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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
SERVIA AS A NATION.
II Originated In tho First Halt of tho
Seventh Century.

The birth of Servia as a nation. set
tied In or near its present home. may
be dated In the first half OF the sew.
.ntb century. About 600 A. d., when
he Avaric empire OF desola ton was
sta bishcd on the Danube. two tribes.
he Cr'rIts and the Serbs, retiring be
fure the rnvuges of the Tartar horse
ilrn. settled in the countries now
uuwu 49, Croatia. BOSNIA and Servia.
rh"N were Slavs hut the Croats per
rp> hli. like the Slavs uf Muesia In
~ Years adopted the name OF n
"a, lru~ Both. fleeing from the
tr> were naturally hostile To them,
o u u pu>>thIp that they settled in
,.r ru,lurp with The consent or even at
~ un,liutl"u ~ the Emperor Hera
ms VI ANY rate. they appear to
lav- n""u considered rs yaSSHls OF the
'mpirp rhCii tirst settlements lay
rather Westward of the country now
,allpd Srrvu. the Drave. thp present
western boundary. being the dividing
line between Bulgar and Serb In the
eighth century Here the Serbs dweli
more 90 less uneventfully for three
centuries They generally formed n
loose confederacy Jinder chiefs called
zupans They were commonly. In n
loose fashion loyal 10 the eastern en-
pire mainly through fear of their dan
gcrous neighhnrs the BulgarinnS
About $40 they united under chie'
named vlastimiz To- repel the latter
The country roSe To- great npights
under stephen nuShan the rzar of th.
Serbs. hut after mis- death Mnrad
conquered the country and u was not
until 1918 that the Serbs paruailN
threw ofl the Turkish yoke. ES
change
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
THE CUTTlEFISH.
Its Queer Ink Sac and Its Ability to
Change It's Color.


Change It's Color.
Sepla IN peculiar animal substance
obtained from the ink bags or ink sacs
d cuttetish.
The cuttlefish are group OF singu-
lar sea creatures allied TO slugs. snails,
oysters and other so called shell fish. "
The cuttledsh has sort OF shell be-
meath the skin (soId under the name OF
"cuttlebone"). pair OF large eyes and
horny beak. Like all molluscs. they
have no real limbs at all. but from
around the head there spring eight or
ten long tentaces. each armed with
numerous suckers.
by forcibly squirting out the sea wa
ter which II has taken In the sepia
can shoot backward through the water
with great speed. The sepia Is inter
esting too, as being able to change It's
color In measure so as 10 harmonic
with It's surroundings. Just under the
topmost layer OF skin there are dis
tributed all over the surface OF the
body number OF cells, containing a
dark pigment When these cells are
expanded the surface Of the body be
comes darkly spotted but as they are
contracted the creature looks paler.
Though best developed In the sepla
and It's nearest allies. nearly every
member Of the cuttle6sh group pos
sesscs an ink sac The ink sac con
tains the dark pigment secreted by a
special gland. When discovered or
pursued by an enemy the sepia dis
charges some OF its ink through a
sort OF funnel or tube The pigment
mixes with water very quickly and
forms "A Dark cloud OF inky water, be-
yond which the sepia will dart into
safety.
Sepias are often caught In nets with
fish The fishermen. desplsing the
cuttles, throw them out upon the
beach, and then they may be seen ly-
ing I'm tiny pools OF dense black liquid
and continually oozlng out more ink In
vain attempt at concealment.-Chi.
cago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
Careful With Their Lemone.

"In English inns" said a man who
bad just returned from long coaching
trip In England they do not use lem
ons In our haphazard fashion. They
make the use of one more or less OF a
solemn rite. remember asking for a
horses neck I'm little inn In the north
country. The landlord had never heard
of the drink, and | explained TO him
that ii was ginger ale with lemon
peel I'm It. He went back to the bar
and returned presently with an empty
tray I'm very sorry, sir. he said.
but we haven't got lemon open just
now New York Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
BROKE 1T GENTLY.
He Didn't Know Exactly What to Do,
SO They Came TO His Rescue.


