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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04
IL Frightened Woui,i-be Boarders.


"A pretty Thirty-eighth street
widow whose ill-succeSs at running a
boarding house caused her to pine
away to a mere skeleton is taking on
flesh now, the happy result Of her
sudden prosperity. Her years OF bad
luck, she discovered, were all due to
the sign before her door. 1t read:
professional Boarders." She meant
of course to catch an educated class
of people, but to her dismav those
who stopped to read the notice hur-
ried away without ringing the bell.
About month ago concluded
to experiment with the sign, so she
juggled the words around and made
them read: Observation-Disclosures
ais"
The same day a curly haired young
man called and inquired If ligltroom
suitable for a studio was to be had,
He was followed by an elderly gentle
man, who said he was Judge. They
were both taken in.
The following day four doctors, two
OF them women, lawyer and three
professors were accommodated. Five
long haired poets and three music
teachers, one male and two females,
were at the same time turned away
temporarily because the carpets were
not down on the top floor. They
have since been taken in.
The estimable landlady has so far
kept them all by addressing them by
their professional titles. New York
World
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04
To Cure n Sty.

Mothers OF half-grown boys and
girls will he glad TO learn of a remedy
Tor that universal juvenile malady, a
sty. To cure this painful and dis
figuring ulcer take 4 small pinch Of
powdered alum and mix il with the
white OF an egg. The resultant
curd should be placed in bandage
of old soft linen and applied like n
poultice at night Two treatments
will generally cure the worst case
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04
OLNEYVILLE, NOV. 4, 1893.

We have an idea that the United
States is great place, with it's Co.
600, 900 people, observes the Detroit
Free Press, but there are 800, ,00O,-
900 people in Asia. and more than
200, 600, 900 in Africa. The scientific
estimate is that there are ], ,450, O00,-
900 people on the earth, of whom not
more than 500, 900, 900 wear clothing
from neck to sole
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

INDIGNANT citizens OF Boise hanged
a man who had robbed q Chinese of
5000 until he confessed, and told
where half of the money was hidden.
The other half he had given TO law
yer rs retainer for the proving OF
innocence. The lawyer has neither
been hanged, made restitution nor
manifested sign of pentence
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

TRUE hearts are more than cor
onets," etc Princess Augusta Marie
Louise is the daughter Of Prince
Leopold OF Bavaria She has at
tained the impressionable age Of 10,
and sometime ago her rowing fancy
fell upon handsome young Lieuten-
ant OF cavalry. The warrior returned
her love, but when Leopold discov-
cred the state Of affairs there was no
end OF row. The Lieutenant was
shipped of to distant garrison. and
the Princess was forbidden TO think
of him. But she did just the same.
She thought Of him until she felt i'll,
and pined away to such an extent
that her father became alarmed. He
consulted the court physician who
would not minister 20 mind dis
cased. and the upshot is that there is
TO be a wedding at Munich with the
young Lieutenant and the lovelorn
Princess as the prime ipalS
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

THE agricultural population Of
England and Wales in 1871 was
1853, 544. In 1881 IT had declined
TO 1,07l, 04I. and in 1891 10 0S0 27S.
The population Of England is increas-
ing, but there are fewer tillcrs of the
soil as the ray is less than can be got
for other kinds Of work.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

Now AND then man stands aside
from the crowd, labOrs earnestly,
steadily confidently, and straightway
becomes famous for wisdom, intel
lect, skill, greatness OF some sort.
The world wonders, admires, idolizes;
and yet il only illustrates what each
may do if he takes hold OF life with
purpose.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04
Manchester's Enterprise.

