every team would
like to win pennants, but pennants
as business proposition is not the
whole thing. 1t is a peculiar fact
that a pennant winning team several
wears in succession, becomes poor
drawing card. In short, vital and
neglected point is to have the teams
of a league as evenly matched as is
possible to make them, and we have
no doubt that some scheme will be
adopted in the not far distant future
to improve this very apparent defect
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
Ennlano,s Cream Ponies.

The famous cream ponies which are
used to draw the kings carriage on
state occasions are the sole survivors
Of breed of horses which has 9th
crwisc passed ont OF existence. They
are the direct aud only pure bred de-
srcudanis OF che famous horses Of
hanover. whi.h George l. brought
win him ro mis- new English kingdom
wo centuries ago rhc once famous
,ri;r horses and black horses of Han
over have died out and now the
creams alone survive. aud only m
England. for when Queen Victoria
sent 10 Hanover about 1870 to procure
fresh stock for the royal stud not one
was to be found. London Answers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
A QUICK TWIST.
Why the WstehfuI Owl Didn't Wiring
Its Own Head OFF.

Boys who have tried 10 put salt on
| a birds tail" generally come 10 the
conclusion that birds can see behind
| them" and some may half believe that
the heads OF these little creatures are
| hung on piyOts How easily one could
| conceive such a notion is illustrated
! by the experience Of Maryland man
who had read a story about an owl
! Wringlng It's own neck by looking at q
man who was walking around him
The Marylandcr decided TO experiment
along these lines and 50 procured a
fine specimen Of an owl and placed
him on post.
IL was not difficult for the expert
mcnter 10 secure the OWLS attention
for the bird never diverted his gaze
from the man while the latter was
present. The man began walking rap
idly around the post a few feet from
it. keeping bis eyes fixed upon the bird
all the while.
The owls body remained mOtionless
but his head turned exactly with the
mans movements. When the man
was halfway round the OWLS head was
directly behind. Three-quarters Of Il
circle were completed, ana still the
same tWif Of the neck and the same
stare followed the man.
One circle and no change. On the
man went. twice around. and still that
watchful stare and steady turn Of the
head. Three times the man went
around. and he began TO wonder why
the owls head did not drop off. when
all at once the man discovered what he
had failed 10 notice before.
when the man reached n distance
halfway arrInd from the front. which
was as far as the owl could turn his
head TO follow the eyperimenter's
movements with comfort. the owl
whisked it back through the whole cir.
Gle so instanlaneously and brought II
facing the man again with such pre-
cision that the latter failed 10 detect
the movement. although he was look
ing intcutly all the while at the bird.
The MarylHudor repcntcd the expert
mcnt many times aftcrward on the
same bird, ana ne had always to
watch carefully 10 detect the move
mcnt OF the rcadjustmcnt OF the OWLS
gaze. Philadelphia Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
TABLE KNIVES.
Incident That Changed Them From
Pointed to Rounded Ends.

Incident That Changed Them From
Pointed to Rounded Ends.
Table knives are invariably made
with rounded ends. Did it ever occur
TO YOU to wonder why they are Of this
shape instead Of pointed, like any 9th
or knife blade?
Perhaps You may Imagine that the
ends were rounded rs Il protection 10
life and limb i'm those turbulent days
when men drew their swords or any
other available lcthal weapon at the
very slightest provoration.
Iut This IS not the case. The story
goes-and ii is fairly well substan-
tiated-that the great Cardinal Richie
lieu had Il guest to dinner whose man
ncrs at the table were very far from
being all that could he desired.
The climax was reached when the
fellow, after finishing the meat course.
began TO pick his teeth with his table
knife. at that date made with a sharp
point. The guest being Il man OF birth
and Importance, the cardinal could not
openly demonstrate. but next day he
gave orders that the point Of every
knife i'm the establishment should be
rounded off.
Before the end Of the century his eX
ample was universally followed, and
the pointed knife at table had disap-
peared. London Answers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
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PROBATE COURT or THE TOWN or
JOHNSTON.
Estate of Rsth A, MathewsOn

