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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
ANTIOCH

Mrs. Ziggler called on Mrs. Minnie
Phillips recently.
Miss Lizzie Cole of Providence, spent a
week with Miss Mildred Graves recently.
Miss Muriel Messenger Of Providence,
spent last week with Miss Doris Bennett
Many people Of this section attended
"Old Home Day" at Foster Center last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Potter Of Provi.
dence, are visiting with his mother, Mrs.
Almira e. Potter.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hale and daughter
Esther Of New York, are visiting her sis
ter, Mrs L. L. Bates.
y surprise party was held last Saturday
evening on Mr.. Frank Greene. A supper
vas served at Il p. IN.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Byron Fenner Jr, and
family Of Providence, spen, last with bis
mother, Mrs. Byron Fenner Sr,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Salisbury, Miss
Dorothy Hale and Miss Edna Salisbury
spent last Thursday at Rocky Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Young, Mrs. Min
ME Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. George Henry,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry and family,
took an automobile trip to Kingston and
Nsrragsnsss, Pier last Thursday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
THE CLOCK OF DEATH.
II Was the First Astronomical Time.
piece Made In England.

The clock at Hampton court palace
derived its unpleasant title by reason
Of a superstition that whenever any
one long resident in the palace dies the
clock Immediately stops. Ii is Of rec
ord that when Anne OF Denmark. the
queen OF James l.. died the old time
piece was striking four and that II
stopped almost before the last stroke
sounded. Since that time il is said 70
have repeated this grisly proceeding
each time a royal parsonage within its
jurisdiction died.
At any rate. the clock has an inter
esting history quite aside from this. II
was the first astronomical timepiece
made In England. being constructed IN
1910 for Henry VIII. Thirty-two years
ago II was brought out Of a shed where
In II had lain neglected FOR nearly hall
a century. and by order Of the then
secretary Of the office OF works IL was
re-erected in the courtyard opposite the
entrance to the state apartments
There is historical evidence 10 the ef'
feet that 1t was built by one Nicholas
Crater. a German astronomer who
came to England at the invitation OF
Cardinal Wolsey.
This old timepiece tells the hour, the
month. the day OF the month. the po
sition Of the sun and the number OF
days since the beginning Of the year
the phases of the moon and Its age
the hour at which 1t crosses the merid
ian and the time of high water at Lon
don bridge. The time required to wind
II is half an hour every week. The
weights have descent Of over sixty
feet.-Harpers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23

OF Providence, is spending his vacation
with M. T. Reynolds.
The funeral of Mrs. Abby A. Wheeler
was solemnized at her late home in the
Trimtown District on Friday afternoon
and was attended by a large gathering OF
relatives and friends. Rev. Jonathan
Eldredge of Glocester, oficiated at the
service. The bearers were James NJ.
Ford, Everett B. Dexter, Henry Phillips
and John Randall. The burial was at the
Glenford Cemetery in North Scituate.
Mrs. Wheeler is survived by her husband,
a son, +. w. Wheeler and a daughter,
Mrs. Lizzie Shaw.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
HARMONY

A new stone bungalow is being built on
Farnum's Hill.
A elambake will be held at the Harmony
Hotel on Sunday.
The schools in this section open on the
9th of September.
Mrs. Charles Conan has returned from
stay in Providence.
Cyrus Burlingame of Providence, is stay
Ing at Henry Newell's.
Laurel Grange will hold its annual field
day on Monday, September and.
Some good catches of fish are being OBJ
tanned in Waterman's Reservoir.
Miss Madeleine Brown will enter the
Providence Classical High School this fall.
The funeral of Charles X. Place was
held yesterday afternoon at his late resi-.
dence.
DR.. Patience Steere OF Springfield,
Mass, is the CUES, of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. H..
Steere.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Steere of Provi.
dence, are spending the month at the
Enoch Steere Farm.
overseer Of the Poor s. II. Steere and
Charles l. Cole attended the outing OF the
State Overseers of the Poor at the War.
wick Club on Thursday.
Charles X. Place, for many years resi-.
dent OF this village, died on Monday. lie
mad been in poor health for several years
Mr. Place conducted the Harmony store
Tor many years, disposing of it several
months ago on account of i'll health. lie
was 50 years OF age. The funeral services
were held on Thursday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23

