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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23

Miss Martha Mowry is confined to hel
home by illness.
Walker A. Medbury, who has been quite
i'll, is recovering.
Greenville Nest Of Owls hold social or
Saturday evening.
Farming operations are now in full
swing in this section.
w. II. Bowen, Jr's. new blacksmith
shop IS ready for occupancy
Greenville Grange will hold q regular
session next Tuesday evening.
A new bus line is running through this
place from Centredale to Chepachet.
A regular meeting of the Smithheld
Town Council will be held tomorrow.
Miss Maggie Dougherty of Pascoag,
visited Mrs. William Tucker over Sunday
Miss May Turner was the guest Of Miss
Annie S. Place Of Chepachet over Sunday.
Howard Smith has left the employ OF
Oscar A. Tobey and Ernest Burbank has
taken his place
The Pawtucket Episcopal Convocation
will meet at st Thomas Church on Tues
day April 27th.
1t is understood that extensive repairs
are soon to be made to the interior of ST.
Thomas Church.
A regular meeting Of the Greenvile
w. e. T. U. will be held next Tuesday at
the Baptist Parsonage.
c. II. Mathewson is engaged in build.
ing handsome wall at the Mowry Gene
terry in the north part of the town.
Temple Lodge has secured options on
the Reynolds and Sprague properties ad-
joining the land owned by the Lodge,
which will give it ample room for the
erection Of new building.
Arthur Gimond, for number of years,
a resident of Greenville, died at his home
here on Wednesday. The funeral services
were held this morning at St. Philips
Church.
The funeral of Robert Phillips, one of
the oldest residents Of Greenville, took
place at Chepachet Congregational Church
Saturday, April 18th Rev. Lester How
ard officiated. The bearers were: Jndge
Nathan M. Wright, Daniel Webster
Mowry, Arthur and Welcome Place.
Interment at Acote's Hill Cemetery. Mr..
Phillips'leaves daughter, Sarah Elizabeth
Phillips of Greenvile and two brothers
Harley Phillips of Glocester and Nathaniel
Phillips of New Hampshire.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23
Royal Theatre

Comiug to the Royal Theatre next week
on Monday and Tuesday will be Max Fig
man in "The Hoosier Schoomaster" a
feature picrure in FIVE parts, in which he
plays the character Of Ralph Hartsook, the
schoolmaster, a character that is known to
all lovers of good reading and one of the
most lovable Of all the different characters
that are or have appeared in fiction to date
The story is laid in rural Indiana in about
thu year 1891 long before the great Civil
War and tell the story Of how the people
in that part of the great western side OF
this country. Hannah Thompson is PLAYED
by Lolita Robertson one of the formost
leading woman before the camera and the
rest of the cast is made up of we'll known
photoplayers. Also on Monday and Tues
day "The Cameo Riug" two part feature
with that sterling character Murdock Mac
Quarrie In the leading role assisted by
Agnes Vernon.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23
Room FOR ,mproxemsrs.

A certain estimable old gentleman is
at all times worth listening to, though
occasionally his grammar is scarcely
perfect He was dining on one occa-
sion with the local squire, when, much
to the disgust Of his worthy host, a
trlfiing error on the old gentleman's
part was pounced upon and loudly re
peated by the son and heir Of the
house. There was painful silence.
broken at length by the host.
MY son." he remarked quietly to the
young fellow. there are times, l ad-
NIT, when our old friends speech Is a
little peculiar. At such times you
might be Of mutual assistance to each
other
"In what way. siri" asked the son.
We'll" was the severe rejoinder.
you might give Mr.. X. lesson or
two In grammar. in return for which
I have no doubt he would assist you
- patch MP the holes In Jour man
H94s-Lon6on T1t-DffA
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23
EAST GLOCESTER.
Mrs. Jess Tucker is doing we'll with he
restaurant at Centredale.

Mrs. Jess Tucker is doing we'll with hel
restaurant at Centredale.
A number of Providence people are
prospecting for real estate in this vicinity
The healthful location with the good road.
and trolley conveniences make it an ideal
place for country residences.
The funeral of Mrs. Caroline M. Far.
mum was solemnized at her late home on
Sunday afternoon and was attended by
many relatives and friends. Rev. e. b,
Cutler of North Scituate officiated at the
service. The burial was at Swan Poin,
Cemetery. Mrs. Farnum had lived at the
Farnum Farm, about mile north of Har
mony for many years and was the widow
of Harris S. Farnum, who died several
years ago. She is survived by a son,
Charles Farnum, with whom she resided.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23
4 TREE FALLACY,
Yhs Idea That the Branches Riss -
the Trunk Grows.

