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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16
\ City Of Doil-Makcrs.

At Sonneberg, which is in the
heart Of Germany, all the inhabitants
are in tn business Of dOll-making-
II. 600 people are all more or less doll
makers, and among them they pro-
duce no fewer than twenty-five mill
ion dozen doll babies every year. 1t
il very hard To realize what an enor-
nous quantity that is.
After this it sounds odd to say that
in Sonneberg it takes eighty persons
TO make a doll. Yet such is the fact.
In Germany, labor is subdivided as
much as possible, or, in other words,
IA doll maker does one little thing
from years end to years end, and
thus it comes about that it takes
eighty people TO make doll.
Little boys, when they enter the
Sonneberg factories, spend a long
time in painting nails on dolls fin
gers, for which they are paid about %
cents a week. Some girls dc nothing
but fiji bodies with chopped straw or
hay. Men pass their lives in paint
ing dolly's lashes and brows, and
Others in putting rouge on her
cheeks. SO it is with other parts OF
a doll; each is done by one person.
The dolls wigs are made by girls at
Munich, and their eyes come from a
little town only a few miles from
Sonnebcrg, and are made by men in
their own homes
Endless are the varieties Of dolls
Every Sonneberg manufacturer has
about one hundred designs Tastes
vary, and, besides, in exporting dolls
many things have 20 be taken into
consideration. a wax doll can not
be sent to a very hot or a very cold
country. In the former il would
melt, in the latter, era X. Then, if
a doll has rubber joints she can not
he sent long sea voyage, for on ar
rival at her destination she would be
armless and legless A sea journey
also takes the curl out Of Dollv's hair,
and the starch out OF her clothes
Fashion, moreover is constantly
changing. A dOll which everybody
buys one season is not looked at the
next
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16
Was Not Successful.

Not many Sundays since young
man, ha, ing returned for a short
holiday to his native village visited
the sunday School in which he had
once been taught.
The superlntendent asked him If
he would like to speak 10 the chill
dren, and, being in no wise modest
and retiring, he at once fell IN with
the sugge tion.
"A young man." said he, lis like,
ship on the ocean-as long as the
ship is sound, and no water leaks in,
she rides trump ant 30 with n
young man. He may be where there
is W ckedncss, but if he keeps it from
leaking inf he keeps t'ght-that is
-he--if he's always tight and
and"
And then the poor fel ow realized
that he could never make it right,
and so, with all his cOnceit com.
pletely gone, he sat down and feebly
moppad his crimson and perSpiring
face.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16
ward.

The differences between city and
country ways have been illustrated in
curious manner by IN experiment of
the Postotlice Department. Under the
last administration about fifty villages
and small towns, ranging in popula.
lion from 800 TO 1000 inhabitants,
were picked out for trial of the sys.
TEN of distributing mail matter 10y
carrier, rs in large cities. AZ first
general satisfaction was manifested,
and the receipts OF many of the offices
for a while showed an increase, indi.
eating that the convenience stimulated
correspondence but as the novelty
wore off, the residents very generally
tired of the change, and returned to
the old practice of going to the Office
themselves for the mail. 4 majority of
the people would apparently rather
have their letters lie in the Office unit il
tntN Gull loA Nutu, auu tuuS ntNt III
excuse for frequent visits to the centre
of local activity, than have their mail
delivered every day at their houses.
The carrier in such places is really a
foe to social activity, rs 'going to the
postotfice' has always been recog.
nized means of mixing with men, and
It's occasional inconvenience is prefer.
able to the loss of what is often only a
pretext for making break in the mo.
notony of retired life. In view of
the evidence that there is not "a long
felt want" to be met by this system OF
free delivery in small communities,
and of the fact that its general adoption
would involve an annual expense of nj
least $40, 900, 600, the First Assistan,
Postmaster. General advises a susren
son Of the experiment.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

