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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-20
Boots and Shoes

To be comfortable, should fit
just right. We have the stock
to make everyone feel perfectly
at home in that respect. 1t
will only be necessary for you
to call on US to be suited cx-
actly in price and quality.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-04-20
GOOD REPoRTs.
Two Strikes Settled aud the Third One
Ouiet.

Quiet.
OMAHA, April l9.-No change in the
Union Pacific strike. No men went out,
and only three or four Of those out re.
turned. Tho strikers claim, however, that
they will DO joined by large number Of
rnolders' apprentices and bosses to-mor-
ROW.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
Russians as Silk Producers.

Paternalism. as applied to the silk
industry, and particularly TO sericul-
ture in Russia, cannot be described
as a pronounced success The Gov
erDment has spent more money for
the furtherance OF the silk !industry
in the Caucasus than for any other
industrial purpose, yet despite tho
fact that the country has whole
forests OF mulberry trees eminently
suited for feeding silk worms, and de-
spite the decidedly favorable climatic
conditions, the estimated production
OF silk in Transcaucasia to-day is but
SO, 600 poods. against 30, 900 pools in
1855, the value being but 5000, 900
roubles, and leaving more than double
the value still TO be imported, IL Is
alleged that considerable improve
ment has been made In reelinQ, spin
ming, and twisting-new foreign ma
chinery being everywhere at work
yet, in face OF protective duties and
exceedingly low wages, the imports
are increasing, while the exports are
decreasing.
IL Rusaia cannot Withstand Japan
ese rates OF wages with the aid OF
the measure OF protection her silk
men enjoy, how would American silk
manufacturers fare IL any tariff
policy left them at the mercy Of un-
restrained japanese competition. -
Dry Goods Chronicle
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
A Scene from Real Life.

A small child was walking on
Morgan street recently. She carried
a pitcher OF milk and she wore a hat
with a trimming Of daisies
A puff OF wind lifted Der hat from
her head and rolled IL into the street
In the path OF huge team drawing
a coal wagon.
The child looked apprehensively at
the horses as the hat lightly bowled
directly under their hoofs At that
moment the grirDy teamster pulled
I'D the animals and the hat nestled
down between their fore feet.
The child started forward, and
then. afraid OF the horses. retreated.
So the teamster carefully backed,
the horses lifting their hoofs, each as
big as the hat, until they were clear
OF It.
Then the child ran out and got her
hat, and the team slowly jolted down
the street buffalo Courier.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
Blaming the Dentists.

"ralk about the exports Of gold up
setting our financial system, said the
economic 'rcformcr, as he bit crescent
out Of a doughnut in Park row lunch
bazaar. at isn't the exporting that 10
driving our gold out Of our treasury.
No, sir. The trouble is with the plug
gers. They are ramming a cool 81 ,000,-
600 worth Of gold away into the back
teeth OF the American people every year.
That means just 30 much Of the yellow
metal lost to trade and commerce every
twelve months-lost completely and ire
trievably. This must be stopped. Let
Congress pass law prohibiting the use
OF gold In filing teeth, and the monetary
pressure will begin TO ease up in no time.
When our gold is drawn away from us
by business transactions with foreign
nations, we can get II back in due time
through the natural processes of trade,
but when it is plugged away in the cav
ernous moars OF our purse proud dudes
and millionaires 1t Is locked up so tight
that n writ Of foreign attachment couldn't
reach It. This business must stop, or
the government will slump before the
next season opens. New York Herald.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
The Tramp Got Photographed.

