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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
SAVED BY THE BABY.
The Crying of a Child Aroused the Father
and Saved the Family From Cremation.

The Crying of a Child Aroused the Father
and Saved the Family From Cremation.
A 22-month-old baby saved the lives of
six people early yesterday morning and
aroused the neighbors and saved the
property of her father from destruction
by fire. William Holdsworth and his
son have a wheelwright and wagon
works at Fifteenth street and Fairmount
avenue. The second story of the factory
is occupied by William Holdsworth, Jr.,
and his family, and in the third story
George Gaskin, his brother-in-law, and
Edna Klund have rooms.
At o'clock in the morning Mr.. Holds
worth, Jr., was awakened by the cries of
his child, and smelling smoke he aroused
his wife. The child was swinging in a
hammock in the kitchen, and when Mr..
Holdsworth went into the room he found
flames eating up the woodwork.
The smoke was SO thick that the fa-
ther found his child with difficulty. By
this time Mrs. Holdsworth had rushed
into the room, and wrapping the bed
clothing around the baby and an older
IIltI " 6uGCU tSCdpt. LII uSI
haste she almost ran into the fire. Mr..
Holdsworth saw his wife's peril and
grabbed her before she was burned.
He groped his way down stairs, fol-
lowed by Mrs Holdsworth and the chill
dren, and knocked on the door leading
from the shop to his fathers house, 1429
Fairmount avenue. The occupants of
the third floor had been awakened in the
meantime, and all were safe in Holds
worth, rs, house.
An officer of the Ninth district saw the
blaze and turned in an alarm. In a
half hour the fire was under control.
Mr.. Holdsworth said last night that
when he heard the child crying and went
into the kitchen the flames were close to
the hammock where the infant had been
asleep. He was sound asleep himself,
and if the baby had not cried he is sure
that all in the house would have been
burned to death.-Philadelphia Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
A Thousand Francs Reward.

The Swedish Peace society, with head
quarters at Stockholm, has offered a
prize of 1000 francs for the best essay
on the subject, "How Can an Interna-
tional Public Opinion Against the Uni
versal Armament Movement Be Created?'
The answers, which should contain prac-
tical suggestions, should be sent to Gus
tav Bjoerklund, Stockholm, before March
1. 1894. They may be written in English,
Swedish. Danish, French, German or
Norwegian. Mr.. Bjoerklund is presi-
dent of the society and an author of
wide repute in his native land. He pro-
poses to spend as much time as possible
in convincing European nations that the
time Of universal peace is nigh and that
the standing armies should be abolished.
New York Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
Willing to Work.

The people of Manitou were entertain
ed the other day by the spectacle of man
carrying a stone around a triangular
track, letting it drop and shouldering it
again at every turn. The performer was
a man who has a reputation for disin-
clination to labor, and the incident was
the outcome of a wall he was making
about the hard times and his inability to
get work y citizen told him he would
not work if he got the chance and offered
him so cents an hour as long as he would
carry the stone. To the surprise of all,
he accepted the offer and held out for five
hours. A large crowd gathered to watch
the performance.-Denver Republican.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
THE SO CALLED CRANK
More Dangerous Than the Outright Luna
tic and should BE Made Harmless.

More Dangerous Than the Outright Luna
tic and should BE Made Harmless.
In some respects the crank is more
dangerous than the outright lunatic. The
latter usually gives warning Of his in
tention, and he makes his assault on the
first man within reach. The latter in
spires carelessness by the very contempt
In which he is held, but when he gets
ready for his bloody work it is not the
next bystander, but the most conspicu-
ous-frequently the most beloved and
useful members Of the community
whom he has marked for slaughter. Is
bis worthless neck really so precious that
we should take this chance for it? The
indulgence of law and authority for the
crank should come to an end.
Whenever and wherever a man is
known to have made threats against any
one, whenever menacing letters are traced
back to him, whenever he is shown clear
ly to be of unsound mind and possessed
by delusion, he ought TO be placed under
sOmerestraint or surveillance, and when
ever he carries his peculiarit1es to the
length Of murder the community should
be rid of him.
The insanity defense has done its work
by saving a few real madmen from the
scatfold, to drag out the rest Of the liv-
ing death that life is TO them in asylums
or to plot new dangers TO the communi-
ty, but it has offered untold encourage
ment and immunity TO crime, and it has
deprived us of some of our bravest and
our best. The tolerance of the crank
digs the mine and lays the train by which
innocent men and valued citizens are to
come to their death whenever some pc
culiarly stimulating and exciting cir
cumstance sets the disarranged mind of
the crank on murder. Embryo assassins
walk the streets of nearly all our large
cities and are regarded only with pity
ing smile. 1t is time that we drew the
lines more strictly, and in the interest of
self preservation provided for the crank
a safe retreat.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24

