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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
Perfumed Nfists,

On certain parts Of the coast OF
France including the channel, misti
occasionally appear which are gen.
orally called "perfumed mists." They
come in the morning, especially dur
ing the spring, and, strangely enough,
only when the wind is in the north.
east. Sometimes they only last for a
few minutes, at Others they hang
about all day. They have a charac-
teristic smell, similar TO that Of a
lime kiln.
The origin Of these mistS is mys-
ter. In one district the inhabitants
thought the smell came from some
lime kilns some miles to the north.
east and they may have been right:
but that was not the explanation OF
the phenomenon, because the smell
from those lime kilns could not have
been carried by northeast wind &c
all the other pla el where the mists
were seen and c smell noticed.
In one Of those places the north
east wind comes from the sea, in
another it comes from overland; the
smell does not, the efore, cesSarilp
come from the ground. During the
past few weeks the northeast wind
has been very prevalent and the
mists frequent.
The best explanation given is that
the clustering no theast aud east
winds sweep up the dust, gases and
germs of the ground over which they
pass, and drive them toward the sea
When this WIND has continued for
some time il contains such a quantity
of these things a. TO effect all our
organs; that is the cause of the COM
plants whlch appear when the east
wind blows and it may be the cause
OF those ''perfumed mistS Paris
Petite Revue
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
A Queer Dwelling In Arizona.

Arizona is plentifully sprinkled with
of them are constructed of concrete or
adobe, and the mystery about them is
the identity of the people who de-
signed them. How they could be built
is not a matter of conjecture, as the
materials are close at hand. But there
is one ruin, although still in good
state of preservation, which, accord
ing TO the San Francisco Call, is
mystery, no matter in what light it is
considered. Ii is In the Huachuca
Mountains, not far from the military
reservation, lii northeasterly direc-
tion. Nothing is known of its origin,
and the 1'onderfwi part is the material
of which it is constructed. 1t is about
200 miles from the ocean and sur
rounded on all sides by hills of sand
and rocks covered with cacti. There
is no water for miles, except the ex-
cuses for rivers that run during the
rainy season. There is not even the
suggestion of water, and yet the house
is built of seashells laid in a sort of
CtLutht. Nhtlt lut tUtllS were OO-
tanned is n mystery that may never be
solved. IL does seem possible that the
builder OF the house would carry the
material over hundreds of mile OF
desert when there were plenty of rocks
near by that would answer the purpose
just as we'll, even though they were
not so unique The house is built in
the shape of the straw >hnts of the
Papago Indians and is about the same
size. There is room inside for FIVE or
six persons. but at present nobody oc-
cupies it, except, perhaps, some pros
pector who uses IL for a temporary
shelter in cold weather. There are a
dozen varieties Of shells to be found
In the walls, aud one over the door is
of extraordinary size. The age of the
building will never be known, but
there is little doubt that il is as old as
che oldest in the Territory.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
OLNEYVILLE, OCT. IA, 1893.

= Further testimony concerning the
physical charms of the japanese wo-
men, n matter on which Sir Edwin Ar
mold and Clement Scott, the dramatic
critic, are violently at odds, is fur
nished by Mrs. Louis Pagan, Travelled
English woman. Mrs. Pagan knows
the Mikado's land well and she AYERS
that, though the japanese women are
not beautiful, had Providence given
them good looks in proportion to their
other attractions, western women would
In time become extinct, for men would
go en- masse to japan for their wives
and sweethearts.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
Spider and Wasp Fight to the Death.

A fierce battle for life between a
large spider and wasp was wit
messed by man In his garden one
day recently The spider had spread
his web in corner OF the fence, and
was patiently waiting for something
to turn up Suddenly wasp flew in
to his web. He was firmly clught
and his desperate efforts to escape
tore several holes in the flimsy net
work about him. Here the spider
rushed out. and rapidly began to re-
pair the breaks. The wasp fought
harder still, and seemed to be trying
t. get chance TO sting his sly foe.
In minute or two the wasp lay per-
fectly still, as il dead. The spider
rushed out and seized the body Of his
victim. The wasp. who had appar.
emily teen playing 'possum, su denly
became very much alive, and in a
flash spider and wasp were clasped in
a dead lock. There was short, fierce
struggle, and both insects fell from
the dilapidated web TO the ground.
They lay there quite still, and the in
terested spectator, STOPPING over
them, found that both were dead.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
Where the Snake Boards.

