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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

The invasion of the United States
Senate by the descendants OF the
American Indian, while picturesque
IN itself, promises to MAKE things
lively in that hitherto august and re-
poseful body. One day last week
Senator Curtis OF Kansas, Kaw
and Senator Owen Of Oklahoma, a
Cherokee got on the war path and
for few moments matters looked
very stormy. The noble red men
forgot all about parliamentary rules
and the startled senator's held their
breath and as they gazed on the un-
wonted spectacle. The members OF
the senate are used TO the impasslon-
ed utterances OF Smoot of Utah and
the blatent clustering Of Tillman OF
South Caro- ina, but there was an
intensenoss about the anger of these
sons of the aborigine that made the
spectators sit up and pay attention.
1t is hoped that the Kaw and the
Cherokee have buried the hatchct,
but the chances are the fires are
only smouldering and may break
out at some future occasion IN a
fiercer flame.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

Speaker Burchard Of the Rhode
Island House of Representatives
seems to cling to the faulty trait OF
tactlcssness. In attempting to prove
that tine Republican majority that
has controlled Legislation in the
General Assembly for the past dozen
years was not responsible for the
failure of passing strong bank eX-
aminer act, he makes bad matter
worse, for he calls attention to sin
of omission that has resulted most
d:sa,trously 10 the people OF the
state, A wise and sagacious states
man would let the matter alone.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06
Waste Of Eneroy.

"You never change your mind about
anything. do your
whats the use?" rejolned the ego
tist. Il found years ago that was
Just as liable TO be wrong the second
time as was the first."-washington
Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06
The Elopen,ent.

Muriel-when YOU eloped with
George. did you leave a note telling
your people where you had gone? Ca
brielle-why. OF course. II hadn't
how would papa have known where to
.end us any money ?-Illustrated Bits.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06
Early Tendencies.

ADO you believe boys often turn out
Gs their youth promisedi"
"Well, they do sometimes. There's
Carver. lie was the village cut-up
when he was boy. and now he's the
leading surgeon In hospital"-Cbi-
cago News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06
Waits ard Mcasnres.

what sort of a table do they set at
your boarding house, asked the young
man who was contemplating change
"A table OF waits and measures" re-
piled his friend. the first long and
the latter short. - Chicago News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

1t is limited that the Democrats
and Prohioitionists may JON hands
in the state campaign the coming
fall. Veriiy"the lion and the lamb
shall lie d1wn together"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

The election of Charles Carroll to
the position of clerk of senate COM
mi'tee OF corporations is very pleas
ing to his many friends throughout
the state.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

1t is pretty generally conceded
that the last Union Trust extension
is likely to he final. The minority
is becoming painfully small.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06
To stop that pain In the hack. ths

To stop that pain In the hack. that
stiffness Of the joints and muscles. take
Pineules. They are guaranteed Don't
suffer from rheuma atim. backache, KID
ney trouble. when you Get 30 days treat
ment for 800. A single dose at bed
time proves their merit. Get them to-
day.-Scid by T. =. GRADY. 1915 west
minister 0tpoak
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

Bryan has run over the course SO
often that he must have pretty
good idea Of the height of the hur-
dies.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

II Is not only In politics. hut in other
things. that many men think they are
too smart TO be honest-St Paul Dis
patch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06
Almost.

Horace-Dld the college authorities
reinstate young Smith after he was
expelledl Helen-Almost Horace
Almost? Helen-Yes; heard his folks
asv he was halfback.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

Time is rushing right along and
no satisfactory berth has been found
for Roosevelt, ON his retirement from
the presidency.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

1t will not add much To "Bob'
Evans fame if he is made a vice adj
miral. Still it can do no particular
harm.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

February was short month il
days, but it was long on weather.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

England is considering the reduc-
ing of its licensed bar rooms to one
third the present number.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

A Rings Dyspepsia Tablet after each
meal opercomes indigestion, dyspepsia
and other stomach Ills. Two days trial
free. Ask our dsaisr.--Soid bv T. II.
GRADY, 1919 Westminster street.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

