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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
EelI IL GOmiEp.

There is no shadow OF doubt but
that Engineer Edward L. Swupe, who
met with such a terrible death in
the cab OF his dummy engine. on
Kensington avenue or Saturday asst,
felt that he had a forewarning OF
some dire calamity. 1t catne 10 him
thirty-siX hours before il occurred
lie intended TO heed the warning by
not running his "a that day, but
shook Oh the feeling as a foolish SUI
pcrstltion.
Swope said TO his wife on Friday
morGIng, Tomorrow will be my last
day on the dunn IS"
Asked what he meant, the engi-
neer turned IT of by saying pleasantly.
ut will be Saturday, and l mean
the last day thi week"
Saturday morning he told his wife
that be had "a terrible dream on
Thursday night. and feared that il
hodei no good TO him, and that he
would 0 90 90 work that day. He
went out and bought a turkey for
their Christmas dinner, and when he
brought il home he said. II don't
see why | shoCld be such a Ounce as
10 worry about that dream, and i
will 80 and take nv car out" which
he did. Two hours later his dead
body was carr,el home.
The tonguc OF a farmers wagon,
driven with terrific force by runaway
i.orses, penetrated the cab and dis
emboweled the unfortunate engi-
neer, and he was killed almost in
stantly. Mrs Swoke, who is in a
delicate condition, is Inconsolable at
the loss OF her husband, and dwells
on the warning in greatest grief
PhiladelDhia Record.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Gone out OF Fashion.

Another thinI which has gone out
OF fashion Is the art vi conversation,
says the Pal, Mall Gazette. IL has Of
late years been so neglected that IT.
il the rareSt chance Ia meet with a
young man who car converse at all in
the real u OF the word. Among
his OWL set he can Dabble about
mutual acquaintanceS, the new
singer, the neXt race or the last scan
dial. Hut throw him amoLg stranv-
ers and be is silent and dull, perhaps
making short remarks in a pretty
jerky and confused manner, but GER
tainly betraying TO intelligent inter
est il a new discovery be mentioned,
"A piece OF important 20 iticaI news
told or some information giyeC about
d subject or real value. As a ,Onse.
quence he is not only bored, but he
shows il. because he has never cult
Nated that polite int rest in his iel-
low creatures which would enable
him TO respond sympathetically. one
OF the old French noblcsse was lately
heard 20 remark that when he first
went into society his father used I,
IA BiCNN hBOh ms llslh tlab al "a
party he waS bound 90 insure its sue
cess as far AS he was individually
concerned. To make him elf agi ee-
ahle was a duty not TO be neglected
without a grave hresch OF courtesy,
both 10 the guests and the friends
who invited him. In a modern gath
ering no such .antiQuated sentiment
would lind a disciple. Young people,
II they do not meet soine one To fiirt
with, will SYSTEMATICALLY proclaim
their boredom. AMI would stare in
establishment II IL we're suggested
that at a friends house IL was the
duty toward The hostess 10 pay at
tention TO those who seemed neg
lected. or who found themselves
among strangers. TO hint that old
ladies' aud ugly girls should have a
little share Of consideration would be
70 sub ect ones self TO the charge OF
beinS old-fashiOned.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

Although in these days not even
the greatest OF ep.cures initiates the
Luxurious old Romans whose costly
feasts included eggs in great variety oi
kind and prcparat on, vet every one
likes 70 have h seQgs cooked .ust 81. F"
You a spoil the breakfast Of one
who pref rs hard boiled eggs by x W
ing him one underdone. and he VINO
prefers them soft can OF ind q hard
Dol ed egg eatable.
II Sc ms that Frederick the Great
was a very ordinary. II not d small.
man when eggs not properly cooked
accord NJ To his ideas were placed he
fore him On such occas UnS a
teuIpest ragged around the cOhee- pot,
50 history tells us.
but prevention IS better than cur,
and that very OF ginal man, John
Randolph. invented al CARED out
"A method OF securing eggs Est right
which worked u acnarm. As Is the
case in most country homes in the
south, the kitchen was in a sepa ate
building at some distance from the
house, ana servants were plenty.
When the sage OF Roanoke" took
his seal at the breakfast table there
was a line OF servants from the din
ing-room 70 the kitchen. A watch
Wa In the hand o! the mother.
'ln" exclaimed the statesman. and
the word I'm" was passed from
mouth 10 mouth until reached the
waiting ook, who dropped the eggs
into the water. After the re .uisite
number OF seconds the holder Il the
t~imekeeper signihed that the cooking
was done. ''Jut." went forth the
word in like a and the eggs
were quickly removed.
The system required six 30 seven
servants To cook one egg, bat
Randolph was accustomed 10 declare
that this was The only way he could
get il cooked TO suit him Youths
COMPANION.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Making Ceuu!oid.

