The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-10-23

ago and as they came across the bay
they made a procession miles long The
barges were bringing into Boston more
than $4,000 tons Of coal from Balu-
more, Norfolk. Newport News, PhiI-
adelphia and New York, and they
formed the biggest days receipts ia
the coal trade for many weeks.
Considerable amusement was eX-
cited IN Harvard square The other al
ternoon by the appearance OF a stud
ent carrying a huge doll IN his arms
which he presented 10 various people
at the transfer station 10 admire. lie
carried the doll back and forth through
the square singing TO it, trying TO look
as though he was not ashamed OF him
self and unconscious OF The presence
of two or three hundred delighted small
boys who followed him about
He was one OF the sOphomOres who
are being initiated into the ID. *. h.
society al Harvard.
There was large number Of mem
bers OF the Bostonan society present at
of the paper 10 De read by Francis liur-
tubs, Jr.. on John Hancock, the First
Constitutional governor Of Massachu-
sets" and ii would be hard, probably,
10 find q speaker more versed in the
intimacies of the great statesman
life than Mr.. Hurinbis. lie gave his
hearers view of The patriotism, the
political life and the public career OF
Hancock that was mastery. In addi-
ton 10 Mr. Hurtubis address, consid-
cradle routine business was transacted
James J. Tracy, head Of the archives
division of the department Of the secre-
tary Of state at the state house, has
returned 10 his desk after recovery
from Illness deemed by surgeons re-
markable.
Mr. Tracy on April % fell just ont
side the house OF the Boston athletic
association and sustained a compound
fracture of the skull For weeks his
recovery was despared of by his
friends and the surgeons could give no
hope. The subsequent operations, how
ever, were eminently successful To-
ward the close of August the patient
had sufficiently recovered to permit
his going to the country for rest. He
was cordially greeted by his associates
AT the state house.
The fort Strong battery on Long ISL
and in Boston harbor made great rec
ord at it's annual 10-inch gun practice,
by making four hits in the four record
shots fired over a G200-yard range. IL
means a rating Of 100 percent
The battery of AZ inch guns made
one hit in 10 record shots at 5000 yards.
the apparent discrepancy in hits being
largely accounted FOR by the smallness
of the target used as compared. with
that allowed for the biS guns.
The 10-inch gun record exceeds that
of last years record in Boston harbor,
though that record, for both 10 and
12-inch guns, was the best made any
where In the United States. The prac-
tice was between noon and p. m.
firing having been az an imaginery bat
tleship, represented by three red can
vas targets about 10 feet square, in
line, toweG at the rate OF about five
miles an hour by the government tug
Capt Morrison, and located about two
miles west Of the Graves lighthouse.
The practice was observed from fort
Strong by several officers, detailed by
the government for the purpose.
"The impression of Aaron's rod on
ancient coins was more fitting than our
modern emblems Of a goddess holding
the thunderbolts OF Mars, or an In
dian with his head stuck full OF feath
ers," said DR.. L. s. Henson, OF Ire
mont Temple, the other night at the
banquet OF the New England Dry Goods
Association. 1.-THE golden goblet OF
the ancient coin was also to be pre-
ferred," he continued. Men have used
oil kinds Of things for money--in Ice
land they use fish.
"A poor preacher would doubtless
know less about money than anyone
else and 1t would doubtless be detri-
mental 10 his piety if he did. It's
money that drags the world up hill.
Money planted the emblem Of Ferdin-
Salvador Money subsidies all things.
"Money-men dig for It, strive for IL.
kill for II, steal for It, live for IT, and
die for 1t. Nowhere In the world is
this passion for money so Intense as
I'm America In other countries people
expect to live on the same level all
their lives; but I'm America all things
are possible. It's possible in America
to begin n railsplitter and end in the
White House.
at isn't a sin to- be rich. It's a sin
not 10 be IL a man might have been
by God-given opportunities. I'm aware
that certain rich mems sons haven't
any brains-but II is honorable for a
man to make his fortune, and while
he makes the fortune the fortune