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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-06-28

A postman walks about fourteen
miles a day. and then lots of people
who were expecting letters do not get
any,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
Eailcd 20 a 1ocae's Eca.

A Hungarian blacksmith recently
ant as present 30 the emperor Of
Austria horseshoe, a pair of pinch
srs, Elc and !. knife, all In
geniously nailed 10 a goose's egg
Without he egg being broken. The
Emperor sent in return his photo
Uaph, q gold medal and 80 dacata
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
THE KILKENNY CATS.

According to the veracious satire of Dean Swift
it seems that one day two cats, urged on by male
VIOLENT and violent spirit ate each other up, leaving
nothing but their tails. There never has been
more exhaustive treatment of any subjct, anatomi-
cal or literary.
We may ask ourselves how it was possible There
are physical laws denying it. After they had eaten
each others teeth what had either left to eat with?
And how could each be slowed in the others stom-
ach at the same time?
Nevertheless, we must concede the possibility of
the event and accept the historical accuracy of the
account But why go so far as Kilkenny when any,
one may witness like incidents right at home?
Two women fall out and resort to SANDER Each
produces to the public gaze all the frailties of the
other their acquaintance cOmplacenty accept what
each one says and in the end both characters are
initiated Exeunt Kilkenny catsi
Two men go to law over something They retain
counsel, enter complaints, subpoena witnesses, en-
panel juries, hear verdicts, make appeals, multiply
costs Adjournment after adjournment, vexation
after vexation business neglected patience exhaust
9i, years wasted and on both sides the last dollar
spent The cats have interlocked their claws clash
ed each others teeth opened each others jaws, and
gulped doy each others all. determination is
more comp han that at Kilkenny.
Yes, it is Sad but true that all around U.s. in
thousand ways, divinely gifted human beings are
eatinp one another up. And not always is so much
as caudal appendage eftl
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
Il Was New TO the Bishop.

At an unusually large dinner par
ey, where the guest of honor was al
English bishop, the butler, an elder
ly man, was obliged to bring II
from a friends house an ine1pe
rienced lad to help him in the din
ing room. The awkward helper an
noyed the butler beyond endurancs
with questions as to his duties.
lie continued interminably until
the butler, worn out and nervous
said ironically:
call you will need to do is t.
stand behind the bishops chair, and
whenever his lordship puts down
his glass you must reach over and
wipe his fLouth with a napkin"
That silenced his assistant. Blu,
the young man actually took the or.
der seriously, and as soon as dinner
began he stationed himself behind
the bishop, waited till' his lordshir
had drunk and put down his glass,
and then, as deliberately as biz
nervousness would permit, be open
ed out large napkin and wiped the
GgniAed old gentlcman's MOUTH
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15

The Unl,ed States is the onb
country in the world that has 1
"four corners" that is to say, a place
where four states meet. Look al
your atlas and you will see Colorado,
Utah, New Mexico and Arizona
touching each other. At no other
place on the globe do four states,
territories or provinces unite to
form such a junction.
The spot is or spur of the Carlo
mountain, and few tourists visit it
f.. ~" it is not easily acces~
slplc anu ps;i - ooo<.,-~o comp -
lively few people think about il -
monument marks it, however, erect
ed by the government surveyors.
: ie PPoiiat is reached by a trail lead
ing from the roaG from the Navajo
Springs in Colorado, in the Ute res
ervation, to the San Juan river.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
Making the Most of Leisure.

