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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
advantages Ia Bc Derived from the Em-
ploymcnt of Electricity.

advantages To BE Derived from the Im-
pluym"nt of Electricity.
Electricity plays perhaps the most
wonderful part i'm all those huge works.
Not far from the main fort. thcro
would be built liltlc round building.
This would be- the p ace for the tower
OF obscrvatiou' of the commanding
officer. From hero ho could soc all
over the hurhOr aud away out TO sea.
The tower would be strong, and inside
would bo the wonderful kcy-boards of
the electric systcm. by means OF
these, the commander could telephone
10 the Captain Of any battery to load
his guns, and aim them at such and
such au angle aud direction. The Cap
tain Of the battery would do SO aud
telephone back the moment hc was
ready Tho commander could tell the
Captain to fire, or he could, il
he chose. press a littlc key
and himself fire each gun
singly or all the guns at once.
lie could do tn Same with all the bat
tories and forts, uud he could. from his
lltjlo tower miles away, by light
touch OF his finger explode cvcry gun
in the harbor. aud s'ud tons aud tons
oI metal flying with crushing force ut
any vessel he pleased. lie could do
even more He could explode any. or
all, Of the mines and torpcdocs at
once, or he could have one grand
simultaneous explosion OF all the guns,
torpcdocs and miucs. At each fort
aud battery would bc stationed officers
who 10y mcaus of Instruments would
find exactly the course Of hc cuemy's ;
ships. This would be- tc'cgHphcd to
the commander, who would thus know
at every instant just VIII ,ro any vcss |
is. aud how fast she is sailing. so ho
could predict thata ship will pass "A
certain spot at a certain time. aud, IL
she did not change her course.
could press the key, aud blow
up the vessel. or sond at her "A
hugo bolt ot iron or steel. II the
enemy had landed forrc on the maiu-
land down the coast. and IL WAS
marching on the Tors 10 take IL In tho
roar. the commaudcr could wait til
he saw the force ON "a road appruach-
ing fort. whom, pressing another
key. several iron doors of the fort
would open and automatic machine.
guns pop out, and commence firing at
| the rate of six hundred shots pAr min
ute apiece. aud kc'p IL up until tho
key was pressed again, whom they
| would withdraw and the shields close.
/ 10 can be seen that the commander
should know absolutely all that is go-
| ing on. az otherwise ne might fire into
/ his own forts. or on his own patrol :
boats Lieut. w Il Hamilton. L. ).
/ A.. in St Nicholas
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
THE BUSY iCE-WORM
a Cool story Told la All soriousne-s by .
Rochester ~. " Lady.

Cool stOry Told la All seriousne-s by
Rochester ~. " Lady.
eft seems as II every year adds %
the list Of pests which are sent tor
some reason 20 torment poor suffering
humanity" said lady 10 a reporter.
She evidently had something on her
mind besides potato bugs, cabbage
worms. grubs and thousands OF de-
structiye insects which prey upon veg
citation generally and on "eyery thing
green except white geese and college
freshmen. 81 have been bothered by
carpet worms, moth millers, red and
black ants. reaches aud CrotOn bugs.
but they arc nothing compared 70 tho
latest pest.
What is this plaguc2" said the re-
porter.
'Is IL possible that you never
heard OF the ice-worm?' said the lady
with astOnishment depicted on every
feature Of her countcnance. why. /
recOllcct that the ice crop along the
Hudson was ruined by this pest several
years ago. or. at least, the newspapers
said IL was. The worm moved West,
according 20 report, and at least two
years ago IL was stated that the leo
dealers inclosod their stOre-houses
with hne-wire netting TO keep tho
worms from getting at the CONCEALED
water IL would seem that this pre-
caution was unayailing. and scientists
now say that the worm Is left in the
water In tho shape OF an egg, frozen
up In the ice and h;hchcd out In the
spring"
"IIow does it affect the ice?" asked
the reporter.
''lts rayagcs arc not apparent until
the cakes Of leo are broken up for use, :"
was tho reply eli tho men who de-
liver the days supply notice that a
cake Is light weight they don't say any
thing, but put IL in the refrigerator
with as much apparent muscular effect
rs If 1t wore solid instead OF being Il
hollow dclusion Tho trouble comes
W on IL Is broken up for table use.
Tho thin shell is fractured easily, and
out comes wriggling mass OF long
black worms as thick as my finger, and
anywhere from six inches 20 foot
long My Bridget nearly went crazy
the first time she saw these horrible
creatures. but now we are all used to
thom. They are harmless and can bo
tanned and taught many little tricks,
and thus they afford endless amuso-
mcnt for the children. They must bo
kept in cool place, however, clso they
die at once. We find just as many OF
these worms in lake leo as In that
taken from the canal. but the latter
are tho more fcrocous and show fight
when touched. lf you will call about
dinner time [ will give you n chance to
interview the pests" Tho reporter
did not call rs he had another engage
ment. Post-Exprcss.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04

