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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Lotteries.

The origin OF lotteries is to be
found in the custom inaugurated by
the Roman Emperor Augustus, Of
distributing at his feasts sealed pack
cts similar in appearance, but con-
tanning orders for articles OF very diff
ferent value. In the middle ages,
the same mode was adopted 10y the
Italian merchants in the disposition
OF their wares. A money lottery
called the lotto was instituted at
Florence, in 1880. for the benefit OF
the State. In Venice, half a century
later, lotteries existed under public
control, and from that time many OF
the European States resorted to the
lottery as means OF raising reve-
nue.. In the United States, the lot
terry was from the earliest settling OF
the country familiar meaE,s OF rails
ing funds, and the State lotteries
were generally fairly managed, but
the numerous private lotteries, and
scandalous abuses TO which they gave
rise, aroused public opinion against
the principle. and in 1913 society
was formed in Pennsylvania which
advocated its suppression, and TO the
efforts of this society may de attrib.
uted the acts Of most OF the States In
prohibiting their establishment
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

THREE frightful disasters on the
rail occurred recently, one on Long
Island, one in Massachusetts, and one
in Chicago; and all were evidently due
TO carelessness. In the case OF the
disaster on the Long Island railroad,
the Coroner's jury held that the
signal man in the tower on the sec
tion OF the block system upon which
the disaster occurred was responsible,
having too quickly displayed the sig
nal, Safety" In Massachusetts, a
heavy train plunged through frail
bridge. Fifteen persons were killed
and scores terribly injured In each OF
these wrecks. In Chicago an express
crashed into milk train, both at
full speed, because OF the forgetful-
ness Of Train Dispatcher O'Connor at
Fort Wayne. Twelve people were
killed and twenty hurt There is al.
ways vr less natural danger con-
nected with railway travel, such as
the breaking of wheel, axle or
driving rod; or the spreading OF rails.
To these must be added the unnatural
dangers caused by human carelessness
or negligence. Unfortunately, dis
asters on the rail are more frequently
due 10 carelessness than to unavoid'
able circumstances. The law pro.
vides a severe penalty for criminal
carele, sness, but il is seldom rigidly
enforced. Public safety requires that
the penalty in all cases where life ha:
been lost thu ough carelessness should
be imposed. In no other way car
those who hold positions the duties
OF which require the strictest atten
tlon In order 10 protect human life
be brought TO realizing sense OF tn,
awful responsibility resting upor
them. But the law should be ad
ministered impartially. Whether !
disaster is caused by n careless signal
man, an incompetent bridge builde
or forgetful dispatcher, the penalt.
should be imposed without discrimi
nation.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
oLNEYVILLE, OCT. 7, 1893.
OUR LITERARY COLUMN.
WHITTIER WITH THE CHILDREN"

WHITTIER WITH THE CHILDREN
Is lovely little book that the ID.
Lothrop Go. has sent out, and one which
Is particularly appropriate. This is the
first time that Whittier has been studied
in this way; at least, where the result OF
this study was printed. The child side
of his nature-that elusive quality that
best came out i'm touch with children
was the very depth that loving admirers
of the good New England poet failed TO
sound. We do not remember n single
note struck in poem or prose since Whit
tier died that thus rings out this beauti-
full friendship with children, in which
he, by virtue of this childlike quality.
was learner as well as teacher, and yet
the royal ruler of their hearts.
Margaret Sidney has sounded this
note, and her exquisite study is one of
the finest things in all the "Whittiana"
of the day.
A new work in fiction is the novel en-
titled "Not Angels Quite" by Nathan
Haskell Dole, the eminent translator of
foreign fiction.
This book combines the well known
grace of expression OF this writer, with "A
remarkable fund of humor. Ii Is really
brilliant in many parts, and is never un-
interesting. 1t is one of the Good
CompanyS series now being published
by Lee & Shepard, Boston.
-
One Of Edward Kings novels is ut
present attracting considerable attention
from critics and the public in general. 1t
IS entitled "Joseph Ialmonah," and is
the story OF Russian Hebrews trials in
the sweat shops of our large cities where
readymade clothing is produced. Being
man of intelligence be rises above the
surroundings of poverty and becomes
leader among his fellow men. His
many trials, astrong love story, make IL u
very interesting book. This is also one
of Lee Il Shepard's Good Company
series.
To many of the families in this city
the mere mention of the fact that
Golden Days has arrived will cause a
bright beam of pleasure to appear on
the faces of all the children in the house.
They know that pleasant hours of read
ing are in store for them, and they
hasten to devour it's contents. There
are, however, 4any families who do not
see this paper, and do not know of its
merits. To all those we would advise u
close perusal of its bright stories and
instructive anecdotes.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
A Yankee Woman's Scheme.