The prairie marmot and the bur.
rowing owl come into neighbOrly con-
tact with the rattlesnake. but the
acv uaintance does not quite amount
To friendship The prairie marmot
takes a lot Uf trouble and builds a
nice burrow and then the owl, who Is
only a sloyenly sort OF architect HIM.
self comes Ung and takes apa t
n.ants 1t has never been quite set.
tied whether or not the lodger and
the landlord agree pleasantly to-.
gethcr. but in the absence ot any
positive evidence they may be given
cred { for perfect amjability, because
nobody has found traces OF owl In a
dead marmot's interior, nor OF mar.
mot in an owls. Lut the rattlesnake
is another tning.
lie waits till the residence has
been made perfectly comfortable and
tnen comes in himself, not in the
friendly capacity of lodger, but as a
sort OF unho.y writter-a scaly man
in possession. lie eats the marmot's
family, and perhaps the marnot him.
self. curling himself up comfortably
in the best part o: the d awing-room.
The owl and his belongings he
leaves severely alone, aud whether
from o doubt as to the legality Of
d straining upon the oods of 10 ger
or from certainty as TO the lodger's
DDS iucluding claws and beak,
naturalists d. not say. Personally L
incline very much TO the claw and
bcak theory, having seen an cid owl
kill a snake in "A We v neat and work.
manlike manner. and indeed the rat
tlesnake sometimes catches a Tartar
even in the marmUt
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
The Good Old DAYS.

Where are tho oroakers who say
that everything was all right in 1.-The
60 d old days" Here comes along a
diary written by a lady OF fashion
some fifty wears ago, aud among
other complaints, which are like
those we hear every day are these:
"Our streets are not wide enough for
the carriages. nor the week long
enough for ones engagements There
isn't enough money, or enough time
TO spend IL in. In short, such a
ness" Also, the writer OF the diary,
Lady Georgiana de hos, says: mo
wonder girls are delicate IL they eat
mutton cnops before dinner"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
NEW NAVAL SMALL ARM.
A Rfhe of SIX Miiiimeters CALDER Ap-
proved by the Secretary.

The adoption by the army OF q new
magazine rife, 10 dIspiace the rifles
with which it has been armed for
years, Is To be followed by the selec.
tion OF new arm for the navy.
The small arms board. which for
weeks has been discussing the caliber
or gun best adapted for naval pur-
poses, has concluded that the army
30-caliber is not the gun for the navy.
and has recommended a rifle OF the
remarkable small calibcr OF six milli.
meters or OF a out 23I -caliber. The
report OF the board was approved by
the Chief OF Ordnance and forwarded
TO the Secretary. He has just ap-
proved it, The Ordnance Bureau
will now begin the manufacture OF
rife barrels OF this calibeI, and will
submit their inventions OF breech
mechanism ana stocks TO suit this
caliber
The adoption by the army OF an
arm OF 10. elgn Invention Will not con-
troll the navy, IL it be possible 10 Sc.
cure rifle OF domestic invention and
having every feature of value which
the mechanism or the army gun pos.
sesses. The board, in determining
upon the calibcr was Influenced by
the greater value TO the service of q
gun with smaller caliber than that
OF the army, rather than by the ad.
yantageS OF having the guns OF iden.
tical one size, with view TO the use
or INTERCHANGEABLE ammuni tion.
This advantage was not overlooked,
Tut it was decided that the occasions
for the use OF interchangeable ammu-
milton were so rare as not TO warrant
sacrificing what the board thought
was a superior type OF gun.
The board finds that the smaller
caliber rife has many advantages over
the krdg-Jorgensen gun Of the army,
which is OF 30 caliber These are:
Flatter t.aiectory, which will dc
away with sights; greater velocity
and necessarily greater range, lighter
ammunition and greater accuracy.
Some barrels for test at the ordnance
shops are now being manufactured OF
this caliber. The bm eau will also
experiment with barrel manufac,
tured of steel, with % per cent OF
n.ckei.
Under the plans OF the department
the navy will furnish the barrels and
ammunition and the inventor who
shows the best breech mechanism will
supply the stock and all other parts
Fully 5000 rifles are necessary to sup
ply the enlisted force OF the navy.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

