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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
THE EUROPEAN WAR
IN BIBLE PROPHECY

Undreamed Of passions have burst forth.
devouring the lands that ratient hands
have beautifed and made fertile. and cen
turtles have stocked with art treasures. To
the entire world the war hts come as q
complete surprise because they have not
read our book GEO pages-rloth) telling
that Just such conditions would exist. only
to be followed by the still greater devas-
tation Of anarchy. The first edition came
from the press In 1897.
or vaster interest and Importance In its
promise OF better things In store for this
earth. when the wrath Of nations has
-un its course. Send thirty-four cents In
ssamps with this coupon) Go cover post
- 70 The Temple. No. p w. sord D.. New
~ csty, es1 isssivs ssw SsssDeAs.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
GRANITEVILLE.

The Greenvile car line is certainly help
ing this section.
Isaac N. Ange |, who has been III, is
able to be out ag liu.
Flag Day exc ercises were held at the
schools here on friday.
There was ba sket ball game at Fire
mems Hall on NJ ,nday evening.
Mortimer Drscol and family, have re-
moved from this place TO Providence.
friends from Providence on Tuesday even
inp
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
Hiohland Enolieh.

English "a she Is spoke In the remote
highlands is not exactly the tongue of
the south. which fact is illustrated by
a brief conversation which took pla e
between three highland ghillies wio
had sup each Of the laird's own
mountlin dew. Says Tougal. THAT
wass ne fiery pest whusky her Mains II
nefer tasted In all her porn tnys.' As
sented Tonalt. so did neither" And
Angus corroborated. Neither did !
london Globe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
An expianation.

The chairman OF the program com
mlttee was embarrassed After much
choking he said:
II am very sorry. ladies and gentle
men. am very sorry indeed, gentle
men and ladies--it gives me deep re
gret. ladies and gentlemen. to De com
PEELED. gentlemen and ladies' TO come
before you with an exclusion: but, Ia
dies and gentlemen, the lady who will
sing next Is not here. We suppose
gentlemen and ladies'. that she has
been providentially detained" New
York Post
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
What Is a Fair Rate?

We 10 not know what constitutes q
basis f)r rate making and have never
heard Of anyone who did claim %
know much about 1t, but II the pres
perity of the farm Is factor to he
considt red and the railroad commis-
sion concludes that an increase IN
rates 4, necessary, we would prefer
that II come to us through articles Of
consun ption on their journey fro N
the fac tory to the farm. We would,
for ext mple, prefer that the rate on
hogs remain as at present and the
rate OIL meat bear the increase. for
any far mer can then avoid the burden
by rails ing his own meat, and farra-
er who will not try to raise his own
meat ought to be penalized. We
think the rate on coal and brick CT n
much better bear an increase thfn n
the ra on cotton and -four. We
would prefer that the rate on plovs
remain the same, and machinery,
pianos and such articles as the poor.
er farm er cannot hope to possess bear
the bur den Of increase.
The Increase In rates should be 80
arranged that the farmer who lives
at HON, will bear no part Of the bur.
den, but let the farmer who boards
IN othor states and countries and
who fesds his stock in foreign lands.
pay the price of his folly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
Details of eieuarcs.

Hiram" said Mrs Corntossel at the
dinner party. the table decorations
were elegant weren't theyT'
"Yes." replied her husband as b,
pushed his 6nger howl awsy There
only one little thing they forgot"
whats thatT
'Thsy didn't put any goldfish IN tn
nttls squar,unis Washington star
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
Too Much Water,

Tommy-say, papa, isn't mamma Just
3 trifie crazy?
Papa Why d. you think so. my sonl
Tommy-Well the other day was
playing In the ain, and she made me
come In and take a bath.-Chicago
News
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
RATE INCREASE
NECESSARY
FARMERS UNION OFFICIALS
THINK RAILROADS ARE EN-
TITLED TO MORE REVENUE.
Products Of PIow and Farmer Who
Lives at Home Should BE
Exempt From Increase.
BY Peter Radford.
Lecturer National Farmers Union.