He was poor and shabby, with all
the earmarks OF veritable tramp,
when he applied at photograph gal.
lerv 10 get his picture taken.
The proprietor looked him over and
pointed TO sign on the wall. 1t
read:
"Cash in advance"
'All right, pard; here's five dol
lar William" and he pulled out the
money much to the surprise OF the
photographer
= "Per'aps you think I'm Jimcomb
Riley or some other swell In disguise,
but I'm not in it with any OF those
fellers."
"Out of jo9?" asked the photog-
rapher.
"Yepl And out of everything
else"
"Going to sell your photograph"
"NeveI struck me to. Who'd want
my picture? Nobody but fool folks
who let fellcr be prodigal son all
his life; an never killed any fatted
calf for him. They sent a V for it
for the family album. Think I'll be
an ornament?"
"Going to keep your hat on?"
"Yep. And my hand In my pocket,
to look natural. And the kind OF
expression that feller wears when
he knocks at somebody's back door
and asks for bread and gets stone.
Is it time, pard, TO smile and look
pleasant"
The picture was taken, and it was
a success But none OF them have
yet reached the family album. The
original sold enough copies to buy
himself suit Of clothes, and the
next time he poses will represent a
turning tide in his fortune. The
photographer had unconsciously held
out straw TO a drowning man. De
troit Free Press.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
/" The Inca's Eyes"

In August, 1863. an American ship,
the Kearsage, was within three miles Of
the Peruvian shore. when nm earthquake
took place. Officers from the ship. after
aiding the inhabitants, set about inyesti
eating the attendant phenomena, and
discovered n tomb with several Peruvian
mummies which the earthquake had laid
bare. These mummies, as Is generally
known, arc simply dried up, as in the
great St Bernhard and certain Iial.
ian cloisters. On removing the
bandagcs from the head, there fol
out two hard, oval bodies, fattened at
one end, the material being arranged in
concentric layers around a central ker-
mel or nucleus. These were the So called
Inca's eyes. These have now been
tested by w. s. Miller, who concluded
nt first that they were composed OF am.
ber. After soaking them awhile in
glycerine, microscopic examination
showed that they were the eyes Of some
animal. There was still no clcw TO its
identity, but after part Of one ,ye had
been soaked in distilled water few
days, IL emitted fshy smell. This was
an indication which led to its !dentifca-
tion as the eye OF cuttle-fish "a fish
very common on the coast Of Peru
New York Ledger
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02

cut the last reach OF rails exposed q
their fury only 4 moment after w
had crossed them.
And now we were lying safe at last,
beside the depot platform at Canon
City. An excited throng Of passen.
gers, among whom was my dear old
father, greeted Teddie and myself as
We climbed out OF the locomotive
cab.
''Good thing for you Youngsters
that we were ten minutes late" re.
maHled the engineer as lie sprung on
the platform behind us III we had
been on time, we would have caught
you at Grape Creek bridge and knocked
YOU into Kingdom Come"
"Yes and gone after them.
recSon," added the fireman. Iii that
water hadn't ground US up into pieces
too small 10 put together again"
Meanwhile | was incoherently try.
ing TO explain our presence TO my
father, but my ears roared and every.
thing swan before my eyes until dark.
ness fell upon me. When 1 came to
myself again, 1 was lying in room
at the Mcclure Hotel with father and
a doctor bending over me, while dear
old Teddie was blubbering away in
one corner. He thought / was dead
because had turned so pale while
fainting. When he found that 4 was
all right again, he was SO glad that
he threw his arms around my neck
and gave me regular bears hug.
AS reward for our pluck and fore.
sight, the railroad company presented
each with gold watch containing
our initials on the inside OF the case,
while my father sent us both back to
St Louis to school. We have been
here for the past four years, vaca.
tions and all, hut the coming August
we are TO take a trip up through the
Royal gorge, and visit Texas Creek
once more. We both sincerely hope
that there may be no occasion TO re-
peat our adventure OF 80 again, for,
/ can assure you, such thing is
much more pleasant 10 read about
than TO experience. American Agri.
culturist.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
A SONG FOR ALL SEASONS.