young author and critic. who has
come TO be an authority upon a certain
modern phase OF education, went few
days ago to deliver his first lecture at
girls school lie had lectured before.
but never at young ladies' semi.
nary, and as two white frocked, curly
haired ushers led him out to the plat
form and he sat down beside the ma
trOnly principal among the women who
made mp the faculty and faced a sea Of
girls fnces he was young enough to
feel bit Of embarrassment himself
the lecture was started things went all
right
lie finished what he had to say and
sat down. The audience and the ma
tronly principal and the women who
made up the faculty capped their
hands enthusiastically. Then the mp
plause died down and silence settled
upon the lecture hall The young man
sat on waiting for some one to say
something, dimly conscious that
move Of one kind or another was ex
pectcd Of him But his lecture was
finished lie had said all he had to
say. There were no questions from
faculty or students few OF the girls
began TO ddget, but no one spoke
The young man became unpleasantly
aware that he was expected to do
something and To do It at once, but he
did not know what to do. He reflected
miserably that he did not know the
etiquette Of n girls school anyhow.
And then there was n signal from the
principal and move i'm the audience.
aud the prcttier OF the two girl ushers
approached him, little embarrassed.
Il little shy, determined to do her duty.
I'm SO sorry, Mr. b." she murmur-
ed, but I'm afraid you'll have to-
you'Il have TO start right this minute
# you want TO make your trainr-New
York Times,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
NOISES OF PtKlNG.
Hideous Din Raised by the Venders
That Throng the Streets.

ihat nfon9 tne otfeets'
An analysis OF the street noises of
Peking has been made by the CORE
spondent OF n western American news.
paper and ought to be useful when the
anti-noise crusade reaches the orient
Ire great cause Of confusion be finds
Is the various street venders. each OF
whom Is armed with a noise producing
instrument by which he proclaims his
trade.
The barber has two prOngs Of stee
through whiC h he draws a spike anu
thus makes II loud whir The seller OF
sweetmeats holds in his right hand two
brass cups which he jangles together
The buyer of old clothes taps Il small
drum with II bit of tarred bamboo, get
ting by this combination PUNK. plunk
that attracts trade. The man who has
wicker baskets to sell beats half n
gourd with drumstick. the clothes
seller swings n drum which has, two
bits OF metal attached to II by strings
the toy dealer strikes n brass gong OF
a peculiarly penetrat ting tone. the knife
grinder claps three blocks OF iron to
gether. and the seller OF charcoal an
nounces his coming by n repeated tap.
zap on block of wood
The watchman manages TO introduce
n little variety. He is armed with a
wooden drum. which he taps In differ
ent measures TO mark the different
hours of the night The sound Of his
drum. however, carries no certain as
surance. On the night when Peking
was looted you would not have known
from him that anything was wrong
In the intervals of the rifle fire the
sound OF his drum rose undismayed.
signaling I'm superb nOnchalance the
exciting hours
The fact Is that he Is not on duty to
catch thieves or even to scare them off.
rs are some OF the Japanese watchmen
His function is nobler The sound OF
his drum frightcns away the spirits Of
evil. without whose presence no self
respecting thief can hope to pull Of
successful job
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
GENIUS AND VANITY.
Sehope nhsuer Was Not a Bit Afraid 10
Praise Himself Out Loud

Schopenhauer, the great German phi.
Iosopher, afforded one Of the most re-
markabIe examples Of self complacency
eulogisms on his own productions are
almost beyond belief. In writing to
his publishers Of his work he says:
"Its worth and Importance are so
great that do not venture to express
Ii even toward you because you could
not believe me-" and he proceeds to
quote review (which speaks OF me
with the highest praise as the greatest
philosopher Of the age, which Is really
saying much less than the good man
thinks"
"Sir," he said 10 an unoffending
stranger who watched him across a
table dhote where he acted the part Of
the local Zion" habitually-"sir, you
are evidently astonished at my appe-
tite. True, / eat three times as much
as you, but then | have three times as
much mind"
Auerbach, the German novelist, Also
had n great appreciation Of his own
powers and work, and many stories
are told Of the obtrusive way In which
he displayed his vanity. A German
writer says Of him: Every year Auer-
bach visits three or four fashionab BILE
watering places, at each OF which the
following episode occurs at least thirty
times. The novelist INDUCES In small
talk with the little children Of the ma
tives and invariably ends the cOnver-
sation thus: Knowest thou who has
been talking with thee? Behold Auer.
bach! Tell that at homer"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
Heroisno of an Indian.

