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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16
When they were first printed they

| When they were first printed they
covered not more than three or four
pages. They have increased in size
until the report OF 1889 covered
nearly 900 printed pages. Not long
ago the clerk Of one of the commit
tees went to Ami Smith, superin-
tendent of the senate document
room, and asked him for a copy Of
these reports. Smith disappeared,
and returned after half an hour with
the volume, saying: Il have been
here over thirty years, and you are
the first man that ever called for q
copy Of this work. "
IN the laboratory of the Imperial
Board Of Health Of Germany expert
ments were made and the results
which have been published show,
says London Science Siftings, that
the seeds Of consumption were found
in abundance in the dust collected,
not only on the floors, but on the
walls and seats OF carriages. Samples
OF dust were taken from forty-five
compartments OF twenty-one differ
ent passenger cars and III animals
were inoculated with them. Part Of
these died very soon thereafter Of
various contagious diseases before
they had time to develop consump-
tion; Of the rest, killed four to six
weeks after incubation, three had
tubercles. These three, however,
were inoculated with sleeping car
riage dust, taken, not from the floor,
but from the walls, cushions and
ceilings. Bacteria at the rate Of
IS, 800 per square inch were found on
the floor of fourth-class carriage,
and "a, 400, 27,000, iand l6, 800 per
square inch on the floors of the third,
second, and tirst-class carriages.
Thus, even in the latter, the average
passenger, who usually has at least
half "a compartment to himself, say
1900 square inches Of floor, has an
army of 40, 5OO,0 900 deadly enemies
aiming at his vitals on the floor
alone, to say nothing Of other mil
lions in front and rear, on hoth fianks
and overhead. 1t would seem inn
possible to escape; but Board of
Health is said to have reported meas
ures for removing or reducing the
danger which the railroads are con-
sidering.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16

game. One good reason for the change
is that the women can play golf as
we'll as the men, while they cannot
play polo at all, and in the other sports
they take only n small part. Theodore
A. Havemeyer is called the father Of
golf at Newport, and is president of
the Newport Golf Club. This organ
ization, although only two or three
years old, is in an excellent condition,
and its star is still in the ascendant.
New grounds have been bought this
year, and when they have been put
into shape and thrown open for the
use Of the members they will afford
one Of the finest golf courses in Amer
lea. They are very capacious and
furnish space for a large number of
links. A fine clubhouse is also being
built on the new grounds. Among the
other enthusiasts who make Newport
the headquarters for their matches
are Robert Goelet, Center Hitchcock,
Lloyd Brice, Buchanan Winthrop,
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16
THE PROBLEM SOLVED.



'I've been thinking all day about
a problem a man gave me this morn
ing" said Mr.. Jawber as he and Mrs.
Jawber moved up to the centre-table
preparatory TO an evening of reading,
interspersed with debate. 1T was
one of those things that seem easy
enough, but you can't tell where to
, begin TO work it,"
What was it ," asked Mrs.
Jawber.
Its this way: A man goes into
place and says to the store-keeper,
i have certain sum of money, less
than $40. Now il you will lend me
as much money as / have / will
spend $40 with you The store
keeper agreed and gave the money.
After spending the $40 he had some
money left, so he went to second
store and made the same proposition,
and it was accepted. Then he went
to third store and carried out the
money was gone. How much did he
have in the first placer"
Mercy me!' said Mrs. Jawber;
II don't see how anyone could find
out except by taking the money and
going round with it from one place
to another
But how would you know the
amount needed?" asked he triumph
antly.
Il never thought of that" she ad-
mitted, somewhat crestfallen.
l.,
places?" broke in Luella who natur-
ally would have been overlooked had
she not spoken, as she was in the
low chair beside the table and was
busy with books and slate.
Keep to your studies, daughter" "
said Mr.. Jawber. This doesn't in.
terest little girls"
The ten-year. old bent over her
slate once more and Mr.. Jawber said
thoughtfully, II think the only way
to find out is to take different sums
and calculate them through to see
how they come out"
"Why, that's easy" exclaimed
Luella, again looking up from her
work.
Daughter, do not interrupt " said
Mrs. Jawber, who had been doubt
fully setting down figures with a
lead pencil and then marking them
out.
1T was 1915 he had" persisted
the child. Don't you see, he bor-
rowed another IS. IS, making it $l7.5 80.
When he spent $40 he went to an
other place with $50 and borrowed
that much more. OF course then he
had $l5, so that when he spent $40
he had only IS and after borrowing
another So and spending $40 he had
no money"
"Um-m-m," said Mr.. Jawber.
How did you get it?"
by algebra"
"Ah, yes, algebra, he murmured,
as he gazed blankly at the and y
marks on her slate.
1--WE do harder ones than that
every day." said Luella.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jawber each picked
up q book, but not to read. They
were hiding from each other the
humiliation of being tossed into the
air by their ungrateful offspring.-
[Chicago Record.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16

