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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
HAZARDOUS MAIL ROUTES.
Postmen In Some Countries Are Never
Supe Of Their Lives.

Postmen In Some Countries Are Never
Sure Of Their Lives.
The cam9 postman IN the Sahara
hasn't any cinch-t that Is II Ire has n
family he's anxious TO live for or hap
pans 10 be leading care free bachelor
existence. for he needs nll the nerve
thnt he can possibly summon on every
trip that he snakes. for the wild tribes
tegsrd him as their particular prey
and he never does know when he starts
out whether or not he is going 10 reach
his destination
Neither has the postman I'm some
parts OF Switzerland the safest job In
the world In fact. In several places In
that country IL is considered just about
the most dangerous profession that n
man can enter
You see some OF the postoffices are
situated al height Of 1000 feet There
is even letter box at the summit OF
Vanguard. which is nearly 10000 feet
above the sea level Here all sorts OF
disastrous things have happened 10 I'm.
fortunate carriers Of mail Three have
been crushed TO death by avalauches
and large number swooped down
upon and killed by fierce eagles
Then I'm India the postman always
has 20 be on the lookout for snakes. II
is claimed that within the last year
$50 were killed by snake htes and
twenty seven eaten by tigers.
Queer. isn't II. when in this corntry
the business Of being a postman seems
about the most harmless and least dan
gerous OF any a man could pick outf
In parts Of Siberia they have only
two mall deliveries year, while in the
interior of China they have no regular
delivery or regular postman. Chicago
Tribune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
TROOPS GUARD ITS GOLD.
Every Night the Bank OF England Has
n Military Display.

Every Night the Bank OF England Has
Military Display.
For l3O yeSrS "A company OF guards
men In charge ot an officer marched
every evening from the Chelses lr the
Wellington barracks 10 the kS ak OF
England For the hast few years. ow-
ing TO the great increase OF street
traffic. the soldiers have gone 10y the
underground railway. aud nowadays
the nightly guard Is drawn from the
troops st9tioned in the Tower OF Lon
don
II the visitor TO London waits by the
bank any evening at half past O'Clock
be will see about thirty men In the
charge OF lieutenant and two ser
geauts marched up In parade dress
with fixed bayonets and loaded am
munition belts. These are the only
troops that may march through the
city of London with fixed hayonets
The men themselves ike thS duty.
when they march back 10 quarters.
about 7 O'Clock In the morning, they
may do as they please for the rest n
the day aud they receive an extra
shilling day from the bank man
ayers Each man also has pair OF
6ne blankets wherein 10 wrap himself
while he waits for his turn TO 30 on
guard. and In winter big dres are light
ed for them They nave generous re-
freshments provided for them. and
the officer In command has dinner
for himself and two friends.
In the daytime another curious sur
vival OF the past is 10 be observed. AL
though detectives guard all the doors,
the old uniformed beadles are also paid
for the service. From the standpoint
OF efficiency. these officials are very
much In the way, but ~ long as the
Bank OF England has been I'm existence
the beadles have po'iced II. Conse-
duently the beadles are allowed to re-
main
The custom OF providing a little gar
rison for the bank dates back 10 1880.
when an attack was made upon the
bank by mob during the Gordon
sots. picturesquely described In Bar
naby Rudge" IL Is said that In the
fight that ensued between the rioters
and the clerks Of the bank the latter
melted their metal inkpots for am.
munition after their supply OF bullets
had given out Youths Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
aPIeased TO Meet You,

The Americans have a polite habit
on being presented 70 new acquaint.
ance OF uttering the words. "Pleased
To meet you." although upon what the
pleasure can rest. or how they know
that II is pleasure. or why an Ordi.
nary incident which II not the fulfill
ment OF any anticipation aud which
may turn ont to be- vprs disagreeable
should be- prongnnred 40 sight 10 b.
pies sant : have never been able 10 un.
uerstand London Saturday Review
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
GREENVILLE.

Greenville Grange will meet on Tues
day evening, July Sth.
Mrs. J. II Roberts has been entertain
ing guests at the Baptist Parsonage.
Miss Jennie l. Tobey, teacher in the
Providence schools, is spending her vaca
tion here.
Miss Alice Nay Edredge of this place,
is June graduate Of Rhode Island State
Normal School.
Mrs. Cora Steere Of Providence, is
spending her vacation at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Walling.
Miss Mary Wiley, a resident of this
place, was one of the June graduates OF
the Euglish High School.
A drama entitled ''Won by Wireless"
was given last Saturday evening under the
auspices Of Greenville Grange. 1t was
we'll received
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
NORTH FOSTER.

