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and said, "Don't you know your

Eyes among the nations," and
suddenl. hit him on the shouI.
der and said, 'old Bullace eyes.
he Lord save you, haven't seen
you in twenty years." and we
walked on together talking of the
times when boys, fourteen years
I'D, We we're learning how 10 ,ele
graph, and OF all the incidents of
those happy days when "Love
and life alike were new" Anu
then we recalled the days when
We were veterans in The service.
and hammered the brass, and
sent the lightning flying through
space, listened to the "music OF
the wlres," kept tab on the great
trans that went laundering for-
ward with their burdens OF hu-
man freight, answered he call o.
the dispatcher at midnight, got
up out OF our beds at the ringing
command of the souDder befoI 9
day, stopped the onrushing train
with the flash OF the piercing red
light, gave the conductor his or
ders and, with the white light OF
safety, turned the mons,ls loose
aud let it speed on and on and
on. My friend still listens 10 the
music of the wires but hear it
no more, except sometimes in
my dreams and then my minu
wanders backward; my fiugers
touch the ebony key, l answer
IL. |. Co.." | report No 53 COM
ing, receive The order Tor i, to
meet No 3 at--; have the
conductor to sign; get "compiete"1
from the dispatcher, hand tae
sc & T." their "clearapce cards ,"
and stand in the door at midnight,
listen to the ponderous lhrob OF
the mighty engine, see the fash
on the blackness OF the..midnighl
sky when the fireman opens The
door TO feed the great power that
he must keep in ceaseless activity
until he reaches the end of his
run and then l turn and 70 in
and report that 53 is passing on. |
My friend aud l talk ed OF othe,
things but it was time for him to |
go; We shook hands, said that we
would meet again, and We both
passed on. had not gone fur
when one of the conductors to
whom We had given the orders,
called me; we clasped hands ale
ter the last shake of fifteen years
ago; spoke softly and ,enderly OF
"The Baggage Car Ahead; but
he was in hurry to get to his
train and, with the signal "go
ahead' 10 each other, We both
passed on. A lit q further on
met a sal, tly looking old lady,
aud with her was a beautiful ei.l
CT eighteen summers. Her dress
was marred by no unusual fes-
ture, and upon her lace as wri
ten faith, hoie and charity, bur
the greatest of all was the charity
and love ! saw there | strais sht.
ened up, walked little iaster,
and said TO my self, "GOd reisns
and the government at Washing
ton still lives" ard / passed on.
l went on, aud wandered into b
cemetery amongst the great oaks. |
the clustering vines, he bloom
ing fi'wers, the sleeping dead,
and the hopes and hearts tha, Ii. |
buried wi h them there. / re
called 'he words OF the poel-
"Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be |
proud,
Like swift flying meteor, a fast flying
cloud,
A flash OF the Iio ohtninu . hra.L 90 H.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
LET Us Alone"
BUSINESS CRY
Hope Special Session Will Not
Revise the Tariff.
URGE NEED FOR CAUTION
Congress TO Pass Only the Re.
eiproeity and Tariff Board
Measures.

New York,-Almost without eNcep-
tion business men engaged in manu-.
facture and Wholesale and retail
trade. declare that they hoped CON
gresl in the special session. called Sy
President Taft for April g. will con-
tent itself with passing the Canadian
reciprocity measure and establishing
the tariff board, and will not attempt
a further revision OF the tariff, The
general cry is ''let us alone" Most
OF the business men declare that 10
add any additional causes for uncer.
tainty To situation, already suffi-
ciently difficult, would be grave
mistake.
The condition OF the business world,
as a whole, have influenced the views
them spoke in n despondent strain,
but hardly one was optimistic One
Arm is doing well and its rival in the
same line is finding Il hard TO get
along. and yet neither the prosperous
nor the hard pressed merchant can
tell the reason.
The causes OF the uncertain trade
conditions are set forth as the after.
math OF the panic OF 1907. the uncer
talnty about the supreme court decis.
ions in relation to the Standard Oh,
Tobacco Trust and other importNn,
commercial cases, the railroad Ques'
tion and the tariff agitation. OF these,
IL was pointed out today. the effect Of
the panic is nearly worn out. the rail.
road question has been settled and
the supreme court will before long.
have decided the matters before II.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
WHEN
MARQIES FMa
.BpE0A[YY NO[DE[EIS N1N{GlANT Ml
0ALI77CR. .% TIE CIRCULAR SIAlRCASE-
STf1E MAN IN LOWER Ten, ETC
)tE S0S6S-rzEHRLkk-i icaN9zr|>

