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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

Take IN ordinary can OF tomatoes
or peaches, and YOU will notice one
end is smooth, while the other is cor
rugated.
lie sure the can has no dents, rs
they will give falls, results Open
the corrugated end OF the can, ex-
ira I the contents turn the can up
side down on "A hot stove, so as "a
unsolder the rest OF that end. Care
fully clean out any solder that might
Toe on the inside OF The can. Clean
the a n and turn IL upside down.
\ on now have an OK client gauge.
The next question will be its proper
exposure.
1t should he clear OF all modifying
influences, such AS trees and build
ings, and high enough 10 pre,e nt
chickens etc. interfering, select a
fence post with "A clear sweep OF the
sky" nail "a lath to the post allow
ing II 10 project about four inches
above the post pace The gauge ON
the post and tie 10 the lath. The
lath should not reach higher than
the gauge. as then IL would interfere
with the fall ng rain. II the top OF
the pos, is not already fiat and level
IL should he made So with a saw
Next, rovidc "A measuring STICK.
II req cedar l. ohtainable II is the
rest walnut viii come next What
eyet wU1d l., USED. the stick should
he made a. thin AMI barrow as com
paiible with It's usefulness, SO as to
cause the least displacement OF water
possible Graduate the stick In
inches and fractions. II possible the
fractions should Toe in tenthS Al
measurements In such "A gauge are
direct and should he recorded as
measured.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
"ALl RIGHT. BILLY"


N'~s
In the slang p~arlanee OF some Of our
great cities a bunko steeTer Is q man
whose occupation consists In Turing
unsuspecting co%untrymen into M
OF chance and defraudiDg them Of
their money. Billy Bunko, however.
II not "A man. but a Texas steer. and
Is probably the greatest arbitrator
in the land. For IL years he has
| cen employed in such a wholesale
betrayal OF his comrades that the
burden OF his sins as expressed nu-
merically, L. simply astounding.
Billy is owned by Armour n Co,
the great Chicago beef-house, and his
vocation consists in leading cattle TO
slaughter. The cattle m arriving at
the stockyaIds, are much alarmed at
the smell oi blood, and IT, Is exceed.
inglv ain cult 10 drive them, as they
seem % have a %premonition OF their
impending doom, hut where one OF
the number leads they follow
blindly. 30 when the pens are
opene Billy is at hand TO lead his
trusting companions 10 their Ceath.
An emp'oye opens the gate Of a pen
and calls out "All right, Rilly,"
and Billv without delay places him
self AT the head az the frightened
herd and unhcsitatl ngly ma cheS tO
the door OF the slaughter.house.
where he quickly steps aside, while
his dcludcd followers are driven 60
meet their fate, He then makes his
way hack 10 the yard and wait for
the next pen 10 he opened, and at the
>ignal, "Ail right Billy" he con-
duets fresh Wet ms 10 the house or
death.
Ii is impossible Ia have very much
respect for this wholesale and pro.
fess l0ned b%ctrayer, BILLY, but per-
haps he is not So much a. he blamed,
as he probably knows that II he
should fail 60 perform the unpleasant
dut es connected with his Office he
won Il forfeit his head and disappear
in the house whittier he has seen So
many Of his kind enter, never To ap-
pear except IN the form OF steaks
rQasts, aud canned beef IL In prob
able that he purchases his life at the
expense OF his happiness, for IN =
betrayal OF nearly "a million lives y
year Ia telling on him. and he wears
a sad and shame. faced expression; ~,
possibly some day he will mix with
the herd as they go Ia their death,
and sacrifice his lie 20 atone for his
misdeed.. -Harper's Young Ieoplc.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Unusual.

When The Captain OF the steam.
ship A!aud. from Dundee, came into
port "A few weeks ago and 10 d a yarn
about "A ball OF fire doing insane
things a,Out the decks OF his ship,
there were some people who heard the
tale with scOrn, and others who wrote
poetry about IL. And now here
comes another Dundee skipper who
tells OF "A SINH ar electric display.
He is Captain Lord OF the British
steamship Croma, which lately ar
rived from Dundee. Captain Lord
says his ship encountered heavy
weather from the start. Seas beat
high ana the barometer dwarfed itself
u IS That was on ecembcr :.
That night there was "A success on
Of heavy hail.squail Is. and Tn Captain
asserts that during each sluall every
masthead, yard-arm and sail was
ablale with cOmpusants, o. ST. Eimo's
lights, as mariners prefer To speak OF
them. They came and went as the
squalls blew and sIb>ided. and, as
these lasted throughout the night,
the ship was several times illumi-
mated with the dancing tips of fire.
The ship during this time was driv-
ing leIore the gale with enRine5
sto Jped. She wa lightly laden, and
the seas were swinging 50 high that
IL was foutd necessary 20 STOP the
engines u check the frightful racing
OF the propellers. Waves constantly
dashed over the sh p and one OF the
vessels crew was badly Injured by
being thrown 10 the deck.
Toward morning the wind fell light
aud then came in ftful gusts. Then
the lightning got in It's play, aud for
an hour or " the ship was In q per-
feet blaze OF sheet lightning. New
York Times.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

