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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02


or less, making the entire cost OF
crop Of ten acres and marketing S5S,
which leaves net prOHt Of $92
against profit OF "a. 30 in the other
case. Roughly stated it costs 40
cents a buShel to raise the poor crop
and only - cents per bushel TO raise
the good one.
or course there is considerable
gained by farmers who raise from 100
TO 800 acres OF wheat compared with
those who cultivate only fifty TO 100
acres. The bonanza farmer plows
his ground with gang plows that
turn over five or six acres per day,
with one man and four horses, while
the little farmer follows two horses
with walking plOw, and finishes
but two acres per day. l have seen a
man with four horses harrow forty
acres per day and do 1t well.
Everything in Dakota must be
done on the broad-guage system in
order To be profitable and the splen.
did soil, without stone, stump, or
fence, invites that sort OF farming.
The day will probably come, and it is
not far off let US hoLe, when these
broad and fertile prairies will be cul-
ti,ated by the use OF electricity as
the motive power, ana when horses
and steam will be relegatcd to the
rear. Steam threshing machines
are used altogether in Dakota, and
there must lie straw. burners, too, or
they are no good, fuel other than
straw costing too much TO admit OF
its general use. Threshing is usually
done from the shock, stacking being
out OF the question, on account OF
the scare ty Of help Besides, the
weather in this northern climate is
usually dry In the fall. and grain well
shocked will stand a long time with.
out TAX NJ hurt, and there IS no ioss
from standing except that which is
done by wild geese and prairie
chickens
1t is quite circus to sec thrcsh-
inc done OO one OF these big farms
tor the first time. In addition to
men who run the machine il re luircs
eight or ten wagons TO draw the
grain 70 the separator, the whole
crew consisting or about twenty five
men aud twenty horses An average
days work, varying according 10 the
condition and yield OF the grain, is
from 900 10 300 bushels per day,
and the charge for the machine is 4
cents per bushel for wheat, the
farmer furnishing the band-cutters.
pitchers, teamsters, and stackers, IL
the straw IS TO bc stacked. Usually
the straw is drawn of out Of the
way by a man who is called "a
bucker" who with two horses
trained 10 the business, drives them
astride the straw pile as IL falls from
the separator, having behind them
stiff pole on which the driver stands
The horses are hitched sixteen feet
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

NEARLY all the great naval powers
are beginning TO question not only
the efficiency, but the safety OF the
big modern type Of battle ship The
French Minister OF Marine declares
that the great structures recently
built at Toulon will turn upside
down in the first heavy sea. The
English admiralty entertain similar
opinions. Our own Navy Department
is not so confident as IL was OF the
utility OF these big lighting machines
aud the sinking OF Mello's flagship,
the Aqudaban, by torpedo sh ws
that the battleshipis vulnerable after
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

A KENTUCK umpire, whose decis-
ion in a ball game precipitated a row
between the rival players, went be-
hind the backstop and blew his brains
out with a revolver. He was a wise
umpire and a considcrate one. He
not only saved the crowd the sin and
trouble Of trampling him TO death,
but saved himself the indignity and
discomfort.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02
IN all the expressions of sympathy

IN all the expressions of sympathy
evoked by the burning OF Talmage $
Tabernacle no one seems TO have
thought OF poor Uncle Russell Sage
who had S125, 600 invested in the
building, and wto will now be obliged
to forego his MONDAY lunch OF an
apple and a cheese sandwich and sat
isfy his hunger by looking in Del
monicos window.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

''IT does not pay TO fight Satin
with SIM" says the Buffalo Express.
1t hardly pays 10 tight satin with
anything, especially If there is a
handsome, sharp witted woman en-
veloped in it.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

EXPERIENCE for many years in
taking man in at chUrch ba aars and
like affairs will enable women easily
to comply with the suggestion made
at the Woman's Federation at Phil
adelphia to take him in as a mem Der
Of a woman's club.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

Western bachelor who would
like a nice young widow for wife
should communicate with Mrs.
Mende of Baltimore. Mrs. Mende's
first husband took poison, and her
secoEd husband blew hi, brains out,
but Mrs Mende is as sweet and win
ming as ever 1t takes lots OF trouble
TO break the spirits Of some women
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