Mr.. Manfred Young is working in
Providence.
Mr.. r. B. Abbott and Mrs. Hester
Abbott of Brooklyn, n. ", are at their
farm for the summer.
Mrs. ID II. Tewgood spent the latter
part OF the week in West Glocester, caring
for her daughter, Mrs. Randall Law, who
has been i'll.
Rev. S. Il. Young started Sunday after
noon TO join the soldiers, who are going 10
attend the fiftieth anniversary Of the battle
Of Gettysburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence L. Wade, Wen
dali Wade, Mr.. and Mrs. James Hull OF
Pascoag; Mr.. and Mrs. Irving {. Burrill
OF Putnam, were visitors of Mr., and Mrs.
Howard p. Ssnborn over Sunday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
CLAYVILLE

The farmers in this section afe getting
a good start on their hayirg
The North Scituates play the B'llouvills
at yellow Pine Grove to-day
Mr.. aud Mrs. Frederick Perkins were
the week end guests Of Mrs. ;. J Briggs
at the "Island."
The O'Connell Boys Of Cromp'on,
defeated the Howard Hills here last sun
day by a score Of 8 10 2.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
THACKERAY'S KIND HEART.
The Author Was Called cynie, but
he Loved Children.

ThackeraA'S worlS were sa;iIical.
and he himself WAS rNlltd cyulc. but
the author nf Lave Affairs of Some
Famous Men" shawS what sort ~
aeart heai m the SatiriSiS breast 10y
quoting FROM The ietter of one 10 whom
tht following lucidrut happened;
I'm the week following his death
there appeared some genial memorial
Inc, loo the pages uf Punch Walking
down the then unavory thoroughfnre
known aS iirlfurdhury, my eye caught
the open pugr OF the popular periodical.
aud : stayed to read the graceful trih.
ute to the dead moNliSt Turning
away at leRgth. poorly dressed man
IN wurklny ~rh said 10 mo;
"'l knew thnt man. sir,
"'Nun anew rhackenyT | asked.
"'NeS. sir keep that little bakers
shop yuudrr pointing tn the oppnSitc
ti,le ~ the street. and many's the time
rharkrul would come and buy n
pound or two nf cake of me. cut II
into slices foi him. and then diStribut.
'ng II among 'hp crowd of hungry chill
lrrn he would walk away and hide In
that COURT over there that he might
nave the pleasure of seeing their On.
J0ymcut. lie didn't know knew him,
but | dld People used 10 call him a
cyuic sir. hut IL wasa't true lie loved
the children, sir. and no man Is n cynic
who does that
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
Primrose Cures.

The primrose OF old was credited
with medicinal as we'll as super
stitious value Even now IN some cOun
try parts OF England decoctlOn Of
primrose leaves Is supposed to restore
a falling memory. and IN 1854. when
Culpeper wrote his London Dispense
tory" the primrose was regarded ~
an almost universal panacpa. curing
commissions. falling sickness. palsics
ETC." and Strengthening "the brain
senses and memory exceedingly" AND
even the healthy dri not disdaln 10
eat IL. for primrose pasty was once a
popular Lancashire delicacy. - London
Standard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
The Quest OF klealth.

81 suppose you take excellent care OF
your hrultht"
no replied Farmer Corntussel. II
tried every kind ot medicine | could
;pt hnld of for awhile. Then gave
~ uud forgot about my health, and
I've frIt hettrr ever since Washing
an Star
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04

why station policeman beside this
park bpnchF
"Ii is newly painted
"He can't keep people from testing
fresh paint
mo: but he can keep EN- IN line. -
Kansas city Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
SOUTH FOSTER.

The farmers in this section have began
haying.
There are a number Of sumner boarders
in this vicinity.
The new concrete bridge on the State
Road near South Foster cost sI,754 90
Il has clear span Of a. feet,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04

The dispute about an unfinished Law
renee portrait recalls n story of that
painters dimtoiiueSs fhe Lord Mex.
borough ot that time. after much letter
writing about the portrait of his Wife
and child. said he could wnit no longer.
Lawrence pleaded for more time; he
was we'll forward with the lady, but
the baby wanted finishing; could he
not have OtA more Sitlng; My wife
viii be- happy 10 give YOU another sit
ting whenever you like." WAS the an.
swrr 'but the baby * now In the
guards" Dundee Advertiser
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
BOGUS ANTIQUES"
There is Very Simple Way 20 outwit
the Art fakers."

