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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14
Stylish Trimmings CheaD.

little lot that, il bought in the regular way
would cost $50. We bought them for s26S and
pass them on to you at a slight advance
inch wide 81 80 Beaded Rufiing 81 25 I'd
3-inch s5c Black SpIngled Net 69c yd
Butter Color Lace Braids. worth up to &C. for &C.
&c and lie yd.
Three styles Jet Bead Edges, worth up to 12c
for Ony Sc yd-
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Ticket Canceiling.
OIas.

The exigencies of railway passenger
traffic have led to the invention OF
most ingenious machines for the can
collation., dating and registering OF
tickets. In N machine, designed for
turning out tickets rapidly for street
railways, ferries, etc, the individual
tickets in a large roll Of paper of the
required width and thickness are di-
vided from one another by a perfora-
tion and n pair of notches, which are
also used for maintaining the regis
tering during printing. The strip OF
paper then passes eel IA series OF
wheels, which regulate the FRACTIONAL
tension, to the printing cylinder,
from whence il is turned ready for
use, says the Pittsburg Dispatch.
In other machines tickets can be
numbered consecutively from one to
any given number. For instance, there
is n special "tioket holder and regis
ter, by which n web OF tickets can
be cut up and dated, each ticket be-
ing counted and marked as il is being
withdrawn, TO prevent fraud. The
tape is drawn through feed rollers,
by turning handle, and passed be-
tween n printing cylinder and n bed
cylinder. Upon the printing cylin-
der is n knife which cuts of the
tickets as il delivers them through a
slot, A counting device is geared to
the printing cylinder, and keeps a
register Of the operation. 1t is en-
closed in a case, which is normally
closed by a locked door. BY the use
Of this machine all troublesome
counting of the stock of tickets is
avoided, while dishonest officials find
an exact account kept against them.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Promoting ingenuity.

II may not be generally known,
says the Railway Review, that Messrs.
Denny grant to the workmen i'm their
s%hipbuilding yard Mt Dumbarton IA
sum OF money for suggestions for the
improvement in plant, etc, likely to
facilitate or cheaper production,
During the year past iifty-scven new
improvements have been considered,
and Of this number thirty-eight have
been successful, fifteen rejected, and
four postponed. The total sum ex-
pended during the year was 1920; OF
this sum $3.50 was paid i'm ordinary
awards and 1910 i'm premiums. The
number OF awards and the amount OF
money expended are not only much
greater than those Of last year, but
are the Third highest in any year since
the scheme was started. Fully two
thirds OF the total number OF claims
received were successful, as against
an average of fifty-two per cent. for
the fourteen years the scheme has
been in operation. The workmcn in
the iron department have this year
succeeded for the first time in send
ing in more claims than those Of any
other department, while the electro
cal department has been successful
above all others, considering the
number OF workmen connected with
the branch. Since the introduction
Of the scheme, COZ claims have been
received, BIB being successful and
$50 rejected. The total sum expend-
ed is $500, Of which -, 40 was paid
in rewards and 1920 paid in premi-
ums. The sum Of $3.50 has been
gained by eighteen claimants.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
The Razor Mishtier than the Sword.

An excellent story Of a distinguished
barber is told of an army officer who
was regarded by his men-and Justly
AS a martinez. Not caring to shave
himself when he could induce a reg
ular barber to do il, the General used
10 visit the various establishments of
this kind, his sword swinging from
his belt. The request 10 be shaved
was invariably accompanied by the
blood-curdling announcement il his
face were even scratched during the
process Of shaving he would decap-
itate the unfortunate operator Of the
brush and lather.
AS may be imagined, the Generals
success in securing the services OF a
barber was decidedly poor. At last,
n fine day, TO the General no small
establishment, II fine-looking speci-
men Of African brotherhood was found
TO give a smiling acquiesconce. The
General eyed him keenly from head
TO foot, but, seeing nothing SUSPECT
Gus about the mans appearance, he
seated himself in the chair for the
much-needed shave. Not a scratch
marred the perfection of the work.
The General was charmed and, as
he rose from the chair, asked the bar
Der how he had the nerve to under
take the job with such an awful
threat hanging over his head.
Dis how | done it, General, " re-
piled the fellow. reasoned dat ef
| give you AIRY scratch, the fust thing
| do next, fore you git n chance to
raise dat sword, was TO cut your
throat clean from ear TO ear
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Snake Bite.

