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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Beware the Bite OF Anger.

A Vienna scientist has made series
OF interesting experiments with the
virus Of such insects as bees and wasps,
and comes 20 the conclusion that the
effectiveness OF the irritating substance
depends largely upon the mood OF the
insect. A drop OF the fluid taken from
the poison bag OF dead hornet, for
instance, produces n slight itching, but
nothing resembling the inflammation
caused by hornet sting with much
smaller quantity Of the same virus.
The theory Il supported by the curious
fact that under the influence OF rage
tho saliva Of all sorts OF otherwise
harmless animals can become virulcnt
enough 10 produce alarming and even
fatal symptoms. Death by blood pois.
oning has more than once resulted from
the bite OF a wounded squirrel, a chip
munk, or a Gagged rat.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

tion OF the fact that the labors OF the
Salvationisis have benevolent pur-
pose, and although tho rough classes
are not always persuaded TO join hands
with the army In religious matters. the
feeling entertained for the red-vested
soldiers is kindly.
There is good reason for this kindli-
ness. Aside from the religious meet
ings the labors of the Salvationists are
almost incessant In works of charity
and mercy. Their religion takes the
practical step OF feeding hungry man
first and then preaching To him. They
recognize the fact that a man out of
work and with no prospect Of finding
employment l. not likely TO hearken
readily To good advice unaccompanied
10y substantial aid. They understand
that the ragged tramp lacks self-re-
spect, In part at least, on account of
raiment, and IL they can they provide
him with something III 90 wear. Their
religion Is of that common-sense va
riety that recognizes the body as well
as the soul, and admits that the former
must be in comfort, temporarily at
least, before the latter is likely 10 re-
ceive much attention. Keeping this
practical principle plainly in view they
have organized many charities, homely
indeed, but which are likely TO COM
mend them 70 the good will OF homely
folk. They have "scrubbing bril-
gade," composed OF women. who,
armed with buckets and mops, visit the
homes of the poor. The mother Is
sick, the father drunk, the children
are in ab,ect misery, dirty and hungry.
In comes the scrubbing brigade, takes
friendly possession, mops up the floor,
washes the children and prepares
something for supper. Such charities
as the washing OF neglected children,
waiting on the sick wives OF the poor,
are not brilliant--thoy will never be
chroniclcd in the papers nor spoken Of
In society-but there is n stern self
sacrifice about them that makes friends
wherever such deeds arc told. Nor
are they forgotten. More than one
member OF the army has been saved
from insult, IL not from injury, by the
protection Of persons who have, direct
ly or indirectly, received these unpre-
tending yet substantial services. Few
hearts are SO hardened n not To re.
spond TO n kindly act done with neither
expectation nor hope OF reward, and
there can be no doubt that much of the
success OF this unique organization Is
due 20 the simple, almost costless char
ity dispensed by It's members.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Queer Arizona Fish.

A prominent Eastern naturalist In
a letter TO the editor OF the Tucson
Citizen several years ago, In view Of
some exceedingly curious habits OF
bird and mammal life in Arizona,
said: thereafter nothing from Ari-
zonia will surprise me. The unex-
pected is always to be expected
Apropos OF the foregoing IL may
not be known that the native fish in
ma Santa Cruz River bring forth
theiryoung alive A more remarka.
BILE freak in nature cannot be found.
The propagation OF all true fish Is
supposed TO be by means OF the fe-
males depositing their eggs in the
water, where Vhey hatch and come
forth, but the young OF the fish In the
Santa Cruz are nearly an inch long at
the time OF their birth. Each female
brings forth about twelve TO 6fteen
young at "a time. The male adult
fish reach from three 10 five inches In
size, but the adult female Is scarcely
half as largc. In color they are gray
ish brown on the back, with bright
silvery sides At the present time
the females are big with young, and
strange appearing. We desire 10 call
the at ention OF scientists and natur-
alists TO tbs interesting and curious
form of fish life.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

vices of tho Salvationists are held In
every language in Europe; little bands
OF uniformed men and women are 10 be
met alike with in the streets of Paris.
Rome. Madrid, ST. Petersburg, and
Constantinople. Everywhere enthusi-
asts caught at the idea rs of the high
est practical value in evangelistic
work; everywhere men and women
were found ready 10 devote their lives
10 this peculiar calling. In India and
Ceylon bands of native converts were
formed who now carry on operations
among the masses of dusky population
and find eager listeners. In many
other parts OF Asia the Salvationists
find hearty welcome, and among tho
excitab,e natives of the Dark Continent
they are equally at home. To para
phrase u famous saying, the roll Of the
Salvation Army's drum now follows the
sun round the world.
Even 20 those who feel little sym
pathy with this form OF Christian eff
fort there Is something OF fascination
In the meetings OF the army, and tho
Salvationists are always sure OF an
audience. Tho evangelist, solitary or
attended by two or three friends, may
feel himself battered IL he has group
Of half dozen careless. inattentive
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Pigmies I'm Spain.