Queen Victoria's dislike OF Glad
stone is at last explained. A recent
writer says that when the grand old
man used to visit the regal old lady
he was wont to talk TO hcr "about the
polity Of the lIittitcs or the rotations
between the Athanasian creed and Ho-
mer.n The Queen, perplcXed and un-
comfortable, would seek to make
depression. and would address re-
mark TO n daughter or offer n biscuit
to begging terrier Mr.. Gladstone
would restrain himself with an effort,
wait until the Princess had answered
or the dog had sat down. and then
promptly resume "As | was say
ing. Meanwhile the flood had
gathered force 10y delay, and when it
burst forth again IL carried all before
it. Victoria used to complain that on
these occasions IL was Gladstone that
was rudc She was probably in tho
Same prcdicamcut that Biddy Moriarity
was when OConncll called her
parallclogram Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
rorJINE STYLES ORGANS AT -se,
So 30. SOC. s;S. seG. ANn UP

Organs aud Pianos sold for Cash, Easy
Payments, sul rented. Catalogues tree
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
ODDITIES OF GENIUS.
why the Sioux Indians We're Afraid Of
Peaceful Prof Hayden.

why the Sioux Indians We're Afraid Of
Peaceful Prof Hayden.
Prof i. V. Hayden was tho founder
of the systcm which developed into tho
geological survey of the United States.
He was man of great gonius and a
renowned scholar, but crratic aud
peculiar 1t was not uncommon for
strangers To follow him several blocks,
their attention arrested 10y his bowed
figure rs he almost ran for fcw stops,
then suddenly stopped with his gray
eyes fixed ON the pavement, thou ran
again rs il a sudden thought had struck
him; then they would inquire: "Nho
can that poor insane man boP'
While Prof Hayden was exploring
tho land of tho Sioux Indians somo
years ago he once, in his enthusiastic
passion for geological research, wan
dercd away from his party; he had
loaded himself down with large spcoi-
mons of mineral. aud whilc trampuE
slowly along in his abscnt-miudod way
the Indians captured him. They
whoopcd and yelled at thcir priio Mt
first, but upon seeing all the "roCkS
aud worthless stones which tho poor
man was staggering under and his
composed. ubstractod manner, they
decided that he was afflicted with u
foolish mind" Thcy took him with
out protest on his part. which only
confirmed their fears; and after few
hours captivity the old scientist, with
his "rocks," was led To the nearest
point OF civilization and turned
loose" lest the Great Spirit should
punish them for any charm done the
foolish or simple minded"
lie was daring. fearless and rcck-
less in danger, IA most distinguished
scientific man, and much beloved hy
the young men OF his survey. Ills
death during tbs last year was greatly
mourncd. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
IN TIKI WIZARD s DEN.
Edison Tells How Hc Live, and Nov : scd
nDrs His MnTh.