The Par $ manufacturers OF cellu-
loid nave long canned the most per
feet production OF the article TO he
found in the world. though a compar-
ison W tn the Amer can art Gle Will
hardly be found TO eXb tit such sur
per or ". The French process, how
ever, has the mer { 81 mpl C ~, aud
the result : most satisfactory. In
br ef, a roll OF paper is slowly un-
wound. be ng at the same time sat
urated W tn a m xture Of five parts OF
s%ulphurlc acid and Two parts OF nitric.
&C d, VIII CHI falls upon the paper in a
ine spray. This changes the cellu-
lose OF the paper nto pyroXylin OF
junction. The excess OF the dc q
having b en- expelled by pressure, the
paper Is washed with plenty OF water
I'M al traces OF the az d have been
removed. 1t : then reduced TO o
pulp and passes on 70 the bleaching
trough Most OF the water having
teen got ride OF bv means OF a Strain
er, the pulp is mixed tn from 20
To 80 per cent of is weight OF cam
phor, and the mixture thoroughly trit-
uIatcu uuuct mliIsVJHtS ibe ueCes-
sary coloring having been added 10 the
form OF powdSr, a second mixing and
grinding follows. The finely divided
pulp is then spr ad o { in thin LAYERS
on slabs: then from twenty TO twenty
i've OF these LAYERS are placed In a
uniform rnanne in a hydraulic press,
separated from one another BY some
sheets OF thick blotting paper and are
subjected TO a pressure Of some $50
atmospheres, thi, pressure being cou-
tinued until all traces Of moisture
are found 10 have been got rid OF. In
this condition the material is passed
between rollers heated 10 between
40 and 80 degrees f., whence IL is-
sues 10 the fora. n eltst c sheets
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

IN these naturalization times a
certain fact should be known A late
decision was gwen in a Nebraska case.
IN which "a clerk OF The court had
taken his hook and OF cial seal and
had Travelled through the country
dealing out naturalization papers 10
such aliens a tn local politicians
indicated would vote for the party 70
which he belonged These naturali.
zation cert acate' were decided 10 te
fraudulent and invalid. A man can
be made "A citizen only in an open
court OF record before a Judge at the
usual place OF holding court. A mere
clerk or deputy cannot hold "A con-
structive term OF court at country
tavern or under cottonwood tree by
the roadside and issue TO local crowds
lawful naturali alton papers.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

ems says, we are not as innocent OF
the hood Of these sinners As We
think. Charity does not begiu with
beauty and gratitude and appreciated
kIndnesses. IL rises in ugh IS.
siotn. iil-temper, ~self-conceit AM tad
passions: IL flows through the terri.
tory or ingratitude, repeated dis
couragements and downfails, but il
eDds-in Heaven.
The cross newsboy who 'sasse.''
you, and not the roguish little black
eyed beauty who greets you with
a smile, is the u for your sympathy.
We all sho,ed Prendergast and told
him 10 be Of when mis- leering.
squirting, Uniformed yisage made US
uncomfortable. and We called up the
cocky ! tile urchin tevond him. whose
face and were his fortune
without our help, and gave him our
penn e. and our smiles OF sympathy.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

" IL prove true that an iceberg
eight miles long and l,500 feet high
was lately seen In the North Atlantic,
IL would indicate an unusual break
ing up Of polar ice the past summer,
and prove that the season OF 1922 il
the far North was an unusually warm
one. 1t is out OF the season for very
large iceberg, 10 lie seen coming 10
the southwark. They are most com
M on in June and July, that being the
time when the yearly growth OF the
ice glaciers breaks on an floats away.
IN iceberg seems 10 have been =
much larger one than has been re-
ported in many years II raises the
query whether ice ia the Arctic
regions is not decreasing, indicating
u falling on OF the usual degrees OF
cold. The first effect OF such q pro-
cess would he to send southwark
larger Qulntit es Of Arctic ice TO be
thawed.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

