The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

scientist says that in the near future
whiskers will be universally worn.
FARMERS of Lincoln County, Neb.,
do not belong TO the great army of
the unemployed. They are kept
busy fighting chicken thieves, and
the Russian thistle simultaneously.
They have their hands full.
AUSTRALIA has given up altogether
the maintenance Of founding hos
pitfalls and orphan asylums and has
substituted for this the system OF
| placing children in private homes
until such time as they are able 10
care for themselves.
! NOWHERE else has economic forest
! ~ advanced so far rs in Germany or
| France. Students of forestry in
! England finish their course Of study
! by visit OF three months TO the most
suitable forests of Germany. These
annual visits have developed into a
system Of apprenticeship, extending
over five months. from the middle OF
April 10 the middle OF September
BRITISH sea captains are trying to
stir the sluggish British Government
to take action with the United States
Government in destroying the dere-
licts that threaten life and property
in the North Atlantic. A petition
urging such cooperation, signed by
$40 captains, representing crews ag-
gregating 30. 600 men, and property
worth f30, 900, 900, has just been pre-
sented TO the First Lord OF the Trea-
sury.
EIGHT years ago, says the New
York Press, Cleveland's wealth
amounted perhaps to 500, ,0Oo-no
more. Now he is rich man-very
rich-taking into account the short
time which has elapsed, and to-day
his property, as estimated by the as
SCISSORS books of New York, will
amount to over n quarter of million.
Up to within couple Of years he
has lived in no luxurious way, but
about two years ago he began an en-
tirely new course of existence.
A THEORY has been put forth by NJ.
Rateau i'm the French Academy OF
Sciences that the crust OF the earth
beneath the continents does not
touch the fluid globe, but is separated
from it by space filled with gaseous
matter under pressure. The conti-
nents would, therefore, constitute Il
sort Of blister, much hattene1, in
fiated and sustained by gases, while
the bottom OF the oceans is supposed
to rest directly on the fiery mass.
By this hypothesis the author be-
lieves that many phenomena of the
terrestrial crust may be explained,
which are not clearly accounted for
under the present theory.
AUSTRALIA is greatly perturbed
over the emigration movement in
Paraguay. The government of Para
quay has given nearly 500,0 acres
OF good land for settlement TO Aus
tralian colonists, or others of suitable
standing in means and character who
ioin them, and there is All expecta-
ton that l0,0 600 persons may settle
on the lands. All who go from old to
new Australia are teetotalerS and
have considerable amount saved,
and the loss OF few thousand men
of that stamp is n serious matter.
South Australia has, therefore, passed
a village settlement act, under which
those who want to cultivate land are
favorably dealt with. Then comes
the question whether the Australian
land is as good as that in Paraguay,
and At is not But there are disad-
yantages there rs well.
THE rules OF all railway companies
recognize to some extent the fact that
alcohol units their employees for
their responsible duties. 1t is. re-
ported that on fifty-four North Ameri-
can lines total abstinence while on
duty is insisted upon by the railway
companies; on fifteen abstinence
without restriction to time OF duty {;
on thirteen the companies insist on
I abstinence as essential to promotion,
and on one the employees signature
of the abstinence pledge is required
before engagement. The Rock Island
Railway Company has been enforcing
its anti-drink rules lately with great
vigor. General Prince Kuropatkin
recently issued an order to the Of
fetal staff Of the Trans-Caspan Rail-
way, requiring all officials and en-
ployes guilty OF ofindulging in intoxi-
eating drinks to be reported to
him.
THE profit-sharing system, says the
Baltimore Herald, appears to have its
advantages, not only as a means Of
inspiring greater industry, care and
closer application on the part Of en-
ployes, but also "a preventive OF
strikes There have been number
OF labor disputes in New England
during late years, but in all this time
the Bourne mill at Fall River has
been running uninterruptedly, be
cause the operatives had an interest
in keeping at work beyond the mere
question Of salary. Their prosperity
increased proportionately with that