Lecturer National Farmers Union.
The recent action of the Interstate
Commerce Commission in granting an
increase in freight rates in the eastern
classification Of territory; the applica-
tion OF the roads to state and inter
state commissions for an increase In
rates, and the utterances of President
Wilson on the subject bring the farm.
ers of this nation face to face with the
probe of an increase in freight
rates. 1t Is the policy Of the Farmers
Union to meet the issues affecting the
welfare of the farmers squarely and
we will do so in this instance.
The transportation facilities Of the
United States are inadequate to ef-
fectively meet the demands Of CON-
merce and particularly in the South
and West additional railway mileage
Is needed to accommodate the move
ment Of farm products. II In the wis
dom o. our Railroad Commissions an
increase in freight rates is necessary
to brir about an Improvement In our
transp )rtation service, and an exten-
sion o our mileage, then an increase
should be granted and the farmer Is
willing to share such proportion Of
the increase as Justly belongs to him.
but we have some suggestions to make
as to the manner in which this in
crease shall be levied.
Rates Follow Lines of Least Resist
ance.
The freight rates of the nation have
been tuilt up along lines Of least re-
sistanCe. The merchant, the manu-
facturer, the miner, the miller, the
lumbeIman and the cattlenan have
had their traffic bureaus thoroughly
organized and in many instances they
have pursued the railroad without
mercy and with the power Of organ
lied tonnage they have hammered the
life out of the rates and with unre-
strained greed they have eaten the
vitals out of our transportation system
and since We have had railroad CON-
missions, these interests, with skill
and cunning, are represented at every
hearin, In which their business Is
involved.
The farmer is seldom represented
at rate hearings, as his organizations
have never had the finances to en-
ploy counsel to develop his side OF
the caHe and, as result, the products
of the plow bear an unequal burden
Of the freight expense. A glance at
the freight tariffs abundantly proves
this assertion. Cotton, the leading
agricultural product the South, al-
ready bears the highest freight rate Of
any necessary commodity In CON-
merce, and the rate on agricultural
products as a whole Is out of pro
portion with that Of the products Of
the factory and the mine.
Ve offer no schedule Of rates, but
hope the commission will be able to
give tie railroad such an increase in
rates Is Is necessary without levying
a further toll upon the products of
the plCw. The instance seems to pie
sent al opportunity to the Railroad
Commission to eQualize the rates as
between agricultural and other classes
of freight without disturbing the rates
on staple farm products.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
The Pessimis, Saws;

II Opportunity nad enjoyed the ad
vantage ot modern course In bust
ness efficiency II wouldn't leave a
mans door after knocking a single
time II would leave one OF these In
termittent alarm clocks Richmond
Times. Dispatch
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
Quite Safe.

what did that man want with you
HenryY'
"He was after my scalp
Goodness gracious!'
Don't be the least BIT frightened
Hes only hair specialist -Balti
more American
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12

II you carry torch for yourselves
you cannot kee) the light out Of other
peoples eyes. l,ppcher
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
FINK BROTHERS
22 Broad ST., Providence, X. l.

Write, call or phone Union ese and cur
representative will call with samples. All
we want is chance TO submit our figures
and let you compare themw with others. All
work guaranteed and estimates cheerfully
given. As All inducencnt we will uph ,-
ster a S piece Frame p,.ror Suits Tor $40 o8
your choice from large assortment Of
tapestry. Five piece slip covers form
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-12
DO 1T
NOW

and save money. You are contemplating
having your furniture renovated, sip GOV :rs
or window shades made. Whether avn.
ings or draperies, do it now and save r.3
to Ia Of the usual price. Covering and
materials are very reasonable now, hut
they will go up very soon. Why not be
one of the wise ones and place your order
nowl We will have it ready when wanted.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
An unaarnad Asaiat.

"One day while was catching for the Dallas (Tex.) team" said Claude Berry recently, "a runner on first start ed to steal second. I begged toward the base, but our -WaIker-had moved out of the box after he delivered the ball and walked right into the throw.
 '@rhe ball hit Walker on top of the head, and as Walker dropped to the ground the ball bounded high in the air The runner had reached second by that time and, not seeing the ball in play, raced for third. But our. short stop saw the ball, caught it as it came down and whipped it to third in time to put out the runner. t
 s'The official scorer credited three men with an assist. He gave me an assist because I had made the original throw, he gave one to the pitcher be- cause his head had defected the ball to the shortstop, and, of course, he gave one to the shortstop for making the throw to third d'-Exehange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
Two Ways to Put 1t.

