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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31
The Kings Pleasure.

Louis the Fourteenth once remarked
impatiently in the hearing OF the
Duke d 'Antin, superintendent Of the
royal buildings, that he hoped that
some tire forest which he had al
ways disliked, because it obstructed
one OF his favorite views, would be
cut down. Unknown to the king,
Duke d'Antin had the trunks OF all
the trees in the Objectionable piece OF
forest sawed through near the ground
in such way that they still stood
though slight pull would bring
them down. He removed every evil
dence OF the work, and fastened ropes
to the tops Of the trees, and con-
cealed more than twelve hundred
men in the forest to manage the ropes
at a signal from him. The duke
knew on what day the king would
walk in the wood, and planned his
work accordingly. The king took his
accustomed promenade. and, as usual,
he expressed his sentiments about the
hated forest. Your majesty, the
forest shall be removed whenever you
like" said ID Antin. Indeed " said
the king, then / wish IL might be
done at once" At that moment
D'Antin blew a shrill blast from a
whistle, and, TO the utter amazement
Of the king and the royal party, the
forest fell as il by enchantment.-
I fArgOnaut.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31
FIELD FOR EXPLORERS.
Ruins OF Great Cities in Central and
Eastern Asia.

In Central and Eastern Asia there
lies an unexplored region full of in
terest, and TO the archaologist in
especial. A great traveller and clever
writer, the Russian General Prevails
ky, speaking OF the oasis OF Tchert-
chen, situated in the great table
lands hemmed in by the there un-
broken wall of the Himalayas, says
that close To it are the ruins of two
great cities, the oldest OF which, ac-
cording to local tradition, was de-
stroyed 1900 years ago, and the
other by the Mongolians in the tenth
century OF our era.
The emplacement OF the two
cities is now covered, owing TO the
shifting sands and the desert winds,
with strange and heterogeneous rel
les, with broken china and kitchen
utensils and human bones. The ma
tiyes often find copper and gold
coins, ingots, diamonds and tur-
quoises, and what is most remarka-
BILE, broken glass. Collins Of some
undecaying wood or material are
there also, within which beautifully
preserved embalmed bodies are found
The male mummies are all enorm-
ously tall, powerfully built men, with
long, wavy hair. A vault was found
with twelve dead men sitting in it..
Another time in separate coffin a
young girl was found by us. Her
eyes were closed with golden disks,
nd A hxra In -
circlet running from under the chin,
across the top of the head. Clad in
narrow woollen garment, her bosom
was covered with golden stars, her
feet being left naked" To this the
lecturer adds that all along the way
on the River Tchertchen they heard
legends about twenty-three towns
buried ages ago by the sands of the
desert. The same tradition exists on
the Lob-nor and in the oasis of
kerya.
Nine. Blavatsky, who was i'm the
earlier part OF her life great and i'm
defatigable traveller, covering more
ground in given time than is usually
accomplished by even those Of the
sterner and more enduring sex bears
witness also to those ancient ruins,
which she openly AYERS are prehisto-
ric; the pages OF her works also
make frequent reference to other
ruins Of ancient character scattered
throughout the desert regions Of Cen
tral Asia. She hints. too, at buried
crypts and underground vaults in the
desert Of Cobb, in particular, in
which are stored many OF the pre-
served reco~'s Of the ages.
However this may be, the ruins
described are certainly in place
awaiting the organized efforts OF sci-
ence 20 recover for the world long
forgotten page in the history OF the
peoples of the globe. Or, as in the
case of Troy, private enterprise may
step in, and continuing the investi-
cations begun by the Russian trav-
eler, read this riddle Of bygone civil
lization Alright. - Pittsburg Dis
Datcb
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31

