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The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Caucus OF Republican Senators.

ALBNNY. Jan. 2j-Sixteen Of the Is re-
publican senators caucussed in executive
session for over two hours last night. the
abseutees being Senators Owens and Rey-
nold- Of Brooklyn. Party legislation was
discussed in general. but the main ques-
ton was the disposition of the contest Of
the seat Of Senator Mccarthy. the demo-
crst. OF Brooklyn. No final action, IL was
announced. was taken.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

H~ARRIsBURG, Pa, Jan. 25.-The tenth
annual meeting of the Pennsylvania
state board Of agriculture is now being
held here. The financial report OF the
year shows that the total expenditures Of
the board was so, 5y?. -. Inc report OF
Dairy Commissioned Reeder shows the
utter inability of the department 70 at
tempt the prohibition OF manufacture
and sale of oleomargarine without funds.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Arnoid.van Rensselaer, NupiiaI<

ALBANY. Jan. 24-The old Van k.n.se-
l,er mansion irOitiny the Hudson on the
bauksof East Gre-bbu.n wastransformed
into a fora Treasure house Yesterday.
There WAS witnessed q union Of two ofths
oldest Dutch families ia tn' country. The
bride was Katherine We~'-ri" Van kens
.elaer daughter % Mr. Ni,srhrr Van Rens-
.elaer. The groom was Mr.. Benjamin
Walroth Arnold. 81 Albany
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
New aud Costly Lsbatory Burned.

LAFAYETTE. lad. Jan. 24-The new
engineering labatory o. the Hsayilon hall
OF Purdue university, just completed,
delivered to GOV. Matthews FOR the state
and dedicated only last fridsy. was to
tally destroyed By irs last night "A
Gre vas stared by escaping natural gas
10 The boiler room, which exploded Loss,
nearly ssD1.OD.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

PARIS. Jan. 25.-"Iz-ly, sarah Bern.
Bernhardt's new drama. vas produced
at the Renaissance theatre last evening.
The theme i the career % a Hiudoo cour.
tesan who falls Ia love with BIidha in
carnate a. Prince C~hakyanouni. The
playwrights have handled the delicate
subject with much skill
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Ma Action on Canal Bill.

ALBANY. Jan. 25.-The canal commit
tees gave q joint hearing yesterday after
noon on Senator Bradley, bill for deep
ening and widening the canals and for
le~ngtheninz the short locks. the labor to
be paid M the rate 81 ~ cents an hour.
Considerable discussion eusued. but the
committees took NJ action Oh the bill.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27
Gov Flo~er Not Going snuth.

ALBANY, Jan 25-Gov. Flower s3id to-
day that the report that he intended &c
70 TO New Orleans with the Burgess.
corps Of Albany for the Mardi Gris crle.
bration next month j. incorrect. The
Legislature bainz in session has precl ided
any idea Of hi, leaving Aiba1y At that
sauea
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

WAsHISsToN. Jan. 2~5-Sslator Walt
ball. uf Mississippi. whose term 81 service
i'm the senate for The term ending March
g. Isg5. expired by resignation yesterd AZ.
Ia. departed for bis Mississ ppi home.
Prior % leaving he received from bis re-
publican associates. headed BY Senator'S
MAnderson and Hoar. Al invitation 20 q
banquet which ne sas compelled 10 de-
slfn.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

Denver. Jan. ~ Irainin"h running
between -alida aud Grand Junction say
he snowfall along their route - heavier
winter than TOR years and % ~ snow
continuously
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

BUFFALO. Jan. PA receiver has
b.-u Appointed ;or the BuTalo and
Niazaea Navigation company The 10
bilttirs AIRS tiI ~. ~1zsets. s3&yB
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03
HoRsEMANsHIP IN THE PARLoR.


