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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
SALVATION FREE.
But There Was q Collection and Also q
Reason For IL.

But There Was q Collection and Also q
Reason For II.
The colored parson had Just conclud
ed a powerful sermon on Salvation
Am Free" and was announcing that
collection would be taken for the ben
eft of the parson and his family. Up
jumped an acutely brunette brother in
the back Of the church.
"Look a-yeah, pahson," he interrupt
ed; "yo' amt no sooner done tellin' us
dat salvation am free dan yo' 60 askln'
US TO- money. II salvation am free,
what's de use In payin' TO 1t? OATS
what / want to know. An I tell yo'
p'intedly dat amt goin' to glib yo'
nothin' until | find out. Now
Patience, brudder, patience" said
the parson. "I'll 'lucidate. Spose yo'
was thirsty an come to river. Yo'
could kneel right down an drink yo'
ill, couldn't yo'? An 1t wouldn't cost
yo' nothin', would itT
"Ob cou'se not. OATS jest what r.
"Dat water would be free" contin-
ued the parson. "But, s'posin' 20 was
to hab dat water piped to yo' house,
yo'd have to pay, wouldn't yo'T
"Yas, sub, but
"Waal, hrudder, so 1t Is wild saliva
ton. De salvation am free, but It's de
havin' 1t pIped to yo' dat yo' got to
pay To-. Pass de hat, deacon; pass de
at."-Everybody's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

"May, clad in robes of whitest green
In lovely sportive smiles is seen;
ALI nature blooming now appears,
And ev'ry shooting blossom cheers" I"
Exchange.
The above as a sample of late
spring poetry is not SO bad after all.
The expression "whifeSt green, is
entiiely new, but there may be such
a color. We would change it to
"Nilest Green, however. a
"shooting blossom, is another ori-
ginal idea, that must appeal to the
poetical mind
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
The Brioapds.

The word 'brigand" is derived from
q portion Of the armor worn by arch
ers, English and foreign, ancently
called the "brigandine." This consist
ed OF an apron Of leather plated over
scale fashion, with thin pieces Of steel
From the Irregularities OF the light
armed men who wore these def.nses
the name Of brigand became In course
Of time Infamous.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
The price of ice in Providence has
melted some during the past week.
Froq Farming In France.

Among the advantages of frog farm
ing In France is the fact that 1t en-
ables persons of limited means to util
ize marshes and ponds which are too
shallow and warm for fish culture and
practically useless for any other pur-
pose and produce on comparatively
small area large amount OF valuable
food material for which there Is al.
ways an eager market.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
Hunted the Hunter.

els 1t really true" asked Miss Chel
lus, "that you're engaged to Mr.. Rich
lsyT
'It is," calmly replied Miss Butte.
"My," exclaimed Miss Chellus, "he
was a great catchw
81 beg your pardon" retorted the
other haughtily; "catcher."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
Fire Insurance.

TT e Fiie Insurance Business form
erly conducted by Walter ID. Harris
is now carried on by Herbert E.
Harris, No. I34 Messer Street
Oneyville, X. l., and he so.icits a
continuance Of the patronage gwen
Mr.. Harris, also new business which
will receive prompt attention.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

Porto Ricans seem to be more
uneasy under American rule than
when subjects Of Spain. Some peo-
pie do not know a good thing when
they see it.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

An exchange says the following
advertisement recently appeared in
Belgian newspaper-"Inconsola-
BILE young widower anxious to make
the acquaintance, with view to
marriage, OF equally inconsolable
young widow"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

The Aldrlch tariff bill is far from
being a tavoiite with some of the
middle west senator's, even though
they are Republicans.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

1t is stated that over one thousand
OF the Nez Perce trib, Of Indians
living in Idaho have become prohi-
bitionists. The dry movement
became popular too late in the day
to benefit the bulk of the aborigines.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

1t is said that only a spark is
needed to start an Anglo-German
war. 1t is fairly safe to predict that
the spark will not materialize.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

Business is good in M exico. That
country is fortunate in having a pre-
sident possessed with large and
varied experience.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

The man who plants tree is do
ing something for posterity as well
as for himself and for the commune
ty. 1t is wise and unselfish habit,
planting trees.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

Rhode Islanders seem to have
been willing enough to own the
Philadelphia water works, # the
plant had been for sale.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
Revenge.

