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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
DISEASU OF SWINE.

While all swine ralsers agree that
the animals are liable TO certain well
defined diseases, the main one being
the cholera, they also agree that no
animal on the farm is less likely TO be.
come diseased If they are properly fed
ana cared for A reader OF this depart.
ment asks for the best hog remedy
presumably desiring medicine that
may be given hogs that are ailing,
without any pronounced symptoms.
From years Of experience the writer
believes that q change Of food Is what
is needed by swine when they are out
of sorts, and this applies to the pigs
as well az to the hogs Further, If the
sucking pigs are not doing well, a
change of food for the mother wi Of
ten set things Alright. AS rule, med
icines are unnecessary for hogs, h D..
the animals that are kept In clean pens,
given clean, pure water occasionally,
fed on variety OF food instead OF a
corn diet, having roots like turnips.
unstable potatoes, carrots, etc, part
of this variety, will do well. Occa-
sionally, and especially if the animals
get no pasture, they should be given
few thick sods from the pasture to
root over and eat. There are several
good condition foods on the market,
which may he fed occasionally to hogs
with good results, but they should
never be q part OF the regular ration.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
The Grrn.rst nccnn nerih.

The deepest Spots. IN the Mcditcr-
raucan are said to hC only $4,000 feet.
while the bottom of liC Atlantic Ocean
is said to have hu' fcw places deeper
than .1.O90 feet A'toccthey there are
forty-;hrCc spots uf greater depth
known. OF which twCu;y-;our occur In
the Pacific. hfteen iu lie Atlantic.
three in The Indian ocean and one In
the South polar So. The deepest
thus far known SPOT ~ the ocean is
that Known ~ Altri"k Death, &C. tGc
cast OF tie kermadoc Isles. In the
southcrn part of the Tacihc Ocean. 20
the northeast ~ New Zealand. with n
depth cf % .OjS feet.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27

lie fell furiously to stirring a mix
ture which threw up q sitting vapor
and stencil. But the caller stuck to
his guns.
Il have only q small quantity Of gold
dust which / desire tested" he said
stoutly; IL am sure IL won't take you
more than five minutes and / cannot
wait till tomorrow
The "assayer" grabbed the vial, and
grunted assent. He fused around IN
| cyclonic fashion, poured the dust into
a test tube, and dropped acid on H..
Then he made an impressive show OF
stirring and shifting test tubes. with
complicated treatments and absorbed
| attention. At last he fished out III
| tie nugget Of gold into which the dust
had been transformed, and said with
an air Of triumph:
IL find this sample is gold. and re-
markabIy find quality, sir. hope you
have more where that came from. II
1t came from your own mine, you are
10 be congratulated. will make out
certificate in n moment. Twenty
five dollars IL the fee"
The excited banker rushed back 10
the other hotel. II becomes time 20
draw the curtain Of charity over the
tragic scene He hsd not been asked
10 buy the gold brick, but had plunged
to his fate, over every obstacle. The
victim could not be denied.
Despite the gentle prOtestatI0ns Of
Mr.. Matthews, he insisted on taking
the prize, and returned 10 Scranton
next morning with $4,000 in bills. The
money was turned over and receipted
for.
Mr.. Matthews almost wCpt over the
sacrifice, and gaZcd long and linger-
ing farewell At the massive treasure
AS for the Indian, he was on the point
Of unlimbcring his artillery and his
vocal organs all over again. The trio
shook hands all round.
1T fairly breaks my heart" said
Mr.. Matthews with quaycr In his
voice But it had to be done. II
had 10 be done"
The faithful RcdmGn chantcd fare
well that sounded like his death wall.
The banker tried 10 look sorry and
sympathetic, but he was greatly clated
under the skin.
In the old black bag he carried his
prize back 10 the home town, in North
ampton County. That night he tool,
il from the vault OF his bank and in.
vited local jcwclcr TO test the block,
10y way Of an extra precaution. En-
route home the banker had begun TO
think in cold blood, which IL some
times n disturbing process, after
swift march Of events The jeweler
friend was not long in finding out that |
tnCrc was not enough gold In the brick |
20 fiji the teeth of the victims family. |
Warrants were issued for the three |
but they had long start |
and, az the Sheriff said, their dis |
gulscs were something beautiful" The |
kindly miner seeking his lost brother |
the faithful Indian guardian of the
treasure, and the bclligerent expert
from the United States Assay Office
the Pennsylvania banker as
one of n score OF victims neeced for
rich rewards. Golfers Weekly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
TO vENTILATE POULTRY COoPs.

