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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-03-01
'MANT0N.

Mr.. Farrell IL recovering from his i'll
ness.
Mr. Cram is III at the residence Of his
brother.
Mrs. Hunter Is recovering from her
severe illness.
Ambrose McKenna was on the sick
list last week.
II, +. Wade has just completed very
superior violin.
Mrs. Shelly has presented her hus-
band with child.
Mrs. B +. Medbury visited friends
here last Saturday.
Mr.. Rounds child in suffering from a
severe attack of Group.
Christopher Burns has been engaged
~ coachman by Il. o. Angel.
Mr.. George Miner is confined 10 his
residence by an attack Of lumbago.
The death Of Mrs Hart was sal
blow 10 her relatives and many friends.
Mr.. Alber, r. Mansfield, junior war
den of st. Peters Church. has returned
from South Carolina. whore he has been
passing the winter.
The ball held by Court Lyman was
complete success. a large number were
present and expressions Of satsfaction
was heard on every side
Anchor Lodge held well attended
meeting Monday evening. Business Of
importance was brought before the lodge
and several visiting brothers were pres
eut.
A sal accident occurred Monday fore.
noon which caused the death ~ Gilbert
Colwell, VINO II employed on the Eliza
Thornton farm. II II supposed that in
passing through trap door 10 descend
into the furnace pit ~ the hot house, his
loot came in contact with some obstacle
causing him 10 be thrown against the
brickWork ~ the furnace, fracturing tho
skull and resulting IN instant death.
The funeral Was solemnized Wednesday
from the residence ~ Mr.. Thornton, tho
Rev. W n. Bullock officiating.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-03-01

The rush continues AZ 2s Westminster
street, Providence, where the great anc-
tion sale Of dry goods. carpets, rugs, etc,
r. nov in progress. People are Aockine
here from all parts 81 the state, a. II has
become known that some ~ the most
surprising bargains ever known in
Providence can be found here. The
gods offered are for the most part
imported. and would cost double the
auction price AZ any ~ the dry goods
stores. There in no bidding in; every
article on which there IL second bid
goes" such an opportunity n purchase
articles of household use and wearing
apparel comes but once in life time and
ali should avail themselves ~ IL. Re.
member the place. - Westminster street.
The sales are held daily, 10 a. m. 2 and
7.3O y. m. Special accommodate for
ladies.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-03-01
AT The CHURCHES.

BROADWAY BAPTIST CHURCH.
Services were well attended last Sun
day. In the evening the order u bap-
tism was received by two.
PLAISFIELD STREET ,. D. CHURCH.
Brother B. y. Remington will conduct
the service at the Pettis Avenue Chapel
AZ $50.
Preaching preceded ~ an object les
son for the children A. 10 o'clock. The
Lori's supper Al IL. AMI Sunday School
At l22O. A concert ~ prayer for mis-
sions will be held IN the evening AZ :
o'clock Rev. W. ". Bowen will be
present and sreAk on mission work in
Cuba.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
A Beaver as a Pet.

"Big Joe" is magnificent beaver two
years old, and weighs fifty pounds.
Crowds of people have 1Seked to Mr.. j..
G. Nivian's to see this living curiosity
dining on poplar, which the owner has
contracted for by the cord. and to watch
the appetite left when he gets down the
programme to the dessert, when he be-
comes satated with apples and tur lips.
A perfect live beaver in a town or city
is rarely if ever seen. The most cele-
brated travellers that have stood in every
quarter of the globe admit they have
rarely seen one before, and the best
writers in encyclopedias can only guess
how they work by moonlight, but such
authorities can now see how ''Big Joe"
works at Nivian's. Beaver is considered
a great delicacy as food, and the tail of
"Big Joe, ," fourteen by six inches-extra
size for his age would make a dish fit
for the gods, but he is healthy aud likely
to get conspicuous place in some
geological garden. lie was caught on
Oliver Lake, near Rabbit Mountain Mine,
by weli-known trapper, and was con.
tented at the mines until the present
owner brought him TO town in carriage.
Port Arthur Canada Sentinel.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
Washing FIanneIs.

