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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
A Poetic VIII,

An authenticated copy OF the will
of Anson z. X. Stafford was filed in
the Probate Court
Stafford died in Hillsborough County,
Florida, in December, 1891, leaving
property in that State and in Cali
fornia valued at $4,000. The will
was probated there, and is brought
here to secure the administration OF
the property here.
One-third OF Safford's estate goes
10 his widow, one-third 10 his sister,
IS, 600 to his adopted son and the re-
mainder 10 his daughters.
There is nothing remarkable about
the will except its quaint conclusion.
Here the testator says: This life IL
only the beginning Of another You
will miss me, but shall be with you
and meet and welcome you on the
other shore; but you have your work
TO do here.
"Do 1t bravely and do not mourn
, for me, for I shall not be dead. /
shall only bid you good evening in
order 10 he able TO say good morning
10 yen when we meet on the Other
shore San Francisco Call
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
in. 1t didn't bear much else bat

in. 1t didn't bear much else bat
podgum. Now look at it. Think o.
the corn an wheat he's raised there;
an this year he cut more'n forty tons
OF good hay from it,"
1--WE was jest talkin' about you, Mr..
Walton" said Sawyer one day, as
John came into his house
"Ah," returned John, as he took a
seat by the fire. Il hope you Hund
nothing bad TO say Of me-"
mot bit OF it. We was talkin'
about the wonderful improvement
you've made on the old place, and OF
the money you make?"
"And do you think 1t wonderful"
"But amt it,"
SWELL" replied Walton, "I don't
know about that; but I'll tell you
what / do know: / know there is no
class OF people In the world who may
read and study TO better advantage
than farmers. Farming is a science,
and he must be man OF more than
ordinary capacity who can master it
all. In short, there is no branch Of
industry In the world which may not
be followed To better advantage with
out good education. But farmers
must not be afraid OF newspapers and
books. They won't IL they are wise,
follow every advice which expert
mentalists give, but they may study
and reason and experiment for them
selves So 1 have done and so mean
TO do" New York Ledger.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
LAKE PUMPED OUT FOR ORE.
Heavy Deposits Of Iron Under Seventy
Feet of Water I'm Michigan.


Few pieces OF engineering work
were ever undertaken that exceeded
the pumping out OF Lake Angeline,
near Ishpeming, Mich where pumps
have been working for sixteen
months The water is all gone now,
but apparently the hardest part OF
the work has still to be accomplished,
says the New York Evening Post.
The lake lies near the southern part
OF Ishpeming, covering 100 acres, and
was 10 feet deep In the middle.
1t was for long time the source
OF that city's water supply until the
growth OF the town about its shores
contaminated the water. Under the
bed OF the lake lie the largest iron
ore deposits ever discovered The
ore was discovered some ten years
ago, when diamond drill was set on
the frozen surface OF the lake one
winter, and a hole drilled 600 feet
down below the bed OF the pig iron.
Large ore bodies were cut by the
drill, and the three mining companies
owning the ground under the lake
began devising means TO secure this
valuable ore.
The greater part OF the lake was
owned by the Cleveland Iron Mining
Company and the Lake Angeline and
Lake Superior Iron companies. The
first and second named companies did
more or less work under the surface
OF the lake, but the ever present dan
ger OF a rush OF water from above
rendered 1t imperative that the water
be taken out Work was begun last
spring before the snow left the
ground, when rotary pump with a
capacity OF 20, 600 gallons per minute
was anchored In barge In the CEN
ter OF the lake. and began pumping
water into big nume elevated
twenty feet above the surface OF the
water. The pump has been going
day and night, allowing for occasional
break downs, and the water has only
recently been drained all out
Now, however, remains a serious
question TO be settled. There Is a
| bed OF mud from two to forty feet
deep over the bed OF the former lake.
This mud is kept moist by under
ground springs, from which the water
bubbles up Big tubular stand-pipes
pierced with myriads OF small holes
hardly larger than a needles point,
are being forged into the mud, into
these the water filters and is pumped
out The surface OF the bed OF the
lake is more treacherous than quick
sand, for any heavy object thrown on
it is quickly engulfed. Several mar
row escapes from drowning have
taken place. 1t will take sixteen
months longer to get rid of the mud.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
Salt and sawlust,

