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

els it not nearly time that some re-
striction was put upon the disposition
of surgeons in this town to slice open
their fellow-creatures in the interest
of the complaint called appendicitis?"
asks New York Life. THAT late alb
surd and lamentable operations have
cost the lives of useful citizens, will
strengthen our opinion, which begins
to be pretty generally current that APP
pendicitis is epidemic in the minds of
the metropolitan surgeons, and that
human life would be safer in New York
If the operation was forbidden except
by order of court The public
knows altogether too much about sp-
pendicitis, and the doctors altogether
too little. Two-ffths of the genuine
cases result from scare in the patients,
and one or two more tifths of all the
cases exist only in the imaginations of
the surgeons The cure of such legit-
innate cases as are left il not worth
what it costs. Appendicitis is played
out. The invention of the operation
for it has changed very rare malady
into common and dangerous disease.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
GOT DAMAGES FROM THE EARL.
An English Serving Maid Who Refused
to Garry Coal for Clancarty.

An English Serving Maid who Refused
to Garry Coal for Clancarty.
Recently at the Brompton County
court Captain Head claimed Go from
the Earl OF Clarcarty for breach OF
agreement in the hiring OF fur
nished house. 40 Lowhdes square,
saws the Westminster Gazette. The
defendant signed an agreement to
take the nouse in question fHem
Sept 23 last to Nov. Is at the rent
OF Gl00 It's. This document con-
tained a clause to the effect that his
lordship should retain on the prem
ises the landlords housemaid, named
White, the former paying her three
shillings per week Tor washing and
beer and half her wages (f22 per an
num,) besides providing her with
board. Shortly after his lOrdship and
his servants took up their abode at
40 Lowndes Square, the Earl of Clan
carty sent the butter to the house
maid with an order to make a IRE in
Lady Clancarty's room. White re-
piled that it was not her place to
carry coal while an able bodied foot.
man was in the house. Eventually,
however. she did light the fire, but
expressed her opinion that IL was not
her duty to carry coal His lordship.
on being informed OF this, wrote her
"A note rcproving her for what he
termed "impertinence" and telling
her To pack up and leave the house
Later on Lord Clancarty offered her
a months wages in lieu of notice,
but the plaintiff declined TO accept IL
or to leave the house. She stated
that she was turned out at $50 y
m. by the aid Of a policeman. One
OF the neighhors sheltered her until
morning, when she took train to her
parents home i'm Taunton. Defend
ant who was stated To he unable at
present 10 leave his residence at Ral-
linaSloe, Ireland, was represented by
counsel, who stated the defense TO be
that the girl on refusing TO carry coal
behaved inn ertinentlv, and defend
ant was legally within his right in
dschargiug her. His honor said THAI
clearly Lord Clancarty had no au-
| thority TO dismiss this servant. He
(the learned judge did not think
| that i'm a nobleman's family house.
maid should be asked TO carry coal,
and NE was OF opinion that the girl
had treate: his lOriship with the
greatest respect possible lie found
! for the plaintiff for el3, but dis
allowed - railway fare aud express
To- Taunton. Judgment was entered
| accordingly. with costs
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

memory, and by the younger ones
who look up to his lofty life as one
fit for emulaton-the highest type
OF patriotic statcsmanship-the best
example OF simple but pure and dis
interestd citizenship Trib-.es 70
Lincoln's memory and stories o. his
life grow more abundant, and the
farther away from the distractions OF
the years in which he was the Ma
tion's head we get, the more clearly
are seen the towering greatness and
all-comprehe nding grasp OF this mys-
tic son OF the Illinois prairies
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

w. b. Muller, of Omaha, says the
eight hour day "would bring about in
creased consumption, vaster display
of productive activity, n higher intel
lectual and moral development of the
toiler and wider demand for the
more artistic products of our factories
and workshops. 1t would stimulate
inventive genus, develop better and
grander civilization and bring about
an almost fabulous increase of national
property and wealth. The general
struggle for n reduction of the hours
of labor is struggle for a better
civilization, a struggle for work for
willing hands who should be en-
ployed
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

The death of Publisher Monro in
New York shows to the San Francisco
Chronicle that the vermiform appen-
dix is playing an important part in
the surgery of the period. The dan
ger that results from the lodg ment of
seeds of fruits and berries in this use
less part of the anatomy cannot he
too strongly impressed upon all, and
especially upon those who have the
care of children. Grape seed, in par
ticular, should not he swallowed by
those who have any regard for their
health
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
Increase i'm Facilities Greater Than Increase
In Population.


