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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-17
ROBsON------:-.

~ Scenic Production OF shakespeareis. -
COMEDY OF ERRORS
MR., ROBSON as the Dromio of Syracuse.
Monday and Tuesday next Mt Robson will ap-
pear IN a comic play, by Blackstone, called
- leap Yea, or the LADIES' Privilege"
This comedy is original, inasnuch as its source Is
neither aOvel nor q French play. The idea was
suggested by an extract from an old volume en-
titIfd IAN Act to Amend the Laws Of Courtship
andiMairmony - albeit 1t is now become part or
the com mon law; in regard to the Social relations
OF life. that asotten as every besSextile doth
return theladyes have he sole privilege of making
love unto the men, which they doe either by
words or iookes as. unto them seelnesh proper:
and no man Will. be eRtitled TO the benefit of
clergy who doth. refuse to- accept the offer ota
lady ors VINO doth in anywise treat her proposal
with neglect or centuHely." -. = -.
In tfon--*HENRIETTAp
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
Old Johns Translation.

Every one in Boston knows of old
John the Orangeman, that picturesque
and almost historical parsonage who
presides over the affections of all Har-
ward men. And every one who knows
John knows also that his life's motto is
that familiar phrase which expresses
briefly and to the point the wish that
Yale may be forever relegated to the re-
gion of sorrow and perpetual darkness.
One afternoon strangers were walk
ing through the yard at Harvard, and
on every hand they saw the college seal
bearing this motto, 'Christo ct Eccle-
sia.''
Not being on speaking terms with
Cicero, Caesar and the other Romans,
this did nothing but to arouse their Gu
riosity.
Finally they met John.
Il say." said one of the visitors. Il
see these words everywhere. Can you
tell me what they mean?"
John looked carefully at the Latin in
sciption, bit his pipe little harder and
then replied gravely:
"Oi don't jist know, fr'nd, but Oh
t'ink 1t tmeans To h wild Yale. '"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
An EnpIish "Water Witch.n

A young man of the name of Rodwell
In the employ Of the Grinton Coal COM
pany in north England, has shown Won
derful powers in his occupation as pro-
fessional water finder" or water
witch" Professor E: r. Lancaster, the
great English scientist, stated very plain
ly in one of the journals that he doubted
the attributed powers of either the
witch" or the "divining rod," with
which he is armed in all professional
operations. This evoked the following
from DR.. Mcclure, the chairman of the
Grinton company: II deny emphatically
that the lad is an impOster! He has been
tested time and again and has never
failed to locate veins of either mineral or
water, depending upon what the search
was being conducted for. The 'divining
rod which he holds only moves in obedi-
ence to the muscular cOntractions of his
hands and arms, and he can use a rod of
any kind of wood or material, providing
it be what is known as good conductor
of electricity Another oddity about the
lad, and one of which have never heard
in connection with water witching,' is
this: The lad habitually walks with his
hands clasped behind him, and as soon
as he steps upon the ground directly over
a mineral or water he is powerless to un-
clasp them until he moves away from
the region Of the lode or conduit. st.
Louis Republic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
McNahon and Grew.

In Paris, in the revolution Of 1880. d
law student was soundly kicked by one
Of the kings officers for tearing down a
copy Of the ordinances placarded on the
wall. The officer was armed. the student
was not; so the latter ran away. Nearly
half century later-in 1879-the officer
called upon the student to bid him good
by, having just resigned the presidency
of the French republic on account of a
radical difference with the majority of
the national assembly on questions Of
state policy. He combined with his
adieux, also, graceful word of con-
gratulations on the students election to
succeed him in the presidential chair.
The student was Jules Grevy; the officer
was Patrice de MacMahon, who died
ripe in years and hopors.-Kate Field
Washington.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
Asafetida Seasoning,