Reports received at the Wa Depart
ment OF recent small-arms competi-
tiOns mon the troops IN the Far
West show conclusively, relates the
Washington Star, that the noble red
man as represented in Uncle Sams
military service does not compare
very favorably with his pa%le-face
brother in the matter OF s~harpshoot-
ing. There is n popular idea, gained
from Cooper's Leather Stocking Tales
and even more modern literature
shout the ''dusky deniaens OF the for
ost," that all warriors are superior
marksmcn. Army statistics prove that
this is q romantic delusion, 80 far ~
che Indian soldier il concerned.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

TIE Western Pacific is a great
place for islands that emerge from
waves Unexpectedly, and as suddenly
disappear Sometimes they come up
10 say, but mJrc often the have an
existence merely Temporary. The
wondering skipper misses a familiar
landmark ty which ne has been &C
customed 10 get his hearings, and
perhaps the next da he runs his YES
sePs nose upon a brand-ncw piece OF
territrry that has sprung UP out OF
the water since he last came that
way. The region south OF Japan is
so given u this sort OF eccentricity
that ships avoid il. NO csnic a :tion
4 responsible for such phenomena
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
LOVERS VOWS ON PAPER.
How an English Newspaper Proposes u
simplify Breach Of Promise suits.

Simplify Breach of Promise suits
The London Spectator, moved by
the painful spectacle OF the modern
breach OF promise case, produ ces q
novel exped ient Ia order 10 overcome
the dlniculties which such suits pre-
sent IL says. There would be one
very simple method OF tightening the
task OF the Jury, which would also
atOrd 10 young women and the.r
guardians "A means OF ascertaiuiDg
whether the 10 er had any serious n
tention OF de veloping into a husband
or not Let nc promise OF marriage
lie held valid unless il is made n
writing upon PROF erly stamped paper.
IL the plaintiff could produce a
formal prom sc OF this kind, there
would he nc need 10 90 into ali the
h story .! a doubtful courtship or 10
consider any other factor in the as
>es>ment OF damages than the re-
spective incomes OF the contracting
parties OicOurse IL will be objected
that such d PROPOSITION is injurious
70 all that romance OF cOurtship and
MARI age. But where, We would ask,
is the una e in nine out OF ten
br ach o: promise cases that find
the : way into the law courts? These
cases are hardly eve brought except
by people whose affections have not
been deeply engaged 10 their &C ept-
ance OF "A sutO.. For one young
Olna WHO now brings an action for
breach OF promise al least nine are
Jiited and suffer IN j ence. The
more their affections have been en-
gagged the less they a bear to tell
the litiiul tale OF their d sappoint-
inent and witness the poor litte
romance OF their life exposed 70 tae
rldlcule and laugh ter OF an unsympa-
thetlc world. IL it on e became
understood that the ardent lover
should offer such a proof OF his good
faith, then a girl would know well
what 70 expect from a lover who
withheld IT. Al any rate, parents
or guardians OF the lower middle
classes would not allow "A young man
u grow ZOO part cular in his atten-
tions'-as their phrase runs-unless
he showed a disposition TO furnish
this M antee. Then, IL the prom
ise were unfulfllcd, even the most
modest and sensitive maiden could
proceed against her faithless lover
without loss OF prlde or dignity.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

A tEw OF the original tribe OF
Cherokee Indians have never left
their Eastern home. There ar, about
!, 900 Of them. and their number is
increasing They live in a wild.
mountainous section al western
North Carol na. and their chief town
is known a. yellow Hill. The climate
l. very healthy, and one OF the Oldest
Cherokees known as Big Witch, "
says he is 10 years old. Hunting is
not only their musement but their
means OF getting aliving. Deer and
other wild animals are still abundant
In this section of the state. During
the war these Indians we're Confed-
crates, and raised "A regiment which
followed the Confederate fortunes till
the surrender al Appomattox
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

town, says the Chicago Herald So
long a. the bandits confined them
selv c 10 hold M up railroad treas
urers, p~ostohce cashiers and other
persons Of small i'm Dortance the pub.
lie suffered ia silence. But when the
palladium or the aegis or the what
ever IL is OF our liberties in other
words. the faro banks-are looted by
dastardly villains IL is time 10 call a
halt, also 10 calf out the militia and
put the village under martial law
again. Whittier are we al, anyhow:
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