In washing fannels, make a suds of
blood-warm water and white soap. AL
low the flannels to soak in this water
from one-half to one whole hour, then
wash them with as little friction as pos
sible, using no rubbing board or soap,
save what is dissolved in the water;
squeeze the articles with the hands un-
til the dirt is forced out as much as
possible, then change to another clear
suds prepared in the same way and finish
the washing process. Finally rinse in
warm water, in which you may PIT
very little bluing if you like. Do not
wiring as you do other clothes, but
simply squeeze out the water enough to
admit of carrying to the line, and be
sure when removing the flannels from
one water to another that each sue
cessive water is hotter than the last
never any colder.
If you wish to restore the color of
fannels which are apparently ruined by
bad treatment, it can be done by max
ing solution of one and one-half
pounds of white soap and two thirds of
an ounce of spirits of ammonia dissolved
in twelve gallons of soft water. BY
dipping the hannels in this, and wetting
them thoroughly in the solution, a
beautiful and lasting whiteness will be
impaired to them, no matter how yellow
they were previous to their immersion.
After being well stirred round for a
short time, take the articles out and
wash well in clean, soft water.
To cleanse blankets, put two large
tablespoonfuls of borax and one half
bar of white soap (cut up the soap into
thin shavings with a knife, before put
ting into the water) into a tub of luke
warm water; when the soap and borax
are well dissolved, put in the blankets
and let them remain in soak over night
the next morning wash well and rinse in
two waters, and hang out to dry with
out wringing them at all.--Detroit Free
Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
A FRIENp


As sang the voices in the courts above,
Moved by the Ladys shining mien and
grace,
"Io, here comes one who shall increase cuI
loveln
So cried my heart when FIRST saw thy face
l knew thy spirit was to mine akin,
Dwelling anear on some eternal shore;
Time, Sorrow, Death. their filmy threads may
spin,
They bar no shining path we shall explore.
Enough, though here we may not meet, since
we
Once stood together on that blessed height
When, through the mists that veil eternity
Truths flaming star burst forth upon our
sight.
And though our circuits lie worlds separate,
We smile and part for surely, o my friend,
Their lines shall intersphere or soon or late,
And move together to the journeys end
II now we met perchance the hateful mask
OF finite vision might obscure our eyes
And dim Truths fixed star. No boon ask
We have met once on hills OF Paradise.
Annie Kent, IN Harper.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
A TerrapIn,s BeseechInr Ere.

David Burnham, living in a nearby
town in New Jersey, is exceedingly fond
of terrapin stew, but he does not think
much of the savory "diamond back - in
any other form. Nevertheless, a pet ter
rapin that some months ago almost
miraculously escaped tho pot wanders
around the plot of ground on which his
house STANDS and sleeps in his kitchen
every night.
Las October Mr.. Burnham invited
some friends to supper, served to cele-
brate the fifth anniversary of his we'd
ding. For six dollars he purchased in
Fulton Market five pound terrapin, in
tending to regale his friends with his
favorite dish. He left orders that the
terrapin should be sent by express to his
house, and supposed that it would be de-
livered in a condition better understood
by the cook than the butcher. But the
little creature was by no means in the
soup yet, and when it was laid down for
moment with its light side uppermost
in the kitchen it proved that it was
keenly alive to the situation by waddling
at its highest rate of speed toward the
door.
1t was then turned on its back, and the
NOVA was luNiIeu W slaughter IL. bub
this she emphatically refused to do, and
as the other servants shared her objec-
tions Mr.. Burnham nerved himself to do
the butchers work himself. Armed
with the family carving knife he en-
tered the kitchen when the rest of the
household had retired for the night. He
says that he knelt down upon the floor
and was about to slit the terrapin's throat
when the succulent creature, lying on its
diamond back, gazed at his face with
such human, beseeching expression in
its mild, bulging eyes that the knife
dropped from his hand, and he deter
mined to spare its life.
The terrapin has shown itself grateful,
but not demonstratively so, for the
mercy extended to it. When Mr.. Burn
ham approaches its usual resting place,
under great chestnut tree, it croaks
cheerfully, and slowly moves to meet
him. 1t will take piece of bruised and
softened meat, small fish, or even a
piece of water-soaked bread from his
hand, but its appetite is not large, and 1t
sleeps most of the time. 1t is growing
fat rapidly, and swells beyond its she'll
with a posterior and an anterior
plethora-at least SO Mr. Burnham says,
and he has studied DIR. Johnson's mode
of expression pretty closely. 1t does not
fear the cold, being warmly clad.-NeD
York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
An increasing DIplOmatIe FamIl,