While the following plan Of yentilat-
ing poultry houses may not accord
with the most approved methods, It is
simple, quite effective and readily ap-
piled 10 houses already up which re-
quire ventilation. A shaft is made by
mailing together four boards, each a
foot wide; this shaft is run through
the top Of the house, a cap put on 1t
on two sides, running TO n point so
that there will be openings on the two
sides. This shaft should come down
10 within six or eight inches OF the
floor and, Of course, be open at the bot.
tom. Care must be taken that the
roof is properly timed around the ven-
tilator where it passes through the roof
so that there Will be no leaking Of the
roof This plan is simple and mex.
pcnsive.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
HANDY SLAUGHTER HOUSE.

! herewith present rough sketch Of
what | believe 60 be the most conven-
lent hog slaughter house that has yet
come TO my notice. A one.room build
Ing. eighteen by twenty, is amply
large enough In one end is built the
furnace OF brick or stone on which
set the kettle for heating water. By
the side OF and near this is a large
hogshead set into the ground beneath
the floor al an angle, SO that the lower
edge OF It's mouth is even with the
floor The hoSshead must be firmly
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
BREEDING GOOD COWS.

Every farmer sometimes has q good
cow-One above the average--in his
Eerd, and he does not fail to notice
her superiority. When such is the case
the COW should be a standard by which
TO gauge all the others. The object
should b. TO have no COWS that DO
not equal the best one. Sell off the
inferior ones az fast as calves from
the superior COW will replace them.
Use pure-bred sires, and do not at
tempt TO improve the herds by buying
elsewhere.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
long Range Torpedo.

A young engineer In the torpedo fac.
tory az Fiume. Austria. has construct.
eel a new torpedo which has received
the approval Of the Austrian auihori-
ties. Ii Is twcuty.three feet long. slen-
der. but very strongly built. and can
be discharged with accuracy at dis.
tauce of $500 yards.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
Recor, yyhc,, Crop In rndI..

IL Is reported that the total wheat
crop OF India this year will amount
TO nearly 100000 tons, leaving a sur
plus for export Of at least 6j,ooo.ooo
bushels
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
PILES
)LA

And al other forms Of Rectal
Disease treated and cured
without knife. anaesthetic, or
loss Of time from business.
Twenty-Five years experience in
hospital and private practice;
Graduate Of Harvard Medical
College NSTGi. formerly House
Surgeon Massachusetts General
Hospital; later. Visiting Surgeon
Wards Island Hospital, New
York.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
sAWDUsT IN THE PIG PEN.

Sawdust IL one Of the best substances
that can be used IN the pig pen. and
ii IL also excellent IN the stalls. While
sawdust does not quickly decompose,
yet IL r. an excellent absorbent, and in
time IS reduced 10 it's original ele-
ments. IL IL clean, easily handled, and
Is not bulky, while IT'S Odor Is not dis
agreeable. II also serves 10 keep the
manure in the 1nely-divided cOndi'
ton.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27

NitrlGcatlon seems 10 take place at
all depths down ts three feet below
the carth's surface, 1t was formerly
believed that this process was limited
to the few inches near the surface.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
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/ Farm Topics
PROFITABLE HOGS.

II II not the large hog that pays, but
the one that makes the largest quaint.
~ Of pork in the shortest time and on
the smallest amount Of food. II a pig
comes in during April he has nine
months during which 10 grow by the
end Of the year. II be is well bred,
and from a good stock OF hogs, he
should easily be made 10 weigh 80
pounds during the nine months Of his
life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27

The density OF relative population
OF Cuba j. uear,y tie SINE As th&t of
tic United STATE.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27

Nearly all, if not all, the varlo ties
OF tropical sen serpcnts are poison
Gus. They DO not exceed nine feet in
length, and Dr. Rogers has found
their poison most resembling that OF
the cobra among land scrpents.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27

The Russian Government is about
10 build a new bridge over the Noiga,
At present there = only one bridge
over this magnificent river. with its
length Of considerably over 1000 miles,
and that is az SGmara. The new
bridge will cross the Nolcl few miles
above Kazan. which will I've united to
Moscow 10y the wear zoos 10y direct
lire Of rail running through Arzamas,
i'm the Province W Niahui.Novgorod.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27