l0cFe is very oif0Dlc "sy ~ Op'WN
the "Art fakers."
Every little while some victim ~ ar.
iSnr Swiudlcrs com's INTO couri ask
ing damages The antique bookcase
for wni,h he mid S4.Uo proves to be
une made week before last. aB exact
copy Of those offered nj annual sales
for S74.Gj The "original" picture by
Greuzc or Corot or George Iuncss OF
Homer Martin turns out 90 be- fake
pcrpctrated 10y some artist whu is
glad 10 draw regular salary of so
per week for helping gull The public.
In such cases the courts recover n
much OF the victims money a posi-
bic His loss in time. modification.
disgust and disappointment must be-
charged to experience And for every
such case which sees the light Of a
courtroom scores are kept concealed
There il a simple way to outwit these
"art fakers N you are buying furni-
ture. buy for beauty and utility. not fof
age. ~ you are buying pictures buy
for arts sake. not for names sake
Names can be forged. age can be simu
lsted. but beauty and usefulness are
possessions In themselves. no matter
from whose hand you get them
True. this rule requires the buyer ~
study pictures and furniture until be
knows something about them. But
without such knowledge the owner
gets little satisfaction out of the pos
sessions II people bought only those
articles which they understand and
approve. we should have a saner stand
ard OF living In this good country. =
Chicago Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
So n, n.

Pop. II an sbyss anything sleepyT
"Of course rot. child Wbat put that
INTO yonr besdT
well. it. always yavnlns. Bait
more American
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
FOR SALE.

Eureka Gasoline Range, 4 burners,
nearly new, will sell at halt price
Having a gas range we have no
use for it Also an air tight wood
stove. Address or apply to
80 Standish Avenue,
4S-4t. Providence, Il. |.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
FOR SALE.

81 Acre Farm, situated, II miles
from Providence on plainfeld Pike,
q room house with water and
Acetelyme gas light. Suitable for
Summer home, Country hotel or
club house. For further particulars
apply 10 MRS. T.. f. SHAFFER,
South Scituate, X. l.
Phone, Scituate 5 R-3
Take Providence & Daniclson car, stops
in front Of place. 4S.if
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-07-04
EAST GLOCESTER.

Laurel Grange will hold clambake at
Waldron's Corners to-day.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-09-27
% 3cBo6L 81 ltlaElT
BIBLE b sTlDy i AGAIN

There are about 500 pupils enrolled
in the city schools 60 far this. month.
About 40 of these are high schpol stu
dents. about 220 in the parochial school
and the remainder In the city graded
schools. This sis over so more than was
recorded at this time. last year, almost
30 more being enrolled ii high school
than q year ago. %
There are 22 teachers in the North
Side schools the same as last year.
Miss 0stvig has charge Of the South
Side public school with about Is pupils
and the parochial school work is in
charlie Of six Benidictine Sisters. They
have all the graded work.
Last year high school credit was
given. BY the state board to- all those
who passed an examination in Bible
study. The work was taken up by some
Of the local Sunday schools but they
we're under many disadvantages. Sew
esal pupils took the Anal examination
but only one-Lily- Shetowitz tz-wrote
above final passing marx. The Sunday
schools will. in all probability. resume
the Bible course. as outlined, again
mis- year.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-09-27
Indians at Expo sition

Arrangements have been made for a
large delegation of Indians from the
Standing Rock reservation to attend the
North Dakota Industrial Exposition at
Bismarck October 7th to 10Th. They
will bring with them an exhibit Of
their provinces in the field of agricul-
ture that will be revelation to those
who have not watched the progress Of
the Indians for the past few years.
They will also provide some Of the en-
teFtainment for the visitors. Aside
from: the raordinarily fine showing
1.-THE resources Of the state that has
already been assured General Manager
Gilbfeath, he has not neglected the en-
tertainment end by the presence Of sever
albandg and fine vaudeville show in
the5exp0sition building and auditorium.
Thde will also be q number of street
attractions and parades and other fea-
t,tres % special days, number Of
which have been arranged for. Prem
ium lists will be sent upon request to
Commissioned Of Agriculture w. c. Gil
bfeatl ,.=5ss is q 3
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-09-27
| DEATH A DAY IS the
Z .4s -. ss--- = = s g.
noR1M DAKOTA. REc0Ru