The list of. representatives of foreign
Governments resident in Washington
has considerable heightened during the
last year. The new circular of the State
Department shows that it is interesting
for other reasons than its increased
length. A year ago there were 81 Min
listers and Charges d'Affaires entitled to
recognition. Now there are 80, repre-
senting 33 countries. The seven new
representatives are Minister Don Jose
Marcelino Hurtado, of Colombia; Minis
ter PAX Chung Yang, of Corea, Minis
ter Don Felix Cipnano c. Zegarra, of
Peru; Minister Hadji Hossein Ghooly
Kahn, of Persia; Minister Don Francisco
Lainfiesta, of Salvador, who is also Min
lister for Honduras; and Minister Jean
Gsnnadius, of Greece. The increase of
the list will make it necessary TO extend
the table at the White House State din.
neT. asst year, when there were only
13 ladies on the legation list to invite
and about 4S covers were laid, it was
necessary TO invite lady guests who were
not connected with the diplomatic corps.
Now there are II ladies attached to the
legation, and the difficulty would be to
provide comfortably for all of them.
Ne,o York Times.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
A Test for Tea.

A Russian analyst gives the following
as test by which tea can be proved to
be genuine or not: Take a pinch of tea
in glass, pour upon it a little cold
water and well shake it up. Pure tea
will only slightly color the water, while
a strong infusion is quickly got from the
adulterated or painted leaf. Now boil
both sorts separately, and let them stand
till cool, and the difference between
them will be most marked. The false
tea will become still stronger after long
standing, but will remain transparent.
Whereas the pure tea will become muddy
or milky. This last appearance arises
from the tannic acid which is a natural
property in pure tea, but which in arti-
fetal tea is entirely absent.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
lee Harvesting.

/ was talking last evening with one Of
the largest ice packers along the Hudson
River. He said that the greatest suffer
ers from the lack of cold weather are
the men who are accustomed to fill in
their winters by working for the. j i-e
packers. OF late years the freezing
weather has come after New Years Day.
During the past seventy years there have
been bat five winters when the ice crop
fell greatly below the average. They
were those Of 1916, 1886, 1897, 1888 and
1889. The Hudson River has only been
frozen over once this winter, and that
was on December Is. Sin 1850 the
Hudson has been permanently closed for
the winter later than this year only on G.
That was in 1891, when it was frozen
over on February 5.-NS,0 York Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
The AustralasIan Wool Product.

The wool producing industry of the
Australasian colonies is one which is
steadily growing in importance. The
total number Of sheep in the whole Of
these colonies on the 3lst of March,
1889, was ut, i62, O3s. OF this number
almost one half were found in New
South Wales The totals for each colony
are as follows; New South Wales, 46,-
9G5, l52; New Zealand, 1885, 56i /;
Queensland, l2,ge6, 15s; Victoria, TO-
623, 1885, South Australia, 7,e5i, ,O0d /;
West Australia, 1,aOe, 944; Tasmania,
l,547, 24' The total of 90, 462, 0Ss com.
pares with a total Of 7s, Sss, 10 in 1853.
For purposes Of comparison, We may give
the number of sheep in some other
counties. Tor the Argentine Republic
the figures in 1885 We're ~, 0Oe, 900; in
European hussia, excluding Poland,
there were in 1888 estimated TO be 40,
'2l, ,36 sheep; in the United States in
1887 the number was "A, 15", 3li. and in
1885 in the United kingdom there were
2s, 955, go sheep, ~ Boston Cultivatog.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
RATES OF ADVERTISING.
THE MITTEN.