"That organist Belle Tilted for the
aged millionaire played a spiteful trick
at her wedding"
"NVhat did he do7"
"Instead Of playing them up the aisle
with the wedding march, he struck up
old Hundred boston Transcript
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
The Poor Women.

why does a woman always want
another woman to go shopping with
berY
"She gets the other woman to make
The selections and then takes some
thing else."-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

The railroads are placing large
orders for locomotives and cars,
which show that they are counting
on big increase III business.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

The income tax in England pro-
duces revenue OF $Io5, 900, 900
yearly. The wealthy classes in Eng
land pay the bulk Of the taxes. 1t
should be so in this country.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
On Her Own Had.

Hubby-whatl You paid $50 for that
hat! It's monstrous-it's a sin! Wife
(sweetly)-No matter. The sin will be
on my own head!-Lippincotts Mag
azine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
Saws the Modern Hen.

Understand me, Henry Peck! |
shall not lay another egg unless you
get an incubator. I simply cannot
neglect my social duties as I've been
doing."-Lifc.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

Russia bars out the Salvation
Army. The victories OF peace do
not appeal to the Russian bureau
cracy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

The Rhode Island General AS
sembly adjourned last Friday, after a
session of more than the regular
sixty days.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14
prospects Brilliant.

"I see you got married yesterday.
Chloe. Are your prospects brllliantT
"Yaas. Nah husbands friends
brought me 70 mo- washiu's."-Circle
Magazine
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

IT'S the mind that makes the bod!
rish-Omkespeara
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-05-14

los Nam Street. Woonsockct
SIS Hope Street, Bristol
los Main Street, Wexford
Main Street, Warren
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
NOW ON STRIKE
Millions Of stomachs Refuse to Do
Their Work Properly.

All over this broad land millions of
stomach owners are being held In hui
initiating subsection just because
they are so stubborn that they will
not accept a fair, square and broad
minded offer.
Life is short for all of us; it will be
shorter for those who let their stom-
achs go from bad to worse
Wilkinson & Co., nas famous pre-
scription called Mona and they be-
lieve SO thoroughly in its remarkable
curative power that they say to every
owner of a distressed stomach that
they will guarantee Mi-o-na tablets to
cure acute or chronic indigestion and
ali stomach ailments or money back,
and the price is only so cents box.
And still there are stubborn people
right in Keokuk who won't accept
tais offer but continue to suffer from
gas on stomach belching of sour food
stomach pains, foul breath, dizziness,
bilionsness and headaches just be-
cause--just because-that's all, there
! Is no other reason.
| Mi-o.na tablets stop dyspeptic ag-
ony in five minutes; they cure obsti
nate cases of Indigestion and turn the
old stomach into a new one in few
| weeks-or money back.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
Passenger Locomotive Slid Into
Freight Engine This Morn
ing Although Her Brakes
Were Set.
PILOTS KNOCKED OFF
Each Of Them Being Rendered Use
less by the Run in Of the
Two Monsters on the
Bridge Tracks.

Unable to stop his engine owing to
the slippery condition of the rails, En-
gineer Scott of the Wabash passenger
engine had to sit still and see his
charge slide down the tracks and col
Tide with freight engine with the re
suit that the pilots on both. of the
monsters were rendered useless and
had to be removed. F1h1G 6aEhdppen'
ed this morning about seven thirty-five
o'clock on the bridge track just this
side of the Union switch.
The two engines. numbers 20S and
564 are in the habit of coming across
the bridge every morning at about malt
past seven, stopping before they gel
on the main track in order to allow
K line train number to proceed
north. The freight train was in the
lead this morning with the passenger
engine but short ways behind. Com
ing to the switch the leader was
brought to stop, and as usual. the
engineer of the train set the brakes or
his machine. The rain, however, had
made the rails exceedingly slippery
and the monster slid on with none Of
the wheels turning
Engineer Scott had done all in hif
power. and could only sit still and
await results. In few seconds his
engine had slid into the one standing
still, it having a pilot on each end
Owing to the weight of each of the
machines, when they came together
the pilots were mashed in such a way
as to necessitate. their removal. while
tie in the road bed was mashed t.
splinters and a big hole dug in tn.
ground
The drivers OF tho two locomotive.
were given quite scare although tn.
accident was unavoidable. It tool
about an hour to get things in shap,
again so that the two could go on thei
way. Both went out this morning Of
their regular runs, number 564 pulling
passenger train number so and tn
other taking the Wabash freight trail
out of here at 500.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
CITY NEWS.
Use a Gate City want ad.