All little one, 10 Is a merry world;
Say so and be not thus forlornt
lis ell In say-so.
Dare the sharp thistle and the prickly thorn.
And make thy lay so;
II 'tis merry world. then
VIII pluck the thorn anu whistle though cry.
Though. youth since life Is all In love thou, too
Say so, and be not thus cast down:
lis all IN say-so.
And IL on thee q maid doth naught but frcwn
Yet MAKE thy lay so;
Since life is still in loving. i.
When my love frowns, will whistle though
sigh.
Nay, man. kindly and a merry world
Say so, when thou art near thine end;
Tis all in say-so.
Best life, IL must leave thee, i,
VIII speak thee fair and whistle though die,
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02

According to expert calculations the
Colisesn Of Rome seated $1,000 specta-
tors. wlflie 20, coo more could have found
standing room. The external circum.
ference OF the Coliseum as II stands to-
day is !, 72S feet. its long diameter ZIG
feet, its short diame'er 510 feet. The
arena IL 259x2J6 feet, and the height Of
the building 1jG feet. There is still
standing four stories Of the original
structure. II was in oil probability the
largest building Of auditorium arrange
ment ever known.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
AS WITH AN RsTHETTc.

The writer has before him number Of
these plants in separate pals. The cx-
pertinent Of introducing live fly at the
upper edge Of the cup wns tried. The
Fly was apparently pleased with an odor
coming from the LIQUID, for il commenced
20 sup the solution, and falling into the
water, seemed unable 20 extricate itself.
As fly thrown into cup Of water will
have little difficulty In clambering out or
flying diGectly from The water. it stands
70 reason that this liquid was something
more than water. At first il was thought
that the solution was sticky and held the
fy a captive, but II this is the c. Sc II 10
extremely weak IL this quality as proved
by an experiment. As the fy makes no
effort Whatever to escape, IL seems that
IL must be numbed in some manner by
the effect OF the solution which it has
imbibed.
An insect remains in the liquid but
short time before II becomes soft nnd
separates; Il sinks 10 the bottom and bc-
comes nourishment for the plant. The
experiment now being tried Is 10 learn
what effect the liquid has on n fly or
worm. Whether a fly, after partaking
Of this apparently weak solution. will re-
vive as drunkand, or, IL the liquid j. a
poison. which means certain death stt,r
few drops are taken.
One fact, however, IL established be-
yopd doubt. That IL. that digestion
which is purely an animal function. il
performed by the plant. The question
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02

Another common plant which seems
20 possess human instincts Is the mmosa
or sensitive plant.
II touched ever so lightly with straw,
the leaf which is touched will close itself
suddenly and remain this way until 1t
imsgines the danger is over, and then it
will slowly open again. Even the wind
will he sufficient To cayse IL 10 close it's
leaves, and so sensitive is it that loud
noise in close proximity will make 1t
tremble
Why IL Is given this power is not
known, unless it is that the plant pos
scsses small amount OF leaf surface and
by closing, presents as little Of itself to
danger as possible. They grow In Cen
trail America until they become 90 large
ne shrub taller than a man and many
interesting stories have been told about
them by the workmen busy on the Pana-
ma canal In this country they are deli
cate and so hard TO raise that they sell
dom exceed two feet in height. G. X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
"On or off the line.

we're with the majority
stuck on Pearlinei" And
they're right-you will OBJ
serve that their heads are
level. Millions of women sing
the same song as the clothes
pins They may express it
differently, but they mean the
same thing. They mean that
their work is easy and sooner
done-and better done. No
clothes worn out with the end
less rub, rub, rub on the
dashboard. No backs tired
out with it, either. These
millions of women mean that
they're using Pearline, saw
ing labor, time, and money
with it, and have proved it to
be perfectly harmless. Now.
what do you mean? Do you
mean to try to do without it?
Beware Of limitations. az JAMES PYLE,N.Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
Charged With Wasting Water.

The water inspectors had number of cases
before Judge kimball today involving charges
of wasting Potomac water, and fines were i'm
posed in several cases. Inspector McAvoy had
two cases in which the judge accepted the per-
sonal bonds Of the defendants. In one case the
lady of the house was engaged in an attempt to
thaw out the frozen pipes when the inspector
appeared. She had succeeded in thawing the
ice out Of one pipe and was letting the water
run to clear the pipe.
In the other case the housekeeper was at her
daily work and had emptied the slops in the
closet and was flushing it when the inspector
called. She ran to the door and he found the
water running.
The judge suggested to several persons tina,
more modern plumbing would save them ex-
for less than they would pay in fines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
A Daily c.rbax. s-ry,c. Urged.