THE Minister OF Defense, OF Vic
toria, Australia, is named Robert
Reid. Wonder il he was the little
chap who said he would never use to-
baccO because it was a filthy weed?
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02
GOOD FARMING PAYS.
COST OF RAISING WHEAT IN THE
DAkOTAS.
PROFIT i'm Broad-Gauge Work.
New Rockford. y. D.. Corr


am often asked what il costs a
bushel 10 raise wheat in North Da.
kota. The answer depends altogether
upon the yield per acre. 1t costs just
as much per acre 10 plow the ground
for a crop OF ten bushels 10 the acre
as IL does for yield OF thirty bush
els per acre; il takes just as much
sceu, Just as long time 10 plant it,
about as long 10 cut, bind, and shock
it, but Of course it would take Il little
longer TO thresh the larger crop ]
have seen crops range all the way be-
tween five and forty bushels 10 the
acre in North Dakota when the Of
ference in cost Of raising it per bushel
or per acre was very little and that
little was in the additional labor OF
setting il up, in the cost OF binding
twine and in threshing. A team o!
good horses attached 10 harvesting
machine which cuts, binds, and car
ries the bundles together, will walk
almost as fast cutting grain that pro-
duces twenty-five or even thirty bush
els TO the acre as they will II they cut
but ten or twelve, and IL YOU hire a
man 10 cut by the acre with his own
team and binder. ] never knew one
OF them 10 make any difference in his
price because the grain stood thin on
the ground
The expert wheat grower who reads
this article between the lines, will
discover that while | am answering
the question about the cost OF IA s.
ing bushel Of wheat, l am at the
same time giving an object lesson be-
tween good and poor farming. This
is really the most important OF all /
am saying, for If the cost OF raising
ten bushels To the acre is very nearly
as much as il Is TO raise double that
much, it is clear that IL pays best TO
raise good crops; for in addition 10
the increase in the yield in seven
cases out OF ten the grade OF the good
crop is higher and brings more in the
ma ket
Perhaps the following tables VIII
give the reader more definite idea
OF what | ain trying TO say:
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02
sometime About our size.

OF our fifty one States and Ter.
ritories, twenty.seven are each larger
than all OF England. while the en-
tire territory or the Union would
conLain sEngland sixty-nine times.
Five OF our States and Territories
are each larger than the United
Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ire
land.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

ANARCHIST HENRI, in Paris, de-
velops into the most bloodthirsty OF
his ilk yet caught. The inevitable
loss OF his head will not constitute
much Of punishment Anybody
ought to be glad to lose such head
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

II is reassuring and at the same
time somewhat disQuieting in these
hard times to learn that Henry Irving
has higher opinion OF America than
ever before
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

them tKeepinG dairy as my nelghbors
do. can do better, feed my clover,
what is not wanted by our tour horses
and one family COW, directly bach to
the land TO grow wheat and potatoes
There Is no bill to pay for fertilizers
either".
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

GREAT BRITAIN will have to ap-
propriate few more Kingdoms II
Africa TO make up for that Canada
soil that is tumbIng into the river.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

A YOUTH at Paterson, n. j.,
sneezed his shoulder out OF joint.
That boy will try TO blow his nose
some day and blow his brains out
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

In Philadelphia a poker player fell
dead upon perceiving that there we're
four aces in his hand, and Jackpot
on the table. Sulh is the irony OF
fat
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02
Here the total cost of raising 100

Hero thc t0taI cost OF RAISING IUU
bushels Of wheat off ten acres OF
ground is S10.j0 TO which is TO be
added about So for drawing il To the
elevator, and If it is sold for 80 cents
bushel the net profit is only $3.50
on the product OF the ten acres. On
the other hand. if the yield is twenty
five bushels to the acre, and it is Of
ten much more than that the table
will stand lilo fbis.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

WHES a woman's duty TO her hus.
band and relatives conflict, she gets
an exagge rated idea OF her duty to
har bin
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

The trst thing some people do
when they have made a promise, is
10 look for some TO coax them to
break IL
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

THERE is as much d ference be.
tween elocution and acting az there
Is between reclamation and elo-
nncnre
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02

NINE men will note a scar on
mans face before the tenth man sees
q good feature.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02
Dehorn,ng Calves.

