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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Bavarian Distances.

In the Bavarian highlands signposts
along che roads. instead of stating the
number Of miles or kilometers To the
various villages. give the amount Of
time which the average pedestrian will
supposedly take to traverse the dis.
tance. This is merely nm official ex-
preston of the very general custom OF
the peasants in the region who invari.
ably tell inquirers on the roads not
how far it is 10 place. but how long
IL takes to get there.
For instance. one asks. How far Is
IL to OberammergauY
"A small half hour" will be the an
swer. or perhaps "A good half hour
or "A big half hour"
Which Is puZlling until the stranger
learns that "small half hour" means
twenty five minutes. "a good half hour
thirty minutes and "a big half hour
thirty
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Inr Ntcnnnn SeA SpIdeh

One of the Sgrancest creatures or TIE
.ea is a certain species Of sea spider
anned Nymphon gracile. It has a
Dody about the size OF bit Of thres j
a quarter Of an inch long ard tied INTO
four knots The head looks like TIE
end OF a thread split into two horns.
From each Of the four knots start two
legs. one on each side. making eight IN
all The legs are three or four times
longer than the body, but the odd
thing about them Is that the alimen-
tary tube into which the food goes
runs down into every one OF the legs
so that whatever tho spider eats circr
iates through his legs. and IN facL
the legs are like the body In interul
structure. Anolher curious feature -
this form OF life Is that the baby SEE
spider ls not in the least like ttt
grownup Of the same family II y
much more like n crab but how 1t d.
velops from "A crab!ike form IL not yes
ascertained. Exchange
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
MEPHlSTOPHELES.
No Satisfs ctory Proof as to the Origin
Of the Name Exists.

There has been much discussion con-
cerning the origin of the word Meph-
istOpheles I'm the past. which has,
moreover. as yet ended I'm no very sat
lsfactory conclusion Some very bi-
zarre explanations had been prOpound-
ed before the time Of Goethe. who was
himself forced 10 own 10 the musician
Ielter in letter OF Nov 20. 1929, IL
cannot give any definite answer TO the
question. Whence comes the name
MephistophelesY
According to one theory 1t was by
brld Greco IIebraic formation Of me-
phis and tophel (the liap; according
to another its etymology. was entirely
Grcek--very dubious Greek-mephos-
tophllos, she who does not love the
llght.' Though this derivation is hard
ly acceptable, it appears that this was
The original form Of the name, the sec
Ond vowel being replaced by at first
I'm England. whence it was taken into
the popular German mysteries.
In the Goethe Jahrbuch" Herr
ticn which, if farfetchcd. has at least
.he merit OF originality. 1t Is based ON
two names found in chapters 4 and
10 OF the second book Of Samuel,
Pephiboschetu and Architophel He
reminds us that it was customary in
the middle ages when giving names to
evil spirits to refer TO the Old Testa-
ment; hence the combination "Meph-
stophees."
The explanation is not perceptibly
more absurd than others Goethe him
self had trick of using the abbre-
Waited form Mephisto when 1t suited
the exigencies Of his meter. Ii may be
remembered that this particularly IT.
ritated Schopenhauer, who wrote In his
pamphlet "On the Murder tVerhun-
zungD of the German Language" 'The
foolish desire for brevity goes so far
as to cut off even the devils tail by
writing Mephisto for Mephistopheles.'
Westminster Gazette
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Life on Broadway.

Hey. Git outer tn way. DO you
tink you OWL tn street,"
go on. yod big shf. You got abou'
as much brains as weasel
"Come down here and I'll lick you,"
"You couldn't lick postage stamp
you boob
Sit behind the motorman on IL II oad
way car some afternoon and this /,
some of the repartee YOU will hear be
tween the truck driver who insists oil
sticking to the car tracks and the mo
torman trying 10 keep to schedule. Oi
course nothing serious happens. There
are lots OF cops" along BrCoGTay
good big ones-N,w York Tribune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
HiG0hCUS SCh9ol ING.
he Carried to ri Death the lesson Hs
Learned az E:on.

