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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-29
OPTICAL EXPERIMENTS.
How the Eye-sight l. Affected by Sows-
paper Reading.

paper Reading.
Oculists say that reading people arc
wearing ont their eyes. They trace
near-sightodness and many other de-
fects OF vision 10 much reading. IL is
matter Of common observation that
fdTsons who read most have tho sense
of sight most impaired. Scientists
have feared that the prevalent defects
of the eye might become hereditary
and that years OF evolution might pro-
duce "A sightlcss raco-or, at least. ono
partly blind-Gnd many experiments
have been made and suggestions offered
10 lessen this danger
\ number of experiments have been
made with rcfcrcnccto the color of the
paper and printers ink. Tho gloss OF
highly-ilnishcd or calcndcrcd paper
has been condemned 4 natural tone
and "A dull surface is pr$orrod. Tho
contrast between white paper and
black ink Is believed 10 bc too great
and diversity Of cOlors has boon sug-
gestcd for both paper and ink. a
very light buff tint In tho paper has
been found 10 bc grateful TO the eye
and n MANILA paper has been used
with good results. An Eastern cXpcri-
mentor has satisfied himself that tho
ground should always be darkcr than
the print-thc paper of a doepcr color
than tho letters. He suggests black
paper and gray ink, or blue pago
printed in orange. Signs arc painted
on this principle oftoncr than on any
other.
Tho suggestion Is based on the theory
OF scientists that objects are seen be-
cause they are lighted up-that Is 20
say, the rays Of light reflected from un
object form its outlines on tho rctina
of tho eye. In the whito page and
black letter II Is claimed that this proc
css Il reversed and that every part Of
the page except the lcttcr is seen. Tho
letters are observed because in certain
lines the white page makes no impress
sion on tho rctiua. a silhouette, it Is
claimed, is not as grateful TO tho eye as
the same figure on n slate. und IA bronze
bust against white wall IS less pleas
ing than IA marble bust against black
shield.
a Russian physician named Malan-
cvslsy after many experiments proposed
n black ground and white letters. Prof
Bowditch, of Harvard, experimental
with several classes, however, and
found that majority of only IA small
per cent. in each class preferred tho
black ground and white ink 90 n white
ground and black ink. The Harvard
experiments prove that MalancvslSy's =
scheme Is not OF a general value. In
Paris IL has boon decided that street
names in white letters on blue ground
are more easily read than the black or
white lettering.
The most noted experiment In color5
has bccn that of firm of Dutch pub
fishers, which has printed IA number of
books on Hight green paper In sky-bluo
ink. These are claimed 10 be nature i
favorito colors, and their pleasing
effect in vegetation and sky Is sought
10 be reproduced by the printed page.
The experiment Is said 20 bo successful,
though the combination OF color Is not
likely 70 ravish artistic souls. - Chicago
. h,,yy
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-29
UPPER CLASS IDIOTS.
Young Snobs who Are Disgrace To the
Country Which rrOdnccd Ihcm.


Country which Produced Them.
There il said 10 be AN institution
near London "for the training Of idiots
of tho upper classes Perhaps tho
superior intellectual character Of some
future House OF Lords may be traced
back 20 the asylum in question. ldiocy
Is not a disqualification for the peer
age. a Peers n Peer for n that and
Hs an educated idiOtic noblcman Is GER
tainly 20 be preferred IA legislator 20
an ignorant one, tho new institution
may bc considered "a good thing, both
for the people and the privileged order.
We have in this country good many
young imbccilcs in what are crroncOus-
ly called the upper Circles who
would be- all the better for proper
course Of moral and mental training
6nObbish young gents fresh from
the tour OF Europe, for example, who
lisp bad French through their foreign
grown mustachcs, and arc as sensitive
about their social status ~ the English
grocer who insisted on taking prccc-
dencc Of tobacconist, on the principle
that "chcc5o always went before to-
bacco."
We should have an 'institution' for
the training" Of these wcaklings, for
IL they could havo n little uusophisti-
Gated common sense introduced into
their craniums. they would be- much
better fitted % exercise their rights a.
American sovcrcigu5' than they aro
likely 20 DC IL left % the tutclagc Of
their own conccit.-N T. Lcdgcr.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-29

