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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

THE TIMES has received copy OF the
"Third Annual Report of the State
Board OF Public Roads, (which is largely
Photographic resume Of work accom-
piished during the past year in improv.
ing the highways OF Rhode Island.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

The old New England rum tina, ha.
been distilled in Medford Mass. for SO
many years has gone cut OF style so
much, that the distillers have shut down
and gone ont Of business. Whiskey is
still somewhat in use.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

HIGHWAY engineering is new pro-
fession and is taugh, in many of eduea.
tional institutions. Some people have
IN idea that it consists OF running an
automobile at very high rate Of speed.
They are wrong.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

the population Of Greater New York
lacks only hundred thousand Of being
100000. Just think OF 1.-The four hun
dred" among the four million.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

The town Of Lincoln is facing the
necessity Of building three new school
houses. Education. such as it is, comes
high, but we must have IT,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

The gubernatorisl shoe does not seem
to ~ Douglas Of Brockton, and he will
net wear it any longer than he can posi-.
bly, help.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

The Jspanese do not propose to let
this peace talk hinder active operations
N the field. They know the value OF
Russias talk and promises, only too we'll.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

GOVERNOR MyRoN HRRRIcK says
the professional lobbyist must 60. lie
seems to be planning a sort OF gypsy
moth campaign.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

The mar who runs the scorching
ante may have heart, but the fact re-
mains to he proven, in some cases, ,at
least.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

Tag battle at Block Island which
took place last summer was OF the nature
OF . sea 6ght; the fray on Monday was
purely military.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

The Providence base ball team stand
only three from the top. Shades Of
Charlie Radbourn, just think Of it,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

RECIPROCITY is not dead in Massa-
chusetts, We are told, it is simply snooz.
ing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

The man who gets very rich by Civ
ing mp smoking has to be born early and
die late.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

LAST Sunday was a record breaker in
almost everything except church atten-
dance.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

ScrTUATE 10 cut Of the prize fight list,
and Jshnston 10 isgetting good, only move
elowly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23

IT is said that over two hundred bull
pups have been named "Togo" since the
sea SIGHT, in this country alone.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-06-23
June weddings have only about a
week more TO run.

"A retired burglar, generally speak
Ing, is in jail.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27

looked upon with suspicion Mr.. COT
ms keen realization of the fact that
the eX-"onVict without the aid of some
one to help him regain his self -resp ect
ana position of trust in the commun-
ity, tends to degenerate, prsmpted him
to stimulate the organization of an as
ISOLATION whose mission 1t would be to
secure employment for the men and to
supply home where they would be
underHgood influences while waiting for
a position.
One year and a half ago the home
began its work among the prisoners,
and since then a large number of men
have been aided in securing positions
at good wages and under good influ-
enceS.
Mr. Coffin is a regular visitor to all
OF the penal institutions of the state,
where he organizes prisoners leagues,
whose purpose it is to inspire among
the prisoners desire to lead decent
lives after leaving prison, and those
VINO do so desire learn through the
league that they will be welcomed at
the Fort Dodge farm.
The only other institutions CT this
kind in the United States are at Flush
ing, Long Island, and at Chicago both
endowed by Mrs. Maud Burlington
Booth said Mr.. Coffin Our home
is not very we'll known as yet and SO
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27

