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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
THAT WONDERFUL. DIAMOND.
1t Is the Largest Ever Known and Is Worth
$1,000. .OOO-How 1t Was Found.

1t Is the Largest Ever Known and Is Worth
$4,000, ,oOO-.How 1t Was Found.
Captain Jonas Anderson of the firm
of Westergaard & Co., shipbrokers of
this city, was the center of group of
curious ones recently as he carefully
opened box which had been mailed to
him all the way from Cape Town. As
he unfolded layers of paper wrappings
everybody was on the qui vive, and at
last he triumphantly displayed plaster
cast Of the newly discovered Excelsior
diamond, the largest known iI the world.
The discovery of the monster diamond
in the Jagersfontein mine was made on
the evening of June 50 last. Captain Ed
ward Jorgansonn, the superintendent of
the mine, who is son-in-law of Captain
Anderson, was just quitting work after
seeing the men out of the diggings when
suddenly bright lump attracted him,
and he stopped to pick it up. At the same
time native Basut truck driver saw it
and grabbed 1t. Captain Jorgansonn told
the native to take it to Manager Clifford.
That gentleman pronounced it a diamond
of the first water and worth about $5,-
100000. 1t was curious fact and much
commented on that a firm, Messrs. Brett
meyer G Bernheimer, had just contracted
with the company to take over all its
finds for one month at a certain price,
and the very first find on their contract
was the Excelsior.
Extraordinary precautions were taken
in Transporting it to the coach. A troop
of the Sixteenth lancers escorted il to
Cape Town, where it was transferred to
the gunbOat Antelope, and is now de-
posted in the Bank Of England. The
British government has offered $500, 900
for it, which has been declined. The
Chicago Worlds fair commissioners
were very anxious to get the giant bit
of costly carbon, and offered to insure
it to the extent of $500, 900, but the
proprietors were Obdurate and would
not let the stone cross the ocean. The
stone is white, with blush tinge, and
reflects all the colors Of the rainbow.
1t measures 3 inches in length, 81
inches in it's broadest part, and weighs
OLA carats, or IT ounces avoirdupois.
The only flaw is a small black spot right
in the centre. This, however. can easily
be cut out. The Emperor of Germany
is said to be negotiating for its purchase.
Philadelphia Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
A Thorn In His Knee.

When a boy II years of age, in the
year 1850, V. Newell, who now resides
beyond Nichols ranch and is now over
60 years of age, was out hunting and
ran in his knee what he supposed was a
thorn. 1t broke off so deep in the knee
that the wound closed up, and all search
failed to locate it. Mr.. Newell finally
concluded that he was mistaken, and ev-
erybody told him his troubles were
caused by rheumatism.
Of late the old gentleman's knee got to
be so bad that he had it lanced several
times and was treated for rheumatism.
a few days ago the thorn worked its
way out and was found to be half an
inch in length. Mr.. Newell says after
suffering untold misery for 43 years he
now feels easier with the thorn in lit
tie bottle instead Of in his knee.-Grass
Valley (Cal.) Union.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
SWEET PROSPERITY.
Where 1000, 900 Pounds of Sugar Is Made
Per Week and Everybody Is Happy.

Where 1,00O,O 900 Pounds of Sugar Is Made
Per Week and Everybody Is Happy.
A NapOleOnville correspondent Of the
New Orleans Times-Democrat writes as
follows:
The weather is all that could be de-
sired, and cane cutting and grinding are
further advanced than have ever been
known. The yield is excellent and the
extraction far above anything on record.
Mr.. l.. Godchaux's Elm Hall refinery
barreled up 100000 pounds of sugar
the past week, the production of seven
days grinding. About 900 tons of cane
per day passes through the reliefs, 40,-
600 pounds of granulated sugar falls
from the vacuum pans every six hours,
and under'the skillful management of
Mr.. Eddie Godchaux there is no letup in
this vast aggregation of machinery, not
for minute. With 500 men under his
supervision not one hesitates, but all
know their duty and do it by some kind
of instinct, as it were.
During the day 100 wagons feed the
nav of this monster mill with cane, and
at night 500 cars are pulled in with 1 200
tons of cane to appease the ever crying
call for more cane. About eight miles
of railway are required to handle this
vast crop. A Baldwin locomotive will
take the place of mule propulsion in
few days. Yet with all this immense
acreage and all this cane to handle the
indomitable enterprise of the manager
has led to the incorporation of about 800
acres more new land, and even now can
be heard the terrific blasts of dynamite
operating with fatal effects on the
stumps that block the progress of the
plow.
If any one were to mention the fact
that this country was now in the throes
of a great financial panic-that is. in this
section-he would be sent to an asylum
for safe keeping. Times were never bet
ter, and altogether prosperity is ON top,
and everybody is happy.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
About ODals.