MANY CLUBS ORGANIZED IN
THIS COUNTRY.
Society Calling Il Golf" Makes q
Bio Differences, Though.

Society is as prone to fads as are
the sparks to fly upward. And the
latest in outdoor fads is golf. Tennis,
archery and polo have each had their
turn, and golf is now coming in to
replace them in the tickle minds OF
the Four Hundred. At Lenox, West
chester, Yonkers, Tuxedo, Meadow
brook, Southampton, Newport and
Morristown, N. j., clubs have sprung
up, and the craze for the game
threatens to become as great here as
it was i'm England four or five years
ago. Without being as violent as
tennis or polo, the ancient Scotch
game furnishes more exercise than
either archery or croquet, and seems
to find favor with those lovers OF out
door sports who are too stout, too
old or too lazy to enjoy any of the
severer games.
Golf is cross between hockey or
shiny as it is better known,
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16
THE GIANT BAN BOO.
An Enth usiastie Grower on the Pos
sibiiities Of the Plant.

believe there is a fortune in the
bamboo. 1t will grow we'll on such
land as the Cane River Valley, which
is alluvial soil; in fact, it will grow
wherever the wild cane grows, as far
north as Mason and Dixon's line.
The cuttings should be planted eight
feet apart, fiat in the ground, three
or four inches deep. 1t requires very
little cultivation, for it will soon
grow so thick and fast that it will
run ahead of all weeds, says j. l..
Normand in Southern Farm.
You can begin to ship the cane five
years after the cuttings are set, and
obtain from 80 cents TO 81 per cane
from almost any furniture manufac-
tory in the South. / believe We can
grow merchantable canes one very foot
of land that is set out with bamboo
every season. On a six-year-oJd
plantation you can figure out the
profits. The canes are tied in bun
dies, in ten or twenty, for shipping.
| cut them in midwinter, when the
canes are thoroughly ripe and hard
ened.
The third year you can begin to
cut them and use them for fishing
poles, bean poles, fancy hen coops,
etc. The fourth and fifth years for
fencing, combined and worked in
with wire, grape arbors, pike poles,
fancy arbors for climbing vines. The
seventh and eight years, telegraph
poles, for gutter pipes TO run water
in, split in four for mailing to post to
make fencing, flower pots, summer
houses. Outhouses can be built with
less work and quicker with it than
with lumber.
1t makes splendid roof for build
ings that will not leak. Split in two
and cut out the inside joints or nodes
and lay them side by side, cupped
up, and come in with another layer
turned down. 1t is not necessary to
give any pitch or slope to your roof,
and do away with laths, rafters and
q good deal of work. Large sheds
can be built in less time and cheaper
than with lumber. which will last
as long as our best building material
and as a decorative plant the bamboo
ought to take the foremost place.
Nothing can be more graceful on the
lawn than n group of them, towering
high above the tallest trees. For
wind breaks 1t cannot be excelled.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16

back as 1457. 1t became suddenly
popular again III England five or six
years ago, after having fallen into
disusc for many years. In 1889 it
was introduced into this country, and
it has slowly but surely been gaining
a foothold here ever since. This year,
however, it has sprung up with won
derful vigor, and all OF the most
fashionable country clubs have their
grounds. and the smart set" are
enthusing greatly over the game.
At Newport where society fads are
always popular, the new golf club has
detracted much from the popularity
Of the famous Casino. The polo field,
the yacht clubs and the tennis
matches have all suffered from the
transference of interest to the new
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16

nary golf course. The ground over
which the links run should be either
naturally or artiticially rough. The
hazards" furnish variety to the
game, and when course is laid out,
hedges, bitches and other obstruc-
tions are put in the way of the play
ers, if nature has not already pro-
vided them.
The skill in the game lies in the
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16

and croquet. 1t is played on lawns
or fields with hard rubber balls and
great variety Of mallets, which
differ little from the regular Shiny
sticks" or from one another in size
or shape. The game is very old one,
and was played in Scotland as far
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16