Every busy woman these warm
days finds that towards evening she
has 'too much In her shoes" The
wise, or course, buy larger shoes In
summer than In winter to comfort
ably provide for the inevitable expan
sion the feet undergo during the dog
days Laced boots are stylish, but
are looked at askance by girls AND
women who belong to the work a ay
world, for IL requires more time tC
lace n boot than TO button one. The
laced shoe Is far more comfortable In
summer than any other, and the cas-,
IL allows the foot fully compensate,
for the extra time IL takes In lacins
IL up A Yankee woman who Is do
ing" New York laces her shoes M
losely in the morning, tying the lace:
in a double bow knot In the even
ing the laces are taut and her sho,
fits snugly, but comfortably. TIL,
Yankee, woman's scheme is worth
trying. There Is nothing destroys the
pain caused by a>tight shoe that ha,
10 be kept on except the toothache
The greater misery includes anC
nullifes the less. New York Herald
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Her Specialty.

"An' how's your little Cely gettin'
along wild her schoolin', Mrs. Flah-
erty, dear?" inquired an interested
neighbor. "Foine." replied Mrs.
Flaherty, laconically. "An' is she
the head av her class in shpellin'?"
Nav" said Mrs. Flaherty, with a
scornful sniff. "There niyer was a
Flaherty yet could shtop to shak'
hands wild the shpellin'- book; they've
no taste for that kind av work"
"Mebbe it's 'rithmetic that she
loikes best" suggested the neighbor.
'Rithmetic, is it?" said Mrs
Flaherty. "Shure, an IL Cely knows
a noine from siven it's more nor
Pm countin' on. She has no heart
for noombers, that Cely."
When reading and writing had been
mentioned by the neighbor, andgeog-
raphy had been hiuted at, only to
be met with instant disdain, Mrs.
Flaherty herself was asked TO name
the study In which Cely was making
such rapid progress
II had me doubts" said Mrs
Flaherty, placing her hands on her
hips In an easy attitude. ''an' so had
Tim, when Cely firsht wint TO school,
av her liver maxim scholar; an her
carde that she brought home wild her
av Saturday wasn't rale encoragin',
as fur as Tim an me could maxi out
'.But the other day whin had Cely
out gettin' her a new hat, who should
i see but the school teacher, shtanln'
right fornist us. He put his hand on
Cely's head, there aint sowl could
hilp loikin' the choild. wild the win
nln' ways av her, an says he, Mrs
Flaherty,' SAYS he, 'Cely has got
great talent for pro-cras-ti-na-tin'."
Wasn't the proud woman thin?
couldn't shpake for j'y, but Just
drapped curchy, an turned as red
as any bate"
AN amt that new shtudy?" in
quired the neighbor, cautiously for
bearing any attempt TO master the
imposing word.
Il may say it's an exthry," replied
hrs Flaherty, with con ascension.
II axed Cely a few questions about
il, butts the truth I'm tellin' yez
that choild couldn't tell me no more
knew a ready Ye see, the teacher
is insthructin' her nnbeknownst to
hersilf, the way they do now. But
some day we'll know al. about il an
it'll lie happy day fur me an Tim
whiu we can sit on the platform in
our best clothes an hear little Cely
grown a great girl-l'adin' the
whole class In pro-cras-ti-na-tin'v
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
CAM ELS.
Interesting Informa tion Concerning These
Ste eds Of the Desert.

