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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
STRICTLY "WHILE YOU WAIT"
Chinese Needlewomen Mend Mascu-
line Garments While Seated in
Public Street.

In many towns of China one may
have his garments mended on the
street, and while he waits" Native
sewing women are to be seen on low
stools, perhaps on the sidewalks.
menGing articles of masculine attire.
The accomplishments of these street
seamstresses are somewhat limited,
their efforts with the needle being for
the most part confined to running"
Other branches of needlework are
practically unknown TO them. AS a
consequence their efforts are better
appreciated by native workmen than
by foreign travellers.
They are never short OF patrons
among the former, for these are often
natives of other districts, and, hav-
ing come to the city TO engage in
business. have no one to mend a rent
for them. Their wives being left at
home, they are glad TO avail them
selves os the services of the street
needlewomen. For this class OF Gus
toners the skill OF the itinerant sew
ing woman answers practically every
purpose.
Generally speaking, these women are
wives of boatmen and laborers who
live in the houseboats which line the
creeks OF many Chinese cities and
towns, and their needles are a great
help toward the solution of the prob
lem of maintenance in a crowded city
or town.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
ClINCHED IN HIS MEMORY
Small Chance Of Charles Abner For
getting the Day That Meant
Everything 20 Him.

Some time since Charles Abner
courted and married the beautiful Ell
len Estelle. One evening several
months later they were seated in their
cozy little den. Ellen Estelle reading
a popular novel and Charles Abner
looking over the sporting page
Charley. dear" finally remarked
the little wife. do you recall the time
you proposed TO me?"
Why yes" rather indifferently an
swered Charles Abner, II think ! re-
member it,
"Of course, you do" returned Ellen
Estelle. 1T was in an automobile.
shall never forget the lovely words
you spoke. and the noble sacrifices
you promised 10 make. II must have
cost you something TO say those
things"
1T did. Ellen Estelle," responded
Charles Abner. with reflective sigh.
''it cost me about two weeks salary
TO hire the automobile. philadelphia
Telegraph.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
Psychology OF Practice.

The question OF short versus long
periods OF practice In training the hui
man muscles for any particular kind
OF work Is obviously one having far
reaching application. Some interest
ing experiments on this subject have
been carried out by DR.. X. S. Lashley
OF Johns Hopkins university. Acquisi-
tion OF skill In archery was selected
IA the subject OF observation. Twenty
unframed persons were divided into
three groups. Ono group shot five
arrows with the English longbow per
day; another. twenty shots per day:
and the third. forty shots. The re-
suits showed concluslvely that tho
group shooting only flve times "A day
improved I'm accuracy with less ex-
penditure OF time In practice than was
required by either OF the other groups
for tho same amount OF Improvement.
A report on tho experiments says:
THE relatively greater efficiency OF
short periods OF practice continuing
for many days is I'm accordance with
tho results OF the study OF animals
and OF speech habits I'm man. and in
dicates that in training TO muscular
feats. in both animals and men. tho
length OF practice periods required IL
usually too great for maximum ef.
ficiency. Scientific American.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
INSOMNIA
Leads to Madness, IL Not Remedied.

Experiments satisfied me. some 8
years ago." writes Topeka woman.
that coffee was the direct cause OF the
insomnia from which / suffered ter
ribly. as well as extreme nervousness
and acute dyspepsia.
Il had been coffee drinker since
childhood, and did not like TO think
that the beverage was doing me all
this harm. But il was. and the time
came when | had to face the fact, and
protect myself. ] therefore gave up
coffee abruptly and absolutely. and
adopted Postum for my hot drink at
meals.
Il began TO note Improvement In
ny condition very soon after ! took
on Postum. The change proceeded
gradually. but surely. and IT was a
matter OF only few weeks before |
found myself entirely relleyed-the
nervousness passed away. my dises-
tive apparatus was restored 70 normal
efficiency. and began to sleep rest
fully and peacefully.
These happy conditions have con
tinued during all OF the years. and |
am safe in saying that ] owe them
entirely 10 Postum, for when / began
10 drink II ceased TO use medicines"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich. Read THE Road 70
Wellyilie," in pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum Ceresl--the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pack.
ages.
Instant Postum soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup OF hot wa,
ter. and. with cream and sugar. makes
a delicious beverage Instantly. 30c and
soc tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
sold by Crocers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21