since the explorations OF recent
travellers have completely verified the
older accounts OF the existence Of a
race OF dwarf or pigmy men in Afr ca,
renewed interest has been aroused in
the tradition that race OF human
dwarfs also lives in Spain Mr. X g.
Halliburton. who has specially inter
ested himself in the invest CATION OF
the truth OF this tradition, seems
con inced that IL is true.
&C ording TO the information he
has collected, these Spanish pigmies
vary In height from about three and
a quarter TO four feet and are pre-
cIsely similar TO the dwarfs OF Africa.
They possess the tufts OF wool which
are characteristic OF all dwarf races.
Some OF the little people are said
70 live in the valley ~ bibas on the
slopes Of the Pyrenees, and TO be EN-.
ployed as shepherds The British
Consul at Barcelona is convinced of
the r existence, and a. the distance
70 their c1untry from Barcelona, or
or from Southern France, Is not
great, additional information about
them should soon be forthcoming.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

impression given by n meeting held by
a Salvation Army detachment is genor-
ally unfavorable. The proceedings are
so completely ut variance with what
most persons are accustomed to In mat
ters OF religion that, 10 n staid church
man, the meeting seems like carl
cature Of devotion, says the St. louis
Globe-Democrat. The music is OF the
noisiest character; cornets and drums,
great and small, predominating; tho
singing is uproarious, the words OF the
hymns seem Ia lack reverence, tho
music is as often as not that Of the
street and thoater; tho language OF the
speakers Is slangy, and abounds
In illusions not unfrequently dis
tasteful 10 tho ears OF those
accustomed TO the carefully studied
utterancos OF the pulpit. The service it.
self seems 10 have no fixed order, but 10
conduct itself by chance, In n haphaz-
ard fashion, rs the fancy OF those in
charge may suggest. Interruptions
are Il oluent. The remarks of bystand-
ers sometimes disturb and sometimes
entirely vary the course Of the meet
ing. The audience Is composed, In no
inconsiderable degree, OF those classes
OF society known TO ochurch-going people
only as seen lettering on the street COR
ners or through the open doors of the
saloons. In short, the meeting, from
beginning TO end, commonly lacks that
propriety which, in the popular church
mind, is inseparable associated with
devotional gatherings, and the decor
Gus church member II he does not pro-
nounce the participants fanatics, passes
by on the other side, with an askant
glance OF disapprobation rather than
Of disapproval.
But in religions, M In other matters,
appearances are often deceptive, and IL
Is not to be denied that these people.
designated In leading pulpit not long
since rs "howling fanatics, are doing
n work that the churches and their
pastors do not accomplish, and, indeed,
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
SWEET BRIAR.

A wan OF odor, subtle sweet.
Drifts on the soft aud languorous air:
A scent like that we catch in dreams,
10 sviftling neeting. witching RAM
And as the sweet briax bush seek,
memory as tender. sweet
As wa that watt OF odor. comes
And holds me with its spell complete
From out my hfe's far morning land.
Th9e comes unto me like dream,
window with its sweet briar screen,
Through which caught morn's earliest gleain
A iftt,s room all draped u white.
Where sleep came ever ~ my call.
md where all sweet and girlish dreams
Held me in their enchanted thran
And ever as the morning dawned,
The sweet briar scent came on the air,
And from nights blissful dreams wok
To those of day as bright and fair.
Lost all thess years, the subtle spell
OF sweet briar on the morning air;
Lost. all the dreams which lured me tho
Than sweet briar odors far more rare.
Comes once again the old sweet breath
OF flowers for many year forgot,
Comes once again an old sweet dream
Blended with them in earliest thought.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

