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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
MAKING STEEL RAILS.
Now tho Glowing lngots Are Rolled
Into Shape and Cut.

into shape ana Cut.
That rail mill was certainly a won
1erful sight. The enormous glowing
lngots were carried on transfer car
to a sort OF trough. The door OF the
trough, or table" rs they call it. con
sisted of q series of rollers .lat were
turning rapidly. Riding on them, the
bug. clumsy ingot sailed along until it
bumped against pair of large steel
rolls. Immediately the rolls seized II
and hauled it through, like clothes
through a clothes wringer. We could
not see that it had been fiattened down
very much, but we noticed that deep
corrugations had been cut into it's up
per surface.
AS it moved on the rollers turned IL
over OH Its side before il was caught
by the next pair or "stand" Of rolls. It
went through four stands in success
sion, turning over between each stand
until it had made complete turn.
Then IL came TO what Is called three
high" MILL which has three rolls, one
above the other. First the bloom as
ii was now called, went between the
middle and bottom rolls. but no sooner
bad it emerged than it was raised bod.
lily. the supporting roller tables" on
both sides Of the mill being raised up
simultaneously.
The rollers OF the tables were then
reversed, causing the bloom TO start
back between the middle and top rolls.
The tables were now lowered, their
rollers reversed and the bloom sent
through between the middle and bot
tom rolls, as before. but this time IL
was switched to one side, where the
rolls were little larger In diameter,
and 1t was tighter squeeze getting
through them.
And so the bloom went back and
forth, being switched over to tighter
pass each time until ii was squeezed
down to about eight inches square and
over forty feet long. Then it was cut
In two and each bloom went through
another set Of rolls that gradually
worked 1t down to the size and shape
of rail. 1t was fascinating to watch
that snakelike bar over a hundred feet
long writhing as if alive.
AS it came back for its last sally
through the rolls a whistle was blown
as warning that the rolling was fin
ished, and the rail was now on its
way to the saws. There were five cir
cular saws that dropped down upon
the glowing metal and amid n shower
of sparks sawed it into four ten-yard
rails. After that the rails were car
ried off on run out tables" to the hot
beds' to cool.-St Nicholas.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
MANTON.
picnic July 4th.

Firemens' picnic July 4th.
Walter Newman's house is being
plastered.
The Conlon-Carey wedding takes place
next wsek.
Charles Metro is visiting relatives at
Blackbrook, N. Y.
Thomas Phillips is visiting relatives In
Harmony this week
Joseph J. Bates has the contract to paint
seven houses for Mrs. Deveraux,
The graduating exercises OF the Manton
Grammar School take place this evening
Town Clerk Luther registered quite
number of voters at Firemen's Hall on
Thursday evening.
Miss Belle Henderson and Stephen
Wood of Newport, were guests OF MIR. and
Mrs. ]. ]. Bates on Sunday.
The new Manton Lodge, Order OF
Moose, will hold its final meeting before
installation on Wednesday, June 24th at
8 O'Clock.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
JOHNSTON.

Edward Barden and family of Provl-
dence, were Sunday guests at John Bar
den's.
Mrs. Howard Tiff and son Of Provi-
dence, spent Tuesday with Mr.. aud Mrs
Charles Tiff.
Mrs. James w. Thornthwaite enter
.ained the Woodville w G. 1. U. at her
home on Tuesday.
Howard Holbrook and family and
MIR. and Mrs Howard Jencks are in their
bungalow for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Beane were at the
home of Mrs. Beane's parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Elisha Winsor, on Sunday.
Miss Vera NJ. Trevett, who has been
spending several days at the home OF Oil
bert Bishop, has returned to her nome III
Milford, Mass.
Mrs. l.. f. Caldwell and children OF
Saylesville, are to occupy the cottage on
Hartford Avenue, formerly owned ny
Walter L. Everett.
lanes Dame took part In writing con
test between all the Johnston schools, and
was victorious over the other contestants
about twenty in number lie was award
ed the prize, which was fountain pen'
Misses Velma r. Smith and kathryn
l.. Capwel graduated on Tuesday alter
noon from Classical High School. Misses
Ella Newton, Ruth Taft and Howard
Bishop graduated from English High
School on Wednesday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
MODERN JERUSALEM.
Very Different From the Ancient City
In Its Oriental Setting.