More outward man fcstat ons OF
respect are pa d 10 the dead 10 Paris
then in any other city. When a
funeral process sion passes through the
streets OF Par S every man takes OF
his hat and bows b : head until the
rear OF the cortege gets past him,
The women stop and express their
conventional sorrow 10y courtseyiDg.
In Germany the hearses are pecu-
liar. A common sty,e : q sort OF
cumbinat on hearse ana hack A
place in the forward part Is con
structed 10 contain the coin. while
in the rear are seats for the near re-
latiyea Another style cons SIS o. "A
low, long Wagon, with little wheels,
and the Lody 81 the continuance -
ke a fiat car, with no covering.
The bigg IL ,Ortege. The writer has
ever seeu we're at 1T Petersburg
There a funeral is uuite a jolly affair,
and the city : full OF pro essional
moUrners. The richer the man the
bigger the funeral. because the mo- .
mCurners his family Can hire. The
EN- Enjoyment OF these professionals J..
a rec ognised custom, and many men
and women at the cars gay capital
make a good living out OF their curl
Gus business
The ST. pend OF u Petersburg
mourners a - according I o the
length NJ I me the r services are re-
quire1 AT! the character ~ costumes
they are re tuired 10 wear. They are
alsoerpected " make the church hide.
Gus with their moans and walls and al
the grave they engage 10 scream and
yell a. If in a wild p~sroxysns oigrief
II they d ia ge the 2 duties with
proper JUNCTION they are treated 10 q
bauquet after the funeral
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Prefers Comedy.

Il have probably half-read more
novels than any other mar or earth"
remarked the philosopher. II begin
all th. new works OF the day. The
descriptive matter and tn gbter
complications OF the characters d.
VERY me. But when the author be-
gins 10 pile on the agony, quit him.
Why should ! allow my feelings TO
lie worked upon by imaginary suffer
ing when there is 30 much real misery
in the worlor Ones sympathies can
healthfully receive only Just 40 much
OF "A strain Nine tenths OF the
stories of real life tcing tragedies, /
protest that at least nine tcnths OF
the roman "a should be pure com dy."
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

Mot her be- vhlrh 4. kasninr
tlovly .iovly ,kd-. h.. nT.t
s,sGtx 40, Nv s.l,. ths pir
A-inouuesrus t~ncer rounJ ~ ples min,
Nhist~r thai ri. tiloe fer are.mips
Busl my dear. .Ae WoYla "a sIoepiEs:
Roekinc-rockin- 10 and sro
Un "a sci, 80 W. o.
Sh. q \. a j.. mvsile O. r
tet oe. ,xe.ilv an Ei-u, enc.
hr kIup -~rocktrr "a and fro
a. 10 rlufub r,snC NC
sleer- b.bs ,n.n
sleep baby sl.en
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
a Tasty Dish.

a good way TO make egg outlets IL
10 boil three or four eggs for ten
minutes, Dip them IN cold wa er for
a minute or two u strip Of The
shell cut o he ends ~ each egg a d
divi le into four slices, Dip each piece
IN he w l-teaten vol or ar egg,
then In bread crumbs rather highly
seasoned with pepper, salt and "A
tcaspoonful OF very finely minced
parsley; fry In boilIug butter until
brown, serve with potatoes si ed
thin and fried W a light brown; garr-
ish with parsley.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
HUXLEY.
Always ~ War With Somebody and . Be,
yer In the Sea serpent.