II. An average Of death day was es-
Eaablished by North Dakota sportsmen
EA4 the. .nrst week q the open season for
saisll Dame, such 10 ducks and prairie
chickens, according to statistics COM
piled, the death list being the greatest
in the history Of hunting in the state.
Insaddition to the death rate injuries
totalline about the same number have
occurred and as q result Of the series
Of accidents the state board Of control
Of game and fish has commenced a
campaign Of education designed to
bring about the more careful handling
Of Ore arms in the field. 5;5:z
OF the many accidents reported, only
two have occurred in which the victims
have been shot down by fellow hunters.
One of these men was fatally shot,
while the other will live.
Deaths by the accidental discharge
Of shot guns in runaway lead, over hall
Of them occurring in this manner.
browning while hunting ducks form
another feature of the risks taken by
sportsmen.s
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-09-27
Dr. LaayiH Married

Mandan Pioneer :-Dr Reuben H.
LeaXitt of Carson and Miss Marie
Lynch-B -Bloss were united in marriage at
The county court house on Tuesday
mornIne and left on the afternoon train
foFtleirI home at Carson.
IA. Leayitt has taken over the prac-
tiScsof the late q. "A. 3. Newman at
CarSon and its u understood is making
noeme1tss u close q deal to take
0yeE tn drug store at that place. Dr.
Leasftts came here from Indiana and
hasl ben speAct ticing in Dickinson for q
slloet when the Carson proposition
cam t0 him: His bride 80 from
Lebanon Ohio. q.
eaxttt is II BROTHER sofs Mn. Roy
Blllet Nh. &. a: sLane sof Dickin-
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-09-27
q | SelIs

Lennon Herald business trans
Eaction was consumatead on Wednesday
|of sAis week whereby. G. Kinney Of
yaibanx. Mont. became the owner in
Tho First State bank Of the stock here
tofeee held 81 Lennon Of this
|place. and will soon come to Lennon
g assist u the upbuil lding i OF. the
bank y business IN this section. Mr..
Kinney is &C the present time president
10 the Eirst ational bank Sof Wibaux
md |! q has been very pom inently identi-
vith; the growth and upbpIldins Of
that stoxn. So much q. SIN fact, that
Etheiname 81 Kinney, 4 and D D lWi6aux are
msnti tioned toseti 81 in every progressive
ssptesprise ii that section We are
1lad oswelcome 4 man Sof Alf. Kinney's
ssFell known ability and standing in
Itsitanidst. and hasten "a extend the
Iisht hand 81 isllowship ip IS q him We
an NOT sinfol al Is what Idr. Lem
mon intentis O. sdo ins the future butt
~ s1fe to sedict that she ssi found
Sin 90 front ranks sof any movement for
ltl1s.p p6utldins Of Lemmon 81 Perkins
"a connseti viIth the lforeS Soiue news
INN ~ issnotsd that II II 81 Bsiass 81 81
slheI IStoek + aEds latie enal. az SSout6 St.
f1Sls skas ale enln6n she time
IA trenl lnnk etot Mr..
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-09-27
'1alf g! I 90 - IE !! toRl /! ]! I
MIN tekolHG aIlo1 AkalEs

The Ladies Ala society 81 the Com
5sresatioaal ehn.c ihasse ihss alranse-
ments 81 mad for aheir entsrta ainmen,
on the evening of Oetoser 81. ii viii
be u Tie lorm "a - "Trip around ia.
strld. d With stop-ovells al The follow.
ing places. Boston, Gkrlstiania, beciin,
Rome Tnkio md asainatol. III
trip Will ~ made IS ont ,emIobiles,
which Ieavs Tie chunh station every
20 minutes. beginning \ . $40 p. q.
There - = 2a-minute vail, Il each 3placs
for efkeshlnents which "a p lalloxs.
Btson-the David 3 MI home
beans bsown bread. cold meat aatJ
din pfeales. ssss3 ssssI
II fiania the j. sJsssen home-
;dsh linn broad and caf 4
li James Soniss home aolfsa
brsad. sslnln zcooli IL md caE Eee.
Rom Roqustte ION d.
7shetti isafs Rrapse and 1rapss juiee.
TOXIC I.illib hid Sei hou,eri,sss.. u.
5cheees ii ickss md ste1s
. gashins lion ponal hoa,tels.
les and cal g.
a each pIacs thss sryina .Ills sbe dons s
an the style ef The uintrv sIlepresented
and I'm ylaIt Itesses = ii ,vs ths s. II a. :
Ifnme ~ sths countly I iis d
iter one N have II Ios,nds osi,nds
Sfnnn3 "a S ~ = Il =
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-09-27
BOY sHoI ii TRE FACE
1 BY An UNKNOWN MAN

