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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
As Told by the King.

The old provcrb that Listeners
never hear good OF themselves" was
cOmically illustrated in the case OF
Charles IL, during his flight after
the battle OF Worcester, which was
fought on September 3, 1851.
From his hiding place at Boscobel
the King, disguised as a servant, &C
cOmpanied Mrs. Lane. who was vi sit
ing her sister near Bristol, from
which port il was hoped he might
find a vessel sailing for France. On
the way Charles's horse cast a shoe,
and he had to ride to a village smithy
to get it shod anew. As he was hold
ing his horses foot, he asked the
smith what was the news.
ale told me-" says the King, who
dictated ar account Of his escape
tw~enty-nine years later to Pepsys, the
diariSt, that there was no news that
he knew OF, since the good news OF
the beat ny OF the rogues the Scots.
1 asked h m whether there was none
OF the English taken that Joined
with the Scots? He answered. that
h didn't hear that the rogue Charles
Stewart, chat is, tn King, holding
the horse at that moment was taken;
but some OF the others, he said, we @
taken; but lot Charles Stewart l
told him that il that rogue were
taken he deserved TO be hanged, more
than all the rest, for bringing in the
Scots. Upon which he said that 1
spoke like an honest man, and so we
parted"
We may be sure the merry mon
arch, who dearly loved "A joke, en-
joyed the humor OF the situation.
But though IL was fun TO him in
after years, it might easily have been
his death at the time.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Pruning Grapes.

Many experiments have been made
under different conditions TO show
the ad advantages OF pruning the grape,
where a pro per medium Is observed
between too light pruning and exces-
sive cutting away. We have seen a
vineyard ruined in a single season by
cutting away nearly all the bearing
shoots, the mistaken notion being
held that they would rIpen better by
letting in the sunlight. The leaves
being mostly cut OIL the remainder
nearly starved the fruit. The Mis-
souri, Experiment Station tried prun-
ing differeVt degrees Of the vine.
The vines were pruned from n
bud only TO six buds, one portion not
being prUned at all. Another part
OF the vineyard wa allowed TO grow
four canes from this root, which were
puned to three feet long. The fruit
subsequently reached its full size.
The grapes which were pruned TO n
and two eyes had we'll filed punches,
the berries being one third larger than
the unpruned vines. The rot was
much worse on the unprIned. There
is fully four times as much rot in the
unsprayed vines as in those that have
been SPRAYED.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
improved Hickory Nuts.

In the attention that has been
given to the nut-bearing trees In re-
cent years $ veral impro\ ed hickories
mainly of the smaller sized she'll
barks-have been brought into notice.
One Of these, Hale's called Hale's
Paper Shell, at tirst) has already been
mentioned in these columns. 1t was
first described by Andrew ;. Flu Ter
in his interesting work, practical
Forestry" published about ten years
ago.
In the report OF the United States
Secretary Of Agriculture for 1892,
there is a description Of this variety,
and OF two others named respectively
Curtis and Ideal. All three, as stated
by Pomologist Van 'Deman, are good
and desirable SO far as flavor is con-
cerned, but the cracking qualities OF
Hale's and Ideal are mot the best,
many hal es OF the kernels being
broken, or marred by the shallow
though clasping partition walls"
Curtis was raised by Curtis Coe OF
Connecticut, the originator of Goes
Transparent cherry, n OF the fine
old varieties. He planted the nut
from which Curtis came in 1857, and
the tree is now eight or ten inches in
diameter. Ii is said 10 be standing
near the original Goes Transparent
cherry tree. Mr.. an Deman states
that 'tne nut is medium size, has
very slight angles and may be rated
among the best In thinneSs OF shell,
fuline>s of kernel, and ease with
which the kernel can be removed in
halves Its flavor is good, and the
tree is said To be very productive"
Judge Samuel Miller OF Missouri
formerly OF Pennsylvania( has teen
giving special attention for many
years to improved nuts, ~persimmons,
and o her native American fruits,
and there are doubtless many choice
varie les in his possession. The fruit
loving public, both East and West,
are looking forward with much inter-
est to the results OF his long expert
ence in this and other lines OF hOrti-
cultural work.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Final.