IN tbf NsTpsh's
Professor Huxley. the great sclen-
list, is a keen.eyed. sharp.featured
man, with curly whitish side whis-
kers, but Is clean shaycn as u lip
and ch n, and L. rising nine and SIXTY
lie is quite c%rotchety, almost cranky,
irascible TEN, er. being almost a ways
engaged in a fierce war OF wo,ds with
somebody. When he sinite> an OPP
ponent he falls upon h ~ with all his
might and literally whirls him away.
He - naturally weighed down with
dife ent degrees, and he recently re-
ceived what ~LipDincOtts calls the
somewhat dubious honor of he NJ
made a privy councillor. lie lives
IN Sussex. In "A house specially de.
signed Tor him Y his so ,-in-law. He
calls IL "Hodeslea which J., the
ancient form of his surname. A
rather good story Is told OF the way "A
local guide used 10 make the profess.
or show himself at his Library win
dow To visitors from all parts OF the
,ountry. He would take "A group OF
tourists u a wall close u the great
mans house and say 10 them NOW
watch your chance here he comes. "
al the same time throwing "A handful
Of gravel against the window, where
AT the professor would appear foam
ing with rage and shaking his lists
al the innocent visitors who would
retire much perplcxed aud sometimes
spread the report that the y ofessor
va demented He IL perbap- hest
X own ~ the p~opulariler OF the Oar
winian theory OF evolution. He ~
a.sO a devout believer Ia the exist
ence OF the sea serpent, and declares
that those who laugh al the idea Ola
monster serpent existing In The deep
and biz enough ~ drag down whole
ships aud their c-ews are foolish and
ignorant Indeed. he holds this
opiD oD OF all those who 40 not agree
viii him He IL tho bete noire 81
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
4 %SpcakinR Pause

An English reader who believes In
1.-THE total depravity OF inaDimate
things" says 10 Is usually fatal TO in
trOducc an effective pause into "A reel
tatioD. for something Is sure To mar
IL. lie adds, ~plaiDtively: III ! am
recitiny In "A hall where there is a
striking clock, or past which "A train
rams with shrek and o "A ] know
that striking clock and s%hricking
train w II make themselves heard at
"A moment when IL Is most important
for me 10 have uDbrokcn silence /
once wrote some verses for recitation,
into which ! was SO injudicious a. 10
put the exclamation, Listen, what
was that | might have known
what would happen. Doors slammed,
clocks chimed special trains
screamed. old gentlemen coughed,
some one vas %cOnvulsed with an ire
preside sneeze, dogs came from dis
tant parts on purpose 20 bark, candle.
shade fell of. a waiter dropped =
tray and teacups "A baby cried. n a
deaf O q lady was Heard 10 say W her
ncighbOr: Would half 4 cucumber
he OF any use?' ] learned bitter wis
dom and cut the passage out
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

''The most eXciti x experience l
ever had" SAID Il. r. spencer, twas
In a forest fire near Mani>tee, Mich
! had vi tied a small lumber camp
and etircd TO rest IN one OF the
hunks provided for the choppers j
was awakened by a strong light from
the north, and, going outside OF the
wooden shanty, 10 seemed TO me that
the entire world was on lre. IL
cracked and snapped, danced and
Jumped. a. II the demon OF nre was
holding "A high carnival and celebrat-
ing the end OF the world. From
every side could be heard sounds like
the firing OF cannon and the shrieks
OF dying human beings. IL was the
falling of the boughs and the signing
OF the wind, but ! never heard so
horrible a sound nor witnessed no
weird and terrible "A s'ubt. Hastily
aw ikening the other men IN the
camp | mounted "A horse and fed
from the flames But The horse could
not keep pace with the progress Of
the me. The lurid heavens looked
as though they we're "A moulten heat:
the air was ati'eliDg the smoke al
most suriocated ne, while falling
leaves and boughs burned my hARee,
aud the ~sickeDing odor OF burping
flesh added 10 the horror. Within
two or three hours ! was In an open
ing, where ! was no longer In danger,
but NV horse was hadlv In ured, wdile
my clothing was full OF holes where
enbers had struck me. ! will take
my chances with cyclones or earth
Quakes, but not with a burning forest
again. st Louis Globe Democrat
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Could Make yse or IL.

A farmer. whose practical luind
vas altogether superior Ia any regard
for things beautiful, had the good OF
bad fortune to marry a wife VIM
brought with her a wooden suOsti-
tute for one Of her neither limbs
He was at once demonstrated with
on such an exercise OF his tho &C. but
he answered the oh ectOr IN a nsn.
ner that undoubtedly showed he had
the shrewd utilitar.an character OF a
Scotsman.
"Hech. sir. said he. -it's n,sy re
no q vera bonnie III NJ TO marry A
woman vi a wooden le, but mon,
she'll be awful useful az settin' time
when I'm putt - doom my csbbages.
turnips, and tatties The can gang
on ia front an make a hole vi her
stump while ] come behind and put
10 the sect"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