Yhs Idea That the Branches Rise -
the Trunk Grows.
It is commonly believed that as
tree grows It elevates the lower branch
es and any other thing firmly attached
to 1t. As result, curious stories like
the following circulate:
A Canadian farmer built q barn ON
willow posts set In the ground. The
next spring happened to be wet, and
he noticed that the horses had trouble
In stepping up to the door on entering.
Finally It dawned upon him that the
willow posts, which by this time had
put out branches and leaves, were
growing and elevating the whole barn.
The process continued until the noor
was some nine or ten feet high.
Then he put In another door at the
ground level.
At the time the story was told this
second floor was four feet from the
ground. and the farmer was hoping for
q wet season 80 that the elevation
might continue until he could put In a
third foor.
It Is impossible to take this tale se-
riously, but many folks believe stories
with as little foundation. Sometimes
Q hog tight fence Is attached to green
posts. In a few years the owner no
ices that good sized pigs can crawl
underneath 1t, and often he concludes
the green posts have grown and ele-
vated the whole fence.
This elevation, however, happens
also with seasoned posts and is due
to another cause. Water expands when
1t freezes, and In the ground the ex-
pansion cannot be downward or side
wise, so 1t must be upward. Conse-
quently, every time the ground freezes
the posts are pushed upward frac-
ton Of an inch. When thawing occurs
the weight of the fence is not suffi-
Client to push them back.
Thus every freeze means slight ele-
vation, and in the course Of three or
four years the fence may no longer be
hog tight.
In the same way wheat Is lifted out
Of the ground In the early spring when
the ground freezes for several nights
In succession and thaws In the day
time.
Farmers and city dwellers alike be-
lieve that a growing tree elevates its
lower branches; otherwise, they say,
how Is 1t that three foot cherry tree
In q few years has not branch with
In four feet Of the ground? II eleva-
ton really occurred, however, 1t Is diff
hcult to see how we could ever have
q low headed tree, and that 1t actually
does not occur is shown by careful OBJ
servation spread over number or
years. The lower branches gradually
die as they are shaded by the upper
ones and In the course Of time drop
OF. This natural pruning can be seen
In all its stages at the same time in
any fairly dense forest. Here II is
easily seen that only branches In the
light continue to thrive and live.
No branch Is elevated to any extent
after 1t Is q year old.-Farm and Fire
stdA
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23
EnoIish puna.

II Mississippi wore Missouri's New
Jersey what did Delawaref That y
b say. what was she Dresdeni Don't
know" say you, ALASKA" All, bot
win she tell your We asked a man
the other day. "Canute Tell Wat Tyler
WIN Rufusr' but he didn't seem to be
aware that We were asking for hat
hop. 80 there you are! Don't We
soruscatsf Don't We scintillats Lion.
6on Scraps.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23
Than Ha WsaA.

Miss Ethel" said Choliie stayiatA
n should tell you was going away
tomorrow would you feel sorryT
Tomorrow" she answered, glancins
at the clock. "Yes, I should feel eorry.
I thought you might - AVN toaisAA"
snnn1m En1n01pt
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23
GRANITEVILLE.

There has been many fires in the Pine
Hill section this spring.
Mrs. Jess Tucker is receiving good
patronage at her restaurant.
1t Is understood, there are many resi-
dents in Graniteville have signifed their
desire to become customers of the Provi-
dence Gas Co.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23
No Exemptions.

Grubbs-You have to give the devil
his due. Stubbs-That's right. The
bankruptcy law doesn't hold good In
his court.-Richmond Tines Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23
CHOPMIST.

