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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
A Fable.

A swallow flew down and plucked a
small piece Of wool from the back of a
sheep. The sheep was very indignant
and denounced the swallow in scathing
terms.
"Why do you make such fuss?"
asked the swallow. "You never say
anything when the shepherd takes all
the wool you have ON your back. "
''That's a different thing entirely" I"
replied the sheep. eff you knew how to
take any wool without hurting me as
the shepherd does, would not object
so much"
This fable is merely intended to ex-
plain why millions can be stolen with
impunity, while the theft Of a pair Of
boots or loaf of bread is punished
with such severiN.-Texas.&if .&iftinrS
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
HOW GRANT BECAME A SMOKER.
An Incident That Caused the General to Be
Overwhelmed With Cigars.

An incident That Caused the General to Be
Overwhelmed With Cigars.
"My father" said Colonel Grant,
'tried to smoke while at West Point,
but only because it was against the reg
ulations, and then he didn't succeed
very well at it. He really got the habit
from smoking light cigars and cigarettes
during the Mexican war, but it wasn't
a fixed habit When he left the army
and lived in the country, he smoked
pipe-not incessantly. I don't think
that he was very fond of tobacco then,
and really there was always a popular
misconception Of the amount of his
smoking. But he went ON as a light
smoker, casual smoker, until the day
of the fall of Fort Donelson. Then the
gunboats having been worsted some
what, and Admiral Foote having been
wounded, he sent ashore for my father
to come and see him. Father went
aboard, and the admiral, as is custom
airy, had his cigars passed. My father
took one and was smoking it when he
went ashore. There he was met by a
staff officer, who told him that there
was sortie, and the right wing had
been struck and smashed IN Then my
father started for the scene of opera
tions. He let his cigar go out naturally,
but held it between his fingers. He rode
hither and yon, giving orders and direc-
tions, still with the cigar stump in his
hand.
"The result of his exertions was that
Fort Donelson fell after he sent his mes
sage of unconditional surrender, and
i propose to move Immediately upon
your works. With the message was
sent all over the country the news that
Grant was smoking throughout the bat
tie when he only had carried this stump
from Foote'S flagship. SUIT the cigars
began to come in from all over the Un-
ion. He had IL, 900 cigars on hand in a
very short time He gave away all he
could, but he was so surrounded with
cigars that he got to smoking them reg
ularly, but he never smoked as much as
he seemed to smoke. He would light a
cigar after breakfast and le. it go out,
and then light it again, and then again
let it go out and light it, so that the
one cigar would last until lunchtime. 1"
From an Interview With Colonel
Frederick D. Grant About His Father
in McClure's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
A Rotary Organist.

The following letter, written in Ital-
ian, has reached the finance committee
Of the Liverpool city corporation, whose
duty it is to elect successor to Mr..
Best, one of the greatest organists Of
the century. Appended is free trans
lation of the missive:
offer myself as a candidate for the office OF
prganist Of st. Georges hall. For many years
(have been grinding an organ In the streets Of
Liverpool and am a ratepayer. ! am becom-
ing tired Of outdoor work and would like some
inside occupation; hence my application. The
mechanism Of the instrument could be altered
to suit my style Of playing-that Is, the rotary
style, which Is essentially popular. Your hum
BILE servant, etc.
LIVERPOOL Mercury.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
THE PLANET URANUS.
Some Interesting Things q Voyage to the
Gigantic World Would Disclose.