met Thomas A. Edison. the Wizard
/ OF MenlO PARK, Just before he sailed
| for Paris. We had long conycrsa-
tion, ia which he told me many inter
esting things about his life in the little
Jersey home He is hard worker
and sticks % his laboratory week out
and week In. Speaking Of his SEEM
ingly never-ceasing Investigations, he
said: "When ! think / am on some
new line Of discovery / keep at IL
night and day, sleeping but IA few
hours on a lounge with my clothing on.
have gone for weeks al time with
three and four hours sleep each day.
II ] were 90 remove my clothing
would get up feeling out Of shape, and
with all desire lost for continuing my
labOrs. My train Of thought would be
lost ! have got n complete little den
where ! work, which have christened
No. g. II Is hardly little room
either, as IL takes In about half Of ono
floor, and Is supplied with every known
invention in tho line Of electricity. /
enjoy life there more than anywhere
else, and ! am surrounded by rs fine n
lot Of men rs any one could wish 10
be associated with. The greatest
source Of enjoyment 90 me Is when /
have hit upon IA new idea, % call In
some Of the fellows and give them
surprise ! remember we'll when had
about perfected the phonograph. had
the instrument placed near the table
In my garden. While / was absent at
dinner two or three Of the men became
engaged In conversation near the door.
Ono fellow complained Of tho trouble
he had had in his family, Of how he
had lost two children. and the diff
Guilty he had In getting along. The
phonograph received the cOnycrsa-
ton. the melancholy statement OF the
man, comments Of the others, and
when ! returned and turned the crank
tho whole thing was repeated. ] sum
moncd the said workman 90 my den
aud told him 90 take chair. !
touched the crank. and out rolled his
whole talk. You mover saw "A moro
there looking at me apparently thrilled
with wondcrmcnt. extended my
sympathy and aid, OF course. but MS
trouble was lost in his surprise.
IL remember we'll when we began
to work on the incandcsccnt light.
About fifty men remained up all night
with me, and To ke,p ~ awake ! hired
II German band TO play lively airs.
About midnight we had our lunch
served. The novelty Of the work and
tho idon Of II band playing in the
laboratory kept the mon awake until
one o'clock when, under various pre-
texts, they would go TO some other
part Of the building. lnvaribly they
found some hiding-place whore they
could sleep. | had several skir-
mishes looking mp the drowsy
ones, and they were all
brought back TO their tables aud
forced TO keep awake. After that
they worked all night with mo without
any trouble"
asked Mr. Edison If ho had any
now invention in course of develop
mont llo said, with faint smile:
IL think we may find something now
In u short while. My health is some-
what impaired, rs n result Of worry
close application, but | expect To find
complete rccupcration abroad, and
then it Is quite possible that ! may
havo another surprise roady,'-N. Y
Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
DIR. e. J. LEWIS

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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
10 o'clock, p. M.
Sharp.

Which is the last hour and
minute and without doubt the
last time such bargains will
ever be offered in the city OF
Providence. We want to show
what can be done at our store
with capital, push and pluck.
These goods are all new, pur.
chased this summer of manu-.
facturers at lower prices than
they can afford to sell at, but
at a time when they wanted
the money, and we got the
goods at sacrifice price.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
Notice to Country Patients.

pr L"wis will. ou fIll desc c-iptiln of Vasc, " ih
f,r , ne .u>yi) immt diatCty send a supply oi hi
valuable mr-ticiu,s. accompanied with Untrue
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distressing complaints.
COUNTRY PATIENTS CoRRESPopED WITH
UNTIL CUREp.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04

AT one time IA woman could hardly
walk through the streets OF san Fran
cisco without having every ono pause
and gaze on her. and child was 50
rare that once in a thoatcr In the slmo
city whcrc woman had taken her iu.
fant whon 10 began 90 cry just 0s tho
orchestra hogau to play. man iu lEe
pit cricl ont: Stop those fiddle and
let the baby cry Haven't heard SUCH
a sound 'r ''u years. Tho audience
applau. .H'a sentiment the orcbas-
ira sir .... .f' Tho baby continued
Its pc..' mid nbounded en-
thusia ls h,-Iay Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04