Regent Times Saturday last at 10
9 clock while. the two six and eight
.year-old sons Of Frank w. Neprash
were herdins cattle near their fathers
farm. north Of REGENT the eisht-year-
old by was badly injured in the face.
his right hand burned and his right eye
permanently Destroyed. He was led
home by the youhaer boy and d.. Hall
called at once. The doctor conveyed
the boy to the New England: hospital,
where he is at, present slowly recover
Ang. Beyond losing the sight Of the
tight eye, the hospital authorities
claim the boy will recover.
4 Both the injured boy and his brother
Claim that on the day of the accident
they were hailed from the road by tell
man wearing q, heavy, mustache and
Swhishers, who was driving a bay and
70 gray horse attached to a light buggy.
When the boys left their work and ar
rived in the road where the man and
Rteam stood, the man jerked a weapon of
some description from his pocket.
covered by q handkerchief, placed it in
front of the eight -year-old boys face,
land exploded it. and the explosion de-
|Btroyine the boys eye and setting fire
DO his hair. In putting out the fire in
|his hair the boy burned his right hand
badly. This story of the affair is
strictly adhered to by both boys and
considerable circlmstantial evidence
exists as to its probable truth, although
(it was thought by some that the boys
might have gotten hold of some explo-
E1ives. At>the point where the affair
his said to have occurred, the tracks Of
Etwo horses and a buggy were plainly
ERisible to, Deputy Sheriff Constantine
tWilIhelm when the latter examined the
Eground Sunday morning. The buggy
fracks were followed to the main
travelled road where all marks were
tpbliterated.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-09-27
I I ! cKIlllNS|'oI|NIIl| < / ! I
BOY } !! ! II Q CHIN j |!
llaroM mecley AM Family speat. I |!
Fsw Day. With Relatives i
. city Prior 10 Eatsriias d
Lie Nlork

Mr.. and Ms. Harold McCloy and tssoS
children were in Dickinson this Week
en- route to Shanghai, China. They left4
Thursday for Seattle. from which placs
they are to Get sail on the 29th. spendssss
ine Eve days on the way in Japan, due
to arrive at their destination On 0cto-5
ber gath. 81! 4. Id "A
4 Harold Mccloy is a former Dickinsoni
boy, having resided in the city until
about II years ago when he left tosst-
tend higher educational institutions
He was born in Marietta, Ohio. comine
TO Dickinson with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. a. McCloy. when two years AZ
age. For some years past he has been
IL student in Johns Hopkins university
at Baltimore. X. 81.
& Harold McCloy goes to China to take
charge Of the physical culture work of
this great empire which is expected g
undergo understandable changes dur
Ing the next ten years There are only
four men in all China at. the present
time doing this kind Of work. They
are local men, working separately sin
different localities. 5f.s:
Mr. Mccloy's first work will be the
development Of training schools. pre-
parins the natives for physical direc-
tors The Chinese are very eager fof
1 this work. 1. s..
The Y. N. c. A. sends Nj. McCloy %
China, It being q part Of the contract
that he shall remain for six years. q
the end Of which period he will be az
pected to return toG America viii his
family to remain for fourteen monthl
under full salary.
While in Dickinson the McCloy famil
were the guests Of their uncle andd
aunt. Nj. and Mrs. e. !. Langley. s$ss I
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1913-09-27
tAI1loiic hse.ety
BDltTs d III DIoa ii /

An article from Richardton nnblished
~ the FARGO Forum gives tie iolloxins
redardins the Catholic monaste
III tie year 81 1899 Tiers vas only q
small frame building that represented
81 Mary . abbey. About tint time the
Re- Rev. Fl. Vincent Wehrle who WAS
then prior Of 81 Gaul' s monastery at
Devils Lake, with several otksif IEiests
under the direction Of Bishcp Shanley.
came p Richardton 70 establish relisr
ious work Tor tie people y that COM
munity. Il s.sss5 ..s
Under the guidance Of Bish0p Wehrle,l
who is still abbot Of the magnificent
monastery at Richardton, and 4bishop
LOT the Bismarck diocese. commenced
the establishment Of the present abbey.
AT that time. there were, not over half
q dozen houses in Richardton. and the
few citizens there at that time had but
little faith in the own, but lehrlet
and his assistants continued the Great
work they had undertaken and asa are-
suit In 1910 this great cathedral was
dedicated. and today the monastery
counts twenty-nine fathers who are
temployed either in the missions sof the
Fargo and Bismsrck dioceses. sof4 % pro
fessors, Or in some Other capacity In
| the monastery. There are also about