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TILE DRAINING,
Something Few Farmers Seem to Appre-
ciate the Value Of

Something Few Farmers Seem to Appre-
ciate the Value OF.
Few farmers appreciate the yalue of
thoroughly understanding wet places
On their farms, or we should see this
advance in improvement oftener under
taken. What has. up to the time of
draining been little if anything more
than an idle waste. may by judicious
tile draining become the most fertile
and productive spot in the neighbor-
hood. Thus, instead of being a con.
slant threat to health and an unsiohtlv
waste, it is turned into a source of
profit to the owner. and will be pointed
to with pride by every one who knows
OF it as an object lesson in what NAV he
done in numerous places.
These remarks have been suggested
by observations on meadow which had
been Hooded by the filing up of an old
mlll-pond near Morganton, but which
IS being reclaimed for DIR. p. L. Mnr-
pm y superintendent of the state hospi-
tai, by Mr.. W. E. Walton. who has the
farming for the hospital in his immedi-
ate charge. Up to the time the first
drains were laid, which was less than a
year ago. the whole area was either a
barren waste or thicket of coarse
weeds and small trees, of which no nse
could be made. This season it has pro-
duced heavy growth of corn in the
whole area first drained, except on
bout one-half acre, where the wire
Forms lthe larva of the swapping
eet!esl have injured 1t, and about two
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THE AVERAGE TYPEWRITER
Not Up to the Requirements for Literar,
Work,


Work.
One of the brightest literary women
In Chicago, and writer of wide repu-
tation, said the other day: There is
an impression that the field of type
writer's, particularly women, is over
run. l admit that this is true, but when
you come to qualify typewriters it is
different. / have a great deal of dicta-
ting to do, and as my work is for the
press and magazines I am very careful
l have found as a rule that it takes
nearly as much time for me to correct
the typescript as it would take to write
the article at the start. For ordinary
commercial work the average type-
writer is good enough, but ninety per
cent. of them become hopelessly in
volved when they come in contact with
literary work. The trouble with them
is that they work mechanically, or they
are not educated so as to be of any
service for the work done by literary
people. There is a field for educated
typewriters. lnasmuch as great deal
of this work is done from dictation, it
has become almost essential for COM
petent typewriter to be stenographer.
Now and then you will find a type
writer who can print from dictation,
but they are few. My best work I
prefer to have taken in shorthand and
then printed from the notes. There is
something about the operation of q
type-machine which confuses me, and
have heard the same complaint made
by others who are in the same line as
that in which l am engaged"
do You operate the machine?'
Eyes; but the work which do iu that
way is never so satisfactory as that
which dictate to my stenographer. -
Chicago1rribune.
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melons and pumpkins. Th;-,>
watermelons were taken !. tog|
one and one-half acres, ana ,iOn
pumpkins, still on the Oro,,l .s JIella,
they grew, were a beautiful fua ai nj,
early September sun. taS
1t was but short time a..
high authority in agriculturas y VIA
the opinion that the stream ie.l oap's,s
the drains must empty could ~. ,a.o vi y
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meadow successful. Straivb,qsps.0
curves by cutting across the
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come the most productive sala IA :. Y
farm, which is contributins 'e !; y
ways to the support of the st.,. i : y
tai. E. Emery, Agricultur;:ss. ~ 'ls' I
Experimental Station. A.
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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07
FATAL RACE TRACK RIOT.
A WeII-known Horseman and Two
Horses Killed at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Sept. IA riot at Garfield
Park race track resulted in three men be-
ing fatally shot. One of the victims was
j. M. Brown, the we'll known horseman,
reported to be worth half million dol
lars. The other two men were police
officers named John Powell and Henry
Mcdowell.
Monday the races were stopped and
scores. OF spectators as we'll as book max
ers were arrested. II was while attempt
ing a reuetition of the raid yesterday
that officer Powell was shot and instant
ly killed by Brown, Mcdowell was also
fatally shst by Brown. Mcdowell then
shot and instantly killed Brown.
Just before the shooting thore were
sensational developments In court where
the trial of the people arrested Monday
was in progress. Mayor Washburn tes-
titled that Chief OF Police McLaughrey
had told him of an offer of $4,000 to a
political campaign fund by the owners
of the Hawthorne track, rival race
course, il the Garfield track was closed.
Chief McLaughrey went on the stand
and under oath made denial OF the
statement made by the mayor.
Brown was the owner OF a number OF
first-elass horses. After the police had
made some other arrests Powell and
Mcdowell tried to arrest Brown. The
latter ran away. As he refused to stop
Powell fred a bullet over his head.
Brown stopped, pulled q revolver, and
shot Powell dead.
Mcdowell pursued and overlook him,
and grasped him by the throat. Brown
struggled desperately, and pushing his
revolver against McDowell's body, fred.
Mcdowell iell with q wound in his alb
domen.
Mcdowell raised himself upon one ell
bow and also opened fire on Brown. A
bullet crashed through Browns lung,
and another tore away the Jaw and lower
part of the face. He died very soon after
ward. Mcdowell lies at the point OF
death. Browns estate is estimated at
a. 900, 900,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07