Miss Desire Aldrich, who has been
spending the winter in Providence, has re.
turned to her home here.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-04-23

drive or motor or play tennis or golf.
as her taste dictates. At the smart
resorts modish clothes are important,
Suitable for wear on the tennis court
is the sports coat Of green eponge here
shown. 1t has large patch pockets and
a loose belt tying In front A wide
tie Of the green eponge matches the
belt Flare collar and wide cuffs are
of natural colored eponge.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-05-08

lie curled his nostrils as carefully as he curled
his hair. His nose was nodded by permanent
effort 10 turn mp his nose 40 everybody. Ills
lower lip protruded because be- shot 90 out In
scorn. and gave people some OF his Zip" as
the gutter.hoys say. And all this the scientists
found Goo "a baby
! have Boz my hand a magazine land a very
good msEaliue. tO0I in which there o. an Illus
tratcd article about how 90 test good business
men hy their heads. hands. ears. noses and all
the rest of Co. Wen. ! know nothing about
business. and the more ! see OF what business
is becoming the less . want to- know about g.
But I do know something about common rea-
son. and ] ann ln position Co assert that such
illustrated articles are. 600 the most fundamental
sense of the word. misleading They mlsIead
because they involve AN offensive disregard OF
science and 900 other forms of human thinking
and pure reliance on blum and the popular
Ignorance OF technical terms
The ordinary reader is taken in By ten our Of
twelve of such photographs or paragraphs.
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so the United States no longer forms a world
that can be removed from the interests OF
Europe.
Let us suppose for a moment Germany 10 be
victorious Would not the United States md
itself Obliged 20 create more and more
formidable ornaments? These would deprive
It OF the privileged situation and the adyan-
tages II has derived from peace for its indus
tries and its commerce up to this time
The most moderate men among the Germans,
like Professor +. Won List. speak OF forming in
addition to their conquered territories a
Union OF the States OF Central Europe, on
which would be imposed customs union as
we'll as a military union under the direction OF
the German Empire.
What would become OF the prosperity of the
United States in that case? What would be-
come OF South America, or OF Central America,
or OF Mexico? What would become OF all neu-
tral countries, and especially OF all the small
European natiOns2 We know what incom-
parably great factors for the advancement OF
humanity the small nations have been. The
United States at the time of Washington and
Jefferson counted no more inhabitants than
Denmark to-day. England at the time OF
Shakespeare and Milton had a population no
larger than that Of Serbia to-day. What shall
We say OF the value OF Greece. that group OF
extremely small States that vas the cradle OF
human civilization All small nations, In the
event OF German triumph, would end undOubt-
eddy by being wiped from the pages Of history.
Germany would impose upon them its spirit and
its culture What would then become Of the
Yankees in general and especially those OF
English origin, who form the overwhelming
majority In the United States?
What would become Of the political interests
that the United States will have 10 defend in
the future division of the world?
There stll remains method By which the
United States could win back the decisive sym
pathy Of the Allies Better late than never,
The United states could stil take the Initiative
Of establishing a commission 20 examine the
accusations brought by the belligerents
against one another. The Allies will undoubt.
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simply because the authors always use long.
scientific words and are always adorned BY
photographs instead Of pictures The ordinary
reader still has the dim tradition that a photo.
graph cannot lie. In the spiritual and theolog.
zeal sense. Of course this BIS quite true. a pho
toEraph cannot lie. just as photograph cannot
get drunk or Fight duel or clope with a lady
typewriter. a photograph cannot ue but a
photographer can mislead And he often does
But the ordinary reader. however much do
celNed tn ten out OF twelve cases. can generally.
u he watches closely. and the eleventh case
which proves 90 him how he 10 being misled
Here Is case in the article OF which ] have
spoken. one pair Of hands In photographed
ana Labelled, "skiltul. sensitive hands. with
gift for handling tools or instrumentsr Tbev
look 20 me pretty much Ike most other hands:
nut quite admit there might be hands OF such
a description. And anyhow. have no gift
Tor handling tools or Instruments" so 10 is
likely enough ! am a bad Judge In the same
respectful and rational spirit. ! am quite pre-.
pared to admit that there may be a vioiuists
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hand or prize lighters hand. or n chemical
analysts hand. or dyers hand. subdued 70
"lai 10 works in. or even polcoman's hand.
which seems 90 get larger and larger every time
Dc litts % up Co stop the traffic But among
these photographs there Wa one called hands
or politician" And when ] saw that I knew
was the victim of a misleading Illusion
TIE actual inscription ran. Hands OF a
politician, hands that go With an active. prac-
teal temperament" This Is all nonsense. Of
course. to begin with. Why need a politician
have a more active and practical a tempera.
mcnt than YOU ar d? Does he in fact need 20
have half 30 active and practical a tempera-
ment as doctor or n sailor. or a brigand or
an ordinary business mann
As "a matter OF fact I should say that few
professions in this world we're more leisurcly
than that Of politician.
There is only one thing 7 can see On the poit
uclaus hands that might perhaps be symbolic
The thumbs arc cur.ously curved. like taions
a. h The politician we're ciutching az something
What can be be ciutching at?
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How Photographs Have Learned Lie-By c. K Chesteron