For fattening fowls cooked food is
better than raw.
Oyerstimulstion will result in en-
feebled offspring.
Milk in all its forms is most valus-
BILE as food for poultry.
See that your breeders are healthy,
vigorous and of good size.
With the aid of the dust bath the
hens will rid themselves Of lice.
The Black Minorcs lays the largest
egg Of any of the Spanish family.
The choicest cspons are the result OF
q Dorking cock and an Asistic hen.
For health feed oats, for fat corn,
and for eggs meat scraps and wheat.
Every farmer should make a point
of attending the nearest poultry show.
Chickens require warmth and sun
shine and will not bear oyercrowding.
The average customer wants about
an ounce Of salt TO pound of butter.
Big horns and heshy udder are re-
garded as bad points in a mich COW.
No medicine or stimulants are + eces-
sary for healthy birds in good condi-
tion.
The hen that lays we ii is one that Is
moving around and scratching all the
time.
The most important matter In rais-
ing the chicks is to give them warmth
enough.
This is the season when eggs pay,
and every effort sheuld be made TO
secure them.
There is no better fertilizer for the
garden than the manure from the
poultry house.
Do not ring . hog IL you can posi-
bly, help il. Il interferes with the
thrift Of the animal.
]. b. Terry sAys tAss . ton Of homo
msde manure 10 worth about - much
a. @ worth Of oommercial fertilizer.
A hesd Of cabbage OF turnip tied
where the fowls ca pick 81 IL gives
the fosls . great deal OF enioysble 81
eroiss.
There u .ot very much diGsrsoss
IL ths oose Of fssdias soov thsA nskss
lGl;aOsads Of hoA1ss IN s,ysAs, and
oss 1akaas dssbss - nooh.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31
all OF the Missouri States and

all OF the trans-Missouri States and
Territories but also from various
countries in America and Europe. At
that time an Interstate organization
was perfected for the purpose OF
holding interstate and local conven-
tions i'm the interest of this great
Western industry. One convention
has since been held in New Mexico
and three in Kansas, and another
Interstate convention met at Oma-
ha. IL is thus seen, says Harper's
Weekly, that great interest is taken
in this subject throughout the West
ern half of the United States. This
ancient industry is comparatively
new in civilized America, but has al
ready attained large proportions.
The last census reports an area OF
nearly four million acres cultivated
by irrigation in the trans-Missouri
country. A little more than two
fifths OF the United States, exclusive
OF Alaska, is either sub-humid or
arid. In the sub-humid regions pre-
carious agriculture is possible with
out an artificial supply of water, but
crops very often fail for want OF rain,
and irrigation is necessary for peren-
nial success. In the arid region all
agriculture depends on irrigation.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31
0ssth by StrsnsuIstion.

Death by strangulation, " said DR..
f.. l.. Henry, Of Baltimore, TO a st.
Louis Globe-Democrat reporter, lis
supposed TO be the most pleasant
way TO die. Hanging drowning, OPT
ate poisoning and asphyxiation with
gas, 10 the person in IA normal condi-
tion bring pleasant dreams, usually
a most beautiful panorama Of land
scape views floats through the brain,
and there is sensation OF floating
through space in luxurious ease. But
should the person recover, the pain Is
the most intense OF any that could
be suffered, and there are people who
are 80 constituted that this pain Is all
that is realized, even during the pro-
cess Of strangulation. To these peo-
pie the sensation Is that OF being
pierced by thousands OF sharp needles,
and their head seems 20 be bursting
with blows upon the inside Of the
skull. With such persons IL is the
most horrible form OF death"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31

