The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-19
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Pa. the other day rattlesnake four
and one-half feet long and black
snake six feet long were killed within
half an hour in the same nest. They
appeared 10 have been alternating in
their sleeping quarters like the laun-
dry Cinnamon.
AUSTRALIA is now sending large
supplies of poultry and game TO the
English markets. Several expert
mental consignments of chickens,
duck, wild ducks, teal and curlews
have made success and there is
promise of the development OF con-
siderable trade.
BISHOP BLyTH, the Anglican Nshop
Of Jerusalem, says that the influx of
Jews into the holy land is assuming
vast proportions. Within the past
few years more than 100, 900 Of them
have returned TO the home OF their
ancestors, and they are coming in
eyer-increasing numbers.
ALBERT W. PAINE, OF Bangor, Me-,
who has been in the active practice
of the law since 1885, is believed to
be the oldest lawyer in continuous
practice in New England. The ply
sician with the longest continuous
practice is believed to be DIR. John A.
Andrews. OF Worcester, Mass, who
has been in practice more than sixty
years. Though he is now ninety-one
years of age, he still has large office
practice.
A STRIKING illustration Of the value
OF vaccination, says the London
Times, is afforded by the recent ex-
perience OF the nurses at the Bir-
mingham workhouse and the work
house infirmary. These institutions
are contiguous to the city smallpox
hospital, and on the occurrence of
the recent outbreak the guardians
deemed IL advisable to have the nurses
vaccinated. Two OF the nurses re-
fused to submit to the operation, and
both died OF the disease.
THE Charlotte \. c. J Observer
quotes Il prominent farmer, of Meek
lenburg County, as expressing the
opinion that Charlotte's growth and
improvement are largely due to the
roads leading to the city, and saying
that lands i'm his section had in
creased much in value i'm consequence
OF the better roads He mentions
two tracts which were bought last
year, one for SIS an acre, which sold
this year for $25 an acre, the other for
$lS per acre, which sold for $50.
These figures serve but to strengthen
the general belief that good roads do
much for the towns with which they
afford ready communication.
The ominous decline Of population
in France is evidently receiving the
serious attention OF the government.
One proof of this Is found in one OF
the proposals of Nj. Burdeau's budget
which has attracted very little notice.
This is a provision that the house
tax shall be reduced by 20 per cent.
in the case Of persons having three,
80 per cent. in the case Of those hav-
ing five, and 80 per cent. in the case
Of those having seven children. This
last class has already enjoyed since
1890 exemption from the personal
tax. which, with the door and window
tax, is to be merged in the house
duty. Children above sixteen years
OF age are not to be reckoned, il being
presumed that they are no burden to
their parents. A million parents
having 4 200, 900 children are expect
ed to profit by this enactment.
THEY are about to plant n Liberty
Tree in California. which is TO stand
for thousand years, and which will
be emblematic ~ the patriotism OF
the extreme West. They are three
thousands miles from the home OF
Washington out there, but the tree Is
to be nourished by earth taken from
the battlefield Of the first battle OF
the Revolution, by other earth from
Washington grave, earth from the
grave OF Lafayette, in France more
earth from Bunker Hill, from the
trenches at Valley Forge, additional
soil from the field Of Concord, and
several big shovelfuls from the grave
OF the author Of the Star Spangled
Banner" All OF the earth Is duly
boxed and sealed, and warranted to
be genuine soil from the location in
dicated on the labels; and the tree
should grow in the form OF the Amer
lean flag il it has any sense Of the
fitness OF things.
THE French chemists promise new
invention, that IL il succeeds, will
revolutionize the present methods OF
lighting by means OF matches. The
alleged discovery depends on proper
ty OF uranium, a metal closely related
to aluminium and usually found as
sociated with lead and silver ores.
II piece Of uranium is rubbed with
a flint, instead Of emitting sparks it
sends forth flames that are sufficiently
intense and sufficiently long 20 light
a candle. A person then will only
to have TO carry in his pocket, or have
at hand, a flint Of convenient shape
and small rectangular piece ~