A few years ago I'm northern Mexico
n truck carrying a load OF dynamite
for use at mine was suddenly disCOy
cred TO '0e on fire at village station
The risk was imminent, so the driver
of locomotive engine picked the truck
up and ran IL away into the country AZ
all the speed he could put ON Tie hudr
the brakeman jump on and save him
self, adding, 81 go 60 my death Nnw
he had got a mile away 'hu dynamite
exploded. Every window 900 lHr yInu
was broken uud me- was uunu tu Hf
oms, but the inhabitants were saved
He was pure boodcd ludI7u "Soura
America" by James Bryce
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
FOOLED The OFFICIAL.
Clever Trick Daring Oaeo't Played
Upon an Engushmsn.

ORgH an I'Asf'@'''''N''
II was years ago M Burma The
English government was having trOu.
Bile with certain prinrely recalcitrant
named Bon Ton. the most daring and
enterprisiug OF the DacOits heavy
price had been set upon the rebels 3
head. but still Bob roh was cunningy
elusive.
AT last, hard pressed Bob loh tried
q new tack lie walked straight into
the Office of the commissioner
II am Bob Ton he said simply. IL
have come to surrender
Exactly what he had counted on now
happened. Fourteen years experience
with eastern subtcty and Intrigue had
taught the commissioner to be wary.
Thank you, he said I'VE will now
proceed 10 discover who you really are
and what you really want lell me,
what do you expect to get out Of this|
"Ten thousand rupees, said the Bon
quietly.
The commissioner although a cool
man, was "A little staggered. 81 don't
quite follow" ne murmured.
"Yet it's quite simple whispered the
Bob "The government promises 10.
600 rupees to the man who brings you
the head OF Bob Ton. ! give II TO You
Capital" was the wary answer
But as you lose your hcad what guuu
does the money DO yout'
MY wife and children get the mon
ey."
pretty good my man. bul MOI quite
good enough Ten thousand rupees VIII
be nothing 10 ROh Ton
"If It were not should not b." here
have been deserted aud robbed
am sure TO be captured My family
might as well have the money while
can still command H."
but why shouldn't / keep the mon
ey7 ! hand your head over, you know"
Because you are an English gentle
man. | chose my man, you see"
The commissioners unused awhile.
Then he broke silence Look here, /
know you are not the Bob That is
quite clear. / don't care who you are.
. But tell me frankly what you want"
The Burman hcsitated awhile. Then
he said: you are right But my life Is
worth as little as the BOh's. | have
betrayed him and robbed him. He has
sworn revenge. Give me an escort as
far as Mandalay Here, take these
notes for 1000 rupces'-he had laid
them on the table" "and keep them II
in twelve days time do not tell you
how and when you can capture the
Bob. Keep them TIL the Boh Is caught
II you prefer
The commissioner thought hard and
In silence for quite two minutes
81 agree" be said at length.
SO the Boh was safely escorted 10
Mandalay Later the commissioners re,
ceiyed letter from him
"You may keep those rupees" ii ran.
(which |, Bob Toh. left with you twelve
days ago told you the truth You
would not believe me The English
government likes truth, ana It likes
money, but they mover want both, /
think, at the same time - Youths
Companion
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
Hnmiliated Anhhv

A newly married couple had had ~
little disagreement about some cakes
which the wife bad made The nus
band complained that those his mother
used to produce were far superior On
the next day the girl set before him a
plate OF hot cakes.
Nov you have achieved something"
he exclaimed enthusiastically. These
are exactly like what mother used e.
make. How did you do itT
Il will give you the recipe" replied
the wife coldly II used margarine In
stead OF butter. eggs year old. { pat
alum In the four and added plenty OF
water 10 the mllk"-LOndon Tit. Bits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17

When Lord Chancellor Campbell.
then plain Campbell. married Miss
SCarlett aud departed on his wedding
trip, Justice Abbott observed when a
cause was called on In the bench:
II thought, Mr.. Brougham. that MIR
Campbell was In this case"
Yes. my lord,' replied Brougham;
but understand he is suffering from
Scarlett fever"-Chicago Record Her
Md
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
Tackinq Explained.