Probably no modern city Is more dis
appointing TO the eXpectant traveller
than is Jerusalem. We think Of Ii in
Its ancient glory. We picture to our i'm
aginatiOn the ma sniliccnt temple with
It's golden roof ana the other great
buildings OF the hill Of Zion. We read
Of Its being the rendezvous in passover
times Of IL million pilgrims. and we
naturally think Of 1t as an enormous
city, comparable to London or New
York Of ;he present day We think
Of 1t In its oriental setting Of 1000
years ago, but as we approach In a
modern railway train and climb the
steep ascent which leads to the city
behind an American engine our illusion
disappears.
At last the guard calls out "Jerusg
lem" and we discmbark a mile from
the city, get into rickety modern hack.
which has evidently done duty in some
more civilized community. and are
bounced over the rough roads and the
!ntOlerable cobblestones within the
gates, until at last we are landed ut
our modern hotel. so different from the
khan Of ancient times.
And acre our dlsillusiOn has only BE-
gun. The city Of which we read as
accommodating 100000 guests on the
feast day could hardly today entertain
1000 strangers within It's walls, and
since multitude OF pilgrims come
every year from Russia and Italy and
France and Germany, these nations
have erected great hotels outside the.
walls for the accommodation Of pill
grims.
But these, fine and even magnificent
as they are, take us not back to the
Jerusalem Of 1000 years ago. but tell
us only OF the modern city, where half
dozen great nations are building
these hotels and hospitals In order to
gain political and commercial advan-
tage and patiently awaiting the time
when they can GUST from his posses
sion the Turk who has so long held
sway within the sacred city.-Christian
Herald
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
GREENVILLE.

The riding on the electrics continues ex
cellent.
Mrs. Eliza Smith has moved to West
Greenville.
Greenville Nest of Owls held meeting
on Thursday evening.
Temple Lodge held communication
last Saturday evening.
improvements are being made at the
St. Thomas parsonage.
William A. McDermott spent Sunday
with friends in Danielson.
Clinton E. Keech and family, removed
here this week from Harrisville.
The farms in this section are beginning
to feel the effects of the dry weather.
Greenville Grange will hold straw
berry supper next Tuesday evening.
William Mclaughlin is in Albany this
week with his "Arizona Horse Show"
Miss Cora Burlingame has taken posi-
ton at Gavitt's Cafe during the summer.
The Greenville ball team defeated the
Greystones on Saturday by score OF
7to6.
Quite a number of Greenville people,
who own autos, have lately joined the
A. l.. A.
Mrs. Margaret Cole, former resident
of this place, died this week at the Rhode
Island Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Mathewson have
taken up their residence at the John
Mathewson place.
Children's Day was observed last Sunday
morning at the Baptist Church, when a
concert was given by the sunday School,
Lewis Holley, the well known Provi-
dence painter and decorator, has gang OF
men at work on the interior Of Spencer b.
Hopkins residence. -
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
IVORY NUT TREES.
How the Fruit Changes From a Liquid
to a Solid Substance.


to a Solid Substance.
Once considered useless, the ivory
nut has become an important product
and now adds considerably to Ecua-
doris export trade. Something like
10000 tons are shipped from that
country each year, worth about ST.
100000, while Colombia and Panama
are both increasing their output
The tree is stunted palm fern
with q short thick trunk which grows
slowly to n height of ten to twenty
feet, marked by spiral lines or scars
left by fallen leaves and fruit stems
The leaves resemble large gorgeous
green feathers and are like those Of
the cocoanut palm. while the blossoms
are Of pure white and very fragrant
The seeds or kernels resulting from
these are first in the form of sacks OF
sweet. refreshing liquid that changes
into soft. delicious, edible pulp and
finally becomes the hard nut of com
merce. The nuts mature very slowly,
requiring from blossom TO ripeness
fully year The gathering OF greer
or unripe tagua nuts is prohibited by
law In Ecuador.
Hundreds Of natives, called taguaros.
make business OF gathering these
nuts from the wild trees Of the in
terror OF Ecuador. collect them on
RATS and float them down the rivers
to Esmeraldas or other Pacific ports,
where thew are sold In omen markets
to the rters.-Argonaut.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19

m prsvidencs, nearly everyone buys
shUjp slethInp as oarnabye
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
Dance Madness NOTHING New.