Bees, like all other creatures, relish
salt and should have it placed before
them occasionally in diluted form.
/ found the bees gathered by hun
dreds on the bridge where the sheep
were salted. Some rover must have
found the spot by accident and then
Informed the colony OF his discovery,
for there were no flowers near the
spot TO attract them. To give bees
access TO salt just sprinkle some on
the sawdust in front OF the hive.
The rain will dilute it properly and
the sawdust will retain it for them.
Bees are annoyed and hindered in
their work by the grass growing up
before the entrance Of the hive. To
prevent this put a bushel OF sawdust
before each hive, spread out evenly
and just level with the entrance.
This furnishes them with a fine
parade ground. and a good foothold
for alighting and starting. National
Stockman.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
MATRIMONIAL COUNSEL s.

You are going to marry my pretty relation,
My doye-like young cousin, so soft In the eyes.
You are entering on lifes settled discrimination.
And, nyoud be happy, In season be wise.
Take my coun sci The more that. In church. you
arc tempted
Toyawn al the sermon. tho more you1i at
tend.
The more you'd from miliiner's bills bo OK
The more on your wife's little wishes you II
spend.
You'll DO suro. every Christmas. to send TO the
rector
dozen OF wine and a hamper or two.
The more your wife plaques you. the moro you1i
shsT 20 pleasing YOUR friend II she's not
plaguing you.
For women, Of course, like ourselves, need emo
tion
And happy the husband whose failings afford
20 the wife OF his heart such good cause for
commotion
C,That she seeks no excitement save plaguing
her lord.
Above all. you1i be careful that nothing oGends,
too,
Your wife's LADY maid, though she give her
With the friend OF friend II Is well to be
And especially so whom that friend lives up
stairs.
Under no provocation you'll ever ayow yourself
And you never scarcely need say. Will allow
yourself
To call your wifes mother a vulgar old bore.
However she dresses you'll never suggest 20 her.
That her taste as TO colors could scarcely be
worse;
OF the rooms in your house you'll give up the
beat TO her,
And you never will ask for the carriage OF
course.
II, at times with doubt on the soul ana her
future.
Revelation and reason, existence should trou-
bic you,
You'll be always on guard to keep carefully
mute your
Ideas on the subject and read DIR. w.
Bring shawl with you home whom you come
from the club, sir,
Or ring, lest your wife, when you meet her,
should pout;
And don't 6y in a rage, and behave like cub,
Ifyou find that tho fire. like yourself has gono
out.
In eleven good instances out OF dozen
'Tis the husbands cur whom the wife is
cat.
She is meeknoss itself. my soft-eyed little
cousin.
But a wife has her rights, and ia have you
know that.
Keep my counsel Lifes struggles are brief TO
be borne, friend.
In Heaven there's no marriage nor giving In
marriage.
When death comes. think how truly your widow
will mourn friend.
And your worth not tho best OF your friends
will disparagel,
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
Spread out dat IL

taps OF the loops. Spread out dat IL
IL a good sized, neatlooking cover for
your bundle TO and from The laun.
dress, who should wash IL regularly
and use IL for cover 10 bring home
the clean clothes. Gathered up by
the four loops and hung on one hook.
il is a bag that does not get 'smelly" 4"
Still more important, perhaps, it is
one that YOU can put things in with
out requiring one hand TO hold IL
open. And you need never put your
hand into it, To find anything or
empty it lift it from the hook aud let
IL rest on the floor, when il will
spread open OF itself, and reveal all
its contents at a glance.
Two Of these bags, one TO hang up
when the laundress takes the weeks
washing In the other, will make you
feel very rich indeed. They will cost
about 80 cents, and can be made In
less than an hour.-Philadelphia
Record.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
Tolling n knell.

The traveller through some OF the
more remote rural regions of Maine
occasionally hears what most men OF
three score and ten remember as a
familiar sound in their young days
the tolling OF "a church bell on the
death of denizen Of the neighbor-
hood, the strokes numbering the
years OF the persons life
There is something particularly
solemn about the use OF the bell, so
long neglected in the more popular
communities; and TO the writer no
funeral service ever brought the fact
OF death home with the same pathos,
as listening to the unexpected sound
OF 1.-The death BELL" startling the
community into a hush, broken for a
few minutes only by the low. whis-
pered query: "Why, who can that
be?" Then, as the tolling went on,
the count was kept carefully to help
solve the mystery.
The tolling began usually very soon
after the breath had left the body,
and before the news had spread
through other channels II a very
aged person, the count would require
a considerable time, while all would
si; very still, and listen for the
strokes Lewiston Journal
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
Insects and Search-Lights.

