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The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18
Mr.. Bourn' S S
IMultifarious
Figures

all with face OF clay He is miracle OF arithmetic
figures his daily bread But the payers of San Francisco
astonshed his moderation He might lust as well make it
SIS 100000 did his experts and nanfuy
Mr. Bourn earnedy the New York gas decision
declaring that gives his corporation the right have COM
Portable annual allowance for depreciation
he claims monopoly value for the plant He
cake and it The city take all the
share the profits arising of population
and the unearned increment of property
If Mr. Boun will carefully supreme court decision in
the rate and capable of understanding he will find that
such principle that for which he contends was laid down
In fact his Interpretation of the ruling the whole BODY
law on this subject to absudiy All the
risks what Mr. Boun modesty demands S4OOOOOOO
seems fng By and BY when the opened legislative
amendment perhaps get jury
ous figures condemnation proceeding the sort which he
demanded when he appeared before the congress committee on
public lands
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COrnered BY a
Vicious
Decision

means 10 PUNISH discrimination in rates and this the greatest
e which was intended remedy the constitution becomes dead
rates IS concerned The provision of the dealing with
discrimination reads: =
oners shall charge thereof
ing $4,000 - ~
The court has held that the in this provision
does that the those fixed by
the railroad commission The plain might suppose that
plain word carried its plain meaning but of the
aahes quite different significance The word only
that there shall be similarity between the rates fixed and h
rates exacted What degree OF similarity required the
court does take determine whole provision s
lett IN the air and the commission when an oene
has been committed.
AS result we are told that legislation this useless
ana nenectua until All amendment to the constitution framed
and adopted OF character
the supreme court In this blessed cu de legislation the
state conered by the pervers ingenuity of legal
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Wolfe S Raid
|0n the
Treasury

one OF the most industrious examples of this of profitable
philanthropy On prense another he himself salary
70 carry him the off It gross power
and probably illegal 1t duty state controller to
scutnize aousy the legality of these periodical raids
treasury.
Senator Wolfes most excursion philanthropy
public cost indirectly appoint himself
investigate the prices of food What good
colleagues political philanthropy propose by inquiry
not made clear beyond the they expect be paid
Tor their labor at fixed by themselves They
certain OF that at least and let the devil hindmost All
this subject of the living gone into with much elabora
ton by the committee of arbitration that streear con-
roversy concerning wages this city inquiry left no
practical results this field and Senator Wofes investigation will
have very similar outcome.
1t IS growing abusehis practice of grabbing money
the state treasury and II it permitted there limits sight
the Tapay politicians The an indecent exer-
se OF power does not weigh all with the raiders
II has avad 70 limit the biennial patronage grab
bride that form rapacity constitutional
amendment and the legality of this established the
people viii find to apply similar remedy useless to
appeal to the sense Of decency in such men as Wolfe
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18

Omar Khayyam's reputation was
cleared yesterday before San Fran
cisco's exclusive society. The blot that
has existed on the old Tent Maker s.
memory since Edward Fitzgerald
translated his quatrains into English
verse was wiped out by Mira Ali Kuli
Khan at the st. Francis hotel. and the
audience breathed sigh of relief
They never believed all those awful
things about Omar. anyhow.
oMAR'S .sWINE, DEFINED
1t seems that when Omar mentions
wine" as he does many times in Fitz-
gerald's translation. he really means
''intoxication,'' but only the sort a
learned soul feels in profound contem-
plation of the things one never can find
the meaning of. though he contemplates
from the cradle to the grave.
When Omar says beloved" he does
not mean giggling girls with whom one
might f1irt under some Dough" while
masticating one end of "a loaf of
bread and taking occasional sips from
"a JUG VI W mt IAC iAiCohS ilAC CtCl Aio
spirit, the essence, the infinite.
The distinguished Persian scholar ex-
planned in his, lecture at the st. Francis
that omar's philosophy was. like
lieved. according to Khan, that one
should not strive to learn the secrets
of the unknowable, but should content
oneself with doing today's work in the
best way one knew how.
That there is an unknowable that al
ways win remain SO the speaker took
as an uncontroverted fact. and supplied
Omar with the same opinion.
DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHER
Khan explained that Omar was re-
garded only as philosopher in Persia.
and was not thought of there as a
poet. He gave an outline of what he
believed Omar's development was, say
ing that Omar first was teacher and
seer in the orthodox religion, then a
mystic, next an intellectual pessimist
and finally. as the speaker declared all
of the worlds big men become finally,
an optimist. This. according to the
lecturer. explained the different opin-
ions voiced in different quatrains of the
Rubiayat. Many of the quatrains, it
was explained, were spurious.
The lecture yesterday was the last
of a series of four talks given here by
the Persian scholar under the patron
a qa of MrS Francis Coro1an Mrs
Eleanor Martin, Mrs. Walter S. Martin.
Mrs. Horace Pillsbury, Mrs. w. G. Irwin
and Miss Jennie Crocker.
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unfortunate that the fantastic Interpretation placed by the
supreme court the constitution the regua
OF railroad have had the effect to nli be
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intention OF the men who framed the article
IN this regard. That Interpretation appar-
emily leaves the state powerless to fix rates
or do anything more than assign a maximum
which may not be exceeded. Under this
ruling there is. in the view of LAWYERS. no
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18

