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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
MYSTERY OF THE SALMON.
Their Annual Mad Rushes and Death
After Spawninq.

Their Annual Mad Rushes and Death
After Spawning.
The worlds greatest salmon runs are
to be found along the shores Of the
north Pacific ocean, In the states Of
Washington. Oregon and California.
the province Of British Columbia and
Alaska. on the American side, and ST.
IBERIA and Japan. on the Asiatic side.
SO far however, but few, salmon have
been canned on the Asiatic side.
To one who has never witnessed
these annual runs 1t is almost an i'm
possibility to convey an adequate i'm
preston Of the countless numbers OF
fish that swim I'm from the sea in the
late spring and summer, all imbued
with the same desire-to gain suitable
grounds In the upper reaches Of the
rivers. some Of which are from 1.500 10
$500 miles In length, where they may
perpetuate the species.
No obstacle appears too great to be
surmounted In this feverish rush
Jumping falls. shooting rapids dodg
ing nets, bears. birds. mink, otter ana
other enemies. fighting with other
males, whom the near approach Of the
breeding season renders especially saw.
age-all these are taken MS II matter OF
course.
And yet one sometimes wonders If
the heroic struggle is worthily repaid.
for the moment of victory is also that
of death. as. sad to relate. these
valiant voyagers can breed but once
and then must die, their wasted bodies,
which have received no nourishment
since leaving salt water becoming the
prey Of any prowling bear or carrion
bird which may chance upon them.
Why these fish should all die after
spawning still remains one of the great
unsolved mysteries of the scientific
worldwide World Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
THE CURIOUS AX0LOTL.
It's a Regular JekyIl and Hyde Sort Of
Reptile.

Persons OF only ordinary powers OF
observation know that tadpoles become
frogs. This process Of transformation
is one OF the most interesting OF the
many curious things that go onsabout
us every day. The case Of the tadpole
and frog Is mentioned that the reader
may more easily understand reptile
that is found in southern California
and Mexico.
There are several varieties Of sala-
mandrine reptiles in North America, all
OF them perfectly harmless. One In
particular lives In the desert regions OF
the southwest. The Mexicans call 1t
the axolotl. 1t is perhaps the most
curious of all reptiles. 1t is a light
gray or pure white translucent reptile
about seven inches in length. 1t lives
In lakes and ponds. breathes through
gills Just back of the front legs. has a
long tail and caudal fins above and
below that extend its entire length and
four stout legs. with which 1t creeps
about the bottom Of the pond.
In the region where these reptiles
live long continued droughts are com
mon. Then the ponds and lakes dry
up. AS the water falls evaporation be-
gins. Instinct warns the axolotl that
there will shortly be no water. and ne
makes preparation for n terrestrial
life The gills disappear. and he com~
to the surface for air just aS u lnhpli"
does when he Is about To- be one .
frog. AS the water grows SiuiloNpl
the axolotl loses "A portion nf MS taii
sheds his caudal fms. changcs from
white to brown with gray spots ANA
when the water Is quite gone takes 10
the sand hills and becomes spotted
salamander.
The most remarkable thing about II
all Is that when the water supply Is
not exhausted he lives his entire life
as an axolotl and never tries to become
a spotted salamander BY experiment
tation an axolotl has been made to un-
dergo almost complete transformation
and then has been turned back into an
axolotl again.-Youth's Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
LUCK AND LOVE.
First Ho Won the Father, and Then He
Captured the Heiress.

A dozen years ago. fresh from the
school of Versailles. came a young un-
der lieutenant of artillery In his new
uniform. returning from Normandy.
where he had been to see his brother
On the train the young officer found
himself seated beside an old man, who.
like himself. was going to Paris
They entered into conversation. An
amiable intimacy was established be
tween the. two travellers At the west
station the old gentleman. taking leave
Of the young officer. said. Il need
son-ln-law like you"
Three mouths later the officer re-
turned to Normandy. He narrated
the incident of the journey to his
brother and questioned him about the
strange companion.
IL know this old fellow" responded
the brother "Do you know that he
offered you very pretty partner? His
daughter possesses an income Of l00.-
900 francs
Where is she? I'll 20 after her."
said the officer.
The brother made q sorrowful ges-
ture. ALAS! you are little late
"Eh. what! Is the young girl to be
marriedY'
NO; her father was buried eight
days ago"
The lieutenant was silent for mo-
ment "Rut knew her father. A visit
of coincidence is imposed upon me-"
Dressed in his best uniform. he call
ed upon the lady, He spoke In the
most tender terms of the old gentle
man. Without doubt the prestige OF
the uniform was not without effect on
the young provincial. and the story as
in the pleasant dramas. ended with a
marriage. The lieutenant Is now a
prominent member Of the chamber OF
deputies.-Cri de Paris.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
GREENVILLE.