CAPITAL S25O0OO.OO,
BANKING ROOM

I38 Broad Street, cor. EDDY, Providence, R. |.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
Curfew Rings Every Night.

Like many of the old New England
towns. New wburyport, Mass, retains some
puritanical customs. Her announce
ments are made by crier in the streets,
and to strangers this crier is indeed a
curiosity. Now the ringing of the cur
few has been revived. This old custom
was continued here without interruption
till about - years ago, the city paying
the expense of ringing the o'clock bell
in two or more churches, but it became
a custom of the past.
Not again until Monday evening was
curfew sounded in this city. Then the
people residing in the vicinity of the Old
South church were somewhat startled to
hear the old bell ringing. On investiga-
ton they ascertained that a prominent
member of the parish had obtained per-
mission from the church to have the bell
rung every night at p. M, he to en-
ploy man to carry out his DESIRES
Cor. New York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
Want Immigrant Wives.

A New Jersey capitalist, in search of a
wife to share his wealth, applied by let
ter to the barge Office employment bu-
reau the other day. His name is Ed
ward Hogan of Dover, n. j.
The letter said: "Can you send me a
wife to leave my money to? L have two
houses (she must be under 35), also a pig
and two horses, but no chickens, for the
neighbors would steal them"
Mrs. Boyle, the matron in charge, is
now looking for young woman who as
pires to be an heiress and wife.
a letter was also received from John
J. Jones Of Jackson, o., who wants a
Welsh wife. The only qualification he
mentioned was that the woman who
chooses him should be able to wash a
billed shirt.-New York Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
The Caravels to Winter at Chicago

The Columbus caravels are to be al
lowed to winter in Chicago, and congress
is to settle the question of their final dis
position. Secretary Herbert received
telegram from the trustees of the Colum-
bian museum of Chicago saying that
they intend to petition congress for leg
islation necessary for the transfer of the
caravels to that institution and asking
that the vessels remain in Chicago in the
meantime. Secretary Herbert replied
that if the trustees would make satisfac-
tory arrangements for the care of the
caravels during the winter he would al
low them to remain and await the result
of their petition.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
OLNEYyILLE BRANCH, IRONS BLOCK
W. A. CAPMFII Mannrnr

W. A. CAPwELL, Manager.
Interest 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 AMI SCI tember 18th Deposits
received before the 18th Of each month draw i'm
tereSt from the lS of the month deposits received
after the 18th draw interest from the lSt of the
next month.
Last dividend was at the rate OF f-2 per cent
per tnuUm.
this department combines the security affo-d
e bv the capital stock OF the Company with the
a ivantages of saving bank
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24

Mems Fine Worsted Diagonal
Suits $Io, worth $40.
Mems Fine Plymouth Worsted
Suits SIo, worth SEQ.
Mems Fancy Worsted, Cheviot
and Cashmere double and single
breast Suirs $Io, worth $40.
Mems Solid Black Cheviot Suits,
made Frock, d. b. and S. B. Sacks,
SIo, worth $50.
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,
S. so, $Io and SI2, worth $Io, $I2,
SIS and Sis.
Heavy Refers $3.50 to $3.50,
WORTH 81. so to $I2.
Wool Lined Canvass Jackets, war
ranted wind and water proof, now
S. 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, 1893-11-24
Deserving Praise.

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DR.. Kings
New Discovery TOR Consumption, DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and Electric Btters, 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, aud we stand ready 10
refund the purchase price, if satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These
remedies have won their great popularity
purely on their merits. B. 4. Smith,
Druggist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
STILL ON EARTH.
Chicago Girls Who Expected to Be Trans
lated to Heaven Sorely Disappointed.

