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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16
Better boy In the scnoolroom tnan
two In a poolroom.-Chicago News.
A DEADLY CONTEST.
Tragic Climax Of a Bicycle Race In
Australia.

Tragic Climax of a Bicycle Race In
Australia.
One OF the most singular events In
the annals OF athletics occurred few
years ago Mt Sydney. Australia. The
occasion was great electric light
bicycle race. and the attendance
was not less than 10000 people
There were fifty entries. two of whom,
James Somerville and Percy Cliff, were
not only professional rivals, but deadly
enemies. Both were considered ex-
pert riders.
From the start OF the race Somcr-
Vile led. with Cllff close second
Somerville kept the lead throughout
and came into the last lap with Clin
only few feet behind him When
about twenty-five yards from the fin.
ish Somerville put on n terrific burst
Of speed and drew away from his
rival. Suddenly at this point his grip
on the handle bar relaxed. and he tcll
forward. The machine. however, un-
der the tremendous impulse II had re
ceived. raced ahead like an arrow. the
rider hanging Imply over the handle
bar.
Four yards from the tape the ma
chine slowed down a little. AZ this
point the front wheel OF CLIFFS ma
chine struck the hind wheel Of Som
ervIlles, sending both wheel and rider
across the tape. Somerville won the
race. but he was dead several seconds
before he crossed the tape.-Chlcago
Record Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

South Dakota is to have a million
dollar state house. That ought to
build a fairly comfortable structure,
providing the appropriation all gets
in the construction.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

Senator Aldrich is of course, the
central figure in the tariff tinkering
going on in Washington, and it is
only fair to say that he seems to have
some idea of the welfare OF the peo-
pie this time.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

Castro is now "man without a
country, because every country is
far better off without him. "Sowing
to the wind means reaplng the. .whirl-
wind" in his case.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

The Massachusetts Ice Dealers
Association has announced that there
will be no raise in the price OF ice
over last year. In Rhode Island the
raise is considerable, but then we IN
this state are little nearer the equa-
tor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16
Brides Pie joke.

Her-Richardl Why on earth are
you cutting your pie with a knifef
Him-Because. darling - now, under.
stand, I'm not finding any fault, for
know that these little oversights will
occur-because you forgot to give me
. can opener.-Cleveland Leader.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

The mills are grinding trifle
slower while the tariff rates are be-
ing adjusted. Our servants in
Washington should get move.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

Pllny said, "No man knows the
weight of another mans burden. "
And the majority Of men are not
much interested in finding it out.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

Hope Valley is up against the
worst kin1 OF a calamity. The fire
on Tuesday destroyed its largest and
practically its only industry.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

The investigation Of the Knight
Street school matter IN Providence
seems to be induleing in Rip Van
Winkle nap.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16
Then the Trouble Started.

The Husband--well. say what you
will, my dear, you'll find worse men
than me In the world. The Wife-Oh,
Tom, how can you be 80 bitter?-Lon-
don Sketch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16
Comparative.

"You think Jinks Is a better conver-
sationalist than Smith? Why, neither
ene Of them ever says anything sensi-
ble."
81 know, but 1t takes Smith longer to
Gay it"-Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

A low tariff is a matter OF duty
and a high tariff a matter of privi-
lege.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

The base ball season has again
opened and the cranks and the fans
are happy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

The idea that all office holders
are great men is very decidedly er-
roneous.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

1t was great Easter IN many
ways, but the weather was hardly
kind to the merchant.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

There is not much humor about a
tariff bill, in spite of the numerous
@'jokers."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

Spring house cleaning is getting
along in that quiet, unostentatious
way for which it is noted.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

The Marathon race has had quite
a run, and it nearly time it was call
ed off.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-16