This Horse Isn't Alive. but He Can Cantes
and Gaiiop.
A remarkable invention to enable
people to get good imitation OF
horseback riding in their own homes
is displayed in London, according to
the Westminster Budget. 1t is called
the Hercules horse action saddle.
1t consists OF series Of four plat
forms, one above the other. Each
has several helical springs, which are
adjusted according to their positions
for best taking up the strain they
will respectively have to sustain from
the changing movement Of the rider.
On the top Of all is a saddle secured
to steel spindle. The ends of the
spindle are carried through two YER
tical slots, in which they are free to
move up and down.
All the mechanical apparatus is in
closed within mahogany frame,
which looks like small dinDer wag-
on, about thirty inches In length and
breadth, and about four feet high.
On each side of the frame Is a foot
board, and In front is an iron handle,
something like that OF cycle, but
fixed. The "horse" may be mounted
by placing one foot on the footboard
and throwing the other over the sad
die. The action Of the legs as In ris-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03
BURGLARS TOOLS.

They Are Gsperplly Made, ,by Mechanics
who Are Respectable.
Every little while the police arrest
q man with q kit of burglars tools In
his possession; iand , on6 j naturally
wonders where they all como from.
It is easy to buy gun Of any descrip-
ton, and the most reputable citizen
would not be ashamed to be seen pur-
chasing the most wicked looking
knife ever made; but who would
know where to get . slungshot, or q
jimmie, or a device for drilling into q
safe, or any of the many tools used
by the professional burglar In the
pursuit OF his calling?
There probably are places In many
large cities where these things are
made and sold to- the users, but such
places are scarce. Once In q while
the police find such O. factory, and
then things 60 hard for the proprie-
tors. 1t may seem a. little strange
to learn that most Of the tools used
in burglaries are made by mechanics
who are respectable men in the COM
munity.
When a burglar wants any particu-
lar tool made he goes to mechanic
who can do the job ard pays him per-
haps five times what 1t Is actually
worth for making the tool and keep
ing still about 1t. Supt Elbridge, OF
the Police Department, recalls many
cases Of this kind that have come ia
light in Boston. One In particular
occurred three years ago, when an
escaped convict named Williams
vent to a blacksmith.in Roxbury and
got him to make a lot OF drills to be
used in safe cracking. He personal
ly superintendent the tempering Of
the steel, and when the Job Was hear.
ly completed 1t leaked out, and Will.
Jams was arrested. In this instance
the blacksmith knew nothing of the
use to which the tools were to be put,
and escaped punishment. In the
opinion of Supt. Elbridge most of the
tools used by burglars are secured in
this way. The only regular estab-
lishment where they were made ever
discovered in Boston was at the West
End. This was years ago, and the
place was soon broken up.-Boston
Globe.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03
The Worst Husbau d .

But after all the worst husband In
the world Is not the man who gets
mad. The most unhappy woman /
ever knew was the wife of a man
who never got so far in his wrath as
to say d. IT," and who was never
known to slam door. The worst
thing about him was his meekness.
He didn't drink; he didn't gamble,
and he didn't run after other women,
but he snooped, and he sneaked and
he hen-hussied, and IL Providence
ever spared anything more disagree
able to have around than hen-hussy
man, 1 never ran across It. This
fellow was always on hand to find
out Just how many bars Of soap were
used In the family washing and how
much sugar was put In rhubarb sauce.
He counted out the grains OF coffee
for each serving aud favored dried
apple pies. was at his home once
on the Fourth of July, when he gave
his children ten cents apiece for fire.
works and charged 1t up on their
good behavior account.
II 1 had been Obliged to live I'm the
same home with that man / should
have accidentally killed him while
cleaning my gun.
And yet he never raised his voice
nor so much as breathed hard In the
whole course of his life. Chicago
Herald.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03

THE ANCIENT DINNER TABLE.
Why Its Ceremonies We're Rigidly OBJ
served.