The costly undertaking OF turning
Manchester into a seaport is rapidly
approaching completion. Five miles
Of quay are already laid: the ship
canal, thirty-hve miles long, connect
ing the city with the tideway Of the
Mersey, is expected To be open for
tratiic early next year. One-third Of
the distance is already open to ship
ping. This gigantic undertaking was
begun in 1887. The cost has amounted
to fortv-flve millions Of dollars-some
one million five hundred thousand
dollars was sunk in parliamentary
expenses. The canal is capable OF
passing through vessels Of large tom
mage as the Suez Canal. To carry
the four important lines of railway
which intercept its course over it, has
necessitated the construction OF via
ducts seventy feet high. Six swing
bridges and q high-level cantilcver
bear main roads over its waters
Elaborate arrangements have had TO
be made for its intersectioa by the
Bridgewater Canal. The origina.
plan was to level it through on the
higb-water line OF the Mersey; but
that was abandoned, and series Of
locks now bring the canal at Man
chester up to the level OF the city,
sixty feet over Liverpool. The locks
and bridges are opened and shut by
hydraulic power. Vessels, by the aid
of electric ght, will be passed
through by night as easily as by day.
Mr. r. Leader Williams is the en-
gineer of this new wonder Of the
world
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

No MAN OF honor, as the word is
usually understood, did ever pretend
that his honor obliged him to be
chaste or temperate, TO pay his cred =
itorS, to be useful 70 his country, to
do good TO mankind, 10 endeavor to
be wise or learned, TO regard his
word, his promise or his oath.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

ENGLAND has 34s, 900 teachers, s5,-
900 physicians, $1,000 lawyers, and
1000, 600 persons employed as do
mestic servants. There are more
than q million widows, l69 OF them
only IL years old. WidOwers num-
ber only half a million.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

SEVERAL pupils in Philadelphia,
ranging from to IL years old, Eavc
been arrested for carrying revolvers
to school. The young idea seems TO
be learning how TO shoot
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04
Metals.

The metal in commercial Use
copper, lead, tin, zinc, nickel and
aluminum-are never absolutely
pure. and their value varies much ac-
cording to the impurities with which
they are contaminated. for the i'm.
purities limit the uses o. which these
metals NAV be applied
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

THERE may be but one pin in "A
girls belt, and she may not see her
young man more than once a month,
but his hand will find il.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

A CALIFORNIA farmer recently
wrote: mind is more than muscle.
A mule mas four times the muscle of
a man; use the muscle of the mule.
once saw some asparagus for sale.
One lot was roughly put up in boxes
to be returned. Another, in neat,
white boxes, which did not cost half
Of the other, was put up neatly in
lunches, tied by red tape in neat
bows tied, no doubt by woman,
and brought 10 per cent. more, cost
less than the other" Curiosity led
him 10 the home OF the man and
found him doing less hard work and
showing moro general prosperity than
his average neighhorS | also knew
milk dealer Who kept an account
with his cows, each having sep
aratc account and the COW that did
not show Il profit was sold TO the
farmer who did not keep books" He
asked all the farmers present who
kept farm accounts or even cash
account TO raise their hands. Not "A
hand was raised
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

TIE story that $1,000 wealthy
Russian Hebrews are TO be exiled by
the Car, and that they intend to
come TO this country should be taken
with grain OF salt. Russia stands
in too great noed Of money TO in
dulge in such colossal foolishncss as
that
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

PAUL DE CAssAGNAC says the gen
eralissimo Of the French armies can
not ride a horse; that he has TO be
lifted into a saddle by a derrick. NJ.
de Cassagnac rides hobby called
Universal lmpudence with skill horn
Of long experience.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04
The Lee Mansion.

The picturesque old mansion that
was the home of several generations
OF the Lees OF Virginia is still stand
ing in an excellent state OF preserva-
tion near Fairfax Court House. Ii is
known as Ravensworth. and with its
fine grounds and historic treasures in
the way OF relics. il is, next TO Mount
Vernon, probably the most interest
ing old house in the Old Dominion.
Early in the eighteenth century the
estate was the home OF the Fitzhughs,
from whom the Lee family inherited
IL by intermarriage.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

Didn't the way they robbed you
in Chicago shock you" said Skidmore
10 his friend Snooper mot at ALL"
replied Snooper Il am accustomed
TO attend church fairs. ."-Exchange.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

America and Mexico. II they had
more education they would have
fewer revolutions. The change will
be cheaper as we'll as better and it
cannot be tried too soon.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

