The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-06-21

from a burning building aud left 8
large sum Of money 10 be consumed
was asked why he took the one and leii
the other. For the want Of time, ycl
honor" he laconically replied.
eler's Weekly.
Tourists who 90 up the Nile arc
taxed every fifteen miles on some pre-
text or other, and annoyed the other
fourteen by beggars. insects and rep
tiles. Any one who can go up Salt
River should not go up the Nile. Dc
troit Free Press.
A Washington Territory farmer
was digging post hole on the banks
OF Smoke River when he unca' 'thcd a
skeleton richly dressed in old-iash.oned
clothing. The coat was especially fine
and was adorned with velvet collar
and cuffs. The place whore the skelc-
ton was found had been used as n horse
corral for the past fifteen years
"A clever horse thief, who had been
stealing many animals IN Queens
County, New York, was arrested, when
considerable difficulty was experienced
in Identifying him. Wituc.s stated
thnt while trying 10 dispose Of his
stolen horses be had twO eyes. When
arrested he had butOne eye. A glass
eye wns found in hi clothes aud whcn
placed in the socket cFc.y person
recognized him.
In 1880 some thirty young women In
Berlin stsrtoI an Old Maids Club, with
a provision for Gsc OF 1909 marks
upon every one who married. The
club was "A great success, but suddenly
an expidemic OF marriage set in, and
at the-.nnual meeting this year only
one member was left, and she found
herself called upon 10 dispose OF 28,000
marks, the accumulation OF the fines
paid by the former members. She took
the advice Of the cx-mcmbcrs, and it
was decided that half tho sum should
go TO II hospital and that the solitary
old maid should have the rest for her.
solf.
The natural soap mines Of Ovens
Lake. Cal. are thus accounted for by
them. He says that the waters OF the
lake contain strong solution Of
borax and soda. In these waters there
breeds grub which becomes n fly.
The flies die In the water and drift
ashore, covering the ground TO the
depth OF foot or more. The oily sub
stance OF the flies blends with the
borax and soda, and the result Is n
layer Of pure soap. These strata re-
pcatcd from year TO year form the soap
mines, whore large forces Of men are
now employed.
Here was n private soldier who
would have mad a good Judge. He
would have known how TO "construe
the law" as the phrase is, so rs to get
justice done. Two men were cooking
n fat fowl at their campfire, when "A
IL corporal shifted the unaccustomed
odor. "IIello, boys. wnere did you
get that chiclten?' 80. We conGscatod
him for talking treason " Talking
treason! What do you mcanP Chickens
can't talk" mo, but they can crow;
and as sure rs you live, we caught
this rooster, this very afternoon, crow
ing with all his might for JcT Davis" "
The corporal passed on. y outh 5 Com
panion.
Belief i'm voodoosm has not yet
died out from among the colOred broth
ren. In Macon, Ga, thoro is an cdu-
al. la,
consulted a woman with SONS rcputa-
tion for cures. She gave him medicine
and cuiIed him. and then drew from
his sido live frogs and worms and bugs.
lie therefore began TO make mental
survey of his friends TO sec il he pos
sosscd an enemy, and, finding that he
did, know then aud there that it was
he and no other who had put powdered
frogs and snakes heads into his whisky.
The ouchantrcss keeps herself in SO
clusion aud mono Of her patients are
willing TO bctray her whereabouts.
One of the kecnest things ever said
on the bench is attributed to Judge
Walton, OF Georgia. While holding q
torn Of Supreme Court at August-. he
sentenced man to seven years IN
prison for u grave crime. The prison
er's counsel asked for II mitigation oi
the sentence, on tho ground that the
prisoners health was very poor
Your Honor" said he, IL am satisfied
that my client can not live out half that
term, and beg of you to change the
sentence" "Well under those cir
cumstauccs.' said the Judge, IL will
change the sentence. | will make 4
for life, instead of seven years Th'
prisoner chose TO abide by the origiua
sentence, which the Judge pormittet
him to elect.