davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
QUEER OLD RELIC
Towel Believed to Belong to Rev.
olutionary Times Brought to
Light at Pittsburgh.

~ REAT interest has been awak.
ened among members OF pa
triotic societies of Pittsburgh
in the unique towel which re-
Gently came into the possession OF
Mrs. Cecilia G. Jones Murdoch OF the
Hotel Schenley, a pen-and-ink impress
sion Of which Is reproduced here. Tho
age Of the towel, which is made OF
finest linen and woven most delicate
ly, is problematical and probably can
never be definitely established. It's
workmanship is wonderful. the elab-
crate design being skillfully and artis-
tically executed.
Mrs. Murdoch believes her historic
towel comes down from a period but
few years after the War OF the Rev.
olution, either the last decade OF the
eighteenth century or the first OF the
nineteenth. From the inscriptions on
the face of the towel, she has formed
the opinion that 1t was one Of a num-
ber OF similar pieces made abroad In
OF the establishment
OF the independence OF the United
States and the election OF George
Washington to the presidency, and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

ator OF the Declaration OF Independ-
ence. But for Richard Henry Lees
love for his wife, his would be the
name to go ringing down through all
time in place OF that of Thomas JEFF
ferson.
Lee was the man originally selected
by the delegates to introduce in con-
gress a resolution declaring the colo
MES free and Independent. He did
this on June Z, 1916. Congress, after
much deliberation. agreed to the ap-
pointment Of a committee of five to
draft Declaration OF independence,
and Lee, victor in the fight that had
ragged against his resolution, was to
have been made chairman. AS such,
and qualified in every way, he would
have been the one selected to draft
the document. In fact, this arrange
ment had been made and settled-and
then, on the night of June 10, on the
eve Of the triumph OF his career, Lee
received word that his wife lay seri-
ously i'll at home and begged for him
to come to her side.
Had Lee been a less devoted hus-
band. he might have wavered. On one
hand were the highest political hon
ors, honors that he long had been
striving for; on the other. loving
wife. Lee did not hesitate.
Many other men may be able to
take my place in drafting my coun-
try's Declaration of independence" he
said, "but no one else in the world can
take my place at the side Of my sick
WIFE"
He mounted a horse at once, and
turned his back on Philadelphia and
one OF the most significant crises in
the worlds history. He went straight
to where his wife lay waiting for him,
and back in Philadelphia Thomas JEFF
ferson was appointed chairman OF the
committee. and the rest is history.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN
Chauffeur Had Overlooked Matter
That Really Was of the Grav-
est Importance.

AS he buttoned up his overcoat be-
fore setting OF on motor tour, Jones
asked his chauffeur few questions.
"Car all ready? Have you put the
spare inner tubes In the tonneauY
"Ycssir."
Are the repair tools In the box"
and plenty Of petrol in the tank?"
"Yessir," replied the man again, pa
tiently.
"Oiled it thoroughly?"
"Yessir." And this time he reeled
off n list of places to which he had
applied the oil can.
The motorists face grew blach
when he finished.
"Why, you fool" he broke In, "you
have forgotten the most important
place Of all !"
The chauffeur stared at him In sur
prise.
you've forgotten the number plate
at the back" snapped Jones. "Take
the can and squirt some oil on IL.
Then the dust will stick to IL. Never
forget TO oil the number platter
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

the sea- with q needle, quilted It with
his own hands into a comforter and
made IL his bed covering.
True to his word, when peace had
been restored, the captain took "Old
Glory" to the Capitol building, where
1T was unfurled.
1t was on fateful morning in Feb
tied by the cry, Fort Donelson has
fallen; the federal troops are advanc-
ing" The Sixth Ohio was the first
regiment to land, and the bluecoats,
to the sound Of drum and trumpet,
marched to the capitol and tore down
the Confederate flag. Captain Driver
begged the captain to let him raise
his "Old Glory" The plea was
granted, and, escorted by Lieutenant
Thatcher and a detachment of sol
diers, Captain Driver went to his home
and ripped the sacred trophy from It's
hiding place. He was allowed to raise
the flag with his own hands. Bare
headed, he climbed to the dome, took
down the regimental flag. and replaced
it with "Old Glory" amid the tumul.
tuous cheers from the enthusiastic
Union sympathizers.
AS with dimmed eyes he saw II
Haunting its colors proudly, he ex.
claimed: Now that old Glory has
come into her own again. am willing
to die"
This historic flag is now in the Gus
tody OF the Essex institute. in Salem
Mass, where It was deposited by q
niece OF Captain Driver, to whom he
had intrusted 1t in 1882, four years
before his death. So that after its
many vicissitudes, both on land and
sea, II is resting peacefully and hon
ored today in the very port from
which it sailed for the first time 81
years ago.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
OF a Fiuhtinu Race.