The moment a young ceases to think of his
lack of opportunities, res utey looks his conditions
in the face, and resolves to change them he lays
the corner stone Of solid career. Even If he must
90 slow, he will go for. Such young man. thirty
years ago, suddenly discovered that by using in stu
dy in orderly way, the quarter and half hours ne
and ends of time might be made of untold value.
By putting them together he managed to pick out of
them fine education To utilize these precious
hours and make them as valuable as If they formed
a continuous period of time, he made plan for the
work of each day and had such material on hand
that he could turn every quarter OF an hour to ac-
count
This young man wanted to know German. He
bought German grammar, a phrase book, and
few simple German Stories He would keep a book
in his pocket and glance at it at every opportunity
In little while it became very interesting. He
was soon reading easy German, and in less than
year he had the language so we'll in hand that he
took up Spanish. He became engrossed in the stu
dy of languages as occupation for his leisure. He
found it extremely enjoyable. Every language
learned was open door to advanced studies: In
few years he was reading German, French, Span
ish, and Italian fuently and with keen enjoyment
In he meantime his business advancement had been
rapid His studies had not only given HIM edu-
cation but had also helped him to advance in pract
cal affairs by cleaing, sharpening and training his
mind.
A clear understanding of the possibilities which
live in spare time is prominent quality OF the man
who does things. He wastes no time in dreaming of
what he would do if ee could 60 to college travel
or have command of long periods of interrupted
time He is not guilty of evading the possibilities
Sof his career by shielding himself behind adverse
, conditions.
Thousands in our country have become highly
cultivated men and women by utilizing odds and
ends of time They have opened wider the door of
opportunity broadened their outlook on life, and
entered new worlds of science, literature and art
worlds which are barred to the ignorant.
Wisdom will not open her door to those who are
not willing to pay the price of admission. She will
not sell her Jewels for money! but will give them to
every poor boy girl who yearns and works for her.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
The Barber's Pole.

How many of you can tell why q
barber has a red and white striped
pole as a sign? In the olden time
BARRIERS were also surgeons In q
small way, particularly in the opera
Esa ei bleeding. 10 casts: c.s Gu
Grafton it was necessary for the pa
hent to grasp staff, and the bar
Der always kept one ready, as well
as strips of cloth for bandaging the
patients arm. When the staff was
not In use the bandage was tied to
It SO that they might be together
when wanted, and the barber usual
y hung them at his door as sign.
= tAe course Of time. however. q
painted pole took the place at tns
door Of the one used in the opera
6on. and thus came the sign.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
Lazy Birda

The mound fowls" of Australia
and New Guinea construct mounds
Of decayed leaves for their nests.
In these the eggs are laid and COW
cred over with the same material.
The warmth engendered by the de-
composition Of the leaves causes the
eggs to hatch, and the young In due
time burrov their way out to life
and the open air. These birds are
regarded as the LATEST of all the
feathery kingdom. Next to them
come the common blackbirds OF
America for lariness. These black,
birds never build nests of their own,
but lay their eggs in the nests OF
other birds and leave them to be
hatched by foster mothers. This is
an unfortunate imposition on the
smaller birds, as the blackbird's
young is so large when first hstched
hat be socn crowds the smaller
birds ost .af the nest I'D has u au
A>6maAA <~4~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
What Z lods Weidh.

It may be oonye.l.ent to know
that one quart Of -four weighs one
pound; a quart Of cornmeal, one
pound and two ounces; a quart OF
best sugar, one pound; quart Of
powdered white sugar, one pound
and one ounce; a quart of best
brown sugar, one pound apd two
ounces; that ten gs weigh one
pound, though this depends some,
what on the size; sixteen large Ia
blespoonfuls make half a pint; h
quart of butter, one pound and One
ounce.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
People Forget He's In
Business.

The time when a merchant can
sit in his store and make a sue
cess selling goods depending on
the fact that the people all
know that he is there" is PASSED
in this country. People are
changing and with the change of
people comes new conditions.
Because a man has been in busi-
ness in community for twenty
or thirty years is no sign that he
can do business the people know
him and know he is in business
People demand to know what a
merchant has for sale and at
what price it can be bought. The
only way for a merchant to tell
the people what he has, at what
price the article can be bought
and the location of his store is
through the medium of the news
paper. People whose trade is
worth while cannot and will not
they are too busy-stop and
read a sign on a fence or shade
tree but secure in their homes
around the family freside or on
the front porch they will read
the message of the live merchant
and GO there to see what he has
and buy. When he gives out a
message-like a political party
he must carry out the promises
in his platform. No merchant
need think of making a success
these days without liberal
amount of advertising in the
newspaper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
To Wash Chamois Leather,

Make a weak solution of soap
and warm water. Rub plenty Of
soft soap into the leather and let
it soak for two hours, then rub i,
till quite clean. Afterward rinse
it well in a weak solution of warm
water, soda and yellow soap. After
rinsing wiring it well in a rough
towel, dry quickly and pull about
till quite soft. 10 will then be bet
Ter than most new leathers.
Says She ou are pusIuyeiS a~.
~ard, sirI
Says He-Yes. | know It! I seer
20 go at everything backward-Phrf
delphia Press
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15