MELRoss, Mass, Sept. 7.-Dr. g. Q. At
rood, we'll known and prominent mag
sstie physician. died suddenly yesterday.
is has apparently enjoyed the best OF
Pealth and has attended to his business
y usual. He entered Hawks barber
hop on Main street and while sitting in
he chair, being shaved, no suddenly ax-
ired. He has been a practising ply
~scien here for the last 20 years and was
towns where he had an extensive prac-
tioe. He was q member OF Wyoming
Lodge OF Masons and several other
organizations. He leaves a wife and one
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07
News Condensed.

salem, Mass, is to have another daily
paper.
Knights of Labor are to aid Home
stead strikers.
A rich man died as paupsr at the Bel
fast, Ire., poorhouse.
negro pedler was probably murdered
near Fort Hamilton, L. l.
A receivership is to be demanded for
the Order OF the Helping Hand.
Governor Russell again nominated Irv-
ing Is. Sayles for savings bank comm's-
sioner.
Citizens of the Mexican State OF CHI
huahua are in rebellion against excessive
tax rates.
Anarc ist Bergman, who tried to kill
Frick at Pittsburg, has besn indicted on
four counts.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07
NOTES OF The CONTEST.

Some OF Mr.. Matthews friends heard
our humble prayer for more coupons, and
~ent IA loss to-day. There were forty
two bundles, forty-one Of which contained
twopt We each, and the other contained
thirty, for good measure possibly. me
order to-day is Swan, Matthews, Gardi-
ner, with less than 500 votes between the
PROVIDENCE. Sept. z.
70 re Ed<sors of tAs Nss~;
Enclosed are thirty-one coupons for
John III. Hall of Hose 2. From
HARRISON STREET FRIEND.
BRISTOL. sept. g
70 tAs Editors Of the Nswr
You will fnd enclosed 10 coupons for
Capt. Charles Q. Wilson OF the Hyds;
From ZIP.
One hundred and forty-three for Baird.
No letter.
PROVIDENCE. Sept. z.
10 fAs Eduo. AZ fhs Ns'or
Enclosed please find ten hundred and
fifty q, ,050) coupons which place TO the
few more left we shall send in later, with
our best wishes for the NEWS, also Mat
thews. We remain truly yours,
Sixty-six for William Gardiner OF
PROVIDENCE, from George w. Simmons
Of Bristol.
PROVIDENCE. Sept. g.
10 me Editors OF fAs NsscE
Here are 21 more coupons for Ben X.
jackson, from friend. u. Z. j.
PROVIDENCE, Sept. o.
10 fks Editors az the NstpE
Enclosed q coupons for our carrier. G.
q. Swan. BooKKEEPER.
EAST PROVIDENCE. Sept. o.
TO the Editors Of the Ne,or
Enclosed please find 149 votes or tickets
for nv fathers friend and comrade,
Sergt. William Gardiner. / hope he will
win the insurance policy and think he
will. il he did steal chickens during the
war. He couldn't help it. Chickens are
made for soldiers and folks. i think You
will hear from me again soon. He must
win, sure. EMMA.
PROVIDENCE, Sept. 5.
10 the Editors Of the Nsics
Please credit the enclosed 500 coupons
to Henry Gray, 200 from Il. II. Hathaway
of WanskucK, 100 from Master Wheaton
Hutchison of John street, East Provi-
dence. The rest from Olneyville friends.
Il. 4. AND p. G.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Sept. THE sixth
annual convention OF tho international
Association of Factory Inspectors began
here yesterday. Governor Bulkely was
present at the opening session In the
senate chamber ct the Capitol and made
- address OF welcome. President Rufus
~ Wade OF Boston responded.
The president then delivered bis annual
address, dwelling particularly upon the
cdueetinR influences OF inspection laws.
~ the afternoon session papers were
SEED and discussed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07