This is how Johnny wrote his com position in the public school class:
 'The COW is a good animal. She has two horns and two eyes and gives milk, which Is good to drink. She has four legs and eats grass and hay. Some of them are, red, and they have long tat1s.''
 And this is how the teacher says he ought to have written it.:
 'sTheN female of the bovine genus is a benehcent mammal. This runinant quadruped is possessed of corneous protuberances. projecting from the oc- ciput. Her vision is binocu1ar, and she yields an edible and nutritious lacteal exudation., She is duadrupedal and herbivorous, asstmilating her food in both the succu1ent and exiceated states. Some of them automatically correspond to the seventh color of the spectrum, and they are endowed with cauda1 ap- pendages of exaggerated longitudinal ity.'-Pittsburgh Press,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
Trick of a coIIector.

Collectors are-in short, they are col lectors. It was a dealer in antiques not long ago who was, or professed to be, in search of new quarters. He inspect ed an oldtime mansion fallen upon evil days. In one room was a carved mar ble mantel, an imported piece, and he opened negotiations to lease the room which contained it. The lease signed, he told the landlord that he desired a new mantelpiece put in in place of the old one. The landlord, Of course, de murred.
 ''If you don't want to put in a new mantelpiece will at my own expense 9 replied the collector.
 That satisfied the landlord.
 The fine marble mantelpiece was ac- cordinS sly replaced by g cheap and showy horror and the carved antique carefully taken down and carted to the collectors shop, set up there to ad- mirable advantage and eventually sold to somebody who could afford to pay the very stiff price asked for it. As for the room with it's new chimney decora- uon, the collector cannily contrived to sublet it.-New York Post.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
DIR. HI. l.. PETERS
 MAY AGAIN DRIVE
 HIS AUTO IN STATE

Hartford, Dec. 2-Dr. H. LeBaren Peters of Bridgeport may again drive his car. Secretary Burnes is of the opinion that Dr. Peters was not re- sponsible for the fatal accident in which he figured.
 The license of Harry Hyberg of Bridgeport is indefinitely suspended. He was arrested in Norwa1k on: Nov. 12 for operating a vehicle while un- der the influence of liquor.
 | In the case of Samuel Postel of Bridgeport, the license is indefinitely suspended He was arrested in TrumbuI on Oct. 21 for reckless driving. He ran. into a wagon driven by Mrs. Nazie Goldstein, his machine
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
STEPNEY

Miss Florence Hayes of New Haven spent a few days recently with her mother, Mrs. Edson Hayes.
 Mrs. Carrie Elwell was a guest the latter part of last<week of Norwalk
 Miss Esther Cutler returned to Long Hill sunday, after spending several days as the guest of MT. and Mrs. Ed ward B4oth.
 Miss June Lynch, who is in Bridge MT. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hull enjoyed an auto trip to Norwalk recently.
 Pupils in the Birdsey's Plain school who were perfect in attendance dur ing the month of November are Sher- man Corning William BeardsIey. Ethel Blakeman, Olive Corning, Err nest Meyerho1z,. Edwin Toucey, Jacob Tufano, John sFufaao. Those who were perfect in point Of sessions, but tardy during the month were Mary Dulak, Leonard Lake and. Edward Corning.
 MT and Mrs. William Skinner re- turned to Bridgeport Monday after a. few days visit with Mrs. Skinners s parents.
 Special music will be rendered at the next union meeting in the Methodist fi1d <foh.
 Jesse c. Lewis who has been i'll for | a couple of weeks is improving l MT. and Mrs. SoIon aW1es, Mrs EH1- ma Sherman and Kenneth sherman wereguests on Thanksgiving Day of Mir. and Mrs. Samuel Seeley of Fash ua-
 I David Fairchi1d has spent a few days as the guest of his aunt in New town.
 ! George H, Lyon recently spent a day in Bethel as the guest of his brother Frederick Lyon. | Mir. and Mrs. George Hayes enter tained as dinner guests last Thurs day MT. and Mrs. Edward Botsford. l Mrs. Anna Gilbert and daughter Elizabeth have visited Mrs. Gilbert's parents, MT. and Mrs. George Os- borne in Monroe. h Robert Bevan was recent visitor of his wife and daughter at the St. Vincent's hospital
 Posta1s have been received by re1a- | tives here from Mir. and Mrs. Oscar Plumb who are at San Gabriel. Cali.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
Men and Women