The real, dyed-in-the-wool kicker
seldom gets out of material.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06

President Roosevelt has just one
year more, in which to make history
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

it elsewhere. venture to say that you
owe the butcher all of ten dollars, and L
shouldn't be a bit surprised if he sent
his bill for it within the next half
hour"
eff he doesn't I'd like to haye you go
over there with me and hear him say
that I don't owe him a penny In fact,
there's a little balance in my favor"
''Um! UNI I may drop over by my
self, but whether I do or not want to
say to you that this extravaganza in
coal burning must stop right here now
Winter is hardly here yet, and we have
burned three tons of coal in the fur
mace, and land knows how much in the
range"
Your bones are also out killer about
the COAL" answered Mrs. Bowser, as
she took out handful of bills. You
got three tons of furnace coal and one
of range coal the 1st of November. At
least half of each pile is still in the
bins. You can go down and see for
yourself"
He made a move as If to take her at
her word. but stopped short and turned
around and said:
'I can investigate that in the morn
ing. Just at present want to know
why the gas bill was four dollars for
October? Not a dark day-in the whole
month and yet you must have had
every burner in the house going. Have
you the slightest interest in saving me
a shilling or are you determined TO
possible?"
Here is the October gas BILL" she
said as she extended it. ut is for $3.50.
and you see it was paid"
Mr. Bowser was cornered. He couldn't
dodge the document, and he therefore
Instantly decided to ignore it. This he
did bv a wave of his hand and saying:
.'And the grocery bill give you the
money to pav the grocer but do you
pay it? If you do why did he look at
me the way he did on the car then the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
SUICIDE ONLY REMEDY.
Despondent Young Man Finds Solu-
ton for Whisky Habit.

Fort Worth, Tex. Dec 19.-"It is
going to be a bigger job than at first
thought. I hope 1 make a success of
it'll never did make a success at any
thing eIse.,'> -,-~s-
After penning this concluding nota-
ton of a II hour diary, which time
he spent contemplating the act, Pat
rick Deoley, a resident of this city,
swallowed quantity of carbolic acid
at railway depot here early today,
dying before medical aid arrived.
At 8. O'Clock last night Dooley wrote
of trying to think of some way of
avoiding suicide, but that he was i'll
and homeless. He referred in endear-
ing terms TO his mother and sister. A
little later he complained because the
only way he could find it possible to
kill himself was by swallowing car
bolic acid. AT different times during
the night he wrote of his dependency
and warned young men of whisky and
bad companions, concluding with the
expression quoted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
BOWsER'S BAD NIGHT.
He Comes Home With One of His
Spells On.

In going to the office in the morning
Mr.. Bowser had been elbowed by a fat
man, had his toes stepped on by two
careless people, and told by the car
conductor that it was no use to hand
out lead nickels for fare. All day long
things went wrong at the office, and
when he was ready to start for homo
he was entirely out of sorts. He was
ready to resent the slightest infringe
ment on his rights and was actually
looking for a fuss, when a sudden
thought, followed by holy calm, stole
over him. He would take it put on
Mrs. Bowser, and thus kill half a dozen
birds with one stone. She had needed
talking to for several weeks, and this
was an opportunity not to be neglected
Mrs. Bowser was watching out of tho
window when he arrived. She could
tell by the drag of his feet and the
hump of his shoulders what was COM
ing, and she braced herself for the con-
fict. She was in the hall to meet him
as he opned the door with a bang but
he proceeded to hang up his hat and
overcoat- without paying any attention
to her. On the contrary, he turned to
the door and opened and shut it two or
three times and then growled out:
Il thought so! Some one has been
swinging on this door and sagging it. I
suppose I shall find it off its hinges and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

