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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-12-27
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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
HOW HE GOT A WIFE.

Frank j. Iytle is grape-grower Of
Portland, and for the last five years has
shipped more or less Of Chautauqua pro-
duct To Bradford, Limestone. Olean and
other nearby oil county towns, says the
Buffalo correspondent Of the New York
Times. This year during the grape harv-
est one of the many pretty girls employed
by him in his vineyards placed a note in
one Of the baskets she had prepared for
shipment, which read as follows
81 am employed as Il grape picker by
Frank j. Lytle in his vineyards, between
Dunkirk and Brocton, in the town Of
Portland. My home is at Willamsport,
Pa, where | am employed regularly as
an accountant in large manufacturing
concern of that city. | am an orphan,
but am we'll connected, having two
brothers Mt the heads OF mines in Colora-
10 and an uncle who is president of a
bank in Nebraska. Next year l shall
again work in the vineyards near Brocton
merely for recreation and a change of
air., and if this note should fall into the
hands Of young man who is desirous of
making the acquaintance Of u respectable
grape picker | would like to hear from
him.
The basket of grapes containing this
letter fell into the hands of George Il.
Ncwcomb, a young man employed as
Salcmen for n New York clothing copcern,
and who, mt the time the basket of fruit
was received, was the guest Of his
parents, who reside about four miles from
Olean, on the road lie Iding from that city
to Eldred. The note in the basket was
signed mildred" That was ALL
Young Newcomb, however, was deter
termined to find out who mildred"
really was, and secured leave Of absence
for one month from his employers. He
visited Williamsport, where he expected
to find the writer of the note, but, not
knowing her full name, he returned to
the city without gaining any information
as to the identity of the writer.
This year Newcomb went to Portland
while on his vacation and secured en-
ployment in Lytle's vineyard. He found
A girl named Mildred AlthofT working
there, and upon making inquiries dis
covered that she had written the note
lie was introduced to Miss Althoff, and
after two weeks acquaintance proposed
and was accepted. The couple were
married at Mr.. Lytle's house and went
to New York
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
APE AND ELEPHANT.

In a certain travelling menagerie there
is a most repulsively human orang- g-utan,
who is enough TO make US all feel that
we would rather not be related to
monkeys, unless the connection is very
distant one indeed.
This creature is taller than man. and
his strength is something tremendous.
He is, moreover, vindictiye To an alarm =
ing degree. The crowd standing outside
his stoutly barred cage seem to annoy
him, but when, as frequently happens,
they insult him by throwing peanut
shells or other refuse at him, his rage
knows no bounds.
He gathers up sawdust by the handful
from the floor of his cage, and throws it
back at his tormentors then, in the in
the bars of his cage with his powerful
hands, and stamps with passion, doing
everything but say aEticulately, "Oh, if
| could get at youm
One being only he loves, and that is
the dark. eyed man, either Portuguese
OF an Italian, who has the care of him.
1t was a case of love at first sight, too.
"Why," said the man who told his
story, ''he was as wild and ugly when
we first got him-you can't think! But
as soon as he set eyes on the Portygee,
he threw his arms right round his neck,
and they've been friends ever since!n
Poor orang- he has at least one
bad quarter of an hour in his monotonous
day. SO sensitive is he to cold that
large sheets of glass are slipped into the
sides of his cage by night, to protect him
from draughts.
This is always dangerous process,
for he might break one of the surround
ing rods, get his arm through the open
ing and seize man by the throat, or do
dozen direful deeds. There are many
and various pieces of mischief he could
accomplish.
So, when his keepers are ready to
tighten his cage, an elephant is led in
front of it. This is the only creature
of which the poor beast is afraid, and
while he covers shivering in the corner,
reduced to abject and almost incredible
terror, he is fastened up for the night,
and the unconscious elephant is led
away Youths Companion.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
THE GENTLE JAVANESk.

