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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13
ONE MILLION LOBSTERS YEARLY
The Product Of "a Farm Lying ON the Coast
of Maine.

There is a lobster farm-or pound,
as il is callcd-twelvc acres in extent
at Southport. Me. The Boston Globe
describes this pound, the most sue
cessful on the coast, whence I,0CO, 600
Holsters are shipped each year. The
pound is formed by building a solid
dam across "A tide-water cove. This
dam does not quite rise TO high water
mark, but across the top is placed a
fence of iron rods, preventing the
Holsters from escaping. In the spring
and fall business is most brisk. When
the fishermen bring the Holsters TO
the pound, the FISH," as they are
called, are hoisted to the dam, meas
ured, and those which are more than
ten and one-half inches long, the
legal limit, arr thrown in. If a lob
ster is clever his life in the pound
may be long and flu OF JOY. III he Is
stupid he will be fished out with a
drag seine and packed in a ariel,
with a piece Of ice for "a pillow, and
sent TO Boston. The seine is made
of stout Irvine and is weighted at the
bottom with a heavy chain. Along
the top is "A row OF corks, which sus-
tain the weight Of the seine while
the chain drags on the bottom Of the
pound. A single cast Of this seine
will bring up Holsters enough to fill
eleven barrels The chain as it
sweeps along the bottom stirs up the
Holsters, which Immediately shoot
backward into the slack Irvine. In
taking them out the men wear heavy
mittens, though vel then they are
often nipped. In the pound the lob
stcrs are fed on salt herring, men
rowing about in skitTs and pitching
the herring overheard. This is called
feeding the chickens" and il takes
about six barrels To make a light
luncheon for the flock. There are
said to I've a number Of old, hard
shells in the Southport farm which
for years ha c evaded the casts Of the
drag. Two Of enormous size have
become quite tame and crawl about
i'm the shallow water. The age OF
the lobster Is a debated question.
The small marketable specimens are
generally supposed To he from I to {
years old, but some Holsters are be-
lieved TO live 10 the green old aye o.
~ wears
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

Word has been sent TO the courts of
Europe that the Shah OF Persia intends
To visit Berlin, St. Petersburg, Berlin
and Vienna next spring. He will start
on his journey in May or June, and
will remain in Europe several months.
The rulers whom he is to honor are in
an unhappy state of mind already on
account of the proposed visit, alleges
the New York Tribune. No living
sovereign, in all probability, is n more
unwelcome guest than the Shah, but
his cousins in Europe are obliged to
receive him with ali the honors due to
his rank. Entertaining him is more
expensive than entertaining any other
monarch. His retinuc is almost a
legion.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

One of the latest and most popular
developments of New York society is
the lady lecturer, who talks to an
audience exclusively feminine upon the
topics of the day. These ''talks," ms
they are called, are held only i'll private
drawing-rooms, and are listened to
with the most intelligent interest by n
score or moro of women who have
dubbed together to engage some we'll
informed woman to post them, viva
voce, upon NIL subjects with which they
should be conversnnt. This lisa charm
ing way to acquire knowledge, and one
which will undoubtedly grow more
and more popular among those who
either have not the time or the i%nclina-
ton to study for themselves.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13
Getting the Best of IL.

some years ago there was a number
Of army officers staying at a hotel in
Washington.
Among them were a Capt. Elmer
son and a Capt. Jones. Emerson and
Jones used to have a good deal of fun
together at the table and elsewhere.
One day at the dinner-table, when
the dining-hall was well filled, Capt
Jones finished his dinner first, got up,
and walked almost to the dining-hal
door. when Emerson called TO him in
a loud voice:
Halo, Captain See here; /
want to speak TO you a minute"
The Captain turned and walked
back to the table. and bent ove him,
when Emerson whispered, 4 wanted
to ask you how far you would have
gone if l | had not spoken u youE"
The Captain never changed a mus
Gle, but Strengthened up put his I'm
gers into his vest pocket. and said,
loud enough for everybody to hear
him:
Capt. Emerson, l don't know OF
any man in the world / would rather
lend 80 to than you; but the fact is,
l haven't a cent with me to-day"
and he turned on his heel and walked
away.
Emerson was the color Of half a
dozen rainbows, but he had To
stand il.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13
Greedy COrmorant.

