The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-04-28
ing a lump of bread thrown to it by
a policeman.

pestilence has long been exploded,
but the Mayor of Bordeaux, France,
evidently believes there are occasions
when public fires of this kind may be
used with advantage. 1t appears that
there is much poverty just now in
BorI IsauN, as alas, elsewhere, and
the Mayor, being seized with pity for
the condition of the unemployed, has
had huge coal fires placed in certain
parts of the city during the recent
severe weather. The fires, which
were placed, of course, only in the
poorer quarters, gave much satisfac-
ton, and thousands availed them
selves OF them TO warm themselves,
while some people even did their
cooking by them.
A FRENCH missionary is response
bic for this cannibal story from
Africa. Certain tribes living on the
banks of the Ubange exc out mono
tonous vegetable diet by joints OF
human flesh, and slaves are specially
fattened up for sale in the local
market. The usual system followed
by dealers is to exhibit the slave
alive, marking of with piece of
chalk the various filets and outlets
ordered by their customers. The
slave is not killed until the last pound
of him is sold, and then he is cut up
and distributed according to orders.
AN ingenious device has been con-
trived by DR.. A. Cancani OF Italy,
for registering the precise time when
an earthquake shock occurs. The
seismograph is so arranged as to take
an instantaneous photograph Of the
face OF chronometer at the instant
OF the shock An adjustment OF lev
ers and batteries and magnet is
thrown into gear by the shock, so
that an incandescent electric lamp Is
lighted automatically for about
quarter OF second, while the image
of the clock is established upon the
Photographic plate.
q. w. MALCOLM, a farmer living on
j. w. Polley's farm, north OF Port
land, Ind, short time ago killed n
very fat hen. Upon dressing the
fowl an egg OF extraordinary size was
found, on which the shell was Just
forming, and within was another the
size of n common hen egg. Surprised
at the find the investigation was con-
tinued, and inside OF egg number
two was third one about ms large as
that Of quail and within il another
resembling small bird egg.-[Chi-
cago Times.
WHEN Ambrose Hemingway, of
Mayville, Mich recovered from
pleurisy about seven years ago his
| shoulder muscles were found to be
atrophied. This was followed by os-
siiication OF the joints. The ossify-
ing process has progressed, until now
he is as stiff as n board and unable TO
move any joint except the left wrist.
! The doctors say there is no cure for
him, and that before he dies he will
become blind.
No ONE has as yet been able to tell
why railroad rails creep" That
| they do is fact well established by
expert testimony. Recently it has
been discovered that on lines running
north and soath the west rail
'creeps" faster than the east rail.
! Without conclusive evidence on the
subject, il is believed that there must
| be some central magnetic attraction
toward the east that causes the move
ment.
Mrs. MARY BRowN, OF Norwood,
! Ohio, became afflicted with n feverish
condition OF the larynx about three
years ago, and found great relief in
eating cracked ice. Eventually the
abnormal condition disappeared, but
/ Mrs. Brown maintained her liking
for ice. She now consumes from two
TO two and onc-half quarts every day,
and would rather 60 without her
meals than be deprived Of it.
PETER GORDON, OF Mariana, Wis,
has two sons, now about sixteen years
OF age. In infancy and early boy
hood they were known as Peter. Jr.,
and Henry, but their father has re-
named them Maximum and Mini
mum, because Of the manner in which
they divide what is given them for
| joint benefit.
GEORGE BEDLE, Of Tacoma, Wash,
tried TO put n billiard ball in his
mouth on wager Of 81. He dislo-
Gated his jaw, cut his tongue,
dropped the billiard ball in the fire
and ruined il, and the doctor charged
him s. TO spring his jaw into place
again. Total expense 80, and lost
the bet.
THERE is n cow in Seattle, Wash.
living and in good health, with a
steel wire through her heart. She
received it while attempting TO break
through a barbed wire fence, and it
is so deeply imbedded that veterinary
surgeons say TO pull it out would re-
suit in hemorrhage and probable
death.
JUsT before Adam Barnstable, OF
Aroostockie, Me-, died the other day,