Jonathan V. Barnes administrators of the
estate of Ruth A Mathewson, late OF said
representing that the personal estate of said
decea-ed is not sufficient to pay the debts
which said deceased owed. the expenses of
her funeral, and of supporting her family
ana settling her estate according To law [;
that said deceased at the time of her death
was seized and pOssesstd d Cf nineteen acres
Of woodland, land situated In the Town of
Johnston, near Pine Hill, so called, described
as follows: beginning ut IA stone bound on
the corner of iand owned by &. L.. Holden
and Byron Mathewson, and running easterly
bounded on the north by land owned by &.
4. Holden TO stone bound at the corner OF
land owned by T.. l.. Holden and w. A. sweet
then southerly, bounded on the east by land
owned by w. A. sweet, to stone bound Ut
the corner Of lana owned by w. A.Sweet and
). III. ClcmCnce, :hen westerly, bounded on
the south by land owned by ). II. Ciemence
to "A stone bound at the cOruer Of land owned
by ). H. Clemence and George Dean, then
nOrtherly, bounded on the west by land
owned by GcOege Dean ana Byron Mathew
son, To the starting point, ana contains about
nineteen acres OF lhnd.
And further representing, that, by sale OF
only so much of said real estate AS Is abso-
lutely needed, the residue thereof would De
50 much injured AS To render the sale OF the
whole estate more advantageous to those in.
tcrcsted therein,
And pray ing that he may be authorized to
sell the whole of said estate, or so much
thereof as may be necessary To make up the
deficiency Ot the personal estate. Tor the
purpose afoi esaid, with incidental charges
aud said petition is received ana referred to
the twenty NTH day OF July, A. ID, 1911, ut 2
O'Clock p. m, at the Probate Court Room, In
said Johnston, for consideration, and 1t Is
ordered that notice thereof be published
for fourteen days, once week in the
S. X. LUTHER,
july st Clerk
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
Settino an Example.

whether the hotel proprietor J
mncbed with the other day is % hero
publicly maintaining mis- sincere con.
yictigus as Hu cucouragemeni to on
ers or a slave m his own Domain J
cannot determine said the lral head
ed man 81 met him i'm the street not
far from bis hotel, and at his suggeN.
lion we m.hrd together. We ate IN
his own dining room. He TIPPED the
waiter. we had checked our hats. and
he tipped the boy in attendance.
do you tip in your own hotelF
gaspcd
Always. said he II is ass much
trouble 10 wait on me rs auyuod!
else. New York sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14

The gentle cow is not yielding her
usual quantity Of milk, Instead OF
feeding on the fresh grass that car
pets the pastures and meadows, this
hot spell of weather has caused the
cow to loaf on her Job and seek the
shade of trees that are scattered III
convenient clumps in the enclosures.
The flies too poster the cow and
much valuable feeding time is taken
IN brushing off these annoying crea-
tures with her tasseled tail. An
other warm weather trick OF the
cow is to stand in the brook and
let the cooling waters lave her dun
colored sides, while she surveys the
world about with placid satisfaction.
All these diversions cut into the
time when the cow should be crop
ping grass. and no wonder milk is
scarce just at the time when every
body wants cracker and milk lor
supper.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
SWIMMING Ghosts.

Lccturng before the Camera club,
Or. Francis Ward said that i'm an at
tempt TO photograph fish in their nat.
ural surroundings he had constructed
IA pond with an observation chamber
let in at the side below the surface
Of the water. Through the window OF
this chamber unseen 10y the fish ne
could watch and photograph their
movements. lie discovered 10y this
means that the protection Of fish when
i'm their natural state is much more
thorough than is generally supposed.
All silvcry Dish were in reality merely
mirrors i'm the water, rejecting the
tone and color Of their surroundings
so as To appear 10 their fellow fish
gray. uusuhstantial. swimming ghosts,
hardly to be- distinguished at all. 1t
was only when the daCe, for example,
rose 10 the surface, causing It's body
TO reflect light that the pike at the
bottom of the pond could see and go
for its little victim. London Graphic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14

Let our object be- our country. our
whole country ana nothing but ON
country. And 10y lhr blessing Of Goo
may that country itself become vast
and splendid monument. not of Opprcs
sion and terror. uut of wisdom. oi
peace and of liberty upon which Tho
world may gaze with admiration for
ever.-pnuirl Webster. .s..
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
A New lnterpretation.