II the house builder were content
with a dwelling adjusted TO his in
conle-a compact house in which ex-
penses could be kept we'll in hand
much OF the misery resulting from
living beyond his means might be
avoided. A big house is one OF the
greediest cormorants which can light
upon a little income, writes Edward
Sanford Martin. A house will have
things, though its occupants go with
out. 1t develops annual thirsts for
paint and wall paper, at least, if not
for marble and wood carving. The
plumbing in it must be kept in order
on pain of death. Whatever price is
put on coal. ii has to be heated in
winter, and II it is rural orsuburban,
the grass about it must be cut, even
though funerals in the family have
to be put off for the moving. Some
thing is ALWAYS out of order. The
master Of "A house too big for him
must spend his leisure in acquiring
and putting into practice flag ends of
the arts Of the plumber, the bell
hanger, tn locksmith, the gas filter,
and the carpenter. Presently he will
know how to do everything that can
lie done in a house, except TO enjoy
himself. lie will learn about taxes
and water rates, aud how such abomi-
nations as sewers or new pavements
are always liable To accrue at his en-
pense. AS for the mistress, she VII
be Il slave to carpets and curtains,
wall paper, painters, and women who
come in hy the day To clean. When
nature undertakes TO provide a house
it hts the occupant. Animals, which
build bv instinct, build only what
tn " need, but mans building in,
stinct, if it gets IA chance "a spread
itself at all. is bound, S, just as all
his instincts a'e.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13
Herds OF Wild Reindeer.

II is not generally know that Just
over the line OF Alaska, on the edge of
the Rocky Mountains and in the Brit
ish possessions, there a C vast herds Of
reindeer.
Doctor Sheldon Jackson, Superin-
tendent OF Education for Alaska, has
for Two years been imp Jrting reindeer
from Siberia. and this Is the Ieason
for the supposed scarcity n that re-
gion: but the scarcity appears TO be
toward the southern, south western,
and northern coasts. In the far in
terror there are myriads of them.
An Episcopal missionary. who re-
Gently arrived in this country from
the POrcupine River, in the British
possessions, has this To say about the
reindeer:
Back toward the mountain from
my house, L have seen great herds of
them, and almo,teverywhere ! looked
4 could see tn m.
For much of the time l have lived
at the mission / have subsisted al
most exclusively on reindeer meat,
1t is very good, and l may say it is
about the only kind of meat you don't
get tired OF. | think il is better, all
things considered, than beef, and
that you can eat it longer without
its palling on YOU. 1t is a venison
more than anything else.
The Indians eat it as the main ar
ticle OF diet. and they are big and
strong. Some of them are six feet in
height, and the w age is about five
feet ten inches. They are genuine
North American Indians, and not
the Aleuts, EsquimauX, or a mixture
OF the two keepan Indian hunter,
and he supplies me with all the rein
deer meat | want lie also brings in
grouse, ducks, bear, and other game
as l need it. The ducks and grouse.
like the reindeer, are remarkably
good eating. 1t is fearfully cold
there. Last winter the thermometer
was. for a week at a time, down to
90 degrees, and l have seen 1T go
considerably lower. At n time in
the winter, nor during other winters
that | have been there, was IL higher
than 40 degrees. / discovered a queer
thing about the cold, and it vas this:
Below 40 degrees you didn't notice 1t
any more than 40. 1t might go so,
or eve more. but it made SO little
difference that you didn't notice it.
Practic lily it was all the same to
you
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

AN inventor OF a wave motor is go
ing TO try his machine i'm the break
ers at Long Beach near Los Angeles
soon, and expresses the utmost conf
dence in its practibability. Millions
OF horse power of force are going 70
waste every minute along the Pacific
coast, and the man who can bottle
up a fair percentage OF il for use
when needed, should be hailed as a
benefactOr OF his race.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

That typical Arizona town, Yuma,
will probably oon be lifted from Ari-
iona into California, where, it is
claimed, it has always rightly belonged.
Up to about fifteen years ago the point
was often commended between the local
authorities both sides the disputed
line, but since the arrest, in 1877, by
the Arizona authorities of a San Di-
ego (Cal.) tax collector who tried to
collect taxes in Yuma, the question
has been dropped. The land Office
authorities have always evaded the
question. Recently William Hycks
was indicted by the Federal grand
jury for selling liquor TO Indians in
Yuma. He denies the jurisdiction ot
the court to try his case, citing tie
authority of the treaty OF Guadaloupe
Hidalgo and the recent reports of the
international boundary commission to
show that Yuma is in California. il is
thought out there that Hycks may win
his case and that the town will soon be
Yuma, California, instead of Yuma,
Arizona.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

