The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-12
AS IN A LOOKING GLASS.
The Dongs. Sayings, Happenings ana
Sights of Day in the City.

Tue road has other things to think OF
thaa Providence" "Just so." replied
the kicker, "and though it gets more out
OF Providence than any four cities on its
II save its terminal, 1t gives
less to US than to the little
country stations ia Connecticnt. but the
city has some rights aud will soon enforce
them. Providence asks no favors. 1t
wants only what belongs TO 1t, aid IN
/ sists OIL having decent treatment. Ihe
mere matter Of laying n few tracks Is
| only a matter of detail that should not
take up the entire time OF the mighty
minds at the head OF the Consolidated
They have time enough to attend To other
| places and they should look out Tor ProvI-
dence"
The regular monthly meeting OF the
| Mortar and Pestle club was neld this
| afternoon in the rooms of Westminster
| lodge, l. .. o. f., at 24S Weybosset
| street. corner of Richmond. There was
| a large attendance. aud after II closed
| the members accepted the invitation OF
| the Rhode Island Pharmaceutical asso
citation TO attend that body's meeting.
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| Providence dentists furnish most OF the
| officers for the Rhode Island Dental So
| ciety, which he'd its 10Th annual meeting
with ID. III. w. Gillett at Newport y .ster-
day. The follosing are the new officers:
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vice president. DIR. c. NJ. Noble Of Prov
iience; secretary, DIR. II. w. Giliet OF
I Provideuce: treasurer-Dr. w. p. Church
| of Providence; librarian, DIR. G. ID.
Windsor Of Providence; executive COM
mittee. DIR. Frederick Bradley, Dr.: w. II.
Carpenter and DR.. p. j. Hoffernan.
After the busines, nesting papefs were
read ny DIR. Dwight M. Clapp OF Boston
| on Combination Filings" ald by DR..
Eugene II. Smith of Boston on "Ortha-
Ia" with models showing cases
| treated. The society is in "A most four
ishing condition and is of great aid TO It's
| members because Of the opportunities 1t
affords for discussion aud consultation.
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Ths fifth regular meeting OF the gen
| tlemen known as the Taxpayers associa-
| tion OF Washington park was held on
| Monday. The following board of OIL
GERS was elected; President. George K.
II. Freeman; second vice-president.
| Charles ii. Warner; secretary and trea-
surer. George 4. Mann.
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| As every ore who has to travel over the
| cable route knows, there is always "A
| rush TO secure seats on the tram cars.
| On Sundays ana In the evenings. when
largest it is often difficult to get seat.
The other day among the crowd waiting
| for the grip was little boy about five
years old. He W. determined to get seat
| Almost before the car had stopped
he had broken away from the lady be
| Here he was almost beaten by middle
| aged man, who had TO take ths inside
seat. while the boy smiliugly clung his
outside position. "You are quite "A
hustler" said the mar to the boy. ''Oh.
yes. But you see. Pi! sit right on the
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off"
A good many employees Of the Consol-
| idnted railroad are Jubiant over the
! fact that the company has promised
| them substantial raise in wages.
| The wear aud tear, bodily and
| mentally, to which railroad men are
| constantly subjected. especially TO those
| in the operating department., where
| thousands Of lives are nly placed In
| their care, does not often receive proper
| 20 rpensatioD. Good roads are begin
| ming to recogDiz, the necessity OF en-
| ploying responsible men at better salaries
as a saving clause in both pccunisry
aud utility sense.
The $25, 900 appropriation for the i'm
| provement Of Davis Park gives encour-
| agement to large population OF north
west siders. Mount Pleasant aud Smith
| Hill citizens form no inconsiderable pr
| tion of this city's inhabitants. and u pace
| Of recreation near by Is u realization
| greatly to be desired.
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| The five hour New York, Boston train
| has air ady succeeded to tho heirship OF
| conflicting rumors. One minute we hear
that it is to be withdrawp, the next we
| are told Just AS emphatically that it, is
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stay. There is no doubt tn It as far asProvi-
| der ce is concerned the no " train is more
| Of a luxury than necessity, owing to the
| fact that the rates charged from this city
| either wav are enormously excessive
Most ne 1p Q not OF plutocratic origin
would rather travel n little slower Mt
three cents mile than little faster at
| seven and a half cents u mile. The time
| is omng when speed Will not be charged
IA an extra to the railroad menu. Pbysi-
| cally speaking IL costs no more, theoreti-
| cally to run train from Boston to New
| York In fivs hours than 1t does to cover
| the distance in eight hours, and prac-
ticaliy the differences Is very slight. In
| many ways fast trains are an advantage
to the operating department. The sooner
| train makes a trip the sooner it clears
| the line for other traffic. Competition
| In speed will sooner or later work out the
| salvation of the rate problem. aud rail-
| road men know IL.
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North Main street traffic was greatl v
| impeded yeste rday by permit granted
some builders to drag through the streets
an old house scarcely worth the removal.
| No other city of like proportions wou Id
| allow such a thing.
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About year ago at this tins there
| was considerable fear among the board Of
health-aud among the people for that
matter-Dn account OF the impurity, OF
| rather the diseased condition or milk.
| Excursions were made out into the coun-
| try and disea.ed cows singled out and
| shot. Daring the winter the work was
| kept up. but OF late there has been no
| work done In this line. It is not
| possible that all OF the diseased
animals have been discovered and killed,
| a. there are cons cientio milkmen who
| are continually on the lookout for un.
sLund cattle, AID. what Is more, are find
| ing them. There has not yet been any
hot we tther nor has there been any COM