The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-31
AS 4 WAS SAYING.

While |. with other passengers, stood
upon the front platform of Mt. Pleas
ant horse-car last night, which WAS wait
ing on the turnout on Atwells avenue by
TeIt street, the demonstrating Demo
Gratis came down upon us with all the
glory of gaudy uniforms, flarlng torches
and red fire. The fourth aud last flag
on the program was swung to the wind
OF heaven and OF n few cheering men and
boys As the starry banner was flung
out the band struck up the Inspiring
strains OF Then Well Rally Round the
Flag Boys" when one of the mount ed
policemen despairingly exclaimed, THAT'S
the fourth time they've played that" 1t
was quite an appropriate tune but it was
toe, much OF u good thing to play it at
each flag raising.
men durdg the war and when n, veteran
hears il at this day it must bring back
memories to him of exciting scenes when
he was lighting for the Union. IL must
seem like sarcasm to him to hear it at
Democratic demonstration, for Grover
Cleveland's pension record is matter Of
history, and he well knows the Demo
cratic party is not for the veteran soldier
Neither is the Democratic the party for
America 1t made big mistake when it
adopted tariff plank similar to one of
the provisions of the Confederate consti-
tuition. The Confederate government
was fostered by England, as the Demo
cratic party ana ITS free trade views are
now As this il true then il might have
been more fitting for the band to have
played Dixie"
A fussy little lady carrying a large
haud-bag got on a Brook street car last
night. When she left the car the bag re-
NAMED on the seat The conductor
pouuced upon it and examined the con-
tents. There were handkerchief, an
empty purse, several half-eaten rolls, a
button-hook, bottle Of smelling salts.
a box of rouge, ad effeminandos. A
broad smile that broke into hearty
laugh pervaded the car as each article
was exposed The bag was carefully
closed and put away, to be called for.
PROVIDENCE has Dollar, Dime and n
Cent street. Scent street is nearest to the
PROVIDENCE river.
The 8. u. G.. A., in the person Of re-
preventative, should have witnessed a
sight | saw on the corner of Custom
House avenue and South Water street
several days ago. IL was rat-killing by
the usual process The incautious ro-
dents were confined In large cage which
was held by "a burly man. \ terrier stood
expectantly. AS the door opened aud the
rats leaped out one by one they were
caught and dispatched TO the delight of
the Snowman aud the large crowd which
had gathered. The sight is not an in
frequent one at this point, and one need
not be an extremist To condemn the ex-
hibition and deplore the absence OF an
officer of the 5 Il. &. A. Society.
Once | knew n farmer who kerosened
and set on fire live rat, to teach the
others "A lesson. When he burning beast
ran to his fellows. they all got out OF the
barn az once. But only about half of the
farmers cows did, Tor the barn burned
very rapidly. IL was permanent cure,
but expensive.
There il place in Little Italy where
one may get two beers Tor five cents. On
Atwell's avenue there are two places
where n shave costs only II nickel, and at
one of these places n hair cut can lie had
for ten cents, aud at the other for fifteen.
Who says living Is not cheap in this
country
The following took place in q Fall
River school:
Teacher-Give n sentence, using the
word teutonic.
Pupil-There are two kinds OF tonic,
Teutopie aud Erapcis Tonic