scituate. II. l., August %, A. ID. 1919
All persons interes sted I'm the consideration
OF the petition for the appointment OF a
guardian OF the persons and estates of Viola
Rose Eileen Rose, Dorothy Rose and Marie
nose OF said Scltuate, are hereby notified To
attend a Probate Court on Thursday, sep
tember 18th, 1912, at o'clock, L. NJ, at the
Probate Court Room, In said scituate, and
be heard thereon.
by order of said Court,
HENRY II. PoTrBR
23aug-3t Probate CLARK
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
Probate Clerks Office.

Scituatc. X. l.. July 18th. A. D., 1912
All persons Interested I'm the consideration
OF the petition OF Edward y. Adams and
Mahalie A. Adams, for leave to adopt Pearl
Lillian Heon and Wilfred Henry HeOn. min
ors OF said scituate. and TO change their
name To the name OF Adams, are hereby
notined To attend "A Probate Court on Thurs
day, sept. 18th, 1912, at o'clock T.. NJ. at the
Probate Court Room tn said ScItuate, and
be heard thereon.
BY order OF said Court
HENRY n. POTTER,
julyI9-3t Probate Clerk
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23

scituate. X. l., August ~, A. D., 1917.
All persons Interested In the petition for
the allowance OF the first and nnal account
OF Everett +, Fiske, administrator of the
estate OF George w. w. Matteson, late OF
said Scituate, deceased, and AN order for th @
distribution OF among the heirs at law OF
the balance on hand, are hereby notified To
attend Probate Court on Thursday, Sep
tember 18th, 1912, at o'clock 4. NJ, at the
rroDate Court Room In said scituatc, and be
heard thereon.
BY order Of said Court
HENRY II. POTTER,
auB8 81 Probate Clerk
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
Jnele Sans public Printer.

The United States public printer has
charge OF all business relating TO the
public printing and binding. He ap.
points the officers and employees OF the
government printing Office and pur-
chases all necessary machinery and
material The foreman Of printing has
charge Of all matter which Is TO be
printed. The following are the official
heads Of the several departments: Pub
lie printer, secretary to the public
printer, attorney, deputy public printer,
Congressional Record clerk, superin-
tendent Of work and superintendent Of
documents.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
THE VANISHING SEA cow.
A Marine Curiosity That Is Rapidly
Nearing Extinction.

~ martne Suriostty inat 10 haP'o'y
Nearing Extinction.
One OF the largest fish that has in
habited the waters Of the gulf Of Mex
leo and the south Atlantic coast OF
this country and which is almost ex-
tinct is known as the manatee. Ii was
found In great numbers century ago,
and even few years back this crea-
ture was quite plentiful in certain To-
calities.
1t is very gentle for large fish and
easily captured in heavy nets, which
are usually stretched across the mouths
OF rivers emptying into the south At
lantic or the gulf Of Mexico. The 6esh
is very delicious and brings a high
price, having a strong resemblance to
the very finest veal. The skeleton Is
valued at 500, and the skin IL removed
properly and cared for by those who
understand its properties will bring a
like amount.
This fish is often from ten to twelve
feet In length and weighs about 1000
pounds. 1t is so gentle 1t will not
strike the light craft that happens TO
be near 1t, and when captured 1t shows
no resistance whatever.
1t is safe to say that in the next
quarter Of a century this creature will
become extinct unless specimens are
preserved simply to prevent the com
plete loss OF one Of our most wonder
full sea creatures.
1t lives wholly on salt water vegeta'
ton and growths found In the mouths
Of the rivers emptying into the sea-
New York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
LEGAL NOTICES
TOWN OF SCITUATE
Probate Clerks office.

scituatc. Il. l., August 22nd. A. d., 1919.
All persons interested I'm the consideration
OF the petition for the Probate of an instru
ment In writing puIpor.ing 10 be the Last
VIII and Testament of Mary Emily Haw.
klns, late OF said Scituate, deceased, are
hereby notified To attend "A Probate Court
on Thursday, September IL. 1912 at | O'Clock
I. VI. at the Probate Court Room in said
scltuate, aud be heard thereon,
BY order OF said Court,
HENRY II. POTTER,
aug233t Probate CLARK
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
Tupnence Saved.