fa7zserabIS by kidney and bladder trou- E9te .Drs Kflmer's Swamp-Root, the great Kidney remedy, is highly recom- zaended by thousands.
 SwaEHpRoot stands the highest for Che reason that so many people say it has proved to be just the remedy needed in thousands of even the most distressing cases
 At dxugg1sts in soc and $1 co sizes. You may receive a sample size bottle of swanap-Root by Parcel Post, also a parnph1et telling you about 1t. Ad- dress RrE KHmer & CO, BinghaEnton, Eaz Y. and enclose enscenesr also men eaoa s sEsppre IasJly Esrzaer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
OUR VIEWPOINT
 NEWS LETTER
(specia1 to Irhe Far1ner.1 }

Newtown. Dec. 2-The town treas : ury was enriched $1s170 from the county commfssfoners today as New towns share of the liquor license rev $500 less than the revenue in 1914, notwithstanding that the license fee for saloons was increased by legisla- tive action from 450 to $75o; and sho- tel licenses in Newtown advanced from ss50sto $500 by tFe county com rr1issfoners this year. The reason for the faI1fng em in revende is not due to decreaae iu the number of li- censes issusa In town, but the tollEc 25 per cent upon the gross receipts lexacted by the state. Newtown still has six licensed places, three hotels and three saloons. and one druggists g license -
 Albert Harris. manager of the Harris Wire&Eps, has leased the house of Tho1nAs Reilly, near the NeWtown stafiori. as a residence, and will bring his family from Southport at. once. MT. Reilly contempIates building anot4aer house on the adjoining lot in
 Mrs -Wufn. the nurse. has retdrn- ed froTa Bridgeport. Her son. Theo- dore VRsflm, who is employed in the U. M1 Co., Bridgeport, visited his home sunday. Saf
 State Supervisor W. c. J Johnson, act HnaGE Corn1f1fasfener Bennett, has caused photogTaphs to be made of various sections of the state roads for the use of the, state. H. M. Tiemann, ST., took the views.
 George R. Wilson of Farnlton lost a vaIuahte horse last week. The ani- nal got. stuck in a. swamp on it's owners land, and could not be ex- trfcated.s MT. Wilson shot the beast, and Danfsls' horse ambulancei from Bridgeport removed thee arcass Sun day
 Frank Johnson, who is the leader of bothithe GIee and Mandolin clubs of Trinity College, Hartford. had to cut short his Thanksgiving visit to his honse. through<a sudden call for his services at a college social even last Friday night.
 The Hillside club inducted into of- flee last evening it's officers for 1916. They are: Rodney Shepard, presi- dent; Arthur J. smith, secretary; Henry ARupf, treasurer and w. w. EfncLs Reflector.
 The RGricu1tural class in the High School Remembering tests of the but ter faf m milk. free, for the farmers in this @ection. The testers say it behooves all dairynnen to ascertain at oHcs Mkether or not members of their hefds are paying fox their keep, or are only impeeunious Poarders al Ehe barns this winter
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
DETECTIVES ENGAGED 7
 TO COAL SHIPS HERE

New York. Dec. 2@Acting upon suspicion that the fires which have started in coal bunkers of several steamships leaving here with muni- .tfons of war for the entente allies were caused by chemicals mixed with the coal, federal and city detectives are working as coal trimmers in the bunkers of some of< the steamships now loading here.
 The investigators are said to have received information from an undis- closed source that a new chemical compound is being tested by persons seeking to prevent the movement of war munitions and that coal impreg- mated with this compound will take fire. spontaneously.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
BRITISH LOSE 5 MERCHAN MEN IN
 COAST BLOCKADE