have long since come TO see the WIS
dom of the bill, and those who were
his bitterest opponents are now MS
warmest friends, as the many kind let
tars and words of praise he receives
from high railroad officials indicate.
as we'll as favors shown in the Way OF
free transportation
"He started the white button tenn
perance movement among railroad
men in 1898. AS a pledge of total alb
stnence on the part Of any railroad
man. Mr.. Coffin gives him little white
button with the initials r. r. T. a.. on
it. Up to date he has given out some
100000 of these buttons. which rep
resents an investment of over $4,000
in 1890 he helped to inaugurate near
Chicago the Home for Disabled Rail
road Men, and has been at its head
ever since. This home is supported by
the railroad brotherhoods and has
cared for and sheltered rs very helpless
and destitute men. 1t is about to be
enlarged and endowed so as to take
care of from 100 to 200 men at once.
For the past ten years Mr. Coffin
has devoted a good deal of time and
la Dor to create and advance the inter-
est of the railroad Y. Nj. G. A.
while In our city to speak at our
recent anniversary Mr.. Coffin spoke
Sunday to the men in our penitentiary.
ana we learned or his interest in and
desire to help those SO unfortunate
as to serve time in the penitentiary.
In this, as well as in everything else
that has appealed to his heart has
also touched his pocketbook. for he
believes that faith without works is
dead He has j-st given over $4,000
for home in Iowa for ex-convicts.
which is to be a refuge to the man who
wants to make amendments for his
mistakes, where he can stay until he
is able to face the world, and employ
ment can be found for him. The home
is to be on farm of eighty acres.
1T was no easy matter to get from
Mr. Coffin some facts regarding his life,
as he is a man who does not sound
aloud what he has done or what he
is doing for his fellows He said, I
am answering your questions but for
one reason. and that is to let you know
what great good the Lord can bring
about by the instrument of a compara-
lively poor and unlearned man.
May you, my reader catch the UNI
selfish spirit to serve your fellows at
whatever cost that has possessed this
man Of God"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
ISiouX City Tribune. /

EiShtytwo years old. at the head OF
hne of the most unique charitable in
sututions in the country and the only
one of IT'S kind in Iowa. and the most
active phinlonthropist ia the state, is
j. distinction accorded TO Rev S. l..
Coffin, of Fort Dodge, Ia. who was one
OF the speakers at a recent meeting
IN Sioux City of the board of associa-
ted charities. Mr.. Coffin is one of the
organizers with Judge Kenyon, the late
captain YoemaE, Thomas Wright,
Webb Vincent and George w. Mason,
Of the Iowa Benevolent association. to
which he donated $4,000 and farm
near Fort Dodge worth $4,000 The
object OF the association is to aid men
VINO have served terms in prison to
become honest. useful and self-respect-
ing citizens.
Many years Victor Hugo attempted
to relieve the condition of the con-
wet and eN-convict and wrote Les
Miserables:" yet, while the ex-convict
in this day and country is not SO per-
slstently prosecuted as Hugos Jean
Vatican, he is still an outcast who is
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
Darwinisr,.
Man differs

Alfred Russell Wallace: Man differs
essentially from all other mammals in
this respect; that whereas any import
ant adaptation to new conditions can
be effected in them only by change in
bodily structure. man is able to adapt
himself to much greater changes of
condition by a mental development
leading him to the use of fire, of tools,
Of clothing, Of improved dwellings,. of
nets and snares and of agriculture. BY
the help of these without any change
whatever in his bodily structure, he has
been able to spread over and occupy
the whole earth; to dwell securely in
forest, plain or mountain: to inhabit
alike the burning desert or the Arctic
wastes: to cope with every kind of wild
beast, and to provide himself with food
in districts Wehere, as an animal trust
ing to natures unaided productions, he
would have starved
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27

