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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-09

one VIII, writes thereof with Intelligence and
app,r,nt authority. says that the root Of Colo
rod,'s business troubles and financial depression
IS IN the early visit there Of the l!ghtning-rod
man and the parlor-organ man. and the per-
suaslve gnome Of the nursery. with his alluring
outfit or saplings and shrubs and the ingratia-
tory and seducing goblin az the sewing machine.
All these minions Of itinerary trade fell Ike
grasshoppers on the growing agricultural pros
peri,y Of che state and blighted II. They sold
tn. unsuspeciine farmer their wares on credit at
enormous prices took mortgages on his land and
cr,ps and cattle. and ate him up with usuri)us
n,crcst finally selling him out and turning him
adrn as Populls; and political reformer. in
favor ~ an income tax and general redistri-
button 81 property. II Is a poignant Illustration
Of the ravage wrought by the llghtning-rod man
and his fellows and might not unreasonably con-
vcy e. their victims the lesson that wherever
they appear in unsophistcated communities they
should be- dipped head downward. in the nearest
horse pond. and their multifarious wares confls-
Gated and So far as possible. cremated But.
after all wiser precept might be distilled out OK
the bitter draught OF their experience namely.
that II IL a good thing 10 pay as you go. ana
rather remain at the mercy OF the Thunder Gods
than buy a lightnng-rod on credit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-09

Mr.. Seth Low has studied the problem OF
municipal government long and carefully and
what he says regarding 1t Is worthy OF serious
attention.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
victoria's Shortbread.

There is an old woman up at Perth
In Scotland who communicates with
Queen Victoria every day in the year.
Her Majesty is fond of most things
Scotch, among others, shortbread.
Now, for some reason or other, short
bread cannot be made in England as
it should be. But few years ago
Her Majesty discovered at Perth an
old woman who could make it as no
one else, even in Scotland, could
make it. Since which time the same
aged dame has every day baked with
her own hands a cake Of shortbread,
packed it herself and dispatched it
to her sovereign. Her Majesty makes
little or no difference with her dinner
menu during Lent, which is very an
noying to the very High Church peo-
pie Of her household. Queen Victoria
spent her honeymoon in Lent, while
the Prince Of Wales and his sister,
Princess Louise, were both married in
Lent. Her Majesty has fish put upon
the table at all meals on Fridays for
those who wish to partake of it; but
one sacred habit in the royal house,
hold is daily morning prayer, which
is vigorously insisted upon New
York Recorder
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
THE OLD, OLD STORY

They call it the old, old story. but to me
SO sweetly new,
When can linger, sweetheart, and hear
IL told by you
It's music soothes the troubling OF the
heart that quicker beats,
When the gladness Of that story your
dear voice soft repeats
They call IL the old, old story, but in ali
this world to-day,
There ie nothing that can lighten-that
can drive the gloom away
Like the throbs of pure contentment that
come when IL Is told
Like the thrills of joy that tingle when
the buds of love unfold
They call IL the old, old story, filed with
memory's golden glow,
Rejecting back the brightness Of happy
long ago
But eager the glad world listens to the
telling OF it yet,
And, crowned with sweetheart's kisses,
joyful hears-to ne'er forget
EDWARD n. WOOD, in Atlanta Consti-
tuition
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
Native Flax in Nevada.

Although the fact appears to be
little known. Nevada produces a ma
tive fax which is precisely the same
in appearance as the cultivated va
riety. The wild fax, however, is
perennial plant, the root sending up
pew stalks every spring, whereas the
common fax is an annual and re-
luires the sowing of new seed each
season. The ordinary flax cultivated
in Europe and America is a native of
Egypt and some parts of Asia. 1t
does not seem to be known to our
scientists in the Atlantic States that
the same plant, except that it is pc
rennial, is indigenous TO the Great
Basin region of the Pacific Coast.
1t grows in and about the noun
tain meadows, and attains height
of about three feet. Before the
whites came to this country the In
dians gathered this wild fax and
used it in making nets for catching
FISH and rabbits. The stalks produce
long, very strong and beautiful
fiber. The flowers are blue, and the
seed capsules are round and firm. It
might be worth while to cultivate
this wild fax, being native to the
country, and it might prove Of
greater value in some respects thar
the variety at present grown.-lTc--
ritorial Enterprise.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
PERSPECTIVE VIEW.

