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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
MEMORIES OLA FORMER LIFE.
Stories That Seem to Support the Theory
of Reincarnation.


of fReincarnation.
II have a number of friends who have
a shadowy recollection of previous ex-
istence upon the earth, said theoso-
phist, supporting the doctrine Of rein
carnation.
'You doubtless have also had expert
ences with an indefnable vague remem-
brance of something, or somebody came
toyou, which puzzled you and made you
say, I'm sure I've seen that before.
Yet you may know positively that as far
as this present existence is concerned it
was impossible for you to have received
even an idea of the place or person. l
have often met people with whom l be-
came intimate at first sight. 1t seems,
as have often told them, that / had
known them for years. 1t was only the
other evening that l met lady from
San Francisco whose face had been In
my mind for years. As soon as we met
there seemed to be something that drew
Us together. We were as old friends.
1.-THE most remarkable instance ever
heard is that of the daughter of Isaac
Fulton. Twelve years ago he resided in
Effingham county, Ills. While there he
buried daughter named Maria, who
was taken away just as she was budding
into womanhood. About year later he
removed to Dakota, where he still re-
sides. About three years after his daugh-
ter's death he was blessed with another
little girl, who was christened Nellie,
hoi thn 70 IF IL %
When the little one became old enough
to talk, she persisted in calling herself
Maria. She became quite angry when
told her name was Nellie. She said the
name belonged to her, as her parents
used to call her Maria. A matter Of
business took Mr.. Fulton back to Efing-
ham county, and for company he took
Nellie along. The father was surprised
at the intuitive knowledge the girl had
Of the place. She not only recognized
the old home, but many people she had
never seen whom the first daughter had
been acquainted with. About a mile
from the home was a schoolhouse where
Maria had gone to school. Little Nellie
had never seen the place, yet she gave
an accurate description of it to her ia
ther and expressed a strong desire to
visit it. Accordingly her father took
her out to the schoolhouse. AS soon as
she was inside she marched straight up
to the desk her sister had occupied and
said, This is mine In telling the
story Mr.. Fulton said that it seemed as
if the dead had come back from the
grave, but her mother would not have
it so. She says, if that is true, she had
but one child, and God gave her two"
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
Solicitude.

What it is TO be genuine single
minded egotist is illustrated III recent
French volume by a story of Nine. du
Defiant, a celebrity of the last century.
Nine. du Defiant was a great invalid
and spent most of her time in bed, but
this fact did not prevent her from re-
celving great deal of company.
One day when she was thus in bed
several guests arrived and were admit
ted. They all began to shiver and pull
their cloaks around them.
What" exclaimed the invalid, lis
it cold here?"
''It is simply freezing, answered
guest.
THANK you for telling me-" said
Nine. du Defiant.
She rang bell. The guests supposed
she was sending for maid TO build a
fire, but when the servant came in Nine.
du Defiant said:
"Amelie, bring me in my down COW
erlet."
Having given this order, she began
conversation about other matters.-
Youths Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
NOT AFRAID OF DOGS.
they Knew Just What 20 Do When q Big
One Game After Them.