Joseph llattol gives an account OF
the method used 10y Il Western poll
ii ian, who wUul not he interviewed,
and who nevertheless knew how fu.
tile his objections would prove, did
he not resort To heroic measures. lie
was Il Congressman, and IN visiting
New York, he was speedily b sieged
10y Il reporter.
Good morning, said his iAluisi-
tor. INLAY | ask you
EXCUSE me-" repl ed the other, IL
mn in the city on priv tie business,
and | decline TO be interviewed"
"My dear sir, | only wanted to ask
you u question:
Il most emphatically decline
was the reply, ITO take any part in
ar interview"
us that fnal?" asked the reporter.
"Most emphaticallv!"
The reporter took his leave, and
the Congressman presently appeared
at the ONCE OF the associated Press
He reported himself as having a
pie e OF important information for
the chief.
please send out a few lines" said
he, Ito the effect that the two.
column interview with Mr.. Congress-
man - Of Chicago. which tn, New
York Daily Snapper will publish, to.
morrow morning, is a fabrication OF
the reporter from beginning To end.
II ats all. L am Congressman -
This is my card. Thank YOU Good
evening"
And thus did he defeat journalistic
enterprise, and set himself right with
the world.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Pic-ScIIcr VINO Became a Prince.

One OF the most celebrated OF Rus.
,,an families has just become extinct
by the death Mt Baden OF Prince Men
tchikoil. The founder OF the house
was a pastry cooks assistant who
hawked pies in the Muscovitc capital.
by II means or other he obtained
an inkling OF Il projected revolt Of
the Cars body guard, and informed
Peter the Great OF the fact, who
showed his gratitude in the most
generous manner, raising the young
fellow by degrees To the rank OF gen
eral in the a my and a prince Of the
empire. On the death OF the En-
peror MentchiKoff secured the sue
cesSion to Catharine, who. in return,
caused Peter III. TO marry the Princes
daughter. This seemed To turn his
head, rs he became so arrogant that
the Emperor ended 10y disgracing him
and sending HIM To Siberia, where he
died in exile. His great grandson
commanded the russian army rs chief
during the Crimean war, of which he
was one OF the principal originators
After his disastrous defeat ut the
battle OF Alma he was deprived of
his command, which was entrusted
To Prince Gortschakol, and he died
some time after in obscurity and par
tial disgrace. His son, the last OF
the race, lived almostentirely abroad,
keeping aloot from politics and de-
voting his energies To the turf. Like
the remainder OF his family he lie.
Ionged TO the vigorously conservative
school OF the Russian nobility, and
made no pretence OF Disgusting his
contempt for the efforts made of late
years To bring the institutions OF his
country into conformity with western
civilization.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

The Railway Review says: During
the lake season just closed $1,000, 600
barrels of -four were received and
handled at Buffalo, making that port
the greatest flour depot in the wo-ld.
The value of the product III roun '
numbers was between $50, 900, 600 and
$40, 600, 600. The average number OF
barrels handled a day was 10000, but
ON some days ms high ns 100, GOO were
taken out of vessels and stored in the
warehouses owned by the different
transportation companies, pending re-
shipment to the East by rail and
canal"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

ton over the crown OF the plant, and
such deeply planted roots will send
up more wig rous plants and earlier
plants, too. IL but few plants are
wanted, a bed in the corner Of the
garden msy be used, and the plant
ing may De more close. Cover each
spring with refuse salt and put on
enough 70 kill the growth OF the
weeds. No danger OF killing the
plant, as IL is a salt water plant.
Asparagus is so easily cultivated and
so palatable in the early spring that
no table is complete without it. II
plants are covered with a shovelful
OF fresh horse n In winter they
come up much soone They NAV be
salted with the brine and refuse salt
OF the smOkehouse. National Stock
man.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Alcoholic

The Incorporate use OF alcohol
gives n IA terrible realization OF
what is meant by visiting the sins OF
the fathers upon the children. Med.
ical scientists tell us that incbriate
parents not only beget children who
may fall Il prey TO the same morbid
impulse, but their progeny are often
feeble, idotic epilcpric, or insane.
Ii Is the custom OF physicians in all
cases of insanity, epilepsy, idiocy any
many other disorders TO inquire into
the record of intemperance in the
family history. Alcohol affects the
system in such a variety Of ways, pre-.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
breed and Feed.