A bulletin has been issued by the
Census Bureau setting forth the pro-
gress made in educat onal matters
curing the decade from 1880 10 1890.
1t shows that the increase in cduca-
tional facilities and ia the number
taking advantage OF them is greater
thar the growth OF tae population.
The increase In the number OF chill
dren attending school 2s. 81 per cent
while the increase in the population
was but 24.s6 per cent. AT the
close OF the decade the number OF
ch ldren attending school was a.
371,s32. Or these 1878, 905 at
tended public schools and 1902, S2S
private aud denominational schools.
There we're 81, l20 students in at
tendance at American colleges, and
465, 023 at academies. Parochial
schools took care OF 79p, 612 pupils. OF
whom $40, 1876 attended Catholic
schools and l57,D Lutheran, leav-
ing 2l.l66 TO be cared for by other
denominations.
Commercial collegs had SO, III stu
dents in attendance, and professional
colleges, 1914. Theological students
mum bered 1850; law students, !, 744;
medical students, -, 452; students OF
technology, 1,l2S, and OF pedagogy
80, S07. Coming back TO the public
school system aga.n, the bulletins
show that the average school term
for the entire Union is 1870 DAYS per
year. New Jersey has the longest
term OF any State. 1t hunters 1872
days, Lhode Island keeps school for
1873 days and New York 1877 days In
the South Atlantic States the aver
age length OF the term Is but 81 days
In Florida it is 20 days: in Virginia.
llS DAYS; in North Carolina, 80 days
I'm the South Central States the aver
age term Is also 81 days Kentucky
keeps school open l0o days; Texas,
l0J; Alabama, 20,
At the schools In the South At
lantic States there were ], 6S, 557
white children and 5So, Cos blacks in
attendance. This made 20.90 per
cent. Of the white and S4 per cent
OF the black population in attend
ance at the public schools. La the
SOuUn tcuUldl pIOup Vi OJdbcS, i, d.,
994 white and 673, 26+ black children
were in attendance, being -. 0S per
cent. in the one case and 1882 per
cent, in the other OF the entire popu-
latiOn OF these States. These figures
give total FOR the Southern States
Of 2,S2l, SOL white children and
$3.50, 932 black children in attend
ance at the public schools, being u. 81
per cent. OF the white and 1876. per
cent OF the black population. They
show further an increase or As. 10 per
cent. in the white and 6h64 per
cent. in the black attendance at the
schools in the decade
There were 2l9. 9y2 public schools
in the United States when the CEN
sus was taken and the total appro-
Or at on Tor education for the year
was $l3s. 7S6, 303. The greatest new
departure taken during the decade in
the system OF education was the
grating OF manual training thereto
In "A great many places.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

Harold Frederic, who is a close OBJ
server in English politics, is of opin-
ion that the resignation of Mr.. Glad
stone is due not to the fact that his
eyesight is failing or to the ia,t that
he is growing feeble, but to the fact
that he has been losing influence with
his own administration. The theory
is that his cabinet was out of sympathy
with him in many things and went it's
own way regardless of his wishes.
Rosebery was becoming more of q
power than the Grand Old man. and
so the latter dropped hint of retire
ment after the manner of Bismarck,
and, like Bismarck, was surprised to
find that there was no clamor against
his going. In other words, Gladstone
is represented as being edged off the
stage by his young men. The danger
in his retirement does not lie so much
in the loss of his personality, powerful
as that is, as in the loss of that pecu
liar thing called leadership. Rosebery
or any one else can be made the oflicia
head of the ministry and the leader o
the liberal party; but no one can in
herit the general confidence of tn,
party and it's sympathizers Throughout
the world in Gladstone. This is
great source of power which he canno
transmit. The new leader will hav
party discipline to support him, bu
he will have to create party sentimen
and popular sentiment.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
HOOSlER TRAIN RO66ERS.
Re- eminiscences of Crime Committed
Thirty Years Ago.