One Came After Them.
was standing on the railroad plat
form of a small country town few
evenings ago. There were four men
grouped apart from where l was stand
ing conversing among themselves. Just
beside the edge of the platform were
the grounds of some private residence,
fenced in by an iron fence only feet
high. Inside the fence, held by heavy
chain, was dog of the deerhound breed.
He was impatiently chafing against the
restraint imposed upon him and pulled
and tugged at his chain at great rate.
The four men were standing looking at
him and making comments.
Il don't know why it is. said one,
"that never have the least sensation of
fear of dogs. Why, if that dog was to
break loose and jump the fence, it might
be dangerous, but I'd be just as cool as
l am now
1--we had several narrow escapes with
ferocious dogs, said another, and I've
trained myself to instantly crush them
. by looking them in the eye steadily.
Notice my eyer" The other three peered
into it. We'll, gentlemen, that eye has
cowed dogs that would take a leg off
you at bite.
The third man, who had been for
some time trying to interrupt No. in
order to get off his little tale, seized the
opportunity and struck in. Il simply
kick 'em," he said. "I've had dogs
come at me at lightning speed, gentle
men, jaws wide open and their eyes red
with rage. All I've done is to calmly
step aside and plant one tremendous
kick in their ribs as they went by. 1t
took courage, but 1 was always there.
1 never had one to come back at me
yet"
The fourth man was just opening his
mouth to tell his little lie when the
deerhound over the fence got loose, and
probably not thinking of the four men at
all bounded over the fence to make good
his liberty. l watched to see the man
with the wonderful eye get in his work,
and the kicker do his great kicking act,
and the man with the iron nerve stand
coolly with his arms folded, but none of
them was doing his speciality that day.
Instead the whole one horse quartet
turned and jostled and bumped and
trod ON each others toes in wild en-
deavor to get out of the way of that
deerhound. The head of the iron nerved
man bumped into the man with the
mesmeric eye and jammed his hat down
so that the luster of the eye was dim
med, and 1 suppose that's why it didn't
work. The man who always kicked
vicious dogs did get in his kick, but it
was on my right shin accidentally, as
he rushed by me to save his life. But
the deerhound rushed over the fields
without looking at any of the heroes
Mount Holly Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
A Railroad of Curves.

The first railroad west of the Allie
ghanies was built from Lexington to
Frankfort, KY, in 1881. The road was
laid out with as many curves as posi-
BILE, the engineers declaring that this
was an advantage. The cars were in
two stories, the lower for women and
children, the upper for men, four per-
sons being seated in each compartment.
The cars were at first drawn by mules,
but after time locomotive was made
by Lexington mechanic. The tender
was big box for wood, and hogshead
was provided for water which was
drawn in buckets from convenient wells.
In place of a cowcatcher there were two
poles in front fitted with hickory brooms
for sweeping the track.-St. Louis
obe-Democrat.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
The Resistless Power of knowledge.

l knew enc colored minister in the
Bahamas who had quite a reputation
for learning, because in his sermons he
used alternately the phrases ''ipse dixit"
and "ex nihilo nihil fit. :"
| noticed that whenever any of his
congregation showed signs of losing in
terest in his discourse or an inclination
to slumber he would throw out at them
a long, hooked foretinger and exclaim:
"How do | know this, do you ask? Be-
cause 'ipse dlxit! F" If that would not
bring them to their senses, he would let
his chest swell, stretch both arms to
their full length and cry, lex nihilo
nihil fit!'' Then eyes would bulge as if
about to start from their sockets, mouths
open indefinitely, and the congregation
would stare and wonder how lone small
head could carry all he knew" Cicero
with his elegant Latin never made so
profound an impression.-Rev Bernard
j. Reilly in Donahoe's Magazine.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
An Odd Verdict,

We sometimes hear odd stories of
funny verdicts by country iuries, but it
is not often We really come across one
in the realms of fact. A Hawkhurst
jury which sat on poor old laborer pro-
vides us with Kentish sample of sharp
wit. The surgeon who made the post
mortem gave it as his opinion that death
arose from powerful irritant poison.
The jury had their own ideas and gave
a verdict that death was due to the in
clement weather! We have not heard
whether the case has been placed in the
hands of the county analyst, but it is
certainly new that cold weather and ir-
ritant poison are synonymous s.-Roches-
ter and Chatham England) Standard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30

In Siberia the skin of the blue fox, or
isatis, is highly priced, and the first
prize for the horse races of the Anadyr
is fine pelt. According to NJ. Langka-
vel, the blue fox still inhabits the Lap
land part of Scandinavia, the islands Of
the White sea, parts of northern Russia,
the coasts of Siberia, the new Siberian
islands and in America the Aleutian is
lands, Alton, Oonalaska-the Fox is
lands-Alaska, the Commander islands,
the Mackenzie river district, Labrador
and Newfoundland. The blue fox is a
variety of the white fox, SO rare that of
100 white fox skins only four or five
will have the blush or cloudy tinge.-
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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
new YORK & new ENGLAND R. R.
Passenger Tram Service. Week Days, Cor
rected to Jan. Z, 1894.