Ir is a matter OF deep interest,
both in education and in self-culturc,
TO discover how TO develop the heart
and the hand in unison. Every one
who shares i'm the responsibility of
training youth should hold in close
view two important obJects-one TO
quicken the affections, to stimulate
the desires, to cherish and 70 raise
the ideals; the other TO form habits
OF action in harmony with these.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

result OF his trusting the kaiser who
unmade him. He cannot understand
that IL Is no longer in the Emperor's
power To unmake him further, that
disease and fate are RAPIDLY carrying
out OF history the man that wrote so
large a part OF 1t in twenty-five years.
The emperor proved capable OF un-
expected kindness when he sent his
message OF cordiality 20 the moribund
chancellor, but the deed loses some
OF its grace I'm the fact that William
knows his enemy is forever hors du
combat
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
The Marshal Outwitted.

The Russian marshal, Suvarof,
says Lippincott's Magazine, was IA
nous as jeweler, and was fond OF
confusing the men under his com.
mand by ask ng them unexpected aud
absurd question. But occasionally
he met his match. Thus one bitter
January night, such as Russia only
can produce, he rode up TO sentry
and demandcd:
"How many stars are in the sky?"
The soldier, not a whit disturbed,
answered coolly:
await a little and I'll tell you"
And he deliberately commenced
counting. lone. two, three" etc.
When he had reached 100, Suva.
rolf. who was half-frozen, thought IL
high time to ride OF. not, however,
without inquiring the name Of the
ready reckoner. Next day the latter
found himself promuted.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

A PERSON who has formed his
temper and disposition OF mind after
a right model, who is humble, meek,
cheerful, and contented, can COM
monty find n convenient shelter when
overtaken 10y the storm OF life. 1t
should therefore be our early lesson
TO subject the passions and appetltes
and des res TO the control and gud-
ance OF season. The first are the
gales To imrci us in the voyage OF
life, but the last ought still to sit at
the helm and direct our course.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

DR. SCuorT OF Germany has been
making some interesting investiga-
tions OF ocean currents, the height Of
waves, and the rapidity Of their pro.
gress. He explodes the idea OF waves
'mountain high" and says that in
the worst OF storms they do not rise
higher than from thirty-six TO forty
feet. This will be disappointing TO
sea sick voyagers, who fancied that
they were several thousand feet high
and full of ipecac or some other
nauseating drug.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
Unhappy Kings and Queens.

Queen Victoria leads a quieter and
less ruled life than the sovereign OF
any other country in Europe All
t G other sovereigns have hard time
U< it.
Here is Oscar III, King Of Sweden
and NORWAY, tormented b. the Nor
weyian malcontents, by the obstruct-
i've Storthing and by Ibsen.
Here Is William III. Of Germany,
d iven To his wits end by hectOring
adversaries.
Here is the King OF the Greeks,
Gearge l.. always impecunious, and
at this time always overwhelmed in
sea Of troubles
Here is the King OF the Belgians,
Leopold H.. whose throne was men
aced few wee IS ago by his rehellious
subjects, and saved for time only
by his prudence
Here is the little King OF Spain,
Alfonso MIL. who must be fr ght-
ened when he hears his subjects
shouting for republic.
Here is the Car OF Russia. the
King OF Italy. the Emperor OF Au.
str q, and the Sultan OF Turkey tho
hardships OF whom arc known TO all
the world.
The young Queen OF the Neither
lands, Wilhelm M. the middle-aged
King OF Portugal. Charles L., and the
old Kin OF Denmark. Christian IN.
lead solitary, Quiet life, but they do
not govern countries OF the first rank.
and are comparatively speaking, in-
sinni ncnnf
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
A WOMAN AND A BABY.
What She Did with IL While the Car Was
Going Three Blocks.