Learned al E.on.
Or. Keate. the terrible head master
Of Eton. encountered one wiuter mora
ing Il small boy crying miserahly and
asked him " what was the nIattpr. The
child replied that he was cold. Cold
rOared keate. "YOu must put up with
cold. sir. You are not at girls
school,
1t is u horrid anecdote, and am
kind hcatred enough To wish that Or.
Keate. who was not without his genial
moods. had taken the lad to some gen
erous fire preSuning such n thug was
10 be found) and had warmed his fro
zen hands and feet But it SO chanced
that i'm that little Snivellng boy there
lurked spark of pride aud spark OF
fun. and both ignited ar the rough
touch of the master.
He probably stopped crying. and ht
certainly remembered the sharp APP
peal to manhood. for fifteen years later,
with the Third Dragons. he charged
ut the strongly intrenched Sikhs 10000
Jf the best lighting men of the khalsai
on the curving banks of the Sutlej,
And as the word was given he turned
TO his superior officer. fellow Eton.
ian, who was scanning the stout walls
and the belching guns LAS old Keate
would say. this is no girls school," he
chuckled. and rode to his death on the
battlefield of Sobraon. which gave La
hore to England.-Agnes Repplier In
Atlantic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
LUCKY BASEBALL FLUKE.
Think of a Player Making a Homo Run
on an lnfield ElYl

'In all the years | have been attend
ing baseball games-and they are more
than | would care to number-there is
one play which stands out I'm my mind
as the greatest | have ever SEEM says
q contributor to the American Maga
zine.
There was no wonderful skill EN-
bodied in the play. 1t was, | suppose,
pure luck But the fact remains that |
have never seen it duplicated nor ap
preached. and ii is, so far rs | know.
unique in the annals of baseball.
1.-The game was one between Wash
ington and Cincinnati back in the days
when Washington was in the National
league. The score was | TO in Gin
cinnati's favor in the last half of the
ninth Two men were out and Wash
ington had Il runner on second, with
Wilmot at the bat. On the first ball
pitched Wilmot swung hard and knock
ed an inheld fly, the highest | have
ever seen. The ball went up and up
until 1t was visible only as tiny
speck.
with the crack of the bat the run
ner on second had started for home,
and he crossed the plate before the
ball began to fall. Buck Ewing, Gin
cinnat's first baseman; McPhee, who
played second, and Germany Smith,
the shortstop, all gathered between
first and second awaiting for the ball
TO drop. Wimot sped around the
bases at top speed and passed third rs
the ball fell just inside the triangle OF
waiting infielders.
"The ball struck the hard earth OF
the base line and bounded high in the
air. Ewing having to wait for it to de
scend second time before he could
make the throw home. Wilmot slid
around the plate and was safe having
won the game with a home run on an
Infield fly, feat which has never been
duplicated in professional baseball"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
1hs Stow Of Our Fn,hsrn

Tie stoves " a hundred or SO yes ,
ago were not hings 10 be lightly pass {
over by tie human vision If they we =
oil like those advertised In n New Yo
paper OF the time In these terms:
"a few Pramilal Stoves. shap
nearly as follows Standing 9 feet
inches high. with lions feet. the br "a
OF General Washington ou top. { /,
arms OF the United States on each ST, ..
with regulating doors The win, .r
moulded. ornamenied and finishei In =
mastery stile; forming an eleea ~
stove for coal or wood appropriate Z q
Churches. Public once Halls or lsr p,
Stores. New York Herald
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
ANCIENT ARTIFICIAL LIMBS.
Iron ard Wooden Hands and Legs and
Plaster and Silver Noses.


There is in the museum OF the Royal
College OF Surgeons, Iincon's Inn
Fields. London. i'm artificial leg. made
about 300 Is c.. of bronze. wood and
iron. Who has not heard of the fa
nous Iron Hand" made in Nurem
berg. Germany. In 1904, for the Ger
man knight. Goetz Won Berlichingen ]
Among the old time Indians ears. noses
and lips of plaster were quite common.
one of their ordinary punishments be
ing To cut on these useful parts OF the
human anatomy. Greek and Roman
veterans who had lost n leg or an arm
IN the wars used TO replace them by
substitutes and Plinius speaks Of n
Roman veteran soldier who about IN
years Il. C.-was famous for the wood
ep hand with which he was still abb
20 fight as an able swordsman. In
1904 the Duke Of Brunswick had tt
use an Artificial hand.
Artificial limbs with movable joint
were also largely made 10y the famou'
An.hruiSe iar,.- l5lT 10 1890 the cele
brated Frru II surgeon known as "th'
father of French surgery" lie WI
surgeon to Henry II. 1ah2 and nls'
tu Francis IT,. Charles IN and Herr,
III. lHirt un Father Sebastian. II Car
mcliie monk. wus renowned for tlh
manufartuIr 1i movable arms nm
mudS Ahnut the middle uf the sr'
rutetuth ,"uiury Fulcibelli. Flor
pntirp surgeon. uIruiiuus Hrtitrihl eye
II guild silver aud crystal painted o.
liffrrrut ruir~S lie also drScrilss gul,
,ud silver ears viii q were either o."
to the head With strings or else srwr
,n the skin ct the sc'lip hi the ~
of gold ana silver wire silver nose
too. arv slpkrB 1T as ha,,ns been !,
use for lvng time
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
How to Glacs Nuts.