Why Its Ceremonies Were Rigidly OBJ
served.
In studying the service Of the an
cient dinner table, the amount OF
ceremony which invested the meals OF
our forefathers Is one Of the first
things which strikes us-a peculiari-
ty, however, which Is easily account
ed for when we recollect that, during
the middle ages, men separated from
one another Ia rank so widely as we're
the feudal baron and his retainers
were accustomed to eat together in
common, a. practice which could
scarcely fail to have resulted in the
growth Of an elaborate system Of ETH
quette, says the Quarterly Review.
The ancient fashion OF arranging
the tables for meal Is still preserved
in college halls, where the high Ia
BILE" stands transversely on raised
platform at the upper end Of the
room. It was the further side Of this
table OF dais" which at a feudal
feast was alone occupied, the master
Of the house and his chief guests
thus emphatically dining in public be-
fore his vassals. Everything pertain
ing to the service of this table was
conducted with ritual OF almost &c
clesiastical minuteness. At time
when, from the crown vassal to the
petty baron, mans safety and con-
sequence depended on the number OF
followers he could muster, the greater
part of the revenue OF an estate was
spent in the support OF retainers and
hangers-on, and, there being thus nc
lack OF service, the various duties OF
household were much subdivided.
The modern term, 4butler's PAN
try" marks the coalescence OF two
| offices formerly distinct, when the
butler or @boteler" presided over the
buttery, or ~botelerie," and the @pan
ter" or panther" over the pantry Oh
bread closet The duties of cafyel
and cupbearer were held to be vef]
honorable ones, and could be dis
charged by men Of high rank. and ia
great establishments the butler, TIT
panther. the porter, and the officer'
of all the several household depart
ments had each his own contingent
| of grOoms and yeomen.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03

= lGashins That CutA rhrsshss, and pseks
iths 0sain- $3.50.
The accompanying Illustration
shows . scene on large California
wheat ranch ia harvest time. Many
men not so very old can easily remem-
Der when the best known manner OF
harvesting wheat anywhere In the
world was BY means Of the cradle"
swung from right to left by one man,
who thus cut the grain and laid 1t
. continuous swath, whence 1t was
raked up and bound In sheaves by
the man who followed close behind
the GRADER with q wooden -t0othed
hand rake Two men thus equipped
could cut and bind from two to five
acres In one day, but to keep up the
work FOR q week or two In succession
with an average OF three acres per
day was called q good record. To be
sure, the cradle" was q vast advance
over the sickle which preceded 1t,
and which had been used In the har-
vest FOL. thousands OF years, but tn
the wheat farmers OF to-day both are
Is antiQuatef as the ark OF Noah.
The machine here shown is the
latest triumph In harvesting ma
chinery known tn the harvest fields
of California It Is marvel OF
power and efficiency and will no doubt
long remain at or very near the head
of the list. The great traction en-
CINE which moves the whole weighs
twelve tons. 1t moves at speed OF
three and half miles per hour, cuts
q swath twenty-five feet wide and
harvests a hundred acres per day. II
not only cuts the grain, but threshes
1t, sacks 1t and piles it in heaps Of
nine sacks each. Only eight men are
required to do all this, and they work
under the shade of an awning. The
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03

cost Of such train OF ponderous har-
vest machinery is $4,000; and 1t is
cheaper, in proportion to its capabili-
ties, than was the old-fashioned
cradle at S5. To do the same amount
of work by animal power would re-
quire at least fifty horses and also a
great many more men. 1t will thus
be seen that although the first cost of
such harvesting machine Is greater,
it is after all, the least expensive APP
pliance that exists for harvesting
large areas. .
To show the absolute necessity OF
such machinery in these days Of enor-
nous production OF cereals, we have
only to cite the fact that the farmers
Of the United States harvested last
year "a, 629, 41S acres OF wheat OF
this immense acreage 1920, 400 acres
were harvested in California, 2,768,-
O92 in Kansas, 2,6S3, 904 in Ohio,
1888, 1852 in Indiana, 1,348, 462 in
Illinois, 3,197, 363 in Minnesota,
2,414, 281 In South Dakota and 2, 1884,
$50 In North Dakota. The entire
wheat crop of the United States in
1893 was 800, 131, 1875 bushels
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03

as the men. To this, according to
the New York Journal, Is due the
fact that France is to-day the richest
country in Europe.
Women are bookkeepeIs and shop
keepers throughout France. They
receive money and disburse it in post
offices and country banks; they liter
ally share the toll of their mates. In
the cafe, the BARRIERS shop, the gro
Gerry store, even at the wine counter,
their presence lends refinement and
charm. Then why should they not
be conspicuous in the public profess
siOns for which the new and higher
education has fitted them? France
has long allowed women students in
its medical schools. Why, then,
should not the lady doctor be prom
inent In Paris? Here she is, as a
Partisan artist imagines her-the
pretty and interesting doctress of the
near future. Here she is engaged in
an affair of the heart which concerns
the patient much more than It does
her. One can imagine her giving the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03
Compensation.

