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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09
A UNIQUE ARCH.
II VIII Divert the Course Of . Noun
tain Stream.

Making a mountain stream run over
and above railroad track is unique
piece of engineering that the Southern
Pacific Company is shortly 10 commence
near Wright's station in the Santa Cruz
mountains.
Last spring there was big landslide
st the northern end of the long tunnel
near Wright's station. which caused a
blockade of the South Pacific Coast road
for number of weeks, aud caved in
about hundred feet Of the tunnel. The
moving slide of the mountain as il came
down the canyon, filed up the bed of a
large mountain stream TO such an extent
that it was five or six feet higher than
the track, while before il was several
feet lower.
The creek is dry now, bat during the
rainy season, unless its course is diverted,
the mountain torrent will sweep over the
road so as to make its operation at that
point impossible.
The officials first entertained the idea
of carting large quantities of dirt to
lower the bed of the stream to its old
level. But that plan was abandoned be-
cause Of the great expense it would en-.
tail, and IL was then decided 10 extend
the tunnel northward 200 feet and past
the point where the stream crosses the
track by means Of an arch of solid
masonry.
Plans for this stone tunnel have been
recently completed.
The arch will be twenty feet high and
be composed OF huge blocks of stone
that will stand the wear and tear of the
weather for years. On the inside il will
have the same width and height as the
tunnel proper, and will be constructed
In such manner that the stream Of
water flowing over it will not percolate
through.
The top of the arch, when finished,
will be about fifteen feet above the pres
ent bed of the stream, SO the latter will
have to be raised up to its level. This
will necessitate filling in for distance
OF several hundred feet.
As the stream flows over the top of
the stone arch il will have fall of not
less than twenty feet on the other side of
the track. 1t will be precipitous fall,
and during the winter time when tho
volume of water is large, will make a
very pretty waterfall. The officials are
inclined to think il will be the largest
artificial waterfall in the world, and pre-
sent an attrative view for passengers
travelling on the narrow-gauge line.-
San Francisco Examiner.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09
German
Syrup

Mr.. Albert Hartley of Hudson,
N. c., was taken with Pneumonia.
His brother had just died from it.
When he found his doctor could not
rally him he took one bottle of Ger
man Syrup and came out sound and
we'll. Mr.. S. B. Gardiner, Clerk
with Druggist ]. E. Barr, Aurora,
Texas, prevented a bad attack of
pneumonia by taking German Syrup
in time. He was in the business
and knew the danger. He used the
great remedy-Boschee's German
Syrup-for lung diseases. .
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09

Newspapers are printed in fifty nine Ian
guages.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09

Investigations that can be made OF
means of incandescent electric lamps are
extraordinary. The smallest Of all Is the
pea lamp, which is not larger than . pea
Of medium size and pear-shape in form.
Physicians, surgeons and dentists use this
lamp; the latter use lamp an inch and
a half long and half an inch in diameter.
One Of the earliest uses Of the tiny lamp
was for the purpose Of detecting spots Of
decay in the teeth. A small one placed
in the mouth OF a subject so illuminates
the teeth that no defect can escape
detection, When the stomach is
to be illuminated, tube is sen,
down with an electric lamp at The
lower extremity, the wires running
through the tube. The patient takes a
drink OF water before swallowing the
lamp, in order that the walls Of the
stomach may be distended and not come
in immediate contact with the lamp.
The current Is then turned on, and the
abdomen appears an illuminated mound.
The science and art OF studying mans in
sides from the outside by the aid of cleo
ulCity IL yct Soihpoinh'S'y po", "nN
there is much to be learned One Of the
most extraordinary uses OF the electric
light is in the exploration Of the bladder.
In the case Of this organ the surge on
passes in prism and an electric light,
and manages not only to illuminate the
interior but actually to see its various
parts reflected in a mirror from the
prism. By the aid of this contriyance
the very last secrets OF the bladder are
laid open to the surgeon. New York
News.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09

Be~obAn's pills cure Indigestion and constl-
nation. Beecham's-no others. y cts. box.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09

Ifafiicted with sore eyes use DR.. Thompson's
Eye Water. Druggists sell at Csc. per oottle.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09
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mage, l,l56; passengers carried, l15;
cargo, 22i tons.
The engines. by Robert Napier, were
side levers, with two cylinders, 72 inches
diameter by SO inches stroke Of piston,
driving paddle wheels 2si feet dame
ter Steam OF twenty pounds pressure
was provided by four ilue boilers, with
twelve furnaces, which consumed thirty
eight tons OF coal per diem. The speed
OF the vessel was eight and half
knots, with the engine developing 7l0 in
dicatcd horse power; coal consumption,
over five pounds per indicated horse
power; time in making the voyage,
fourteen days Polytechnic.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09