At lecture in New York a popular
cookery teacher hesitated perceptibly
while debating the recipe for her de-
iciOus lobster Columbus.
II know l may expect a groan from
the bottom of all your hearts, but real
ly the dish will be twice as fine if you
will only have the courage to add a
penknife's point of powdered asafetida.
1t smells horribly know, but there is
nothing that gives such flavor to made
dishes.
do you ever use it ON beefsteak, I"
asked pupil.
Indeed do! And ism t it delicious!
never dare to put it into my books,
but when | find an audience that can
appreciate it l always give them the
benefit of my experience. You will find
asafetida in my recipe for catsup, for
women are used to putting little messes
into catsup and pickles that they would
never think of putting into anything
directly for the table. l always give
these other recipes privately to those
who ask for them. Boston Globe.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
Some Timber Strength Tests.

1t would be difficult to convince the
average man, especially the Missouri
pioneer, that fir is stronger wood than
oak, but such has been proved by ac-
tual tests that were made by a fair and
impartial committee appointed for the
purpose. The timbers used were each
2 by inches and feet long, both ends
solidly braced and the weight applied
In the middle of the span. Yellow fiji
stood a strain of 3, O62 pounds, common
Oregon oak ?, 922 pounds. Fine grained
yellow fir from near the butt stood a
strain of 1855 pounds, and best Michi-
gan oak snapped with strain of only
2,42S pounds. These tests We're made
by the Northern Pacific Railroad com
pany at Tacoma.-St. Louis Republic.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

the man nad Deen muruereu nad vne
prisoners name on it. In other re-
spects his guilt appeared to be clearly
established, and the chief justice was
convinced of it, but the jury returned a
verdict of Not guilty"
This was Chief Justice Dyer's case,
and he put some very searching ques-
tions to the high sheriff. The cause OF
the acquittal, said the official, was un-
doubtedly the foreman, farmer Of ex-
cellent character, esteemed by all his
neighbors, and very unlikely to be OBJ
stinate or vexatious. Then" said the
judge, Il must see this foreman, for an
explanation of the matter l will have. ="
The foreman came, and after extracting
from his lordship a promise of secrecy
proved at once that the prisoner had
been rightly acquitted, for" said he,
''it was myself who killed the man.. "
1t had been no murder, for the other
had attacked him with the hayfork, and
as he showed-severely injured him,
but in the struggle to get possession of
the, weapon he had the misfortune to
give the man fatal wound. He had no
fears as to his being found guilty of
murder, but, the assizes being just
over, his farm and affairs would have
been ruined by confession, through
lying in Jail so long, go he suffered mat
ters to take their course. He was hOr-
rifed to find one of his own servants ac-
cused of the murder. He supported
his wife and children while in Jail
managed to be placed on the jury and
elected foreman. He added that if he
had failed in this he would certainly
have confessed to his own share in the
business, and the judge believed him.
Every year for Is years the judge
made inquiries as to the foreman's exis-
tence, and at last, happening to survive
him, he considered himself free to tell
the story.-London News.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
A WorkinCman's Discovery.

Some years ago q tObaccOnist discOv-
cred the utility Of tinfOil for wrapping
tobaccOs. Heretofore paper had been
exclusively used for the purpose, but it
did not serve to keep the moisture Of
the atmosphere away from the tobacco
nor preserve the natural moisture Of the
tobacco from the effects of q dry or
heated atmosphere. Paper also alb
sorbed the aroma Of the weed and was
not sufficiently lasting. Therefore tin
foil was used for wrappers. But it be-
came costly and could only be rolled to
a certain thickness or thinness, beyond
which the ingenuity of man seemed to
find it impossible to go. The fact was
that no rollers could be made to sustain
the pressure necessary to mashing the
tinfoil to leaf sufficiently thin to suit
the manufacturer.
Many ingenious inventors struggled
with the proposition for months and
gave up the problem as unsolvable, when
a simple workman about the shop one
day, after rolling two sheets to the Gus
tomary thickness, put the two sheets to-
gether into the rollers and made both
halves as thin as they were before. This
was as simple as standing an egg on end.
but it created a revolution in the manu-
facture of tinfoil for tobacconists' use
and made mint of money for the dis
coverer.-Philadelph Press.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
THREE OLD DEATH SIGNS.
A Case Where Their Application Furnishe:
Food For the Superstitious.

