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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25

worked upon the aeroplane, Durand
had brought the dirigible almost to
perfection. And, at the moment when
he was about to see his invention
adopted by the French army, he had
committed murder--a foul, mex.
cusable murder while under the in.
fuence OF absinthe, to which he had
become addicted by reason of the
mental strain he had undergone.
He was shipped to New Caledonia.
but, after serving three years there.
he was pardoned and disappeared
from the haunts OF his associates.
That was year ago, and since then
nothing had been heard of him.
Il want to do something for my
country" Durand explained.
"You shall be attached to the aero
plane division" answered Lamarche.
Durand laughed quietly. Il do not
wish to become a private aviator" !"
he said. Il have a plan by which you
can capture Fort Gleichen."
What is it?" asked Lamarche i'm
patiently. He had had a thousand
plans submitted to him during the
past three months.
Give me a thousand pounds of
melinite," answered Durand, "and
will blow 1t into the earth. / will
blow away all traces OF IT,"
IF there is a thousand pounds OF
melinite to spare In France you shall
have IL, provided you can convince
me OF the feasibility of your scheme"
the general answered.
1T Is very simple" replied Durand.
"In the mountains OF the vosges.
where have lived during the last
year. ! have my perfected dirigible.
! will load II with a thousand pounds
OF melinite, which is as much as II
will carry, in addition to my own
weight. / will steer IL above Fort
Gleichen, pull the valve open, after
calculating the descent, and escape in
my parachute. The balloon will drop
squarely into the center OF the fort
and blow IL from the face OF the
earth"
They talked over the project for
a while, and the more Durand ex-
planned. the more feasible his proposal
appeared TO the French general.
or course. from an aerUplane. only
small bombs could be dropped. But
there was no reason why a balloon
should not contain thousand pounds
OF melinite. an explosive deadly
enough to obliterate all trace OF the
famous stronghold that barred the ad-
vance OF the army. IL was obvious.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
COSTLY METHOD OF REVENGE
Procedure In Europe Reminded An
drew Carnegie OF a Somewhat
Humorous Incident.

Andrew Carnegie. in recent inter
view on peace. said to a New York
reporter:
"A lad OF twenty killed man and
woman in Sarajevo All Europe is now
fighting to avenge this wrong. Eng
land alone is spending $4,000 min.
ute. according to Sidney Webb. on gun
powder.
We'll, this is such an expensive way
to avenge a wrong that IL reminds me
OF the man at the banquet
"A man entered the cloakroom. at
the end OF a banquet. and began to
smash in silk hat after silk hat.
Hold on, boss! What TO yo' smash.
in all dem high hatsT demanded the
attendant.
I'm looking for my own" the gen
tleman answered. It's an opera hat
collapsible. you know. None OF these
seem to be II. ,"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
Distorted veqetarlanlsnn.

80 long as you find the cost OF iiv-
ing high" said the friendly adviser.
why don't you and your husband be-
come vegetariansY
What do you mean2" asked the
worriodlookin woman
Why, eat only vegetable prod
ucts."
Couldn't think OF II. What I'm try
in TO do now In TO persuade John 10
take To beefsteak and quit tryin' to
live on liquor and tobacco"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
Make Sunrover Useful.

In some countries. notably In the
Russian provinces north OF the eau.
casus. the sunfower serves othef pur'
poses besides ornamenting gardens
with It's huge golden blossoms. The
seeds are used 10 make oil. which is
employed both in the manufacture Of
soap and In cooking. The stems and
leaves are burned and the ashes used
TO make potash. Last year the sun
flower factories Of the Caucasus pro
duced 1900 tons OF potash.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
Why Thomas concurred.

Whack. whack. whackl Tommy was
undergoing a painful punishment at
the hands OF his loving mother for eat.
ing the jam.
Tommy" she said seriously. when
she was forced TO pause. this hurts
me far more than II does you"
And when Tommy was alone with
his brother he produced square
board he had concealed. and thought
fully murmured:
Il thought all along that bit OF wood
wouldn't do her any good"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
His ONLY Posression,

Al Rogers was travelling through a
lonely section in the suburbs OF Bos
ton one night, a short while ago. when
he was startled by hearing this pite.
Gus appeal:
"Will the kind gentleman please
help a poor unfortunate man. L"
At this point Al felt to locate his
watch. The other continued:
II have nothin' in the world but this
loaded revolver"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
Starting the Day Wrong.