A stick OF caustic potash Is the
best apparatus with which to dehOrn
calves. The job can be done In a
minute, causing only slight wound
10 the skin, and tive-cent stick will
dehorn dozen calves Moro~yer this
caustic can be procured at almost any,
country drug store The calf must
not be more than month old 10 in
sure the prevention OF all h rn
growth 1t should be done when the
calf is from two TO four days old
the earlier the better. The embryo
horn appears then like little fleshv
wart rs large as split pea. Take
the calf's head between the legs,
mo sten the spot by applying 80 1t
finger slightly dipped in water and
then rub well the little eXcrescence
and the skin close around its base,
touching spot not larger than a
ten.cent piece with the stick OF pot
ash for a few seconds, holding the
calfs head still against the thigh,
meanwhile, by grasping its nose with
the other hand, and the job Is done
for all time. Care must be taken not
TO get any OF the lunar caustic on
the naked fingers or hands u II
would create merry jlnKs In no time.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02
TOPICS OF THE TINES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER.
ES1ING ITEMS.
Comments and Criticisms Based Upon the
HAppenings Of the Historical and
News Nosoa

THERE is a noticeable absence from
Rudyard klplings' new hook OF ami
NAL stories OF an photographed
chapter on the hog.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-02


and 10y no means ugly Is TO have two
sets OF sash Gu tains, one for the up
per and one for the lower half OF the
window Both are hung on rods
and consist OF two parts SO that they
can he parted I'm the middle. The
upper set should bc made long enough
To tail about an inch over the top OF
the lowe; set They may be made OF
muslin, silk, or any other fabric,
with edges hemstitchcd, frillcd or
trimmed with lace. The arrange
ment Is a good one for small bed
rooms or for k tcben windows.
For Kid gloves OF light color, that
are but slightly solled, buU not
stained there Is no better mode OF
frcshening than TO wind "A bit OF oiled
silk around the tlnger, rubbing Wig
orously TO remove all traces OF the
mar. Any woman who tests this
easy way OF clean ng Kid gloves will
be sure 70 keep thereafter strip OF
the silk In her possession. A quar-.
ter or even an eighth OF a yard II
quite enough To purchase at once. as
In fancy dry goods houses where IL Is
sCld IL II kept mOi,t IN large roll,
and is thus very pliablc. hoisteD
the SILK however, when using as one
does a postage stamp
"ANyBODy can wash trousers,
either white or colored, said tailor,
the other day, 10 one OF his custom.
ers The process Is perfectly sim.
pie IL certain plain directions are
carefully followed. First, wash them
thoroughly in warm soapsuds, only
rubbing the soap on very bad spots;
when well washed, rinse In cold
water twice, taking care that no
soap Is left on the goods Then
hang out 10 dry In the shade, never
in the sun. Let the water drop OIL,
but do not wiring them. They should
be hung by the waist, and the
moisture that collects at the end OF
each leg pressed of from time 70
time with towel. When nearly
dry, hUt still damu, they should he
turned on the wrong side and ironed
dry. and finally turned on the right
side and creased II these directions
are followed there will be no mater al
shrinkage, and the wOOlen will be a.
soft and bright-looking as ever"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-08
GOULD IS A SPORTSMAN.
wouldn't Allow viEiIant to Walk
over" for the Prize.
CBy Associated Press.l

fBy Associated Press.)
COWES. Isle OF Wight. Aug. SONY
Vigilant appeared on the line at gun
fire this morning in the race for the
Royal Yacht Squadron prize of 100. for
all yachts exceeding 4l-ratlng belonging
to any recognized yacht club. AS three
competitors were necessary for the race
to be sailed the event was declared of.
Britannia was absent owing to the
fact that she has been locked as a re-
suit of the damage which she sustained
by scraping the shore in the luffing
match or Ventnor on Monday last. and
as Mr.. A. d. Clarke. owner OF Satanita,
had been biackballed by the Royal
Yacht Squadron, he refused TO sail his
yacht.
The morning was rainy and gave
Cowes a dismal appearance. There were
few spectators and no notabilities were
visible.
Later In the day It transpIred that the
rule requiring that three yachts should
compete had been waived, and the Sail
ing Committee asked Mr.. George J..
Gould to send Visilant over the course
for half the prize.
Mr.. Gould. however. declined, saying
that he did not consider that to be sport.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-08
PONIES At PARkvlLLE.
Especial to The Evening wor,d.)