A PETITION weighing six hundred
pounds was rolled into the United
States Senate on wheels the other
day. IL asked for a department OF
public roads, which, IL it had ex.
tended powers, could do more for the
farmers, for obvious reasons, in five
years than the Senate could accom-
plish la a hundred. The Senate was
In a sportiye mood, after viewing
Senator Hoar's tragic .comical walk
around: and it 'guyed' the poor
petition ~unmercifully. Senator Cock
rell presented a bill for promoting
aerial navigation, which he said
would render good roads unnecessary.
But we are a long way from airships
yet, while good roads can be got by a
little hard work.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

the manager winks at an assistant
working at a neighboring desk
When. the New Yorker got back to
his hotel that evening he was inter
viewed by . Chicago pressman who,
among other questions said:
Il believe you have been TO Ar.
mour's place to-day; what do you
think OF ~" ia
"Well," said the Mayor slowly, II
was much impressed with Armour's
concern. See-bere is a note 1 made
OF the occurrence that struck me
particularly" and producing his note
book he turned to the entry that he
had made at Armours and handed it
TO the reporter to read. 1t ran thus:
IL have been about a good deal in my
time and have met some d-n liars,
but never such laundering ones as
Armour's folk"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13
Queer Names for streets.

y woman, lately returned from
Bra ii. tells OF the curious nomencla-
ture of the streets Of Para. They
are biblical or commemorative uf
some event in the Bra ilian history.
Itlsecms 10 her quite %irreverent To
be told that "A desirable locality was
lat the corner OF ST John the Bap-
tiste and ST. John the EVANGELIST
streets" She went with her uncle,
who vas on business, 10 due at the
hous Of a wealthy merchant.
Everything was very gorgeous and
lavish. in south American style, but,
on leaving, she was amazed 60 have
her hospitable host say 20 her:
If you have any washing, send IL
here.
IL is the custom there. IL seems,
for wealthy households TO take In
laundry work as an employment for
their large retinue OF servants.
'Itdid, however" said the rclator,
give me a turn at the end Of a form.
al dinner party TO be asked FOR my
so'led linen"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13
What IMPRESSED Him Most.

Here's a good story at the expense
OF Armour, the big tinned-meat man
OF Chicago. Mayor Gilroy OF New
York, while on "A visit to Chicago,
went over Armour's place. While
standing with the at a
window overlooking a great yard,
he saw a herd OF oxen driven in. y
few minutes later there was a great
rattle and crash, which turned out to
be the result OF hundreds OF tins fall
ing down a chute.
whats in those tins?" he asked
the manager.
..Oh." was the reply, they contain
all that's left OF those hullocks you
lust saw driven by
,.Indecd," said the Mayor. THAT
is simply marvellous! l make a note
OF it,"
And producing a notebook he rap
idly scrubbed down something, while
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

MODERN science shows that our
most innocent and amiable amuse-
meDts are attended with danger. Or.
liappin, a distinguished specialist of
Nantes, has discovered, for example,
that ordinary playing cards are Gov
cred with bacteria no fewer than
q, 100 specimens Of the staphylococcus
pyOgenes aureus having been rounded
up on "A square centimeter OF n card.
This is "A serious matter. There will
be very little satisfaction in sitting
behind a full hand il the holder
thereof realizes that he is likely TO
fiji his system full OF staphylococcus
pyogenes ureus No man will feel
comfortable I'm drawing to a flush II
he knows that the desired card is
loaded To the edges with staphylococ-
cuses. and as for slamming a stack Of
checks into the center OF the table on
the strength OF "A bob straight fairly
alive with loathsome, creeping, crawl
ing pyogeneses. One-armed Shin
mel himself wouldn't have the nerve
to do it. This man Rappin has aimed
a rap at our national game.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13
THEY A o HIM TIRED.
They Were Too Fun of Fight To Suit He
Quiet Spirit.