The prejudice against opals appears to
be disappearing. Anyhow they are pop
ular. There are several varieties of opals
and therefore several degrees of merit
The precious, or noble, or oriental opal
is the supreme. This has all the colors,
and when these colors are broken into
spangles it is then called the harlequin
opal. Then comes the fire opal. or gira-
sole, with hyacinth red and yellow refec-
ton. The former comes from Hungary,
the latter from Mexico. The common,
or semiopals, are nonopalescent. The hy-
drophane, or oculus mundi, is nontrans-
parent, but becomes so by immersion
in water or any transparent fluid. The
cachalong is nearly Opaque and of blu
ish white color. The hyalite is colorless,
pellucid and white. The opal jasper or
wood opal is the petrifaction of wood,
opalescent, but without the coloring
which makes the noble" gem so pre-
cious. Chicago Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
TALBOT & co.
HAVE STRUCK AND CUT DOWN PRICES ON
Mems, Boys and Chi|dren's Clothing,
Hats, Caps and Furnishing Goods.

Mems Fine Worsted Diagonal
Suits SIo, worth $40.
Mems Fine Plymouth Worsted
Suits SIo, worth $50.
Mems Fancy Worsted, Cheviot
and Cashmere double and single
breast Suirs $Go, worth $40.
Mems Solid Black Cheviot Suits,
made Frock, d. B. and S. B. Sacks,
$40, worth $40.
Mems Extra Fine Kersey Over
coats, d. b. and S. B., eleven differ
ent colors, take your pick for $Io,
every coat worth $50.
Mems Nice Warm listers $3.50,
$3.50, $Io and SI2, worth $Io, $I2,
SIS and Sis.
Heavy Refers $3.50 to $3.50,
worth $4.5 to $I2.
Wool Lined Canvass Jackets, war
ranted wind and water proof, now
So. so and So, worth double that to
men that are obliged to be out in
cold, wet weather.
Warm Clothing of every descrip-
ton for the Hands, Wrists, Ears,
Feet and Body at the
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
At the Manicure's.

The manicure with the golden hair
was bending over the hand of new
customer.
do you want your hands bleached?"
she asked.
'Yes."
She applied the bleach, using mo3e
than the ordinary quantity upon the
thumb and forefnger of the right hand.
After working for about FIVE minutes
she stopped and said:
SIT is always difficult to remove nico-
tine with the first application"
"Wh-a-a-t?" gasped the society girl,
elevating her eyebrows. Nicotine?
What do you mean!"
THE cigarettes, you know" replied
the manicure. Its perfectly awful how
they stain the fingers, amt it," And she
smiled smile that even the society girl
couldn't resist. That made them friends,
and they fell to discussing the different
brands of cigarettes. And when the job
was done the society girl whispered:
"What'll take the stain Off"
"Use lemon juice-I dove all do"
Thanks. New York Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
Working For a HOLIDAY,

An Englishman stopping at one Of the
hotels was commenting upon the ex-
treme restlessness and incessant go of
Americans. He said, "You Americans
have such beastly idea of the compen-
sation of work"
"What do you mean:" questioned a
Pittsburger standing near by.
"Oh, you people work for money" was
the explanation.
Il don't see anything beastly about
that" was the retort. MAY ask for
what you Englishmen work.
"Why, we work for our holiday" was
the reply.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
A Costly Glass of Beer.

Theodore Voeste was today sentenced
to 60 days in Jail, to pay fine of $500
and costs of trial and to give So 900 bond
to not again engage in the liquor busi-
ness. All this for pleading guilty to SELL
ing one glass Of beer.
Previous to sentence Judge Randolph,
who is and always has been an enthu-
siast on prohibition, asked Voeste if there
was any reason why his sentence should
be light. Voeste said he had paid regular
monthly fines to the city, and as he had
now quit the business he ought to be let
off easy.-Emporia (Kan.) Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
Deserving Praise.

