The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-09-20

housekeepers and mothers OF families.
The additional two cents counts up
tidy sum at the end OF the week. Ana
the consumer is helpless; there Is no
monopoly in the land so absolute In It's
authority as the milk trust in Bos-
ton. Ii should be possible, however,
with milk at 10 cents a quart, to de-
mand and compel the delivery OF bet
ter quality, more carefully handled
and of higher test than that which IL
now distributed.
Boston Common is actually getting
green again, thanks 10 the rain and
the resolving of the waste places. II
will be something OF consolation TO
the home comers as wei as TO the
permanent summer population to find
something verdant fourishing in our
midst. II helps to make the change
from the rural districts less abrupt.
II was veritable revised version,
modern edition, of Sir Walter Raleigh
that happened on an open electric the
other evening. Apparently he was re-
turning from the theatre with his
sweetheart The evening was cool and
foggy Ugh, It's awful Cold,' quoth
the maiden, with pretty shrug OF her
delicate shoulders clad in light silk
waist In an instant the gallant youth
had shed his coat and the girl had IL
on before she hardly realized what
was happening And they rode on
ward, the youths negligee shirt lutter-
Ing in the breeze and his teeth mani
Testing a decided inclination to chat
ter, but from the joyful smile on his
face Il was the best bet he did not feel
the cold.
The local school board is clearly OF
the opinion that 1t is worth while con
sidering whether the system OF mill
tary drill in the schools may not prop
erly be enriched. Experts will be ask
ed as to the possible merits of scaling
walls, rifle practice and bridge build
ing as additions to the present system,
Many competent observers are convinc-
ed that military drill as now carried
out in schools is OF little or no use eth
er, in discipline, physical development,
or "settng-up" If continued the sys-
TEN surely needs enrichment.
The largest ocean tug hailing from
this port, the Gwalia, made her initial
appearance in the harbor few days
ago, when she arrived with the coal
laden barge Beattie from Philadelphia.
The vessel is a decided novelty for a
tug--she Is fitted with many of the
conveniences of modern passenger
steamer.
A peculiar feature OF the tugs con-
struction is a steel house on top OF the
after end Of the deckhouse on which
the captain has his cabin and sleeping
quarters. In the rear Of the pilot
house is a chart room, which is also
an innovation.
The tug has bathrooms, wireless
telegraphy, submarine signals, double
standard compasses, steam steering
gear and every known device for the
work for which she was designed. In
addition to her regular equipment she
has powerful salvage pumps and she
can easily be converted into a wreck
ing steamer
The Gwalia is owned by the Balt-
more e. Boston barge company and
halls from Boston.
In the future custom house inspec-
tors of this city will keep "A close watch
on fashionable dressmakers OF this
city and vicinity who are returning
from gay Paree," for the purpose of
solving the numerous smuggling eX-
peditions carried on by combination
Of dressmakers in the eastern cities,
who have by most daring plan sue
ceeded in smuggling thousands of dol
lars worth of valuable gowns INTO
this country.
The authorities at Washington
learned of the plan and instructed the
customs inspectors along the Atlantic
coast to be on the lookout for the fe-
male smugglers.
Upon the arrival of a French liner
in New York several women, some of
whom were French and others natives
Of the United States, were found TO
have grown plump since their depart
ure from these shores, and the Gus
toms inspectors thought they would in
vestigate.
When they got through unwinding
the valuable laces and silks from about
the bodies of the women there remain
ed nothing but living skeletons.
The gowns recovered would start a
well stocked modiste establishment,
and what was found 10 have existed in
New York is believed to be the same
here In Boston.
Writing money demanding letters
that contain threats TO murder in case
that their orders are not complied
with, a band OF New York crooks, be-
lieved TO be members Of the notorious
Italian BLACK Hand society, are at
work in this citv.