Interesting Information Concerning These
Ste eds of the Desert.
According to the Rev. James GIL
mour, whose long residence in Mon
golia entities him TO speak upon the
subject with authority, the camel Is
an awkward and foolish animal.
Even the Mongols, who are awkward
enough themselves, are struck with
the camels deficiency In this regard;
SO much that they seldom reprove
one for It's sturidity. IA forsc
knows, even an OK Is responsible; but
camel Is not supposed 10 know any
thing, not even good pasture when IL
comes to It,"
The camel is good beast of bur
den, but poor draught animal II
is made TO drag carts over the great
highway OF the desert, TO be sure,
and on smooth, hard. level roads does
we'll enough; but sand or soft ground
distresses it, and for climbing steep
hills or over passes the traveller is
obliged to hire oxen or horses In
deed. some camels bred In the plain
country, refuse to 90 over passes on
any condition. AS they approach
hill they have to be unloaded,
blindfolded, and driven up the steep.
Splitting is one disagreeable pecu-
liarity OF the camel. If you go close
past one in front, as he is chewing
his cud. you will hear grunt and
receive a green shower OF half-mas-
ticated vegetable matter. Pekin
camels, which are daily among
crowds of people, seem TO lose
the habit, probably because II they
kept it up they would have nothing
left to swallow.
The mourning OF the camel is de.
scribed as very impressive. Mr.. Gil
mour was riding at dusk down a
lonely valley. There was neithe/
man nor beast nor bird, nor insecr
even, to be seen or heard. The
shades were thickening and the ST.
lence was oppressive. when darkly,
from among the rocks TO the right,
with slow and mournful pace, au-
vanced solitary camel.
sit seemed dispirited and weak,
took no heed OF us, but slowly
crossed the open space and disap.
peared again among the rocks on the
left. Ever and anon it uttered its
slow and plaintive wall, which came
borne over the darkening stiffness as
our camels trod silently up the other
slope OF the valley.
"The scene and the sound haunt
me still. 1t was like the wailing of
an outside spirit wandering among
stony places seeking rest and finding
none. Cow camels make this sound
when separated from their calves 1t
is very touching TO hear it; and after
listening to IL l can almost believe
the Mongols when they say that .
skillful fdler playing a plaintiff air
can draw tears from camel's eyes. "
Youths COMPANION.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
How 70 Make Cheap Pork.

1t is worth while for man to study
economy in the production Of his pork
in these times OF small margins, al
ways bearing in mind that a penny
saved is as good as two earned. /
have tried for forty-flve years to re-
duce the cost OF pork production, and
/ think l have come off conQueror. l
have my pigs to come the last week
in February or first week in March,
and / boom them from the start,
feeding them mush and sweet milk
along with bran slop and have them
to run in clover In the orchard.
where they get the falling apples. 1
usually kill between Thanksgiving
and the holidays, and my pigs aver
age about 300. - Correspondence
StOckman
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Fattening Sheep and Lambs.

1t takes a careful, skilled feeder,
who gives his best thought to what
he is doing, to fatten sheep success
fully Because a few make we'll at il
is no sign that others can succeed.
Lambs are even more difficult to feed
than the sheep three or four years
old, usually fattened. But the lamb
will gain faster from the feed than
the older sheep, showing that with
sheep, as with most other animals,
the most rapid gains are made when
they are young.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Hygienic Tobacco.

The inventor is surely working in q
worthy cause when he seeks TO enable
us 10 enjoy the good things of this
life to the full without paying the
penalty which usually seems insepara-
BILE from such enjoyment Tobacco
has been the source OF infinite pleas
ure TO man, but the deadly nicotine
which IL contains has wrecked many
constitution. A philanthropic in
ventor has conceived the idea OF rem
dering the seductive weed innocuous,
while preserving the qualities that
soothe and comfort the smoker, and,
furthermore, to make the use OF to-
bacco absolutely beneficial to the
health. He proposes to do this by
adding certain oils to the tobacco
The wording OF the invention shows
that IL relates to Improvements In
the manufacture OF tobacco, the de-
sired object being to destroy the
nicotine or alkaloid contained in the
tobacco, and at the same time to inn
part TO the tobacco valuable medicinal
and beneficial properties. To this
end the tobacco leaves are treated
with certain oils and essences in the
process OF manufacture. Ii the idea
OF the inventor can be successfully
carried out the most serious objection
to smoking will be removed; another
singular result would be that hun
dreds Of varieties Of pipes that have
been constructed specially to obviate
the unpleasant effects OF nicotine
would be no longer needed.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Too Busy To- Read.