believe as they used to. And that
strikes me as the finest sort of be-
lief-a belief in which there is a good
deal of hope mixed, belief you have
to cling to-faith, | suppose.
TIC my mind it isn't only the open
Ing of the leaves year after year, but
the opening of our hearts, too, that
convinces me of a better life to come.
] don't believe any of the young
people who see me nodding here in
the sun understand that even at sew
enty-eight one may be, at heart, the
same as a girl of twenty.
1t was only three months ago that
] met Tom Bentley, after a separation
OF fifty years The Bentleys had lived
for generations in this little town, but
Tom went west when he was boy,
after a quarrel with his sweetheart,
and | understood he had married and
settled for good in California. The
first part was true, but the second
was exaggerated; at any rate, he had
come back a widower, his children be-
ing married and scattered, TO end his
days in Four Corners.
When | looked at the gray old man,
and remembered the dark-haired boy
whom / had loved so much and sent
away. my heart felt as If it was going
10 break But after a few weeks felt
quite differently.
He had sought me out. and he
learned for the first time that had
six children living, and eight grand.
children, and that I had been living
with my daughter Molly since my hus-
band died.
"Tom." said 10 him, Il don't mind
telling you that never loved my hus.
band half so much as you"
Lizzie" he answered, you haven't
anything on me there"
So we chatted together quite gayly,
and nowadays Tom comes over pretty
nearly every afternoon. II he sees
that Lam asleep he goes away very
softly. so as not to disturb me. And
sometimes only pretend to be asleep.
so that / can sit still and think and
live in my memories.
"Grandmother's Irritation" the
grandchildren call our talks. II never
enters their heads that, for all my six
children and seventy-eight years, am
just as much interested in Tom as
though he were again the dark-haired
boy whose photograph, very faint and
faded. stands on my bureau.
At first. as 1 said, my neart was
Dearly broken. But then used to sit
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
Crandma's
Filtration
By
MILDRED CARTER
(copyright. 1915, by w. G. Chapman.)

Copyright. 1915, by w. G. Chapman9
Now that have passed my seventy
eighth birthday ] like to sit on the
piazza and doze in the sun on. warm
afternoons. | like to see the life Of
the village, the girls and young men
passing along the sidewalk under.
meath. Sometimes one Of them will
look up at me- Hello, grandma"
they shout cheerfully. and nod.
| like II, especially in springtime,
when the leaves are beginning 10 un-
fold, and nature takes on a renewal
OF life. II is always a miracle to me,
this new opening of the buds, just the
same now as when l was girl so
many years ago
1 was brought up very strictly, in
the Presbyterian belief. In those days
We all thought that only the elect
could be saved, and that many were
destined 70 perish everlastingly in hell
fire. Then, | remember, Mr.. Darwin
brought out book which told us we
were nothing but monkeys, and had no
souls, any more than the beasts.
was never so sure that the beasts
hadn't, and ] am less sure OF il now
than ever; but, still, that was a pc
riod of great unrest. A lot OF relig-
ious folks ceased to believe in any
thing. and there was a good deal of
hypocrisy in the matter of church go
ing.
But OF late years / have seen the
change that is coming over folks
again. 1t isn't so much that they are
turning back TO the old beliefs as
that they are beginning to believe.
They haven't got it all down so fine,
about predestination and all that,
mean, but still they are beginning to
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
WOOL GROWING IN
CANADA A SUCCESS
This By-ProduCt of the Farm viii
Make Many Western Canada
Farmers Rich

Alberta wool growers are looking foi
25 cent wool this year That is the
assertion made by prominent sheep
man OF the Grassy Lake district. 1T
is quite within the pale OF possibility
that We Will receive that figure from
our wool this summer" said he. "and
| would not be surprised 10 see some
get more than that.
The war has caused q CREST demand
TO be made on the woohn mills. and
they have got 10 have the raw mate
rial"
The present season has been most
propitious for the growing Of wool. and
the growers expect 10 reap n big har-
vest Of splendid quality. The winter
has been very even, and the sheep are
doing well on the ranges.
No special breed OF sheep is kept
on Western Canada farms. and all
seem TO do we'll The advice OF those
interested I'm the welfare OF the farm
ers OF Western Canada. advise all
who can at all do so TO enter upon the
raising of sheep. They have proved
most profitable 10 those who 20 into
that industry on n scale commensu,
rate with their means. and their farm
area.
The climate is perfectly adapted 10
the raising OF sheep. they are easily
kept. and as pointed out. there is good
money TO be made out OF them.-Ad.
vertisement.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
His Own Windows.