Imagine a playhouse village made of
baskets, and you have the Javanese
settlement. 1t had a basket-fence all
about it, wrought out of split bamboo.
This did not in the least hide the nest
like homes within. On the contrary, it
offered constant temptation to peep
through its wide meshCs to see what
might be going on along those glaring
white roads and behind those rush lace
screened verandas. Dolls might live
there, or possibly real children just fer
play, but what odd homes for grown-up,
busy people doing genuine, humdrum
work
Ii is curious idea to weave houses
just as kindergarten children weave
bright-colored papers. Yet that is the
way the little brown people from Java
make theirs.
They came to the Plaisance, and set to
work in m easy going, cheerful manner,
as il they had never heard the word
"hurry." In the semi-idleness which
they are used to in their far-off, lovely,
and fertile island, they whitfield out the
frames for their dwellings, braided the
walls in gay -colored mosaics, thatched
the low roofs, and outlined their slant
lines with black cocoanut fiber. They
set up the hummingest little corn stalk
weather-vane that ever whirled merry
tune to the wind. AS they worked, the
ground was strewn with rubbish of
dried palm and chips of bamboo; but a
gang of men followed them everywhere
with sort of palsnquin, or litter, upon
which they placed the odds and ends,
and carried them off. In that way all
was kept as clean as a swept floor.
These Java people were very much
the color of their own coffee. They
were the gentlest, thriftiest, most cordial
aud amisble little creatures that ever
reared a city out of strsws. They dressed
in fragments OF bright cotton. with bare
feet thrust into small toed sandals, the
soles OF which tapped at every step.
They had n way OF taking these of fer
comfort, while they squatted cross
legged at breakfast or dinner upon their
verandss, aud the shoes were strewn
about among their dishes The floor
was their table. and the Jsvsnese palate
did not seem TO be disturbed by tribes.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25

Sometimes they ate their rice and curry
with strips of tin torn from old tomato
cans. But il that were not expeditions
enough, little black hand and five
fingers made very proper spoon. They
drank their coffee from cups made of
/ bamboo joints, and covered their cigar
cites with bamboo leaf held in place by
bit Of twine.
Like Chicago very good Chicago"
was their chief conversation.
In the center of their town stood the
chapel. Near it was small thatched
pagOda. This was the house OF "Caas,
the four-yearold baboon. Claas was
the terror of the Plaisance. He looked
like a very short and slight, very long
armed, very hairy, and very homely
brown old man. His upper lip formed
more than half his face. His eyes were
close set and small, and his expression
stupid and evil. Day in aud day out he
swung by one hand round and round an
upright pole, chewed at a part of his
bedclothes, and seemed TO be thinking
sadly over his own strange fate.
The Javanese musical instruments are
made mostly of bamboo. They also
played upon a pipe, or whistle, which
was about three feet long and six inches
across. This sounded like the hollow
roar of lion. Another was bundle of
tubes of different lengths, which covered
the small boy who carried it like big
saddle. A log hewn out, with two
strings stretched across it, served as a
drum. A either of sixteen strings and
a mandolin or two completed their out
door band, while inside one could hear
other music made by gongs of wonder
fully pure and beautiful tone
These gentle people had much of
sorrow in Plaisance land. Antonia lost
her baby, and afterward died Of grief
for it. The funeral procession, passing
through the fantastic street Of the Plais-
ance, received the awed reverence of the
motley inhabitants. -lSt. Nicholas.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
SEASONABLE HINTS AND MAT
TIERS OF MOMENT.
An Empress Presence Of Mind-Novel-
ties In eeves-Cultivating Brain
May Danish Beauty.
FASHION NOTES


A pretty ponwiper is made of leaves oi
gray chamois, held together with u beech
leaf of oXidized silver.
IL is said that crepe, except for widows,
Is 70 60 quite out of fashion. Yelling,
grenadine and the like are to supersede
it.
There is new storm serge in green,
an olive shade which will be welcome 10
those ladies who are fond of this ma
terial. 1t is as durable as the blue.
While black is unquestionabIy the
first choice for useful dresses and ordn-
ary business wear, the fancy in colors
runs to blue, olive, shades of gray and
purplish tones for more dressy occa-
sions.
The old silver castor is being revived
this season.
The latest fad among women is the
collection Of silver hatpins instead of
spoons or forks.
Perfectly round pearls are the most
valuable; next come the pear shaped and
then the egg-shaped.
Braiding is again in high favor on
skirts, redingotes, capes, sleeves, coats
and bodices.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25