"What's the matter with Dubwaite7
He looks as if someone had given him
terrible thrashlng"
Poor Dubwaite made tho mistake OF
trying to pick on a man who wore
waist watch and soft collar"
"Well Well -
eyes. Dubwaite called him Eliza
beth but soon found out that his
right name was Nike"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
NAMED old GLORY
Massachusetts Sailor, Captain
Stephen Driver, So Christened
the Starry Banner.

II ~ LID GLORY" was so chris
tened by Capt. Stephen
Driver, a very pronounced
~ Union man, who was born
In Salem, Mass. March II, 1903. He
was presented by the citizens OF Sa-
lem with q large American flag when
about to sail from his homo port as
commander Of the brig Charles Dog
gett In 1881. AS 1t was hoisted to the
masthead and spread itself to the
breeze. In burst OF patriotic ardor he
christened It "Old Glory" and that
was the name he afterward used for 1t.
After having been his daily compan-
ion and sharer Of adventures and per-
ils on the deep for a half century,
Capt. Driver took 1t with him to Ten
nessee, where he made his home in
Nashville, after retiring from a seafar-
ing life, and where he died March 3,
1886
During the war he was provost mar
shal Of Nashville. and did much active
work in the hospitals. He was out
spoken in his feelings during these
days of civil disagreement, and his
southern partisan neighbors felt spe-
cial zeal to get possession Of his much.
vaunted "Old Glory" but they repeat
edly searched his home and garden in
vain.
The old captain assured them that
they would see 1t again only when 1t
fioated over reunited Union. In or
der to preserve 1t until such time the
captain, clever, as are most men Of
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

too, at the head of the creek. At a
given signal the planks Of the bridge
were taken up, and Howe arrived to
find himself upon an island.
He ragged furiously and moved
toward the head of the creek, there to
be abruptly checked again. The Amer
leans opened fire upon his troops at
the causeway. They were sheltered
by the tide-mill, and from this point
they poured forth their heavy rife
fire upon tho British. Nowhere could
the enemy force way past the de-
termined patriots.
Howe retreated and the day was
won. So enraged was the British gen.
eral that he summoned his guides be
fore board of officers and charged
them with having deceived him, for
he believed that they had landed him
upon an island. How dared they? he
demanded, striking the table a re-
sounding blow with his sword. AL
though the situation was explained to
him. he still ragged. and he vowed he
would hang every man OF them unless
they conducted him safely from the
trap he was in. At last the British
retreat carried the forces on to Pells
Point.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
LET fame PASS BY
How II Was Richard Henry Lee
Did Not Write Declaration
of independence.
X HERCHEZ la femme"
Wherever and whenever

Wherever and whenever
4 man performs a great,
noteworthy action the
eternal feminine seems sure to have
hand. Even the Declaration OF In
dependence would not have been writ
ten as 1t is or by the hand that penned
1t but for woman.
Thomas Jefferson would not have
won eternal fame by writing the IA
nous document whereby the colonies
declared themselves free and inde-
pendent OF England IL there had not
been woman in it," But for
woman, a mans love, the devotion OF
two tender hearts, another man would
be credited with the Declaration OF
Independence. and Thomas Jefferson
in all probability would be known to
posterlty only as one OF the signers.
There was a woman In the case-but
not one connected in any romantic
way with Jefferson.
Mrs. Richard Henry Lee, wife OF
delegate to the Continental congress
from Virginia, was the woman. She
was no female political intriguer, such
as at different times have helped to
sway the destiny OF nations. She ex-
erted no influence over Jefferson, or
over the first congress. She merely
became seriously Ill in her Virginia
home on June 10. 1776, necessitating
the presence OF her husband at her
bedside, and thus clearing the way for
Jefferson to become famous as the Gre
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
impression Of Newly Found Patriotic
Towel Of Probable Great AGE.