"Again. Why should an artist give wings to an
angel? Surely wings are not essential for the flight
of spirit, e., | do not think they are.
eff angels have wings, and if angels can commun-
icate with their earthly friends, this world would
not have been so long in darkness concerning the
making Of those appendages. No, indeed Some
Yankee angel--possibly Darius Green---would have
wing qneston or managh @ % would 0T have xeo beea
settled, while some Yankee brother or other friend
of the angel would have monopoly on Wings"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15

When the tongue of trade is
coated, when the eyes and limbs
of the clerk are dull and languid,
when the raging fever tackles
the empty vitals of the till. when
the spider roosts in the cashbox,
and boquets of decay are on the
chandeliers, it is conclusive that
the advertising doctor has not
been consulted
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
ANGELS.

''It has always been matter of surprise to me
that great artists, in painting angels have always
represented them as women, and tnat in painting
devils they have always represented them as men.
cit may be human nature for women to be angelic
but that does not argue that men are naturally
devilish. - aFba
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-11-15
The Bird of Death,

New Guinea is the abode of the
most wonderful feathered creature
known to the student of ornitholo-
gy-the awful rpir n'doob, or bird
of DEATH" The venom Of this bird
is more deadly than that of any SER
pent except the cobra. In fact, no
antidOte for the bite of the creature
is known. A wound from its beak
causes eycruciating pains in every
part of the body, loss of sight,
speech and hearing. commissions,
lockiaw and certain death
The evening world., 1912-02-15
BOLD. FLIRTING WHALE
SWIMS RIGHT UP TO LINER
AND WlNKS AT A BRl0El
That's the Story Told by Several
Diplomats Who Arrived Here
To-Day.

The President Grant OF the Hamburg
American line brought In a company OF
minor diplomats to-day. Among them
were Perry Bclven, recently secretary
OF the American Embassy at Berlin and
now transferred to Honduras; Charles
y. Curtis. formerly secretary at CHS
tiania now transferred to San DOMINGO;
william J-ohanncsscn. secretary of the
Norwegian legation At Washington; j.
II. Lunt, German Consul at San Junn.
Porto RICO, and Pedro B!datt. Spanish
Consul-Gcneral to Mexico.
The diplomats were very eager to
talk about anything except their Of
fetal duties. They were especially vol
ublc regarding the adventure OF Mrs.
George W. Ward. the youthful bride Of
, "A Philadelphia paper merchant and the
flirtatious whale. With all so!emnlty
they made assertion that the whale
cane up alongside OF the ship yesterday.
| and while Mrs, ward was clapplng her
hands at the raj, in tine excitement Of
seeing him. the bold thing slowly and
shamcicssly wlnkcd his eye at her. Mr..
Ward, outraged. threw "A bottle at him.
ana when last seen the whale was flf-
teen miles away. going west.
The evening world., 1912-02-15
NOTED WOMEN CAUSE
ARREST OF A FARMER,


TRENTON, y. J. Feb. l5.--On in
formation given to Prosecutor Crosslcy
by Mrs. Grover Cleveland. widow of
Former President Cleveland, and Mrs.
Patton, wife of DR.. Francis l.. Patton,
president OF Princeton Theological
Seminary, William I.ahey. a Princeton
township farmer. was arrested to-day
by County Detective Freudenmachcr,
The charge against Lahcy is deScr-
ton. but II IL only technical, county
Physician Scanned and DR.. Elmer
Barwis Will examine Lahcy a to his
sanity.
Lahey, who Is about forty years oil.
mas repeatedly threatened to XII his
wife and three children. He has pecu-
liar Authorizations. lie declares tine
county owes MIN sl25, 600. ani that the
world and its people Will soon be de-
stroyed BY a fire caused by u wireless
wave Of electricity.
Mrs. Lihey sells garden truck to the
Princeton families. When she told Mr..
cleveland and Mrs. Patton OF her hus-
bands action, thrN decided that for the"
safety of his family Ldhcy should he
placed IN prison or an asylum.
The evening world., 1912-02-15
NINE. EAMES SAILS,
ABANDONING TOUR