Thirteen petitions were received by the Com
missioners today praying FOR . daily garbage
service. One Of the petitions bore the names
Of ffty-one physicians and said that they b.
heved that . daily service was necessary 10
public health
One petition, in fact fhe only one out q the
ordinary request for q daily service, resdsi
I'VE, the undersigned. believing that the fe~r
OF IN outbreak Of cholera In this country during
the coming year 10 well founded and tina, Sc 10
our duty to prepare for such.an emergency BY
putting our city in the bess Dossible sanitary
condition, do most earnestly request that the
District officials use due diligence in providing
means to this end. In the matter Of sanitation
we are behind all other American cities. The
present system OF removing the ciiy's waste q
q disgrace.
- tri-weekiy garbage service. open s<h
wagons piled up 60 Overlooking with tan cans,
paper. soiled clothing and cellar swecpings,
old leaky carts SIZED with offensive material
taken from seNp snlets polluting the air and
scattering their s1srrN'ing contents upon cur
streets suggestive object lessons ~ false
economy in the conduct OF city AFFAIR.". against
which protest in the interest Of public heAlth
and the city's welfare"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
LOST 100000 IN BETS.
John 8. Campbell Was Unlucky In Back
Ing His Judgment.

John $. Campbell Was Uniucky in Back
Ing His Judgment.
John s. Campbell Of the racing firm Of Wal
colt 4 Campbell told Hyder Ali in Chicago the
other day that while their stable broke about
even on the season Of 1892 he lost el00. 900 in
betting. He said the stable, consisting OF forty
horses. would be well represented in the west
next season.
Speaking Of some Of the horses he said: "Old
Cassius looks well and Pessara is as sound az q
bullet. l did not enter him in the Brooklyn
this year, it is a dificult matter to get
horse ready for such a race a. that 90 early in
the season. He IL in the Suburban, however,
and IL not given too much weight should be
heard from somewhere along the route. He
ought to have won last season. Tarals wife
was very sick at the time and he was greatly
worried in regard TO her. just before the
horses went TO the post he was handed tele-
gram. and thinking II was in regard to her he
became a. nervous ~ kitten. II proved TO be
from some man in Kansas City asking for his
opinion Of the race. and not in regard to his
wife at all. II upset him 90. however, that he
could not ride httle bit, and so the race was
thrown away"
Which one Of the eastern candidates do you
fancy for the American Derby?" he was asked.
Sir Francis" he answered, without . mo-
ment's hesttatiou- &c. W. johnson has . bad
osselet, and TO get rid Of one Of those n Diff
cult matter. He never beat ybcdy much any
way and vs surprised at the price that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
THOSE WASHINGTON VICTORIES.
WINTER RACING.

Trying to Get q Bill Passed by the New
jersey Legislature.
The racing officials Of the New Jersey As
ISOLATION look wise but say nothing when they
are asked If there viii be favorable legislation
in regard to racing In New Jersey this year.
Many changes have been made in that state
within a year. so that everything looks favor
able for bill that should prove satisfactory to
all concerned. A man from Union county said
the other day: "H we must have racing it will
be far better to have law that will control it
than to have racing conducted it is at
present Just look at the present state Of
affairs. Why, the law 10 openly violated in
certain counties every day. If the reports of
some Of the papers that champion winter
racing are true the racing as conducted on one
of the tracks Is certainly q travesty on the
sport of kings, as it is called. / have
frequently been called q narrow-mnded
crank, but il l crank what are
the men who send poor horses and
shivering jockeys to gallop around in alleged
races in such weather as we have had in the
last ten days? If ] am a crank for being radi-
cally opposed to racing it is the men who
countenance such racing as have described
that have made me so. II the authorities do
not modest such men Mr.. Gerry's society and
that for the prevention of cruelty to animals
might find profitable field to labor in for the
benefit of both children and horses. The poor,
shiyering boys who are employed on the winter
race tracks, no matter how cold or stormy the
weather may be, are compelled to ride the
horses OF their employers. know that many
OF the racing men are warm hearted and
charitable TO an extreme. l also am aware of
this fact that some of them are extremely
ignorant and are brutal in their treatment Of
the BOYS, who are practically children. SO that
exceptional instances of kindness to winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16