designed to be sold to the patriotic
settlers of the American wilds, pos
sibly by rowing peddlers. 1t is her
opinion that this particular towel may
have formed part OF a set, possibly
consisting Of tablecloth, napkins, and
other towels, and that 1t alone, by
strange chance, has survived the gen.
erations. IL came to her through an
elderly woman Of German extraction,
who received 1t from her parents. 1t
had been in her family as long as she
can remember, and no particular value
was attached to 1t, for II was in con-
slant daily use.
The designing Of the towel is most
the various elements OF the scheme
stand out plainly and distinctly. The
lettering alone is somewhat faint in
some lights, but with care in handling
can be clearly deciphered as the light
falls at the proper angles. The ele-
ments in the design are American
eagles, shields OF the nation and other
devices Of patriotic nature cunningly
woven together. The length OF the
towel Is 33 inches, and its breadth 10
inches.
The inscription follows:
"The Independence of the United
States of America Declared July 4,
1776-Washington Elected President
OF tho Federal Union March, 1889
T. Pluribus Unum."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
New Woods for Print PAPER.

Exhaustive tests show that IL new
woods-that is. woods not hitherto
used for this purpose-give promise
OF being suitable for the production
OF news print paper In this country.
White and red fir are the most prom
islng species in the national forests in
California, although lodgepole and
western yellow pine and Douglas fir
may sometimes be used. declare the
government scientists.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

"$HE Ferris property covered vast
tracts of land in Westchester
county, New York. The grand
father OF the first James Ferris
was one OF the ten promoters OF
Throgs Neck. He was descended from
the house of Feriers, whose first men,
ber in England obtained large grants
OF English land from the Conqueror
Many branches of the family spread
through the Westchester region. and
another old house once belonging to
them can be seen today.
Upon leaving the house once occu.
pied by Lord Howe, go out through
the main entrance OF the Country club
grounds, leading into Country Club
avenue. This route will take you
through some of the loveliest land
anywhere to be found. Delightful
homes are scattered over the fawless.
ly groomed land. Nature here is
dressed In her best Sunday-go-to-
meeting garb the whole week through.
You arrive at Middletown road.
Follow this toward the village, and
close to II, on Mayflower avenue, you
will find the other Ferris house with
large pillars. 1t Is unoccupied and
used only by moving picture firm
a fine background for old-time ro-
mances.
And now to the village center and
the causeway. Toward it marched
Lord Howe, while the picked Ameri-
cans awaited him-and another group
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Gist Of the Declaration.

These United colonies are, and OF
right ought to be, free and independ-
ent states; that they are absolved
from all allegiance to the British
crown, and that all political connec-
tion between them and the state to
Great Britain is and ought TO be to-
tally dissolved"
This, shorn of the preamble and the
concluding clauses, is the Declaration
OF Independence which this country
celebrates sanely and safely or In
sanely and unsafely. as the case may
be, every Fourth OF July.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Younq Men Set Noble Example.

Young men among Declaration sign.
ers were Thomas Lynch of South Caro-
lima and Edward Rutledge of South
Carolina. They were both born in
1749, Lynch in August and Rutledge
in November. Each was but twenty
seven years old. other young men
were Thomas Haywood of South Caro-
lima, born in 1746: Benjamin Rush.
born in 1745; Elbridge Gerry. born In
1744; Thomas Jefferson, born in 1743;
Arthur Middleton Of South Carolina,
born in 1743; Samuel Chase of Mary
land. born in 1741. and BENJAMIN Har-
rison OF Virginia, born in 1740. Each
member from South Carolina was O
young man-Lynch, Rutledge, Hey
wood and Middleton
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
So Paw Saws.

Little Lemuel-Say, paw, what
would you call wealthy neighbor-
hood?
Paw-One in which every family
patronizes the iceman. my son.
There is limit to everyOne's capa-
limit.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
The Briqhter Side.

"Trench warfare is said to be fright.
fully monotonOus.
Maybe So" replied the peace-loving
man, "but considering what is liable
to happen in a trench, | should think
the average soldier would be glad If 1t
failed 10 materaliZe."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
His Bluff Called.

chap-can you change a fifty-dollar
bill?
Banks-Certainly
Bluffman-Ah-er-sin you're so
flush, | guess l won't pay you till
next week.-Boston Evening Tran
script.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

Nothing Relieves Tender, Aching Feet
like hot foot bath with Johnson's Foot
Soap. Composed of Borax, Bran and
Iodine. At Druggists or sent postpaid
Cor 25c by Thos. Gill Soap Co., I'll
Kent Ave-, Brooklyn, n. Y. Adv.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Its Meanness.

~ don't wonder they give fate
wOman's sex, for she's so mean to
other women"
"HOw SOP"
Here it's leap year, and in half
the world all the men are off to the
war where the women can't get at
them to propose"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Necessary.