Use Gate City want ad.
Mr.. Lockhart spent Monday at his
home in Des Moines. He returned
this afternoon and tonight he will
speak on the subject. Popular Amuse-
ments," at the Christian church. Mr..
Limit and his chorus will begin the
song service at 7:45 p. m. There will
be number OF persons baptised. The
evangelists and the church are expect
Ing a week in their services.
The laying of the new tracks at
Sixth and Johnson streets which will
enlarge the car capacity of the ward
almost twice, Is about completed. II
VIII take about week to complete the
work. There is talk of a bridge
spanning the tracks at this point
which will be dangerous place for
pedestrians and vehicles with the ex-
tensive switching going on at that
pace.
Most OF the college students have
returned TO their respective alma
matters and those who have not re-
sumed their studies at the different
universities and colleges over the
country will do so in a short time.
keokuk has a large representation in
the various colleges in this state-and
| Illinois and other universities this
year and number who have not de-
cided on which on, yet, will take up
studies later.
According to ruling OF the u. s.
Dostoff1ce department Saturday own
ers of savage dogs which threaten OF
attack mail carries may be deprived
o. the benefits Of free delivery. 1t is
Z not necessary that the animal make
an actual attack in order to have this
new rule go into effect A threaten
ing disposition is sufficient. IF dogs
are little too frolicsome or show a
disposition to be unfriendly with the
letter carrier" says dispatch, che
may take his postmaster into his con,
4 fidence and the latter has the discre
ton to compel the owner of the dog
1t is.not necessary for the carrier to
! suffer the humiliation OF separating
himself from part Of his wearing ap
parel, but he may act upon apprehen
sion. The neighborhood reputation 81
the dog under consideration IS all the
information which the department is
required to obtain to guide the ofiicia
action. The regulation of the post
Office department reads: Carriers
are not required to deliver mail al
residences where vicious dogs are
permitted to run at large. Persons
keeping such dogs must call at the
postoffice for their mail" Patron!
by muzzling vicious dogs or by keep
ing them securely chained may b.
able to prevail upon the postmastel
to have their mail delivered by car
rier.'
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
James McGettican Of New Foundland
Accompanied the Explorer on
Former Trips to the
Far North.
ENGINEER OF WINDWARD
Has Written Several Interesting Let
ters to His Granddaughter
Here Of His Trips to
Cold Country.

