The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-26
NOTES AND COMMENTS

respondents Of this country and Eu-
rope declare that there will be a great
European war before the summer Of
'94 is past There are others who as
firmly believe that the wish Of the
aforesaid correspondents is father to
the thought.
A FRENCHwoMAN, with view to test
ing the sustaining powers of chocolate,
has lived with no other food for sixty
days, losing but fifteen pounds in the
interval. What fools We mortals
be" The probabilities are that she
has incurred an impaired digestion,
from which she will never recover.
MISS RAY FULLER, Of Tacoma, was
the first woman to reach the summit
OF Mount Rainier, OF Tacomah, Ia, 444
feet above the level OF the sea. She
wore a flannel bloomer suit, thick
WOODEN hose and heavy cork shoes,
carrying an alpenstock and her own
baggage. Few men possess the rare
strength, courage and endurance ne
cessary for the achievement Of this
feat.
THE Ameer Of Bokhara, in Central
Asia has modified entirely his habits
and customs. as n result of his recent
voyage in Russia. He has opened
the gates Of his palace to Russian Ia
dies, and organized dancing parties.
Moreover, this palace, with all its
Oriental splendors, does not seem to
be satisfactory TO the Ameer in gem
eral comfort. He has ordered an
other TO be built in the European
style, near the Russian Legation, un-
der the supervision OF "a French archi-
tect.
VERY great surprise has been caus-
ed by the official report which has
been made with regard to recruiting in
France during the past year for vol
untary engagements for three years
service. In eight corps d'armee the
regiments Of infantry and artillery
are now considerably short OF even
their peace complement, and in the
engineers there has been quite as
founding falling of OF numbers. The
war spirit is not decidedly very pro-
ment.
THE Secretary OF War has decided
that the United States cavalry shall
hereafter be mounted on well-bred
horses, instead Of half wild and wholly
vicious bronchos Of the western plains.
1t is saying out west that n United
States cavalryman ought to be able TO
ride anything that n cowboy can, and
for years they have been mounted on
bronchos; but il is said that the cav
alryman's equipment OF carbine, sa-
bre, etc, brings out all the innate
"cussedness" of the beast and the
War Department has ruled that bron-
chos are too unmanageable and ugly
tempered TO be fit for cavalry use.
The order was promulgated in the
department OF the Platte the other
day, and it is thought that it will
have the effect Of materially lower.
ing the price of the average western
horse.
THE State Department has directed
! all Consuls OF the United States in
foreign ports to prepare special re-
ports for publication on the great
through lines Of traffic in their re-
spective districts, the object being to
supply American merchants, travel
ers and students with authentic in
formation concerning ocean and coast
wise lines, railways, navigable rivers
and canal lines, and iirst-class paved
or macadamized highways. Among
the questions propounded are those
relating TO the control Of the lines by
government, corporation or other
wise; the length, condition, and
equipment; the size and power OF
vessels, number of tracks, rates for
freight and passengers between ter
minal and intermediate points,
through traffic and short hauls, fire.
uuency OF communication, and In
case Of roads overcoming great obsta-
cles the methods adopted are TO be
specially reported.
Two adventure-loving Hungarians
Antonio Blim and Louis Budinich
early in August, 1892, started 10
VAIN itbtbpo N i'o w tsiiNhS''
They propose to write "a book when
they have completed their long pc
destrian trip, recounting not only
their experience on the journey, but
giving as well data Of the countries
through which they shall have passed
that they hope will prove Of value to
prospective settlers in the southern
countries. They have recently reach
ed Panama, where they were made
much Of by certain high officials, who
aided them in raising u considerable
sum OF money TO continue their Jour
ney, for their funds had become sad
ly depleted. Leaving Buenos Ayres
Blim and Budinich travelled first 20
Bolivia, stopping at the chief points
Of interest on the way. From Bo-
livia they journeyed up through Peru,
Eucador and Colombia, Much Of
the country through which they have
passed is practically uninhabited, and
tbav have been erposed tO all man.