GE not wither stale infinite variety
~ President Bouns arithmetic he marsbas figures i
behalf of connanv rod.v +be
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mine.
Omar Khayyam's sentiments, according to
Edward Fitzgerald, the distinguished
scholar, and the translator of the reoog-
y nized version of the immortal 'Rubaiyat" !"
For although have studied every
thing there is TO knop. and feel capable
Of giving an opinion upon the subjects,
pei 1 never mas deep in anything but
the intoxication one feels in contem-
pldting the profundity, the mystery. of
life, and the unknopable things of the
infinite.
Omar Kheyyam's sentiments, according to
Mira Ali Kuli Khan, imperial consul to
the United States from Persia, and a
noted Persian poet and scholar.
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ARTIFICIAL sApPHrREs

young French chemist has sue
ceeded In producing artificial sapphires
from melted aiumina.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18
BIG ELECTRIC LAMP

A single electric lamp. containing SO
pairs OF carbons, will be used on top
of a railroad terminal at Jersey City.
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is worth S40O0O,O00 in Mr. Bourns mind.
Yesterday it was worth $32ooo,0oO in the
same mysterious alembic for brewing a
strange broth of figures Another day the
valuation is sworn up to S55,OOO0O0, or any
thing you please Mr.. Bourn stands for it
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philadelphia has IA associations for
relieving the suffering.
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| WINE NEANDLOVEOF
OMAR KHAYYAM
SYMBOLIC
Mira Ali Kuli Kahn Explains
Words of "Rubaiyat' and
Removes Blot From
Poets Memory

For is and is not'' though pith rule
and line.
And 'up-and-dopn'' BY logic I de-
fine.
OF all that one should care to fdthom. I
Wds never deep IN anything-but
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Virtually a
Plea Of
Guilty
q cause of challenge

a cause oI 0haenge Tor prejudice Says the Lberator:
% does not the fact that League
ousy slo defense
pereHptory haengedoe I'm
allegation OF prejudice? League are accused Of HAS
eNoeh lawyer the of bribng:
@ g Ooh lawyer IN the case indicted accepting
Oe ana Dy eanouns the
brbng public officials trolley francseo NOT ese
varied mpesonts tend dspoof credible that
pced against three classes OF indicted in
tons moral delinquency and IN the OF the
It of testimony three classes of offenders
that the eguers favor neither brbe giving taking nor
jury fixing To that there prejudice The eagers are
peudced IN favor of law and order and of the ten
commandments The objections raised them Jurors amount
virtually to plea of guilty.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18

ME LIBERATOR published by the Citizens League Of
Justice nds that the causes of challenge advanced against
talesmen affiliated the league by counsel for tbe df
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immigration from Europe is turning
toward Chile.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18

IN the several graft prosecutions are mutually
destructive. Three varieties of graft are or
have been recently on trial in this city cover
ing the grounds of bribe taking, bribe giving
and jury fixing. In all of these trials mem
bership in the League Of Justice was ALLEGED
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18

Miss Jennie Croker and her brother,
Charles Templeton Crocker, are in town
for few days. but will return within a
week to their Burlingame home where
they have passed the greater part OF
the.season.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18

organ mat DIeeds only at 50 much per diem.
1t is this form of altruism that is responsible
for the biennial crop of legislative commits
sions, self-constituted and paid at rates deter
mined by the creating power.
Senator Wolfe Of San Francisco offers
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18
Tells of the naughty of the owner or the chicago
Milwaukee and ST Paul railroad and how he met MS
match in the Southern Pacific magnate

w TILLIAM ROCKEFELLER. sole
Wv owner of the Chicago. Milwaukee
and St. Paul railroad, unlike his more
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-18

ME politician disguised phanthopst takes
shall be philanthropy with salary. His beeds
suferings of his fellow man, but this carefully regulated
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
Ladies' and Gents.