Keep your face always to the sun.
shine and the shadows will fall be-
hind you.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20
6be Jeffersentan

accommodations are so insufficient and so in
ferior.
cusab1e, it appears from the letter of Sister
Mcdaniel that they actually tore down brick
church, which the Presbyterians had built, to
make place for this magnificent, go1d-embossed
temple!
Yet the original source of the money that
paid for it, and of the funds that will supply
all that is lacking, was, to large extent,
squeezed out of the lean purses of the congre-
cations of our small, uncomfortable wooden
churches
The Journal must be sure to keep us
whooped up. We are gradually becoming as
wild about the heather the Yankees are
about the niggers.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20
PAGE NINE.

sum- We decided to use the twenty yen as
remuneration for the service of the two student
tutors CA yen is, in Our coin, about 40 cents:
sen IS, therefore, about half-a-cent Five
cents per month for tuition Ten dollars to
cover the whole spring termD
There were more than hundred BOYS in the
school, and the teachers were Mr. Cram, Mrs
WATSON, Mr. WATSON, three Korean teachers
and two student tutors Not only did the
Home Church of America have to pay the
salaries of these six regular teachers, and sup
ply the books, etc, but Mr.. Cram reports that
eight of these Korean students had to be
furnished with BOARD, in whole or in part
Page So: Referring ito the Union Inter
mediate School, Mr.. c. c. Hounshell reports
ninety students, Of whom eleven are boarded
at the expense Of the Methodist Church.
Page u: Pamore Institute: Number of
students enrolled about 500. The Principal
of the school says that very few of the great
number OF pupils that come to us are Chris
tlans. The receipts are given as 500, where
as the total expense of the school foots I'D
$2,ooo
In fact it elsewhere appears in the Report
that the Japs contribute only $3,o27, to help
the Methodists sustain fifteen school buildings
thirteen church buildings, six parsonages
twenty-three missionaries fourteen native
s.,
Sunday schools, three boarding schools, seven
day schools, forty-eight teachers, and one
thousand eight hundred and twelve pupils
If none of the money contributed by. the
Japs was spent on buildings and none on
native and foreign preachers, and all of it ap-
proprated to the expense of the Schools the
1872 little brown children of Japan would be
getting a thorough secular EQUATION at the
nominal cost of about two dollars and twenty
cents per year, each.
If the whole of the Japanese contribution
to the Methodist Church, < contributed for all
purposes"-were used for the pay of the forty
eight school-eachers, each of these teachers
would enjoy salary of not quite eighty-six
dollars per annum
Good people everywhere will be edited to
learn that in Japan and as a part of the educa-
tional work, the foreign missionaries have a
Ternyson class which meets once a week, ans
Shakespeare class which gets itself together
as often, Miss M. Virginia Garner, who tells
us about this, (p. II, Report) says that
through the study of Tennysons religious
teaching they (the Japs) become deeply i'll
terested In the study of the Bible
Well, we'll WELL! To think of Shake
speare and Tennyson as gang-planks from
paganism to Christianity Do the missionaries
expurgate the great dramatist, or do they allow
the heathen to roam and range amid the heats
of Venus and Adonis,' "Troilus and Cres-
sida,' and "The Merry Wives of Windsor?
Let us take the Laurens Institute, one of the
schools in the Mexican field. Prof F. c.
Campbell, Director, reports the recent compile
tion of ali enlargement of the building at
cost of $243oo The homeland furnished
the money. The Professor, says, 'While hold
ing rigidly to our policy NOT to exclude any
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20