ACCORDING to the last annual re-
port the Salvation Army is now
established i'm forty-two countries.
1t has 1897 corps, numbering 6, ii3
officers. l0,32S local officers, and
3 1881 bandsmen. The number of
soldiers" is not stated. but Gen
eral' Booth claims that the army
converts to Christianity 100000
people every year.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16

A new dress material is called
Venetian" and is TO take the place
OF cashmere, and silk check called
scotch llama" is very soft and fine
in texture. Tiny checks are becom-
ing very popular for walking dresses,
bicycling costumes and dressy dinner
gowns.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16

A large proportion Of the rubies in
the world comes from Siam.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-06-16

Siberia has 5000, 900 square miles
OF good farm land.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-06-25
Simon q. Robbins Estate.

SSTATE OF VERMONT, ORLEANS DISTRICT,
- SIS. In Probate Court, held at Newport,
in said District, on the 18th day of June, A. d.
1894.
Geo. T. Howard Administrator of the estate
of Simon B. Robbins, late of Craftsbury in
said District deceased, makes application for
license to sell the real estate of SAID deceas-
ed, described as follows, to wit: being all
the real estate of said deceased, situated in
the state of Vermont of which said deceased
died, seized and possessed, representing that
a sale thereof would be beneficial to the heirs
and all persons interested in said estate.
Whereupon it is ordered by said Court that
said application be referred to session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Office in
hearing and decision thereon: And it is fur
ther ordered that notice hereof be given to
all persons interested by publication of the
same three weeks successfully in the Orleans
County Monitor, newspaper published at
Barton, previous to said time appointed for
hearing, that they may appear at said time
and place and show cause, if any they may
have, why said license should not be granted.
BY the Court-Attest,
1927 w. M. LINDSAY, Register.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-06-25
State News Items.

The State convention of the Y. p. S.
@. EVIL be held in Newport Sept IS
Nine. ON. 1OKee SIC b8a86G uupeeQGq
Stowe will celebrate the centennial
of its settlement August s., A parade,
Grafton, town dinner, and fireworks
will be among the features of the day.
Tewksbury Sons, the most prominent
merchants at West Randolph, have
made an assignment. Their assets
are about $4,000, and liabilities of
about the same amount.
In prize speaking contest at Rut
land, Miss Verda Billings, of the Rut
land Institute, won the ladies' first
prize, and the gentlemen's first prize
was won by William F. Congdon of
Wallingford high school.
E. TMonahan of Underhill, inspect
or of the Vermont division of Sons of
Veterans, mustered Captain G. A. Ed
wards, camp No 9 with Is. Camps
AZ, sc, 10, and S3 were present with
about 100 men.
The grand jury for Caledonia county
has filed four indictments against
Charles T. Walter of ST. Johnsbury for
forgeries amounting to $500. His
bail, increased from $4,000 to $12,
600, was furnished and Walter return
ed to his home.
Pensions have recently been issued
to the following Vermonters: Addi
tional, Leonard Q. Berry, Waitsfield;
original, widow, Sarah S. Hunt, Nor
risville. Original, Lucius M. button
of Brandon. Increase, Edgar Lincoln,
Woodstock. Reissue and increase,
Albert Fletcher, Montgomery.
Harry J. Drew has been arrested
for manslaughter. In February, 1898,
Drew was employed as freight con-
of the Boston & Maine road. It was
his train which collided with another
freight at ST. Johnsbury Center, kill
ing three men. Drew had orders in
his pocket to meet this train at St.
Johnsbury, but apparently forgot
them. After the collision he was
seen running down the track and was
heard from later as working for the
Old Colony road at Boston. Recently
he has been at st. Adams.
The grand lodge of Vermont, F. and
A. M, celebrated the one hundredth
anniversary of their organization at
Burlington June Il, and the following
officers were elected: John H. Whip
pie, grand master, reelected; Kit
fridge Haskins, deputy grand master;
Daniel N. Nicholson, grand senior
warden; Chas. w. Whitcomb, grand
treasurer; Warren G. Reynolds, grand
secretary; George III. Kinsley, grand
senior deacon; George F. Flanders,
grand junior deacon; Eugene S. Wes-
ton, grand lecturer; Edwin Wheelo ok,
grand chaplain; Daniel FL. Danforth,
grand marshall; Samuel III. Kellogg,
grand sword bearer; Daniel @. Bar
Der and w. William 3. Weller, grand
stewards; E. G. futile, grand tyler.
The grand lodge practically accepted
ton of a building site for the new Ma
sonic temple.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-06-25