VINO has been associated lu the busucH with
w Mr. quinn during the past twenty jchW,
aud WIN win hereafter manage uc bu.lh's I'i
the family. The OTmt street CttbIfhhthl nag
been sold lnfgc variety Of cnfkcu collins ma
roles Df every style and quality on hama ana
furnished promptly. Everything pertaining '"
ihc business will Dc Kept Doc n rk ni thr whf'
rooms tpanDr1 ample Hclltirs "a MAKE t,u"iN.
and as I'm the pn1t the Broadway csnblrhmcnt
Will be maintained. with compliance ~ every
detail In the chu1ngc department arc iouf cic.
CANT hrafnr, and hrt.Clnss hacks VIII bc pf"yilFl
for fnrrns, weddings aud chflstcnings at the
lowest pficcs. NJ,
Telephone cnls answered day Or night. ltc'
phone number 6JlG3.
. ~,,x rfnTy nrn N.nuUnr
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-29
Help the Poor Orphans.

Uncle JcfT-Kin go give mo little
money. Mistah Smif? T'sc maxim "a
small kcrlcction TO- or poo orphun.
Mr. Smith giving him a quartcr)-
Why. yes, ! guess 30. Uncle.
a little later Uncle Jcf passed By
with watermelon under hi- arm.
Mr.. Smith-Wcrc did you got that,
Uncle Jcf2.
Uncle jeff bot it. sab, viii dc
money kcricctcd TO- dc poo orphun.
Use dc orphun; my poo ole faddcr an
muddcr died, sab, years and years ago.
--Tc1aS Sini-ys.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-29
Failed 10 Fail Properly.

$50 you've gone under in business -
said Now York merchant 90 his son.
"Ycs, sir; I've failed completely
"IIow much did you turn over 20
your wifc?"
Nothing"
"Do you moan that you haven't put
n cont nwayP"
Not a cent told you that ] had
failed completely
"Yes. but hadn't any idea that you
had made such an utter humiiiating
failure as oil that Merchant TraU-
cier.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-29

The Bishop Of London steruly
irowus down all ritualistic advances.
Recently hc was a. service In "A
London church whore be insisted on
the erection of platform at tho north
end - tho altar for bis accommodation.
Then tho server" having lit the can
do NJ the south end, advanced Imidly
toward the north. But DR.. Temple
gave him look that put him prccipi-
lately - fight. and tho service went
on with only ono candle.-N T. 1TIb-
une.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-29
NELLINGER.
Normal School.

rINlE Fail Term begins WEDNESDAY. septcm-
i bcf 5th, Examination of candidates Tor ad-
mission TUESDAY, September ith.
7. j. MORGAN, PRINCIPAL. Providence. X. I
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-29

MILF. in tho manufacture % ico-
cream, Is first boiled and afterwards
partially congcalod. IN Tho boiling a
lactcal acid Of bacteria Is set free. that
uniting with a hyposulphidc Of butyrio
oxide. again solidihcs as hsulphide
Of stumakako Ia the cOngcaliug. This
when taken into tho system produces
pcritOnita cramps. frequently ending
fatally. (ShOw this u your girLj-
Boston DHdgei.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-29

A certain New Jersey farmer is 30
plous that be will not have a cribbago-
board In the house. H. uses u colan-
Gcr and a couple u matches.-Pack
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

The New York Mail and Express was re
minded the other day that the late Vice
President Wilson twas not of the humble
birth generally accredited. but had noble
blood in his veins" How he came by it was
owing to the fact that "his mother was the
daughter OF an English nobleman who fell
in low with and married a ervant in her
fathers family, who both settled in this
country" No man can be held accounta-
BILE for his birth, but it seems entirely out
of place for al American Journal to repeat
such an effete, Old World platitude in refer
ence to an American citizen. Henry Will
son exhibited noble traits OF character
and led a stainless life, rising from obscur-
ity at the shoemaker's bench, and by en-.
ergy, honesty and noble s%elf-control, to the
second position in the Republic. His
NOBLE blood was an accident, and the
word noble is degraded by such an appli.
1t was the noble qualities in the
man that sent him to the front, and his
career is one to which American youth can
be pointed as that OF a man who led a
life, dying full of years and non.
ors, who had passed untainted through all
the walks of a politician.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