History l"arhcr What conspicuous
feature figured III larrison's cam
paignF Pupil I'm the long procession
they had log cabin with n coored
man tied On top, History Teacher
\ what; Pupil Wen, my history says
there was live coon fastened on the
roof -LippiuCutt's.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14

Think of a city in which the
assessed valuation of real estate IS
increased over $S9s 100000 in one
wear. 1t isn't necessary to mention
New York as the city where such a
thing is possible.-Butlalo Courier
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14

The Beef Trust magnates, who
are being hauled over the Goals 10y
the government, cannot be sent to
prison, if convicted. They can be
fined, but much they will care toI
that.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14

The price Of coal has gone up
twenty-five cents ton. This does
not mean as much now, as later.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
Governor Foss OF Massachusetts

is the king pin on messages. lie
has ground out something like 70
during the few monih hs he, mas been
IN office.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14

The question is will Bryan prefer
TO be defeated himself, rather than
see a stronger Democrat elected
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14

The waste of money on fire works
every 18th of July must amount to Il
very tidy sum.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
Estate of Andrew p. Sweet.

Willis A. sweet, administrators OF the estate
of Andrew Il. sweet, late OF said Johnston.
deceased, presents his first and final ac-
count with the estate OF said deceased, for
allowance, and the same Is received and
-. 1911, at ? O'Clock p. IN at the Probate
Court Room, In said Johnston for consider.
alton, ana IL as ordered that notice thereof
be published for fourteen days, once a
week In the Olneyville Times.
). X. LUTHER,
july 7St Clerk
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
Now Therefore, Notice is Here
by Given.

That in accordance with said order and in
conformity with law in relation to the
assessment of Taxes, the Board of Asses.
ors Of said Town will be in session in the
Council Chamber, at Thornton, i'll the
said Town on the 10Th, Goth and 2Ist
davs of July, 1911, from I O'Clock NJ,
to ! O'Clock p. NJ, and every person and
corporate body liable to taxation is requ1r-
ed to bring III to The Asses sorS true and
exact account oi all his rs,sb'e estate, des
cribing and specifying the value of every
parcel of his Rea and Personal estate, and
every person bring in any such account
shall make oath before some one of the
Assessors that the account by him exhib-
tied contains to the best OF his knowledge
and belief true and full account, and val
uation of all his ratable estate, and who
ever negects or refuses to bring in uch
account, if overtaNed, shall have no reme-
dy therefor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
LEGAL NOTICES
TOWN OF JOHNSTON

PROBATE COURT OF THE TOWN OF
JOHNSTON.
JuIv -th IqIl
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14

46, Section Z. EVely person bringing IN
any such account shall make oath before
some Cne of the assessors, that the account
by him exhibited contains To the best of his
knowle edge and belief, true and full &C.
count and valuation of all his ratable estate /;
and whoever neglects or refuses TO bring In
such account, If overtaNed, shall have no
remedy therefor"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14
TOWN OF JOHNSTON.
TAX
Assessors Notice.
1911.

WHEREAS, The qualified electors Of
the Town of Johnston, at a town meeting
holden ON the Sth day Of April, 1911.
ordered the assessment and apportionment
of tax on the Real and Personal Estates
of said Town Of One Dollar and Thirty
cents on each One Hundred Dollars value
thereof
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-07-14

The Board of Assessors will meet for
the purpose of assessing said tax on Tues
day, July is, 1871, at 10 O'Clock A. Nj
and all real and personal estates will be
taxed to the person or bodies corporate in
whose name it stands by record at that
time.
WILLIAM II. MATHEWSON,
LOUIS q. WlNSOR,
EPHRAIM BEDFORD.
Assessors of Taxes
Johnston. X. l., June Goth, 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

