The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-18
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

an effort is already being made in that
city to have the annual convention in
1896 held there. Next years convention
will be held in San Francisco.
Mr. CHAUNCEY WARNER, an elderly
farmer of Cambridge, VI, has promised
| TO present TO the town of Sturbridge.
Mass, 80, 900, in recognition and appre-
| citation OF the care the town has taken Of
| his deaf mute female cousin. This is q
practical manifestation of gratitude that
is not as common as the occasion for il.
COMPLAINT is often made about our
Senators and Representatives absenting
themselves from Washington while Con-
gress is in session But we are much
better served than England, for out of
go members Of the House of CofSmons
seldom more than 400 are present and are
evidently never expected to be present
for there is only seating accommodation
for $50.
The growth Of the orange industry in
Florida has increased from production
of 600, 600 boxes in 1885 TO 3, 800. 600
for the season just closed, and according
to conservative estimates the combined
crop will be fully 5000, 600 boxes, Of
which over 1000, 0)0 will be marketed.
The average prico received by growers
the past season was Sl.3l per box.
TIE wandering St. Regis Indians. who
are found in camps and villages on both
sides the st. Lawrence, still retain their
own language, though most Of them
lich nd nf prh
They address one another and their beasts,
dogs, and horses in the Indian tongue,
and, according to their belief, 1.-The
robin bird speaks the Indian language
The women are industrious, kindly, and
shapeless in middle life, while the men
are fat and idle, after the manner of saw
age males brought under civilizng influ-
ences.
Liberal thinkers in the churches are
having much pleasanter time now then
in the time of Bishop Colenso, 30 years
ago. After the Bishop published his
book asserting that certain statements
and figures in the Pcntateuch were un-
true he found himself almost universally
ostracized Men and women whom he
had known intimately from childhood
refused to speak to him. And so general
was the detestation of him that his laun-
dress in London refused any longer to
wash his clothes, because she lost Gus
toners by coming into such close contact
with him.
EVER since there began to be colleges
in the United States young men have
been in the habit of working their way
70 lxy t,tn
school, farming, and whatever other
occupation could be taken up and
dropped with ease. The presence of II
college at Athens, o., in the Hooking
Valley coal region, has offered still an
other opportunity to young men in
search of education 1t is not unusual
for students at Athens to interrupt their
college course by a season of labor i'll
the mines for the purpose OF raising
money with which to 90 on with their
studies.
A Sr. LOUIS physician is querying to
know why marriage ceremonies should
not be performed by doctors of medicine,
instead Of having the authority lodged in
the hands Of doctors Of divinity and
other ministers. He thinks it would be
a good thing for this country if the
doctors were given the power and exer-
cised it properly. eff had my way" he
says, mo two persons sho uld be united
for life unless they had good, strong and
sound physical make-ups. Then | would
never marry two blondes, but would al
ways require a blonde to secure bru
nette for II partner. If this were done
we should become more beautiful rs
race, and stronger and longer lived" "
AN exposition will be held at Lyons
France. next year. The fair is to be
opened on April Goth. The principal
building is to be polygonal in shape.
with a lofty central dome, which will
rise to a height upon the interior of
some one hundred and eighty feet. 1t
rises in graceful curve, the structure
being strengthened by means of the airy
lateral supports which resemble the flying
buttress of Gothic cathedral. The
building will be seven hundred aud fifty
feet in diameter, and will cover space
of nearly five hundred thousand square
feet The total weight of the entire
structure will be only about two thou
sand four hundred and eighty tons.
4 FRENCH scientist has been using his
microscope recently on bank and national
notes of various countries and finds that
they are the home of great number of
little organisms. These, he says. may
be dangerous to health, and he counseIs
the fortunate possessors of the paper
money against placing it in the mouth
under any circumstances. On some of
the notes were found Gactaria and bacilli
in considerable numbers. The professor
declares that the bills are dangerous
medium for the spread of CONTIGUOUS
diseases, and highly praises the system
of destroying returned bills adopted by
the Bank of England, although for an
other purpose.
THE chartcring of the BeIlamy colony
which proposes to build cooperative
town somewhere in the Cherokee strip,
has excited great deal of comment.
Several hundred of the Bellamy believers
have got together and propose to go to