occupied before factional fights and
internal dissensions reduced 1t to its
present level. AT one time" he CON
tinued, "Our numerical strength was
not below the 800. 900 mark, and now
it is barely $4,000: but then, rises
and falls have ever been the portion
Of empires. We will again rise, per-
haps higher than ever"
Terence Vincent Powderly was born
in Carbondale, Pa, in January, lS49,
OF Irish parents, and he was tie
eleventha OF twelve children. His
father was a day laborer. He had
but six years education in the public
schools, and at the age of l3 found
employment with the Delaware and
Hudson Canal Company. In 1870 he
was invited one night TO attend
meeting OF a local branch Of the
Knights OF Labor, Assembly No. SIS,
He Joined. The movement was then
in its infancy, and meetings were
held in secret, members being re-
quired 10 take an oath at initiation.
Al about this time labor-saving ma
chinery was being introduced in an
alarming way. Mr. Powderly became
active among the knights. In jan
uary, 1878, he was elected TO rep
resent one Of the seven districts Of
the order at its first convention,
which was held in Reading that
month. Criah Stephens, OF Phila-
delphia, was elected General Master
Workman and Powderly TO the next
office, which was called General
Worthy Foreman. At the next meet
ing, held in st. Louis, Mr.. Stephens
recommended that Powderly be
elected to fill his place, which was
done.
In April, 1878, Powderly was
elected Mayor Of Scranton, Pa, TO
which Office he was twice reelected
and then he declined denomination.
The first thing that Mr.. Powderly
did as Mayor was TO discharge the
whole police force Of the city. When
he retired from office he gave lis
whole time to the knights.
AS Grand Master Workman, Pow
derly travelled much and spoke on
platforms all over the country. Dur
ing some Of the great railroad strikes
Of the past he was on many occasions
the biggest man in the country Ia the
eyes OF the public for the time being.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

The so-called Russian thistle, which
has become such pest in the North
western States, is not properly this
tie at all, but an annual, nearly allied
to the saltworts. 1t has done more
than So, 200, 600 damage to the crops
last year. IL was accidentally intro
duced seventeen years ago, III some
flaxseed imported from Russia by n
man in Scotland, South Dakota. IL
is estimated that it will cost fully 81,
900, 600 to eradicate it, and the New
York Tribune learns that the Depart
ment Of Agriculture has been APP
pealed to to take the matter in hand.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

OF the last manifesto from the Eng
lish Commissioners one OF the Con-
gress had the resolution 10 make the
following short speech
Il have listened 70 this manifesto
with great attention, and am
ashamed 10 acknowledge that il
breathes a spirit OF candor and reso-
luton by which / am considerably
Influenced. No man in this august
a sembly dare not express a doubt OF
my true attachment 10 the true in
terest of my country. / am con-
yinced that the interest OF America
i, inseparable from that OF Britain,
and that our alliance with France is
unnatural unprc ftable. absurd. i
therefore move that this phantom OF
l. dependence may be given up.
ale had scarcely uttered the words
before the President sent message
TO the Polish Count Pulaski. who hap
pened tO be exercising part OF his
legion in the courtyard be Ow. The
Count few to the chamber where the
Congress sat, and with his sabre III
an instant severed from mis- body the
head Of this honest delegate. The
head was ordered by the Congress to
be fixed on the top or the liberty
pole of Philadelphia as perpetual
monument Of the freedom OF debate
in the Continental Congress OF the
United States OF America. New
York Herald.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

The latest dispatches from South
Africa indicate that poor old Lo
Bengula's innings is quite at an end
and that he l. "a fugitive, his impis
destroyed, his kraals burned and his
country the spoil OF the South Afri-
can Company and the Bcchuanaland
police. The reflection that presses
home most forcibly at the instant is
that the unfortunate savage OF to-
day gets SO much less OF a chance
than d d his predecessors. What
with machine guns and repeating
rifles, the odds are several thousand
to one in favor OF the white
man. Probably the next st'p will
be TO kill of the inconvenient abor-
igine with an electric plant The
explorer and the Matchmaker OF the
period treat him with about as much
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

Says the Age OF Steel: The re-
newed trend of foreign capital to the
South is one of the significant signs
of a coming revival of prosperity in
that section. Both British and Ger
man capitalists are already in the field
on a quiet hunt for profitable invest
ments. Representative OF the Roth
schilds' interests are expected shortly
TO make an investigating tour to APP
prise the European capitalists they re-
present of what inducements there
may be for placing large sums of
money in railroads, mineral lands and
other enterprises. Some German
capitalists are, il is said, intending to
make arrangements for the establish
ment Of line of German steamships,
carrying Western cereals to foreign
markets via New Orleans. Other an-
nouncements Of foreign enterprise in
the same direction are in evidence of
n coming movement OF capital south
ward.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