There was gloom on the face OF the
farmer.
What's the matter, Elijah7" asked
his nearest neighbor. ''FIapjacks given
out over TO your house7"
"worse'n that" said Elijah. you
know, 'twasn't apple year, and wife
says We can't have any more apple
pie for breakfast"
Cant you make out n you have
apple pie noon and night7"
Il can. because I've got TO-" said
Elijah. but. tell you, II upsets me.
starting the day wrong like that"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25

looked not for
death. but for
the coming of the
Lord. True. those
who are with
Christ are in a
blissful state, rest
ing from their
labors, at home
with the Lord"
and enjoying the
sweets of Para
disc (Phil. 1:23:2,
Cor. 5:S r. V.
margin; III Cor.
12:4). But -man
WAS rnada for cor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
AZ the First slana

or falling hair get Cuticura. 70
works wonders. Touch spots OF dan
drum and itching with Cuticura oInt-
ment. and follow next morning with .
hot shampoo OF Cutlcura Soap. This
at once arrests falling hair and pro
notes hair growth. For free sample
each with 32'p. Skin Book. address
post card: Cuticura. Dept. X. Boston-
Sold everywhore.--Adv.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
Failures as Stepping Stones.

John Wanamaker, In a recent ad-
dress in Philadelphia. urged his audi.
ence TO persevere.
Every successful man" he said.
has probably had more failures. far
more failures, than the nonentity has
had
Success. after all, is nothing more
than failure with n new coat OF paint"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
The Drummer's Work.

Are these moving pictures OF the
war authentic?"
"Of course. All but the rumble OF
artillery. That's initiated by the
drummer"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
a Bit perponaI.

He--I think Wigglebec is the worst
dancer In the room.
She-BUsh. you forget yourself
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
The uaual Story.

How came you TO lose control OF
your automobile"
Because my wife wanted t."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
The View.

There Ia story In that face"
You must be seeing II out or the
tale OF your eye"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
That's Easy.

who was the first lightning calcu.
lator?"
Ben Franklin and his kite"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25

An atomizer for porfumery sman
enough TO bc carried In pockctbook
In a novelty from Europe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
Quite So.

"Baleful lookout this. isn't III"
What lookout"
Cotton"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25

Sometimes IL In also good rule
that won't work both ways.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25

YOUR own DRUGGIST WILL TELL You
Try Murine Ryo Kennedy for a. weaf, watery
ss x,s ssd com,"r w E'sd for o1s No o
by mail Free. Murine hye Hcmecy Co.. Chicago
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
A Woman's Way.

Your doom is sealed" cried tho
villain.
"Ha!" laughed tho heroine dcfiant-
ly. II guess | can steam Il open"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
AVisiion Of the
Glori6ed
By REV. L. w. COSNElL
Assistant 10 The Dean. Moody Ball lnsfhuas
ChicAse

TExT-His servants shall serve him.
and they shall see his face: and his name
shall be in their foreheads.-Rev. 22.3, T.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25
Important 70 Motboya

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that II
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-12-25

The Bible tells little Of the inter
mediate state. The early Christians
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
WHAT SORT OF MAN is GENERAL CARRANZA?

lived until few years ago TRANQUILITY
occupied, in common with the i'm
mense majority OF Mexicans, with
private business and the thousand fu-
tilities of social life.' He belongs to
the land-owning class in the state OF
Coahuila, where he was governor and
where he spent most of his life. He Is
a great reader: his serious, studious
face, with deep vertical lines between
the brows, Is that of a thinker.
1T is hard to understand how .
man of this professional student type
can have gained such an ascendancy
over the revolutionists. He cal" scarce
ly be a man of overlooking physical
vitality at any time. 1t may be by
force of character and intellect that
he has reached his present dangerous
high position.
~ am the only leader recognized
by the chief Of the revolution he told
me in his quiet, measured speech,
not with pride, but as one upon whom
a heavy responsibility lay. What we
fight for is the constitution Of our
country and the development of our
people. Huerta outraged the constitu-
ton when he overthrow and murdered
President Madero. He continues to
outrage it by attempting to govern
despotically, as Diaz did, and refus-
ing to administer fairly the laws,
which are equal for all. This revolu-
ton cannot cease until either we, the
constitutionalists, triumph, or until
Huerta triumphs completely over U.S."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
WHAT NJ. FABRE OBSERVES ABOUT SCORPIONS