In Aliens Indian Mail | notice the
following interesting communication {:
1.-THE medical officer at Hassam,
writes the correspondent Of n Banga-
lore paper, made a very interesting
experiment with a case OF snake bite.
a Mohammedan Of the town was Bit
ten by a cobra and began to show
signs of collapse when his friend
brought him to the hospital. The
medical officer injected strychnine
four times within a short interval be-
tween each injection, and in about
five hours the man vas quite well.
''The method Of treatment is the
one recommended by DR.. A. Mueller,
Of Melbourne"
| would like to know how much
strychnine the solution contained at
each time OF the injection, Scarcely
a year passes without some one being
bitten by an adder in England, and
although the poison is, ! believe, sell
dom fatal unless the person affected
be in q bad state Of health, there is
often serious collapse, which necessi-
tates great care and watching. Al
though in charge Of a civil hospital
in India for many years, ] never saw
a case Of snake poisoning except in a
moribund state. -London Lanct.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Mo disevai Trick Of a Gypsy.

Endowed with a firm belief in the
powers Of fortune-tellers, u woman
living at Nincennes, who lately lost
f32, consulted a Hungarian gypsy
temporarily dwelling in the locality
about the missing money. The gypsy
solemnly said that the devil was the
thief; that il another sun OF money
equal in value 20 that lost were
placed at night outside the gate Of
the local graveyard, and il numerous
prayers and paternosters were re-
peated, Satan would disgorge his i'll
gotten booty. While saying the prayers
the unsophisticated woman was 10
walk round the cemetery, and as she
vas doing 50 the money vas spirited
away.
Nothing suspecting, the dupe went
again TO the gypsy, who said that the
sum left at the gate undoubtedly con-
tanned spurious coins, and suggested
the deposit Of another f32 in the same
place. The dupe would have blindly
obeyed the injunction q second time
had she not narrated her adventures
TO a neighbor. thanks TO whose
prompt action the police interviewed
and arrested the cunning gypsy
London Telegrsp'
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Like the.Siamese Twins.

The Hangchow correspondent of
the North China News writes: A
strange phenomenon is now on exhi-
bition at this place. | had noticed
posters along the streets stating that
twins connected by II ligament were
to be seen at u certain place for the
fee Of 100 cash IA head. 4 few days
ago, while crossing the lake, my boat
man asked me if he should 90 by a
certain houseboat Chinese and let
me see the twins. We were then close
TO the boat, which was anchored in
the lake not far from the landing,
which is n popular resort for pleasure
seekers. The boat is used TO protect
the show from too great n crowd.
People on the boat invited me to
come and see the wonder, and a real
wonder il was. A second edition OF
the Siamese twins, two nice-looking
little boys about six years old bound
together by IA ligament OF flesh near
the middle Of their sides. They are
as much alike in appearance and as
near equal in size as it is possible TO
be. They say they are from the XII
angst province, and mother and
father are with them. They have
visited Shanghai, %Soochow, Kiahing
and other places, and everywhere
they have taken a good sum OF money.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
To Help the Life Weary.

Some self-styled " philanthropist'
Of Cortland. n. Y, has been trying
TO help out OF this world any who may
find themselves weary Of the struggle
for existence. lie has fixed up some
bottles containing several deadly
poisons in whisky, and left around
where tramps most do co~ngregate,
with a note addressed TO the unfortu-
nate, saying that the mean Of sui
eide were in their hands. The first
people who found the bottles were n
pair Of old men and rather disreput-
able characters, according 90 the re-
port, who did not notice the note, but
finding that the bottles contained
whisky, proceeded TO regale them
selves without further examination.
They soon found that they had acted
unwisely, and called for assistance.
They were taken 10 a house and a
doctor was summoned, but his SER
vices were unayailing, and death soon
carried them of. The same sort Of
bottles, with the same note, were
found in several places about the
town, and an effort is being made TO
discover the crank who prepared them.
- New Orleans Picayune.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Water as a Remedy.