rected To Jan. Z, 1894.
Trains Leave PROVIDENCE as follows:
For Boston 0S, II 90 m, 4 20 pm; return so
a. IN, II 20, 80 pm
Hyue P..rk Walpole-S 0S, u 90 m, 20 p. m
Franklin-S 0S, II 90 m 20, J5 %. m.
West Wrentham, Arnold's Mills and Adamsdale-
s %, IL 90 M, 20, 10 p. m.
Milford-S e5, ID, II 90 IN, 4 20, y. m.
Arlington-7 10 IL 80 a. m, 5 80 6 80 all 90 p m.
knlghtsvile-1 10, 10, IL 30 a. m, A., 30, ESQ.,
90 p. m.
Cranston, Natick, River Point. Centerville and
Washington 10. TO- IL 80 a. m, u %, 40,
80, 80, So *ll 90 p. IN.
Oaklawn-7 10 10 IL 81 a. m, . 45 4 80 > 80 80
Sll 90 p, m.
Pontiac, Arctic and Quidnick-7l 10, IL IS a m,
40, 80, 30, all 90 p.
Anthony 10, TO- IL 80 am, . 40, so, $50, 5,
*Il 0Op. m.
summit, oneco and sterling-71O, 10 a. m, 45
80 p. m,
Coventry, Greene, Moosup and Plainfeld-7 10,
10 d. m, u %, 40, 80 p. m.
Jewett City, Versailles, Baltic, South Windham,
Willimantic and Hartford-9 10 a. m, II o.
80 p. IN.
Waterbury and Fishkill-9 lOa.m.
NOrwich-7 10, 10 a. m, II %, so p. m.
East Thompson, Webster, Southbridge and Wor
ceSter-S 56. a. m, 4 90 y. IN.
Chicago and the West via Newburg and Fri
Railway-9 10 a. m.
Pascoag and Intermediate StatiOnS-6 So S SO, ]
a. m, 90 and % p. IN. Saturdays only
IL 10 p m. Leave PaScOag at OF, 10 and i
a. M, IL 40 and 53 p. m. Saturdays only al
600p.m
Trains for Boston leave east end of Union Depot
and for Hartford and the West from west end.
For PascOag and way stations from Union
Depot, Providence.
Saturdays only.
Tickets between Boston and Providence Qim-
ited) 70 cents; unlimited 81.
CIV. oFFUTT, supt.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
An Interesting Region.

In spite of the interest long felt in the
cliff dwellers of the west there are still
some fine examples of their work in
eastern Utah as yet unexplored. The
approach from this side is over the
ranges and high mesas of western Colo
rado, a country most difficult to traverse
and peopled chiefly by miners too eager
for gold and silver to give much time or
thought to ethnography. This may ex-
plain the fact that so interesting re-
gion remains neglected.-Chicago Her
aid
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
His Mark.

At the naval academy at Annapolis
they tell this story of an English profess
or: While marking his class at the end
of recitation cadet in the rear part
of the room craned his neck eagerly to
see what had fallen to his lot. The pro-
fessor saw the movement, and removing
his glasses said, Mr.. Blank, your mark
is entirely too small to be seen at such
a great distance. San Francisco Ar
gOnaut.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
The First Newspaper.

The Acta Diurna of ancient Rome is
the earliest approach to the newspaper
of which we have any authentic record.
The Acta appeared daily until the down
fall of the empire, A. ID. 476. 1t was
published under the auspices of the gov
ernment and posted in some public
place, the contents consisting of a digest
of public dockets, summary of daily
occurrences and all news of a general
character Tribune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
Her COnsO1atiOn.

A woman was sentenced to imprison
ment by a bench of magistrates, the
presiding justice Of which was we'll
known officer of militia, whose pride in
his regiment was the subject of public
comment. On receiving her sentence
she thus addressed the bench: "Well,
your worships, my father was Jagged
for life, and my husband is doing 10
years hard. and 1 have brother and
a sister that are two out and out bad
ones, but / thank the Lord that made
me that nobody belonging to me was
ever connected WI she 'milishy. y
Sheffield England Telegraph and Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
Negroes Speaking Irish.