The experience of Great Britain and
Italy has not tended to predspose our
authorities In favor of exceptionally heavy
ordnance. The 1l0ton guns have been
removed from Italian ships. The war
vessels Indiana, Massachusetts, and Ore
gon are each to bo supplied with four
thirteen inch pieces. They are nearly
forty feet in length. The diameter at the
brcech is somewhat over four feet and at
the muzzlc twenty-onc inches. These
guns throw projectile Of 1, 100 pounds,
with $50 pounds of powder as a charge.
III Scientific American. 80
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09

Mn eress thing for \ young man % get out
and SEQ how they live. b. y. johnson 4 o.,
chsnns hOndi ~ AZ ns; a. Syins man young ma
money in bank rapldly. Try them and see.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09
Beware Of Ointments for Catarvh That
Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange tho whole system
when entering IL through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do Is ten fold 70 the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
cure manufact ured by +. J. Cheney d CO.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury. and is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure 10 get the genuine.
= Is taken internally, and Is made in Toledo,
Ohio, by r. J. Cheney & 60. Testimonials free.
~ Sold by Druggists, price 5jc. per bottle.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09
The True Laxative Principle

OF the plants used In manufacturing the
pleasant remedy, Syrup of Fig, has perma-
nently beneficial effect on the human system.
while the cheap vegetable extracts AMI min
eral solutions. usually sold ms medicines. are
permanently Injurious Being well Informed,
you will use the true remedy only. Manufao-
tured By the California Fig Syrup Go.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-09-09
Don't Blame the Cook

If baking powder is not uniform in strength,
so that the same quantity will always do the same
work, no can know how to use it, and uni
iormly good, light food cannot be produced with it.
All baking powders except Royal, because
improperly compounded and made from inferior
materials, lose their strength quickly when the can
is opened for use. At subsequent bakings there
will be noticed falling off in strength. The food
is heavy and the -four eggs and butter wasted.
1t is always the case that the consumer suffers
in pocket, if not in health by accepting any sub
stitute for the Royal Baking Powder The Royal
is the embodiment of all the excellence that it is
possible to attain in an absolutely pure powder.
1t is always strictly reliable 1t is not only more
economical because of its greater strength but
will retain its full leavening power, which no
other powder will, until used, and make more
wholesome food
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
And Still Growing.

At first the movement for woman
suffrage was regarded as mere crotch
ct, if not craze. AS it grew, there
used to be floods and torrents of ridi-
cule poured over it. But there never
was movement worth thinking of or
worth striving for in this world that
had not to take its baptism of fire in
the way of ridicule and sarcasm.
Some of our ancestors, as Julius Cse-
sar tells us, had a way of tiinging their
newborn children into cold streams
and rivers, under the impression that
those who did not survive were not
worth the bringing up, and SO we may
say of movements like this-if they can
not survive their immersion in the cold
waters of contempt or the heated gey-
ser streams of ridicule and sarcasm,
they are not worth the trying to bring
up. This movement has got over all
that. Since those early days it has been
steadily growing, broadening, deepen
ing, taking hold of society, of intelli-
gence and Of intellect everywhere
throughout the country. Justin Nc
Carthy, M. p.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15

A recent number of the New Zealand
Mirror relates that at the petty sessions
courts several persons were summoned
to show why they should not have their
certificates allowing them the control
of domestic animals Cancelled. These
cases, which have not been heard from
for many years, have this year cropped
up in considerable numbers, much to the
regret of the better class of people. The
possession of these certificates has very
properly been refused to those who have
shown the old aptness for cruelty, now
supposed to have been eradicated by
long culture OF the young in better SEN
timents. The jury was 'mpaneled in
the usual manner in such cases, half Of
men and half of women, all of whom
were known to be clear of any charge
of i'll treating animals. 1t is an excel
lent idea
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Miss Martha Carey Thomas.

Miss Martha Carey Thomas, who has
been elected president of Bryn Mawr
college to succeed DR.. James E. Rhoads,
who will retire during the coming year,
will be one of the youngest college pres
idents in the country. She was grad
uated from Cornell university in 1877,
and afterward studied at Leipsic. Re-
turning to this country, she soon be-
came connected with Bryn Mawr col
lege, the dean of whose faculty she
has been ever since the institution was
opened. Miss Thomas comes of a
wealthy Baltimore family, and her
father, James Carey Thomas, is one of
the trustees of Bryn Mawr college
Philadelphia Record.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
The CZarina Had Her WAY.