IL is surprising how many relatives
Of those two much famed gentlemen:
Messrs. Peary and DR.. Cook, have
turned up since they both discovered
tie much coveted north pole. And
the friends that have bobbed into view
that went to school with either or
both of these two notable Americans
OF the present day. Some one played
ball with Doctor Cook on the back lot
or some one went to a party with
Peary Wien they were boys together.
A relative of DR.. Cook has turned up
in Kahoka, Mo-, and is ready to
prove his relationship.
| But as much of this can be Beloved
as the public wants to swallow but
Keokuk never loses out on anything
and 1t is usually the real article that
she puts up. James McGettigan, a
resident of this city, who resides at
G26 Bank street can lay claim TO the
fact that his father, James McGetti-
gan OF st. Johns, New Foundland, was
the chief engineer on board the arctic
ships used by Commodore Peary in
his first and second trips to the far
norch and there Is almost possibility
that Mr.. McGettigan's father, accom-
panied the famous explorer in his last
! trip to the far north, though 1t is not
known whether he helped to tack Old
Glory to the side of that mucl famed
stick in the ground.
James McGettigan, ST., is about
seventy years old and has been q
sailor most of his life, following that
business since the time he was a mere
boy. His boy stated this morning thai
he has been on numerous arctic ex
petitions and has lived in the NORTH
| all his life, never visiting this coun
try. He is a Scotchman OF the goot
old type OF Scotch and has seen ev
erything there is to be seen in the
snow bound north.
In 1900 he was with Peary on Ia,
good ship Windward, which sailed fo
the far north, he being chief enginee
aboard the ship and enduring the
ldlu SdlpS will Lie ClcW duQ COLU
mander on that perilous voyage.
1t was while on these trips that b,
wrote interesting letters to his grand
daughters, children OF Mr.. and Mrs
James McGettigan of this city, Will
they we're attending the academy a
Nauvoo, and which proved highly In
, teresting reading matter for the men
bers OF the classes of st. Mary
. school 1t has now been some tim
since word has been received from tn
old gentleman however and 1t is nc
known positively whether he accom-
panied the recent expedition to tn
pole or not Mr.. McGettigan has wri
ten TO his father since the discover
of the pole, sending him letter o
Sunday asking him IL he accompanie
the expedition and expects letter 1
about two weeks from New Fount
land Should it prove tiat the fathe
: of the Keokuk man made the fins
dash for the pole with Peary, some il
teresting local North pole storie
might be told which would make il
teresting reading matter.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
Train TIE Baby JsnrIy.

Just as you train the baby to dress
you should train 1t to have passage
every day OF regular hour Get 1t to
do this early i'm life and the good habit
will stick forever. And that will mean
continuous health. But II It is back
ward in this respect, and inclined to
constipation and biliousness then help
1t by giving small doses OF Dr. Cald-
Wells Syrup Pepsin. as prescribed IN
lie can be obtained OF any druggist Mt
cents or 81. Thousands OF fnmilies
eep 1t constantly In the house for Q
.onnch, liver or bowel disorder. 1t IL
gleasant to the tnste, gentle in actiol
out effective, and children like It.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
Cook Furniture and Carpet Co., incor-
porated, has dissolved b. mutual con-
sent of all stockholders.
COOK URN. & CARPET CO.
BY B. G. COOK, Pres.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-14

Manager Belt is very well salts
fed with the work of Catcher Reilly
and says that he will endeavor to Sc
cure him from the Marion club.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

which has already passed the stage OF
mild protest and Is assuming the form
of q stern demand, OF the give me lib
erty or give me death order.
In New York this revolt is fiiding
expression In Nominations from the
sanctum. The Times shows the folly
of this fashion, and The Journal in a
slugged and copyrighted leader exco-
rates 1t. Down with the "hobk-up-
the back" dresses Is the cry. resound-
ing with more determined energy than
the cry of the suffragettes for the bal
lot.
Was this style OF dress invented for
any other purpose than to tyrannize
over man? Think how the poor hem
pecked husbands have been tortured by
this device. Manipulating hooks and
safety pins and buttons is something
that no mere man was ever able to ae-
.complish with any degree of dexterity.
and miserable has been the experience
of the poor fellows compelled to do this
hooking up the back.
Not only are these poor men the suf-
fering victims of this "hook-up-tne.
back" fashion, but also countless poor
girls. ''As we'll be out of the world
as out of fashion," and SO girls not yet
In a position to act the tyrant over o
man have been In sore straits. They
have felt compelled to follow this FASH
ion, and without husband or lady's
maid they have doubtless experienced
immense difficulties in having them
selves hooked UP.
But the cry for reform has been rails
ed. 1t is rising above all other .ries.
and 1t will not down until delivsrance
shall come from this device invented to
allow women to tyrannize over poor.
patient, much-abused man.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
stuax snanish.