The Irish language still fingers in the
Bahamas among the mixed descendants
of the Hibernian slaves banished by
Cromwell to the West Indies. One can
occasionally hear, it is said, black sail
ors in the London docks, who cannot
speak word of English, talking Irish to
the old Irish apple women whom they
meet and thus making themselves in
telligible without a knowledge of the
Saxon tongue. London Globe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
He Had His Reward.

1t was in large department store that
a gilded youth drifted up to the candy
counter.
do you know" he said to the pretty
young woman in charge, ''if were the
proprietor of this establishment / should
dismiss you:"
why" she asked Indignantly.
"In order TO give the candy a chance"
he answered.
And she gave him II pounds of IS cent
candy for 30 Cents.-Detroit Free Press
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
BE MY SWEETHEART.

The first love song ever written by Mr.. Field.l
Sweetheart, be my sweetheart
When birds are on the wing.
When bee and bud and babbling food
Bespeak the birth Of spring.
Come, sweetheart, be my sweetheart
And wear this posy ring!
Sweetheart, be my sweetheart
In the mellow golden glow
OF earth afush with the gracious blush
Which the ripening fields foreshow.
Dear sweetheart, be my sweetheart
AS into the moon we goi
Sweetheart, be my sweetheart
When falls the bounteous year,
When fruit and wine OF tree and vine
Give Us their harvest cheer.
Oh. sweetheart, be my sweetheart,
For winter il draweth near!
Sweetheart, be my sweetheart
When the year is white and old,
When the fire Of youth is spent, forsooth
And the hand of age is cold.
Yet, sweetheart, be my sweetheart
Till the year of our love be toldi
Eugene Field in Ladies' Home Journal.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
A Pleasant Arrangement.

Sarcastic Father-Julia, that young
man Smiley has been here three nights
in succession, and it has been nearly
midnight when he left. Hadn't you bet
ter invite him to bring his trunk and
make his home with us?
Innocent Daughter-Oh, papa, may
/? It's just what he wanted, but be
was too bashful to ask you. He'll be de-
lighted when l tell him this evening";
Spare Moments.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30

All Of j. NJ. Barrie stories are said
to have grown out of his everyday life,
and in the young men who are pictured
walking knee deep in the heath er of
Thrums and vicinity one can find the
hoyhood and the present life Of tn p bril-
liant young Scotchman.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30

She was wealthy soprano, and at the
concert sang, "Oh, For the Wings of a
Dove!" yet an hour later at slpper she
took the wings, legs and most of the
breast of a turkey and then jpassed her
plate for mure sruffug."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30
A Shade Too Yielding.

Binks-Why SO gloomy?
Jinks-My wife let me have the last
word in an argument this morning.
What of that?"
THAT shows that she is going to do
as she pleases anyhow. New York
WanElr
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-03-30

VVTANTED.-Salesmen, travelling or local.
w salary or commission preferred. Outfit
free. Address A. II. Herendeen & Co, Nursery
men, Geneva, y. Y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-29

SARATOGA, n. Y, May 2S.-At tho
opening OF tho morning session Of tho
general assembly 1t was announced
'hat the sessions might DO completed
to-day IL business were crowded and
speech making omitted. Upon recon.
mcndatIon OF the committee on bills
and ovortures provision was made for
mn Inexpensive missionary periodical to
DO called tho assembly Herald. 1t was
also resolved that according to Prcsby.
terrain law tho various p%rcsbytories
have tho right TO prohibit the attend
anco OF students undor their caro- upon
theological Summaries disapprovod by
tho general assembly.
A supplementary report In homo
missions called for tho first controversy
o tho day. A proposal ~waa made to
abolish tho Office Of "~pastor ut large IN
tho weaker prcsbyturies. and also OF tho
%synodical missionary, and it was los. by
u largo vote.
A report was made by DR.. MCCook
IRON tho committee appointed to con.
Ter with Prot. Smith. that they visited
him, were c%ourteously received aud had
II full and iratcrnul conference. The
report says Prof. Smith expressed his
cordial appreciation OF the kindly mo.
tive that prompted the appointment OF
tho committee OF conference, bu. no is
not prepared to communicate anything
TINT would justify iurthei action Of tho
assembly. lie leaves his future rcla.
tions to tho Presbyterian church and
Its ministry with the prcsbytory OF Gin
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-29
THE ISSUE OF BONDS
BY tho Secretary OF tho Tronsury
for Curront Expenses.
| REPRESENTATIVE OF TEXTS
WIN Question CnrIisic's Right Under
tho Enabling Act To Provide orGov.
c%rnrncntnl Expenses by Bond Issues.
Tho Republican Members OF tho
Finance Committee Point Out to
tho Democrats tho CIolco of Two
Evils.