tors in the V hoe of France than there
 are Tn the state of New York. Hsre are
 the latest fig ures published in t'," Medi- | cal Record, and comments on them:
 '1t is easy to prove that the medical profession m Amer rica is overcroW,lec In France which "as popua eion og 3.tJ0,-
 00O or sc, there are only 17,0cc medical
 men all told, and in England, with por- ulati.n of more t'i;in ,O,000 0G6, there are about c9 9')n medical men, while this conn | try and C.iafa. -i,h perhaps 9O00H.f00 rerrie, have more ,iin ,0o0 physicians This proportion is preposteroas and ihc natural eoa.ea,.ehce is that a considn- able ;.9;".ti"n Of American practitioners have hard wefn tc keep the wolf from the Gaor.
 with an increase in the cost of living the. physician earns less than he earned some years ago. There is also another aspect of the case which deserves atten- tion In all countries the medical man
 has more difficulty in collecting his just dues than has the member of any other D, ,ofession or trade
 This statement may be applied with greater aptness to America than to other countries. It is more customary here for
 general practitioners to give credit than for those of England or France for ln- stance. The entire practice Of medicine
 here is based on the credit system.
 "When a person Is i'll no trouble or ex pensc is too great to insure or aid his recovery. The doctor then is his rock of refuge but wten he gets well both his
 illness and tie doctor alike are liable to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
-v simply told to interest little people

tory simply told to interest little people. Children cannot be told too often stories Of the brave days of old.
 Stories About Birds Very excellent stories of the birds and their ways. The Crossbil tells how useful is his bill in ex- tracting seed from the pine cones of the south when he is making his visit to the warm lands Woodpecker tells how his bill serves to help him to find the fat grubs that he likes. Swallow says that she does not bury herself in winter in the mud of the horse pond, as some people say she does, but she keeps the secret a- to where she does go. The Snowbird. the Blackbrd and the Owl all have some thing of interest to tell.
 How Bee Martin Became King of the Birds,'' by Ossian Lang. A bright story, sure to please children, of how the Bee Martin was elected king of the birds be- cause of his bravery. There are some dia- grams given of how the array of birds stood at the coronation. By studying these, little deaders may act out the bird play for themselves. The book ends with tale of how the new king Bee Martin, lead his flying squadron against all the animals of the deep woods and won the victory.
 These little books are in fine large print, and as the cost is mere or 10 cents each, parents can well afford to put many of them into the childrens hands, and be sure the little ones will enjoy the reading of them for themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
NIGHT LETTERS BY
 WIRE ABOUT NEW BOOKS

'Essence of Honeymoon" by H. Perry
 Robinson. Harper's, New York. $50
 The honeymoon is always the new moon to those encompassed in its glow. This one fails to shine with any very novel or brilliant light Three hundred full pages and the winning.
 Childrens Letters. A Collection of Let
 ters Written to Children by Famous
 Men and Women, Collected by Eliza
 beth Colson and Anna Gansevoort Chit
 tenden. C1inds, Noble & Eddredge,
 New York.
 very inspiration in the way of Q rhilds book. A delight to grown-ups. These letters are from Bishop Brooks :. from Sidney Smith. that delightfully."- quaint writer of letters, to his own little ones. Here are letters to Douglas, Gee" snd to "Grandchild," letters to delight any child of today Martin Luther's let ters to his Hans are here. Gen. Rob ert E. Lees to his daughters; Charles Dickens to Lofty, Mary and Lily. Lewis Carroll has some nice topsy-turvey ones. Abraham Lincoln has one to My dear little Miss" Benjamin Franklin to his daughter Sally, Hans Christian Anderson Is represented: also Mendelssohn. Three are the charming letters of Sir Walter Scott, and the ever attractive Mariory Fleming espstles Many of the most winning are from Helen Keller and there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

clear, keeping in mind that when the fusee changed from red to yellow he was exactly three minutes behind preceding train which may have stopped within a short distance. or may be proceeding at an unusually slow rate of speed.'
 Superintendent Woodward of the Shore Line division gives this additional detail regarding torpedoes:
 "'When train stops upon the main line and requires protection against n following train, the hagman goes back a snecifed distance and places one tor pedo. He then continues a further dis tance back, placing two .torpedoes As soon as the train he is protecting is ready to start, the engineer blows a speci- fled whistle signal which is notice to the flagman to return to his train. On the way back he picks up the one tor pedo leaving two on the rail to warn the engineer of an approaching train that another train Is a short distance ahead and't give the flagman time to run back and get aboard of his own train' '