ured tread oblivious to all around.
Nothing puts them out. Should
some vagabond, taking the evening
air and keeping to the wall like them
selves, meet them on their way, he
stands aside, for he understands these
delicate matters. and leaves them
free passage. Lastly, the shelter Of
a tile receives the strolling pair, the
male entering first and backward;
that goes without saying: 1t Is nine
o'clock
1.-THE idyll of the evening is fol-
lowed, during the night, by hideous
tragedy. Next morning we find the
scorpioness under the potsherd of the
previous day. The little male is by
her side, but slain and more or less
devoured. He lacks the head,
claw, pair of legs.
This act of cannibalism agrees
with what the open-air colony showed
me last year. From time to time
would find, under the stones, a pot
bellied female making a comfortable
ritual meal of her companion Of the
night"
This process of selection results in
a breed of swift males. He who daw-
dies or fingers after courtship is lost,
for the female of the species is dead
lier than the male.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
To Help Find Your Umbrella.

A simple innovation to assist forget
full folks to recover articles left by
them in public vehicles is announced
from Berlin. In future every taxi and
horse cab in the German capital Will
be provided with little box filled
with cards bearing the identification
number of the vehicle. The traveller
is requested to help himself from the
box.
That the introduction in London OF
the same method for tracing lost prop
erty more quickly would not be OUT
of place is shown by the fact that last
year no fewer than S4,s76 objects were
found and deposited at Scotland YARD
by drivers and conductors of public
vehicles. The British climate Is re-
sponsible for the fact that the largest
number Of these objects were umbrel-
las, of which 32,250 were lost and
found Next come grips and satcheis'
10,164.
Oddly enough, the sexes seem TO
run each other pretty close in the mat
ter of ARTICLES OF clothing" AS "wo-
mems" 6,919 articles were registered
and as mems" $685.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
RICH GIRL GIVES UP ALL FOR CHAUFFEUR

band and return to her former home.
1t was discovered that the marriage
took place May Is, but the Ingersolls
knew nothing Of II till someone called
up the millionaire matchmaker at his
summer home at Oyster Bay over the
telephone.
Say. Mr.. Ingersoll. this may inter.
est YOU" said q voice over the wire.
Your niece, Miss Naomi holland. 10
married to Arthur. who used to be
your chauffeur" ,au1 -.
What's that" Mr.. Ingersoll gasped.
The voice repeated the startling
news. 1T happened May Is, and that's
all I'm going to tell you" it concluded.
Then the connection was broken.
Then began the fuss which the
young woman says she can't under
stand. The Ingersolls got very busy
and had mediation conference with
their favorite niece.
II pleaded with her for hours" said
Mrs. Ingersoll. II offered her a trip
to Europe. told her that everything
that money could buy and that love
could provide were hers for the ask
ing-if she would only come back to
u.s. =
All proposals from her uncle and
aunt had no effect ON the girl bride.
and later she gave final answer to
their pleadings by boarding the train
with Laliberte to go to the home of
the chauffeur's parents in St. Johns
bury, vt. Arriving there, she appeared
delighted with her husbands parents
and eagerly entered into the Chauf.
feur's plan for going on a camping
trim.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
DON'T FORGET

A little minced ham added to the
omelet makes a savory change.
Small sweet peppers are excellent
mixed with celery in potato salad,
Vegetables which grow under the
ground should be cooked with the
lid on.
Dreaded veal served with tomato
sauce and spaghetti makes delicious
dish.
Clean nickel and silver pieces with
ammonia applied with a flannel cloth.
Black stockings should be rinsed IN
blue water to give them a good color.
Discolored gilt frames can be bright
ened II rubbed with sponge dipped IN
turpentine.
Try adding little chopped parsley
to the mashed potatoes; it gives them
a delicious flavor.
When mixing pie crust or baking
powder biscuits they will be much
lighter If fork Is used.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
Europe Nav Vet Be Island.