They Were Too Full OF fisht To Suit Hid
Quiet Spirit.
II was a cCzyous circumstance. and
everybody in the smoking-car seemed
10 catch on 1T the same moment
On the righShand side sat a man
with a cowboys hat on wooden shirt.
red neckJle, pants In his bootiegs,
and a general air Of toughness. Op-
posite him sat another man similarly
attired, but with the addition OF a
grizzly bears claw for a scarf pin.
one had been with us for over an
hour-the last had just boarded the
train.
These two men at once began to
size each other up and sheer and
look sarcastic. Finally the man on
the right meanly observed:
II reckon your bag Of Injun scalps
is in the baggage car, en-"
Yes, but my guns are yerei"
PROMPTLY responded the other.
"N hats the use Of guns onless We
know how To shOot?"
whats the use OF CAB if you don't
back IL up"
They were now hot and ready for
more, and it soon came.
"Out OF ranch We size sich
fellers as you up for fish bait" said
the right-hand
SIS that so? Wall, out on our
ranch w don't wait 70 size up chaps
like YOU. We knows 'em a mile away
for buffers"
"Takc that back"
Never"
They both sprang up, and, Of
course, we rushed forward to stop the
fight. Near by wds a man who had
been trying TO get TO sleep TO Ire a
headache. He sprang up, peeled off
his coat, threw down his hat and
shouted at the two terrors:
Both of YOU sit down" as il death
wasn't five feet away.
They dropped back on the seat like
bags OF sand, a d he stood over them
and demanded Of the one on the
right:
where do you camp when you're
at home?"
sin Ohio" was the meek reply.
land you?"
I'm Ind ana"
81 guess that's right. That's
about the way | sized you up. Just
a word to you. Shut right up Don't
peep another peep about bars, %Injuns,
or ranches OF shootin'. You have
made me tired and il there's any
more OF it I'll drop both of you off
this a into the ditch"
He went hack to his seat to nurse
his headache, and the two terrois
sat s. quietly for the next hour that
some OF us wandered il they had been
scared to death. Later on one of
them fondly caressed his BARCLAYS
and the other read a dime novel, and
they were at peace with all the
world. Detroit Free Press
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13
Racing with an Avalanche.
Let Mr.. Tuckett himself describe

Let MIR. Tuckett himself describe
that thrilling ra.e for life.
Il remember" he writes, ''being
struck with the idea that il seemed
ds though, sure of its prey, it wished
to play with us for a while, at u
moment letting us imagine that we
had gained upon 1t, and were get.
ting beyond the line of its fire, and
the next, with mere wantonness Of
vindictive power, suddenly rolling
out on its right a vast volume OF
grinding blocks and whirling snow,
as though to show that it could out
flank us at any moment IL choose.
Nearer and nearer IL came, rte
front like a mighty wave about to
break. Now il has traversed the
whole width OF the glacier above us;
taking a somewhat diagonal direC-
ton; and now-run, oh! run, if ever
you did, for here it comes straight
at us, swift, deadly aud implacable!
''The next instant we saw no
more; a wild confusion OF whirling
snow and fragments of ice-a frozen
cloud swept over us, entirely con-
cealing us from one another, and
still we we're untouched-at least ]
knew that / was-and still w ran.
Another half-second and the mist
had passed, and there lay the body
OF the monster, whose head was still
ca,eering away at lightning speed
far below us, ~motionless, rigid, and
harmless"
The danger was over, and the party
examined the avalanche at their lei
sure. 1t had a length OF 3, 200 feet,
an average breadth OF 500 feet and
an average depth Of five feet. This
is to say, its bulk was Gil, 900 cubic
Yards, and its weight. or a moderate
computation, about 450, 900 o
McClure's Magazine.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

ALFRED JONI MoNsoN, in whose
case "A Scotch jury rendered "A verdict
OF mot proven" will hencetorth I've
a marked man, in the British Isles at
least. This form of verG;Gt is fortu-
nately known only in Scotland 1t
leaves the accused at liberty, but
with a shadow forever hanging over
him. 1t is a cruel, Anticipated and
unjust proceeding and will no doubt
be abolished sooner or later in favor
OF the English finding OF 'Eu lily" or
met guilty"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

NJ. SARCEl. an eminent literary
critic OF Paris, has become "A mod
crate vegetarian" that is, he eschews
meat, but eats OF eggs and milk pro.
ducts. He finds remarkable improve
ment from the change, in clearer
mind, more elastic limbs, less desire
for stimulants, and eve create re-
sistance 10 fatigue. He is quitting
coffee and tobacco also. His eXpc-
rience has become a very prominent
example in appearing as 1t has under
Geographic cable news in many
dailies.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13
snake and Dog.