Sir Dycc DUckworth predicts that
within the next hfty years tubercu-
lous disease will be as uncommon us
lcprosy is now.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27

According to the Auslo-IndiCn Re
view. il having been calculated that
the energy stored Up in one grammc OF
radium is sufficient 10 raise 500 tons
weight mile high. an ounce would,
therefore, suffice 20 drive n fifty six
horse power motor car nj the rate OF
thirty miles an hour around the world.
The calculator evidently confused iu-
trinsic energy with capacity Cor trans
forming energy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27

The latest adaptation Of the motor
vehicle to commercial use rs seen in
the inspection OF motor ears FOR use
on steam railways to enable the rail-
way engineers tracG and bridge in
spCCtorS az roadnas.Crs 10 70 over the
road rs quickly rs possible, and yet
to make rs frequent stops rs may be
desired TO permi; close examination
of the track. bridges. 'tc.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27

While Spain st'l yields $1,000 tons
Of cork annually, worth SG000,000,
Italys production has decreased TO
1000 tons IS2oJ,00O wortG). Italy used
TO have splendid cork forests, but they
have been fellcd for charcoal and for
potash. Seventy five years ago Eng.
lands supply of corks came altogether
from Italy. ..i..,,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-11-27
sc|Ei(E'6!;NB5l4A!ucs
~N,

During 1902 Germany exported 49,
400 tons of electric machinery.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

Colorado Springs. Colo, Dec. 30
In the County Court yesterday after
noon, the will of the late w. S. STRAIT
ton was admitted to probate upon mo-
tiOn Of the executors. practically with
out opposition on the part of the son,
Harry Stratton. The latter's attor-
neys filed an appeal. signing an ap-
peal bond for $1,000. The case will
now come up on its merits at the
spring term of the District Court. This
action on the part of young Stratton's
attorneys was agreed upon some time
ago.
When the will matter was called up
yesterday morning it was thought that
an agreement could be reached on GER
tain points of procedure until O'Clock
in the afternoon. After a conference.
however. it was decided to let the
hearing take its natural course.
In the afternoon testimony was in
troduced on the motion to probate the
will Orville L. Dimes of Denver. Will
liam Lloyd. private secretary to the
late W. S. Stratton. and DIR. ID. IL.
Rice. the three witnesses of the docu-
ment, swore in turn that August g..
1901. the late w. s. Stratton read the
instrument carefully, and that after
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
FAILED TO BE SANTA CLAUS.
President Did Not Visit his children's
School Christmas.

New York, Dec. 27.-For the second
time in fifteen years. says a press dis
patch from Oyster Bay. Long Island
President Roosevelt did not act as Kris
Kringie In person at the Cove school.
where his children were taught prior to
his elevation to the head OF the nation
Last year the President could not spare
the time to come here. and this year
events have been pressing too fast
about him to admit Of his coming.
Some days ago Mr.. Roosevelt sent a
little slip of paper bearing his auto
graph, which enabled the principal to
deaP more literally with her charges
than she had been able to do before
The sleds. games and dolls were more
costly than usual and the candles In
greater quantities. There were two
trees instead Of one. and Miss Provost,
the principal. read letter from Presi-
dent Roosevelt telling the boys and
girls how sorry he was that he could
not be with them.
A telegram was sent to the President
telling him how much the children ap-
preciated his gifts and wishing him
many more years In his present POSI-
ton.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
STRATTON'S WILL ADMITTED TO
PROBATE AND APPEAL TAKEN

being fully advised as to its contents,
expressed his approval thereof and
signed it, the witnesses affixing their
own names thereafter.
At this point, after another confer
ence, the will was admitted to probate.
and an appeal bond filed. Judge Gun
nell. for Harry Stratton. stated that
they did not oppose the motion to file
the will in order that the entire case
might be taken directly to the District
Court, thus saving both time and
money in the County Court trial,
which would undoubtedly have been
appealed by the losing side.
/. Harry Stratton was not present.
Carl s. Chamberlin, Tyson S. Dimes
and DIR. D. H. Rice, the executors. ap-
peared in court.
Representing young Strattou were
Messrs. Vale. Leftwich. Durham and
Bingham of the firm of Wolcott. Vale
& Waterman; Messrs. Gunnell. Chinn
and Miller and Judge Ira Harris Of this
city. Those representing the executors
were Judge l.. NJ. Goddard. G. j..
Hughes, Jr.. Tyson S. Dimes. T. M. Pat
terson. Judge J. B. Bissell and E. E.
Whitehead. all of Denver; Henry Nc
Allister and N. s. Candy of this city.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
!, LORD CURZON ENTERS DELHI
in UNPARALLELED SPLENDOR