Chicago Girls Who Expected to Be Trans
lated to Heaven SOrely Disappointed.
A Chicago correspondent says: Thirty
FIVE girls were grievously disappointed
on Sunday. For nine weeks they had
fondly expected to be translated from
earth to heaven in a body, but the as
cent did not come off according to ex-
pectations. The event was to have taken
place on Sunday from Hyde park.
At 54S7 Madison avenue there stands
little church, the pastor Of which is the
Rev. O. A. Larson. He is a Swede, and
the small congregation is made upof that
nationality, Swedish servant girls pre-
dominating.
The members of the congregation call
themselves the Children of God" 1t is
in this church that for the past nine
weeks small company of fanatics have
almost literally prayed without ceas-
ing"
According to the peculiar doctrines Of
this church, its members are the chosen
people of God, and Sunday was fixed
upon as the millennium, for it was the
day on which they were to leave the
world and pass to eternal felicity.
Accordingly the members Of the con-
gregation prepared themselves for the
great event. On Sunday morning early
30 Swedish girls assembled in Parson
Larson's church for the expected ascent,
They knew not the hour, but they were
certain the event was to occur, and they
waited patiently and reverently for it.
All day long and far into the night
they sat in prayer waiting to be called
away, but the call never came. Tired
out at last, they left the church disap-
pointed company, but still firm in the
faith that they would yet be called to
heaven at no distant day.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
Voted and Died.

Mr.. John Wehner, aged 50 years, Of
933 Somerset street, died suddenly ON
election day of old age. He felt unwell
in the morning, but despite his illness he
accompanied his son Joseph to the vot-
ing place of the Seventh precinct of the
Seventh ward, at 1914 Ashland avenue,
and cast his ballot. While on his way
home Mr.. Wehner was taken violently
i'll. He was removed to his home, where
he died.-Baltlmore Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24
THE MIDWAY IN CALIFORNIA.

Many of the Features of the Chicago show
to Be Exhibited at the Midwinter Fair.
The managers of the midwinter inter
national exposition, TO be held in San
Francisco. are showing much enterprise
in their engagements of special attrac-
tions. Besides the many exhibitors at
Chicago who will remove their displays
to San Francisco, arrangements have
been made TO show the customs and
manners Of other parts of the world,
either not so civilized or boasting of an
older civilization.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-24

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 1oc. and
I5c.
Gloves, Underwear, Cardigan
Jackets and everything in Furnishing
Goods at Lower Prices than ever
before.
Boys Suits $I.5o, worth $500.
- 200, - go.
{" $50, &" $50.
$50, 5, 9, 7.
Boys Overcoats, ST. so, 81, $3.50,
$3.50 and S., worth $3.50, So,
$3.50, S., $3.50.
Mems Suits S., $3.50, $3.50,
worth $3.50, $ro and $r2.
Mems Fine Sawyer Cashmere
Suits $Io, worth $50.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-08
ALLIANCE HEADQUARTERS.
Col. d. p. Duncan Accepts .he Position or
National Secretary snd Treas
rrer, and VIII Establish His
Ofsce in Columbia,
Especial to the State.l

WASHINGTON, March 3.-The head
quarters proper Of the National FARM
ers' Alliance will hereafter be in Co
lumbia. To-day, at a meeting of the.
national executive committee, Col. d..
2. Duncan accepted the position Of
national secretary and treasurer. to
succeed Mr.. Turner, Of Georgia, who
has kept the headquarters here. The
committee decided to allow Col. Dun
can to live in Columbia and keep the
Office there, as well as employ sufh-
cient clerks. The Alliance wanted q
Southern man, and selected Col. Dun
can because of the strong recommends
tions he had for Interstate Commerce
Commissioner.
President Louck's Office will be in
South Dakota. He is now here, stop
ping at the Hellman House. He thinks
the intention of the Alliance is to keep
out of,poiities. It viii disclaim any
party. It's turn over in certain States
to the Third party he ahscribes to the
personal preferences of the Alliance
men. He thinks that the Alliance
acted wisely in South Carolina in not
going into the Third party.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-08
The Tornado picked the Boy Up.

