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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-09
THE eOLITARY FlFER.
He Was the Only Remnant of Gorgeous
Reception Committee.

FL guess ex-senator Dick Oglesby OF
Illinois never forgot reception tender
ed him at Lincoln, Ills.," said r. L.
Matheny of Springfield. Lincoln was
comparatively a new town and growing
very rapidly, the citizens believing that
it wis destined at an early time to be
larger than Bloomington, Peoria or
Springfield. Therefore when Hon. Rich
ard Oglesby, candidate for governor,
was billed to speak there elaborate prep
arations were made for his reception in
order to surpass all other towns. First
a band wagon, then the old soldiers on
foot with flags, then carriages contain
ing the city officials and the distin-
guished guest, then citizens in carriages
and on foot were to march in process
sion. Every vehicle In the place had
been engaged except an express wagon
that operated as the town adray. Even
the hack that usually conveyed passen-
gers from the depot TO the hotels was
put into requisltiOn, and the express
wagon took its place as a bus. The only
thing that was left undOne was to OBJ
tain information of the fact that the
train changed time on that day and
came in two hours earlier than usual.
1T came in, and two passengers
alighted-Hon. Richard Oglesby and a
Methodist preacher. They were placed
in the express wagon and started for
the hotel. The master Of ceremonies
for the day heard of it in some way and
Immediately notified thesleader of the,
band, who was a performer ON the fife,
That worthy lost all judgment. and not
seeing any of the other musicians ran
up the street until he espied the express
wagon. Then making profound bow
to the governor and preacher he walked
in front of them, and with a dignified
step guided them, mp the street to the
tune of Behold, the COnquering Hero
Comes The governor was too angry
to ever tell it, and the citizens of Lil4-
coin kept it a profound secret, but the
Methodist preacher enjoyed it and never
tired of relating how he and the goH-
ernOr of Illinois were escorted to the
hotel by solitary ffer. st. Louis
GlObe-DemOcrat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-09
Heftv Green aS a Belle.

While credit must be given Mrs. Het-
ty Green for wonderful shrewdness and
business sagacity in building up her
fOl tune, 1t must not be forgotten that
she had good start. When her father
died. he left her 50, 900, 600 to fight the
battle of life with. 1t was more money
in those days than it is now. He was an
old whaler and shipping merchant of
New Bedford named Edward Mott Rob-
inson. He married Miss Rowland,
and the full name of Mrs. Hetty Green
is Harriet Howland Robinson Green.
She was her fathers private secretary
for four or five years before his death,
and in this way she acquired a knOwl-
edge of business matters. Old Robinson
was frugal and economical to extremes,
and among the lessons early impressed
upon the daughters mind were econ
Omy and simplicity in daily life and
the value and virtue of money.
Before the war began Mrs. Green, at
that time Miss Hetty Robinson, the
heiress, spent several winters in New
York and was almost a belle in society.
She had considerable beauty of a robust
sort, and her family and fortune were
certainly irreprOachable.
She lived for a time in a boarding
house on West Twenty-secOnd street,
and when she went to parties would
walk from there. 1t is related that
rather than pay cab fare she used to
pull a pair of heavy stockings over her
stout shoes and tramp through the snow
to a reception or ball, pulling the stock
ings off when she arrived and spreading
them out somewhere to dry.-New
York World.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-09
The First Newspapers.

The first newspapers, the Venetian
gazettes, were for many years circulat-
ed only in manuscript because the gov
ernment would not allow their publica-
tion in print. Becoming scurrilOus, they
were prohibited in every part of Italy
by a special bull issued by Gregory
XIII.-Chicago Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30