ago.
s'Talking OF train robbers. / hap
pened To be aboard the sc ond train
ever held up by robbers east of the
Mississippi" said Franz w. Hastings
OF Terre Haute, at the LindelL
"Tnere had been several trains held
up and express messengers aud pas
sengers Ilundered in J4se far West
just at the close of the war, but it
was the work OF guerrillas who had
not settled down and renewed the
avocations OF peace. The Renos had
robbed train at Seymour, Ind, but
the ep sode at Long Pond, on the
Vandalia Railroad, about thirty m les
west OF Terre Haute, was the most
sensational 1t is to it that l refer.
Three men had gone TO Indianapolis
and had steel breast-plates and masks
made which would have turned q
mimic ball. At Long Pond they un-
train, Jumped onto the engine aud
ordered the engineer TO pull out He
hesitated and they shot him dead
The fireman jumped of. The rob
bers then ran the train two miles
away 10 point where they had
wagon and confederates waiting.
There were i've Of them in the job.
They called upon the messenger 10
open his ca. He refused. They
fired over fifty shots into his car, and
he replied with Winchester. The
robbers then set fire TO the car, but
before the blaze had made much
headway they were scared away by
the advance OF a posse Of the 'ras-
sengers, headed by the conductor.
Several people were arrested in the
great lnan-hunt, participated in by
], 200 men, which followed, but were
on trial acqu tied. Rewards were
offered aggregating Sll,0 Years
afterward a dying mau named Shoe
maker told how the job had been
planned in Terre Haute, and how the
robbers, when repulsed, made a de-
tour and got back to the train which
they had held up and returned TO
Terre Haute unnoticed by the ex-
cited passengers. st Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

The French chamber has voted
$50, 900 for the families of the Italians
slain in riot between Italian and
French miners. A counter claim for
injuries to FrenChmsn In Italy is not
likely TO be pressed at present
French diplomacy is not dis, osed in
this complicated hour Of international
intrigue 10 irritate Italy while Ger
many is coluetting with Russia The
new attitude OF the Car on the Ger
man and French commercial treaties
i "A poor return for French enthusi-
asm during the visit OF the Russian
fleet The radicals who denounced
the government for spending so much
money on the despot of the north are
fattering themselves on the truth of
their predictions tnat the republic
would regret its obscquiousncss to
the oppressor OF the Russ as.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
Working Further.

When Judge Underwood Of Georgia,
had charged the jury it was exceed
ingly dangerous for the defendants
counsel 10 ask for an additional
charge. William Glenn had been de-
Tending big, strapping town-boy.
who was charged with an assault and
battery upon smaller boy The big
boy had been imposing upon the little
fellows, and one of them hit him
with switch and ran. The big boy
pursued him, threw a stone at him,
cut a bad cash in his head, and laid
him up for week or two.
The grand jury found true bill,
and after the closing speech by the
solicitor, the Judge charged the law
very fairly. and then asked il there
was any other charge that counsel de-
sired. Glenn rose, and with some
tone Of apprehension. said, -
C'I believe your Honor omitted TO
charge that self-defence may Justify
AZ assault"
n"Yes" said the Judge, as he
Strengthened up. 'yes, gentleman,
there is such law, add If yoIr believe
from the evidence that this great,
big, double jointed. big listed young
gentleman was actuated by fear and
self-defence when he ran after that
poor, little, puny, tallow-taced. boy,
and because he couldn't overtake
him, picked up rock big enough TO
knock down a steer and threw at him
and Knocked him senseless, then you
can find for the defendant. Any
other charges, Brother Gleun?'
~ believe not" said Glenn.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

THE annual produ,t OF cotton seed
oil is estimated at fully million
barrels, obtained az the rate OF four.
flfths Of barrel 10 the ton of seed:
and about half OF the product is used
for the making of lard" that is
chiefly for mixing with the animal
product TO make what is known rs
'retined lard Chicago uses 800, 900
barrels annually, and 200, 900 are
taken between ST. LOUIS Kansas
City, and Omaha. Another $50, 900
barrels Is exported TO rotterdam for
use in making butter by the honest
Dutch farmers, something less than
100, 600 goes TO the account OF toilet
soaps, -, 900 barrels goes into sardine
boxes on the coast OF Maine, and con-
siderable quantities so 10 the Medi-
terraneau ports TO be mixed with
olive oil, part Of IL coming back 10
this country at a much higher price,
as does the alcohol sent abroad 10
form a basis for "foreign wines,
Cotton seed oil Is coming into extern
sive use in bakeries and restaurants
in the Northern States, particularly
in New England, and it is found "a
he valuable for the making OF paints,
possessing To some degree the prop.
critics OF liuseed oil. In fact It is
said To bc chemical possibility to
obtain frcm the cotton seed oil sub
stance identical with that cot from
FAX seed, though the conversion would
not pay in practice.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
POLICE CAPTAIN HAETNETr Of Chi

