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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
FoR Foc AND hIcHT SIGNALS.
Gas and Bell Buoy, which Burns Three
Months and 4. seen slN MIles.

Months ana l- seen -lN hleE.
Remarkably effective as an aid 10
navigation Is a gas buoy which at the
same time Is a bell buoy. IL Is likely
10 play an important part in the pro-
lection OF the shipping OF this port.
as well as being a most important fac
TOR In increasing and developing the
commerce OF New York. This is 50
because through the proper use Of
these bgoys this harbor could be made
navlgable AZ any hour at low tide as
well as when The tide Is full. while
fOgJ and thick and stormy weather
would no longer be a bar 10 the free
and expeditions entry oi ships OF all
tonnage.
The height OF the buoy over all is
eighteen feet. From the water line
to the focal plane 1t measures ten feet
six inches, and the diameter OF the
body OF the buoy Is seven feet, the
total weight being GSGO pounds. The
body OF the buoy forms the receiver
for the compressed gas, and Is Of sufii-
clent size TO give buoyancy for flota-
tion and OF adequate strength to safe
ly hold a pressure of 100 TO $50 pounds
per square inch.
on top Of the body Is n wrought iron
! tower about six feet high. surmount-
ing which is a lantern. Surrounding
the lantern Is a cage for protecting IT,
and the tower Is provided with a
pla form on which TO stand TO light or
adjust the flame.
Just below the platform is suspend
ed bell weighing 1S5 pounds. This
bell Is sounded automatically every
twenty or thirty seconds, or indeed
at regular intervals Of any duration.
all OF which may be predetermined.
The flow of the gas from the receiver
to the lantern furnishes the means OF
operating the bell. Thus a reliable
sounding OF the bell warning Is Sc
cured without any dependence upon
the action Of the waters, as is the case
with the old-fashloned bell buoys
The advantages of these buoys can
be easily understood, for they not only
furnish a fixed or flashing light, that
can be seen n distance OF between six
and eight miles but operate in combi-
nation. and most successfully n bell,
thus affording a double protection 10
mariners. These buoys will burn con
tlnuously day and night from three
months TO one year, with one charge
of gas. and may be rented for about
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

packets Of twenty or thirty gals,
which are inclosed in leaf of the
wood oil tree fastened together with
rice straw. These packets are sus-
pended close 90 the branches. under
which they hang. On emerging from
the ralls the insects creep rapidly up
the branches to which they attach
themselves. and begin forming coat
ing of wax that in about three
months attalns a thic6ucSs OF almost
n quarter Of an inch.
The branches are then cut of, and
after removing rs much of the wax
rs possible by hand they are put IN n
kettle OF hot water when the remain.
Ing wax floats on the surface and
the insects finish their term of use.
fulncss ly gSing To the bottom.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
England veneratc. the oak.

1t is only too true to say that our
State forests have been neglected and
mlsmf naged in the near past. Alice
Holt and the New Forest are instances
In point. Then there is Windsor For
est. which has also suffered in the
same way. In many places oaks We're
being grown where there was no pros.
pect OF their ever becoming good trees.
The soil was unsuited 90 these trees.
though capable OF growing excellent
Scotch pines. There are plenty Of
woods in the south OF England. the
property OF private individuals. where
the ground is oakslck. yet the owners
make no attempt 10 plant any other
sort OF tree. \ tree which Is now very
common throughout Surrey and other
counties Is the locust tree. or acacia
London Express
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
Buried Under n Snowslide.