The polka was comparatively new
when Trollope wrote some Of his nov
els. In "The Three Clerks" young
heiress speaks Of a certain Frenchman
as "the most delicious polkist you ever
met. He has got new back step that
will amaze YOU" There was said to
be in practice every variation Of the
waltz and polka that the ingenuity of
the dancing professors Of the age has
been able to produce. Free
Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19

The population of the world Is about
1,623. 100000 persons.
The average age Of all persons at
death is thirty three years.
Total of 47.312.127 persons die an
nually.
Total of 9OS.5l6 persons die weekly.
Total of l29.ISS persons die daily.
Total of J.3OS persons die hourly.
Nearly ninety persons die every min
ute.
About three persons die every two
seconds.
sixty persons died while you
were reading this item.-Ed Howe's
MoDthly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
PAWNSH0P RUNNERS.
A Curious Feminine Profession That
Exists Only In London.

A police court case has called atten.
tion to the existence in London Of a
vocation which is not known to exist
anywhere else i'm the world. 1t Is that
Of pawner, a profession given over en-
tirely to women who, In the poorer dis
tricts of London, undertake for q
small compensation TO carry the goods
Of their necessitous but sensitive neigh
bors to the pawnshops. Most Of this
work OF pawning is done for women
who are ashamed to be seen entering a
pawnshOp, but some of 1t is done for
other women who are too busy to at
tend to the formality.
In certain districts these pawners
are known as runners" and they live
on this work, charging from l to 2
cents for each journey. according to
the means Of their clients. In one Of
the meanest streets OF the east end.
which has a pawnshop at either end,
two women ply busy trade as pawn
ers.
One OF these women is widow
known and trusted in this work, and
she has built up n big connection I'm
the neighborhood. She uses peram-
bulator and is frequently seen passing
along the street with load OF miscel.
laneous articles destined for the hun.
cry nav OF the pawnshop. Monday
morning is her busy day, as hundreds
of i'll paid casual laborers living in the
district depend many times for their
weeks maintenance upon pawning
something that day.-London Cor. Phil
adelphia Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
Where the Shoe Pinched.

The Prima Donna (after the first act
Il won't go on again unless that box
party makes less noise. ! nearly had
Mysteries! The Manager Din surprise)
i didn't hear any noise. The Prima
Donna-YOu didn't? Why, they en-
cored that upstart Of a contralto four
times. Puck.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
GREYSTONE.

The Dick Drug Co. of this place, held
an anniversary sale to-day and tomorrow
Mrs. Alice Belts died here on Saturday.
The funeral services were held on Tues
day at the home Of her daughter, MISS
Irene Belts.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
GRANITEVILLE.

The Graniteville schools close this week,
X. Norris & Son have removed to their
new store.
Albert Foster is making some improve
ments at his residence.
The hose for the Granteville Volunteer
Fire Co, arrived last week.
Rev. NJ, 4. Bratcher is supplying the
pulpit at the Baptist Church.
-Four more street lights are soon to be
located in the Graniteville section.
P,L, Munroe and family, are occupying
heir summer home at Bradford Park.
There are quite number Of summer
quests at Mrs. Harris at Bradford Park.
Rev. Whitman Wood aud Rev. Amos
Chase were here last week in the interest
of the Baptist Church.
IN Prpvidsness nearly everyone ouys
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19

Fundamentally there Is no such
thing IA private action. All actions
are public In themselves or In their
consoQueucss, ,-Bvvss.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-06-19
Not Yet Acquainted.

"And what do you know about
MosesT"
please. teacher. it's my hrst sun
day here and don't know anybody
London Punch.
The Washington times., 1914-06-09
Major Butler and Marines
Denied Full Extra Pay