Every one will be glad TO hear OF
the rescue OF the Carlin hunting party
from the wilds OF the Bitter Root
Mountains with the possible loss OF
only one man 1t must be admitted
however, that the sending forth OF
rescue parties in search OF foolhardy
adyenturers is getting monotonous
The arctic explorers are the leaders
in this sort OF thing. Scarcely an
expedition starts that is not followed,
sooner or later, 10y rescuing eXpc-
dition. If amateur sportslpen and
hunters are TO have like considera.
tion shown them, the rescue industry
will soon rival a trust in the size OF
its operations. The amount OF il is
that people who cannot take care Of
themselves in the woods or in the
arctic seas ought 10 stay at home,
where they might be of some ac-
count instead OF making nuisances
Of themselves.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

JERRY RUsK showed one OF the
many admirable traits Of character
for which he was noted when he at
tended the soldiers reunion in Min
neapolis in 1883. Instead of taking
with him "a an escort his regular
staff Of blue -and-gilt ornamental OIL
GERS he commissioned a number OF
crippled veterans, some OF them his
old cOmrades-in-arms, as members OF
his staff, had them accompany him on
the trip housed them at "A nrst-clasS
hotel and paid all their expenses
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

lr is still recent history, the stir
ring incidents and scenes that at
tended the settlement OF Oklahoma
when that section was thrown open
to the public. In addition TO lands
In Oklahoma and the Cherokee Out
let, the Government will soon have
at its disposal, after some completion
of negotiations several millions of
acres in the Indian Territory. The
exhibition OF bloodShcd and trickery
and Injustice that was brought about
at the time OF the settlement OF
Oklahoma and Cherokee outlet should
never again he permitted in coun-
try undcr the Jurisdiction OF national
law The Government should devise
some more equitable method of dis
tributing these new lands than that
which was use when the tracts now
occupied 10y white settlers were
opened
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

BosToN GLOBE: The New York
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Animals has issued proclamation
declaring that massacre OF cats, by
chloroform or otherwise, must be
stopped, ana that its agents are pre-
pared to prosecute all violators of the
laws In this CT to the d tier end.
The cats will he protected, but who
will interfere TO protect suffering
public during the long nights now
upon us, when the Sportivc Thomas
cat will make the very welkin ring
with his lusty lo ce? Cats have their
rights, but have would-be slccpers
none? Does the New York Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO Ami
mails wish to promote the use Of
chioroform, morphine and the like
among naples human beings?
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

A PHYSICIAN tells the Cincinnati
Time-Star that the widespread fear
Of disease germs is largely ground
less. "Eycrything." he says, sis
full Of germs or crusted with them,
but every germ is not harmful. Every
disease germ on the body does not
produce "A disease. II il did there
would not be person on the face OF
the earth tomorrow. People lived
before disease germs were known
and were as healthy as they are to.
day. They lived as carefully as we
do-perhaps more so. We cannot
avoid contact with disease germs,
but we can do what Is better,
strengthen the body so that it resists
them as easily as lion can a flea
Some scientists pretend TO deplore a
lack OF prccaut on taken against
germs. 1t simply because the people
see, despite theories, that every germ
doesn't produce sickness any more
than every man is a murderer. Every
man may possibly he one, but we
wouldn't he justified in going armed
on that account.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16
TERENCE v. pOWDERLY.
The Noted Head Of the knights of Labor
Recently Retired.

