The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-08-23

at glance the c?Ondition OF the
streets. He has a fresh map Of the
city placed on the wall OF his Office
each day, and on this the streets
cleaned during the night are blocked
off in different colors. Red indicates
flushing, green sweeping by hand,
blue sweeping by machine. The pic
turesqueness and the practicability Of
the new plan both commend it.
r.. II. Hartman has just bought a
/ house in millionaire's row-pr1ce
! 500, 900, which is doing very well for
! clergyman son who started life
without dollar. Hartman Is now
| the chief magnate in railroad circles,
leading George Could and every other
rival; and indeed, since James j.
! Hill has resigned, he has hardly an
! equal in Aberica. Hartman has a
magnificent place in Tuxedo Park and
! also q very excellent town house. but
! he wants palace, and this led 10 the
aforementioned purchase. How
! these railway kings keep advancing!
Commodore Vanderbilt, who left $50,-
! 0O0.0C0 died in plain, old-fashioned
house which cost less than 100000.
| His son, William, on the other hand
died in one that cost a half million
while the second Cornelius met his
fate in a million dollar palace. Will
lam G. Whitney also died in palace.
one indeed Of much splendOr which
was then bought by James Henry
Smith who, had he been home, might
have died there also; but he reached
his end abroad No; they cannot
build strong enough 10 bar out death.
The announcement that the new
United States coins designed by the
late Augustus st. Gaudens have been
accepted by the government will be
greeted with great satisfaction by
all who have been interested in the
project for an Improvement Of the
present coinage.
Information has just been obtained
apparently from Mr.. st. Gaudens' son,
that the artist had completed the de-
sign for the bronze cent The In
dian head is retained, but a radical
Improvement is made by introducing
characteristic head of an American
In dian with real headdress instead of
The present design, which really is the
Caucasian type, the face having been
indian with real headdress instead Of
lanes Il. l.ongacre. the mint engrav-
or, who designed the present cent
piece in Philadelphia in 1859.
The head Of Liberty is retained on
the double eagle and the eagle, brt
dealized and IL Is said that the por-
trait was posed for by a Miss Mary
Cunningham, member Of Mr. st.
Gaudens' household
On the reverse of the $50 gold piece
Is an erect eagle. such as has been
used on previous United States gold
coins. but Of original design and exc
cution.
Everybody and his wife shook with
derisive laughter at Robert Fulton
century ago II was on Aug u.
1907. that the first really successful
steamboat in the world chug- -chugged
out of New York harbor for Albany.
Fulton called his boat the Clermont.
Everybody and Mrs. Everybody dub.
bed II Fulton's Folly
The tercentenary of the launching
Of the first American sailing vessel
of any considerable size is also cele-
brated this month. A Mr. Digby had
30-ton boat ready for launching in
1907 at Popham Beach, on the banks
Virginia
The difference between the Virginia
and sailing ships before and after
her birth was. however, inconsequen-
tial compared to the difference ne
tween the Clermont and the ocean
sprinter of today.
Fulton, though not the first Ameri-
can TO devise n method by which YES
sells could be propelled with steam;
was the builder of the Claremont. and
the Clermont was the first vessel
which. since the beginning of time
had been able TO make headway
against wind and tide for consid-
erable distance through the use Of
steam power.
Fulton compelled people to pay AT
tention to his Folly" He demon
strated so conc,usively. that steam
propulsion was a practical method
that there was no alternative but
acceptance Of his invention Douht-
less he was largely indebted 20 Fitch
for the germ Of the idea. But Fulton
did more than borrow an idea. Re
spent many years in France and Eng
land making experiments. He was
the first inventor Of the torpedo-a
torpedo which. before an assemblage
Of English naval experts, blew mp
Danish brig OF 200 tons. Fulton.
while in France. suggested 10 Napo-
leon the construction Of a steamship
for the purpose of towing transports.