Toughs, loafers, roughs-male and fe-
male-bar-room habitues, frequenters
OF dives, mingle with people OF every
other class Of life In the street meet
ings. while the "barrack" meetings are
made up of honest working people,
with liberia sprinkling of the other
kind. II should be understood, how
ever, that the character OF the audi
ence depends largely on the locality.
In ONE quartz IA rough is the excep-
tiOn: In others he is the rule. But no
matter how rough the audiences, dis.
turbancss of the cxercifes are Jmpar-
atively infrequent. This fact IL due no
doubt In sonc degree 20 the proxim ty
OF the policeman on the beat, for the
guardian OF public Ieace Is fully awake
20 the ~ s3ibllities Of disorder, and II
gene ally at or near the barracks"
during the time Of service. But even
during his ab n there IL little tend
ency toward Usorder. for even the
toughest and toughest II the gathering
recognize the bsnevo ent in entions Of
the salyationists and often are ready
~ lend helping hand In pres enting
disturbance. Even among the most
hardened auditors there is recogni-
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

save in exceptional cases, do not at
tempt TO do. The original purpose OF
the organization, that OF labor among
a class never reached by the churches,
has been faithfully followed; the or
ganiZation has no place within the
sphere OF church influence. II IL en-
tirely extra-ecclesiastical. while its
purpose is 90 reform the fallen, It's de-
sign Is not 70 form churches In the or
dinary sense OF the word, but So
cieties which may still further In
crease the work. Its plane OF useful
ness therefore lies In a quarter where
the churches have confessedly little or
no influences; it's work Is done among
people who not only do not attend
church and cannot be persuaded togo,
but some OF them have the strongest
possible feeling OF antagonis1n 70 all
churches and religion, and others of
whom would not be regarded as deslr-
able attendants at any church. Tho
man In greasy and dirt-stained work
ing clothes, who would never venture
among the well-dressed people who FIJI
the churches, feels entirely at home In
the Salvation barracks, for he IL among
people no better dressed than himself.
They feel that the meeting Is carried
on for their benefit, and although com
paratively few members OF the rough
and criminal classes see ft 20 avail
themselves OF It's advantages, they are
placed at their ease and so feel at
home.
From it's inception the purpose Of
the Salvation Army has been 10 serve
the humble, the poor, the outcasts, and
faf fpll haa "a faf
done. Mr.. William Booth, the Gen
eral," began his religious work az a
Methodist preacher, and in 1866 began
in the poyerty-stricken districts Of
East London those labors which have
made his name known round the world.
The idea Of the present organization
long foated In his mind before he gave
IL definite form, but at last success
crowned his plans, and the army de-
velOped into its present form and re-
ceived its name I'm 1876. Booth saw
what a fascination there Is In name,
uniform, colors and the military idea
generally, and determined 20 utilize
these adjuncts TO the best advantage.
The result has proven his foresight,
and his power Of organization Is at
tested by the wonderful growth and
success OF tnls mover bcneHne. DeGun
in a London theater, situated In the
poorest part Of the metropolis, the
Salvation Army Is now established
IN thirty-two different countries.
where, under the leadership Of
I0,Ts0 officers, IL holds over 49,
OO0, 600 religious meetings every year.
IL publishes thirty-three weekly Jour
mails and fifteen monthly magazines,
with an aggregate annual circulation
Of 43,s26,OOO. II has property 10 the
value Of s4,OOO,OOO, and its ANIMAL in
come, m lstly In donations Of very small
sums, amounts 10 nearly az much more.
Such results as these are absolutely
astounding, but not more 80 than the
popularity which the army idea has
achieved wherever organization under
this name has been attempted Ser
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Javanese Tiger-nght.

An English traveller In Java who
saw one OF the tiger-hChts peculiar
70 the island thus describes the
strange sport: The tiger is set down
in trap in the center OF the Allon-
Allon, or great square, and Is sur
rounded by triple or quadruple line
OF spearmen, about a hundred yards
distant from him.
When all is ready, a Javanese ad-
vances at very slow pace, TO the
sound OF soft music and sets fire to
the trap, at the same time opening
the door at the back part Of the cage,
which, by the way. is too narrow for
the tiger TO turn In.
AS the fire begins TO singe his
whiskers, he gradually backs out.
The man as soon as he has opened
the door, begins walking toward the
crowd at a slow pace. and the slower
he is, the more applause does he gain.
The tiger meanwhile, having backed
out Of his burning prison, Is rather
astonished at finding himself sur
rounded by hundreds OF people, each
pointing spear at him.
Ii he is a bold tiger he canters
round the circle almost touching the
spears; finding no opening, then he
returns TO the center, fixes his eye
on one spot, and with a loud roar
dashes straight at It,
He is received on the spears, and
though he crushcs many as il they
were mere reeds, in half minute he
falls dead, pierced by hundred wea-
pOnS
In some instances. however, the
roar and charge are too much for the
Javanese, and they give way. The
sport then becomes rather dangerous
TO sDectatOrs
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