Water is too little valued by the
generality Of people a. a remedy, yet
it is one Of the most valuable. 1t j.
not only a food-three-quarters Of
the body, by weight, is composed Of it
but a medicine which i not prop
erly replaced by the use OF tea, coffee,
or milk. II more water were con-
sumed and less beverages there would
be fewer dyspeptics, rheumatics and
bilious suffers. With a little lemon
juice added and taken freely it is use
full in rheumatism. As a means Of
applying heat and cold it is invalu-
able. In the first stages Of a sprain
il hot water is applied, hot as a be
borne, and the application be re-
newed constantly, the following day
will see the part comparatively free
from soreness and capable OF being
used. III it is an ankle the foot may
be placed in a foot tub OF warm water
the heat being raised by addi-
ton of hot water and the temperature
being kept up to the limit Of endur-
ance an hour or 30. Similarly i'm
rheumatism, hot baths and applica-
tions are useful. With children the
warm bath is a sleep-producer in
nervous irritability, allaying convul-
sions, and a rap~idly-acting stimulant
in cases Of emergency. Its efficacy
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
The Teetee.

The red-backed t%ectee, or squirrel
monkey, is by far the most beautiful
in form and color Of all the North
American monkeys, as well as being
an interesting pet i'm captivity. The
length Of the head and body is about
twelve inches, and the tail is about
the same length. I'm color the whole
skull-cap is black; the ears, face,
neck, and throat are white; the back
is reddish brown; the sides Of the
body, forearIns, hands and feet are
ocher yellow and the arms, thighs,
and upper two-thirds Of the tail are
olive and gray. The tail is not pre-
hensile, and the outer third Oft is
covered with rather bushy black hair,
longest at the end.
! once owned a very near relative
20 the species described above-a
t%eetee, but not this identical species
which was about the size Of a gray
squirrel, with the nervous activity
and sprightliness Of three. bought
it Of a sleepy Indian in South Amer
lea. and IL proved 90 be the plague Of
several peoples lives.
lie could perform one feat which ]
am sure no other monkey can. He
could easily climb up the corner OF a
smoothly-planed, square-cornered
door casing simply by exerting pres
sure in two directions with his hands
and feet. One evening In Demerara,
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Couldn't Swallow the String.

A woman went into n jewelry
store i'm New York and asked 10 see
some diamond rings. As she was
looking at them she directed the
clerk attention another way for a
moment, and popped one Of the rings
into her mouth. She did not notice
beforehand that the ring had "A tag
attached 10 it by a long string, and
when the clerk turned 90 her, he was
surprised 20 see the tag hanging out
Of her mouth by the string, which she
was making the most extraordinary
faces i'm her efforts 10 swallow. The
string had gotten tangled in her front
teeth, and refused 90 go either way.
The clerk disentangled IL for her, and
also d~isentangled several pocketbooks
which were found in her pocket
New Orleans Picayune.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
MILITARY WHISTLE SIGNALS.
To be Used on the Skirmish Line
When the Trumpeter 10 Disabled.

Inc new extended order or battle
was the death knell of the drum on
the skirmish line, for the line now
covers such a front that the beat of a
drum might not be heard above the
rattle Of musketry and the general
turmoil OF battle. This gave TO the
trumpet-the bugle is not used in
our army, though some foreign armies
still preserve the ancient usage of as
signing the bugle to infantry and the
trumpet TO cavalry-the monopoly OF
sound signals. We have also a code
Of visual signals. For instance, 10
give the command Rally the Off
Ger raises his arm vertically to its full
extent and circles it very rapidly.
But it is obvious that in the smoke of
battle or in fog or rain such Il signal
might not be observed. A trumpeter
is a trained musician. IL he were
disabled and the officers signals could
not be seen, or, as woull be most
likely, his voice not be heard, he
would have no means of conveying
his commands 10 the line. Any one
can, however, blow "A whistle. 1t is
easily carried-our officers may have
them attached to the sword hits
and its shrill sound penetrates to n
distance.
To meet the emergency which
might call for its use n code of whistle
signals, very simple and easily
learned, has been devised. A quick
note is designated by a short dash,
=; along note by a long DASH;
two quick notes, -, being the sig
nal for Forward, one short note
that for Halt"
The signals initiate as closely as
possible the pronunciation of the
command. In the command ITO the
Rear" for instance, the first two
words are pronounced rapidly, the
emphasis being on the last word.
Hence the whistle signal for this
order consists Of two short notes and
a long one, -; similarly,
Commence firing is the familiar
railroad signal Of two loud and two
short blasts, - -, and
Cease firing, ---, the en-
phaNs being on the cease. TO the
Right" - -, two prolonged
notes; ITO the Left, "---,
three prolonged notes, and Centre, -
-, are arbitrary signals. The
familiar marching beat for quick
time, -, -, -, -, left, left,
left, right, left, is reproduced for the
Assemble and "Deploy" are given
like the single taps of a drum.
Double time" is like the one-two-
three of "A polka thrice repeated,
---, ---, only the
bass is sounded on cannon instead of
on a keyboard or viol. A dozen or
more quick notes sound the Rally
by Platoon, - four quick notes emitted
twice the Rally by Sections" and
four quick notes, - -, the
Rally by Fours."
The system which thus ~pervades
this code makes it highly practical,
and so, under the new order Of things,
a toy becomes an element in warfare.
New York Sun.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
Made Faces With Half His Face.