Mrs. John Swenson is much improved
at this writing.
The North Scituate Home Bakery goods
are always first class.
Brown & Staples, of Harmony, grocers,
are distributing some very pretty calendars.
Little Hazel Gardner, who has been i'll
with diptheria, is able to be about the
house.
The Smith6eld Worsted Co. has new
auto truck, which indicates prosperity in
business, The mill is running day and
night.
MI A, Burnside, plumber and tin
smith, steam and gas fitting. TWENTY-FIVE
years experience. Personal supervision oi
all work. Centredale, r. I.-Advt.
Judge and Mrs. Nathan M. Wright of
Providence and Miss Elizabeth Phillips of
Greenville, cal ed IN Mr.. Harley Phillips
of Glocester on New Years Day.
The regular meeting OF Greenville
Grange will be held cn Tuesday evening,
January 18th. 1t is desired that the mem.
bers make special effort to be present at
this meeting.
The Rhode Island Company is putting
in a switch near Winsor Mill. The
weather being so favorable, they get along
very we'll with the work. Everyone is
asking: soon will the cars runs"
The Crawford Club met with Mrs J. II.
Roberts on Wednesday afternoon. The
meeting was well attended. The reading
was on the life of Julia Ward Howe, and
was given by Mrs. Medbury and Mrs.
Mofit. The hostess served dainty lunch,
being assisted in serving by Mrs. Cargill,
Miss Williams and Miss Brayton.
Daniel f. Chandler, who died in Auburn
last week, resided III Greenville over
thirty wears He moved to Auburn about
twenty wears ago While here, he was
employed at the Winsor Mills as overseer
and on the retirement of his father in law,
Mr.. Arlington, he succeeded him as
superintendent. He was also superinten-
dent of the Sunday school at the Baptist
Church during his entire residence here.
He was public spirited man, interested
in the Public Library and educational mat
ters. Sometimes he maintained night
school and tutored an ambitious pupil at
his home He was a good citizen and an
ideal man in his home life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
CAUGHT BY A POSTAL TRAP.
Yhs 'Twopenny Detective" 10 Otter
EMPLOYED In England.

Detectives. lawyers clerks and 9th
ers often experience great difficulty In
obtaining an undoubted specimen or
certain persons signature. In one
case recourse had to be had to a mar
riage register. In another the only
signature procurable was on the fly
leaf Of a book which the suspect had
presented to "a relative, and only two
or three years ago testimonial to a
sea captain was brought into court.
because among the signatures to 1t
hunted In vain.
One OF the most common expedients
resorted to for overcoming this diff
Guilty Is employing the ''twopenny de-
tectlve"-that Is. sending a registered
letter to the person whose signature
IL wanted. And this Is frequently
successful. Thinking the postal packet
contains money or yaluables. the ad-
dressee unsuspectlngly signs the re-
ceipt only TO discover that inside the
envelope there Is nothing but FAX
ed" letter
This trap once caught an anonymous
letter writer-a woman-who, on be-
Ing interrogated shortly before. had
declared that she could not write. and
whose friends believed her to be H.
literate. 1t was, in fact, mainly in
strumenta In getting her six months
imprisonment
The receipt for registered letter,
II should be carefully noted. is not
given up to anybody. but can be OBJ
tanned only In certain cases to further
the ends OF justice.-London Tit-Bits
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
THE AUTOMOBILE BACK.
Medical Advice Showing How Il May
Be Avoided.