front OF the great Jumma Musjid, the
steps Of which were thronged with dis
tinguished personages. including the
viceroy's American and British guests
and the delegates from the colonies
and from other parts of the empire.
The enormous animals shuffled slowly
by, many Of the massive howdahs Of
quaint and rich design being surmount-
ed by magnificent canopies Of gold
embroidered and bejeweled tapestry.
The bodies Of the animals were almost
hidden by their trappings Of crimson,
purple and gold.
Bands of gold encircled their tusks,
golden bracelets were on their ankles.
gold and silver bells were hanging
from their neck chains and their heads
we're painted and decorated in every
conceivable color. The mahouts were
clad in the brightest attire, as were
the attendant spearmen who marched
by the elephants side.
In the rear Of the procession rode
General Lord Kitchener, commander
in-chief of India surrounded by bril-
liant staff. and followed by the heads
of provinces, with escorts OF Indian
cavalry and tribal leaders from beyond
the border line. Down the main street
moved the cortege through lines of sa-
luting soldiers and excited, surging sa-
laaming throngs of natives; through
the ancient city with the balconies and
house tops teeming with life, and
through the Moree gate into the open
park beyond. There, after a four-mile
march, the elephants of the viceroy
and the Duke of Connaught halted side
by side, and the pageant was conciud-
ed with the great princes filing by.
their elephants trumpeting salute.
The viceroy was in state uniform.
Lady Curzon was dressed in gray. The
Duke of Connaught had on a field
marshal's uniform and the Duchess of
Connaught was attired in blue. They
received fiattering welcome at all
points.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
CHINESE BOXERS
STILL. AT WORK

Victoria, B. c., Dec 30.-According to
advices received by the steamer Tartar
the Boxer uprisings in SEE Chuan con-
time and another attack was made on
Cheng Tu in November. While some of
the rebels battered the gates, another
body surprised the outer fortress. but
the soldiers fought desperately and ulti-
mately defeated the Boxers. killing
many and capturing some. Hal the
fort been captured by the Boxers the
city would have been at the mercy Of
the invaders.
The captives were tortured. and from
information given under this pressure
several citizens were arrested. charged
with being in league with the rebels.
and all were beheaded. Before the ex-
ecution u messenger arrived from the
Boxers, demanding the release OF the
prisoners The messenger was hanged
In cage.
Human correspondents OF the Shang-
hal papers send particulars regarding
the execution Of Major Liu. the Chen
Chou military official who refused to
protect the murdered missionaries.
Bruce and Lewis, from the mob. and
whose execution was demanded by the
British government. and China forced
to accede after naval demonstration
at Hankow. The condemned man was
taken from the yamen in chair. after
being taken before the governor and
British representatives. to a place out
side the citys walls. where he was be-
headed. He was clad In his official
robes. The execution was witnessed by
a large number of foreigners from the
tower over the city gate. After the ex-
ecution the remains were wrapped In
red wrapper by the magistrates and
all day continual line of people wept
bitterly before the coffin.
Before leaving Peking en- route to
Washington. Su LANG Cheng, who will
replace Wu Ting Fang as Chinese min
lister to the United States. was given
1000 taels and large bouquet by the
empress dowager. with whom he was
In audience for some hours.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