Railways in the Rocky Mountains
sometimes treat the workers along
their course to adventures not readily
forgotten. Such an adventure hap
pened in December, 1892. and a work
er on the line tells in ChambcrS's Jour
nal how he and others raced with an
avalanche. lie had gone OH a relief
train TO dig out passenger train that
was stuck in snowdrift at Bear
Creek, in the heart of the mountains.
A little before noon the relief train
started for the section house, backing
down hill, the ears being pushed by
the engine. The writer was riding on
the engine.
Just before rounding the curve on
the side of Mount bennington the en-
gineer pulled the whistle cord as usual.
Perhaps II was that whistle that
caused the mischief. At all events.
something stirred the snow on the top
of Mount bennington. nearly mile
above the train.
At first the loosened mass was small
but 1t gathered force and volume. and
swept downward like torrent, some
hundred yards wide and sixty feet
deep, bringing with 1t rocks and trees
and coming straight for the train.
The men OH the engine saw It, and
tn engineer threw the throttle wild,
open. putting on full steam i'm the hop,
of pushing his train past the worst oi
the slide. That act saved the lives oi
thirty men who were in the car farth
est removed from the engine. The car
was v"erturned. but no one was Sc
riously hurt. The rest of the traii
did not fare so well. The writer says
"a snowslide travels with a tcrribl
roaring. kissing quickness. and in nj
instant the great wall of snow wa
upon us AS IL we had been toys. on
train and engine were swept of IN
rails, turned over and over. and burie,
fifty feet deep In hard packed snow
THE fireman and sat and watche,
the slide coming, but we could d
nothing. Its front wave poured int
the cab window, swept us through Tn
window on the opposite side. and. In
credible as Il may seem. bore us on II
crest some 300 or 400 feet into tn
river beneath the track.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
Hot Race with "a Grizzly.

w. II. Person, local manager Of a
local typewriter company, received a
Letter this morning from Tom Hamil-
ton, postmaster at Hamilton, ROutt
County, describing thrilling race
with bear which he enjoyed this
week.
The bear was n big grizzly. The
grizzly when he sees human form Is
bound 10 do one Of two things. He
Will either run at or away from the
stranger. and If he does the former IL Is
generally case Of dOughnuts TO prct-
zels that 1t Is all off with the stranger.
In this case the bear that runs AT n
man yearned for n close acquaintance
with the postmaster and would prODa-
bly, have interfcrcI seriously with the
future delivery Of the United States
mail but for the fact hat Hamilton Is
something Of rough rider and had "A
horse under him.
Postmaster Hamilton had for the
time being left the fairs Of state In
the hands OF a subordinate while he
went out 10 round up some strayIng
cattle. He went about three miles
from home. and was standing beside
his horse wondering which way TO turn
next when there was n stl' In some
brush ahead Of him. II looked TOO
small disturbance for COW, but he
thought IL might be a calf, and went
forward to investigate. He was with
I'm few feet Of the brush when big
grizzly stood on It's hind legs and
threw him a kiss.
Hamilton didn't stop TO catch the
kiss, but made a bolt for his horse
The stced had seen Mr.. Bear, and
started away almost as eagerly as did
his master, and 1t was nip and tuck
for the saddle between bruin and the
postmaster. After run of 100 yards
Hamilton caught the pommcl Of the
saddle and threw himself aboard just
as the bear made bound fo" him. A
pair of spurs went into the horses
hide. ana the animal lcapcd forward
with u bound which made the bear
feel that his meal of man was about
TO cape But he doubled himself up
into ball of fury and started rcdhot
after his intended victim. The chase
kept up until the door Of the pOstmas-
tcr's cabin was reached, when bruin
turned about and made for the woods.
lie was allowed to escape Denver
Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
EntIre Fleet Gona.

Liberia has had the misfortune 10
lose It's entire feet In time OF peace.
The gunboat RocktOwn sank in the
harbOr OF MonrOyia i'm five and one
half fathoms Of water. The second
gunboat, owned by the same Govern
ment, the Goronnamah, capsized in
ST. Paurs River, where she had been
taken to get cleaned and Oycrhauled.
Those two gunboats constituted the
whole of the naval power Of the Re
public of Liberia. and the Libcrian
admiral In chief has hoisted his pen
nant in four-oared rowing boat,
pending the attempt Of the President
Of the republic to acquire another fleet.
Chilean Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
vcnpon For Omccrs'Isc.