most convenient will do we'll enough
rs q site for the horse barn. Such is
far from true, as the most useful ami
NAL to man is very susceptible to un-
hygienic surroundings, and affected
very unfavorably by dampness, foul
atmosphere and filth in general. The
horse is native of the dry, lofty
tablelands of Central Asia. Hence the
strongest of reasons why his stable
should be situated n little above the
surrounding territory on an eminence
that will give a drainage slope of at
least foot or two. On no account
set horse barn in hollow or deep
valley. 1t will be just about impossi-
bic to keep dry under such clrcum-
stances.
The stable should have a high
stud, the lower story being nine or ten
feet in height This will give good
air snaca foy the animals 30 breathe in.
A central saaft or ventilator should
run from the ceiling out through the
loft, terminating two or three feet
above the roo. This will let or hot,
fetid air in summer. In winter of
course it must be kept closed large
part of the time. This mate. Of veG-
tilation is little thought of by farm
ers and the general nm og LorSemen,
vet it is OF the highest and most vital
importance. Bad air surcharged with
ammonia and other excretious from
animal bodies is exceedingly irritating
TO the eyes of horses apd no Gouh.
many cases of blindness 80 directly
traceable TO She influence oS these de-
leterious gases. Foul air iuha,ed into
the lungs is highly calculated 10 in
flame and irritate The delicate an
tender structures Of the wIndpipe,
bronchial tubes and the AIR cells
Hence We would naturally expect, and
do find by experience, that horses sub
iected TO such evil influence are trou-
bled with coughs, colds, pneumonia
and even fsrcy and glanders; horses
affected with the last two diseases
being notorionsly badly stabbed, poor
ly fed, and often abusel. However,
even if good ventilation be provided,
the foul vapors given of from dung
anu urine, IL uOl hlIcllNlcAl w, wiz obail
render the atmosphere impure.
Therefore, the necessity of much
bedding and absorbent materials. Dry
earth, plaster and charcoal have "A re-
markable propensity for taking IN and
fixing ammonia. Every stable should
keep a supply ever on hand and two
or three times day sprinkle few
handfuls behind each horse This is
not simply a matter of health to the
horse, but means Of saving the best
of manure for farm crops, great in
ducement in itself. These absorbents,
coupled with the use Of straw for bed
ding, serve in no small degree TO keep
the stable sweet and clean and whole
some.
Another feature of the stable IS TO
have il light and CHEEKY. How many
dark, sepulchral apartments afford
shelter for horses! Such an environ
ment cannot fail to depress the spirits
and lessen life and usefulness of an
animal that is naturally gay and joy
full. Then the horse is injured by
leaving such holes and coming sud
denly under the full glare and brill
fancy of summer or winter sun.
Here we find another frequent source
of eye diseases. - Farm, Field and
Fireside.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31
SHARPENING CAST moN r1ow I

SHARPENING A CAST IRON PLow POINT.
Many farmers are not aware that
when cast iron plow point has be-
come very dull, or even thrown aside
rs worthless, its usefu!nesS can be pro-
longed, for the plCwing OF one or two
more acres i'll common soil. Remove
the point from the plow, and If there
liz no stone as large as mans head,
drive an iron wedge partly into log,
or post, or even use an aX, or other
piece OF iron, the object being to OBJ
tain a solid surface to strike against.
Take the point, bottom up IN the left
hand, resting 1t upon the stone, or iron
near the point, then with hammer
strike quick, angling downward
blow, just chipping oil the point.
These blows will not break the iron at
right angles, but chip it of, sometimes
in pieces the size Ola quarter OF dol
lar. Extend this chipping process all
along the cutting surface underneath
the mold board. Practice on an old
point, as it requires considerable skill
to properly strike even such al mani
mate thing as splow point Chip the
points before they are too badly worn.
American Agriculturist.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31
FRIENDS OF THE FAR.IEg.

1t is sometimes difficult for farmers
to distinguish friends from enemies
among the birds which make tE cir
home among us A late writer in the
Albany Cultivator speaks in defence of
the red tailed hawk, moro com
monty known as chen hawk" from
its propensity for stealing chickens
The writer says that the chief food of
this hawk is mice, snakes, mCles and
striped gophers or chipmunks, and
that il is too slow and clumsy to catch
chickens or other fowl. 1t seems to
us that il requires quite as much alert
ness to catch mice or chipmunks rs to
catch chickens. We have had consider
able experience with this depreciation
in the poultry yard, and losing a
chicken each morning until the thief
WAS shot did not look az if the hawk
was very clumsy. 1t is true that
sometimes the mother hen will drive
away the hawk, for it is q cowardly
thief; but it will return after . hour
or so and seize q chicken that has
strayed too far from its protector. II
the hen hawk destroys snakes it 10
40 far an enemy Of man. as these
destroy large numbers of injurious
small bugs, mice and other vermin.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31
GOOD AND BAD cows.

The difference allowed in the worth
Of good cow in comparison to poor
one is generally less than the figures
will show. One-half pound of butter
per day for 800 days at twenty-five
cents per pound amounts TO S33. AL
lowing one half of this for extra food
on account of greater digestion still
leaves $1,000, which in eight years,
about the average time animals are
kept for dairy purposes, amounts to
1882. New York Tribune.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31
l the prawns that are sold here.

all the prawns that are sold here.
They do not exist in Northern waters.
We also depend upon the South
chiefly for shrimp, although they are
caught in our bays and rivers at cer-
tain seasons of the year. From the
same source come red snappers and
weak fish. The latter are called sea
trout by the Simultaneously New
York News.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31
OILISG HARNESS.