A woman got into a Cold Spring
car. She was carrying a sweet-faced
baby, which was not more than six
moths old.
The car was detained on the corner
where the woman got on, aud she
shifted around nervously i'm her seat
for a moment and then began TO toss
the baby about HeIe is true dis
cription Of what she did with that
child while the car was going three
blocks
Held it upright on one knee for
thirty seconds. Then shifted IL To
the other knee
Pulled IL up against her and hugged
it twice
Tossed IL on her left shoulder and
then shifted it 10 her right shoulder.
Held it up 20 the window and then
stood it up on her lap
Made cradle out of her arms and
jumped it up and down about six
times.
Placed it on her left knee. Then
put il on her right knee.
Laid it on its stomach in her lap.
Iiugged it To her bosom and patted
it seven times
Held it up at the car window again,
then pulled it over TO her left
shoulder, shifted it TO her right
shoulder, and wound up by dumping
it on her lap
Tossed IL in the air dozen times
and hugged it tour or five times.
Laid IL on its back in her lap and
then turned it so that it lay on its
stomach.
Patted ii for minute and hummed
"Hush-a-by Baby" although the
child wasn't making sound.
Put it on her knee and joggled her
knee up and down. shook it in front
OF her, holding ii out at arms length.
and then hugged it ecstatically three
times
Held it up to the window for the
third time and then, when the con-
ductor came after her fare, laid it i'm
a mussy lump on the seat beside her.
Patted it some more, jOggled it
some more, tossed IL some more and
Topped it down on its stomach again.
Held it out at arms length and
gazed at it rapturously Talked glib
berish TO it and hugged it some more.
And all this while the car was 60
ing three blocks. Buffalo Express.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

TIE instinct which prompts play
clusions with one OF our incoming
ocean steamships is probably the
same which makes Young bull some
tines afIront locomotive on West.
ern railroad. Neither creature can
'tand the temptation to find out
which Is the stronger, the strange
smoke breathing monster or Itself
Man is urged by a similar instinct
when he insists in bucking against
old John Barleycorn. In all these
cases the superior force generally
give the inferior animal sore head
and much experience
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
EvERYTurNa which lightens hu

EVERYTHING which lightens hu-
man labor and lifts its burdens Is n
blessing exactly in proportion TO the
energy, courage, and industry with
which the released force is set To
work in new directions. Wherever
the removal OF ditliculty t2Nds to
sloth and inaction, or wherever the
time gained is spent on frivolous or
injurious objects, there it ceases TO
be "A benefit
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

The commercial and industrial fail
ures in the panic of 1878 numbered
5183, with total liabilities of S22S,-
499, 900. Until 1878 these failures
steadily increased in number though
not in volume of liabilities save in
1873, when 10,47S failures covered
liabilities to the amount of 1891, 1888, =
600. This, however, was the year
prior to that in which the bankruptcy
law was to cease, and very many shaky
concerns and individuals in business
desired to advantage by passage into
bankruptcy. In 1874 the number of
names recorded in business in the
United States and Canada, as the New
York Evening Post presents it, was
594, 1S9, while in 1898 the number has
more than doubled. The failures of
1892 are shown to be 1884, with liz
abilities of $l14, 0ii, 167. For the first
six months of the current year the
number of failures is 6401, with liabil-
ties of S16S, 92O, $50. "The compari.
son makes decidedly in favor of the
present situation" adds tho Post,
"and many factors warrant the AS
sertion that present disaster does not
compare with the disaster wrought in
1873, and leads to the hope that re-
covery will be much quicker"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
Fire Loss of the United States.

The Baltimore Underwater says:
"According e. the statistics furnished
by the United States census OF 1880,
the wealth OF the nation was esti.
mated at S43, 6I2, 900, 90. Accord.
ing TO the census OF 1890 the property
values ef the country had climbed up
to S62, 600, 00J, 900, gain in ten years
OF S1S, 95S, 900, 000 During this ten
year period, according to the chron.
ical fire tables the aggregate fire
loss Of the country amounted to
$l,046, 500, 65i. While the wealth OF
the country is thus increasing. the
fire loss keeps pace in ratio that
ought to make political economists
vince. There is no good reason Why
the full significance of such ratio OF
des truction of material values should
lie confined TO the underwater Ii
ought TO be burned into the memory
of every legislator, ever government
executive, every economist every
business man and every property
owner"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
Wanted to Sit Correctly.

