The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-11-15
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(Snacial Cnrrasnondencel
Especial Correspondence.)

Technology of a seismograph was re-
Gently received and plans are under
way for the securing of the instrument
from Germany A research assistant
is needed at once TO care for the seis-
mograph and give attention TO seis-
mological problems.
New instruments and much new ma
terial have been added TO the mineral
ogical and Photographed laboratories.
The most important addition Is pc
biographical microscope of the latest
model from Voiet and Hochgesand and
Gottingen, Germany.
No steps have as yet been taken to-
ward floating the Ocean line steamship
City Of Birmingham, which sank in the
harbor. between buoy No. and Castle
island recently while outward bound
for Savannah.
There was a conference between Of
fcials Of the steamship company and
representatives of the foreign under
writers.
The steamer can unquestionably be
raised but whether there is value
enough in the wreck to warrant the
expenditure is considered doubtful.
A conservative estimate Of the value
Of the vessel is $l5O,O0O, and she Is
said to be insured for just that amount
in foreign companies.
The record apple shipment from here
this year and one which has not been
surpassed during the last five years
belongs TO the White Star liner Gym
ric, Capt. Finch which left the Iloosac
docks the other day for Queenstown
and Liverpool.
The Cymric went out a full ship,
and in her holds were slowed 10000
barrels Of apples, besides $4,000 bushels
OF wheat, 1900 bushels Of corn, G5O
tons Of provisions, 1900 bales of cot
ton, $50 head of cattle, five refrigera-
tors OF fresh beef, $50 tons Of lumber,
100 tons OF flour and an assorted cargo
Of goodly proportions.
A very little mite OF a girl, poorly
clad and pale and thin from lack of
proper nourishment, was climbing
YEARLY up the stairs from the Scol-
lay square subway station one day re-
Gently. Her tiny hand was held ten
derly and firmly i'm the big, brown one
of her father, himself even more secdy
than the chiH and more hungry look
ing Under the other arm the little
tot carefully held an enormous Teddy
bear which looked as If II had been
rescued from the waste barrel behind
On haI Inan IigptrJpI
from some children's nursery. Better
let papa carry dolly, baby" said the
man anXiously. Tears of WEAKNESS
stood in the little ones eyes but she
only shook her head. My bears hum
cry, too, papa, and he likes me to carry
him sames you do me when I'm tired"
The man swallowed hard, as If holding
back a sob, and catching up the child
Teddy bear and all i'm his arms, STROBE
away into the crowd
What has become of all the small
bills?
Although Boston banks are not Sc
riously embarrassed by the scarcity
of money, and are not likely TO be, the
leading bankers say, it is fact tnat
a number of the large corporations
and firms in this vicinity are now pay
ing the salaries of many of their en-
ployes in checks instead of cash.
Small currency, from one dollar
bills up. is difficult to obtain, especial
ly in large amounts said an officer
OF one of Bostou's largest banks
"What has become of the small bills?
Why they have been boarded People
have taken their money TO their homes
or Offices I'm many cases and locked il
mp i'm strong boxes or safes.
You know the average amount OF
money per capita in the possession of
the people of the United States is
about $35 If each person with S35
should take $25 of it and lock it up
there would scarcely be any money to
do business with. That Is the siua-
tion today exactly.
Colonel CASTOR, president of the Ma
tional Shawmut Bank said: There is
scarcity of money and many of the
large firms and corporations are pay
ing their higher salaried employees in
checks instead of cash. BY higher sal
aried men ! men those who are paid
$50 week or more In the mills the
vast majority of the help are still paid
in cash and will probably continue to
be. / do not believe that the scarcity
of money will make il necessary TO
pay those who work for large corpora
tions generally i'm checks"
Owing 10 the increased cost of hay,
grain and straw, the stablekeepers of
Boston and vicinity have increased the
price of board for horses from 50 cents
20 81 a day.
The majority of horse owners rec
ognize the position in which the
stablemen are placed; they are aware
OF Tho inrInn.n I'm thn n1irnr ~ III