Too busy TO readl" Well I'm sorry for you;
You're buster far than occasion demands.
N afraid you just bring that objection TO view
To rescue your self from the canvasser's hands.
II you are too busy to look at the page
That tells Of the methods that others pursue,
That shows you are tagging in this busy age
You don't drive your business-it seems to
drive you.
The plans and ideas, the systems and schemes
That other men find IL pays them to employ.
Are just what will help you TO live out your
dreams
OF plenty, prosperity. honor, and JOY.
II you would take time To read and reflect,
Your business would yield you the time that
you need
For those who have tried II have found this
effect
BY reading newspapers they have time to
read
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Amcndmcnt Adopted.

A member OF the House OF Com.
mons had been paying attention TO a
young lady for Ss long while. and he
had taken her To attend the House
until she was perfectly posted on its
rules On the last day OF the session,
as they came out, he bought her a
bouquet saying:
"May l offer you my handful OF
fiowers?"
She promptly replied:
"l move TO amend by omitting all
after the word hand"
lie blushingly accepted the amend.
ment, and they adopted 1t unani.
mously.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
wonders of Railroad wrccking.

The derrick handles derailed cars
and engines with marvellous ease.
The track repairers level the ground
about the PROSTATE car or engine, IL
IT be down an embankment, build n
temporary track down TO it, and then
let the derrick car get To work. The
hydraulic jack usually comes into
play I'm turning car or engine upon
its feet, but the derrick with the
horse and saddle, does the work OF
placing n car upon trucks
The derrick reaches round for a
truck from the fiat car and drops IL
on the temporary track, lifts one end
Of the car until the horse and saddle
may be shifted under IL, when truck
has been rolled under one end lifts
the other so that second truck may
be put In place. This done, the car
is dragged up the main track and run
upon siding. An engine must be
handled with greater care, and a
, skilled mechanic Is usually at hand "a
see that no harm comes To its me-
chanism. Passenger cars need like
care, because although strong below
the windows they are flimsy in the
roof. Air brakes and easily remov.
able parts of the engine are taken of
before the lifting begins.
All the ingenuity OF the wrecker u
called into play when a wreck lies at
the bottom OF river, and sometimes
days or even weeks are required TO get
an engine from such a predicament.
! Once engine and cars have been set
upon their feet length of track
laid upon a raft is sunk beside them.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
The feeding of HogA.

There are people who object to CIV
Ing warm food 10 pigs, and there are
others who PIN their faith TO IL as
advantageous Numberless state
ments have been published TO show
the desirability OF both processes. A
set or experiments Just concluded
makes IL appear that there Is no ap-
preciable d ference In the number OF
pounds Of grain required TO produce
a pound OF increase in the live weight
Of a pig, when it is given steamed
and warm, as compared with grain
raw and cold. Another point, too
was .accentuated, that there Is a
gradual and great increase In the
quantity OF grain consumed for every
pound OF increase after the second
month OF fattening period, and after
the average live weight exceeds 100
pounds Therefore, it Is economical
to market animals TO be slaughtered
when they weiph from $50 To 200
pounds live weight The consump-
tion Of food per day is the greatest
when the quantity Of food consumed
per pound OF increase is smallest
To produce an increase OF l3. 23f
pounds In the live weight Of twenty
four swine IA pounds OF mixture
OF equal parts OF ground peas, barley
and rye were required for every
pound OF increase In the live weight.
A further experiment was made at
the same time in order to test the
value of ground and unground grain
as compared with ration composed
of grain and skim-milk. From this
IL appears that 4.45 pounds of grain
equal parts OF peas, barley and rye).
were consumed per pound OF increase
when fed unground and soaked for
forty eight hours, and 4. 36 pounds of
grain were consumed per pound OF
increase when fed ground and soaked
for twelve. hours The pigs fed upon
q ration containing skim-milk were
lustier and more robust than those
fed upon grain only, and one pound
of grain was found TO be the fatten-
ing equivalent to 6. 65 pounds Of skim
milk. Farmer
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

sects, free nitrogenous compounds and
render them available for plant food,
stiffen the straw and hasten the MAJ
turity OF the crop / SOW from
baskets. broadcasting from 10 8
bushels per acre II the leld 10
seeded TO clover and the plants are
hardly in the third leaf, it might be
hazardous 10 sow even bushels, but
the wheat plants will probably bear
a greater quantity. l think that
about April / is generally a good
date TO sow it. Alya Agee, in Farm
and Home
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
How Sheep Help Out.

