The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-05-01
panl Revere xiewed Il with the eI.

| the quaint old toddy warmer, whicL
his own hands had put into the puncf
on many wintry night. Nearby were
the old spinning wheel and the shin
gle horse with which Revere had rash
toned the shingles Of the house.
On the walls hung portions OF the
old Boston Gazette, in which Pau
Revere read the account OF the tfth
anniversary OF the Boston massacre
May 8, 1771, and other news Of the
time An old fashioned canopied bed
such as he slept in and the very water
ever which he used himself were
among the other fittings Of the house
the visitors 10 the opening examined
with interest.
Instead OF the expected compromise
between the steamship lines operating
10 the Mediterranean, the steeTage rate
war is becoming more aggressive. The
Italian lines have been retaliating on
the conference lines by offering to
take regular continental business.
There has been no further cutting
so far as Boston is concerned. The
steamer Romanic, booked to her linn
IL. left here with nearly 1900 steer
age. most of whom were booked at
the $I5 rate. This is at the rate OF
$l25 day for food lodging, medical
attendance If necessary, and transport
tatiOn. Because OF the great demand
for accommodation on the steamer, II
became necessary TO stop booking sew
cral days ago There is no doubt that
another shiplOad could easily have
been booked.
The local Office OF the White Star
line is not booking for future sailings
10 the Mediterranean at the cut rate
The company is evidently anticipating
a settlement OF the difficulty and .
resumption OF normal rates.
Boy cooks, boy laundrymen, boy
chamber maids" and boy walters are
TO be found at the Farm and Trades
school on Thompson's Island, down
the harbor
This school is the oldest boys char
ity in the United States. 1t was start
ed nearly a hundred years ago. Indus
trial training is given in such branches
as mechanical drawing, wood work
machine work, blaCksmit thing, paint
ing, printing. office work, farming
handling of boats, etc.
There are 100 boys In the school al
present, and from the time the visitor
steps upon the deck OF the trim little
launch Puritan, whiC steams across
from the island to City Point, he vii
find that the boys have hand II
carrying on all kinds of work. Their,
Is crew of % boys that can be called
upon, although they are never all need
ed at any one time.
When a boy has finished his course
at this school he has many diiferen'
openings before him, as he has beer
taught SO many necessary and usefu
things.
The boys have come from fathers
or mothers who were too poor to sup
port them, or who have died. Boy
to be eligible must be between tn,
ages of 10 and IA, and no boys are tax
en- except such as the managers re
gard as desirable. No boys weak men
tally or physically are wanted, tol
the object of the school is TO fit tht
boys for practical business life wheL
they shall have graduated from The
school.
There Is a very good brass band
the members playing Cornets, from
bones, trumpets and drums. Three boy.
who. years ago, We're at the school ano
members OF the band, are now With
the Boston Symphony orchestra, ano
others of the former pupils have wan
dered to all quarters Of the globe
The BOYS have, too, a regular bank
ing system and can deposit checks an0
withdrew the accounts upon speciaN
days.
All OF the bread making, butter max
ing and cooking Is done by the boys
As are all the duties about the farm
each year the land has to be graded
and filled In and loads of gravel haul
ed from the beach for this purpose
The boys are very clever at this WORK
and also at rebuilding the roads
which get into very bad condition dur.
ing the long winter months.
Robert Edeson, who has come TO he
regarded as a very great Boston fav-
orite is playing his annual engage
nent in that'city at the Hollis Street
theatre. lie is being seen this year in
Classmates play of West Point
life by William G. deMille and Mar
garet Turnbull. Mr. deMille. IL Will
be recalled wrote "Strongheart" in
which Mr. Edeson scored such an un-
qualified success last season. Glass
mates" was produced at the Hudson
theatre. New York. last fall and en-
joyed a highly prosperous engagement
there of over four months The piece
is regarded as MIR Blossoms greatest
triumph. Mr.. Blossoms engagement
will be for two weeks only and he will