Those who read juvenile literature
of thirty years ago will reca!lthe queer
pseudonym "a. L. q. f. WEIGH Go-
penred on the books o! Miss Char OF e
Tucker. A London cable records the
death o: this lady in India, wbe"e she
wss engaged in missionary work. She
had the gift in an unusual degree o.
interesting young readers, and maay
of her stories gre So good tina, IN
the estim~~on II the San Frsrcisco
Chronicle, they are worth repriatinS
for o new generation.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

Some time ago Mr.. Carnegie, the ex-
topsive iron-master, Wa approached
by tn relief committee OF Pittsburg
and asked what he VAS willing to do
for the suffering unemployed q: that
city. Mr.. Carnegie replied that
he would duplicate the sub
scriptions of the whole city. The
committee went to worh with .
will to make him give as nuch AS pos
sible, and had up TO n few days since
secured subscriptions amounting 10
$50, 1875, when by some mesns Mr..
Carnegie's offer becsIte public. The
committee says that the publication
has done nm i~ncslculsble injury to the
good work, rs the subscriptions at
once fell off To- almost nothing. The
people OF the city argue that If the
millionaire is going 20 give So large n
sun it is unnecessary to maze IN
effort.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

LOUISE MiCHA, the female an
archist, Says this country is too young
10 indulge in bomb throwing. | ouise.
you are up TO snuff. This country is
altogether too young and vigorous
10 try the bom .throwinv business To
any extent Its Just young enough
10 string o. the fellows who indulge
in that kind OF business, and IL has
given an example OF It's ability and
vigor in that line. Ii necessary IL
can do so again.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

The Excelsior" the lsrgest dia
Dond in the world, il nov deposiie in
one of the safes of the Bank az Eng
land. Ii wss iound in June last in the
mines Of Jsgersfontein, Cape Colony,
by Captain Edward ~Jorganson, the in.
spector OF the mine. la his opinion,
co-roborateo by that OF the director,
Mr.. Clifford, the Excelsior is u stone
OF the purest water, aud is worth
shout IS, 000, 900. IL Is fully three
inches in height, and nearly three
inches in bresdth. weighing 81 carat,
or about seven ounces troy. The coic-
Of the Jagersfontein diamond is white,
with o very slight blush tint; aud its
lustre is matchless. Al the centre is u
very small black spot, which experts
consider will be easily removed in the
cutting. According 10 VI. Y. West.
che British Government have oae-ed
hAlf . million pounds STERLING for ,his
diamond 10 the proprietors, Messrs.
B~reitmcyer and Bernheimei, but ,hs
o6es has been refused
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

CoRBETr, with that f~rankness OF
expression habitual with men who
live by lighting and by talking about
fighting, says that he will he doing
the American public a favor 10y whip
ping Mitchell. This may he true a.
70 a large majority OF the people, but
in order 10 entirely satisfy "A divided
public sentiment IL will De neces-
sary for both men To be well whipped.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

THIS Seems to be very cod weather
for Indian medicine men. Within
the pasr week two have been killed
because they did not effect the cures
they promised. There are some or
the methods OF the wild and un.
tutored In iian that might he adopted
by the civil ed whites, and their
treatment OF unsuccessful physicians
Is one OF them.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

THE wife OF a missionary to Africa
gives some amusing details OF the
mercantile value OF certain articles
among the natives, needles and cloth
ranking highest They are absolutely
current coins Three needles will
purchase one chicken, one needle two
eggs. OId tin and empty bottles are
also INCH in request old cans taking
the place OF drinking cups A fowl
can I've had for two yards Of cotton or
q small piece OF cloth.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

FLOYD COUNTY, Va, has some en-
terprising farmers whose good ey-
ample might he copied 10y others.
They have organized a Corn Club"
It's object being 60 test the amount OF
corn that an acre OF Floyd land will
produce. The member producing the
largest yield from an acre in 1894
will receive SO in gold, and AT the
time az awarding the prize the club
will give an cid Floyd County
Thanksgiving dinner OF roast turkey.
Such experiments AS thes' are really
useful aud could he carried on IL adj
vantage in counties ia this State.
There is mo- bette way than this e.
study the resou ces of ones land, and
incidentally To learn what can he
done IN a small piece OF land. The
capabilities 10y the acre in the same
section have never been d scovered
by concerted action among the farm.
ers, and IL would he worth trying.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Could Endure IL No Longer.