land then, because she made a pud-
ding one night to tickle your palate.
you raised her wages to $40. You sat
! right at the table and can't deny to
BY thunder, woman, but there are
| things around this house that 1 can't
understand" shouted Mr.. Bowser
trying to look very fierce, but making
a failure of it.
$50 there are,' replied Mrs Bow
ser. 81 can't understand why you
come home like a roaring lion Why
you make charges you can't substan-
tate. Why you find fault with a bet
ter dinner than any other Bowser
on earth ever sat down to. Why you
will persist in sticking your nose into
kitchen affairs instead of leaving them
to me- Why you are swilling down
wine and smoking cigars while I
can't squeeze out money enough to
buy myself an orange. Why you go
down and fill the furnace full of coal
and make the house red hot the min
ute you come home, and then charge
me with selling it. Why you turn on
all the gas burners of an evening
There are about a hundred other
things I can't understand, but want
to. Please sit down and let's have a
long talk"
Woman! woman
"Cut that out. Mr.. Bowser. and
come down to straight business. Do
ing you more than the coal and gas
combined? Do you know that your CT
gar bill would dress me? Do you
know
But he wasn't there any more. He
was down the hall getting into his
overcoat and out of the house. He
had blurred and his hand had been
called, and this was his only way out
Of it. He went out into the snow and
the gale and the night, and men who
saw him pass mentally said to them
selves:
''I'II bet ten to one he's had row
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
UPsoN WINS BIRD SHOOT.
Is Now Amateur Champion of the
United States.

New York, Dec. I'D. A. Epson, of
Cleveland. won the amateur champion
ship preliminary match at the opening
of the national clay bird champion
meet at the Travers island traps of the
New York Athletic club. Epson made
a score of SO out of a possible 100
birds. J. P Hendrickson, of New York.
w. NJ Foord of Wilmington, Del, and
c, w. Billings of New York tied for
second place with "a birds each, and
on the shootoff Hendrickson captured
the. place with 25 straight hits. Bill
ings winning third with %.
The professional were led by J. A. R.
Elliott of Brooklyn. who broke Sc birds
out of 100. Rex. L. S. German of Abb
erdeen, Md. second with SO, and Geo.
Maxwell of Holstein, Neb., was third
with 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

when I consider what some books
have done for the world, and what
they are doing, how they keep up our
hope, awaken new courage and faith.
whose homes are hard and cold, bind
together distant ages and foreign
lands, create new worlds of beauty,
bring down truths from heaven, I give
eternal blessings for this gift. A book
is a friend that never deceives.--FOn-
tanelle.
Crane &. Co. this week issued a
booklet "As 1t Is Written" which is a
collection of thoughts and sayings of
present Kansans that are well worth
while. These are printed and bound
in a unique and handsome style.
Don Coronado Through Kansas" by
John Stowell of Seneca, presents a
pleasing picture of the land within the
present borders of the state some
three centuries ago. Don Coronado,
like Ponce De Leon, was pursuing a
rainbow of hope. He found only In
dams in this land and not the gold he
sought
1.-The Miracle on the Smoky and
other tales is new Kansas book by
ply of Goodland. The stories are
alive with the breath of the prairie.
That caricat ured individual, the west
tern "squatter," is shown in a new
nght-that of a young lover, possessed
of all the graces of a college football
hero. The descriptions of scenes that
form the background for these out of
doors stories are very good The vol
Tme is handsomely printed and bound
by a Kansas book house, Crane & Co.
On sale at Halls.
The Santa FEES last book. California
Limited" IS triumph of the art pre-
sentative.
How did all things begin? How
was the universe fashioned? How did
the sun and moon and world, and the
uncouptabIe stars, emerge from the
and place? The Nebular Hypothesis
satisfied astronomers for many years,
but is no longer regarded as tenable.
Prof. Robert Kennedy Duncan of the
University of Kansas writes in Har-
per's for January of the new theory
the Pianetesinlal Hypothesis, which
has displaced the old. The PlaneteSi-
NAL Hypothesis is the work of Prof.
n. c. Chamberlain of the University of
Chicago, and some of his colleagues.
italian Revenge" This is a story Of
Italian revenge. A vendor of plaster
statuettes saw a chance for sale in
a well-dressed bibulous man who was
lacking down the street.
You buy-a de statuette?' he asked,
a1luringly holding out his choicest Of
fering. "Gar-r-ri- baldi-I sen-a him
vera cheep. De gr-reat-a Gar-r-ri-
baldi-only thirta centsi'
"Oh, tell with Gariba1di," said the BIZ
BILIOUS one, making a swipe with his
arm that sent Garibaldi crashing to the
sidewalk.
the fragments. Then. his eyes flashing
fire, he seized from his stock statu-
cite of George Washington. you t'ell-a
with my Gar-r-ribaldi' he Kissed be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

