The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-08
LOOKING CLASS.

shown that the nearest hour or the day or
night may DO ascertaned In the following
very curious way: Make "A small running
loop in piece Of sewing thread about u
foot in l.ngth. place quarter In this
loop, see that tie cola is accurately
bisected by the thread, and tEen draw the
loop tinht up. so thatthe quarter Is hrm y
slung at one end OF the tni cad. Put on
a s,lll table glass tumbler with
fairly wide mouth. Rest your right ei-
bow on the table in firm and easy posi-
tion so as to avoid any shakiness la your
hind; ho d the other end Of the thread be-
I've, n your first filger aud the ball OF
the thumlyQ. g., tas fesay top joint OF the
tlumb). so that tie thumb nail Is under
most, "a a few inches above the middle
VI the mouth of the glass
Now. IL you keep your hard quite
STEADY, the movement OF the coin (Which
is hanging inside the tumblei) will be-
come less aud less until the quarter Is
notionless. Thep. in Lals minute or
SO, very slight md regular vibration
will com mmence, the coin oscillating from
sice TO side like pendulum, and graia-
ally increasing the length Of movement
uatil it gently strikes the side OF tho
glass. THIS strike gees on In the most
regular aud automatic way, first on one
side OF the glass and then on the
other, until say. eight strokes have been
struck; the vibrations of the coin then di-
minish in length until the suspended
quarter again becomes motioaless and
hangs In the middle Of & Q tumbler. You
look at your watch and IND that s o'clock
is the nearest hour. Ihave tried this over
and over again, deliberately setting
h., ha tyit a
any intention of Influencing the swing OF
the coin, and also being ignorant OF the
time, and when my hand has been steady
the right time has invariably been
struck.
There Is something very curious about
this phenomenon. Whether the thre ad Is
Influenced by the pulse ia the :" ball F" OF
the thumb or whether there is some uo-
conscious transfsrence OF lint ntisn
from the brain to the thread, do not
know; but In any case the matter is sulii-
cieptly interesting to bo worthy OF
critical test by persons who will care
fully and without bias carry out this
singular experiment of telling the time.
"Where hard times strikes u.s." says
the groceryman, lis right there point
ing to the shelves. where pickles, fancy
groceries, relishes and the general range
of table delicacies were to be seen. "Peopls
will not buy them, feeling 1t necs ssary to
economize on what may be termed the
luxuries OF life"
!. A. Shippee OF this city visited rela-
tives in Anthony this week.
Mioa Nav taadnan NJ Arcadia visited
her sister IN this city recently.
Mr.. Joseph III. Babcock Of this city
visited friends in Carolina recently.
Miss Alice Metcalf or this city spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Franklin Metcalf, of Carolina.
Mrs. George h. Babcock OF Carolina
visited friends in this city Monday.
Mr.. Joseph Lindsey OF this city was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. Barber
of Arcadia recently.
Mr.. William Cassidy of this city was
tie guest Of Mrs. William Kealy OF Black
stone yesterday
Mr.. James Swift of this city, spent Sun
day with his parents In Blackstone.
Mr.. James Nolan of this city is visit
ing in Woonsocket.
Howard c. Ripley and Adolph J. Vester
with Messrs. Mas n, Chaplin Co., returned
Tuesday fro n n pleasure trip through the
West. They spent several days at the
Worlds fair and were present ut its
close.
At social gathering the other evening
gentleman who has spent many years
abroad Was relating anecdotes OF the
many places of interest be visited, and
among other places mentioned wa, the
burial plac, of the three wise men who
followed the star which led them To Beth
lehem. He saio: There is in the
cathedral church of Cologne a large
purple shrine spotted with gold aud set
up, pedestal of brass. In the middle OF
IA square mausoleum, faced within and
without with jasper. The shrine is said to
contain the remains OF the three wise men
who went to Bethlehem in order to wor-
ship the Messiah, and whose bodies. ac-
cording to tradition, were discovered
somewhere In the East. brought to Con-
stantinople and inferred la the cathe-
dral Of 81. Sophia. When Eustorgius
became bishop of Milan the people Of thai
city obtained the privilege of making
Milan the resting place OF the sacred
relics. When Milan fell into the hands
or Frederick Barbarossa (A.D. ll62) the
influence Of the archbishop OF Cologne
prevailed upon the emperor TO allow the
remains to be transferred to the latter
city. They are generally called the
Three Kings OF Cologne and their names,
which are Casper. Melchior and
Balthasar, are written in. purple
characters upon little CRATE that Is
adorned will n re narkably large oriental
topaz and a profusion OF pear & aud pre-
C Gus stones. Over against tie shrine
are six larle silver branches, perpetuslly
illuminated with wax cauiles. This celc-
brated shrine is said to be- opened every
morning at o o'clock, when the wise meu
are seen at full length, each having on
his head an elegant crown OF gold. richly
garnished with jewels.
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Nod heads ana Spies and barrels of fall
fruit are In the market. This is the gala
time Of the perfect apple, red rs
country boys cheek, Malaga grapes are