barns; for such things We have
seen, and IL makes us feel
as il there was a screw loose
somewhere. Barns should not
be built for show. They should, OF
course, be made TO look well, and be
pleasant spots In the landscape, and
built In the most substantial manner
possible-should be arranged TO save
as much labor as possible In the care
OF the animals that are TO be housed
and fed in them. Let them be well
ventilated and lighted, properly
hoored; the stone work OF the founda-
tion thoroughly built, not dry, but
laid up in good cement mortar.
Don't invite the rats, as they will
cone without. And il has always
been mystery TO us why the farmers
have not, In general way, been wide
awake enough to their own interests
TO properly house their fowls, instead
OF letting them run wild over the
whole place, and letting them roost
on wagons, carts and agricultural
implements who's not In use and
stored; to let them lay their eggs
where they please, and then have the
pleasure (?) OF hunting for them. and
often finding them at late day
such certainly must be the case, else
why 40 many bad eggs among those
~nice fresh country eggs" Chickens
are one OF the most profitable ad-
juncts TO any farm, and IT Is very
easy matter TO keep them where
there is a number Of cattle to feed.
The hennery here shown was car
ried out as an addition to barn at
hillside farm, and shows what we'll
regulated hennery should be to make
It both pleasure and profit As
the shed below Is a necessity In con-
nection with barn, and roof indis-
pensable. the only additional expense
Is the floor, one side and ends, with
interior fittings, to make a hennery
which will accommodate easily one
hundred to two hundred. The floor
should be tightly boarded, then COW
cred with coat OF boiled pitch and
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18

never-failing supply OF clear spring
water. The run from hennery is so
arranged that fowls can be either let
into shed or directly out Of doors
This run, being hinged on top, and
operated by weights and a cord, is
controlled from feed room. thus COM
pletely shutting off the hennery from
floor below when required.
The arrangement OF stalls, as here
shown, is convenient, and cannot fail
but be suggestive for those interested
In such matters, while the conven
fence above cannot fail TO please, as
the facilities for driving right in
with load from either side is what
should always be had in barn OF
this class. This barn is, of course,
capable Of many changes TO suit indi-
vidual wants, circumstances and To-
cations, and is far from costly; and
there are farmers who could. with
very little trouble, put up their own
barns, If they would only wake up TO
full realization Of their own capa-
bilities.
Copyright by Palliser. Palliser e. Co.. New
York
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18

blay well at sight and in different po.
sitions. At the many concerts given
by her music teacher, Louis Mollen-
hauer, her playing has met with
marked success. She has performed
at a number Of important musical
affairs and is becoming we'll known
Rosie intends to become profes
sional violinist and Is putting forth
every effort to attain that aim. She
is but l3 years Of age and still de-
votes portion OF her time to her
studies.
After finishing her studies she will
connne herself TO the study Of the
violin. For the last five years she
has made this instrument subject
of thorough study and has made re.
markable progress Her teacher
speaks very highly Of his little pupil
and the work sAe is doing. The pic
ture OF Rosie shows her Just at the
moment when she has raised her bow
and is prepared to coax sweet strains
from the magic box at her shoulder.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
BATTLE WITH AN OCTOPUS.
Five Fishermen Have q Terrible
Exoerjence