The world stu has room for an increased
amount of railroad building The presi-
dent Of the Junior Engineering Society Of
London, an eminent engineer, gives some
suggestive figures in this direction. He
points out that within the past 90 years the
capital of British railway companies had
increased from A2is,O0OOU0 TO Eglg.O00.-
600, or go per cent, and the number OF
passengers from 100000 to $4,000 900, or
800 per cent, while the mileage had only
increased 4.JG0 niles or 20 per cent In the
meantime the population had increased
from 21,00D.CDO 10 y, 900 900, a difference oi
100000. Or 8, per cent In the great en-
pire of India they had at present but some
1850 miles of railway; in South Africa
only about 1900 miles: in Australia, New
Zealand and tasmania, about 1900 miles,
and In Canada 1900.
IL was obvious from such figures that
only the fringe Of railway development had
yet been touched in these huge countries,
while in the vast fields Of China and the
remainder Of Africa the problem had not
even been reached. The speaker might
have drawn similar conclusions in regard
to the American continent, north, central
and south, while even ia the United States,
extraordinary as has been its railway deyel-
opment, the map shows room foradditionai
railways To the extent of tens Of thousands
OF miles. Railway building * still in its
infancy, ana its wonderful work of develop
ment will go on in generations yet tocome.
Railway Age.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30

Last quarter of the moon on the 18th at Oh
Som, pm.
Time Whistle Blows at H. 2sm, 3ls. pm. of
Honolulu time. which is the same as l2h 0m
U.s. of Greenwich time.
For every 1000 feet of distance of the OBJ
server from the Custom House, allow one
second for transmission of sound or seconds
to n statute mile.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30
Do You Use
Any Of the
Following
Articles +?
II YOU do. cali on us
and examine same.
and we know quality
and prices will suit you.

anu prices VIII SUIT YOU
Paints and OIL. by Tho
bark Nautilus we have added I'd
our large stocks in this line. Good
weather will soon set in and YOU
will want to paint your house, and
when you do, use pure paints, not
some cheap article that will peel
or chalk off in a few months.
Hubbucks White lead Zinc, and
Pale Boiled Oil, have stood the test
in these islands for years, and the
quality to-day is as good as when
it was first introduced. We get
these Paints and Oils direct from
Hubbuck & Son, and thus know
that they are genuine. We also
keep Hubbuck's Green, Yellow,
Black, Oxide and Mast Color in
25lb kegs.
Cartridges. IF you use a
shot gun we can give you your
choice of black or nitro powder
cartridges, all carefully loaded We
have a few shells loaded with
"Walsrode' powder, a very strong
powder that has been adopted for
warfare by three great nations mot
including the p. G.. 1t is said to
be the most reliable of all smokeless
powders and very safe in any well
made gun. The charges are in
bulk one third Of any other powder,
and is guaranteed good for five
years in any climate damp or dry.
If YOU are interested in the numer-
Gus Rife Matches or enjoy largest
practice either with Rifle or Revolv-
er use U. &c, cartridges for best
results; SO out of possible so can
be made with this brand, provided
the rife, and the man are in good
order. We have all sizes Of UNI.
G., cartridges from p to 50 cal.
Everything we have mentioned
is to be had for the asking land a
little hard coin) al the old stand on
the corner of Fort and King streets.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30

She was pretty sbrewd woman, and
she had heard her husband complain at dif-
ferent times about the increasing burdens
from his growing correspondence. She half
OWNED his purpose to get typewriter,
both the machine and the girl, and as he
has an eye for beauty and likes a prets.
face she formed her own plans.
What do you have to pay girlY" she
asked.
AS he was reading the evening paper in
an abseDtminded way, he said, "Oh, you
can get a real pretty girl for $40 or sl2 n
week" -
lie had given IL all away but she kept
her counsel until he said he had bought the
machine and would advertise for girl
"Oh, no need TO do that" she said. II have
girl engaged for you, and she is said to be
the quickest and best shorthand girl in
town. SO she had, and the next day the
hubby was thunderstruck and all broken
up when he saw the ancient piece of bric-a.
brao with side curls that his wife brought
in the next morning. She was bird fol
homeliness, would stop clocks, turn switche.
and freeze ice.
And now that wife laughs in the othel
sleeve as she thinks Of her cuteness Sh,
thinks Charley's correspondence will droI
off pretty soon, so that he won't need any
ssistance.-Cincinnati Tribune
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30

The first gentleman who called upon me
at the Grand hotel Yokohama, was Ali
Shing importer and tailor. He made an
early call-G.90 He remarked outside the
door; Mister, me came measure you suit
clothes Alice samee hot Call around
again, please, am not up yet" He did
Called again at G:9O. Desiring 70 encourage
enterprise in a foreign country, / let him in.
Take measure uowY" he said go II" !
replied, because il was redhot, and the Jap
anese sun was shining clear through the
panes, shades and shutters Make suit
$3.50" He had samples with him in a va
lise. suit ready morrow morning" And
true enough it was. All Shing is Chinese
merchant who has done business in Japan
for several year.. He employs 4S tailorz
and can give some of our merchants many
pointers on prices and promptness. -Chica.
20 Record,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30