we quote the book, Mission Economics"
by Kew I: II. Carpenter Prior to 1864 the
salary paid to the male missionary was 5000
pei. year; with $50 additional of each minor
child Of his family. Besides, his medical bills
and expense of travel for health were defrayed
by the Board:
In 1903 the salary was raised to $500; for the
ffst three years and to $1,000 fof succeeding
years,-cutting off the extras for children
In 1884 the salary and allowances had risen
to as high as $I,I4O for male missionaries and
about half that for women workers. Generally,
the Missionary Union furnishes house, or
pays the rent for the missionary
The salaries now being paid are greater than
in 1884.
Remembering that the cost of living in the
United States is about three times as mitch
as it is in the East, we would say that the
salary paid to foreign missionary is equiva-
lent to at least $1,000 per year i'll America
$500 would be nearer the mark.
Keep these facts in mind and you will enjoy
as We did the following refreshing items Of
news In "'fhe Foreign Mission Jouriiai,' which
was sent to lis, as aforesaid:
Rev. r. E. Chambers and wife are at home
from Canton, China, for season"
That's the clerical way of saying that Rev
K. +. Z. has come home for his summer vaca-
ton. The salary of Brother R. E. c. won't
s
without break
But again,-as the preachers say:
Miss Lula Whiden has come home from
Canton, China on furlough."
"turlough, in this instance, means that
Sister Lula has left the heather to scuffe for
himself awhile she is off on her vacation.
But again;
REV. J. N. McCollum and family have re-
turned to this country from Japan, Bro. Nc
Collum is in poor health and it is hoped that
rest in the home land will result in his
restoration"
We hope SO, too. It would be rough on Bro
Mac if he could not after "a rest in the home
land, go back to Japan and rake in that salary,
which takes no rest
On page 332 of the Journal we find another
refreshing bit of news. Sister c. G. Mcdaniel
writes in glowing terms of Our New Church.
in Soochow China
Mrs Mcdaniel says:
I'VE dedicated our new church on yesterday.
We think it is beautiful, and [ believe you
would think so, too. I enclose you snapshot,
showing as much of the front of the church
as we have been able to get on account of the
narrowness of the street,
"The church is made of the small Chinese
brick and plastered in a cream colored finish
within and without. The front is adorned by
eight columns, three feet in diameter at the
base and slightly tapering towards the plain
capital Surrounding the columns is all en-
tablature, on the lower face of which are eight
Wreaths on the space above six leading Scrip
ture truths, written in Chinese and covered
with gold shine out upon all passers-by who
will lift their eyes to look upon them.
"The building is nearly square, three pairs
of double doors give easy entrance to the in
cd
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-05-20
Hello! RYOfhey COfey!!!

KxEUOJ UTOEHEE NOEGY!!
La late number of the entertaining and
instructive Wesleyan Christian Advocate,
three pages were monopolized by an assault
on this man" Watson. The headline of this
lengthy editorial was,
Is it persistent ignorance or wful mis-
representations
The reference was to Watsons statement
that OUR home folks are being burdened, by
the fanatics Of Foreign Missions, with the
expense of giving literary education to heather
children. Brother Golfer was not quite certain
in his mind whether this statement of said
Watson was due to persistent ignorance or to
the meanness which INDUCES in willful mis-
representation; but he was sure it was one or
the other.
With righteous wrath, Brother Golfer denied
the allegation and dehed the alligator. Spe-
officially, positively, sweepingly and indignant
1y Brother Cofer declared that it was not true
that Our Church furnished "free tuition"
Brother Golfer further said, "the headquarters
of our Board of Missions are in Nashville,
Tenn. Within tWenty-four hours Mr.. Watson
could have gotten the facts concerning Our
work if he had wished to be accurate and just
Well, Mr.. Watson does desire, i'll all cases,
to be accurate and just. He had thought that
when he cited as his authority two books pub
lished by preachers who had spent from thirty
uVc W MY years VI CHeu nVeS III the IOrc1gn
field he was offering competent testimony.
Watson was surprised to have his witnesses
ignored and their evidence ruled out
GO to our Board of Missions, at Nashville
and get the facts!" cried Mr.. Golfer. Well, we
went This man" Watson is an accommo-
dating soul; and when parsons and Others tell
him where he can learn things, he straightway
hits the grit and makes bee line for that
place.
AS the late Parson c. A. Norton would say,
There now lies before me, on my desk" the
proof of what ] said and Cofer denied,-for |
applied for and obtained the last Report of
the Board of Missions of the NJ. E. Church,
South
This official document leaves The Wesleyan
Christian Advocate in the laughable fix of not
knowing "the facts concerning our work"
which it's editors, Golfer and Lovett, could
have gotten in twenty-four hours if they
chad wished to be accurate and just"
On page fifty of the Report, is found state
ment from Rev. w. G.. Cram concerning the
Korean Mission. Speaking of the Educational
Work, he says
1T was thought wise to make the students
pay the nominal monthly tuition of ten sen,
five cents) which most of the schools in
Songdo charge their pupils The parents of
some of the boys contributed yen % in the
beginning of the fall term to get benches,
desks, coal, stove, etc, for the school. During
the spring term the tuition collected amounted
to only yen 1880, ($1o) owing to the fact that
many of the boys were unable to pay, while
some were unwilling to pay, even that modest
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-18