When ] was younger kids were kids
In Kansas or In Cadiz. Now all the
boys are gentlemen and all the girls
ladies. Where are the kids who climb
cd the trees, the tou.led young ca
rousers who got their faces black with
dirt and tore their little trousersf
Where are the lads who scrapped by
rounds while other lads kept talllcs,
the maids who made their pies Of mud
and danced In dirty alleys? They're
making calf love somewhere now, cx-
changing cards and kisses They're
all fixed up I'm Sunday togs, and they
are sirs and misses. Real kids have
vanished from the world, which fact
is surely hades, and all the boys are
gentlemen, and all the girls are In.
dles.-Walt Mason In Emporla Ga.
zpttp
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29

On the occasion OF n fatal accident
TO lift I'm Paris hotel some years
ago lady who was just going up
in It started back, saying. "Oh, there
is that dreadful man again" and
tried TO induce her husband TO come
Off II, too. but he refused and was
among the killed. The dreadful man"
to whom she referred she had seen In
a dream, which the niece OF the friend
who told me the story had heard ber
relate n day or two before the acci-
dent. 1t was Of funeral drawn up
at her door, so pompous as to produce
n great impression on her, presided
over 10y big dark man In a strange
sombrcro hat This man she saw, or
believed she saw. In the lift, and the
coincidence terrified her from going
up I'm it.-London Notes and Queries.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
JOHNSTON.
REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCES.

Wilbur, Jacob w. to James Creighton
lot I69 on plan of Olneyvile Terrace plat
81.
New England Land Company to John P
Ferry, lot 80 on plan of Westminster
Heights plat; 81.
New England Land Company to Serjia p
Ferry, lot III on plan of Westminster
Heights plat; 81.
New England Company to John P. Ferry,
lot I8I on plan of Westminster Heights
plat; 81.
New England Land Company to Frank
P. Ferry, lots on plan of Westminster
Heights plat; 81.
New England Land Company to Frank I
Ferry, 2 lots on plan of Westminster
Heights plat; 81.
McNulty, John II. to Commercial Cor
poration, about so acres OF land neal
Granftevile; $40.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
The Commonwealth.

In little book just issued by the pas
senger department Of the Fall River Line,
the splendor and magnihcenee of the new
two million dollar steamer Commonwealth
is pictured and described In a most at
traetiye way. Critics of the art Of good
printing have described this publication as
really artistic achievement. The beauty
of the interior of the steamer furnished
plenty of inspiration to the artist and he
has given most fitting expression 10 il.
The cover is charming example of the
impressionist school %, art Il shows an
imP'essionist steamboat of cleaning white
gliding over an impressionist sea of dreamy
blue. The engravings are printed i'll a
rich warm tint of olive. The margin of
each page is embellished with reproduc-
tions in colors OF the steamers mural
paintings and interior decorations.
An excellent engraving of the Common
wealth proceeding at full speed occupies
the center page. On the last cover page is
reproduced in colorS the Commonwealth ;
crest, which is the combined coat of arms
of the states of New York, Connecticut,
Rhode Island and Massachusetts worked
into a shield.
The book OF the Commonwealth is in
deed a work Of art and is fitting exponent
of the beautiful craft it portrays. A copy
may be obtained 10y writing to E.S. Peters,
City Passenger Agent, No III Broadway,
New York City, enclosing six cents in
stamps.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29