New velvet Spanish and zouave jackets
arc finished with ruohings of cream
colored guipure.
Now cushions and sachet bags are
made in saddle bag fashion, and are Of
plush silk or brocade. They are tied
together with ribbons with large bows
The new bodice ruils are strictly Eliz-
abchan in width and volume, but are
light and subtle and do not, as did the
historic rufrs, make the wearcr look and
feel as if pilloricd for misdemeanor.
A simple finish for the bottom of a
flannel petticoat is scalloping it in
buttonhole stitch with worstcd in the
color Of the skirt. II white flannel is
tho material used, white filling silk is
proper and nice for the purpose.
White laoe promises to be great
feature in this wiatcy's trimmings, and
though one woald imagine that it was
more appropriate for summer costumes,
it does not look out of place when com
bined with heavy materials in the deft
manner known only to Partisan modstes.
For gay and convenient stocking
bag, crochet in single stitch, strip
twenty by sixteen inches. Use solid
color for the centre and various shades
to make n Roman stripe effect ut the
ends Tie in Il fringe of the different
colors, and crochet together up the long
sides, leaving slit to put in the stock
ings Put n brass ring around it.
The winters Offering in woolens are
handsome and varied Shot effects,
mixtures and brooches are largely repre-
seDted. Silk and wool mixtures are
numerous, having for example medium
or dark wooden ground, granite, by
contrasting thread of silk
Basques formed by small gathered or
killed flounccs, square or leaf shaped
tabs or loops of ribbon, will make an
"auld gown look amaist as weel's the
new.'
Dress skirts will become no wider
during the winter, and as to length, will
just escape the ground. Brown in all
its shades is the color of the season in
Paris and Boston. The capuchin shade
is at present the favorite. Green is to
he worn a great deal also.
The felt hats of the coming season are
most fascinating. They will be trimmed
with the softcst and lightest of plumes
and velvets and birds, and the soft brims
will bc twisted and looped and poked
up in the most coquettish and demurc
ways.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25

woman in this city to-day. Her fortune
is in the neighborhood of $4,000, 900,
just half the sum that gossip sets down
To the credit of Miss Mary Garrett, of
Baltimore. Miss Vanderbilt will be the
richest OF the seasons debutantes. lfall
goes well she will some day be the pos
SCISSOR of as much money as Miss Garrett.
Miss Fair NAV seem poor in comparison,
for rumor credits her with being worth
only 81, 100000 OF these three young
women, Miss Gould is the eldest, and,
like Miss Vanderbilt, much of her life
has been given up to charitable work.
Miss Fair is strikingly beautiful. All
of these young women have admirers,
and it would not be surprising If they
should become matrons during the next
twelve months. - Frank Lcslies Weekly.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
NEEDLESS COUGHING.
Don't Irritate the Bronchial Tubes, but
Let Nature Relieve Them.

In all bronchial affections the parox-
ysms of the cough should be placed, as
far as possible, under control of the will,
sa Js the Youth'S Companion.
The old idea that disagreeable sensa.
tions in the throat indicate the presence
there of something which ought to
come up" has been entirely displaced by
the more rational view that the continued
and prolonged efforts to expel that
something" are often productive of
more mischief than would result from its
being allowed to remain.
There is attendant upon every disease
of the bronchial tubes a greater or less
amount of muscus, which exudes from
the membranous lining of the tube. OF
course there are the accompanying signs
of ntammation-heat, pain, swelling,
and redness but it is the muscus exuda-
tion which is for the most part response
BILE for the disagreeable sensations which
we instinctively attempt to alleviate by
coughing. ..
Now it is certain that in a great ma
jority of instances, where the general
health Of the patient is not attacked, this
exudGtion undergoes what is called reso-
luton; that is, it is reabsorbed through
the fine network of blood vessels about
the tubes into the blood, where it is taken
care of, and complete recovery is affected.
On the other haud, let us suppose that
we do not wait for resolution to take
place, but that, on the theory that every
particle of the emulation should be ex-
PEELED, as being of poisonous nature,
we strain to exhaustion every muscle of
expiration and in fact, the whole system.
What follows
We may have accomplished our i'm
mediate object, or the seat of the inflam-
nation may have been out of reach. In
either event, if we could see the point at
which our efforts had been directed we
should discover that they had not been
productive of the results anticipated.
Instead of the inflammation being in any
way allaycd. we should find that an af
feet has been produced similar to that
which follows scratching an itching sore.
The irritation has for the moment been
relieved, but it is only a question of time
when it will return with renewed energy.
The habit of endeavoring to expel more
of the exudation than will come away
with gentle and infrequent coughing is
an exhausting and idle one.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
The Old Canteea.