NATcHEz, Miss, March LA torna-
do passed twelve milessouth ofhere at
4 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Several
houses were blown down. a negro
woman was killed and several other
colored people badly injured. A boy
was picked up and lodged in treetop
100 yards away.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-08

If the hair has been made to grow a
natural color on bald heads ia thou
sands Of cases, by using Halls Hals
Renewer. why will it not in your cases
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-08

Hoods sarsaparilla positively cures
even when all others fail. it has
record Of successes unequaled by any
other medicine.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-01-21
A PAIR OF ''J!NERs."
en- Incident Showing How There Axe
Setbachs In All Business Schemes.

en- Incident Showing How There Are
setbacks In All Business Schemes.
''They hain't no convention nor
nothin in town, is they2" asked a
long haired man who, with al elder
ly lady carrying an enormous reti-
cule, sc ;;,Iss,I i,,l..clingly UP to the
coui. t.el. i, " Lewiston hotel Friday
evening ;1l.l ls.c.,-ed the proprietor
fail in his weather. eye.
Not dat know of, !" said the
proprietor. What kind of conven
ton, mister, were you looking for?"
"Waal, L::;l:tiis'. Daptis' is my
first pick. I'm Bartis'. Eesty here, >
nodding at his wife, shes got a
Meth dis leanin, but 'twouldn t mat
ter much either way, would it," he
replied, smiling at his modest part
ner.
DID you come to town expecting
a convention asked the proprietor
mol Oh. no! Not's know on
We're both Y. NJ G. A, ye see, and
she's temperance, and I'm consider
able in the Grange, and she's Re
bekah, and I'm one of the u. a. 4,
post up i'll my town. We come Wis
itin, but the folks is away Wed
orter let 'en a knowed but we didn't
We've allus had good luck cenven
tionin; allus staid good while anc
had plenty to eat and a mighty gooo
time, and 1t haint never cost u,
nothin. We generally intend to dc
most O our visitin in strange places
as dellygates, Eut here We be, ;,;ld
the folks we was a-goln to visit has
gone away, and, thoughts l, II
there's a convention in town itt
mighty slim show, but I'd be one OF
the bretherin and she'd lie a sister II
less'n two minutes after we seen
headquarters. thought I'd ask the
question. No harm. ye know. Et
there was q convention o any kind
Republican Or Democrat, Unit2ci
an, Congregationalist. Old school Zap
tis', Good Tenpiar, Sons o Tempr
ance. Temple er Honor, Patrons 0
Husbandry, P. q. O. W. E., &. A.
r., Sons o Veterans or anything OF
the kind you'd know it, woulGn'
you2''
There is no convention OF any
kind"
Come ON then, Hesty,' said he
YEARLY, well have to stay here
and settle
Sam, said the landlord, give
this couple the bridal chamber. y
Lewiston journal.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-01-21
Substitute for Candles.

There were two substitutes for
candles. The one WAS the an!ent
oil lamp, the csoosie {Fr. c1'aust'b.
a triangular. metal saucer with an
upright hool. at the base to be hung
up by. There was eli inner saucer.
movable, to graduate the use Of the
oil. At the apex Of the angle was
fame, coming from 9 wick made Of
pitch Of lliSl1es. which must be rllt
at full moon. e:s the flame was thought
to wax anG wane with the mnon if
cut at any other time. The other
substitute FOR the candle was the bog
can le. Il was made BY splitting III
the resinou> logs Of the p1ilneyal frs
that are found imbetiGed in the bogH
They We're left to dry at the fire
side over the c1uck OF chain that
held up the pot over the fire. The
candlestich, called the peerlnan, was
a stone with a hole III its center, into
which was fixed pillar CT wood about
four feet high and tipped with a cleft
riece of iron, into which the candle
fitted. The nose Of the candle was
always turned to the door Black
wood s Magazine
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-01-21
The Shah and His Subj ects.

The immense amount OF money
spent b.! the shah in the purchase OF
furniture and curiosities in Europe
excited feeling of discomfort, and
his second tour was unquestlonahly
unpopular among his subjects. That
be was able to venture upon a third
is proof Of the absolute security OF
his position, but it is also due to the
sentiment which he has taken care
to difuse among his subjects that
the princes Of Christendom vie with
each other in anxiety to entertain So
great potentate and squabble for
the honor Of his alliance. Persia
and the Persian Question.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-01-21
EocIins Jay Could.