A huge octopus was hoisted on
Fisherman Wharf on Thursday af-
ternoon from Capt. Charles Collins
boat, and the four members of the
crew shuddered as they handled il
and told OF their terrible fight far out
from the land. The monster covered
a large section OF the wharf. and its
long tentacles were avoided by the
curious crowd with dread. Several
of the fish are caught each week ani
brought TO the dock by the curious
boats of the fishermen, but never had
so large a one been carried in through
the Heads as the one caught by Cap
tain Collins and his crew. The long
tentacles when spread apart measured
about twenty-five feet from tip TO tip,
and they were armed all the way
along with dreadful saucer-like
mouths that sucked the life from
their victims.
1T was fearful fight that we had
with the monster" said Captain
Collins, in his broken Greek, "and il
is only by miracle that | am here
to tell of il. Wednesday morning
we commenced to take up our lines
as usual. There came a violent
tug at the line, and huge
arm of the monster flashed out
Of the water and landed across
the gunwale OF the boat. In an in
stant it fastened it's tenacious suck
ers, while the water about the boat
was lashed into foam. An octopus
can be killed almost instantly if it
can be stabbed just below the eye,
even if the weapon be only the small
blade of a pocket knife, and when
the fellow rose so close to me and
presented such a good opportunity
for the death blow, | reached for the
boat-hook and made u lunge for the
vital spot As | did so the boat
careened violently, and instead of
dispatching the brute only inflicted
wound that maddened the monster
the more. The battle then became
one of life or death between us. A
couple more Of the arms Of the octo-
pus had by this time been wound
around the boat and they reached
from stem to stern. The boat was
completely enveloped by them, and
all hands were kept busy to escape
being caught in the clutches of the
relentless suckers. The small craft
rolled and rocked in the arms of the
monster, and every moment it threat
ened to throw all five Of us into the
water. Blows had no effect on the
huge tentacles. The men belabored
what parts Of the fish they could
reach with clubs, but the effect was
like pounding piece of rubber.
lone of the stout fishhooks had
caught securely in the body of the
brute and couple Of the men began
to haul in on the stout line. Steadily
the men h<sed away until the body
was dragged upward and as it reached
the surface the sharp spike of the
boat hook was driven with hand Of
desperation deep into the brute's
body just below the eye and the VIC
tory was won. "-[San Francisco Ex-
aminer.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18

tar, on which spread soil two or three
inches In depth. This will give
an excellent scratching and wallow
ground. The windows all arranged
70 slide sideways, the openings on
outside being covered with wire net
ting; the feed-bin built so as TO hold
several bushels, aud arranged TO take
care OF itself, by constructing the
bottom so as TO empty into small
trough into hennery, In front OF
which Is placed a perch; the chicks
TO feed in space adjoining marked
chickens" which is lnclosed by pick
cts, open enough for them TO run
through. Nest boxes are arranged In
tiers, one above another. and loose,
so they can he taken through into
restroom, and emptied, and for set
ting hens turned around and fed
from restroom. The fattening room
is arranged so as 10 be darker, and
will be found desirable for fatten-
ing poultry for market or home con-
sumption. A running stream OF water
should be 90 arranged - 70 always
supply fresh water In the heun cry,
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
BARN AND HENNERY.
CORRECT IDEA OF AN iMPOR-
TANT FARM BUILDING.
H You Intend to Be Good Farmer Start
Out with q Determination to Have Suit
able Buildings-Light. Convenient and
Well Ventilated.
Hints on Building.


This illustration gives a correct
Idea OF a country farm barn, which
will interest those who ere agricul-
turally inclined. To the farmer II is
one Of the most important things
how he shall house his stock, and
provide storage for his grain, fodder,
ETC., and yet do IT In an economical
manner; and the many farm barns
that are 10 be seen, with their
chopped up and checkered appear
ance, indicate that this matter has
not had proper amount OF study
and fOrethOught. The farmer goes
on and builds little at a time, never
thinking or looking far enough ahead
10 know what his wants really may
be when his farm is being worked to
It's proper capacity.
II you own farm, and intend TO
be good farmer. start out with a
determination 70 have only suitable
farm buildings, such as will look well
from your neighbor's house. Let
your barns look like barns, your
houses like houses. We would not
for anything have your barns be mis-
taken for houses, or your houses for
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
Fast Freight Run.

What is claimed TO have been the
f;stest long-distance freight-run ever
made in this country was made from
Memphis TO Kansas City by a special
train loaded with bananas on June
l3, the speed averaging 40,4 miles an
hour for the 4S4 miles, and reaching
maximum of 81 miles an hour,
which was kept up for six miles,
[Chicago Herald.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
Celery. Celery!

There is one business man in New
York who deals in nothing whatever
but celery. He is the only man deal.
ing exclusively In celery In the United
States, perhaps In the world. He has
been In the business eight years, and
has built up large trade.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
a GIRc" VIOlINIST.

