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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
CLEARED HIS CLIENT.
Aaron Burr's Dramatic Accusation In
Murder Trial

Aaron Burr's Dramatic Accusation In
Murder Trial.
1t is undoubtedly true that in for
mer times in all parts OF the country
It was considered more important and
more creditable To save a mans life
or liberty than to get verdict where
property only was concerned These
days have passed. however, as fgr ~
New York is concerned. aud in a lesser
degree, possibly, in nearly all the other
states. and despite the agitation on the
subject they are never likely TO re-
turn. 1t is interesting TO turn back
TO the earliest days OF the republic
and the careers OF two lawyers who
would have been giants In any age or
I'm any country and who were antag-
onistic in character aud purpoSe-Alex.
ander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Both
men accepted criminal as well as civil
cases. One OF the greatest efforts of
Hamilton's life was his appearance for
one Crosswell. charged with publish
ing a scandalous libel upon Thomas
jefferson. The court was divided In
its verdict, but the prisoner was never
punished.
Aaron Burr. that erratic genius who
lacked a balance wheel. is said never
to have lost a case in which he alone
was counsel. II is also OF record that
he won a case I'm which 10y a queer
trick of fate his associate counsel was
Hamilton. IL was n murder case. The
actions and manner OF the principal
witness against the prisoner seemed
TO Burr exceedingly suspicious. and IL
is said that both Burr and Hamilton
were undecided In their own minds
which was the guilty party the wit
mess or the prisoner flamiltous sum.
ming up was perfunctOry Burr I've.
gan TO address the jury when IL was
nearly dark The witness for the
prosecution was leauing against pil.
lar. His face was pallid and covered
with perSpirafion lie listened intent.
~ to the lawyer Suddenly Burr seiz
ed large candelabrum. and. throw
ing the light on the face of the wit
ness. shouted. Behold the murderer
gentlemenr' The witness turned and
rushed from the courtroom and the
prisoner was acquitted.-F. +. WARD
In Har-p-'- Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
WORKED TOO HARD.
Why David Graham Phillips Once Lost
a Situation.


Situation.
People who thought that the late
David Graham Phillips had a rapid,
fluent and even at times overhasty
pen were very far from the truth,
says a writer in the Bookman. Mr..
Phillips himself admitted freely that
from first to last he always found lit
erary composition a labor-a labor OF
love that he could not have shirked
if he would, but none the less labor.
A story which he sometimes told at
his own expense illustrates this. 1t
was shortly after his graduation from
Princeton that he sought work as
reporter and finally by offering his
services for nothing obtained a chance
TO show what he could do on the lead
ing daily in a western city.
The weather was cold and the tenn
perature OF the office somewhere be-
low 60 degrees, yet hour after hour
Mr.. Phillips would sit at his desk with
the moisture rolling from his brow in
the anguish OF trying TO make litera-
ture from such material as "Yester-
uuy ulleIuooH JOuu JOutS ltli Ol q
stepladder and dislocated his shOul-
der"
One day-it was the tenth Of Mr..
Phillips services-the presiding genius
Of the paper happened TO pass through
the city room and stood for some min
utes watching him.
'Who is that young man?" he pres
emily asked the city editor.
The latter explained
"Get rid OF himp' came the curt
edict
But" expostulated the city editor,
"we are getting him for nothing"
81 don't care" rejoined the higher
power. 81 don't care If he is paying
for the privilege. Get rid OF him at
once. ! can't bear TO see any human
being work so hard"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
HUGS The EQUATOR.
"Trip Upon Which the Starry White
Coffee Flower Blooms.