Mrs. Wilsonl" II was clear he had
not known me before. why. no;
don't you?"
Il am all confused" l muttered. and
beat a retreat into the dining room.
There. IN the friendly light. we could
at least see each other, and think
he was as much impressed by the fact
that | had not undressed as ! was by
the fact that he had, partly. He wore
a hideous dressing gown OF Jimmy's.
much too small. and his hair. parted
and plastered down in the early even
ing, stood up in a sort of brown brush
all over his head. He was trying 10
flatten IL with his hands.
1T must be three o'clock" he said,
with polite surprise" and the house
is like a barn. You ought not 10 be
running around with your arms un-
covered. Mrs. Wilson. Surely you
could have called some OF us"
II didn't wish 10 disturb any one"
l said, with distinct truth.
Il suppose you are like me-" he
said. THE novelty Of the situation
| and everything. ! got to thinking
things over, and then l realized the
studio was getting cold. so thought l
would come down and take a look at
the furnace. didn't suppose any one
else would think Of 1t. But lost my
self in that pantry. stumbled against
a half-open drawer. and nearly went
down the dumb-waiter." And. as If
in judgment on me, at that instant
came two rather terrific thumps from
somewhere below, and inarticulate
words. shouted rather than spoken. II
was uncanny, of course. coming as II
did through the register at our feet.
Mr.. HARRISON looked startled.
"Oh, by the way" said as careless.
| ly as l could. I'm the excitement,
forgot to mention It. There is a police.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10

II took about l6 minutes TO quiet
the policeman Nobody ever knew
what Mr.. HARRISON did 10 him. but
for "a hours he was quite tractable.
He changed after that. but that comes
later In the story. Anyhow. the Har
bison man went upstairs and came
down with a Bagdad curtain and a
cushion 10 match. and took them into
the furnace room. and came out and
locked the door behind him. and then
We were ready for Bella's escape
But there were four special officers
and three reporters watching the
house as a result OF Max Reeds idiocy.
Once. after trying all the other win
dows and finding them guarded. we
discovered a little bit OF hole in an
out 'of-the-way corner that looked like
ventilator and was covered with a
heavy wire screen. No prisoners ever
dug their way out OF a dungeon with
more energy than that with which we
attacked that screen. hacking at IL
with kitchen knives. whispering like
conspirators being scratched with the
ragged edges Of the wire. frozen with
the cold air one minute and boiling
with excitement the next And when
the wire was cut. and Bella had rolled
her coat up and thrust II through. and
was standing on chair ready To fol,
low, something outside that had looked
like barrel moved and said. "Oh.
wouldn't do that II | were you. IL
| would be certain to be undignifed.
and probably II would be unpleasant
later"
We coaxed and pleaded and tried
TO brlbe. and that happened, rs II
turned out, TO be one OF the worst
things that we had to endure. For the
whole conversation came out the next
afternoon in the paper, with the most
awful drawings. and the reporter said
wore that first attracted his attention
And that brings me back 10 the rob
berry.
For when we had crept back TO the
kitchen, and Bella was fumbling for
her handkerchief TO cry into and the
gize for the language he had used 10
the reporter, and ! was on the verge
OF nervous chill-well. IL was then
that Bella forgot all about crying and
Jumped and held out her arm.
MY diamond bracelet" she screech'
| ed. Look, I've lost t."
Well. we went over every inch OF
that basement. until ! knew every
crack in the flooring. every spot on the
cement. And Bella was nasty, and said
that she had never seen that part OF
the house In such condition. and that
II had acted like sane person and
put her out, when she had no bust
ness there at all, she would have had
her freedom and her bracelet. and
that II we were playing n joke on her
| (as II we felt like jokingD we would
please give her the bracelet and let
her go and die in corner; she felt
very queer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
WANTS MAN SHE PAID FOR
New Jersey Woman Asks Commits
sloner TO Hold Immigrant SO That
She Can Marry Him.