81 Communications for the reading col
umns are solicited, and. when accepted, will
b. paid for. Manuscript must be accom-
panied by necessary postage if expected 10 be
returned, in case it is not published.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

subdivide the large farms into small
ones, and invite settlers To come, pur-
chase. and become residents Of the
yiIllpa
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04
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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

WHEN women have a grievance
they pass resolutions. and make an
afterwards.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
a CHOICE SELECTION OF IN
TERESTINO ITEMS.

the Happenings Of the Dsy--Aaistsris,s'
Aad News NotSA.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04

If we all turned out as we'll as the
professional bouncer there would be
fewer failures TO record.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-04
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-11
1879. Hut OoIy Once It's Candidate
His Career ~ . Teacher. Editor aud
ststesmau.

HE STORY OF
the life Of James
Gillespie Blaine.
even in condensed
form, has q fas-
Gin q tion for
Amarioau r>aIl~.s
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-11

CHAIR USED BY BLAINE WHILE rEACmxA
that carrying the burden Of public life
for SO many years had seriously im-
paired his physique. which needed rest
and change to enable IL to recover
its former stamina. From Paris he
wrote letter, afterwards pu blished In
the New York Tribune, urging that
the campaign Of 'ss should also bel
fought out upon the platform Of pro-
tective tariff.
In September. 1883, Blaine returned
to America with view Of leading the
Harrison campaign. His reception I'M
New York city Is the most memora BILE
event Of the kind in American history
For several days before the scheduled
time fer his arrival special trains b.
gan to move toward New York from
all parts Of the country. Though
Blaine had heretofore sounded the
keynote of the campaign the Republi.
can hosts wanted more from him. III
is no secret that the candidacy oil
Harrison was despaired Of There wasI
practically no enthusiasm. All that was
needed was the magic voice of Blaine. !
And so they gathered at New York.
from all sections of the republic. Spe-,
cinl steamers were chartered and tho
day the Blaine ship was due, sailed
down the bay with their crowded.
decks to meet him. A king was never
received more royalty. As the Blaine
boat was sighted there was tumul-
tuous din of steam whistles. It was
soon re-echoed throughout New York
harbor. Blaine and his, party were,
taken aboard the reception boat and!
landed in New York. That night he
talked to the largest audience ever
addressed. The Harrison campaign
soon assumed different aspect He
was chosen premier in the cabinet OF
Mr.. Harriso I
The most notable events Of his last
administration of the State Depart
ment-which was characterized by the
same vigorous foreign policy" as be-
fore-were the adjustment of the
troubles with Italy arising from the
wholesale lynching in New Orleans.
the rather prolonged controversy with
Chile, the accomplishment of his re-
ciprocity plan, and tho firm stand
taken in the Behring Sea difficulty.
His resignation from tho Cabinet
and the curt note Of acceptance from
the President last juno Is still fresh In
the minds of all. Some say he desired
the nomination over Harrison. The
truth will probably never be known.
Anyway Blaine and Harrison were on
unfriendly terms In the campaign
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-11

L
the matriculation examination to
Washington College in his native
county, from which abode of learning
he graduated in 1s47. being less than
IS years old. His masters at college
reported that he had been at all times
an exceptionally diligent student,
naturally unusually gifted, it is true,
but always supplementing his Unborn
talents by hard and unremitting study.
lie showed the greatest proficiency in
all branches of mathematical study,
and even more especially in political
economy and logic, and it Is easy to
trace the influence of the latter two
studies through his political career.
The immediate result of this
early diligence and application was
that he graduated sharing the honors
OF the occasion with only one other
student The grafton which he de-
livered at the commencement exercises
was entitled Tho Duty of an Educated
American" and in its pages IL was
easy to SEQ that the youth felt the
duties of citizenship to be no mere
-
well proved by subsequent events
After leaving college in spite of his
youth Mr.. Blaine was engaged as
teacher at the Western Military Insti-
tute at Blue Lick, Kentucky, where he
remained for about the years and
proved himself to be of great value
both as pedagogue and a disciplin-
arian. During his stay there he made
the acquaintance Of Miss Harriet Star
wood of Maine, who had been sent to
the seminary at Millersburg. KY. for
an education, and the acquaintance re-
suited in marriage There can
be no doubt that his wife has
always been a great helper to him.
1t is true that she has mono of that Pc
culiar magnetism which characterized
her gifted husband, nor did she possess
tho quality of making and retaining
her frigidity of
manner has always been much
criticised in Washington-but she
did possess other and more last
ting qualities, and as an earn
est and encouraging life-companion
her influence upon her husbands ca
reer Is undeniable. Directly after
his marriage he returned to his native
State and began to study for the bar
although he never applied for admis-
sion. In 1852 he went to Philadel-
phia and accepted q position as
teacher in the Pennsylvania institu-
ton for the instruction of tho blind
where he remained until 1884. There
is in the institution to this day a chair
occupied by Mr.. Blaine as teacher.
A silver plate on the seat tells the
story as shown in the accompanying
cut.
A year later found Mr.. Blaine in the
State that he was destined to make
famous among the sisterhood.
He purchased half inter-
est In the Kennebec Journal.
Almost from the day Of his assuming
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-11