Glace nuts are always great favor
ties. Use waInuts. flbHrts, almon Is
Brazil nuts and pecanS. For the glact
turn into IN enameled saucepan one
half pound of granulated sugar and
onehalf cupful cof water Boil unit
IL threads. then add three tablespoon
fuls of vinegar and boil again. remOv
ing from the fire the very instant II
changes color. Dip the Euts rs quick
iy as possible. let them dry and dil
again and cool upon paratlin paper. II
many nuts are to he dipped it is better
to set the sirup into Il larger vessel OF
warm water. so that ii will not harden
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Aristooratic Glassmakers.

Glassmaking used AT one time TO DO
the most aristocratic of all industries.
A French law passed under Louis lN.
allowed none but men Of noble birth
to set up glass blowing establishments
or even to work therein. For many
centuries this was the only trade no.
blemen could venture to work in with
out any danger of losing caste. The
art of glassmaking reached England
through France, and in its early days
those engaged in it styled themselves
gentlemen glass blowers"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Ote or the Other.

Her class was bright. and the teacher
was proud Of il. she was conducting
a quiz I'm geography.
"ln what zone do we liver asked the
teacher
"The temp'rut zone" chanted the
well drilled class.
fright And what do we mean 10y
TemperateT Willie. you may answer ="
"Temp'rut is where It's freezin' cod
half the time an roastin' hot the other
half the time "
III Willie wasn't sent TO the head fof
that IL wasn't because he didn't de
serve he bonor. = Cleveland Plain
DEALER.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
NAtiNe Home uf the Novel.

England is tnv, ..S;. -" home of the
novel. as is Normandy ~ the r5ple or
Valencia Of the orange. 'nyt That
question can be answereL only in u
large volume or I'm single word. Let
us answer ii In word. Lord RedeS
dale has already suggested the answer
to us. 1t is that the novel Is in it's ma
ture intimate. cordial and homely and
that the English mind is homely. init
mate and cordial.-Anatole France In
n London Address.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
CALLED Il 7 jLEDO.
Story CT How an Ohio City Came, to
Gets lt' Ma ie.

Gets lt' Ma ie.
About 100 years ago little settle
ment existed at the mot h OF the Mau-
NEE river. It's naI g. ! Drt Lawrence
was given IN hOuo. of ie great naval
commander. The tile own was not
prosperous and Gy ye, s later Major
Stickney. an enthu' iasU but eccentric
man. founded anOt er : ttlement right
next to Port Lawr nee and called his
village Vistua. 30 h settlements were
stimulated somewhat b. the competi-
tion, but neither prospered sufficiently
and one year later ii was proposed to
unite the towns.
Everything was easily arranged ex-
cept the name. and here trouble arose.
Major Stickney insisted that the new
community accept the name of his
part. Vistula. but the citizens were not
prepared 10 have name thrust upon
them by one whose peculiarities led
him to name his two children mo. l.
aEd NO. 2" This fact in the ajors
family life was enough to cause any
suggestion from him 10 be received
skepically
The discussions were many and heat
ed when Willard D1uieis, merchant
Of Vistula suggested that tNey adopt
the name of Toledo. the ancient capital
Of Spain lie explained that the word
originally WIS "TOledOth." from the
Hebrew. meaning Mother Of People"
and Mr.. Daniels said they ought to be
able 10 come together under such
title Of peace Another reason was the
remarkable nearnesS in attitudes OF
both places. In Spain and in Ohio, the
actual difference being only little
more than one degree. Further argu-
ments were that it was pleasant in
sound. easy TO pronounce and that no
city of the western continent as yet
bore the name
His reasoning prevailed, and the
united towns assumed the name To
ledO. That they remained true to 1t
is shown i'm the fact that their first
permanent newspaper was called the
Toledo ,,de. in recognition OF the fact
that Toledo, Sapin was famed all over
the world for the quality Of the sword
blades which it produced. - Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Sunken Walnut loqs.