Commissioner Williams expects an
interesting session at Ellis Island
when the inspectors pick out husky
shoemaker OF Trieste and hold him
for the arrival OF his Hancee.
The commissioner received n letter
from a young woman OF Jersey City
who described herself as an orphan
twenty-eight years old. who had "to
work all my lifetime for my exist
ence." She wrote that she received
letter several months ago from a
young man in her native city saying
that IL she would send him the price
OF a ticket he would cross the seas
and marry her.
She explained that the man was "a
shoemaker and healthy" She sent q
second-cabin ticket for passage on the
Red Star line Vaderland. which ar.
rived the other night from Antwerp.
Also she forwarded the healthy
mender OF bad soles s2S16 In cash.
She learned recently. she said. that
his relatives in this country had
planned TO steal him az soon as he ar
rived and prevent the marriage. She
wants the shoemaker herself, and
asked the commissioner TO hold him
and unite them in marriage as soon
as she arrives at the island.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10

the Argentine Republic" (perhaps he
said Child and because don't know
anything at all about you. You see. l
having no personal knowledge OF any
OF you 20 go on. Now tell me-whom
have you hidden In the cellar. besides
the policeman"
There was no use trying 20 deceive
him: He was looking straight into my
eyes. So l decided 10 make the best
OF a bad thing. Anyhow. Il was going
10 require strength 10 get Bella
through the coal hole with one arm
and restrain the policeman with the
other.
Come" said. making a sudden
resolution. and led the way down the
stairs.
He said nothing when he saw Bella.
for which was grateful. She was sit
ting at the table, with her arms in
front OF her, and her head buried IN
them. And then saw she was asleep.
Her hat and veil laid beside her. and
she had taken of her coat and draped
Il around her. She had rummaged
out a cold pheasant and some salad.
and had evidently had little supper.
Supper and nap. while l worried my
self gray-headed about her!
"She-she came in Unexpectedly
something about the butler" l explain
ed under my breath. "And-she
doesn't want TO stay. She is on bad
terms with--with some OF the people
upstairs. You can see how impossible
the situation is"
81 doubt IL we can get her out" he
said, as II the situation were quite
ordinary. However, we can try. She
seems very comfortable. It's a pity to
rouse her"
Here the prisoner In the furnace
room broke out afresh II sounded
as though he had taken a lump OF coal
and was attacking the lock. Mr.. Har-
bison followed the noise, and could
hear him arguing. not gently.
Another sound" he finished. "and
you won't get out OF here at all, un-
less you crawl up the furnace pipe!"
When he came back, Bella was rous-
ing. She lifted her head with her
eyes shut and then opened them one
at time, blinked. and sat up. She
didn't see him at first.
you wretch" she said ungrateful-
ly. after she had yawned do you
know what time II is? And that"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund ana
looked shorter than he really was. His
ambition IN life was 10 be taken seriously.
but people steadily refused TO do so. his
art Is considered a huge Joke, except 10
himself IL he asked people to dinner ev-
Bella Knowles; they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range 10 celebrate the first anniversary
srtY Q, Ws ar q.VIp Miss KatSerine mno MeNeir who
every one calls Kit Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
Brown, the Misses Mercer. Maxwell Reed
and a Mr.. Thomas Harrison. South
American civil engineer. The party is In
full swing when Jimmy receives tele-
gram fromyhis Aunt Selma. who will ar
rive In four hours 10 visit him and MS
wife. Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
Selma and after he marries she doubles
his allowance. He neglects 10 tell her or
mis- divorce. as she is opposed TO II. Jim
my takes Kit into ,his confidence. he tries
TO devise some way so that his aunt Will
not learn that he has no longer wife.
He suggests that Kit play the hostess for
refuses. but is finely prevailed upon TO
act the part. Aunt Selma arrives and the
deception works out as planned, as she
had never seen Jim's wife. Jim's Jap
servant is taken Ill, his face Is covered
with spots. Bella. Jimmy's divorced wife.
enters the house and asks Kit who Is be-
sng taken away in the ambulance? Bella
insists IT is Jim. Kit tells her Jim is well
and Is In the house Bella tells Kit IL
wasn't Jim she wanted 10 see. but Taxa
hira, the Jap servant, as she wished 20
secure his services HARRISON steps out
on the porch and discovers a man tacking
a card on the door He demands an ex-
PLANTATION. The man points to the placard
and HARRISON sees the word Smallpox"
printed on II. The man tells him he is
an officer OF the board OF health and
tells him the house is under quarantine
and that the guests will have TO remain
IN the house until after the quarantine is
lifted. The guests suddenly realize their
predicament, the women shed tears. the
men consider It a good joke.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10