Nine. Emma Eames de Gosorza and
her husband, Enlllo de Gogorza. sailed
to-day On the French liner La Provence.
Nine. Games Is going to Italy for her
health, having been compelled. upon the
advice Of her physician, to cancel her
concert tour IN this country,
For the last week the great singer
has been laid up with the grip In her
apartment at the Ritz-Carlton. she has
had w previous serious attacks of grip.
and her physician, Dr.. George W. ia
CODY. urged her to give up her singing
engagements and take "A complete rest
for two or three months.
Emilio de Gogorza, the singers nus
hand. denied for her. when the snip
sailed to-day. that she had stated IN 4
recent Interview that America was sim
vastly behind Europe In the cultivation
OF art.
Mime. Eamcs," said her husband,
wishes me to say she could not have
made such a statement, She considers
America has the finest opera In the
world. and that nowhere Is art being
cultivated more earnestly"
Nine. Mactori.nck, wife OF Maurice
Maeterlink. who recently finished her
operate enlargement In Boston. also was
n passenger al La Provence. Before
sailing Nine. Maeterllnck cabled her hls'
band at Nice a long list of groceries and
other provisions that he should pur-
chase before her arrival. From time to
time she has cabled the poet and phil
ssophey advice on housekeeping.
The evening world., 1912-02-15

valuabl to an employer than a woman
so long as the mans service and cf-
fic!ency terminate with death and a
woman's with marriage.
While I am not In sympathy with
those who believe that marriage must
necessarily retire q woman from all
activities other than washing dishes and
darnlng socks. still the fact hat this
view Is taken by the majority of wage
earning wonen must impair their value
as employees.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman and her
disciples believe that all women should
continue to work for wages after mar
rlage. They contend that in no other
way can a wife be economically !nde-
pendent.
In the case OF the arts and professions
II Is desirable. for indeed 1t Is imperative
upon every woman who respects herself
and her work to continue 1t after mar
riage.
The arts all confer so much Joy upon
their followers that writer's and painters
and musicians are perpetually surprised
at the fact that things So well worth
doing for fun are also worth money.
But when a woman's occupation Is
purely mechanical-when II Is not espc-
cially rcmunoratlve In money or inspira-
toni can't see that she benefits her.
self or the world by working after mar
riage.
However. this Is one OF the problems
which every Girl on the Firing Line
must solve FOR herself-and me. And
meantime she has to realize that the
probability OF her marriage II one of the
conditions That Affects her wages.
The evening world., 1912-02-15

The Consumers League obtained also the law prescribing guarded
machines in factories. laundries. ETC.. But while they have been fairly sue.
cessful In obtaining better hours and conditions OF work, the women who
conduct the Red Cross of the army OF wage earners have been able to do
very little toward obtaining a living wage IN the underpaid industries
The evening world., 1912-02-15
DEACON FIRES
THE PASTOR WITH
BLUE ENVELOPE
Leaves 1t on Pulpit of Union
Church, Emerson, N. j., for
Rev. F. N. Pohl.
BUT HE KEEPS HIS POST.
Causes Excitement as Great as
Arrest of Recorder by Ex-
Pinochle Deacon Roscoe.
Especial 10 The Eyeninr w,-,s,

W ~ fs'tulIs W lTll.'
EMERSON. y. j.. Feb. 15.-In the
midst Of the great public Juror over
tho arrest OF Recorder Blasius Meren-
dino by ex.Pinochle Deacon J. Vroom
Roscoe. formerly of North Hackensack,
now the stalwart marshal and polio,
force solus and In pluribus OF Emerson,
tho good folk OF the borough had al
most forgotten that a singular thing
had occurred at the Union Church, when
the Rev. i. NJ. Pohl had a blue en-
velopo slipped to INN by Presiding
Elder Dietrich Wuln--said blue en-
velope announcing that the Rev. Pohl
was ~summarily dismissed from further
service as pastor of the church.
The blue envelope--sometimes re-
ferrcd to as the iron b~all-rareiy plays
Its tragic role In tho church. II n
lastor is about to be fired he generally
gets wirI of IL n month or so in adj
vance. lie liz. of ancient custom, met
by a solemn committee OF elders, who
relate 10 him in n long. sobby set OF
speeches that he is wasting his great
talents IN such n humble call, and
that the elders-in the spirit of love
and gentle kindnc ss-urge him to look
around for another pulpit where he
may md the great rewards he merits
The evening world., 1912-02-15
WHEREIN EFFICIENCY DOES NOT
PAY THE WORKING GIRL.