lying on the floor when I come home
tomorrow night"
She made no reply - led the way
down to dinner. It,was an extra good
dinner. Cook had gone out for the
afternoon, and the meal had been pre-
pared bv Mrs. Bowser's own hands.
The roast leg of lamb was something
particularly pleasing, but Mr.. Bowser
turned up his nose at it and said:
Three. dollars more wasted for a
chunk of old Sheepp'
He found fault with everything in ro-
tation, adding in every instance re-
marks about indigestion and the poor
house, and wound up by showing back
from the table and saying:
Mrs. Bowser, We will now go up
stairs and have little talk. 1 wish
for explanations on certain points I
wish them in order to guide my future
conduct"
She followed after and seated herself,
While he crossed his hands under his
coat tails and stalked up and down. He
did not look in her direction, but he felt
that she was humbled and frightened
over his demeanor. When he thought
the proper moment had arrived he
said:
First and foremost. why have you
driven the cook out of the house with
out consulting me?"
'She was not driven" was the an
swer. "She wanted to run over on Jay
street and see her mother, and let her
CO."
Woman, let us have no prevaricat-
ing in this matter. 1 felt it in my bones
when entered the house that you had
driven Sarah into the streets on some
excuse and now 1 know that it is so.
She is probably wandering about in the
snow at this moment, homeless and
helpless and weeping"
your bones deceive you,'' replied
Mrs. Bowser as she held up her head;
and next moment the cook had entered
by the basement door and was stomp
ing the snow off her feet.
Mr.. Bowser felt that he had lost the
trick, but he was not discouraged. He
reflected for a moment and then said
GAS I got off the car this evening I
saw our butcher. He is usually very
polite to me, but tonight he scarcely
noticed me, in fact, he acted as if he
wanted to dun me-"
For what?"
For what you owe him. give you
money to run the house on. Instead of
paying 1t out you run in debt and use
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

Crane & Co. this week issued a
booklet LAS 1t Is Written" which is a
collection of thoughts and sayings of
present Kansans that are we'll worth
while. These are printed and bound
in a unique and handsome style.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

other day? Why? Why? Don't stop
to invent an excuse, but answer ME
why?"
Because you went away with a
ragged old necktie on, as you very
we'll know, and had to buy a new one
when you got over town. No wonder
he looked at you. AS for my account
with him, don't owe a cent
"Um! I'm! Mrs. Bowser, there
must be a change in things around
this house These are not times for
INDUCING in waste and eXtrava gance.
1 was amazed when you asked me last
month for $40 to pay the cooks wages.
Yes, positively amazed, though I said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

tween his teeth. so He raised the
| immortal George high above his head
and-crash! it flew into fragments
| alongside of the Inflated Garibaldi.
"Ha! I to hell-a wild your George
Wash! Ha, ha!"-Everybody's Maya
zine.
The great new serial story, '"The
Star of Love-" by Florence Morse
Kingsley, author of "Titus''-which
sold over two million copies-begins
in the January number of Appletons.
The heroine is one of the most ro-
mantle characters in the Bible, Esther,
the name itself meaning "star of love. >"
a husband; the wife sits up and waits
for him!-January Young's Magazine.
THE RULES OF THE CRAFT"
Write lengthy and often.
John Hancock.
Write by every boat. Tell the news
the news. Rufus Choate.
To acknowledge the receipt OF. letters
is always proper, to remove doubts Of
their miscarriage. 4.r.
{ George Washington.
Letters should be affectionate, natur-
al, and graceful-almost everybody can
get as far as that-then make them as
witty, or sensible, or in any way agree
able as you can.
Catherine NJ Sedgwiek
Never write for the sake of covering
say nothing" This was the advice of
my dearly beloved mother, and I hand
it down to you.
Abby Hopper Gibbons
From The Friendly Craft" by Eliz-
abeth Deering Hanscom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
A wealthy Farmer Missing.

