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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-03-23

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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
WATER LOCATION SENSE.

she Strange Faculty Possessed by Som,
Reptiles Even When Dccapitated.
Reptiles and batrachIans usually pos
sass what may Er termed the water To-
cation sense.
My attention was first called 10 thit
by my brother, who. while engaged in
a natural history expedition in south
eastern Texas, had what at the time we
both considered a unique experience
-gith large sea tortoise.
This tortoise had been surprised some
distance from the water. among the
sand dunes that line the gull shore, and
on being overtaken had its head chop
ped off preparatory to serving as a very
tOOthsOme addition 10 our diet. Much
to the surprise of the party the behead-
ed animal continued ON its way toward
the water.
Several times it was turned around,
entirely or part way, but every time it
WAS able TO right it's position perfectly
and again make directly for the water
At the time this was narrated to me
was of the opinion that there must
Nav = bOtiI NbiiltlhiLl3 III tlc NOnlOuI VI
the land that enabled the tortoise to
regain the correct direction in each
case.
Since then | have had numerous
proofs that this ability belongs to a
number of species OF these animals in
the West Indies, and that the loss of
eyes and nasal organs, of the entire
head and neck, in fact, apparently
works no Inconvenience TO them in this
particular. This is family character
istic which, so far as have been able
to find, is not alluded to in any work
concerning them.
The same singular ability may be OBJ
served In certain species of water fire.
quenting snake. The common water
snake, often enormously called the
water mOccasin," almost invariably
finds its way TO the water, if not too far
away, when its head is cut off.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
DREAMS PROMPTINGS.

There Is "A Constant Flow of Unconscious
Thought While We Sleep.
The Psychologists OF the first half of
the century and some more modern writ
ers expressed the belief that dreaming
only occurred at the moment when con-
sciousness began to resume its sway.
But in The North American Review.
DR.. Louis Robinson says that modern
investigators accept the theory of the
metaphysicians and believe that there
is certain amount of cerebral action
during the whole period of sleep, and
that the vast majority of our dreams
never come to our knowledge. He.
thinks that there is an unbrOken cur
rent of ideas which passes through the
sleeping brain, and which only reveals
itself to the conscious ego when some
disturbing element intervenes. I'VE
may compare it to an invisible and ST.
lent river, flowing by without betray-
ing its presence, save where there is a
splash of fish or of falling stone, or
some foaming eddy where a rock breaks
the smooth surface.
DR.. Robinson s article is long and in
teresting. The conclusions at which
le arrives are as follows: Owing to
the unceasing unconscious cerebration
which is a necessary cOncOmitant of our
power of intellect, the brain is always
in part awake, and is especially active
in shifting memOriZed matter. The
cerebral CenterS connected with the
sense organs are continually and lnde-
pendently employed in stimulating i'm
pressiOns from without. Certain of the
senses, especially that of hearing, re-
main open to external influences during
sleep and convey actual vibrations to the
brain. There is an active and purely
involuntary predispositiOn on the part
of the mental apparatus to compare and
collate all the messages which come,
or seem to come, from without, through
the sense channels, and to cOllate these
again with what is brought to the con-
sciCusness by involuntary recollection.
Associated with this is a tendency to
combine the evidence so collected into
a coherent whole, and to make the re-
suit of either explain the more en-
phatic thoughts or impressions, or else
answer some questions which occupied
the attention before sleep began. No
voluntary power exists during sleep to
pick out from the tumble handed in
that which is relevant to the problem
to be solved, and just as there is no
power TO discriminate real from false
impressions at the outset, so, through
out dream, we are completely obliv-
ious to the most glaring fallacies and
inconsistencies. Rochester Post-Ex-
press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
Dumb I.uck.

l saw case of luck awhile ago that
nearly made me crazy. l was in pool
room down i'll Baltimore. and l was
playing close to the cushion. Nothing
came my way. and had but few dol
lars between me and the touching of
some friend for a stake. / saw little
fellow come III there with 50 bill and
get out with 81, 402 in cash. l WASH t
next, and didn't get cent of it. After
j. was all over he told us his system,
nd it almost made me daffy to think
Eiat any such fool scheme would go
through.
There were five races that after
noon, and he played them all. He par
leyed his money, and 81. 402 is what he
pulled out. If he'd had a good sized
roll when he started, he'd have broken
the room sure, and every other room in
the city. And what do you think his
system was? You couldn't guess in a
thousand years. He placed the seventh
horse IN every race. He started at the
top and counted down to the seventh,
and she won Then IN the next race
there were but four horses, and he count
ed one, two. three, four and then start
ed at the top again and counted five,
SIX, seven. He played that horse and
won. That was his scheme. His pick
won every race. And what do you think
made him do it? His girl told him to.
Luck? Why, some people have it to
burn, and he was one of that kind. Not
again in $1,000, 600 years would that
scheme work l tried it for a week,
and know. Buffalo Express.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
IT Was EOpgy.