This seems to me to be the hardest OF
all the conditions which the Girl on the
Firing Line c~onfronts-the realization
which may come to her that EFF'I-
Cheney DOES NOT PAY.
This applies more to the shabby gem
t,el occupation for women, to girls har-
boring the unfortunate delusion that 1t
Is humlliating to have to work for a
living n that certain forms of work
are more 'ladyllke" than others, such
girls would scorn the protection of IA
labor union even were 1t offered to them.
They prefer 10 dream OF marrying u
millionaire and being one day able to
patron!ze their fellow employees.
Two OF the conditions which initiate
agalns, higher wages for women are the
snobbish spirit which prevents organi2a-
ton and concerted action and the fact
that n woman's stay IN industry Is 50
uncertain. \ man Will always be more
The evening world., 1912-02-15
TOO BUSY W~HiTEWASHiNG TO
TALK OF BLUE ENVELOPES.

Elder Wuln was engaged to-day In
whitewashing Mr.. II. w. Atwood's cell
lar. lie was too busy withdrawing to
talk about blue envelopes, He had
heard that the Rev. % was going to
stick along despite the blue envelope.
He was sorry 10 hear that. for It pat
him completely up in the air.
As he had been chosen for the job OF
postmaster OF Emerson he didn't know
whether he could ind time betwcen post
mastering and embarrassing to in
ditto any more blue envelopes. Then II
the first one didn't take. how about the
second? Really. 1t didn't seem to he
much use writing them. lie guessed
he'd quit.
Between the Merendino case and the
sensation in the Union Church. Emer-
son Is sure having a thrilling winter.
The evening world., 1912-02-15
KEYS TO APARTMENT CHANGED
HANDS FREQUENTLY, JEAN SAYS

HANDS FREQUENTLY, JEAN SAYS
How many women would there be
with him?''
We'll. sometimes there would be rev.
cral. but usually jus. one"
Were they always the same women7"
mo. sir: they were nearly always
different ones. couldn't attempt to
describe all of them to YOU"
John NJ. Welsh. who had an apart
ment In the same house. corroborated
the elevator boy.
Jean Schwartz. who said he was q
song writer. told Justice Hotchldss he
was tho real overload OF the bachelor
apartment.
"nid . give Daley permission 10
use your apartment. then?' wus asked.
'lcs. I ave him tho keys. In fact.
I gave other follows the keys from time
20 time. but when I was away-and
that was very otten-Dailey always had
the keys"
Attorney Dr1scoli said he would be
prepared to show by other witnesses Mt
tho text hearing Of tho case. that silk
paJama parties, which. lasted from
carly evening till early morning. were
held by Daley and his ONE friends
In the bachelor apartment. and that on
these occasions there WIS much drink
Ing and hilarity.
The evening world., 1912-02-15
TRADE UNlONlSM THE ONLY
HOPE OF THE NEW YORK GIRL.

Other Consumers Leagues throughout
ne country are working toward the
same End, out the prospect In New
York does not seem at all bright. Here
IL, only nope of the Girl on the Firing
Line l. In organization, trade unionism.
In New York the Consumers League
numbers 800 subscribing members, but
thousands Of other women in the city
are affiliated In one way or another
with the League and are guided In pur-
chasing goods By It's quarterly bulletins.
These bulletins set forth the conditions
of labor, and the wages paid to Girls
On the Firing Lin BY different en-
plOyers,
There are slXty-seven Consumers
Leagues throughout the United States
said Miss Frances Perkins, secretary OF
the New York Consumers League. which
has oft. at No. 10 East Twenty-sec-
ond street. Their purpose Is generally
to obtain better wages, hours II con-
ditions of work. FOR wage earning wom-
en-. We cannot say that we have been
very successful In the matter OF wages.
Here In New York We have succeeded
in getting better conditions OF work.
better ventilation in factories and guard
ed mach!acs. We are working to OBJ
tain Il p!ne-hour law FOR women of all
ages. But every time We make an ef-
fort In that direction or even to get the
present ten-hour law extended to women
OF more than twenty-one years of age
the manufacturers beat US.
The wages of gill candy makers in
New York Is from s. to 81. of girls en-
ployel In pdperboX factories $3.50 to
$3.50, % shopsirls 81.
I'm certain Of ths s,nployments
open to In Few York tha
most disoousaCug thing 10 not the
low wages paid to the bsSiaussr
TIE recruit but the fsst tAst ~