WASHINGTON, D. O., May 9S.-Reprc.
sentative Bailey, Of Tcxaa, will again
bring forward his resolution question.
ing Secretary CarlIslo'a authority to
issue bonds to meet current, expenses
In case another bond ISSUE Is deter
minod upon. Tho Bailey resolution
excited much comment whom tho re-
cent issue Of Sj0,OOO,0 900 bonds was
made, but failed to have my effect in
checking tho issue, as tho bonds wcre
on the market before Mr.. Bailey was
ablo to got his resolution through the
judiciary committee.
Now, however, Mr.. Bailcy is prepar.
Ing TO move before another bond issue
Is undertaken. HE resolution Is on
tho calendar and no suys he will on.
dGavor to call il up oil rho first iutima.
ton that official action Is being taken
on another sNle OF bonds. ThorO have
been reports that tho rapid disappear
nnco OF gold would nerossitate another
bond issue Mt nm early date, but Mr.
Bailey will not move on these unofficial
reports. llo says tho resolution my DO
changed and strengthened by being
made q joint resolution, and he on
presses confidence that both tho senatc
aud house will pass itifitcan DO brought
to a vote.
The majority report Of tho judiciary
committee on tho resolution atatos that
it appears too clear for argument that
tho secretary Of the treasury was au-
thorlzOd to issuc bonds to enable him to
provide for tho redemption authorized
or required In that act. Indeed, this is
tho very language Of tho law, and spe-
oilc as It is, it does not stop there but
In the concluding part OF that enabling
section there 10 q plain Limitation on
tho right to Issue bonds.
\ minority report was made by Rop.
rCsontntives w. A. Stone, Ray and
Childs. 1t says OF tho Bailey resoIu-
ton: "Whethor this action ia in good
taste or not We leave for tho members
OF the majoritylto decide. The bonds
proposed to be sold are not yot issued,
and the proceeds Of u bond sale arc not
yet in the treasury. Tho secretary has
not yet declared that tho present condi-
ton Of the treasury is alarming; that
unless measures wcro adopted by Con-
gross to replcnish the treasury, now well
nigh exhausted, the day is not far dis
tant when 1t must do one or two things,
cease to pay tho obligations of tho gov.
eminent, announce that tn, govern.
ment Of the United States under q Dem
oCratic management is bankrupt, or use
any money found In the treasury 10
maintain the credit OF the nation" The
minority agrees with the proposition
that tho proceeds Of bonds should not
be used for current expenses.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-29
KNOWLEDGE

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tor than others and enjoy life moro, with
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the needs Of physical being, will attest
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It's excellence is duo TO it's presenting
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Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it il man
ufacturcd by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name IS printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs.
and being we'll informed, you will no
accept any substitute if offered.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-05-29
Dcnfness Cunnot be Cured.

by local applications, as thoy cannot
reach the diseased portion OF the car.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an IntlaIncd con-
di,ion OF the mucous lining OF the
eustachian tube. When this tubo gets
intlamed you have q rumbiiug sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is on
tircly closed deafness is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tubo restored to ita normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever; nine cases out Of ten arc caused
by catarrh, which is nothing hut an
intlamed condition Of the mucous sur.
faces.
We will give ono hundred dollars ior
any case Of deafness (canscd by catarrh)
that canno; be cured by Halls Catnrrh
euro. Send ior circulars, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
@lrSold by druggists, IS cents.