BOSTON, Sept. 7.-Converse J. Smith,
special agent of the United States Treas
ury Department, arrested EbeneEer Mar
tin, residing at 1856 Norfolk street, Dor
chester, Mass, for smuggling opium and
seized SS boxes Of prepared opium. Mr..
Martin is about 65 years OF age, Of com.
manding form, and has resided in Boston
the greater part Of his ute. For some
years he was engineer on the Boston q
Maine and New York q New England
Railroads, and has held positions of con-
has been shadswed by Special Agent
Smith, as q smuggler OF opium.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07
WHO FIRED THE SHOT.
4 Charlestewn hoy Killed by . Mystsr.
ious Rifie Bullet.

4 Charlsstown boy Killed by . Mystsr-
ions Rifie Bullet.
BosroN, Sept. 7.-Charles e. Fox, lad
Of 10 years, who lived with his sister,
Mrs. Warren ,Tuesley Of rs Cross street,
Charlestown, was shot in the abdomen
yesterday afternoon while playing in
Bonneville, and died in the ambulance
which was taking him to the hospital.
Who fred tho shot no one seems to
know, although the police arrested two
boys shortly after the AFFAIR occurred,
who were seen firing gun near Sanborn's
brick yard just q short time before.
Their names are Ernest L. Mills, aged Is,
SON of Edwin L. Mills OF Dartmouth
street, 6omerville, and Wilbur +. Stewart
OF Mills street.
Fox with three companions was out for
= picnic. Az they were walking through
held they heard the report OF rifle and
FOX dropped. One OF his companions
claims to have seen the boys who have
been arrested running away.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07
A. ROBINSKY FOUND.
But He Denies all knowledge Of the
Mystery at Fall River.

FAIL RIVER, Mass, Sept. 7.-One Sam
uel Robinsky, bearing the name OF th
,much wanted man who saw q blood.
stained stranger the day after the Borden
nuSdeys, has been found, but he Is no
Maine, and he denied to the police
that town that he had ever been in this
state or had heard about the dou ple trag-
edy. He said he could not write English,
and denied sll knowledge OF the letter
sent to the attorneys for the defense. 81
far % he knows, he says he Ii the only
person by that namo in this country. The
police always considered the letter fake,
but have spent much time investigating g
that clue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07

NEWPORT, X. l., Sept. 7.-During the
season for the shipment Of potatoes from
the island of Rhode Island, which begins
July 16 and has just closed, 69,735 bar
rels were shipped over the Old Colony
railroad from the four stations on the
island. All these were sent to Boston
dealers and were OF unusually good size
and quality. Prices have ruled low to
growers, averaging about 81 so per barrel,
at which figure the total receipts would
fall but little short of Sl00, 900. The ship
ments are about one third larger than
those of any u evious year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07
SAM SMALL SHOT.
The Noted Evangelist Wounded by a
Miscreant's Bullet.

vrNCENNEs, Ind, Sept. THE Rev. Sam
Small, the noted temperance evangelist,
had been in this nsig hborhood for sever
a days, expounding prohibition. At
HaEleton crowd Of toughs broke up the
meeting which Mr.. Small had been in
vited to address. Mr.. Small went to his
hotel and was about to retire when some
pcoupdrei fred revolver through the
Win6ow, hitting Mr.. Small in the thigh,
producing q serious wound. An atte mpt
= being made to arrest the perpetrator.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07
NEGROES STRUNG UP.