Girls In Iceland receive no educa-
tional advantages. Everything OF that
sort Is lavlshed on the boys. Tho ques-
tion Of providing for the girls has Of
late years engroesed much attention,
but owing TO the poverty Of the people
and the miserable means OF communi-
cation slight progress has been mado.
The mother has been the universal
school-mistress in Iceland IA far AZ tho
girls are concerned. Instruction In
reading and religion Is compulsory. In
the fall the clergyman visits every
house In his parish for the purpose OK
examining the children in reading and
the catechism, and II satisfied with
their progress he invites the parents TO
send the children Of IL and IL years OF
age 20 him during Lent for further In
struction in preparation for confirma-
tion, which is compulsory at the ages
OF IL and l6
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
NEST OF THE ORiOLE.
Woven Out of Various Materials. It win
Bear Thirty Pounds.

Woven Out of Various Materials. ut VIII
Bear Thirty Pounds.
The Baltimore orlole is q prince in
q house or princes The family 10
which he belongs is composed OF birds
remarkable either for plumage, note,
nest eggs, or habit Each can claim
something curious and original. but
the Baltimore shines In every one of
these particulars, says the ST. Louis
Republic, for In plumage, song. and
nest alike he is an especially remark
able bird. When the Earl OF Balti-
more became the Lord OF Maryland
his followers quickly noticed the COR
respondence between his heraldic
livery OF orange and black and the
orange and black OF the beautiful
bird that so abounded in the new es-
tateS so that very naturally, the
name baltimore bird" was sug-
gested, and has been borne ever since.
His nest is one OF the most wonderful
examples OF bird-weaying In existence.
1t is made OF separate threads,
strings, horsehair, or STRIPS OF bark
closely interviewer into a sort OF sack.
and so firmly knit together that il
will bear weight OF twenty or thirty
pounds. In the southern parts OF
this birds range the nest is suspended
from two or three terminal twigs for
protection from numerous enemies,
such as snakes, opposums. and the
like; IL Is also made six or seven
inches in depth to prevent the eggs
from being thrown out by the high
winds But in the colder North,
where tree-climbing foes are rare, II
is hung not at the extremities OF the
branches, but in a cluster OF twigs
that afford shelter. 1t is much shall
lower than when exposed to the
wind, but is very thickly woven and
lined with soft. warm materials. The
orioles loud, flfelike notes ringing from
the high treetops in the morning are
an ample refutation OF the old theory
that melody and bright plumage have
never been bestowed on the same
bird
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
A STEAMERS BILL OF FARE.
Tho Many Tons of Provisions Consumed
ON Vessel Annually.


The cost OF provisioning an ocean
steamer Of tho present day IL very
great. In year the provisioning Of
only one boat will, as n fair average,
include 500 sheep, 200 lambs, 5000 oxen,
300 fowls, as many ducks and miscel-
lanoous poultry, besides several thous-
and head OF game and other sundries.
Add To these IA hundred thousand eggs,
10 tons of ham and bacon, 8 tons OF
fish, tons OF cheese, 1000 tins OF sar-
dimes, 100 tons OF potatoes, 5000 loaves
and 90 tons OF flour biscuits, tons OF
jam and marmalade, tons OF oatmeal,
z tons each OF rice and poas, pearl bar
ley, plums and currants, and II tons OF
sugar, with ton OF tea and 3 tons Of
coffee, and you have what may be called
the backbone OF the daily fare. The
year about $4,000 bottles OF beer, 10000
mineral waters, 5000 bottles OF spirits
and 5000 bottles OF wine.
We have only mentioned the neces-
saries and said nothing OF tho luxuries,
which we ought not entirely To omit.
Let IL be added, then, that each passcn-
ger averages three oranges, almost as
many apples. and half as many lemons
day; and that the ice cream supplied
averages pint head week; and that
on an Atlantic trip, taken ut vonturc,
the fruit bill included 100 melons, 100
pineapples, 10 crates Of peaches, 10
lunches Of bananas, 100 quarts each OF
gooscberries and currants, $50 quarts
each OF raspberrics, Strawberries and
cherries, and 70 pounds Of grapes.
The broakages are simply appalling.
During one week, not no very long ago,
the stewards return on one well-known
liner showed an average brcakago list
OF 900 plates, 2s0 cups, 43S sauccrs,
1,2l3 tumblors, 200 wine glasses, Y de-
canters, and 83 water bottles, all OF
which had, Of course, TO be made good
on arrival In port.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
The Hat Comes from Asia.