POLICE CAPTAIN HAETNETr of Chi
cago reports that Mr.. Meyers, who
was arrested rs drunk and disOrderly
while he was really suffering from
severe injuries sustained in an acci-
dent, used violent language" to-
ward the policemen who locked him
up This isstrange passing strange.
What manner OF man is this Meyers
who objects 10 being clubbed and
thrown into a cell because he is suf-
fering from fractured skull? He
is ev IDENTIFY most inconsidcratc and
turbulent person. He denies the
divine right of the police TO arrest and
matreat ordinary citizens who are
taken i'll or who are injured on the
streets. Meyers should be looked
after. such men are dangerous.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
An Amusing Incident.

II saw an amusing incident in
Central PARK one day last summer. "
SAID i. w. Mcclellan of New York.
Il happened to be standing In 'front.'
OF the monkey cage watching the
ant cs OF the happy family when a
keeper came along with "A big doll
dressed up in a bright red dress,
which he placed in corner or the
cage. The advent OF the newcomer
into their abode at first seemed 10
MI the monkeys with aston shment
and fear. They huddled themselves
together in remote corner and,
keepiny their eyes on the doll, chat
tered away at a great rate. Finally
one big monkey, little braver than
the rest, began TO advance cautiously
upon the intruder When within
aboutthree feet of the doll, the
monkey proceeded TO stamp the floor
and chatter evidently intending to
friyhten the visitor away. Finding
that the doll did not move and that
there was nothing very formidable
about il. The other monkeys began to
approach until they were collected
around their mysterious guest Al
last afper ewing IL and smelling
around for several minutes, one OF
the largest monkeys suddenly pOunced
upon the doll aud in an instant had
torn the 5right-colored dress from IL:
body. whereupon the other monkey:
Immediately fell upon the poor dol
and in less time than IL takes TO tel
IL had torn IL 10 shreds st Loul:
GLOBE Democrat
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
JOSEPH KEppLER was the father of

JOSEPH KEPPLER was the father OF
the present school" OF American
political caricature, which first en-
ployed colors and superseded the
Tom Mast and Mat Morgan 'school. "
The Keppler school" is not OF very
exalted character, but it is i'm
mensely popular and may be what our
people prefer to all others. Or, per
haps, it Is popular because our people
have no choice. Very few OF the
Keppler pictures have any permanent
value They are occasional, and gen
orally needed TO be labeled 10 be un-
dcrstood. They did not display a
high genius in drawing. and their col
oring, like their humor, was most Of
ten coarse. Why is 1t that our comic
illustrated papers fall below the
European standards, whereas our
monthly magazines are illustrated
immcasurably better than their
European competitors? And what
will be the next school" after KEEP
Dlcr'SY
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

II inventor Gathmann's plan tor
building up large telescope lenses out
OF "A number OF small ones is prac-
ticable it should work a revolution in
astronomi al science Hitherto there
has been a point beyond which lens
makers could not 90 The limit of
the single lens has apparently been
reached and it is known that Dost OF
the high power telescopes built upon
that plan are more or less defective.
Gathmann's invention has practically
no limits Instead Of stopping at
the forty-inch lens there IS nothing
to prevent him constructing one OF
forty feet in diameter Such an in
strument would leave few secrets of
the heavens unrevealed. The canal
Of Mars, the spots on the sun and
the lunar vol anoes would soon be as
familiar to us as terrestrial topogra-
ply and our knowle ige OF the celes-
tal chart would extend into realms
undreamed OF by Kcppler and New
ton
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
Not Allowed.