"A case W mere IheIr Application Eurnlsnes
Food For the Superstitious.
Do you believe in the superstitions
connected with the house of death
The contributor confesses that he has
always been skeptical about them, but
here are three old signs which prophe-
sled death in Waterbury home, which
are almost remarkable in their cOinci-
dence, if not in supernatural signif-
canoe.
A group of people were sitting in a
pleasant room one evening in one Of the
suburbs of Waterbury. where neighbor-
ly intercourse is often freer than in the
city itself. There was a knock at the
door, and another neighbOr came in on
an errand. Another knock and another
neighbor. and then third. Hhen some
one remarked: Three knocks and three
callers. The next will come in without
knocking, and death will come in after
him." The next incOmer opened the
door without knock, and it was q
neighbOr's boy: as strong and healthy q
lad as one is likely to see anywhere.
And death was behind him, though
they did not see him nor think much OF
what mad been said.
This boys mother has always been
disturbed by an extraordinary anxiety
and restlessnes at the approach Of death
to any of her relatives. 1t has happen
ed several times that she has been pur-
sued, as it seemed, through the house,
from garret to cellar and through all
the rooms. By Gs incOTpOreal something
which she tried TO escape. No one
could stop her or quiet her for long
time. A day or two after the myster-
iOus fourth call at the neighbOr's door,
this mother, who had heard nothing
about that incident, was seized with
this intangible fear and began her per-
picked wanderingS through the house.
In and out, up and down, she walked,
with frightened air, trying to escape
what? She did not know, but they
agreed that death was pursuing some
member of the family.
One day not long after, the boy who
was the fourth caller and whose mother
had had this premonitiOn was sick.
Not very, but a little. His father was
sent for in the city to come home. He
was detained and walked home in the
early evening. a strange cat followed
him home, crossing his track and wind
ing its way in and out of his along the
road. AT home was another strange cat
which had followed a sister home.
They were stopped at the door and soon
were Joined by two more. The four
stood there on guard all night and all
next day with a dreadful patience and
persistence, craving admittance with
signs of hOrrid appetite, lodging into
the house whenever the door was open
ed, and kept at distance only by great
difficulty. They might have been
stoned or shot, but that is not the way
the old superstition reads. The boy in
side grew worse and died the next day.
This is not very remarkable story,
but it made a good deal of an impress
sion on the contributor as 1t was told to
him by member of the family who
knew that those things had happened in
just this way, that they were old super
stitions which still live, and who asked
him if he believed there was anything
In it.-Waterbury Comm Republican.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
SHE GOT A BARGAIN.
Better Than That, She Knew How to Use II
After Getting 1t.


A lady surrounded the bargain coun-
ter of one of the big retail stores on
Sixth avenue the other day and cap
tured a fragment of china silk with
which she wanted to make a screen.
To accomplish this required degree of
strategy and physical exertion sufficient
to equip a college eleven for active serv-
ice on the gridiron. But she got there
81 spent the whole afternoon" said
she to friend, "and when I got home
l figured the whole thing up. 1 could
have bought the same stuff up stairs at
the regular countINfor 80 cents YARD,
and L wanted oni.t31S yards. Well,
that mean little clerk sold me four yards
for 80 cents-it was a remnant, you
know-so | found | had been trodden
upon for about two hoursHa Hand squeezed
black and blue and had st just cents
by the operation.
But, law, that's nothing! What do
you s'pose? Why, when l examined
that silk the next day, found hole in
every fold.
Mad? Well, think l was mad! NY
husband laughed at me. He says wom-
en- were born to be fooled, don't you
know-that most of us haven't sense
enough to spread an umbrella when it
rains.
"'What would you do?' asked him.
"'Do, says he, IA throw that away
and never go back to that store again.
Not much, says /. I'm going to
make them take that back if die for
it. Now there! And if you should miss
me when night comes, you'll find my re-
mains at the foot of the china silk coun-
terri
Il went back. After another two
hours of shuffling and crowding got a
chance to confront the young man who
sold me that silk. / was prepared to
make him ashamed of himself, now l
tell you. But he merely looked at it and
said in a bored sort of way, oh, yes,
that is the same piece of silk Mrs. Blank
returned last week
'Nes, / was stricken dumb. IF there
had been room enough, I'd have drop
ped. But that's nothing. Let me tell
you. While he was making out my re-
bate check another lady glanced at the
silk had just laid down.
That's real pretty, said she. How
many yards?'
-Four. ma'am, says he.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
The Lamp Rock of Asia,

