The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-09-21

Apropos Of the recent hurried inspec-
tion OF the Italian bark. which arrived
here last week. salt laden from Sicily, IL
ls stated on good authority that no pos
sible danger could have been apprehended
from cholera infection through spch an
agency. as no salt-laden ship has ever
been known to bring contagious disease.
Salt and cholera, like light aud darkness,
are deadly enemies Those who knew OF
TINS mutual repulsion were highiy
amused at the earnest efforts OF our health
officers to throttle any lurking cholera
microDe.
The playful practice OF keeping hens,
geese, pigs and the like In the city Is one
that is looked upon with some, disfayor
In these piping cholera scare days. In
deed. the News il not sure but the cholera
scare is "a good thing, so many sanitary
sins does 1t reveal.
was coming along Weybosset street
Yesterday afternoon when / observed
ahead couple of big men coming along
the street followed by retinue OF per-
nap Tnaps hvny twenty pewsboys and young men, men
his hat pulled down over an ugly pair Of
eyes, and his mouth locked wide and
formidable. 1t was Sullivan, OF course,
thoroughly used to the small boys and
paying no heed to them. This constant
attendance Is one OF the penalties even OF
fallen greatness. but suppose the wind
Is tempered to the shorn pug.
"A gentleman pretty well known In
RHODE ISLAND was In Brooklyn the other
day talking with an intelligent lady OF
middle age. He happened TO mention
that he Was from PROVIDENCE, when she
exclaimed, why / know all about
minister street below Dorrance. Oh, 1
know it we'll" The PROVIDENCE man
answered that IL she thought Vest
muster street below Dorrance was still
street Of residences, she didn't quite
know the city as it Is to-day.
Last night the waiter dropped bunch
OF grapes on he table, and one or them
fell into glass OF Apollinaris water at
my side. Thereafter the antics OF the
combication were amusing. AT first tue
grape sank to the bottom but immedi-
ately the bubbles of the escaping gas sur
rounded 1T, and clung to its purple skin
until they contained enough imprisoned
air to buoy 1t to the surface again. The
moment 1T touched the outer air the
bubbles on top of the grape would burst
and be away. Then the grape would roll
over, the bubbles beneath would be lost
In similar fashion, and down it would
20 again to the bottom. Again it would
accumulate the bubbles, again be buoyed
to the surface. again lose them, roll over
lazily and sink. i should say this pro-
cess was continued for half an hour be-
fore the fluid had lost its bead" and the
grape lay at the bottom to rise no more.
The Doiliver whose eloquent speech
made such hit at the Buffalo League
Convention was not the j. Il. Dolliver
In saln .aI in. ic
State last spring. bus his brother. There
are hve Doliiver boys, and sny one OF 'em
can make a ringing speech at a moments
notice.
One OF the best known young men Of
PRovIDENCE--he does not want his name
used but he holds a semi-official, semi
clerical post which makes him hosts of
acquaintances, whom his charming man.
ner makes friends as well-was recently
married according to the rites of the
Episcopal Church.
What did you think about while
kneeling at the altar" a frined asked.
81 was thinking about now funny the
soles OF my boots must look from benind"
was the prompt reply.
Speaker Caprou was among the inter
estiDg speakers at last nights meeting of
the Fourth Ward Repu Dlican Club. His
ADDRESS WAS Iuil OF interesting anecuOtes.
He referred to the Democratic statement
that the tariff was a tax and said he sup
posed it was il they said SO, When the
people heard this statement they general
ly associated the tax with the Kind the
tax collector bothered himself about. He
then remembered u story he had heard Of
the experience OF tax collector in q
Western town which he told
when this tax-collector came to Mrs.
Mulcahey's house he was bothered by the
woman's goat. After considerable dodg-
ing he got into the house with the door
between himself and the animal.
''He was met by Mrs. Mulcahey and
she was told the nature of his business.
"Pll tax you, madam, lie said, s. on
the house and SO on the goat.
"An' whys' demonstrated Mrs. Null
cahey.
"'Because have orders to tax every
thing abounding and abutting on this
street. replied the collector.
"'Yes, but what does that have to do
with the goat p enquired Mrs. Mulcahey.
"'Well.' was the answer, hasn't he
been Astounding and a-butting on this
street for the last half hours'"