A man apparently laboring under
strong excitement stepped into an in-
surance once on La Sale street yes
terday morning and asked:
do you give away calendars for
1924 here2"
"Ies, sir" answered the agent
Printed in big black letter, with
red letters for sundays
YES"
With a string tied 10 them so they
can be huag up in front OF you:"
Yes
Got plenty OF them?" q
We have any quantity OF them,
sir. Want one!"
Notices at the bottom tel NJ you
about watching out for fires, AID
where 10 set insured and all that
Certainly"
How many COMPANIES do your rep.
resent"
six or eight There's the old
reliable --'
Never mind. Do all OF them send
out calendars"
Yes. sir. all except one. but -"
All except one Have you one
that doesn't issue any,"
YES"
Then that's the one I'm looking
for" exclaimed the other feverishiy.
That's all l want To know about Is.
l want 10 insure sl0, U0J worth OF
property in that COMPANY. I've had
TIVE ity-seven different insurance COM
panies since the LIST OF December, and
the worm has turned. sirVthe worm
has turned. Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

State Geologist Smock, of New Jer-
sey, who has been ON O business trip
20 Holland, says he thinks 300, OoO
acres OF Jersey meadow land can be
reclaimed by adopting the Holland
system Of embankments and dikes.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

WHEN an u~ndertaker's wife adjusts
a moose about her thr at while stand
ing ON "A barrel. puts revolver 10
her teiuple, blows her brains out,
kicks the barre away, breaks her
neck, and is discovered hanging 10y
the ne ghhors IT'S "A sign she was tired
OF life. And "A woman in Millyale.
Pa did all this
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

A BOSTON Judge has decid q that "A
mans face is his own, and that an
artist has no right to reproduc the
sacred lineam"nts without their own
er's consent This same Judge should
70 "A bit farther and make "A ruling
hold ng the u 10 he an accessory be-
fore the fact when the artist" uses
"A kodak
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

MIR NEARY OF Newark. y. j., has
received from the Treasury Depart.
meat "A new O. rote for one that was
eaten by his goat, which he kl led TO
recover the fragments that accom-
panied the AFFIDAVIT Neary is in IA
g. bll and outa ~ william.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

CAPrAIN WILLIAM FITZHUGH Cor.
Don, whose death occurred recently
In Washington, was sentenced 10 be
shot as IA Confederate spy during the
war. He was facing the rring party
when his reprieye arrived, carried 10y
"A mounted me .senger
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

The New York Journal AYERS that
Che hard times have had y curious ef-
feet in reducing the sales of condi-
ments, sauces and similar table lux
aries. A man who has a family to
provide for would rather buy corned
beef than curry when the money runs
~hneA
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
small Fry.

To thiro party IL is sometimes
surprising how much pride y large
man can take In catching q small
tish. % II must have seemed 10 a
sarcastic Young M OF whom We
read in the Washington Star:
Two or three young net we're ex.
hioiting with great satisfaction the
results ~ a days fishing, whereupon
this young woman remarked, very
demurely
tish 10 in schools. do they not?:'
Il believe they do; but why do YOU
ask"
''Oh, nothing, only | Vas JUS,
thinking that you must have broken
UP al infant class"
WASTE OF wealth is sometimes re.
trieyed.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

A number OF school misses in Fhila-
dent Stevenson when he was elected
last fall, under the impression that
when presiding In the United States
Senate he must he rohed after the
present fashion OF the Justices on the
Supreme bench.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

A PETITION has been cir ulated in
Cleveland and numerouSly signed ask
ing Tor the passage OF "a city ord nance
requiring wider tires Oh wheeled
vehicles. The Cleyelanders are get.
ting at the secret Of road reform.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
OLNEYVILLE, II. J.. JAN. 81, 1894.

Appendicitis, which has become n
fashionable disease during the pas. lew
q has had more victims n faio
College this term than in all the rest
Of the State of Connecticut.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

A LADY older than the COnstitu-
ton OF the Dited States has Just
died ia New Orleans. she must have
had a good constitution herself.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

FIVE men in and about Boston
have dined together ono a year for
nifty consecutive years. This Is an
extraordinary cast OF somnambulism.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

THE knot is "a nautical mile, and
It's length is fixed AT $3.50 feet. The
land mile in England and the United
States is $3.50 feet
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
TOPICS OF H TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER
ESTINC ITEMS.

Comments and Critieisms Based Upon the
News Notes.
VAIN people would he much hap
pier ii they had the courage to come
down 10 real lie.