is safely over, the engine gives an ex-
ira snort of defiance, and the famous
Georgetown "1oop' is left behind.
| Still we go climbing up. It is sue
cession of turnings and windings and
steep grades before Silver Plume can
be reached. We go three miles to
gain one; but it is necessary to.accorn-
plish the grade. At Silver Plume we
are turned adrift and allowed to roam
the place as will. If the village con-
tanned two hundred houses, am sure
that one hundred and ninety nine of
them were hotels; at least, each one
supported crier, and unless
they greatly exaggerated, each ones
hotel was 'stke best.'' The elevation
here was 9176 feet, and many of the
party we're visibly affected. Palpita-
ton of the heart and great fatigue
the general complaint. One thing we
noticed that seemed quite peculiar. A
church bell was ringing at no great
distance away, and yet, SO rarefied
was the atmosphere, that the intona-
tions were scarcely perceptible to the
ear. We could see the bell revolve,
and by all listening together, were
able at times to catch single tone;
but it was only at intervals. 1t has
been said that cats and hens could not
survive in such an high altitude. This
is a mistake. We saw them in num-
bers; also little donkeys, called ''can-
airy BIRDS" and black pigs. Gray's
Peak doomed up in the distance at an
elevation of II Al feet and was snow
capped.
Having ''painted the town red," we
once more board the cars, pass around
''the switch,' which is great circle
back from Black Hawk to Central City,
and soon are on the main line again
with the engine pointed homeward.
Past Silver Plume and Pay Rock
mill we go, once more around the fa-
nous "loop" and Georgetown, on
past Green Lake, a beautiful sheet of
water situated east Of the town, down
along the banks of the turbulent creek
and soon draw into the station at |
Idaho Springs. Idaho Springs is the
prettiest town along the route. It is
noted for the medicinal qualities Of |
it's mineral springs, the nature Of |
which have forgotten. 1t is great |
resort, and is a good place to |
escape the heated atmosphere and |
smoke of the great cities. Hardly |
had we glanced around us when "All |
aboard 20 was heard, and once more
we go trailing down the canon. The
miners hardly stop to look up at us as
We so sweeping past. Their ricketty
old wheels continue to- revolve the
same. Our jokes are passed unheeded
if not unheard.q Out among tho foot
hills we glide, on past Golden, over
the miles of prairie land, and back to
Denver at last.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-06-25

The Democrats in the senate have
drawn the line at free wool. They say
that free wool is the only thing left in
the bill which was demanded by the
people and promised by the Chicago
platform, and they will never, no
never, give up that lonely plank. 1t is
possible that they will stick to this
determination, but it is hardly proba-
BILE. They have traded off everything
else, and some shrewd customer of
the bargain counter is likely to carry
off even this treasured remnant.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-06-25

The selection of Burlington as the
location for the Masonic temple of
Vermont is in accordance with gener-
al expectation as we'll as the 'seternal
fitness of things.' Inasmuch as the
grand lodge has met in this city for
considerably over half century the
members of Masonic grand bodies
would not have felt at home in any
other town, and then all the material
arguments were in favor of the cree
ton of the temple in this city. 1t is
safe to say that the choice will never
be regretted.-Free Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-06-25

The State convention of the Y. p. s..
@. EVIL be held in Newport Sept IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-26
BELIEVES HIS CLIENT INNOCENT.

Lawyer Tracy After Examining the
Charges Say. Wimsn Is Not Criminal.
NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-The following let
Erastus Wiman is sent out by his counsel,
General Benjamin F. Tracy, ex-secretary
OF the navy, in vindication Of that gentle.
man. 1t is daled Feb. "a: Il have seer,
for the first time this morning the indicf-
mcnt against Mr.. Wiman ana have
learned the history of the case and the
facts upon which the indictments are
found. l am entirely satisfied after such
examination that Mr. Wiman has COM
mitted no crime.
Unless am greatly misinformed the
trial will develop state of facts which
will show that Mr.. Wiman Is not only not a
criminal but that he has done nothing
that can seriously reflect upon his honor
or integrity ~ a man. ] am not in the
habit Of trying my cases in the news
papers, but in view of the extent to which
this course has been taken by Mr.. Wiman's
enemies and certain of his supposed friends
I think it only just TO him that l should
make this statement"
The man who did most to secure Wi
mans release on hail was Charles Deere. q
rich luanufactuyer AZ Moline, Ills, who j.
s6e fathesin-IaW q S6nng WSs3.sl| 13.Sri
man, who Is lying dangerously i'll. II,
went to the city chamberlain's Office, ac
companied by Albert &. Cole, of the firm
of Tracy, Bearriman & Platt. and there de
posted twenty-five ST. 900 bills. Assistant
District Attorney Unger as soon as he re
eeived word of the deposit made out thu
necessary papers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-26
Truth About Lady Masons.