One day Ex-Governor Oglesby c me up to
Chicago with a party OF friends from the
interior OF Illinois. All the way up the
members OF the party were exerting them.
selves TO be agreeable, spending money for
dinner cigars and whatever else there was
for sale
the governor, II was observed, had skill
fully avoided blowing himself and some
Of the gentlemen commented on the fact
But artistic had the old gentleman be.
come in his lodging and sharing that the
whole matter was laughed at. IL was
thought 10 be n capital joke.
However. arriving at Chicago the gov
ernor thawed out.
Come with me, ;" he said Let US ride.
up in one Of these buses IN settle"
SO they all climbed into the bus and or
dered the driver to put them down at the
Grand Pacific.
But when they came To settle the govern
or produced pass Tor self and friends"
"How manyf" asked the collector.
"All OF EN-" responded the governor
And the collector fell oil the steps.
"You old lOaferr exclaimed Petticord of
Decatur, II thought something was wrong
when you offered 70 treat TO the ride. Don't
you ever payy'
"Not on a stock car" said the sage Of
Elkhart. BE still or IN tell him you are
a Democrat. &C hicagO Herald.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30


%. MHHi..f.i Rarity ani Comparative
s"H'.1's. Hi Dr.'t ul.astrrs.
Hu H .I Inclined 81. accuse InfI
i. HsI Iu..UI human i..
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t.". ... I..' tHU U".uI.U#r NI u.I.Ne
HlaI.s IH ..al af Boo detail o1uGo. m.H.
uu.. ....I..Ha IH I.. ur..t scheme HHH
many moore doubt 3D. pu.Ilrur. duD u.I
leave fH. HU.' tIH. I.s own wHr BrI H.H.
Nld. lo. ..- uNu u.aI-. the1r which D.u-
uH. hn strengthened Dr.. any individual uH.
tyruur. OHru1.a.ian would bed J.1sf.
tHt one -tue wonderful rarity and c1mUIu.
'se -uu..u.- of che cafaclr. u- which
sie., wHu. Outside fhe effects %. Iu.a
war. beth, barbarian invasion of Rome
60 tue hoHHmmedHu c0uIup-ts. audible
history docs boo record one, mot even the
burning Ul Rome, which bias much affected
The course ol events or the happiness of
mankind.
Behind history. if -Irli. hIWuri b i-r Eht
SUCH cHtaolt -ms may hHye occurred hut
within history we know of none. The very
biggest was probably thc outbreak II the
hlAcA death, which iu 1851 destroyed q
third % Our own population and certainly
detected tle course n IFS social history
The volcanic Ou bursts have usually 0c
CURED in tliuIy populated d.-trirt- Among
capitals only Lisbon bus been heavily
struck, and DC revived, whiio though there
have been pumberie-s fauue-, no famine
has ever destroyed q race.
Wild tibe- have pas-ed away. there IS
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30

Marshal MacMahon had as president, an
innocent passion. II was for the Princess
OF Wales. She was. lac thought. the pretti-
est and most ladylike person that he ever
saw, aud he liked 70 devote himself 20 her
whenever she came In his time to the Ely
see. His one physical weakness was the
state OF his teeth. There were gaps above
and below that his mustache hid. As he
could not endure false teeth. the ineisors
that he lost were often without substitutes
II never struck him that for this reason he
muttered when he meant 70 speak The
princess hearing IL not the most acute.
Thus the marshals long and as he fancied
amusing conversations tried her greatly,
as she only guessed word here and there.
But she showed tue patience Of an angel
and never gave him cause to suspect that
be was not as entertaining as be wished 10
be.-pall Mall Gazette.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
By the Government survey, Published
Every Monday.