BLAINE hhbiDESCE, WAbHINdTON, IL. z.
"jingoism" which has so often been
thrown up against him was in con-
nection with the Costello case in New
York in 1855, when he vigorously main
tanned and urged upon the country the
thoroughly novel doctrine that every
naturalized American citizen was en-.
titled to the same protection abroad
that would be given to the native born
American. and the lengthy discussion
of this matter eventually ended with
our treaty with Great Britain in 1870,
by which this principle was given
practical effect as opposed to the older
English theory of ''once subject, al
ways subject"
1t was in 1876 that Blaine frst made
his appearance rs candidate for the
Republican nomination for the Presi-
dency. Then, as in every subsequent
national convent ton, he was the popu-
lar choice Of tho people. There he
forever crushed Roscoe Conkling, his
principal opponent for the nomina-
ton. There Col. Ingersoll's famous
eulogy was pronounced amid the wild
Gov oCCuC5 CNST WttuCSSCu III u
convention, Yet Blaine was defeated
by q combination Of all his opponents.
The combine was effected by Roscoe
Conkling, who seeing the Blaine forces
could not be broken, turned his own
votes in the direction Of Hayes, the
dark horse, who was nominated. In
the following September Blaine was
appointed to succeed Lot NJ. Morrill, in
the United States Senate. Hereto
fore Conkling had been leader Of
that branch of Congress. With the
appearance Of Blaine on the floor he
was forced to abandon his proud posi-
ton. The quarrel between Blaine and
Conkling was Of long standing. In
deed, 1t dated back to the close of the
war, when both were in Congress to-
gether. Provost Marshal Gen. Frye
was Maine man and when Conkling
took him severely to task in the lower
house for his failure to give due credit
to the New York troops Blaine do
Tended him in his own forceful and
vigorous fashion. A terrific war of
words ensued, Conkling being the
original aggressor, but he soon found
himself to be wholly overmatched.
1t was during these verbal hostilities
that Blaine applied to his adversary
tho celebrated epithet of turkey
cock" which chung to him during his
whole subsequent career. This sting
ing wound to his vanity Conkling
never forgot, and from that
moment on 1t vas war to the
death between the two The
New Yorker fought with all his might
Blaine's aspirations in 1915 and agreed
to the Hayes consolidation when he
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-11

excepting occasionally to try some Inn
portant lawsuit
In the Senate Blaine fought in .
most determined manner against the
plan for q deteriorated silver coinage,
and favored az the solution Of this
problem q bi-metallic currency. He
advocated measures for the protection
of American shipping and was to the
fore among those who proposed a
steamship line between the United
States and Brazil with grant from
Congress to provide a subsidy for the
enterprise. After four busy years he
took the Senate as his vantage ground,
when he re-entered the contest for the
Presidential nomination in 1880. He
bitterly attacked the policy Of the
Hayes administration, and again. as
always, had the popular mass of Re-
publican voters on his side. Neverthe-
less the machine in many of the north
ern States was against him, and many
OF the more conservative Republicans
distrusted his methods and while his
friends voted for him in a solid body
of 274 votes from the first ballot to the
thirty fifth they then broke away at
Eis own request aud went over to the
Garfield forces, thus insuring the lat
ter's nomination and the defeat of
Grants third term" and thus the
second time the great Maine statesman
saw himself disappointed in obtaining
a foothold upon even the first round
of the Presidential ladder. When
Garfield was elected he at
once rendered the portfolio of
the State Department to Blaine. The
friendship between the two had always
been strong and d.ep-rooted and there
was no better tribute which could
possibly be paid to defeated but
friendly rival than this action upon the
part OF the newly-elected President
As Secretary of State he stirred up
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-11