A resident Of Kansas City collected
a group of men around him one night
last week by telling in a loud voice
some new stories about jay Gould.
His stories were chiefly interesting
because Of their imp1obability. The
story teller evidently did not know
Jay Gould. He narrated, with ap-
parent sincerity, an incident wherein
Mr.. Gould was outwitted in q rail
road deal by two Kansas men. They
had invited Mr. Gould to take q til,
over the Central Branch railroad ii
Kansas with view to purchasing it.
They wanted to sell badly. Air.
Gould was induced to visit Atchison,
and from that city started with the
two Kansas men west over the line.
At every station the Gould train was
obliged to wait for freight trains to
pass going east The farther west
they went the more numerous be
came the trains, and Of course the
greater grew the value OF the road in
the eyes Of Gould,
The return trip was made in the
night, and Gould is represented as
having closed the bargain eagerly
Subsequently, according TO the story,
Mr.. Gould ascertained that there was
very little freight traffic on the road
He found that he had been deceived
by the trick of moving every empty
freight car belonging tc the company
past his special train. New York
Times
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-01-21
DO Animals Dream?

Much research and investigation
warrants the assertion that man is
not the only animal subject to
dreams. Horses neigh and rear upon
their hind feet while fast asleep; dogs
bark and growl and in many other
ways exhibit all their characteristic
passions It is highly probable chat
at such times the remembrance Of
the chase OF of combat is passing &
through the dogs minds Besides
the above signs Of fleeting pain,
anger and excitement, these noble
creatures often manifest sigls of
kindness, playfulness and Of almost
every other passion hsu.Ainallt anl
mails, such as the sheep and the COW,
are believed to lAe less affected with
dreams than those of higher passions
which spend their waking hours ID
scenes of greater excitement.
Philosophers and investigators tell
US that il we trace the dream faculty
still lower in the scale of animal life
we shal! probably find that the same
phenomena exist, and judging from
analogy it is only reasonable to rech-
on dreaming as one Of the universal
laws almost Is universal as sleep it
self.-St Louis Republic
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-01-21
fieoI,3tra's Asp,

There is IL the reptile house at the
Zoo a specimen Of CleoraGa asp,
not, it should he observed. the jew
eletl variety found some few months
AGO in st. John wood, but an asp
of tips! and b!ood, ol perhaps, hav
ing regard to its anatomy generally.
we should say Of skin and bone. This
little snake Is provided with sand,
into which It can busToN'. a practice
to which il is addicted il It's native
haunts. This position is III extreme
" good one for biting the heel ot the
traveller, who cannot always retort
by brllising the head CT the snake,
for the aninla! i'll question Is one OF
those many creatures which have 81
general mode Of coloratiun approzl
mating to the surroundings among
which they live.
The asp Is, like many frequenters
of the desert, desert colnred The
usually accepted theory about this Is
that the animals so colored escape
detection CT take a mean advantage
Of their deceptive hues to stead ii
march upon some harmless but mod
erately ;>nspicuoua beast. This snake
has a pair Of little horns upon It's
head. When it is half buried Ill the
sand these would project and per
hays excite the curiosity Of some poor
van1t1;n2 rodent, who might pay tar
his inquiSitiyeueas with Lis lite
I0ntiDn News
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-01-21
London Fog.

Over the mighty city. amid certain
atmospheric conditions, the particles
of carbon form a canopy that OBJ
structs the passage Of heat and of
chemical rays from the center Of life
the sun. There is a lowering Of
the temperature, aud animal vitality
is diminished. Pure fog mist, such
as we see in the country, does not
seriously interfere with solar chem
ical energy.
Mist is simply condensed vapo1.
When it is frozen the particles form
storage for the deposition of particles
of carbon or of sulphur. If the vapol
is merely in condensed wately parti-
cles it abso1bs the hydrocarbons and
the sulphurous acid produced by i'm
perfect combustion of bituminous
Goals The innocent mist is thus con
verted into the yellow black fog
known to the dwellers in London.
National Review.