Coffee Flower Blooms.
Ii Is only on the worlds waistband
that the starry white coffee flower
blooms. Only between the fifteenth de-
grees. north and south OF the equator,
can the tree be successfully grown and
on chose attitudes which are between
the 1900 TO 5000 feet mark. Left by
itself the plant will grow 10 a tree
twenty i've feet in altitude; but. as man
Is not usually over two yardsticks high.
the bearing shrubs are kept by prun-
ing under maximum height OF ten
feet, so that they can be easily ham
died.
The seeds are thickly sown In the
nursery, but "A soon as babyhood has
passed and the tender sprouts are able
TO bear a breath OF wind or changes
Of temperature they are transplanted
into orchards. They are set pretty far
apart so that while young and not yet
bearing the soil may be utilized with
parallel rows OF corn, bananas or plan
tain. thrifty shrub grows berries
when three years old and continues to
bear during twenty years from three
to six pounds of beans. Its glossy
green leaves remind one OF the laurel.
and the fragrant, white, five petaled
nowers-the perfume varying in diff
fcrent countries and localitics-grow in
clusters Of from three to ten each In
the axis of the branches. Well regu-
lated streams OF water run through
the orchard to secure lusty growth, but
when the berries begin TO ripen the
water is turned off lest the fruit be too
succulent. The twin beans or nutlets
ripen within a mass of pulp that looks
like a dark red cherry. or in tint and
size rather like a cranberry. This
pulp, when perfectly ripe. is delicious
10 the taste, but when dried it Is taken
off either by hand or, as Is usually the
case in present day operations in Bra
I'll, by most modern machinery.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
Ea,teninn Battery Wires.

There are two ways of doing almost
everything and this is especially tru,
of fastening battery and coil termina
wires. one way is wrong, and the
other is 10 twist the bare end of tn,
wire around the terminal as the hand,
of the clock move and then tighten NJ
the nut The reason for this is be
cause the screw thread is right hand
ed; therefore the tendency of the tight
ening nut will be- TO twist the wir,
around the terminal tighter than Il
was. Should the wire be twisted tn,
other way the nut would tend 10 un
twist it and it would slip under th'
nut and very likely get very pool
hold Boston Herald
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
Slipper DAY In Holland.

There is curious festival called
Slipper day celebrated in Holland.
Slipper day In the Netherlands is the
one day in the year In which the Dutch.
woman claims superiority over her
husband. On that day she rules him
TO her hearts content. and he gener.
ally obeys good humoredly enough
that is. unless she is one OF those la
dies not unknown i'm Holland or In any
other country who aspire 10 complete
rule over their unhappy partners
throughout the year
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
The Pnll of Phslaris-

Perillus OF Athens is said by thP an
cient authorities 10 have invented for
Phalaris. tyraut OF AgriCentum. & G
the side To admit victims who were e.
be roasted 10 death toy the tire which
was built underneath The dying
groanS OF the sufferers closely reSem
bled the roaring ct maddcned bull:
hence the name that WIS given To the
invention II Is refreshing 70 know
that later on the rOpulare rose against
PhaariS and burned the tyrnnt IN the
bull that he u0d made fu ne the cauS"
OF death 90 81 many others New YORK
American
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
GRANITENILLE

Miss Ruth Garter has secured a position
as stenographer, with the J. b. Carpenter
Co., of Providence.
A fife and drum band is being organized
with comets and clarinets, by GA Garter,
II connection with the Fire Company.
John Galland the station agent, rescued
a child from drowning, Tuesday afternoon
The child was playing near the river when
it fell in and was being carried down, and
by Mr.. Gallant plunging in brought il
out, not much the worse except for good
wetting.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
MISSED TIE KANGAROO.
The Hunter Was After Meat. but Got
Instead a Stone.

Instead a Stone.
In 1889 n hunter la New South
Wales took fancy for some kangaroo
meat. so he made n trip through the
mulCa with no companion but his gun
He had no need Of either guides or
dogs. as he was an experienced bush.
man.
The first kangaroo sighted was
wounded by him, but not badly
enough TO disable it, Before he could
get i'm another shot it made off through
the salt bush at Il terrific pace, but
leaving n plain trail in drops of blood
so the hlfnter followed ms fast as ht
could.
The trail gradually grew fainter aS
the wounded animal bled less freely
and its pursuer was often obliged tC
stoop and examine the ground closely
for the telltale signs. After severa'
hundred yards had been covered with
out seeing any more crimson spots the
hunter began TO think his quarry had
escaped, when he saw a single tleck
Of red before him.
As he bent to look for more necks
the red changed to an iridescent pale
green. and he say It was gem stone
that lay before him. The kangaroo
was not baggcd. but the White Cliffs
opal fields were discovered New York
Press
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
A bUnGLlNG CENSOR.
The Brilliant GerIr5 That Used &c
Mangle Plavs In Poland.