sity ct Oxford and IN uncle of Lord
Lyons. the celebrated English diplo-
mat, who was subsequently Great Brit
aims minister In this country and later
still her ambassador to France. Dur
ing.his stay In Lancaster young Blaine
lived with his relative, Thomas Ewing.
and his daily companions were the
latter's three sons, Hugh b., Thomas
and Charles Ewing, all of whom after
wards became celebrated men. He re-
NAMED Mt school only about two years,
by which time his extraordinary pro-
gress In his studies enabled him to pass
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-11

He was speaker Of the Forty.hrst and
Forty-ssoond Congresses and was
equally successful ~ q presiding officer.
He was ono of the foremost In sustain
Ing all the measures of prosecuting the
great civil war. as he was also widely
connected with the various plans
for reconstructing the nation
which followed the long desired peace.
Indeed the Fourteenth amendment
TO the constitution of the United States
is practically an embodiment OF the
views concerning its subject matter
which Mr.. Blaine offered to the House
for their consideration. Shortly after
this event he made terrific protest
against the plan to pay the national
debt in "greenbacks" and under his
effective leadership this bill was de-
foated. The earliest instance Of that
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-02-11
Br.AINE's AUGUSTA RESIDENCE.

/ BLAINE's AUGUSTA RESIDENCE.
True he never was President Neither
was Clay, nor Webster. But the Pres
idency could have added nothing to
the greatness of those men. Their
names will live In history. To follow
the trail of Blaine's life from the time
he attended the village school at
West BroWnville, Pa, in the
early forties, to tho threshold of
tho Presidency is, however, the pur-
pose of this article. As most all read
ers are awarc, Mr. Blaine was boru at
Indian Hill Farm, near West Brown
Willie, Pa, on Jan. 81, 1890 His grand
father was Col. Ephriam Blaine. one
of the most dashing patriots of the
revolutionary war. He fought for his
country in n manner so pleasing to
Gen. Washington that the title of Col
,onel was conferred upon him early in
tho struggle which ended SO happily
for mankind. After tho war Col
Blaine, reduced in pocket (he gave his
all to the cause of liberty, retired
20 Cumberland, Pa, to pass the
remainder Of his life among
scenes Of quiet and reposeL
!, He had one son, Ephraim Blaine, the
father Of James Gillespie Blaine. He
moved from Cumberland to West
Brownville, Pa, where no built the
house where the future statesman was
born. II was the first stone structure
ever erected west Of the Monon gahela
river. It is still standing. just as Is
lssen In the accompanying picture. At
the time Of young Blaine's birth, how
ever, II lS6lked somewhat different
The picture II from photo taken
y year ago. Ephraim Blaine being q
inan of education was chosen Justice
of the Peace for West Brownville,
and became an influential and
honorsd citizen. Some time before
HIS appointment he married Miss
Gillespie, daughter Of an Irish revolu-
!tlonary patriot She, like her father,
,was . Roman Catholic. A devoted wife
and mother, she nodded her sons rc
,1gious views according to tho views OF
ihis father. who was q Prcsby terrain.
ia that faith the future statesman
grew up and worshiped, but his great
X o4ection for his mother compelled him
~ respect the faith In which she lived
end died. At the ago Of 4 young Blaine
logon 70 attend the village school
Later On he attended school =
Haehineton. PA His aptness soor
1xo94in his being sent 4
A1gh oohocl at Lancaster
~ DslnelYal thss was william Lyons