On the bottom of Gull lake, IL
Michigan. lies small fortune i'm wal
nut logs, which were once considered
Of so little value that they were towed
out into deep water and sunk. AS the
lake is 300 feet deep in places the logs
are likely to remain dead loss. The
logs are really the butt ends of fine
walnut trees which were cut down
years ago. Later the stumps were pull.
ed out, hauled into the lake and let 20
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Rinse the Lamp Every Two Week:

To keep lamp in good condition the
oil should be entirely emptied out at
least every two weeks. Rinse every
particle Of sediment from the bowl Of
the lamp with a little clean oil. Never
use water for this. for even drop will
cause the flame to sputter. After
cleaning every part thoroughly. refill
the bowl with ell, to which little salt
has been added TO make more bril-
liant light Country Gentleman.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
ExnInsive "a thn ast.

An instance of exclusiveness main
tained under difficulties Is reported
from the ladies' caoin Of an Atlantic
liner. All were sick except one lady
and cat. which wandered uneasily
about The lady ventured To stroke
the cat. remarking. Poor pussy" The
cat was inclined to respond and elevat.
cd its tail I'm token ~ good will when
from n nclghborng berth came In
choking tones the words. Excuse me.
tint s q private catr'
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Trapped.

His Wife, met our maid Anna just
now on the street and she pretended
not to see me.
Her Husband-Nou ought to point
out to Anna the mpropriety of such
conduct. -
His Wife-But wv { IN II You see.
she had another irl ith her, and II
was quite evident she .idnt want her
friend 10 know sb W. working for a
woman who wore two dollar and u
half hat.-New York Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
HandicaDped.

Lady-All your marine pictures repre-
sent the sea as calm. Why don't you
paint storm once I'm whilei Artist
We painters In oil can't do that
madam. We may outline a storm on
the canvas: but, you see. as soon as
we begin to spread on the oil colors
the waves subside and the sea beco mes
ms calm as duck pond. Boston Tran
script
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Statesman's Trials.

You must remember not to forget
the folks back home" advised the vet.
eran statesman.
There is small chance OF my having
chance to forget them so long as
there are jobs to fill." replied the new
represeutauve-Buffalo Express.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Esct and Fiction.

II suppose your wandering boy vii
come home and pay the mortgage oi
the farm a. they do in Christmas st,
ries-
mo" replied Farmer Corntossd
that amt his custom. When be ri E
through maxim suggestions II gener,
y means another mortgage."-Was,
ngton Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20

"The rational rather than the 70
mantle view of marriage is the one
most In favor With the young people
OF the twentieth century" said well
known eugenics expert In an address
In Cleveland
"The rational view will make for hap
pier marriages And this RATIONAL view
IL beautifully Illustrated in two ques
tions--a little dialogue running thus:
"'yyill you always love meT
"'will you always be loysbler"-
Nsw York Tribune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
EuI,on,s Power Of Thouaht.

Robert Fulton possessed tn remark
able 1egree the poweS % concentrated
thought. He studied French. Italian
and German and acquired a proficiency
I'm the three languages. Higher mathe-
MATES. physics chemistry and pdrsl.ec'
tive also demanded his attention as he
progressed i'm scientific research.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
a Divided VILLAGE.

In the readjustment OF boundaries
after the FrancO-lrussian war the III
tie village of La Schlucht was divided
between the two uatious. France ana
Germany meet in the middle OF the
main street. and as the boundary line
follows slanting course it Is possible
for French and a Gcrman soldier to
pose for Joint photograph, each re-
naming within his own territory.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Mean Man.

Edwards - So you think your next
door neighbor Is mean? Matchell-Of
course think hV Is mean. Wouldn't
you think him mean II he killed his
rooster. which had wakened you and
kept you awake every morning for two
years. the very night before you want
ed TO catch q 2:1O a. IN. train?-Judge.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
What Eachelors Mlae.