The Probibitionists are making q clear
sweep in Iowa OF %violators of the prohibi
tory law. The lodges resorted to by the
anti-prohibition element may be Judged by
the fact that in Clinton one OF the arrests
was OF a woman named Mrs. Kuntze who
kept a millinery store ostensibly but sup
piled the biDulous in a back room. But
the W. G. T.. q. there do not limit their field
OF operations to Iowa. They lately sent a
request to Representative Hayes Of that
State to present a petition from them for
prohibition within the District of Columbia.
This he politely refused VIXEN they sent him
an abusive rejoinder in " hich they express
ed the opinion that his action denied the
constitutionally guaranteed right OF petit
lie answered them so far as to dis
abuse them Of the erroneous impression
they appeared to have OF the constitutional
right spoken OF which lis for redress OF
grievances, ani necessarily implies griev-
ances to those p~etitioning. In this con-
it has no other or broader meaning
than making supplication fer some right"
The interference of the Iowa ladies in the
district of Columbia's affairs is character
zed as ofiicious meddling or busybody-
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

THERE is a certain amount Of b,ur :, -,
dire consequences with which Mr. n. viz
Threatens the Government for every vesr -
"lthholds home rule from Ireland. There
mas been q party in the House OF Commons
'or ene last ten years who have been con.
S1antl IN insisting that it should be Or, nted
TO Ireland, but though they have often oh.
structed other legislation they have not vet
succeeded in forcing radical legislation on
ohe House to any conspicuous extent. And
what is more, reform in the land
system OF England, church disestah-
''shment and other reforms that
were once ultra-radical are now reea rded
win favor by many Liberal members am
Will inevitably com in time. Tbev o,o
not dependent upon the justice.t {. Irela nd
poilcy o. any Government and cannot he !
postponed when the. time is ripe for them
10 be introduced. The admirable temnar
won which the Irish refrain from rstaliat
.ns upon those who are prosecuting them
n every petty way possible will itself be
ne most powerful factor in awakening
sentiment in favor of erant;,o
hem home rule that no Government oon
'eSist. ~on
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
Chinese New Year.

The New Years festival of the Chinese
commenced yesterday, with the usual fusil
AIDE OF fire-crackers, and visiting among the
small circle OF Celestial friends. In almost
every Monaghan establishment there was a
liberal spread Of birds nest soup, sharks
fms on toast; deer sinews and ducks
tongues served in the most approved style
Of Celestial cookery, with tsew and samshu
to wash it down. The Chinese start the
new year with clean manifcsts, paying up
all debts before the opening OF the festival.
In this they are worthy Of imitation by
the white population. On the first day of
the festival it is considered a heinous o~ffense
to tell a lie. The festival, with the wise and
pleasant customs that attend it, was in
augurated by Yu the Great, 1928 years
ago. 1t lasts from a day to two weeks,
according t., the numbers and wealth OF the
Chinese residents.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

AN item is going the rounds of the press
to the effect that a 14-year-old girl was
condemned to eight days imprisonment at
Metz for having insulted the Emperor o,
Germany by writing something disrespect.
ful OF His Majesty to a little friend in a
private letter. 1t IS added that such sen.
fences are quite commonin Alsace. Lorraine.
IL seems incredible that the Empire.
whose military resources are SO enormous
that Bismarck could overawe Europe by
simply referring to them, should be capabl4
OF descending to such petty prosecutions At
this among the people of its conquered
provinces. But the German satrapy are as
and infexible in trihes as in mat.
tiers OF great moment, and can play the spv
upon children as unhesitatingly as upon
Socialists and Anarchists.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

WASHINGTON advices state that a bill to
suppress lottery advertising is again before
Congress. 1t makes any newspaper that
prints an advertisement OF a lottery in an,
way unavailable. If a paper announces
that some one had been fortunate enouob
to secure a prize in a Lottery, mentioning if
by name, that would be advertising within
the meaning of the law, and the paper con.
tanning the item would be unavailable. The
trouble about this would be that the post.
masters all over the country would have
TO rcan the papers passing through their
Offices very closely to find whether thev
were amenable to the law. but il il sta tod
That the Chairman OF the House Committee
on Postofice and Post Roads, to which
the bill is referred, is anxious to bring if
before the House at the earliest momen,
and that the House would pass such q hin
II 1t got a chance, as otherwise the mem
bers might be accused of wearing a lotterr
collar round theirnecks.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
A CASE OF

