The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16
MOTIFS AND COMMENTS.

The greatest engineering feat at
present under way in Europe is. per-
haps, the improvement OF the lower
Danube. There has been talk Of
opening up this river to large vessels
for three hundred years. The work
Is now under way. and when it is
through Vienna will be port Of en-
try for large vessels.
A METALLURGIsT at Westfield, Nj,
who has been experimenting for
many years. has discovered method
Of making aluminium ut twenty-five
cents a pound with n profit to the
manufactures. This is about one
half its present selling price and this
inventor believes that in time the
metal can be produced as cheaply as
Bessemer iron.
THE grape has been most popular
and useful fruit, but it is only re-
Gently that all it's possibilities have
been grasped. They are now making
an excellent Illuminating oil out OF
grape seed. For generations cotton
seed, now so important an agricult-
ural product, was regarded rs use
less substance, and so it has been
with grape seed.
THE systems Of rewards and punish
ments which seem to be the ruling
motives Of our lives are in them
selves degrading. The man who
does good act prompted only by the
incentive of reward would commit Il
crime for the same purpose. 1t is
only when we have reached u stage
of developments where we forget the
punishments that might follow neg
lect or the reward that is to come
through work performed, and do
right because it is right, without
fear Of the consequences, that we can
reach our highest development.
SOME two years ago the State of
Pennsylvania appointed Eckley B.
Coke commissioner to see whether
some good use might not be made Of
| the slack, coaldust, etc. which goes
to waste around the coal mines.
After great many experiments and
tests, it is said, Mr.. Coke has made
some remarkable discoveries. With
the aid of u specially constructed
stoker and fan blast, not only can
the dirt heretofore thrown away be
utilized, but in steam production
better results have been obtained
from it, and at fifty per cent. less in
cost. A number Of experts who have
examined the test plants say that it
will revolutionize the production of
steam power.
THE increasing number Of fires as
cribed to electricity demands the ex-
ercise Of greater care in the use Of
this method of furnishing light and
power. Boston has had number
Of fires within the past few years
directly traceable to electricity which
burned up millions of dollars worth
of property. The fire record in Hart
ford shows the same result and
doubtless an investigation Of the fires
in other cities would prove the des-
tructive part electricity, when not
properly handled, has played in fires.
The recent burning of Talmage's
church, in Brooklyn, with much valu
! able property adjoining was probably
caused by the defective insulation Of
some electric light wires.
THE great and unfortunate VI. de
Lesseps in his extreme old age finds
| himself n very poor man. He mar
red late in life and has family of
thirteen children. 1t is generally
believed that the blunders of the
| Panama were not criminal on his
part. But recalling his past great
services to commerce in the con-
struction of the Suez Canal, it is pro-
posed by majority Of the share
holders that during the rest of NJ. de
Lessep's life he shall be given an
annuity of 80, 200 francs, OF about
Sl2, 600, and that after his death and
till his youngest child is Of age, 40,
600 francs year shall go to the
widow and children. This illustrates
that there are cases when great cor
porations show they are not soul
less.
THERE are some curious statements
published in the Japanese Mail, made
by Japanese who has been travel
ing in China. He thinks the present
Chinese Manchurian dynasty Is so
much hated that it will be over
thrown within ten years, which will
be followed by breaking up of the
Empire. He says there are twelve
hundred foreign missionaries in
China. Among them, he declares,
those sent from America are true
propaSandists of the Gospel; but of
those belonging to the Russian and
French nationalities, some are really
OF the military profession. They
take no interest in the propagation
OF their religion, but are busily en-
gagged in geographical studies with
special reference to military opera
tions."
CONGRESSMAN Amos Cummings re-
Gently told II story about public
document which has been printed
for over 100 years without the slight