Sir Charles Bell sought TO prove
certain pet theories as TO the express
sion on the countenance, and for his
purpose chose Il monkey. He had
previously examined the anatomical
structure of monkeys faces, and
found the resemblance to that of
man, as expected, quite striking, His
subject was a particularly ugly ami
NAL which loved to make faces. He
cut the facial nerve on one side Of
the monkey face while it was under
chloroform, and then allowed the
wound to heal. When the animal
recovered his equanimity he made,
or rather sought to make, grimaces
as vigorously as before. One side Of
the face remained passive and mo-
tionless, while the other was mobile,
and the result was irresistibIy funny
to the thousands Of people who called
to see the monkey. Some noticed Il
resemblance of his case TO that Of a
popular actor then on the boards,
who was especially noted for his
ability to make all sorts Of odd
grimaces with only one side Of his
face, tine other remaining staid and
motionless. An examination showed
that his power OF creating the laugh
lay in a peculiar affection; his one
side of the face had accidently been
paralyzed, and he could not co-ordi-
nate both sets Of muscles even if he
wanted to, and he did not wish TO
when he could make people laugh
by his two-faced act.-[Baltimore
Amnrinnn
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

The Reading (Penn.) Herald tells
one Of the most extraordinary fish
stories that has appeared recently,
and tells IL as IA sober fact. The
hero OF the tale was a Mr.. Eckenrode,
OF that town, and the scene OF his ex-
plot the Tulpehocken creek, where
he was fishing for cells. IL says that
there is n variety Of eel TO be found
in that stream called the tandem eel,
which IL accustomed TO travel in
single file, about six inches apart,
and TO preserve that distance with
great cxactness. IF one shoots ahead
too rapidly the one following him inn
m~ediately grasps him by the tail, in
order 10 draw him back to his proper
place i'm the line. They appear to
have II remarkable instinct for dis
lance, and the variation Of an inch
will cause the rear eel TO exercise his
authority TO put the brakes on the
one ahead. While Mr.. EckenrOde
was fishing he hooked one OF the
travellers, n very remarkable circum-
stance, as they seldom bite while
migrating. As soon as he hooked IL
he, Of course, gave n haul on the
line, which caused this particular eel
TO shoot ahead. He was Immediately
graspcd by the One following, and as
that one likewise shot ahead the next
one did the same, so that when Mr..
E~ckenrode began TO haul out he found
a solid rope OF eels. Dropping his
rod and line he grasped the living
rope and began to haul i'm hand over
hand. lie kept hauling in and pull
ing up the cells until he was utterly
exhausted, when he was obliged TO
stop and cut the connection. He
quickly ran for assistance. and u
number OF the neighbors came TO help
him take care OF his rare catch.
When they were all gathered up and
loaded on wagons it was found that
he had S7j pounds. About $50
worth were sent to the Reading mar
ket and the rest were distributed
among his neighbors.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

may be increased by the addition In
some cases of a tablespoonful of mus
tard -four TO the gallon of water.
The child should be stripped and
placed in the bath, and held there not
over five minutes or till the mothers
arms tingle. In eases of cold, or con-
gestion OF some internal organ, as
the lungs in pneumonia, il is again
the remedy par excellence, acting by
bringing the blood TO the surface
Worthington's Magazine.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10
once saw, during half an hours

1 once saw, during half an hours
padding on the Essequibo River,
about sixty OF these little fellows set
Ting themselves for the night. They
huddled close together on the large
horizontal branches, like a flock OF
sparrows, partly for company, and
partly for warmth. One that We shot
and roasted for supper, proved to be
better favored than any squirrel |
ever ate. These monkeys are SO
small they are not swift climbers in
the t%ree-tops, and although easy
enough TO shoot, are desperately
hard TO find afterward.5[St. Mich.
nlas.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-02-10

Five thousand words are daily sent
over the cable connecting Australia
and Europe
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1894-05-12
READY MADE CLO7HIhC.

