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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-07-23

James r. Hopkins, an old and well
known resident of Hopkins Mills, died a,
his home on Wednesday. He had been in
failing health for some time. He was for
many years engt ged in the lumber busi-
ness. The funeral services will be held at
O'Clock on Sunday at the South Foster
Union Chapel.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-07-23
Dress Suits

Pull dress, Tusedos. Prince Alberts and
Black sack suits. silk and opera hats for
rent. Albert the Tailor. Lymss Building
3os Westminster St, Telephone.-Ady
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

mired more than now, go she had al
ways gotten along quite nicely.
However, she took Katie to consult
Miss Peppermint Stick, a very neat,
trim person, who taught physical cult
ure in the Candy Town school.
what you want is exercise, child"
said Miss Peppermint Stick. "Atten-
toni Stand up straight! Throw your
chest out! Extend your arms like this
one, two, three-breathing deeply
through tae nose. Practice these and
other exercises which shall give you
every night and every morning and you
will be different person."
Katie faithfully did as she was told,
but she didn't change at all. So she
next went to old Mr.. Hickory Nut, who
was supposed, by tie Candy People, to
know everything, because he never let
any one know what he was thinking
about under that hard she'll of his.
"Well, my opinion is" said Mr.. Hick-
DRY Nut, weightily, when she had told
him her troubles, that" he paused,
-"Csramels iCiH be Caramels."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

Katie looked at him anxiously hop
ing he would explain what he meant,
but all he said was, "If you wanted to
be different why weren't you born diff
ferent"
81 couldn't help the way was born,
said Katie, on the point cf tears.
"Nonsense!" said Mr.. Hickory Nut.
Look at me! Am anything like you ?
Certainly not. And why not? Because
l wasn't born that way!"
With that he settled back in his rock
ing chair on the front porch and seemed
to dismiss the whole matter from his
mind.
Katie left, feeling very hopeless. She
was going back toward her own house
when she met old Mrs. Rasin hobblng
along the road. carrying a heavy load
of sticks.
Mrs. Raisin was very old-so old that
her face vas dark and all pu3kered up
with wrinkles. She vas very poor and
lived in little cottage all alone on
the outskirts Of town. Children were
frightened of her because some foolish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
MAKE YOUR OWN MITE

sixteen inches long and their oths,
dimensions are one-quarter and
three-eighths of an inch. Tie mid.
die Of one stick is fastened to III.
other one three and a half inch.
from one end. II can be tied firmly
but it will be neater if it is FRS,
dove-tailed together. You Dc no,
need heavy paper for covering, ba,
it must be securely fastened to ,h.
midribs, particularly at the ends,
where it is well 10 put on an extra
thickness of paper, as indicated by
the broken lines in the diagram.
Fasten a guiding string Of stout
Irvine to the centre Of the midribs.
The tail should be OF slightly coars.
er Irvine, and into it should be
knotted two or three knots of cloth
about two feet apart. Don't make
the tail too heavy or the kite will
drag. Try this, boys, and il you
have good luck make one for your|
sister if she wants one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

Raisin, II she " re q witch. could drag
her into the cottage, and perhaps pop
her into a large kettle Of broth that
people looking in at her window had
seen her preparing from time to time.
whats the matter?" muttered Mrs.
Raisin. afraid, are you? Run on,
then. and let me hobble along as best
/ can. It's only what Pm used to.
Shoe! Scatl"
She spoke so sharply and waved her
arms so fercely that Katie was over
come with terror. She was just on the
point Of taking her at her word and
running away when she suddenly per-
ceived how feeble and forlorn the old
woman was in spite Of her abrupt ways.
Her hands trembled and she seemed
scarcely able to take a step without
groaning.
"Pehaw. I'm not afraid" said Katie
to herself; and aloud she said: "Pd
love to help you, Mrs. Raisin, If you'll
only promise to let me 20 when we get
to your cottage"
"Let you go? OF course III let you
CO." answered Mrs. Raisin. What does
the child think I'm going to dot Eat
her"
This was so exactly what Katie had
thought that she could hardly repress
a start.
"Of course not" she answered, hop
ing Mrs. Rsisin had not noticed, "but I
was only afraid it would seem as il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