She Lives In Brooklyn and May lie Heard
From Some Day.
Miss Rosie Henrietta Major, who
lives at 357 Court street, is one OF
Brooklyn's talented little folks. She
is clever violinist playing remark.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
Takes His wffe's Name.

The surrender OF his name by O
young man In Delaware who recently
married a widow, and Is hereafter TO
be known by his wife's name, has
elected considerable comment as a
quite remarkable innovation OF a
custom that is hoary with age
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
Good Work for Them.

IL was stated in a recent number Of
Bradstreet's that -convicts from the
the New York State Prison at Dan
nemora have constructed 3,40o feet
OF macadsm road and $3.50 feet OF
cobblestone gutter, set 5000 feet Of
curbstone, and made 1850 feet Of
earth sidewalk
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18
Air Tieh ht Corks.

Corks may be made air and water
tight by keeping them for five min
utes under melted paraffine; they
must be kept down with a wire
screen. These corks have a perfectly
smooth surface and may be introduce
ed and drawn out easily, and seal
perfectly.-[New York Advertiser.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18

and which should be had In barn for
cattle. This could, as In this case,
be brought In a pipe from a spring In
the hillside, short distance above
the barn, and which not only sup
plies the barn but the house with
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18

The silk petticoat has become an
article OF artistic elegance, made Of
rich brocades and moire silks and
trimmed with lace covered rufEles
and flounces OF chiffon and is almost
as important an item of dress as the
gown which is worn over it.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18

London has 27l public parks, con-
tanning IL, ,S76 acres Of ground.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18

A Whale or . Heart
The heart Of q Greenland whale 10
q yard Ia diameter.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-08-18

The German Emperor occasionally com
poses music.
Mohave County miner., 1894-09-29
The Other SIDE.

There is more truth than wit In the
following from the Chicago Post.
"Is's all going our way, Maryl" ex.
claimed the man in the flannel shirt,
rushing into the house. "We're win.
ming"
winning whst?' asked his wife in
that cold, hard tone that women know
how TO make 40 effective At times.
THE strike" he cried exultingly.
What else should It be? We've practi-
cally shut up the stock yard"
"Yes," she returned in the same chill.
ly way, ''the butcher told me today that
the price Of meat had gone up."
He WINGED little bat did not despair.
"a trifie," he said. "We must suffer
some for principle. But We have train
loads Of perishAble freight tied up in
nearly all the yards.
"And the price Of vegetables has gone
up rs TO 80 per cent" she suggested in
the same Incorporating tone.
"The ice that the bloated capitalists
need in their business is melnnx on the
tracks," he exclaimed in desperation
at must be, ''she returned. "We
have no more chance Of getting it than
We have Of getting diamonds"
Mary" he said, with some severity,
svou don,t aaen IN iook ~ thia Thing
right. We will score great victory
against capital and"
"Have you any money tonight?" she
interrupted.
"Uf course not You know I've struck
in this great bAitle-"
"The butcher won't trust US any
more"
Devil take the butcher -
"The grocer knows your out of work
and insists on cash in advance"
"Ill report him to the union"
"But that won't give us anything 10
eat" she retoried IN her unfeeling way.
You've cut off your wages and raised
the price Of provisions. Now just cit
down and figure whether that is going
to hurt you or Mr. Pullman the most,
and when you've got that settled just
see If you can tell me how to get some
thing for supper"
He is still working on the problem.
Mohave County miner., 1894-09-29

The Ivanhoe tunnel, which is on the
point Of being completed, is cut through
the backbone of the Rocky mountains
from Buck, small hsmle, fifteen miles
west of Leadville, Colo, to Ivanhoe,
another little village on the west side Of
the msin range. The tunnel is 9.40O
feet long, 2l feet high and Is feet in the
clear. During construction the tunnel
was lighted by electricity, with an arc
light every eighty feet, and several large
sir compressors supplied fIesh air to the
workmen At each approach eight com.
pressed air drills we're working, bnt the
amount driven per day averaged only
eight feet.-M. & 8 Press.
Mohave County miner., 1894-09-29
How He's Bald.