II seems 10 be the frequent penalty
Of genius TINT II Is denied the privilege
Of perpetuating its name and kind be.
yond few generations az most. Thus
Il IS said that there II not now living q
single descendant IN the male line OF
Chaucer. Shakespeare. Spenser. Milton.
Cowley, Butler, Dryden. Pope. Cowper.
Goldsmith. Byron or Moore: not one ~
Sir Philip Sidney or ~ Sir Walter Ra.
leigh: not one u Drake. Cromwell.
HamTdcn. Monk. Marlborough Peters
borough or Nelson; not one ~ Boiling.
broke. walpolc. Chatham. PIN. Fox
Burke, Graham or Claiming: not one
of Bacon. Locke. Newton or Davy: not
one Of Hume Gibb0n or Nacnu'ay.
not one of Hogarth. sir Joshua Royn
olds or SIR Thomas Lawrence: not one
Of David Garrick. John Kcmblc or I'd
mund Kean-London Standard
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
SAUNDERSVILLE

Alton Angel is working in the Ashland
Mill.
The Thornton Box Company is doing a
good business.
Henry Fuller and family has moved to
North Scituale.
Miss Ethel Sprague has been visiting
her friend, Miss Edith A.Hopklns OF Sum-
NIT.
Miss Edith Hopkins spent Saturday and
Sunday with her grandmother, Mrs. Henry
Fuller.
Mrs. d. e. Spalding spent Tuesday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Thornton.
Miss Ruth Thornton has returned home
from five months stay with Mr.. and Mrs
Cyrus Salisbury.
Alton Angel had a birthday party Satur.
day night, it being his fifteenth birthday.
Refreshments were served; games were
played and Charles Grattage gave a few
selections on the phonograph.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
Mortgages Sale

VIII be sold at public auction, on the pre-
misses hereinafter described, In Arlington,
in the town of Cranston, on Saturday, Feb
ruary 9th, 1909, at2 o'clock p. IN. by virtue OF
the power OF sale contained In n certain
mortgage deed made and executed by An
thony Smart, dated November 29th, 1885, and
recorded in Book 20 at page 400, of the re-
cords of mortgages of real estate in the tow >
OF Cranston, x. |. the conditions OF said
mortgage having been broken
A certain lot OF land with all the buildings
and improvements Thereon situated in the
town OF Cranston in the county OF Provid.
ence and state OF Rhode Island, laid Jut and
designated rs lot number Eighty Five (Sj) on
IA plat of house lots belonging 10 Henry A.
Potter, surveyed and plated by John Howe,
which plat IL recorded In the Town Clerk 's
Ofiice i'm said town of Cranston, In Plat Book
No. B at page 80. II being the same pre-
misses conveyed 10 Anthony Smart by deed
from James +. Hills and T.. Maria Hills, wife
of said James +. Hills, dated October 18th A.
ID, 1883.
BY order OF the owner and holder OF said
mortgage, who hereby gives notice OF In
tentiOn TO bid at said sale or at any post
ponement or adjournment thereof.
+. l.. HANLEY, Atty
Providence, Jan. 10, 1909.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
GRANTTEVILLE

Mis-, O'Clair has opened dress making
parlors here.
Willis II. Sweet sells the famous ANA.
tite roofing.
Harry Sweets house, which has been
extensively repaired, is now completed.
There was an Tendance of over two
hundred people at the Free Baptist Church
were baptised. The baptistry was used
for the first time. There has been very
marked interest here sin ce the recent revi-
val and the settlement of Rev. Raymond
Walker Of Philadelphia as pastor, 1t is
understood that more candidates will be
baptised at an early date.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
ESMOND

The new club known as the Esmond
Mills Welfare Club held its first meeting
in the old school house, opposite the mill
in this village. The meeting was called to
order by Superintendent w. s Trickett at
$50 p. III. After reading the bylaws and
constitution of the newly organized club,
many speeches were listened to by vari-
Gus members. The following officers were
elected: President. W. S. Trickett; Vice
President, A. MacMurry; Secretary and
Treasurer, Michael Taylor. After the
elections of officers, board of directors
was chosen for the ensuing year, namely
Fred Z Smith, George r. MacDougall, II.
r. Gillies, B. d. Francis. After a brie
talk on securing new articles for the club
them embers enjoyed smoke talk session
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
SOUTn SCITUATE

The Christian Endeavor Quarterly will
be held at the home of Mrs. George Whit.
man, Friday evening, February 5th. This
is the yearly meeting, we wish that every
member might be present.
Next Sunday evening the Christian En-
deavor Society will study the topic which
was set for January 18th. The first of a
series of lessonson the" Pilgrims Progress,
John Bunyon's great masterpiece. There
will be lesson from the Pilgrim, once a
month, throughout the year. 1t will be
presented by different readers and speak.
ers, in narrative and dialogues. We hope
large number will be prese t at each
meeting of the series.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
HOW TO CAGE A BEAR.
Show Him Carrots and Bread and
Lead the Way TO His Den.