The czarina has shown herself all
along the most devoted of wives and
mothers, and many a Muscovite matron
delights to recall an incident of 1863,
when the young empress had lost lit
tie child of months old. She was in
consolable and mourned day and night
for her baby. On the day of the fu-
neral, though it was in the depth Of WIN
ter and the cold was intense, the ladies
in attendance were greatly distressed
when, on entering the room of their
sovereign, they found her standing wrap
ped IN black veil, and having, amid
her tears, a passionate discussion with
the emperor, who was trying to dis
suade her from a resolution she had
taken-that of, according to the Rus
sian custom, carrying on her lap in a
shut carriage the little coffin, which was
to be taken to the fortress of st. Peter
and st. Paul, the burial place of the
Romanoff family. What the poorest
woman in Russia has a right to do,
the czarina said, Il will do myself
And she had her own way, but she
caught a terrible cold which kept her
in bed for a month. Moscow Gazette.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Women Medical students.

Some of the best women practitioners
in the country matriculate from the
Woman S Medical college of the New
York infirmary. 1t is one Of the nio-
neer institutions, dating back to 1865,
with the names of DR.. Elizabeth and
Emily Blackwell for sponsors. There
are nearly 100 students this year. 1t
is one OF the few colleges in the coun-
try that has extended its course from
three to four years. 1t ranks as high
as the best mems colleges and has the
advantage of many in giving its stu
dents practical work in its hospital, in
Urinary and dispensary work, besides
the outside practice available in large
city. Students without these advan-
tages go to the Post Graduate college
and hospital after they have begun to
practice regularly and recovered from
the feeling of unlimited wisdom incl
dent to newly fiedged graduate with
q diploma Besides the men there are
35 women physicians at the college now
taking practical courses. Many of
them are married to men of the profess
sion. They come from all parts of this
country and Canada and are busy from
8 a. m. to 8 p. M, making the most OF
their few months stay.-New York
Times
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
How an Elephant Fights.

The elephant, although very large
animal, is not good fighter. A lion
can jump upon his back and tear off his
big, loose hide in a way which will
make the elephant roar with agony,
and the tiger and the panther can do
the same to him. Even the kangaroo.
whose front legs are mere paws, has the
advantage of the elephant, for it can
jump underneath him and scratch Wig
orously with its two powerful hind
legs, while its forepaws dig deeply into
his sensitive trunk. So the elephant in
warfare has to resort to strategy. One
of his tricks is to stand very still until
the lion or the tiger, as the case may
be, has jumped upon his back, and then,
before there has been time to do much
damage, Mr.. Elephant lies down and
rolls over, crushing his enemy.
There is pretty story told by an At
rican explorer of how an elephant kill
ed whole family of lions by backing
with them, one by one, into deep wa
ter, until they were so far in the stream
that they could not swim to the shore.
The elephant, who was cunning fell
low, would dip very low into the water,
and the lions would have to give up
their grip upon his back. Elephants
are very intelligent fellows, and good
hearted, too, if not provoked.
York Ledger
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15

For long time it has been believed
that bright scarlet could only be COM
bined successfully with dark blue or
black, but the artist in colors has
shown this year the possibility of the
combination of bright scarlet and gold
en- brown. A very pretty bonnet show
ing these colors is of bright scarlet felt,
rather oval in shape and fitting the
head almost like toque. Just in front
the brim is split up to the crown. The
edges are all outlined with narrow
band of mink, and where the brim is
cut and turned up there is placed a
mink head, which looks out with COM
posture from under its strange surround
ings. About the crown is twist OF
golden brown satin, and just in front
is a crescent of gold set with rhine
stones. -Ladies' Home Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Systematic Aid for the Poor.

BRAZIL, Ind, Dec. lin response to
a call for aid made by Mayor McCul-
Tough, many citizens met at the mayor 3
Office TO provide some means for taking
care of the poor of this city. A system
attic organization is being effected and
the provisions and money secured will
be carefully distributed. 1t is esti-
mated that over 200 families are in want
in the city, and as but little work can
be secured the prospects are that this
number will be greatly augmented dur
ing the winter
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Ten Insanity Experts.

CHICAGO, Dec. 11.-When Assassin
Prendergast was brought into court he
bowed to the jurymen, shook hands
with his counsel, then leaned back in
his chair and gazed vacantly into space,
while the examination of veniremen
was conducted. The state attorney an
nounced that 10 insanity experts will be
in attendance during the trial. During
the proceedings Prendergast twice
created disturbance by attempting to
talk to the judge and the counsel for the
prosecution, but was promptly silenced
by court bailiffs.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Can Animals Blush?