A clcrgymau's bright little boy
has remarkable faculty Of quoting
Scripture. One morning he spilled his
cup OF milk ON the table-cloih. aud au-
icpating a rcproof. he dropped his
hcl d instantly and murmurcd: My
tup runneth vcr"-Standard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
m o. 2,
Grand Par|Or Outfit,

We bought n few days sixty Parlor
suits OF one pattern, the equal of which
never was made before for the money,
and never can he made again. This Par
lor Suit was formerly sold for S75 alone.
1t is made up with spring edges and in n
very fine quality of plush. and nicely
carved. well made and guaranteed frames
We want to open your eyes TO what we
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until September 1st:
extra nice parlor suit, mohair plush sofa In
crimson, rocker In crimson, gents chair in olive
divan in old gold, small chair Ia olive. small
chair In crimson
polished top large centre table in oak or cherry
pair taped edge lace curtains
2drapcry poles complete
l large Smyrna rug 5i inches long
large oil paintings. i2x2g
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04

Marhlchcpd. Mass, Dec. -, lSSS.
McsSrs T.. G.. Morris a Co., boston, Mass.
Gen!lcmcn: This is to certify that have been
using 30. T.. G.. Morris a co. safe in my ore
aud that in the most terrible fire this town has
ever known, on the night of the 10Th inst. the
safe was subjected 10 very intense heat or &c
hours aud upon its being opened, To my surprise,
found It's contents In perfect condition with the
exception of the leather on ono book which was
against the vail Of tLc safe while the writing on
every lcat was as clear and legblc as wncn IL was
put In also found The machine twist, needles,
papers, etc, in good clear condition In case
rebuild shall feel that can do no better than 10
again what has served me well in this fire. In
our lire Of 1877 had a safe of another make, the
&C tntcuts of w.iich came out In very good shape,
but not as we'll as thls one. You are at liberty 10
use this testimonial ms you see TT, ami should
take pleasure in showing the books, etc, To any
one who would like to see them.
Respectfully yours,
lSigUpdl IiENRY O. SYMONDs.
+. 5. Dee. p. ! have this day purchased an
other uf the same size having been satisfied with
the other.
Boston. Mass jan, :, 1889.
Mcsgrs. T.. G. Morris a Co., Boston, Mass.
Gentlemen. ON August ., 1857, we had one of
your large make safes in our WolfburO, \. IL ,
factory. which went through very hot fire and
stool the test Again on Dec. - lNSS, in the
Mnrblchcad conflngratiOu. another of ytur make
stood the test, and all its contents iound IN good
condition even n gross of matches. Under these
circumstances We can safely recommend your
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Mnrblchcad, Mass, Dec. p, 1855
Mcs,rs. +. G. Morris n CO., Boston, Mass.
GculomCu: On opening our safe which we
purchased of you jwo years ago, We found every
thing In pcrt ct condition The situation Of Onr
safe caused IL 90 bc exposed to intense hoet ioG a
number of hours. As soon as we are ready to
purchase We will call and select another of you
make. luurs very truly
J. NJ. CRorLEY Il BEos.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-10-04
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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-22
Chase Got His Seat.