A veteran Massachusetts soldier re
Gently visited the battefields of the
Army Of the Potomac, and on the
grounds where his old regiment had
camped during the war he found a
soldiers canteen that must have been
there at least thirty years. Though
rusted, battered and dented. it was still
in condition to hold water. Those
who have never soldered can think of
but little TO interest one in an old can
teen. Ii is different with men who have
marched many aud weary days and car
ried canteens whose precious contents
were often worth mans life. To
soldier wounded and thirsting for few
a drink was blessing that even one in
the ranks of the enemy would not fail to
bestow. In those days, when men
marched together, they Of III army were
brothers when drinking from the same
canteen. The flag or truce was never
more respected than when men from op-
posing picket lines went forward half
way with well-filled canteens and ex-
changed contents. Men wearing the
blue and those wearing the gay drank
from the same canteen, and for the mo-
meut the cruel war WAS forgotten. The
relic found on the old battlefield has
long sirce bc,n emptied of the spirits of
war, ard sweet peace hovers about 1t;
but the sight of it revives tender mem.
ories in the hearts of old soldiers, and
they think of the old day Of true com
radeship, when they faced dangers to-
ge,her and drank from the same canteen.
-IPicayune.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
PROTECTED BY IT'S NATURAL ENEMY.
-[Lotts Miller. Detroit Free Press.

PROTECTED BY IT'S NATURAL ENEMY.
Two wrens buIlt their nest beneath the
caves Of a farm house, in Pennsylvania,
and gradually grew quite tame. At first
the farmers white cat used TO lie in wait
for the birds as they hoped about for
crumbs, but sound thrashing taught
her to respect them as members Of the
same household as herself. One day a
baby wren fell out OF the nest, and the
cat pOunccd at it. All on a sudden,
seeming TO recollect her former punish
ment, she merely touched the tiny thing
with her paw, and then squatted close
by and watched it, BY and by yellow
snake crawled toward the nesting, and
doing pussy was reused by the wee
wren's fluttering. She saw at once what
was wrong. and struck at the snake with
her paw, but still the snake tried to
catch the bird, Thereupon the cat
seized the snake behind the head and
killed it with one bite. When the
farmer came along he observed the cat
crouching in the grass sheltering the
wren, and the dead snake some ten feet
off. IL was plain that pussy had carried
the bird away from the snake as il to
make sure no further harm should befall
it. The wren was put back again into
the nest, to its parents great joy.-lNew
York journal.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
NOVELTIES IN SLEEVES.

A new 1s40 sleeve shows tight fore
arm with puff at the top that is cut
extra full and then slashed directly
through the center on the outside of the
arm. The severed puff is then draped
on each side. revealing glimpse Of the
very close coat sleeve between. All
sorts of variations OF the mutton-leg
sleeve still maintain, and the latest styles
are cut long and full enough to drape in
dropping waves from shoulder to elbow.
The long popular enormous puff is now
caught up here and there, en- jsbot.
The graceful Marie Antoinette sleeve on
evening dresses has double lace rutiles
falling from the elbow. and the very
picturesque Venetian models have full
puff at the top, slashed and showing
glimpses Of rich contrasting color be-
meath. -LSt. Louis Republic.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25