We desire TO say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DR.. King 3
New Discovery for Consumption, DR..
Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Bitters, and have
never handled remedies that sell as we'll
or that have given such universal salts
faction. We do not hesitate to guarantee
them every time, and we stand ready to
refund the purchase price. if satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popularity
purely on their merits. B. a. Smith,
Druggist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
/ SHALL NOT DIE FOR THEE.


For thee shall not die.
Woman high OF fame and name;
Foolish men thou mayest slay,
and they are not the same.
Why should expire
For the fire OF an eye.
Slender waist or svanlike limb?
Is't for them that should die?
The round breasts, the fresh skin.
Cheeks crimson, hair so long and rich:
Indeed, indeed. shall not die,
Please God. not |, for any such.
The golden hair, the forehead thin.
The chaste mien. the gracious ease,
The rounded heel. the languid tone
Fools alone lind death from these.
Thy sharp Wit, thy perfect calm,
Thy thin palm, like the sea foam;
Thy white neck, thy blue eye,
/ shall not die for these alone.
Woman, graceful as the swan.
A wise man did nurture me;
Little palm, white neck, bright eye,
/ shall not die for ye.
Douglas Hyde in London Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17

A woman wearing stays as loosely as
is possible for such articles to be worn
exerts pressure of 40 pounds on the or
gans which they compress. Such figures
In cold print are startling.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17

An advertiser in New York daily a
few days ago offered reward for the
return of two sets of teeth and no qces-
tons asked.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
BANKING ROOMS.
OLNEYvILLE BRANCH, IRONS BLOCl

OLNE1NlLLE BRANCH, IRONS BLOCK.
W. A. CAPwELL, Manager,
Intele est paid on deposits subject to check a..
sight, l-2 per cent per annum.
Deposits for Savings received as low as 81 90.
Interest allowed on balance of s. and over pay
able on March 18th and September 18th. Deposits
received before the 18th Of each month draw in
terest from the lst of the month"; deposits received
after the 10Th draw interest from the 1st Of the
next month.
Last dividend was at the rate of ID per cent
per annum.
This department combines the security afO-d
eddy the capital stock of the Company with the
advantages of saving bank
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17

Method is like packing things in q
box; a good packer will get in half a.
much again az a bad one.-Cecil.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17

You can now buy Mems 25c.
Socks, ? pair for 25c.
Mems Gold Plated Buckle soc.
Suspenders, now 25c.
Mems All-silk soc. Ties, now 25c.
Mems soc. Donnet Working Shirts
now 25c.
Blue Shaker Wool Socks, now
25c.
Boys Suspenders now Ioc. and
I5c.
Gloves, Underwear, Cardigan
Jackets and everything in Furnishing
Goods at Lower Prices than ever
before.
Boys Suits $50 worth $500.
- 200, d" $50.
d" $50, :" $50.
4" $50, /" 5, 9, 7.
Boys Overcoats, $r.5o, 81, So. so,
$3.50 and S., worth $3.50, So,
$3.50, S., $3.50.
Mems Suits S., $3.50, $3.50,
worth $3.50, $40 and $I2.
Mems Fine Sawyer Cashmere
Suits $IO, worth $50.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
DESCRIBE YOUR FRIEND.
And Then See How Well Your Picture VIII
Fit Scores of Others.

"He was young man and fairly good
looking; smooth face and without
glasses; wore dark suit; was about 5
feet in height and looked like married
man. Anybody would know him" Such
was the description turned in by young
woman who slipped ouietly into the CITY
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
FINANCIAL.
Bank 0! America la., I'D ..g:. "a.
CAPITAL s25OOOO.OO.

President, WM. z. HAYWARD.
Vice President, HENRY l.. GREENE
Secretary and Treasurer. A. c. ToURTELLoT,
DIRECTORS:
Soloman Tyler James A. Potter
William 5. Hayward, Joseph f Fletcher
Zechariah Chafee, Benjamin a, Jackson
Marsden J. Perry Henry L. Greene
Leander X. Peck, George +. Weaver
Walter A. Peck, Mortimer I'll Hartweu
Lewis Humphreys.
BANKING ROOMS,
I30 Broad Street, cor. EDDY, Providence, r. l..
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17
A. HERBERT ARNOLD
Funeral Director and Embalmer,
HIGH ST, Prov. OPEN NIGHTS

With twenty-five years experience In
the business feels confident he can serve
the public in time of bereavement IN
satisfactory manner. Carrying good
assortment from the cheapest to the best
Lady assistant when desired. Telephon'
1864
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-17

If you want to buy or hire a team like
mentioned below.
Teaming of all kinds promptly attended
to. Hacking and Boarding a speciality.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-04-01
PEOPLE FROM ALL GLASSES.