Here we illustrate n combination
sword and pistol recently patented In
England by H. Reyes, ot Monterey,
Mexico. An officer in battle is always
expected To carry his sword In one
hand and IL his horse is at all frac.
tlous or hard to guide he has very lit
tie opportunity TO defend himself with
his pistol, and there has been In.
stances when IL revolver was within
ensy reach al officer could have saved
his lie ins.ead Of watching an enemy
aim HE gun aad fire before the doomed
man could reach the pistol The al.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

IT knew nothing from the moment
the slide struck us until / saw the fire.
man, with a bleeding face, bending
over me and trying 10 drag me out OF
the snow. Both Of us were badly cut
by broken glass, and | had scaldcd
hand. caused. no doubt, by snatching
at and breaking the gage glass rs |
was swept through the cab Of the en-
gine.
"The engineer and four other men
were killed. Late that night. after
much digging. their bodies were rccOv-
cred. crushed out Of all recognition.
but the fireman and were all right In
a week or So"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
CROP ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR.
Preliminary Figures Prepared by ths
Agricultural Department.

WASHINGTON. II. c. (SpeciaN.-The
preliminary estimate of the average
yield per acre of corn in 1900. as pub.
lished i'm the monthly report Of the
StatStcian of the Department of
Agriculture is 25.3 bushels, as COM
pared with an average yield Of 25.31
bushels i'm 1899. and a ten year aver
age of 24.1 bushels. 1t is estimated
that A per cent OF the corn crop of
1899 was still in the hands Of farmers
on November l, 1900.
The estimate Of the yield per acre Of
buckwheat is fifteen bushels, against
an average yield of 1856 bushels in
1870 and n ten year average of 16s
bushels. The average for New York
and Pennsylvania the two States Of
principal production. is fourteen bush
els.
The estimate OF the yield Of pota-
toes is SOS bushels. against an aver
age yield Of SS.63 bushels i'm 1899. and
a ten year average of 1876 bushels. The
figure on hay is lbs tons. against an
average yield Of 1.35 tons in 1899. and
a ten year average of lbs tons.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
Kidding Havana OF Dogs,

Havana used TO be overrun by own.
Crlcss dogs almost as badly as Con.
stautinople. The NANCY ours were
everywhere about the streets. Since
the American occupation the work Of
clearing Havana OF these nuisauces
has been going on. and now the streets
are comparatively free In the last
year nearly 6oo0 dogs have been cap.
tured In the streets and killed by the
municipal dog -catchers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

fifty cents a day, including the cost Of
gas. Buoys of this type without the
bell attachment are used very largely
by all the civilized nations of the
world and are officially recommended.
England has 236 in service. France
223, the United States 1874. Germany
%. Holland 60, Denmark 81, Egypt
112, Canada 46 and Italy 15.-New
York Herald
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

A Journalist who has often been
called upon to make a stenographic
report OF a speech by Emperor Will
lam declares that the Kaiser speaks
slowly at first. but gradually gets fast.
er and faster. until IL Is impossible to
follow him verbatim. The reporters.
he says. generally wri'- down what
they can. and. by comparing notes az.
terward. concoct a tolerably accurate
report OF what be said
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
Rinrhnmton Hon MARKET TIr.n.

The hop market In the vicinity OF
Binghamton. y. Y. continues very
firm. In Madison and Oneida Coun-
ties sixteen cents is paid. In Otsego
and Schoharie. eighteen 10 twenty
cents. Buying has been very heavy.
and probably sixty-fve per cent Of
the hops OF the state are now in first
hands
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

used to build their bread-ovcns. Seen
at n distance these peculiar contriv-
auccs look like something between an
ant-hill and katfir hut, and. al
though IL took several hours TO bake
the bread i'm them, they seem 10 have
answered their purpose pretty well.
Now. however. the Mexican is getting
an appetite for new things, and his
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

precious oven. one OF the most impor.
taut parts OF his whole house. is one
of the first things to fall a victim 10
tie march OF civilization. Stoves are
now the rage; and even the very poor.
est manage somehow to scrape enough
together 20 buy one.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

trace OF CRIME or grease. The plan.
chefs are dried after their acid bath
In revolving cylinders filed with saw
dust. They come out bright and shin
ing. and are finally hustled into the
cOinIng-roOm. whence they become
full-hedsCd pieces Of money.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