The Brilha Genius That Used to
Mangle Plavs In Poland.
In 1850 there was a very strict cen.
sCrship throughout Poland over all
pays given in the tleatcrs. Ii was,
Of course. very annoying TO the actors
and sometimes quite ridiculous Nine.
ModieSka i'm her Memories and I'm.
preSsiOus" says that during the winter
Of 1850 she was playing in Warsaw
and that her actors had great deal
Of fun every time a play came from
tie censurs office.
Every noble sentiment was forbid
den Even some words were found
disloyal. among others the word
slave" I'm one Of the meIodramas II
was cut ont and replaced by the word
negro" and the sentence. which ran
Tie was a slave to his passions was
changed 10 He was a negro to his
passions"
on another occasion the actor taking
The part of Roman Catholic priest
had TO say. - love my country and
my people, and | shall never leave
them" The words country. and
people" were changed to wife and
children"
iu another play the words He walk
cd arm i'm arm with the emperor and
whispered IN his ear" were changed 10
"IIe walked three steps behind the
emperor and WHISPERED in his ear"
These and like blunders became
standing Jokes among the actors and
give an idea Of the censorship at the
time Of my engagement in Warsaw
{ am sure that our censor was over
Jealous I'm his services 10 the govern
mcnt and too ignorant OF the Ian
guage TO see his absurd mistakes"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
The Scream of Ennui.

A dog howls when he is lonely. cat
wauls Qhe word must be right, for II
comes from "caterwaull because OF
some combative or amative impulse
but a parrot screams through sheer
boredom. | sometimes think il is the
only creature that shares with us that
secondary curse which followed our
election from Eden-ennui. And
know that if Noah fed his animals
well and if"they had plenty of room
for exercise the only creatures who
rebelled vocally against the dire tedi.
um OF voyage and the creatures who
made the most noise. bar none. were
the two little papingoes, as our fore
fathers used to call them.-Atlantic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
A Roundabout River.

The kenturky river az In 'kson is y
freak. II ruas for i've miles or more
TO advance sixty feet The circuit OF
the water forms what Is known rs the
panhandle Standing ON the back
bone you can dip stone into the river
Dn the north side and one into the liver
on the south side Eve miles below
You are on The north side Of the rivct
and on the south side of the river and
going up the river aud down the river
at the same time. Winchester News
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
Window Leaves.

Six species of plants that possess
window leaves have been discovered
in South Africa. They are all stem
less succuients. and the egg shaped
leaves are imhcdded i'm the ground,
only the apiceS remaining visible
The visible part of the leaves is fiat
less. SO that the light can penetrate
Il and reach the interior of the leaf
below, which is green on the inside.
With the exception Of the blunt apex
no part Of The leaf is permeable to the
light, being surrounded 10y the soil In
which Il Is buried.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
Rahl, h,ndiranncd-

"How did your show gu un the road Z
"Bad We were fgirfully handicap
ped 10y the plays We selected
"Eh? Why I Thought the dramas In
your repertory were the finest you
could secure"
"Yes: but We couldn't play EN-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
A Fish Aids Science.

There appears to be no limit 20 sci
entitic curiosity, especially in Ger
many. Not long ago scientist OF
Leipzig. wishing to ascertain whether
fish are warmer than the water they
live in, stuck needle connected with
a thermoeectric circuit into living
fish i'm an aquarium. The needle formed
one element of the circuit while TN,
other element was immersed in tn,
same water that contained the fish
The latter was not seriously injured 10y
the needle and quickly became indif
ferent to It, Then as the fish swan
about. carrying the needle, the ingen
lous savant closed the circuit and kept
watch of the galvanometer. 1t show
ed no detection whatever. from which
he concluded that the fish and the
water were precisely equal in tempera.
ture. for had either been warmer than
the other a current would have been
generated in the circuit.-ChicagO Rec
ord Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
Settling a Bill.