GONE time ago saw a scientific article
on hereditary type. etc.-in "a popular
- magazine I'm which the bust Of the infant
Nero was photographed beside the bust OF
Nero when he was Emperor
The inscriptions underneath pointed out 10
the reader that they we're exactly alike They
we're not in the least alike. The Emperor's
mouth was Shut like a trap. The Infants
mouth was open, like an Infants Biz Zero
was obviously an abominable person. and knew
It, Little Nero was most charming child. and
didn't know a.
The explanation. o. course is perfectly sim.
pie 10 any one with the rudments of either
historical Imagination or historical knouIedee
n ever there was a man who made bis own
face. % was Nero. he found % az mask Of
wax; and he left ~ a. n mask 81 marble. His
nostrils were c1riod because boz clrIaI then.
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eddy consent with perfectly good grace TO all
Investigations cO1cerning cruelties. devasta-
tion. the deportation OF civilians. and the treat
ment OF prisoners.
The Germans who on their side deny all the
accusations made against them and contest the
legitimacy OF official commissions appointed
by the Allies can only accept with JOY this
means Of setting forth their good faith and their
chilzng mission all over the world. All the
neutral countries will respond 20 a supreme APP
peal from the Government at Washington.
Thus. before peace takes place, the United
States can accomplish a highly moral and prac-
teal mission The spirit of the Convention of
The Hague will then be at least partially re-
spected II not completely realized. This mis-
sion, created. accepted and fulhlled by the
Washington Government. with the consent OF
the beligereuts. would assure Il specially
honored position.
Men Of good will. all those who have learned
10 admire the American genius. win rejoice at
the appearance IA the International arena OF a
community which should be dear TO all man
kind
Even after assuring the destruction OF Ger
man militarism and other indispensable and IT.
reduclble clauses, the conclusion of peace will
present certain difficulties. There will be so
many interests interviewer with one another SO
many questions in litigation between the Allies
themselves. that mediator OF good faith com
ing from the outside might easily smooth away
many obstacles. The neutral nations OF Eu-
rope are too directly interested and are less
marked out and less suited TO perform this task
The United States alone could assume IL and
accomplish 10 with success.
Every honor has its corresponding duty The
American Government has doubtless missed
The occasion 70 realize the splendid act that was
expected o. 10. But nothing prevents that Gov.
eminent from playing a distinguished part even
now. II is time Tor the United States 10 aban.
don the kind Of neutrality which borders ON
completely and accept the courageous attitude
Of a great country which makes It's conscience
speak aloud and asserts its great civillzinE and
human mission.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-29
local COLLEGE Mines
ARE PLAYING TODAY
Catholic u. Meets Swarthmore, While
Hilltoppers Battle Crescent Club
men at Brooklyn.

Catholic University will play its last
game of the season today at Brookland
Field. when it will have as its oppon-
ents the Swarthmore team Of Pennsyl-
vana.
When the c. L. team was on its north
ern trip and played Swarthmore last
week. it was beaten by the Keystones.
They hope to return the compliment to-
day, and thus even the count
The game will be called at $3.50 d. m.
with Don johnson on the firing line for
the Red and Black team. Dick Wood
ward will be handling the indicator and
a good game is expected. A victory for
the c. L. team will be fitting wind-up
for its present season at home.
This afternoon the Georgetown team
will tackle the Crescent Athletic Club
OF Brooklyn and it is hoped that the Blue
and Gray outfit will be able to come
out with the long end of the score
The Maryland Aggies will cross bats
with their rivals-St Johnston the
Stale championship. the game being play
ed at College Park. This is the one
game that NJ. A. G. is anxious to win
of all the contests on its schedule.
Rock Hill will be the guests of Gallau-
Diet today at Kendall Green and Rass-
mussen and Randall will be the battery.
Play will begin at 80 p. m.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-29
ENTRY LIST
FOR Tennis tourney
Racqueters Will Play in
Annual Middle Atlantic
Championships.