$50 you've bought car at last.
knew you'd come to II sooner or
later"
1T wasn't because wanted IT. You
see. our cook married a chauffeur. and
the only way we could keep from los
Ing her was to give him a job also"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
somewhat Evasive

Did miss Grabcoin offer you any
encouragement
"Oh, yes answered the professional
summer man.
congratulations.
"Nes. When | asked her what sort
Of husband she thought | would make
she said was rafting good tennis
player"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Her "Oot."

Mrs. Youngwedd ca doctors daugh-
ter)-Did papa say he would do any
thing for you?
Youngwedd-Yes he said he would
operate upon me at any time free OF
harge.-Pickings.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
The Proof.

"Some people believe the world is
growing honest"
"They must be hearing something
about the conscience fund paying OF
the national debt"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Takino Her Seriously.

''I've begun TO think that fellow is
really seriously In love with me-"
What makes you think so?"
Hes taken me TO the theater three
times now and not once has he ever
tried to kiss me good night"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Whole Country Participates.

No holiday is more widely observed
In this country than the Fourth of
neutrality-suspicious. day. 1t is the
one occasion when the people OF all
sections manifest In some form their
patriotic sentiments.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
If You OR ANY FRIEND

Suffer with Rheumatism or Neuritis, acute or
chronic, write for my FREE BOOK on Rheums-
tism--Its Cause and Cure Most wonderful book
ever written, tts absolutely FREE Jesse 4
Case. Dept. c. W, Brockton, hass--Adv.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
A Poser,

'The only weapons OF the church
are those Of peace and quiet"
"How about the canon laws"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

On June IL. 1777. congress decreed
that the flag consist of 13 red and
white stripes. and 10 stars on blue
ground
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

Too many men want to run the
country instead of attending to their
own knitting
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

"How was the table of the Aviation
clubs dinner decOrated?"
with air plants"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

Raw onions are recommended as q
cure for sleeplessness.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
Oh Mar

Oh, Mar!
"Have you read the RubaiyatT
"Not yet"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30

Pure iron rustS little.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30
IN AMERICAN TRAP
Clever Scheme Which Enabled
Patriot Soldiers to Defeat
the British General.

.NHE Ferris property covered vast
tracts of land In Westchester
county, New York. The grand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

he got the idea of creating the Tobacco
Trust. Probably he had had his eye on
the marvellous growth of Standard Oil,
and he felt that what had been done in
one commodity could be done in another.
At first the we'll established rival tobacco
companies gave his proposals the pitying
smile Yet one by one, under the pressure
Of this energetic masters suasion (Which
wasn't wholly mental, either, they fell
into line. To-day quarter billion dol
lars would not adequately represent the
business that has grown out of that little
five-cent 4roll your own tobacco.
..Mr. S. C. Dobbs, of the Coca-C
Company of Atlanta, Georgia, says that
the sales of Coca-Cola have averaged,
during the year 1915, three million glasses
day. Wait, let's put it in figures like
this: 100000. Three million glasses
day. Every day. Day after day That
goes into the billion column for year.
1! And just to think that in 1886 DR.. J. S.
;Pemberton, who first worked out the
formula of this drink was patting himself
on the back because he had been able to
sell twenty-five whole gallons of his prod
uct to the local dealers at two dollars a
gallon! And DIR. Pemberton was some
sport, at that; for in that first year he
paid out almost twenty-five dollars for ad-
vertising. Nowadays the company goes up
toward the million mark in. its advertising
expenditure, without batting an eyelash
,Coca-Cola is another of the many sue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

cessful "small-change' prod
ucts that did not jump
into immediate prosperity,
but worked into it through
vicissitudes. For the first
few years it was a steady
loser for its owners. People
hadn't learned to call for it;
druggists hadn't learned to
dispense it; and that which
was kept overtime by the
retailers was usually found
spoiled and unstable. AS
late as 1890 the advertising
bills were in excess of the
total receipts for the year.
But the faith of the owners
was strong. They kept
everlastingly at it, and to-
day Coca-Cola is one of the
greatest money-makers in
trade.
1t is not only with nation
ally advertised and widely
known products that for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
for January
Fortunes from Small Chance

tunes havebeen made,
however. N early
every important GEN.
ter throughout the
United States has one
or more wealthy men
who have found COM
fort in the ease with
which the American
may be divorced from
his nickel or dime
when you know how
to do it. And a queer
thing about these To-
cally celebrated arti-
Giles is that thew are