The automobile Is coming into such
general use that any advice to Its
users Is Of general interest.
A great many people In cranking
their cars strain their back or drop a
stitch" and If this Is once started 1t
usually happens more easily another
time. Many people, after riding for
any length of time, are tired In the
back when they get out II this Is
kept up the pain or weakness In
creases until many times the person Is
laid up with what is called lumbagO or
rheumatism. Both of these conditions
are commonly due to the wrong way
Of using the muscles Of the back.
In cranking keep the back straight.
like "the oarsman's back" Bend from
the hips, swapping the crank over by
strengthening at knee and hip, but do
not bend ut the middle or the waist
line.
In sitting in the car keep the back
straight also. Get the hips well back
against the back Of the seat, and, II
the upholstery make the shoulders
droop put n robe. cushion. book or
anything at the hollow Of the back to
prevent this. DO not slouch In the
seat and do not sit on the lower part
of the spine. This reverses the normal
curves of the spine and must mean
strain. with at times much crippling.-
Journal OF American Medical Associa-
tiOn
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
An Estate In the Moon.

after the Franco German war. In
which Camille Flammarion. the IA
nous astronomer. fought as captain.
he settled down tn his Astronomical Ia
bors In Paris and later founded an OBJ
servatory as Juvisy specially to study
the planets. On the occasion OF his
scientific Jubilee he was presented with
n silver medal depicting him standing
on n cloud. flanked on one side by the
planet Mars and on the other by his
Juvisy observatory. A region on the
moon has been named after him. but
In whispering this fact to an Inter
viewer Nj. Flammariun hoped u would
not be published. The budget com.
mission" he added humorously. may
want to tax II as being landed prop
erty."-w Westminster Gazette.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
A TRIP ON THE KONG0.
Care FREQ voyasing on Small Wood
Burning Steamboats,.

A trip Ly steamboat on the Kongo
river has its lazily amusing attrac-
tons as you descend from Stanley
Vile to the railway at Leopoldville. a
voyage OF twelve days. The boats.
small. stern wheel affairs. carry from
twenty to thirty cabin passengers each.
On the lower deck are the black trav-
eIers. sometimes i'm sitting crowd.
spra wiling over the cargo. Most of the
captains are Swedes. Russians or Ger
mans. and the engineers are picked up
I'm Sierra Leone. Two companies run
boats, and several of the mission sta
tions have steamboats, of their own
besides
Some of the boats have small dining
rooms; others set the tables on deck,
protected from the sun by awnings.
The food Is not luxurious. and very
little fresh meat is to be had. The
fuel is wood. and every five or six
hours the boat must stop to replenish
the supply from heap Of cut sticks
on the bank. These piles Of wood are
made by natives or by scattered trad
srs, often where no habtation Is near,
and In such cases the captain pays for
the wood by putting money in box
that the trusting woodsman has pro-
vided for the purpose.
Every boat carries drum. and as 1t
approaches an Inhabited district the
drum Is beaten to tell the natives that
goats, fruit or vegetables are wanted.
Every night the steamer ties mp against
the bank, and all the black passengers
60 to sleep on shore. But they devote
most Of the night to merrymaking and
keep those on the boat us wide awake
as themselves. Youths Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
TALES OF TWO DANCES.
London Society at First Rebelled
AGAINST Waltz and Polka.

When the waltz first appeared In
London 1t raised a social rumpus. The
dance came from Poland tO London
by way of Portsmouth where its ad-
vantages were at once apparent TO
the women. though the men did not
much like seeing other men clasping
their wives Ii was first danced at
Almack's in London by Lady Jersey
and two or three OF her friends. and
society was riven from top to bottom
INTO the walters and antiwaltzers. lE
spite OF Lady Jerseys powerful infu
ence, there seemed little chance of the
acceptance of the waltz. In 1916 the
allied sovereigns came to London and
visited Almack's. There they Joined in
the waltz and removed II from the
realm of discussion. The waltz needed
but three sovereigns to make II re
spectacle,
The polka excited almost Ms mu't
controversy us the waltz on it's trSt iG
PRODUCTION into England Lady Dor
pthy Nevill recalls n scene nj ball H.
the late thrtieS when deput"tjOn of
ladies begged the hostess. Mrs spencer
Stanhope. to allow the polka 10 br
danced 10y six ladies who understood
1t. Permission being accorded. the sis
stepped out with their partners. all OF
them, curiuuSly enough. dressed In
black. which caused people to say II
was n chimney sweeps dance. Ex.
traordinary excitement was created by
the innovation. Lady Jersey. the Ouch
ess of Bedford and n number OF other
women clambering up on the chairs
and benches to gain a better view
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
Astronomv.