At the recent session Of the Cen
eral Assembly OF the Knights OF La
Dor, in Philadelphia, General Master
Workman Powderly resigned as the
head OF the order and his resignation
was accepted. Mr.. Powderly steps
down and out as the result OF differ
ences between the leading knights
and himself. J. II. Sovereign, State
Labor Comm ssioner Of Iowa, was
elected To succeed him. Mr.. Powderly
says that he has the good Of the or
der ana mankind in general at heart,
and will labor hard To build the
Knights OF Labor up TO the height il
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

GEORGE Lyons. train -robber, late
OF Minnesota, has at least one praise
worthy action to his credit He has
killed himself-slic ed himself in his
swaLlike neck in just about the To-
cality where hdngman's knot would
have done the most good. Not that
George feared death on the gallows,
on the contrary, discriminating
jury kindly let him OF with fifteen
year sentence instead OF sending him
up for life. No, George killed him
self, according TO his own statement,
10 spite the detectives wnO had run
him down. These persons will there
fore be expected TO pine away into
early graves, and Mr.. Lyons aveng-
ing spirit will be correspondingly
gratifed. The public, however,
which is not interested in private
feuds, will be disposed TO award him
d cerCain degree or posthumous fame.
His last act was his nobloit. Moth.
ing in life so became him as the
prompt and vigorous manner OF his
taking off
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

SIR BENJAMIN RICHARDSON, the
eminent London physician, has ex-
pressed the opinion that bicycling is
very injurious. He SAYS that while
riding the machine the spine Of the
rider bccOm almost an arch; the
chest bone is then affected by the un-
natural pressure, circulation is inn
paired, and no doubt the lungs are
interfered with, too. In fact, there
is hardly any possible evil effect it
does not produce.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16
OLNEYVILLE, r. L.'DEC. l6, 1898.
New Jersey manufactures more six
than any other State IN the Union.

American sailors on menof-war who
desert in foreign ports cannot be ar
rested and returned. This rule, eX-
plains the Boston Cultivator, is an
outgrowth of the contention OF this
country on which the War of 1872 was
fought, the right of every man to
change his allegiance, and exemption
from interference by any foreign
power. Sailors on merchant vessels
who violate their contracts can be
held to them, but deserting from "A
man-of-war in foreign port, though
a more serious offence, cannot be pun
Jshed
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16
Rhode Island Not Measured h,
Feet.

The following incident | heard re
lated 1T banquet recently. Captain
Wimans Of Rhode Island was there.
He is a venerable looking, but lively
old gentleman, with white hair fow
ing down over his coat collar and
with a face resembling that of the
late Henry Ward Beecher The
toastmaster arose To introduce Cap
tain Winans and jokingly said;
The Captain halls from that famous
State OF Rhode Island. Let me see,
how many square feet are there IN
Rhode Island, Captain"
Quick as IA flash the little old gen.
tleman was standing, and with hi.
white hair flowing over his shoulder,
he exclaimed:
"hhode Island is not measured by
feet. sir. but by heads Seattle
POST
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

THE ingenious individual who re-
Gently invented device for stopping
nstantaneously, or within a space OF
three feet, trolley cars going AT full
speed is evidently IN collision with
the surgeons and undertakers. The
sensations Of passenger in "A car
going ten or fifteen miles an hour a
moment after the application OF this
wonderful break can better be i'm
agined than described.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16
An Ancient Fake"

What is known aS "A fake" in mod
ern Journalism is but new name at.
tachcd 10 very ancient offence. The
editors OF our early papers were not
free from the discreditable practice
one quite remarkable instance OF
the kind has recently been unearthed
in the columns OF James RiyingtOn's
Royal Gazette OF October -. l11S.
Rivington printed Tory paper in
this city during the Revolution and
made himself most obnoxious TO the
patriots by publishing canards about
the Continental army. the Congress,
aud General Washington. His Office
was sacked just prior to the battle of
Long Island, but after that event
and during the British occupation
his paper was the subsidized medium
OF issuing British lies.
In the issue OF the paper referred
To I fnd the following remarkable
bit of taking"
"Oct. 21.-By letter from rhila-
delphia we learn that Oh the receipt
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16
Such Is Fame.