The Outcome OF . Quarrel With Three
Whites Was Three Lynchings.
PARIs, Texas, Sept. TIA courier from
the country brings the news that three
negroes named jack Walker, Bill Armor
and John Ransom were lynched nine
miles east Of here. Officers have gone to
the scene to investigate. 1t is thought
that the lynohing wa, the result of
quarrel between negroes and whites
which occurred several weeks ago, when
Jeff Ashley, a white man, killed a negro
named Jarrett Barnes. Great excitement
prevails.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07
II WAS . Mig ~rake.-

MONTREAL, Sept. 1.-THE hauling down
OF the United States nag outside OF the
Queens Theatre is now stated to have
been fake concocted by the management
of the "white Squadron" company. De-
tectiye Gross, who has been working up
the case on behalf of the proprietor OF
the theatre, says he has an affidavit from
one man declaring that he was paid TO
pull down the flag.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07
QUESTION OF DEGREE.
Tho Haverhiil "Baby Farm" Case 10
Brought Up Again.

brought Up Again.
HARTFORD, CONN, Sept First Be-
iectman Fowler Is out with another
statement resulting from his "baby farm
ing" report made about six weeks ago.
Recently Anna l.. Gray OF Bloomfield, a
daughter of DR.. Henry Gray, whom Mr..
Fowler reported as having taken young
children to board from the City Mission,
demanded OF him a retraction OF his
statement referring to her home as q
"baby farm"
She threatened suits IL retraction was
not made. Selectman Fowler refuses to
retract, invites the suit and claims that
Miss Gray in being backed in her demand
upon him by the City Mission. He says
that the question of whether Miss Gray
kept "bsby farm" IL merely one OF do
gree.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07

Since S. B. Brown gave up the
ghost" we have acquired the dis
tinction of being the only house in
town carrying a full line of MAN
TELS, CRATES and TILES. Our
stock of Tiles has never been
equalled by Brown or any one else
in this city. In BRASS GOODS
and DECORATIVE IRON WORK
we are exclusive dealers. We are
the only concern outside New York
City who make any pretensions to
setting FLOOR, WALL and CELL
ING TILES. We have the best
tile setter in New England, and do
good work at fair prices.
Call on us for your Heating,
Plumbing and Fireplace Work.
OWEN McAULIFFE & SON,
S. w. Cor. Broad and Richmond SITS.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-07

Druggists Discussed.
6rnm0FrELD, Mass.,. Sept. 4. = The
Massachusetts, Pharmaceutical Associa-
tion began its 11th annual meeting last
evening, the exercises consisting OF an
address OF welcome by Mayor Sibley and
ths annual address BY n. w. Whitney Of
Lawrence, president OF the associat ion,
who rsoommended asking the Lsgisla-
ture for more stringent legislation regu-
secretary reported that the mem bersh
Of the association numbered 435, with 23
applications to DO acted on. The drug
yists will be taken to Riverside Grove to-
tay for csambake.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-18

about 100000 of an inch in thickness, is
placed under the heavy cutting die on
the drawing -press-a motion OF the loot
on the pedal, and it descends hungrlly
on the metal and bites out a circular
piece. at the same time drawing in the
edges of the blank Shifting the sheet,
the worker punches out the disks many
times faster than the cook cuts out COOK
les from sheet of pastry. The number
cut out in minute is beyond belief to
those who have not seen it done. one
woman can cut as high as 900 shells
in day.
Bv the same method all the round
narts OF. q button are cut out, the clotn
in covered buttons, the collet, ana mold
The design is next stamped on the up
per shell with a drOp-hammer Inc sheH
is placed upon the under matrlx OF tne
pair of dies we have watched mace ana
the upper matriX is brought down upon
it with great force, and when taken out
the pattern is found to be reproduced III
every particular. If the she'll IS 10 nave
open spaces, kind OF hllgree WORK e., on
it, this, too, is cut out by the press 1hS
she'll is then taken to the dip-room ana
in,noarced in a solution of nitric and sui
,,buric acids to remove all dirt and STAIN
Ground color-green, red, blue, or what
ever it is to be-by dipping it into the
nroner chemical solutions, and then eacn
one is colored by hand application OF
French paints and shellac varnlshes. LII
is now ready to be joined to the remain
mo narts of the button. In the liean-
time tbe shank, a bit of wire pent TO
form an oval. has been inserted py ma
cbinery into the aperture in the ptich ol
under shell of the button, soldereo H.
.nd baked All that now remains - 70
nut the top shell on, which IS ueluy
done bv a girl, who places the uhuei
shell with its shank into cup-llhe ue-
,,ression below the die OF her press
ip,1aces the TOP she'll upon it, and the oie'
descending. presses it down upon Tue
other and fits the edges so closely over ~,
tho other that. it will not come on. Ine
now completed button IS reaoy ~
.a,rad on the cards with Its aiiol.eu
number of fellows and placed LII BOXES
for Shipment. SIC natural
color of course, and is not suoJecIeu "
chemicals. In the French 'cut-e'eei ~. -
Tons the chased parts or iace.s slio T Tpnr
hv little girls with hand puncnes. d;nus
become expert at this seenllnsis IN q
work and turn out many NUM- a.onns &c
day. In some OF the nlel pea. ,.a,as arc
in tiny bunch OF grapes enc S+aal
III nash put put on separately by hand. s see
.I44at Pc .ra Given the brown shade mere.
pu nv. snbiecting them to high degree u
i,yaat. tbe blue by a greater, anu .lie p'Ai
pe by yet higher degree OF h made BY
pi9 rio+b-coyered buttons are maue ~ a :,
ny .,a,,rh IT different process. Inc me.a metz.
so :aaes and the wooden or paste Doa ar
p lneld are cut out the same some hen o. out ont
, ,,oehi n here are busily puncnins ou'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-18