A new contribution has been made
to the abundant data which has been
collected on the subject OF the at
traction Of and destruction OF insects
by the glare Of the electric light, by
l., hewitt, an electrical engineer,
who was on service on ship of the
British navy during the last war in
Egypt Mr.. hewitt was desirous of
testing the power OF the search-light,
and states that he and friend read
newspaper one night as they sat in
the garden Of their hotel at Port Said
with the greatest ease, the only
illuminant being the light OF pro-
jector, whose beam had been thrown
a distance Of four and one-half miles
from one OF the battle-ships Some
of the ships had instructions to fol-
low the movements OF the enemy by
the aid Of the search-light, which in
every case was more than two miles
from the shore. However, In spite of
this great distance, it was found that
millions of winged insects were at
tracted by the beam Of light and
travelled along the leam until they
struck the glass in front OF the pro-
jector, and fell into the we'll at its
foot, where they accumulated in a
seething mass two feet deep. They
had to be cleared out by the free use
OF a hose pipe, and the process had
to be renewed frequently, and the in
sects became such pest that 1t was
difficult to find man who would
stand by the protector to keep it
working, owing to the attacks made
upon dim.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
Drafting.

The flockmaster should be a pro-
ficicnt In the art of wedding. He
who annually overhauls the flock, a nd
drafts from 1t with no niggard hand
all the faulty and likely to be unpro.
tltaole members, is certain, at the
years end, TO show a much more
favorable balance sheet than the one
who neglects this point The farm
er's motto should be 1.-The best of
everything" and, no matter what
class OF stock is kept-be it breeding
feeding, or store-the endeavor should
always be to retain only really good
sheep; as they always turn out the
most profitable in the END. In the
case of a breeding flock, thorough
wedding is specially desirable. All
old broken-mouthed ewes. those that
are faulty In udder, deficient in milk
ing properties, or other important re-
spects. or that have proved uncertain
breeders-all such may be classed as
''unproltable servants" and should
be got rid OF at the earliest favorable
opportunity.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
Navles Come High.

Some idea OF the expense OF rum
ming the cruiser Baltimore may he
obtained from the report OF her cruise
last year. The total cost was s30I,-
7i477 or a daily average OF ss42. IL
The salaries OF her thirty one officers
amounted TO s94. 946 so, and OF the
crew sl03, 10000 The latter item
includes the expense OF the marines
salaries and allowances The pro-
visions for the crew and marine guard
cost s33, 4235i. The coal used 10y
the baltimore cost si7, ,l756s, and
the other incidental expenses
amounted TO slI, l22. 05.-New York
sun.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
TUhNa OVER A NEW LEAF.



Upon the Arrival of HIS birthday
w. Trox Bankston. editor OF the
Ringgold. Ga. New South, published
the following as his leading editorial
in recent issue:
Another milepost has been
reached in my life and with its pas
sage / have entered upon a new one.
The future hope will be as full OF
pleasures as the past but they must
be of a different kind. 1t must be a
life into which the falling sunlight
from heaven will awaken a respon-
sive feeling OF conscientious satisfac-
tion. What my past life may have
been / ask my friends TO throw over
II mantle OF charity. What my
future may reveal and be likened
unto, leave in the hands of an all.
wise providence. My reformation Is
not fleeting shadow, neither is it
the result OF the Keeley cure, but a
calm determination on my part TO
live and lead different life My re-
formation may be the result OF a
woman's bright promise or meditat-
ing over the words OF minister; be
that as 1t may, IL Is decisive. have
withdrawn from all clubs OF which
have been member for years, and
the money formerly spent in that
way will be spent for sweet charity.
Notwithstanding my patronage in ad-
vertising has been large from the
saloons In nearby cities, with this
issue they cease. All contracts with
these byways are void from this date.
IL they want patronage they must
seek il by other sources than through
the columns OF the New South. /
have no i'll word 10 say OF the bar
keepers, but TO the foolish patrons I
would repeat this: AT last it biteth
like serpent and stingeth like an
adder l do not expect to enter the
lecture field, neither do / expect TO
becOmd minister, but simply a
humble worker in the cause of what
believe is right. shall continue to
edit the New South and make Ring
gold my permanent home"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
A simple Clothes nag.