Play in the Middle Atlantic tennis tour
| nament. which is held annually on the
courts of the Columbia Country Club.
Will start this afternoon at / o'clock on
the eleven courts OF the club.
This Is the largest tennis tournament
held in this section, and considering the
fact that the matches have national sig
nihcance they have been opened up 10
the public, and ample accommodations
have been provided to accommodate a
large gallery.
Inc pairing in the mems singles show
total of sixty-four entries, and the
best tennis players in Washington will
compete with some well-known out-of-
town racquet wielders. notable among
the visitors being R. L. James. of Sara
toga. and H. H. Allen. Of New York.
Clarence P. King. president of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, who is one of the tennis enthu-
siasts of the Columbia Club. has pre-
scented beautiful silver pitcher for the
winner OF the mems singles. the trophy
to remain in possession OF the club until
won three times by one player. when it
will become his property.
Pairings in the mems doubles. women's
singles and mixed doubles will be made
Saturday.
The new practice wall of the club has
afternoon for the first time.
The play in the mems singles follow:
FIRST HALF
r. T. Wilson Spencer Gordon; c. r. A.
Miller vs. Fl. A Lewis: Hugh Mackenzie +.
S. Wolfe: A. II. Allen vs. d. Flournay: y. X.
Mason vs. II. G. Sheridan: A. T. Ruan Horace
Barber L. |. Dove vs. DR. p d. Merics: William
l.. Clark vs.. +. +. Prichard; J. A. Kraft V.
q A. Bieder; H. B. Myers NJ. NJ. Trumba:
Ezra Gould Lieut. ]. A. Dorsh; Dean Cald-
well Us l.. 2. mclaughlin H. T. Shannon rs.
A. T. Gore: F. T. Bates T.. c. Lathrop; A.
b. Heaton vs. ]. L. Morehesd; Arthur Brown
Douglass Hilly-r.
SECOND HALF
w. 7. Bland vs. ". A. Bethel; e. :. Kmhal vs..
A. Y. Leech. r.: c. A. Slater X. l.. James;
James Baird vs.. T. &. Graves: Harrison Stidiham
Us. Earl Archibald; e. T. CHAPMAN {. p.
King; W. II. Housewife vs. Milton King: sam
Herrick vs.. j. Ballard Moren II. E. Reed vs.
Norice Mclean: George II. Dawson vs.. II. +.
Burton: Harris ". Brown vs.. C. b. Doyle; Har-
vey Bundy rs. II. G. Armstrong: Arthur HELEN
vs.. +. &. Hoffman; Charles Seldom. jr.. T.. %.
Leech: A. b. Shelton vs.. +. l.. Davis; H. L.
Doyle vs.. Harvey Winfield.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-29
Washington College
TRIMS THE "AGGIES''
Maryland Farmers Are Defeated by
Eastern Shoremen in Title Con-
test by II to 6 Count.

College Park. May 2s-The Maryland
agricultural College baseball teams
chances for winning the State champion
snip were rendered precarious as the re-
SUIT OF the game here today. when Wash
inGton College OF Chestertown handily
defeated them. IL to 6. in game marked
by heavy hitting. sensational fielding
teats. and daring base running
Derrick. who started on the mound for
the farmers. got away well until the
third session. when the Eastern Shore
men. by virtue Of a fusillade of knocks.
combined with several bad errors by the
Aggfes. registered five scores.
Chichester, who relieved him. although
effective at times. was batted for safe
ties when hits meant runs. Biddle. the
Washington College teams star twirler,
despite bad start. settled down and was
unhittable.
Speddens work at third base for the
winners deserves especial mention. This
diminutivc player accepted five chances.
all OF which Were far from easy. without
the semblance of an error. Score:
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
The Washington herald., 1915-05-29
GERMAN RACE TRACK OPENS.
Big Crowd Present and Betting
Allowed; War Talk Barred.

Berlin Cby way of London, May 2s-l1:lO a. m.
Horse racing resumed in Germany today
with the opening of the spring meeting Hoppe
garten track in suburb of Berlin. in the ngcs
ence of crowd almost large is usually
present in peace times. The pari mutuel system
Of betting has been temporarily abandoned. but
bookmskers allowed to accept wagers although
the odds published
There large fields for all races. with twenty
six starters in the principal event. Subjects OF
nations at war with Germany barred from
the grounds. This rule applies to trainers and
jockeys we'll spectators and adopted
measure of precaution to prevent hostile
demonstrations against British race track follow
ers. many Of whom were engaged the German
turf before the war began. Il had been feared
the controversy the shipment Of munitions
of war from the United States 10 nations hostile
TO Germany might result in exhibition Of
feeling against American trainers and jockeys but
two victories to the credit Of Jockey Archibald
seemed the most popular Of the dsy