"WhY did i discharge such an ex-
cellent workman" said well-known
civil engineer "Well, will tell
you. discovered a short time ago
that he was Keeping a private note
book, and after notifying him that
be must stop il and again learning
shat he was continuing the practice
/ Was obliged to discharge him. A
surveyor in doing a piece OF work
makes minutes as he goes along OF
the lines he runs, of the various
points marking the bounds OF the
lands he is surveying and all such
data as is not only ne essary for the
drawing OF his plans, but also incl
dentally that which may aid him in
the case OF any other survey being
made later on. In fact, this data
really constitutes a sort Of capital or
stock in trade, for IL the party own
ing the land ever wishes another sur
vey of il for any purpose he will
naturally apply to that same surveyor,
who, having these old memoranda.
can do the work easier and more
cheaply than any other surveyor.
Oftentimes, after many years have
elapsed and old landmarks have
passed away, those minutes become
verv valuable. Consequently civil
engineer always wishes to keep these
in his own hands, aud men in his en-
ploy are not allowed to make copies
of minutes OF surveys which they
make while in his employ Other
wise an old employe, in leaving and
setting up in business for himself,
could carry away large slice OF his
EMPLOYERS business"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

compromised matters by saying.
"Pray God. bless father and mother. I"
etc, then, after long pause, she
added "bless Aunt Julia, too-but
not much"
do thing it is so natural that
little children should expect their
small supplicatiOns TO De answered
literally l can so sympathize with
the little boy over his sums, who said
TO his governess in puzzled. half-in-
dignant voice: Il can't do my sum.
can't: and did ask God TO help me;
and He's made three mistakes al
ready!"-Lady's Pictorial
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
OLNEYVILLE, RI. APRIL 7, 1894,

The Baltimore Manufacturers Rec
ord reports that there are now in the
South 4O6 cotton mills, with 2,76S, S79
spindles and 62,052 looms; capital
invested, S97, 900, 900, as against s2l,-
976, ZOO in 1880. In 1860 there were
in the South 16l cotton mills, with
667, 1854 spindles. North Carolina has
the largest number of mills.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
No SERVANTS OF the GQyernme

No SERVANTS OF the Government
work harder or receive less pay in
proportion to their services than the
letter carriers They are in no sense
political workers and they should not
be affected bv changes OF admins
tration. Unfortunately postmasters
do not take this view Of the matter
Letter carriers are removed on frivo-
lous charges or for political reasons
Congressman Mcguire has introduced
a bill in the House TO correct this in
justice. 1t provides for tenure OF
Office TO letter carriers during good
behavior and requires that removal
shall be only for misconduct or iE-
efficiency, TO be ascertained by a
board Of review TO be appointed by
the TO tmaster General. This bill
should pass. The letter carriers are
under discipline as strict rs the
army or navy. They are as much en-
titled TO consideration rs the soldier
or the sailor, who cannot be dis.
missed from the service without the
finding OF court martial. They
should not be subject to the caprice
OF postmasters, nor should they be
sacrificed to pay political debts The
Mcguire bill will protect them from
these perils, and 1t should become d
law
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

VERY miserable people are those
who 20 through the world seeing too
much. They plume themselves upon
their ability, and proclaim every
where the wonderful secrets their
sharp-sishtedness has discovered.
They find out small de-
linquencics and trining offences OF
friends, neighbors, and servants. We
are not at all obliged u them for
what they reveal. On the contrary,
we are continually trembling lest our
own pet sin be brought TO light or
our friends dea little weakness ex-
posed 1t is not hard to gain such
peace OF mind by studying the art OF
judiciously shutting our eyes. Let
us refuse TO see too much OF other
peoples errors and mistakes
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

WHEN the Indian teacher, Miss
Fellows, married the Indian Chaska,
IL was believed that she would re.
form and intellectualize him She
has With the dawning OF his per-
ccptive powers he deserted her.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07

No MAN in the Nations history has
inspired so much of personal afIec.
as Abraham Lincoln, anj every story
and rcminiscence OF his life is read
with interest and pleasure by the
men and women who lived and suf-
fered during the trying DAYS OF the
Nations great atllistion; 10y the men
and women OF a later generation who
have learned 10 revere his name and
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-07
Keeping Her Wrath Warm.

"Pa-a. mamma wants you TO come
home right off," sa a small boy tug
ging at the coat OF g convivalist who
was drinking with his boon COM
panions in a Harlem saloon.
What does she want with me?"
asked the conviyalist.
"She doesn't want anything from
you She wants In give you some
thing Texas Siftings