Brazil is the hotbed of 'prevarica-
tors for amusement only" 1t has in
actual existence an Ananias club. and
rumor credits Judge Silas d. Coffey of
the state supreme bench with the pres
idency. The jndge tells good story
at the expense of John Vanes, proprie
tor of the Vanes boiler works, and a
cousin to Carnegie, the iron king. He
said that one morning while a party
were camping at the judges cottage
they awoke to fnd the thickest fog on
record. Vanes was missing, and a
search was instituted. He was found
just outside the door, where he was
cutting out slices of the fog with a
eornknife and spreading it with sorg
hum molasses for breakfast. Vanes de-
nies this and says he was cutting loose
the shadows of night that had got
caught in the fog.-Brazil Qnd.) Cor.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
The Color of Man.

The color of the skin in the various
races of man has never yet been scien-
titically accounted for, although numer-
Ous neurological stories have been told
and senseless theories advanced as rea-
sons for the remarkable variations in
hue. Nor have we any certain data
concerning the color of the cuticle of
the primeval man, the original lord
of creation. A pretty African legend
is that he was as black as the proven
bal ace Of spades and that the present
pale color of the Caucasian race is the
result of the scare God gave Adam at
the time of the fall.
1t is proper to state here that the
same legend says that the present black
race are descendants of one of Adam s
sons that was born and left Eden before
the great change III color overlook our
first parents. The Chinese believe that
the original man was q creature half
god and half man, and that his color
came about as a result of bathing Ill "a
river of liquid gold. The Mussulmaus.
the American Indians AMI several Ori-
entail tribes and nations account for
their prevailing red or copper color by
telling the story of the great beng Gre
atlng the first pair from red kaOlin, the
common fire clay of the potter shops.
Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
Providence Opera House.

Venus" is go with a big, big G.
Few productions ever met with such in
Simultaneous signs of approval. 1t is
popular music in the best sense; it is
tuueful, easily memorized and instantly
pleasing. No words can convey an ade-
supplied for the production. The colors
aud combination affords feast 10 the
eye.-BostOn Herald.
Venus" will be At the Providence
Opera House Jan. Is, 10, II, with a
matinee on Wednesday.
Next week Thursday, Friday and Satui-
day evening and Saturday matinee those
premier and prime farceurs, Messrs.
Evans and HOey, Minnie French, the
Sisters Merrilees, those eccentric and
twenty other clever fun makers and
specially artists, will present the tenth
and last series of "a ParlOr Match"
BY the last series it is meant that the
present season is positively the last one
that this remarkably prosperous comic
play will be presented upon the stage.
Among the n9w features in the play this
year will be entire new music, two new
songs by Charles K. Evans, called "And
the Verdict Was" and Little Johnny
Duggan." A bnbbling budget of new
things by '.Old Hoss" Hoey, including a
more ridiculous makeup than he ever
wore before, and several new songs, two
of which are called Monte Carlo Boys"
and They All Take After Me-" The Sis
ters iierrilees, mentioned above, are
new arrivals to the vaudeville contingent
Of this country, coming direct from the
big music halls of the larger and older
metropolitan communities of Europe.
Then there are the DeForrests, the eccen-
tric dancers, who do novel specially
turn, as we'll as James Il. Galloway, Nj.
Il. Sullivan, Hugh Mack, Sydney DeGrey,
Wm. Keough. Peter Randall, Peter +.
Johnston, Z. Z. Dunbar, W. p. Brown,
Miss Minnie French, Lille AllistOn,
Cheridah Simpson, Georgia Metzger
Stella BOnheur and others.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

ParllamentariarS and orators III gen
eral claim that no man cOnld talk CO.
herently or a single subject for mOIe
than six hours, vet hundreds of cases TO
the contrary could be cited. When De
Cosmos defended the settlers land bill
in the lower house of the British Co.
lumbian parliament, he talked contin-
ually for 26 hours. The act conhscat-
ing the property of De Cosmos Constit-
uents had to be passed by noon Of a GER
tain day; De Cosmos was the only de-
fender. He took the floor at 8 800 O'Clock
the day previous TO the date when the
law would become a dead letter and
kept it until u Go the following day.
1t is said that his tongue and lips were
cracked in hundreds of places and his
shirt front covered with blood. y
speech IL hours longer than the British
Columbian famous argument was de-
livered in the Ruumanian chamber Of
deputies in 1887. 1t was on the Occa-
sion of the impeachment of exMinister
Bratiano, the leading deputy support
ing the articles of impeachment talking
continuously for 81 hours.-Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
Soap For Chapped Hands.

