The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-05-08

OF OIienldl art III hODe cOulu De duutl
10 fill out gaps. But IL stands today
far ahead OF any individual collection
and excels the exhibits OF famous tenn
plies. The results of the labors OF the
Japanese experts will be published In
book form II will be the first time
the metals and lacquers at the Boston
Art Museum have been catalogued.
ITS the man with $1,000 year, with
a position to maintain, who feels hard
times, rather than the very poor" said
Prof Ellen S. Richards of the Insti-
tute OF Technology In Jamaica Plain o
few evenings ago, in her address on
the cost Of living at the present time.
The very poor man Is always very
poor" she continued, despite the
times, If they are good or bad; but q
man OF moderate means with a family,
who often depends on his appearance
to help his credit, is in need Of the
greater sympathy.
Despite hOwls OF protests, the
price OF necessities has not been raised
as statistics will show. Mere neces-
saries have not increased in value. but
the variety OF them HAS increased ma
terially, and our stOmachs today de-
mand "A greater change OF food dressed
i'm a great many ways, that our plain
forefathers never dreamed OF.
Nowadays $1,000 a year is a mere
nothing. when food and clothing. not
4, Ia. oh
is taken into account. The price OF
the maid In the kitchen has been
raised, and today, "A woman having
mere $500 Il year income must do her
own work, where she was considered
well fixed 20 years ago"
There were days when IL cost Is
cents TO ride from Cambridge to BOs-
ton, when the mOtormen pulled rein
and said "Giddap," when the conduc-
tors must punch in the presence OF
the passen jaire," and when the power
house was the hay and grain store.
over 200 OF the veterans OF those
days dined at local hotel the other
night, forming as "A permanent organi-
zation The Cambridge Horse Railroad
Veterans. Gen. w. A. Bancroft was
elected president.
The principal speech was made by
President Bancroft OF the Elevated
road, former superintendent Of the old
horsecar road, who said in part:
The Cambridge railroad was in eX-
istence 81 years-the oldest in New
England. Some OF you here were with
the road from the beginning TO the
end
Cambridge, which started the first
horse-car, will perhaps within our life
time have a rapid transit system bet.
ter than any even in this community
if our fellow citizens in Cambridge
don't delay it too long,
When | was in college one could
ride from Watertown if he had two
hours and half and If he could turn
over to the company, or at least to the
conductors Qaughter) the sum OF 80
cents peculiarly aggravating cir
cumstance OF those times was that in
Dorchester the last car left at S45. ]
was calling on girl there. There Is
no last car now They run all night"
The MiddleseX club made record re.
Gently for attendance, for there
were only 800 at table, which isn't
marker TO the clubs recent Hughes
demonstration but for the fact that
only two of a long list of speakers
mentioned politics Acting Governor
Draper hoastod of his repubicanism,
and Corporal Tanner said. The glory
of this night is Grant; the glory OF
Grant is the republc-and the glory
of the republic the Republican party
"Whee-ee-ee," said the Middlcsex club
1t was Grants birthday and the Mid.
dlesex clubs affair was accordingly
named Grant night" meaning the
late general and President of the Unit
ed States, not Maj. Gen Frederick Dent
Grant, nor yet Lieut. Ulysses 5. Grant
Sd. both Of whom were at the dinner
and spoke
Secretary of State Oln was ther,
alsC with his musical gang" and
brand new stunt. when must have EN-
barrassed the speakers Whenever
man was introduced the diners rose
and cheered him. Then the diners sal
down leaving OF course, the speaker
standing on his feet, with his mouth
open. ready to begin. But the gang
also remained standing. and proceedec
TO sing melodiously specially composed
odes to the guests. Gen. Grant got
version of onward, Christian Sol.
dierS." which made his blush: Lieut.
Grant-a mighty nice-looking boy
got I'VE Welcome You. Ulysses Grant
TO the tune of Maryland" and Cor.
poral Tanner got Everybody Loves
Jim Tanner"
The Man of the Hour" continues the
marvel of the Boston stage Its sue.
cess at the fremont is undated II
has outclassed every other attraction
dramatic or musical, of the year and
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