man asleep In the furnace room. II
suppose we will have 10 keep him
now" / finished as airily as possible.
"Oh, a policeman-in the cellar" he
repeated, staring at me, and he moved
toward the pantry door.
You needn't go down" said fever
ishly, with visions of Bella Knowles
sitting on the kitchen table. surround
ed by soiled dishes and all the cheer
less aftermath of a dinner party.
Please don't go downI-it's one Of
my rules-never 20 let a stranger go
down TO the kitchen. I'm peculiar
that way-and besides. fists
mussy."
Bang! Crash! through the register
pipe, and some language quite articu-
late. Then silence
Look here, Mrs. Wilson," he said
resolutely. What do | care about
the kitchen? I'm going down and
arrest that policeman for disturbing
the peace. He will have the pipes
1own"
You must not go" I said, with dee
perate firmness. "He-he Is probably
in a very dangerous state Just now.
We-I-locked him in"
The HARRISON man grinned and then
became serious.
Why don't you tell me the whole
thing?" he demanded. You've been
In trouble all evening. and-you can
trust me. you know, because am
stranger! because the minute this
crazy quarantine is raised I am OF 20
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10

Boston-Judge Francis Cabot Lowell,
for the past five years justice OF tho
United States Circuit Court, "A mem.
Der OF the Harvard University Cor.
poration and cousin and brother.in.
law OF President A. Lawrence Lowell.
died very suddenly at his home. 1853
Beacon street.
Within "A week Judge Lowell pre-.
sided at court In the Federal Build
ing. lie recently heard the excep.
tions in the case OF big Bill" kclt
her. While he has not been in tho
best of health for some time, death
was wholly unexpected. --,....
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10

Then she saw Mr.. HARRISON and sat
staring at him.
This is Mr. HARRISON" I said 20
! her hastily. "He-he came with Anne
and Dal and he is shut in. too"
BY that time Bella had seen how
handsome he was. and she took a
hair-pin out Of her mouth, and arched
her eyebrows. which was always
Bella's best pose
Il am Miss Knowles" she said
sweetly (of course, the court had
given her back her name). "and |
stopped in tonight, thinking the house
was empty. 70 see about IA butler.
Unfortunately, the house was quaran-
tined just at that time, and-here !
am. Surely there cannot be any harm
in helping me 10 get out?" pleading
tone.) Il have not been exposed TO
any contagion. and IN the exhausted
state OF my health the confinement
would be positively dangerous"
She rolled her eyes at him, and !
could see she was making an impres-
oADhs vi NDulHt bNt ~ llffs t'A'
had a perfect right 20 marry again,
but ! will say this: Bella is a lot bet
ter looking by electric light than she
is the next morning.
The upshot OF II was that the gen
tleman who built bridges and locked
down on society from a lofty, lonely
pinnacle agreed 10 help one Of the
most cleaning members Of the afore-
said society % outwit the law
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
Lynn Bandits Eleetroeu eu,.d.