@~tN Nic way ~ ''As SSh'
Escapes Of animals from their cages
I'm geological gardens and menageries
rre fortunately fare When they do
occur the work Of recapture is set
about in a buSineSSlike fashion. and
the prison breaker is generally cap
tcrcd before anything is known out
r.uv
In the periodical issued by the man
agement OF the BreSlau garden an
amusing story is told OF an incident Of
this kind Some years ago. on n fine
autumn morning. just after the gates
were opened there was loud knock
ing at the pay window. and. I'm reply 10
the inquiry Of the money taker who
presented himself. n man In state OF
great excitement said that as he was
walking on the oder bank he had seen
through the palisading large bear
loose in the grounds. Greatly Obliged
10 you, sir" was the reply. I'VE know
that already; that bear goes FOR walk
every morning and returns TO its cage
before the visitors come in."
The man went away quite satisfied,
The official. who knew the real state OF
the case. at once ordered the gates 90
be closed. and the director was nj once
Informed that the bear was loose. IL
was serious matter for the bear had
killed the keeper in travelling mcnag-
erie and for that reason was sold 10
the geological garden. Moreover, when
a mate had been put I'm with him she
soon fell victim 10 his bad temper.
While the authorities were considering
the best steps 10 take 10 recapture the
bear-for they were loath Go shoot such
a fine animal-the keeper whose ncgli-
gence I'm leaving n door unfastened had
caused the trouble made his appear
ance. His only reply 60 the rcproaches
OF the director for allowing the bear to
escape was. well, we shall have to
get him I'm again"
He went off TO the storcroom, filled
his apron with carrots and bread and
then sought the bear. When he saw
the animal he called out 60 attract It's
attention and 10y throwing down food
enticcd IL 60 the back Of the bear dcns.
Here the man entered through small
door by which new arrivals were put
into the cages. lie was closely follow
ed by the bear. but reached the middle
OF the cage before II had scrambled
through the small opening. Then he
dropped on the floor the rest OF the
food he had I'm his apron and made his
way out Of the cage. which was at
once securely fastened In front and Mt
the rear Thus the incident, which
might have had serious consequences,
ended happily for those on whom the
responsibility rested.-London Field.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
HARMONY

Mrs. Daniel Paine is improving at this
writing.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Whipple OF Saturday of last week.
Auction posters and milk bills at the
TIMES office, No. Olneyvlle Square.
Another dance at the Klondike hall next
Saturday evening, January goth. All are
invited to attend.
Professor Stene OF the Rhode Island
Agricultural College at Kingston gave a
talk on the San Jose Scale before the men,
bers of Laurel Grange at Wallirg's Cor
ners Tuesday evening.
The pupils of the Harmony school en-
joyed sleighride on Thursday afternoon
of last week. The party consisted OF
thirty-four and the route took inChepachet,
Harrisville and Maplevile.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-01-29
Bill for Licensing Of Hunters.

BY the provisions OF an act introduced in
the House Of Representatives by Represer
tative Bliss of East Providence Wednesday,
all hunters, whether or moi they are resi-.
dents of the state, must first obtain license
from the town or city clerk of the town OF
city in which they reside. The license
thus issued will be good for the entire state.
The owners Of land are permitted to hunt
on their own property, however, without
the license.
The act also provides that the license
shall be in the possession Of the hunter a.
all times when he is hunting, and that fail
ure to have it when asked to produce it by
the proper oficia is a violation OF the law
The license. to be valid, must be endorsed
by the licensee.
The fee for the license is fixed at 81 10 Of
which 81 goes to the state and the remain.
der TO the town aud city clerks for record
ing. The town and city clerks shall keep a
record Of the licenses issued and shall an
nually report to the state treasurer the
amounts taken in, the sums thus obtained
to be turned into the state treasury Tor the
use Of the state. For violation Of the pro.
vision Of the act fine Of $40 can be i'm
posed.
The act was referred to the committee
on judiciary Providence Tribune