When Andrew Jackson lived at
Salisbury, n. g.. he once attended
court at Rockford. then The county
seat of Surry, and left without paying
his bill, which was duly charged ~
against him on the hotel register
which seems TO have been the hotel
ledger at that time. and so stood for
many years When the news of the
victory of the Sth of January. 1878
was received in this then remote sec
ton the old landlord turned back the
leaves OF the register. took his pen
and wrote under the account against
Andrew jackson. Settled I'm fu! by
the battle OF New Orleans"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
EXTERNALLY Rare

Tommy-Pop. what Is meant by the
sense of humor? Father-The sense of
humor. my son, consists largely OF
knowing when not to be funny. Phila
delphia Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28

Mirth is the sweet wine OF human
life. II should be offered sparkling
with sestful Life unto God Beecher.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-28
HARMONY

Henry Austin and family, have removd
to the house known as the Tenant place.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
UCHIDA DENIES THAT
JAPAN is OUR ENEMY
NO LEAGUE WITH MEXICO OF
OTHER COUNTRY.
There Can Be No Serious Misunder
standing Between the United
Sizes and My Country"

Washing ri on.--Baron lasuya Cchida,
ambassador in Washington from the
Japanese emperor, formally and official
~ denied Monday hostile intentions OF
the part OF his nation towards TIE
United States, either in Hawaii or else
where.
Japan is for peace with the United
States, according 20 her diplomatic rep
rcscntatiVc.
The following is Baron Uchida's
authorized declaration:
1t is nonsense and unjust to the
Japanese government to attribute such
acts Is are minated in these dis
patches. Ii YOU investigate the history
Of Japanese immigration to the Iia-
Waiian Islands, You viii find That it be-
gan about twenty-five years ago. The
old royal government needed Japanese
labor TO work the sugar plantations, and
asked Japan to furnish it. There was
some hesitancy at first, but finally the
request was complied with and immigra-
ton continued to the islands from my
country Ior 4 number OF years. 1t has
practically stopped now, "a it has to ali
American possessions and, in fact, to
/ 49,. i''i Nic-' f'''''i' ''ii ~ - ii''-N -
wants our people ut hone-wc have our
own industrial problems TO solve, We
have Korea and Manchuria to attend
to. The deep thinking Americans GER
tainly attribute no Interior motive to
the presence OF Japanese in the la
waiian Islands, the Philippines or any
other land under the American ilag.
The recent treaty has brought the two
countries even closer together than be-
fore. / and other japanese i'll this
country are deeply cha@rincd and
grieved to see this war agitation.
with respect to Mexico, | can only
add what have sad before. There Is
10 league between that country and
Japan in existence or in contemplation
that could possibly be Interpreted a.
antagonistic to America. In fact, there
is no compact between the two cOun-
tries that the world does not know OF.
Il have no comment to make on re-
cent cNnert opinions of European army
and naval experts with reference to
Japan and America, except to say they
have been made at great distance from
the powers which they vitality concern.
| regret that these gentlemen have ex-
pressed such opinions, particularly for
publication.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
$4,000 TROOPS
TO HOLD HAWAII
WAR DEPARTMENT PUSHES PLAHS
PROTECTING COAST.
Gen. Wood Admits~Our Forces II
Philippines Are Entirely made
quate to Hold Islands.

Washington.-"It would require %,
900 troops to properly safeguard the
Hawaiian Islands" -
This statement was made by Gen.
Arthur Murray, chief of the coast ar
tilIery, who has charge OF the detenses
of Hawaii and who has been on the
ground making personal observations.
Even the formidable guns which are
now III Hawaii are not sufficient pro
vision against a sudden attack, and
definite plan is being carried out to
prevent the success OF such al attack.
1t was pointed out not many days
ago that the wax department was alive
to the danger of an attack on Honolulu
and Pearl harbor territory from the
north side. In order to meet this patent
weakness, the government asked the
photographic office TO report on places
on the north coast where an attack
would be possible with the assistance
of troop ships.
The war Department. now has this re-
port and proposes TO act upon it at
once. At every such place it has been
arranged to place a sufficient number
of mortars and these mOrtars are now
in store at Honolulu and Pearl harbor.
The government is fully aware of the
number of Japanese who reside on the
Hawaiian Islands. The officials in
charge of the defenses are, however, I'M
willing to expose their plans for pre-
venting the possibility of help from the
interior for an attack by a fleet and
transports. 1t can only be said that
there are plans for getting troops to
the island in sufficient numbers not
only to insure their internal peace, but
to hold them to their last extremity in
case of an attack.
Maj.-Gen. Wood, for political reasons,
declined to discuss the state OF defenses
i'll the Philippines, but he has stated
under his signature that the land forces
in the Philippines are totally made
quate to defend them against any first
class power.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
THIRTEEN KILLED
IN RAILROAD STRIKE
KENTUCKY MOUNTAINEERS TAKE
UP STRIKERS CAUSE.
All Freight Tied Up-EnSines Equipped
With Steel Plate Shutters-En-
gineerS Are Terrified.