London, Dec HReports received by the board Of trade during No- venber tell of the sinking of 53 Brit ish steamers with a total net tonnage of. 61,O72 with the loss of 64s lives In the same period the loss was re- ported of 35 British sailing vessels of 4,s77 net tonnage, with six lives So far as the figures show, 20 of the steamers were sunk by German war ships and ten by mines, but 495 of the lives lost were on steamers sunk by German warships-
 These figures do not record the total casdzTfies for November. but merely the reports received. some of which TeIate to previous months,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

turning turtle.
 The license of Max Miehae1is of Torrington is indefinitely suspended. He was arrested while operating an automobile in Waterbury on Nev. while intoxicated.
 The white Star liner Baltic sailed from New York for Liverpool, carry ing 750> passengers.
 The Ocean Steamship Ce signed a contract for a freight and passenger steamship 456 feet in length with the Harlan & Heilingsworth Corpora tion.
 One brakeman was killed and three passengers injured when 8 Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway pass enger train was wrecked near Free man, Wash.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

John C.. Ma1oney and Albert Craw- ford were killed and Austin J. Crosby was made seriously fl by inhaliRg es- caping natural gas in a hunting lodge in the mountains near Simpson, Pa Pa F.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
THE PRBT.T1EsT FACE

and the nest beautiful hands are ef- ten disfigured by an unsightly wart. It can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Wart Remover. For sale only at the Cyrus Pharmacy. AIS Fairfield Ave.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02

There is a strong feeling among the CongressK1en that a number of mar ble post-of1ees at strategic political points in theiF district would be a help in case the United States was in vadsd by a foreign power.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
ITALY AGAINST
 SEPARATE PEACE
 WITH HER FOES

Paris, Dec. 2.@ta1y. gave her ad- herence on Monday not to conclude a speratae peace, says Milan despatch to the Matin.
 Lieut., General Count ,Cadorna, chief of the Italian general staff, who was to have visited France for a confer enee with the French and British com nanders and for an insp cotton of the western battle front, has been com pehed to foregoS his trip, the Ma tins scorresp spondent says, because of the intensity of the fighting on the Italian front especially along the Is- onzo. General Porro. under-chief of the general staff. will be sent as a substitute and will arrive in Paris, 5Dec. 5.
 If it is true that Italy gave ad- herence to the London agreement on Monday and an earlier despatch from Rome said formal announcement of her decision was made to Par1iame ent by Foreign Minister Sonnino,e the step was taken almost Simultaneously with more or less detailed reports that Aus tria had instituted through Vatican tentative negotiations for a separate peace. It has been asserted also that Emperor Williams visit to Vienna was taken to circumvent such action on the part of Gerrnanys ally,
The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-27
CURIOUS PERFORMANCE.

And now we have the rather unique spectacle of
band of masked men going about in the interest
of good order and law enforcement A company of
nfty marched into church in Hopkins County,
and delivered O dictum concerning the proper re-
gard for public worship and established institu-
tions in general. 1t appears that certain hoodlums
In the county have been given to unseemly conduct
In and about the church, and these good religious
citizens-all dressed for the occasfon-rode forth
to crusade in the name of tho temple. They came
with masks and threats, led by. a dashing, out
spoken leader; they lacked none of the pomp and
trappings that we have to associate with their
picturesque brothers the other side of the
ment. Thus equipped they marched boldly into the
church, past the trembling worshippers, and from
the pulpit announced their intentions toward any
who persisted hereafter in Disturbing services
1t Is not just clear why these crusaders thought
1t necessary to resort to makeup A plain ops1-
faced Protest from citizens, committee of fifty
wou| have been a convincing and commendable
evidence OF the temper OF the community in this
matter. Something OF the worthiness OF their pur-
pose Sehind the mask, and the visage presented by
the affair, on the whole is ugly and little mem
acins. Disturbance Of public worship is an ofTeIse
OF which the law takes note; and these brave GDir-
its could have appealed to and cooperated witt the
authorities In correctiHg the trouble at the Hon
kins County church. 1t is Just tpossibie thaA fha
methods they adopted, however successful I'll this
present incident, will not be found to hava 1cons
tributed anything to the communitya respsCt for
law and order, in general-The Courier Jourj5ais