The few seats provided on the plat
form on the eastern front of the capi-
tol, where the president elect takes
his oath of Office and delivers his in
augural address, are supposed to be
for the supreme court, and senate and
the house of representatives and
other distinguished public men. But
the sovereigns are as likely to get
there as the servants. When Chief
Justice Chase left his seat and step
ped forward to administer the oath
to Grant an unknown woman stepped
out of the crowd behind the chairs
and took his place. When he re-
turned to resume his seat he saw that
it was occupied. Beckoning the
marshal of the supreme court, he
said: "Clear my seat"
Madam" said the marshal, turn
ing politely to the woman, "you have
taken the seat of the chief justice,
and be wants it again"
81 don't care" she responded
sharply, not budging an inch; I'm a
free-born American citizen, and
have as much right to it as the chief
justice, and I won't get up"
"Your honor" he said, turning
to the chief justice, "you hear
what she says"
"Clear my seat" said the chief jus.
tice firmly, and with q look which
meant "or I'll have your official head
struck Off" Moved by the look, il
not by the words, the marshal turned
to the woman and said: Madam,
you must surrender this seat. If you
don't 1 shall have to summon two
negro messengers to remove you by
force" This brought her to her feet.
Take your old seat" she said, with
a stamp of her foot and a mounting
color in her cheeks as she disap-
peared in the crowd, while the chief
justice took itwith a sigh of triumph,
echoed by the marshars sigh of re-
lief
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-22
On The Quarantined Steamer.

SAN Francisco, March 20.-There
was more excitement on the steamer
Columbia to-day than there has been
since the passengers refused to go on
the MeUico. The steamer Ne1Oport
went alongside to take off the perish
able freight. The 120 sacks of oys-
ters, which have caused so much COM
ment, were the first things removed,
and the passengers applauded the act
loudly. Then the onions were taken
out Of the hold, and finally the pota.
toes.
The passengers, many of whom had
become tired of being in quarantine,
tried numerous ways to get off the
vessel. Brides were offered without
number to be slowed away on the
NeoOport. One man got a laborer's
jacket and overalls and attempted to
carry out sack of onions. He was
not sharp enough and his disguise
was easily seen through. Several
jumped over the railing on TO the
Ne1Oport and tried to hide in the
cabins, but every attempt was baked
by the quarantine officers.
The steerage passengers passed q
vote of thanks to the steamships
owners for removing the "perishable
cargo"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-22

]. K. Armsby, writing from San
Francisco on the salmon situation,
says: "Thsre is but little change in
the salmon situation from that OF a
week ago. with the exception that
about 100000 cases more Alaska have
been sold, and everything Is now
picked up except few packs that are
held at very high prices. 1t is hard
to see how there can be any decline
in Alaska salmon this year. Europe
has bought more literally. than ever
was before known, both of Fraser
river and Alaska, and while they have
touched Columbia river little char
lily, owing to the high prices, yet they
have picked up everything that has
been offered at anything like low pri-
ces. George Hume's and Scotchler &
Gibbs Sacramento fish have been
sold for export at S1.45. Australia
has also come in the market and
bought freely, aud while there may
be few Of these European purchases
offered in this country, yet the bulk
of trading has been bona fide sales
for straight export trade"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-22
KING CAUCUS,

A GLANCE at the use of the caucus
in selection of federal senators en-
phasizes the long warfare waged
aginst the system by Hon. Charles R.
Buckalew, of Pennsylvania.
For illustration, take a Legislature
in which one party has sixty-fye
votes, being a majority on joint bal.
lot. The candidate who proposes to
reach the senate against public senti.
ment and in the face of demonstrated
incapacity needs only seventeen Of the
sixty-fve votes to start on. He pro
ceeds to howl for a caucus. His
friends howl. His hired howlers howl
and finally howl power brings the six
ty-fve votes together to vote upon &
caucus. Thirty-three vote for eau
Gus, and from that moment the ad'
verse thirty-two are told that they
"are bound by the caucus" They
are warned not to bolt, for that viii
exclude them from the party. Good
honest party men, forgetting thai
with the caucus came degeneracy by
depriving public sentiment Of any in
fluence in a senatorial selection, JOIN
in the head-shaking. Tne thirty-twC
may absent themselves, probably dc
in a majority Of cases, but that does
not efface the caucus. The thirty
three become the legislature for the
purpose of selecting a senator, and
their majority, or seventeen votes
finally makes the choice for the whole
body.