The famous Colossus OF Rhodes,
which was made OF bronze and was 81
cubits (Or about 10 feet N height
was twelve years in making, and was
said to have cost only 800 talents, OF
about E.5. coo, il we reckon the Attic
talent, or El02, - l.. II we reckon the
other talent. and probably the after
is 10 he reckoned q this case. AT
all events the so-called Colossus al
the sun, in the Ca itol, which was a
bronze of Apollo, only thirty cuhits-or
fOrty-tve feet EDglish-high, brought
by Marcus LUcullus from ApOllonia.
in POntEs. cost 800 talents, which. IL
reckoued even a Attic talents, would
be over cI25, 0Ju, and IL would hardly
he probable that the Colossus oil
Rhodes, which was twice its height.
could have teen executed for % much
less But this j. a tr he compared u
tie price aid for a colossal statue OF
Mercury, made for the city OF Averni,
in Gaul. b .enpturouS On This
work ne was engaged for twelve
years. and thu cost OF il was "i35.-
ODC. What the gOld and ivory Athena
OF Phi Las IN the arthenOn or his
Ieus al OLYMPIA cost - rot stated hy
any ancient authOr. For the famous
statue Of DiadumenUs, which was a
bronze figure OF lie siL representing
a youth tyiDg a d Jet around his peaii
PoIycleitus received 100 talents, or
about e., U0t.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

the AUTOGRAPH hunter, whose excuse
for existence ne does o see Yet
he relates with much gusto how his
pos,ma not long since asked him
for an autograph, confess n; frankly
that he did not know what the pro.
fessor's busin SIS was, but explaining
that he had heard folks say as how
ne was something s'perior."
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Worthy subject.

Many anecdotes O' Gen. sam
Houston are told which show that
ms tongue was by no means slow or
his wit dull. As Gen H. had been
financial agent 10 the penitentiary
fOr a number 81 years, and warmly
opposed Gen liouston's last C ectiOn
a. Governor Of Texas. he feared he
would lose his desirable oni,e.
lie therefore pre.ented "A petition
In due time. asking that he might he
retained, his long and faithful serv-
ices" being urged az a reason for
granting the re uest ~ the petition
ers.
1t appears from this petition,
General" said the Governor. that
you have been in the pe~nientiary
eight years
Yes. sir"
And you say that you have per
formed faithfully each AID every
duty imposed upon you during that
time?'
Yes, sir"
Then. sir" said the Governor.
with "a twinkle 10 bis eye. lit seems
~ me ] ought 70 pardon you cut"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
The FIRST silver Coins.

According To an old tradition, sill
yer was first used az "A coin In Great
Britain n. ncteen hundred years ago.
A mint Is said 10 have been estab-
lished at Colchester. IN the County
OF Essex, England bv M OF the ma
tive kings during the reign " the
Emperor Augustus, and gold, brass,
and silver coins, ~ a small extent,
were issued therefrom.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

some practical sister could make
none 10y inventing a brand Of soap
that "Wil Enectually Scour a Boy
Clean" The kinds for sale have too
much perfume in them, n not
enough I've.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

THE most useful thing "a The long
run-Dreath.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-15

liver the grafton, and other distinguish
ed members of the Alumni association
will contribute their share to the exer-
cises.
Dartmouth college had its genesis in
q school opened by Eleazor Wheelock at
Lebanon. Conn, Dec. 10, 1854, for the
Christian education Of Indian boys. In
1854 half of it's 80 students were Eng
ish, and it was soon found that the
school had large field of usefulness in
educating the white youth of the colony.
In 1865 fund of $40, 900 was raised
in England for the support of the school
and committed to the charge of a board
Of trustees, with the Earl of Dartmouth
at it's head Soon after the school was
moved to New Hampshire and charter
ed in the name Of King George III by
Governor John Wentworth. The char
ter bore the date of Dec ID, $780, and
named tho school Dartmouth college in
honor of its most active patron
DR.. Wheelock was the first president
of the college, and the first class Of four
students was graduated in 1871. The
years of the Revolution and of the foun-
dalton of the republic formed period
of trial for the struggling young col
1ege, but it was finally established on
firm basis and has kept pace with the
Dartmouth hall, the oldest of the col
lege buildings, was built in 1871. The
lower floor is used for recitation rooms,
and the two upper stories are dormito-
ries. One of the most important of the
newer buildings is Wilson hall, erected
in 1884 at cost of $40, 900. 1t contains
the college library of some 80, 600 vol
umes
The finest building at Hanover is the
Mary Hitchcock Memorial hospital, fin
ished in 1898 at cost of $500, 900. 1t
was erected by Hiram Hitchcock of
New York city as a memorial to his
wife, and although under q separate
corporation is really part of the med
ica1 college William J. Tucker, the
president of Dartmouth, was inaugu-
rated in that Office a year ago. He is 80
years old aud was graduated from Dart
mouth in 1851 and from Andover The
illogical seminary in 1866.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-15