McAndrews Ohe chemist at 2 a. M -
Two penn'ortb Of bicarbonate Of soda
for the wife's indigestion at this time
o. night when a glass OF hot water does
Just As well. Sandy Chastily)-Weel.
weel. thanks for the advicel I'll no
bother ye. after all. Good nichtl-
Pearson's.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
Defined.

PA" said The young hopeful, what
does dining In carte meanT
The father did not know. but he did
not wish TO show his ignorance. 1T
means" be explained. that is--er-it
means eating In a lunch wagon
change.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23

scituate. H. l., August ~, A. D., 1912.
All persons interested I'm the consideration
OF tne allowance OF the fret ana final nc.
count of Hannah NJ. Flske, guardian OF the
estate OF liuldah r. Taylor, OF said Scituate.
are hereby notified To attend "A Probate
Court on Thursday. September 18th, 1912, at
O'Clock J.. NJ, at the Probate Court Room
In said scituate, and be heard thereon.
BY order OF said Court,
HENRY II. POTTER,
ang233t Probate Clerl.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
Wedded Bliss.

wife-so you don't like my new
dress. Well. I'm not surprised. You
haven't half the taste that have.
Husband (sarcastically)-our marriage
proves that.-London Telegraph.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23

We Know best what we are least con.
scious Of knowing.-samuel Butler.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-08-23
WOOD SAVING

Portable Wood Saving Outfit,
saws two to three cords an hour,
Fairbanks * Morse engine. Foul
bolts fits it to ony farm wagon ir
one hour. Price SIS 90, worth
$3.50 90. Quick.
FRED w. WHEELER,
North Scituate, X. I.
X. r. D., Route /, Box q
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
What Do Students Know?
Another professor Joins the ranks

Another professor joins the ranks Of
the critics of college students with the
statement that he has found many
students who do not know that France
is a republic or think that Portugal
Is city, who have no knowledge Of
the chief industries of a great country
or are ignorant of the difference be-
tween latitude and longitude. Recent
ly Harvard professor complained
that not a student in a class Of 100
knew anything about Aristotle; other
instructors have lamented the ignor-
ance of the Bible and English litera-
ture. Poor college student-what
does he know? Yet somehow he Is
admitted to the college and eventually
Is graduated from it. The number OF
college students has greatly increased
in the last few years-has the quality
deteriorated with numbers? There are
still scholars, doubtless. but what is
the average student? II such cr.ti-
cisms continue, indignant graduates
of mature years may demand an inves-
tigation to determine what has hap
pened to the colleges and preparatory
schools. The public already may we'll
ask: What is education, anyway
Chicago Record-Herald.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

United states Senator Gore. tho
blind statesman from Oklahoma. told
a story the other day of the first politi-
cal campaign he ever made.
ut was down in Oklahoma" said Mr..
Gore, land the country was rather
wild. We had hard campaign. stop
ping at all the small towns and many
OF the big camps. The chairmen OF the
meetings were not always EDUCATED,
and some Of the mistakes they made
were really laughable. One Of them
gave me an introduction that turned
the laugh on me with those who under.
stood him, however.
Rising to his full height and making
terrible effort to prevent his voice
from trembling. he said:
Gentlemen. / won't bore you with
long speech, but introduce to you
man who will Then he retired In
my favor"
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
BELIEVES OLD SYSTEM BEST
Teaching Children Science Of
Spelling.