people said she was a witch and rode
around on a cinnamon stick.
Katie was no drawer than the rest Of
the children, so when she saw her COM
ing down the road she took to her
heels. She had run only little way
when she heard noise behind her-a
sort of dull thump-and looking around
she saw that old Mrs. Raisin had fallen
down on an icy place in the road and
that all the sticks in her bundle were
scattered every which way.
Kind hearted Katie could not resist
this spectacle, even if Mrs. Raisin was
a witch. She ran back and helped the
poor old woman up, got the mud off
her cloak as we'll as she could, straight
ened her bonnet and picked w all the
sticks.
Thank you, my child" said Mrs.
Raisin hoarsely, as soon rs she got her
breath. "T'm pretty we'll shaken up
and | should be glad If you would give
me your arm to my cottage"
Katie was about to do this when a
dreadful thought struck her. Suppose
she should begin to clingl Then Mrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
"
wanted to stay whom I reslly wouldn't

| wanted to stay whom I really wouldnt
stay for anything. don't mean that
either" she went on hurredly; "but-
oh. dearl-I don't know how to explain
except by telling you the whole story"
Thereupon she related to Mrs. Raisin
everything about her own unfortunate
clinging disposition and the trouble it
had led her into.
"Aha!" said Mrs. Rsisin when she
had finished. IL know just exactly
what you need, you poor child. You
come right along to my house and I'll
fix you up as fine as you please"
Katie was so encouraged by Mrs.
Raisin's tone that she gave her her
arm, and presently they were at Mrs.
Raisin's cottage.
Mrs. Raisin rummaged through a
large chest in the corner of the room
for a while and finally produced some
pretty white stuff that looked TO Katie
like the msts that fit across the top
Of the Sugar Loaf Mountains.
There" said Mrs. Rsisin. laying II
out on the table triumphantly. what
do you think am going to make out Of
thatT
"A dress for me?" guessed Katie.
YES" said Mrs. Raisin. "but not an
ordinary dress-a magic one"
Katie squealed with delight. Mrs.
Raisin took scis ors and with a few
skilful slashes cut out a neat dress
which fitted Katie's somewhat chunky
figure to perfection.
There" said Mrs. Raisin. This gar
ment will absolutely prevent your cling
ing to anybody. And if it tears, all you
will have to do will be to run up here
and | will make you another"
How can / ever thank you?" cried
Katie, forgetting all her fear and
throwing her arms around Mrs. Raj
sins neck.
"Tut, tut" said Mrs Raisin, patting
her on the cheek. Just keep on being
kind and polite to everybody, especially
old and sick people, and you will earn
your little magic dress many times
over"
Katie promis, that she would try
to do this and | think she kept her
promise well. The dress worked to per-
lection, and from that time to this she
has never been seen without it. She
passed the secret on to her children.
and whenever you meet a nicely dressed
Caramel in Candy Box circles you may
be sure it is one of Katie's descend
ants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
~
By LOUISE HAsBRoUCK.
" HERE was e time when mothers
and children who were giving

" HERE was e time when mothers
and children who were giving
parties in Candy Town thought
twice before inviting Katie Caramel
She was a sweet little girl, but too
clingingl There is no other word to
express it.
If she took it into her head to put
her arm around your waist it was as
much as you could do to get away
and she often became so attached to
chairs and other things in houses where
she visited that she carried them away
with her when she left.
Now Katie herself did not want to be
so sticky and clinging. and would have
given anything to be OF an Independent
nature like the Stick Cardies-or deli
cate, but naughty like Cream Pepper
mint. But she could not help 1t. There
WIS a dreadful time at the Marrons
Glaces ball when young Marshmallow,
who had Just danced with Katie, wished
TO dance with some one else. and really
couldn't tear himself away.
what shall do ?" asked Katie Of her
mother, in despair.
Her mother had no idea. She was
rather a clinging person herself; but
when she was young lady it was ad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