On motion Commissioner Mueller
board adjourned to continue theiI
meeting until Wednesday, Aug. 4th
1909.
Following bills against the county
Of Ellis were allowed and county
clerk instructed to draw warrants III
payment therefor viz.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-18


Anna Nj. Thomas rebate of taxes
for 1907 and 1868 on tract in A.
14-18, acct assessed as Az acres
claim only 29-72-10O l21s
Isaac Zeigler salary and mile
age as county commissioner 1926
]. R. Mueller salary and mile
age as county commissioners 41.Ot
JOS. Goetz salary as commits
sioner and mileage 4G4i
Bills rejected:
Moritz Baier, house rent for
paupers, $500 rejected
Justice feees State VS.. Fred Pau
rejected.
The county commissioners allowed
the city of ElIis the right 10 place
the city water pipes across the two
bridges in the city Of Ellis at such
point said city deems beest, pipes
not to interfere with t4avel across
bridges or to deface structures and
ssaid city to see that pipes ale Sc
cured in safe manner.
Beard also allowed city OF Ellis
the right to place foot bridge or the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-18

w. H. COwan zoo
Anthony Kuhn Nor'l Inst. 10000
Theo Gross labor court yard 3.St
A. w. Wilde road viewer zoe
Isaac Zeigler coal 214S
Isaac Zeigler mdse for jail 2.8t
Isaac Zeigler pauper mdse 8.Ot
Isaac Zeigler Paupers mdse 3.St
J. H. Leiker paupers mdse 1906
J. S. Drelling paupers mdse SOLO
Geo. P. Griffith job printing 17.Gt
F. j. Tourtillott labor 4.0C
F. Haffamier & Son repairing $50
Ralph Stout labor c yard 7.5t
Hays Monument Co.
monuments for old soldiers 1000
c. Schwaller & Sons lumber 1889
T. L. Tourtillott labor 400
Peter GOetz paupers mdse 1906
Isaac Zeigler mdse. 25.1(
Wolf Binder digging grave 6.5t
Hays City Electric light Co
wiring court house 1896
VIM. Levick Assessing Big e
Creek township 12O.0C
Jno. OI.aughlin auto hire 400
u. P. Land Co. land appro-
priated for road and damages 11O.0C
Stephen Joy constable fees Loo
Geo. H Brown sheriff fees S34.1i
Alex Meier asst Co treasurer 1856
Max Underhill witness fees .7E
Leon Strong witness fees re
w. H. Underhill witness fees IL
]. P. Shuts railroad expense ST
G. w. Bone witness fees .75
Jno. Wood witness fees re
B. Brungardt i" .7E
T. H. Cole witness fees .7s
Donald Frankenberger steno-
GraDher TRANSFERRING testimony 500
Illinois Steel Bridge Co for
approaches to bridge over Big
creek contracted Apr. 6. 1909 $4,000
Illinois Steel Bridge Co. To
bal an coutTact No. f. 420 5000t
]. H. Downing justice fees $500
J. H. Downing IS 4 SO
TT o6
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-18
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS

Hays, Kansas, Aug. 8 'O9.
Commissioners proceedings con.
tinued from last week
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-18

pre.Ss, On -vIIe- one winch was burned
short time ago On the Rock Island rail
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-18

hog cholera Which nave attracted 70
tention from all parts of the state.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-18

proper sUIHHess
be less wear ar
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-09-18

Rough onRats, I'm
RnJ1oh IN Hon IL
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
Woman on the Bench.