Sabetha, Kan. December 19.-Dennis
Casey, a pioneer of the neighborhood
west of Powhattan, Kan, has been
missing the last ten days and fears are
a neighbor, into whose fields Casey
hogs were roaming, discovered the dis
appearance Monday morning when he
went to notify their owner of the dam
age done BY the stock. He found the
cattle and hogs and horses all loose
and no owner. With some neighbors
the house was broken into and Casey s
clothing was found to be gone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19
LUCKY BALDWIN ILL.
Noted thurman Suffers "a Severe Phys
ical Breakdown.

Los Angeles, Cal. Dec BE. ].
(Lucky) Baldwin, the famous breeder
and owner of race horses and at one
time one of the noted sporting charac-
tiers of the country, is seriously i'll at
his Arcadia ranch. He is suffering
from a chronic cold, resulting in gen
eral breakdown. Baldwin is about 70
years of age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

nothing. I thought I would wait until
we could have a long talk-such a
talk as this. When you hired Sarah
it was understood that her wages We're
to be SIT per month. Is it a scheme
on your part to rob me of So a month
to buy your novels with 2"
Sarah worked three months at $17
per month";" explained Mr.. Bowser,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-19

with his wife and got the worst of it,
Copyrighted 1908 by T. C. Nc
Clure.)
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15
WHY WE LIKE A MULE.

Because he is the most tireless
worker on the farm.
He eats less than horse, but does
more work.
He is always as good as cash in the
bank.
He never falls through hole in a
bridge and generally keeps out Of
danger.
He is an excellent saddle animal If
you know how to saddle him.
His feet stand hard roads better
than those of horse.
He is more intelligent than horse
He is never in love, but attends
strictly to business all the time.
He is never sick but once and then
he dies. But who ever saw a dead
mule since the war?
He never stops to fight flies as a
horse does, because his hide Is
tougher.
He is just as gentle as horse If
he has not been- spoiled in breaking.
His age cuts little figure in sale.
Nobody cares much how old mule is.
He will bring from $3.50 to $3.50
when he is full grown if he is big and
smooth and strong.-Farm World.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-12-15
next summer is inevitable.

next summer is inevitable.
In the stockyards talk of SO and
even $40 cattle some time during the
next six months is audible. The pur-
chasing power of the consumer will be
a factor, but that power is constantly
broadening. In commission circles
where volume of supply rather than
prices is essential to trade prosperity
strenuous effort has been made recent
ly to approximate probable production
of the next six months. Instead of re-
sorting to the old-time method of in
shutting inquiry by mail, commission
men have sent Investigators through
the country in automobiles, to travel
highway and byway, and their reports
are invariably of the same tone.
Coincident with the recent rapid adj
vance in fat cattle occurred a clamor
for the kind of feeding stock suscep-
tible of a short finish, but intending
buyers promptly discovered that any
thing carrying flesh or loose hided
elected higher bids from killers than
they could afford. Slaughterers have
been paying $4.50@4.75 for tight-hided
cattle carrying no flesh that no feeder
WOulu CuIuh VI puICLdoluS dC Cl1c pIlCo
This is the situation in a nutshell
Considering population and consump-
ton, the country has never been so
short of beef in it's history For years
liquidation has continued apace. The
range, southwest, west and northwest,
has been cdt up, it's breeding and ma
turing herds dispersed and the country
east of the Missouri River, unable to
meet such competition, has also quit
to large extent. Packers have been
converting COWS, heifers and cattle of
only feeder quality into beef until the
long-predicted shortage is an actual
ity.