Unbuckle every strap and wash care
fully with water, CASTLE soap and
sponge or cloth. Allow to dry for five
or ten minutes. Then oil, rubbing
every part of the harness, except the
patent leather, with a cloth we'll soaked
in neatsfoot oil, or pour out two or
three quarts OF oil into n pan and draw
each piece through it, slowly bending
and rubbing the strap. The buckle
holes should have little extra oil,
also the bellybands, breeching and the
straps that buckle to the bits To give
the leather new look, add TO one pint
OF oil large teaspoonful of lamp
black and an ounce or two of beas-
wax. New York Observer.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31
aLRASINas FROM THE COW STABLE.

0LEASINGs FROM THE COW STABLE.
Ring the nose of even the "ssfe'
bull
II your dairy has no pedigree, start
one ut once.
The COW with q ruffied temper will
yield poor milk.
All straw aud no hay will turn g
bright heifer into q dull COW.
A dirty strsiner reflects as badly on
the mixer a. on her who washes it,
A good way TO choke valuable COW
is to feed her uncut vegetables.
Too much carbonsceous food in the
dairy will make fat beef faster than
butter fat.
A COW that begins to lose flesh be.
fore the winter is gone, will be 'spring
poor" by the month of May.
DO not let the milk get cold before
il is carried from the milking stable
to the dairy hSuse to be strained.
Give the animals plenty of room in
the stable in which to lie down, if you
would make them comfortable.
SAvdust in the manure heap repre-
eents so much inert msttef, lend plas-
ter is On absorbent that is also fertil-
izer.
To feed economically. and yet sufi
oiently, give tho COWS only what they
will eat up clean. Trying TO stun
them beyond this limit will result in
loss and not gain.
Do not feed the hay down 70 the
bare boards in the NOW over chs stable
for il you do the insres Of cold air
from this source will result in . veri-
tsble exposure 10 your dairy.
nink tvscs before you 60 into the
business Of raising vel calves BY let
ting them sockls their dsms. The
sysesm will have dsmoselising effect
oo The dairy, o6sstsias Ne temporary
gaia- ---Amesiosa AsricultasisA
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31

IN the public and private schools
ia the United States there are 269,-
634 teachers.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-03-31

OfSse there 10 littls oeasiases1ion
gSven tc,tbs lonAioa ~ baebrIoH q
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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
A PREACHER-ACTOR.

A California Episcopal minister has
decided to abandon the pulpit and essay
the drama. This is a dangerous expert
ment. It was tried several years ago by
Rev. Geo. G. Milne, one of the most pop.
ular preachers of Chicago, and resulted
in a dismal failure. The present aspirant
for hlstrionic honors tells a pitiful story
of his repeated failures in the ministry
and other walks of life and sees no refuge
save the stage. That Salvini has con-
sented to become his patron indicates
that even so great an actor as Salvini is
not above taking advantage of judicious
free advertising. In the telegram max
ing the announcement the preacher is
reported as having a handsome face,
polished way and q sad story. This may
all be true, but even the three items are
not sufficient to make an actor of a mar
who does not possess other qualities of
which no mention is made. While the
pulpit needs as much talent as any other
calling, it can be suggested to the Cali
fornia gentleman that a poor but honest
preacher has a better show for making a
living than has a bad actor. He had
better stick to his cloth and let the
buskin alone.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
PREFERRED CREDITORS.

A case is now pending in the Butte
courts that will no doubt lead to the set
Element of q long mooted and very inter-
esting question Of law. In brief it in
wolves the right of an insolvent debtor in
making an assignment to so arrange his
affairs that in a settlement certain cred
itors shall have preference over others.
In other words, that a few shall have
the benefits of the assets to the exclusion
of the many. The case has been ably
argued on both sides and the decision
will be awaited with much interest.
Each side has produced decisions in sup
port of it's contention, but the weight
seems to be against the claim of the pre-
ferred class. To a layman this would
appear to be good law and simple justice,
for it is hard to realize where a line can
be drawn that will make one creditor
any more entitled to a share in an estate
than another. However, the court will
in due time settle the question, and
settle it for good so far as this state is
concerned. Then creditors will know
just what their rights are.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
MORAL STANDARDS.