Gigantic World Would Disclose.
If Uranus, which is a star of about
the sixth magnitude, were planet like
those little ones called asteroids, which
are being discovered by the dozen every
year, it could not have much claim upon
popular attention. But Uranus is really
a gigantic world, more than 60 times
as large as ours. Its vast distance, now
about /, 700, 900, 900 miles from the
earth, is what causes it to look so small
Uranus has four moons, which revolve
backward in their orbits-that is to say,
they revolve from east to west around
Uranus, while Uranus goes, like all the
other planets, from west to east around
the sun. 1t is believed that Uranus ro-
tates backyard on its axis also. More
over, the axis of that great, strange
globe lies in such direction that in
the course Of its year, which is equal to
"a Of our years, the sun shines almost
perpendicularly first upon one pole and
then upon the other. Measured by our
time standard, there are 40 years Of con-
stant daylight, followed by 40 years Of
unbroken night, around the poles Of
Uranus. And the sun rises in the west
and sets In the east there. But the sun
looks very small when viewed from
Uranus-only one four-hundredth as
large as 1t appears to rs. Still it sheds
upon that planet 1900 times as much
light as the full moon sends to the
earth, so that daylight upon Uranus,
while faint compared with the blaze of
a terrestrial MONDAY, is nevertheless a
very respectable kind Of illumination.
1t is pity that the telescope is able
to show Us very little Of the detail Of
the surface Of Uranus. Some faint bands
or belts, just visible with the most pow
erful instruments, are all that can be
made out If we could visit Uranus, we
should probably be greatly surprised, if
not greatly disappointed. It's average
density is but trife In excess Of that
Of water, and Of course its surface den-
sity is far less.
A voyager from the earth landing On
Uranus would probably sink almost as
rapidly as If he had leaped upon one
Of those round white thunderclouds
which, piled high In air, look so solid
and snowy cool on July afternoon. He
could no more walk on the surface Of
that world than he could walk on water.
1t has generally been assumed that
the meaning of the slight density of
Uranus is that that planet is still in a
vaporous or liquid condition and ex-
ceedingly hot perhaps. If so, it may in
the course of future ages contract and
condense and cool until it comes into a
condition resembling the earth's. Will
vital forces then become active upon it
and produce long succession Of living
species, Frightening its dim daylight
with the color of flowers and the cease
less activity of animate existence? 1t is
not likely that man will ever be able to
answer that question, but who that
looks upon Uranus keeping step with
the earth to the music OF the sun can
help asking F?-Garrett P. Serviss in
New York Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness and that is
by constitutional remedies, Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets inf1amed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed Deafness
taken out and this tube restored to it's
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh. which is nothing but
an inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give Que Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness caused by catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, O..
BSs Sold by Druggists, 75c.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
SMALL TALK,

An exchange heads an announcement
OF bean supper, thusly: "Nota Bene. "
The Providence Journal is ''dead nuts''
on our military governor.
A negro minstrel should never be called
q light comedian.
June is having the usual number of
weddings in spite of the weather.
The farmers will soon be having the
hay fever.
Supply and demand is causing an in
crease in the wages Of baseball pitchers.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

Beer and Doodle may be necessary ad-
Juncts of a modern town election, but they
strike an uninterested person as poor sub
stitutes for intelligence and patriotism.
A man who will barter his right of citi-
zenship for a beer check or for a few
psltry dollars, does not deserve to live
under the protection of the American
flag. He might do for Patagonia or Gen.
trsl Africa. but he should have no part
or lot in the "freest and best government
on earth"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
The Acme of Forensic Force.

"And now, gentlemen of the jury"
shouted the young lawyer, running his
long fingers through his flowing locks,
''now, gentlemen of the jury, / ask you
as men and as citizens of this great and
glorious republic if the spotless char
acter Of my client is to be permitted to
suffer from the words uttered by that
by that-by that vermiform appendix
who sits in the witness box with perjury
stamped all over himp-Indianapolis
Journal
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

Ex-Governor Van Zandt, who died on
Monday, was one of the best qualified
men who ever filled the gubernatorial
chair in Rhode Island. He was an edu-
Gated gentlemen and an excellent speaker,
the latter quality being somewhat un-
common among Rhode Island governors.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

have two little grand children who
are teething this hot summer weather
and are troubled with bowel complaint.
give them Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
Diarrhoea Remedy and it acts like q
charm. earnestly recommend it for
children with bowel troubles. Twas my
self taken with severe attack of bloody
fax, with cramps and pains in my
remedy cured me. Within twenty-four
hours I was out of bed and doing nv
house work. Mrs. w. L. DUNAGAN, Bon
aqua, Hickman Co., Tenn. For sale by
E. T. Luther, druggist.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

F. L. O'Reilly, the new collector of
Providence, has about ten offices at his
disposal, and over one hundred appli-
cants are already in sight. Even the for
tunate men in politics are in some ways
unfortunate.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
Our Fair Stirs Up Turkey.

Professor Ibrahim Hakh Bey, who
was the Turkish commissioner at the
Chicago exhibition, has come back so
inoculated with liberal ideas that his
recent lectures have created a stir in
government circles. - Constantinople
Letter.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

The Johnston town election was some
thing Of surprise in some of its phases,
but then Johnston is Republican town,
and this is clearly Republican year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

Hon. Henry G. Bowen of Woodstock,
Conn.,, is doing more to make the Ameri-
can Eagle scream on July 4th, than any
other citizen in this broad land.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

People who regard the sulky plow as q
recent invention will be surprised to
know that they were first rode by the
ancient Romans.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

Judging from appearances around Odd
Fellows Square, Johnston, on election
day, the "dry spell of weather" was en-
tirely forgotten.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

There were over two hundred defective
ballots cast in the Johnston election on
Monday. Is not this an argument for an
educational franchise requirement?
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
Used to IT.