Contrary to the general notion. 5"
said a we'll known chemist, good toilet
soap is the best preventive against
chapped hands that can he used: |
don't mean its general use in wash
ing, but as a selve or balm. jrst as you
would apply camphor ice or vaseline.
While the common soap generally used
for cleaning about the house is of an
alkali nature and chaps the skin terri
bly,, good toilet soap is neutral and
acts as a balm TO the initiated skin. In
my business | have 10 wash my hands q
great number of times a day At first
| had great trouble, for my skin, being
naturally tender, chapped easily. max
ing large cracks in the flesh which made
it dangerous tor me to work in acids.
AT last / discovered by covering my
hands with good toilet soap after | had
washed them-rubbing 1t well into the
skin-that | not only prevented chap
ping, but kept my hands in elegant
condition. Naseline and salves are very
good, but none of them can do the work
of a first class toilet soap. As said.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
Mickey and Con.

A book minded scion of the Verdant
Isle was seeking intellectual food 1t
the public library and could not quite
make up his mind as to the particular
literary repast he wished to make. in
his hesitation he wandered over 10 III"
case where the freshest volumes Of tie
library's store are displayed for the
stimulation OF mental appetites. Here
he saw book whose title satisfied him
that be bad found Just the thing lie
wanted 1t was Micah Clarke hy
DR.. A. Conan Doyle.
Approaching the attendant, he said:
please gimme Mickey Clarke, by
Con Doyle, ont of that cupboard.
He got the book, but the expression
on his face when he came back with il
10 minutes later proved that he had
mistaken the nationality Of his hero
Boston Herald
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
Abandonment of Cronstadt.

The harbor of Cronstadt IN Russia is
70 be closed to merchant vessels after
1895, and a new harbOr will be opened
along maritime canal just below st.
Petersburg. This harbor VIII be 22
feet deep, cost 1000, 600 rubles, and
be the central point for the unloading
Of coal and the loading of grain and
other articles of export. The depart
ment of public works is also consider
ing the advisability of constructing a
tunnel under the Neva like that under
the Thames in London, but built in
four stories. This abandonment of
Cronstadt is of especial interest, for ii
was Peter the Great who established
and indeed created it for the port of st.
Petersburg Springfield Republican.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
Had No Eyes, but He Saw

Il should like to have the key of the
unoccupied house. Wharton street, 4"
requested we'll dressed man as he en-
tered the Office of down town real es-
tate agent.
Yes, SIR and the key was handed
over. As the caller departed it was
noticed that he kept prodding the floor
with his cane as he walked. But his
gait was almost as brisk and as straight
as though he had no affiiction what
ever. This was remarked as he left the
Office.
He returned half hour later with a
step as quick as ever and with business
in every motion. Il like the house, -
he said. as he handed over the key,
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

"but there is considerable repairing 10
be done. The paint should be renewed.
The front bedroom and dining room are
sadly in need of repapering. and so he
went on until he had enumerated a half
dozen things that were necessary to be
DONE
1t afterward transpired that he had
acquired all his knowledge simply by
the sense of touch. His examination
had been as thorough as though he had
had the use Of two good eyes. 1t was
really remarkable performance -
Philadelphia Call.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
HOW'S This !

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for apy case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned have known +. j..
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo. o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN. Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 75c. per bottle, Sold by
all Druggists.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
SM ALL TALK.

The proprietor of Providence bowling
alley refers to his property as rolling
stock.
Ii is very fas1Onohle just now for rail-
roads 10 be received" In court.
The clang of the tariff tinker's little
hammer Is heard in the land.
Just why the skies should frown for a
whole week when they're not blue, is
something that no fellow can find out
Pawtucket Tribune.
Possibly HOrnblower might get posi-
tiOn in the Marine Band.
COrbett is not 'struck on" Mitchell.
The counterfeiters are very busy try
ing to make up for the lack of genuine
money with green goods
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
Force of Habit.