In the memory of some of us who
are not grandmothers, spelling was
taught by graduated system begin
ming with the phonetic value of the
letters. The spelling books-we rec
ognize 1t nowhere designed to make
learning easy. Long lists OF words of
similar sound but with different initial
letters were given, and possibly with
one or two exceptions or variations
sandwiched in. The ear and the mind,
from frequent repetition, grew accus-
toned to q certain combination, and,
once learned. 1t was never forgotten.
Today i take up the spelling book
of a child just out of the kindergarten
and attempt to hear him his lesson.
What do see? A list of Things to
Use on the Table" lie spells bread"
salt" and "plates" correctly, and
sticks at knives" lie goes back,
studies it again and again sticks TO
"kniyes." Why should knives be
spelled as 1t is? He cannot understand
The fact that ii is something to use
on the table does not help him. l turn
to the preface of the book to see if
can find what Rossetti would call "the
fundamental brain work" underlying
the system, and learn that spelling,
forsooth should be taught "by an as
sociation of ideas!" Now, spelling is
not an association of ideas. 1t is an
association Of sounds. If you teach it
by association of the idea of sound,
we'll and good. Why should the child
be robbed of the help which associa-
tion of sounds would give him? Why
should each work be made an excep-
ton and have to be learned by a dis
tinct mental process? Why are the
theories of Pestolozzi and Froebel thus
clumsily misapplied?
The trainers of the old-fashioned
memory systems depended on the as
sociation Of ideas, and justly so. for
they taught lists OF unrelated words.
They would have been the last to de-
pend on it for the teaching of Eng
lish spelling. They would have been
the first to claim the help of the linked
chain of similar sounds.
Let us thank our lucky stars that we
were educated before there was an
effort to make learning picturesque.
Those of us who wept over Reading
without Tears" have reaped one ad-
vantage; we can at least write let
ter without looking in the dictionary.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

conceived a plan as brilliant as it was
daring. He purposed to leave one
half of his army under Longstreet in
front of Pope, and throw the other
half, under Jackson, by a circuitous
march to point twenty-one miles ex-
actly between him and Washington.
In pursuance OF his plan and to IA
cilitate its execution, day or two be-
fore Jackson started Lee determined
to throw his cavalry, under Stuart,
twelve miles in Popes rear, at Cat
let's Station, point on the railroad
connecting Pope with his capital.
At that place were encamped the
reserve, baggage and ammunition
trains of Pope's army. There, too.
were his personal effects. Stuart cap
tured a number of officers and men, a
large sum Of money in a safe in one
Of the tents and dispatches and other
papers, but the rain fell in such tor
rents and the night was so dark that
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

1t was not possible for Stuart to dam
age the railroad to any extent or to
burn the railroad bridges or the acres
OF camp wagons that were there.
My command was in advance on
that terrible rainy night. l was rid
ing with the lieutenant commanding
the platoon which formed the advance
guard, when / suddenly saw. between
the flashes of lightning, man run
across the road.
Under the influence Of the spur my
horse in a single bound reached the
man, and under the influence of pis-
tol held to his head he told me that
he was a servant of General Pope who
was there with his headquarters tents,
which, he said, were pitched In a
clump of pines close by.
made him get up in front Of one OF
the troopers and guide a squadron,
which l detached from the leading
regiment, to the tents in the pines.
On reaching the spot l quickly sur
rounded the federal headquarters, and,
seeing light in one of the tents. dis
mounted and with one of my men en-
tered It,
1t was vacant, but filled with large
number of papers, showing where
some one had been recently writing.
There were also two glasses of toddy
on the table.
A few days thereafter ! captured a
squadron Of the Federal dragons, un-
der Major Thomas Hite of the regu-
lar army, whom had formerly known
when a cadet at West Point.
The major said that he and Lewis
Marshall, the latter being an aide de
al Lee. were In one of the tents that
night and that he had been working
all day over his quartermaster papers,
and in view of the fact, as well as
the tempestuous character of the
night, he proposed to Marshall that
they should take a drink.
"The whisky was brought out" con-
tinued the major, sugar was put in
glasses with the proper amount of wa
ter, to which a liberal allowance of
whisky was added. I was just pour
ing the toddy from one glass to the
other, thinking how soon the situation
would be improved by swallowing It.
when I heard the noise of horses
hoofs, and the report OF one or two
pistol shots. / quickly put the glasses
down, saying, Il believe that is some
OF that d. Confederate cavalry"
At this point of the narrative the
major paused, and after looking
around, added, Gentlemen, II you be-
lieve me, l do not know whether I
drank than toddy or not. The 'Rebs'
were on us so quick that Marshall and
lifted the side of the tent and rolled
down into a friendly ravine, and re-
nained there shivering In the drench-
ing rain until they rode Off"
1t only remains to say that Hite
and Marshall did not drink the tod
dies they mixed, but that they rapidly
disappeared down the threats OF the
two wet Corfeeerates who found than
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