That the citizens OF Montana hav,
aroused themselves nome too soon to thu
exigency OF the situation regarding the
threatened danger to the mineral lands OF
the Territory. the speeches made at the
convention in Helena p~re-eminentIv dem
onstrate. In view OF the facts there
| illeged wnnlar IL tLaA hA-aLA.M-AA
great many who attended that convention
we're surprised, after they had been there
h'.d heaFd the statements, at the revela.
IONS there made. Delegates who have re.
turned from it say that for earnestness
aan enthusiasm it surpassed any meeting
u representative men they ever attended,
lte notable absence of Helena's business
men and Board OF Trade from the conven.
tlon is accounted for on grounds of policy
not unconnected will a vast manufactnr
Ing plant to be established there in the
near future. But much as this was to he
regretted, it will not retard the movement
begun by the convention. The members
OF the executive committee are at work
the necessary statistics, and the
result will be a mass of affidayits and an.
information to send to Wash.
'nston, and place before the President and
Department with sucn strong
as cannot be gainsaid. The
Urgency Tor immediate action will
be admitted when some of the
made at the convention
considered. Mr.. O'Bannon stated that
the city of Butte is in the township
NOW as section 3 north, s west, which
'ontalns 'aluable lode prospects,, but it is
vi returned to the Surveyor-General here
IS non-mineral land, except IS, 100 of one
ere. How such an outrage can be per-
he did not state. In Deer I,odoo
ounty, in section g.. north 8 west. wboro
iacef mining has been carried on since
o69, and where about $50 lode locations
ave been made, the entire township has
cen returned as non-mineral, with the ex-
'ption OF two small placer claims and q
'de claim that have been patented. Mr.
Bannon estimates that the yalue If tho 6
'heral developments there could be sold
r a nall million dollars in a week. and
~ every quarter OF an acre outside of E
lese two small lode claims, every ouarier +
an acre In the odd numbered sections os o
at township has been certified to tho r.
'rthern Pacific Railroad Company. and b
r Two years past they have paid taxes q
ION H. 1t may be seen from this how
Imperative it is for everyone own
! or interested in mineral land in this q
Tic to furnish Mr.. e. H. Irvine. the 9,
ute member OF the Executive COMMITTEES. N
proofs OF all the facts bearing upon
? subject within his knowledge and 70 do
with the least possible loss of time. IL
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
Filed for Record.

The following deeds were filed with
Recorder Booth yesterday:
Olivia II. Hopkins to W. McDougall, lot
81. block 4, Hopkins addition to Butte;
consideration $500.
James Fl. Tucker ct al. to J%eoffrey La well
ct al 153 acres in section IS, township 1.
south Orange 8 west; consideration 50, OCO.
john c. O'Brien to F. G. Kelly and Thos.
Courtney, Z interest in May Bird lode
claim, this district; consideration $50.
w. A. Clark to Utah Il Northern Railway
Company, right OF way across Saukie West
o claim; consideration ST..
Society Anony,ne DIES Minis des Lexing-
ton to Utah Il Narthern Railway Company
right OF way across Lexington lode claim;
consideration 81.
ID. j. Hennessy to Utah & Northern Rail
way C"mpany; Z interest in a strip Of
land across Retaken lode claim; ccnsidera-
ton S12O.5O-
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

| men OF the alien land act IN r lation tc
mineral land as appears by the report oi
Thursday's proceedings. The alien land act
certainly was, as Senator Reagan states, a
response to a strong popular sentiment
that such restriction should be placed on
the acquisition OF immense areas of land
by forsign corporations. But Senators
Stewart and Mitchell have clearly shownto
those members of the Senate ignorant OF
the facts that the capital invested by
foreign operators Of mines is a permanent
Investment as muchs SO as hat of a native
operator, and that it furnishes employ
nent to the laboring men of the Territories
who receive their full share of the benefit oil
operating the mines. Senator Edmunds is
alive to one phase OF the subject when he
significantly remarked that if he wanted to
obtain political influence he would rather
own a mine than a whole township of agri-
cultural land. But the liberties of lone of
the Territories have been threatened by
any attempt of foreign mining corporations
to interfere in politics through their en-
nor is there any apprehension that
an effort could ha We the ~faintest show
OF success if it were attempted.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
She FOun0 Ont