While Mr.. l.. L. Mercer OF Irwin
ton. ia, was AT work in the field his
little pet dog bayed "a large rattle
snake neal 10y. The dog kept bark
ing and playing with his snakeship
until he decided there was no harm
i'm his newly-made acquaintance.
Upon thi, decision the little creature
rushed forward. The snake struck
the dog fairy between the eyes and
held to him until shot TO pieces
When the RATHER struck the dog the
animal set up n howl for relief. Mr..
Mercer seized his gun and hurried To
the scene. On his arrival he found
the dog in a very embarrassing posi-
tion, and shot the snake loose from
his bold. After killing the reptile he
picked I'D his dog aud hurried To the
house. There he drcnched his little
pet with alum water, and says that
so thoroughly did the water kill the
poison that the animal suffered no
pain. nor was the slightest swelling
visible.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

The dismani!ement of Worlds Fair
structures has in one respect proved n
godsend to the poor OF Chicago. In
Jackson Park there were recently 1000
wagon loads ~ excellent fircwood
which the officials were glnd 10 get rid
of. The Chicago Relief and Aid So.
ciety obtained permission to cart the
wood away, and put up the following
sign on the park fence near the Sixty
second street gate: ''Frce Wood for
the Poor" Any person with a horse
and wagon is now admitted to the park
and allowed to take away nil the wood
his wagon will hold, the only condi.
ton being that he shall present a per-
init from the society. The pile of
debris through which the wood is scat
tered has a length of 500 yards, n width
OF 100 yards and a height of twelv,
feet. II consists OF baskets, boxes enc
barrels. The man in need of fuel ha
only to delve in this pile to get as ser
viceable kindling wood rs could ~
found anywhere. The applicants ar
foreigners for the most part. and iudg
ingfrom their ragged coats and pinche'
faces, they could get the means @
warmth for their families nowher
else.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13

The young society bellies have a
new fad. To hear about il will IN.
tighten not a lew of the young men
who have been mystihed since the
fall began over the d~espoiling of their
new hats. The fad is to take the
little bow that fastens the lining oi
a mans hat and wear IL thereafter
hidden in their shoe. by some sub.
tie influence the superstition is that
without fail they will have an offer
of marriage from the young man in
question within the month. Ii must
be taken without the young mans
knowledge or the charm will not
work, and young ladies are resorting
To all sorts of subterfuges TO obtain
the bows.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-13
PERPLExEp BY AN AUTOGRAPH.
Minister Joseph ~Chsmberlain Unintention-
ally signs an Application.

Minister Joseph Chamberlain Unintention-
ally signs an Application.
Autograph hunters sometimes get
prominent persons into unpleasant
positions As an evidence OF this
fact We find IN an English periodical a
somewhat amusing anecdote OF Mr..
Chamberlain, who represents a
Birmingham CONSTITUENCIES in the
House OF Commons in the British
Parliament. Ii seems that when Mr..
Chamberlain was made a Cabinet
Minister he got hundreds of requests
for his autograph. For a time he
answered each n in an autograph
note. but the labor involved became
so great that finally he had a printed
form prepared running: "Your re.
quest OF such a date complied with"
Then when an autograph request
came In ne simply signed this form
and let it go at that.
One day a tall, raw boned War
wickshire man walked into his Office.
Morning" said he.
Good morning, said Mr.. Cham
berlain, looking up.
Il cane for that place you promised
me, " said the countryman after an
awkward pause.
Place? 1 promised you no place"
said Mr.. Chamberlain.
Yes, you did," insisted the coun-
tryman, stoutly. ave got our
promise in your own handwriting"
With that he handed out one Of the
autograph replies-"Your request OF
such a date"
But, nan alive" said Mr.. Cham
berlain, that vas in response TO a
request from you for my autograph"
"No, 'twasn't," said the man. II
never asked for no autograph, i
want a place: that's what l wrote
for"
Mr.. Chamberlain had the mans
letter hunted up, and. sure enough
he found that it was a formal appli-
cation for a place.
Here" said the perplexed Minis
ter emptying into his big hands all
the money he had in his pocket. II
can't give you a place; l haven't any
To give"
And with that the man had TO be
content.-Harper's Young People.