A buyer OF steers for feeding says
he is paying from 2 t. p cents a
pound for fair 70 good ] TO 2 year old
animals, mostly Of the latter age.
They bring from sl2 to SIS each, with
occasionally some that touch the $40
mark. AS a.rule the prices do not
cover cost OF production, in the opin-
ion OF our informant, but the entire
absence OF profit is due more to
quality OF the animals than to the
very low price, though with the best
sorts the profit i too small to count,
but even a small profit beats a loss
out OF sight. This buyer relates one
incident TO illustrate the difference
tetween rearing fine grade cattle OF
the pronunced beef type aud those OF
the no-particular-purpose kind.
He found a lot OF grade yearlings,
bred expressly for beef, and though
they were carried through their first
winter on hay alone. having no grain
whatever, that weighed about $50
pounds each, and were considered a
good purchase at $40 a mead, which
their buyer thought must have paid
their owner a very fair profit; GER
tainly much better than the 2-vear-
old fellows that brought from Sl2 to
Sl5 each. 1t is such cattle that we
must breed for. 1t Is imperative that
IL be done when prices are very low,
and is vastly more profitable TO do it
when prices are high.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Corn Meal for Winter Butter.

While bran is all right to make
quantity Of milk, it does not make a
rich milk full Of butter fats. For
this purpose there is no winter feed
so good as corn meal, fed either with
corn ensilage or with cut corn stalks
moistened with hot water. 1t is
better for a winter feed than linseed
or cotton-sced meal, as these have
the effect of making the butter fats
too hard for cold weather use. The
use Of cotton-seed meal comes just
right in summer. The butter then
is sure to come soft. and is often un-
manageable from this cause.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
The Flavor of Honey.

Mr.. c. n. Wilson, a California
writer, claims that the flavor Of
honey made by bees in altitude 100
10 ! 900 feet abo,e the sea level is
better than that made near the sea-
shore. 1t is possible that this differ
ence is due to the less rainfall on the
higher ground, as at the medium alJi-
tude there is likely TO be less rain
than along the seashore or near the
top OF high mountains. A wet. sun
less season affects the quality Of
fruits, and it may well do the same
TO the amount and quality Of the
sweets which the flowers contain.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

Some of the doctors, observes the
Atlanta Constitution, are agitating
the question again ms to whether vac
cination is n preventive of smallpox
whether the preventive does not involve
dangers greater and more numerous
than the disease involves; how fire.
quently vaccination should occur, if il
liz useful; and the ethics of vaccination
whether Providence should be
tempted by creating IA mild form OF
disease, even if it will protect the sub
ject from n worse form of disease.
Some theorists allege that it is just ms
beneficial to swallow n prepared pellet
of vaccine matter as to yaccinate
externally. The history of vaccina.
&ion as IA preventive of smallpox is as
well known rs the history of q%uinine
asa preventive or cure of malarial
diseases. Smallpox had been for cen
turtles one of the scourges of mankind.
1t was not like the black death and
other plaques of the middle ages,
which raNaged the populated portions
of the earth for n brief period and
then disappeared. 1t invaded all
the haunts of men and was
n continuous pest. In all the
homes of squalor and filth, especially
among uncivilized tribes, its victims
were more than half the population.
Those who had the disease, but sur
rived, were disiigured for life. With
inocuiation Mt iirst-that is, planting
the smallpox virus under the skin
the disease assumed very mild forms,
or appeared simply rs n single erup-
ton in many cases. But with the dis
covery that vaccine matter produced
by an erupiive disease on cows was q
preventive, with few or none of the
dangers of incubation a new era be.
gan In the history OF smallpox as Il
disease. It's victims do not number
one in a hundred thousand. as com.
pared with those who had no protec.
ton from science against its attacks.
Under the best system of vaccination
practiced by skillful hands, some Sc.
rious results occur. But the number
is SO small that the danger may b,
disregarded entirely in comparison
with all the successful cases by which
smallpox has been almost banished
from among mankind.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

Members of the old French aristoc-
racy are no longer SO numerous IN the
French chamber, according to the
Figaro, rs formerly in the present ses-
sion there are two princes, three mar
quises, fifteen counts, six viscounts,
five barons and thirty-four simple
noblemen. In the first year of the
present republic, 1871, there were two
princes, seven dukes, thirty marquises,
five counts, eighteen vlscounts, seven
teen barons, and ninty-seven deputies
with the a~ristocratic ode" before their
IN 1t is predicted that in n few
years the titled members will have al
most disappeared from the chamber.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
OLNEYVILLE, II. l.. FEB. 10, 1894.