our work is somewhat limited in
scope because of lack of funds. So
we want to interest the public and Sc
cure cooperation and donations.
No, we have not had a single fail
ure among our men, for every men sent
out from our home has proved faithful
and is living an honest, useful life We
endeavor to make them forget their
past and tell them that others will for
get when they have become useful
members of the community"
Aside from this work which engages
a great deal of his time Mr.. Coffin is
an active worker in the railroad Y, M.
c. A, a prime mover in the Railroad
Temperance association and president
of the State Anti-saloon league. Rail-
road men have cause to be grateful of
Mr.. Coffin for his strenuous and we'll
fought battle with the railroad lobby
lasting four years which ended in his
securing the passage through congress
of law compelling the railroads to
equip all of their freight trains with
the air brake and the automatic
coupler.
The following tribute to Mr. Coffin
appeared in the Columbus, o., Rail-
road Mems Bulletin:
1T was in 1883 that Mr.. Coffin be-
came so intensely interested In rail-
/ AOeaA~AhASA'f oAi1 LAG 1ittS SSlSSu lneW
many ways ever since. 1t was in that
year that Governor Sherman appointed
him member of the state board of
railroad commissioners where he
served for five years. His sympathies
were appealed TO often by accidents
to railroad men, and on looking into
the causes he found that most of these
accidents befell men in freight service
who were knocked from box cars or
lost life or limb in making couplings
He commenced at once to arouse pub-
lie sentiment in favor CT q safety. an
pliance law. In 1887 he drafted hi,
for such a law for the Iowa legislature
which was passed by that body. He
then Went to Washington. D. c.. and
drafted bill for a national law re-
curing automatic couplers, power
brakes, safety grab irons, and an even
height of draw bar on all freight cars
used in interstate commerce. He paid
his own expenses and worked hard
for the four years of President Harri-
sons administration to have this bin
enacted into a national law. During
the last congress of the aforemen.
toned administration he was rewarded
by seeing his bill passed, and on fine
last day but one of Harrison's term
of office the president signed the hin,
making it a law of our country. The
result Of this law is that at least from
1900 TO 1900 less lives of trainn,ey
sacri fichd a nd some & ,f.(, Iast, -
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27

of by material may be mortised. Have
this post feet high and make 1t firm to
the base by an iron brace. Then have the
local blacksmith make piece of iron
say A-inch material into circle about
the circumference of the inside of a grain
bag with four or five hooks just opposite
the holes in the top of the bag. The
other end of this iron is straight arm
with fiat L piece with two holes through
1t by which it can be screwed to the post.
Put this in position and you have bag
holder at small cost which cannot be beat
en-. The illustration shows the simplicity
Of the design and shows how readily it
can be made.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27

or zinc pail sunk in the floor at the end
Of the gutter into which the liquid can
flow and every other day empty the con-
tents of this pail into largs barrel or
cistern placed under shed in the barn
yard. At intervals this liquid manure
may be poured over the dry materia, that
is kept under shed so that 1t will be
absorbed by the coarser material. Both
Of these plans are readily carried out and
there are numberless others which will
suggest themselves TO the interested read
er. The main thing Is to lave some plan
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27

from Venice established themselves
mere with the jealousy guarded secrets
OF their art. Indeed, so jealousy were
these guarded that many of them were
lost entirely, and during the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries Venetian ola &c
refrigerated so much that with the ex-
ception Of glass beads, very little else
was attempted in either Murano or
But about 1860 an Italian named
Antonio Salviati rediscovered the pro-
cess that made it possible for Murano
70 engage once more in the Industry
that made it famous so many centmras
| before. 'eS
Perhaps the chief beauty in the Mn
| rano glass is that every workman &c a.,
artist and takes enormous pride in Gre.
aung new and still more beautiful de-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
(continued Next Week.l
The New Woman.

Nurse-"Did you ring, madam %
Madam--"Yes. Marie; get the ineu-
bator up out of the cellar and put the
baby back in 1t for few days.
Nurse--"Oh, but, madam
Madam-'That will do, Marie: we
Won't argue. l am preparing paper
for the club on The Relativeness Of
the Absolute and simply can't ba
.bothered,"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
THE BLACK BEN DAVIS APPLE

The Ben Davis apple has many friends
and many enemies. In some localities the
trees produce fruit that IS quite tasty,
while the fruit grown in other sections
has nothing to recommend it but its
beauty of skin. the flesh being tastelcss
and insipid. The introducers OF the Black
Ben Davis claim 1t to be decided i'm
prove on the better known sort and It Is to
he hoped that it is. The varieties are al
most Identical in form and size. but the
Back Ben Davis shows u rich. dark red
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
Itaiy'S Glass Industry

Philadelphia Ledger: Venetian
glass. commonly so called, does not in
reality come directly from the queenly
city from which it derives its name.
Inc prlclpal home of this beautiful art
work is in the little city of Murano
an island town not more than a mile
from Venice.
Centuries ago some glass workers
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
SAVING THE LIQUID MANURE.