II Is reported that the natural gas
supply Is almost a failure in Indiana
this winter. and much suffering has
been caused by the sudden cold spell.
Coal Is being used almost exclusively
In parts OF the state. and many towns
located In the centre OF the gas belt
have a short supply.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

hundred tons Of silver into subsidiary
coin. The Southern mint Is working
at It's full capacity now on silver dol
lars alone.
From the ingot 70 the coin Is n rapid
journey AT one Of the mints. 1t begins
In the weighing room" where stands
the pair OF balances that receives all
the me al brought In. The scales In
the Philadelphia mint are said TO be
the largest and finest in the world.
They hav a capacity Of 6sj pounds,
but exhibit instantly the variation Of
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
Sugar B.ets Tnprofitsble.

The farmers of Northern Indiana
who contracted with the Wolverine
Sugar Co. OF Benton Harbor. Mich,
TO raise sugar beets have found the
culture improbable. and many OF
them will not enter into contracts for
the next season.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
GRAIN. ETC
Flour-Winter patents.
TOBACCO.

A good demand for needle leaf tobacco
resulted in a firm undertone. Sales of do.
mestic amounted 10 23OO cases, including
400 cases crop 1929 /immers at l5Ml5iz. !;
800 cases crop 1890. Wisconsin Havana, at
l2ik@l4c.; 1900 cases chop 1899 Pennsyl-
vania seed at l2l2 l3c Sales of foreign
included 800 bales Havana at 55d9Oc., and
100 bales Sumatra at soc dSl90.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

Australla's biggest offertory was
taken up at the conservation Of the
bishop OF Carpentaria in Sydney
Cathedral. IL amounted 20 Si2.5oo.
and Is perhaps the largest on record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

raised and fred. The arrangement OF
the two weapons Is such that the trig
ger can be easily manipulated while
the hand is closed over the sword grip
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

With the advent OF winter. which
has now begun In earnest. a majority
OF the sawmIlls throughout the North
west have closed for the season. and
nearly 5000 men have been thrown out
Of work In consequence.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

vantage Of this combination weapon
will therefore be easily understood. as
the officer could easily swing the point
of the sword toward the enemy In a
shorter time than a gun could be
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
Control CALIFORNIA; Prune Crop.

The California Cured Fruit Associa-
tion has obtained control OF the prune
situation in California.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30

the United States Government IL goes
20 the cleaniEgroom. for. after IL has
passed through so many processes II
Is black. greasy and anything but sill
very or golden. They are heated to a
dull red md dipped Lnto boiling acid.
which very quickly removes every
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
SPANISH GUNS TRAINED ON THE WHITE HOUSE.

Two Of the May
adorn the front OF the Washington
pointing
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
0oCOOOCCCCCoC 10000 10000
$Minting Moneys
= How the Metal IL Trsnsformsd Into :
r Bright Pieces OF Money. Z
,ccco10ccoo0ooococOocccS
,-~z-HE Director Of the

HE Director OF the
Mint. George r.
Roberts. is prOba-
bly, about the best
equipped man in
the country for the
purpose. He has
three big money
IN a n ufat urin =
plants in operation
at Philadelphia,
az San Francisco,
and at New or
leans, turning six
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
MeNIcnn Erend Oven.

The accompanying photograph shows
the manner I'm which the MeXicans
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
THE MARKETS.
Late Wholesale Prices Of Country
Produce Quoted in New York.

fS MILK.
The Milk Exchange price for standard
quality Is Sc. per quart.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
TALES OF PLUCK
and ADVENTURE.
In the Heart of n storm.

,IT HERE was more excite
ment than dots and
dashes on that trip said
the Rev. j. VI. Bacon to
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-11-30
Hay AND STRAY

Hay-Prime, per 100 h.. 9j "a 97a
No. /, per 100 tb....... S7lad 92
No. 2, per 30 3D.. S2ka 50
Clover mixed, per 100 To-. 20 "a 50
Straw, long rye......... 72laQ s2n
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-03-15
Bruins Lonely Voyage mt Sea.