learn to fly kites Just as soon as
they begin to notice how their
windmills turn in the wind, and here
in the United States boys have reg
ular kite flying fevers every so often.
The pattern of this kite which I
am showing you to-day I got from a
kindly old army officer, who used to
make kites for the children wher-
ever he went. Girls used to fly them
as we'll as boys. and the colonel
used to make them in charming
colors-pink, blue and green-for
the little girls of his acquaintance.
The frame of this kite is made
from two sticks just alike. They are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

without feeling fatigue But Willie doesn't how he He
his legs and pushes forward the seat the small
of his back is no longer supported.
When Jack first school he leaned his desk
the way all the other boys did He did understand that
position of that kind would develop round shoulders did
he realize that this the why he often felt
school But when all the desks in the school
equipped with simple rack hold the study books the tired
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

Toys may not take much inter-
ID est in dolls and doll houses
and toy furniture, but a queer
sort of boy it would be who wouldn't
like a kite; that is, kite that will
really fly.
Everywhere I have observed that
the boys take the keenest interest in
flying kites. Why, even before bal
looms and airships were ever thought
of kite flying was a great sport. In
China grown-ups like to fly kites,
and once year they have a day set
apart for it, when they send up
queer kites In animal and fancy
shapes, and everybody goes out to
watch them.
In Holland the little Dutch boys
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

nc wakes up IN The morning VIII
a healthy color in his cheeks.
Jack also knows how to sit in
a chair correctly. his feet rest
ing on the floor and his hips we'll
back against the back of the
chair. In this position his spine
is erect and he may sit two hours
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25
BY DAVID CORY.

ESE pictures of Willie and Jack show the difference between
boy who has formed the habit of standing in slouchy
and who holds himself upright like little
soldier But what expect Willie persists sleeping at
night with thick pillow under his head? Jack does the opposite
He has hair pillow inches thick that when lying on his
side is just high enough keep his head level with his
body which good circulation of blood his neck and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

rec and the first exercise which she made him take was
stand straight with his hands upon hips for five minutes
She told him stand with his folded across his chest
for had been proved by experiment that the lungs nhae
per cent less air with the in this position
She also him the school Jack attended where he would
have given him his physical health and two
inch hair pillow substituted for the great feather one on which
he had been sleep and Master Willie was told that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

was not healthful to lie constant
ly on his back. After some time
Willie Strengthened up and began
to carry himself like a soldier.
Soon every one called him Bill"
and he turned out to be a fine,
manly fellow who knew how to
hold his body at we'll as his
temper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-25

feeling disappeared
and his shoulders be-
gan to broaden and
develop.
One day Willie's
mother had a talk with
Jack s mother, and the
result was that when
Willie came home
from sch ool his
mother gave him a
few lessons in regard
toholding the bodycor-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
He WOULDN'T BE DISTURBED
While Mabel Petted and coaxed Him
Jack Was ListIess-Footsteps OF
Father Aroused Him.

Mabel moved closer. Jack, what Is
the matter?" she asked softly.
Jack looked at her languidly and
gazed again into the fire.
"Jack!"
Jack turned listlessly.
81 think you're very rude" pouted
Mabel.
Jack looked at her inquiringly.
you haven't paid the slightest az.
tention to me this evening"" she said,
dropping her shoulders de,ectedly. 81
hate you'll"
Suddenly it occurred to Mabel that
perhaps Jack was not we'll, and she
reproached herself for her attitude
toward him.
Dear" she said contritely, running
her hand through his hair, ARE you
ILL"
Jack leaned slightly. Mabel sighed.
The front door opened, and there was
a sound of heavy footsteps in the hall
way. Jack was off the sofa in an In.
slant.
Its only father" said Mabel.
Jack barked and jumped up beside
Mabel again.-Judge.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
CLAIMS MOST PERFECT LENS
German Optlclan Says He Has Pro-
duced Glass That Has No Equal
In the World.