Everyone who knows anything of the
constituent parts of stable manures knows
full well the value Of the liquid excre-
ments but all do not know how readily
they may BE saved with little effort,
OF course the first thing to be done is to
fix the platform back of the cows so that
none of the liquid will run between the
bosrds. a cement floor would remedy all
this, but IL this cannot be had, fill In the
cracks between the boards with !aths. The
gutter back of the cows can be built of
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
Annoyina 10 Dewey.

y Philadelphia Press: Admiral Dewey,s,
peace of mind has been greatly disturbed
lately by the nuisance of sight seeing au-
tomobiles, !. each carrying thirty or forty
people, which stop In front of his home
three times a day in the effort to get a
glimpse Of the admiral and Mrs Dewey.
Even more annoying than the stare of
forty pairs of eyes is the witticism OF the
guide who shouts through the megaphone
in voice that can be heard block
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
They Went the I;r,;+

:
Yes, said Mrs. Crawfoot Il reckon
me pears you saw up in the town zoo
were great eaters. Ate almost as much
as an elephant, didn't they?"
Eiephant?" echoed Mr. Crawfoot
olsoalniully. Why. them critters ats
as much as a hired man" ate
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
A Natural ApoIonv

"'Ah, good morning, Chesterfia,a -
SAID the NJ. D. How are you this
I'm sorry to say" rejoined tbe M
NE !, chesterfield, that I'm feeling re,
mafkably well this morning."
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27

skin where the other is striped. The flavor
IL more acid and while it cannot be said 70
be of good flavor it IS decidedly better
than the old Ben Davis. The fruit Is at
tractive good keeper and hence VIII
sell Well while the tree shows every midi
cation of being an unusually heavy crop
per which, of course. will make the variety
favorte among orchardists The variety
is worth testing to see how t acts on diff
fcrent soils, but it will be well to go Slow
with ii until it proves itself worthy of cN-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-01-27
A HOME FOR THE EX-CONVICTS

DODGE WHO BELIEVES MEN RELEASED FROM THE
PENITENTIARY A FOOTHOLD IN THE WORLD. y s REV
COFFIN ALSO WITH SAFETY APPLIANCE LAWS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-19
Dayton Man in Porto Rico.

a number Of local capitalists be-
coming convinced that good profits
could be made in proper cultivation
of the rich land In the tropics. they
recently sent James p. Turner down
to Porto Rico and Sanro Domingo
to look the matter up. ]. w. Jesse
received letter the other day from
Mr.. Turner. which is very interesting
and was written in Porto Rico. He
claims It to be fact that sugar land
in Porto Rico has paid $3.50 per acre
net profit this year. oxen are used
wholly in hauling, and the yoke Is
strapped to the horns. The driver
walks ahead of the oxen and has a
long stick with a spike in the end
used as a persuader. Mr.. Turner was
awaiting the regular steamer to Santo
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-19
CATTLEMEN COMPLAIN.
Conference With Secretary Wilson on
Transportation Issues.