The prophets tell us that we shall all
travel by airship one of these days, but
the experience will not be a novel one
to those who have lived ON heirships all
their liyes-Newport News
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

Woonsocket is to have Fourth Of July
celebration this year, and the people are
as pleased as boy with a new red wagon.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

Those inhabitants of Cripple Creek who
are not killed are likely to be manned for
life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

The Telegram has another libel suit On
its hands. 1t carries its blushing honors
very becomingly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

The income tax seems to be the most
unpopular Of all taxes, and that is saying
q great deal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

Sugar was the sweet morsel that the tar
If orators were rolling under their tongues
Of late.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
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The discussion of the sugar schedule
was "short and sweet"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

The Providence News does not entirely
fill the aching void in the heart of the
anti-Journal Republicans.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08

Governor Brown has got off the "high
horse" he rode at Newport.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-15
FATHER HENNEssY STRICKEN.
Has a Slight Attack of Paralysis But
Is Out of Danger.

The Rev. Father Patrick Hennessy is
confined to his home for few days.
He was attacked Sunday afternoon with
a slight paralytic stroke which af-
fected the left side of his body. He
was examined Monday and Tuesday by
DR.. Fisher an expert from New York.
He assured the Father that the attack
was not severe, and that he will be all
right again in a few days. Father Hen
messy sits at his desk and gives direc-
tons, but is not able to move about
much, although with the aid of a cane
he is able to hobble across the room. He
is attended by his niece who attends to
his every want, and sees to 1t that Wis
itors do not tax his strength too much.
When seen this morning by News"
reporter he appeared cheerful and said
that aside from little numbness in his
left leg he is feeling in excellent health
and spirits. He attributes the attack
to carelessness on his part last Satur-
day. He went for walk and getting his
feet damp caught cold.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-15
WILHELM TO THE RECRUITsi
Good Soldiers Must BE GOOD Chris
tians-Relsgious Services.
IT.
By Cable to the United Presa-


BERLIN, Nov 10. 1Ss4--In the Lust
garten at noon today the Emperor adj
ministered the oath of allegiance to the
new recruits added to the Berlin, Span
dau and Charlottenburg garrisons. The
ceremony took place in front of the
castle, wher an altar had been erected
similar to that used on the recent oc-
casion of the conservation of the colors
of the new battalions. The recruits were
sworn in by the Kaiser himself. After
short sermons by both Protestant and
Catholic clergymen the Emperor adj
dressed the recruits, saying
After you have sworn allegiance TO
me l greet you as my soldiers. hope
you are all good Christians, for if you
are to be good soldiers you must De
good Christians. You viii have to guard
and fight for the welfare OF tie Father
land You soldiers are to be my guarls
and will enjoy the advantage of serving
under my own eyes. You will wear a
handsome coat and the moment you are
dressed in this coat you will become
something noble.
Always remember that the colors be-
fore. you must never be inSultsd. Obey
the oath YOU have taken and be courage
Gus, despsIng death. Not only must you
defend the honor of the Fatherlan
abroad and keep order at home, but You
must defend ouf holy religion, if neces-
sary with your lives"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-15
FOREST FIRE FATALITIES.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov Is, 1S94.-Re-
ports from the forest fire districts in this
vicinity show that while the loss to prop
erty is not so great, considering the ex-
tent of territory covered the loss of life
exceeds expectation. Within fifteen miles
of Memphis three lives have been lost by
fire in the past two days, and there are
rumors of a fearful burning in Arkansas,
where five lives were lost.
The remains of five human beings were
found, the flesh and clothing all burned
off, in the st. Francis bottom, all within
a quarter of a mile of each other. There
are fears that they are remains of a
party of hunters from Texas that went
into that country last week, but there is
nothing to support this except the num-
ber of bodies.
The fatalities in this county were pc
culiarly distressing. Fanny Woods, an
aged negress, had her dress ignited as
she fed from the burning house and she
ran surrounded by the flames till she
fell dead. Pitt Roy nine-year-old boy,
ran into his fathers house, which was
to death before many spectators. The
name of the third victim is not ascertain
anlo
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-15
TWENTY-FIVE DROWNED.
BIZ Gable to the United pTeas.