1t is hard to tell whether animals
blush, for their faces are covered so
thickly with fur or hair or feathers
that we do not know what may be 60
ing on beneath hide or skin. Were they
as barefaced as man is. it is more than
likely we should see them blush, espe-
cially the more bashful sort and those
with some sense of shame.
1t is the case that the faces of vul-
lures flush, and several of the monkeys
become purple with rage, which may
be considered as kind of blushing.
This may be proved any day in any
zoo, where the monkeys seem to fly into
a passion on the smallest provocation. =
New York Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Washington Dizziness.

There are few evidences of hard times
at the national capital. There seems to
be as great number of men with money
to spend for whisky and wine as ever be-
FORE The only sign of financial disturb
ance in Washington is in the large mum BE-
of vacant houses. 1t has been estimated
that fully 10000 dwellings are idle in this
city, but this is probably twice too high
an estimate But this is not a bad sign,
when the causes are understood. There is
too much idle capital in Washington rather
than too little A large number of wealthy
men have settled down here to live, and
they naturally look about them for in
vestments. During the last four years the
character of Washington houses has been
rapidly changed. The old before the war
square brick houses, with gable roofs and
no modern improvements, have been CIV
ing way to modern houses. There has been
craze for building houses to sell or rent,
and the result is that the thing has been
Uverdone. There are more houses than FAM
flies to live in them. The town has been
overbuilt, and investors will have to wait
few years for adequate returns for their
money. Washington is rapidly becoming
the most elegant and luxurious residence
city in America.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Silk Again In Favor.

It is curious what power is exerted
by that mysterious dame, Fashion. For
two or thee seasons wool gowns have
reigned pre-eminent for all walking
and semiceremonious purposes, so much
SO that silk one so worn looked dowdy
and out of place in the extreme. The
natural reaction has come, and the
sheen of the lighter fabric is now Id
high favor, putting into more or les
despised background the lately sover-
eign wools and cloths.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Proverbs From LINCOLN.

When mans sayings enter into the life
and literature of his country and pass into
the current proverbs of the time, we can
fairly measure the extent of his influence
and the strength of his character. OF all
Americans this is most significantly true
of Abraham Lincoln. The papers contin-
ually repeat new anecdotes about him,
and while some may be apocryphal most
are undeniably historical.-Jewish Mes
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Robbed a Ticket Office.

ST. CHARLES, Ills, Dec. 1.-THE
ticket Office of the Chicago Great Western
was robbed by four masked men. They
smashed the glass in the Office windows
and covering Night Operator Foster and
his friend "Brick" Mattsen with revolv-
ers, compelled them to open the door.
They then bound Foster and Matteson,
blew open the safe and secured $110 in
money and some checks and receipts.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Police Have a Clue.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Dec. 11.-As to the
robbery of the South Bend National
bank on Thursday the police have clue
to the perpetrators. The man on whom
suspicion rests is the notorious gold brick
man Frank Smith, who assisted Red
Austin in swindling George w. Swygert
of this city out of $1,000 last year On a
gold brick deal. Smiths picture has
been identified as that of man who
was seen in front of the bank on Thurs
day about the time the robbery was
committed
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
Cheap European Women.

high figure in Europe. In Germany
the government pays schoolteachers,
telegraph operators and postal clerks
from $12 to $40 a month. Spain has
1000 schoolteachers, half of whom
receive 800 a year. In Austria accom-
plished teachers are only too glad to
give music lessons at mark (25 cents)
an hour. Capital saleswomen in Ber-
lin and Dresden receive So month
Exchange
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-12-15
HURLED FROM THE TRAIN.
An Express Messengers Successful Fight
With a Robber,

With Robber.
BLOOMINGTON, Ills, Dec. II. "A curl.
Gus attempt at robbery of an express car
occurred Saturday night at the crossing
of the Lake Erie and Western and the
Illinois Central, mile and a half south.
east of this city. As the westbound
Lake Erie express train stopped for the
crossing the glass OF the south door of
the United States express Car was
smashed, and Messenger Weekly, look
ing up, saw a mans arm ass into the
opening, the hand reaching for the latch.
Weekly jumped up and rushed to meet
the intruder. The messenger was I'M
armed, having laid his revolver beside a
pile of packages at the other end of the
Car. AS the door of the car opened the
men grappled, the intruder grabbing the
messenger by the throat. In the strug-
glewhich followed the messenger proved
the victor, hurting the robber from the
train to the ground. None Of the other
trainmen had noticed the struggle and
the train proceeded without further mo.
lestation. Messenger Weekly's face and
neck were badly scratched and bruised.
There was from So 900 to $4,000 in sight
as the messenger was ready to make a
transfer at the Bloomington union
DEPOT
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