II there were any money to be made
in astronomy everybody would be
studying it, About all we can see Is
figures. and these are so big that they
stagger the understandings. Every
child I'm the United States knows how
to find the north star from the point
ers of the dipper. but no child can
appreciate the statement that this star
is distant from the earth 2lO,O00.0O.. :
100000 miles two hundred and ten
trillions. A railroad train travelling
at one mile minute would have to-
run without stopping for 4I9W0,000I
years in order to traverse this dis
tance. If light really travels lS1. 800
miles a second ray from the north
star would be thirty-six years in
reaching the earth
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
JOHNSTON.

Fairly good ice is being cut at Pocasse'
last week.
lanes McGeers of Pine Hill, has moved
to Morgan Mills
Several houses are being built near
the greenhouses, Pocasset.
The young son Of Bennett Blanchard Is
recovering from an attack OF pneumonia
Mrs. Nelson T.. Taft spent Friday and
Saturday of last week with friends In
Woonsocket
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Vaughn oi
Greenvlle, were at William Watson's
on Tuesday.
Mrs. George Bishop entertained her
mother, Mrs Crothers, of Norwood, K.
l., on Tuesday.
Walter Bremges, who has been spend
ing week with relatives in New York,
returned home on Tuesday
Mrs. James Keegan and two daughte.s'
and Miss Lizzie Lynch of Providence,
were at Walter Everetps on sunday.
Mrs. William Watson Of Hopkins Ave-
nue., entertained her sister, Mrs Alfred
Watson, of Providence, on Wednesday.
A few of the young people OF this
vicinity attended the party at the home OF
Miss Grace n. Cutler of North Sciluate,
on Saturday evening
Mrs. f. B. Rhodes entertained Mrs.
Ernest Scholes of Providence, on New
Years Day and Mr.. and Mrs. A. r
Dean, also of Providence, on Sunday.
A pair Of horses owned by Mr.. Cam
panini ran away between the homes OF
Walter Everett and Nathaniel Everett last
Thursday, striking telegraph pole, over
turning the large wagon and throwing the
driver some distance to the ground, injur-
ing him but slightly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
SAVED BY A CAMERA.
q Photographers Narrow Escape From
an Enraged Orang.


As rule. orasig outangs are caught
young and tanned before they are ship
ped to Europe. Mr. W. Z. Dando tells
in "Wild Animals and Cameras" OF
such an animal that arrived In London
with the best OF characters. He was
considered n docile. steady going old
thing, and Mr.. Dando was engaged to
photograph him.
entered the orang's cage as ! had
entered scores of others. ! had not ex-
posed many plates before ! saw that
the animal was intent on mischief. He
was very powerful beast, and
should have stood no chance at all If
he had attacked me-.
My only chance was to use the cam
era as a weapon. Making sign to the
keeper TO keep silent. pointed my
hand camera ut the orang and with
slow and steady step approached him.
The keeper was outside the door. ready
to open II. but neither OF us uttered Il
sound. | was relieved to see the orang
retreat gradually and ut the same time
slowly rise from the crouched and
menacing position he had taken Once
he was on the move. ! knew | had n
chance. succeeded I'm working him
round 10 the corner farthest from the
door. which the beeper had silently
and slowly opened
Still pointing my camera at the
oramg. very. very slowly backed ont
of the cage. the door was slammed TO,
and I was safe Even when | was
partly through the door opening any
quick movement on my part would
have been a fatal mistake. The ami
nal could have reached me In an in
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
FOSTER CENTRE.

Mrs. William Lynch was in Providence
two days this week.
Emory d Lyon is reported to be some
what better at the present writing.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur w. Brayton and
little daughter Hazel, are visiting at Mr..
and Mrs. George f. Brayton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ii. Luther are
rejoicing over the arrival Of an Id girl
last Monday, named Elsie May.
The schools resumed their sessions on
Monday. Mrs. Nettie L. Eddy, teacher at
the Centre and Miss Ermina Hill at How
ard Hill.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
his Gnldcn Rules.