A Trimble, Tenn dispatch says: Yes
,erday Jim Harber and others were sit
ting in front Of grocery store. Bod Eel
low focused sun glass on Harber's un-
covered head The concentrated rays
dih not reach Harber's scalp hut sud.
denly his head was a mass OF flames
caused by the ignition Of bay rum on
hrs hair, he having jnst come from a
barber shop.
When his head caught fire he started
to run, hut Frank Gordon caught and
held him while others extingnished the
blaze With their hats and handkerchiefs.
He would doubtless have killed the joker
on the spot had ne not been restrained
by friends. Today he brought suit
against Fellow for $4,000
Physicians says Hsrber's head will
never he adorned with hair Fellow is
quite well to do
Mohave County miner., 1894-09-29

The real sensation 10 mining circles
this week, according to the Redlands
Cltrogrsph. was the exhibition Of ore
from the mine Of A. I. Townsend and G.
NJ. Lewis, situated in Lone valley, Nor
ongo district, thirty miles northeast OF
Redlands, and but 400 yards from the
noted Rose mine. This mine has been
hell by Messrs. Townsend and Lewis
for four years. but the rich find was
made two weeks since, and force Of
men has been constantly at work sink.
ing through the ore, which appears as
rich as could be desired. 1t is filed
with a axes and stresks Of gold scattered
all through the quartz. The vein is five
feet wide and is found beneath q streak
OF iron which can he traced 800 yards.
This iron Is two feet deep and closely
resembles that found at the Rose, which
nets 5000 q tons.
Mohave County miner., 1894-09-29
One Of Chind's Cities.

A line or two from Mrs. Archibald
Dunn's new book gives a striking PIC
ture Of the horrors Of life 10 Cant,n.
THE circumference Of the city walls
measures from SIX TO seven mi,es, and
within their inclosure there exist one
million Chinese people. had been IN
many oriental cities aud had smell
many oriental smells, but those of Can
ton," says Mrs Dunn, " were giants 10
them all. The Dasssge-like streets are
open sewers, every description of refuse
being cast into them and forming con.
tinuous heaps on either side Of the way {.
The water supply is r,ised from wells
in the streets, the mouths Of which are
on level with the ground, and show
or Of rain, or drippings from the buckets
in which they lift it must carry back the
surrounding filth ina way horrible TO
think oil Through miles and miles Of
these high, narrow alley. did we travel
through the most fetid, airless atmos.
phere that human lungs could cope
with, through the most evil and noisome
odors that could assail HUMAN nostIils.
past the most lostbsome sights IN the
shape Of abnormal butcher meat--such
as dogs and cats, skinned and dressed
ready for cooking; rats, both dried and
hanging alive bv the tails; frogs and
unnatural-looking Ash in tubs Of water,
alive, and awaiting death and consump.
ton"
Mohave County miner., 1894-09-29

Another seizure Of gold bullion was
m .de by the Mexican Custom-h ,use
guards on Friday morning. o. J. Smith,
the Mexican ore-buyer, was q passenger
on the north-bonnd train from Guaymas,
and had IN his possession in small hand
valise BAR Of billion valued at between
six and seven hundred dollars Mr.
Smith had not yet awoke when the train
reached Nogales and in his hurry forgot
to call the attention of the guards to the
bullion, upon which he claims IL was bis
intention to pay the required export duty.
1t was accordingly taken possession Of
by the guards and rs held by the gov.
eminent and authorities pending an
investigation of the case --Vidette.
Mohave County miner., 1894-09-29

The rumored invention Of NJ Turpin
for destroying hostile army Wholesale
is not the only scheme Of defense which
has recently been submitted to the
French Minister Of War, for the professor
Of one Of the principal colleges in Paris
has proposed that large blow flies should
be bred and kept in cages. being fed up
on blood places between the artificial
skin Of lay figures dressed up in the
German uniform.
When war was declared, these a es
would be rendered veuomous by feeding
them on the sap Of tropical plants, and
taken to the front in their cages, from
which they would be released, and make
short work Of the enemy. Another pa.
trIot sngI tests that dogs be trained to bite
lay figures wearing the German uniform
and that each soldier should be accom-
panied by dcg in time Of war. These
dogs would at once Ego" for the enemy.
their advance being rendered invisible
by setting light to some substance
which would emit cloud Of smoke
London Daily News.