1t is said that Roger, the cele
brated French tenor, was exceedingly
loyal to his profession and was apt to
take offense at any slight, whether OF
not it was intended. On one occa.
sion, he was engaged for the sum OF
sixty pounds to sing at the house OF a
rich flnancier.
Roger sang his first song magni.
ticently. but no one paid him the
slightest attention, and the guests
talked theft londest. 5,.t
Presently the host thought the
time had come for another song, and
sent for Rogers He could not be
found, and that evening was seen nc
more. Next day note came from
him, accompanied by the sum, OF
eighty pounds. The note ran thus
Il have the honor to return the
sixty pounds which / received FOL
singing at your party; and ! bee
! leave to add twenty pounds more FOL
having so greatly disturbed the con
versation Of your guestar
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03
Power or tho Cam era.

The wonderful power of a photo
graphic camera to bring out details
that are invisible to the naked eye
was referred to by w. Lewis Fraser
In his lecture at the Academy Of
Fine Arts, and he vouched for a re-
markable instance of that kind which
recently occurred In New York. A
photograph was taken of one Of the
new American liners, and on receipt
of the proof the owners were sur
prised to see handful pasted on the
side of the hull. An examination Of
the ship showed no handful there,
but another photograph revealed the
same result A more thorough I'm
spection revealed the presence of the
mysterious paper buried beneath four
coats OF paint 50 completely a. to de-
~ the scrutiny Of human eye, ex-
cept within the closest quarters. -
Philadelphia Record.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03
A MAN-oF-wAR ROOSTER.

His Encounter with the Proud Rooster
That He Saw In the Brass vsntilator.
Who would think that a rooster
could become a great pet on board
ship? But on the flagship Chicago,
the man-of-war which last spring
travelled almost 5000 miles to get
home for the Columbian naval pa
rade, there was q rooster that was
the pet of the men on board ship.
He was bought In the West Indies,
on the way to Montevideo, and was
intended for the Christmas dinner;
but his great cheerfulness as shown
by his hearty Growing in the most
unreasonable weather won him his
life.
After his liberty had been given to
him and he had become fairly tame
he noticed one day another very proud
rooster In polished brass ventilatOr
which stands on the quarterback.
He Immediately put on his proudest
air; then, noticing that the other
rooster did the same, he stepped
closer to inquire, and soon found
himself glaring pugnaciOusly at the
other fellow, who seemed quite as
defiant as himself From looks it
came to blows, and soon our rooster
was Indignantly lighting his own re-
Election. Occasionally he would strike
the ventilator a hard blow with his
bill and be thrown back much aston
ished, only to return to the attack
when he noticed that his enemy APP
parently retreated.
This was kept up at intervals for
several weeks, until the rooster
learned that more hard knocks than
glory were to be got by keeping up
the feud. Even now, after many
months on board, he occasionally re-
news the attack, but in half-heart-
ed way, as IL he knew he was doing
something silly.
His name is Dick, and when there
is food ahead he answers to 1t like a
gentleman. AT Ensenada, in the Ar
gentine Republic, the Chicago lay
alongside the dock in the Grand Canal
and Dick was allowed to run on
shore and pick up what he could find.
He never strayed far from the gang
way, and would come proudly strut
ting back when called on board by
one Of the men.
He is very pugnacious bird, and
in Ensenada started fight between
a dog and himself. The combat, wit
messed by the whole ships company,
while productive OF no harm to either
side, was an amusing sight, and con-
sisted of dashes at the dog with oc.
casional real blows on the part OF
the rooster and much barking and
running about on the part Of the
dog. st. Nicholas
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03

Usually too little attention has
been paid to roofs and chimneys OF
houses, and they appear to have been
treated as necessary evils, instead OF
their being made, as they should be,
both useful and ornamental. A fiat
roof for this climate can hardly be
called useful, as the action of the
heat and cold on 1t will be more than
likely to open the seams Of the fiat
roof, and the force OF sudden
shower will find its way through,
sadly to the detriment Of the interior
decoration, as well as to the comfort
and the commendable equability OF
temper of the inmates. In our
northern climate we should have
steep roofs, so as to readily shed the
heavy rains and SHOWS, and we, think
this cottage Is well protected In this
respect. The floor plans, we think,
need very little explanation, as they
fully explain themselves.
(Copyrisht by Pailissr. Paliiser a Co, N.Y.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03