Major Smedley Butler and the ma
rines he commanded at the occupation
OF Vera cruz are Oenied extra pay
sought Tor them by navai udiciIis, Ia
an opinion gwen today b. George Il.
Douney, Comptroller of the treasury.
Capt X Il. Putnam. assistant pay mas
ter of the Marine Corps at Scrd tTGz.
was instructed that payment oil the u
per cent additional fUr officers ana =
per cent additional for enlisted men
serving beyond the limits of the United
States. shall be computed from April
Il, the date OF the occupation Of Vera
Cruz. and not from January :. the date
on which Major Buffers command was
ordered from Panama.
Evidence that the Navy Department
mad the occupation of Vera Cruz ~
contemplation as early as January :
when the Panama battalion of marine:
was ordered to sail, is contained IN
the correspondence between the NavJ
Department and the Comptroller. pub
lished as a part of the iatter's order.
Major Butler was ordered to Itpor
at Vera Cruz with landing guns ant
| ammunition and fully equipped foI
fed service"
Comptroller Downsy held that II tht
| orders to land at Vera Cruz had beer
| given before the start. the additions
pay would date from that time. hu
| when such orders were given abroad
the increased paw could not begin u1
| til the marines actually had landed.
The Washington times., 1914-06-09

arms and ammunitiuns squarely upon
the United States
An extract of their note to the media
tors regarding the Antilla Was given
cut by the Mexicans. IL declared;
According t1 news published n ths
yress, an Eour after ths Autilla has
been cleared with 1ut difficulty b. the
fiscal authorities cf New York. Satos
Authorities received sthe general oTde
issUed by che Washington Government
! forhiddinS shipment of arms To a"Si-
can ports.
This order shows that IL H. tic in
tention of said Government to show
no preference for either o. the Cn1ibs'
ants in Mexico. and ID IL natural =
| suppose thai, IN thc same spirit. I wiz
consider it opportune to give The E""es
sary orders TO the American naval
forces to prevent the unloading of the
war material in rampioo. unless Il 5
thought preferable that the Mexican
GunhCats ,:etain shs vessel and seize the
| 6oGtrabanl of va-.
| I'm this lsst casc. the Amer can Gov
ternr1ent Inrst not consider the act as
hostile 10 the AHrrican nation as the
Mexican delegation places on record It's
governments most earnest desire 10
avoid any incident which may disturb
the peace Negotiations"
The Washington times., 1914-06-09
LICENSE ARCHITECTS
PLEA OF INSTITUTE

REPRESENTATIVES of the Washington
Chapter of the American Institute OF
Architects appeared before the Commits
sioners today in advocacy of the bill to
provide for the licensing of architects
In the District. Declaring that similar
measures have met with success In IL
l,nois and other States. Glenn Brown
asked that the bill he forwarded TO
Congress bv the Commissioners with
their Endorsement.
The bill provides for the appointment
by the commissioners of a board of eN-
aininers of architects to be composed
of five members, one of whom shall be
the Municipal Architect, and the other
four architects residing in the District
who have been engaged I'm the practice
Of architecture at least ten years.
Provision Is made for holding exam
i'ations of applicants for licenses 20
practice architecture at least twice a
year. Any person over twenty-One
years Of aSer upon payment of fee of
$40 10 the Collector of Taxes, shall be
entitled TO the examination. The bill
further provides that after ninety days
after the passage Of the act il snail be
unlawful and shall be a misdemeanor
punishable by fine Of not less than
SO. nor more than 500 for each and
every offense, for any person to prac-
tice architecture without license in
the District.
II is further prov ided that any license
| may be revoked by the unanim gus vote
Of the hoard of examiners for gross
| incompetency or recklessnass ~ the
| construction of Buildings, or for dis.
| honest practices on the part Of the
| holder thereof" Provision IL made for
All annual license fee of s., pa yable IN
july.
The passage o: the bill. Glenn Brown
| declared will result in the construc-
| tion of better class of buildings IN
| Washington.
! Questions of health, sanitation. and
| safety being concerned, he said. the
| public is entitled to a guarantee OF
efficiency in dealing with architects
| Similar arguments were presented by
| Waddv b. Wood and A. l. Harris
| Morris Hacker. building inspector, and
! Snowden Ashford. municipal architect
| also spoke IN favor of the bill. Th=
! hill was drawn by committee Of the
| Washington Chapter of the American
| Institute of Architects. and bcars the
| indorsemsnt of the chapter
| The Commissioners said that the bill
will be given careful consideration.
The Washington times., 1914-06-09
LAST SURVIVOR OF
GU|TEAU JURY DEAD