A woman had been arrested for
throwing stones through tho windows
OF building on Pacific avenue and
her lawyer. Indignation" Jones, had
applied to Judge Goggin for n writ OF
habeas corpus
After the facts had been recited
without comment. Judge Goggin ex-
claimed
Hold on there. What number did
you say that was?"
Number 1G."
That's my property I'll pay the
fine myself. but don't break tho win
dows again"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
one.Hundred.Pound Motorcycle.

To bridge the gap between the ordi-
nary bicycle and the modern, high
power motorcycle. a lightweight me-
dunn power machine has been devel-
oped IL is built with a sturdy frame
OF the loop type, much lighter than
that OF the average motorcycle With
its tanks filed the machine weighs
only 10 pounds as compared with the
approximate average weight of 260
pounds, or more. of the larger cycle
Popular Mechanics Magazine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
Stltchl Stjtchl

II have just read an interesting
article about the sewers Of Paris. 4"
said hubby. closing the book on his
thumb.
Yes" replied wife. they're busy
night and day making shirts for sol.
diers"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
Too Much for Them,

Corpulent lndividual-But you cant
give me any reason why ! should not
enlist
Spouse-Well. | should miss you.
dear. but the Germans couldn't-Lon-
don Mail
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21

times In the BIZ
BILE. In the Old
Il e S { a IN e n {.
Moses, Samuel,
Elijah. David and
many others, were
so designated. In
the New Testa-
ment the term ap-
piled 10 the young
pastor Timothy,
and in "A letter 10
Timothy, the man
OF God" is urged
to become thor
oughly furnished
unto all good
works.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
S$s$ Es Sh a @ @ sS s.s S n
Then They Fought.

Shaking your fist In my face cannot
alter my convictions. sir"
but showing 1t n little closer might
alter your features"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21

The ostrich always approaches its
nest by a devious path, the idea being
20 conceal the location from observa-
tion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21

The salaries OF college teachers with
rank OF professor range in this coun
try from $3.50 90 1880 a year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21

In tho United States cities there
was last year one bank for every
9.700 people.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
Viewpoint.

you shouldn't be dissatisfied Look
at all you have"
Yes. but look at all | haven't"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21

1t is quite significant that the term
"man of God" occurs about forty
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
The Man Of
Cod
By REV. ]. n. RALSTON
Secretary Of Cousspoodenee Depsrtmest.
MOODY Bible Institute oi Chiesso

TEXT-Behold now. there is in this city
a man OF God.-I Samuel 9;l6.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-01
HaLLowe en- Parties

, Little Elizabeth orr and Billy Orr
entertained 20 of their friends with
: Halloween party saturday afternoon
Il their home on Rio Grande street.
The rooms were attractively decorated
with Grange and black The refresh
rneuts carried out the color scheme. In
TEe games that We're played, Rowden
Jackson. Louise Price and Violet Lane
we're the prize winners. Favors were
given each child Mrs. Orr was assist
I'd i'm entertaining her children's little
Mrs w. Z. Brickel and Miss Louise
Wray-
Mrs. Sol Z Berg gave a children's
marty the last OF the week at her
home ga honor Of the birthday ami
versary of her little daughter, Flor
ence Berg Halloween decorations
were used. Games were played and
Frauciua Hardie and Maurice Swat
won the prizes Refreshments were
served. HallOWe' en- whistles were
glver the euesrs as favOrs- Mrs. Berg
was assisted in entertaining by Mrs
r KatL The guests Were Maurice
swat Albert HorWitz' Herbert Glvens,
Max Estz- Howard Mabel. LeBrien
Hardy. Robert Picard. Frances Howell,
Franc ua Hardie. Wilma CarussO, Mar
garet Picard and Claire Picard
Miss Martha Coleman and Miss Mary
Coleman gave a Halloween party sat
urday night N the home Of their
mother. Mrs. J. X Springfield. lIl5
Montana street Halloween decora-
with autumn leaves and corn stalks
Halloween games were enjoyed and
dancing was also feature OF the
evenings pleasure. The girls were
dressed in Yamma Namma costume and
the boys wore witches caps and masks
An ice course was served later in the
evening. Assisting the hostesses was
Mrs. Frank KeeEan. There were u
guests The guests enjoyed an auto
mobile ride down the valley after the
party
A jolly Halloween party was given
Saturday afternoon by Mrs F. T Ship,
at her home on Octavia street. 10 cele-
brate the birthday anniversaries Of her
little daughter. Ethel Fac Ship. VINO
was three years old during October, and
her son. Willie 3 Ship. whose ninth
birthday occurred during October Hal
lOwe'en games amused the guests. The
prizes in the games were won by little
Ethel Mae Ship. Irene GilrOy and Ed
ward Hale. Refreshments were served
later in the afternoon Two birthday
cakes. with candles. ornamented the ia
BILE. which was decorated with Halo
ye'en favors and novelties. The guests
were Helen Hawley. Irene Gilroy. Elsie
CONTINUED on Next Page.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-01
Why Tolerate CataTh?