fore the sailing time, and the steamer
sailed promptly, a. steamers nova.
days do, and Bonty didn't discover
his loss until the steamer was out at
sea. He had expected TO sit around
comfortably In steamer chair and
to enjoy perfect rest. In fact he had
set great store on this happy begin
ming OF his vacation; but NOW he had
lost his pocketbook, and, Instead of
the calm enjoyment which he had an
ticipated, he had ahead of him a
week of comparative discomfort. To
be sure, he could cable when he got
to the other side and walt and all
that, but he had lost his money and
1t wasn't pleasant prospect.
But among those who went down
to see friends Of by the same steamer
that Bonty sailed on was man VINO,
after waving his handkerchief at the
steamer until 1t was out In the
stream, saw upon the pier, as he
turned to 60, a pocketbook-Bonty's
pocketbook, of course. He found
Bonty's name In 1t, but not his adj
dress There was in 1t, however, the
address OF . young lady who lived In
Forty-fourth street, with whom Bonty
had slight acquaintance. The ind.
er Of the pocketbook went straight
to the young lady She didn't know
Bonty's address, but fortunately she
brought to mind a gentleman in
Philadelphia who did know 1t. Then
the finder of the pocketb0ok tele-
graphed the Philadelphia friend, and
the Philadelphia cabled Bonty at
Queenstown, and he gave the finder
the address of Bonty's friends In
New York.
~The result of all this was that
when the tender came alongside the
steamer at Queenstown, Bonty, In
stead of sending the message which
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03
A Grave Matter.

A couple of gentlemen were stroll.
ing through cemetery, when one
drew his companions attention to a
stone on which was inscribed, Little
Johnnie, aged g."
You may hardly credit It" was
the remark, but Master Johnnie,
before his demise, did me slap out
Of $500 a. year, not to speak OF a
charming wife"
How on earth could a child of Z
manage that" asked the other.
I'm this fashion: As you are aware,
I am quite bald, and wear, for ap-
peafance sake, wig. One hot day,
being alone with the youngster,
took the thing of and gave it to him
to play with Tor few minutes. Well,
l had proposed tc and been accepted
by the child's mothers sister-a
splendid girl, possessed OF property
bringing about $500 year. We
were just on The eve OF getting mar
rleds>. Onesday my afianced was car
rying johnnie, and the little chap
suddenly began to howl for no APP
parent reason. He could not, Of
course, give 1tterance respecting the
cause Of his grief, but made signs
that he wished me- ITO hold him.
When ! took the child in my arms
the Imp Instantly grabbed at my
Wig and pulled it of. Then my be-
loved perceived that the l1xuriant
chestnut curls which she had s6sQften
admired were mott my own, and she
nearly tainted. Next morning I re-
ceived note stating that she could
never marry a man with head as
bare as a billiard ball I heard sub
sequently OF deav Attle Johannes de-
cease. didn't reanire to use my
handkerchief. assure you"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03
THEY DRIVE OUT MEN
ADVANCEMENT MADE BY THE
DAUGHTERS OF PARIS.
women Taking Their Places In walks Of
Hate whsre the stsrnsr Sex Hithsrte
HAD Monopoly. ~ Doctor. Finsncisrs
md Lawyers. .n.t


Paris is never weary of making fun
Of its advanced daughters. They
have got the phrase In London now,
and, while they apply 1t somewhat
differently the general meaning ID
the same. Women are gradually TAX
ing rank in professions aud In bust
ness into which it was once supposed
that they could never enter. The
old conservative classes in France,
especially, profess to regret this, and
say that it will end In the destruc-
tiOn of the home. But the II, 900, 000
of women in France have long done,
in their own sphere, and in many
spheres to which only man is admit
ted In other countries. as much work
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-05-03

tho ncIersss?. This. h how The
French artists think che would look.
Hut Why shonid woman sscrilce the
especial air and peculiar gsrb which
30 enhances her beauty, simply be-
cause she goes into medicine, law,
politics or business? Did not the AN
;ients do all these things passing
~ill when they wore robesp Strange
it's, but the. French mind can con.
ceive Of the @adeancet fdAIghters'
only as clad In tfousefS. or short
skirts, or fantastic zouave costumes