YWNHE FIRST PAPER IN KANSAS TO SEs
~ cure the leased wire service of the Associated
Press; controls exclusively for Topeka the Fun
Day Service of this great organization for the
collection of news. A telegraph operator in the
STATE JOURNAI once is eInployed for the sole
purpose of taking this report, which comes con-
finuouSly from 1880 a. m. till 400 p m with
bulletins of important news up TO D. m over
q wire running into this office and used only for
the day Associated Press business between tho
hours above named.
sw-The STATE JOURNAL Is the only paper In
Kansas receiving the Full Day Associated Press
Report.
E~The STATE JOURNAL. has regular aver
age Daily Local Circulation In Topeka Of more
than all other Capital City DAtlios Conn
binOd, and Double that Of its principal
paper.
%MembeP OF the American NewspapSR
Publishers Association.
EY-The STATE JOURNAL Press Room IN
equipped with Lightning Web Pert0cttng
Printing Presg-th0 handsOmesc and GmmemG8
piece q printing mAohinSFT In Ehs seBea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-15

ferred on a man better entitled to honor
than Isaac Pitman. His system of pho
nography-with many improvements by
others-is now practiced by the major
ity Of shorthand writers Of the English
language There were many authors
or teachers Of different systems preced-
ing Pitman. but when his was first pub
lished in 1887 it was Immediately pro-
nounced superior to all others.
Isaac Pitman was born in Trowbridge,
Wits, England, Jan. 4, 1913. He was
obliged to leave school at the age of IL
years and entered the counting house of
o clothing manufacturer. After six
years service as clerk he received five
months training in the Normal college
of the British and Foreign School socie-
ty and was in 1881 appointed master Of
the British school at Barton-on-H Humber.
He established the British school at
Wotton-un Edge in 1886.
His first treatise on shorthand ''Sten-
ographio Southland, appeared in 1887,
and he thus became the originator of
the spelling reform to which and the
propagation of his system of phonetic
shorthand he devoted his entire attention
after 1S43, when the Phonetic society
was established His system of short
hand was renamed in 1910 and entitled
photography; or, Writing by Sound, -
and his Photographic Reporters Com
panion" appeared in 1916.
Mr. Pitman's Phonetic Institute
at Bath is really phonetic printing
Office and publishing house for the
dispatch of phonetic books to all parts
of the world. He edits and prints The
Phonetic Journal Mr. Pitman has is
sued little library of about so volumes,
printed entirely in shorthand. ranging
from the Bible to ''Rasselas. - Mr.. Pit
man has received several medals and
other testimonials from America and
other parts of the world in recognition
of his system of shorthand and of his
1abors for the reformation of English
photography
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-15
ABOUT REPREsENTATIvE.
And the Issue That Is Involved In To
morrOw's Primaries.

And the Issue That Is Involved In To-
morrow's Primaries.
To the Editor of the State Journal.
SIR--The people of Kansas, not to
mention the Republicans of Kansas, owe
it to themselves to make Major J. 4.
Hudson state printer. He has for years
been rendering them ungrudging, uncal-
culating, inestimable service. He has
spent his time and money. The assem-
bly, at Athens used to open with a curse
on any member who should not speak
his real convictions. Everybody knows
that such a curse would never touch the
editor of the Capital Everybody knows
that there probably is not an
other paper of the size of
the Capital outside of Topeka that
has been run on as sincere, honest and
courageous a plan as the Capital has
been. We have forgot what it is to have
a great paper run as personal organ or
as an instrument of blackmaiL
While the Capital has been courageous
and honest. it has not been cranky. 1t
has been fair and broadminded Every
body has had a hearing. The people
ought to appreciate this. Party leaders
who have not been, as in some states,
constantly forced to drop a nickle in the
slot, ought 10 appreciate it A great
paper in these days Yields an immense
power, and a paper under the control of
a sincere and able editor ought to re-
ceive the support of everybody to the
end that it may be kept SO, and that hon
est and able editors may not find their
efforts unappreciated.
Under these circumstances it seems to
me that the Republicans of Topeka.
whose personal preferences may be for
Col. Veale as candidate for the legisla-
ture, ought to consider awhile before
they allow those personal preferences
wholly to control them in the matter. In
these times especially, and, for that mat
ter, at all times, voter ought to con-
slider the welfare of the people and of
the party before his Individual prefer
ences or interests, or the individual
preferences or interests Of his friends.
l. w GIEEn