PARKWAY DRIVING CLUB. L. L..
Aug. S.-The first days meeting of the
Long Island Pony Racing Association
was attended by a crowd Of about 1000
persons, prominent among whom were
a number OF ladies' in brilliant toilets.
The card was made up Of five events.
with enough starters In each to insure
a good afternoons sport. Twelve book
les and a Paris mutuel afforded album
dant opportunity for betting.
The first race. half q mile, for ponies.
was won after a pretty struggle by
Comanche, l65 ID. CMr. Hume. by half
length. Gallivant. LIS (Hulse). second.
and Little Minnie third. Betting-Co-
manche, 2 to 6; Gallivant, 6 to l and even
others. 4 and 10. Time-u.52 "a.
In the second race at three-quarters OF
a mile, for Galloways. Phil DAILY. T;'s
Elkwood. 135 Hogan, won In whipping
finish by half length; Sunshine H., l2o
front Of Pocshontas, 100 BretD; Fore
sight, $50. and zelita Ally, 14o. also ran.
Betting-Elkwood, to 5; Sunshine H.,
s to and to /; Pocahontas even'
The third race, for maiden two;year-
ODDS. six furlongs. was won easily by
Taconey, lls Sloane). who led from start
to finish. Uproar Ally. 100 Ieir). was sec
ond. and Judge Geassn. 100 tBreTsr,.
ting: Uproar. even: Judge Gleason and
Taconey, 8 to /. Tlme-l.l9 "a.
Fourth Race-Purse. y25; selling; one
miie:.J. .Boden,s Billy Boy tcolel won,
&C. Second ND g. ar j. pecke a blo n Victim
Downing) third. Time-l.A.
Betting-Biily Boy, 8 to 8; Van Dyke,
4 and even; Blondy's Victim. 20 and s.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-08
WITH HIS
HANDS tied.
Dead Body Of an Unknown
Man Drifts Ashore on
BoVery Bay Beach.
EVIDENCES OF FOUL PLAY.
Nothing to Aid Identification but
the Letters F. g on
One Stocking.
WORE NO UNDERcl0THlNH.
The Police Think Hs Was Killed
During QsarreI On
q Yacht.
WORE NO UNDERGRADUATES.

BowERY BAY BEACH, Aug. a--Ths
hands strapped together over his
stomach. was washed ashore near the
Grand Pier at North Beach this nnprn-
ing, and was found at $50 BIZ Policeman
Corrigan. 7
From the manner in which the man 4
hands were tied Police Capt. Corrlgan.
a brother Of the office.. who found The
body. believes the man was thrown
overheard from some one OF the rlany
vessels anchored In the bay. He ana
swers theory Of suicide by saying
that the man could not have shrugged
himself as he was found 81
The mystery Is more puzzling becausd
not mark can be found on the man,s
clothing. except the letters ~. 8" on
one sock, to- lead 70 his identt0eNttep ~
ae wa neh asohs esS sa st o ss,
sandy mustscne and chin WHISPERS He
wore a brown suit and Congress gaifers,
and was minus underclothing. All but
The fSss that nothing spe
in his pockets Is taken by the police to
Indicate that everything that might
lead to Identification was removed be-
fore he was thrown overheard.
Capt. Corrigan said this afternoon that.
the body had been In the water from
twelve to fifteen hours. From o study
OF the currents he concludes that II
did not drift far. There are many small
yachts In the bay. and the theory has
been advanced that the man might
have been a pleasure-seeker, and that
on account OF a quarrel In the party he
was made away with.
Capt. Corrigan notified Coroner Bran
don OF Newtown, and he removed the
body 70 skelton,s Morsue.
NEwTOWN. L. T., Aug. 8.-Coroner
said he would not express an opinion
as TO whether the man found In the
water at Bowery Bay had not met win
foul play. until the autopsy was held
tomorrow morning.
The strap with which his hands were
tied was an ordinary shawl strap. His
right hand was slipped through q loop
made by putting the end Through the
buckle and pulling II tight, Then the
left hand, at a distance OF about eight
inches from the right. was wrapped with
the other end of the strap and q clumsy
knot was made.
II Ii argued that. II the man had been
tied and thrown overheard alive. he
could easily have worked his hands
loose. No marks of violence were FOUND
on his body. The pipe found In his
pocket was Cf JriiaGry bYiarwood.
The mans personal appearance was
such that Officer A. p. Combes believes
he was insane.
An autopsy will be held at O'Clock
tomorrow morning. ~
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-08
He ATE PARIS GREEN.
Theo. selke's Desperate Attempt to
Commit Suicide.