A mum er OF New York womer
says the Record9r), touched with &
literary distemper, formed a literar,
club, and bored each other by read.
ing essays. When they could not
stand that any longer. they decided
10 discuss famous authors and Edpal
Allen Poe was chosen as the first sub
ject "Who was Edgar Allen Poe?"
asked the President OF the aspiring
member. Il don't know much about
him, was the demure answer, lex.
cept that he played on the Princeton
football team a year or two ago.
That broke up the CLUB.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

No ONE likes TO lay himself open
TO an imDutation Of cowardice, and
many man has lost his life uselessly
rather than be accused Of lack Of
courage. In the matter Of defend
ing ones house against burglars, for
example, it is deemed the proper
thing for the head OF the household
to arise upon "hearing noise down.
stairs" 1t is then incumbent upon
him to march through the house from
cellar to garrett. Sometimes ne finds
burglars; sometimes the burglars
find him. In either Gaze the house.
holder is morally certain TO get hurt.
The thieves have all the advantage
on their side darkness, numbers IA
miliarity with tlrearms-and the adj
ditional stimulus OF lighting for life
and liberty. The householder is an
amateur playing against profession
ais. This is foolish. 1t may be COW
ardly to lie i'm bed and let burglars
ransack the house, but live coward
can have heap more fun than 8
dead hero. The householder may
protect his mansion with electric
bells and burglar alarms If he likes,
but having done that he should trust
to providence and the police. Let
the burglars burge, Better lose 8
last years oycrcoat and filled casC
watch or so than furnish the ccntra
attraction for a fashionable funeral.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16
'TuoRNE remained writhing upor

"THORNE remained writhing upor
the ground. His nose was broker
and blood gushed from mouth an6
nostrils." Prize fight? No. Wait .
bit, big Acton said None OF that
here and caught Beard on the jaw
with a right.hander that brought
him to earth beautifully" Bar-room
row? No Listen some more. SOC.
cas- onally some poor chap would fai'
TO rise after great heap had beer
diSintegrated. and one OF the many
physicians in waiting would be sum
moued.' Riot? Explosion in a coal
pit? Battle in Brazil? No; oh, dear
no. only twenty-five young Ameri.
eau gentlemen from the great uni.
yersities OF Yale and Harvard play.
ing" the manly game OF football, and
a high, old classic time they had OF
il. The full list OF casualties is not
yet made up, but as in the case ol
Thompson. Of Angels, "thc surgeon
droops his lett eyelid, the undertaken
smil,s and the sculptor OF gravestone
marbles leans on his chisel TO gaze
when these busy-headed heroes &c
forth TO battle. Meanwhile those
atmospheric gladiators, MessrS Cor
bett and Mitchell, can't find a place
wherein 10 exchange the compli.
ments OF the season without fear OF
interruption from the police. The
proposition to introduce the good
old Spanish sport OF bull fighting in
this country is not without plausible
support. The bull fight is exciting.
romantic, and full of color. 1t is
both picturesque and dramatic. As
compared with football it is hu.
name and refining sport. and IL might
be neutralize the vicious effects OF
such slam banging brutality as marked
the Yale.Harvard game.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

Ex-MAYoR CoURTENAY, OF Charles
ton, says that Tillman's State whisky
monopoly is a failure Wines and
whisky" he SAYS, "are being snug
gled into the State in large Quanti-
ties. Liquors come by wagon loads
during the night, and are sold 70 re-
tailers in cities and towns along the
State line. do not see how it is
possible for the State authorities 10
break up the smuggling, for it would
be necessary 10 distribute marshals
along all the highways leading from
Georgia and North Carolina.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

AN interesting occurrence at the
Carlisle Indian school the other day
was the marriage Of Otto Wells, a
full blooded Comanche, TO Mary
Parkhurst, an Oneida girl. After
the ceremony they went 20 Wells
home. in Bucks County, Pennsyl-
vauia. where he is a tenant farmer.
He is graduate OF the school, which
he entered as a blsnketed Indian
boy.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF IN
TERESTINC ITEMS.
the Happenings of the DAy--Aiss~S,cs'
and News Notes

THINGS are looking bad for the
train robbing industry when its de-
votees are driveG 70 holding up
freight trains and robDing the train
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

Entered at the post Office at Olneyyile, IL
J.. as second-class mail matter.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

respect as the rabbits receive in Aus
tralia-then why should not all the
resources OF science be called On TO
exterminate him?
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

A. SOON as a woman sincerely loves
a man, her first instinct is TO wait OF
nim.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

LOVE beats the reveille on young
hearts, and the tattoo on old ones
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-12-16

CT Communications for the reading coll
umps are solicited, and. when accepted, will
h. paid for. Manuscript must be accom-
panied by necessary postage If expected TO be
returned, in case il is not published.