IL is reported from Paris that the prob
lem of aerial navigation has at last been
successfully solved by a balloon. which
Russian military commission has been
testing at Warsaw with emiuently salts
factory results. Ii is said that the bal.
loon rose against heavy atmospheric
pressure, was steered against the wind,
was propelled in many different direc-
tions at the will OF the operator, entirely
independent of air currents, aud was
able to descend without letting out tho
gas. IL oil this is true, as there seems
reason to believe, the day is not far dis
tsnt when lines of passenger balloons
will be running from place to place. and
railroads will be useless, except, perhaps,
for the transportation Of heavy freight.
-lPicayune.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25

At one time every one fastened on her
hat with a piece OF elastic. Then this
was discarded and far from ornamental
black and whiteheaded pins, as the case
might be. were used. The appearance
Of many a pretty little bonnet was marrcd
by the reckless use of these unsightly
articles. But we have changed all that
and nowadays bonnet pins are made n
special study Of, with the most charming
results. 1t is necessary to have IA set Of
pins TO tone with each hat or bonnet,
and they may be obtained in all shapes,
sizes and colors. Some of the pretticst
simulate flowers. Blue corn flowers have
tiny crystal glistening in the center Of
the stamens and brilliancy is added to
counterfeit Neapolitan and wood violets
by the same means. nk-tipped daisies
make bewitching pins, as do sweet pea
blossoms in natural tints.. Pin heads set
with crystals are always effective. OF
more costly and elaborate designs there
is an immense variety. Moonstones are
much used in conjunction with dia.
monds, and many fauciful ideas are
carried out in the multi-colored stones
which have been so fashionable Of late.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
A STAR DIsCoVERER.

Mrs. Nina Fleming whose discovery
Of a star previously unknown to astrono-
mers has just been announced from the
Harvard Observatory, is young Scotch
woman. In appearance she is of about
the middle height, with brown hair and
black eyes. She has been in
this country hardly ten years, but
for more than half the time has
been doing astronomical work at the
Harvard Observatory. The Harvard
Observatory has always appreciated the
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
AN EMPRESS PRESENCE OF MIND.

The Empress Elizabeth, of Austria,
recently prevented what might have
proved serious railway catastrophe
Her Majesty, who was taking a ride on
horseback, noticed as she was crossing
railroad track pile of great stones
placed across the track over which the
Budapest express was to pass in Il few
minutes. Springing from her horse, she
ordered the groom, who was attending
her, to remove the obstruction, she her
self assisting him TO do this. The work
was hardly completed when the train,
which was crowded with passengers,
passed over the spot.-lNew York Wit
ness.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
FOR THE YOUNG FOLKS.
A sKIRMIsH.

Dimples and frowns had a battle one day,
The battlefield was our Teddy's face,
For a while the frowns held the dimples
at bay,
1t seemed they were counted clean out
OF the race,
But, after all, twas a skirmish you see,
For as soon as a sight Of himself Ted
caught
In the glass, he shouted and laughed
with glee,
Aud gone was all trace of the battle
fought.
= Lotts Miller. Detroit Free Press.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25

The brocaded satin evening shoes are
wonders in their way. One novelty ex-
hibits a rich satin, brocaded with old
pink howcrets upon mouse colorcd
ground, the toe being tipped with a
pointed cap OF richly chased silver.
New plaids are constantly appearing,
aud those who like and can wear them
have ample scope for choice. The
Forbes, the Mackenzie, the Gordon and
The famous Forty second tartans are all
fayorites. These plsids show muca com
bnation OF green with black, and this 1:
one OF the unions Of colors which fashion
Just now particular! affects.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25

and to wear gloves as much as possible.
Their is no need Of calling attention to
their imperfections. Much can be done,
however, either by the professional man
icure or by ones self at home, TO improve
even apparently hopelessly misshapen
fingers that have been i'll used, or the
nails badly bitten until the ends which
should taper prettily have become a
spatular form. Only perseverance is
necessary. New York Telegram.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-11-25
THREE GOTHAM BELLIES.

Three young women who will attra
n great deal of attention in New York
this winter are Helen Gould, Gertrude
Vanderbilt, and Virginia Fair. Miss
Gould is possessed of more money in her
own right than any young unmarried