We owe the hat 10 Asia, for IL was
in that country that the art OF felting
wool was first known, and from the
most remote period the art was car
ried on by the Orientals. In India,
China, Burmah and Siam hats are made
OF straw, OF rattan. OF bamboo, OF pith,
OF the leaf Of the Tallport palm and OF
a large variety Of grasses. The Jap
anese made their hats OF paper.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

MosT OF the girls who wear shirt
waists seem to have look on their
face that means, II wonder IL my
waist and skirt are keeping together
behind"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
THE ESALVATION ARMY
REMARKABLE WORK DONE BY
THIS ORGANIZATION.
A Salvation Meeting The Songs, Prayers
and sermons-Character Of the Audience
Work Done by the Lassies-What the
Army Has Accomplished.


HE busy religious
enterprise of the
present day has
many curious mani
festations, but few
are moro interest
ing from either n
religious or "A social
standpoint than the
organization whose
uniformed members
nightly attract at
tention on our
streets. The first
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07
Three Hundred Pianos Daily.

Pianos were invented in I'LL. Com.
petent authorities now declare that 300
are made during the hours Of every
working day In the year.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-07

THE special providence that cares
for children and fools should build an
addition for the people who get mar.
ried with nothing TO live on.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24

SS;s s sss al, to rome ana the
lnen1i"S mar.s win take about &c bush a. the
the price SPOT Article Which on 400 ooc bu.h viii be
11s s SssSS wnn OGS GSI per 70 ' on
sai i",e, cd IN addition TO the ordinary cent
Of inc in making moaer a1 es"s
wheat. II would Induce large amour: Of the we-,S
NewYorN narAct. Go, aud wcahc P'I news today was
no"m on son Ine,c wa' l,te in te ait
Nest an, ana ?" ths a,mer 10 hcpSo cable.
price, and final aeu,e, wcrr within ;ch traction "a
iSs lowest Sewers woo 'SS
a ;,h aid no, touch The low ngulc few day ago
yline sales asercaans $1,000 bush icadnc o 900
jay S5 eNp ay IT, ccecG no d gIS o, re- "%a'
Sa.S ay price "df n , S Is 70 d 80
S o hard W Iey 600 sc "b and July price as to
80 Sorth"T l USyU O e S under JG ds1 1oS
S No 3 C g, 1900 bush, private terms;
Sq for cn vs s %ea a Ss selling
the IN" T Ts S se
a s ana arr "a, s Gc * snye or no" ss d."
erea'e lore On advice, were quiet howeyer and thee
continued TAX about omar 10 feeding crops inc per
buy wcathSr nne crop prospects good re.
sSpt, snd gn n ",n9a more th,n onsi
a r a S mai inc GS oT4 n cch a S S
decline Ihele seemed TO be continued pressure Of long
5 5S .S an, S" cs%H'a A. t S m,ke boSe
Of expert orders were put 5 T "ST sae Of cash scgn At
hush for eNpor; as follows No com 5000 bush ls2a
iS1,c elevator No $4,000 bush 1850 delivered
spot and SOC to arrive No : corn. "a 900 bush 50.c
ato't spot am -. July - and early 5000
bush j0-c b carly July unmcrctant ibe. en-, 35
OATS-Thc market for oats duh and weakcr. For
short time early IL steady. but dav GOOD
deal Of stun came on the market and prices weakened
quite ally with considerable long stuff for sale Ois
heavy all the afternoon there seemed be a
nua pressure Of both cash ami futures for ale resulting
q general decline. The closing
tically lowest with the market weak
both and future. SHES Of cash 80 600
lush. including 10000 bush for export as follows No
5000 bush 32d31c elevator 81 d3Sc delivered
and 40 COO bush at 3s' anoit early July No ols
LOCO hush '6c No white. 00O bush. 3)d39ac; No
white non na 3Sc; track white % 600 bush 2s1i3
track mixed 1000 bush. 3G9a 30 ac RYE-Marlet
dun. Quoted 57dJSioc for bo1toa1s and S6d5s for
lots. MALT-Market steady and UNCLAIMED; We +
ern. 63dS5c two.iowed state. 721d17i2c: siN-rowcd
75dSoc SEEDS-Clovcrs-et Is firm. with sales Of $50
bags Of prime October 1875 No Is quoted 39
The present strength seeds Is slid
foreign covering Of small lot.
Option Quotations follow. FOR comparison the closing
prices the previous day and for corresponding das