Members Of the L. A. W. Think There 10
small Chance for Its Success.

Members OF the L. A. W. Think There 10 3
Small Chance for Its Success.
The formation Of bicyclists' cash prize rae
ing association, which took place in Philadel-
phia on Thursday, is regarded by L. A. W..
officials as the initial step which will demon
strate satisfactorily that racing for cash prizes
cannot be made . success.
Racing men also look with disfavor upon the
attempted introduction Of professional cycle
racing upon a new plan by syndicate Of base
ball men. President Bryne OF the Brooklyn
Base Ball Club. who is greatly interested in the
proposed scheme Of bicyclists racing for cash,
is sanguine Of the success of the new move
ment He afirms that the National Cyclists
Association Of America is not antagonistic to
the League Of American Wheelmen, or in any
way opposed to amateur cycle racing. Upon the
contrary, the new association, he says, while
controlling different class, will aim to i'm
prove cycle racing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
The Commissioners Submit Their Report
and Indicate Their Order of Preference.

The Commissioners Submit Their Report
and Indicate Their Order of Preference.
The report Of the Commissioners, together
with that of the report of Capt. Fiebeger upon
the Mcmillan railroad bill, was submitted to
Congress today. The Commissioners. however,
amended their report by adding the following:
The report of the Commissioners summarizes
the order of their preference as to said plans
as follows:
First. The route via K street south and the
squares along Water street.
Second. The elevated route indicated in Capt.
Fiebeger's report.
Third. The depressed route made in accord
ance with Capt. Fiebeger's suggestion.
1.-The Commissioners most respectfully and
earnestly urge that one of the above three gen.
eral plans Of satisfactory should be adopted
BY this Congress. The delay in the settlement
Of our vexed steam railroad questions is injuri-
GUS to the business and other interests of tho
city and delays much needed extension Of facil-
tiles by the respective companies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
Fires.

On Saturday afternoon a slight fire took place
at 326 Q street northwest, caused by children
setting a table cloth on fire.
A slight fire took place at COZ Maryland avenue
southwest Saturday afternoon, causing loss Of
$50.
At 6:34 o'clock this morning fire took place
in houses Ill and 113 Q street north west, occu-
pied by J. W. Williams and T. W. Simms and
owned by W. L. Bramhall 1t is supposed "a
have originated from a stove. Before il was ex-
tinguished about 500 damage resulted.
This morning at 2:15 O'Clock the wood sheds
of houses 2l5 and 217 4th street southeast took
fire and about $50 damage was done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16

Stole the Shoes From the Horses Feet.
Mr.. C. NJ. Lipp Of 1902 7th street northwest
has had an odd experience with thieves. He
writes to The STAR: al have read of many dif-
ferent robbsries in your paper, but have one to
report which think iss little out of the usual
order of stealing. Lest Friday night some I'M
known person entered my private stable. in the
rear of No. 1927 and 1929 It'll street northwest,
and stole the shoes from the feet Of my horses
have often heard Of stealing a penny from q
dead mans eyes, but never before heard of
shoes being stolen from horses feet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-16
THE ICE BLOCKADE.

The ice is becoming thicker and harder all
along the river and the Norfolk and Washington
propellers are experiencing difficulty in their
trips. Today's steamer is not yet up. There
is good deal of impotence among the iced-in
oyster people at Riley's dock The river front
population are beginning TO think that this ID
perienced