In the sleigh there was only just room for US
two,
There was nobody else to forbid it,
The music of sleighbells beat time to my
heart
And some way or other did it.
There was love in the air that was breathed; I;
the white snow
Was tinged with the suns golden glory.
WE'LL spoke-and she gave me the mitten
point blankl
That's the long and the short Of the story.
The wild rush of happiness you do not know.
You can't know unless you have tried it,
What's thatl Why, she gave me the mitten
that's true
But her dear little hand was inside i'll
--Vdssdr Miscellany
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

the safety of travellers, as It was his
business TO keep the road in order, and
when he heard that some Of the boats
passengers had been killed, he came to
us in CONSERVATION and distress, TO know
how many and who they were.
When he heard that one was an Egyp-
tian soldier and the other a boatman,
"Bismillah," he cried, turning on his
heel, II thought they might have been
Franks.
So little is native life counted among
them. = Youths Companion.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
A Roman TreadmilI.

There will shortly be on view, it is
hoped, at the British Museum, the very
remarkable Roman treadmill for raising
water which was discovered in the work
in2s Of the Rio Tinto mine (Spain),
where its woodwork was preserved in a
very perfect state by the action of the
copper in the water. 1t may be of in
terest to mention, in connection with
this wheel, that the Roman remains dis
covered in and about the mine, which
were at first unfortunately dispersed,
are now preserved by the Rio Tinto
Company with praiseworthy care in
small museum at Huelva, belonging to
M. Sundheim of that place, who takes
much interest in its arrangement. There
may be seen the fetters, collars, and ank-
lets (of the modern snape) of the slaves
employed in the mine who worked the
series of treadmills. one above another,
by which it was drained. Instead of
leanin on bars, as in the modern tread
mill, they appear to have held on to
ropes Qi&e bell ropes), of which por-
tions still remain. The extant wheel al
metres in diameter) is so constructed as
TO utilize their weight in the most ski !
full manner. The pickaxes in the same
collection are so completely modern in
shape that it is difficult to realize their
antiquity, while the curious hoe. like
spade of the Spaniard finds here it's pro-
totype. The same survival may be de-
tected in the 'herring bone work. of
the Romans (of whi h specimens have
been found at Rio Tlnto), which reap-
pears in the Giralda at Seville, and is
still in full use. Among the other metal
objects are two bronze urns and some
stamped pigs of Roman lead, with lead
tube. London Athenaum.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
Monument to the HambIetonlan Sire

The National Association of TrottinR
Horse Breeders proposes to erect bronze
statue of the great Hambletonian, to cost
not less than $4,000, as memorial to
the progenitor of one of the fastest
strains of American trotting horses.
The ommittee in charge OF the work is
composed of j. G. Howland, Guy Miller
aud j. w. Gray Treasurer Of the Asso-
citation, who also a Is as Treasurer Of
the fund. A considerable sum for this
purpose had already been collected by
L. A. Buck editor Of the Spirit Of 1e
Timss.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

According to the Ca'Aolic World there
are ninety colored Catholic schools in The
Southern dioceses and two colored sister.
hoods-the Oblates, OF Baltimore, and
the Holy Family, of New Orleans, which
provide teachers for the schools. The
number of Catholic colored churches,
the World says, is not more than twenty,
aud there is but one co!ored Catholic
priest in the country.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

1t is against the law in Mexico fol
any one to read newspaper aloud; but
no one cares for that, observes tbs New
York Tribune, as few people want to
read them anyhow. You can get more
news in Mexico by sitting down half an
hour at popular cafe than you could
get by reading Mexican paper for a
month
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

Mackerel aud halibut, it appears from
the fishery reports, are deserting the
waters Of tho New England coasts. Foi
the year 1888 there was falling Off oi
about six million pounds in the catch Of
these two kinds of fish.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

John s. Scott, South Carolina cotton
planter, has been appo nted by the
Russian Cove an-eas superintendent and
Instructor OF large cotton phntat or
owned by the Government in one OF the
Southern provinces.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

German literature has been added to
the curriculum Of the college of litera
tnro at the Imperial University of Japan.
Two German professors will, native
paper says, be shortly added to the staff.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