Boston.-1n the hrst hour OF the
morning, in the execution room at the
Charlestown state prison. the ex-
treme penalty OF the law was imposed
upon Andrei Ipsen and Wassili Ivan
kowski, the two young men who.
because OF the singular daring OF
their deed. were commonly spoken OF
as the Lynn bandits" Their crime
was the murder OF Thomas A. Ian.
dregan. a shoe manufactures. and Pa
trolman James v. Carroll In the
streets OF Lynn, June 25 last year.
Both maintained their bravado 10 the
end.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10

we live. A sudden change In living
throws the nervous system out OF
gear Both light and noise are nery.
Gus stimuli 20 people who live amid
noise and light Take away the com
radeship of noise and light and the
nervous system loses two stlmulsnts
necessary 10 its vell-being and suffers
In consequence.
with the boy Collins the fact that
be does not see policemen troubles
him, because policemen 70 him have
become an important part OF the na-
tural scheme Of thint.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
Work and MarrIaue,

In the New York courts recently .
girl. aged II. on being told by her
mother that she was old enough To
20 TO work. replied. Work. | will
not; prefer 70 marry" Whereupon.
she was married before night to .
That Is OF a piece with the reasoning
OF another girl who, being interro-
gated by a friend, Where are You
working now, Mamief" answered
promptly. Il aip't working; I'm mar
ried. boston Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
pIo, To KIN President Taft.

Spokane, Wssh.-Csptured just
when alleged plans for assassinatILg
Mayor ~. s. Pratt were almost ready,
John Steele and Stuart Monet, now
in the city jail. are held by ,ne DO.
lice as the probable murderers of
Capt. John r Sullivan. and alleged
accompllces in a plot to kill President
Taft.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
DR.. COOK ACCUSES PEARY.
In Telegram 20 Taft He Charges
Rival with Irregularities.

Chicago.-D Frederick A. Cook,
the Arctic explorer. gave out the text
OF telegram which be said he had
sent TO President Taft. protesting
against the Peary bill being signed by
the President.
The telegram accuses the dis
coversr OF the north pole of explolta-
tion OF the public and other irregu.
'arities, personal and commercial.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
North River Piers.

Washington.-Th War Department
will permit the extension, experiment.
ally, of two Of tie great Chelsea piers
100 feet into the North river. Now
York baxbor. This is determined by
Secretary Of War Dickinson, who had
granted shipping and commercial IN.
terests In New York a hearing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
Miss the Light and Noise

Lord Lansdowne. at Bovood house.
has a mastering longing for the bus
tie and light OF the London streets.
1T is a very clear cose OF nostalgia. :"
said the doctor. "A person suffering
like that has lost two everyday
friends. az Il were-noise and light II
is entirely due 20 the nerves. Our
nervous system gets into pro
nounced groove in accordance with
the everyday condition under which
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
To Succeed George Gould.

Chicago. go.-Howard Elliott will prob
ably succeed George J. Gould az prcsi.
dent ~ the Misgouh Pacific railway
according TO a report.
,.I. -. .IO,t Is pissIIent ~ the North.
srn Pacific railway. with Offices In 81.
Paul. Mr.. Elliott is 80 years old and
a native OF New York. lie is a grad
uate OF the Lawrence Scientific
School, Harvard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
Reason Enouah.

A negro near Xenia. o., had been
arrested for chicken stealing He had
stolen 40 many that his crime had be-
come grand larceny.
Ho was tried and convicted. and
brought in for sentence.
Have you any reason 10 offer why
the judgment OF the court should not
be passed upon your" he was asked.
Well. jedge," he replied. Il CANT
go 10 jail now. nohow. I'm bulldln q
shack out yonder. an JUS calnt 30
TIL | git Il done. You kin sholy 500
Sunday Evening
Post
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
a ReaI Ono.

is this n problem play?" asked the
ne-night stand critic OF the manager.
1T is," replied that worthy.
And what" asked the critic. rs the
special problem presented?"
How TO get money enough into the
box Office for railroad fares to our next
date" said the manager. with pointed
brevity.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10

washington-Tbe request by the
railways In offcIal classification tor.
riiory mat they be permitted voluD.
tarily 20 suspend proposed advances
in class freight rates from March is
until Nov. next. has been denied by
the II terstate commerce commission.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-03-10
Down With EN-.

Young Lord Fairfax, In brilliant
after-dinner speech at tho club house
In Tuxedo. praised women.
Down with the misogymist." said
Lord Fairfax. Down with the cyni-
cal type of male brute who says with
tho Cornish fisherman:
winners like pilchards. When
ems bad ems bad. and when ems
good. ems only middlin'.'"