MRS. WHITNEY'S will was written on a single sheet of fOolscap paper, but it left s. .O5O. 900 to her husband.
 PERTERzE IRNCHzIzKOwsKELows is a San Francisco cabinetmaker and Perterje Zmnchzizkomskel1Owlowsli is a Buffalo boilermal1er.
 AN Indian princess, the daughter of Pawnec chief, and whose name in Eng fish is Rose Howell, does the homework for Denver family. She was educated 1t the Carlisle school.
 NANCY PHILLIPS, a North Carolina woman, S2 years of age, has loom in her house on which, to keep herself warm during the recent cold spell, she rove fifteen yards of cloth.
 NEBRASKA has young lady in the ,crson of Miss Schaffer. of Beaver 'rossing. I5 years old, feet 3 inches in eight. weighs 25O pounds, and wears No. n shoe. She is growing rapidly. STEPHEN \. DOUGLAS on one occasion -as able @ give utterance to historical -"trrt After some one had been as- aiiing him in the senate by the most avcrc personal denunciatiOn Douglas os2 arl said: What no gentleman hould say 10 gentleman need answer" DR. CE0EGE II. CTAFFEE. of South,
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Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-04-01
The Opera Tonight.

To those who will attend the opera tonight, the following argument" of Said Pasha" will be found useful: Sad Pasha" is preparing for pleasure trip around the world, and although his daughter, Serena, wishes to accompany him, she IS reluctant to part from her lover. Hassan Boy, commander of Pasha's body guard. The Pasha dls- countenances her lover for that officer, and she is aided m her dilemma by two adventurers, Hahad and Nockey, who accompany the Pasha to India and sue cessfully convey Serena ill the disguise of sailor. Before taeir departure Sere- na has been offered in marriage and re- jected by Terano, a rich young Mexican, who accompanies the Pasha to India. There Ali, the Rljah's daughter, falls in love with TeranO. but Hadad recog- nizes her as his lost daughter, and ex- acts comfortable pension as a condi- tion of consent. Said Pasha is not only disappointed of securing the girl for his harem, but finds that the disguised h. dian girl he has allowed Hassan Bey to marry his daughter.
 "Fatinitza" is the bill for tomorrow night and on Saturday 1he al ways beau tiful "Bohemian Girl" will be given.
 The entire company of 46 people ar rived in town this morning. They had nearly 50 packages of baggage, mostly costumes.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-04-01

THERE is now no Territory which pos sesses such varied industrial prospects as does Arizona. It has a most inviting climate, a rich and productive soil. and an excellent system of irrigation. It is esps cially adapted tothe1growth of every variety of fruit and ali of the most ter- der vegetables, while It's general agricul- tural capabilities are unsurpassed. As an agricultural, fruit growing and wine producing section there IS no portion of the republic destined to surpass Arizona, while its mineral and other resources are varied and iDexhaustible.
 The Territory is increasing rapidly in population as we'll as in industrial devel- opement, and is peopled with an in- telligent and enterprising a population as can be found in the West. Schools and churches and all the evidences of a we'll ordered and cultured civilization abound. The Territory IS already knocking at the door of the UnIon for admission as State, ard justice re- quires that this demand be at once com piled with.
 Denver will, in the not distant future, be connected with Arizona directly hy rails of the Rio Grande Southern road and hence the interest which this city has in the progress which awaits the the coming State-a progress that will add to the commercial supr macy of this city.-Rocky Mountains News,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-04-01
TREMENDOUS FLOODS.