Those ships Of the United States
Navy that do not use the electric light
are still lighted with lard oil, which
thickens to the constituency of very
stiff molasses in cold weather and has
other inconvenient habits. We have
always pronounced any other oil I'M
safe for moving ships. There was "A
time, asserts the Chicago Herald, when
the man who should have invented n
better oil and persuaded the navy de-
partment that it was AZ safe as lard
oil would have made a fortune.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
How to Prepare an Asparsgis Bed.

Light sandy, rich soil is the best,
and will not need undertaking
other soil should he underdrained.
seed or llants may be obtained OF
seedmen, and should be sown wide
enough for cultivation with horse aud
plow, say three feet by two in the
row. Quicker results may be oh
tanned 10y digging up an old bed aud
separating the roots and planting
them at least four inches below the
top Of soil. This will allow cultiva.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
tur.uI woes.

THE New Hampshire experiment
station finds that gluten meal tends
To produce a softer quality OF butter
than cotton seed meal or corn meal,
and, other things being equal, tends
TO Lesson the %churnability OF the but
ter fats.
THE average production of our
farms in almost every line, Is only
about one quarter OF that which is
secured by the best OF our farmers.
This should give food for thought
1t is possible for every man TO make
"A near approach To the four-fold crop.
THE time is coming, when root
crops will have a larger place in our
agriculture than they now occupy.
One advantage that they have over
grain crops is that they are less liable
10 make a complete failure from
drought, insects, and other causes.
THE un erdrained barnyard or
dooryard is rarely muddy. Though
the ground is naturally dry it will
probably pay TO underdrain. Under
drainage mitigates drouth as we'll as
food. The underdrain dooryard aud
lawn will grow a better and a greener
turf.
An eminent agiculturist says that
there is nothing more certain than
that the productiveness Of very many
OF our fruits and vegetables-and
those the most valuable-is often
tremendously increased by bees, in
the important work Of ~pollenizing the
flowers
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Yawning I'm Throat Complaints.

" SO
Let US suppose that one of ny
readers were u suffer from sore
throat, or bulZing In the ears with
deafness, and we we're TO consult a
physician about the proper treatment
TO be followed. What would be
thought OF the physician IL he were
To recommend a series OF successive
yawnings. TO be repeated several
times a day? The physician wO Id
certainly be considered a fool, and in
all probability his ad yice would not
be asked % such a subject "A second
time. ct this is the advice given
by VI. Nacgeli Of Ermatingen. and
the results he obtains IA G IA. t. re-
markable, according TO report.
The painful symptoms are relieved
almost at once, and the pharyngitis
itself may be stopped short il the
treatment Is begun early M gh.
This is, therefore. "A case TO say that
IL does not do 10 be astOnished at
anything, espec ally as TIE physiology
OF yawning explains p rfectly the re-
coveries that have been reported.
1t is we'll known that yawning may
be readily produced by auto-sugges-
ito or imitation; there Is, therefore,
nothing TO prevent our making use OF
It's therapeutical action, the mech
anism OF VIII ch it is easy To under
stand. During the act OF yawning
there is considerable stretching OF the
muscles OF the pharynx and soft
palate, which are in this way put
through "A sort OF massage; besides
this, the cartilaginOus portion OF the
eustachian tubes is made TO contract
and drives into the pha-ynx the
mucus that has accumulated.
Dr. NaeIeli claims that yawning Is
more ell cacious In freeing the tube
from accumulated secretions than any
OF the other processes in which the
mucus is often driven toward the
IN ddle ear instead Of toward the
pharynx, as is the case in the act OF
yawning.
The process is within the reach OF
everybody, so that each person can
give it a trial and form an individual
opinion Of its value.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