''You bachelors don't know what yru
Miss" said the married man.
We'll. we have the satisfaction II
knowing that what we do miss isr |.
lifted froru our pockets while we ae
asleep" rptorted the bachelor.-PhD
delphis Record
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
STAGE Paint.

Painting the face on the stage Is
harbarous custom come down to us
from the age of oil lamps and candles.
With gas and electric light and opera
glasses for the remote seats In the
house ii is not needed London ORA
matte Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-02-20
Move On.

DO not gaze backward nor pause q
contemplate anxiously what Is n
front. but move II you are faithf II
God will carry you through.-Frot
lngham
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-21
GREAT BATTLE Will
SOON Be WAeED

PARIS, Aug. 2l.-Thegreatest battle in
the Belgian campaign and perhaps in the
worlds history, tits believed is sure to start
soon between the French and Germans
near Brussels. 1t is thought likely there have
already been outpost clashes. According
to the general staff it is expected the en-
gagement will not be a mere incident. 1t is
counted on to result in complete check
ing of the German advance. Not much
could be learned owing to the strictness of
the censorship. French operations in Lor-
raine, it is stated are delayed pending the
completion of the movement in Alsace.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-21
Delayed Messages
90 90 90 90 %
From Rome Prove
90 90 80 80 %
U. P. Was Right

NEW YORK, Aug. 2t.-The New
York Sun yesterday received the fol-
lowing dispatch filed at 5 p. m.
Rome time, Wednesday, from its
Rome correspondent:
The pope was alive at 5 O'Clock
but was in comatose condition.
Cardinal Della Volpe, the cardinal
chamberlain, who assumes charge OF
the vacant holy see. now absent, is
returning at midnight. Announce
ment of the pope's death will be de-
layed until his arrival
The Rome censor held up the above
message because the pope was act
ually dead when the message was
filed.
message filed at / p m. Rome
time to the Sun read.
Official announcement that the
pope was dying was made at one
O'Clock Besides the physicians. his
sisters and Cardinal Herry del Val
We're attending him. News Of his
death will be withheld until the Of
ticial announcement Is made"
These messages throw a signifi-
cant light on the situation in Rome
Wednesday night. Woods messages
were coded snd were sent through
while the messages OF othc~ CORES
pendents We're held up until the re-
turn of Cardinal Della Volpe.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-21
CAUSES or CRIME.

The state takes a reversed position
with respect TO its methods OF ham
ding crime. according 10 James II.
Maurey. president of the Peuusyl-
vania Federation OF Labor, who ap-
peared recently before the federal
commission on industrial relations
I'VE do everything upside down in
Pennsylvania" he said 'Wc 90 att
er the effect. but We very seldom at
tack the cause, We have learned
better with regard 70 contagious dis
eases. We try to prevent disease In
stead OF curing man after he gets
sick. But We haven't learned that
about other things.
'The state spends millions OF doll
lars to run down and punish crimi-
nals--many Of them 50 year old men
with year old brains In the same
spirit we make raid after raid on ihe
red light districts We want 10 drive
out these wicked people harass them.
persecute them. but all the while we
ere doing nothing that Will affect the
cause OF crime All the while we
are pursuing criminals We are MAX
ing more criminals We spend 10
much money attacking the effect that
there Is nothing lcft with ahith 10
find the cah8e OF crime
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-08-21
HOME
IS DESTROYED
HERE TODAY

Fire which broke out about 3:I5
this afternoon practically destroyed
the large residence on the corner of
Water and Cottonwood street owned
by W. II. Jones and used by Mrs. Al
Bert Friedly as a rooming house. The
upper story was completely burned
while fire and water combined to do
much damage to the lower floor.
Much OF the contents of. the lower
story was removed but little was ta-
ken from the second floor rooms A
number OF the roomers at the house
lost their belongings.
When the alarm was turned in, the
fire had already gained a big head
way. The chemicals being inadequate
to check the flames, two streams
were turned on but the fire proved
a stubborn one to fight BY 4 o'clock
the fire was practically under control
The origin of the fire is unknown
at this time. The house was insured
and part of the contents. An esti-
mate of the loss has not yet been
made.