Lyman Lazarus, for many yearssFe-
corder of Bayonne, knew the people
who came before him. When a wo-
man appeared to accuse a husband
who had beaten her he said, III l
send him to Jail you'll come back here
tomorrow in tears and ask me to let
him out" mo" she said, II will not.
I'd like to have him punished" How
much shall l give him then" asked
Lazarus-"two months, one month, six
monthsY' The woman, who had begun
to relent, was speechless. ''I'l tell you
what III do" he said. You come up
here and take my chair, and whatever
sentence you pronounce viii CO." The
woman hesttated, but the recorder In
sisted. The husband was arraigned be-
fore her, and the recorder in grun
voice ordered her to pronounce SEN
tence. "Six months, three months, two
months, month-quick." he said; let
us have it." The woman burst into
tears. She and her husband embraced
and went out Of court rejoicing.
'aTherew said Lazarus. "If you come
back I'll give you six months eachs"-
New York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

IT AFFoRDs the largest measure Of salts
faction to note the action taken by mu-
inequalities in this state and in others to
assure safe and sane celebration of the
coming Fourth Of July. Plainfeld affords
q sample of the latest effort to prevent
fatal accidents, fires and injuries of all
grades The Common Council has Just
passed an ordinance fixing a penalty of
500 fine for the discharge of firearms,
carnons. cannon crackers. skyrockets, ETC.,
except on private property. The streets
are to be free from all these dangerous
things. Special policemen are to be sworn
in to help enforce the ordinance.
This is but one instance out of many
that might be cited. There is, in fact
hardly large city in the state that has
not already taken official action to curb
the common and dangerous practice of
celebrating the Fourth of July with fire.
arms, frecrackers and fireworks. The
people seem to be waking up to the dead
ly danger of the customary way of cele-
brating the day, and the tide of wise
sentiment and sound judgment is setting
in strongly against it.
And why shouldn't parents and people
of mature years consider this matter in
the light Of the awful facts of former
Years2 Taking the figures for the five
celebrations of the Fourth of July, from
1908 to 1907 inclusive, 1t is seen that
1880 persons were injured and 1,15s
were killed. The most of these were
children. How many more died from
lockjaw resulting from wounds received
on the Fourth of July these figures dc
not show. Is 1t any wonder that sensible
people and wise officials are providing fol-
q safe and sane celebration 2-Nesoark
Neacs.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15
The Very Worst.

Clara with emotion)-George are
you sure you win always love me?
George feryently)-While life lasts,
my own.
Clara (suppressing tear)-George. II
trials and tribulations should come.
George (amazed)-My heart is yours
alone, my love, and always will be.
Clara (sobbing)-George, are you
sure, perfectly sure, that nothing
nothing at ail-could cool your affec-
tionY
George thoroughly alarmed)-Ey
graciousi What's happened? Has
your father failed?
Clara Historically = Worse, far
worsel
George (much relieved)-Tell me all,
my angel. l can bear 1t.
Clara with heroic George,
Twelve got "a boil coming-coming
on my nose.-London Tit-Bits.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1909-06-15

While easily stalked, the rhinoceros
is dangerous customer, as most men
VIII agree who have hunted him. II
the rhinoceros gets ones scent he al
most invariably charges, often proba-
bly, from sheer curiosity, but that does
not make him any the easier to dis
pose of. Moreover, he runs and turn
at a speed incOnceivable In beast OF
his vast bulk. Against his massive,
sloping head the heaviest bullet Is a
mere flea bite, leaving no possibility
a stopping shot except with a hard
nose ball sent fairly into the heart
through the chest An alternative Is to
stand. absolutely motionless, when
with his bad eyesight there is posi-
bility he may mistake you for a tree
and veer past. Indeed, the best ruse
In the crisis of any charge Is to stand
fast and still, for even the unwounded
lion sometimes swerves In his charge
and retires before man who has the
nerve to wait his coming. = Edgar
Beecher Bronson In Century.