On the shores of Lake Rangkul, in
the Cashgar mountains, in central
Asia, stands the famous Lamp Rock of
Asia, which is SO called from cave in
its side from which constant stream
of pale, greenish light is emitted. Ney
Elias, the English adventurer, who pass
ed it in 1885, thinks it possible that the
light is due to some phosphorescent
mineral in the sides of the cavern near
its opening. The natives of that section
have never attempted to investigate the
matter, each seeming content with the
story told by his father, which is this:
THE cave is the dwelling place of a
demon, who guards vast treasures stored
there, and the light is from 2 diamond
worn in band around his forehead. "
Elias explanation of the mystery is
probably the true one.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
Not Obscure Enough.

"You intend this novel for the Bos-
ton public, do your" said the publish
er, leaning back in his chair.
"Yes, sir" said the novelist.
"Well, Mr.. Pensling, said the pub
Usher. 1.-The work has its merit. 1t is
pointed, interesting, and the style can
be readily read and understood, and /
think, " he cont uCd as the novelist s
face broke into smile of hope, Il
think therefore that you should give up
all effort to get Boston people interest
ed IN it. "-Chicago. Record.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
A Leader.

Since its first introduction, Electric
Bitters has gained rapidly in popular
favo-, until now it is clearly in the lead
among pure medicinal tcnics and alter
natives-contalning nothing which per
mits its use as Leverage or intoxicant
it is recognized as the best and purest
medicine for all ailments of Stomach
Liver or Kidneys.-It will cure Sick
Headache, Indigestion, Constipation, and
drive Malaria from the system. Salts
faction guaranteed with each bottle OF
the money will be refunded. Price only
SOC. per bottle. Sold by B. A. Smith.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
#%]zR|g9|I|l|lzi, #%]7|g!I|lzi

The future of Pawtucket cannot be
fully contemplated by the intellect OF
man." Gays Mayor Tiepke. Great town,
Pswtucket. Great mayor, Tiepke.-
Evening Telegram.
The tariff has been tinkered more than
twenty times in the last twenty years
always, of course, with more or less dis
turbance to business. 1t is time to stop
that method of dealing with it.-Provi-
dence Journal.
The announcement that "more money
will be needed for the proposed state
armory at Newport" is made just as
though it was q surprise. More money!
was in view from the first.-Westerly
Sun.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
WHY THE JUROR HELD OUT.
The Extraordinary Secret Impaired to {
Chief Justice In England.

The Extraordinary Secret Impaired to
Chief Justice In EnglaaS.
The most remarkable case of jury
"standing out against what seemed
irrefutable testimony, and all through
the resolution of one man, occurred be-
fore Chief Justice Dyer many years ago.
He presided at murder trial in which
everything went against the prisoner,
who on his part could only say that on
his going to work in the morning he
had found the murdered man dying and
tried to help him, whereby he had be-
come covered with blood, but when the
man presently died he had come away
and said nothing about it, because he
was known to have had quarrel with
the deceased and feared he might get
into trouble. The hayfork with which
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
I" How much!'