-What do people mean when they
talk about tackiugW asked Bobby, who
had listened to n detailed account OF
his sisters first experience in sail
boat, but In considerable confusion OF
mind.
"Oh. you'll know when you're little
bit older" said his sister, but the small
round face wore an expression of In
Jury. and she had to explain further.
"Why, it's just turning halfway
round" she said, with slight hesitation
"and then-and then you sail on the
bias"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
Seven In the Bible.

The number seven plays prominent
part I'm events I'm the Bible. The crea-
ton took six days, and on the seventh
there was rest. On the seventh day OF
the seventh month holy observance
was ordained, and the Israelites feast.
ed seven days and rested seven days.
Noah had seven days warning of the
food, and the seven years OF plenty
were forctold In Pharaoh's dream by
seven fat beasts, as were the seven lean
years 10y seven lean beasts. We speak
OF the seven heavens, and the seventh
son was supposed to he endowed with
pre- eminent wisdom. In short, there Is
no other number which enters into the
Bible SO often as seven. No doubt the
wide popularity of the number and the
superstitions which are connected With
II came from It's wide use In the Bible,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
Whats Your Name e2"-"Vnat.,

A guild OF godpareuts TO save chill.
dren from incougruous names is neing
suggested. The late Canon Bardslcy,
author OF a book on English names,
told the story OF what was probably
the most idiotic name ever bestowed
upon an unfortunate infant A wo
man had her son baptized What for
no other reason than to cause amnse-
ment In future years when, being ask
ed his name, he should reply What"
London Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
Emily Bronte.

G.. II. CheStertou has added his need
Of praise to Emily Bronte. the woman
won most unstinted praise from men
4 splendid creature Chesterton calls
the author of "Wuthcring Heights.
and the book itself he finds likewise
splendid. "But there Is nothing human
about Il. II might have been written
by an eagle"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
GRIT OF A SHARPSHOOTER.
Sergeant HaIIiweiis Feat at tho Siege
Of Lucknow.


During the siege Of Lucknow In the
Indian mutiny there was afforded what
was probably the most notable instance
OF the record In war OF crack shot.
The rebels were endeavOring to
mount two eighteen-pounders, which
they had hauled up to the fiat roof Of
one OF the palaces surrounding Hle res
idency, and it was necessary to pre-.
vent this being done, or they would
have been able to pour down a heavy
fire on the defenders. Sergeant Halli
well was chosen for this duty. He was
crack shot Of the Thirty-second foot
Being given the best rifle that could
be found, his orders were TO prevent
the guns being mounted. He took up
his position behind some battered down
masonry where there was only cover
for him to lie Mt full length. He re-
mained I'm that position, II Is said, for
several days, not being able to stand
lnasmuch rs that would have resulted
I'm instant death. His only change was
to roll over from his back to his stom
ach. His eyes were ever kept on the
dismounted guns, and whenever the
Sepoys attempted to mount them his
unerring rifle played havoc among
them and prevented their object being
accomplished. Food was brought to
him at night by men who crawled to
his position.
After some time sortie was made,
and the Sepoys were defeated. For
this brave work Sergeant Halliwen re.
celved the Victoria cross. - Harper's
Weekly
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
The Gurula In the Bottle.

Why does water gurgle when poured
from bottle? As water pours out air
attempts To pour In. Occasionally the
hand holding the bottle may move and
give the air the opportunity. The quick
rush Of the water to fill the hole made
by the air causes the gurgling sound.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
Would Be TerribIe.

The doctors are going to operate on
her"
What's wrongY
Something about the coat OF her
stomach, I understand"
IL hope they don't dud its out OF
style. Shed never get over that
Kansas city Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
Graflinn the Rulers.

Themistocles. II is said. declared that
his son was the strongest man In
Greece
"For." said he. the Athenians rule
the uelleneSe, | rule the Athenians,
your mother rules me, and you rule
your mother"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
The Spirit OF Love.

You will hnd as you look back upon
your life that the moments that stand
'out above everything else are the mo
ments when yui have done things In a
spirit OF love. Henry Drummond.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
Very, Much Easier.

"Any man can make a fool Of him
self" E
True. but with womans help iti
much easier."-Boston Transcript.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
A Really Smart Man,

"He always says the right thing at
the right time. doesn't hef"
"More than that. He always keeps
stlll ut the right time" Houston Post
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17
PRECIOUS MUGS.
The crueib,es Used In the New Nor.
Assay Office.