The simplest bag in the world for
soiled clothes and an excellent thing
10 take to the country boarding house
or seashore is nothing but piece OF
brown or blue gingham with a long
tape loop on each corner Take four
yards OF stuff. cut in two pieces,
seam together, hem the ends, leaving
the selvedges IL you want TO, and
stay at the corners by extending the
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
Shade for stock.

Stock OF all kinds are not unlike
mankind in some respects, and seek
the shade whenever possible during
the extreme heat OF summer, says the
American Agriculturist. To crafty
this desire, shade should be provided
wherever practicable, and the cheap
est manner OF doing this Is through
the medium OF shade trees One or
two should lie set out in each pasture,
and be protected by fence until
thoroughly established. IL the field
be titled, set the trees along the south
line, selecting those OF rapid growth
and spreading branches Ii they be
fruit trees, they should be trimmed
TO a height OF at least seven feet. and
then allowed to branch out While
the trees are growing, IL would hc
simply humane TO provide temporary
shelter OF some kind, such as setting
a few posts and covering with poles,
upon which are thrown branches OF
evergreens, or even limbs OF oak or
other trees in full leaf. This will az
ford a useful shelter, and IL loca'ed
upon a knoll or other naturally poor
portion OF the field, IL will thoroughly
enrich the soil Ry changing its posi-
tion yearly, various portions OF the
field will be benefited. All this take,
but a little time, and can be done
when other work is not pressing. BY
boarding up, late In the summer, the
side from which the prevailing winds
blow, a fair protection from the
chilling blasts will be obtained, and
the stock will return YOU the cost
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
JOHN WALTON'S FARM

Hadn't you better subscribe for
it?"
II tell you, no. j haven't got the
money TO spare. And, IL L had,
haven't got the time TO waste over
newspapers, said Eben Sawyer with
some emphasis.
"But you will gain much informa-
tion from 1t I'm the course OF year,
SIR" pursued John Walton.
II tell you, don't want It,"
This was spoken 50 flatly and
bluntly that Walton said no more,
but folded uphis prospectus OF a peri
odcal which he had with him, and
then turned away.
Eden Sawyer and Ben Grummct
were two old farmers-that is, old at
the business, though they had only
reached the middle age OF life-and
after their young neighbor had gone
they expressed their opinions con-
cerning him.
"lIe'll never make a farmer" said
Sawyer, with shake OF the head.
ale spends too much time over those
papers and books OF his. He's iee-
tie mite above tarmin', in my opin-
ion"
Those are my sentiments" re-
sponded Gummet 81 tell you, Ebcu,
the man that thinks To make liyin'
on a arm in this section has got To
work for it,"
At this juncture Sam Bancroft
came along. He was another old ma
tive OF the district.
1--WE was just talkin' about young
Walton" said Sawyer
Hes rlppin' his barn floor up "said
Bancroft.
"Rippin' the floor up" repeated
Grummet why the whole floor
was put down new only three years
ago"
1.-The tie-up floor, l meant pur.
sued Bancroft. He's got carpenter
up from the village; and his two hired
men are helpin'."
"Whew! l guess he'll make Q
farmer"
And so they all guessed-with {
reservation. In short there was
something highly ridiculous in the
thought OF mans thinking TO he d
farmer and student at the same
time.
John Walton was young man, anJ
though he bad been born in the
neighborhood, yet much OF his liz,
had been spent in other sections o.
the country. His parents having both
died, John had married, and now
htu thnnnhta fn l. n :
living out OF the old homestead
Ben Grummet had curiosity e
see what was going on in Walton''
barn, SO he dropped in there liz
found that the whole Of the floor
where the cattle stood, had been tori
up, and that they were digging 9
wide, deep trench the whole length
Of the tie-up
"what on airth is all this for?'
asked Ben.
"Why," returned Walton, who wa
busy ip experimenting the work, anC
also in working himself, II am hav
ing a place fixed here for maxim,
manure. / mean 10 I'LL this trencl
ND with good muck, and thus saw
the liquids which have heretofSs
been lost / think, 10y proper man
agement, 1 can get full double tn
quantity OF manure which other
have got on this place.
"Do ye?" said Grummet, sarcastic
ally.
Yes" resumed the young mar
"It is a fact that the liquid manure:
could they be saved, would fully equa
the solids, both in bulk and value
and when combined with wei rottc
muck, and some other articles whic
shall take up and retain all the mo-
volatile parts. l feel sure tnit the
will afford more fertilizing powers an
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02
Cuitivating Potatoes.