bow light cleaning from the pearl shells
before US seems to picture, something of
it's foreign surroundings; of the dusky
barbarians whose bread depends almost
entirely upon the pearl shell, and who
Owed beneath the waves to reach the
wonderful homes of these shells; OF the
rustling of the palm trees stirred py the
tronic breeze blowing from the rice
fields as they came to the light of the
s,n and blue skies for the first time, and
their subsequent crowding into barrels
and boxes and shipment to far-away
America.
The finest shells for this purpose come
from Singapore. The black pearl comes
from the shells OF oysters that grow
around the islands in Pacific seas. They
are most plentiful around Tahiti and
Hawaii. The iridescent quality of this
nearl in the finer material shows bril-
liant luster, giving forth all the colors
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-18

to see the ingenious economy practiced
by clothmakers, who contrive to leave
spaces between the button patterns,
which are woven in pieces many yards
in length and half yard wide, uncov-
cred by any portion of the silken web.
This rigid economy, however, is car
ried out in the whole business of button
making, the scraps of metal being re-
turned to the furnace and even the
shreds and fragments of paper to the
paper mill. The old-fashioned horn
button has almost entirely gone out of
common use. At one time it formed a
very important branch OF this industry:
But, after all, perhaps the prettiest
manufacture of this family of produce
ton is the making of pearl buttons. 1t
may be that the charm lies in the ma
teria1 of which they are formed-the
shell which we know to have been not
long ago lying in the realms of the deep
sea denizens and the coral beds at the
bottom of the Indian seas. The rain
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-18

the collet or back part and the orifice in
1t through which the cloth within is to
protrude and form the tuft of canvas
that is to be laid hold of by the needle
which is to sew the button on This per-
1oration has serrated edge.
Another machine wraps the metal top
IN cloth, turns down the edges, and fixes
III the pasteboard stuffing or mold. An
other cuts out the piece Of coarse black
canvas which is to go between the puff
ing. and the perforated bottom or collet,
and which is prevented from being
drawn forth by the tug of the tailor's
threat by means of the serrated edge,
which grips it fast. The button is com
pleted by the fixing firmly together of
the fine pieces which go to form the
common cloth button that may be seen
on any mans coat or woman's jacket,
This is accomplished by the instantan
eous pressure which they undergo in
another steel matrix into which the
operator places them in their proper
order, and then by a touch of a lever
they are combined in perfect button.
This last operation appears, to novice
like complete piece of jugglery, but it
is, of course, dependent on the ingenious
construction of the minute implements
brought to bear so forcibly on the diff
ferent materials. 1t is certainly a won-
derful and beautiful apparatus, but can
not well be described to one who has
not seen it. The description given
is that of the most common kind
of Florentine button, but though
the mode of making is materially
the same there are slightly different de-
vices for making conical or flat buttons,
round or elliptic in form; some covered
wish exquisite patterns of silk or other
expensive material; some designed to
project like flower buds, and some to
droop pendent in the form of acorns-
but the varieties are endless, infinite.
AS an English writer says: In some
branches of traffic the wearer calls loud
ly for new fashions, but in this the fash
ions tread upon each other and crowd
upon the wearer." It is worthy of notice