A Toronto banker hangs up these
golden rules of conduct:
Hare something TO say.
SAY IL
"S,op talking
These are une rules for special occa.
sions and places. but not for general
application. They make no allowance
for the ne,-eSSities OF conversation nor
for the helpfuInesS Of intecommuuica
ton.
They recall with their taciturn sug
gestion the golden rules that hung over
the desk OF western mine owner:
"State your business
-Shut up!
Get outv'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
Ridht In His Ezce,

A group OF grieving depositors stood
on the sidewalk before the CIoSeo
doors of a recently defunct bank. IL
wasn't merry scene. one man who
had lost his all was trying to brace up
Il colored grandpa whose white wool
bobbed up and down into the folds al
a bandanna.
Don't cry, uncle" he said. Banks
burst every day. you know"
"Yes. sir: | know it. but--h huh huh
huh-dis bank huh. huh done bus
right in nah face HarpprS Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
Pocket Hunters,

There is no more interesting charac
ter In California than that class OF
prospector known as the pocket hunt
err" In certain sections of the noun
tains the rich gold deposits are con
tanned in small scattered pockets neal
the surface. The pocket miners oftel
discover many rich deposits 10y trarin'
the particles OF gold i'm the soil t.
their sources AS soon as Il pocket T.
gouged out and colors ot gold are n.
longer shown the place Is ahnndpnp'
In one pocket i'm Trinity county 90
much as $4,000 was yielded IA Il tev
feet.-Argonaut
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
A Businesslike Suitor.

moo. he isn't the sort Of husband
I should have chosen for my daughter.
but | think perhaps he'll get along In
the world all right"
"What way does he differ from the
man you would have chosen?"
when he proposed to my daughter
and she had told him to see me he
sent me note telling me where his
office Is and what his Office hours are
and asking me to drop around and see
him when convenient. nt."-Houston Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
How He Uses His Hands.

Some curious facts about Mr. Town
send, the art editor of London Punch
are narrated. He Is curious instance
OF ambidexterity. His drawings are
done with the left hand, but his letters
are written with the right hand. He
Is left handed as billiard player, but
right handed as card dealer. And
when he plays cricket he is left
handed bowler but a right handed
decentralization Answers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
CHOPMIST.

The Chopmist school opened on Monday.
1t is said that the Rounds place is for
sale.
Mr.. Howard Arnold Of Hllcrest, is
quite i'll at his boarding place in Provi-
dence.
A number of large auto trucks have
been carrying railroad ties from Foster to
Providence during the past week.
Mrs. Seth Cook was called to Provi-
dence early in the week on account Of the
illness Of her daughter, Mrs. Finch oI
Plainfeld IT
Miss Desire Aldrich is quite i'll at her
home at Locust Ridge Farm. Her sister,
Mrs. Asensth PURGE Of Providence, Is
with her.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
Danger Not Imminent.

Better go home. Jimmy; your moth
er is looking for you"
HAS she got the hairbrush with
her?'
"No."
"Then I guess I'll play awhile long.
-."-Pittsburgh Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
Soda and Water.

For sheer simplicity Of phrase and
conception few have surpassed that
delightful old lady who. with shrewd
twinkle I'm her eye. inquired whether
soda water" should be written as
two separate words or II there should
be a siphon between them.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
Wanted Some Benefit.

Bill ton the thlrd story. to Tom. on
the tifthl-l say. Tom. whenever con-
venicnt would youse mind dropping a
hammer or brick or anything hard
on me head? Oi just been takin' out
some accident insurance. Buffalo Cou-
rfer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
The Wronu Heart.

"Mr. Bubkins." said the proud
father. sinking the young man warmly
by the hand. 'let me tell yuu that you
are n man after my own heart"
"Oh. no. sir" protested the hluShing
suitor; I'm after your daughters" -
London Answers
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
Way 70 Marital HAPPINESS.

Marry bright woman for success
and a pretty one for happiness" nd
vises student OF the problem Alsv
one who can cook for the benefit Of the
digestion might he advisable. but the
pesSy laws limit you to one. Louis
vile Courier-JournaL
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
Hiol,er Praise.

mabel. you.are simply perfect"
THAT isn't much ~ compliment.
Henry George tells me I'm pluper.
Tact kansas City Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09

There ls no tonic like that which
comes from doing things worth while.
-Orison SWEET Marden.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-01-09
Between Girls.

Msrie-How are you going to reform
himf Kate BY marrying him. Marie
Goodness! Does he require such he
roIc treatment as thatf-Boston Tran
script