Speaking of force of habit, some
years ago there was an iron railing
around the capitol grounds at Washing
ton. The appropriation bill provided
for watchman to close and lock the
gates every night at certain hour and
morning. In the course of time the
railing or fence was removed, but the
gates swung between their Egyptian
pillars for a long time, and all that
time the Waterman came and went reg
ularly, closing and opening the gates
according to law and drawing his SAL
ary.-New York Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
journalism In Seryia.

journalism in Servia is a peculiar
institution. The Schumadiski List.
which has the reputation of being the
leading newspaper of the kingdom.
came out one day with the following
announcement on its first page: "Ow-
ing TO the intolerable laziness of our ed
itor in chief, Mr.. Zrak, who spends his
nights in feasting and sleeps the whole
day through, our number this week is
only halfits usual size. '-Philadelphia
Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12
a Million Friends,

friend in need is friend indeed, and
not less than one million people have
found just such a friend in DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs,
and Colds.-If you have never used this
Great Cough Medicine, one trial will con-
vince you that it has wonderful curative
powers in all diseases of Throat, Cnest
and Lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed
to do all that is claimed or money will be
refunded. Trial bottles free at B. A.
Smiths Drug store. Large bottles 5oc.
and 81 90.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The Providence News has each day a
very appel zing recipe at the head of its
local columns. Is this a plagiarism on
the late Gel. ShePard's scripture verse at
the head Of the editorial department of
the New York Mail and Express?
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The Massachusetts Legislature assem-
bled on Wednesday of last week and the
Senate organized by the choice of Hon.
W. NJ. Butler Of New Bedford as presi-
dent, and the House by the choice of
Geo. Won L. Meyer of Boston as Speaker.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

An exhibitor of wild beasts in Paris
has adopted plan for securing his
money which is respectfully submitted
to bankers and bondholders generally.
Every night he deposits the daily re-
ceipts of his exhibition III the cage of
the most ferociOus OF his animals. and
he has never lost a penny.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The Rhode Island Pendulum recently
completed its 4Ist volume. The Pendu-
lum is now a paper that East Greenwich
people should most heartily support. 1t
is in every way credit to the town.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

A new railroad 265 miles long, run
ming from Bangor 10 ArOOstook, Me-, has
Just been completed and put in running
order. Here is hoping that It's receiver
has not vet been born.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The Bristol Phoenix has been enlarged
10 eight pages and also has new and
handsome heading. The new manage
ment seems to be giving the old PhPnix
a new lease of life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

Not great while ago a learned ig-
noramus delivered Il sermon on The
Science Of Divine Providence. " Sir. ="
said a genuine student at the Close,
will you not favor us with Il lecture
on The Faith of Geometry Chris
tian Advocate.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

Senator G7Orge +. Hoar, Of Massachu
setts, contributes paper on Charles
Sumner in the Forum which should be
read by every admirer of Massachusetts,
great anti-slaverY statesman.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

It has been estimated that a gold coin
must be handled 1900, 600, 600 times
before the impression upon it becomes
obliterated by friction. and a silver
coin $3.50, 600, 600 times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

Mayor Pothier. of Woonsocket, has an
nounced his intention ct enforcing the
Sunday liquor law. 1t is hoped tkat his
Honor will succeed
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

Hon. Walter Q. Gresham mistook his
calling when he left the bench for the
cabinet, He was poor Judge Of his own
attainments.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The Southern Z. |. Press Club has
accepted an invitation to visit the State
Institutions az Cranston on Saturday,
Jan. 2Olh.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The proposed income tax on incomes
over S4 600 will not effect the majority of
newspaper men, but they seem against
If just the same.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The Pawtuxet Valley Cleaner has n
correspon lent in Chicago, also one az
Harkney Hill. The Cleaner is almost
COSMOPOLITAN in it3 scope.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

Since his installation as grand mas
ter Of the Freemasons, now nearly 10
years ago, the Prince Of Wales has
granted / 1,027 warrants for new lodges.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The trip Of the Southern Rhode Island
Press Club 90 Boston has been postponed
until the Last Of this month.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

toilet soap Is neutral. a person couIo
eat it without injury. Why, many Of
the pills which are prescribed for you
are made out of nothing more than toi-
let soap. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

Senator Dixon is not even mentioned
"a his own successor.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The Pawtuxrt Valley Times claims q
big increase IN circulation since tine
Daily Cleaner succum bed.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

It is understood that Governor Brown
il at work on his annual message.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The baseball crank is beginning to
realize that ;he delights Of the green
diamond are not Of many moons away.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The Portuguese murderer of Bertha
Manchester Of Fall River mas been SEN
fenced TO life imprisonment.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

George NJ. Rex, well known Paw
tucket newspaper man, has purchased
the AttlehnrO Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The popgun war in Brazil continues to
rage. It - considerably unlike the late
civi! war i'm this country.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The total amount stolen by Bennett, the
abscoudiug teller, Of the Globe National
Bank, ot Providence, S3S. 500
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

The rustliug caused by the turning
over Of new leaves has nearly subsided.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-12

Poor old AttIeboro needs "mo1e lights