We would impress upon you
that we buy only uf the best
manufacturers and that our cloth
ing
Is Better, Fits Better 3 Wears Better
Than, the ordinary kind. We
call your special attention to our
$40, $3.50, $3.50, $500 suits.
They are the best to be had for
the money. We are reliable
dealers and never misrepresent
Try us for spring suit.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1894-05-12
DIED SUDDENLY.
Mr.. JAS. ID. Moore Found Dead
on the Bank of StOney
Creek.

Thursday morning Mr.. Jas. d.
Moore, who lived on Kentucky
street. in Bellepoint, took his
minnow bucket and sein and left
home, telling his wife that he was
going to the country to assist a
friend with his tobacco. He went
out the Stoney Creek pike and
sometime during the morning was
seen by William and Howard
Masters. who live in the neighbor-
hood, to leave the pike where
Stoney Greek crosses it and 60
up the creek, as they supposed to
sein for minnows. Some time
afterwards they, too, started up
the creek in search OF minnows
and crawhsh, and found Mr..
Moore lying upon the bank Of the
creek dead. He had evidently
sat down upon a little mound to
prepare to wade in the water, as
he had one shoe and sock off when
found.
Coroner Dehoney was notified,
went out and held an inquest.
DR.. Miles was called as a witness,
who gave it as his opinion from
an examination Of the body that
death was produced by some
affection Of the heart, and the
jury returned a verdict to that
effect.
Mr.. Moore was about IS years
of age and leaves wife and several
grown children.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1894-05-12
A Pestilence Breeder.

There is shallow stone sewer
running from the intersection Of
Third and Main streets, to the
main sewer on Cross, which is
scarcely covered with six inches
of dirt and has several openings
with no traps, and the gas emitted
from it is becoming very offensive.
poisoning the atmosphere of the
whole neighborhood. There is
one case Of typhoid fever
in that section, which Was doubt
less caused by this sewer and as the
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1894-05-12
Hudson, Humphries% Cassel]

relatives in Winchester during his
absence.
Mrs. Lucy Markham, who was par.
TALLY paralyzed two weeks ago, is i'm
proving.
Miss Cora Darling, of Carrollton
is visiting Miss Annie Steele, on
Washington street.
Mrs. F. w. Keyes, of Ashland, who
has been visiting relatives here, re-
turned home Thursday evening.
Mr.. V. Kaltenbrun, wife and grand
daughter, Miss Freddie Weisenburgh,
are visiting friends in Louisville and
Jacksonville.
Mrs. E. H. Black, of Stamping
Ground, spent Wednesday and Thurs
day with her daughter, Mrs. Helen
Mcclure, on Conway street.
Rev. w. G. Taylor left Tuesday over
the Midland Railway to attend the
meeting of the Southern Baptist
Convention at Dallas, Texas.
Mrs. l.. G. Kendall has been quite
i'll at the home of her brother, Mr..
G. II. Church, on Main street, for
several weeks, but is some better.
Mrs. Robert w. Tilford and daugh-
ter arrived here Wednesday from
Greenville, Mississippi, to join Mr..
Tilford and make this their future
home.
Capt. Jacob Swigert returned
Wednesday from trip to St. Louis,
Missouri, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
and Indianapolis, Indiana, much i'm
proved in health.
Mrs. Wigglesworth, of Durango,
Colorado, and Mrs. Con. Petry, of
Shelbyville, who have been visiting
Mr.. Jos. II. Cox and family, returned
to Shelbyville Wednesday.
Mr.. s. French Hoge and bride, who
have been spending their honeymoon
with his parents near this city, left
Tuesday afternoon for their future
home in bonneville, Illinois.
Mr. s. Bergman and wife, of
Louisville, and Mr.. j. w. Bergman
and daughter, Miss Theresa, Of Yer
sailles, were the guests of Mr.. w. H
Posey and wife the first Of the week.