You have noticed, no doubt, that any
cold aggravates nasal catarrh, and the
flow of mucous amazes you that such
Questionable matter could find lodg-
ment in your head. To ignore this
catarTh when the cold subsidies IS
wrong because It continues to slowly
injure the delicate Innings of the nasal
passages and clog them up.
To correct catarrh, cleanse the nos
trils frequently with a solution Of warm
water and salt, insert vaseline on re-
firing, and take a spoonful of SCOTS
Emulsion after meals for one month.
SCOTS acts through the blood to feed
the tissues, and contains soothing
glycerine to check the Inflammation
and heal the sensitive membranes.
Scott's is pleasant to take.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. Nj. lSV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-01
Society Women Learn
Hair Curling Secret

IF your hair is straight fiat dull looking,
I need not ask II you long 70 possess per-
petually wavy. light. fluffy. glossy tresses."
says Gladys Coleman in Society World 'Ill
tell you what 20 do Tonight after your
hair has had its usual brushing. take a
clean tooth brush. dip IL in a saucer OF
pure liquid silmerine and run this through
the hair from crown 10 tip
When morning dawns and you have
yawned yourself out Of your downy cot. YOU
will have a real surprise. quite an agreeable
one Your hair viii have a prettier and
more natural-looking curl and lustre than
81 has ever had before-and there will be
nothing streaky. sticky. greasy or anything
unpleasant about IL. II you will get the
Iiquid silmerine from your druggist It viii
require no preparation at ALL and four or
five ounces will last for months This IS
lust the finest thing ina Einable for the
purpose. Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-01

Miss Louise Welch deIiehtfulIy en-
tertained some Of her friends Saturday
night with a Halloween dance al the
home Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs N
P. WEIGH on Montana street. The Hal
lowe en- cOlors Of orange and black
were attractively used in the decora-
tons through the rooms and Of the
serving table During the dances.
punch was enjoyed and an ice course
was served later. The hostess was as
sisted in entertaining by her mother
Mrs n r. Welch, Mrs D. c Brock and
Mrs F. ID. Hadlock- The guests were
Misses Edna Robertson, Lucille Cren-
shaw. Robbie Stewart, Pauline Ander-
son, Gladys Brock. Merle Hoffecker,
Mildred Rogers, Helen Conway, Isabelle
Kitchens. Leila Polau, Gladys Garfield.
Lillian ANtOn, Jeanette Davy and the
boys were G. Evans. Paul Anderson
Rowland Kemp. Eugene Thruston. Avis
Cochran, Donald Hogarth, Kneeland
Jenkins. Leroy McGrady, Manuel
StOlarOff Steve Aguirre. Henry Butler,
Donald Grant, Erwin Schwartz. Keith
Davy and Paul Welch.
A Halloween dance was given by
Miss Allene Griffith Saturday flight at
the home Of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. F. Griffith. on Rio Grande street.
Halloween decorations <ere used. An
ice course was served during the eve
ming Halloween games We're played.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griffith chaperOned the
guests who were Misses Aileen Moore,
Margaret Moore. Helen Cassidy, Mar
guerite MahOney. Nadine Porter. Tessie
Collier. Melba Green. Jessie Darrach.
Lillian Daily. Lillian Cunningham
Messrs- Ted Brann, Wallace Thew. Will
GOOch. Ed OBrien. Bob Nash. Claude
Lucas. T. NJ. Baker, Guy Livingston,
Tim Graves, Alvin Ernest, Leroy Jar
Continued on Page 10, Col. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
WEDDING DRESS OF
 BRIDE PROVES TO BE
 HER BTRTAI,. GARMENT