Detroit Free Press: A patrolman VIII,
was going up Macomb street the otbe
night was Joined BY a resident of that stree,
n was on his way home. When the two
reached the house it was nearly midnight
ana TIE citizen iokinglv said:
guess can get in without the old lady
t'a'Ig me. Some wives are mighty par
lie passed around tn the side door with
a Key in his hand, but in about a minnie
the officer heard a terrible veil. followed
oS snouTs for help. \ chamber window
va ,nro"n up and a head thrust out, and
ehe 01'cer asked what was the matter
on, nothing much" answered a VIZ.
mans voice. II waited to know inst
WAT Tune he got home tonight, and SO I
ae1 a steel,trap on the doorstep. | Think
IL caught h IN. You can 60 On ahout yonr
business, ana I'll go down ard let him in "
me oiilcer obeyed the suggestion and
beat: MS
1T beats all how many pointers p fol.
ct can pick up after ten O'Clock at n;oh+Iu
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

HE utterances of the English Premier IL
the House OF Lords on Thursday NAV h,
taken to indicate that England will, 90 =
has for generations, do all in its power r.
check Russian advances on Constantino,,e
Inc language used that ''they had inter.
ested themselves for generations i, tire EAR
OF Southern Europe and would not show
themselves more Indifferent than oener.
atlons before them is an intimat,on H..
England will feel compelled to ia Ike q hand
IN the Eastern question if it comes to w..
Inc Premier protested to entertain, III.
same Viewso OF the unclouded prospect o,
peace that Prince Bismarck announcod
and placed reliance in Russia's asspranoaS
That 1t contemplated no sudden .ipfrac,ion
OF The peace OF Europe. Bismarck's snesch
'ee q Hood OF light upon the Eastern nnes.
1'on oy the reference it contained 70 tho
mli''ary resources of the Empire which
kuf a must hav" been underestimat;naam
along. This announcement of the Eaa,;a.
Premier will add announcement 70 IN.
OUTLOOK Tor Russia and may have it's in.
nuence more or less direct in postponirg q
revival Of that vsxed question for ths
present. p"e
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
MORE TIMBER SUITS,
Instituted by the Interior Department
Against the Miners Lumber Co. ct al.

Instituted by the Interior Department
Against the Miners Lumber Go. ct al.
WASHINGTON, February 11.-Acting SEC
rotary Muldrow, has requested the Attos-
ney-General to institute 81 criminal suit
against H. b. Heacock, OF Miss0ula, Moa-
tana. for unlawfully cutting aud removing
from the public lands pine timber e>tialatcI
to have produced 1,25O,00 ieet Of ]Iu;l}er.
Heacock is represented as a servant II n
strument of the Miners Lumber Company
Of Butte City, against whom the Attorney
General is requested to instituts q civil
suit for the value of theluirlcrcut. gscjmat-
d : be S27 900. He salso Il qun4t"tl that
Il crimira suit be hrous'lt ug5iHst the
m amhers ard officers Of The Er"ckfoOt
Mil C%oiupanv ri Missoula, Most fpr Un-
lawfully cutting ana removing frcIn tn.
public iaud+ tirEer estimated 10 lr,vt~
prodlcei 800, 600 feet ii lumber, md Il
joint civil suit against this n'i
the Miners Lumber Company, az oth"a
to whom luTrbcr was sold for thu vtt~c
the same. which is estimated TO b. at, at
O0O.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15

DR.. MCGLYNN utterly refuses to become
recOnciled to the Vatican. Last Sunday
he assured his faithful admirers OF St. Ste
phen's Parish that he had no intention o
returning to the "ork OF souI-saving there
as he could "only go pack on conditions
disgraceful to me and to you" He declared
it impossible for him to go pack or for
them to get him back. But he insisted that
they should return to the fold withou.
him. He intended to Illustrate the effort
OF well meaning friends at Rome who were
trying to reopen his case by writing that
he has no cas- there at all. The doctor
declares himself an irreconcilable OF the
most pronounced stamp.
Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-02-15
A Small Fire.

A house west OF the city limits owned by
Mrs. Fred Wey, and occupied by Conductor
West, was damaged to the extent OF $50
by fire Thursday night. Mr.. West was on
the road; his wife out of town nursing q
lex daughter; the otherdaughter was at the
all, and no one in the house but a 12-year
id boy. When he was ready to go to bed
he swung a bracket lamp against the wall,
SO az to throw some light into his room.
The lamp set fire to the wall, and the
flames climbed into the attic. and spread
through from gable to gable. The little
boy worked manfully to extinguish the fire,
and when some neighbors arrived he was
found drenched to the skin. A bucket
brigade was formed, the gable knocked in.
and the fire overcome. The house was in.
for $500 by Curtis Il Majors, in the
Union of San Fra frisco.