In the "Punktal," DR.. Moritz Won
Rohr of the scientific staff of the Carl
Zeiss works, a famous German optical
establishment, claims the invention of
the perfect lens. 1t is said to be SUI
perior to either the Toric or MEMS
Gus lenses, both recognized as great
improvements over the old style fiat
glasses.
In old-style lenses, when the eye is
rotated to one side, the line of sight
passes through the lens obliquely. This
defect was only partially done away
with by the Toric or curved lens. In
working out the new lens, Doctor Won
Rohr computed formulas for grinding
lenses which differ from every differ
ent power.
Heretofore all lenses have been
ground on one side with one or an
other of set of established base
curves. Believing it was impossible
to produce perfectly corrected lens
in this way, Doctor Won Rohr estab-
lished different formulas for each side
of every kind Of lens required.
The result Of his experimentation
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
Nothing In Them.

William" said the good wife, look
Ing up from her paper, here l see an
article that says a man out in Kansas
is suing his wife fer divorce, simply
because, she went through his pockets
after he was asleep. Goodness knows,
William, probably the poor woman
never got a cent from the brute of a
husband in any ether way!"
"Uh, huh" replied William.
William" came from his better
half, don't you dare sit there and
'uh-huh' me in such manneri What
would you do if you woke up and
found me going through your pock-
ets?"
"Who-me?" asked the sleepy hus-
band, who had already turned over his
pay envelope to the boss of the house.
"Why, I'd get up and help you search,
of course, my dear!" -Judge.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
FLAGS IN HISTORY
Symbols Have Been Subject to
Many Changes.
Those OF Today the Result of Slow
Growth Through centuries-Sara-
Gems Given Credit for intro
duction of Banner.

The Union Jack, the banner under
which Englishmen. Scotchmen, irish
men, Welshmen, Canadians, Australi-
ans, East Indians and men from ether
parts of the great empire ON which
the sun never sets are now fighting on
the bloody fields of France, was de-
signed S07 years ago, in 1906. The
original flag of England, the banner
of st. George, white with red cross,
was incorporated then with the ban
ner of Scotland, which was blue with
white diagonal cross. This combina.
ton obtained the name of Union
Jack" In allusion to the union be-
tween England and Scotland, and to
the name of the monarch who brought
about the consolidation of the crowns.
This was James | OF England and VI
of Scotland, the word Jack" being a
corruption of Jacobus, the Latin word
for James. The original arrangement
of the Union Jack continued until
1901, when following the union with
Ireland, the banner of St Patrick,
white with a diagonal red cross, was
amalgamated with it. The red Nal
tese cross of st. Patrick was placed
over the white cross of st. Andrew, so
that thin white line on either side is
all that remains of the Scottish cross.
The many nationalities comprising
the empire of Franz Josef fight under
a common flag of red and white. the
colors Of the Hapsburg dynasty. There
are red stripes at the top and bottom
of the banner, and on the central
white stripe appears the Austrian coat
of arms. The German, Austrian and
Russian banners, like the English,
represent a slow growth through many
centuries and with frequent changes,
Since ancient times men have carried
distinguishing emblems in battle, but
1t was not until the sixth century that
the flag acquired its present form in
Spain. Before that 1t was just small
square of cloth carried ON lance.
The modern flag is said to have been
introduced in Spain by the Saracens.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
Nonsmokers' League Is Slow.

The Nonsmokers' League of Amer
lea in national convention assembled
at San Francisco unanimously decided
that wives should not permit their
husbands to smoke in the house" and
suggested a matrimonial boycott on
smokers. Every town in Kansas has
its anticigarette band, girls who have
taken oath never, never to have any
thing to do with young men, or old,
who smoke. Why was Kansas, whence
all good reforms come. not represent
ed at the San Francisco convention?
Old Bill White is neglecting his duty
again.-New York Sun.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
STEWED APPLES AND CREAM
Waiter Followed Instructions to Let
ter and Maker of Bad Joke Had
to Settle the Bill.

