The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-09-27
OF GENERAL INTEREST.

In a New Hampshire graveyard
there is a tomb marked; sacred to
10 the memory of three twins"
A kitchen table with as many
drawers beneath IL as n writing desk
and having high back like side
board. full OF pigeon holes for kitchen
utensils. is a recent addition 20 the
hired girls comfort
The average annual death rate In
this country from cholera, yellow
fever smallpox, typhoid fever, diph-
liberia and scarlet fever. all combined.
does not reach the enormous total OF
deaths from consumption.
A California papor reports that
several beo-keepers OF San Diego
County lost both bees and honey ro-
Gently. The weather was so warm as
20 melt the combs and drown the busy
little workers in their own sweets.
A correspondent OF the New York
Tribune writes: "No wooden craft OF
any account disgraces this enlightened
age in carrying human beings across
the ocean. Steel vessels have supor-
seded the old-style fleets OF wood"
Mrs. Elizabeth Faith. who died
recently at Louisville. had her coffin
made under her own personal diroc-
tion moro than three years ago. IL
was made OF solid walnut lined with
zinc, and trimmed with white silk. 1t
was inclosed in IA strong cedar book,
and this in still another box made OF
thick oak lumber.
The Baltimore Baptist strongly
condemns tho practice OF extending
sympathy and friendly aid TO men
whose sole claim TO such attention Is
based upon the commission OF some
terrible crime. "Such things" IL
says. "are blot upon our civiliza-
tion, and IL Is time good people
frowned this moudlin sympathy out
OF existence.
The Religious Herald, OF Hart
ford. thinks the custom Of darkening
the rooms OF "A house whore people aro
gathered 20 attend n burial service
ought TO be abolished. The surround
ings at such time, il thinks. ought to
be bright and cheerful, "in harmony
with the sentiments suggestive OF tho
resurrection, the life and tho blessed
ness OF the heavenly homo 20 which
the departed have gone"
The rapid growth OF Italian bar
Der shops in Now York City Is alarm
ing the old-time BARRIERS. Tho Italian
five-cent shaving shops are now TO bo
found not only in "Little Italy" and
other quarters in which swarms OF
Italians have taken up their abode, but
also In other localities up town. down
town and on both sides OF tho city.
For many years n great part OF the
trade has been In the hands Of German
philosophers, who now find 10 hard 90
compete with the Italians, even when
they charge IA dime for using tho
lather brush and razor.
There have been big gold nuggets
found in various countries. but the
largest that was ever discovered, the
Silver Dollar states, was found in New
South Wales, Australia II was un-
earthed on May 10, 1872. lis weight
was $40 pounds, height four feet nine
inches. width three feet two inches,
average thickness four inches. and 1.
was worth $l4S, 800. II was found inn
bcdded in thick wall OF blue slate nt
n depth OF 25O feet from the surface.
An interesting feature Of its history
was that the owners OF tho mine wero
living on charity when they found IT,
A man at Covington, Pa. who was
fattening n tweutg-pound swapping
turtle, was aroused early by the noise
Of scufIlc in his yard. Repairing
there he found the turtle hanging
TO the nose Of 300-pound
bear Bruin was near the fence. en-
deayorlng 10 get over, but his efforts
were interfcred with by the turtle
Eventually the bear reached the next
yard, but the man followed and shot
him dead The turtle all tho time re-
tanned his hold, and refused 90 let 90
until tho dead beasts nose was cut of
Then IL crawlcd on, carrying the piece
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