NWA% fled drum of the deciaat-
$3.50 Ing phalanx of war vet
"a A Grams in honor of whom
and more especially in honor of those
comrades who have passed to eter-
nifty. the day has been set aside as
memorial.
All honor 10 the soldier dead. Sac.
red is their memory.
Great honor to the veterans who
have been spared to u and whose
presence should be an inspiration TO
better citizenship.
Tremendous was the cost Of the
war in human lives. Awful was the
carnage, yet the result was a united
patton and q greater nation.
The patriotism which inspired the
great outpouring of troops in that
wonderful war should be a central
idea about which everything should
cluster because 1t burns with patriot
ism.
It was the most wonderful demon
stration Of selfrsacrifce for a nations
solidarity and honor the world has
known.
It was a glorious achievement for
principle, and every participant in
that magnificent victory deserves
more than a floral wreath upon his
grave. or, If he be yet with us, more
than a laurel wreath upon his brow
Certainly we do not honor the vet
Grams as we should!
One thing we should do to honor
them, among others. We should seek
to mold our lives into good citizen
ship inspired by those very principles
FOR which they fought. Thus may we
become the heroes in time of peace
tNet they were in the dark years ot
war.
Today, as the old bugle blows its
solemn and impressive taps over the
graves of the soldier dead let US hon
or their memory in action by making
that inspiring taps a reveille--yes, q
call to arms in the war against greed
and oppression.
Memorial dayl
s. Citizens, contemplate its true mean
ing. Honor the soldiers! Pay trib
ute to the heroes! Bow in honor
before them, and be not unmindful o.
the duty which devolves upon you as
one among many to whom those he
roes of war have handed down this
magnificent commonwealth as heri
tage with its great duties and ire
mendous responsibilities.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Art Of Listening.

There is some ground for the com.
plant that in the matter of listening
our modern manners are bad. The
children who were brought up to be-
lieve that they muSt listen to wisdom
of mamma and papa without Interrupt
tion or criticism, were in fair way
to become pleasanter company than a
generation of people who want always
to hear themselves talk. The art of
listening is not now understood. II
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

N August, 1862, the
armies Of General
Lee and General
Pope confronted
each other on the
r a p p a h a mock
river, in Virginia.
General Lee had
determined to at
tack Pope, and
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

does not consist In suffering bores
gladly; In sitting like a cistern for
"the dull drip OF desultory declama,
tion." 1t involves some capacity for
directing and managing the stream
of talk. Almost everyone has some
subject or other on which they can
say things worth hearing. No doubt
1t is generally SHOP" But II you have
no capacity for being interested In
other peoples shop. you had better re-
tire to q hermitage.
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

jones Therio, Iron River, finds
l'oiey's iorey aud Tar Compound a
family medicine that helped all the
family. go he always keeps IL on hand.
"B0th my children and | were troubled
Hi,h bad coughs aud we used Foley y
Honey and Tar Compound. H. certain
" c1red us aud recommend it as a
good cough and cold cure" Hite's
Drug Store
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

Marks-That new member seems
pretty green for a man who claims to
be college graduate.
Psrks-Probably II WAS an agyiepL
tural college,
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25

G G A s / o NALLY
there comes to the
writing man a
story ready made
from actual hap
penings before his
eyes. Or there is
told to him some
4a1a thnA Loac nc,A
Charlevoix county herald., 1912-05-25
Present Gener-
ation Also
Has Its Duties
'1S 7H77v IN ~ N rs TvS''N'TV VS

UGH will be written and
said Of the march TO the
rhythmic beat OF the muf-
fled drum of the deciIaat-
ing phalanx of war vet
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