Prof. Albert Buehell Hart of Harvard
has written for the January number Of
The Forum a very thoughtful and time
ly article entitled "Are Our Moral Stand
ards Shifting?" Among the interesting
and significant changes OF public stand
ard to which he calls attention are the
growing impatience with legal and con-
stitutional methods of bringing about a
change of laws whereby unpopular stat
utes are practically a%brogated by ignor-
ing them; the disposition of public Off
GERS to draw their salary and leave their
duties to be performed by deputies; lack
of effective public sentiment against pen
sion frauds; the state Of the public mind
with regard to the relations of employer
and employee; growing discomfort with
corporations, and the deplorable change
of the public conscience with regard to
crimes and violence accompanying strikes
by which the criminal is given a shame
full celebrity and often wholly escapes
punishment.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28

The Opera House Is Crowded-A Merry
Time at the Park Hotel.
The opera house was filled Monday
night to listen to the program presented
by the Mill and Smeltermen's union as a
prelude to the ball which took place in
the spacious dining room of the Park
hotel after the entertainment was over.
The address of the evening at the
opera house was given by Il. w. Bros
nan, senator elect from this county, and
listened to with close attention and fire.
quently interrupted with applause. The
songs and musical portion of the pro-
gram also met with much favor.
The versatile ex-president of the
Trades council and representative elect
J. E. Reynolds appeared in new role as a
| Shakespearian actor and brought down
the house by his representation OF
Brutus in the quarrel scene with Cassius
who was represented by J. F. Dyer). 1t
is rumored that after a little more train
ing, which he expects to get next winter
in the Legislature, he will appear as q
star in Shakesperian drama.
The ball at the Park hotel in the even.
ing was a very jolly affair and Christmas
morning dswned on as merry and happy
a crowd as st. Nicholas ever caught or
his rounds among the city chimneys.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28

1t begins to look al though there
would be a brush between Mexico and
Guatemala over the disputed boundary
line. While Mexico has a wonderful ad-
vantage in population and it
is evident that it's plucky little neighbor
has been watching the Corean war and
has reached the conclusion that mere
weight of numbers cannot always be
relied upon to win in battle. No doubt
Guatemala has an idea that history may
repeat itself, but they will be taking a
big risk if they attempt to demonstrate
this. Mexico is not China by any means,
nor is Guatemala Japan. The relative
conditions of the countries are very
different, and in spite of the bluffs that
are reported as being made it is likely
that their object is to force arbitration
rather than to invite a conflict.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1894-12-28
FARMERS INSTITUTE.

A circular invitation has been issued
requesting the attendance of all farmers
and those interested in farming in north
ern Montana at a meeting or institute to
be held in this city Jan. 10 and IL, 1895.
II the weather is at all propitious the
gathering will certainly be a large one,
for the object is one that appeals direct
ly to the best interests of a large and
growing class. The agricultural devel-
opment of this section is yet in it's in
fancy, but the experiments thus far
made have demonstrated beyond ques-
ton the wonderful capacity of the lands
of northern Montana as virile producers.
At such a meeting as the mi projected
there will be an intelligent interchange
of opinion on the part of those present
and the effect can not be but beneficial.
Those present will learn much of benefit
to themselves and the aggregate pro-
ceedings will give the outside public
q much clearer knowledge of the
agricultural u of the section
than it has heretofore been able to OBJ
tain. A number Of papers appropriate
to the occasion will be presented, among
them one from Prof. Emery of the state
agricultural college. The program has
not yet been completed, but it is prob
able it will embrace a paper on "lrriga'
ton" by Prof. Robbins, and one on "The
hard wheat of Northern Montana al
compared with that of other sections
by MI. Atkinson of the Royal Milling
company. There will of course bt
others equally as interesting, and if tn
attendance is what it should be the in
stitute will be productive of much good
The trouble is that the people in othe
parts of the country do not know wha
Northern Montana is, and the soone
they are made acquainted with the fac
regarding it the better it will be for al
concerned.