A curious prophecy as to the even
tual fate of Europe is made by we'll
known geologist, Herr Golsche, in one
of the scientific reviews. He points
out that since a certain period great
crevasses have been produced in the
continent, and that thus Iceland and
Greenland were separated from Scan
dinavia and channel formed between
England and the rest of Europe. The
tendency to the formation of crew
asses, he adds, still exists, and the
day may be foreseen when the sea
will penetrate into the Ural regions
and then spread from Lake Aral nortn'
wards across the Kirghiz steppes to
the mouth of the Obi river and the
Arctic, thus making Europe an island'
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
GOES TO CHINA ON A RECLAMATION PROJECT

lected as chief photographer of the
commission sent to Central. America
to select the route for the isthmian
canal, both commissions being under
the leadership of the late Admiral
Walker, the first in 1897 and the Sec
ond in 1899
Mr.. Davis also was member of the
board Of consulting engineers that Wis
tied and examined the Panama canal,
in company with former President
Taft, to decide upon the feasibility of
the Gatun dam, and the type Of canal,
in January, 1909. \ I
Since that he has been selected for
several important engineering mis-
sions in various quarters OF the globe.
In 1911 he investigated irrigation
problems in Turkestan. in the Russian
empire; he was engaged in a similar
capacity in Porto Rico in 1909, and he
visited Alaska in 1913 as consulting
engineer regarding a high masonry
dam.
The present expedition to China 10
under the auspices Of the Red Cross
society, and the commission consists
of three members. Colonel sibert Of
the United States army. chairman:
Mr.. Davis and Prof. D. w. Meade.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
He Would Have to Wear II,

The late Wilson Barrett, famous
English actor, possessed valuable
old dresser who had the good fortune
to, be built on the same classic lines
as Barrett himself, and accordingly
inherited his masters cast-off clothes.
One day something had upset Barrett
at rehearsal and he lost his temper.
Every one stampeded out of his way.
He strobe into his dressing-room with
flashing eyes, and so indignant did he
feel that he incontinently dashed his
hat with great violence into the corner
of the apartment. The faithful dresser,
who knew every mood of his master,
was quite unperturbed. He merely ex.
claimed, in bland tones, but with a
touch Of reproach:
Here, steady, guv'nor; I've got to
wear that some day."
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
COMPLETE BIG MAP
Said to Embrace Not Less Than
100000 Stars.
After Quarter Of . century's Astro-
nomieal and Celestial Photograph.
IeWerk, Huge Chant Of Hsav.
ems 10 Practically Done.

After. Q quarter of century of care.
full astronomical and celestial photo.
graphic work, the great map of the
heavens is practically completed, as
just announced by the astronomer
royal of England. Some twenty OBJ.
servatories around the globe have co.
operated in the making of this huge
celestial chart.
The work of this photographic chart
was distributed by permanent COM
mittee into stellar zones, with 1000
photographs to each zone, and when
complete will contain every star in the
armament down to the seventeenth
magnitude.
The outcome OF this immense piece
of work from the millions Of measure
ments made in the study of the stars
is SO minute that, as rule, at least a
century is required to discern them
even by our modern improved meth
DDS of celestial photography. Tho
movements are not really slow, for II
one takes the velocity of our earth N
it's annual journey around the sun at
twenty miles second as fair SAN
pie of the stars. but great journey
from side to side Of the sun nearly
200,O00,00O miles across would seem
a minute movement to the nearest
fixed star, and to the most OF them
would be imperceptible.
This is, however, not the only move
ment from the earth; the sun is NOV
ing and the astronomer partakes OF
that motion also. 1t is not circling
or oscillating motion, but is in the
same direction year after, year, so far
as can be ascertaiped, the distance
traversed each year being about 4O0,-
100000 miles; therefore, one years
journey is scarcely more perceptible
from the distant stars. All the stars
are moving in this way persistently
year by year, hence, though the move
ment be imperceptible, by waiting ten
or twenty years or q century astron-
omers ultimately perceive the move
ments of many Of them. Those far
away in infinite space require even
longer LlluO, uOW "uCu AOASCA oo"AoA'
omers cannot tell, and this is one OF
the questions on which they hope to
get some light by the work on the
great star map and it's successors.
1t is thought that this feature OF the
work will probably disclose that after
ten years a certain percentage of the
stars have moved; after twenty years
new movements previously uncertain
will be added; after thirty years more
still, and so on. And by watching the
run of the sequence astronomers may
be able to predict what will happen in
longer periods.
This Photographic map Of the heav-
ems, embracing not less than 100000
900 stars, is, perhaps, the most ex.
pensive piece Of astronomical work OF
modern times. There will be 10000
plates, so If each complete copy were
sold for $4,000, it. Is said that there
would be a loss on the transactions.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
Aluminium Ware.