Forty cents says he, with the
most unblushing face. It's the last piece
of that shade in the house, says he.
"'I'll take it, says she, pulling out
her purse just as he gave me my ticket
for the return of that identical piece.
Well, then l knew that young man de-
Hberately cheated me and was going to
cheat that lady right before my face. But
I got my breath quick enough to tell her.
And I did. 1 said: Madam, I've just
this minute brought that back. It's
damaged. Look at these holes! He
knows it's damaged. Here's my ticket
for the rebate for its return.
"Well, if you could have seen the
look she gave him! Then she turned on
her heel and went out. Yes, should
say I'm about even with that house
one of the finest stores in town too. -
New York Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
Helping Her Out.

Mr.. Wayback-Great Scott! What
you got the hired man plowin up the
front yard for?
Mrs. Wayback darter says that
the first pictur' she takes with her new
camera will be the house. and her book
of instruction says she must break up
the foreground. but of course she can't
do that herself.-Lowell Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

The Louisiana Lottery is no longer in
existence, but its lineal descendant, the
Honduras National Lottery Company,
has begun business in Central America,
so the unfortunate devotees of "the blind
goddess" still have the opportunity to
squander their shekels in the vain hope
of "striking it rich"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05
Extinction of the Alligator.

The report comes again from Florida
that the alligator is threatened with
speedy determination. 1t is estimated
that over $500, 900 of them have been
killed in the last dozen years or so. The
alligator grows slowly, but he grows as
long as he lives, and it is said that a u
footer is at least IS years old. If let
alone, their average life is longer than
man's.-Cotton Plant.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

Governor PennOyer of Oregon has
insulted Cleveland, run an independent
Thanksgiving, and written an idiotic
open letter. None can gainsay the fact
that Pennoyer is not living up TO his op-
portunities
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

If Florida shall finally refuse to let
Corbett and Mitchell fight at Jackson
vile, both Georgia and Colorado stand
ready to receive the prosecuted pugilists
with open arms.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

After all that has been said and done
President Cleveland has come to the
conclusion that HOrnblower is not in it
and therefore will Withdraw the nomina-
fiOn
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

Gladstone passed his S4th birthday on
Thursday, and is hale and hearty. He is
surely one of the most wonderful exam
pies of mental aud physical endurance
the world has ever seen.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

President Andrews, of Brown Univer-
sity. has received another call from the
Chicago University. This University
already has ex-President Robinson, OF
Brown. as a member of it's faculty.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

1t is rumored that the Journal has
secured the services of some "bright
young men" from Philadelphia to take
the place left vacant by the News
deserters.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

Citizens Of this country, who, for the
promise of $50 per month and rations, are
enlisting 10 60 to Brazil and help Peixoto,
should recollect that. though the Bra
zllian insurgents may be poor msrksmen.
yellow Jack" has q remarkably deadly
aim.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

Prendergast, the slayer of Carter Har-
rison, will undoubtedly expiate his crime
on the gallows. A Chicago jury has
found him guilty of the death penalty,
and it is extremely doubtful if he can
secure a new trial.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

The Globe Bank in Providence suffered
last week, and this week the Globe Thea-
tre in Boston is destroyed. Is the name
a hOOdOOf
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

The tariff committee have decided to
tax all incomes over $4,000. How pOpu-
lar this move will prove remains to be
aPpn
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

The Providence News now enjoys the
services of the Associated Press. The
News is making excellent progress under
its new management.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

DR.. Parkhurst may yet be bigger man
than Richard Croker. Right is sure to
triumph in time.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

The new Rhode Island Mayors started
in on their several careers of usefulness
on Monday. May they have prosperous
administrations.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

Philadelphia has $4,000 more women
than men. This makes it plain why
Philadelphia is called the city OF brother'y
love.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

With some people it is TO make or
break, but with New Years resolutions
it is generally both.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

The downfall of a promising young bank
clerk in Providence last week can be at
tributed to gambling in stocks.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

1t is sincerely hoped that 1894 may
prove better year financially than 1893.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

The TIMES says, thank you" for the
Providence Journal Almanac.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-05

The daily edition of the Pawtuxet Val
lev Cleaner has been discontinued.