verts the functions OF so many organs
invades and corrodes So many tissues,
that the physician Is often puzzled
as TO what part Of the organism needs
treatment first. The poison pro.
duces chronic Inflammation of the
stomach: 1t gradually infames the
liver and. in fact, stran les 1t like ar
front hand; it Injuries the heart: II
affects the kidneys; it does harm &c
the lungs; H. produces neurasthenia,
delirium tremens, insanity. aud cpl
lepsy by It's influence upon the ner-
vous system; it attacks the spinal
cord and causes pseudo-ataxia Some
times the physicians treat one OF
these conditions ia "A patient and
sometimes many. The cursed alco-
hol Is mans worst enemy, and never
reliable friend.-BuffalO Commerc al
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Wasted sympathy.

The author OF Here and There IN
Italy" recalls the story OF the Ger
man tourist at Capri, who one day, in
the course OF strolling about saw "A
beautiful girl, in the old costume OF
the island, bending over the edge OF
a frightful prescipice. Hurriedly adj
vancing, the kindly man, in his best
German-Italian, besought her to
leave the dangerous spot; but the
girl sadly shook her head, and would
not stir.
"LOfely maid" cried he, ''why do
you despair? Why should one SO
charming weary OF life? For yes! l
know your purpose. You seek TO die"
Apparently trembling with emo.
ton, the girl turned her head aside.
Come" urged the German.
Don't; pray don't do it"
At this the girl bent her 'lofely"
eyes full upon him, and starting up
answered:
THE signor is right. l will not do
It,"
The German went away rejoicing,
I'm the belief that he had saved the
poor creatures life. But the next
day, CHANGING to pass the spot again.
he was thunderstruck at finding the
same girl in the same attitude.
lie was about to seize her arm,
when a loud voice called from behind
him:
please keep on one side, sir. l
can't see my model"
There was an artist at his easel be.
hind a big rock. The German walked
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Not Sure OF Himself.

Over confidence has been the ruin
Of many "A man. 1t is better not To
boast, but rather TO remember our
selves, lest we also he tempted. So
thought a venerable negro, mentioned
by the Washington Star.
He had applied for work.
80 YOU want 10 do chores for us?"
said the gentleman on whom he had
called.
"'Deed | does"
"Well, l don't know. You look as
IL you were honest"
Colonel, I'll tell yer de troof bout
dat"
Every good"
We'll, yer see, l specks Use puff
acSly homes. but 1 KANT be sho."
"Whv not?"
"'Kase | Amt had 'nough speri.
ence. Use wifstood watermillions all
all right 'nough, but l aln't nebber
had no face-ter.iace temptations wild
chickens"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

A GIRL who has golden hair need
not have II plated.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

Entered at the post Office at Olneyvi le, X
l., ~ second-class mail matter.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

WE believe that an Italian who
should start out with a noiSeless hand
organ would make money.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
The OlneyVille Tribune.
DAVID {. PARKENTER Publisher.

OFFICE: 81 wEYpOssET ST.. ROOM 20.
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FRANK. MAS 'ERSON, MANAGING EDITOR.
81 PAINT Id street.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

A journal of news. politics, humor, and
progress, devoArd to popular interests pun
kshed every Saturday.
Evening journal., 1894-09-11
snnrtInc Ne,ra Nn1n.

Z 2jmlle bicycle road race will take
place At Woodbury. on September 90
harry Q iver, guard Of the University
If Pennsylvania football team, ID 1t At
lantic City, verv III from an attack Of
typhoid fever. Harry Maclxey is with
him
Johnny Murphy, the Baston feather
weight, who will rue t Bully Plimmar IN
q hn sh fight before the Olympic Club
Of New Orleans on September "a, has
begun training for the battle Ia BalM
more. Murphy Is being prepared for the
contest BY James Conroy and Jake Kill
rain
The Marion football team has or
ganizad for the season with the follow
ing Players W. L Martin, Left snd e.
Fahey, left tackle; H Nugent, left
guard + Ayers. ceatre; II Taylor right
guard; 9. Taggart right tackle; @.
Baldwin, right end; + Adams. right
half back; Q Francis, left half back T..
Nugent, quarter back @ Messick. full
back Address challenges to Q Messick,
No. 22e Rodney street