Barometer corrected for temperature and
elevation but not for latitude.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30

What do you think Of the physician who
gave encouragement 10 the whistler In such
words AS the followingl
IAN the men whose business II is TO test
wind instruments made at the various fac
tories before sending them oil for sale are
without exception free from pulmonary af-
fectious. have known many who, before
entering upon this calling, were very deli
cate and who, nevertheless. though their
duties oblige them to blow for hours to-
gether, enjoyed perfect health after Ger
tain tiule
lie supplemented his remarks by saying
that as the action OF whisliing IA the same
as that Of blowing wind instruments the
effect should be the same. Detroit Free
Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30

ARRIVE AT H'N'LULU
FROM SAN FCIsCo
OR VANCOUVER.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30

The government offers siXpence "A head
for every poisonous snake killed Ia India. |
know of some places, says an English cor
respondent, where natives went into the
business Of breeding cohras for the purpose
OF getting this bounty and made a good
business out of H. In lower Bengal, where
snakes are held 10 be sacred, you find them
IN profusion, for it is considered sacrilege 90
kill them. ! remember house la which /
resided In that district in which il was usual
TO kill one or two cobras day.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30
FOREIGN MAIL SERVICE,

Steamships will leave for and arrive from
San Francisco on the following dates, ii the
close of 1894
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-30

The farmer was at the hotel table with
the heavy swell, and being polite man him
self lac politely asked the swell TO hand him
the pepper
I'm a gentleman, sir, said the swell
haughtily, mot a waiter"
The farmer was very much embarrassed
well, how was to know he blurted
out. "You ought 10 stick up a sign SOS
you wouldn't have to tell people and make
them feel uncomfortable. Detroit Free
press
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-05-03
Four years I'm a Barber shop.

''It is rather curious fact" said a
prominent local railroad man who sports
a luxurious beard, "that one of the few
occasions Of my going to church in re-
cent years is responsible for my growing
this beard. The minister happened in
the course of his sermon to say that q
man spent third of his time in sleep,
and that one living to the age of three
score and ten would pass 90 years in
slumber. As the sermon was not par
ticularly interesting one, my mind wan
dered away from it, and I began calcu-
lating how much of ones life would
be spent in BARRIERS shop. Allowing
a reasonable time for waits and for the
actual process of shaving daily, I
soon discovered that in the years left
to me, If should attain the patriarchal
age of 20, I would spend at least four in
a BARRIERS shop Think of it'll Con-
demned to four years in a BARRIERS shopl
That settled it, and although that was
10 years ago have never been shaved
since. "-Philadelp hia> Record
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-05-03
Mixed Juriee.

1t seems to me that in most cases the
perfect jury would be one made up of
men and women in equal numbers. The
fundamental idea Of the jury is that it
affords good average opinion on the
case before it, and that this average is
more likely to approximate Justice than
the decision of any number Of legal ex-
perts. In view of the admitted differ
ences between the mental operations Of
men and women, would not the intro
duotion Of the latter into the jury box
give juster average of human senti-
ment than is secured under the present
system? There is another consideration,
less important in theory, but probably of
great practical value. Hunger and thirst
and impotence of confinement often
drive the masculine jury to decisions
which must cause the goddess of the
bandaged eyes to shed copious tears be-
hind the voluminous folds which secure
her impartiality. By her established in.
difference to creature comforts woman
would raise the moral tone of juries and
compel decisions ON abstract principles.
When protracted session was in pros
pect, she would first make up her mind
and then take out her embroidery and
wait for the other jurors to come around
to her position. Kate Fields Washing
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-05-03
ALittle surprise.

There was a great crowd in railway
station, from which a train was about
to depart, and all at once a man who
had put his hand in his undercoat
pocket to take ont his pocketbook and
pay his fare exclaimed:
GIVE been robbed Some villain has
taken my pocketbook with over f100
In it. !"
"Where did you carry your pocket.
book, STRIP inquired bystander.
"In my undercoat pocket, behind. -
'Then, sir, you can scarcely blame
the individual who has taken it, - re-
piled the other in a pompous, self salts
fed, patronizing manner, and in a voice
Of warning intended for the ears Of all
within hearing. eyes, you offer, if I
may say SO, a temptation, premium,
sir, upon theft, by carrying your money
in such place. Now, I always carry
my money here" he exclaimed, putting
his hand into an inside breast pocket Of
his coat, "and there it is always
'.safe, he would have said, but he sud-
denly drew out his hand as if it had
been bitten by an adder and cried,
why, my pocketbook has gone tool'
London Tit-Bits.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-05-03