The attractive appearance, light
weight and the durability Of a good
quality of aluminium have brought this
ware into public favor. 1t Is claimed,
too, that food does not burn as easily
in an aluminium utensil as in those OF
other ware. aluminium, however,
stains easily, thus it's first good
appearance is somewhat hard to keep
up. Even water containing an alkali
or iron will tarnish it. This comes
off with whiting or any cleansing
powder that is free from alkali. Strong
lye cleansers must not be used upon
it, and when it is necessary to scrape
it the scraping should be done with
a wooden spoon. A mild acid will also
remove stains from it, such as tart
apples or sour milk boiled in the dish.
Aluminum's one great fault is that it
will not stand excessive heat, especial
ly the poorer grades.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
At the Shore.

Atlantic City grows more and more
overcrowded. Even the sea breeze
seems to have stuffy smell there
now"
The speaker was DR.. Henry J. AIDE
Ter, the well-known Denver pioneer of
sea and sun therapy. He resumed: ..
1.-TWO ladies sat on an Atlantic City
piazza. The first said:
"'The beach Ia all covered with
shells .,e
"'Oh, how lovely said the second
lady. >,>..-.''
Lovely? returned the first. Why,
l think It's horrid to let the excur-
sionists throw their peanut rubbish all
over the place like that" tt -
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-07-10
STRAWBERRY At ITS BEST
Sunshine Method OF Preserving 10
Declared to Be Superior to
Any Other Form.

Unlike many fruits, the strawberry
changes it's character completely
when 1t is cooked. 1t neither gains
nor loses: 1t simply becomes some
thing else almost the moment heat
touches it. Long cooking Is, however,
detrimental to the flavor. 1t destroys
that peculiar flavor which is impaired
to the berry by heat This flavor.
which in a way is Just as delicious a.
that Of the raw fruit, should be pre-
served. Strawberries. too. will not
only lose all flavor with long cooking.
but they will lose their shape as we'll.
Three or five minutes OF boiling
temperature will drive the heat into
the berries thoroughly and yet pre-
serve their shape and that flavor I'M
parted to them by the heat.
To preserve the flavor OF the raw
strawberry, which is entirely diner.
ent from that Of the cooked fruit, the
sunshine method of preserving must
be followed. The origin OF this de-
lightful method is ascribed by some to
oOuSAclu AOuSchCCpCAo o 'NSSAsAAAAAo -
originated in Virginia, where 1t ia
favorite process, and others tracing
the first use of the method to Europe.
The sun-cooked preserves are,
however, difficult to prepare, and In
many cases out Of question, especially
In city apartments. where sunshine Is
not free gift.
Berries Of the finest quality are
placed on heated platters dredged
with heated sugar and covered with
heated sheets of glass. The platters
are placed in strong sunshine to stand
all day long. BY evening the juice
which surrounds the fruit is placed IN
an enameled pan on the fire and
brought to the bubbling stage, then
Immediately poured over the fruit
again. The fruit is then put into
heated. sterilized jars or jelly glasses.
Usually the strip, if the familiar rule
of pound per pound" is followed, will,
when cold, be sufficiently iellylike to
permit the fruit to keep perfectly IN
jelly glasses, with only paraffin COW
ering. Care should be taken not to
cook the juice too long nor beyond
the boiling point, or it will be sirupy.