! LONDON, Nov. Is, 1894-The British
ship Culmore, Captain Read, last report
ed at Hamburg, October l, from Iquique,
foundered in yesterdays gale, eighty
miles off Spurn Head, Yorkshire. Twen-
ty-two persons were drowned, including
the captain and his wife. Eight of the
bodies were washed ashore at Worth
ing this morning.
1t is believed that the British steamer
Zande, last reported at Hamburg, No
vember 1, from Saf1, was also lost yes
terday.
Heavy floods are reported on the Island
of Cyprus. A despatch from Limasol
says twenty-one persons have been
drowned, and that the number of domes-
tic animals destroyed is far into the
thousands.
AS the results of the violent winds,
heavy rains and overlooking rivers, the
villas at Eton and Windsor are obliged
to approach the doors of their houses
in boats. Upwards of a thousand per-
sons in Bath have been rendered home
less by the overflowing of the Avon.
Generally the rainfall continues but the
gales have subsidized
The British berkentine Perilla, which
was caught in the storm that prevail
ed In the Channel and the North Sea
during the last three days, has been
towed to Yarmouth, having lost her
anchors and sails. Her mate was crush
ed to death on Tuesday by being caught
between the wheel and the wheelhouse.
up in disabled condition and towed to
Yarmouth
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-15
RUN DOWN BY A CABLE GAR.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 1S94.-Cable car
1876 on the Third avenue road ran down
two men about two o'clock this morn
ing at the Twenty -eight street corner.
They were both very much intoxicated
and blundered upon the track too sud-
denly for the gripman to see them
William H. Covill, the gripman, put
on the brake but it was too late. The
car struck them directly, knocking one
one way and the other the other way.
One yelled with pain. The other lay
perfectly still as if dead
The conscious man was cut ION the
head merely. He said that his. name
was Charles j. Carrigy, and that he
had no home He did not know his
companion, he said. He had picked him
up while carousing during the night.
The stranger did not come to. He was
cut and bruised from head to foot. One
cash ON the left leg, between the knee
and the ankle, was nearly a foot long.
To all appearances he was internally
injured as well. Both men are in Belle
vue Hospital.
The gripman was locked up for care
lessly running his car, though all the
evidence goes to show that he gould
net have avoided running tl:e men down
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-15

DIED.

CoOPER-suddenly on Monday, Nov u, 1894.
jaw j., youngest son of Calvin and Harriet
r Cooper. aged % years months and Is
Relatives and his young friends are invited
to attend the funeral services on Thursday
evening. Nov. 10, at P. NJ, at the residence
of his parents. No 2o7 Monticello avenue
Interment convenience of family
Fox-on Tuesday. Nov 1s. 1924, Owen Fox.
beloved husband of Lizzie Farley. native of
Clonmellon, County West Meath, Ireland,
Relatives and friends of the family are re-
sepectfully invited to attend the funeral from
his late residence, No 26S Twelfth street. on
Friday, Nov. 49, at O'Clock.
MuLLoNE-A memorial mass of requiem
months pllnd) will be offered for the
happy repose of the soul of Michael Nul-
lore at st. Peters Church at A. NJ. on
Friday, Nov. 16, 1894.
LYNCH-On Thursday. Nov Is, 1894 at her
late residence. No. l4S Wayne street, Ellen
beloved wife of James Lynch, in the 25th
year OF her age
Notice of funeral hereafter.
YEAGER-on Wednesday, Nov. IA, 1894
Charles NJ, beloved son of Margaret Hines
aged % years.
Relatives and friends of the family are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral from
his late residence, No. Ss4 Third street, on
Saturday, Nov. II, at A. NJ; thence to St
Bridget,s Church, where solemn high mass
will be offered for the happy repore of his
soul.
KAUFMANN-on Tuesday, Nov IS, 1884, john
the beloved husband of Louise Kaufman.
Relatives and friends of the family are re-
speetfully invited to attend the funeral SER
vices at his late residence. No. sos Garden
street, HoboSen, Friday, Nov. 16, at half
past two o'clock M,
HoYT-on Tuesday, November 10, Nathaniel r.
Hoyt aged rs years.
Funeral from his residence, No q Zabriskie
street, Heights, Thursday, two P. NJ. Central
avenue