A special from Chicago to the Boise
Statesman says:
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
held a conference today with about
so cattemen at the stockyards ex-
change on the subject of livestock
transportation. The cattlemen made
It plain that they were opposed to
the law which requires shippers to
feed and rest cattle every 2S hours on
the journey They wanted It extend
ed to SO hours.
The ranchmen argued that 1t dis
tresses cattle more and does them
more harm to take them from the
cars every 2S hours than It does to
allow them to remain in a car for a
day and a half.
Secretary Wilson told the stockmen,
who we're from Texas, Idaho, Mon
tana. Colorado and Iowa, that he
could not change the law. but he
agreed to modify the order. which
now limits the number of cattle in
cars where they are fed en- route.
"As to feeding the cattle on the
cars" said the secretary, there are
not enough of the right kind of cars
to make that general. The stockmen
represented today that the recent or
der limiting the number of cattle in
cars that are so arranged that feeding
is possible was hardship and l
agreed to modify it,"
The railroads also contend that un-
loading every SO hours is often enough
and a committee Of operating and
traffic men was appointed to join
with the cattle shippers in presenting
the matter TO Secretary Wilson.
The government has filed 1900 suits
against railroads for violating the
statute, and the railroads are anxious
to have the whole matter settled on
condition that they live UP to the law
in the future. He will give an answer
to the committee tomorrow.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-19
Route for GrangeyIlIe Branch.

There is much evidence available
to justify the conclusion that the
Northern Pacific and o. r. & N. en-
gineers have decided upon the route
that will be followed by the Grange
Vile branch, which is to be built in
conjunction with the lewiston Riparia
line. 1t seems now beyond all ques-
ton that what is known as the Lap
wal branch of the Northern Pacific
will be extended from Cuidesac and
that all other proposed routes have
now been abandoned. Such an an
nouncement can be expected to be
made within a few days, possibly be-
fore the close of the present week.
Lewiston Tribune.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-19
Slipped and Broke His Skull.

At his residence IL miles northwest
of this place, on Saturday, August 3,
John T. Coonrod met with a fatal
accident. He had gone overhead in
his woodshed to pile some lumber and
through some misstep fell striking on
the front endgate of a wagon, fractur-
ing his skull and otherwise injuring
himself. He never regained conscious
ness and died at o'clock in the af-
ternoon Of the same day.-Cambridge
Gdaho) News.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-19
UNIQUE LAND CONTEST.
Tract in Umatilla County VIII BE
Contested for at la Grandc.

Walla walla, Aug. 1S.-A unique
land contest case In which Walla
walla people are interested parties,
win come up soon before the La
Grande landoffice. The piece Of
land in question is located in Uma-
tilla mounty, just on the state boun-
Diary line. 1t has been filed upon both
as desert and homestead land, and
the result Of the contest will virtually
be decision which class the land
should be classified under.
Another peculiarity of the case Is
that although in one form or another
It has been before the commissioner
of the general land office, it now
comes back for final settlement to the
land office where the entries were
first made.
The first filing was made under the
desert land law by William II. Cos
ton. but his application was held up
by the La Grande office on a techni-
cality-that Coston had not stated
whether he was a natural born or
naturalized citizen.
In the meantime c. NJ. Stafford and
Miss Laura Stafford made homestead
entries upon the land. Coston ap-
pealed from the La Grande land Of
flee to the commissioner of the gem
eral land office to have his claim sus-
tained and the others cancelled ana
was given an ex parte decision.
The staffords then appealed to the
secretary of the interior ON the
ground that they had not been given
time to show reasons why their claims
should not be cancelled. They were
upheld by the secretary, who ordered
that time be granted for them to give
their side Of the case, The reasons
they gave were considered good
enough TO warrant another hearing
of the case before the La Grand'
office. where the final decision vii
be made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-19
Echo's Woman Farmer.

Miss Sadie Coppinger, a splendid
specimen of true womanhood, and a
resident of the Echo country, has
demonstrated woman's ability to
successfully conduct a farm. Miss
Sadie has a homestead about five
miles east of Echo, she has farmed
the land for two years, and this year
she tells us that she is one of the
first to finish up her farm work, de-
liver her crop to the warehouse and
get her receipts for same. Two thous-
and for barley crop, clear money
and deposited in the bank is the proud
record of this typical Umatilla county
girl, a result which should be a
shining example to the many young
ladies who are above the farm, but
who will probably go to Sadie to make
borrow later on when they get ac-
quainted with the man they marry,
while Sadie win attend the fair
Echo News.