The joker who makes bad Joke
deserves 1t turned on him, as 1t very
often is.
A man who dined at a restaurant
was asked in the ordinary way by the
waiter what he would have for the
next course.
you may bring me stewed apples
and some cream"
Eyes, SIR"
"Only let me have them without the
cream"
Eyes, sir; most certainly, SIR"
And without the apples, please"
The waiter disappeared and soon
returned with plate on which lay
spoon and little powdered sugar.
The customer looked surprised.
IT'S your stewed apples and
cream, sir, without the stewed ap-
pies, and without the cream" said
the waiter. The item figured on the
bill just the same, and the customer
had to pay it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02

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Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
CAPACITY OF AVERAGE sILo.
Easy Matter to Determine Number of
Cubic Feet of Ensilage Required
to Feed Cows.

tBy A. d. WILSON, Superintendent Exten-
sion Division, University Farm, St.
Paul, MIMI
The amount of silage required and
the size of silo needed to hold it can
be quite closely calculated, provided
the number and kind of animals to
be fed from it are known before
building.
An average COW or beef animal may
be fed about 35 pounds of silage per
day, and the usual period during which
silage is used in this latitude will be
about 21o days. Large animals or
those that are being fattened may con-
sumo considerably more than 35 pounds
per day, but this has been found fair
average
In silo of ordinary depth, the aver
age weight of the silage is about 40
pounds per cubic foot. Near the top
of the silo, however, where the pressure
is not great, it will weigh only 25
pounds per cubic foot, while at the
bottom of 35-foot silo it NAV weigh
so pounds. Taking these averages, if a
COW eats 80 pounds of ensilage in a
day, she will eat 35-40, or x of a cubic
foot per day, and with this as a basis
it is easy to determine the number of
cubic feet of ensilage required to feed
COW or any number of cows through
out the season. The diameter of the
silo must be such that the stock on
hand can use one or two inches of
silage off the top each day during the
winter, and at least three inches per
day when summer feeding of silage is
to be practiced. This is necessary to
keep the silage from spelling.
A silo 10 feet in diamter is adapted
to feeding 10 mature cattle. One 70
feet in diameter will feed Is head, and
one IA feet in diameter will meet the
needs of &c head; but if there are 80
or more cows to feed, 16-foot silo
should be erected. These silos should
be 30 or 40 feet, or even more in height.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
The Reason.

"Eh-yah!" confessed ]. Fuller Gloom,
the prominent pessimist. 81 have
changed entirely the plans of the
house I am going to build In spite of
the fact that the architect, my wife
and various other sensible and well
posted people agreed that 1t was as
near perfect as it could be made and
l myself was thoroughly pleased with
It."
Then why"
ooh, 1t didn't suit the neighbors!"
Judge.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
A Vain Search.

Mrs. Parvenu-John, that Mrs. Kaw-
Ter, who was just here, said she had
been having bad attack of ongwee.
What's that7
Parvenu-S Something catchin', per-
haps. Why don't you look it up in the
dictionary7
Mrs. Pr did. I went through all
the O's, but can It find no such word.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
Needed a Sllencer,

"What will you have next?" asked
the waiter.
"Why, l gave you the whole order"
replied the lady.
YES. but the gentleman with you
was taking his soup, and ! couldn't
hear you"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
Strange Glad Hand.

THAT man must love you. He made
so much fuss over you. What's his
name2'
~ don t know.'
''But he seemed so glad to see you.'
:" Yes. He was very ELUSIVE"
Haven It you any idea who he is7''
"Not at all. I've seen his face some
where, but l can It place him."
"But he acted like a long-lost
brother"
He surely did. can't make up my
mind whether he really knows me or is
a candidate for office. detroit Free
Press.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
No Gardener.

what are you fooling with there?"
Asparagus. First, you trench 1t.
next you get 1t started, then you trans
plant it. In couple of years you will
have a fine crop. Better plant some"
mot for mine. don't see why any,
body should go to all that trouble
when you can buy 1t for Is cents q
can"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1915-10-02
Juvenile Imaoinatlon.

Don't you know that you ought to
be careful not to leave finger marks
on your books" said the teacher who
was trying to encourage neatness.
"Yes," replied the small boy. "Bill
Jenkins told me about that. Some
day the habit is liable to put the de-
tectives on your trail"