Theodore Selke, twenty-nine years old.
who was superintendent OF the German
Knitting Works, at Canal street and the
North River. attempted to commit sad
eide at noon to-day at his home. 1877
East End avenue, by taking Paris green.
He has only been living In the nat house
there for about four months. and was
apparently happy and contented until
within the past few days.
Selke was the son of a wealthy mer-
chant who lives at Barnbeck, q suburb
OF Hamburg, Germany, About sight
been living In this city, went to his
fathers home for the purpose OF mar
rying the pretty young German girl to
four months ago he returned with his
bride and set up housekeeping In the
fiat In East End avenue. His wife's
brother a: Hertz, lived with them. an
two days ago, when Mrs. Selke disap-
peared from the house. II the husband
and brother knew where she had gone
they kept il to themselves, for none OF
the other occupants of the house was In
formed. Both men continued to live In
the nat. N
who lives with his family In the upper
fiat of the same house. was passing
Selkes door on the second door, when
the door was thrown violently open and
Hertz rushed out into the han. yelling
: Mr.. Kolbenheyer ran into the nat.
He was in time TO see Selke standing
in the middle of the room holding o
eating the contents. Hertz had glass
containing paris green and water which
he had taken from Selke q moment
before.
An ambulance call WAC sent out and
Selke was taken to the Presbyterian
Hospital.
by the doctors there whether he would
recover or not. '5,e
1t is said by those living In the fat
house that the only reason which can
be ascribed for Selke's attempt upon his
life was a quarrel with his young wife.
He was well on financially. and or
cheerful disposition. az
Ten minutes before the alarm vas
given by Hertz to-day, Mrs, Kolben-
heyer saw Selke sitting quietly 1t hts
window smoking pipe, -. , y
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-08
GETTING FOOD here.
Japanese and Chinese Govern
ments Securing Big Rations.
The laps Prefer BouilIon Capsules
and Order a Million.
The Cinnamon Contract for $780,
900 Pounds Of Corned Beef.

The Japanese Government Is evidently
looking forward to protracted war
with China. 1t ia negotiating with the
Anker Bouillon Capsule Manufacturing
Company. of Jersey City, for 1,Oo0. 900
capsules, and these may be shipped with
In few days.
o China, too, seems to believe that the
end of the war Is not close at hand, in
asmuch as II has just leaked out that
the Chinese Government has ordered
$4,000 pounds of corned beef from the
Armour Packing Company. of Kansas
City.
Emissaries OF the Japanese Govern
ment have learned of this shipment
and 1t Is believed that the Japanese
warships will keep a close watch on the
beef, and will endeavor to intercept It.
AS to the bouillon capsules, Lieut..
Mayaoka, an attache OF the Japanese
embassy at Washington, requested the
Anker Company TO forward samples I'M
These capsules seem to be a wonder.
full substitute for the rations that sol.
dlers have heretofore been carrying
about with them.
Each capsule is sufficient for cup OF
bouillon of one pound OF beef In strength
Consequently three capsules are sum:
Gent 10 sustain soldiers life and
vieor for u whole day.
Five hundred of the capsules weigh
nine pounds, Hence. It Is possible for
each man to carry the equivalent OF
over four months rations on his back
with tut very great inconvenience.
The practcabllity of using food I'm cap
SUE form has been recognized by DR.
Cook. who took 1000 boxes. each box
containing ten capsules, along with him
ON his Peary relief expedition.
The German and Russian armies alsc
use the capsules very extensively.
MIR. Anker. the head of the manufac
turing company, has made himself
public benefactor by his liberal dona
tions Of the capsules to hospitals anS
'' The Evening wof4a.s~ sick nsbies
Fund is also under OBLIGATIONS to him
signment Of the capsules to the St
Johns Guild.
Mr. Anker Us the inventor OF the
capsules, and has patented his right &c
their manufacture. He says that IL Is
the only article OF food on capsule shap pc
that has ever been patented by the
United States Government
Some OF. the features of these capsules
are that they do not dissolve In cold
water nor by atmospheric heat; and
they will retain their strength and pur-
ity, 1t is said, for ten years, without
diminution.