'Sit down in 'front.'" said some
members of the audience, as pro.
fe,sor OF grammar stood up to take
survey OF the house
''Cannot he done. It's a physical
impossibility, replied the professor.
, "olt down, SIR" said the police
man.
"Ah. now you talk, sir. But when
those gentlemen a.Ked me TO sit
down in front and leave my back
standing up YOU
sit down." yelled the audience
and he sat.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
Russians During the Turkish War

was struck with the utter alb
sence OF enthusiasm and the dislike
TO the war. In the canteen tent l
frequently heard officers OF the guard
who had not vet been under nsc
making use OF such expressions as:
"Ah, II I were only lucky enough To
be back in St Petersburg" or I'D
give somebody good round sum to
give me a sight flesh wound" etc
The wounded In the hospital fire.
quently spoke In indignant terms Of
the officers which, as a rule, is GER
tainly not the habit OF the Russian
soldier. Experiences Of prussIan
Otlicer
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

WE don't see why the Sunday clos
ing litigation need be closed at the
end OF the Exposition season. 1t
might prove handy for the pettifog-
gers and the courts TO maui around
whenever they become Gogginizcd.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

Ir Is unfortunate that Princess Eu-
lalie arrived in Chicago too late TO
witne Mrs Potter Palmer's artistic
method OF using the hammer IL driv-
ing the last nail in the Woman's
building. There are some exhibitions
OF American skill that the Princess
seems doomed not TO sec.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

IN declaring that immigration
should be temporarily suspended in
order TO shut out a possible invasion
OF cholera, the Medical Congress at
Washington looked at the matter
from a sanitary standpoint only.
About everyone else has reached the
conclusion that immigration should
be shut off indefinitely. The devel-
opments OF the last few months show
that we have begun TO draw from
Europe the most undesirable class Of
immierants-people who become a
public charge under the most favora-
bic circumstances and who arS~& mill
stone about the neck OF the COM
munity in times OF depression. All
the riots in New York and in other
cities have been brought about by
these people. 1t cannot be denied
that most Of the applicants for public
charity cannot speak English, while
the incendiarY addresses that are de-
livered 10 idle crowds are in nine
cases out of ten delivered in foreign
tongue. The remedy for this cOndi-
tion of affairs is self-cvident Stop
immigration until the aAens already
here have become asSimilated with
the great body OF the American peo-
pie. The gates may then be thrown
open again.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

FEW men have ever earnestly strivcn
after n competence, after health,
home happiness, love OF relatives, re-
spect and confidence OF fellow men,
and not attained IL. Few men that
have so lived have had occasion To
part from old associations with dread
and TO greet new ones with fear.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

MEMBERS OF New York's 400" are
preparing for an amateur circus
This is unnecessary. Tney will never
be without an amateur circus so long
as Ward McAllister continues TO
abide there.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

BISMARCK proves his decadencc by
refusing To accept any personal cour-
tesy from the Emperor who has Of
fercd him royal castle as hotel
during his illness The man OF blood
and iron possibly fears that imprison-
ment not hospitality. might be the
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

The passengers on the train held
upin Indiana were mostly Worlds
Fair visitors returning home, and
,equently were not molested by
the robbers.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

WHAT II Mayor Harrison is becom-
ing conspicuous as kisser? He can
kiss in seven languages and nine dia-
lects, and no other Mayor in the
country can. Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

A WRITER on fashions announces
that "thc Eaton jacket must 60"
We'll, IL will be possible to stand this
loss, but only on condition that the
occupant OF the jacket does not &c
,..l. Z,
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14
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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

Cd" Communications for the reading col
nmns are solicited, and. wnen accepted, will
bo pad for. Manuscript must be accom-
paDir by necessary postage il expected 10 be
returned, ia case it il not published.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

II YOU see long haired fellow
don't take HIM for poet and speak
harshly TO him; ne may be a full
Eank
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-14

IT makes no difference how inno-
cent a man may e. IL he Is suspected,
every hiag he does is sign Of guilt