Gordsn md Forest urges the Govern.
mont to withdraw its forest lands from
eale aud place them in the care of the
army. The Philadelphia Times indorses
the suggestion, and asks the States tc
take immediate steps for the preserva
tion Of the forests before all our great
rivers shrink into shallow lit,le streams.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

The Wilmington IN. C.) Ms,sager
gives 81 itemized statement showing
that the theft of chicken valued at
fifteen cents cost tho taxpayers of that
state scOi.70 cents before the State was
rid of the offender.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

In England, France, Germany, Bel.
giun, Holland, Austria and Switzerland
there are 2sl cites having street rail.
roads. Among these ils are in England,
43 in Germany and 23 in Franco, there
being no city Of less than 20, 600 inhabit.
ants having such roads, while in tbs
United States they are found in cities ol
not more than 1000 inhabitants.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

Deaths from mining explosions in Eng.
land for 1888 were only forty-three.
This is the loves. record since 1851,
when the number was first officially given.
The lowest previous to 1888 was si.ty,
five deaths in 1894. The highest record
IN the past thirty-eight years was in
1866, when $50 lives were lost by ex
plosions-s6O of these being covered by
the one casualty at the Oaks Colliery.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

In Michigan University "a larger pro-
portion or woman than of men are tax
ing by choice the full classical course, "
President Angel reports. Men are be-
coming scientific rather than classical,
on account of the new openings in
scientific professions, while women study
Greek and Latin, to meet the require
ments os .eachers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

In suit for damages for loss of son
the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decided
In favor of the Philadelphia Steamboat
Company. The court held that n row.
boat is not vessel within the meaning
ofthepavigation laws, and that steam
boat isssihereFore, not bound to get out
sof the rowboat's way.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

A statistician asserts that twenty
Princes and Princesses Of the reigning
families OF Europe have been treated for
mental disorders.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

Pago'pago, the Samoan port granted
to the United States for coaling
station, is the most easily defensible
harbor in the Southern Pacific.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03
The Samoan King enjoys the princely
income of $50 month.

The number Of millionaire Senators is
estimated now at from thirty to thirty
two, or nearly one.half the entire
Senate
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

New York is agitating the proposition
No establish free kindergarten schools to
take the place OF her present primary
system Of instruction.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

I The great river of Egypt has not sent
down its accustomed floods this year,
and the people who depend on that fol
their food indulge only the most gloomy
anticipations for the future. There will
be no corn in Egypt this year, and tn,
ancient granary Of the world must itsell
buy of more prosperous nations. Somt
believe that the great feeders Of the Nile
have been cut OIL by growths of yegeta
bles choking off the passage of water
Another theNIy is that the large flood a
Rgo leftHams which now obstrucl
MGR as was the case some years
which were not cut through
eO.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

The necessity for The artificial appIica-
tion Of water is said to be far greater in
California than in the older countrie, OF
Europe.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

proposed to make excavations in
the ehtighborhood Of the Roman Forum
to cost SO, 600, Geo.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1889-04-03

There are 10, 9a5 public houses in the
London police district and $50 co.. ee
stalls.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-11-16
The Charleston.

A dispatch of the 14th instant
says:
In his annual report, made public
Wednesday, Chief Engineer Melville,
of the Navy Department, says of the
second trial Of the Charleston: 1.-THE
trial was unquestionably the best made
by any Of our new vessels, the ship
having been under full power for six
hours and the indicated horsepower
developed having increased up to the
end Of the trial" The Chief Engi-
neer believes the Government has in
the Charleston much better vessel
than was contracted for, and no recon-
mends remission Of the penalties
The engineer recommends the pur-
chase OF some 100000 worth OF tools
for Marc Island Navy Yard.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-11-16
Nevada Mali Service.

Republican newspapers in this
State are kicking like bay steers at
"the wretched mail service" What's
the matter now? You said that as
soon as we had a Republican Presi-
dent our mail service would be ad-
mira5le. Now that you've got him,
why don't you reap the benefit of
your predictions? The mail service
in Nevada was abominable under
Cleveland's administration, but now
everything is lovely and the goose
hangs high" For these and all other
favors may the Lord make US duly
thankful.