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat
 Portland Ore.-Mrs. Annie Jacobson, who occupied cot in the Good Samari- tan hospital ever since her marriage to Alof Jacobson, two weeks ago, died Fri- day night and wore her wedding gown for the first time at her funeral.
 Rushed to the hospital immediately after the wedding. Mrs. Jacobson was op- erated on for appendicitis. For time she seemed to improve. Then complications developed. she sank slowly and suc- cumbed.
 Formerly Mrs Jacobson was Miss An- nie Johanson. She planned her wedding for April 3. She and MT. Jacobson fitted up a home at 1113 Michigan avenue. The day before the wedding Miss Johanson was stricken with appendicitis, Unwilling to postpone the marriage, she went to the home of her sister, Mrs. John Nelson, 9S6 First street. The Rev. J. Richard Olson of the Immanuel Lutheran church was summoned and performed the ceremony. Immediately afterward the minister put the bride in his automobile and took her to the hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30

them for that. I do that myself. The than I have, and sometimes I can hardly sit out the meal. For instance, the man who sat beside me at breakfast this morning ate his eggs raw. His first order brought two, which were redolently bad. He made a wry face and sent back for others. When the second order came in he broke the raw eggs one after another into a glass, and then stirred them up with his fork and drank the stuff down.
 But let me tell you what we have at our meals. The first breakfast is served soon as you come out of your cabin. It consists of a cup of black coffee and Q hunk of dry bread. There is plate of butter before you which you may eat or not as you please. The first real. meal comes at ll;39. It is called almuerzo; 1t begins with cold meats. a slice of bologna sausage with green stuff on top. Then follows soup, after which comes the beef and bones that were cooked in the soup. Sometimes the soup has also vegetables and you get these with the beef. The next course is soma ether meat or chicken cooked Spanish style, ana after that mutton chop or beefsteak with potatoes the side. Ths almuerzo usually closes with fruit and black coffee.
 Dinner is served at 6:30. It is known as comida. It is much the same as tho almuerzo. except that there is an extra. course or so and dessert. A very fair wine Is served with these two meals with- out extra charge. The cooking Is not good from an American standpoint. Nevertheless the passengers seem to ba pleased. One of them who sat beside ma at dinner today and ate every course asked me if we ever had as good a meal as that in our country. I replied that thought it likely, but could see that ha cid not believe. As for my stenographer a young American who cannot stand Spanish cooking, when he heard the above he remarked, sotto voce: "As good meals as that in our country. I should like to hit him in the bean.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30

R M. L. l.; late Pte. J. Brown-K1ng, R. M. l.. l.. H. M s.. Amphion.
 "The latter. who Is dead, fired the first shot, knocked the first German flag down in the war and helped to sink the first German ship, the Koenig Louise. the mine layer He was the first man to give his life in trying to save one of his comrades. enclose a copy of his last words. which will show that our men can die as we'll as fight"
 Then came the following which Ia the record of conversation at Shotley hospital where his son died:
 Mother: You are badly hurt?
 Son: They have damaged me, but have damaged them, too. Never mind. great honor of knocking the German flag down. I fetched it down with my second shot. and I fetched the mast level with the deck with my third shot I fired fl shots, and I had II hits That was not bad for start Still. have done nothing. The bravest thing that was done on board the ship was the lieutenant taking his belt off himself and putting in on me. The German prisoners said they did rot want to fight. but that is what I joined the service for. I would not like to serve 21 years in the service and not have fight.
 Father (seeing a smile hover over his lips. the only visible part of his poor scorched face): So you fetched the German flag down?
 Som My word, dad I did. I havc regretted nothing. Mother would go through 1t all again for my King and country.
 Mother; Are you suffering much pain now?
 Son; No. mother. I have no pain TOW. This is the last day for mo, mother. Don't stop and see the final.
 Mother; I must stay, my boy.
 Son: Then mother keep up a good heart and remember this: l have done my duty
 His lips moved for time and then said God" and all was over.