In the government assay Office on
Wall street. New YORK there Is cor
ner that looks very much IKE a mus
rack IN rouutry harber shop. WHERE
every CUSTOMER has his individual mus
highly de,priiied ip gilt letters
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-01-17

Dispatch Is the suui OF business. and
nothing contributes more to dispatch
that method Lord Chesterfield.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-25

will make a real fight for his liberty.
Another case in which the entire
city is interested IS the case of the
state VS.. George Koscak, who is eharg-
ed with transporting dynamite into Ke-
nosha with view of using it for the
destruction of the residence of Jerry
w DeCou. 1t is expected that hard
fight will be made to prevent the con-
viction of Koscak on the charges.
There is no indication that any of the
defendants named in these cases win
plead guilty and it is expected that
the time of the court for at least three
weeks will be taken up with the hear
ing of criminal eases
The term of the municipal court
opens week from next Monday. The
calendar in this court is an unusual
one. An even dozen cases where aban-
donment is the charge, will appear on
the calendar in the court. 1t is ex-
pected that most of these eases will
be tried. The list Of defendants in
clude Thomas Ryan, Paul Morrison,
Walter E. Christian, Max Ladwig, Jr.,
Christian Jensen, Edward c. Hubbard,
George Anderson, William Lucas, Peter
J. Willems, John G. Kelly, Joseph Mil
Ter and Andrew Klaubucnik. 1t is ex-
pectel that ct least half Of these cas.s
will be brought to trial. Several of
TIE cases have been carried over from
other terms and in cases where the de-
PENDANTS have shown a willingness to
support their families the district at
storney has not pushed the trial of
charges.
AT the October term of the NUM-
eipal court the court will hold the
trial Of the charges against DR.. David
Munro, charged with committing a
criminal operation. Philip Kastnake,
charged with burglary was slated to
have trial at this term, TIE defen-
dam escaped from jail, but it is posi-
bic that the sheriff will produce him
for trial on the first day Of The term.
Another case, the hearing If which
is ia doubt, is that of the state
against Eugene Constantine He is
charged with assault with intent to do
great bodily harm, but the defendant
is now said to be in Italy and there
are grave doubts if he will ever return.
The bond has not as yet been declar-
ed forfeit.
There viii be a long calendar Of
civil cases for the consideration Of the
jury in both the municipal and cir
cult courts.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-25
BEGGs NOW SIXTY SIX.
Former Head of Street Rs Iway oh.
serves Anniversary.


John I. Beggs, former president and
general manager of the Milwaukee
Electric Railway and Light Company
and now president of the st. Louis
Car Company, celebrated his sixty
sixth birthday at his summer home,
Lac La Belle, 0eonomowoe, on Sunday.
In the afternoon he entertained friends
at his home and then hurried to st.
Louis on business. To friends who
called during the day he declared that
his health is still robust and be is far
from an old man. Mr.. Beggs became
head of the Milwaukee company on
Feb. "A, 1902, succeeding William Nell
son Cromwell. When he came to the
company as general manager he found
it at low ebb of efficiency and when
he became its president it was his aim
to make it the best in America.
Many persons say he Accomplished
this. Born in Philadelphia in 1S47,
Mr.. Beggs was an orphan at seven.
He learned the trade of a woodwork
er and in 1867 became teacher in a
commercial school, He was successive
ly insurance agent, bookkeeper and
real estate broker.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-25
FROST DAMAGES CORN.

Reports from out in the county this
morning state that the corn and es-
pecially the late corn was consider
ably damaged by, the heavy frcst of
Monday night. Most of the corn in
the county is out Of danger, but the
frost caught the late paintings and tle
farms will probably start work to cut
it up at once. The frost seems to
have been general in the county, but
no considerable frost was noticed in
the city. The truck gardeners were
pretty hard hit and it is feared that
the supply Of tomatoes will be cut
short as a result Of the frost. The sea
son was SO far advanced that it is not
thought the damage will be as great
as has followed frosts at this time Of
the year in other years. The weather
man promises warmer weather for the
remainder Of the week and it is ex-
pected that Indian summer will arrive
by the first Of next week.