1t is true that potato field should
have been so thoroughly cultivated
and cleaned from weeds before the
blossoms appear that no deep stirring
would be needed. Deep cultivation
and pulling OF large weeds from the
hills late in the season is unfavorable
TO large yield, as many feeding
roots are broken or badly disturbed.
Such deep cultivation or corn or other
crops Is also injurious Shallow, surface
cultivation Is usually advisable till
the crop is too large to drive amongst
with team. Ii one has neglected his
potatoes till the ground Is Overgrown
with weeds and the crop is In bloom,
IL becomes aquestion which to choose
Of the two evils, and one should use
the best judgment at command. De-
stroying the weeds will injure the
crop but letting them alone may in
lure il more. l never intend to get
caught in such scrape. II l did |
should have TO pocket the loss as pun
ishmenL In cultivating potatoes or
other noed crops one should do all the
cultivation possible before planting.
Get the ground mellow and as free
from weeds as possible. Then culti-
vate often while the crop Is small.
Cultivate more and more shallow as
the season advances When the
weeds are all killed by early cultiva-
tion there is no call for any but the
shallowest stirring possible, just
enough to keep the surface from
crusting. An inch OF loose earth pre-
vents excessive drying Of the soil be-
meath. Such shallow stirring is al
ways in order. - New England Farmer.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02

IT'S unfair To take advantage OF a
man without front teeth by calling
him a back-blter.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-02

WATER, 1t is said, will find its
level. 1t is a pity that some people
are not like water.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-30
cALL CONGRESS AT ONCE.

Mr.. Cleveland should call Congress to-
ge,her AT once. The country Is under
going strain that II is not reasonable 10
exnect 4, can continue TO endure. There
must be a break after awhile at some
point. and. when the break takes place,
no man can foretell the extent OF the
disaster that will follow. Congress is the
legislative power. and II should be in
session to deal with the situation as II
actually exists Mr.. Cleveland believes
and we believe that the repeal OF the
Sherman law IS an Indispensable II not
the only measure that can brink the
country relief But he has no right 10
assume that that is so. Congress may
find some other method of relief
Whether II does or whether It does not.
IT is the body upon which rests the re-
spousibility OF dealing with the actual
situation. and Mr.. Cleveland should do
what is necessary to put the responsi-
bllity where IL belongs. II is not for him
to practice on the patient. Congress Is
the doctor and Congress should be at once
called In.
The Washington press dispatches repre-
sent that Mr.. Cleveland would call Con-
gress at once were II not that he fears
81 Will not yet repeal the Sherman law.
lie has no doubt information concerning
the views Of the free silver men which
impes him 10 this conclusion. But when
Napoleon, at the age OF twenty-seven. was
astounding the world with that unpar-
alleled Italian campaign. and the French
Directory intimated doubts Of the ability
OF so young a man TO sustain his part
he replied, zone grows old very rapidly
on the battle field" SO free silver Con-
grcssmen when In Washington in Con-
gressional session. where they will have
turned on them the batteries Of an entire
people. win learn very rapidly. There will
be representations Of the injury free sill
yer is causing from every interest and
quarter in the United States. Delegations
will be there from every trade centre,
from every village, from every hamlet
IN the nation. The free silver Congress
man will have absolutely nothing TO rest
on as n support for his free silver heresies
but his own stupidity. Dense as that is,
It WIN be enlightened when he learns that
ne will be kept at home in the next cleo
ton unless he consents TO rescue the
country from the abyss on which II
stands.
Mr.. Cleveland should call Congress at
once He has no right to postpone the
call. 1t makes him put himself into the
place of Congress and determine what Is
best for the country's needs. That is a
thing which can be done by Congress
alone, and on Congress should be at once
cast its own responsibility.