Lexington. Ky.-The strike situation
OH tn" Queen and Crescent Railway is
growing steadily worse, and thirteen men
have been killed up to date. OF these
four were deputy sheritfs. Several en-
gineers have been dangerously wounded
by bullets intended for the tremen.
All freight on the line except few
ears of perishables i tied tight or Is be-
ing handled over other roads, but the
passenger trains are not molested except
for occasional rocks hurled through the
windows. The trouble is confined TO the
district from Kings Mountain, i'll South
ern kentucky. to Sun Bright, Tenn, and
practically all of the killing has been
done by the Mountaineers instead OF the
strikers.
One OF the special officers told here OF
the shooting OF Il fireman by Il noun
taineer who stood beside the track rs
the train passed. having cOnceale'' his
shotgun in his ovcralls. When the en-
CINE passed the fireman leaned out the
cab window and the mountaineer jerked
his shotgun from his overalls, blew the
trpmans head entirely of and kicked
the quivering body into the ditch while
the train pulled on. Then he dlsap-
peared into the thickcts and pursuit was
hopeless.
Tie engineers, brakcmen and marhn-
lists have threatened to quit work and the
engineers have positively refused to 90
on freight trains after dark, even when
protected by steel plate shutters.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
Capital in Mexico.

Westinghouse total of 1915, 7OS 1925
gold has been invested i'll p years by
foreign interests in Mexico outside of
the mining industry, according to a bull
letin issued by the bureau of manu-
facturers OF the department of com
merce and labor. Americans supplied
S33s ,OO1 1913, while capitalists of the
United Kingdom furnished S254 ,65O, 1923,
Germany $26, 246, 3s2, France SIC, 2O7 ,O76,
Austria-Hmgary $4O3, 200, Spain S2,3S6,-
6s7 and Italy S5s,O5O. The figures are
from 1886 to 1907.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
PROPOSED INCOME TAX
Twenty-Six States Have Acted Favor
ably on Proposition.

New Gork.-Nine more states must
ratify the proposed federal income tax
amendment before it can become a part
of the constitution. Reports received
here from the capitals of the forty-six
states show that the amendment has
received favorable action in the joint
legislatures OF twenty-siX.
Three states-Vermont, Rhode Island
and Utah-have refused to ratify the
amendment at this years legislature,
while New Hampshire has taken favor
able action in one branch of the leeis-
lature only. Among the sixteen that
have not yet acted this year the ques-
ton is now pending in the legislatures
of Louisiana, New York, Massachusetts,
Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1911-03-24
EYES WOULD BURN AND STING

ut is just a year ago that my sis.
ter came over here to us. She had
been here only a few weeks when her
eyes began 10 be red, and to burn and
sting as If she had sand in them.
Then we used all Of the home rene
dies She washed her eyes with salt
water, used hot tea to battle them
with and bandaged them over night
with tea leaves, but all TO no purpose.
She went TO the drug store and got
some salve, but she grew constantly
worse. She was scarcely able TO look
in the light. At last she decided to
go to Il doctor, because she could
hardly work any more. The doctor
said 1t was very severe disease, and
If she did not follow his orders close
ly she might lose her eyesight He
made her eyes burn and applied cleo
tricity to them, and gave her various
ointments. In the two and Il half or
three months that she went to the
doctor, we could see very little I'm
provement.
Then we had read so much how
people had been helped by Cuucura
that we thought we would try 1t. and
we cannot be thankful enough that we
used it. My sister used the CUticurR
Pills for purifying the blood, bathed
only with Cuticura Soap, and at night
after washing, she anointed her eyes
very gently on the outside with the
Cuticura Ointment. In one week, the
swelling was entirely gone from the
eyes, and after a month there was no
longer any mucus or watering OF the
eyes. She could already see better,
and in six weeks she was cured"
CSigned) Mrs. Julia Csepicska. zoos
Utah ST., st. Louis, Mo, Aug. %, 1910.