The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-26

fact that they do exist. Our very lives
are dependent upon others, and
the fact IL brought home to
us with startling force when we hear OF
some terrible ac ident, due entirely to
human carelessness. We get Int, an ele-
vator ana ride up ore or two hundred feet
In the air, not real zig that II some one
didn't inspect the cables aud test the car
that time would come when it ~ould
break and kill those n the car. We go
into q big manufacturing establish
ment to work AMI pass by the
big battery OF boil,rs without thought.
but a little CARELESS would create an
awful disaster. Yet we trust in the
engineer and IL be is faithful all
goes we'll. We 20 to drug store with
prescription. We take VIII, the mixer
OF drugs gives us and yet simple
srror would mean death. Yet we trust
the druggist imp icitly. We 90 on "A
steamship and fell no uneasiness because
we have confidence In the captain and
the engineer. 4Ae-take it for gr nted
that they wi | do their full duty. We
see the lights from the lonely light
h, uses CLEAN through the darkn-ss and
we know that all through the nj hit they
will send their warning beacons across
the waves. Yet some one has to iook
after then, fur ish supplies and pay the
men who tend them. We place valu-
ables in the shape Of bonds, checks or
stock ia le ter, and when
we have put Uncle Sans stamp
thereon we rest contentei, knowing
that it Will travel IN Dusands of miles,
over scores or railro dis, pass throu h
dozens OF hands and yet come oit all
right at its uroper destination and this
seems no wonder to Us, for we are used to
it, We pick up the paper at night
and learn what the senate has done
In Washington, what has taken place
H. South America, Australia or A ia and
do not wonder at 1t. We 6Asow it will be
there. We want to send some word to an
absent friend away across the water,
in Egypt perhaps. We simply 20 into
telegraph ofiics and pay the
message and an oper rttor clicks off in his
m strrious fashion the message and soon
our friend knows what we would have
him know. And we trust ne operator
aud our confidence is not mispl cd All
these things ar, wond rful an | yet cause
us no wonder for we are acoustic 20
them we take it for granted that all
we have t. do to avail ourselves of any or
all of them is to pay the bills.
Mrs. G. A. ConQdon of this city is the
guest OF her cousin, Miss Alice Walker
OF Arctic.
Mrs. Caroline Williams Of this city Is
the guest of MIR aud Mrs. Baker of Arctic.
Mr.. John ClegI of this city. former
resident of Pontiac. visited friends in
that village Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Gorton OF this city spent
Tuesday with friends in Quiinick.
Mr.. Hazard Wetherell of this city is
visit n Newport.
Mr.. viii lam Andrews of this city with
two friends from Warren. spent few
days at Escoheag recently.
Mrs. James +. Quinn and daughter,
Miss Fannie. of this city, are visiting at
the home of Mr.. p. Nestor OF Westerly.
Mrs. f la Hudson returned yesterday
to her home in this city after weeks
visit with friends IN Qudnick.
Miss Beatrice Walker OF Centreville has
been spending ~ few d diys with friends in
this city.
Mrs. G. B. Arnold and dau sht Susie,
of this city spent vest rday with friends
in Arctic.
Mr. and Mrs. John p. Rogers of this
city are the guests of b. A. Smith OF
Wexford.
L. V. Daniels OF this city spent yester-
day with friends In Wickfori.
Mrs. Nathan A. Capron of this city is
visiting frie ds in Pheuix this wees.
Mrs. j. Simms of Foster is visiting rel
atives in this city.
was in Washington recently and as
everyone else was going up to the senate
/ went up with the crowd. Wien
entered there were only two senator's on
the Republican side, Senator
Aldrich Of Rhode Island and
Senator Frye OF Maine. Senator
Stew art WAS delivering a speech. He
had been at 1t off and on for several days.
b ck of him sat his private secretary with
his desk heared up with books, pamph-
les and papers ready TO pass over
to the old senator when
called upon. The Democratic side
was not quite as deserIed as the
Republic but IL was pretty nearly as
devoid OF senator's. Senator St art
stood la the aisle at the side Of his seat,
aud in dreary monotone read extracts
upon the silver questio and comment Ell
thereon. The only ones who seemed o
p y any attention to what he said were
the stenographers ard the people in tie
gallery. Senators would come into the
chamber, drop down on the sofas. talk
and laugh with eacn other
ard seemingly do every thing hut py
attention to the subject under d s.
cussion. Pages darted here and there and
were tie only ones who seemed to have
anything to do. Senator PETER, he of
the bewhiskered fame, ga on the
extreme right Of the Repub c va side
and re d the papers very indus ,riousiy.
How such man as that ever got into the
United States senate passed my compre-
benson. ! supp Sc the senate was doing
the ork the meu bers were rlecte ed TO do.
but / should hate to have any personal
business entrusted to the mercies OF such
a senator as saw on that day.
! !
Travelingin in the United States today Is
scieLce and very adval ced sciencr at
that" said friend OF mine toiay For
example," he said, "I received a sudden
call TO Richmond, Va, the other nj ht. I