Delhi. india, Dec. 30.-The viceroy,
Lord 0urzon of Keddleston, made his
state entry into the capital of thesmo-
guls yesterday. This constituted the
.ofictM opening Of the durbar held to
celebrate the accession Of King Ed
ward a. emperor Of India.
1t was splendid pageant. probably
unparalleled In its magnificence. At
the head Of the elephant procession
rode Lord Curzon on the state grand
tusker." twelve feet high, the largest
elephant In India. Their howdah was
decked with gold and silver and the ell
ephant itself was almost hidden be-
meath gOld-worked saddle cloth. Sur
rounding them were footnen in scarlet
and gold liveries and bearing massive
silver slaves.
The Duke of Connaught, who repre-
sented King Edward, and the Duchess
of Connaught, followed. Their elephant
was equally gorgeously caparisoned.
Then, In order of precedence, came the
Nizam Of Hyderabad, the Maharajah Of
Travanscore and other ruling chiefs,
seventy in all, their huge elephants
forming a line O quarter of q mile In
length.
From the saluting battery, posted at
the fort commanding the Lapore gate,
guns thundered out a royal salute as
the wceroy passed, with the heralds
and trumpeters sounding at intervals
spirited fanfares. The cortege passed
in front of line Of $50 elephants. car
rying the brilliantly dressed retainers
of the ruling chiefs. The colossal
beasts all saluted by trumpeting and
throwing their trunks in the air, pre-
senting truly imposing sight, and
afterward fell in line behind the official
procession. Huge crowds of Onlookers
witnessed the spectacle. which, 1t Is as
serted, has never been surpassed in
magnificence, even in this country of
Oriental splendor.
The first elephants in Asia passed in
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01

Great interest is being taken by both
stockmen and farmers In the expert
ment of w. c. Harris. now being con-
Quoted, in fattening cattle WI. the
sugar beet. Mr.. Harris, who Is one OF
the largest stock owners Of the Platte
River valley. has selected for the ex-
pertinent 100 head OF fine. long three
year-old Oregon steers double wintered
in Colorado. He began feeding about
= month ago and Is using twenty-five
pounds OF sugar beets and twenty
pounds of hay per day to each steer.
The steers weighed an average Of 1850
pounds when placed In the feeding
pens. and Mr.. Harris expects to make
100 days fattening.- Sterling Corre-
spoudent Denver News.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
Great Fur Markets.

Nearly the whole fur trade of the
world concentrates itself In the two
cities Of London and Leipsic. but a.
about two-thirds Of the London furs,
which are sold at auction. go to Leip-
sic. the result 10 that the fur market
OF Leipsic is really the greater Of. the
two. The Leipsic warehouses receive
raw and half-prepared furs from 81.
beriA, European Russia, America, Aus
tralla and China, making the business
Of The fur exchange worth from o16..
ooo.oeo 70 e17, ,eoo, 900 yearly.
Gilpin observer., 1903-01-01
OPPOSITION TO
THE CUBAN TREATY

Washington, Dec. 30.-Considerable
opposition is developing to the ratifi-
cation Of the Cuban reciprocity treaty,
now pending In the Senate. 1t is not
taking quite the form tnat the opposi-
don to the Cuban legislation took last
spring. but 1t is sufficient in substance
to give concern to the friends of the
treaty. The President is confident Of
early ratification.
Several weeks ago it appeared that
the treaty. when presented to the Sen
ate, would be ratified without difficult
ty. but some senators now are taking
as strong grounds against the treaty
as they took against the legislation
proposed at the last session OF Con-
gress.
These senators are OF two classes.
those who are opposed on principle to
any tariff tinkering." and those who
represent states whose products may
be affected by the concessions extend-
ed to Cuba by the pending treaty.
Senators OF the first class might be
induced to support the treaty. mas
much as It does not involve, in their
view. an attack on the system Of pro-
lection. were 1t not for their apprehen-
sion that the ratification of the Cuban
treaty may lead to q demand from
other countries that they. too. be ac-
corded special tariff concessions by the
United, States.
Il has been indicated to the Presi-
dent that in the event OF ratification
OF the Cuban treaty, O demand may be
expected from Germany within thirty
days for concessions similar to those
accorded Cuba. The most distinct de-
sire of the German Emperor. 1t Is
pointed out. is for the extension of the
foreign commerce o. his empire. He. of
course, regards Cuba as a nation for
eign to the. United States. and. SO far
as that point Is concerned, on an equal
sions are granted to Cuba. Germany,
under the most favored nation clause,
will request that she be given similar
concessions. That request may take
the form almost Of demand.
II II be be not granted. the fear ia
expressed that Germany may take ini-
tiate legislation that will be inimical
to the Industrial development of this
country so far as Germany 10 con-
cerned, even II II should not curtail
American commerce already estab-
llshed In Germany and it, possessions.
The same argument II applied to
other countries, Germany being used
simply - an example Of what may be
expectsd Of al Of the great foreign
nations with which the United States
haD e4tanalve commercial relations.