The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-28

Of its coaches. The rich chocolate OF it's
new cars has entirely superseded all 9th er
colors. being handsomer. less likely to
show dirt and easily restorable By the ap-
plication Of q coat OF varnish.
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An ORIGINAL widows pension has been
granted Mrs Martha Grover OF Rhode
Island.
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There is phase OF human nature
that have never been abl to c,mpre-
hend and that is the motive that prompts
people to complacently remark on their
ills, and In the same breath tell YOU OF
some habit that is the cause OF IL, and
which thev may at the time be doing.
jones is an inveierate cigarette smoker.
He inhales Gear to his shoes apparently,
and can chew the smoke as he talks for
an indefinite period after. Now the doc
tor has told him that he (Jones), has
heart trouble caused by the cigarette
smoking-st least so Jones says. Whom
Jones ever gets good chance he will
turn white about the Rills and. martyr
like inform you that he may die at any
minute. and that smoking 'done" it.
Now you would suppose that Jones
would be nervous about IL. and be trife
anxious. but he isn't. He speaks of it as
though 1t was the prospect of weather or
some other trivial thing. You try TO
feel bad about It, but somehow you can't.
There Is ano ther man who only the other
day slapped his hand over his heart and
told me that he had fatty de-
generation of the heart, due to run
ming upstairs too quickly. / sym
pathized with him and supposed
he would always patronizs elevators.
We reached Butler exchange; elevators
were upstair'. "Come on" he cried and
started for the stairs. Well this man
may have heart trouble-he may he
complete wreck. but he went up those
stairs like an nj hlete AMI when had labor
ed to the top found him there smoking
cigarette aud looking tno ugh'ful.
II oughtn't to do that" he said. Its just
killing me. Each time do 1t it brings me
so much nearer to DEATH" And /
wondered.
The improved character Of dwelling
houses In localit les In this city that have
in the past been considered undesirable
on account of the ramshackle and squalid
houses, is something remarkable.
have noticed in several suck localities
new dwellings going ~. that were really
fne appearing houses and fitted out with
nodern improvements, such as electric
bells and wire for flights, steam
heat and hot and cold water apparatus.
The outside probably might be criti-
cised for its superfuity of adornments,
but on the whole, IL the progress is con-
tinued. the working people are to have
some very pretty homes.
He was ambling along Westminster
street in an aimless manner, apparently
happy and contented. He was also
carrying fair to middling ''load." but
that did not inconvenience him in the
least, and stray snatches of popular songs
-boated to the ears of the passers-by.
Suddenld he paused to look in the large
window of hat sore and it was then
that people began to notice him.
As he gazed, the expression OF
Joy and gladness changed to one
Of horror and as he still continued
to look as though unable to control hi
eyes those organs bulged out 20 such an
extent that hat conld be hung on the
protuberances wit ease. Soon his body
began to shake aud a cold clammy sweat
broke out on his body. A friend who
chanced to be passing noticsd his pecul-
lar actions and stepped to his side
What's the matter, old man ?" he in
quired. "Shay, oil :el', d'you shee il ?"
pointing with a trembling finger to
tiny mouse frolicking among the hats
displayed in the window. He was as
sured that the mouse was reality and
after muttered Thought had e'm,n
he tucked his arm in that of his friend
and both meandered 10 another bar.