The farmer who keeps sheep has
an important advantage over one who
does not, in the fact that he has
something to sell long before the
farmer who grows only grain can ex-
pect to market anything. Wool sales
furnish money just when farmers
find 1t hardest to get. 1t costs heavily
to put in crops, and il part, at least,
Of this expense is not paid in advance,
the store and blacksmith bills and
living expenses will take most OF their
value when grown. a few sheep can
be kept on any farm OF fifty acres,
without really lessening the amount
to be sold, as they will eat much that
would otherwise be wasted. Sheep
are especially valuable in apple or
chards to destroy the earliest fallen
fruit. Pigs will not eat fruit until 1t
becomes too mature, but sheep have
Q liking for the smallest and greenest
specimens Sheep In winter are the
best customers for bean straw. 1t is
a very nitrogenous food and makes a
rich manure. For these reasons
every farmer should manage To keep
a few sheep, and the fewer he can
keep the greater care he should exer-
else to have them OF the best 1t is
not the number OF sheep but the
quality that gives the profit Better
start with two Ur three sheep and
have them thoroughbreds than buy a
lot OF mongrels whose produce will be
worth nothing above their price to
Hh1 k,t
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Use of Manure.

A large manure pile is believed Tn
be an important factor in the pro-
duction Of all farm crops, but some
thing depends upon its use. Manure
may be applied so as TO assist nature
in some OF her processes in addition
to the manural influence it exert6
Coarse manure may be plowed into a
soil inclined to be moist, and render
IT drier by causing cavities that cut
off the capillary ascent OF the water
from below. Under ordinary circum-
stances manure that is plowed in near
the surface, or Is simply mixed with
the surface soil, being subject to
moisture and access of air, goes to
decay more rapidly and SO becomes
more soluble and thus more available.
When possible, it is better to have
manure spread where it can exert
some influence or become subject to
such changes as will render it useful,
rather than to have it remain piled
in the yard. II no direct use can be
made OF it, let it be spread upon
moving lands; even though exposed
to the sun. the loss will be very little
and the atmospheric influence will
tend to the changing to more solu-
BILE condition, and the plant food ele-
menJs will be carried TO the soil and
roots Of the grass, while the c0arser
portions will serve as a mulch during
the slower process OF decay. Grass is
especially benefited by fine mulch,
when the young blades can pierce
themselves through it to reach the
full light t-Germantown Telegraph.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Coming silver Dollars.

Ii may have surprised some folks
to learn that 1t would require five
years for the mints OF the United
States Government TO coin l67. 600,
900 silver dollars, but the time Is not
so surprising when one has done a
little aguring. The mints have
scarcely 300 full working DAYS In the
year, or less than 100000 working
minutes in five years To coin l67, d.
900. 600 In that time, therefore, IL
would be necessary TO turn out more
than $50 dollar pieces per minute.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Salt on Wheat.

II is my custom TO apply salt to
wheat fields in the spring, although
experiments in England show god
results from applications in the fall
previous 10 or at seeding time. When
an excess Of brine Is poured on a spot
OF earth, the soil will become uppro-
ductive for year or two and then
recover Its power 10 produce crops,
and from this reason that rains
leach IL readily into the subsoil.
Therefore l prefer an application
after the winter rains are over and
Just before il is needed by the wheat
plants 1t is supposed 10 repel In
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
IT would require $4,000 microbes
to form procession an inch long

OF COURSE, it is only question OF
time when the slugger will have to
get off the stage, but when he does
will he square Off?
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

Other lengths OF track. are added,
banks and even river beds are graded.
II need be, and in time the wreck Is
triumphantly dragged ashore on a
temporary track.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

SOME l6-ycar-old girls are so nice
after they pass tweuty-three or foui
or five that we fall In love with them
q second time
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

A DOG consigned TO a New York
amusement manager has baritone
voice and can sing eight songS Most
OF them are barky-roles
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

ca Communications for the reading col
umns arc solicited, and. wnen accepted, will
be paid for. Manuscript must be accom-
panied by necessary postage If expected 10 be
returned, in case il il not published.