The rainfall in parts of Australia dur ing February was something enormous far iu excess of all previous seasons known to the records. In one mountain locality of the coast sixty-seven (67) inches of rain fell in three (3) days, a statement which would appear alto- gether incredible were 1t not for the fearful floods which came ID evidence of the vast downpour. Brisbane, which had been supposed to be safe from flood waters, was inundated to a ruinous extent. In the neighborhood of that city ten inches of rain fell in a single night. The estimated loss to Brisbane and its suburbs is sl0,000.000. In some of the coast mountain ranges of Austra- lla the rainfall for the present season has amounted to eighty inches. The rains and the floods are said to be much greater than the oldest of the native blacks had ever known.
 There is a lesson to be learned from the heavy losses at Brisbane. A town or city cannot be said to be secure against inundation if its protection IS no greeter than enough for the exclusion of water at the highest recorded flood level It akes 8 century or two of experience to determine the maximum flood line and even then there is no warrant that
 flood of unprecedented magnitude may not occur. The expenditure of million dollars for levees might have saved Brisbane nIne times that amount last month.-L. 4. ExUress.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-04-01
STAMP AND FINE RIDDEN.

4 business man who returned las
 week from trip into Mexico, said he
 believed hat in the present exhorbitanr
 stamp and revenue laws, frequent un-
 just and protracted imprisonments, and ! general policy of imposition and bull dozing as practiced by Mexican officials, maternal was matching for a revolution. His own case was one of reimbursement
 which he had bsen required to make for
 lumbe which had been cut by his rep
 resensatives south of the international ilne. He had been commanded by a Mexican court to pay certain sum.
 When he rendered the amount in Mexi- eau money, it was refused and American
 money demanded, thongh no specified form of currency had been mentioned ID the order of the court. The case was evidently one of depreciation committed
 in Mexico, and the amount payable in
 re-embur> ment had been adiu ted by
 Mexican court. Yet the officials refused
 to accept Mexican silver in settlement
 because it happens to be worth one third less than American coin and for sooth the defendant in the case was an
 American. He had already lost valuable
 time and been put to great expense Tn
 intellectual attemps to lave the matter settled on the basis of Mexican money.
 Ia the course of the trip he came across several instances of Mexican high-handedness in other matters
 Upon being conducted through one of the prisons he encountered an Ameri- can who said he had been confined for three weeks for what he could rot i'm agine. He reported this case to the American consul who at once secured the release of the prisoner.
 Stamps are required to be affixed not only to documents of all kinds but to many of the articles of common use and consumption. Americans have been amused at partaking of butter in the Mex;ca restaurant wrapped in a stamped linen cloth.
 These fines an impositions are to be sure, infited principally upon the Mexi- can subjects themselves and remonstr- aJce would probably never be heard were 1t not for the occasional attempt to coerce American travellers or temporary residents. The latter so long as they are compelled to remain within the con- fines of the stamp and 1ne ridden Re- public, have learned to be discreetly silent as complaints and want of submis only produce additional iadig- | Dities. It is only upon as return to American soil that from time to time 1 the long pent up vials of wrath are let 1 loose. As far the Mexican's themselves who are the principal and constant sui 1 ters there seems to be nothing to do but 1 be patient or break out in revolutions, | as seems likely unless reforms be swift 1 and sweeping.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-04-01
TO CLEAN SPECTACLES.
Use a Bank BIn of Large Denomination
 and Be Happy.

II Sc Q ISADE lBlil or
 and Be Happy.
 "It's the greatest idea in the world, '" said a guest of St. Louis hotel, rub ping his glasses with fifty-dOllar bill, according to the Globe-Democrat.
 "Now, I can't see ten feet without my glasses, and glasses have tendency to become blurred, you know.
 Now. I have worn spectacles con- stantly for over twenty-five years, and I have, in a small way, made a study of them. A linen handkerchief does not clean them well, and a silk is always sure to leave a thread sticking to the frames.
 Paper is no account, as it leaves specl1s on the glass. Cotton is sure to leave a lot of lint behind it. ChamOis is too thick, and kid don't do at all. I've tried them all, and know. The thing to use, my boy, is a bank note; it cleans the glasses beautifully and leaves noth- ing behind it.
 ''Of course, it isn't necessary to use fifty every time, but 1 happened to have this one loose in my pocket and I'm eX- pecting friend along iii a minute and I wanted to make an impression. Yes, they say bills carry disease with them, but I ain't afraid much. I've never caught anything from them. You can use a one as well as a fifty, but use fifty if you can; there's more money ir, if