Spring had come. and as Gladys went
70 the door . gust Of summer breeze.
laden with sleet and snow1akes, blew
a. She shuddered little as she saw
the November rain pouring ON the heap
cd up snowbanks, above which juno
roses were blooming,
When evening had come and the moon
poured o binding flood Of mellow light
over the scene. she set out for walk
In the warm garden, her bare shoulders
cleaning through q thin wrap Of Span
ish lace Yes, Reginald de Mont Courcy
was there But as she saw him she
gave shrek of horror, and with con-
vulsive gesture that threw her mantle
to the ground murmured:
"Ah. Reginald. Reginald. why are
you so rash. wearing that heavy seal
skin cap on a night so hot as this and
having nothing but thin slippers to pro-
tect your feet from the snow and ice Of
the sidewalks?'' - Chicago Record.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-05-03
Keep Accounts.

Keeping household accounts is an at.
fair, if not Of necessity, still Of the great
est wisdom. In comparison with the
small amount of time and labor which
the doing SO employs, the satisfaction
Of knowing, at the end of each year,
how the family funds have gone is the
amplest compensation. One especial sat
isfaction gained from the keeping Of
household accounts is the ability, when
or if the necessity arises, to reduce ex-
penditures on the outlay for Injuries
and unnecessaries The money spent for
food, for medicines or for fuel is capa-
BILE of far less reduction than that used
for amusements, for wages or for cloth
ing, and system Of accounts which
will show at once where expenses can
be lessened is entitled to respectful con-
sideration. Philadelphia Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-05-03
The Smallest Motor.

Mr.. Herbert Page, an assistant in the
physical laboratory jim the Central high
school, has constructed an electric motor
which is probably the smallest in the
world. It weighs but one-third of an
ounce. 1t is of the drum armature type
and is complete in all the parts. The
armature is but three-sixteenths Of an
inch in diameter, and the motor is only
half an inch high. The machine runs at
the velocity Of 8, 900 revolutions min
ute. It requires current Of one-fourth
Of an ampere, with pressure of three
volts. The motor would make an appro-
pirate watch charm. - Kansas City
Times
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-05-03
pryor. That sparrovs Can Count.

There Is no doubt but that birds can
count, and an incident I witnessed sew
eral years ago illustrating this fact
amused menot little A sparrow, with
four Of her young, had nest in spar
row house under the veranda of my
dwelling. One day the old bird few up
to the pest with four living worms in
her beak The four little birds reached
out their heads with the customary
noise and were each fed worm. The
sparrow then few away, and after a time
returned again with four worms in her
beak, which were disposed Of as before.
The bird kept this up for some time,
during which I was an interested spec
tator. ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-05-03
APeculiar Fish.

: There is a species Of fish IN the In
dian ocean which have very remark
able popularity, said Thomas G. Tai
bot, q Philadelphia naturalist. .'This
fish is provided with short snout,
which 1t uses very much as sportsman
uses q gun. Swimming close beneath
the surface Of the water, it watches the
flies fitting about directly overhead,
and having selected one to its fancy
suddenly thrusts its head out of the wa
ter and with unerring craftsmanship
discharges several drops of water at its
victim. Il Confused, and with its wings
drenched and rendered temporarily use
less by the watery projectiles, the insect
drops to the surface Of the water, where
1t is Immediately gobbled up by its vo-
racious enemy. These fish are said to be
able to bring down a fly in this manner
from the height Of two or three feet. !"
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-05-03
DuDed Once.

The late Lord Hammer, the distin-
guished English judge, was known as a
very stern and strict ruler of his court.
No man ever dared to take a liberty
with him, and he was never known to
be hoaxed but on one occasion. A jury
man, dressed in deep mourning, serious
and downcast In expression, stood up
and claimed exemption from service on
that day, as he was deeply interested in
the funeral of a gentleman at which it
was his desirefto be present. "Oh, cer-
tainly" was the courteous reply of the
judge, and the sad man went my
lord" interposed the clerk as soon as
the sad man had gone, lido you know
who that man is that you exempted?"
"No." ''He is an undertaken. DE
troit Free Press