John p. Hamlin. the last survivor OF
the jury that condemned Charles }.
Guiteau for the assassination of Presi-
dent Garfield, in 1881, died at the Provi-
dence Hospital today, after an illness
of more than a year. Mr.. Hamlin was
foreman of the jury at that memorable
trial.
Mr.. Hamlin was nearly ninety years
old. He was a resident of the District
nearly all his life. and at one time Kept
a restaurant on Sixth street. He was on
the police force OF Washington as special
officer when Abraham Lincoln was first
inaugurated. He was a warm, personal
friend of the late Senator Morgan OF
Alabama, and was the messenger TO ms
committee for many years. Later, he
was a Senate doorkeeper. For the last
fourteen months he had been i'll, and
passed much of the time in the hos
Dital. He was well-known about the
Capitol as "CSlonel' Hamlin. He was a
bachelor and. so far as known by his
old friends at the Capitol, leaves no
relatives.
The Washington times., 1914-06-09
Consumers Get FreSher
Eggs by Parcel Post

pings would bring the shipping
weight mp to between two and
three pounds.
BY shipping in two daZen lots at
a postage rate Of five. cents for
the first pound and one cent for
each additional puInd. the. postage
on the two dozen would be about
nine cents. or Tour and a half
cents n dozen instead Of scyen'
cents the shipment of the single
dozen would cost. Placing the cost
of the container at eihSt cents
the cost of marketing thi. two
dozen eggs would he soy snisen
cents. or eight ard = half cents a
dozen. By shipping in ten dozen
lots the cost per dozen can he.
reduced 10 Al cents.
The only drawback TO marketing
eggs in this manner seems to bc :nC
time and trouble involved in pack
ing them. but this is compensated
for by the extra price that can AL
ways be obtained for products that
are absolutely reliable. Therefore,
the success Of the shipper depends
upon the care with which i.e safe
guards his reputation.
II possible. the department recor-
mends. only intferile eggs be shipped
nv parcel post. Never wash eggs
when intended for this class of trad =.
as the process removes natural
mucilaCinous coating and OPENS the
pores Of the shells. DESPITE the
knowledge of the shipper that IN"
eggs are absolutely fresh. they
should i'm all cases he candled be-
fore shipment.
After the thorough elimination of
the unfit, the eggs that remain
should be carefully packed in a con
tainer of corrugated pastboard.
metal. wood or other suitable mate
rial. The postoffice regulations g
auire that this container be so
wrapped that nothing can escape
from the package and each egg
should be separately wrapped IN
excelsior cotton. or even soft paper,
which serves the. purpose quite ms
well.
As to the relative merits Of tho
various types of containers. tine Az
ricultura Department refuses tC
commit itself. referring all inquirers
to the various State experiment sta
tions which have suitable fnforma'
ton on the subject available for al
interested.
The Washington times., 1914-06-09

Frssher eggs for the consumer and
better nriC2 foT the producer has
income reality through the opera
ti"ns of the Parcel post. accord ne
10 the sN1crts of the Department Of
Agriculture who have been devot-
ing nlrch attention to the mater
during the last year. FrCm tn"
housewives point of view the dc
partment experts find the greatest
sssursnc" in the fact tnat producers
cannot Afford to make use of the
parcel post for any but the highest
class of eggs, although the advance
ir CriCe over the Indifferent Cffe rings
of the stoI es is bu: slight.
Alter FIVE months of experimental
tion the conclusion has teen reached
that this method Of marketing eggs
is of particular value to the man
whose tio' X is too small. Gr who
lives too :ar from express services
to pcrE,it him - ship his eggs in
tire regular commercial way EX-
DerienCe has shown that the loss
through hreakage is relatively small
w.th the prospect of still further
reduction with the perfeCting of
containers and the Creater familiar
~ of the postal employees with the
handling Of the sh:pmeTss.
OF e.131 eggs shippe1 in iSG lots.
in the course of the experiments.
327. or slightly less than SO per
cent were broken. and but 20a. or
slightly less than 2.3 per cent alb
solutely wasted. The results of
Tie experiments have been more
that rstifyinS to the department
experts and in farmers bulletin
594. lust issued. the prediction is
made that in the near future all
kinds of farm products will be
marketed in this manner.
Respecting the cost of market
ing eggs by parcel post the report
states that within the first and
second zones il will vary from
eight and one-half cents a dozen
to 4.I cents. according to the
quantities in which they are
shipped. Ordinary eggs weigh
about a pound and half to the
dozen and with the additional
weight of container and wrap