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Referring to the re-
port that two women had been admitted
to the Scottish Rite in Masonry Grand
Secretary Barnard, Of the Masons of Hi.
nois, says the admission is simply Q
conferring of the right upon these ladies
Of wearing the Masonic apron. 1t does
not involve initiation ~ teaching the
women the work Of the order. Only two
women have ever been admitted to Ma
sonry and they were admitted because
they had spied on tie meetings ant
learned the secrets. They were made full
members and never divulged what they
knew. One was . DutchwOman and thu
other was nm IrishwOman. Mr.. Barnart
laughs at the story that Mrs. Lease is 4
Mason.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-26
MADE LIGHT OF THEIR PREDlcAMENT
The Indicted Michigan Officials Joke
Abolt Their llificulty.

MASON. Mich. Feb. a6.-Attorney Gen
eral Ellis, Treasurer Hambi:zer, Land
Commissioner Berry and Clerks Potter
aad Bussey came voluntarily from Ian
sing with their attorneys and sureties to
plead not guilty to the various charges
against them Of forgery, miscouuting and
other corrupt practices in connection with
the false returns on the state salaries
amendments. The other five defendants
did not appear. The grand jury filed into
court and presented the six indictments to
Judge Person. after which all the defend
ants attorneys present announced that
their clients would plead not guilty with
out waiving their rights to attack the in
Cictmcnts. which was done.
Bail in the sum Of 5000 each was fixed
as to Jochim, Hambitzer. Berry and
Ellison, in each of the two separate indct-
ments. Clerks Warren and Po.ter's bail
was made $1,000. and Bussey's 81 .00. That
of County Clerk May, of Detroit, was
placed Mt $500 in his indictment with
Ellis for stealing the Detroit returns. Be
sides these each was required to furnish
bail Of 81 900 under the conspiracy indict-
ment. Those present furnished the bonds
and the others will probably do likewise
today. All Of the accused joked and made
light of their dilemma.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-26

Refused ID Bury a Suicide.

New YoEK. Feb. a6.-The body of May
Brooklyn. the ac( Press who committed
suicide in San Fffncisco last week, has
arrived in the city, Secretary Gueney, Of
the Actors Fund, evoted his entire time
during the morninl ito finding some clergy
man who would iiciate. He met with
the greatest diff h,ty as many of the
reverend gentieme3 refused to act, giving
as their reason th}h the woman had died
10y her own hand. Finally "a minister Nv-
ing i'll Brooklyn wss procured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-26
The
Boston
Store
DAVENPORT.
Of Interest to the Ladies
Who Buy the Cent?
meri Kid Glove.

1. e. j. Won Maur. being first
duly sworn. on oath do state:
That am one Of the firm of
Harmed. Purcell 4 Won Maur. Of
davenport. Scott county. Iowa.
and that said firm has been duly
appointed and IL exclusive agent
for the city Of Davenport for the
sale of Kid gloves manufactured
and imported by r. Ccutemcri 4
Co.. of New York city.
This appointment was made in
writing by said firm Of r. Cente.
mcri n Co.. and I now hand to
the notary before whom this
affidavit is made. the original
letter received Ivy Harmed. Pur-
eel Il Won Maur from said firm.
To he by him identified a. n part
thereof. G.. j. vON MArR.
Subscribed and sworn to by
the said G.. j. Won Maur before
me this 18th day of February.
1894. l.ouis T.. kSCKE.
Notary public in and for Scott
county.
I hereby certify that the fol-
lowing letter is an exact copy
Of the letter named in the fore
going affidavit:
New YoRK. Feb. 8. 1884,
I'VE have given Messrs. llar-
ned. Pursel X Won Maur. the ex-