out of nine help wanted" advertise
ments in New York paper we note
that three are for young men who un-
derstand Spanish. The paper in which
these advertisements appear is devoted
primarily to the business interests of
the metropolis and its columns are only
used, in general. by firms Of established
reputation.
We have called attention several
times to the fact that shift in the
trade routes of the world Is already in
progress and that the Latin American
trade will within a few years be OF
great value. Already arrangements
are being made for the establishment
of a chain of American banks through
that several of the largest manufac-
turing companies in the United States
are now studying conditions to tha
South of us with an idea of extending
their trade. American enterprise and
push will be in demand from Panama
to the Cape. Men who are able to
show familiarity with the Spanish
tongue are the men who will get good
positions.
Those who anticipate are the ones
who succeed. There are numbers OF
Young mon in this State today who
have not decided what pursuit they
will follow. They notice that almost
all of the professions are over-crowded;
some of them, for one reason or an
other, do not wish to farm. We feel
sure that no young man now at school
can make a mistake by including Span
ish In his course. It will do him more
good than French, or even German.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
GARLAND MAN
PAYS ELECTION BET

Garland, Dec. 25.--(Special. while
y. T.. Henderson, r. C. Glass and +. r
McCaskill sat comfortably on the deck
of Q hand-car yesterday afternoon. DR.,
r. G. Shanks operated the levers and
propelled the car distance Of several
miles. in payment of an election bet.
As he drove the car along. the fiddle
of Mr.. Henderson played a lively tune.
Happy Times In Butler,s while the
other two who sat in state waved anti
amendment colors.
AL OF the men are residents of Gar
land. A bet was made, Nov. %. be-
tween DR.. Shanks, a physician. and Mr..
Henderson, section foreman, by the
terms OF which the advocate of the
losing side In the amendment cam
paign was to give the other ride on
the lever car, together with two friends
to be named. DR.. Shanks was for the
amendment; Mr.. Henderson against It,.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
victorian Gods.

London Chronisle.
II Thackeray. with brain weigh
ing IS Ia ounces. had the biggest
head among Victorian writers. who
had the best features? The choice
would seem to lie between Tennyson
and Henry Taylor. THAT man must
be a poet" remarked one Of his Cam.
bridge contemporaries when he hrsi
saw Tennyson. and another frieno
describes him in his undergraduate
days as six feet high. broad chested
strong limbed. his face Shakespearesh.
with deep eyelidb. his forehead ample
crowned with dark. wavy hair, MS
head finely poised. his hand the ad-
miration OF sculptors. But time dealt
none too gently with Tennyson, where
as Henry Taylor. always distin-
guished looking man. seems to nave
grown singularly majestic with
years. Grant Dun. meeting him when
he was over 80. notes that Taylor
looks more like Jupiter than ever"
and contemporary members are fun OF
references to his Joye-like appear
ance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26
MARINE NEWS
BOsTON's NEW CHARTER.
It's Projectors Say That Under II Graf
fs Inaccessible


fs Impossible.
Boston Special by w. G.. Shepherd.
Harvey s. Chase is doctor of siok
cities.
Chase has had big part to play in
forming the remarkable new charter
OF Boston.
1T know city graft when 1 see It.
And Boston's new charter VIII make
graft impossible" he said. Municipal
grafters can't work in Boston now
''whY?"
Because we've got the white light
turned on every city official every min
ute of the time"
"But suppose his party stands up for
him, even II he Is q grafter?" asked.
-"Thore won't be any party in Boston.
Our new charter says there shall not be
any primary election or caucusses in
Boston hereafter"
How can you choose candidates
without primary electionsr'
ANY citizen who wants to be q can
didate for any office gets his name on
the ballot by petition of 5000 citizens.
That's the only way he can get on. No
one can tell what party he belongs to
or what his opinions on municipal af-
fairs are. after he gets on the ballot.
because the names or emblems of par
ties are not allowed on the baliots--
only ING AdAAob Va NAp
tremendously large ballot" I sug-
gested.
mo. We have only the Mayor. nine
councilmen and ave school board mem
bers to vote for. We cut down the
size of the Council In our new charter
and gave the Mayor more power than
formerly 1t makes him a very respon-
sible man. now"
But is II best to trust enc man with
SO much power?"
"centered power we found the best,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-26

send us your order for Iiquoras
wines and beer, we'll do the rest.
Every shipment guaranteed.
L. Brfckman q Co., Pensacola, Fla.