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

will leave Providence at 10 a. m, via
Brenton's reef, returning at 2. m.
via Seaconnet river. The Queen
City will leave Seaconnet for Provi-
dence daily, Sundays excepted. at
$50 "a. m. and returning will leave Provi-
leave Providence at $3.50 p. m. instead OF
2:30. This arrangement OF time will be
most convenient to the summer cottaRers
and will Commend itself especially 10
those people wishing to take the prettiest
sail down the bay aud at the same time
avoiding the crowd and visiting the less
frequented portion OF the shore.
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The thunder sho yer night bsfore last
shook things up rather lively in more
ways than one. The vivid flashes of
backs OF those timid people who regard
thunder storm as an evidence of divine
displeasure. and who seem TO fear that
they may have been singled out by the
creator as Victims on whom punishment
is to fall as an awful warning TO the rest
Of mankind, The time between the
fash and the peal of thunder which
follows Is almost Invariably counted
of by these people, and AS the storm
comes nearer and pearer. their skin be-
comes ''gooseheshy" aud their teeth chat
ter from very fear. know, for I've been
there myself, and speak by the card. l
ALWAYS resolve after the shower is over
that 1 will never, never be such fool
again, but / will be. and there are thous-
ands just like me in the world.
Can anybody give rational explana-
tion Of the apparently unreasoning hatred
and antipathy that exists between certain
Institutions, l. colleges, firms aud families
between the house OF Capulet ana Monta-
que seems to have had no beginning. As
the colored man said, "it jes' was"
aud between colleges there is
the most intense hatred. 1t is
more than rivalry, more than
competition, 10 Is downright hatred.
LOOK for IL stance at the feeling between
tween Brown and Amherst, which, by the
way, has did out since Brown has left
Amherst far in the rear beyond competi-
tion. This feeling has no real cause. Ask
q Yale mvn why he hates Harvard and
he will tell YOU becaus, it's Harvard.
Pin him down aud hs will claim that
Harvard Is tricky in sports, careless in
matters OF honor. ''cliquey" aud snob-
bisa In social affairs; and on the other
hand the Harvard men will charge Yale
with equivalent thiags- AT the bottom
Of 1t AL is an unreasoning feeling OF
prejudice just like that between the Ken
lucky. colonels-"just because" Is 1t
Soureu W o"y suius euos haS h"PPSheu ~
the past, or Is 1t pure combativ, cuss-
ednessf
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Mr. Henry Tilden, Of Tilden, Thurber
g. Co., has been honored by an appoint
nentof judge OF the department. of mar.
ufacture at the Worlds fair
The especial group upon which he
will doubtless be asked to pass
Judgment will include silver mauufac-
Iurers. watches and jewelry. Tne first
notification OF his appointment came to
Mr.. Tilden yesterday In a personal letter
from John Boyd Thatcher, chief
commissioners OF the awarding
committee of the Worlds fair
This appointment was confirmed by the
directors of The fair. and Mr.. Tilden this
morning received n telegram from Com
missioner Lyman b. Gcff, notify
ing him of his official election.
Not only the experience of Mr.. Tilden in
tecnnicallmatJers rel ,ting to this depart-
ment will be very valuable, but his wide
acquaintance OF all the recent worlds
expostons. will make his esti-
mates Of great importancs by comparison
with similar exhlUits. He was appointed
by Governor Seth Padelford in 1873 as
member of the honorary commission from
this state to the Universal EXPOSITION at
Vienna. He has attended every exposi-
tion in Europe or A nerica since that time.
The position Of judge, TO which Mr..
Tilder has been appointed, was eagerly
sought after by large number or ap-
pkcants, but his Is the f1rst appointment
made from this state.