The Norwegian steamer Ceylon has
lately arrived in port after voyage of
% days from Bilboa. Spain, with a cargo
of iron ore. Capt. Hansen told the pilots
that he had encountered numerous ice
berGs On one occasion he altered his
course TO avoid one of the great moun-
,ains Of ice. Soon afterwarG a fog set
tied down, ard when it lifted the berg
was so close on the bow that q collision
seemed inevitable Squatting upon his
launches. at the very point of the berg
where he vessel would have struck, was
a huge polar bear, The man at the
wheel by quick work managed TO turn
the steamer in time to avoid a smash
up and. as he s,ided by. the bear on the
berg gave howl of disappointment.
Evidently he had been imprisoned as
long as he wanted to be. for when he
saw his last chance of escape slipping
away from him he plunged into the wa
ter and swan toward the ship. His leo :
We're no match for steam. however. an,!
he was compelled 10 give up the chase
The last seen of him he had climbed
upon the berg again and was waitin 9
for something to ppen.-PEilaGelph is
Times.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-03-15
IN INDIAN TERRITORY.
Require "a Speedy and Rad
zeal Remedy.

An anomalous condition of things ex-
lists in the Indian territory, which
should not and cannot last. 1t is the
Guty of congress al the present session
TO remedy difficulties that are becom-
ing worse year by year, and are quite
threatening enough as matters stand.
Residents of the territory unite in say
ing that though the nonIndian popula
ton is in the ma .ority by ten to one
their children are growing up without
Il chance to 90 to school. There is no
other region in the United States suf-
fering from this unpardorable wrong.
The government rightly looks after the
education of Indian children. Last
year the number of such schools in OPP
GRAFTON was 296. with an enrolment OF
25.2O2. The appropriations made for
them by congress- have increased from
$50 900 in ISL to S2.93G,OoO in 1900.
When the statement comes from the
Indian territory that many thousand
children not of Indian blood are entire
ly without school advantages an intol-
cradle situation must be admitted. No
debate on this point is needed. Ameri-
can children deprived OF education
represent neglect or Encouragement
that cannot be endured and which the
authorities having this case in charge
will surely correct.
Lack of schools is but one of the evils
that burden the Indian territory. The
ownership, possession. leasing and di-
vision of lands, together with ques-
lions relating to pay for improvements,
are in confusion, with no legal machin-
cry to dispose of urgent suits without
years of delay. Town sites cannot be
properly selected. Trade and agricul-
ture are at a heavy disadvantage
Crime has an undue license No LAW
exists. for the care of the insane. The
territory is without a delegate in con
gress TO present its needs. Remnants
of five different kinds of government
are found within its limits. so thai
while in the practical sense it is moi
governed al all it is governed too mucl
in a conflicting. incoherent fashion,
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-03-15
SMALLPOX DISTRIBUTORS.
How the Germs Are Nurturcd and tn e
Disease Is Spread.

1t would seem that people will never
learn to be careful. The recent alarm
ing spread of that dire epidemic,
smallpox, throughout different Sec
tions of the country has been traced
by physicians and sanitarians in many
instances directly to the moldy and
rotting layers of paper and paste
which cover the walls of many houses
The practice Of laying layer after
layer of paper on wall, using COM
mon -four paste, is especially calcu-
lated to create homes for disease
germs. People could not do more to
effect such a result if they tried. The
rotting vegetable matter affords caves
from which are ready to dart forth
the infection at every opportunity.
There is no excuse for this practice,
as walls and ceilings can be coated
with pure, cleanly and sanitary ma
terial like Alabastine, for instance, at
| no greater expense. Alabastine is n
rock-base cement, which incorporates
itself with the wall or ceiling. 1t is
easily applied, comes ready to mix
with cold water, requires no washing
or scraping before renewing or re-
tinting. is beautiful, long-lasting and
safe.
For walls that have been infected
nothing is equal to Alabastine as &
disinfectant to render them pure ane
clean and the rooms once more hab